"It's Xiayi again." Xiong Jing said silently. Xiayi can basically be regarded as Wuchang in later generations. This city not only tightly holds the exit of the Han River, but also protects the passage between the State of Chu and the south. It seems that it is impossible not to build a big city here. Pengcheng, also known as Yueyang, is also very important, but once Xiayi is lost, it doesn't matter whether Pengcheng is in his hands or not.

"However, if Xiayi and Pengcheng are not guarded, will Dongting County be lost?" Xiong Jing asked.

"Your Highness, Dongting County is a border county, and it is only connected with our Chu State by the great river. If Xiayi and Pengcheng are in trouble, they can only raise troops from all over the country to restore it." Jing Hua's head lowered even lower. "Now Qin and Zhao are fighting one after another, the Qin army may be in conflict with the north and the south, and may join forces with Zhao, Wei, Han and other countries to seize it. If not, they can also restore Xiayi. After all, Dongting is a border county. Even though it is connected to the South China Sea, Luo Yue, Yelang and other places, it cannot lose big because of small things. The heavy equipment of our Chu State should be the Ru and Ying River in Huaibei."

The map of Chu State has already been on the Gaozu case. Who knew that the Qin army would come from Han and Wei. The reason for taking this direction was that there were Rushui, Yingshui, Pushui, Honggou (Daliang, Yingshui Xiangcheng, the capital of Wei State), which merged into the Huai River from north to south; the other was that Han and Wei were densely populated places, and enough civil servants could be recruited. If you were going south from the old Ying (Jiangling) along the Yangtze River, not to mention the long road, the civil servants recruited from Nanjun (Jianghan Plain) were old civil servants of Chu State. These people were in love with their homeland and might have rebelled.

"If the Xiayi, Pengcheng, and Dongting County lose 20,000 Chu people, what if they are the 20,000 people in the Chu county, they will become the criminal people of Qin and go to the barbarians?" He stroked his hand on Dongting County on the map, Xiong Jing seemed to ascend the throne and became king, and he was worried that he would rule more than 100,000 people.

It is not a rumor that Qin is a country of tigers and wolves. After hundreds of years of attacks in the Warring States Period, the people of the Central Plains should be very accustomed to the changes in the king's flag on the city, but when the Qin army came, it was "the people of Shangdang were not happy to return to Zhao for Qin." Qin also had a countermeasure to this, that is, "export the people" - to drive away all the residents of the enemy country in the original city, and then "approve the sinners and move them."

The only exceptions are Nanjun and Nanyangjun. After all, this is the foundation of the growth of Chu State and its population is large. Qin State can only "exceed people" some important cities and passes, and cannot "exceed people" these two areas. Dongting County is different. There are more than 20,000 households and only more than 100,000 people. Maybe they will go somewhere, but the ending is unknown.

"Your Highness, Dongting County is isolated in the southern border, and only the river is connected to it. It is true that Xiayi and Pengcheng are lost. Only the county magistrate leads the people to retreat into the South China Sea can protect themselves, or the Qin army will evacuate the women and children before attacking..."

"Everything is inappropriate." Xiong Jing denied it before he could hear Jing Hua's approach. What Chu State lacks the most now is population. Not only is it short of people, but it also has a particularly shortage of 'Chu people'. More than 20,000 Chu people must not give up. "Is there a path to Pengli in Dongting County?"

"No." Peng Li was thousands of miles away, so there was no path.

"No?" Xiong Jing was puzzled. How could there be no roads in Jiangxi, Hunan? He wanted to learn from Zhang Zhidong to dig coal in Pingxiang.

"It's true." Jing Hua was very serious. "From Dongting to Pengli, he only went down the river and needed to pass Xiayi and Ezhou."

"Where is Zhuzhou?" Xiong Jing asked a strange place and asked again: "Where is Xiangtan?"

Jing Hua did not answer and asked back, "Your Highness, I have been in Dongting County for four years, and I have never heard of these two, so I may go to write and ask for details."

"No need." Xiong Jing looked carefully at the map of Chu State on the table. According to his memory of Hanyang Iron Factory, Zhuzhou passed Liling and was Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province. The coal from Pingxiang went down the river to Zhuzhou, and then moved to the Xiang River along the Yangtze River to Hanyang. Pingxiang took National Highway 320, passed through Yichun, Xinyu, Zhangshu, and north to Nanchang. This is an ancient road. In the reading history, Gu Zuyu specifically mentioned Liling, and seemed to have said that "from Jiangyou to Hunan, Liling is the way to compete for." This ancient road should be investigated and opened.

I remembered the records in my pen. Xiong Jing was not used to soft brushes, and he used goose feather poles. When writing, the thin wooden boards rustled. Jing Hua and Li Feng watched while watching, wondering what the prince had written on it.

"Zihua said that the county troop in Dongting County is only 20,000, so how many chariots are there?" After writing about the ancient road in Hunan and Jiangxi, Xiong Jing asked again.

"When you go back to Your Highness, there are very few chariots in Dongting County, only fifty chariots." Jing Hua did not dare to fool him at this time, and he said as much as he could. "The rest are all infantrymen, mostly county people, and there are also three Miao heroes who help. The 50 chariot soldiers have been working hard for many years. Others work in farming in peacetime and are summoned in wartime."

"The chariots are fifty, and the county troop is only five thousand in normal times?" Xiong Jing wrote down again. "What are the troops in Wu County, Qin State, and Qianzhong County?"

"That's right." Jing Hua replied, and when he asked about Qin's troops, he sighed: "Your Highness, Qin's troops are unknown."

"What are you guessing?" Xiong Jing asked.

"Your Highness, I can't estimate." Jing Hua coughed and had to explain in detail. "The merchants in Qin were all Qin people, and their words were very strict; the cities, passes, roads, guest houses, villages, and all living people in the country were verified. The appearance, age, and clothing of the letter of the letter were difficult to pretend to steal. Those who had no trace of the letter were difficult to move forward, and the stories were secret. The military and national news, the number of soldiers, the number of city defense equipment, and the attack and advancement. If the officials had not told each other, they would not know even if they were the people of their own country."

"So harsh?" Xiong Jing put down the pen. The border between Chu and Qin was established for 38 years, but he didn't know the size of the Qin army opposite him. He said that he was incompetent, which was just an idiot. "Didn't the Qin people beg for gold and silver?"

"The Qin people are naturally greedy for profit." Jing Hua nodded with difficulty. "Xinling Jun once said: 'The Qin people are greedy, evil, profit-loving, and have no faith, and do not know etiquette, righteousness and virtue. If they are profitable, they will ignore relatives and brothers'. However, the Qin law is harsh. If one person is guilty, he should be a member of the army. Moreover, husband, wife, relatives and friends cannot abandon evil and misunderstand each other. If they receive bribes from our gold and silver, they can only bury the wild land without using it. Therefore, gold and silver are useless. If they use it, they will be discharged from death."

"That's it." Xiong Jing seemed to understand something. "If the Qin army attacked me, Xiayi, Pengcheng could be restored, but could not defend it, and there was no way to save it. Dongting County would be lost, and the county people had to retreat into the South China Sea..."

"That's true." Jing Hua nodded. He wanted to talk about Huaibei Ru and Ying Equipment again and remind you to prepare early, but then he thought that this matter was too big and had nothing to do with him, so he endured it.

"What are the defenses in Yingdu City?" Xiong Jing glanced at the corner of the case - there were many people who wanted to meet, and there were time limits for each visit. "When Rencheng Yin was in the city, there were often rioters in the city. Now assassins are rampant, so it would be fine to assassinate me. If you assassinate your father..."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I must strictly enforce the law to punish thieves and assassins." Jing Hua said hurriedly.

"How to do it?" Xiong Jing asked.

"One is to strictly investigate the sect and expel the sensation; the second is to declare the law, and illegality will be punished. Third, please ask Your Highness to approve the law of continuation in Yingdu. If a family is guilty, you should sit on the neighbors. In this way, everyone can tell each other, and there will be no place for thieves and assassins to hide."

"Everyone tells each other, but they don't hide each other?" Xiong Jing looked at him, his face full of surprise.

"That's right." Jing Hua resolutely said, "This is actually the method of Shang lord. Qin has been practicing this method for ten years, and Qin has become stronger. After practicing this method for a hundred years, he has the national power today. Our Chu State has weak power, and it is impossible to strengthen the state of Chu without reform, and it is impossible to maintain the country without reform. Yingdu is the capital of Chu. We should first implement this method and be an example for each county and county. I hope your highness will allow you to agree."

"No." The sound is very light and clear.

"Why not?" Jing Hua asked back. Ge immediately scolded: "Ignorance!"

"It's not rude." Xiong Jing touched, "Zihua just...is just worried about state affairs."

"Your Highness's clarification." Jing Hua paused his head and apologized, and leaned on the ground and said, "Our Chu State must reform, only reform can be achieved."

"Get up, Zihua." Jing Hua's words were really hard to answer. But he would definitely not do what kind of method of continuation in Yingdu. If he didn't say anything else, the emperor would not be able to pass the pass. Since Yingdu had to practice continuation, do all counties and towns also have to practice continuation? Do ethnic tribes under the rule of law of continuation? Do nobles and scholars have to practice continuation?

In the past, Wu Qi's reform only required the nobles to perform the method of continuation, but today Jing Hua wanted the entire Chu State to perform the method of continuation. Even if he ascended the throne, he could not be given a title and ruled. The reform was a very future.

"Your Highness..." Jing Hua raised his head.

"Reform is a national policy, and it is not a good person to be a son and has no right to ask for permission." Xiong Jing had to give him an explanation.

"Your Highness, I only want to practice the method of placing a slaughter in Yingdu and eliminate thieves and assassins." Jing Hua no longer talked about the word "reform".

"Yingdu is the capital of Yingdu of Chu. Although Zihua served as the city chief, he actually only had the responsibility of city defense. If he was in charge of the position, he might be overseen his post and the head of the head would be blocked." It cannot be said that he would agree with the reform, otherwise the nobles and county heads would be dissatisfied; nor can he say that he would not reform, otherwise the patriotic people would be disappointed. Therefore, everything was the fault of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the county.

After Xiong Jing finished speaking, Jing Hua seemed to understand. Until a pot of water leaked and the audience ended, he did not mention the reform of the situation. As soon as he left, Xiong Jing asked Ge to find Chang Jiang. He wanted the Grand Mansion to send someone to investigate the ancient road of Liling in Hunan and Jiangxi. If a war broke out in the future, more than 100,000 people in Dongting County could retreat from this route to northern Jiangxi. Only after the matter was arranged, we met the others.

"The eldest son must be the general, otherwise how could there be such a reward?" Sima Shenyong, in the palace of the city, was overjoyed when he saw that the palace gave him many rewards.

"So what do you think?" Jing Hua took off his armor and sat down, raised the pot and drank, without any joy. "I said that Yingdu should do the method of sitting in a row, so that he could eliminate thieves and assassins, but the eldest son refused."

"Why don't you agree? Yingdu is no longer under the jurisdiction of the imperial court?" Like Li Feng, Shen Yong was also brought back by Jing Hua from Dongting County, but he was from the Chu king's clan rather than the Sanmiao.

"The eldest son said that I only have the responsibility of city defense, and the method of doing joint position is over." Jing Hua laughed. He knew that this was the excuse of the prince.

"The general wants to..." Shen Yong wanted to speak but stopped. On the way back to Yingdu, he knew who was accompanying him all the way.
Chapter completed!