Chapter 389: Except me, no one has this courage (two in one)
If you ask Zhiyao what he thinks of marching to Qidi? He will answer: It consumes a lot of food!
It’s really a waste of food!
Lao Zhijia came prepared for this wave and brought in nearly 200,000 dan of various types of food in order to win people's hearts.
This is just a face-saving project, that is, each person is given ten kilograms or even less of rations on a per capita basis. No more will be lost.
How long can I eat ten pounds of grain? No matter how much I save, I can only eat it for a month, and it is impossible to last longer.
So, to put it bluntly, whether those people in Qidi will starve to death or not depends on themselves. They collect all the resources that can be used as food in the wilderness and work hard to survive until after the summer harvest.
"How can I feed 800,000 mouths even if my family has millions of shi of grain?" Zhiyao knew that Lao Zhi's family did not have a million shi of grain now. After taking out 200,000 shi of grain, the remaining 300,000 shi was useless.
Can't move easily.
To be honest, every bean and grain of millet is saved by the Lao Zhi family's hard work. The amount of food that can be saved to 500,000 dan is quite remarkable. It is an exaggeration for other families to save more than 50,000 dan.
This is because we don’t pay attention to large-scale hoarding of materials now. In fact, it is because of insufficient productivity that we cannot hoard materials at all.
The fact is that there are battles every year, and the productivity is only that, how can the excess food be stored?
The Zhi family could only start to store grain after developing the east of "Handan", including the large quantities of agricultural tools produced by "Ye" every year and distributing them to various fiefdoms. Otherwise, every year in the past would have been tight.
The 800,000 that Zhiyao mentioned was the statistics of the reported information, which means that without counting the land area, the population of Lao Zhijia should increase by about 800,000 this time.
Should it be less than 800,000? The reason is that attrition occurs in those places all the time, and on the contrary the birth rate is so low that it can be ignored.
In the context of war times, the birth rate will indeed decrease.
At the same time, people's lives are too hard. Even if they are pregnant and born, most babies will actually die due to insufficient breast milk or lack of other supplementary foods.
Zhiyao has never used administrative orders to force the birth rate to increase, just because the living conditions cannot keep up, and having more children would be a waste of human life.
So, things like the fertility rate really don’t depend on encouragement. It depends on people’s quality of life. Who doesn’t want to have more children and grandchildren if they live an easy life? I am overwhelmed by life.
Now, do you want your children to come into the world and suffer with you?
Zhiyao was troubled by having to take in 800,000 people at once.
He should indeed feel a headache. At first, Qi people were willing to accept help because of their suffering, waiting for their small life to become easier again. It is inevitable that some people will miss the old times.
It is equivalent to saying that one day when various regions overcome the difficulties, the old wisdom family will face a new round of tests.
Of course, when it's the turn of those who miss the old times to jump all over the place, people's hearts will definitely be affected to varying degrees. Let's see how much of a storm it can stir up.
"If there is no sign of surrender, the best thing to do is to find an opportunity to cut him off." Zhiyao did not say the sentence "I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go." The meaning was this.
There is no change of power without bloodshed!
Cutting out as many factors of instability as possible is protecting more people. This sentence may sound quite fucked up, but it is the truth when the situation is irreversible.
Sima Ranju fully understood what Zhiyao meant and agreed with it.
Give the warmth of spring breeze to those who can win.
The enemy should be treated with ice-like coldness.
People can be great, and their thoughts and principles must have a stand. To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself and more innocent people. If you don't understand this truth, you should just close your door and live your own life, and don't come out to try to harm other people.
"There is no change in the country of Wu, and there is no change in other countries." Sima Ranju truly felt that even God was helping the Zhi family.
The demise of any country is due to internal worries being greater than external ones. Qi State first sought its own death time and time again, and then was threatened by external threats, which led it to where it is today.
Sima Ranju felt that God was helping the Zhi family because a large-scale uprising suddenly broke out in the State of Lu. The unrest spread to other countries, and even the State of Wu, which had launched major projects, was affected.
If Zhiyao could hear Sima Ranju's inner voice, she would be more scornful.
There will be pie-in-the-sky things happening in the world, but Lao Zhijia is not relying on God to give him face this time.
Many princely states were affected by the slave uprising. The reason why the old wise family seems to be stable is because they have their own policies towards slaves. What does it have to do with God?
If all the countries could treat their slaves a little better, wouldn't it make the slave class feel complete despair and be ignited by a spark?
As for the annexation of Qi State, it went smoothly. Isn't it the goal that Lao Zhijia has been working hard to achieve step by step?
It is clear that Lao Zhijia has done more than others and is well prepared. When it is his turn to complete the set goal, it is considered a favor from God. Doesn’t it deny the efforts of those who strive for it?
The timing, location, and people should be used to define Zhiyao's correct timing to understand his ability in layout.
Zhiyao actually knows where his advantage lies. It's not about any inventions or inventions, or how powerful he is in commanding the army. It's just his advantage in looking at the overall situation.
The state of Qi will not perish. One person will be selected from among their clans to be the king, who will just become the king of a city.
"Let Gongsun Xia take the throne." Zhiyao casually named a candidate.
Sima Ranju asked: "Where to place it?"
Anyway, it can’t be in “Linzi”, and it can’t be in a too prosperous area.
Zhiyao said: "We can relocate the city of Wudi."
This city was located in the north of "Linzi" and was destroyed after the river was diverted. Later, the Zhi family tried to repair it and completed part of it.
Sima Ranju still had no objection.
The Qi State is different from the Wei State. First of all, the Qi State has a better historical background. Returning "Linzi" will pose a relatively large threat to the Zhi family. The threat is not good for the Zhi family. In fact, it is also not good for the surviving Qi State.
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The reason is not complicated. The remaining Qi State can continue to worship its ancestors if it does not cause trouble. When trouble occurs, it will force the old wise men to make things happen.
That Gongsun Xia and Gongzi Nian are of the same nature, their blood relationship is too far away from the direct lineage, and they have little appeal.
It is also a routine operation for Zhiyao to do this.
At the beginning of the enfeoffment of the Zhou royal family, there were more than 3,000 vassal states. Later, the number gradually decreased. For the vassal states that were destroyed in the civil war, the victorious country usually selected an insignificant bloodline of the defeated country to be used as a sacrifice.
After handling the matters that should be handled in "Linzi", Zhiyao left.
This time in the occupation of various places, force is only an auxiliary, and dealing with various people's livelihood is the top priority.
Zhiyao gathered a large number of former Qi nobles at "Ma Jing" who were willing to serve Lao Zhi's family, and began his inspection tours in various places.
There are still a majority of people who are willing to join Laozhijia, but they are latecomers, and it is difficult for them to have any chance of reaching the top in one fell swoop.
For example, the Cui family, although they were the first group to be unlucky, they saw the situation clearly in time, jumped on the spot and immediately became prosperous.
Of course there are opinions on the Cui family within the Qi State, but it is not necessarily how strong the dislike is.
After all, Jin and Qi are both vassal states under the Zhou royal family. If we really want to talk about it, they are also Zhou people first. What Jin people or Qi people are is a geographical distinction.
To use a less appropriate metaphor, Zhou was the country, while Jin or Qi were at most an administrative region.
Precisely because we are all Zhou people first, it is more reasonable to merge with each other.
As for those who go upstairs, Lin and Hu? Just look at the historical records and you will know what is going on. Not only will they kill all their senior officials, but the best outcome for the rest of them is to become slaves. There is almost no third clause.
You can choose your path.
Therefore, xenophobia has existed since ancient times.
"That's the eldest son of the Zhi family, my future allegiance?" Zhang Tu's mentality changed quite quickly.
Today's national concept is not as good as the family concept. Loyalty to an individual is the mainstream, not loyalty to the country.
There is no such thing as advanced or backward thinking. Even after a long time, there are many examples of people who are loyal to individuals and ignore the country.
The reason for Zhang Tu's rapid change of mentality is very practical. His family's foundation has been fully guaranteed, that is, it will not become someone else's.
Nobles want a lot, and they know when to be satisfied. If they start shaking again, they will inevitably return to their insatiable face.
It is the nature of all living things to seek more benefits, from intelligent people to grass rooted in the soil, there will be no exceptions.
Zhiyao met with a few people in particular, including Zhang Tu.
They are all the old nobles of Qi who have shown the most active service to the Zhi family, and judging from some tests, they seem to have no lower limit.
Of course, Zhiyao prefers loyal people. This is the case for any master. In the process of conquest, it is inevitable to identify those who understand current affairs and then use them as much as possible. The master must know how to control his personal likes and dislikes.
, no obvious differences should be treated because of contempt or dislike.
"I believe that cutting off areas is the first priority." Zhang Tu began to express his views.
In the past, the annexation of countries by countries usually left behind the old nobles. Which family in which place was the local prominent family? Not only would the occupying army not make things difficult, they would even give preferential treatment. In addition to the rule of "princes, generals and ministers have their own kind"
, in order to rely on this prominent family to control that place.
Zhang Tu expressed his views and then concluded: "If the powerful are not eliminated, how can there be peace?"
Just put it another way.
The system of Qi State has actually been almost destroyed by a series of turbulences. After the original order was destroyed, those who were originally famous were left with only a reputation.
Since those people no longer have the strength, why not take the opportunity to deal with them and instead support them again?
If you do that, don't expect many powerful people to be grateful. They will only take it as a matter of course to be able to dominate again, and there is no need to expect any gratitude towards Zhishi.
It must be said that Zhiyao was shocked when she heard this.
Of course, the Lao Zhi family has been cutting off the original dignitaries in this place, but these old nobles of Qi who have been gathered together, they should not know about it, right?
Without knowing it, Zhang Tu actually came up with that kind of suggestion. He was obviously thinking seriously about something, and he was determined to gain a position in Zhiyao, so he made that kind of suggestion that was completely inconsistent with the original rules.
"Mr. Zhang, your name is Tu?" Zhiyao glanced at the reception list before she knew what the name of the person in front of her was.
How should I put it? This is a ruthless person!
"If it's cut off, what will happen to Zhang?" Zhiyao asked.
Zhang Tu replied: "Since I am admonishing you, I should not die. The eldest son needs to be rewarded heavily as a sinner."
This shows that there is a person who is willing to sacrifice his life for Zhishi. Zhishi cannot really sacrifice this person's life, but also gives preferential treatment. This is not to set an example... It may also have the effect of setting an example, but more to attract hatred.
use.
That's it!
The Zhi family didn't want to do that. It was purely because someone suggested it and even gave strong advice that so many families were in misfortune.
If there is someone you want to hate, should you hate the person who made the suggestion? How can you hate Chishi who never thought of doing that?
Zhiyao said expressionlessly: "You can go to Linzi and serve as the city's governor."
It has not been said whether he should implement it or not. Zhang Tu should know what he should do after going to "Linzi".
Of course, even if Zhang Tu later knew that Zhishi had been doing that, the order of things was that he had his own suggestions first and then took Zhishi's actions.
A series of events stunned several old Qi nobles present.
There was one person who seemed to have waited for Zhang Tu to leave before reacting. He stood up to dissuade Zhi Yao from listening to the advice, and even scolded Zhang Tu for being a villain.
At first, Zhiyao listened patiently, but then she got really annoyed when she just cursed a few words over and over again without raising any point of view.
Zhiyao's meeting with these people can be seen as winning people's hearts, which is tantamount to acceptance to a certain extent.
People with brains should think of a big move like Zhang Tu did in advance, regardless of whether Zhishi is willing to execute it or not. If they can successfully make Zhiyao remember such a person, it is best to have a positive impression, which is what they should plan for.
I think Zhang Tu’s suggestion is not good, but I would like to explain it in a more rational and well-founded way. What is the bad method and what consequences will it bring? No matter how clichéd it is, it can still be considered coherent in thinking, right?
Che Luulu can’t even speak, it’s just a waste of time!
The appearance of Zhang Tu among a group of people was already Zhiyao's gain this time, and he really couldn't expect more.
If these people are really smart and have no way to join the Zhi family in advance, they can always make a blockbuster success by learning Zhang Tu.
Opportunities come from time to time, but very few people seize them.
Zhiyao used a lot of patience to ask questions one by one and tried hard to show her approachable side, but she almost couldn't continue the performance later.
There is really no way around it. Some people's speech is not nice to hear, but their speech is full of clichés and stereotypes. Anyone who listens to them too much will feel bored.
"Why do I think I've heard of this 'Ma Jing' somewhere before?" Zhiyao obviously confused 'Ma Jing' and 'Ma Ling'.
If there was any famous battle at "Ma Jing", it was just that after Zhao Kuangyin bullied the orphans and widowers and usurped the throne, the newly established Northern Song Dynasty regime fought a moderate battle with the Southern Han army at "Ma Jing".
"Ma Ling" is where a relatively famous event occurred. Pang Juan was ambushed by Sun Bin here. When Pang Juan died on the spot, the main force of the Wei State was annihilated by the Qi army in "Ma Ling", ending the Wei State's
Maintain its status as a dominant power for decades.
In fact, "Ma Jing" is not far from the edge of Lu State. About forty miles to the west is the territory of Lu State. To the southwest is "Ai Ling", which Lu State and Qi State have repeatedly fought for.
"I must get 'Ai Ling'. If I get it, the Lu Kingdom will lose its territory. If there is an invasion, it will attack 'Qufu' Yi Ye." Sima Ranju suggested that Zhi family should quickly capture the strategic location of 'Ai Ling'.
Of course Zhiyao knew the importance of "Ai Ling", but it was not certain how important it was to the Zhi family.
The Lu State's control of "Ai Ling" and then Taishan can use the geographical advantage to block the invasion from the northeast, east, and southeast. Only after they lost "Ai Ling" did they try their best to regain it, all because "Ai Ling" was occupied by Qi State.
, which meant that Lu State lost the bridgehead that threatened Qi State's belly, and at the same time it also opened up Lu State's defense system.
Now, the Zhi family has surrounded the Lu State from three directions. There is no need to fight against the Taishan defense line, let alone launch an invasion from "Ai Ling". They can launch the invasion from Wei Di or Jishui River Basin.
Of course, being able to capture "Ai Ling" would mean cutting off Lu's access to Qi, preventing the Lu army from disturbing Qi, which had experienced countless turmoils.
Zhiyao said: "The day we attack Ai Ling will be the time to destroy Lu."
Either we don't fight, or if we start fighting, we will pursue the goal of destroying the country.
At that time, the Zhi family could completely use the attack on "Ai Ling" to attract the attention of the kings and ministers of the Lu state, and possibly lure a sufficient number of Lu troops to go for reinforcements.
That is because Qi and Lu competed too frequently for "Ai Ling", which caused the Qi and Lu people to have a fixed mindset that "Ai Ling" was very important, and it was difficult to ignore the gains and losses of "Ai Ling".
The reality is that as mentioned above, the Zhi family has many routes to march into the Lu State. Targeting "Ai Ling" will only be a small detail in the overall strategic deployment, and will not be the main deployment around "Ai Ling".
"Then we'll see if the kings and ministers of Lu are that stupid, and to what extent." Zhiyao thought to herself.
Many people who don’t understand history would think that Qi State and Lu State fought so fiercely and had so many grievances and grievances that Lu State would die at the hands of Qi State? In fact, this is not the case. The one who destroyed Lu State was
Chu State.
It's not that Qi has no chance to destroy Lu. The main reason is that the vassal states in the Central Plains have a big taboo against destroying a big country. They can eat away as much as they want. If they can't destroy it, they will never destroy it.
Chu State is not that particular. They don't care about their historical background or historical missions. Chen State and Qi State, two of the three most loyal members of the Zhou royal family, were destroyed by Chu State. They could definitely destroy Song State.
I won't let it go. The problem is that the Song Dynasty is relatively difficult to destroy.
Zhiyao walked along the way and inspected the cities and villages along the way. The more he saw, the more proud he felt.
Selecting Qi people for training, teaching them the necessary management skills, plus a certain amount of brainwashing, and sending them back to Qi after the occupation was implemented. Judging from the actual situation, it was undoubtedly a good move by Zhiyao.
Most of these new Homo sapiens were nothing before. Their new status was given by the Homo sapiens. Whether they can get things done will determine their future. They will definitely work very hard. Whether they can get things done depends on their personal abilities.
It is not an exaggeration to say that an opportunity like this is rare in a thousand years. Unless they are in the changes brought about by Zhiyao, not only will they not be able to touch power in their lifetime, but they will not necessarily have descendants. It doesn't matter if they don't understand this principle.
, someone will repeatedly emphasize to them that fools are not qualified to be selected for expatriation.
"So, spring sowing has been completed, Li Shu's plowing is attentive?" Zhiyao looked at the handle in front of him that was shaking all the time, and then looked at the other person's face that was flattering but obviously in a state of aphasia, and gave him a comforting smile.
Is it normal to lose control?
The village cadres did not know in advance that the national leader would come, but they suddenly learned the news, and were later invited to have a dialogue. What a good psychological quality it must be to maintain a normal mind?
Maybe it was Zhiyao's smile that gave Bing a great deal of comfort, but it also allowed Bing to express herself in a stammering way.
When they first arrived in this village, there were 126 villagers. Later, seven died of illness and 34 more were recovered from the nearby mountains. The current population is 153.
Due to insufficient labor force, it was naturally not possible to fully spring sow the previous acres, but only about two-thirds were utilized.
"The rations are not enough to survive. The servants and others are fishing and hunting, but we can still maintain what we need. When the summer harvest comes, will there be no worries about food shortage?" After saying this, the handle showed a flattering expression.
Regarding fishing and hunting, it was Zhiyao who insisted on the Zhi family's patent right to open up mountains, rivers and rivers. Otherwise, every plant and tree would belong to the owner's family and no one anywhere could obtain it at will.
Quite a few families have strong opinions on the Zhi family's patent rights to open up mountains and rivers, believing that it is breaking the established rules and will intensify Li Shu's demands.
Wei Ju persuaded Zhiyao several times to take back the relevant power, and he also urged Li Shu to be greedy if an opening was opened.
At that time, Zhiyao used the excuse that Zhi's situation was special.
It is not that there was no precedent for the Jin State to open up patents on mountains, rivers and rivers. When the Duke of Jin was in power, he opened up relevant powers many times, and also formulated many policies that benefited the Li people. Unfortunately, he eventually died and the government ceased.
Zhiyao came all the way and learned about the people's livelihood situation which is quite bad.
That is due to the general environment and is definitely not caused by the lack of effort of a small number of individuals.
"It's obviously inappropriate to beat the local tycoons now. If we really divide the rich, I should be beaten first." Zhiyao even gave up the patent on mountains and rivers, and also gave 200,000 shi of food relief. It was really helpless.
Did more.
Just doing those things, if Zhiyao had not revealed his plan to turn his family into a country to the core tribesmen, no matter how much prestige Zhiyao had accumulated before, believe it or not, if it was related to actual interests, there would still be a large number of people who would oppose it?
Now it's so good that there is a lofty and visible goal attracting the core members of the Zhi family, so that they can stand on Zhi Yao's side and suppress the rest, otherwise the Zhi family will first have internal conflicts.
However, even then, Zhiyao still faced great pressure, otherwise there would be no need to patrol Qi in person and use this method to frighten the surrounding countries.