The so-called Han people were originally composed of people from the Qin, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi countries. Due to the forced unification by force and the unification of culture and ideology, they gradually gathered together and became the Han people.

When Yuan Shu wanted to integrate the Southern Barbarians into the Chu State, he naturally had to convert them into Han people. Military deterrence and nominal unity had been achieved, but cultural and ideological assimilation could not be accomplished overnight.

People are afraid and curious about unknown things. Yuan Shu relied on force to conquer the Southern Barbarians. Although he also gave them a lot of support and help with both kindness and power. However, the vast majority of the Southern Barbarians are still a little afraid and resistant to the Han people.

How to carry out cultural and ideological invasion and brainwashing in this way?

After Yuan Shu's request and guidance, Lu Su built many schools in Nanman, allowing Nanman children to learn their own language while also learning Chinese and spreading Confucianism.

It has to be said that Confucianism has been able to dominate China for thousands of years because of its uniqueness and its strong inclusiveness. Confucianism can accommodate almost any kind of thought. No matter how the country is governed in each dynasty and generation, most of them are basically

Confucianism must be respected. Even the rule of law is based on external Confucianism and internal law. In particular, the idea of ​​​​unification has greatly stabilized the country's rule. For Yuan Shu, it is a weapon for foreign aggression.

It took a lot of effort, but the effect was not very good. Since the Southern Barbarians lived in the mountains all year round and believed in force, they were not good at learning, and they were even less interested in this kind of Confucianism. Fortunately, Lu Su adapted to local conditions.

The Southern Barbarians were rewarded for learning Chinese, but still had little effect.

In contrast, the approach adopted by Zhuge Liang after arriving was much more tactful and effective. In order to win over the Southern Barbarians, we must first tie the Han and Barbarians together. Many of the Southern Barbarians' origins can be traced back to the descendants of the Baiyue people of the Qin Dynasty. To put it bluntly,

The ancestor was one, who slightly modified the mythology and history of the Southern Barbarians and incorporated them into the Han Dynasty, and subtly connected the interests of the Southern Barbarians with the Han Dynasty from all aspects.

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"Greetings to the Governor!" After Zhuge Liang and Lao Zhurong rested for a night, they rushed directly to the Yizhou Governor's Mansion early the next morning.

"Excuse me. Kong Ming, Old Zhu Rong, what do you want to do with me?" Lu Su, who was dealing with government affairs, put down the pen in his hand and asked the two of them with a smile.

"The governor is really busy with official duties!" Zhuge Liang said.

"Yizhou has always been my top priority in Dachu. During this period, His Majesty has been working non-stop, but this place is very busy. Kong Ming, you came back just in time to help me."

"To be honest, Lord Governor, Liang and Lao Zhurong came here this time just to resolve this matter."

"Oh? Let's talk about it." Lu Su said with interest. Although he was extremely busy during this period, Lu Su never stopped paying attention to Zhuge Liang. Yuan Shu's expectations for Zhuge Liang and Lu Su knew that he would be the prime minister in the future.

The choice of Zhuge Liang, the leader of hundreds of officials, Lu Su naturally has to keep an eye on. As he gets to know Zhuge Liang better, Lu Su appreciates and even admires him more. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Lu Su to imagine that he could only be a weak official.

The young boy is so careful and steady in his actions.

Zhuge Liang's every move after arriving in Nanman was definitely on the right track, and his handling of various things was just right. It could be said that it was almost watertight and he didn't make any mistakes.

Frankly speaking, Lu Su felt that he could not do this. After all, a wise man will make mistakes every time he thinks about it. With so many things, he will always make mistakes. But Zhuge Liang seemed to be a sophisticated machine. The three

There was nothing wrong with what Yue Lai was doing.

If it weren't for his slight lack of experience and knowledge, Lu Su felt that Zhuge Liang could directly take his place and even do it better and more efficiently than him.

"Lord Governor, most of the trading places between our Yizhou and the southwestern countries are located near Chengdu and on the border of Wenshan County to the west of Yizhou. Many affairs are backlogged here. In the south of Yizhou and the countries south of the Nanman, if they want to trade, they must

It can be reached by bypassing the Nanman and heading north from the west. In my opinion, Yunnan, the core of the Nanban, can actually be built into a new trading center, and then the road between Yunnan and Chengdu can be widened and more stations added to simplify the trading route. This way

On the one hand, it can also benefit the people of the Southern Barbarians and make the Southern Barbarians surrender." Zhuge Liang talked eloquently.

"This is a good idea, Old Zhurong, what's your opinion?" Lu Su thought for a moment, then said with a smile.

"Your Majesty the Governor, this is why I came here this time. I hope your Majesty the Governor will agree." Lao Zhurong said quickly.

Although Yuan Shu's development of the Southern Barbarians brought many benefits to the Southern Barbarians, due to the lack of manpower due to the recruitment of many young men into the army, the Southern Barbarians' extraction of animal skins and herbs was far less than before, which was not enough for trade. The Southern Barbarians'

Life has improved, but there is still a long way to go before we can have enough food and clothing. This is still with the help of Yuan Shu.

Lao Zhurong naturally began to think about this situation. People yearn for a beautiful and easy life, so Lao Zhurong naturally hopes that his people can live a better life. Forget about the hard habits in the past, after all, he lives deep in the mountains.

Traffic is blocked, everyone has a hard time, and they are used to it.

But now that the connection with the Han people has been strengthened, the Nanman people naturally feel a little envious and dissatisfied. Under the good medical conditions of the Han people, the infant mortality rate is less than 30% of that of the Nanman people. There are other things such as clothing, armor and hunting life.

Utensils and other aspects are also far superior to them. Just like before, they thought that digging a cave and building a wooden house would be enough. Who would have thought that they could build such a luxurious and comfortable house. Other items such as refined salt, soap, wine, etc. are all

It's what they yearn for.

But the Han people are powerful, and they don't dare to be strong at all. If they want to obtain these things, they can only exchange them with money. But they don't have many ways to make money, except digging herbs and hunting.

Just when Lao Zhu Rong was thinking hard, Zhuge Liang suddenly came to his door and proposed the idea of ​​building a new trading city in Yunnan County.

Old Zhu Rong knew very well how profitable border transactions were. Just like their transactions with the Han people, their profits doubled every time they entered and exited. However, they had fewer people and more of them were young and strong in the army, but the southwest countries had many people!

In the vast territory of southwest Yizhou, there are dozens of countries, large and small, which one does not have a population of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands? There are too many profits. Their Nanman population is only 300,000, even if they can only get from it

Even a small part can't be used enough. So Lao Zhurong followed him all the way.

He licked his face and followed, but he did not expect the deep meaning of Zhuge Liang's actions. In Nanman, if Meng Hu represents force, then Zhu Rong represents wisdom and education.

If you want to live a better life, you need to make money, and the best way to make money is to participate in border trade. What is needed most for trade? In addition to capital, communication is also needed. If both parties cannot even listen to each other's words

Got it, how to trade?

Lu Su has long established a fixed process for border trade. Both parties to the transaction must speak Chinese, and receipts and contracts must be available and have Chinese versions. Otherwise, if there is a problem with the transaction, the government will not provide assistance. As long as the transaction scale is large enough,
Chapter completed!