Chapter 3427
Authority under Specific Conditions
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In fact, the civil officials within the Han court also held corresponding consultations regarding the management of personnel within their jurisdiction, and decided on the management methods within the Brahmanical system, as well as subsequent handling measures.
Deeply ingrained caste mentality and ideology cannot be eradicated in a short period of time.
Forcibly eliminating and erasing will only provoke large-scale resistance and rebellion, ultimately pushing both sides to an uncontrollable point. At that point, the only way to achieve a peaceful resolution is through the complete demise of one side.
Even if the most likely outcome is the death of a Brahmin, someone within the Brahmin system, we cannot choose to do so based on this probability alone.
The resources and time wasted by such behavior were unacceptable to the Han Empire at that time.
Even the Han Empire, which was founded on military might, had a limited tolerance for the duration of war.
We can accept war, we can participate in war, but we cannot accept a war that continues indefinitely.
Regardless of whether the people could accept this, Liu Tong could not accept a prolonged war.
No matter how large a country is, it will perish if it loves war, and it will be in danger if it forgets about war!
Taking advantage of this unprecedented opportunity, and with the entire nation showing a high degree of tolerance for war, expanding territory and consolidating national borders is indeed a normal thing to do.
Therefore, we must do our best during this period to ensure that we will not suffer a backlash from the alien race during the subsequent recuperation process.
Therefore, under Lu Qi's leadership, a variety of methods were used in a coordinated manner to deal with the areas ruled by the Brahmanical system.
This includes, but is not limited to, relocating people from different classes, and bringing people of the same class together as much as possible; dealing with some of the stubborn individuals who are capable of resistance or who live exceptionally long lives; downplaying the caste consciousness among people in the same area, re-compiling and registering identities, and erasing the corresponding class and caste information from the corresponding identity information; strengthening the ideological and behavioral education of the younger generation who have not yet grown up, etc.
With the help of the Princess Guard, Lu Qi quickly established the corresponding framework and implemented vertical management and dredging.
The princess guards, who are literate, knowledgeable, obedient, and able to carry out orders, are quite efficient in this regard under Lu Qi's command and arrangement.
If it were simply a matter of drawing personnel from prominent families to manage the affairs, it would be difficult to achieve such significant results in such a short period of time.
Because these literate people from aristocratic families often have their own ideas, and these ideas, which are rooted in personal opinions, can be good or bad. But regardless of whether they are good or bad, they will delay the establishment of the system framework.
Lucci relied on chat groups and his personal wisdom, combined with historical experience, to create the corresponding framework, and then simply found the right people to execute it.
The Princess Guard far surpasses the large number of members within the aristocratic families in carrying out this task.
After establishing the framework with the Princess Guard, the corresponding personnel were then placed into this framework and taught step-by-step, close-range instruction to enable these managers to get up to speed quickly and lower the learning threshold. After these people took over, the Princess Guard personnel were gradually withdrawn, and the corresponding system was streamlined.
It can be said that in less than half a year, Lu Qi, under the command of the Princess Guard, completed a system of governance and policy decentralization that would normally take several years to accomplish.
It was precisely this efficiency and speed that allowed many civil officials on the front lines to see another use for the Princess Guard and understand its advantages. The Princess Guard, who obeyed orders, were literate and had a certain level of management ability. When needed, they could also temporarily manage a large area. As long as the corresponding policies and measures were appropriate, the speed at which systems and frameworks could be established was very fast.
This special military control method can greatly reduce the governance burden of the ruled area, and at the same time, it can resolve the security situation in the shortest possible time.
However, playing like this requires a high level of skill from both the commander and the person following orders.
Those who issue orders must understand and make good use of the system, and issue orders based on the actual situation.
Those who follow orders are able to understand the orders and then execute them.
Neither can be missing; the absence of either can easily lead to enormous consequences.
The erroneous delegation and execution of commands, without prior testing, both imply a very high probability of causing significant damage.
The fact that they were able to stabilize in such a short time can only be attributed to the excellence of both.
This is also why Guo Jia, Fa Zheng, and others, after gaining a general understanding of the situation, directly handed over internal affairs to the personnel of Yizhou.
With the system framework in place and public order relatively stable, the civil officials of Yizhou were able to handle the subsequent management themselves. They didn't need to interfere too much; they only needed to focus on the enemy and eliminate them.
"The enemy's preparations are indeed thorough. It's wishful thinking to think we can take them down in a short time." Looking at the sky that was about to darken, Guo Jia's tone was tinged with emotion.
From noon until now, nearly three hours have passed, and the entire Han army has only advanced five li (approximately 2.5 kilometers). This pace of advance can be described as terrifyingly slow.
"The enemy is blocking our advance so much, and it's enough that our army has been able to continue advancing." Guan Yu, who continued to command the army, was satisfied with the distance the army had been able to advance.
After confirming the Kushan army's blocking tactics, Guan Yu changed the army's advance strategy.
Instead of a full-scale advance by the main force, they directed several legions to cover the advance, expanding the combat area and increasing the spacing and movement space of the soldiers, thus better avoiding catapult attacks.
The other troops set up camp on the spot, built fortifications, and ensured adequate rest for the night.
Although the distance of five li is not very far, it greatly improved the safety of the camp, which had already been settled in place.
"The enemy must be able to see our army's actions in setting up camp!" Fa Zheng said casually, looking at Guo Jia and Guan Yu beside him. "I just don't know if the enemy will harass us at night."
“A fixed camp is the perfect target. Even if they don’t send troops to harass us, the catapults will keep firing.” Guan Ping thought for a moment and then answered his question after seeing his father turn his gaze toward him.
"Notify the troops to prepare for night battle and push the enemy back thirty li." Seeing the smiling eyes of Guo Jia and Fa Zheng, Guan Yu nodded slightly and issued the order. (End of Chapter)