In the study, the smoke of cigarettes curled up, and two brothers, one old and one young, were having a private conversation.

What is a little strange is that it was the old man who was willing to learn, while the boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old became the teacher.

Fortunately, Zhao Hao had foresight and was not afraid of disappointing his elder brother.

He knew that in the original time and space, the policy of changing the natives to officials proposed by Du Zheng was not successful until the 19th year of the Wanli reign. During this period, it was unknown how many times it had been repeated, how many rebellions had been suppressed, and how many officials had their careers ruined. Later, the governor who succeeded Zhao Jin, Wang Zheng, did not believe in this evil, and changed Zhao Jin's strategy of using both kindness and force, and led an army to conquer the disobedient envoy An Guoheng, but ended up with a disastrous defeat. He was dismissed from office and returned home in disgrace less than half a year after taking office...

No matter from which aspect, Zhao Hao must avoid causing Zhao Jin to advance recklessly because of himself - the elder brother is the thigh that he plans to cling to for more than ten or twenty years, and he can only let it get bigger and bigger, and he must never fall down easily!

~~

"Guizhou is one of the thirteen provinces, but the provincial capital doesn't even have a prefecture or county. The governor, prefect, and prefect have to work in the garrison. This is unacceptable." Zhao Hao analyzed the feasibility of moving the government for him and said, "For the two chieftains, as long as the chieftain system is maintained, you can let them call you grandpa. Therefore, there won't be much resistance from both sides when it is implemented. This is truly a benefit for all generations. As long as you can accomplish it, you will be remembered in history. At least the people of Guizhou will build a shrine for you."

"Oh haha..." Zhao Jin's eyebrows lit up when he heard it, and he smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. He said, "Let's do it according to my policy, brother. However, the name of Chengfan Mansion has too much barbaric flavor, so we should change it."

"Chengfan Prefecture is in the south of Guishan Mountain, so let's call it Guiyang." Zhao Hao smiled and subtly took the honor of naming the capital of Guizhou Province to himself.

"Guiyang, what a good name. If this can be accomplished, we will name it according to your suggestion!" Zhao Jin praised with his beard drawn.

"We still have to report it to the court. Maybe there will be a better name." Zhao Hao smiled fakely and thought to himself that it would be strange.

~~

Zhao Hao was called to the study by Zhao Jin, and Zhao Shouzheng went back to the west courtyard with his two apprentices.

Today they plan to take a day off before continuing their journey in the capital.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to the west courtyard and before I entered the house, I heard an unpleasant call coming from the moon gate.

"Stop right there!"

Zhao Shouzheng and the other two turned around and saw that it was Zhao Shixi, the little bully of the Zhao Mansion yesterday.

After Zhao Shouzheng sobered up today, he regretted his instigation yesterday. After all, Zhao Shixi was still a child, and he shouldn't have bothered with him.

So Zhao Shouzheng reached into his sleeve, ready to take out the gift he had prepared long ago - a Wanyuan ticket with a face value of one thousand taels.

But who knew that the little bully didn't have such good fortune. When he saw Zhao Shouzheng standing still, he said unhappily:

"You seem to be quite rich, so you are here to offer your inheritance to my father, right? Then you must show respect to me first, otherwise I will not let you accomplish anything."

Zhao Shouzheng hated the Zhao family's disrespect for their elders the most. He could not help but stamp his feet in anger and said, "Boy, I'm your grandfather! Speak politely!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shixi rolled his eyes in disdain and said, "I'm almost your grandfather..."

"This is outrageous! What kind of thing is this?" Zhao Shouzheng would never give him money. He was so angry that he pointed at Zhao Shixi and cursed, "Kick this beast out!"

"Who do you think you are? This is my home, you should get out!" Zhao Shixi was still shouting when a man from Caijia Lane grabbed him by the collar and threw him out of the Moon Gate.

"Ouch, my butt..." Zhao Shixi covered his butt and sat on the ground, pointing at the man and cursing: "You are done, do you know that? Just wait! See how I deal with you!"

The men from Caijia Lane swung their sticks at him, and Zhao Shixi was so scared that he ran away with his head in his hands.

~~

In Zhao Jin's study.

After listening to Zhao Hao's analysis, Zhao Jin felt relieved and said with emotion: "Guizhou is the place where my master attained enlightenment. I have no choice but to do my duty."

"But at the same time, brother cannot deny the policy of reforming the natives and returning them to the officialdom. That would brand you as a conservative, which would be detrimental to your future development." This was Zhao Hao's golden advice. "You can tell the officials below that the policy will not change at all, it will just be implemented in stages."

Still worried that he was too conservative, Zhao Hao reminded Zhao Jin: "Being an official at your level doesn't mean you can be self-satisfied just because you can get things done and keep the area safe. If you want to have a higher level of development and be regarded as a minister of the country, you have to show superhuman vision and pattern."

"Ah, so that's it..." Zhao Jin's eyes widened when he heard this. He had been worrying about how to deal with the situation in Guizhou all day long and had never thought about this kind of thing. Now that Zhao Hao reminded him, Zhao Jin suddenly had an epiphany and understood some issues that he had never thought about before.

"Then may I ask my dear brother, how should I behave?" Zhao Jin leaned forward slightly, with only half of his buttocks sitting on the chair, and asked for advice with the attitude of treating a teacher.

"First, you need to have a slogan that you can mention every day and repeat over and over again, so that people will think of you when they hear it, such as 'Han and Miao are one family, building Guiyang together'. It doesn't need to have a lot of meaning, as long as it sounds nice and easy to remember."

Then Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Then, you need to carefully research the situation in Guizhou and come up with a strategy for 'reforming the natives and returning them to the officialdom' that can be followed by those who come after you... not just Guizhou Province, but nationwide!"

"Oh my god, this is a big question..." Zhao Jin couldn't help but sighed, "I'm afraid I can't solve it well and will be laughed at."

"No, Du Zhongcheng's approach is basically correct, but it's too intimidating and not conciliatory. Brother, you just need to neutralize it a little bit, and you'll get the correct answer. Then you can refine the outline and raise it to the national level. Then the 100-year plan of 'reforming the natives and returning them to the officialdom' can be considered as your proposal."

"A century-long plan..." Zhao Jin repeated these four words, his heart beating faster and his mouth becoming dry.

"When the time comes, ask your peers to cheer for you in the court. That way, you will become a senior official with a broad perspective in the eyes of His Majesty and all officials. As for the big issue of 'reforming the natives and returning them to the Han Chinese', there will be no result without years of debate in the court. Even if it is tried out in advance, it is someone else's business. If it succeeds, it will be your credit. If it fails, it is because his level is too low, and it has nothing to do with you, my brother."

"I roughly understand. My dear brother wants me to have two faces in the capital. In Guizhou, I will be conciliatory and do things without saying anything. In the court, I will sing a high-sounding tone and only talk but not do anything..." After all, Zhao Jin had experienced and seen a lot, so he quickly understood what Zhao Hao meant.

"That's right. You can't do what you say, and you can't say what you do. That's basically it." Zhao Hao nodded. It's not difficult to talk to smart people.

"But what if... I say what if, the court does not argue and directly approves my strategy, allowing me to implement the policy of converting natives into officials?" Zhao Jin was still a little worried and said, "Wouldn't that be digging a hole for myself?"

"This situation won't happen. This kind of overall strategy cannot be proposed in the first two years of taking office, otherwise people will think you are immature." Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said, "As for two years later, Gao Xinzheng will almost be back. No matter whether your method is acceptable or not, no one will let you do it."

ps. Ninth update, 2400 votes plus more, asking for monthly votes and recommendation votes~~~~