Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 455: Hanzhong Resolution
Just as Zhang Chunhua analyzed , Yang Song was not without the "Hanzhong" "deal" in his mind, but his cooperation target would only be the forces that support Han, especially Yong Hou...
The hatred between Shu Hou Liu Zhang and Tianshi Mansion is too deep. If Shu Hou enters Hanzhong, all the people in Tianshi Mansion will be in trouble. Yang Song's heart is also pounding.
Yang Song was born into the Yang family, which had been in Hanzhong for generations, and he had no intention of developing in Chu State...
It is important for people to know themselves. Yang Song knew that his two skills were nothing in the State of Chu. The reason why the King of Chu valued him was because he valued his identity in the Tianshi Mansion!
If he had surrendered to Marquis Yong or the Han court, the situation would have been different.
When Yong Hou enters Hanzhong, his status will rise instead. After all, the situation in Hanzhong is very complicated and the people have a strong cohesive force. Therefore, appointing officials from the old Tianshi Mansion will be of great help to the situation in Hanzhong.
As long as he is not the brainless and easily impulsive Liu Zhang, Yang Song is not worried about his "utility value".
As for the other colleagues in the Tianshi Mansion...
According to Yang Song's understanding, he would not have to worry about retaliation. Instead, they would cling to him tightly and he would be able to have the best of both worlds.
This is indeed a reasonable guess...
In this situation, unless they are Zhang Lu's confidants, no one else will bear a grudge against Yang Song - the best example is Huang Chengyan. Everyone knows that it was he who instigated Madam Cai to rebel and planned to take over Xianzhou, but now even the Nanjun gentry are still close to Huang Chengyan, aren't they?
It was not for any other reason, because Huang Chengyan was the representative of the gentry in Jingzhou, or more precisely, Nanjun, and half of Nanyang in the court of Chu State. The other gentry in Nanjun would inevitably make peace with him and stick together.
Giving up the fight for future interests for the sake of past grudges is not something the nobles would do.
Of course, although Yang Song has the consciousness of aristocratic family, his own greed is also very inflated, which makes him be affected by direct interests.
In the novel, Yang Song was too greedy, which displeased Cao Cao. After taking Hanzhong, he appeased everyone except Yang Song and executed him as a warning to others.
Because of Yang Song's direct revelation, Chu and Hanzhong quickly reached an agreement on the verge of "stepping on Zhang Lu's heart".
Hanzhong will not only contribute part of the manpower and material resources to the Hanshui Weir, but will also purchase 500 sets of plate armor at a high price.
Fortunately, it is relatively easy to transport goods from Hanzhong to Jingzhou. Although some sections of the Han River cannot accommodate large ships, at least they can go downstream and when the season is right and the water flow is not dry or fast, small boats can slowly transport the goods.
As for the five hundred sets of plate armor...
Hanzhong's caravans will transport the goods on their own, and the State of Chu will not have to worry about it - this is also one of the advantages of Tianshi Dao.
Due to the lack of direct trade routes and even the limited indirect trade routes, Hanzhong was indeed the area least likely to be "ceded" by the State of Chu.
For Wei and Youzhou, Bai Tu may also trade via sea routes. Not only official transactions, but the ports of Chu also welcome merchant ships. As long as there is a road, low-cost, high-quality salt and sugar can continuously allow the resources of the two places to flow from the people to Chu!
Not to mention the Central Plains, Wancheng and Shouchun are both large semi-open import and export cities.
As for the northwest and other places... after all, they are all forces supporting the Han Dynasty, and the internal circulation of goods is very easy. For the State of Chu, just letting the aristocratic families in the Central Plains act as middlemen is equivalent to indirectly fleecing the entire supporting Han Dynasty forces outside Yizhou.
Because of Liu Zhang's ban, Yizhou's transaction costs were greatly increased, especially it became difficult to transport goods to Yizhou, but as long as they were not "big items" like horses, there was still some transaction volume.
Only Hanzhong is really beyond the reach of Chu State now...
There were some private transactions, most of which were done by merchants from Hanzhong who came to the State of Chu along the river, then shipped and purchased goods, and then went back via the Central Plains - if they dared to take this route, they must have established good relationships in Guanzhong and Guanxi!
The Tianshi Dao could not plant high-level traitors, but it was easy to plant spies among the people. With their cooperation, the Tianshi Dao's caravans could move easily among the people, especially in the chaotic areas outside of Chu and Yizhou.
This was the first time that the Chu State had taken over Hanzhong...
Of course, Bai Tu’s intention was not to do this, he just grabbed it when it was presented to him.
What Bai Tu cares more about is that the Hanshui Weir project can proceed smoothly.
Because Hanzhong was going to produce "people" and things, Bai Tu also specially called Li Yan and emphasized to him that he should pay attention to the leader of the laborers from Hanzhong, and gave a note to the Ministry of Rites to increase its investment in the Hanshui Weir project and Chuxue education.
Originally, because of the large number of laborers gathering, there was a need to follow up with entertainment such as opera, and at the same time the Ministry of Rites would arrange personnel to provide teaching and guidance. Now that people from Hanzhong are coming, naturally more attention should be paid to the latter!
There will be 5,000 Jizuo workers and 500 team leaders coming to Hanzhong - that is, craftsmen with some command ability or simple laborers.
After all, Jizuo workers can't be fully automated...
Moreover, according to Hanzhong, these 500 people will enter Chu with their close relatives and families. After the project, it is up to them to decide whether to stay in Chu or return to Hanzhong.
This is a major project that will take several years, or even more than ten years in Zhang Lu's opinion.
Likewise, the 5,000 Ji workers also need to be "renewed" by the State of Chu every year. It's a one-time deal anyway!
But this brings up a question - among these five hundred people, is there anyone who wants to spread the Tianshi Dao?
Bai Tu, Lu Su and others also discussed this and concluded that the possibility was not high, but they had to be on guard.
In theory, the social conditions at that time did not allow for the "victory of faith".
What’s the use of spreading “Tianshi Dao” no matter how fiercely it spreads?
In the absence of close ties between Chu and Hanzhong Tianshi Mansion, no matter how widely it spreads, Bai Tu can directly appoint a "Chu Tianshi" to receive it, and the Chu sect will only turn to the Chu court...
Confucianism in the State of Chu was almost becoming the same as Chu, and the only way out was to actively integrate into Chu learning, let alone Tianshi Dao?
And in the final analysis, Tianshi Dao was not a sect that was inclined towards missionary work and expansion, especially the Tianshi Dao after Zhang Lu revised it, which was only for the convenience of local administration.
However, considering that these people are willing to leave their homes with their families, they might really be loyal believers of Tianshi Dao, so we still have to be on guard.
Firstly, it was to avoid the impact of widespread dissemination on Chu studies, and secondly... what was more worrying was that someone would take this opportunity to secretly develop spies among the people.
As for stealing the technology, that is secondary. If you want to take the results of stealing away, that will be a matter of several years later.
Although Bai Tu cares about the confidentiality of technology, he has never been so cautious as to not dare to use it, especially when it comes to civilian technology. He cares more about progress rather than blockade.
This will be a "test" for the Ministry of Rites and Chu studies, but after all, it is Chu's home court, so Bai Tu is still very confident.
It is also a good opportunity to understand Tianshi Dao and cultivate the seeds that will influence Tianshi Dao in the future after entering Hanzhong, so Bai Tu did not reject this group of manpower support.
