I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 390 Except me, no one has such courage (two in one)

If you ask Zhiyao what's your opinion on marching into Qidi?He will answer: It is a waste of food!
It is really a waste of food!
Lao Zhi’s family came prepared for this wave, and took in nearly 20 shi of various grains in order to win people’s hearts.

This is just a face project, that is, according to the head, each person is given a ration of ten catties or even less, and there is really no more.

How long can ten catties of grain last?No matter how much you save, you will only eat for a month, and it is impossible to last longer.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, whether those people in Qidi will starve to death or not depends on themselves, collect all the resources that can be used as food in the wilderness, and work hard to survive until after the summer harvest.

"That is, my family has a million stones of grain and fodder, so how can I feed 80 mouths?" Zhiyao knew that Lao Zhi's family did not have a million stones of food in storage. After taking out 20 stones of grain, the remaining 30 stones could not be easily moved. up.

To tell the truth, a bean and a grain of millet were saved by Lao Zhi’s family through hard work. The amount of 50 shi that can be saved is already quite impressive. The rest of the family’s food storage can exceed [-] shi. It is an exaggeration.

This is because we don't pay attention to large-scale hoarding of materials now. In fact, it is because of insufficient productivity that it is impossible to hoard materials at all.

The fact is that, there are wars every year, and the productivity is just like that. How can the surplus food be stored?
The Zhi family was able to start storing grain after the development of the east of "Handan", including "Ye", which produces a large number of farm tools every year and distributes them to various fiefdoms, otherwise every year in the past has been very tight.

The 80 that Zhiyao mentioned is the statistics of the reported information, which means that the population of Lao Zhijia should increase by about 80 this time without counting the land area.

Should it be less than 80?The reason is that attrition occurs all the time in those places, and on the contrary, the birth rate is so low that it can be ignored.

Under the background of the war years, the birth rate will indeed decrease.

At the same time, people's life is too hard, even if they are pregnant, most babies will actually die due to insufficient breast milk or lack of other supplementary food.

Zhiyao has never used administrative orders to force an increase in the birth rate, just because the living conditions cannot keep up with the premise that it would be a waste of life to have more babies.

So, the fertility rate is really not dependent on encouragement to increase. It depends on how people's quality of life is. Who doesn't want to have more children and grandchildren if they live an easy life.I am so overwhelmed by life that I can't let my children come to this world to suffer with me?
Zhiyao has a headache to accept 80 people at once.

Indeed, he should also feel a headache. At the beginning, Qi people were willing to accept help because of their suffering, waiting for the small life to get better again. It is inevitable that some people will miss the old days.

It is equivalent to saying that when the various regions overcome the difficulties, the Laozhi family will face a new round of tests.

Of course, it's the turn of those who miss the old days to jump around, and their hearts will definitely be affected to varying degrees. Let's see how much trouble they can stir up by then.

"There is no way to rely on it, and it is best to find opportunities to cut it off." Zhiyao didn't say the sentence 'I would rather kill the wrong than let it go', but that's what she meant.

There is no change of regime without bloodshed!
Cutting out as many insecurities as possible is protecting more people.This sentence sounds like a fuck, but under the irreversible situation, it is a big truth.

Sima Rangju fully understood Zhiyao's meaning and agreed with it.

Give the warmth of spring breeze to those who can fight for it.

Treating the enemy should be as cold as ice.

People can be great, but their thoughts and principles must have a stand. To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to one’s own people and more innocent people. If you don’t understand this truth, you should close your door and live your own life instead of coming out and trying to harm others.

"There is no change in Wu, and neither are other countries." Sima Rangju really felt that even God was helping Zhishi.

The demise of any country is that the internal worries are greater than the external ones. Qi State first committed suicide repeatedly, and then was threatened by the outside world, and it has reached the point it is today.

Sima Rangju felt that God was helping the Zhi family. It was purely because a large-scale uprising suddenly broke out in Lu State, and the turmoil spread to other countries, and even Wu State, which started the big project, was affected.

If Zhiyao could hear Sima Rangju's voice, she would be more sneering.

In the world, there will be things that fall from the sky, but this wave of Lao Zhi's family is not relying on God to save face.

Many feudal states were affected by slave uprisings, and Lao Zhi's family seemed stable because they had their own policies for treating slaves. What's the matter with God?

But if the nations can treat the slaves a little bit better, wouldn't it make the slave class feel completely hopeless, and would it be ignited by a spark?

As for the smooth annexation of Qi, isn't that the goal that Lao Zhi's family has been working hard to achieve step by step?

It is clear that Laozhi's family has done more than others, and their preparations are sufficient. When it is their turn to complete the set goal, it is considered God's face. Isn't it denying the efforts of those who think they are fighting for it?
Time, location, and harmony should be used to define the correct timing of Zhiyao's choice, so as to understand his ability in layout.

In fact, Zhiyao is quite aware of her own advantages. It's not because of any inventions, nor how powerful she is in commanding the army. It's just an advantage in the overall situation.

The state of Qi will not perish, and one of their clansmen will be selected to be the king, just becoming the king of a city.

"Let Gongsun Xia take over." Zhiyao casually named a candidate.

Sima Rangju asked, "Where is it placed?"

Anyway, it can't be "Linzi", and it can't be too prosperous.

Zhiyao said: "The city of 'Wudi' can be settled."

This city is in the north of "Linzi". After the river was diverted, it was destroyed. Later, the Zhi family tried to repair it and completed part of it.

Sima Rangju still had no objection.

The state of Qi is different from the state of Wei. First of all, the state of Qi has more historical background. Returning "Linzi" will pose a relatively large threat to the Zhi family. Threats are not good for the Zhi family. In fact, it is not good for the surviving Qi state. .

The reason is not complicated, the surviving Qi State can continue to worship ancestors if they don't make troubles, but if they make troubles, they will force Lao Zhi's family to do everything.

That Gongsun Xia and Gongzi Wan are of the same nature, and they are too far away from the direct line in terms of blood relationship, and they don't have much 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 3000 vassal states, and then the number decreased again and again. For the vassal states that were destroyed in the civil war, the victorious state usually chose an insignificant blood of the defeated state as a sacrifice.

After "Linzi" dealt with the matters that should be dealt with, Zhiyao left.

For the occupation of various places this time, force is only an auxiliary, and the handling of various people's livelihoods is the most important thing.

Zhiyao gathered a large number of former Qi nobles who were willing to serve Lao Zhi's family at "Majing", and started his own inspections in various places.

People who are willing to join Lao Zhi's family still account for the majority, but they are relatively latecomers, and it is difficult to have any chance to reach the sky in one step.

For example, Cui Shi, they were the first batch of unlucky ones, they saw the situation clearly in time, jumped back on the spot and immediately got mixed up.

Of course, Qi State has opinions on the Cui family, but it's not necessarily how much dislike they have.

In the final analysis, both Jin and Qi were enfeoffed kingdoms under the Zhou royal family. In fact, they are also Zhou people first, and what Jin people or Qi people are is a geographical distinction.

Speaking of an inappropriate analogy, Zhou is the country, and Jin or Qi is at most an administrative region.

It is precisely because everyone is Zhou Guoren first, it is more reasonable to merge with each other.

In other words, it's against Shanglou Fan and Lin Hu?If you look at the historical records, you can know what happened. Not only will their top management be killed, but the best end for the rest of them is to become slaves. There is almost no third way to choose.

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.

The current national concept is not as good as the family concept. Loyalty to individuals is the mainstream, not loyalty to the country.

Not to mention the advancement or backwardness of thinking, even after a long time, there are many examples of allegiance to individuals and disregard of the country.

The reason for Zhang Tu's rapid change of mind is very realistic. His family's foundation has been fully guaranteed, that is, it will not become someone else's.

Aristocrats want a lot, and at the same time they know when to be satisfied, and if they shake up again, they will inevitably regain their greedy face.

It is the nature of all creatures to seek more benefits, from a wise person to a grass rooted in the soil, there will be no exceptions.

Zhiyao specially interviewed a few people, including Zhang Tu.

They are all the old Qi nobles who showed the most active service to the Zhi clan, and from some tests, they seem to have no lower limit.

Of course Zhiyao prefers loyal people, any host is like this, but in the process of conquering, it is inevitable to identify people who know current affairs, and then make the best use of them, the host must know how to control personal likes and dislikes , and cannot be treated clearly differently because of contempt or dislike.

"I think that cutting off the place is the most important thing." Zhang Tu began to express his point of view.

In the past, country-to-country mergers generally left the old nobles, which family in which place was the local prominent family, not only would the occupying army not embarrass them, they would even give preferential treatment, except because of the rule of "princes and generals have seeds" , in order to rely on this prominent family to control that place.

Zhang Tu expressed his point of view, and then concluded: "If the rich and powerful are not eliminated, how can there be peace?"

Just put it another way.

In fact, Qi's system has been almost destroyed under a series of turmoil. After the original order was destroyed, the formerly famous people only had a reputation left.

Since those people have no strength, why not take the opportunity to solve them, but to support them again?

If you do that, don't extravagantly expect that many dignitaries will be grateful to Dade, 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.

Needless to say, Zhiyao was surprised when she heard that.

Of course, the old Zhi family is already cutting off the original dignitaries in this place, but these old nobles of Qi who have been gathered, they should not know about it, right?
Unknowingly, Zhang Tu actually made that kind of suggestion, obviously he was thinking about something seriously, determined to gain a position with Zhiyao, and said that kind of suggestion that didn't conform to the original rules at all.

"Ms. Zhang, named Tu?" Zhiyao glanced at the reception list before she knew what the person in front of her was called.

how to say?This is a ruthless person!
"If it is cut off, what about the Zhang family?" Zhiyao asked.

Zhang Tu replied: "Since it is a minister's remonstrance, he should not die. The eldest son needs to be rewarded heavily, and he will be a sinner."

This shows that there is such a person who is willing to sacrifice his life for Zhishi. Zhishi can't really kill this person and give preferential treatment. It's not setting an example... Maybe it also has the role of setting an example, and more is 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 made a strong remonstrance, so so many families were unlucky.

If anyone wants to hate, shouldn't they hate the person who made the suggestion? How can they hate Zhishi who never thought of doing that?
Zhiyao said with a blank expression: "You go to 'Linzi' immediately to serve as the eunuch."

He didn't say whether to carry it out or not. Zhang Tu should understand what he should do after going to "Linzi".

Of course, even if Zhang Tu knew that Zhi Shi had been doing that for a long time, the sequence of things was his own suggestion first, and then Zhi Shi's actions.

A series of things stunned several old nobles of Qi State who were present.

There was a person who seemed to realize that he waited for Zhang Tu to leave, and stood up to dissuade Zhiyao, he must not listen to the advice, and even scolded Zhang Tu for being a villain.

At first, Zhiyao listened patiently, but after listening to those few words over and over again, she just cursed and didn't raise any points, which really annoyed her.

Zhiyao's meeting with these people can be regarded as buying people's hearts, which is tantamount to acceptance to a certain extent.

People with brains should think of a big move in advance like Zhang Tu, regardless of whether Zhishi is willing to implement it, it is what they should plan if they can successfully make Zhiyao remember that there is such a person, it is best to have a positive impression.

I think Zhang Tu's suggestion is not good, but it is reasonable and well-founded. What kind of bad method and what kind of consequences will it bring?

Che Jilu doesn't even know how to speak, it's a complete waste of time!
The appearance of Zhang Tu among a group of people is already Zhiyao's harvest this time, and she really can't expect more.

If these people are really smart, they have no way to join Zhishi in advance, and Xuezhangtu can always make a blockbuster.

Opportunities come from time to time, but very few people can seize them.

Zhiyao used a lot of patience to ask questions one by one, trying to show an approachable side, and almost couldn't continue acting later.

There is really no way, it’s fine for some people to speak badly, and the words are still full of stale routines, anyone who listens too much will feel bored.

"This 'horse path', why do I think I've heard it somewhere?" Zhiyao obviously confused 'horse path' and 'Ma Ling'.

If there were any famous battles in "Majing", it is only after Zhao Kuangyin bullied orphans and widows to usurp the throne, the newly established Northern Song Dynasty fought a moderate battle with the army of the Southern Han Dynasty in "Majing".

And "Ma Ling" is a relatively famous incident that broke out, that is, Pang Juan was ambushed by Sun Bin here.While Pang Juan died on the spot, the main force of the Wei State was annihilated by the Qi army in "Ma Ling", ending the decades-long hegemony of the Wei State.

In fact, the "Horse Path" is not far from the border of the State of Lu, about [-] miles to the west is the territory of the State of Lu, and to the southwest is the "Ai Ling" that the State of Lu and the State of Qi have repeatedly contended for.

"I will definitely win 'Ailing', and if I get it, the Lu Kingdom will lose its door. If there is an invasion, it will go straight to 'Qufu' Yiye." Sima Rangju is suggesting that the Zhi family should quickly take down the strategic location of 'Ailing'.

Of course Zhiyao knows the importance of "Ai Ling", but it's not necessary to say how important it is to Zhishi.

The state of Lu controls "Ai Ling" and then masters Mount Tai to block the invasion from the northeast, east, and southeast, so they will try their best to regain "Ai Ling" after losing it, all because "Ai Ling" was occupied by Qi State , which means that the state of Lu lost the bridgehead that threatened the belly of the state of Qi, and at the same time opened the defense system of the state of Lu.

Now, the Zhi Clan is encircling Lu State from three directions. There is no need to smash the defense line of Mount Tai, let alone launch an invasion from "Ai Ling". It is entirely possible to launch an invasion from Weidi or Jishui River Basin.

Of course, being able to win "Ai Ling" is equivalent to cutting off the passage of Lu State to march into Qidi, and preventing the Lu army from disturbing Qidi, which has experienced countless turmoil.

Zhiyao said: "The day of attacking 'Ai Ling' is the time to destroy Lu."

Either don't fight, and really start fighting with the goal of destroying the country.

At that time, the Zhi family can completely use the attack on "Ai Ling" to attract the attention of Lu's monarchs and ministers, and may also lure a sufficient number of Lu troops to go for reinforcements.

That is because Qi State and Lu State competed too frequently for "Ai Ling", which caused Qi people and Lu people to have a fixed thinking that "Ai Ling" is very important, and it is difficult to ignore the gains and losses of "Ai Ling".

The reality is that as above, the Zhi family has many routes to enter the country of Lu, and targeting "Ai Ling" will only be a small detail in the overall strategic deployment, and will not be the main deployment around "Ai Ling".

"At that time, it will depend on whether the king and ministers of the Lu Kingdom are so stupid, and how stupid they are." Zhiyao thought.

Many people who don't understand history think that Qi State and Lu State fought so fiercely, and there are so many grievances and enmities, Lu State should die in the hands of Qi State?In fact, it is really not true. It was the Chu State that destroyed the Lu State.

It's not that Qi State has no chance to destroy Lu State. The main reason is that the vassal states in the Central Plains have a relatively big taboo about destroying big countries, and they can nibble as much as they want, and they will never destroy it if they can't.

The state of Chu doesn’t pay much attention to that. No matter what historical background they have or what historical mission they undertake, even if the two of the three kingdoms of the Zhou royal family, Chen State and Qi State, were destroyed by Chu State, they would definitely be able to destroy Song State. I won't let it go, the problem is that the Song Dynasty is not easy to destroy.

Zhiyao walked down the road and inspected the cities and villages along the way. The more she saw, the more proud she felt.

Selecting Qi people for training, teaching them the necessary management skills, coupled with a certain amount of brainwashing, and sending them back to Qi after the occupation, is undoubtedly a good move for Zhiyao in terms of actual conditions.

These new Homo sapiens, most of them were nothing before, and their new status was bestowed by Zhishi. Whether they can get things done or not determines their future, they will definitely work very hard, and whether they can get things done depends on their personal ability.

It is not too much to describe such an opportunity as once in a thousand years. It is not because they are in the changes brought about by Zhiyao.It doesn't matter if you don't understand this truth, someone will repeatedly emphasize to them that fools are not qualified to be selected for assignment.

"In this way, the spring sowing has already been accomplished, and Li Shu cultivated his heart?" Zhiyao looked at the trembling handle in front of her eyes, and then looked at the other party's flattering face but obviously entered a state of aphasia, and gave a comforting smile.

It's normal to lose your temper, right?

The village cadres didn't know that the state leader would come, but they suddenly heard the news, and were invited to have a dialogue later on. How good is it to be able to maintain a normal mind?

It may be that Zhiyao's smile gave Shan a lot of comfort in his heart, but it can be regarded as allowing Shan to express in a stammering way.

When they first arrived in this village, there were 120 villagers. Later, 34 people died of illness, and 150 people were recovered from the nearby mountains. The current population is [-] people.

Due to insufficient labor force, it is naturally impossible to fully sow the previous fields in spring, but only about two-thirds of them have been utilized.

"The rations are not enough to survive, and the servants and others lead the people to fish and hunt, and they can still maintain their needs. After the summer harvest, will there be no worries about food shortages?" After finishing speaking, Shan showed a flattering expression.

With regard to fishing and hunting, it is still Zhiyao's insistence that Zhishi open up the patent rights of mountains, rivers and rivers, otherwise every plant and tree belongs to the owner's family, and no one in any place can get it at will.

Quite a number of families have great opinions on Zhishi's opening of the patent rights of mountains, rivers and rivers, thinking 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 powers, and even urged Li Shu to be greedy if he opened a hole.

At that time, Zhiyao prevaricated by using Zhishi's special situation.

It is not that the state of Jin did not have a precedent for opening patents for mountains, rivers and rivers. During the reign of Jin Daogong, he opened up relevant powers many times, and also formulated many policies that benefited Li Shu. Unfortunately, he died in the end.

Zhiyao came all the way, and learned that the people's livelihood is relatively poor.

That is due to the general environment, and it is definitely not caused by the lack of effort of a small number of individuals.

"It's obviously inappropriate to beat the local tyrants now. If we really want to divide the local tyrants, I should be beaten first." Zhiyao even gave up the patents on mountains, rivers and rivers, and even took out 20 shi for food relief, which is really impossible. to more.

Just doing those things, if Zhiyao hadn't disclosed her plan to turn her family into a country to the core clan, 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 is so good that there is a lofty and visible goal attracting the core members of the Zhi clan, so that they can stand on Zhiyao's side and suppress the rest, otherwise the internal conflicts will break out first.

However, even that is the case, Zhiyao is still facing great pressure, otherwise she would not have to personally inspect Qi, and use this method to frighten the surrounding countries.

(End of this chapter)