Chapter 50: Attacking the heart first
Ma Su never thought that he was a good person. After all, how could a person who was in his position but wanted to die every day be a good person?
He just wanted to act with his own heart and commit suicide in the way he thought was right.
My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and my life till now is purely due to hard fate.
As for the so-called promise, just smile. It is impossible for Ma Di to leave a few guilty people behind. Ma Su's purpose is to kill them all and leave no one behind.
Seeing that Yao Hu was a little hard to accept this, Ma Di just shook his head and sighed that this person was really sincere.
"Yao Hu, you should read more books when you have time. Shu Ji, the leader of the Qiang people, has more eyes than you."
"Even if you have more eyes than me, it's still not certain who will win and who will lose in a battle." Yao Hu muttered with some dissatisfaction, then took Ma Su's order and turned around to execute it.
However, he did remember Ma Di's advice. Fu Jun's advice cannot be harmful to you, so it is best to listen to it.
After Yao Hu left, Ma Su called Li Mu out again and said that the equalizing method was ready to be restarted.
Originally, I wanted to rely on the land equalization method to slowly cut off the flesh of the family, but now the problem has been solved. The entire clan of the aristocratic family was gone, and the land in Longxi County truly became a land without one.
The biggest resistance to the land equalization law is gone. If we don’t continue to implement it as soon as possible, how long will it take?
However, Li Mu shook his head and said that restarting the land equalization law might cause trouble.
"Ming Gong, basically all the aristocratic families in Longxi County have been imprisoned. We suddenly don't have enough manpower." Li Mu smiled bitterly and pointed at the county government office, which had a lot fewer people.
"Many of the scribes and civil servants in the county are related to the big families in Longxi. Now they have been completely wiped out. Even normal government affairs can hardly be handled now."
"What's the point? If you train a few officials from civilian backgrounds, they can still be used." Ma Di didn't think this was a big deal, he waved his hand and said.
"Go back and find some more diligent junior officials to teach them how to learn. When they are ready to learn, they can just take up their posts and start working."
"This is not a high-ranking official who will be a county magistrate or governor. Just train him to be able to do his job!"
If he were to be directly appointed as a high-ranking official such as a county magistrate, then it would really be impossible to just grab an official. However, the requirements for small local civil servants are not that high. For Ma Su, he only needs to be able to count and write.
For the rest, just be patient and Li Mu will be fine.
"It's not that easy..." Li Mu shook his head helplessly, but did not refuse Ma Su's request.
"Why is the county governor so anxious to promote land equalization? Now that the Longxi family is finished, we have plenty of time to deal with this."
"It will be of great benefit to the court to realize that there is land for the tiller as early as possible." Ma Di said calmly.
"Don't forget, we are not implementing this to deal with aristocratic families, but so that the government can improve the situation. Only when the people have farmland and live a good life can the government receive taxes and collect corvees."
"What's more, the autumn harvest in Longxi is coming soon, and the people will be motivated to harvest as soon as possible."
"After the autumn harvest, it's time to sow wheat again. These are the right times, and countless grains are wasted due to delays."
Ma Su's almost casual words made Li Mu suddenly feel in his heart, and he quickly glanced at Ma Su.
These are all knowledge about agriculture, and officials who are not engaged in farming all year round will basically not understand it. Ming Gong came out of the army to join the army, and he actually cherished these things...
They are truly worthy of being the prime minister’s apprentices, they are all all-round talents.
"And it won't be long before I have to leave the city to deal with the Qiang issues in Longxi. Time is still very tight." Ma Su did not notice Li Mu's respectful eyes and continued to talk to himself.
"Although the Qiang people in Longxi may not dare to come out this year, it is better to take the initiative to be on the safe side."
"Take the initiative?" Li Mu was slightly stunned, a little confused.
How to take the initiative to deal with the Qiang people? A group of aliens hiding in the deep mountains and forests are difficult to deal with no matter how you look at them.
"Of course we have to use the old method, attack the city first and attack the heart first." Ma Di nodded and once again stated his point of view.
"From now on, the land equalization law in Longxi County can also include the Qiang people. As long as a foreign male comes to Didao County to register his household registration, he can be allocated farmland in Longxi County."
"And you must come in person to register your household registration, and no one else can do it for you. Regardless of whether you are an Eastern Qiang, a First Zero Qiang, or a Shaodang Qiang, as long as you are a Han subject, you have the right to obtain farmland."
"As for those Qiang people who disobey the rule of the Han Dynasty, I, the Han Dynasty, will uphold the legacy of our ancestors and punish them no matter how far away they are. At that time, I will personally lead the Wudang Feijun to their camps and talk to them personally."
Focusing on their hearts does not mean being gentle to them and trying to win them over by comforting them.
The core of the attack strategy is to use a big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other. Use the stick to knock the player unconscious and then give the sweet dates. If you don't accept it, I'll beat you, and if you accept it, I'll give you benefits. Only in this way can people be convinced.
This is what Zhuge Liang did in Nanzhong back then. He would knock them all down with an old fist to let them know who was the boss. Then the local wealthy people were brought to work in the imperial court, and most of the barbarians moved to the areas under the jurisdiction of the imperial court to work in the fields and join the army.
The remaining die-hards just want to fight, and fight without mercy. Zhuiwu Zhubei captured Meng Huo, the leader on the opposite side, seven times, beating them until all the die-hards were dead and no longer had enough strength to rebel.
So Ma Su's plan was the same. He would first win over the pro-Han Qiang people, leaving only the die-hards on the opposite side. Then he can safely lead his troops into the mountains to encircle and suppress all the stubborn Qiang people.
This has two advantages. Longxi, which is originally sparsely populated, can fill a large population for farming in a short period of time. Longxi County, which itself faces fewer people and more land, can tap greater farming potential.
Moreover, so many strong Qiang people can also be recruited into the army and form a powerful Wudang flying army.
These aspects will undoubtedly enrich the Shu Han's weak national power, and the subsequent Northern Expedition will be more powerful.
Ma Su's plan was perfect, but after understanding it clearly, Li Mu was shocked and fiercely opposed it.
"Ming Gong, this plan is absolutely impossible. Your body really cannot withstand going deep into the barren land to conquer the Qiang people!"
It is obvious to everyone that Ma Su's body has been very weak since the fire dragon burned the warehouse. The injury is healed now, but the body is so weak that it feels like it could be blown over by a gust of wind.
If we take our soldiers and horses to the deep mountains and plateaus to suppress the Qiang again, I am afraid they will go upright and come back sideways.
"Look, you're in a hurry." Ma Su pointed at Li Mu, shook his head and smiled.
"Back then, the prime minister was able to enter the southern barbarians in May, and go deep into the barbarians to command operations. But I, Ma Di, was just a little Confucian scholar. Could it be that I was greedy for life and afraid of death when I suppressed the Qiang, hiding in the city and watching the Han soldiers fighting outside?"
"What's more, I am from the army. As a general, I need to experience the battlefield and live and die with the soldiers, sharing weal and woe!"