Mi Zhu also traded in Qianghu and Hu for a long time in his early years. He had a specific understanding of the Hu people. Although he could not help much military affairs, for Liu Yi, the information provided by Mi Zhu played an extremely important role in his understanding of the various ethnic groups on the grassland. For example, in addition to grazing, the Hu people actually had farming, but the grassland was thin, and even if the Han manure technology was used, it was difficult to farm for a long time. Only in some relatively fertile places would they use manure and other things to farm.
As for the question of how the Han people's agricultural technology was passed down, there is no need to ask in detail. In fact, the Huns and the Han Dynasty have communicated with each other over the years, and there have been more technologies to pass on the past, but the problem is that resources cannot keep up with it, and there is no inherited text. Many things are lost as they are used.
For example, in terms of salt and iron, the sales to the Huns have always been restricted, and they are all used for transactions by the official. Every time a batch of salt and iron are rewarded to the Huns, the Huns will give back a large number of cattle, sheep, and war horses. This is worth several times higher than the salt and iron sent by the Han Dynasty. This is not considered a business, but the Huns are basically the same price for privately buying salt and iron from vendors. This is also the reason why the Han Dynasty explicitly prohibited it but always so many people took the risk of beheading the head to trade with the Huns.
The profits in this are too terrifying. As long as you succeed once, you can create a local wealthy family.
Overall, the power of the Huns was not as concentrated as that of the Han Dynasty because of their living environment. Although they were divided into Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan, the population was actually relatively large and it was difficult to count. Even the Huns or Xianbei Shanyu themselves probably didn't know how many people there were under their rule.
The political structure is probably tribal, and slaves are still circulating among tribes, maybe prisoners of war, or Han people, people from various countries in the Western Regions. In short, among the slave groups on the grassland, the components are quite complex.
"I have an idea." Liu Yi looked at the two of them and suddenly smiled.
"Oh?" Mi Zhu and Jiang Wan looked at Liu Yi and asked with a smile: "What are the tricks of Bo Yuan?"
"Not a good plan." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "What is the most lacking in Xiliang now?"
"Population." Jiang Wan sighed. He checked his household registration and the population of Guanzhong was nearly one million, but Jingzhao's generation had a population of 800,000. The area of ​​Xiliang was ten times that of Jingzhao, but the population was one-quarter of the Jingzhao area, less than 30%.
"The well salt in Shuzhong has abundant production in the past two years, and iron cannot be sold, but salt can be used. This time, I invite Brother Zizhong to come here. We have a large amount of excess well salt that can be sold to the Xiongnu and even the Qiang people, but we need to trade it in a different way." Liu Yishui said: "Population is what we need. They need words and cloth. If you trade, in addition to normal cattle, sheep, war horses and fur, you also need a large number of slaves to come here. Remember, the old man doesn't want it."
"This..." Mi Zhu groped his chin and said, "They probably won't trade the young and strong to us."
"In other words, it is better to give young and strong people. If they can't, we can also accept women and children. In short, except for the elderly, as long as they are slaves and they are willing to sell them, we can accept them." Liu Yi smiled.
"How much does it cost?" Mi Zhu asked.
"Trades should be as much as you want, and trade directly with those tribes, not through the Shanyu royal court." Liu Yi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "No matter where they got people from, as long as they have them, we can do it. A young and strong can be worth a war horse or a cow family, a woman can be worth a cow, and a child can be worth two sheep. Of course, this is just my own statement. Brother Zi Zhong will decide on the specific price, but one thing is that it must make them crazy and make them feel that selling people is easier to make huge profits than selling cattle and sheep."
"Sikong!" Jiang Wan hesitated for a moment, looked at Liu Yi and said, "This is not within the budget."
Liu Yi and the court most of the time they asked for money, but when they traded with the Huns, the Han Wuzhu coins were rarely used, and they could only barter them. Liu Yi had no problem asking for money. If he wanted salt, there was not much Xiliang, so he had to raise it by the court.
"I know, I will write a letter to Your Majesty, and I will also bring all the old cloths that have been accumulated overdue. It would be a pity to throw them away. It would be better to trade with the Huns." Liu Yi smiled. For example, there are cloth shops all over the place under the workshop today. The cloth produced by these cloth shops is not only of high quality, but also of large output. It has replaced the old cloth step by step. No one wants those old cloths. It is better to trade with the Huns, Qiang people and even the people from the Western Regions even further away. When these old cloths are used up, they can be made with the early yarn shops.
Liu Yi never thought that this would solve the Hu danger, but he wanted to form an economic check and balance in this way, without compulsory force, and gradually let the Huns, Xianbeis, and Western Regions accept Han culture. From the beginning, bartering them gradually attracted them to communicate here, and then promoted the Wuzhu coins so that they could gradually get closer to the Han people in their living habits and thoughts.
Assimilation sometimes does not require force to conquer.
No matter how fierce the Central Plains fought, no one rejected anyone, saying that you were from another country because everyone’s living habits and thinking habits were the same. If the living habits and thinking habits of the Huns were the same as those of the Han people, then there would be no distinction between Hu and Han.
If you want to do this, you must invest first and then attract it. In fact, someone has done this before. It was just that in the feudal era, it was difficult to continue such things. One is the issue of funds, and the court may not always support it. After all, there is too much investment required in the early stage.
Another problem is the difference in social forms. The Han Dynasty is an agricultural society, while the grassland tribes are nomadic society. It is not as easy to manage as the Han Dynasty. To integrate the two tribes, the two social forms must be integrated. Otherwise, even if the Huns, Xianbei and Wuhuan are destroyed today, other nomadic people will appear in the future. Therefore, it is not advisable to kill and stop killing. Looking for a social structure that allows the two to coexist, or changing the current social form on the grassland so that they can stabilize. This is the key.
Of course, before achieving your goal, your fists must be hard, because you must first make them willing to reason with you, and the most direct and effective way to make the enemy willing to reason with you is fists. Therefore, Liu Yi brought 20,000 new troops in Lanchi and a large number of elite-level craftsmen in Tiangongfang.
Jiang Wan could only nodded when she heard this. Liu Yi was extremely powerful in Xiliang, and even Zhao Yun, who fought against the Qiang people in Lingju, had to be controlled by Liu Yi. As Liu Yi's other men, he just needed to raise the existing problems and do his own things well, and there was no need to worry too much about the others.
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly and said, "It's simple to say, but it's not easy to do. Sometimes the Huns are not very willing to be reasonable."
What long-term things do you tell others are not willing to listen to them, so they can just grab them. What can you do on their territory?
"So I just asked Brother Zizhong to come and help me." Liu Yi smiled.
He invited Mi Zhu to come for this transaction. It would be better to make the Huns unable to invade again before autumn. This Hetao land is a good place. Later generations were known as the Jiangnan in the future. It is naturally possible to be used as a Xiongnu ranch, but it is a bit too wasteful. Everyone should mine together. It is so good to be harmonious and beautiful. It is completely unnecessary to fight and kill. Many of his research still hope to be here. It is better to use time to fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight. It is better to do industry together. Hello, I, Hello, everyone, and finally become a family. How great is it.
With the experience of national assimilation in Yunnan for six years, Liu Yi still had some confidence and experience in assimilation in Xiliang this time. With the assistance of architecture, perhaps more than ten years later, there would be no distinction between the Huns and Han people in this Hetao area. Of course, the premise is to obtain support from the court.
In fact, there are many successful cases of the naturalization of Hu people in history. The Southern Xiongnu cannot be counted completely. However, over the years, the Southern Xiongnu have been moving closer to the Han people in many habits. However, since the revival of Guangwu, the strategies and attitudes towards the Southern Xiongnu have been changing, so that the Southern Xiongnu have not been completely naturalized so far. However, compared with the Xianbei and Xiongnus, the Southern Xiongnu, which has already accounted for a certain proportion of the Southern Xiongnu, is closer to the Han people in terms of living habits and other issues, and is also the easiest to naturalize.
"If I had known this, I would have been more comfortable staying in Chang'an." Mi Zhu shook his head and smiled.
"Don't say that, the Hetao area is rich in resources, and many of them cannot be found in the Central Plains. Maybe they can create some new things. If there are good things, you will be the first to benefit from them." Liu Yi smiled at Mi Zhu.
"Oh?" Mi Zhu said with great interest when he heard this: "Bo Yuan has a new idea?"
Although the Mi family is low-key in the Han Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration to say that wealth is rich enough to rival a country. This is also an important reason why the Mi family can have its current status. Otherwise, with the current system of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Mi alone would not be enough to make the Mi family have such a low position now.
"It's just an idea, but whether it can be successful depends on whether Brother Zi Zhong helps." Liu Yi did not say bluntly. He had too many ideas, but due to the conditions, many of them are unsuccessful at present. If possible, it's better to get out the earthen kang first. It's not easy to survive in the winter in the northwest. This is also the reason why Xiliang is vast and sparsely populated. Now a lot of manpower is needed. The matters of the Huns must be implemented as soon as possible.
"Okay, it will take some time for the court to approve it. I will trade with them with a small amount of salt and old cloth. How about supporting Bo Yuan?" Mi Zhu said with a smile.
Chapter completed!