Chapter 442: Entering the Northern and Southern Dynasties in advance?
Zhiyao's attitude towards Zhao Bolu seems to be consistent.
This is Zhiyao taking Zhao Bolu as her own standard of conduct. To make it clear is the bottom line of being a human being.
Ever since Zhi Yao met Zhao Bolu, his attitude has been friendly. The reason is that he knows that Zhao Bolu is not Zhi Yao's enemy, and with Zhao Bolu's ability, he cannot become Zhi Yao's enemy.
If she would not become an enemy, Zhiyao would never act so arrogant and domineering. At most, she would have an attitude of indifference.
If it were to deal with enemies? Zhiyao's moral bottom line would be very flexible.
In fact, people are all like that, there is no constant standard, some just depend on who you get along with and whether the relationship between them has changed.
Is there no lower limit for being with anyone, or is the lower limit infinitely high? Such people are either fools, or they are bad people who harm others and themselves.
After all, even mentally retarded people can tell who treats them well and who treats them badly, and have their own set of standards for getting along with others.
"When I get to know Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty will definitely achieve great things." Zhao Bolu said sincerely.
Zhiyao could see that Zhao Bolu's attitude towards her was very peaceful, without hatred, and he changed his title with respect for the monarch.
If Zhao Bolu could act? He is definitely not Zhao Bolu. I can only say that the attitude he shows is what he thinks in his heart.
"Today, my territory starts from Jingshui in the west, to the East China Sea in the east, to Sishui in the south, and to the grassland in the north. The territory is so vast, the population is so large, the military is so powerful, and the grain is produced so much that none of the princes can match it." Zhiyao.
It's somewhat of a show off.
It is very uncomfortable to not be able to brag about your achievements to others.
What does it mean for Zhiyao to brag to his subordinates? If so, it would be his subordinates who would praise Zhiyao.
Of course, Zhiyao does not want the Yuan Kingdom to have a slacking off attitude. Once he finds that his subordinates are a little distracted, he will set new goals to encourage them.
The Zhi family's succession to the Jin Dynasty was just the beginning. The annexation of Qi, Qiuyou, Zhongshan, and Wei was just a process towards a larger goal. Whatever goal is achieved next time, there will be new goals afterwards.
Having a clear goal is so critical, especially for a country.
After completing the goals set by many countries, they fail to find a new goal. They inevitably become comfortable, the wind of enjoyment spreads again, and then enter a period of decline.
"Your Majesty, the burden of corvee in the original country is far greater than that of the princes!" Zhao Bolu felt that the former Jin State had gone too far, but he did not expect that the original state would intensify its efforts.
Zhao Bolu said this as a friend, which can be regarded as a kind intention.
Zhiyao smiled and shook her head without making any argument.
There are two types of corvee in the original country. One is the free contribution of the princes... It cannot be said to be free. Which country you live in and you are protected is regarded as an exchange of mutual contributions; the other is paid labor.
Generally, wages are not paid directly, but can be in the form of grain, cloth or other industrial products, such as agricultural tools, or cattle, horses, or sheep.
The period of mutual labor service will not exceed three months. Those who serve in the corvee need to bring their own dry food and usually perform corvee work near their hometown.
Paid corvee service is actually a good thing for Li Shu. Even if you eat and drink at the public house, you can save a fortune for your family, not to mention that you can bring back the items you earn.
If the princes really valued the original country, how could they not find out what paid labor was like in the original country.
Driving Li Shu to work was not only natural for the princes, but also for the nobles. If they had to say what they thought of Zhiyao's actions, there was only one thing: What a sabotage!
So, even if some countries have the money or resources to engage in paid labor, they are not willing to follow suit and would rather use their slaves to death?
It seems that there is no shortage of copper at present, but in fact, Zhuxia has always been short of copper!
Because of the lack of copper and insufficient silver and gold reserves, Zhiyao was unable to reform the currency.
In fact, the land of Zhuxia not only lacks copper mines, but also does not have much silver or gold mines. From a long time ago to a long time later, bartering has been a common practice. Basically, food and cloth are the most popular.
It is the oldest, most widely used and hardest currency, among which the price fluctuation of cloth is slightly smaller.
"I want to build a city here as the capital." Zhiyao took Zhao Bolu to the west of Puyang, thirty miles away.
The terrain here is flat, about ten miles away from the river, thirty miles away from "Chuqiu" in the west, and there is a city called "鉏" in the south.
So, it means that the capital of the original country will be surrounded from three directions by "Puyang", "Chuqiu" and "鉏", which are also the outer barriers of the capital of the original country.
In fact, in addition to serving as barriers, "Puyang", "Chuqiu" and "鉏" will also be strongholds. The existing agricultural foundation around the city can be expanded.
The role of the city is exactly that. While connecting the villages, it also connects the villages with the city as the center to form a safe and secure area, and then carry out related agricultural production.
Zhao Bolu didn't seem to be surprised at all and said: "The Zhi family built many cities. Only 'Ye' is a majestic city."
At first, Zhiyao wanted to use "Ye" as the capital, but then he found that the geographical location was a bit wrong, and then he found that the convenient transportation could be used as an industrial city.
Later, it was proved that Zhiyao's vision was absolutely correct. Using "Ye" as an industrial city and utilizing the grain production around "Handan" would not only provide transportation convenience but also ensure food supply.
The fact is that "Ye" city, which is regarded as an industrial city, has nearly 100,000 people serving it in Hancheng and its surrounding areas. There are at least 60,700,000 or 70,000 people in the Taihang Mountains. There is not enough food supply.
Aren't you kidding?
The industrialized city is close enough to the grain-producing area. How much cost can be saved in transportation alone? As for the industrial pollution generated, despite the large scale of "Ye" city, the industrial pollution caused is estimated to be less than that of a modern paper mill or
How big is the stone cutting factory?
All kidding aside, without any environmental protection measures, a paper mill or a stone cutting factory or a river would be destroyed, or the surrounding area would become a vast expanse of white grass without any vegetation.
Zhiyao took Zhao Bolu for a walk. He felt relaxed and could brag to his heart's content. His fatigue was relieved a lot.
The next day.
Zhiyao successively received envoys from Chu, Yue, Song, Zheng, and other countries.
The envoys from the State of Chu came over and wanted to talk about one thing: they wanted to redeem the prisoners of war from the "Battle of Weishui" and "Battle of Mao".
The envoys from Chu State did not mention anything about the relationship between the two countries. If they did touch on it, they would quickly change the topic.
The Vietnamese envoy emphasized one thing: friendly, friendly, friendly!
It can be seen that Gou Jian wanted to stand on the fence between the Chu State and the Yuan State, and would not choose one side immediately, nor would he choose one easily.
The envoys of the Song Dynasty talked about more things, maintaining good relations and at the same time strengthening the exchange of information between them.
Regarding the formal alliance? The Song envoy vaguely mentioned that the timing was wrong, and he also wanted the original country to continue to invade Zheng. The two sides could cooperate non-alignedly against Zheng.
The topics raised by Zheng's envoys were not complicated, and they were about eliminating mutual hostility and a series of follow-up issues regarding mutual exchange of fiefdoms.
If possible, the envoys of the State of Zheng still wanted to get support from the original country, while the State of Zheng continued to fight with the State of Song.
The rest of the countries? Except for the state of Lu, which lost its old nest, there is really nothing to say about the other small vassal states.
The envoys from the State of Lu only did one thing when they were on their mission: to cry. Besides crying, they just cried and begged their original country to let the State of Lu go free.
Zhiyao, who had met with so many countries, did not feel tired at all. That night, he summoned the three ministers, nine ministers and important officials from some departments to hold a meeting overnight.
"The state of Chu and I are very hostile." Han Geng recognized this after hearing this.
Sending an envoy was a form of establishing diplomatic relations, but the State of Chu did not congratulate the founding of the original State. This was the most obvious display of hostility.
Chu State did not do everything right, at least it did not question the establishment of the country by the Zhi family.
This brings us to the fact that Zhiyao later designated the country's name as "Yuan".
If "Tang" is still used as the country's name, Chu's question will be more legal. Even if the other countries don't want to offend Zhiyao, they will more or less follow "Beep".
That "he who has strong soldiers and horses is the emperor" is not the current mainstream, and the importance of system cannot be underestimated.
Zhi Xuwu said: "Mr. Chu is still bedridden. I heard that Qin's doctor is also helpless?"
Chu Junzhang, who was blind in one eye, returned to the capital of "Ying" alive, but he was tortured by illness for a long time.
If there were no medical skills to resolve the pus, the high fever that would occur from time to time for a long time could not be eradicated. I don’t know how long Chu Junzhang could survive.
Zhong Quan said: "Chu prisoners cannot be redeemed. If a war breaks out, these people will be soldiers of the Northern Expedition. Not to mention that these prisoners will all be useful."
In the past, the Zhi family was a family in the Jin State, and many prisoners of war they captured were their own slaves.
After the Zhi family turned their family into a country, slaves could actually be counted as Zhi family's property, but the boundary between private property and state-owned assets was not so clear.
This is the same thing for all princes in all countries, and the Zhi family is not a special case.
Han Geng echoed: "Chu prisoners were used to build canals, how can they be returned?"
Before Zhishi turned his family into a country, the second five-year plan was just a matter for Zhishi's family. Now it is the situation's turn to change.
First of all, there is a time limit for each family to pay tribute. Once the service period is exceeded, they will definitely count on the country to provide food and fodder.
The Jin Dynasty was nothing more than the violent rise of the Qing Dynasty family, which made the boundaries more and more blurred. Otherwise, the state would need to be the backing of each family from the beginning. If a family cannot produce so much food, the state should provide support. The king
The loan business also came.
In the original country, there is no family with the title of minister, and many rules have been changed. In addition, due to the red lines set by Zhi Yao, each family has suffered losses in some aspects. Should the Zhi family make compensation?
Of course, Zhiyao is not fully launching the second five-year plan.
This time the "Second Five-Year Plan" was split, and the new "Three-Year Plan" was implemented this year. It was necessary to dig a main water canal from Jize to "Quliang", using prisoners of war from various countries.
The amount of grain produced by the Zhi family is indeed linked to the country's strength, and it has become something that everyone cares about.
"Mr. Chu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to eat the new wheat." Zhiyao said softly.
Everyone thought of a character, and then remembered the allusion of Jin Jinggong.
The wound was pus-producing and it was difficult to stop, and the fever kept recurring, and it was strange that septicemia did not occur.
The medical skills of the current era are such that even a small cold can kill you, let alone sepsis? You are absolutely dead!
Everyone's faces gradually became serious.
They had to look solemn, all because after the death of Chu Junzhang, the Chu State would inevitably send troops northward to exact revenge.
Looking at some of the actions of the new commander of the Chu State, it is clear that he is preparing for war. A new round of war between the Chu State and the Yuan State may break out in the next moment.
Zhiyao added: "The State of Yue frequently spies on the State of Ju, and may send troops to the State of Ju."
Han Geng asked: "The Yue State attacked the Ju State to avoid the persecution of us and the Chu State?"
That was actually the established strategic goal of the Yue Kingdom, and they obviously wanted to continue to implement it, and Han Geng was right about the plans of the Yue Kingdom's monarchs and ministers.
Some reports indicate that the State of Yue has restarted the construction of cities and started the canal construction project of Fucha. It seems that it is preparing to conquer the State of Ju. Could it be that Gou Jian also has the ambition to strive for hegemony?
Zhiyao thought that as long as the Yuan army once again defeated the Chu army, it might be possible to seduce the Yue State to take action against the Chu State. Otherwise, once the canal was repaired, the Yue State would have more choices.
How to solve the problems mentioned by envoys from other countries? Later, the monarchs and ministers of the original country exchanged opinions and came up with a response plan.
If nothing goes wrong, the Yuan Kingdom will have many tough battles to fight in the future, not all of which will be real wars. The confrontations on the battlefield of diplomatic relations will be more intense.
"The Song Dynasty is the top priority." Sun Wu rarely expressed his opinions recently, and every time he mentioned one thing, it was the key.
Zhiyao looked at Han Geng and said, "Situ is an envoy and is visiting Shangqiu."
To be honest, Han Geng doesn’t want to go out to work at all.
The situation has changed so much that not only the Zhi family, who has turned their family into a country, has a lot of things to do, but the Han family also has a lot of things that need to be dealt with urgently.
However, Han Geng did not dare to refuse, and at the same time he had no reason to refuse. He even wanted to show his gratitude to Zhiyao for entrusting him with such a crucial matter.
No one mentioned the matter of the Lu envoy, but the Zheng envoy's request was brought up and discussed repeatedly.
Zheng Guo wanted peace, and the original monarch and ministers decided to grant peace after discussion, but the means of doing things should not be so direct, and the benefits should not be less.
It was not entirely because the monarchs and ministers of the original country were greedy, but mainly because they wanted the monarchs and ministers of the Zheng Kingdom to realize the sincerity of peace on the part of the original country.
Isn't it one of the charms of diplomatic relations to use blackmail to prove that you really want peace?
After the meeting, Zhiyao kept Han Geng, Hu You and Zhong Quan behind.
"If the king of Chu dies, Mr. Xi will personally lead the army to the north, and the route of advance should be Zhengdi." Zhiyao said.
Who is Mr. Xi? He is Gongsun Ning, also known as Ziguo.
After this man became the magistrate of Chu State, he was different from Bai Gongsheng's toughness. He adopted a softened attitude towards the outside world and came up with a new system. From then on, he opened up the line of feudal monarchy in Chu State.
Zhiyao used "Xijun" to call Ziguo, which was somewhat ironic, because Ziguo included a lot of land around "Xi" into its name.
The powerful person immediately sought benefits for himself? Zi Guo really did that, which made the nobles of the Chu State very happy. Some rebels who had resisted stubbornly changed their stance and wanted to become loyal ministers of the Chu State. It seemed that all of a sudden
The internal crisis of Chu State was relieved.
Zhiyao asked Han Geng, Hu You and Zhong Quan to seize the time to prepare for war, believing that war would not only break out in the south, but also in the west and north.
"The monarchy system? It seems to have relieved the crisis faced by Chu State, but it can actually cause Chu State to explode this time. In fact, Ziguo has dug a grave for Chu State!"
That's for the future.
Zhiyao understands very well that this outbreak in Chu State is what should be taken seriously!
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