"The younger generation has seen the prince!"

After getting out of the carriage and entering the mansion, Heifu saw that Wang Ben's burly figure was standing in the courtyard, dressed in a Xuan robe, wearing a large crown of martial arts, and decorated with a mink tail.

Wang Ben is not Heifu's direct superior, nor is he the county guard of Linzi, but the "general" who guards the land and leads the military affairs of the four counties, and his status is higher than that of Heifu. But as for this seniority and title, Heifu can't be lazy, and he stepped forward to make a gesture and perform the gift of a junior.

Although Wang Ben was nearly fifty years old, and his sideburns had been dyed with a layer of white hair, like frost and snow on the ground, Heifu still said against his will:

"I haven't seen you for many years, but the prince is still heroic!"

Wang Ben also stepped forward and bowed his hand to Heifu, and when Heifu raised his head, he looked at him and said strangely: "Wei Junshou has seen me?" ”

"Eight years ago, Heifu was a tun chief in the Junhou army, participated in the siege of Daliang, and transported grain from Waihuang County to the army, and witnessed the collapse of Liangcheng, which was really shocking. Later, I was fortunate to watch the King of Wei's fake meat tan bind himself, leading the sheep to the grass and surrendering to the general, the general is brave, how strong! ”

The battle to destroy Wei was the most proud battle in Wang Ben's life, and the soldiers died without bloodshed.

"I never thought that you and my family still have such a relationship."

Wang Ben smiled and invited Heifu into the room to talk in detail: "It only snowed last night, go in and talk." ”

It was snowing lightly outside, and after leaving Pei County in a hurry, Heifu basically traveled day and night, without staying too much, the horse speed was very fast, even in the closed car, it was cold enough, and now as soon as he entered the room, a warm feeling came, and the heat source came from the earthen kang that allowed the two to sit opposite each other.

Heifu was happy, three years ago, he asked people to make a warm kang in Beidi County, which was originally only used in his house, and slowly, he was regarded as a small favor by Ye Zijin and taught to the official eunuchs of Beidi County. Two years ago, I was also learned by Longxi and Beidi, which were also very cold. A year ago, the living room with a warm kang was popular in Xianyang, and I never thought that it would come to Linzi so soon.

Wang Ben invited Heifu to go to the kang and sat in pairs across the case: "I haven't been back to Guanzhong for a few years, and it's really changing with each passing day. Almost every year, there are new things to Linzi, first thin paper, then high saddle stirrups, I heard, are all made by the county guard? ”

Heifu said: "Heifu is just thinking nonsense, it is the ink and craftsmen who really make them, and it is the swordsmen and generals who prove that they are indeed useful." ”

"Then the proof that this warm kang is useful, is it my old legs and feet that have been injured?"

Wang Ben patted the kang under him and said: "This is what my son asked Xianyang craftsmen to do, saying that I am afraid that I will be old, old injuries will recur, and I will be afraid of cold." ”

He said with a smile: "Although this unscrupulous son is nicknamed 'Captain of the Unscrupulous', he has lost the face of the Wang family in Saibei, but he is also filial. ”

Meng Tian, Li Xin, and Heifu were the biggest winners in the crusade against the Xiongnu, while Feng Zheng and Wang Li were the losers. Wang Li failed to support Henan due to his misconduct, and returned in vain, and was cut by Qin Shi Huang by a knight, which hit him a lot, and now he has not been appointed to a new position, taking care of the old and frail Wang Jian at home, and taking care of the field industry.

Heifu answered: "The little general is just a little unlucky, Your Majesty has something to do with the West, and there is a chance to make meritorious service again." ”

"I said the same to him."

Wang Ben said: "Don't be easily discouraged by men, General Li Xin suffered a big defeat, but he can still be brave and make great achievements, let alone him?" When Wei Junshou was a lang official, he was a colleague with Inuzi, and he had to write more letters on weekdays to persuade him on my behalf. ”

"Lao Tzu and Wang are not familiar with ......"

Heifu secretly complained in his heart, but Wang Ben represented the Wang family's military family to him, how could he not hear it? This little general Wang is as sleek as the old general Wang, but why didn't that little Wang learn the way of his ancestors and fathers?

Wang's family, the first hero of Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms, is now not doing well, Wang Jian is becoming more and more ill, Wang Ben is stranded in Qidi, Wang Li has suffered setbacks again, and there is no one in the court for a while, although there is still some prestige of the old department in the army, but compared to the rising star of Montessori, it is really declining.

Thinking like this, Heifu had to admire Qin Shi Huang's methods, the high merit shocked the master, it has always been a big problem after the founding of the country, let go of future generations, the founders of the past dynasties basically have to kill a wave of heroes to feel at ease. But Qin Shi Huang only used a little trick, and the Wang family weakened like a meteor. Although it is a little unfair to Wang Jian and Wang Ben, it is countless times better than slaughter.

In short, because the situation of the Wang family is unfavorable, in the face of the black man who has some relationship with the Wang family, Wang Ben shows a posture of treating him as a son and nephew.

"Next, I will ask me what my impression of Qidi and Linzi is, and then talk about the difficulties of governing Qidi and Jiaodong, and finally patted his chest and said, don't be afraid, this general is covering you?" Heifu said secretly.

Sure enough, after drinking the hot and warm rice wine, Wang Ben asked.

"Wei Junshou, what do you see when you enter Qi?"

Heifu smiled: "I entered Jibei from Xue County, but I saw Mount Tai on the left, Kang's father on the right, the car could not be square, the ride could not be compared, hundreds of people guarded the danger, and thousands of people did not dare to cross, which was really dangerous." When in Jibei, the noon road, although it is the cold winter wax moon, frost and snow bursts, the road is still going from east to west, and the merchants are prosperous in an endless stream. Along the east of Jishui, you can see the beauty of mountains, forests, rivers and valleys, the benefits of natural materials, the fireworks of the iron mountain are endless, and the fish and shrimp on the seashore are sold to the mainland. In short, the shape of the language wins, but it is not as good as the danger in the Guanzhong; The language of its fiefdom is not as vast as that of Jing Chu. But its abundance of people is no less than that of the two places. ”

Before Heifu took office, he obtained a lot of books about Qi from Zhang Cang, especially classics and documents on the geography of mountains and rivers. It turned out that when the Qi State was first sealed 800 years ago, the population was very small, after all, this is a coastal salt and brine land, and agriculture is not easy to do. Thanks to Taigongwang's rule because of customs, he is kind to Dongyi people, and persuades them to weave women's skills, extremely technical skills, and the benefits of fish and salt. So all the people from near and far came to him, like strings of money, and they gathered here like the spokes of a chariot.

So the Qi country was crowned with clothes and shoes all over the world, and the princes between Haidai had to rely on the Qi country and worshipped one after another.

Later, the state of Qi was in decline for a time, but Guan Zhong re-cultivated the cause of Taigongwang, set up nine mansions, and specialized in managing wealth and goods, so the Duke of Qi Huan was able to dominate, the princes of Jiuhe, and the world. Since then, the country of Qi has flourished, and its status as a great power has been laid. By the time of the Warring States Period Tian Qi Wei and Xuan dynasties, Zhen Yu was extremely prosperous, and King Qi Min and King Qin Zhao were able to rank as the Eastern and Western Emperors, and almost carved up the world, relying on this strong national strength.

And for nearly half a century, Qin and the other five countries have been at war every year, and the dog's brain is about to be played. Qi pursued the isolation of the main force and guarded it behind closed doors. Fifty years of peace have made it the most peaceful and prosperous region in the world. Qin annihilated Qi and was peaceful unification, so the prosperity of Qi was completely preserved.

Heifu observed the situation of Qidi well, Wang Ben said: "Yes, there is Mount Tai in the south of Qi, Lang Xie in the east, Qinghe in the west, and Bohai in the north. ”

Heifu remembered that when he entered Xianyang more than four years ago, he happened to see the monarch and minister of Qi on the Baqiao Bridge being captured and entered the court, which was very miserable, and he also killed a loyal minister who did not want to be humiliated on the spot.

Qin Shi Huang was not polite to these surrendered monarchs and ministers of the Six Kingdoms, and he placed Qi Wangjian in a remote common land, living among the deserted pine trees and cypress trees, and the local officials also despised the King of Qi, did not provide food, and finally starved to death......

As for the aftermath? Now that the whole world has been returned to Qin, this guy is no longer useful, and Li Si looted all the gold, silver, money and silk bribed by Qin, demoted him to a commoner, and exiled to Shu County, and there is no news again.

Heifu was curious: "Do the Qi people pity Qi Wangjian?" ”

"Listen to it."

As soon as Wang Ben clapped his hands, a musician and a dancer came in from outside, the musician played the piano, and the dancer sang loudly: "Songye Baiye? Housing and construction of the common people? ”

The lyrics are simple, the song is sad and helpless, but the Qi people resented Qi Wangjian for not joining forces with the princes to attack Qin earlier, and listened to the words of the traitorous ministers' guests, which led to the destruction of the country, but it is very obvious.

After the musician and dancer stepped down, Wang Ben sighed:

"Although Qi Wangjian is mediocre, he died miserably, and the Qi people hate and pity, and they still miss their homeland."

Heifu thought so, he always felt that Qin Shi Huang was doing something inappropriate, after destroying his country, in fact, there was no need to treat his monarch harshly, and he would be sealed as a happy prince or something, and he would be under house arrest like a pig, which was better than being tortured and starved to death.

Although the local people also hate the faint king, but after the matter comes back, it is inevitable that there will be a sense of grief and indignation, and the heart of hatred and hatred for the enemy, King Chu Huai is the best example. It's a pity that others at that time were soft-spoken, and now the monarchs of the six countries are almost dead, and the resentment of the nobles of the six countries has not disappeared, and the shame and sorrow of the death of the country still linger in their hearts, and they naturally cooperate passively with Qin's rule.

At this time, Wang Ben asked again: "When the Weijun guards enter the Qi land, they know that they are in danger and want to win, how can they see it when they enter Linzi?" ”

Heifu said: "Linzi is very rich and substantial, and it has a large population. My hometown of Nanjun, Jiangling City is known as the fresh clothes of the morning and the twilight clothes, when I arrived in Linzi, I found that this place is far better than Jiangling, no less than Xianyang. Although the weather was bad when I came, after entering the city, walking on the road, it was really a car hub, a shoulder rubbing, a curtain of even the curtains, and a curtain of ......"

It's a bit of a feeling of going to the ancient city attractions on the 11th National Day in later generations, what kind of scenery to see, just looking at people, but Heifu has long been used to it, and he just pretended to sigh in front of Wang Ben.

Wang Ben said with a smile: "Wei Junshou is just in time for the market day, but you pass through, only the surrounding streets and alleys are not crowded, if you go out of the mansion to the north, you can go to the most prosperous village and Yue streets in Linzi, every time the market opens, you have to beat three hundred drums, when you disperse, ring three hundred bells, very spectacular, even if it is not a market day, it is usually full of sunset." Its people all play taro drums, pianos, pianos, cockfights, dogs, six bo, and juju. ”

Among these people, there are people who perform for free to entertain themselves, and there are also people who are similar to the performers of later generations, setting up a booth to attract people to stop and watch and ask for a little reward.

And Qin Shu's Dan lacquer and feathers, Jianghan's leather and bone elephants, Wu Yue's Nanzi bamboo arrows, Yan Zhao's fish salt and Qiu, Wei Han's lacquer silk silk, all converge and trade in the city of Linzi Zhuangyue, people come and go, the sound is noisy, and the dust is flying. Of course, all this is not free, it is said that within a month, the city of Zhuangyue can get a thousand gold in the city, which is bigger than Xianyang and Handan......

"No wonder what I saw along the way, all the families were full of people and high ambitions."

They are usually citizens, businessmen, fishermen, who have been doing business for hundreds of years, less farming and stubborn mentality, rich imagination, do not like legal restrictions, and have a colorful daily life......

Just thinking about it, I understand how difficult it is for Qin to rule Qi Land.

So Heifu asked: "Dare to ask the prince, what is the population of Linzi?" ”

Wang Benzhen has been guarding Linzi for five years, and of course he knows: "There are 70,000 households in Linzi, and the number of mouths is no less than 400,000!" ”

Heifu smacked his tongue, Xianyang moved so many people into Xianyang after Qin Shi Huang destroyed the Six Kingdoms, expanded many land houses, and the urban area was only more than 500,000, Linzi is really the second largest city in the world.

He asked another key question: "Linzi has a population of 400,000, and how many Guanzhong Qin officials came here from the west?" ”

"You're on the point......

Wang Ben's eyes showed a hint of tiredness: "Although there are more than 10,000 garrisons in Linzi, most of them are guarded in rotation every year, and most of them are levied by the counties of the Central Plains, and the Qin land is too far away after all." As for the Qin officials who came from Guanzhong, stayed in office all the year round, and governed the people above the rank of official doctor......"

He held out four fingers: "Only forty!" ”