Qin Lang conquered Lingnan and also served as the Jiedu Nanzhong. In addition to commanding the Sanguang Mountains of Lingnan, he also added the two roads of Yunnan, Guizhou Mountains. This is absolutely unique among the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. At least since Zhenguan, no minister has been able to monopolize the military and political power of five roads.

However, the key to this edict being able to pass the consent of the ministers of the Central Secretariat so smoothly is that the Nanzhong region has not yet been on track.

In the past, it was said that the Lingnan wilderness was even more transcendent.

The Cuan family in Yunnan has been in charge for four hundred years, and Qianzhong is located on the plateau, with dangerous mountains and rivers and lacking large plains and basins, which has even more power.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains imperial court's development of the Qianzhong area has only been concentrated on the flat land near the prefectures and counties established and the major transportation routes passed through.

A large number of mountainous areas were called stream caves by the imperial court.

These Xidong areas are also the world of the rich and powerful families.

Just like the eight major surnames such as Cuan Meng in Yunnan, there are also many large surnames in Qianzhong, most of which are huge clan forces established by the Han people who went south after several generations of operation.

For example, the Tian family has long controlled the northern part of Wujiang such as Chen, Qian and Si.

The Ji Ke Xie family, also since the Han Dynasty, has controlled the central and southern Guizhou region for hundreds of years.

These wealthy families are actually no different from the Cuan family. The only difference is that they are not as strong as the Cuan family.

"When I was with Mr. Zhang to serve under Shi Wansui, and when I was conquering the Cuan family, Tian Luoju, the leader of Qian'an, blocked the Qingjiang River and disrupted Yiling, causing many civilians and barbarians to respond. However, the Xie family never obeyed China, and had tens of thousands of victorious soldiers, and the Zhao family also had 20,000 victorious soldiers."

After all, Jia Wuben was a man who fought in the Nanzhong region, although that was still thirty years ago.

"Since Zhenguan, the imperial court has begun to incorporate rule over Qianzhong. Wude was initially aroused, and all powerful leaders were granted as governors. Zhenguan began to adapt to local conditions and adopted more flexible and diverse strategies. For example, in the gap between the old prefectures and county seats, the stream caves were mainly incorporated into the prefecture and county system by setting up direct prefecture and county systems, and the barbarians were managed by the place of household registration system. In places far away from prefecture and county, they were managed by recruiting local chiefs and court orders and court system."

Qin Lang nodded. In fact, the policy changes in Guizhou since Zhenguan were all led by Qin Lang, so he himself was quite clear about these backgrounds.

However, this policy has only been in recent years and has not been implemented very smoothly in Guizhou.

As an example, Wuxi is considered to be the area developed earlier in Guizhou, but Wuxi Man, which is active among prefectures and counties, often disturbs the places by relying on the dangerous mountains. During the Southern Dynasty, the Ten Caves of Wuxi were always a disaster.

Faced with this situation, Qin Lang initially suggested that the masses should reduce their strength.

To put it bluntly, it is said that by granting the title, the old prefectures and counties were divided into small prefectures, one turned into two, or even three turned into four, in order to reduce the strength of these streams and caves.

For example, Chenzhou under the control of Si family was divided into five states, Chen, Xu, Jin, Xi, and awarded five states, and they were awarded the titles of the five major forces in the territory as governors, and the original five counties were increased to twenty counties, and the titles of twenty Xidong leaders were awarded as county magistrates, turning the original state managed by Si family into five prefectures and twenty counties.

In this way, the governors of these states were directly granted the title of the court, rather than the Si family in the past. By allowing these governors to come to the capital to pay tribute, and grant tribute to the county, the court has increased its connection with them.

It also further inhibited the differentiation of Si's power.

The same is true for the Xie family in southern Qiannan. At first, he was granted the title of Nan Xie and Dong Xie, but in the end, Xi Xie had to go to Beijing to pay homage.

However, none of this is the ultimate goal of the court. The court is not willing to only implement a policy of restraint in Qianzhongdao. Therefore, whether it is analyzing the prefectures and counties or bans or bans, they are just a temporary measure.

In the end, it was all for the purpose of making the barbarians recognize the Tang Dynasty, and then let the Tang Dynasty send troops to garrison, open up post roads, and then gradually immigrate.

If Qin Lang had not made such a big change in the mission of Lingnan, Qianzhong would have only continued to advance and evolve so slowly. Perhaps the final plan of the court might not have been reached in hundreds of years.

However, the earth-shaking changes between Lingnan and Yunnan inevitably affected the Qianzhong area. The establishment of the Dongning Governor's Office in the imperial court further expanded its influence to Qianzhongnan.

The establishment of Qianzhou Governor's Office and Bozhou Governor's Office in the north have accelerated this process.

The princes like Li You, the King of Qi, and the guarding of the famous general Zhang Shigui also put a lot of pressure on these wealthy and barbarian chiefs in Guizhou.

From the time when Li Xiaogong was the comforting ambassador of Shannan Road during the Wude period, to the time when Zhang Shigui of Zhenguan guarded Qianzhong, the most common trick they used was actually building a city.

Build a city on the plains of the major transportation roads, then set up a city to trade, then recruit mountain people to move to the plains, and then pass the election of the governor, that is, the governor appointed the local powerful children or the leaders of the Xidong as prefectures and counties, and absorb them as the rulers of the government and let them participate in the system dominated by the Tang Dynasty.

As the court further strengthened its control over Qianzhong, the court began to abolish the old case of the Governor's Office directly appointing local chiefs as prefecture and county officials, and replaced it with a more standardized system of selecting officials, and the South Selection.

The Southern Examination is not only a system for selecting officials in Guizhou, but also an official selection system implemented in Lingnan, Fujian, Yunnan and other places. The characteristic of this system is that the central government sends the election envoy and the censor to be responsible for the selection and appointment of officials below the sixth rank in prefectures and counties.

The election of officials above the fifth rank is subject to the Ministry of Personnel.

The elected governor is the elected governor directly appointed local native chiefs by the local governor. The elected governor in the south is the imperial court sent the elected envoy and the censor to the court for the appointment and removal, and it is limited to officials of the sixth rank and below. Officials of the fifth rank and above must pass through the imperial court's Ministry of Personnel.

The southern election system was first implemented in Lingnan, but now Lingnan has begun to abolish the southern election system. Because the imperial court now has strong control over Lingnan, everything is on track.

On the contrary, Yunnan and Qianzhong areas have just abolished the election of the governor before entering the southern election stage because of their weak control.

The core of the change in the official selection system is that the court has taken over the personnel power to the central government. By mastering personnel and placing the wealthy tribes and chiefs under the effective control of the state, it is necessary to ensure the opportunity for local natives to participate in local governance, and to ensure the absolute control of the court, especially through the delegation of officials from the public, to constantly bridge the political barriers caused by cultural differences from the institutional perspective.

Change of land and return to current is the final governance plan for these border areas, but it is not easy to achieve this step and can only be implemented slowly.

"My goal is to first abolish the local governance power that these powerful local chiefs had inherited. Whether it is the Cuan family in Yunnan, Nanzhao, Erhai, or Xixi, Xizhao or Si family, they have mastered one side since the Qin and Han dynasties, and have monopolized the control of the local government for hundreds of years. No matter how the dynasty rises and replaces the emperor, their status remains unchanged. Therefore, they dare not accept China and repeatedly resist rebelling against the imperial court. They must first abolish their privilege."

"If you are capable, let them serve as the governor and county magistrate first, but their sons do not have direct inheritance rights and can obtain the right to be elected as an official according to the imperial court's family system. What position can be achieved in the future depends entirely on personal ability. However, the prefectures and counties are no longer their private territory, prefectures and county officials, nor their tenures as a member of the tribe."

Lao Jia smiled when he heard this.

"On the one hand, the imperial court has granted great honors and relatives from the royal family, and they have been appointed as the governor, governor, and Yongzhen, and their descendants have been inherited. On the other hand, they have also changed their territory and returned to the hereditary leaders of the barbarians on the frontier. It is very interesting."

Qin Lang was a little stunned when he heard this.

Smile immediately.

"After all, there is a difference. The imperial court has granted the royal family and the founding of the country. Everyone has granted the border, which is in harmony with the country, so they are naturally loyal to the court and to protect the Central Plains. But these barbarians and powerful people are different. Their status is not granted by the Tang Dynasty, so they will not be loyal to the Tang Dynasty. The court is of course right to replace these barbarians with a group of royal families and honorary relatives who are loyal to the country."

Lao Jia just smiled slightly and didn't say much.

From the current perspective, there is no problem with the court's approach, but from another perspective, what about these royal family members of the Tang Dynasty today, how many generations or hundreds of years later?

At that time, the Tang Dynasty might have been destroyed, and a new dynasty was replaced, and these royal ministers who were granted the border for generations may not have died.

By then, for the new dynasty, perhaps these royal ministers, the royal family members who were enfeoffed by the previous dynasty, would have all become the same status as these barbarians now?

Qin Lang also understood that these things were just future events, so let’s talk about them in the future.

Perhaps the new dynasty will clean up the vassals of the old dynasty like they did, or perhaps those vassals will be loyal to the old dynasty to the end, or maybe it may be a change to the new dynasty, who can say it correctly?

"I am an old guy, let me give you a suggestion. Although Qianzhong is small, it is more mountainous than Yunnan. The Nanzhong area is not as good as Lingnan. It has a core like Guangjiao Gui, and it is not coastal. The Nanzhong is dangerous and remote. Even if the system is to be reformed, it is better to move slowly and not to be too strong. This set of Lingnan may not be possible in Nanzhong."

Qin Lang listened very seriously.

"Mr. Jia is right. Adapt to local conditions and seize the momentum. I will go there first to inspect it, and then make a decision based on the actual situation."

Changing the land and returning to the current is the general direction and ultimate goal, and it will not be changed, but the road ahead will definitely not be smooth, and there will even be twists and turns. Qin Lang is also mentally prepared.

Sometimes, you may also face compromises, but the final direction is enough.

"If you want to smooth out the Nanzhong region, you just need to capture the big and let the small ones go. Nanzhong Cuan family, Qianzhou Si family, Mingzhou Zhao family, Yanzhou Xie family, if you can control these four barbarians, you will naturally be convinced."

Qin Lang silently added Dali Nanzhao in his heart. The Nanzhao king who was born in the Ailao Evil Dragon Royal Family is not very visible now, but according to the information collected by Qin Lang, the enemy king who could force his daughter to marry him for peace. He married his daughter but came to the door a few years later and forced his father-in-law to abdicate to him. He was really a cruel person.

This time, I hope to see this guy with my own eyes. If I have the chance, I have to eliminate the troubles as soon as possible.

"Okay, I'm older, I'll feel sore all over my waist and back. I have to go back and rest. You guys continue talking." Jia Wuben patted his butt and got up.
Chapter completed!