I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 558

In fact, this is the current era. Otherwise, the assembly of hundreds of thousands of troops might not be completed within a year.

For some dynasties, not to mention hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of troops can spend several years in assembly, and they will not start without giving money.

Zhiyao was watching the information sent from Chu State.

According to a series of intelligence reports, although there is a lot of conflict between the princes of Chu and the local lords, the quality of the assembled army is not bad.

This is because the state of Chu really realized that it was a matter of life and death, and it was very clear that once the original state destroyed the state of Chu, no matter whether it was the public clan or the local nobles, it would not end well.

Although Yuan Country is called Yuan Country, [-]% of the real rulers are from Jin. To put it bluntly, it is the continuation of Jin.

Jin State and Chu State fought from the middle period of Spring and Autumn Period to the late Spring and Autumn Period, which lasted nearly 150 years. Although there were not many personal grievances, it cannot be said that there was no hatred.

From the very beginning of the war between the two sides, each other regarded each other as a great enemy, even if one of them became weak for a certain period of time, the mutual vigilance did not decrease at all.

Because of various factors, Chu State did not dare to take Shangyuan State lightly, and because of those cognitions, both Yuan State and Chu State would go all out for the next battle.

"After the demise of Wu State, even though Chu State lost Shang Yu's land, it was generally revived. Their spiritual outlook has also been completely new because of the demise of Wu State?"

"Wu State and Chu State are the real feud. Although Chu State dominates most of the time, Wu State's attack on 'Ying' has caused a great psychological shadow on Chu people. The demise of Wu State moved Chu people away at once. A mountain in my heart."

"They are old rivals with us. Although our ancestors defeated the Chu people repeatedly, they never fought an absolutely crushing war. We still can't put too much psychological pressure on the Chu people."

That point is not a joke. First, the Wu people used tricks to kill the number one archer in China to cast a shadow over the Chu people. Then the Wu army broke through the "Ying" capital, which indeed planted a great psychological shadow in the hearts of the Chu people. .

Later, the State of Yue destroyed the State of Wu in a dishonorable way. During the period when the State of Yue ruled Wu, it massacred the people of Wu for a long time; it was the turn of the State of Chu to destroy the State of Yue. The ground is also adopting a high-pressure policy.

Although Wu and Yue resisted the rule of Chu State very strongly, there is a saying called "I am afraid that you will want to kill you all the time".
When the people of Jin fought against the people of Chu, most of the battles were conducted in a polite and polite manner. Both the winner and loser maintained restraint. It was too difficult to plant a psychological shadow in the opponent's heart.

What Zhiyao saw was the efforts of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu Kingdom to "envy all the disciples, learn about the rest of their husbands, and exhaust taxes and labor".

What's the meaning?It was an exhaustive mobilization of the whole country, not only the nobles, but even the young and strong under the rule were armed, which was completely a manifestation of not wanting to live.

The former state of Jin was also forced to do so by the state of Chu, but this time the state of Chu mobilized more thoroughly, and a large number of women in the middle school were recruited to be used for labor work on some logistics lines.

Under this kind of mobilization, no matter whether Chu State wins or loses, the country's development stagnates, and it will surely fall into difficulties in the next few years.

It's just that the kings and ministers of the state of Chu don't know whether they can guarantee that the state will not be lost, so they don't have the heart to worry about the future.

They clearly realized that if Zhiyao's desire to destroy Chu State was not broken, Chu State would have no future at all.

"Including soldiers and civilians, the number of people mobilized in Chu State is nearly 80!" Zhiyao suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

How many people does Chu have?Almost a quarter of the country's population was mobilized, as if they wanted to fight the original country.

The current era is no longer what it used to be.

In the past, when the armies of various countries fought in different places, they could actually buy supplies from the local nobles. Even if the country was in a state of war, the business between the nobles would still be traded as usual.In this case, there are not many logistics personnel at all, and there is no corvee situation like civilian workers, and there are retinues brought by the soldiers themselves.

As the number of vassal states is getting smaller and smaller, there is no country talking about the war of gentlemen, and it has become the entourage of the country's unified deployment of soldiers, but the soldiers themselves are still the ones who provide supplies, and the state will support the logistics after the service period .

Up to the current era, the rules have undergone a relatively large change.

Zhiyao first built a standing army, and they were also the first army to be supplied by the main family from equipment to logistics.

In the beginning, the standing army was just Zhishi's private army. Waiting for Zhishi to turn his family into a country, he became the role of the National Defense Army. The only difference from the rest of the soldiers who enlisted in taxes is that they will unconditionally execute any order from the center. The rest of the nobles, " "Scholar", "Teacher", and "Xian" have more independent choices.

After Zhiyao's operation broke the family into the country, new rules appeared in the division of counties and counties. Every year, men's training is carried out in various places. Men who reach a certain age will become the role of "envy" unless they are congenitally deficient. .

This "envy" is the reserve.

It is equivalent to saying that Zhiyao started to implement the compulsory military system in the original country, and the equipment and logistics were supplied by the state. The difference is that there is no salary for serving, but rewards for meritorious service.

From a purely institutional point of view, under Zhiyao's operation, Yuanguo is a bit like the combination of the Han Dynasty and the Sui and Tang Dynasties. If there is any difference, Zhiyao's control over the country exceeds that of the Han Dynasty and Sui and Tang Dynasties.

It was a characteristic of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods that power could reach the grassroots, and it was basically impossible for subsequent dynasties.This is why the population of the later dynasties was obviously large, and when they needed to mobilize troops to deal with wars, their manpower and material resources were not comparable to those of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States.

Some people may say that in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, the vassal states ruled over a small territory, so that they could reach the height of power going to the countryside.The first emperor needed to climb out of the imperial mausoleum and talk to these people well.

The Qin Empire also managed to send power to the countryside during the period of great unification. The reason why the Western Han Dynasty could not implement it was because of the fault of Emperor Wen of Han. Otherwise, it could have been done in the era of Liu Bang, Lu Zhi, and Liu Ying when they were in power.

With the example of the Western Han Dynasty, it is inevitable that there will be too many ghosts in the center of other dynasties. Once the power of the center can go directly to the countryside, many people will not be able to act as a domineering and corrupt the law.

Facing the Chu State who is fully exerting its strength, Zhiyao is not panicked at all to be honest.

The original country is still unable to conduct a census of the whole territory for the time being, and there are even "savages" who are not on the household registration in some wilderness areas. Has entered the scope of household registration.

The registration policy implemented by Zhiyao no longer follows the past, that is, records of men and women under the age of 13 are also registered in the household register.

This approach actually relies on the abundance of small officials sent to the countryside, and then the control brought by the county system.

The reason for not registering children under the age of 13 in the past is too realistic. They are not yet adults, and the mortality rate of children under the age of eight is actually more serious than imagined.Furthermore, the process of registering a household register is so complicated that it is beyond imagination. It is impossible to update it every year under the premise of the limited national system.

The reason why it is easy to register in the original country is too realistic. The birth of a newborn baby is related to state support, and when it grows to a certain age, there is still land distribution. No one registers at home, and the parents and elders at home should go to the government to register by themselves.

A family does not seem to be many, but the number of all living beings adds up to too much. From the point of view of mutual support... or the relationship of use, every nail has its function, and it is recorded in the household register. What the country brings, it seems that the support policy formulated by Zhiyao will lose money. How much tax should be paid in a lifetime when a baby grows up to be able to work.

And that's just paying taxes, they can also become a source of soldiers, and even enjoy achievements in certain aspects.

What are the benefits of having more people?That is, the base is large enough, and a small probability becomes a greater probability.

If the descendants of the original country observe Zhiyao's educational career, don't read and drill books to study what the ancestors said, and develop in the direction of mathematics, science, chemistry, and engineering. Who said that the industrial age cannot be in the future? Zhu Xia is the first to come?
This is what Zhiyao is already doing.

If I didn't do it before, it was nothing more than that Zhiyao was delayed by too many things, and the princes and states were wiped out one by one. It is basically a foregone conclusion to complete "One World", and there is more time for Zhiyao to do other things.

"National mobilization? I can mobilize 200 million troops, but there's no need for that at all." Zhiyao thought about living her life.

The nationwide mobilization of this kind of action will consume a huge amount of national power every time it is played, and the impact on the future is by no means 01:30. However, rational decision-makers will not take action unless it is necessary.

"We still can't underestimate the state of Chu!" Zhiyao closed the booklet.

The state of Chu was able to assemble an army of 50, especially in terms of the supply of intelligence and armaments. From this point of view alone, it is extremely difficult.

Many years later, Qin State also mobilized 50 troops. They could not allow all the combatants to have serious weapons. Many Qin people went to the battlefield with farm tools.

Zhiyao heard footsteps and raised her head to look in the direction of the door.

The person who came was Taihu. When he went outside the door, he found Zhiyao watching. He saluted before entering the hall.

"My lord, Zhao Ni sent a letter." Taihu said, showing the sheepskin scroll in his hand.

Zhao Jun?Zhao Wuxie.

When the Zhou royal family was still there, Zhao Wuxie was not knighted, and the Zhao family stole the country of Dai. To put it bluntly, they did not receive any recognition.

The Zhao family used to be a family of the state of Jin, and the Zhi family destroyed the state of Jin after being knighted by the emperor of Zhou.

If the original state recognized the Zhao family as the acting state, after all, there is a difference between the monarch and the ministers. Taihu would not dare to call it that, and the message should be said to have sent a letter of credence.

Zhiyao didn't ask where the person from Zhao's side was, and she didn't immediately open the sheepskin scroll to look at it.

Taihu didn't leave immediately after delivering the things, but walked to one side and stood still, waiting for Zhiyao's order.

The sheepskin scroll was not sealed, it must have been unsealed before Zhao Wuxie sent someone to deliver it, otherwise the envoys or officials from the original country along the way would never have dared to unseal it.

"Sheepskin..." Zhiyao knew for a long time that Zhao Wuxie likes to play tricks and has a lot of small thoughts.

No matter how poor Zhao Dai's country was, he couldn't get the paper from the original country, so couldn't he find a piece of silk cloth?

Zhiyao motioned to the eunuch next to him to get the sheepskin scroll, walked to one side and opened the scroll.

For someone like Zhao Wuxie, no matter how cautious you are, it's not wrong, is it?

The scroll was opened, and the eunuch checked it over and over in great detail, and then respectfully placed it on a temporary desk.

Zhiyao walked over.

Taihu brought an oil lamp winkingly.

After all, it is indoors, even if the doors and windows are open, the light is actually slightly insufficient.

A lot of words were written on the sheepskin, not in a diplomatic format, but more like ordinary correspondence.

Zhao Wuji didn't say hello, and directly pointed out that Yuanguo was waiting for Zhao's Daiguo to fight Yiqu, and wanted to play the trick of "mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind".

"This guy, he pointed it out directly because of his lack of strength, otherwise he should just use his tricks." The corner of Zhiyao's mouth twitched.

Later, Zhao Wuji told Zhiyao directly that if Yiqu or the Yuan army showed signs of approaching the Hetao, Zhao's Daiguo would hide in the Yin Mountain and would not give Yuanguo or Yiqu any chance at all.

This is Zhao Wuji's character, knowing that he will suffer a loss, he will hide, and he will not care about face at all.

Zhao Wuxie also thought about the development of the Zhao family after the country fled far away on behalf of the country. Yiqu will grow stronger if it gets the Hetao, and Yuanguo will not let the Hetao fall into the hands of Yiqu. When the Yuan army will fight fiercely with Yiqu, it will be the turn The Zhao family came to be the oriole on behalf of the country.

To tell the truth, Zhiyao really won't allow Yiqu to get the Hetao, and she will really feel distressed because of Zhao's Daiguo's waiting for an opportunity.

"The Zhao family's cavalry has grown too fast in recent years. There is no problem for my cavalry to confront them head-on, but once Zhao Wuzhi is determined to play 'when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we advance, when the enemy comes, we disturb, and when the enemy retreats, we will attack. With this set of tactics, Yuanguo will have to face the hardships of the Western Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu in advance." Zhiyao frowned deeply.

To be honest, Zhiyao really regretted that she didn't do her best to eliminate Zhao Wuxie and the Zhao family forces who followed and fled.

However, who would have thought that Zhao Wuxie would spy on the tactics of the Huns hundreds of years in advance?
There is something wrong with the frontier army of the former country, but that kind of tactics is more that Zhao Wuxie learned by himself during the attack on Lou Fan and Lin Hu.

It is still possible for Zhiyao to destroy the Zhao Dynasty, but compared with the Zhao Dynasty, fighting Chu is more imminent.

"Zhao Wuji wants to run away, or is he just writing letters to disgust me?" Zhiyao was thinking about this question.

Waiting for Zhiyao to see the content of Zhao Wuxie thanking Zhao Bolu and the Zhao family in Yuanguo for being kind, Zhiyao's face suddenly became very gloomy.

"This guy, is he just disgusting me, or is he afraid that Mrs. Zhao will live too comfortably under my rule?"

Maybe there is another layer, Zhao Wuxie forced Zhiyao to do something to the Zhao family in the original country, causing the Han family, Zhong family, Hu family and other families to rise up to resist?

(End of this chapter)