The territory of Qi is indeed very large, and its population is about two million.
Of course, Qi itself may not know exactly how many people there are in Qi, let alone the Zhi family.
The north bank of Jishui and the "Tan" area occupied by the Zhi family are relatively large and sparsely populated places, with a total population of no more than 50,000.
Currently, there are three areas with the most concentrated population in Qi.
The first one is the Qi State Gyeonggi Circle with "Linzi" as the core, and uses Zishui, Qianshi, Mianshui and Yinshui as "tentacles" to spread outward. This area is regarded as a comprehensive area, with a large number of
There are many mulberry fields and fields carrying heavy crops, and the warehouses are even more densely packed.
Next is the area upstream of Jishui. "Zhoushou", "Guangli", "Zhuke" and "Yedian" form a link, forming a large economic chain mainly based on textiles. You can see here
There are a terrifying number of mulberry fields, but on the contrary, there are only a few fields growing cereals.
What is mulberry field? You must add hemp field, and the combination is called mulberry and linen. Most of the clothes people wear are mulberry and linen cloth. Linen cloth is made from the materials of mulberry and linen fields, and then artificially processed into cloth.
The third population center of Qi State is around Yishui River, but compared to the upper reaches of Jishui River and the capital circle, the population on this side is actually relatively scattered.
So, it is said that Qi State is a big country of textiles and salt production. Where is their salt produced? It must be near the seaside, but it is not concentrated.
For example, there are salt-making workshops in Qi State in "Langya", "Zhao", "Jiegen" and "Jizhang", but they are really scattered.
At the same time, the fishing and hunting industry in Qi was very developed. The offshore areas known as the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea in later generations were the fishing and hunting grounds of the Qi people. Some islands even had fishing villages where the Qi people lived together.
The island that Tian decided to use as his escape route is located in the Bohai Sea area, which is called Changdao in modern times. There are many islands in this sea area, and some islands have sufficient fresh water. If farming is not carried out excessively, farmland can be reclaimed for farming, and fishing and hunting can be carried out.
, feeding tens of thousands of people is not a problem.
Another spring season has arrived.
Tian Qi waited for about four months, but did not receive a positive response from Zhiyao.
They spread the news and bit everyone they could bite. They were surprised to find that Zhishi showed no signs of taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail.
Regardless of whether it was the Wei family, the Chu State, or any other family or country, the Zhi family's reaction was that they had no reaction, as if they were just sitting back and watching the Tian family perform hard.
Because the Zhi family did not take any action, even if the families and countries that were bitten took action at first, they slowly faded away later.
"Can Qi Qi return home?" Tian Qi asked for a long time, but he was once again received by Zhiyao.
Zhiyao looked surprised and asked, "Qi Qing didn't leave?"
Even having the word "Qing" in the prefix of a country is not exclusive to governing. There are several ministerial positions in the Jin State, and there are more or less ministers in other countries. However, the power of the ministers in other countries is too small compared to the ministers in the Jin State. Only
Zhengqing is quite special.
In terms of title, as long as you are a person of honor, you can use a prefix, which is just a sign of respect.
The same honorific title also includes the title of doctor, such as Handan doctor. In Chu State, if nothing happens, in more than a hundred years, many titled doctors will be promoted to become kings, and the kingship system with Chu State characteristics will be launched.
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Tian Qi was heartbroken.
They had performed hard for several months, but what they got in the end was this kind of feedback, which made them feel even more uncomfortable than Zhishi targeting and even killing them.
Throughout the winter, apart from socializing, Zhiyao was planning the march route, including how to calm the Qi people's stubborn will to resist after the attack.
So far, Zhiyao has not figured out how many people there are under Zhi's rule. It is roughly estimated that the number is close to two million.
Zhishi uses a base of two million to annex Qi, which has almost the same population. It is extremely risky no matter how you look at it. If outsiders suddenly attack, Zhishi is very likely to collapse suddenly.
So, how dare Zhiyao not be careful? The military must be carefully planned. How to rule after occupation is the biggest problem.
Fortunately, after the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom were eliminated, the Zhi family had the opportunity to conduct experiments and summarized a set of relevant procedures.
Here we can see the wisdom of Zhiyao. By using the related follow-up of dealing with the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom, he not only accumulated enough experience, but also trained a large number of people.
Tian Qi left. He met Zhiyao again before leaving.
This time, Zhiyao gave Tian Qi a clearer hint. What Zhi wanted was the Qi State, and he did not want to swallow the Qi State in one gulp. Tian Qi would divide the meat into pieces if he was willing to cooperate.
According to Zhiyao's hint, the Zhi family will give up Donglai and the surrounding areas of Yishui, so that the Tian family and the Dukes of Qi can compete among themselves. They also clearly informed Wu that they would definitely get involved.
Tian Qi didn't know whether he should trust Zhiyao, but his original impulse to kill himself in "Tan" disappeared.
Why would Tian Qi want to commit suicide within the control of the Zhi family? This requires understanding of contemporary customs and social rules. In simple terms, it is an act of apology. For example, in the Chu State, there is a tradition of killing defeated troops and killing generals, which is nothing more than the chief general.
Bear corresponding responsibilities and no longer be a drag on the family after death.
If Tian Qi commits suicide in "Tan", it can really eliminate some of Tian's negative feelings. Then Zhi or whoever wants to kill the Tian family will become a no-brainer.
The Spring and Autumn Period is all about leaving room, and killing them all is an act that will be condemned.
To put it bluntly, it's just that the nobles feel that they are naturally superior to others, and there are rules between them. If they don't kill them all, everyone will fall into ruin one day. No one wants the rules to be completely broken, and they will end up with the ultimate sacrifice, or be in despair.
There was no possibility of a comeback after that.
Therefore, if you look through the history books, you will find that no matter how hard a noble is punished, there are still very few cases where heirs are left behind. On the contrary, the vast majority of them leave heirs.
To be fair, Zhiyao will break some rules, but has no intention of removing most of them.
His great deeds were so great that even after the First Emperor swept across Yunei, he did not kill all the royal families of the six kings.
Many people in later generations said that it was a failure of the First Emperor to not eradicate the evil. What they didn't know was that the social concept at that time was like that, and they did not consider what would happen to the nobles of the six countries who originally surrendered after they were killed.
Some people will use the rebellion of the Second Qin Dynasty to prove the necessity of killing them all. The problem is that many in history treated the officials of the old dynasty too harshly and did not take that step when they took the final step away from establishing the world.
Every era will have its own three views and rules, which cannot be generalized.
Zhiyao knew very well that what he had to do was not to break all the rules, but to be bound by some established rules and to follow rules that were not fatal to the big goal was a compromise.
If Zhiyao develops from scratch, unless it takes the world by storm from the beginning, it will actually need to abide by some pre-existing rules. This is called political art in professional terms.
The legion assembled by the Zhi family in "Tan" will not participate in the spring sowing this year. After receiving the order, they set off directly and approached "Linzi", the capital of Qi State.
Accompanying a legion of the Zhi family were Zi Gong of Qi Junren, and a group of nobles including Kan Zhi. They seemed so happy that even Gongsun Qing's suicide was forgotten.
Yes, Gongsun Qing, who was sober in the world, committed suicide. Before a legion of the Zhi family set off, he saw how happy the Duke of Qi was. He shouted "Heaven" and jumped off the city wall, hitting the ground with his head first. He couldn't die.
Die again.
The city wall is about seven meters high. If you hit the ground with your feet first, you may not die. If you hit the ground with your head first, you won't die. Your neck will definitely be twisted, leaving you completely hopeless.
Gongsun Qing's suicide did not arouse any reaction from the Dukes of Qi, but it made Zhiyao feel extremely sad.
Zhiyao has informed Kan Zhi that the Zhi family will definitely occupy some territory of Qi State, and the upper reaches of Jishui River are the areas that must be occupied. We will see what areas will be added later.
Not all the princes of Qi are fools. Some pretend to be confused because they understand, and most of them cannot expect more.
Only Jin and Lu responded to the invitation. The other countries have not taken any actual action for the time being. The power in the hands of the Qi princes has been lost. Apart from praying for the help of the Zhi family, they have no ability to regain everything they have lost.
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Under this premise, they knew that Zhishi was ambitious, but so what?
After losing everything, being able to keep a part of it is a kind of luck, right?
Another point is that they are more unwilling to be taken away by the Tian family than by the Zhi family.
Therefore, there may be some truly stupid people, but not all of them. The bad outcome is just one of the things they are willing to accept after repeated weighing.
Many Dukes of Qi thought that it was a compromise that had to be made. They thought that after they got back on their feet, the Lu family of Jiang had benevolent Qi for hundreds of years. How could it be that the Zhi family could make Qi people forget it in just a few years or ten years?
, when they have a certain strength, they can raise their arms or invite other princes, anyway, there will be a chance to regain the old land.
Zhiyao knew what they were thinking and couldn't say that idea was wrong.
After all, the reason why Zhuxia was able to regain its lands after being repeatedly invaded by foreign tribes was not all due to force, but the greater role lay in people's hearts.
This time, Zhiyao played a psychological warfare, taking Qi Junren's Zi Palace with him, and entered "Linzi" city without any fighting.
"The Tian family has long since migrated to the east. My eldest son, did Tian Qi go to Tan to deceive me?" Sima Ranju suddenly began to appreciate Tian Qi a little.
During this period of time, Qi State seemed to be in great chaos. The Zhi family's spies in Qi State were paying special attention to the Tian family. Zhi Yao also knew that the Tian family was making some preparations and did not want to stop it.
Sima Rangju had such doubts simply because Zhiyao didn't know how to share any information.
If that is the case, it is actually a lack of priority, and it also seems that trust is too cheap. Zhiyao will suffer a big loss in this regard one day!
Zhiyao did not answer Sima Ranju's question. Instead, he said: "If you capture the surrounding cities, please ask the doctor."
Many things Zhiyao is doing cannot withstand the scrutiny of smart people. Even if they have not thought of it before, seeing how the incident develops, they will definitely be able to figure out the logical chain.