In the past, judging from purely paper data, the Zhi family, which had annexed most of the Zhongxing family's fiefdoms, was undoubtedly the family with the best statistics among the Jin families.
In reality?
In terms of fief area, the Zhi family is almost the same as the Zhao family.
In terms of population, the population of the Zhi family is equal to that of the Zhao family and the Wei family combined.
In terms of the quality of the fiefdom, the quality of the Zhishi's fiefdom is a bit mediocre. Too many places have not been developed, and the geographical environment is not very good. A similar situation exists for the Zhao family.
In terms of purely agricultural development, the Wei family, which has annexed most of the Fan family's fiefdoms, is in the best condition, followed by the Zhi family, and the Han family at the bottom.
If the Hu family did not return to Jin, the Han family would be the weakest among the Qing family.
The weakness of the Han family is mainly reflected in the lack of combat effectiveness of the family's army. The quality of the fiefdom is slightly better than that of the Zhao family, and the population is about the same as that of the Wei family.
What is the situation in Jin State now? The population of the six ministerial families accounts for 80% of the country, and the fiefdoms account for 70% of the country.
The day comes when the Qing family no longer wants to serve the king. Judging from the current situation, the public can only do anything but stare blankly and fight to the death. It would be better for the other nobles to quickly integrate into one of the Qing families.
"The Han family is not moving? Everyone can understand. Who should my family target?" Zhiyao began to think.
Considering that other families are targeting foreigners, the Zhi family will definitely not be able to take action against the princes.
This is also the situation faced by the Jin State. It has created an established pattern. After the chaos, it needs time to recuperate. Fighting with the princes may lead to large-scale battles. If you find foreigners, you can fight alone with the strength of a family.
In the current Jin State, whoever initiates a national war will definitely be scolded. Otherwise, it would be best for the Zhi family to attack Qi State, and the next best target would be Zheng State.
The state of Qi is in civil strife, and the Zhi family has a fiefdom bordering the state of Qi. This is really a good opportunity to take advantage.
Did Zhi take action against Zheng? It was not to gain land, but to plunder the population.
As for the Kingdom of Wei, which is also bordering the Zhi clan? The last time the Kingdom of Wei had surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, if the Kingdom of Wei did not seek death on its own, the clan of the Zhi clan could only create their own reasons to take action.
It is not cost-effective to attack the Patriotic Association now, because there is no chaos in the Weiguo under the rule of Nanzi.
Attacking a country that is internally united has never been the first choice. If you win, you will suffer huge losses. If you fail to win, you will be very embarrassed.
Zhiyao fell into thinking. After much deliberation, she still couldn't find a good target. If she wanted to attack Qiuyou, it would most likely involve Xianyu and Zhongshan Kingdom. A fight could easily turn into a protracted war.
"How about..., should we choose Qi Guo? We can also return the favor to the Shusun family." Zhiyao finally felt that there was no need for the Zhi family to play at the pace of other high-ranking families.
Zhishen is still eagerly waiting for Zhiyao to make up her mind.
By the way, Jishen was still tall and thin before. How long has it taken for him to become a bit rich?
This is a correct demonstration of a wide heart and a fat body???
What's going on? If Zhiyao sets his sights on Qi, history will change again. In the original history, Zhiyao was eyeing Qiuyou, a foreign country. At that time, a conflict broke out between Xianyu and Zhongshan, and there was no spare power to fight against it.
Guan Zhi attacked Qiu You.
The situation is different now. Qiu You, Xian Yu and the Zhongshan Kingdom have formed an offensive and defensive alliance to help each other. The Zhao family has decided to take action against the Zhongshan Kingdom. If the Zhi family goes to attack Qiu You, it will be like helping the Zhao family.
"Faqi." Zhiyao said.
Zhishen blinked and said hesitantly: "There is civil strife in Qi, is it appropriate to put an end to it?"
Look, what a state of mind.
But then again, Jishen's hesitation is the mentality that a noble should have in this era.
The current rule of "no mourning in national mourning" has been broken.
When civil strife breaks out in a country, other countries will still be hesitant to intervene unless they are invited. The reason is very practical. Invasion may force the country where civil strife broke out to put aside conflicts and become united. The benefits of intervention are limited, but reputation will be lost.
It becomes ugly.
Zhiyao said: "The Tian family is the cause of the current chaos in Qi. I am attacking the Tian family not to attack Qi."
It's just an excuse.
Furthermore, although the Jin State is no longer the overlord, it still retains its remaining power. It is more or less reasonable and reasonable to raise the banner of bringing order to the Qi State and invade the Qi State.
At that time, the Zhi family will just choose to support a young master from Qi State to ascend to the throne.
Zhishen thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's it."
He actually didn't think about anything just now. Pretending to think was the last dignity he retained as a father.
Things that will only be done next year should be prepared accordingly this year. This situation is not uncommon in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Therefore, unless there is an emergency, the pace of doing anything will be very slow, and it will take much longer to make relevant preparations.
The Zhi family has decided to march into Qi State next year, and many actions need to be completed in advance. Not only the family prepares for war, but also to ventilate Zhong Xingyin who is messing around in Qi State.
"The crown prince's move achieved three goals with one stone." Expo Road learned that Zhiyao advocated sending troops to Qi State and was very appreciative of it.
Zhishen had great respect for Bobodao, the old retainer who had served Zhizong before. He would often talk to Bobodao about some of Zhiyao's actions in private, and get the meaning of some of Zhiyao's actions from Bobodao.
Expo said: "It is in line with etiquette to bring things right out of chaos. This is one of them. Returning favors to Shusun's family is another. The third is that there will be gains."
Just shortening the construction of a new city that originally took seven or eight years to three or four years can already make Zhishen understand the importance of the Gongshu clan.
Favors come and go, and to be more realistic, the Shusun family is not worthy of the Zhi family's favor. If the Zhi family can repay the Shusun family's favor as soon as possible, then there will be no delay.
Zhishen said: "I have sent people to Lu."
Expo Road said with admiration: "The Lord is wise."
In fact, everyone within the Zhi family knew that Zhiyao was the one making the decisions, and Zhishen was just the tool giving orders.
If I have to say something, the Zhi family very much hopes that this pattern can be maintained, preferably until Zhi Yao succeeds to the throne one day.
That is because some of the decisions made by Zhiyao have never been wrong, and many of the measures have even gone one step further than others. While avoiding a lot of risks, it can be seen to the naked eye that the benefits will be huge.
To tell the truth again, Zhiyao had already bought off all the people within the Zhi clan who should be bribed, not directly with money or land. The second generation of clan members and retainers were all messing around with Zhiyao.
As elders, many times we would rather suffer some damage to our own interests in order to ensure that future generations have a bright future.
Besides, Zhiyao has not done anything that undermines filial piety, so they have no reason not to support her.
"Yang Yang mentioned many times that Yao hasn't seen Fen Ying for a long time. What does this mean?" Zhishen's title means that the conversation is about a private matter.
Expo said with a smile: "'Yuan Rong' is just showing friendship, so there is no need to worry about it."
When Zhao Bolu was still the crown prince, he would let Zhi Yao often go to Zhao's house to play, and Fen Ying would show up every time.
Later, wasn't Zhao Bolu dethroned as the eldest son, and the eldest son of the Zhao family became Zhao Wuxie?
Although Zhiyao didn't know that Zhao Wuxie held a banquet and then killed her brother-in-law, due to some sensory issues and the fact that the friendship was too ordinary, she really never went there again.
As a result, Zhiyao and Fenying had very few opportunities to meet each other, and most of them only met when some young people went out hunting.
Zhishen thought of something and said: "Don't let Shi Yiguang, Zheng Dan get pregnant before Yao's wife."
Well, Zhiyao is eighteen years old.
How many years has Zhiyao endured the beauty?
At present, Shi Yiguang has grown up, and Zheng Dan is fully mature. Is the eighteen-year-old Zhiyao...or has she gone through something like that?
From what Zhishen said, it must have been Zhiyao who did it.
Why is there no relevant space? Take a good guess.
A nobleman can only have one living wife. This is bound by etiquette and law, and there is no such thing as an equal wife. After the wife dies, he can get a new wife. The choice will never be the previous concubine or lover, but only the new one.
Marry a well-matched woman as your wife.
The Zhi family is a big family. If the lover has children earlier than his wife, it will be a big joke, and it will also be too disrespectful to the wife's family.
Expo said: "The eldest son is a temperate person."
There is no nonsense in this statement.
The young men from other families are already messing around at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and may have lost more than one life.
This "life" means that someone lost their life in the real sense. It may be a pregnant lover, a clan member or retainer who was ordered to supervise but failed in his duty.
With Zhiyao's conditions, how can he not do anything he wants with an elder like that? He also has beauties like Xi Shi and Zheng Dan, so he has to endure it until he is eighteen years old!
Don't mention Liu Xiahui. The fables about him during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were actually a kind of joke in the world, not a compliment.
Don't mention the disciple, he is probably the most notorious person in the Spring and Autumn Period and in later generations.
"What is Yao doing?" Zhishen usually wouldn't ask. He asked just out of curiosity and without any thought of control.
Expo said goodbye and said he didn't know, and he didn't dare to say he knew if he did, saying that Zhishen wanted to know and was willing to go and take a look.
"That's all." Zhishen didn't feel that his authority was damaged at all. He sighed and said, "As Lan Dao said, Yao is a temperate person."
In today's era, it is difficult for the children of nobles to have a happy childhood. They receive various educations from the time they are sensible. The older they get, the heavier the responsibilities they bear.
As for bullying men and women? As a noble, the people you usually come into contact with are either clan members or retainers. Looking at servants is just a two-legged tool. People in the social circle are equal classes. Bullying has nothing to do with bullying men and women. It's just about pinching each other.
.So, there is almost no chance of contact with Li Shu, so how to bully him?
What is Zhiyao doing? He is discussing Taoism with Sima Ranju.
The new army started training, and after experiencing actual combat, it was discovered that some arms were not needed for the time being, and some arms were missing.
"There is no point in using spears and axes to show off your skills. There is no need for them." Sima Ranju really didn't understand what Zhiyao wanted from this unit.
What can Zhiyao say? The heavy infantry used to break the formation seemed to have chosen the wrong weapons.
"The Zhi family wants to imitate the Wei family?" Sima Ranju said that he gave up his chariot.
To be honest, Zhiyao really hasn't thought about this, thinking: "I would like to engage in cavalry, but I don't have the conditions for the time being!"