Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

In Qingji's opinion, the sooner the Dujiangyan project in Shu is completed, the better.

All it takes is a suitable time, and the state of Wu can send troops to destroy Shu and win in one battle.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to announce."

"please say."

Ji Ran said slowly: "The number of Kunlun slaves in my country of Wu is increasing day by day. I did a census half a year ago, and now there are more than [-] Kunlun slaves in the country!"

"All kinds of domestic projects, such as straight roads, galloping roads, palaces, canals, dams, cities, etc., have been completed, and there is no need for such a lot of manpower."

"I think that the king may sell the Kunlun slaves and make them live among the people, or give them back their freedom, distribute houses, land, farm tools, seeds, etc., and rent farm cattle, so that they can settle down in the state of Wu."

This matter was brought up again.

As early as two years ago, the monarchs and ministers of the state of Wu discussed how to resettle the Kunlun slaves, and finally decided that it would be business as usual, and tried their best to find jobs for the Kunlun slaves.

The fate of Kunlun slaves is generally extremely tragic.

They were only used as official slaves and servitude.

Every year, every three to five times, tens of thousands of Kunlun slaves would take the big ships of the Wu Kingdom fleet, sail across the ocean, and come to the territory of the Wu Kingdom, just like the little pigs who were captured.

The task of Kunlun slaves is to help Wu build various large-scale projects as free labor.

For example, in the vast territory of Wu State, most of the straight roads and open roads extending in all directions were built by Kunlun slaves.

The dirty work is done by Kunlun slaves.

As a result, when building bridges and paving roads, many Kunlun slaves were exhausted and fell to death...

"inappropriate."

Prime Minister Zuo Wenzhong retorted: "Your Majesty once said, 'If you are not of my race, your heart must be different'. Kunlun slaves are no different than others, they are difficult to educate, and they have always hated me, Wu State."

"If the Kunlun slaves are given back their freedom, and they are treated as citizens of the country and given the treatment they deserve, I am afraid that the Kunlun slaves who are full of food and drink will cause chaos and increase the number of killings."

"As for selling the Kunlun slaves, although it can increase some income for the treasury, it cannot guarantee that the Kunlun slaves will not dare to make mistakes and cause turmoil in the country!"

After a pause, Wen Zhong bowed to Qing Ji again and said, "Your Majesty, my country of Wu does not support idlers. I think that if there are idle Kunlun slaves, they can be moved to the Western Regions to cultivate and guard the border!"

Western Regions?

Is Wen Zhong serious?
Not to mention whether so many Kunlun slaves will cause trouble in the Western Regions and cause rebellion.

Qingji had no intention of developing the Western Regions at all.

Because, for Wu, the Western Regions do not have development value!
If he had to choose a place for the Kunlun slaves to reclaim the land, Qingji would definitely choose the six counties in Lingnan.

"Prime Minister Zuo's words are wrong."

Ji Ran said indifferently: "The Western Region is an enclave of my country of Wu, and it is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is barren. It is a truly barren land. It is said that there is yellow sand everywhere!"

"Not to mention that the land in the Western Regions is difficult to reclaim, there are so many Kunlun slaves, it is impossible for the Qin people to borrow a way."

Ji Ran spoke the truth.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions is equivalent to the "special administrative region" of Wu State.

Use value is not too great, better than nothing.

"If Your Majesty wants to make the idle Kunlun slaves colonize the frontier, why not send them all to Lingnan?"

"inappropriate!"

Wen Zhong retorted: "Now the road from our Wu country to Lingnan is unimpeded. However, after all, the road is long and the people are unpredictable. If the Kunlun slaves gather together, it will inevitably cause trouble!"

The language seems to be on par with Ji Ran.

However, this is exactly what Qingji wants to see.

If the first and second leaders of the administration under his rule were all amiable and intimate, Qing Ji would probably be suspicious.

On the issue of treating Kunlun slaves, the language and Ji Ran are consistent.

That is to try every means to send away the Kunlun slaves!

After all, if the Kunlun slaves were not engaged in production, wouldn't the State of Wu support them for nothing?

Qingji thought for a while, then said: "I wish that if there are idle Kunlun slaves, all of them will be transferred to Jinling to build a mausoleum for me."

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

All the ministers agreed.

Qingji wants to build a mausoleum that is as ancient as it is today, just like the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in history, for future generations to look up to...

Since the Kunlun slaves are free, why not use them?
"Your Majesty."

Ji Ran suddenly said: "There are many women and children among Kunlun slaves. I think such Kunlun slaves should be sold!"

"good."

Qingji is naturally aware of this kind of thing.

The Kunlun slaves in the state of Wu mainly came from the islands in the southeast Ya, including Japanese, Malays, Javanese, etc. They were dark-skinned, short in stature, and as thin as skinny bones.

However, as free labor, Qingji didn't mind taking them all back to work day and night.

Among them, there are old and weak women and children.

Although Qing Ji hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he had heard about it.

Every time the fleet of the State of Wu sails, it will bloodbath the barbarian tribes it encounters, trying to keep alive as much as possible.

Wu Jun usually arrests strong and young people, and may spare old and weak women and children...

Because the previous Kunlun slaves were limited to serving labor in Wu.

And once Qingji decides to sell the women and children among the Kunlun slaves, it is very likely that the islands in Southeast Asia will be sparsely populated with gray-haired old people in the end.

It even became a desert island!
However, this is not what Qingji should care about.

Many years later, these Kunlun slaves will be assimilated by the Wu people and become part of China.

It's just that at this stage, Qingji still needs them to "shine and shine" for the country of Wu in a steady stream!
"Your Majesty."

At this time, Grand Sima Wu Zixu came out and said: "Two months ago, the Kunlun slaves who rioted in Hanzhong County and looted the grain transportation team have been captured. May I ask how your majesty will punish them?"

"how many people?"

"Nearly six thousand."

"..."

Kunlun slave riots are not uncommon in the state of Wu.

However, the last Kunlun slave riot was too bad in nature.

When the Chinese Allied Forces fought the final decisive battle with the Persians, the Kunlun slaves who were in charge of transporting grain and supplies suddenly rioted, killing the soldiers who supervised the transport, and then robbed the grain and supplies and absconded, turning into bandits.

This directly led Qing Ji to take a risk and had a "fair fight" with Darius I.

How can such a Kunlun slave not be a heinous crime?

"kill."

After a long time, Qingji spat out a word, which made people shudder.

Life and death are seized, and celebration and taboo can be summed up in one word.

What Qingji had to do was to kill one to make an example to others, to deter other Kunlun slaves with blood.

As for the mere [-] Kunlun slaves, Qingji didn't take it seriously.

Their value is estimated to be less than tens of thousands of sheep and thousands of cattle!
"promise!"

Wu Zixu immediately agreed.