Chapter 853: Differentiation

Chapter 853: Differentiation

Chapter 853: Differentiation (Part )

On the 29th, Shao Xun headed north from Xinping City and took a temporary rest at Mohanbi.

This city is very interesting. Shao Xun rode his horse around and found that it was four or five miles long and had three city gates, which was comparable to a small county town. Moreover, various defense facilities were very complete, and the able-bodied men were also trained, and the number of Hu people accounted for more than half.

When I think about the environment and atmosphere here again, I feel relieved.

The management of the Tuoba Xianbei must have been very rough, even in areas where the New Party was dominant. If it were in the Central Plains, the aristocratic families would have had a lot of land, but no one would build forts and manors like this.

Loose supervision and poor public security have led to the existence of Mo Hanbi.

Mo Hanbi's tribe consists of both Hu and Han people, a typical group of powerful frontier tribes.

Not only at this time, even in some later dynasties, there were a large number of Hu people in the armies of these Han warlords in the border areas.

Correspondingly, there were also a large number of Han people who were assimilated into the Hu people - the most typical example was the later Western Xia, such as the Liang family tribe (clan), the Bai family tribe, the Qin family tribe and so on.

As a large family left over from the Liu Kun era, the Mo family's living habits are very different from those in the Central Plains.

There is a word in sociology called "acculturation". When you assimilate others, you will inevitably be influenced by them and absorb the cultural elements and customs of the Hu people. The scholars in the Central Plains called it "infiltration of Hu culture."

This is unavoidable. The living environment is like this and it is impossible not to be affected.

"Is this meat added with rice and flour?" Shao Xun asked curiously, pointing at the pot of mutton that had just been served.

"That's right." Mo Han stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Maybe it's a custom passed down from the Xiongnu. When the Xianbei people stew meat, they like to add a little rice and flour to make it taste better. I've been eating this kind of meat since I was young, so I'm used to it. I wonder if it suits your taste?"

He sat opposite Shao Xun, each with his own table, eating separately, not like the Hu people who ate together without sharing the food, which was the custom in the Han area.

Shao Xun took a bite and said, "Not bad."

In fact, the seasoning was not very good, but out of respect for the host, he did not say anything.

However, he thought the other dish of meat on the table was okay. After eating two pieces, he asked, "This looks like venison."

"Your Majesty is really good at hunting, probably because you have tasted too much venison." Mo Han smiled and said, "This dish is made by carefully selecting the best deer heads, placing them in water, adding enough seasonings, and boiling them until cooked. Then, take them out, wash them with clean water, and cut them into two-finger-sized pieces. They are very delicious."

脔 refers to small pieces of meat.

When Sima Rui first went to Jiangdong, the conditions were difficult. At that time, he got a pig. Someone cut the meat from the pig's neck and presented it to Sima Rui, making it into "Jin Jue". People at that time believed that this was the most delicious piece of meat on the pig, and others did not dare to taste it, so the term "Jin Jue" came into being.

After eating two pieces of deer head meat, Shao Xun put down his chopsticks and said, "A few months ago, Luoyang reported that a group of deer were violent and ate the young crops. It has become a big disaster. The people have to build barriers to prevent it, but the effect is very small. This is all caused by the war. Nine out of ten houses are empty. There are more animals than people. It is really pitiful."

What should we do when there are too many wild animals? Actually, it is not easy.

Because hunting has a certain threshold, ordinary people simply don't have the ability to do it. Shao Xun used to lead his troops to practice hunting in Luoyang, and only they could hunt prey on a large scale.

In a year of great disaster, if you run to the mountains and the prey is right in front of you, you may not be able to catch it. In the end, you will starve to death, and the prey will escape. It is very likely that you will die.

"When the king rebuilds the world, the people of the Central Plains will be safe from danger, and the problem of deer eating seedlings will be greatly reduced." Mo Han said.

"So it's best if there are no more wars." Shao Xun said, "Your family lives in Yunzhong, and you are a prominent family. Don't you consider being listed among the county's surnames to bring honor to your ancestors?"

Mo Han's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.

It is the long-cherished wish of every local tyrant to have his family listed in the genealogy of a county's aristocracy.

Scholar, God knows how much this title haunts people. Mo Han dreams of becoming a scholar.

Shao Xun looked at his expression, secretly happy but also sighing at the same time.

When the gentry almost became the "ideological seal" of the entire society.

Damn it, I'm really going against the will of heaven.

However, there are different versions of the aristocracy, and he just needs to promote the appropriate version. When the aristocracy is no longer so attractive, the ideological stamp will gradually disappear.

"Your Majesty, Yunzhong is a county under the jurisdiction of Dai State. Can it also evaluate the nobles?" Mo Han asked, suppressing his excitement.

"Everything depends on human effort." Shao Xun said, "I promoted the use of the Hu surname in Bingzhou to assess the rank. The Hu people were quite receptive to the Nine-Rank Official System. The only dispute was that your family was higher and mine was lower, and they just refused to accept it."

Mo Han thought about it and felt like laughing.

You know what, compared with other systems in the Han area, the Nine-Rank System is still attractive to the Hu people.

They are divided into different classes internally, with strict hierarchy, and blood ties are the most important.

After the Nine-Rank System was implemented, as King Liang had said, the only controversy was the status of each clan.

Yes, it's a clan, not a tribe.

One surname forms one clan, and the Pu tribe has many clans, which is equivalent to families with different surnames in the Han area living together in a fortress, with the fortress commander of one of the surnames giving orders.

"Mr. Mo, do you know Zhang Tong, Tian Zhi and others?" Shao Xun asked.

"I've heard of it." Mo Han nodded and said, "Zhang Tong is a Wuhuan, a powerful man in Mayi. Tian Zhi is from Yinguan County in the south, a Xianbei, but not Tuoba Xianbei, but a descendant of the Budugen tribe in the late Han Dynasty, and has lived in Yanmen for generations."

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Budugen led more than 10,000 Xianbei people to graze in Taiyuan and Yanmen, so there were a lot of Xianbei people in these two places, but now it seems that they themselves don’t know what ethnic group they belong to. In the Jin Dynasty, many people were directly classified as Xiongnu. "This generation also wants to be listed in the county surname." Shao Xun said.

Mo Han was a little uneasy.

Shameless people like Zhang Tong and Tian Zhi are obviously Hu people, but they claim to be descendants of famous Han families. Now they want to be listed in the county. Once they succeed, wouldn’t it be ridiculous that the Mo family, who are authentic Chinese Miao descendants, cannot become a noble family?
Thinking of this, Mo Han stood up from his seat, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Mo family has always been loyal to China. We have no choice but to serve the Hu Dynasty temporarily. Now that the royal army has arrived, I am overjoyed and willing to be your henchman."

Shao Xun also stood up, and after helping Mo Han up, he said, "How could I not understand the general's intention? Zhang Tong, Tian Zhi and others can be rated as noble families, so the Mo family can only be higher. Moreover, Dai is a vassal of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the noble families of Mayi, Yunzhong and Dai can also serve as officials in the Central Dynasty."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Mo Han choked up.

This is really exciting.

Their family got rich through business, recruited people, built cities, and farmed and herded. They already had many followers and a lot of wealth. But after many generations of struggle, they were still local tyrants. Even though he was appointed as a Zhonglang by Liu Kun, it was because he was familiar with the internal affairs of the Xianbei and had a good relationship with Yilu. Liu Kun just needed someone to pass on the message.

Now, King Liang has helped him improve his family status with just one sentence, which is a grace of rebirth.

"As long as you are loyal to the court, you will have everything." Shao Xun said with a smile, "In a while, I will discuss the establishment of the acting national grand justice and the county justice officials. This may encounter resistance. You are in the court, so you should know what to do."

The Zhongzheng official is actually a very important position. Although he can't directly appoint or dismiss officials, he can comment on them. In an era where reputation is everything, this right to comment is very important, and I don't know how much benefit can be exchanged.

After the Dai Kingdom introduced the Zhongzhengguan system, the leaders of the Hu clans evaluated each one of them, and in the end the tribes were torn apart.

"Understood." After listening to Shao Xun's words, Mo Han nodded vigorously and said, "I will find some tribal leaders I am familiar with and explain the righteousness to them so that they will not oppose it."

"Mohanbi belongs to Fanzhi County, right?" Shao Xun asked.

"Exactly."

"That is Yunzhong County. I will write a letter to General Wang, asking him to recommend a man of noble character to serve as the county governor."

"General Wang? But is he Wang Yifu from the Wang family of Langya?" Mo Han asked in surprise.

"That's right." Shao Xun felt a little unhappy.

Why do people feel like fans seeing their idol when they hear Wang Yan's name? Lao Deng's influence cannot be underestimated.

Historically, if Shi Le had been kept by his side instead of being captured and killed, it would have been more difficult to kill him later.

"The commander is a man from heaven," Mo Han sighed.

Shao Xun was even more speechless.

If you see Wang Laodeng's soft figure, you will be enchanted. When you are far away from him, you will feel how good Wang Yan is. When you are with him every day, you will find that he is just so-so and overrated.

If Hu Tou shows up someday and Mo Han knows that he is Wang Yan’s grandson, I wonder if his dream of becoming an idol will be shattered.

After discussing this, Shao Xun and Mo Han sat opposite each other again.

The food was quickly taken away and replaced with tea.

After thinking for a while, Shao Xun said, "You who live in fortresses are different from the Xianbei. You should know this. In the past disputes between the old and new, we know that the nomadic tribes never regarded you as their own. If there are changes in the future, the only one you can rely on is the imperial court."

"What the king said is the true truth." Mo Han bowed.

He has lived here all his life, so of course he knows that this is the truth.

He was not a stupid man and could vaguely see that Shao Xun wanted to win over these local tyrants.

Theoretically speaking, they are similar to the Wuhuan leaders in Daijun and Guangning. They no longer have any strict tribal organization and have already developed or are developing in the direction of family-based organization.

They are indeed different from nomadic tribes because they have settled down and will calm down and study ways to increase farmland production. They also grow mulberry and hemp and weave. At the same time, they raise a large number of livestock and drive slaves out to graze every day, but they no longer live in a nomadic manner.

People like Zhang Tong and Tian Zhi who were deeply influenced by Chinese culture had many literate people in their families and were not the same as the nomadic tribes.

By winning them over, the King of Liang actually divided the power of the Duke of Dai.

Once there is a change, the pure nomadic tribe has an idea;
An idea for the semi-pastoral and semi-agricultural tribes - these people will also migrate, but they will return during the autumn harvest;

An idea of ​​settling down and becoming powerful.

In this way, they could not concentrate their forces and could not unite to fight against the imperial court.

This is disintegration.

King Liang probably wouldn't mind others thinking of this.

Just like how he fights a war, he does it honorably and with the general trend, giving you what you want and pulling you into his camp.

This is the most advanced military strategy in the world, right?

That afternoon, Shao Xun left Mohanbi and rushed to Pingcheng.

(End of this chapter)