I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 364 Let's Look Ten Years Later
From confirming the subordination to turning into a transaction, Zhiyao didn't feel that she was losing money at all.

In this year, after confirming the affiliation, it doesn't mean that you want to change if you want to change, let alone that you can tear up the agreement when you are strong, or you are bound by the princes. If you have a bad reputation, you will face the situation of being enemies all over the world and will really form a coalition to attack. .

"Fox Clan's Western Expedition?" Zhiyao pondered for a moment, then said: "This matter needs to be considered by the Chinese army."

Zhishi is very strong, but he will not force others to be difficult, and a similar style must continue to be implemented.

After hearing this, Han Geng said with a smile, "If Mr. Hu is willing to go, Mrs. Han will reward you with great rewards."

Therefore, it is one thing for the Han family to present "Mulberry Picking" to the Zhi family, but it is another matter for the Han family to reward the Fox family.

The atmosphere at the scene was still a bit solemn, but Zhiyao showed a willingness to respect any party, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

After watching Han's affairs, Wei Ju said, "Duke Bai was reinstated, and Zixi was seriously ill. Duke Bai has the right to order Yin instead of ordering Yin. Therefore, the state of Zheng rebelled, and if he rebelled, he must be punished. I want to meet with Bai Gong. League, please ask Yao to be a middleman."

The state of Chu has been quite chaotic in recent years. Too many nobles sat back and watched the chaos in the center, which evolved into a separatist regime in the local area, waiting for the powerful Chu king to take back the power one day.

But according to the existing historical trajectory, the nobles of the Chu state will only move towards the separatist regime, the power of the center over the local area will become weaker and weaker, and the orders of the center will only be implemented if they are beneficial to the local area. as if it does not exist.

Slowly, the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans in the Chu state will rise in an all-round way, causing the internal separatism of the Chu state even more seriously.

Since then, the state of Chu has seen a large territory, and in fact many lords have become the "existent power" of the state of Chu.In other words, although those powers exist, they are no different from non-existence, and this situation will continue until the Chu Kingdom perishes.

Zhiyao naturally agreed.

"I heard that Zheng Guo gave up the northern border and took 'Xinzheng' as the martial city?" Zhiyao asked.

Wucheng is a city that serves as a frontier fortress.

About six or seven years ago, the State of Zheng had decided to abandon most of the cities in the north. They moved their population to the east near the State of Song, and then used "Xinzheng" as the front line facing the State of Jin.

That kind of arrangement made the Wei family very uncomfortable, and it was difficult to get any real gains from going south again and again. Occupying the abandoned cities of Zheng State required relocation of the population, and because of the dispute over sovereignty, even if the Wei family developed it, it would lose the population. In fact, it seems that the Wei family is domineering and not authentic.

The correct way to expand should be like that of the Zhi clan, either simply annihilating other people's kingdoms and then occupying them, or forcing the sovereign owner to admit that those cities belong to the Zhi clan.

In this case, on the one hand, the ownership of sovereignty becomes undisputed, and on the other hand, it is conducive to the integration of local people.

Wei's trouble is not the occupation, the local people are relocated away, they don't have the trouble of integration, the trouble is the ownership of sovereignty, and then there is the migration of the population and related construction.

To put it bluntly, once Zheng Guo was unwilling to admit that the lost cities belonged to the Wei family, the Wei family moved the population to settle and produce, which was equivalent to outsiders running into someone's house to live in someone's house, and swaggeringly using everything available.

Due to the difference in strength, the master was unable to stop it, and he was also unable to resist, but the rest of the people seemed to dislike it.

Zhiyao asked seemingly casually: "So, the Han family faces west, the Wei family faces south, and my family faces east?"

The other two noble families of Jin?
The Fox family tried to expand outwards, but later realized that not only did they have a small population, but the foundation of the fiefdom was too poor, so they paid more attention to internal affairs instead.

Zhong's fief is in the heart of the state of Jin, unless he wants to enclave it, otherwise there is no way to expand it.They are reorganized by several families, and there are a lot of internal troubles, and they don't know when they will be resolved.

Wei Ju and Han Geng first glanced at each other, and then at Zhiyao, their expressions gradually became serious while their hearts were shaken.

That is obviously because Zhiyao doesn't want to continue in a tacit agreement, and wants to make a very serious agreement.

Similar things happened in Jin.

Jin Jinggong once made Chi Di a symbol in the history books.

Later, during the period of Duke Xiang of Jin, there was also one time, which expanded the sphere of influence of Jin State to the side of the big river on the side of Qin State.

Then there were Duke Li of Jin and Duke Gong of Jin, and it was at that time that the Zhao family and the Han family expanded rapidly.

The most recent one was the conquest of Weiguo in the era of Jin Pinggong, which directly caused Weiguo, which originally straddled the two banks of the river, to lose its territory on the north bank of the river.

Because there were related examples, Wei Ju and Han Geng were not too suspicious of Zhiyao's mention. To be honest, I really hope that the three families can confirm it through an oath.

Zhiyao said: "Since this is the case, then act like this. How?"

Of course there is no problem with Wei Ju's Wei family.

Han Geng of the Han family is a bit troublesome.

The reason why it is Wei Ju's Wei family must be that Wei Ju can control the Wei family like his arms.

As for Han Geng of the Han family, his words and words have already expressed very clearly, he represents the Han family, but not everyone in the Han family is convinced.

Even in that case, it was impossible for Han Geng to tell the outside world, so he could only agree with Wei Ju.

Zhiyao stretched out her hand, Wei Ju and Han Geng also stretched out their hands, and the three of them high-fived each other, and the matter was preliminarily settled, all that was missing was the formal oath ceremony.

"On the first snow day, an alliance was made outside the city. My family built an alliance platform alone?" Zhiyao said.

There is a particular point here, whoever is responsible for building the meeting platform for the ceremony is tantamount to saying that it is the host, that is, the leader of the alliance.

In terms of strength, of course Wei Ju and Han Geng would not fight, and they felt that it would be perfect for Zhishi to be the leader.

Han Geng said hesitantly: "Fox family, Zhong family..."

Zhiyao pretended not to hear.

Wei Ju also pretended not to hear.

The state of Jin is far more realistic than other nations, and the right to speak depends on how much strength it has, not just by status.

The strength of the Fox family and the Zhong family is not equal to that of the Zhi family, the Wei family, and the Han family. What qualifications do they have to participate in that kind of oath?
Zhiyao looked at Han Geng out of the corner of her eye, and thought, "Are you really stupid, or are you just pretending to be stupid? The Fox family and the Zhong family have already joined my family, so how can they still have the right to diplomatic relations and dispatch troops?"

In Zhiyao's heart, the Fox family has actually been regarded as a part of the Zhi family, and they have actually talked to Hu Jie and Hu You respectively. The two fathers and sons of the Hu family approve of becoming a vassal of the Zhi family.

Why is Fox willing?Just look at the attitudes of Wei Shi and Han Shi towards Zhi Shi.

Now, it is estimated that Zhiyao feels that she is weak.

How do you say that?It is easier to feel small when you have witnessed the grandeur.

The main reason why Zhiyao thinks so is that the family population is only about 250 million, and the sphere of influence is probably the east of Shanxi, the south and east of Hebei, and the west and north of Shandong in later generations. From a modern perspective, it is really weak!
What is reality?The Zhi clan of this scale is actually slightly smaller than the Chu state, and it appears to be larger and more populous than other countries.

Of course, that's still the case. In Zhiyao's thinking, Zhishi must be prepared to single out all countries in the known world.Under such circumstances, Zhishi is definitely not strong enough.

Thinking is one thing, Zhiyao will not forget the importance of diplomatic relations, and today's activity has shown signs.

For example, if the Zhi family cannot monopolize the Jin country, they are still willing to carve up the Jin country with the Wei and Han families.

Of course, that's the way things are, if they can monopolize the Jin Kingdom, Zhiyao doesn't have the habit of sharing food with others.

It depends on how far Zhishi's strength can rise after the completion of the second five-year plan, and then make relevant choices according to the actual situation.

According to Zhiyao's own estimate, in five years' time, the population of Zhishi will reach 80 million.

That's a special case of "adults" now, not part of the population at birth, and need to be 13 years old.That is to say, children under the age of 13 are not counted as part of the population, and the extra 30 people are those who meet the age limit.

And there are five years, enough to integrate those from Weidi and Qidi who were annexed in the previous stage.

Ten years later, the total population of the Zhi Clan will surely exceed 300 million, and may even reach 350 million, not counting the population that was acquired by means of war.

At that time, the state of Qi will no longer exist, and the state of Lu will become a symbol of history. The Zhi clan will have swept away the eastern part. It should be playing with the state of Wu or Yue on the one hand, and on the other hand, starting to manage the state of Yan up.

Ten years later, whether to play with the Wu country or the Yue country is still a bit confusing.

Wu's Fu Chai has once again entered the stage of hard work, and I heard that the number of favors on beauties has decreased recently.

Gou Jian, who didn't do anything last time, turned blue with regret, which further deteriorated the relationship with Fan Li. He always complained that Fan Li stopped him from launching, and doubted whether Fu Chai would give him a chance to revenge.

When the first snow fell in "Xintian", the Huimeng Terrace outside the city had already been built.

During this period, Jin Junzhuo asked several times what the purpose of building the Huimeng Taiwan was, and Zhishen's reply was to imitate the stories of the ancestors.

It is not uncommon for Jin to confirm the direction of expansion separately, and every time it can usher in a new round of rapid expansion for Jin.

There was nothing wrong with Jin Jun, but he strongly demanded that he preside over the oath ceremony, but Zhiyao didn't know what he thought later, but he agreed.

Both Wei Ju and Han Geng have asked Zhiyao seriously, and Zhiyao's answer may be more appropriate to be witnessed by the monarch.

In the past, the state of Jin, er, the monarchs of all dynasties still had the majesty and strength to act as the notary, but the king of Jin obviously did not.

Then, if the Zhi family, the Wei family or the Han family rebel against the alliance first, Jin Jun will take the blame, and Jin Jun will not have the strength to enforce it.

What Zhiyao was thinking was beyond the reach of Wei Ju and Han Geng.

In the same way, what Wei Ju and Han Geng are thinking is also not something that Zhiyao can accurately grasp.

In short, when making the oath that day, except for Zhong Shi who had a little complaint, everyone else was very happy.

The oath of alliance confirms their respective expansion directions, which means that the probability of civil strife breaking out again in Jin State is reduced, and the princes around Jin State will definitely jump up and scold them when they receive the news.

(End of this chapter)