I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 178 Be a Happy Patriarch
In the past, based on purely paper data, the Zhi clan, which had annexed most of the Zhonghang clan's fiefdoms, was undoubtedly the family with the best data among the various families in Jin.

Actually?

In terms of land area, the Zhi family is about the same as the Zhao family.

In terms of population, the population of the Zhi family can be equal to the sum of the Zhao family and the Wei family.

In terms of the quality of the fiefdoms, the quality of the Zhishi's fiefdoms is a bit of that. Too many places have not been developed, and the geographical environment is not very good. The Zhao family is in a similar situation.

In purely counting the degree of agricultural development, the Wei family, which annexed most of the Fan family's fiefdoms, is in the best condition, followed by the Zhi family, and the Han family behind.

If the Hu family hadn't returned to Jin, the Han family would be the weakest among the Qing families.

The weakness of the Han family is mainly reflected in the lack of fighting power of the family army. The quality of the fief is slightly better than that of the Zhao family, and the population is similar to that of the Wei family.

What is the situation in Jin now?The population of the six noble families accounted for [-]% of the country, and the fiefs accounted for as much as [-]% of the country.

On a certain day, the high-ranking families no longer want to serve the monarch. Judging from the current situation, the public clan can only do death blows other than staring at them, and the rest of the nobles should quickly integrate into one of the high-ranking families.

"The Han family doesn't move? Everyone can understand. Who should my family focus on?" Zhiyao began to think.

In view of the fact that other families are eyeing foreign races, it is definitely not easy for the Zhi family to take action against the princes.

This is also the situation faced by the Jin State, which has resulted in an established pattern. After the chaos, it will take time to recuperate. A war with the princes may lead to a large-scale battle. Finding a foreign race can even fight against it with the strength of a family.

In the current state of Jin, whoever initiates the national war will inevitably be scolded, otherwise the Zhi family would be the best to attack the Qi state, and the next-level target would be the Zheng state.

The state of Qi is in civil strife, and the Zhi family has a fief bordering on the state of Qi, which is really a good opportunity to take advantage.

Zhi's attack on Zheng Guo?The goal is not to acquire land, but to plunder the population.

As for Weiguo, which also borders Zhishi?The last time Wei Guo had surrendered to Jin State again, Wei Guo didn't seek death on his own, Zhishi could only do it by creating his own reasons.

It is not cost-effective to attack the Weiguo now, the reason is that there is no chaos in Weiguo under Nanzi's governance.

Attacking a country that is internally united has never been the first choice. If you win, you will suffer great losses. If you fail to win, it will be very embarrassing.

Zhiyao was caught in the middle of thinking, and after much deliberation, she still couldn't find a good target. If she wanted to fight against Qiu You, it was very likely that Xianyu and Zhongshan Kingdom would be involved, and a fight would easily lead to a protracted war.

"Why don't you choose the state of Qi? Return the favor of the uncle Sun." Zhiyao finally felt that there was no need for the Zhi family to follow the rhythm of other high-ranking families.

Zhishen is still waiting anxiously for Zhiyao to make up her mind.

In other words, Zhishen used to be tall and thin, how long did it take him to become a little rich?
Is this a correct demonstration of a broad-minded and fat body? ? ?
What's the matter?If Zhiyao set his sights on Qi, history would change again. In the past, Zhiyao set his sights on Qiuyou, a foreign country.At that time, the conflict between Xianyu and Zhongshan Kingdom broke out, and there was no spare power to control Zhishi's attack on Qiuyou.

The situation is different now, Qiu You, Xianyu and Zhongshan Kingdom have formed an offensive and defensive alliance to help each other. The Zhao family has already decided to attack the Zhongshan Kingdom.

"Faqi." Zhiyao said.

Zhishen blinked his eyes, and said hesitantly, "Qi has civil strife, is it safe to cut it down?"

Look, what a state of mind.

But then again, Zhishen's hesitation is the mentality that nobles in this era should have.

The current rule of "no cutting for national mourning" has been broken.

Civil strife in a certain country is not a prerequisite for being invited, and other countries are still hesitant to intervene.The reason is very practical. The invasion may force the country where the civil strife broke out to put aside the contradictions and become united. The benefits of intervention are limited, but the reputation will become bad.

Zhiyao said: "The Tian family is the cause of the chaos in the Qi country. I am cutting the Tian family, not Qi."

It's just an excuse.

Furthermore, even though the Jin State is no longer the overlord, the remaining prestige is still there. It is more or less reasonable to enter the Qi State under the banner of bringing order out of chaos.

At that time, the Zhi family will choose to support a son of Qi State to take the position.

Zhishen thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's all."

He actually didn't think about anything just now, pretending to think is the last dignity reserved as a father.

What will be done next year should be prepared this year.This kind of situation is not uncommon in Spring and Autumn.

So yes, unless there is an emergency, the pace of doing anything will be very slow, and it will take much longer to prepare for it.

The Zhi family decided to enter the Qi State next year, and many actions needed to be completed in advance, not only for the family to prepare for the war, but also to ventilate Zhong Xingyin who was in the Qi State.

"Your son's move, kill three birds with one stone." Bo Landao was very appreciative of Zhiyao's urge to send troops to Qi State.

Zhishen pays great respect to Bo Bodao, the old retainer who used to serve Zhixuan, and often talks with Bodao privately about Zhiyao's actions, and gets the meaning of Zhiyao's actions from Bodao.

Bo Landao said: "Setting things right is in line with etiquette, this is one; returning the favor of the uncle and sun is the second; the third is that there will be gains."

Just shortening the construction of the new city, which would have taken seven or eight years to complete, to three or four years, has already made Zhishen aware of the importance of the Gongshu Clan.

Favors come and go, and to put it more realistically, Uncle Sun is not worthy of letting Zhishi owe favors.If Mr. Zhi can repay his uncle Sun's favor as soon as possible, don't delay.

Zhishen said, "I have sent people to Lu."

Bo Bodao said with admiration: "The Lord is wise."

In fact, everyone in Zhishi knows that Zhiyao is making up his mind, and Zhishen is just a tool to give orders.

If there is something to say, the Zhi family really hopes that the situation can be maintained, and it is best to maintain it until Zhiyao succeeds to the throne one day.

That is because Zhiyao has never made mistakes in some of the decisions, and many of the measures are even more than one step ahead of others. While avoiding many risks, the benefits that can be seen with the naked eye are also huge.

To tell the truth, Zhiyao bought all the people in the Zhi family who should be bought early, not directly with money or land, the clan and the second generation of retainers are all messing with Zhiyao.

As an elder, many times, he would rather his own interests be damaged, and also ensure that future generations have a bright future.

Besides, Zhiyao didn't do anything detrimental to filial piety, so they have no reason not to support it.

"Martingale mentioned many times that Yao hasn't seen Fen Ying for a long time. What's the meaning of this?" Zhishen's title representative was talking about a personal matter.

Bo Lan said with a smile: "'Yuan Rong' is just a sign of friendship, so you don't need to worry about it."

When Zhao Bolu was the eldest son, Zhiyao would often go to Zhao's house to play, and Fenying would show up every time.

Later, Zhao Bolu was not pushed to be the heir, and Zhao's heir became Zhao Wuxie?
Although Zhiyao didn't know that Zhao Wuxie hosted a banquet and then killed her brother-in-law, due to some sensory problems and the fact that the friendship was too mediocre, she really didn't go back once.

As a result, Zhi Yao and Fen Ying had very few opportunities to meet each other, and most of them only met when some young people were out hunting.

Zhishen thought of something and said, "Don't make Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan pregnant before Yao's wife."

So what, Zhiyao.

How many years has Zhiyao endured the beauty?

At present, Shi Yiguang has grown up, and Zheng Dan is fully mature. Is Zhiyao...or has she ever passed?

Listening to what Zhishen said, Zhiyao must have done it.

Why is there no relevant length?Take a good guess.

A noble could only have one living wife.This is bound by etiquette, and there is no such thing as a flat wife.When the wife dies, a new wife can be established, and the candidate will definitely not be the previous concubine or concubine, but will only marry another woman of the right family.

The Zhi family is a big family, and it would be a big joke for the wife to have children before the wife, and it would be too disrespectful to the wife's family.

Expo Road said: "The eldest son is a man of temperance."

This is no nonsense.

Boys from other families, they can mess around at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and they have killed more than one person.

This "killing a person" means that someone died in the real sense, it may be a pregnant woman, or a clan member or retainer who was ordered to supervise but neglected his duty.

With Zhiyao's conditions, and with such an elder, how could he not do it?He still has the beauties of Xi Shi and Zheng Dan, so he can't bear it!
Don't mention Liu Xiahui.The fables about him in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods were actually jokes, not praises.

Don't mention Deng Tuzi either, he is probably the most vilified person in later generations during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

"What is Yao doing?" Zhishen usually wouldn't ask, it was purely out of curiosity, and he didn't think about controlling it.

Expo said goodbye to saying that he didn’t know, knowing that he didn’t dare to say that he knew, saying that Zhishen wanted to know and was willing to take a look.

"That's all." Zhishen didn't feel any loss of authority at all, sighed, and then said: "As Lan Dao said, Yao is a temperate person."

In the current era, it is difficult for the heirs of nobles to have a happy childhood. They receive all kinds of education as soon as they are sensible, and the older they are, the heavier the responsibilities they bear.

As for bullying men and women?As an aristocrat, the people you usually come into contact with are either clansmen or retainers, and you see servants as two-legged tools. People in the social circle are of an equal class, and bullying is not a matter of bullying men and women, it's just pinching each other.So yes, there is almost no chance to contact Li Shu, how can he bully him?

What is Zhiyao doing?He was discussing with Sima Rangju.

The new army started training, and after actual combat, it was found that some arms were not needed for the time being, and some arms were missing.

"The spear and ax have nothing to show their strengths, so don't need them." Sima Rangju really didn't understand what Zhiyao wanted this unit to do.

What can Zhiyao say?The heavy infantry used to break the formation seems to have really chosen the wrong weapon.

"The Zhi family wants to imitate the Wei family?" Sima Rangju said that he abandoned the chariot.

To be honest, Zhiyao really didn't think about this, and thought: "I want to be a cavalry soldier, but I don't have the conditions for now!"

(End of this chapter)