Jing Liying said: "The minister has received the order, and he will send someone to the Qin State to discuss the alliance later." ”

Then, Xiong Huai asked Zhaoju: "Sima, I don't know what happened to Anling, which was captured by Chu and Han?" ”

Before the countries invaded Wei, Zhaoju led the Chu-Han coalition army to attack Wei and take Anling lightly.

Later, the countries withdrew under the mediation of Zhao, but when Zhaoju led the army back, he did not return Anling to Wei, but left a Chu-Han coalition army and directly occupied Anling.

At this moment, he understood that the king of Chu asked, and Zhaoju immediately responded: "King, Anling is not small, there are fifty miles of land. Therefore, when the minister retreated, he left 10,000 troops from the Chu-Han coalition army to garrison Anling, and asked the king to make a decision. ”

"Okay, Sima's move is very good." Xiong Huai nodded and said: "Wei betrayed Chu State, and South Korea firmly stood on the side of Chu State, if it betrayed without loss, kept its promise without benefits, then how could all countries in the world still believe in the widow."

In addition, the widow heard that Anling and Yanling used to be Korean lands, but later the Wei State became strong, so they were taken away by the Wei State. Therefore, the widow plans to make an alliance with the king of Han soon, and return Anling to Korea, I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately saluted and said, "The king is benevolent and righteous." ”

Xiong Huai smiled when he heard this.

The next goal of the Chu State was the Yue State, and there was no time to take care of the Wei State.

In addition, in order to delay the time for the countries to attack the Chu State, it is natural to let the countries be as chaotic as possible.

Among the countries, the relationship between the three Jin is the most intimate, if you can separate the relationship between the three Jin and make the three Jin turn against each other, it would be more suitable.

The fifty miles of Anling is a large piece of fat given to Korea by the Chu State.

I don't know if King Han intends to eat An Ling.

After a pause, Xiong Huai asked Jing Li again: "Ling Yin, the king of Yue returned to China a few months earlier than the widow, I don't know what is going on in Yue at the moment?" ”

Hearing the king of Chu ask about Yue Guo, the hearts of the ministers were all hot, and they all immediately looked at Jing Li with enthusiasm.

Since Chen Zhen followed the king of Chu to conquer the state of Qi, the news of Zhaohua from the Yue country was transferred to Jing Li, who stayed in Yingdu.

Hearing the King of Chu's inquiry, and seeing that everyone had all looked over, Jing Li slowly cleared his throat and said: "Back to the king, when the king of Yue was fighting Qi, he took away the hooves of the prince and supervised the country with the prince jade." Then, under the persuasion of Zhaohua, Gongziyu began to use his cronies to secretly attack the troops in the surrounding areas of Wucheng. Prepare to break with King Yue or Gongzi's hooves once things don't agree.

On the side of Gongzi's hoof, because he went out with the king of Yue, and the Yue army won a complete victory, he captured the two important strongholds of Yancheng and Ji Yancheng, and gained a lot of credit.

After King Yue returned to Wucheng, he rewarded Gongzi Yu and Gongzi's hooves at the same time. Although the rewards of the two are roughly the same, there is no doubt that because of this battle, Childe's influence in the army has become even greater. ”

Saying that, Jing Li smiled and continued: "Great King, listening to the news from Zhaohua, since the king of Yue and Gongzi returned to Wucheng, Gongzi Yu began to be unable to sleep at night, and he was worried all day long, lest Gongzi hoof follow the example of the ancestor of Yue and directly launch a mutiny to seize the throne. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ju smiled and said, "Great King, it seems that our previous plan to let Gongziho go with the army to the Qi Kingdom has succeeded. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said: "Yes, the widow heard that this dog was originally very loyal, but if he was in a hurry, he would jump off the wall and leave, this rabbit was originally docile, but if it was cornered, it would also bite." The rabbit is still like this, not to mention the eldest son of King Yue. ”

When the ministers heard this, they all shouted loudly: "The king is wise." ”

Xiong Huai smiled and said to Jing Li: "Ling Yin, send an order to Zhao Hua, let him continue to encourage Gongzi Yu, tell Gongzi Yu, let him not be afraid, the widow is on his side." As long as he ascended the throne as the king of Yue, and declared himself a vassal to the widows, he would then cede five cities to the state of Chu. The widow unswervingly supported him as the king of Yue. ”

"Yes, my lord." Jing Carp responded.

Xiong Huai nodded, and then, his eyes turned to Taifu Yin Douyou, and asked, "Xianqing, another year has passed, and I don't know what happened to the grain in Taifu's warehouse." ”

Dou You arched his hand and said: "Great King, although the war between the State of Chu and the State of Qi has lasted for nearly a year, the number of troops sent by the State of Chu is not large, and it has also obtained hundreds of thousands of stone grain from the State of Xue and the State of Song, so the burden of Taifu is not heavy." Moreover, the increase in grain in Taifu is only about half of last year. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and said in disbelief: "Xianqing, the year before last, my Chu State had been farming and had no foreign wars, so the grain stored last year could be described as the largest in several years. And in the past year, the State of Chu has basically been fighting against the State of Qi, even if there is grain sent by the State of Song, I am afraid that the consumption of grain is not a few, why can the grain increase so much? ”

Although Xiong Huai was happy in his heart, he had to find out the reason for such an abnormal behavior.

It is a good thing that the country's grain income has increased, but if we can still harvest a large amount of grain regardless of the weather, this is the emergence of a new thing that is conducive to agriculture.

It is natural to promote things that are beneficial to the country, and we must not be unstable and let the new things slowly spread among the people.

Similarly, if there are drawbacks, such as the previous production of wheat and rice grown between the Jianghan and the Han Dynasty was generally lower than that between the Jianghuai and the Jianghuai, there is a reason for this, and once it is identified, then it can be avoided.

Seeing that the King of Chu looked at him in surprise and hesitation, Dou You immediately replied: "King, the reason why Taifu can still get a lot of grain in this year is because this expedition did not affect the people of Jianghan, Jianghan is the core area of our Chu State, which can be described as the main grain-producing area, and has not been affected by the war. ”

As he spoke, Dou You said with a happy face: "Also, king, the canal we dug the winter before last is now in effect. Hundreds of thousands of acres of land blessed by the canal have seen an increase in grain production. Among them, the output of wheat and rice has approached ninety percent of the output of wheat and rice in the Jianghuai region. At the same time, corn production has also begun to increase, and on average, it has increased by about three buckets per mu compared with the past. ”

Xiong Huai was overjoyed when he heard this, although these lands irrigated by the canal did not reach the Jianghuai Shou County, and the grain yield per mu was generally more than three stones, but if he increased by three buckets of rice, it would increase significantly.

These three buckets of rice show that in the winter of the year before last, the people of Chu were not busy in vain.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked with a smile: "Xianqing, is this true?" ”

Dou You nodded when he heard this: "The king, the ministers dare not deceive the king." ”

Jing Li opened his mouth and said: "King, this matter is true, when the grain is harvested, the minister and Sikong have sent people to pay special attention to the land where the canal is located, and the grain in these places has indeed increased. ”

On the other side, Zhao Yu continued: "King, it is true. ”

ps: I didn't expect the first alliance leader to appear, and I was stunned.