Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 346
Qingji beckoned, and Tingwei Boshun, who was on the side, took out a sheepskin map knowingly, and asked Qingji to draw circles on the map with a Langhao pen.

A place on each circle represents the country that has been divided into cities.

Qingji not only showed this map to Cai Houshen, Zhong Wujun and Xu Junying Zhangyu, but also let the princes of the Central Plains have a quick look at it!
"Ah! Your Majesty, how is this possible?"

Cai Houshen was shocked when he saw the circle drawn on the map.

Even the other princes on the Sifangtai couldn't help but change their faces when they saw the circles on the map.

What is the reason?

It's not that Qingji's division is uneven, but that it's too even!

I saw that Qingji divided the land of Sui Shui on the map into four, Wu, Cai, Xu, and Zhongwu each got a share, no more, no less!

As the saying goes, it is human nature to suffer from the few but not the equal.

The feudal lords only thought that Qingji would let Wu occupy half of Suishui, and divide the other half among Cai, Xu, and Zhongwu.

I didn't expect Qingji to be so generous!
"Wu Jun is really fair and just, and he is selfless."

"The land of Sui Shui was completely conquered by the Wu army, so there is nothing wrong with Wu's monopoly."

"However, in order to repay the three kingdoms of Cai, Xu, and Zhongwu, Wu Jun gave three quarters of the land of Suishui, which is really unexpected!"

"Jun Wu has the wind of a holy master!"

The princes couldn't help but look at Qingji with admiration and awe!

And this was exactly the effect Qingji wanted to see.

He doesn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place.

Anyway, in the end, it will all belong to the state of Wu. Why can't Qingji be more generous, open-minded, and gain a good reputation for himself?
Xu Junying and Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, dividing up the land of Sui Shui in such a way is really embarrassing to the widow!"

"I, Xu, Cai, and Zhongwu, the three kingdoms, didn't do much in the process of Wu's attacking the land of Suishui. As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded for nothing, how can you accept such a generous reward from the king?"

"Exactly!"

Cai Houshen also nodded and said: "Your Majesty, what Xu Jun said is very true. I really dare not accept such a generous reward from Your Majesty!"

"Please take it back, Your Majesty!"

Xu Jun, Cai Hou, and Zhong Wujun have already called Qingji the "big king".

It is conceivable that Qingji's influence in the three kingdoms, at least the three monarchs respected Qingji very much.

"The widow has made up her mind, so there is no need to say anything!"

Qingji waved his hand and said: "It is said that you are not joking. Since you have promised this, you should not renege on your word and get fat. These cities and lands are what you deserve."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Qingji's resolute attitude, Cai Houshen and the others "reluctantly" agreed.

This made the princes present envy them very much.

It is really a great benefit to follow a boss like Wu Guo!
Just like before, no matter whether it is following Qi, Jin, or Chu, the princes basically don't take much advantage.

Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals in vain, but also causing a commotion, there is a risk of subjugation of the country!
Now that Qingji is so generous, how can he not be convinced?
"cough."

Qihou Chujiu coughed lightly, and immediately attracted the attention of the princes present.

"Wu Jun, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Marquis Qi, but it's okay to say."

Chujiu's face was a little embarrassed, but he still insisted and said: "I heard that during the Battle of Huaishui, the Wu army captured tens of thousands of people?"

"Exactly."

No wonder Chujiu had an awkward look on his face.

The [-] allied forces of the princes were defeated by the Wu army with only [-] cavalry. How can this make Chujiu feel so embarrassed?
In the Battle of Huaishui, [-] enemies were captured by the Wu army!

This is not a small amount!

The reason why the monarchs of Song, Lu, Wei and other vassal states took the risk of offending Jin to participate in this alliance was precisely because they wanted to return these soldiers.

"I wonder if Jun Wu can release those tens of thousands of soldiers?"

Hearing this, Qingji just laughed without saying a word.

Standing on the side, Bo Tong said: "Qihou, my country of Wu unconditionally releases the captured monarch and the ministers of other countries, which is the utmost benevolence."

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to release those [-] soldiers back!"

"Singing black face", Bo Tong said: "In the battle of the Huai River, the soldiers, food, fodder, supplies, etc. lost by our country of Wu are incalculable. Is there any reason to unconditionally release the soldiers?"

"Throughout the ages, there has never been such a reason!"

"Furthermore, according to the usual style of our country of Wu, for surrendered soldiers, they are only resettled and garrisoned, and then transformed into Li Shu, which should not lose humanity."

When the princes heard the words, they all lowered their heads in embarrassment.

indeed!

From ancient times to the present, there is really no reason to unconditionally release the surrendered pawns.

You must know that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, captives were generally treated as slaves, or used as sacrifices in large-scale sacrifices.

Some even killed them directly, and the end was very tragic.

It is indeed very humane for Wu Guo to treat surrendered soldiers like that!
Furthermore, Wu Guo has unconditionally released the captured monarch and his officials, which can be regarded as very kind.

"I don't know what conditions Wu Jun wants before he can be released as a soldier?"

Qihou Chujiu asked suspiciously.

Qingji just smiled lightly and said, "It's not difficult if I let Wu Guofang return to the soldiers."

"My widow's wish, every pawn is worth one or two taels of gold, and it can be traded with cloth, silk, jade, or corn and horses!"

This is exactly Qingji's plan.

A pawn is worth a tael of gold, no more, no less.

Gold is brass.

A tael of gold is worth a lot. According to the prices of this era, thirty copper coins and one stone of grain.

One mu of land is only one stone, and it takes thirty years to buy one mu of land.

One mu of land only costs [-] copper coins!
As far as the country of Wu is concerned, one tael of gold is equivalent to ten thousand coins (five baht coins)!
It can be seen that the purchasing power of gold is indeed very strong.

Moreover, gold was used for transactions between nobles and rich merchants, and it was rarely used by commoners.

It is estimated that there are not many gold reserves in various countries, so Qingji made the next best thing and traded with other things of equivalent value.

The princes whispered to each other one after another.

In their eyes, untouchables are worthless.

But the soldiers captured by the state of Wu are all capable soldiers.

It's not unworthy to trade a tael of gold back.

Eighty thousand soldiers, that is eighty thousand taels of gold!
This time Wu Guo has made a lot of money!
At least for a long period of time, Wu Guo was completely unable to digest the [-] taels of gold.

The rich and powerful Qihou Chujiu immediately nodded slightly and said, "Good! In that case, my country of Qi is willing to exchange one or two gold equivalents for a soldier."

"The widow is also willing to trade!"

"Teng Guo is also willing to..."

The princes have no better choice.

Some of them were captured with more than a thousand people, and some were captured with thousands of people. This made the country that was itself a small country with few people even worse!
(End of this chapter)