The Rise of the Song People of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 895 Building the Great Wall

It is easier to calculate the ratio of surrendered generals and surrendered soldiers. The surrendered generals and surrendered soldiers should be promoted and reorganized.

In the entire battle to destroy Xixia, there were 10,000+ prisoners of war alone!

Among them, Dangxiang people accounted for the majority, and the rest were various Qiang people attached to Li Yuanhao. Most of them were imprisoned in Pinglu City, and some were in the hands of Ma Teng and Zhang Xiu.

The treatment of these 10,000+ prisoners of war will naturally not be higher than that of surrendered soldiers, especially the hands of many party members are stained with the blood of the Han people.

However, Lu Heng didn't intend to kill them, nor would he drag them into the battlefield. It was still the old way of reforming through labor.

This is already a very mature system. Lu Heng ordered the expansion of Pinglu City, the choke point, first.

Prisoners of war are easy to deal with, but Qiang people are not so easy!
The Dangxiang people are just one of the many Qiang tribes, and there are countless Qiang people, large and small, such as Xiqiang, Dingling Qiang, Shaodang Qiang, Baima Qiang, Midang Qiang, Tongge Qiang, etc. Governance is required.

There were also scattered Dangxiang members who broke out. It was reported that Song Jian, who was subordinate to Zhangye, had taken in Cheriji, the leader of the Western Qiang, and countless Dangxiang members.

Under this background, government orders were issued to govern the Qiang people at the same time!
First of all, stubborn resisters like Song Jian and Cherrigi will be dealt a resolute blow, except for the army establishment recognized by the imperial court, all of them will be regarded as illegal armed forces in the Song Dynasty!
The emperor ordered to disarm within one month and return to the rule of the Song Dynasty, otherwise Marshal Lu Wu Ma Teng's army would be in front of him in the next moment.

The Qiang tribes that relied on the Song Dynasty abided by Song laws, accepted the governance of Song Dynasty officials, and were protected by the Song Dynasty army.

Recognize that the Qiang people are part of the Chinese nation like the Nanman, Shanyue, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, etc., fully respect the Qiang customs and recognize the Qiang culture.

You can keep Qiang people's costumes, attire, and Qiang people's names, but you must take another Chinese name and register it at the same time!

These two names will be recognized in the Song Dynasty, which is also a policy shared by other ethnic minorities.

For example, if the name of Wei is Linggong, then the surname of Wei is single-named Ling and so on.

All the Qiang population must be registered with the government, and they can enjoy a series of benefits from the Great Song Dynasty, allowing Bao Zheng, Li Ruoshui and other upright officials to govern the Qiang people to ensure that the interests of the Qiang people will not be damaged.

Promote the concept of Chinese people in Liangzhou and Lingzhou, establish a royal academy to promote Confucian culture, encourage Han and Qiang intermarriage policies to support Qiang farmers, and so on.

It has been proved countless times that blocking is worse than sparse, respecting their national culture, and promoting Han culture to guide them is the magic weapon for governing the nation.

But there is still a resistance Buddhism in Lingzhou!
As mentioned above, Xixia respects Buddhism, and the Song Dynasty’s policy of indirectly suppressing Buddhism made this place a paradise for absconding Buddhists.

Countless monks have fled to the territory of Xixia. These bald donkeys have given up their national ideals and come here. The so-called Buddhist worship is simply a moth!
It was the Xixia regime that promoted Buddhism, which made the local Qiang people and Han people generally believe in Buddhism. If it is handled carelessly, conflicts may arise because of religion.

Fortunately, the Song Dynasty only suppressed Buddhism and did not completely deny Buddhism. Although Lu Heng was not interested in Buddhism, he still met with two eminent monks, Ananda and Dehui, representatives of Buddhism in Western Xia.

After some understanding, Lu Heng discovered that the Buddhism of Xixia actually formed a unique system, which was combined with the Buddhism of the Qiang people's beliefs. It can be said that in order to survive under the Qiang people's rule, Buddhism has been greatly localized and specialized. This is typical of Buddhism. idiosyncratic.

Both Ananda and Dehui are eminent monks!

Religious beliefs cannot be treated with violence, they can only be influenced in a subtle way!

Lu Heng ordered Yu Ji to send people to preach, and at the same time asked Kang Senghui to send some eminent monks to debate Buddhism, discard its dross and keep its essence so that this special Buddhism can be used by the Song Dynasty.

About three months later, Lu Heng saw the dusty Master Luo and Master Zhizhen. They were indeed the masters of Gongsun Sheng and Lu Zhishen in the Outlaws of the Marsh. Shaolin can naturally serve the Great Song Dynasty.

Religious matters cannot be solved in a short time, especially preaching, which requires a lot of time. Lu Heng believes that Master Luo and Master Zhizhen know their own ideas well enough.

In three months, Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others defeated Song Jian. Ma Chao picked and killed Cheriji, and Wang Shuanghammer killed Yadan, completely pacifying the forces that had been separatist for more than 20 years.

The local Qiang people wiped out a group of radicals because of Li Yuanhao's downfall. Most of the leaders of the group chose to accept the governance of the Song Dynasty, and some chose to migrate to the northwest to join the Liao people.

After basically stabilizing Liangzhou, Lu Heng came up with an idea to build the Hetao Great Wall!
Starting from the Yanmen section of Bingzhou, along the north of the Yellow River and the south of Yinshan Mountain, it includes Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Shuofang, Pinglu City (Wuhai City), Shizui Mountain and the defense line of Helan Mountain.

Then build a road from the front line of Polu City and Pinglu City in Bingzhou, so that the materials from the Kanto and Kansai can reach Lingzhou quickly.

Take Yinshan as the first line of defense, Yunzhong, Jiuyuan, and Shuofang Great Wall as the second line of defense, Pinglu City and Polu City as the third line of defense, and after the three lines of defense is the backbone of China's Bingzhou Taihang Mountain defense line.

Lu Heng's decision was not made with a slap on the head, but a decision made after actual inspection after going through the border in person.

Without this line of defense, once the powerful nomads in the north go south, Yunzhong, Shuofang, and Jiuyuan will bear the brunt after the war. Except for the Yellow River, there is no danger to defend. They have to retreat to Yanmen, Hexi, and the Great Wall defense line and Taihang Mountain defense line to stop them. enemy.

Tens of thousands of kilometers of land and hundreds of thousands of people may be lost before the war begins. With the passage of time and changes in China's territory, the Great Wall of Qin and the Great Wall of Han are no longer fully capable of defending the north.

The idea is a good idea, but it is a waste of people and money to build the Great Wall from Bingzhou all the way to Lingzhou along the Yellow River. There is no foundation for thousands of miles. Even with the new technology of cement, it will undoubtedly cost a huge amount of money to build it completely new.

Naturally, Lu Heng wanted to build this section of the Great Wall for a purpose. To be precise, it was for the Mongols. Before counterattacking the grassland, a stable border was the prerequisite for everything.

When the Mongols went south, it would be too late to do all of this. It is the most correct way to lay out the layout first before calculating the victory.

When Lu Heng proposed this idea, everyone was shocked, including Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu, Cheng Gongying, Yang Fu, Tian Feng, Jushou, Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Bao Zheng, Li Ruoshui and others. All lost in thought.

Jia Xu was a bit surprised by Lu Heng's thoughts. The Great Wall, as the name suggests, is city defense. Now the northern grasslands are scattered with Xianbei people. Although the Jurchens are not weak, they are in the east instead of the west. Although the Liao Kingdom outside Yumen Pass is afraid, it should not have To the point where such precautions are needed.

What is it that makes Emperor Song so afraid, to take precautions first?

(End of this chapter)