Destiny Only Han

Chapter 618 Liu Ying: Why Reward Your Kindness?

Qi State, Linzi.

A large number of troops and logistics personnel quickly assembled near Linzi under the call-up order. In just two days, the total number of people gathered here reached 13. The temporary camp stretched for more than 40 miles and was mighty. .

These are not only the army of Qi State, but also the soldiers of counties and counties near Qi.

At the beginning of Qi State, there were 73 counties, but according to the rules of this period, the total number of households under the jurisdiction of a county usually does not exceed [-]. If it exceeds, the population will be relocated, and a county will be divided into two counties.

And this is the benefit of the newly revised version of the simultaneous system of prefectures and states.

According to the enfeoffment method in the Spring and Autumn Period, as long as such newly established counties still exist in Qi State's fiefdom, they also belong to Qi State, which means that Qi State is growing and gradually forming a Zhou Dynasty. The fiefdoms and population in the hands of the emperor are getting smaller and smaller, while the power of the princes is multiplying geometrically.

Zhou Tianzi sits in the eastern capital, step by step from emperor to sheriff, then from sheriff to county magistrate, then a villager, and finally a mayor...

Well, when Lu Buwei was destroyed in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the past, although Hui Wenjun was killed by the Qin army, the Qin State did not cut off the sacrifices of the Zhou people, and moved the descendants of the Zhou royal family to a land called "Yangren" (now Henan Province In the west of Ruzhou City and north of Beiru River)', Zhou's sacrifices continued.

Although, Yang Rendi, this name does not sound very auspicious...

However, under the newly revised version of the simultaneous system of prefectures and states, the newly cut counties belong to the central government of the Han Dynasty, and the county magistrates are appointed by the central government. library.

In other words, it is true that Qi State has 73 counties, but there can only be 73 counties forever. Population breeding has nothing to do with the vassal states. weaken.

After all, although the population and the number of administrative units under the jurisdiction of the 'county' have not changed much, the territory has become smaller...

If it is paired with a tweet...

As for the small tricks used by the vassal states to hide the number of households, in fact, those are also bad tricks left over from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

The Han inherited the Qin system, and one of them was specifically for big families with four generations living under the same roof and five generations living under the same roof, with only one household but dozens of members.

That is, if the people have two males, regardless of the family, they will be richer.

It means that if there are two adult males in a family, they need to pay double the poll tax, not only the poll tax for adult males, but also double for children and women.

In this way, as long as the census is in place and the annual review of the accounting documents is accurate, unless the princes do not collect taxes from the people under their rule, they should not think about hiding the population.

Of course, the most direct and effective way is to appoint the prime minister of the vassal state by the central government, and treat the vassal king like a thief on a daily basis, and raise him like a pig...

But this needs to be done slowly, after all, most of the vassal states nowadays are blood relatives, and the pressure is too tight to spread the reputation.

"So, that's why you suggested Zhao Yao to be Prime Minister Zhao?"

In the temporary camp, Zhang Buyi, who was walking side by side with Liu Ying, muttered in a low voice, thinking of Liu Ruyi's astonished expression that day, he felt amused.

Liu Ying nodded: "Well, Zhao Yaoxian is only one. It's a waste of time to be a petty official in the East Palace. First go to the Zhao Kingdom to practice and practice. If you perform well, you will be reused in the future."

Zhang Buyi glanced at him sideways: "What does it mean to behave well? For example, give Ruyi all the money that should be given to Ruyi?"

"What's wrong? It's so ugly, it's called floating, do you understand what is language art?" Liu Ying shook her sleeves vigorously, shaking her head: "You don't understand the things about scholar-bureaucrats! Anyway, they first If you move your hands, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhang Buyi sneered and didn't say any more. He was no stranger to Liu Ying's grudge, and the so-called Qi Ji mother and son's first move was nothing more than Qi Ji's desire to find a high position for her own father. So under the pillow wind, Zhou Chang parachuted to become Prince Zhan Shi. He couldn't understand Liu Ying's actions every day, and when he failed to persuade him, he was so angry that he stammered and filed a lawsuit...

In fact, according to the analysis his father gave him, it is more the emperor beating the prince. After all, the father and son of the Tian family are different from the father and son of ordinary families. Although they love each other, they also kill each other. Many times, both of them do not even notice this kind of killing. .

The important thing is that even his father felt that Liu Ying sometimes did something out of line, exercising the emperor's authority as a prince, which was intolerable to any emperor.

So Zhang Buyi felt that Liu Ying's recommendation of Zhao Yao to be Zhao's prime minister was not revenge on Qi Ji, but a rivalry with Liu Bang...

Fall in love and kill each other, love and kill each other again...

It's just that the unlucky one is Liu Ruyi who is inexplicably lying down...

So when Zhang Buyi looked at Liu Ruyi who was begging Bai Lai insisted on coming with them, and then ran around like a bumpkin entering the city, he cried a tear of sympathy for the other party in his heart.

"Look, that donkey is already shrinking its ears. If that guy touches his ass again, he will definitely be kicked away!"

Liu Ying poked Zhang Busu with her elbow, and pointed to Liu Ruyi who was happily patting the ass of the donkey in the distance, with a gloating expression on her face.

Well, before an animal like a donkey or a horse launches an attack, it usually pulls its ears back, then looks sideways at the distance between itself and the enemy, and then kicks...

It is said that the Times once wrote a report, saying that the number of people killed by donkeys is far greater than the number of plane crashes every year...

As for the reason why Liu Ying didn't make any more moves at the moment, it was because Liu Ruyi was standing in front of a little donkey, which couldn't kill a person with a kick, and broke two ribs at most...

Therefore, a mere fatal injury is nothing.

But Zhang Buyi didn't think so, Liu Ruyi came out to play with the two of them, if something went wrong, Qi Ji couldn't help Liu Ying, but I'm afraid he would tear him up and eat him...

Even if Little Lolita and Qi Ji are married to Jinlan...

"Quick, call King Zhao back."

Zhang Buyi turned his head and gave instructions to the guards behind him, then looked at Liu Ying with a teasing smile on his face: "I heard that Zhiyang and Mrs. Qi once beheaded chicken heads and burnt yellow paper to ask for help? "

Well, Guan Erye testified... Liu Ying nodded and did not speak, but an ominous premonition rose in her heart.

Zhang Buyi squeezed his chin and said:

"So, I can be regarded as King Zhao's elder... Ah, it hurts, don't hit me..."

"Do you want to say that you are also my elder? Hehe, die for me!"

When Liu Ying was chasing and beating Zhang Buyi, a black-faced man in the crowd suddenly rushed out and stopped Liu Ying, and what he said saved him from the bad luck of being killed on the spot.

"Your Highness, it really is Your Highness! Xiao Min Tian Qi, I greet His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Hey, you can still recognize me even when I'm dressed like this... Liu Ying looked at her gray short dress with a shocked expression on her face.

And beside Liu Ying, looking at Tian Qi who was prostrate on the ground, the guards of the East Palace who were pretending to be passers-by slowly retracted the drawn long knives, with lingering fear on their faces.

If it was an assassin who jumped out today, although Liu Ying was wearing soft armor inside, there would be no fatal risk, but these people are afraid that they are to blame, and their future for a lifetime will be wiped out!
"Get up. Do you know me?"

"Xiaomin has participated in the battle between Gaixia and Xiangji, and he is also a champion chosen by His Highness himself!"

Liu Ying frowned slightly, her heart turned like an electric shock, suddenly realized, she patted the other party's shoulder vigorously and said:

"Ah... I remembered you. When I saw you using a long spear to do a pole vault and jumped into the Western Chu infantry phalanx, I thought you were dead, but I didn't expect you to be alive! Good job! Han The army is full of warriors, but you are a hero!"

"Fate is big, life is big, Your Highness has won the award...it's all thanks to the prince." Tian Qi touched his head and said to the crowd coming around:

"At that time, I jumped in as soon as my brain got hot. I thought I was going to die now, but I didn't expect Chu Jun to be stupid. Then I killed two people indiscriminately, and they all ran away..."

After he finished speaking, as if he remembered something, he pulled out a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old from behind, and said to Liu Ying with a smile:
"Originally, my name was not included in the call-up order issued this time. Well, thanks to Your Highness, I have already reached the end of the rank... But I heard that this time the crown prince is in command, so I am not the only one here, I even brought my son here!"

"In this way, both of us father and son can fight under the prince's command!"

Liu Ying's eyes were red, and she forced a smile on her face. She patted Tian Qi's shoulder and said, "Very good, very good...but this time you are not only a father-son soldier, but me too! In fact, His Majesty is the coach..."

"Yeah." Tian Qi blushed, and said a little embarrassedly: "But I still want to fight with His Highness!"

And after Tian Qi finished speaking, there were voices one after another around.

"Me too. I've already served the shift this year, but I heard that the crown prince is here, so I treated my cousin to a drink and replaced him to serve beside the crown prince!"

"And I……"

"I was arranged by my father to serve as my brother-in-law's watch..."

Liu Ying looked around, and saw a pair of sincere and shy eyes, but facing Liu Ying's gaze, those eyes did not retreat in the slightest, on the contrary, they became more and more hot, so he shook his head and said:
"Actually, I really don't want to hear you say that...why? Because you are like this, how can I not share the good wine I have hidden with you?"

"Come here, bring all the wine we brought here, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return..."

"Do you know that those cars of wine are old wines that His Majesty wants to drink, and I am not willing to give him to drink!"

Amid the deafening cheers, Zhang Buji, who was squeezed out of the crowd, touched Liu Ruyi with his shoulder, pulled him away from the crowd, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Now, do you think you still have a chance?"

(End of this chapter)