The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"The army doctors have already examined them. Apart from a few men who can be saved, most of the others will not survive."

"If we hadn't come, these people would have become food over the next few months."

"As for the actual food supplies in the camp, they have hardly been touched. They don't look like military rations, but rather Nurhaci's bargaining chips to win over the Ming army."

Cannibalism during wartime was not uncommon in the Central Plains.

However, instead of using the available grain, they directly treated the people as a reserve grain.

Who would have thought?

Moreover, in the Central Plains region, cannibalism was a last resort, and most people would develop psychological trauma from being forced to such a point.

In the hands of the Manchus, this seemed to be an everyday meal, as if it were the food they were supposed to eat.

……

"Damn it!"

"How dare you treat the people of the Central Plains like this!"

Old Zhu was furious.

He didn't know before that, despite the challenges starting at the same time, Liu Bang started first.

Now he probably understands the reason for doing this: to let him accumulate anger.

We'll wait until the challenge begins, then we'll repay the Qing Dynasty handsomely!

"Cannibalism is something..."

"Cheng Yu, you have more experience, tell me, is cannibalism really addictive?"

"Is it really tastier than regular military rations?"

Boss Cao frowned as he looked at the person in front of him.

He remembered that when they landed on that island, Cheng Yu was excitedly leading a small group of soldiers to capture people.

Regarding grain reserves, no one in the entire army knows more about them than Cheng Yu.

"This one……"

"How should I bring it up..."

Cheng Yu stammered, and after thinking for a moment, he finally spoke.

"Assign people!"

"For the people on that island, it is almost impossible to eat, and they feel nauseous. But in the Central Plains, in dire circumstances, it can barely fill their stomachs, but it would never replace ordinary military rations."

"It can only be said that the barbarians are uneducated and need our Central Plains dynasty to send people to educate them."

Just because he's done something like that doesn't mean he likes it.

On the contrary, if he had any other choice, he certainly wouldn't have gone that far!

"Therefore, after bringing all the land under the king's control, the first thing to do is to educate and civilize the people."

"People like the Manchus from beyond the Great Wall were uneducated. It was precisely because they couldn't distinguish right from wrong that they sat on the throne of the Central Plains, which led to a series of tragedies later on!"

“It is indeed necessary to educate and civilize the barbarians.”

While Lao Zhu was furious, Li Er found something he needed to pay attention to.

Li Jing and his men had already begun their campaigns to conquer cities and seize territory. He had previously thought that since the military generals were already busy, there was no need to worry about not having any battles to fight for at least a long time to come.

However, this made the civil officials in the court seem out of place compared to the military generals.

Many of the civil officials, skilled in archery and horsemanship, even submitted memorials several times, expressing their desire to lead troops as civil officials.

Now, he doesn't need to have a headache anymore.

Military generals conquer cities and seize territories, while civil officials can be responsible for education and civilization!

The achievements in expanding territory and in civilizing barbarians.

Civil and military talents complement each other perfectly!

"Changsun, I've thought of something to do with you scholars."

"Do what you do best."

"After expanding our territory, we must also integrate them into the Central Plains through education so that they can truly be considered citizens of our Great Tang!"

"I do not expect you to be able to teach them the Four Books and Five Classics. Just teach them to read and write, and teach them propriety, righteousness, integrity and a sense of shame. That will be enough."

The work of educating and transforming people cannot be accomplished in one generation.

Trying to achieve something overnight will only lead to failure.

Li Er felt that the most important thing, and the first thing to do, was to cultivate etiquette and a sense of shame!

Once these things are taught to them, the rest can be gradually absorbed through their own experiences after they truly begin to integrate into the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree. But if we allow those barbarians to learn too much, will they pose a threat to the Central Plains again?"

Changsun Wuji certainly knew how great a contribution it was to educate and guide people.

But he also remembered the complaints of those people on the sky earlier.

Many people say that it was precisely because the Tang Dynasty spread so many techniques such as iron smelting, casting, and agriculture that later dynasties faced difficulties.

Now, if we were to educate them all and teach them the knowledge accumulated over a thousand years in the Central Plains, wouldn't that pose an even greater threat to future generations?

"Constitutes a threat?"

Why do you think this threat exists?

Li Er couldn't help but chuckle.

"If they study the Four Books and Five Classics, learn the propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame of my Great Tang, and wholeheartedly identify themselves as subjects of my Great Tang."

"Even if they rebel at the end of a dynasty, it can only be considered internal strife, not external enemy attacks!"

"Changsun, what you need to do now is to treat them as subjects of the Tang Dynasty. The military generals are responsible for recovering their land, and you are responsible for winning their hearts and minds, educating them, and making them also consider themselves subjects of the Tang Dynasty!"

"In this way, in future dynasties, there will be no external enemies, only internal strife."

"do you understand?"

If you only teach them skills, make them worship you, and make them call themselves the Khan of Heaven, then many people will indeed outwardly comply but inwardly remain unconvinced.

Furthermore, if the Tang Dynasty's national strength were not so formidable, it could easily trigger a backlash.

It can reclaim the land, win over the hearts of the people, and educate them.

If one generation isn't enough, then two or three generations will do.

At most three generations later, they will no longer be barbarians, but literate people from the Central Plains, and the best among them will even have the opportunity to take the imperial examinations and obtain official titles!

Killing the enemy is ultimately a inferior strategy; education is the truly superior approach!

"What if there are those who do not submit to our teachings?"

Changsun Wuji immediately understood. He comprehended Li Er's meaning and also felt that this approach was feasible.

But uncivilized countries are ultimately too barbaric.

No one knows whether there might be those among them who are unruly and intend to cause trouble.

"Unruly? Changsun, have you forgotten that just a few days ago, most of you civil officials were submitting memorials to me, requesting to lead troops into battle?"

"The civil officials of our Great Tang Dynasty are different from the corrupt scholars of later generations. Most of them are great talents who can serve as generals on horseback and prime ministers on foot."

“If they submit to our teachings and are willing to learn the propriety, righteousness, integrity, and sense of shame of our Great Tang, then we will teach them well.”

"As for those who are unruly, you should know what to do, after all, you are a decisive person, aren't you?"

Those who refuse to be educated are not worthy to be subjects of the Tang Dynasty. Those who should be exiled according to the law will be exiled, and those who plot rebellion will be executed directly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the civil officials are in charge of education; when they pick up their swords, they can be even more decisive than some military generals!

"Understood, then I have no further questions. I heard a few days ago that Duke Wei is about to attack India. I will make the arrangements first. If it is not enough, the Spring Palace may need to recruit more people next year."

"However, most scholars from humble backgrounds who pass the imperial examinations are not skilled in martial arts. Therefore, I propose that, in addition to the civil service examination for women, we should add a military examination to select talents to assist the civil service examination candidates in educating and civilizing the barbarians!"