《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十》
有人问他是什么原因，崔郾说： 陕虢土地贫，百姓穷困，我整天安抚都来不及，惟恐惊扰百姓；鄂岳却不大相同，这里地势险要，民族杂居，夷族风俗崇尚剽掠狡诈，不用重刑，就难以治理。
或问其故，郾曰： 陕土瘠民贫，吾抚之不暇，尚恐其惊；鄂地险民杂，夷俗慓狡为奸，非用威刑，不能致治。
Someone asked him the reason, and Cui Yi said: "The land of Shaanguo is poor and the people are poor. I have been appeasing them all day long, for fear of disturbing the people; Eyu is very different. The terrain here is険峻, the ethnic groups live together, and the customs of the Yi people are plundering and cheating. It is difficult to govern without severe punishment."
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 或问其故，郾曰： 陕土瘠民贫，吾抚之不暇，尚恐其惊；鄂地险民杂，夷俗慓狡为奸，非用威刑，不能致治。 [/INST] Someone asked him the reason, and Cui Yi said: "The land of Shaanguo is poor and the people are poor. I have been appeasing them all day long, for fear of disturbing the people; Eyu is very different. The terrain here is険峻, the ethnic groups live together, and the customs of the Yi people are plundering and cheating. It is difficult to govern without severe punishment."</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 或问其故，郾曰： 陕土瘠民贫，吾抚之不暇，尚恐其惊；鄂地险民杂，夷俗慓狡为奸，非用威刑，不能致治。
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Someone asked him the reason, and Cui Yi said: "The land of Shaanguo is poor and the people are poor. I have been appeasing them all day long, for fear of disturbing the people; Eyu is very different. The terrain here is険峻, the ethnic groups live together, and the customs of the Yi people are plundering and cheating. It is difficult to govern without severe punishment."
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