I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Near the end of autumn, Zhiyao knew what Zhao Wuxie was doing in Qin State, but it was very difficult for Yuan State to prevent Zhao Wuxie from plundering Qin State's population and supplies after hearing the news.

At that time, Zhiyao made an arrangement, ordering trustworthy people to form several teams to pretend to be the defeated soldiers of the Qin State, and then went to seek to join the Zhao Dynasty.

Zhiyao judged Zhao Wuxie's greed, and the disguised team was indeed absorbed in Wuzhi territory.

Many Qin people were kidnapped by the Zhao family in this wave, and the Qin army was absorbed by the Zhao family in a state of collapse. It is beyond imagination to figure out who is who. One day, those Yuan people who pretended to be Qin people will be killed. Play your part.

As for whether those Yuan people who pretended to be Qin people will be exposed, or what status they can gain in the Zhao Dynasty, anyway, it is very difficult to become a high-level person in the Zhao Dynasty, at most, they will become a high-level person in the Zhao Dynasty Confidant or follower.

In the current era, unless one is already well-known and the roots of one's background can be studied, otherwise it is beyond imagination to jump to the top of a certain country.

Even in the most enlightened Yuan country, Sun Wu, Sima Rangju, Yang Hu and others are not "named and surnamed" and have gone through more than one test.

"In that case, the population under Zhao Wuxie's rule should be more than 40?" Zhiyao had to admit that Zhao Wuxie would make trouble and the bottom line was too flexible.

Anyway, Zhao's Daiguo is an ally of Qin State, so it's fine if Qin State doesn't help when it's in trouble, but instead it did something that made things worse.

Of course, Zhao Wuji got benefits this time, not to mention the follow-up of Qin State, any vassal state including Qin State, will definitely not be able to trust the reputation of the Zhao family in the future, even if they are forced to cooperate. He will maintain a high level of vigilance against the Zhao family's Daiguo.

Just look at the country of Yue. Because Goujian's bottom line is also flexible, he can't be trusted with anyone he forms an alliance with.

When Yuan State invaded Zheng State, did you think that Goujian didn't want to send troops to fight?It is true that Yue State is invading Ju State, and it can still spare troops to support the "Xinzheng" battlefield.

Chu State, Zheng State, and Song State were not so eager to get support from Yue State. To put it bluntly, they did not have much trust in Yue State. Yue Guo stabbed him in the back.

Goujian could also attack Yuanguo's core from the direction of Lu, or attack Qidi, but he was also afraid of getting trapped and not getting support from his allies, so he didn't dare to do that.

The reason why Zhiyao does not seek an alliance with anyone is because she understands that allies can only take advantage of the fact that they cannot be trusted, and she also knows that no matter what kind of alliance is made, calculations are far more difficult to guard against than enemies.

In the current era, is a population of 40 considered a lot?Maybe it depends on who to compare with.

There are not many countries in Zhuxia Land at present!

The original country is the only one with the largest territory and a total population of about 920 million.

The countries counted as the second echelon are Chu State, Yue State and Song State.

The territory of Chu State is second only to Yuan State, and it also has the second largest population, which should be 340 million.

The State of Yue annexed the State of Wu, ranking third in terms of territory, with a total population of approximately 210 million to 230 million.

The territory of Song State ranks fifth, and its population should be around 120 million.

The country that currently ranks fourth in terms of territory is Yan State. They have not participated in the disputes among the Xias for the time being, and their population may be between 90 and 100 million.

The remaining vassal states include Ju State, Qi State, Zhu State, Xue State, Teng State, and Cai State, Tong State, and Zeng State, which were reduced to puppets of Chu State.The combined population of these countries will never exceed 20.

Other countries and forces with very different cultures in the land of Zhuxia include Ba Kingdom, Shu Kingdom, Baipu Kingdom, Yangyu Kingdom, Yangyue Tribal Alliance, Minyue Tribal Alliance, Fulou Tribal Alliance, Huandou Tribal Alliance, Luo Yue Tribal Alliance and Yelang Kingdom.

Of course, Zhiyao, who is determined to "understand the world", has to send a large number of people to carry out investigations. It is difficult to do things that are too detailed in a short period of time. The homework of knowing what forces are in which places must be done early.

The original country knew about six tenths of the countries or powers listed above, and most of the area was covered in fog.

In the past year, the Yuan Kingdom had already annexed the Zhou Kingdom, the Zheng Kingdom, and the Lu Kingdom.

Speaking of Zhou State, the reason is that after the relocation of the Zhou royal family, it lost its dominance over the world, and it no longer has the prestige and executive power of the world's co-lord.

If there are no accidents this year, the Yuan country should be able to control most of Qin's territory?

The merger is of course the complete eating of the land and population.

If it is controlled, while the original territory is not completely eaten, the population is only partially acquired.

And the reason why Chu has a population of 340 million is that the north of the Huai River was occupied by the original country?Only a part of the local Chu people left, and the rest became the nourishment of the original country.

The original country was able to reach a population of 920 million, because it ate nearly a million people in the country of Zheng, more than 40 in the country of Lu, and nearly [-] in the country of Chu.

The 920 million population included all the families of the original country, but the slaves were not counted.

Because the military operations against Qin are still ongoing, the Yuan country has not calculated the gains from Qin for the time being.

Of course, using mergers to increase the population is not only difficult to use in the short term, but also requires a lot of resources to appease, and there will definitely be hidden dangers afterwards.

"Thanks to the fact that I have explored and tested effective means of fusion in Qidi, otherwise the population would have increased by two million in just two years, and it would have been overwhelmed."

"The same approach does not necessarily work everywhere, and that's what needs to be paid special attention to."

"Other countries have perished, and there are no people with enough prestige to lead them. It is difficult for them to make any waves."

"What needs to be paid attention to is the Chu people. Although the Chu country has fallen into decline, the centripetal force of the ordinary Chu people towards the Mi surname has always been good. Without those princes and ulterior motives holding back, the Chu country will definitely be stronger."

"How should we deal with the former Chu people who have been brought under the rule? There will be no good results if you are purely gentle and tough. The time period required for both soft and hard tactics is too long, and it is not allowed to be delayed at present!"

Compared with how to deal with the Chu people who are under the rule, the affairs of Zhao's Daiguo can be put aside first.

Zhiyao's desk has relevant reports, which say that those people from the original Chu state were very resistant to the rule of the original state, and the disturbances from time to time were considered light, and the organized and large-scale riots took place within a short period of less than a year. Happened 27 times.

What's the weirdest thing?There is no court of Chu State who did not send people to make troubles, and the troubles were all spontaneous actions of the original Chu people.

The original country treats the newly ruled Chu people the same as other regions. There will be resistance in Zhou, Lu and other places. You have to accept reality quickly.

Zhiyao has already sent people to Chu State, not to take advantage of the weakness of Chu State to declare war, the envoy's task is to reach peace with Chu State.

Yuanhui will make a guarantee that it will not invade Chu State again, and the prerequisite is that Chu State declares to accept the status quo.

What kind of trick is this?It is nothing more than the operation of "attacking the shield with the other's spear". If the Chu people in the occupied area recognize the fact that they were abandoned by the Chu monarch and ministers, there will definitely be resentment or other things.

As long as the monarchs and ministers of Chu State are loathed and hated, maybe one day the people of Chu State in the occupied area will become the vanguard of Chu State's destruction?
Zhiyao also prepared another plan. Once the monarch and ministers of Chu State are sober enough to reject the peace proposal, the original country can only relocate people with more than [-] acres of land under the local name and famous people, and then impose martial law for a long time.

This method was learned by Zhiyao since the Western Han Dynasty, and Xiaozhu firmly controlled the entire country with only this method, and successfully and effectively attacked the local tyrants time and time again, ensuring the government's effective rule over the local area.

In fact, Zhiyao really wanted to conduct a land determination and census in Yuan Guoda, but the timing was really wrong.

It is really not that there is a lack of relevant operators. Zhiyao has spent so long and invested countless resources in cultivating talents, and there is really no shortage of relevant administrative personnel.

The reason for restricting Zhiyao is to determine land and census population, which will inevitably cause turmoil in the country.

The Han family has already backed down, causing some families such as the Fox family and the Zhong family to become vigilant, and it would be inappropriate to make any new moves.

In addition, Han's retreat led Zhiyao to make a plan to sweep the world in ten years, and it was necessary to ensure the greatest internal stability.

"My king, everything is ready." Yu Rang came over to report.

Zhiyao turned her head and glanced out the window.

The loft is high enough to have a view of the mountains in the distance.

In winter, the wilderness is now a piece of green and yellow, and the first snow will be ushered in about half a month.

Zhiyao stood up and walked to the balcony outside. Looking down, she could see groups of fully armed guards, and farther away were soldiers standing guard.

"Whether it's called 'Chang'an' or 'Zhongjing', it should be built anyway?" Zhiyao doesn't like to use the capital of another country as her capital.

Now that the state of Qin has collapsed, why didn't Zhiyao choose to set the capital in Qin?Firstly, the current center of gravity of Yuan Country lies in the south of the big river, and then there are really many problems.

Once Zhiyao establishes the capital in Qin and then builds Hangu Pass, the safety is guaranteed enough, but the problem is that it seems too remote.

If Zhiyao really wants to set the capital in Qin, he must first carry out a super-large-scale population migration, which alone is difficult to do.

In the history of Qin State, the safety of the capital during the stage of the unification war was not simply because of the existence of Hangu Pass.

Literati like to emphasize "people-oriented", and believe that no matter how high or thick the city wall is, it will perish if it is unpopular.

The same is the Qin State, and even turned into the Qin Empire. The Qin State ruled by the First Emperor could sweep the world, but it was the turn of Qin II that the country was ruined and the family was destroyed.

The capitals of the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Li and Tang Dynasties were also in the pass, and when it was time to lose their country, the pass, like the city wall, did not play the slightest role.

The dynasties with the capital in the pass all faced the same problem. When the country was prosperous, the output in the pass was not enough to provide the consumption of the capital, and the control over many areas was extremely low.

I'm not kidding, they are as strong as Han Wudi Liu Che and Tang Taizong Li Shimin. They have spent almost half of their lives fighting against the Shandong family. The reason is that the distance is too far to reach them. More.

In terms of resource utilization, the dynasties with their capitals located in the pass, their effective utilization of southwest and southeast resources is really extremely low.

Because the distance is too far, the cost of transportation is exaggerated. If it is not transported, it will give the local a chance to become stronger and bigger. If it is transported, it may consume manpower but almost no income.

How to do?From the ruler's point of view, even if transporting to the capital will result in a loss, luck is still good, which is better than the huge resources in the local area, which are better used by ambitious people.

When Zhiyao went down to the attic, soldiers immediately surrounded her.

The angle of the soldier's position blocked the possibility of anyone coming forward, and there was a long-range weapon attack, which could act as a human shield in the first place.

"Hanhou, Huhou, Zhonghou, Chengbo, Fubo, Yangbo, Dongbo, Sunbo, Simabo, Yangbo, Zhangzi, Yangzi, Chonggaozi, Aizi, Ningzi, Bizi, Changzi Qiu Nan, Gan Nan, Zhao Nan..."

Yu Rang followed closely behind Zhiyao, and read out a long list.

Those who will be knighted today will receive the imperial titles one by one in the order of marquis, uncle, son, and male.

Needless to say, the three who won the title of Marquis.

Cheng Xiao, Zhi Xuwu, Cheng Shuo, Fu Guo, Sun Wu, Sima Rangju, and Yang Hu will all be named earls.

Weiguo and Qiguo, which had only one city left, were originally entrusted with the title of Earl. Zhiyao directly crossed them off the list because he didn't want to irritate the other princes who kept Guozuo.

The contemporary Patriarch of Sanhuan obtained the title of Viscount for various reasons.

There are quite a lot of barons, [-]% of them are nobles who used to have nobles in Jin, [-]% are old nobles from other countries who were annexed and made contributions to the original country, and [-]% are people who were not nobles who rose from the bottom. .

From Zhiyao's point of view, the rewards given to Zhixuwu, Cheng Shuo, Sun Wu, and Sima Rangju as earls are really low. The problem is that there are more factors to consider, one of which is to comfort the Han family who will lose some fiefdoms , Fox and Zhong.

As the king of a country, it is really not possible to act arbitrarily. If you want to ensure the stability of the country, and even make the country flourish, there are so many things to think about, and you must take the possible impact into account in any action.

When Zhiyao came to the main hall, she didn't go in immediately, but stood in the dimly lit corridor and observed.

The people in the hall waiting to be sealed looked beaming, and there was a lot of low-pitched conversation under high emotions, it was hard not to have a "buzzing" noise.

Zhiyao looked at the people in the hall, mainly observing a few people, and thought: "When Lao Zhu rewarded the meritorious ministers, he really hid in the dark and took a small notebook to write down those who were too complacent and disrespectful. name?"

How close must it be to hear what a single person is saying clearly amidst the noise?
Anyway, Zhiyao couldn't hear clearly, she could only tell how a certain person was feeling from her expression and mannerisms.

Zhiyao gave Yu a glance.

Yu Rang was signaled to go in, came to Taihu and said something.

When Yu Rang appeared, he had already attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Sure enough, Taihu came to the side of the platform and shouted loudly: "Everyone return to their seats!"

The platform is the step in front of the throne.

At this stage, when the court meeting is held, everyone has a seat for the officials, so they are not lined up in two teams.

Zhiyao walked in, stood in front of the throne, glanced at everyone before sitting down...