Chapter 59: Capitalizing on the Enemy
Just as the Chu State ruled by Qin State could not recruit soldiers, and the Qin State ruled by Chu State also found it difficult to collect taxes. In just a few years, the counties under the Chu State ruled became crowded with many fugitives. Suppression was impossible, not impossible to defeat or delay. Especially during the millet harvest season, more than 30,000 Chu troops in the Qiang land would definitely take the opportunity to enter Qin State and grab food. If the Chu army that was unsealed also took the opportunity to attack the sand sea, even if the Qin army only retreated, the news would cause an uproar in the country.
Under such circumstances, corn will naturally be less than in previous years. Wang Wan had reported that the maximum grain will last until this summer, and it will be gone in the future. Last year, the corn in Shu only delayed the disaster and ensured the supply of military rations during the period of Qinghuang's failure, and it will be impossible next year. The counties and counties across the country once again reduced production significantly, with production less than half of the year of the dynasty. It is the limit to maintain it until next summer, and it is very likely that food will be out of stock in the late spring.
Zhao Zheng was very clear about what would happen at that time, but he could not stop the truce. Time was in Chu, not Qin, and Chu's military armor could improve its quality during wartime, making a truce even more amazing. If he didn't truce, he had the least number of people to do, and he also took the initiative in strategically. If he had a truce, he would have nothing to do.
Zhao Zheng had no intention of compromise, and Wang Wan's eyes were full of disappointment. He had no choice but to look at Zhao Zheng with the serious face in a daze.
"Next spring, the general will fight with the Jing people." Zhao Zheng comforted him.
"If you lose, what can you do?" Wang Wan asked.
Zhao Zheng did not answer his question, but Zhao Zheng asked instead: "Does the people of Jing have food?"
From the destruction of Zhao, Qin State had been on rest for one year except for the 16th year of King Zheng of Qin (231 BC), and had been fighting for eight consecutive years; if we start from the 12th year of King Zheng of Qin (235 BC), Qin State had been on rest for two years in the 16th year of King Zheng of Qin (235 BC), and Qin State had been fighting for two consecutive years. Chu State had begun to rest for one year in the 12th year of King Zheng of Qin, and the war started again in May of the 17th year of King Zheng of Qin (230 BC), and it will be five years this year.
Including the six months of war, it only took five and a half years to rest. It was unimaginable that the Qin State could fight continuously for five and a half years. The reason why the Qin State was able to fight continuously was that the proportion of the Qin army's recruitment was far lower than that of the Chu State, and the proportion of the recruitment was higher after continuous defeats. Secondly, the large population under the rule was large, and although the wider the region, the greater the loss of food was the food was, the accumulation of soil formed a mountain, and each household had 30 stones of grain, which was enough for three million people to fight for a year.
This is the case with Qin State, but it is impossible for Chu State to do so. Previously, the State Wei Mansion had reported that Chu State had the Valley of Dongzhou, but no one saw the Valley of Dongzhou in person. This time, Wang Wan opened his eyes to Zhao Zheng. He took out something from his arms and put it in his hand, saying: "The people of Jing have the Valley of Dongzhou, which is harvested twice a year, and the food and fodder are twice as many as in previous years."
"Is this the Valley of Dongzhou?" Zhao Zheng only saw a round and yellow thing in his hand. If he didn't say it was the Valley of Dongzhou, he would only think it was a stone.
"Yes." Wang Wan brought Zhao Zheng to the valley of Dongzhou to see him to temporarily quit. "This thing is called 'Jingshu' in Qi people. There are two kinds of things a year. One Qin acre can harvest seventeen or eight stones, and more than thirty stones can be harvested. The people of Qi retreated to the east of the Wei River, and they all depend on this thing to live. I think that if we can stop the war for two years, we can plant this thing, so that we will have no worries about food and fodder in the future."
"A fewer acres in Qin can get seventeen or eight stones, and more than thirty stones are collected?!" Zhao Zheng trembled all over. He did not hear Wang Wan's words at all. Qin's 240 steps are one acre, and only three and a half stones of millet are collected from the fields, and only six or three dou of millet are collected from the upper fields. The valley of Dongzhou has at least seventeen or eight stones, five times more than millet, so why doesn't he be shocked?
"Source, sow this valley!" Zhao Zheng was still holding his hand, pointing at the valley of Dongzhou in Wang Wan's hand and speaking incoherently. "Where is the internal essay in the management of millet? Where is the internal essay in the management of millet?! Come! Summon the internal essay in the management of millet."
Zhao Zheng didn't know that only five kilograms of Dongzhou Valley could support one kilogram of millet, and was immediately frightened by the yield of Dongzhou Valley. Wang Wan didn't say this, but he still wanted to persuade Zhao Zheng to quit. Zhao Zheng, who was immersed in excitement, did not regain his usual beauty until Dong Yi, the official of the millet, came up. He pointed to the potatoes on the table and said, "This thing..."
Zhao Zheng forgot to say something for a moment, and Wang Wan bowed and said, "Tell the king that this thing is planted everywhere in Jingdi, and people know the method of planting. However, it takes two years for me to plant the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, I think..."
"Jun Qi immediately ordered tribute 100,000 shi of Dongzhou Valley to plant it in the Qin Dynasty." Zhao Zheng no longer wanted to hear Wang Wan's request for a truce, so he wanted to deal with it decisively and neatly. Since Qi had been planted everywhere, let the people of Qi give it to him.
"King, there are few grains of 100,000 stones, and it should be one million stones." Dong Yi said hurriedly. "This way, the Qin Dynasty can be planted in ten years."
"Good, I ordered Qi Jun to give the Qin Dynasty a million stones of Dongzhou Valley seeds." Zhao Zheng also felt that the 100,000 stones were too little, so he immediately agreed to Dong Yi's request. In less than ten years, the Qin Dynasty will plant the Dongzhou Valley.
Wang Wan opened Mingtang with a sad expression. He thought he could use the severe upper-level figures to persuade Zhao Zheng to temporarily truce with the Valley of Dongzhou. Unexpectedly, not only did he not convince Zhao Zheng, but he strengthened Zhao Zheng's determination to continue the war.
He was sad, and the monarchs and ministers of Qi were uneasy when they received the order from Zhao Zheng. The Dongzhou valley seed was given by the people of Lu, and how they were planted was also taught by the people of Lu. The reason why the people of Lu did this was that the people of Qi kept fleeing to Lu for food and stealing, and they were constantly prohibited; the second was that the State of Qi had become an outer barrier in Lu, and to destroy Lu, they would destroy Qi first. All the people of Qi starved to death, and the people of Lu could not survive alone. The third was that the "benevolence" of Confucianism. Respect the elderly and the elderly of others; the young and the young, and the young. It was very unkind to watch the Qi people starved to death. Therefore, before the people of Lu decided to give the grain seeds of Qi, some Confucian scholars had crossed the border and went to Qi.
The Qin King had the will of Qi, and if he didn't give it, he would cause trouble. The result of the Qi people doing this was that the kindness and righteousness of the Lu people turned into the act of supporting the enemy. Although the Chu people's focus at this time was to avoid Penglai, the incident caused an uproar as soon as it reached Shouying and Qifeng. After the dispute between Chu Li and Zhou Li, the Lu people had become an alien, and now they are in charge of the Qi Qin, and are called traitors for a while.
Dongye Gu came to Qifeng Camp with his jingtiao on his back. When he saw Xiong Jing, he shouted: "I Dongye Gu paid homage to the king. I gave Qi people a valley in Dongzhou. I am guilty. Please punish the king."
The old Dongye Gu took the blame on himself, and Xiong Jing didn't know what to say. Forgive him, what should others do in the future? What if they don't forgive him, what's the use of punishing him? Besides, the close friend Si had known this for a long time, some court officials knew about it, and they just agreed.
"Get up." Xiong Jing sighed inwardly. Even though Dongye Gu knelt in front of him, he felt that the people of Lu were getting farther and farther away from him.
"I am guilty, but I dare not raise my head." Higashino Gu paused his head.
"If you want to kneel, then kneel down." Xiong Jing did not force Dongyegu. The people of Lu were Zhou. Zhou people acted according to Zhou rituals, which was in line with the purpose of Chu's rule according to customs. "This matter is the court that the people of Lu were guilty, not Dongyeqing, you are guilty. Therefore..." Xiong Jing pondered for a moment before saying, "If you send grain to the people of Lu, you will no longer be in the court."
"King?!" Higashino Gu was shocked.
The Yue people were not from Chu, but the Yue people could be trained in Yu Zhengchao; the Lu people were no longer Chu people, and they could also be trained in Yu Zhengchao like the Yue people. However, because Lu no longer belongs to the State of Chu, the Lu people were no longer Chu people of nationality, and the Lu people had no right to discuss the internal affairs of Chu. They were just trained in the status of princes. They no longer trained in the status of princes, and even deprived of the status of princes.
"This is the case in the court's decision." Xiong Jing said. "In order to prevent the enemy from being reinvested, the iron smelting coke in the counties and towns will no longer be supplied, and the weapons and artillery will no longer be sold. However, the tonnage given for the evacuation will not change, and the new tonnage will not change."
It was mainly political punishment, not targeting anyone, and the newly added cement ship did not deduct tonnage. But Higashinogu understood the weight of this punishment, so he paused and said, "This matter is only one person, please blame me for the king."
"The Zuo Yin's Mansion and Zhengchao have made a decision on this, what's the use of asking me?" Xiong Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly. "The affairs of Chu State depend on Zhengchao. If you feel guilty, guard Muling Pass and Heshui are good. This is beneficial to Lu and Chu..."
"I, the people of Lu, would rather be broken than the whole world. I will guard Muling Hei Water to the death, so that the people of Qin will not be able to make progress." Dongye Gu shouted.
Dongyegu's shouting was a little abrupt, and Xiong Jing did not agree with his words. "The Lu people are from Lu, and the Lu army is from Lu. The Lu army is the last one to fight, but after the Lu army is defeated, the Lu people should surrender to Qin."
"King!" Dongye Gu thought Xiong Jing was wrong or drunk. When he looked up, Xiong Jing looked as usual.
"The purpose of the Lu army is to protect the common people in Lu. If the Lu army is gone, how can we fight in Lu?" Xiong Jing asked.
"If Confucianism and Law are not in harmony, how could the people of Lu surrender to Qin?" Dongye Gu could not imagine that Lu would surrender to Qin. "If they surrender to Qin, the people of Lu would consider themselves to be Qin after several generations."
"The nobles in Lu have been avoided and moved to Penglai. If the nobles are there, the people of Lu will be there. What is the use of the common people?" Xiong Jing asked back. "The common people know the past of Lu and the glory of Lu? The common people don't know it. If someone returns to Lu in the future, if someone knows that he is a Lu person but calls himself a Qin person, he can kill him.
Dongyeqing was a general for a long time, and he should know that benevolence and righteousness are useless and that force is valuable. The reason why nobles are nobles is because nobles possess force, not nobles have benevolence and righteousness. The nobles are benevolence and righteous, and the strong will inevitably disdain, and the weak will be grateful, but the weak will be less than ten thousand. Qi State still has a large army of 100,000, and Qi people dare not fight against Qin people. What is the use of this? If all countries send scholars to Jixia Academy to argue that Qi people will win, but what is the use of this victory?
The world is not made of poetry, calligraphy, theory, but of blood and corpses. Lu Disu dares to speak out and fight, so Dongyeqing should not be confused by them."
Chapter completed!