Chapter 189: I, Zhao Yang, will never be captured!
Actually, right? After Zhao Yang was completely blocked, he knew very well that unless reinforcements came, let alone the trapped army breaking out, he would not be able to escape at all.
There is no complicated reason. Zhao Yang simply imagined that he was trying to save others. Instead, he led his army to surround the enemy. The terrain was completely favorable to his own side. If he blocked the perimeter, he would be able to catch turtles in the jar. How could he leave a gap for him to escape?
Woolen cloth.
So, Zhao Yang knew that he had only two choices left, either to be a prisoner or to face death.
Being a prisoner? Zhao Yang said that it is impossible to be a prisoner. There is no possibility in this life, nor in the next life, and it will never be possible to be a prisoner!
So, why didn't Zhao Yang tell Gubu Ziqing?
Zhao Yang needed to be alone for a while without anyone disturbing him, so he used the remaining time to write a suicide note.
This suicide note will be a bit long. I will write down what I want to do in my life and what I have not yet accomplished, and explain some things to my family.
The sound of killing outside was loud, and the only sound inside the tent was the scratching of brushes writing on paper.
The paper comes from Zhishi, and everyone who has used it says it is good. Unfortunately, the quantity available is too limited.
"It is necessary to clarify the acres of land. We hope that those who come after us must make it work for the sake of the country..."
Zhao Yang felt that everyone had misunderstood him. He wanted to clarify the land acres not just to pry into the reality of each family, but actually more to want the country to collect more taxes.
After all, the Zhao family will also clarify the acres of land and expose the amount of farmland held by the family to the public. How is it different from other families?
In terms of the country collecting more taxes? All families, including the Zhao family, actually concealed their taxes and failed to pay taxes after the monarch declined. Not only did the monarch lose income, but the national treasury was also becoming more depleted year by year.
In the event of a national war, there is actually a big difference between whether the public treasury has enough food in stock or not.
When soldiers exceed their term of service, the nobles are responsible for their logistics.
Some nobles did not have as much property as they imagined. When they were short of food or other things, they could borrow money from the state and pay it back with interest later.
There is no grain in the treasury, and no loans can be given to the nobles. More than a few nobles will go bankrupt, and the war that should have been carried out can only be stopped, which also affects the implementation of the national strategy.
"In addition to clarifying the matter of land and acres, we must also respect our superiors and not use our power in many places, only to fight and disrupt the government..."
No lie, really!
Zhao Yang wanted to strengthen the authority of the monarch, but some of Jin Junwu's actions chilled Zhao Yang's heart. He felt that since the current monarch could not and could not support him, he could still have expectations for the next generation of monarchs.
The king of the Jin Kingdom lost power, and the ministerial family was on the rise again. Zhao Yang believed that sooner or later the country would fall apart. He believed that appropriately strengthening the authority of the monarch would be beneficial to each ministerial family, so as to avoid the division of the country and the weakening of each family's strength.
No more domineering and blessing the princes.
Even ordinary people, no one has benefited from the country's strength. They are walking outside, and when people know that they are Jin people, no one dares to bully them easily. If it is not the benefit of the country's strength, what is it?
Not to mention the nobles. If it is difficult for Li Shu to have the opportunity to go abroad, it is still easy for nobles to travel. As Jin nobles, they can often receive good hospitality when they go to other countries. Isn't this because of the strength of Jin?
Of course, Zhao Yang knew the danger of increasing the authority of the monarch, and decided that as long as he controlled the monarch's strength well, that would be enough.
This is not because Zhao Yang is stupid or naive, the reason is that several generations of Jin people have done this, and there are relevant examples that can be used for reference.
Zhao Yang wanted to destroy the Fan family for no other reason. The fundamental reason was that Shi Yang went too far in some things. People of Shijishe's generation did not restrain themselves at all. Furthermore, the Fan family's ill will towards the Zhao family was too deep.
The annihilation of the Qing family will not fundamentally change the trend of the Jin state. The former Xian family, Xu family, Jin family, Que family, and Luan family were destroyed or weakened due to various reasons, and the Jin state is still the Jin state. The only difference is that other families have risen.
Zhao Yang was not simply opposed to the Hu family becoming a high-ranking family. In his own opinion, the family foundation of the Hu family was in conflict with the Zhao family. Furthermore, the Hu family was a bit weak.
The weak Hu family will not be able to secure the position of Qing Dynasty, which is very likely to be the cause of the next civil strife in Jin. If such a family becomes the Qing clan, isn't it easy to cause trouble?
It's a pity that the monarch can't see that level of worry, the Zhi family is really insidious, and the Wei family and Han family lack long-term vision, so they forcefully made the Hu family a high-ranking family.
"In addition to the authority of the Lord, the slaves in the country can also be released..."
Zhao Yang stopped writing and looked at the person who opened the curtain.
The person who came was named Meng Xi. He was from Di and was recruited by Zhao Yang from a Baidi tribe.
Bai Di? Which other branch could it be? The one where the leader's daughter once married the Zhao family.
There were bloodstains on Mengxi's body, and it looked like the bloodstains were still fresh. The inspector said, "Lord, the enemy has been killed within one mile."
So, the resistance of the Zhao soldiers on the periphery was broken down very quickly?
Zhao Yang thought he could hold on for at least half an hour, so he waved his hand to Meng Xi and started writing faster.
"Returning from officialdom is not to return to one's own hometown, but to stay in the country and become common people, and still produce..."
In this regard, the Zhao family has been a pioneer. They only made the slaves subjects. In fact, they did not change too much. It suddenly gave them a sense of belonging and they were more willing to work hard.
Zhao Yang originally wanted to be more radical and free the slaves and grant land at the same time, but the subjects themselves had no permanent property, let alone the slaves who had just gained limited freedom.
If Zhao Yang is given more time, what he will do next is to follow the example of the Zhi family and not only promulgate family rules that reward meritorious deeds in the family, but also make them a law throughout the Jin Kingdom.
Why imitate the Zhi family? That's because the Zhi family promulgated new family rules. Zhao Yang heard that the new rules of the Zhi family are quite detailed and cover almost everything that may happen.
Zhao Yang believed that Zhiyao was stingy in that he only implemented it within the Zhi family and required meritorious service to be rewarded, instead of allocating land to the people all at once.
As long as the new rules of the Zhi family are turned into laws and the ownerless land is distributed to the living people, one can imagine how high the enthusiasm for production in the entire Jin country will be.
It is now the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the rules of the early and middle Spring and Autumn Period are retained. Building a city or setting up a "state" is considered as having ownership of a certain area. Places without nobles building strongholds are considered unclaimed lands.
That would leave many places as unclaimed lands. Whether they can be developed or not depends on whether someone is willing to spend energy and time, right?
Zhao Yang firmly believes that if the wasteland is given to Li Shu, the desert will be able to create value, not to mention that it only needs to eradicate some plants or fill in the swamps.
After all, where we think we have a stronghold now, how good could the original environment be?
The current living space of people was created by the ancestors of all generations, who fought against all kinds of beasts, fought against heaven and earth, and fought against humans.
The ancestors have set enough examples for future generations, don’t future generations even have the courage to try?
The curtains were lifted again, and the subtle shouts of death became much more real.
When Meng Xi reappeared, he could no longer make gestures with his hands. His left arm hung limply, and his right arm slightly raised his weapon as a salute.
"Lord, there are only more than 300 of the 800 warriors left, can we fight for another moment?" Meng Xi stumbled as he spoke, turning sideways to reveal a sword stuck in his waist.
That's right, there was a sword inserted into Meng Xi's body. Judging from the depth of the insertion, it seemed that it penetrated through the gap in the armor, and it penetrated about seven or eight centimeters.
Zhao Yang didn't even look at Meng Xi and waved his hand again.
Meng Xi did not leave, but continued: "Ziqing was captured."
Zhao Yang, who was holding a brush with dragons and snakes flying around, paused and waved his left arm again, indicating that Meng Xi could leave.
At this moment, Zhao Yang was thinking: "How come there are seven or eight thousand Zhao soldiers who can't even resist for half an hour? It seems that we shouldn't recruit too many untrained people. The large number of people just looks huge.
It doesn’t actually work. I hope Wuji can remember this lesson.”
Zhao Yang speeded up his writing. Many of the words he wrote looked a bit sloppy, but he really couldn't care about that much.
About half a quarter of an hour later, Meng Xi left again and came back. What he saw was that Zhao Yang had put away the paper full of words, wrapped it in yellow silk and stuffed it into his arms.
Zhao Yang turned around and saw that Meng Xi's left arm was lying limp, and his right arm was simply broken off at the elbow, with thick and black blood oozing out.
This time Meng Xi was completely speechless. Every time he opened his mouth to say something, blood would pour out of his mouth. His eyes were very wet. He knelt on one knee without letting himself fall. His body swayed until his eyes lost focus.
, his pupils dilated, his head paused, but his body did not fall down.
Mengxi's head hung down, revealing his back. The leather armor there showed traces of being hit by a blunt object. Looking at the weird tilt of his head hanging down, his neck was basically broken. It was supported purely by his amazing will.
Come and see Zhao Yang for the last time.
Regarding the death of the loyal guard, Zhao Yang did not show any sad expression.
It's not that Zhao Yang has no feelings, or that he doesn't care about the death of those who are loyal to him. They are Jin people, and there is nothing unaccustomed to death, especially since they are people who have fought hundreds of battles. They have been killing enemies, and one day they died from the enemy.
Hands, there is nothing to be surprised about.
Zhao Yang himself was about to die, and his men just took the first step.
"They didn't dare to damage my body. They would only respectfully collect it and send it to the State of Jin."
Zhao Yang finally tidied up his appearance, untied the sword hanging from his waist and placed it on the desk. He sat quietly for two or three breaths before taking out the sword.
"Perhaps...my only mistake was not using thunderous means when Zhiyao showed his strength?"
Zhao Yang put the sword across his neck, pulled the corner of his mouth, and pulled it very neatly!
Wiping the neck will not kill you immediately. In fact, it will cut the carotid artery and cause a lot of bleeding to death. If you even cut the trachea, a lot of blood will pour in, and the person will drown in his own blood.
"The most right thing to do is to marry Fen to Zhiyao so that at least one bloodline can be preserved?"
When his consciousness was about to fall into eternal darkness, Zhao Yang felt it really hurt, but he twitched the corner of his mouth again, his eyes full of mockery.
"Once I die, Zhongshan Kingdom will definitely be buried with me!"
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It took more than four hours to write this chapter!!!
