I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 334
The territory of Qi State is indeed very large, and its population is about 200 million.

Of course, the Qi State itself may not know how many people there are, let alone the Zhi family.

The north bank of Jishui and the "Tan" land occupied by the Zhi family are relatively large and sparsely populated places, with a total population of no more than [-].

At present, there are three areas with the most concentrated population in Qi.

The first one is the Gyeonggi circle of Qi State with "Linzi" as the core, and Zishui, Ganshi, Mianshui, and Lushui as "tentacles" to spread outward.This area is considered a comprehensive area, with a large number of mulberry fields and fields loaded with crops, and the warehouses are even denser.

Then there is the upper reaches of Jishui River, where "Zhoushou", "Guangli", "Zhuke" and "Noda" form a link, forming a large economic chain mainly based on textiles.Here you can see a frighteningly large number of mulberry fields, but on the contrary, there are only a few farmlands planted with grains.

What is Sang Tian?Ma Tian must be added together to call Sang Ma.Most of the clothes that people wear are mulberry cloth clothes, and the linen is obtained from the mulberry fields, and then artificially processed into cloth.

The third population of Qi is concentrated around Yishui, but compared to the upper reaches of Jishui and the capital circle, the population on this side is actually more scattered.

Well, it is said that Qi is a big textile and salt-making country, where is their salt made?It must be close to the sea, but it is not concentrated.

For example, "Langya", "鄑", "Jiegen", and "Jizhang" have salt-making workshops in Qi State, but they are really scattered.

At the same time, the fishing and hunting industry of Qi State was very developed. The coastal areas called Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea in later generations were the fishing and hunting grounds of Qi people. Some islands even had fishing villages where Qi people lived together.

Tian's island was designated as the retreat route. It is located in the Bohai Sea area, and it is called Changdao in modern times.And there are a lot of islands in this sea area, and some islands have enough fresh water. If the farming is not overdone, the farmland will be reclaimed for farming, and if fishing and hunting are carried out, it will not be a problem to feed tens of thousands of people.

Another spring season is here.

Tian Qi waited for about four months, but did not wait for Zhiyao's positive response.

They spread the news, and bit all the targets they could bite, and were surprised to find that Zhi Shi didn't show any signs of taking the opportunity to blackmail.

No matter it was the Wei family, the Chu state, or any other family or country, the Zhi family's reaction was no response, an attitude of sitting and watching Tian's hard work.

Because the Zhi family didn't take any action, even if the family and country that was bitten had some action at first, it gradually faded away later.

"Can I beg to return to the country?" Tian begged for a long time, but he was once again received by Zhiyao.

Zhi Yao looked surprised, and asked back: "Qi Qing hasn't left yet?"

Even the country prefix with a word Qing is not exclusive to ruling.There are several high officials in the state of Jin, and there are more or less high officials in other countries, but the power of the high officials in various countries is much smaller than that of the state of Jin, and only Zhengqing is special.

In terms of address, as long as it is Qing, it can be regarded as a kind of respect.

The same respectful title also includes doctors with titles, such as Doctor Handan.In the state of Chu, if there is no accident, after hundreds of years, many titled doctors will be promoted to become emperors, and the monarch system with Chu characteristics will be launched.

Tian Qi was stabbed in the heart.

They 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 Zhi Shi's targeting everywhere, even killing them.

Throughout the winter, apart from socializing, Zhiyao was planning the marching route, including how to calm Qi people's stubborn will to resist after the attack.

So far, Zhiyao has not figured out how many people there are under Zhishi's rule. A rough estimate is close to 200 million?

Zhishi uses a basic disk of 200 million to annex Qi, which has almost the same population. No matter how you look at it, the risk factor is extremely high. If an outsider suddenly attacks, there is a great possibility that Zhishi will collapse all at once.

So, how dare Zhiyao not be careful, the military needs to be carefully planned, and how to rule after the occupation is the biggest problem.

Fortunately, Zhishi had the opportunity to conduct experiments after the elimination of Zhongshan and Wei, and summed up a set of related procedures.

Here we can see Zhiyao's wisdom. Using the related follow-up of Zhongshan and Wei, not only accumulated enough experience, but also trained a large number of people.

Tian begged away.He met Zhiyao again before leaving.

This time, Zhiyao gave Tian Qi a clearer hint that what Zhi wanted was the state of Qi, and not to swallow the state of Qi in one gulp, and Tian was willing to cooperate and divide the meat.

According to Zhiyao's suggestion, the Zhi family will give up Donglai and the surrounding areas of Yishui. At that time, the Tian family and the Qi family can compete on their own, and they also clearly informed Wu that they will definitely get involved.

Tian Qi didn't know whether to trust Zhiyao, but the impulse to commit suicide in "Tan" dissipated.

Why would Tian Qi want to commit suicide within Zhishi's control?This requires an understanding of contemporary customs and social rules. A simple summary is an act of apology.For example, in Chu State there is a tradition of killing generals by defeated troops. It is nothing more than that the chief general bears the corresponding guilt and will not drag the family down after his death.

If Tian Qi commits suicide in "Tan", it can really eliminate some of Tian's negativity, and when the time comes, Zhi Zhi or whoever wants to kill Tian's will become a kind of no room.

What Chunqiu pays attention to is to leave room for it. Extermination is an act that will be condemned.

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than nobles who feel that they are born superior, and there are rules between each other. If you don’t kill everyone, there will be a day when everyone will be down. After that, there was absolutely no possibility of a comeback.

Therefore, if you look through the history books, you will find that no matter how damned a nobleman is, there are still very few examples of leaving behind chickens and dogs. On the contrary, leaving heirs accounts for the vast majority.

To be reasonable, Zhiyao will break some rules, but most of the rules are not intended to be removed.

The great cause was as great as the First Emperor, who did not kill all the six royal families after sweeping the universe.

Many people in later generations said that it was a failure that the first emperor did not kill the grass and roots. What they didn't know was that the social concept at that time was like that, and they didn't consider what would happen to the nobles of the six countries who had surrendered after they were killed.

Some people will use the rebellion of Qin II later to prove the necessity of extermination. The problem is that many in history treated the officials of the old dynasty too harshly and did not take that step at the last step away from Dingding.

Every era will have its own three views and rules, which cannot be generalized.

Zhiyao is very clear that what she has to do is not to break all the pots and pans, and to be bound by some established rules. To follow the rules that are not fatal to the big goal is a compromise that should be made.

If Zhiyao developed from being poor and white, unless it swept the world from the very beginning, otherwise it would actually need to abide by some original rules.This is called political art in technical terms.

The Zhi family gathered in the "Tan" army, they will not participate in the spring sowing this year, they are ordered to set off directly, and approach the capital of Qi State "Linzi".

Accompanied by a legion of the Zhi family, Qi Junren's Zi Palace and a group of princes including Kan Zhi also set off.They looked so happy that even Gongsunqing's suicide was forgotten.

Yes, Gongsun Qing, who was sober in the world, committed suicide.Before one of Zhi's legions set off, he saw the Duke of Qi so happy, shouted "Heaven" and jumped off the city wall, his head hit the ground first, and the dead couldn't die anymore.

The city wall is about seven meters high, and if you hit the ground with your feet first, you may not die. If you hit the ground with your head first, even if you hit the ground, you will not die.

Gongsun Qing's suicide did not arouse any reaction from the Duke of Qi, but it made Zhiyao feel extremely embarrassed.

Zhiyao has already told Kanzhi that the Zhi clan will definitely occupy some territory in Qi State, and the upper reaches of Jishui River is a must-occupy area, and we will see what more places will be added later.

The Dukes of Qi are not all fools, some pretend to be ignorant, and most of them cannot ask for more.

Only the Jin and Lu countries responded to the hunting invitation, and the rest of the countries have not taken any practical actions for the time being. The power in the hands of the Dukes of Qi has been lost, and they have no ability to regain everything they have lost except for praying for the help of the Zhi family. .

Under this premise, they knew that Zhi Shi was an ambitious wolf, but so what?

It's kind of lucky to lose everything and keep some of it, isn't it?
Another point is that they are more unwilling to be taken away by Tian than Zhishi.

So, there may be really stupid people, but not all of them. The bad result is just one of them that they are willing to accept after repeated weighing.

Many Dukes of the State of Qi thought that it was a compromise that had to be made. What they thought was that when they came back to their senses, the Jiang surname, the Lu family, had benefited the Qi land 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? At that time, when they have a certain strength, if they raise their arms or invite other princes, they will have a chance to recover the old land anyway.

Zhiyao knew what they were thinking, and couldn't say that thinking was wrong.

After all, the reason why Zhu Xia was able to recover the land after being repeatedly invaded by foreign races was not all by force, but the greater effect lay in the hearts of the people.

This time, Zhiyao played a psychological battle, took Qi Junren's Zi Palace, and entered the city of "Linzi" without fighting at all.

"The Tian family has already migrated to the east. The eldest son, did Tian Qi deceive me when he went to 'Tan'?" Sima Rangju suddenly admired Tian Qi a little bit.

During this period of time, Qi State seemed to be very chaotic. Zhi's spies in Qi State were paying special attention to Tian's, and Zhiyao also knew that Tian was making some preparations, so he didn't want to stop it.

Sima Rangju had such doubts, it was purely because Zhiyao didn't know how to share any news.

If that's the case, it's actually a kind of disregard of priorities, and it seems that trust is too cheap, and Zhiyao will suffer a big loss in this regard one day!

Zhiyao didn't answer Sima Rangju's question, but instead said: "To seize the surrounding cities, I will ask the doctor."

Many things that Zhiyao is doing cannot withstand the scrutiny of smart people, even if they have not thought of it before, seeing how the incident is going, they will definitely be able to figure out the logic chain.

So there it is!

Don't think about it, just move!
(End of this chapter)