Chapter 54 Thinking for the long term
Yanwang Palace was in a good mood for several days. Qiaoxi, who was depressed, wondered if he had just gotten a few Xianbei women and looked a little different? Is it worth being so happy?
How did she know that Sima Ji couldn't hold back her laughing because of a child's name? Murong Wei was also very proud of his face. He was just a joke, but he really named his younger brother's child Murong Fu.
"When I have the opportunity to name the child of the Duan Xianbei family Duan Yu, that's interesting." Sima Ji couldn't hold back his laughter when he thought of this. Even now he liked everyone, which made the Murong family members think that he, the prince of the Jin Dynasty, was so approachable.
Sima Ji let Pingzhou soldiers and Murong's troops get along well with each other and improve their understanding. He also wandered around the city and evaluated all aspects of the Murong family. All the rules and regulations are no different from the Jin Dynasty. It can be said that Murong's sect really put a lot of effort into this and was not in vain in Luoyang.
"I've seen nothing in the past few days!" Sima Ji, holding a hot water to warm his hands, asked Zhang Da, who was sitting on the side.
"The Murong clan's troops have heavy armours, and so do their armor. I have also seen the horse farm. Although there are no rumors that the horse farms of other tribes are large, the horses are all supernatural." Zhang Da replied in detail, "Does Your Highness think Murong clan is a big problem?"
"The big trouble in my heart? It's not enough. It's almost the same for several Xianbei tribes to unite." Sima Ji snorted lightly and said calmly, "The big trouble in my Sima family is that there is a class that is isolated from the common people. As for the Murong family and Zhang Da, do you know why the Han Dynasty supported the Southern Xiongnu to control the grassland after the Northern Xiongnu fled far away?"
After the Northern Huns fled far away, the Han Dynasty supported the Southern Huns and hoped to regain control of the grasslands and resist the Xianbei's advance westward. The Han Dynasty did not know that once the Xiongnu regained control of the grasslands, would it be a confidant sooner or later? Of course, the Han Dynasty knew, but compared to the Xianbei who did not know at all at the time, the Han Dynasty would rather fight and talk with old opponents.
"If it's easy to deal with, the Han Dynasty will finish the work in four hundred years. Is it still our turn?" Sima Ji instructed Zhang Dashun, "We have encountered the same problem as the Han Dynasty. If we have to choose a neighbor, it's better to choose a familiar one."
Among the Han Dynasty, the Han and Tang dynasties fought many foreign wars. The Tang Dynasty often plundered the other's population and moved inward. In fact, just like the current Jin Dynasty, it destroyed the Turks and Goguryeo once migrated the other's population to the mainland as a whole.
If you have a little understanding of history, you will know that there are many tribe names around the Tang Dynasty, almost far away from any dynasty. It is unlike the Han Dynasty that faced a Hun for hundreds of years. When you plunder all the local population, new tribes will migrate. The northern part of the Central Plains is an open land. Not only the nomadic peoples on the Mongolian Plateau can move westward, but foreign nomadic peoples can also move eastward.
Sima Ji, who had the Eurasian 6 map in his mind, would rather face the Xianbei people than make room for the nation of West Asia.
As for the small tribes that may become latecomers, have you seen His Highness the King of Yan sells humans in Youzhou every year? At least for the Xianbei of the East, those small tribes have now become a product. Wouldn’t it be great to exchange food for His Highness the King of Yan?
After spring every year, the small tribes on the grassland are like leeks that have just emerged, waiting for the four Xianbei people to harvest. Sima Ji used food to tempt the four Xianbei people and harvested the small tribes that only had sharp corners on the grassland. Every year, people should not be too happy to eat blood steamed buns. When they go to war, they will die. If they can survive, they will be cut off. This is a good deal.
Not no one can see this sinister intention, but unexpectedly, what I saw was a little girl. When Sima Ji was talking to Murong Li a few days ago, the girl who rushed in was Murong Li's daughter.
When he heard that he was the King of Yan, his face immediately changed. He felt that Sima Ji was a bad person. Every year, the Murong family led troops out to clear the small tribe, and the slaves he brought back were sold to the King of Yan.
Thinking of these slaves tied up and sold, Sima Ji has become a bad person in the eyes of the little girl.
If a girl is young, Sima Ji can be dissatisfied with the other party. If he holds up the banner of morality and stops the trade, the first person he is dissatisfied with is the four Xianbei tribes. Her father, the Xianbei governor Murong Wei, might slap her in the butt.
Why are these big men not dissatisfied with him and shared profits with His Highness Yan? Isn’t it because both parties are in the same chain of interests? It’s simply inexplicable that the little girl even criticizes herself with this Virgin mentality.
"What's your name?" Sima Ji was still very revenge before leaving, staring at the little girl's face and asked.
"My name is Murong Zhaoran, you are a bad person!" Murong Zhaoran provoked Sima Ji with a strange face.
"Grandmaster, let your daughter come over when trading next year, even women should exercise." Have courage! Sima Ji looked at the other party deeply and waved his hand to set off. Chungeng Murong will send his horses over, and the trade will start in autumn. Aren't you criticizing yourself with slave trading? You insist on letting this little girl come over with the slaves.
In the southern expedition battlefield thousands of miles away, there was a burst of rocks like rain in the valley. The Jin soldiers could not raise their heads. After the stones were smashed, the local soldiers on the hillsides on both sides still couldn't go down. Instead, they took out their carry-on bows and arrows and shot at the attacking Jin army, not even aiming.
The Jin army also used a bow and shot archery to counterattack. For a moment, the arrows were like locusts. However, although the fight seemed lively, the casualties between the two sides were actually not large, and the main dense forests limited the effect of the boulders.
This attack was a tentative attack by Yang Yu for the General of the Conquest of the South. Although he was fully prepared, he always had to fight to try his opponent. If he was a weak man, he would not have to work so hard. He could just ride his face and resolve the battle. Then he could return to Luoyang.
So just arrived in Guangzhou, and before the warship was built, Yang Gui ordered the Jiaozhou army to attack from the sixth first. If it went well, there was no need to wait for the navy to form an army to attack. But obviously, the attack was not very smooth. Both sides had been in the Hengshan Mountains for a few days, and the Jin army did not find a good opportunity.
"Sima Liang is just a waste. No wonder he was so scared by Yang Jun that he ran out of Luoyang directly. He didn't even dare to accept the regent." In the inner palace of Luoyang, Empress Jia Nanfengxun looked at Sima Liang's letter and felt contemptuous.
Chapter completed!