The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 416 Volume Shudao Mountain
Yueqi (same pronunciation as sucking) County.

Even in the eyes of Yizhou people, this is the southernmost land.

As for Yongchang County deep in the jungle, and the Great Qin Kingdom (Note 1) that was rumored to be reachable by water, they both seemed too unfamiliar.

Therefore, Yuexi is now recognized as the southernmost tip of Yizhou!

Miasma was rampant and insects and snakes were running around.

The dense vegetation makes the roads here dark and dim.

The mist in the air has become substantial, and it feels choking when you breathe it in.

A barbaric place!

"General! Let's go back. We've gone too far..."

"Shh!"

Wang Ping, who was leading the way, turned around and saw a handkerchief wrapped around his face.

He glared at the person who spoke, then waved his hand, signaling the soldiers behind him to surround the area to the left and right so as not to alarm the people in front.

Enemy spotted!

Several barbarians with cut hair and tattoos were sitting together to rest.

The soldiers behind Wang Ping did not dare to speak, but chose to put their hands on the hilts of their swords and look at the barbarians nervously.

Since Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, there has been basically no more disturbances within Yizhou.

Plus, the place called Yizhou...it is isolated, but it is also really rich!
As long as we intervene slightly and change the distribution structure, we can easily restore order and make the living standards of the people in Yizhou far higher than those in the outside world.

When the granaries are full, one will know etiquette.

Having money can often solve many problems.

Therefore, most of the Yi people and Qiang people living in Ba County have actively integrated into the life of the Han people...

But these barbarians in the south are different.

They who live in the jungle do not seem to be willing to actively accept Sinicization, but instead just rest and recuperate in the jungle on their own.

If it's just for rest and recuperation, that would be fine.

The worst thing is that they would jump out of the dense forest at any time and attack the counties in the southern part of Yizhou!
Many of Yizhou's handicraft industries, such as iron smelting and salt-making workshops, are located on the south side of the Chengdu Plain. If these barbarians are really allowed to go there and destroy all those places, I'm afraid Yizhou will be in great chaos!

As a last resort, Wang Ping had to lead his troops to garrison southern Xinjiang in person.

This time, they took the initiative to capture a few "tongues" and ask about the barbarians' next route of action!

"on!"

Seeing that the encirclement had been completed, the Han soldiers immediately rushed forward and surrounded the barbarians!

By the time the barbarians realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

A large net made of coarse linen appeared instantly and wrapped them up!

"Chichi wah wah!"

These barbarians immediately let out sharp and miserable cries.

When Wang Ping saw that he had captured these people, he immediately said, "Let's go!"

Several Han soldiers rushed forward, stuffed cloth into the mouths of these barbarians, carried them on their shoulders and quickly left the place!

Just half a quarter of an hour later.

A large group of people came here.

The leader was huge and dark-skinned, with only the vital parts covered by a grass skirt. He held a rough iron axe in his hand and wore a crown made of bird feathers and bones on his head. He was staring at the mess in front of him with indignation on his face!
Barbarian leader——Meng Huo!
"My lord, those Han people ran very fast! We couldn't catch up with them!"

"Damn Han people!"

Meng Huo looked towards the north with a ferocious look.

"We just went to steal some of their food and medicine, but they treated us like this. Damn it!"

……

Wang Ping and his companions fled all the way, and only after they escaped from the dense forest did they take off their handkerchiefs.

"Damn it! I've repeatedly told you not to talk after entering the forest and to wear a handkerchief to prevent poison. Why didn't you listen?"

After scolding him harshly, Wang Ping went over and tore the cloth from the mouth of a barbarian and asked, "Can you speak Chinese?"

"Yes, a little bit."

Wang Ping stared at him: "How many times?"

“How many times has this happened this year?”

"In previous years, you guys would just rob once and then go back to the mountains to live. What's going on this year? Huh?"

It seemed to take the captured barbarian a long time to understand these words.

But after understanding, the other party actually burst into tears.

"Oh, damn it! We haven't even started crying yet, but you're crying first? I'm from Shudao Mountain! If you keep crying, I'll send you off!"

Immediately, a Han soldier came over from behind and kicked the man to silence him.

However, this kick seemed to turn on some switch in the opponent.

Not only did she cry even louder, but her body also started to roll straight up.

"We can't survive! We can't survive!"

"..."

Wang Ping stopped the Han soldiers who were about to attack Shudao Mountain and fed them the remaining food on him.

"Tell me slowly, what happened in the south?"

"Dead people! So many people died!"

dead?

Wang Ping grabbed the clothes made of vine leaves and asked: "What dead people? How many dead?"

"Death in droves, death in droves!"

Wang Ping's face changed!
"Is there a disease in the southern jungle?"

"Hmm! Hmm!" It is difficult for the barbarians to express the word "disease" in Chinese.

However, they had the chance to capture some Han Chinese doctors, who seemed to be using this word to describe the current situation of the barbarians.

"It's troublesome."

Wang Ping took a deep breath.

The barbarians are different from the Han people.

They do not make a living by farming.

Picking fruits and vegetables, supplemented by hunting and fishing, is their current way of life.

If a disease really breaks out in the jungles of the south, it will inevitably lead to a reduction in food production.

The reduction in grain production will inevitably lead to hunger among the barbarians.

And hunger will inevitably lead to war between the two sides!
"It's really troublesome."

"I will report this matter to the court as soon as possible."

"As for the barbarians... go back and tell your leader that we can send you a batch of food to tide you over for the time being! And ask him to take care of himself and not start a war again easily?"

"Otherwise, the next time will surely be the day of your death!"

The barbarian looked at Wang Ping stupidly.

"Are you Han people so nice?"

"Damn it! You should have said earlier that you had no food to eat because of the disease! Yizhou is so rich, how could it still lack you to eat? What do you mean the Han people are so nice? It's obviously you who acted too recklessly. You didn't even communicate with us before you came out with weapons to invade!"

"besides……"

Wang Ping said solemnly: "I am a Qiang! But at the same time, I am also a Han Chinese!"

"Similarly, you can also be Han Chinese! Do you understand?!"

The other party shook his head stupidly.

But when they heard that the Han general in front of them was willing to take the initiative to provide a batch of food, they happily ran back to the jungle to report this good news to their king.

After Wang Ping arranged the defense line in the south, he returned to Chengdu as quickly as possible to report the matter to his current superiors including Liu Zhang, Wu Yi, and Huang Quan.

Although he promised to give the barbarians a batch of food.

But after all, this matter was not something he could decide.

This can only be accomplished if all Shu officials agree on this matter, are willing to report it to the court, and bear the pressure from the court.

Therefore.

Wang Ping was still a little worried, afraid that he would not be able to fulfill his promise.

If the prefectures and counties are really unwilling, then Wang Ping may have to privately requisition military rations and accomplish it in a way that violates military orders.

……

"Zijun (Wang Ping's courtesy name) what are you talking about?"

“This is actually a good thing to do!”

"That's it."

Unexpected!

But it also makes sense!
Whether it was Liu Zhang, Wu Yi, or Huang Quan, they all agreed to this matter decisively and believed that Wang Ping's way of handling it was quite appropriate!
"Why fight a war when we can solve it with money and food?"

"Does our Yizhou still lack some food from him?"

"That's it!"

"..."

Big dog owner!
Today, Yizhou is definitely the richest dog producer in the world!

When Liu Bei was pacifying Yizhou, he adopted the strategy of sneaking across Yinping, which avoided a large-scale decisive battle between the two sides on the Chengdu Plain, so the damage to Shu was not too great.

Although money and food had to be continuously transported to Guanzhong and Jingzhou, the situation eventually stabilized.

Moreover, the promotion of fertilizers and curved plows has also led to a steady increase in Yizhou's harvest in recent years, and the food and fodder are so abundant that they are even about to overflow from Yizhou's treasury!
If it weren't for the high transportation costs to other countries, especially to Guanzhong, which prevented these grains from being converted into other products, Yizhou today could be described as rich as a ton!
Therefore, for the high-ranking officials in Yizhou, anything that can be solved with food is not a problem at all!

Moreover, Liu Zhang, the relative who ruled the Han Dynasty, did not like fighting and killing. With almost no hesitation, everyone voted unanimously to pass the resolution that Wang Ping should donate a batch of grain to the Nanman!

"Everyone..."

Wang Ping was filled with emotion at this moment and bowed to everyone.

"Thank you all!"

"If this matter can be resolved without resorting to war, it will surely be a great joyous event!"

No one likes war, and no one likes death!

If this matter can be resolved peacefully, it will be a good thing for both sides!
"But this matter still needs to be reported to the court and to the emperor."

It is feasible to give the Nanman a batch of food to temporarily alleviate their disaster.

But this time, the southern barbarians were not suffering from famine, but disease.

If the source is not resolved, no matter how much food is thrown in, it will be just a drop in the bucket.

Although Shu is rich, it is impossible for it to take the approach of adding fuel to the fire.

How this matter should be resolved will ultimately be decided by the imperial court, which will give a follow-up handling method!
Everyone wrote the matter into an official document and sent it to Chang'an at an urgent speed of 800 miles.

The road fully demonstrated the style of the dog owners in Shu.

To deliver a letter, one messenger was assigned five horses, without considering the cost at all!
He always carried the dried meat of the iron-eating beast in his arms, drank the honey water in the bamboo tube, and went happily all the way north.

As a result, the messenger who went to deliver the letter did not lose weight after arriving in Guanzhong, but became a lot rounder...

After receiving the letter, Liu Xie also sighed deeply.

"Kong Ming's divine divination is indeed well-deserved!"

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Note 1: According to Wei Lue: Biography of the Western Rong, the waterway of the Great Qin State connected to Yongchang County in Yizhou, and one should have landed on the coast of Myanmar to reach Yongchang. The description of the area east of the east coast of India in the Navigation Records of the Eritrea Sea can also confirm this route.

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