The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 844: The Defecting Refugees [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

Yan Chunjun naturally understood this principle, but facing the Qin army that had destroyed countries one after another and was determined to win, how long could the Yan State last?

Even if they could now call back the army from the north and have famous generals like Fan Yuqi, who could dare to claim to be invincible when facing the Qin State?
As for asking Qi for help...

King Yan was happy, and Lord Yan Chun and even the entire Yan State had never thought about it.

Even if the country is destroyed, Yan will never bow to Qi!
Yan Qi’s hatred is too great.

I would rather die than let Yan bow to Qi!

"Alas..." Yan Chunjun sighed again.

He really wanted to know how Yan State had played such a good hand into this situation.

What did we get in return for all the alliances?

The benefits of the Yan State, which was isolated in a corner, got nothing.

We finally had the chance to bully the State of Zhao, but ended up being defeated twice in a row!

Yan Chunjun even wondered, if he had attacked Qi instead of Zhao after the coalition, would the result be different?
But everything is just an illusion.

The two disastrous defeats in the attack on Zhao wiped out all the wealth left by King Zhao of Yan.

He only stayed in the T0 position for two or three years, and then he committed suicide and fell into the sewer.

If they could do it again...perhaps they would continue to attack Zhao!
Qi State signed a non-aggression treaty with the princes. Even after the alliance, if they wanted to attack Qi, the princes would not agree. The only target they could attack was Zhao State.

I can only say that no one expected that with 60 fighting against 10, with the advantage on my side, we could achieve such a record!
It was also because of the two major defeats that the State of Yan itself lost confidence.

Even if they were to face Qin with apparent strength, they would still be able to fight against Qin, but think about the outcome of the two attacks on Zhao...

Not to mention the high-ranking officials of the Yan State, even the common people and soldiers at the bottom don’t have much confidence!

One side is full of vigor, while the other side has no intention of fighting...

The result can be imagined.

"Can Bingzhou close the border with Yan State?"

Yan Chunjun spoke again.

This is another purpose of this trip.

Bingzhou has developed too fast in recent years, and on the border between Yan and Bing, people from Yan are constantly fleeing to Bingzhou.

As a result, the scale of defections has become increasingly serious.

If it were a prince like Qi and Zhao, they would not give the defectors nationality and land.

But Bingzhou welcomes everyone who comes.

As long as you dare to come and are willing to settle down in Bingzhou, Bingzhou will register you and let you enjoy the same treatment as Bingzhou citizens.

Therefore, even though it was embarrassing to say it out loud, Yan Chunjun had to ask.

People will choose to live a better life.

If the people of Yan fled to Bingzhou, it can only be said that Yan State could not provide them with the life they wanted, and it was Yan State's dereliction of duty.

But Yan Chunjun had no choice.

If we do not stop the Yan people from defecting, within three years there will not be a single Yan household left on the Yan-Bing border.

Yan Yan was about to speak, but An Qisheng spoke first.

"What do you mean, Lord Yanchun? Even ants try to survive, and the people follow their own wishes and choose a better living environment. This is in accordance with the will of heaven."

"Lord Yanchun, do you want me to watch Bingzhou die without helping? Do you want me to push the people of Bingzhou into dire straits?" "Lord Yanchun, do you want to think about what you are saying?"

An Qisheng asked back pretending to be angry.

Over the years, he has tried every possible way to expand the population of Bingzhou, and has drawn labor from the Qin, Zhao, and Yan states. He even sent people to the Central Plains to spread the word about Bingzhou. How could he close the border and prohibit people from Yan from entering Bingzhou just because of a word from Yan Chunjun?

Yan Chunjun was ashamed to face this matter. This kind of thing was not worthy of being discussed publicly.

If the State of Yan could give the Yan people the life they wanted, who would flee to Bingzhou?
However, although the State of Yan could not make the people of Yan as prosperous as the people of Qi, it also did not make the people of Yan as miserable as the people of Han, Zhao and Wei.

It can only be said that compared with Bingzhou, Bingzhou can provide better living conditions for the people.

Bingzhou does not keep idle people.

But as long as you are willing to work hard and make sacrifices, Bingzhou will give you corresponding rewards.

In Bingzhou, even if you are disabled, local officials can find a suitable job for you and pay you.

To give a simple example, what can a young cripple do in the State of Yan?
Unable to cultivate the land, do farm work, or go fishing or hunting, he became a burden to the family.

But in Bingzhou, a cripple can go to a workshop and weave wool, go to a farm to shear wool, skin cows and sheep, and milk cows and goats. As long as you are willing to do it, Bingzhou will give you plenty of work.

Even if a person has no limbs, in Bingzhou, as long as he works hard, he can easily support his family.

Therefore, many of the princes who fled to Bingzhou at the beginning were disabled people who were unwanted by the princes.

Bingzhou welcomed everyone who came, which made the princes secretly laugh at it. Also, because of the lack of these people, the princes were able to develop the young and strong and eliminate the dross and retain the essence.

But when these disabled people lived better in Bingzhou than the young and strong people in their hometowns, and were even able to send money and goods back home, everyone went crazy.

Even the disabled in Bingzhou can receive subsidies to support their families, but what about the young and strong?
Eventually, the princes and people who bordered Bingzhou all started a Bingzhou fever.

"If Bingzhou doesn't close the pass, then my Yan State can only close the pass on its own!" Yan Chunjun said seriously.

If Yan continued to allow its people to escape, then nine out of ten houses would be deserted without even waiting for Qin to attack.

"Yan State is free to do as it pleases!" An Qisheng was not afraid of Yan Chunjun's threat at all.

Even if the trade port with Yan State was closed, Bingzhou was not afraid. Today's Bingzhou is no longer the Bingzhou that needed to import food and fodder from outside.

Even without Yan State, we still have Qin State and Zhao State.

All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.

Bingzhou has supplies and what the people need, so merchants and travelers come here naturally.

Yan Chunjun fell silent again.

It’s not that they haven’t thought about learning and copying the Bingzhou model, but some things and technologies are kept strictly confidential in Bingzhou.

For example, the cutting, washing and bleaching technology of wool and cashmere was kept strictly confidential in Bingzhou. The bleaching technology was in the hands of officials in each workshop. Even those officials did not know what bleaching chemicals were added.

Therefore, Yan State was also able to shear wool, but it could not make it as white and soft as Bingzhou's.

In contrast, Bingzhou has a large output, good quality and low price. Who would come to buy cashmere produced in Yanzhou?

As for dairy products such as goat milk and cow milk, preservation is a problem, but Bingzhou can make milk tablets.

The State of Yan also had this technology, but the people of Bingzhou would not have allergic symptoms after eating the milk tablets, while the milk tablets of Yan would cause allergies.

The State of Yan also does not have this technology!

It’s not that they haven’t thought about buying out these technologies from Bingzhou, or even cooperating with Bingzhou, but Anqisheng just wouldn’t give them.

Even if there is cooperation, the technology is still in the hands of Bingzhou officials.

If Yan State dared to take advantage of the opportunity to steal, Bingzhou would directly cut off all cooperation with Yan State.

(End of this chapter)