Chapter 853: Differentiation (Part 2)
On the 29th, Shao Xun went north from Xinping City and rested temporarily 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 gates. It was comparable to a small county town. Moreover, various defense facilities are very complete, and the strong men have been trained, and the number of strong men from barbarians accounts for more than half.
Thinking about the environment and atmosphere here again, I feel relieved again.
Tuoba Xianbei's management must be very rough, even in areas where the New Party is dominant. If we were in the Central Plains, aristocratic families would certainly have a lot of land, but no one would build forts or manors like this.
Loose supervision and poor public security have contributed to the existence of Mo Hanbi.
Mo Hanbi's Zhuangke story can be found in both Hu and Han Dynasties, and is a typical story of powerful heroes from the border areas.
Not only at this time, even in later dynasties, there were also a lot of barbarians in the powerful armies of the Han people in the border areas.
Correspondingly, there are also a large number of Hu-Chinese Han people on the other side of the Hu people - the most typical ones in Xixia in later generations are the Liang Jia tribe (tribe), Bai Jia tribe, Qin Jia tribe and so on.
As a wealthy 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 others and absorb the cultural elements and customs of the Hu people. Scholars in the Central Plains call it "influence by the Hu style".
This is inevitable. The living environment is like this and it is impossible not to be affected.
“Is rice noodles added to this meat?” Shao Xun asked curiously, pointing to the pot of mutton that was just brought up.
"Of course." Mo Han gently stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Perhaps it is a custom passed down by the Xiongnu. When the Xianbei people stew meat, they like to add a little rice and flour to blend it. I have eaten this when I was young. I’m used to meat, but I wonder if it suits the king’s taste?”
He sat opposite Shao Xun, each with a table and a table, eating alone, instead of eating together like the Hu people, which is the custom of Han Dynasty. .
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, the other plate of meat on the table made him think it was okay. After eating two pieces in a row, he asked: "This looks like venison."
"Dawangguo is good at shooting and hunting, probably I tasted too much venison." Mo Han smiled and said: "For this dish, select the best deer heads, put them in water, add enough seasonings, boil them until they are cooked, take them out, wash them with water, and make them into two-finger-sized pieces. Very delicious. ”
Pan refers to small pieces of meat.
When Sima Rui first went to Jiangdong, conditions were difficult. At that time, he got a pig. Someone cut off the pig's neck meat and offered it to Sima Rui to make gizzards. People at that time believed that this was the most delicious piece of meat from the pig, and others did not dare to taste it, so the word "forbidden meat" came out.
After Shao Xun ate two pieces of deer head meat, he put down his chopsticks and said: "A few months ago, it was reported in Luoyang that a group of deer committed violence and cannibalized young crops, which has caused great harm to the people. We tried to prevent it, but it had little effect. It was all caused by the war, and it was really sad that there were so many wild animals but so few."
What should I do if there are too many wild animals? It’s actually not easy to handle.
Because there is a threshold for hunting, ordinary people don't have that ability at all. Shao Xun used to lead his army to train for hunting in Luoyang. Only they can hunt prey on a large scale.
In the year of great disaster, if you run into the mountains, your prey is right in front of you, but you may not be able to catch it. In the end, it is highly likely that you will starve to death and the prey will escape.
"Your Majesty will re-establish the world, and the people of the Central Plains will be at peace. The number of deer eating seedlings will be greatly reduced," Mo Han said.
"So it is best not to have any more wars." Shao Xun said: "Your home is in the clouds and you are a prominent family. Don't you consider being named among the county surnames to honor your ancestors?"
Mo Han's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.
Having your family listed in the genealogy of a county is the long-cherished wish of every local power.
Scholar, God knows how haunting this title is. Mohan always dreamed of becoming a scholar.
Seeing his expression, Shao Xun felt secretly happy but also sighed a little.
Dang gentry has almost become the "ideological stamp" of the whole society.
Damn it, I am really going against heaven.
However, the nobles also have different versions, so he can just try to implement the appropriate version. When the nobility ceased to be so attractive, the ideological stamp slowly disappeared.
"Your Majesty, Yunzhong is a county under the Dai Kingdom, can it also evaluate the noble clan?" Mo Han asked with suppressed excitement.
"It all depends on people." Shao Xun said: "I implemented the Hao surname and grade assessment in Bingzhou. The Hu people are still very accepting of the nine-grade official law. The only dispute is that your family is higher and my family is lower. I am not convinced."
Mo Han thought about it and wanted to laugh.
Don’t tell me, compared to other systems in Han Dynasty, the Nine-Rank Officials Law is still attractive to the Hu people.
They are divided into three, six or nine levels internally, and they are strict from top to bottom, with bloodline as the most important thing.
After the implementation of the Nine-Rank Officials Law, as King Liang said, the only controversy was the rank of each clan.
Yes, it's a clan, not a tribe.
One surname is a clan, and there are many clans in Pubu. It is equivalent to the Han Dynasty where families with different surnames unite and live in a Wubao, and the Wubao commander of a certain surname gives orders.
"Does Mo Jun know Zhang Tong, Tian Zhi and others?" Shao Xun asked.
"I've heard of it." Mo Han nodded and said, "Zhang Tong is from Wuhuan, a powerful man from Mayi. Tian Zhi is from Yinguan County in the south, from Xianbei, but he is not Tuoba Xianbei, but The descendants of the Bu Dugen tribe lived in Yanmen for generations. "
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Bu Dugen led more than ten thousand people to Xianbei to graze in Taiyuan and Yanmen, so there were also 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. By the Jin Dynasty, many people were directly classified as Xiongnu. "This generation also wants to have the county surname." Shao Xun said.
Mohan was a little uneasy.
Shameless people like Zhang Tong and Tian Zhi are obviously Hu people and claim to be descendants of famous Han people. Now they want to be named as county surnames. Once they succeed, the Mo family will no longer be authentic. Isn't it ridiculous that authentic Chinese Miao people cannot become gentry?
Thinking of this, Mo Han stood up and left the table, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Mo has always been interested in China. He has been in the Hu Dynasty for a while, and he has no choice. Now that the king is here, he is not happy. Since victory, I am willing to serve as a hawk in the king's tent."
Shao Xun also stood up, helped Mo Han up, and said, "How can I not understand the general's heart? In terms of gentry, the Mo family can only be higher. Moreover, Dai is a vassal of the Jin Dynasty, and gentry from the three counties of Mayi, Yunzhong and Dai can also serve as officials in the Central Dynasty. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Mo Han choked with sobs.
This is really exciting.
Their family got rich by doing business, and then recruited people, built cities, and farmed and herded animals. They already had many tribes and a lot of wealth. However, after many generations of hard work, he was still a rural tycoon. Even if he was appointed as a middle man by Liu Kun, it was because he was familiar with the inside story of Xianbei and had a good relationship with Yilu. Liu Kun just needed someone to spread the word.
Now the King of Liang helped him improve his family status with just one word. This is a gift of reinvention.
"As long as your heart is devoted to the imperial court, everything will be possible." Shao Xun said with a smile: "After a while, I will meet to appoint the Grand Zhongzheng of the country and the Zhongzheng of various counties. There may be resistance to this matter. You are in the court, Know what to do.”
Zhongzhengguan is actually a very critical position. It seems that he cannot directly appoint or remove officials, but he can comment. In an era when reputation is everything, this right to comment is so eloquent that I don't know how many benefits can be exchanged.
After the introduction of the Zhongzhengguan system in Daiguo, the leaders of the Hu clans commented one by one, so that the tribal comments did not fall apart in the end.
"Understood." After listening to Shao Xun's words, Mo Han nodded vigorously and expressed his position: "The servant will find some familiar tribal adults and tell them not to object with the righteousness."
"Mohanbi belongs to Fanju County, right?" Shao Xun asked.
“Exactly.”
"That is Yunzhong County. I will send a letter to Taiwei Wang and ask him to introduce a handsome and knowledgeable scholar to serve as the commander-in-chief of the county."
"Taiwan Wang? But Wang Yifu of the Langya Wang family ?" Mo Han said in surprise.
"Exactly." Shao Xun felt slightly unhappy.
When I hear Wang Yan’s name, every fan feels like they have met their idol. Lao Deng’s influence cannot be underestimated.
Historically, if Shi Le was not caught and killed, but stayed with him, it would probably be more difficult to kill him later.
"The Taiwei is a man from heaven." Mo Han sighed.
Shao Xun was even speechless.
If you see Wang Laoden’s soft figure, you will be disenchanted. Only when you stay far away from him will you realize how good Wang Yan is. Only when you stay with him every day will you realize that he is nothing more than that and lives up to his name.
One day the tiger's head is revealed, and if Mo Han knows that he is Wang Yan's grandson, I wonder if his idol dream will be shattered.
After talking about this, Shao Xun sat opposite Mo Han again.
The food was quickly withdrawn and replaced with tea and soup.
After thinking for a while, Shao Xun said: "You and others who build forts and live there are different from Xianbei, so you should know in your heart. In the past, when the old and the new were fighting, you know that the nomadic ropes have never brought you down. Be your own person. If anything changes in the future, the only one you can rely on is the imperial court.
He has lived here all his life, so of course he knows that this is the truth.
He is not stupid either. He can vaguely see that Shao Xun wants to win over local powerful people like them.
Theoretically speaking, they are similar to the Wuhuan leaders in Daijun and Guangning. They no longer have a strict tribal organization and have developed or are developing in the direction of familialization.
They are indeed different from the nomadic tribes because they have settled down and will calm down to study ways to increase farmland production. They also grow mulberry and hemp for weaving. They also raise a large number of livestock and drive their slaves out to graze every day. But it will no longer be nomadic.
Those like Zhang Tong and Tian Zhi who are more deeply Chinese-speaking, have many literate people in their families, and they are not from the same family as the nomadic tribes.
By winning over them, King Liang actually gained power on behalf of the public.
Once there is a change, the purely nomadic tribe has an idea;
An idea from a half-grazing and half-farming tribe - these people also migrate, but they will come back during the autumn harvest;
An idea from the settled powerful.
In this way, there is no way to unite to fight against the imperial court.
This is differentiation and collapse.
The King of Liang probably doesn’t mind others thinking about this.
Just like when he fights a war, he is upright and follows the trend of the times, giving you what you want and pulling you into his camp.
This is the most fucking advanced art of war in the world, right?
That afternoon, Shao Xun left Mo Hanbi and rushed to Pingcheng.
(End of this chapter)