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Chapter 48: Winning People¡¯s Hearts

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    In addition to the Han people, who have a small population, there are also aboriginal people such as the Li and Miao people, whose number is about 300,000, which is more than the original number of Han people.  These aboriginal people usually make a living by fishing and hunting, and some even survive in the primitive tribal era. Most of these groups live in the hills and mountains in the south and center of Qiongzhou Island.  There is not much harmony between the two sides, and sometimes bloody conflicts will break out. The entire Qiongzhou Island is also living in internal and external troubles.  Relatively speaking, the Han people were still at a disadvantage, so Su Wanghai was somewhat looking forward to the arrival of the Song army.  There are many mountains and hills on Qiongzhou Island, but there are relatively few flat lands suitable for farming. Fortunately, the climate here is hot and humid. You can grow two or three types of rice a year, and there are also abundant vegetables and fruits. Basically, you don¡¯t have to worry too much about survival.  of.  However, because the products here are rich and they have no worries about food and clothing, the people here are not as hard-working and hard-working as the people in the Central Plains. They usually prefer a leisurely life and do not have too high pursuits.  Especially the Li and Miao people in the mountains and fields will not do it themselves if they can get something for nothing, and they will not work if they can rob it.  Therefore, although the products here are rich, Han people are still invaded and plundered from time to time.  And the most important thing is that these Li and Miao ethnic groups do not have a strong sense of identification with the Song Dynasty.  Even they may not necessarily consider themselves to be from the Song Dynasty. If they want to use Qiongzhou as their base, they must at least solve the problem of Li and Miao.  When Su Wanghai finished explaining the situation in Qiongzhou in detail, the whole scene became quiet.  Lu Xiufu, who was standing aside, glanced at Su Wanghai.  He glanced at Chen Xiang again and said, "Now is the time to employ people. Our army has suffered successive defeats and has lost too many soldiers. I suggest recruiting King Qin's army from the local area to collect food and grass to supplement our troops!"  First, reorganize the Imperial Army!" Chen Xiang smiled and said, "That's right. Replenishing new blood is indeed one of our most important tasks, but it can't just be replenishing soldiers, but also Prime Minister Lu and Governor Su.  Take responsibility together and launch an emergency scientific examination on Qiongzhou Island. This scientific examination requires no restrictions on origin. Businessmen and criminals can take the examination regardless of age. As long as they have talent, they can be given meritorious titles, regardless of race.  Both Han and Miao people can take the exam, and the exam content focuses on craftsmanship and business and military skills. "Chen Xiang naturally knows that there is no way to change it by relying solely on civil servants and the army.  He is now at a disadvantage, and he also deeply understands the importance of productivity. He must restore or even stimulate production as soon as possible in order to quickly restore the vitality of his poor fleeing army.  Further restore your luck, so that you can have the strength to fight the Mongols.  In addition, the problems between different ethnic groups are not necessarily all problems of the ethnic minorities. The Han people's contempt for the barbarians is also one of the main contradictions leading to conflicts, and they want to solve the problem quickly.  The first is to use force to forcibly destroy the original social structure and culture of the Li and Miao people, and directly replace their original culture with Han culture.  The second is to use gentle methods.  Incorporate them into your own system, and assimilate them into one of your own through benefit sharing and constant promotion.  Chen Xiang does not want to use force to solve this problem. Firstly, it may not succeed when the Song army is so weak. Secondly, this is not in line with his goal of satisfying most people's desires through system and execution and establishing a prosperous age.  Now Chen Xiang has temporarily won himself a short respite by controlling Zhang Hongfan, and this time is very short. After Zhang Hongfan is controlled by him, even a famous general of the generation cannot lead the military morale under such circumstances.  The wavering army, surrounded by friendly forces with evil intentions, went all the way north to break the restrictions of the Mongols and restore the entire country.  What's more, Zhang Hongfan is actually just a dead man now and has no ability to display his strength as a famous general!  Chen Xiang could only try his best to develop his strength during the period of Zhang Hongfan's insistence. After regaining his strength, Chen Xiang tried to make a comeback.  Zhang Hongfan can only be used as a delaying tactic for him, but cannot be used as his support. Chen Xiang understands this deeply!  Besides, the education these northern soldiers received since childhood was different, and they had no idea of ??loyalty to the Song Dynasty in their minds. Therefore, they could not be relied on. They simply devoted themselves to the war with the Mongols and wasted them.  Under this situation, Chen Xiang¡¯s most important task is to control the power of Qiongzhou Island as soon as possible and mobilize every ounce of power.  Therefore, he would conduct such scientific examinations in order to improve the political status of farmers and workers and stimulate their desire and ability to produce.  Lu Xiufu's eyes moved, as if he was moved by what he said, and he cautiously advised: "But Your Majesty, if this happens, the court will be a mixed bag of good and bad, good and bad, and it will make meThe imperial court is even weaker!  " Chen Xiang thought for a while and said quietly: "Is it better to drink poison to quench thirst and then seek an antidote to solve the toxicity, or to die of thirst now?  The current imperial court is like a candle in the strong wind. It will be extinguished if you are not careful. Only by finding dry wood to survive can we talk about solving the problems. If we do not replenish our own strength, it will be very difficult.  He might simply perish amid internal and external troubles!  " After hearing the little emperor's excuse, Lu Xiufu also understood that this was not a whim of the little emperor, but a policy after careful consideration, so he stopped contradicting him and kowtowed to apologize. " Chen Xiangxu helped him and said: "Lu  The Prime Minister is not guilty and does not need to apologize.  "I thought for a while and said: "If there is a local powerful person who is willing to come with his own troops, he will be directly appointed as an officer of the Forbidden Army according to the number of people, but he must undergo unified training.  In addition, those with a property of more than 500 acres on Qiongzhou Island can send their children over the age of sixteen and under forty to serve as apprentices in the imperial court. If there are outstanding disciples who pass the scientific examination, they can be directly awarded official positions with the greatest possible reward.  We have no problem winning over the hearts and minds of all ethnic groups on Qiongzhou Island as much as possible, right?  In addition, when our army entered Qiongzhou Island, we were in a hurry to collect military supplies, which may cause dissatisfaction among the people. The two ministers made statistics and recorded those who were willing to contribute to the court as contributions and awarded them with honors.  Those who are unwilling to contribute to the court will be recorded as taxes, which means they pay taxes in advance, and their taxes in future years will be discounted and cannot be collected again.  " When Lu Xiufu and Su Wanghai heard Chen Xiang's words, they had no choice but to obey the order, but they looked at each other and knew that the emperor wanted to win people's hearts first and stabilize the rear, so naturally they knew what they were doing. In this imperial examination,  , the biggest competitors can be clearly foreseen, that is, the Han people who came south with the late Song Dynasty and the local Han people in Qiongzhou Island. As for the Li and Miao ethnic groups in the mountains and fields, they may not necessarily recognize the Song Dynasty's rewards and system.  They will not be able to integrate into the imperial system as smoothly as the Han people. After making this decision, Chen Xiang turned to look at Su Wanghai and said, "Su Aiqing must cooperate with Prime Minister Lu. The scholarly families on Qiongzhou Island need it.  Take care of those young talents who need to be promoted. Su Aiqing is the most familiar and understands them. Su Aiqing needs to give some advice. It is necessary to recruit all the capable people from Qiongzhou Island to the court.  "Su Wanghai was hesitating in his heart, when suddenly a childish voice came from behind the living room where the court was conducting meetings: "Who dares to hurt my father!  I fought with him!  " When Su Wanghai heard this voice, his face turned pale and he shouted angrily: "Stop talking nonsense!  Go back and warm up your books!  " Unexpectedly, it was a good thing that Su Wanghai didn't shout. As soon as he shouted, a little boy wearing lake green clothes rushed in from the back of the living room. He looked like he was seven or eight years old. As soon as he came in, he saw a boy sitting on a chair wearing a  Chen Xianglai, who was wearing a dragon robe and a gold box hanging on his waist, saw the child and said with a smile: "Who is this child?"  " The child didn't wait for Su Wanghai to answer, and said loudly: "I am Su Huaiyuan, the third son of the Su family. Who are you?  " One of the imperial guards suddenly pulled out his long sword and shouted loudly: "How outrageous!  How can I allow you to act wild in front of the Emperor?  "Su Wanghai rushed up in a hurry, held down Su Huaiyuan, knelt in front of Chen Xiang, and said in panic: "Your Majesty, calm down!  This is the youngest son of the minister. Please, for the sake of the loyalty of the minister, spare the life of the dog!  " Seeing Su Wanghai begging for mercy, Chen Xiang shouted: " Guard, wait a minute!  ¡± The guard naturally knew that the emperor was trying to subdue the Su Wanghai County Sheriff, so naturally he was just showing off. When Chen Xiang shouted, he stopped his movements and just stared at the child angrily. Although the child was frightened  Chen Xiang said, "Since Su Aiqing has such a good son, why don't you come to my palace and become a sacrificer.  " Sheren is basically equivalent to the secretary of future generations, but for an eight-year-old emperor to want a seven- or eight-year-old child to be his secretary, it seems absurd no matter how you look at it, but at this moment, Su Wanghai does not find it absurd at all. He  I felt that my back was probably soaked. This was obviously because he wanted his son to be a hostage for the emperor! As soon as Chen Xiang finished speaking, Su Wanghai became obviously nervous, and the whole scene became quiet, and the guards became even more nervous.  He put his hand on the hilt of the sword. After a while, Su Wanghai shed a lot of sweat on his forehead. He finally seemed to understand. He breathed a sigh of relief, knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Chen Xiang, and said:  "Thank you, Your Majesty!  " Chen Xiang saw that the luck on Su Wanghai's head had completely drifted towards him and began to dissolve into his own luck. He felt much more relaxed and happy. If he had not implemented these policies without Su Wanghai's assistance,  , will inevitably make things develop in a bad direction. Only when he returns to his heart can heEnough to get things done.  Su Wanghai hurriedly thanked him, and Chen Xiang nodded with satisfaction.
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