Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 622
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"

As soon as Ji Ran's words fell, Wu Zixu stared at him and said angrily, "Immigrate to the side? Dazai, isn't what you said making fun of the world?"

"Six counties in Lingnan, Minzhong County, Lujiang County, Cangwu County, Nanhai County, Xiang County, and Guilin County. Three counties in Southwest China, Jiaozhi County, Qianzhong County, and Dian County!"

"How many people are there in the south? There are at least 100 million people!"

"How vast is the territory? These nine counties in the south occupy nearly two-thirds of the territory of my country of Wu!"

"How can I give up? Besides, the southerners are still rebellious and disobeyed by the king. If they forcefully move to the interior without authorization and rebel, what can we do?"

What Wu Zixu said is not without reason.

Whether it is the six counties in the south of the Lingnan or the three counties in the southwest, they are all territories that Wu has paid a huge price to conquer. How can they give up easily?

Even if Qingji agrees, I am afraid that those soldiers who opened up the frontiers and lands for the state of Wu, who shed blood and sacrificed for it, may not be able to agree.

They used their own swords, their own blood, and their own lives to open up territory for the country. How could they see that they were easily discarded by their own monarchs?
"Da Sima's words are wrong!"

Ji Ran said calmly: "The three counties in the Southwest and the six counties in the South of the Five Ridges are full of lofty mountains and barren lands full of miasma. It is extremely difficult to farm and reclaim wasteland."

"If the Li Shu there can be moved to the interior, the population of our country of Wu will be enriched, and a large amount of arable land in the interior will be reclaimed. Why not?"

In the final analysis, Ji Ran's proposition was also for the sake of Wu.

The fastest and most effective way to tame the new Wu people in the south is to move them to the mainland of Wu.

Just like when Qingji conquered the southwest, he moved [-] households of Dian, Pu, Ailao, and Luoyue people into Wu County.

The effect is remarkable!

The only barren land left in Wu County has been reclaimed in large quantities, creating a lot of wealth for Wu State.

In view of this, Ji Ran advocates immigrating to the border.

"Your Majesty, I think what Dazai said is very true!"

Kong Qiu, who had been re-appointed Prime Minister of the Right, came out immediately and said: "Instead of consuming the time and effort to digest the nine counties in the south, it is better to move the people of the nine counties in the south, move to the interior, and reclaim wasteland, so that they can farm and open up wasteland in the Jianghuai area. "

"In this way, within ten years, the south of the Yangtze River will be ruled, and the people will be prosperous and their ambitions will be high."

"In less than 50 years, the southern people who migrated will be careful to the state of Wu, and they will be sincerely convinced!"

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

Following Kong Qiu's speech, Prime Minister Zuo Wen Zhong, Zhi Su Nei Shi Zeng Dian and other officials all stood up and expressed their agreement.

The relocation of the population from the nine counties in the south will indeed allow the State of Wu to digest these Li Shu who were originally barbarians to the greatest extent, allowing them to contract with the State of Wu as a family, regardless of each other.

However, does this meet the ultimate goal of celebrating Ji?

No, no!

Whether it is the six counties in the south of the Lingnan or the three counties in the southwest, they are not the inherent territory of the state of Wu, nor is it the land of the ancestors.

It's just that Wu Guo paid a huge price to capture the territory, how could Qingji give up?
The ambitious Qingji even took down Zhuya Island (Hainan Island), Yizhou Island (Wanwan Island), and their affiliated islands as Wu's inherent territory.

Qingji's ambition is obvious.

Why do ministers such as Ji Ran, Kong Qiu, and Wen Zhong not understand that they committed the crime knowingly, so why do they have to confront Qing Ji?

Not also!

Their original intention was also to consider Qing Ji and Wu Guo.

After Confucius spoke, Wen Zhong even added: "Your Majesty, I remember that your Majesty once said, 'If you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive, if you save land and lose people, all people and land will be lost'!"

"If you can't easily hold those territories, what's the use of Wu?"

"..."

Qingji didn't speak.

At this time, Wu Zixu, Fan Li, Bo Tong and others all stood up and opposed Ji Ran, Kong Qiu and other ministers' proposal to immigrate to Xubian.

"Father!"

At this moment, Young Master Hong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up, bowed to Qingji and said, "I think that although the territory of our Wu Kingdom is large, not an inch is superfluous!"

"Even if it's a person, with a healthy body and skin, how can he let go of his parents so easily?"

"Relocating the people of the nine counties in the south to the hinterland can certainly make the state of Wu rule and gain the power of its people, but at the cost of a large area of ​​land, I think it's not worth it!"

After a pause, Young Master Hong said loudly: "In the past, Taibo and Zhong Yong, the ancestors of my Wu Kingdom, cut off tattoos, taught the people to farm, and integrated into the land of Jingman, so thousands of small tribes voluntarily joined Taibo!"

"The ancestors were able to forge ahead, so why not the descendants?"

"Father! Don't say it's a few generations for hundreds of years, even hundreds of years, so what?"

"My country of Wu will be able to prosper and maintain long-term peace and prosperity for generations to come. Why can't the nine counties in the south contract with the country of Wu as one family, regardless of each other?"

Hearing this, Qingji nodded, looked at Young Master Hong admiringly, and said with a smile, "Good!"

"Second and third sons, this is the widow's son, the son of Wu!"

"The ancestors pioneered and forged ahead, taught the people to farm, and made the barbarians evolve from the era of slash-and-burn farming to a level of civilization like the countries of the Central Plains. Why can't this generation be so poor?"

"As the widow wishes, emigrate to the real side!"

Qingji finally made up his mind, waved his hand and said, "From Nanyang County, Nanjun County, Jiujiang County, Hengshan County, and Hanzhong County, [-] households have been relocated to Lingnan and the nine southwest counties to cultivate and guard the border!"

"Every family who is relocated will be given ten pieces of cloth and fifty thousand dollars. In addition, the local government will give farm tools, cattle, land, rations, seeds and other tools!"

"Depending on the population, one person will be given a hundred acres of land, and it will be passed down from generation to generation!"

"..."

Nanyang County, Nanjun County, Jiujiang County, Hengshan County, Hanzhong County, where are these five counties?
Chu ground!

Li Shu, who Qingji was about to relocate now, turned out to be from the land of Chu.

The 60 households who migrated, about [-] million Li Shu, would be forced by the Wu State from the Jiangnan area to Lingnan and the nine counties in the southwest to cultivate and guard the border.

This is a last resort.

If the state of Wu wants to promote the integration of various ethnic groups in the country as soon as possible, it must start with culture and assimilate the new Wu people in the south.

It is also essential for the state to give preferential treatment to the displaced Li Shu.

Although, those Li and Shu were originally Chu people.

But after Chu State was completely annexed by Wu State, Qingji still treated them equally and gave them benefits according to the past treatment...

Forced migration of population, in fact, Wu State has a relatively complete set of procedures, not just "immigration" casually.

For example, if there is an elderly person who is sick in bed or a pregnant woman at home, this is by no means within the migration conditions.

This kind of more humane immigration measure has been insisted on by Wu State.

(End of this chapter)