Chapter 15 3. Not just the united front
There is no doubt that this kind of wisdom does not belong to Duke Zhou alone.The feudal states established in the Western Zhou Dynasty were far more than Song, Qi, Lu, Wei, Jin, and Yan.They may not even all have the surname Ji or Jiang. For example, there is also the state of Chu with the surname Mi, and the state of Qi with the surname Si (Mi is pronounced as Mi, and Si is pronounced as Si).The worrying story is about this kind of person.
Chu, Qi and the like were undoubtedly small states at the time, at most no more than tribal countries, or even tribes or tribal alliances.They were called "Fang Guo" in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, such as Zhou, Zhao, and Jiang, and they were called Zhou Fang, Zhao Fang, and Qiang Fang.In addition, there are Ghost Fang, who is ashamed (pronounced like a ghost), and Ren Fang, who has the surname Feng.It was very wrong for Yin Shang to suppress them by force, or to ignore them.
In fact, these Fang kingdoms have few troops, many numbers, small scales, and great backgrounds. They are often called the successors of Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, and Yu.The smart way is of course to unite where we can, so that we can form the broadest united front.At least, if they can't be friends, they can't be made enemies.You must know that these buddies have not entered civilization not long ago, and they still have barbaric habits and tribal legacy, but they will use violence when they say it.
What's more, some of them also participated in the war against Zhou.Although there are only a few soldiers and three or five soldiers, they are also considered allies and participating countries.Now that he is victorious, he will always get a piece of the pie, sit in a row and eat fruit, right?
Well, everything will be given to the teacher and brigade commander.
Therefore, as long as the emperor of Zhou is recognized, no matter it is a clan, tribe, tribal country, or Zhuxia, Zhuqiang, Baipu, and Qunman, they all celebrate with each other, and five people and six people become kings.
Speaking of it, this is a mutually beneficial win-win solution, and both parties are doing business without capital.Fang Guo, for example, lost nothing.The emperor of Zhou didn't want their land, people, army, and property, but would give them some more.The oil and water they got in the war against Zhou was recognized by Zhou Tianzi with an official seal.Zhou Tianzi didn't care about their domestic affairs.Isn't that worth it?
More importantly, many of these countries are barbarians.Because of cultural backwardness, he was discriminated against by Yin merchants for a long time, and he was ashamed of himself.Now that he has been enfeoffed, he has also become a lieutenant. He can sit on an equal footing with the other countries in the Central Plains and reciprocate courtesy.
However, it was Zhou who made the most of the money.
First of all, the land, people and property of these feudal states originally belonged to those guys, and the Zhou people had no cost.What Zhou Tianzi gave was only a name and title.But this empty check was exchanged for the recognition and support of the new regime, and bought the heart of change and armed forces, thus establishing its own united front, and has not lost its leadership.In fact, as long as Fang Guo admits that he was sealed by Zhou people, he will at least agree with Zhou's leadership in name, not to mention that the surname Ji is the most awarded.
However, Fang Guo's joining is very important.With them, Zhou's regime had the "dual legitimacy" of destiny and human hearts.It's not just "United Front".
This is a series of actions of the Zhou people in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty: reorganization, great migration, extensive colonization, and general enfeoffment.Now, can the rulers of the Western Zhou Dynasty sit back and relax?
cannot.Because the stability of the new order is still a question.
This cannot rely on strategy, only on the system.Strategies are just "techniques", while systems are "politics".In other words, the establishment and construction of the system is fundamental, and it is the only way to ensure long-term stability.
In fact, when Duke Zhou and the others were "playing chess", a new political system and national system came into being.This system itself has a "stability maintenance function", so it has guaranteed peace for five hundred years.But at the same time, it has inherent deficiencies and internal contradictions, so it was destroyed in the Spring and Autumn Period, overturned in the Warring States Period, and replaced in the Qin and Han Dynasties, leaving only unforgettable memories and eternal melancholy.
Its name is called "state system".
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