Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 846
Qing Ji's refusal made Ji Ji, who was sitting on the side, feel sorry for herself.

At the same time, she had some doubts about her appearance, why did Qingji look down on her?
Isn't the rumored Wu Wang Qingji a sex addict?

Ji Ji cast a resentful glance at Qingji, bit her lower lip lightly with her white teeth, and said slowly, "King Wu, don't you think you can't see the willow-like appearance of my concubine?"

"No."

Qingji smiled faintly, and said, "Ji Ji, you are indeed a rare beauty in the world, no wonder Qihou was so overwhelmed by you when he saw you, he couldn't hold back his soul, in order to get you as Ji Ji, he would not hesitate to send troops to attack Lu, and he was willing to spend two Exchange of cities."

"It's just that you are the wife of Marquis Qi after all. Even though Marquis Qi is dead, you are still a survivor. How can I take advantage of others' danger?"

"Furthermore, not marrying with the same surname is indeed a ritual since ancient times. How dare you violate it?"

Hearing this, Ji Ji shook her head and said, "King Wu's words are wrong."

"The state of Lu and the state of Qi are countries of marriage. Either the Marquis of Qi marries a daughter of Lu, or the Duke of Lu marries a daughter of Qi, and they have been married to each other for several generations. In terms of blood relationship, they are definitely close relatives."

"Duke Qi Xiang had an affair with his younger sister Wen Jiang, which is even more treasonous."

"Of course, Qi Xianggong can do this kind of thing, let alone King Wu, you are such a wise and powerful king, as the leader of the princes? Why should King Wu care about these red tapes?"

In Ji Ji's mind, the impression of Qingji is excellent.

Although Qingji is over forty years old, he is still in the prime of his life. He is extraordinary in martial arts. He is also a generation of hero who created the overlord Wu, a figure far ahead of Qi Heng and Jin Wen.

How can Ji Ji be prevented from admiring her?

"Ji Ji, this widow is not Qi Xianggong, and you are not the former Mrs. Wen Jiang."

"If the King of Wu is concerned about the opinions of the people in the world, the concubine is willing not to ask for a status, just to be with you day and night, King Wu."

Hearing this, Qingji was a little moved for a while.

He is not a casual man, but he has all the common problems of men.

As stunning as Ji Ji, why would Qingji not want to keep her for himself?

It's just that Ji Ji's reputation is really not good, and she actually had an affair with her own uncle Ji Bianhou.

In case one day Ji Ji falls in love with someone else, what can I do if Qing Ji is put on a forgiving hat?

Seemingly seeing Qingji's thoughts, Ji Ji had no choice but to explain the ins and outs of the matter to Qingji in front of her elder brother Ji Sunfei.

She just looked down on Lu Yangsheng and didn't want to be a pair of fateful mandarin ducks with Lu Yangsheng, so she just pretended to have an affair with her uncle Ji Binghou who always doted on her, not a real affair.

After learning about this, Qing Ji accepted Ji Ji and allowed her to live in the Wu Palace as his concubine.

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After Lu Yang died, people in Qi thought that his death had something to do with Lu State, so they all turned their anger on Lu State.

However, due to the strength of the overlord Wu, Qi did not dare to attack Lu, so he could only swallow his anger and wait for revenge in the future.

In order to get the asylum of Wu State, Lu State entered the court every year and paid tribute every year. Although it would not become a vassal state of Wu State, it still maintained a certain degree of suzerain-vassal relationship.

At least every year, the State of Lu would send envoys to worship Wu Wang Qingji and send valuable gifts.

Tian Qi saw that Lu Yangsheng was dead, so he supported the latter's son Lu Ren as the new Marquis of Qi, and gave Lu Yangsheng the posthumous title "Qi Ai Gong".

In the Juye Ze League, the world has basically entered a period of peaceful development.

Han, Zhao, Wei, Jin, and Zheng all continued to carry out reforms, and Qi, Song, Wei, and other countries were also implementing new policies and achieved remarkable results.

Thanks to the strength of the overlord Wu, and the continuous wars over the years, all countries need a period of time to recuperate, so they all choose to hide their strengths and bide their time in a tacit understanding to accumulate national strength.

This is precisely the international environment that Qingji wants to create.

Three years later.

That is, the 26th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 488 BC.

During these three or four years, the State of Wu continued to implement the new law, streamlined the military and streamlined the administration, lightened the corvee and reduced the tax, formulated and implemented many policies that were beneficial to the people's livelihood, and made people believe that they had become "Wu people".

In terms of economy, the state of Wu actively traded with other countries, sending caravans through the Silk Road, which promoted economic exchanges with Westerners and made a lot of money for the state of Wu.

At the same time, the state of Wu maximized the benefit to the people, and kept the wealth for the people, so that all the people could have income for work, medical treatment for sickness, support for old age, and shelter for living.

The national treasury, which had been depleted due to the previous series of wars, was subtly enriched again.

Crops such as millet grains are piled up almost moldy.

The string used to string the money has rotted and has not been used.

All of this proves how rich Wu is at this time.

The fact that the state of Wu was able to bring this kind of prosperity was not entirely obtained from the people, but "looted" from the northern countries and Western countries.

This kind of plunder is economic plunder.

Relying on excellent commodities such as silk, porcelain, tea, weapons, refined salt, etc., Wu State continued to harvest the wealth of other countries.

Among other things, Wu Guo has firmly grasped the important transportation routes of the Silk Road.

No matter whether you are a merchant from the northern countries or a merchant from a western country, if you want to pass the Silk Road, you must pay a valuable "toll", that is, customs duty...

In order to make Li and Shu belong to him as much as possible, Qingji also deliberately lightened the tax and exempted the three counties of Ba County, Shu County, and Chang'an County that were newly merged into Wu State for one year.

Moreover, Qingji also exempted the "oral tax", that is, Li Shu under the age of 14 does not have to pay poll tax.

In this way, it can ensure that the state of Wu can get and use the people to the maximum extent, and the state treasury can be enriched.

The state of Wu is so prosperous and the people of Li live and work in peace and contentment, which is far beyond the comparison of the northern countries. Therefore, a large number of people have migrated to the state of Wu to settle down and settle down.

Coupled with the original birth-encouraging policy, the population of Wu State has skyrocketed in the past few years.

In terms of military affairs, Wu State streamlined its soldiers and horses as much as possible, gradually eliminated chariots, trained a large number of cavalry, and cultivated tens of thousands of high-quality horses for emergencies.

In politics, the State of Wu has always used the procuratorial system to select talents and use talents, regardless of their backgrounds, and use talents only.

Every three years, all the county guards and magistrates of the ruling party must go to the capital Jinling to conduct an assessment.

If the assessment is not passed, or if the performance is mediocre, they will be demoted or even dismissed from office.

If the achievements are outstanding and they can still pass the assessment, they can be promoted, enter the palace, or be rewarded with some mansions, fertile land, cloth and other items by Qingji.

This has caused every official in charge of the state of Wu to be law-abiding, honest and honest,

In terms of diplomacy, Zheng State, Song State, and Lu State bordered Wu State, and the Central Plains vassal states that bear the brunt of the brunt became Wu State's staunch allies, so that Wu State did not have to worry about threats from the north.

In terms of education, the Jixia Academy in Wu State has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents, who are full of scholars, agriculture, industry, commerce and various industries, which makes Wu State's educational atmosphere show a trend of vigorous development.

In terms of folk customs, Wu people are brave in public wars and timid in private fights, and they are happy when they hear about wars.

They still maintain a bloody atmosphere. Everyone can go to the streets with a sword, but they don't fight privately.

This is due to the rule of law that Wu has always implemented, as well as the merits of enlightenment.

The rule of law and enlightenment work together to make Wu people develop this kind of atmosphere.

He is full of vigor, and he does not pick up lost things on the road, and he has extremely high integrity.

In the current state of Wu, every year during the slack season, counties and counties around the country will organize tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of men to conduct drills and serve as reserve forces.

Even half-grown teenagers will train spontaneously under the guidance of adults, hoping that when they grow up, they will be able to fight enemies and make great achievements just like their father and brother.

This is their chance to excel!
(End of this chapter)