Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 376
Afterwards, Qingji asked someone to take out a map he had drawn.

Take it and spread it out on the Fengtian Hall, so that every minister can have a glimpse.

On the map, every existing country is clearly marked.

The proportions may not be right, but the place is sure to be right!
Qingji immediately picked up a brush, sketched on the map, and filled in the place names.

The Lingnan land of Wu State, including Fujian, Jiangxi (parts) and Guangdong and Guangxi in later generations, is divided into six counties, namely Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County and Guilin County .

Its scope is similar to the original six counties of the Qin Dynasty, except that some of them are still occupied by Chu people.

Qingji then divided the original territory of the state of Wu into three counties. The mainland of the state of Wu is called Wu County; the area around Huaisi is called Sishui County; the area around Chao and Zhongli is called Jiujiang County.

In addition to Kuaiji County, the original hometown of Yue, the territory of Wu State has been divided into ten counties.

They are: Wu County, Kuaiji County, Jiujiang County, Sishui County, Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County and Guilin County.

The current territory of Wu State roughly covers the entire territory of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, and Guangdong in later generations, including parts of Jiangxi, Shandong, Yunnan, and Vietnam.

Of course, the Wu army hadn't reached the Guangdong and Guangxi areas at this time, but Qingji already regarded it as something in his pocket!
If the Huairou policy is adopted, it will not be a problem for Wu to establish nominal rule there.

Looking at it this way, the Wu Kingdom at this time can be regarded as the country with the largest territory in the world, occupying nearly one-third of China's land.

However, the land and population that can be used by Wu in the true sense are very few!

It is destined to be a long process for the country of Wu to digest the six counties in the south. Whether it will make wedding clothes for others is still unknown!

After that, Qingji ordered Sun Wu, the censor doctor, to be the general of Zhennan, the governor of Dadu, Chijie, and the governor of Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County and Guilin County.

"Your Majesty, no!"

What people never expected was that Da Sima Sunpin was the first to stand up to oppose it.

"Elder Sima, why not?"

Qingji asked lightly.

"Your Majesty, I believe that with Sun Wu's ability, he is really unbearable for such a great task. The general of Zhennan has increased the rank of governor, and his position is high and powerful. There is no one in the whole country comparable to him!"

Sun Ping said embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, I don't set up Zhennan General, or divide the authority of Zhennan General, so as to avoid it becoming bigger!"

You know, Sun Wu is the son of Sun Bing.

It's not that Sun Ping doesn't want to see Sun Wu being reused by Qingji, becoming the number one person under Qingji, with a high position and authority.

However, the general of Zhennan and the title of governor of Dadu really have so much power that there is no limit!

Qing Ji can trust Sun Wu with all his heart and put him in good positions, but it is hard to guarantee that Sun Wu, who has been in Lingnan all the year round, will not one day listen to others' bewitching and do something against him.

At that time, Wu Guo will not be able to take any countermeasures at all!
Long distances and out of reach are a factor.

If you send an army to suppress it again, it will not be worth the loss!
This is why Qingji knew that Fucha had become popular in Lingnan and established the Southern Wu Kingdom, but he did not send troops for a long time.

Because of the away game, Wu Guo couldn't beat the South Vietnamese who were familiar with the terrain!
"My lord, what Da Sima said is absolutely true."

At this time, Dazai Ji Zha followed and said: "Sun Changqing is a man, and the government and the public can see it. He really has the style of a gentleman and will not disobey."

"It's just that the general of Zhennan has increased the title of governor, and the power is very heavy. If the successor intends to cause chaos, I am afraid that Wu Guo will be powerless."

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

General Zhennan increases the title of governor, which will make Sun Wu in the six counties of Lingnan, just like the emperor of Tu.

Qingji can trust Sun Wu, but after Sun Wu's death, his successor cannot be trusted.

If Qingji had died earlier, Sun Wu would probably be the same as Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo at the end of Qin Dynasty.

Ren Xiao, the county captain of Nanhai County, saw that the Qin court was unable to look south, so he had the ambition to separate himself.

At that time, Qin Shihuang set up three counties in the Lingnan area, Guilin County, Xiang County, and Nanhai County, all of which were controlled by Nanhai Wei Renxiao.

Later, Ren Xiao became seriously ill, so he summoned Zhao Tuo, the commander of Longchuan, and asked him to rely on Nanhai County, which is close to the mountains and the sea. .

Zhao Tuo then blocked all the traffic arteries on Wuling and cut off all connections with the Lingbei area.

At the same time, Zhao Tuo took this opportunity to kill the officials placed by the Qin Dynasty on unwarranted charges, and used his cronies as acting chiefs.

At that time, due to the turmoil in the Central Plains, some Yue tribes in Guilin County and Xiang County also became independent one after another, and were no longer under the control of Nan Haiwei.

Zhao Tuo launched a war against Guilin County and Xiang County. Through force suppression, Zhao Tuo basically restored the three Lingnan counties set up by Qin, and realized the unification of Lingnan area.

Later, Zhao Tuo established the Nanyue Kingdom, surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and enjoyed the country for [-] years!
"The will of the widow has been decided, so there is no need to say more."

Qingji waved his hand and said, "General Zhennan, the person who increased the title of governor was established for a special period and is not always installed. It is changed every five years. The county guards, county lieutenants, and county magistrates are also changed every five years. , cannot be done for a long time.”

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

All the ministers said in unison.

Relatively speaking, the power of the county guard is enormous, and Qingji has to guard against it.

The tenure of five years is neither too long nor too short.

If the tenure is too long, I am afraid that it will breed his ambitions, and if the tenure is too short, it may also cause people's hearts to fluctuate and make it difficult to govern.

Therefore, Qingji's five-year change of office time is more reasonable.

"Your Majesty, my Wu army conquered Lingnan and sent many soldiers, about ten thousand people. I don't know how Your Majesty plans to deal with these soldiers?"

Dazai Ji asked.

Hearing this, Qing Ji just thought for a moment, then said: "For those who surrendered, they will all serve ten years of hard labor."

"I want to build a canal directly to Lingnan, connect the Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River, and at the same time build a plank road from Kuaiji County to Lingnan!"

"..."

It is destined to be two very huge projects to build aqueducts and plank roads in one go!
For this reason, including Ji Zha, Kong Qiu and other ministers and officials, they were all worried.

To really govern the land of Lingnan, even in name, and then gradually and directly, the country of Wu will need to invest a lot of money.

Not to mention the plank road, Qingji's so-called water canal is roughly the "Ling Canal" in the future.

During the Battle of Qin Zheng Baiyue, in order to solve the supply problem of the Qin army's grain, grass, equipment, etc., and complete the complete conquest of the Lingnan area as soon as possible, the talented Qin Shihuang ordered Shi Lu to organize and command [-] military workers to dig the Lingqu.

As a result, a huge water conservancy project excavated due to the needs of the war kicked off in the south.

(End of this chapter)