Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Three days later, Ji Zha died at the age of 92.

Qingji buried Jizha at the foot of Shunguo Mountain in Yanling according to his last wish, and kept the funeral ceremonies simple, according to the standards of ordinary scholars.

Qingji personally mourned Ji Zha, and wrote a sacrificial article to express his condolences.

In order to highlight Ji Zha's achievements, Qingji ordered his left and right to build a temple for Ji Zha in Yanling and a statue more than three feet high for people to worship and pray.

Moreover, Qingji also posthumously granted Ji Zha the title of "Great Virtuous Teacher" and his posthumous title "Huiwen".

After presiding over the funeral for Ji Zha, Qingji did not return to Xianyang immediately, but continued to stay in Jinling, visiting various counties in Wu County by the way.

Wu County is the true native land of Wu State.

This is Qingji's Longxing place, the place where the old Wu people are the most, how can Qingji abandon them?

After touring all parts of Wu County, Qingji finally embarked on the journey back to Xianyang.

It is true that Jinling, the eastern capital, also stayed behind many courtiers and officials of Wu State, and had a certain administrative system
However, if Qingji really wants to issue an administrative order, it is best to stay in Xianyang.

Xianyang has replaced Jinling and has become the center of Wu's power.

After a month or two of trekking through mountains and rivers, and exhausted boats and horses, Qingji's patrol team finally returned to Guanzhong.

When Qingji returned to Xianyang, the western capital, it was already the end of the new year.

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In the Chongzheng Hall, Qingji wore a flat sky crown on his head, a black and red-striped crown uniform, and a Longyuan sword pinned to his waist. He sat upright on the Majesty's altar, accepting the worship of all the officials.

According to the usual practice, for this time's grand meeting, all high officials with a rank of more than six hundred shi in the court must be present to participate.

Today, as the territory of Wu State becomes larger and more numerous government affairs need to be dealt with, the scale of courtiers and officials is also constantly expanding.

It's just that there are more than [-] courtiers in the Chongzheng Hall, who must attend the Great Court Meeting.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

As the head of the hundred officials, Dazai Jiran was the first to stand out with a wat in his hand.

"please say."

"I think that this year, our country of Wu has benefited from the east and weakened Han and Wei, and expanded the east, Shangdang, and part of the old Zheng (Yingchuan). Why don't you set up a new county for governance?"

As soon as Ji Ran's words fell, all the officials knelt down and expressed their agreement.

"My minister agrees!"

"Your Majesty, with such a huge territory and so many cities, it would be difficult to manage it without the establishment of counties."

"The land of Hexi, and the land of the former king of Zhou, can also be governed by a county!"

This is a matter of course.

After all, all the ministers are used to the fact that every time the state of Wu expands a huge territory, it will implement the county system, which is convenient for management.

For example, the old place of Zhou Wangji and the land of Hexi seized from the Wei State, Qingji did not set up prefectures and counties for governance in accordance with the usual practice.

Why?

Because the ownership right there cannot be "determined".

The state of Wu had indeed conquered these two places, but the division of the nine kingdoms invaded and blocked the state of Wu to Hangu Pass.

Relying on the solidity of the Wei letter, Wu Guo was able to repel the invading coalition forces of the princes.

However, it is a bit troublesome to grab it back there.

Moreover, it is not conducive to governance.

In order to avoid greater troubles and the loss of various resources, Qingji did not set up prefectures and counties in Zhou Wangji's hometown and Hexi.

It's different now.

The two countries of Korea and Wei have been disabled by the state of Wu, and the state of Zhao did not dare to go south easily to challenge the authority of the state of Wu.

As for Qi, Song, Lu, Wei and other countries, they are still lingering, so it is not worth mentioning.

Whoever dares to invade the city land of Wu State, Qingji can send troops to crusade, and let the other party spit out all their capital and profits.

After some deliberation, Qing Ji said loudly: "The widow's decree, from now on, the land of Hexi will be incorporated into Chang'an County."

"Thus, the land of Zhou Wangji was merged into Sanchuan County. The county government of Sanchuan County was changed to Xingyang."

Luoyi (Luoyang) has a royal air, and Qingji is unwilling to use this place as a county seat, because it is really not suitable!
"In addition, add three counties in the Central Plains, namely Hedong County and Shangdang County, and take the land of old Zheng as Yingchuan County!"

"Ji Ran, Confucius."

"Chen is here!"

"The two of you are responsible for selecting and dispatching scholars and officials to serve or transfer to various places as guards, orders, and officials of all sizes."

"Sir, obey the king's orders!"

Ji Ran and Kong Qiu agreed immediately.

The original Zheng State, as a "big country in the Central Plains", had a not small territory. After the Yangziju reform, the national strength became stronger.

It's just that Zheng Guoshu was so flamboyant that he couldn't withstand the attack of the Three Jins and was eventually destroyed.

It is worth mentioning that Daliang, the capital of the Wei State, was built on the land of the old Zheng.

The territory of Han and Wei has shrunk significantly.

Almost, it is only equivalent to a county in Wu State, or even worse.

Judging from the map, the three Jins of Han, Zhao, and Wei have been separated by the state of Wu.

presents an irregular triangle.

South Korea and Zhao are still bordering each other, while Wei State is completely blocked by Wu State, and there is no way to contact Han and Zhao.

"Ji Ran, what is the population of my Great Wu today? How much is the military strength? How much is the treasury revenue?"

Hearing this, Ji Ran, who had been prepared for a long time, handed in a memorial for Qing Ji to read.

Ji Er then took the backup memorial, and according to the above content, he said loudly: "So far, the land of the old Zhou king Ji, the land of Hexi, and the newly established three counties of Hedong, Shangdang, and Yingchuan, my Great Wu 29 The county has a total population of about 160 million households and [-] million people!"

"There are more than 17 soldiers from all over the city, more than 12 guards (frontier troops), and 20 forbidden soldiers (stationed in Xianyang, Jinling, and Yingdu)."

The current state of Wu can be described as extremely powerful.

With a population of more than 50 million, the standing army has a strength of about [-].

And what is the total population of Zhao, Qi, Song, Lu, Wei and other countries?

I'm afraid it's only less than half of Wu's.

In terms of the size of the territory, all the Chinese vassal states are tied together, and for Wu, they are all insignificant.

This is still Wu Guo's conservative estimate.

Because such as prisoners of war and more than a million Kunlun slaves, Wu Guo did not count them.

"After overall planning, our country of Wu has cultivated 530 hectares of land, 170 mu and [-] steps so far."

With a fluent answer, Ji Ran told Qingji all the data he knew, and said, "According to Wu's law, land rent is taxed at fifteen to one."

"Last year, the weather was good and the folks had a good harvest. It was a good year, so the yield of millet and rice was about three dendrobium per mu."

"That's right, the treasury received more than 670.

[-] million dendrobium grain!
In view of the fact that in order to encourage the population to have children, the state of Wu canceled oral and counted taxes, so now, there is only one item of "renewal".

If you want to pay more, it means that when it is the turn of the Chinese people to serve in the military service every year, if you don't want to do hard labor, you can pay the money.

One person has to pay a thousand dollars.

This is also a huge amount of income for Wu's treasury.

In just one year, at least one billion dollars in income can be added!

What is the concept of a thousand dollars?
It is equivalent to a month's income of the common people at the bottom of Wu State.

This can save them half a year or even a year of hard labor, which is a good deal.

In terms of commercial taxes, the taxes paid by merchants in Wu State, as well as the income from salt and iron franchises, include gold, cloth, silk, and five baht coins.