Chapter 386: Ready to turn the family into the country (two in one)
"I am lucky that he is sad. If the Han family comes to seek peace with the Qin State, and the Han family does not attack, my family will be able to help and make money. The Han family is determined to conquer the west, and I will follow the Han family." Zhiyao said.
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What happened to Qin had nothing to do with the Zhi family. Even if the Han family could advance into Qinchuan and gain a foothold, it would have little to do with the Zhi family in the short term.
Is it possible for the Han family to invade Qin and gain a foothold? It seems to be difficult, and Qin also has the fiefdoms of the Zhi family, the Wei family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family, so they will not become the Han family.
The family's stage.
Han Geng was actually very conflicted. Among the several invasions, only the one when Zhiyao led his army to the west achieved great results. Han's own expedition to the west or brought the Fox with him, the effect can only be said to be almost non-existent.
"My family's western expedition must not be interrupted, but... it is difficult to attack." Han Geng said.
Zhiyao simply showed a speechless expression on her face.
The Qin State could not withstand wars every year, and in fact the Han family could not afford it either.
After all, isn't it true that only one side of the war is experiencing attrition and losses? If the war continues again and again, the winner will not be determined in a short period of time. Isn't it a matter of who has the stronger will and deeper financial resources?
Zhiyao explained: "The Qin State also has difficulties. The Rong and Di in its western frontier are not at peace, and the Yi Canal in the northern frontier is undergoing frequent changes."
Qin has not completely defeated Rong and Di, and the two sides have been engaging in small-scale battles.
Yiqu? This is a very ancient tribe that had no contact with Qin for a long time. Later, the two sides became neighbors and there was constant friction.
Han Geng knew that, but did he just think that only Qin was suffering?
The Han family should be more relaxed and avoid fighting too hard with the Qin State, causing someone within the Jin State to target them and even take actual actions.
Of course, Han Geng wouldn't say those words, he just needs to be more vigilant.
Han Geng said: "I want to send someone as an envoy to Yiqu. I wonder what Yao thinks?"
What the hell?
The Han family sent an envoy to Yiqu, surely because they wanted to cooperate.
At the current historical stage, the only country that has ever had an alliance with foreigners is the Qin State, and they have been nailed to the pillar of historical shame for this reason.
Zhiyao noticed Han Geng's shyness and obviously felt that it was a shame to cooperate with a foreign race.
It’s okay to have that kind of shame.
It's not that Yiqu is too weak. It makes Han feel ashamed to cooperate with him. It's just because Yiqu is a foreigner.
It’s not that the current era is completely devoid of national concepts, it’s just that they are very similar to modern times.
The Han family will feel ashamed, and the bigger reason is that doing so will make it appear that the Han family is hungry and not selective about food.
If given the choice, Han Geng hoped to find strong teammates within the Jin Kingdom to join him in the Western Expedition. However, the last time Han Geng talked to Zhi Yao himself, and later asked Wei Ju to come forward, Zhi Yao declined the offer to lead his army to the Western Expedition.
What was Zhiyao's true mood at that time? It was definitely Han Geng who was thinking too much.
The Han family did not have the ability or strength to suppress Qin, so why did they think that Zhiyao should help with the work?
After being declined by Zhiyao, Han Geng proposed a national war, but Zhiyao declined.
The form of national war? It is equivalent to saying that whatever gains were gained from the Western Expedition, they will be distributed according to their merits, and no one will suffer.
The reason for Zhiyao's refusal was too simple.
There are no such beautiful things in the world. How can you take advantage if you can win? If you can't win, you should share the benefits, and then all of a sudden the risk should be shared equally with others?
If the Han family is willing to use the early benefits to give each family a share, and then proposes to carry out the Western Expedition in the mode of national war, then it shows true sincerity. The problem is that the old Han family does not have it, giving people the impression that they are not strong enough and have no
He is responsible and does not seem to have the impression of being pushy.
No, the Wei family was shocked by Han's actions. Later, they stopped paying attention to Han's invitation to the Western Expedition and only promised to reinforce the Qin army for defense if they refuted.
Presumably, the Wei family was also disgusted by the Han family. She was very depressed about why she was Han's neighbor?
Han Geng readjusted his mentality before visiting Zhiyao again.
This time, Han Geng was finally willing to distribute the benefits first, and then invited Zhiyao to be the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition.
"I don't want to go. It's a critical moment in the Eastern Territory." Zhiyao declined again.
That made Han Geng very embarrassed.
After all, Han showed great sincerity and was rejected by Zhiyao for the third time.
Zhiyao saw Han Geng's embarrassment, thought for a while and said: "Geng also knew that my family was carrying out construction projects east of Ye City and was unable to send many troops. If it was a national war, why didn't Geng invite everyone to go with us? My family could send troops.
One 'division', and then send Sun Wu as 'general'."
In terms of reputation alone, Sun Wu cannot compare to Zhiyao.
This is the blessing of Zhiyao's multiple identities, and his record is also really strong.
Conquering the capital of a country, right?
Sun Wu cooperated with Wu Zixu to conquer Chu's "Ying" capital, and served as his deputy.
Four of the capitals of a country were conquered by Zhiyao's army alone. Not to mention that Zhiyao was the eldest son of the Zhi family of Jin, and was currently one of the six "Qings" of Jin.
If you accomplish the same thing, different identities will have different effects. The person with a higher identity will definitely gain more halo and create a greater sensation.
"Sun Wu? It seems possible..." Han Geng thought to himself.
If the Zhi family is led by Sun Wu, the commander of the Western Expedition will of course be Han Geng, and Sun Wu can serve as his deputy or staff officer.
Zhiyao means the above.
After Han Geng left Zhiyao, he went to find Wei Ju without taking a rest. He didn't tell him how to communicate with Zhiyao, but simply told him the results.
After dividing the direction of expansion, the Zhi family, Wei family and Han family all have very clear strategic goals, and each of them also has countless things to be busy with.
Wei Ju was not surprised that Zhiyao agreed that Zhishi was willing to send troops.
This is the difference between whether Han is willing to share the benefits in advance. If he was not willing before, no one would be willing to take advantage of it, but if he is willing to do so later, it will definitely be different.
It’s not just about whether it’s beneficial or not, it’s actually about attitude.
The truth is, the benefits are more important!
To put it bluntly, no one is anyone else's parent. If you want to seek help, especially for something as dangerous and unpredictable as sending troops, if you just open your mouth and ask for help from others, you are really thinking too much.
One winter, Han was asked to sort out the plan for next year's Western Expedition, and later asked Zhiyao to let Sun Wu come to "Xintian" to actually participate in the planning.
Zhiyao, who seemed very leisurely, had no intention of participating in the planning. Every day she would either spend time with her family, go out or invite others to her home for a banquet.
"The people of Qin are fierce and not afraid of death." Zhongxing Qi came to the capital from his fiefdom not long ago.
Today, all the important members of the Zhi family are here.
They all look in high spirits, which is enough to reflect the prosperity of Zhishi.
When Zhongxing Qi was talking about what he had seen in Qin, he couldn't help but mention that the Qin people would raid the fiefdom.
According to Zhongxing Qi, the Qin people constantly raided the fiefdoms of various Jin families in Qin on horseback, using a hit-and-run tactics.
That kind of tactics undoubtedly takes advantage of mobility. If you can't fight, just fight. If you can't, then flee. Although it looks very rogue, it is actually quite useful.
Zhiyao said: "Next year, Yao will dispatch three thousand cavalry to the west to station permanently. Qi can discuss with his neighbors and hire my cavalry to ensure that they will not be attacked by the Qin people?"
Zhongxing Qi really didn't expect that the family could be so powerful, especially when the east was in a critical stage and they could send three thousand cavalry to the west.
This brings us to Zhiyao’s long-term development of cavalry.
Zhuxia really has no shortage of people who can ride horses at this stage, but they really can't fight on horses.
With the emergence of stirrups and saddles, more and more people can at least ride horses and shoot arrows. Even if they are not equipped with horseshoes, it just makes the damage rate of war horses high.
Cavalry archery is not very lethal against an army with high armor rate. It only plays a role in harassing the enemy when it joins the battle, and then it is a pursuit after the enemy's army collapses.
The armor-wearing rate of most armies is just like that. Anyway, don't expect all members to wear armor. A 20 to 30% armor-wearing rate can be considered luxurious.
Because there are vast wetlands and plains in Hebei and southern Zhongshan, farming cannot be carried out and only grazing is encouraged. The Zhi family will definitely increase the number of people who are good at basics, and they will also become a source of troops for Zhi Yao to recruit cavalry.
At this stage, Zhiyao's cavalry construction is in a free-range mode. At most, they are concentrated and go to fight somewhere. If there is no war, they are concentrated for training. No further construction plan has been adopted for the time being.
There are only three thousand cavalry. Orders are given to the north or east. Some knights are willing to accept the call and then go to the battlefield to make achievements.
Another happy thing about Zhongxing Qi is that the family...or Zhiyao didn't treat them differently.
To be honest, Zhiyao wants both the Hu family and the Zhong family to have a place in the future country. There is really no need to treat Zhongxing Qi differently, not to mention that it is the time when Zhongxing Yin is needed.
What's the situation? It's just that there are new changes in things in Qi State.
Although Qi is still alive and well, not only does it not have a king, but after a year of large-scale civil war, a large number of people have been lost to the Zhi clan, and the surviving princes are almost drained of blood.
Zhong Xingyin of Qi State bore an important responsibility. He was the one who repeatedly instigated internal strife among Qi's princes. He was also responsible for the Zhi family's subsequent annexation of Qi's territories except Donglai.
Zhi originally planned to implement the annexation of Qi when all conditions were met, that is, the second five-year plan was best completed.
However, plans never change quickly.
At present, all social strata have abandoned the Lu family with the surname Jiang and asked the Zhi family to quickly bring them under their rule.
Regarding the annexation of Qi's territory except Donglai, Zhong Xingyin was eager to complete it before his death, and clearly reported to Zhiyao that the time was too ripe, and if it continued to be delayed, it might be bad.
Today, Zhiyao gathered the core tribesmen to discuss the annexation of Qi.
Before the topic really starts, Zhiyao needs to first understand the situation of the fiefdoms in each region. Among them, the newly annexed areas of Qiuyou, Zhongshan, and Weidi are the most important. Next, once Qi is annexed, how many people can be drawn from which places to move to Qi.
Zhiyao let Expo Dao finish his introduction, and then said: "Everyone can speak freely!"
There is no such title as "Zhujun" now, and it is not a mistake in using the word. The main reason is that Zhiyao needs to reveal some core plans to the clan members.
For example, founding a country!
From its fiefdoms to its population, as well as its scientific and technological strength and productivity, the Laozhi family is actually far stronger than most vassal states.
Just how powerful they are, they don't just stay locked away all year round, as members of the Zhi clan, they can actually get a deep understanding of it from their daily social interactions.
How should I put it? Because they are members of the Zhi clan, even if they are not arrogant and domineering, the people they interact with will be more courteous.
The most powerful thing that shows strength is the force. Not to mention that the old wise men have won many battles, the army's equipment seems to be extremely sophisticated.
Zhiyao glanced at the clan members present, feeling quite helpless in her heart.
Most of the older generation of tribesmen are mediocre. The good thing is that they don't mess around, but being mediocre is a sign of their origins.
It's okay for ordinary people to be mediocre.
Being born into a wealthy family and having extremely mediocre abilities is actually a kind of original sin.
It’s not difficult to understand. The family business is too big, and outsiders are always prying at it. They can’t do much to help, which is tantamount to being a drag.
Zhiyao turned her attention to her peers sitting in the back row, feeling somewhat comforted in her heart.
There is still a group of talents emerging from the younger generations of the Lao Zhi family, among which Zhongxing Qi, Cheng Wu, Zhilin and Zhiying are the most outstanding, but they are still a little immature at the moment.
However, it doesn't actually matter. As long as there is plasticity, the Lao Zhi family has plenty of stages for them to practice. After all, they still have the resources to cultivate it.
Since Zhiyao started the arrangement, talents have emerged in the second generation. If we continue to pay attention to education, the third generation in the future is worth looking forward to.
"Gentlemen," Zhiyao greeted for the second time.
This time someone noticed something was wrong with the title.
Cheng Wu was both puzzled and persuaded, and he said cautiously: "My eldest son, please don't talk nonsense about me."
What Zhiyao wanted was someone to respond, saying: "When Yao heard that there was a king in the Chu country, he was given a fiefdom, established a feudal state, and became the king of the territory."
Bai Gongsheng is presiding over this matter.
The civil war in Chu State was still raging, and a large number of families were wiped out. However, the land and subjects were distributed to the clans that were willing to cooperate, with the Qu family, Jing family and Zhao family receiving the most preferential treatment.
Because the central government had lost control of the local area for a long time, Chu Junzhang and Bai Gongsheng were unable to take back a large amount of land under their jurisdiction, so they could only lavishly reward the central clans.
In this way, Chu's "monarchy system" was officially taken out.
Now the newly born feudal lord needs the support from the central government. Generally speaking, it is a kind of help to the central government. In line with the truth that no matter how good the system is, it will be ruined one day. At present, it seems to be able to greatly strengthen the power of the central government of Chu State.
With the feudal monarchy system, it is really not surprising that the descendants of the feudal monarchs became the gravediggers of Chu State.
After listening to Zhiyao's introduction, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
The abilities of the older generation may be mediocre, and people who live a long life will inevitably become more sensitive to interests.
Fu Guo was very surprised and asked: "The eldest son sat back and watched Zhao Muxie usurp the country and the Chen family restored the country. Is this the plan?"
The Chu State once again launched feudalism. Only when they became kings internally did they have the basis for feudalism again.
If the Zhi family also wants to have their own lord, it is clear that the head of the family needs to go one step further and at least become a king, right?
Listening to what Zhiyao expressed, becoming the king of a country is just the beginning. One day, he will become king like Chu and Wu. Only then can feudalism be carried out legitimately.
The tribesmen, who were not so sure at first, were a little stunned after listening to Fuguo's questions.
The same person who was shocked was Jishen.
Zhiyao did not communicate with Zhishen in advance, so she made such a statement suddenly.
It's not that Zhiyao is unwilling to communicate with Zhishen, it's simply that she knows it's difficult to get Zhishen to agree through communication alone.
Zhiyao has expressed or hinted at similar communications to Zhishen several times, and Zhishen has expressed her opposition every time.
The current situation no longer allows Zhishi to not have a lofty goal. Just being a courtier is actually a danger to Zhishi.
Why do you say that? To put it bluntly, it is the truth that if the name is not right, the words will not be right, and the life is also in the hands of others. This is the reason why the powerful ministers either become rebels or are set up to be killed in the end. The main reason is that they are too
Too strong, so strong that there is no way to retreat. Once you retreat, your entire clan will die without a burial ground.
Zhi Yao looked at Zhishen with some distress, and waited for the other party to show a forced smile before standing up and explaining the situation facing the family.
In fact, it is the above reasons that have caused the old wise man to no longer be able to go on the road of being a courtier.
Another option? Continue to maintain the status of a minister of the Jin Dynasty. One day, either a certain king will liquidate the descendants of the Zhi family, or he will continue to fight life and death with other high-ranking families. There will be no third possibility.
In order to give Zhishen and other tribesmen a deeper understanding, Zhiyao reviewed the Qingwei families in the Jin Kingdom that had perished or had been expelled or exterminated, and explained in detail why the Qingwei families frequently broke out in fierce battles.
Of course, it doesn't mean that there will be no enemies after the founding of the Zhi family, but it just eliminates the need for operations from higher-ups. No matter what enemies there are, they will be exposed, and the goal of fighting against them will be clearer.
Most of the time it was Zhiyao who was talking, and occasionally someone would ask questions.
Gradually, the understanding reached a consensus... In other words, they were attracted by Zhiyao's idea of founding a country, and they also agreed that working for others was not as promising as working for one's own business.
Later, Zhishen was thinking the whole time, and had to admit Zhiyao's point of view that being a minister cannot avoid facing two endings.
"It seems that there is really no way to retreat? If my family is weak, other families will pounce on it. If it remains strong, the Zhao family in the past will be the Zhi family in the future." Zhishen has not forgotten how Jin Jinggong played a trick on the Zhao family.
Zhiyao had never told Zhishen so clearly and thoroughly before.
In fact, it was Zhiyao who didn't think carefully, and more wanted to continue operating and then use his arrogant strength to create established facts.
To put it more harshly, Zhiyao just wanted to wait until Zhishen had a posthumous title and the old Zhi family could take the decision in a legitimate manner before realizing those plans one by one.
Now the Qi State is finished far earlier than expected, and it has reached a crisis situation where if it is not "accepted" immediately, it will cause even greater trouble.
After those changes occurred, Zhiyao realized that it was time to unify internal thoughts, and the founding of the country had entered the necessary preparation stage.