Just as the state of Chu that had been ruled by the state of Qin could not recruit soldiers, the state of Qin where it was ruled by the state of Chu had difficulty collecting taxes. In just a few years, the counties under the rule of Chu became overgrown with beetles, and there were many escapees. Suppression is impossible, it is not that it cannot be defeated, it cannot be delayed. Especially during the millet harvesting season, the more than 30,000 Chu troops in the Qiang region will definitely take the opportunity to enter the Qin land to eat and grab grain. If the Chu army in Kaifeng also took the opportunity to attack Shahai, even if the Qin army just retreated, the news would cause an uproar in the country.

In such a situation, corn is naturally less than in previous years. Wang Juan had told him before that the grain would last until this summer at most, and then there would really be no more. Last year's corn in Shu only delayed the disaster and ensured the supply of military rations during the period of green and yellow shortage, and it will not be possible next year. The counties and counties of the country have once again drastically reduced their output, and the output is less than half of that of the year of the official dynasty. It is the limit that it can last until next summer, and it is likely that the food will run out by the end of spring.

What would happen at that time Zhao Zheng knew very well in his heart, but he couldn't stop the army and make a truce. Time is in the state of Chu rather than the state of Qin, and the quality of the armor of the state of Chu can be improved in wartime, and the truce is even more incredible. If you don't have a truce, you will have at least a numerical advantage, and you will still have the strategic initiative, and if you don't have a truce, you won't have anything.

Zhao Zheng had no intention of compromising, and Wang Xuan's eyes were full of disappointment. He had no choice but to look at Zhao Zheng, who had a stern face, in a daze.

"In the spring of next year, the general will fight with the Jing people." Zhao Zheng comforted him.

"If you lose, what can you do?" Wang Juan asked.

Zhao Zheng didn't answer his question, but Zhao Zheng asked, "Do the Jing people have food?" ”

Counting from the destruction of Zhao, the Qin State has been fighting for eight consecutive years, except for the sixteenth year of the reign of King Qin (231 BC), which rested for one year; If we count from the beginning of the battle of Qin and Chu, except for the twelfth year of the reign of Qin (235 BC) and the sixteenth year of the reign of the king of Qin, the state of Qin has been fighting for eleven consecutive years. The state of Chu began to rest in the twelfth year of the reign of the reign of Qin, and the war resumed in May of the seventeenth year of the reign of Qin (230 BC), and it was five years to this year.

Counting the half year of the war, it was only a five-and-a-half-year break. It is unthinkable that Jisu will fight continuously for five and a half years after five and a half years. The reason why the Qin State was able to fight continuously was that the conscription ratio of the Qin army was much lower than that of the Chu State, and the conscription ratio was higher than that of the Chu State after successive defeats; The second is that the population under the rule is large, although the wider the area, the greater the loss of grain transportation, but the accumulation of soil into a mountain, 3 million households each 30 stone, is enough for 3 million people to fight for a year.

This is true of the Qin State, and the Chu State cannot be like this. Previously, the Guowei Mansion had told Chu that there was the Valley of Dongzhou, but no one had seen what the Valley of Dongzhou was. This time, Wang Juan opened Zhao Zheng's eyes, he took out something from his arms and put it in his hand, and said: "Jing people have the valley of Dongzhou, two harvests a year, and the grain is twice as much as in previous years." ”

"This is the Valley of Dongzhou?" Zhao Zheng only saw a round and yellow thing in Wang Xuan's hand from afar, if he didn't say that this was the Valley of Dongzhou, he would only think that it was a stone.

"Yes, yes." Wang Juan brought the Valley of Dongzhou to see Zhao Zheng in order to persuade him to make a temporary truce. "This thing is called 'Jing Shu', two kinds a year, one Qin mu can receive less than 17 or 8 stones, and more than 30 stones. The Qi people retreated to the east of Weishui, and they all relied on this thing to live. The minister thought that if he could kill the army for two years, I would grow this thing in Daqin, and I would have no worries about grain in the future. ”

"One Qin mu can get seventeen or eight stones, and those who have more than thirty stones can receive more than 30 stones?!" Zhao Zheng trembled, he didn't hear Wang Juan's words at all, Qin Mu is two hundred and forty steps for one mu, and the lower field only collects three and a half stones, and the upper field only collects six stones and three buckets. There are at least seventeen or eight stones per acre in this Dongzhou Valley, five times that of millet, how can he not be shocked.

"Plant, plant this valley quickly!" Zhao Zheng was still holding his hand, pointing to the Valley of Dongzhou in Wang Juan's hand and speaking incoherently. "Where are the officials who govern Su? Where are the officials in the government?! Come! Summoning the officials of Su. ”

Zhao Zheng didn't know that five catties of Dongzhou Valley could top one catty of millet, and he was immediately frightened by the yield per mu of Dongzhou Valley. Wang Juan didn't say anything about this, he still wanted to persuade Zhao Zheng to make a truce. Zhao Zheng, who was immersed in excitement, did not return to his normal color until Dong Yi, the official of Zhisu, came up, and he pointed to the potatoes on the case and said, "This thing ......."

Zhao Zheng forgot his words for a while, and Wang Wan said: "Tell the king, this thing is planted all over the Jingdi Qidi, and the method of planting Qi is also known to everyone." However, if all the thorns of the people are given to me, it will take two years to plant Daqin. Therefore, the minister thought that ......"

"Quickly order Qi Jun to pay tribute to 100,000 stones, and the Dongzhou Valley will be planted to Daqin." Zhao Zheng no longer wanted to listen to Wang Xuan's request for a truce, and he wanted a decisive and neat disposition. Since the Qi country has been planted, let the Qi people send it.

"King, 100,000 stone valleys are less planted, and they should be millions of stones." Dong Yi said busily. "In this way, within ten years, Daqin can be planted everywhere."

"Good, then order Qi Jungong Daqin million Shi Dongzhou grain seeds." Zhao Zheng also felt that 100,000 stones were too little, and immediately agreed to Dong Yi's request. Millions of stone valleys are planted, and within ten years, Daqin will plant the valley of Dongzhou.

Wang Juan looked gloomy and pushed out the Ming Hall, he thought that he could use the grim numbers and the Valley of Dongzhou to persuade Zhao Zheng to make a temporary truce, but he didn't expect that not only did he not convince Zhao Zheng, but he strengthened Zhao Zheng's determination to carry on the war.

He was gloomy, and the monarchs and ministers of Qi were nervous when they received Zhao Zheng's royal order. Dongzhou grain seeds were given by the Lu people, and how to plant them was also taught by the Lu people. The reason why the Lu people did this was that the Qi people kept fleeing to Lu to forage for food and steal, and they were endlessly forbidden; The second is that the state of Qi has become the outer barrier of Ludi, and if you want to destroy Lu, you must first destroy Qi. The Qi people all starved to death, and the Lu people could hardly be left alone. The third is because of the Confucian 'benevolence'. The old and the old, and the old of the people; The young of me, and the young of man. It was unkind to watch the Qi people starve to death, so before the Lu people decided to give the Qi country grain seeds, some Confucian scholars had crossed the border and went to the Qi country.

The king of Qin had an order that the Qi State had to give, and if he didn't give it, he would be burned. The result of this was that the benevolence and righteousness of the Lu people became an act of the enemy. Although the focus of the Chu people's attention at this time was to avoid Penglai, as soon as the matter reached Shouying and Kaifeng, it still caused an uproar. After the dispute between Chu Li and Zhou Li, the Lu people have become an outlier, and now they are enemies of Qi and Qin, and they are scolded as national thieves for a while.

Dongye Gu came to the Kaifeng camp with the thorn strip on his back, and when he saw Xiong Jing, he bowed and shouted: "The minister Dongye Gu visited the king, and the minister gave the Qi people the valley of Dongzhou, the minister is guilty, please punish the king." ”

Bearing Jing's guilt, the old Dongye Gu took the responsibility of other people's guilt on himself, and Xiong Jing didn't know what to say. Forgive him, what if others do the same? What is the use of punishing him if he does not forgive? Besides, the confidant has known about this matter for a long time, and some courtiers also know it, and everyone just acquiesces.

"Get up." Xiong Jing sighed secretly, even if Dong Yegu knelt in front of him, he felt that Lu Ren was getting farther and farther away from him.

"The minister is guilty, and the minister dare not rise." Higashino Gutun head.

"If you want to kneel, then kneel." Xiong Jing is not reluctant to be solid in Higashino. The Lu people are the Zhou people, and the Zhou people act with Zhou etiquette, which is in line with the purpose of the Chu State to rule by customs. "This matter is thinking that Lu Ren is guilty, not Dong Yeqing, you are guilty. Therefore, ......" Xiong Jing pondered for a while before saying: "But whoever sends grain to the Ludi county of the Qi people will no longer train in the court." ”

"The King?!" Higashino was shocked.

The Yue people are not Chu people, but the Yue people can train in the Zheng Dynasty; The Lu people will no longer be Chu people in the future, and they can also train in the Zheng Dynasty like the Yue people. It's just that because Lu no longer belongs to the Chu State, the Lu people are no longer Chu people in nationality, and the Lu people have no right to discuss the internal affairs of the Chu State, and they are just traveling as princes. No longer trains in the court, it is even deprived of the status of the princes.

"That's how it is." Xiong Jing Road. "In order to prevent another foess from the enemy, the coke for iron smelting in their counties was no longer supplied, and the armor and artillery were no longer sold. However, the tonnage of the refuge remains unchanged, and the new tonnage remains unchanged. ”

Primarily a political punishment, not directed against anyone, and no tonnage was deducted for the new cement ships. But Dong Ye Gu understood the weight of this punishment, and he paused and said: "The crime of this matter is only one minister, please sin me with the king." ”

"Zuo Yin Mansion and Zhengchao have already made a decision on this, what's the use of you begging me?" Xiong Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly. "The affairs of the state of Chu are decided by the right dynasty. If you feel guilty, guard Muling Pass and lotus water. This is good for Lu and good for Chu......"

"I, the Lu people, would rather be broken jade than complete tiles. The ministers will defend the Muling lotus water, so that the Qin people will not be able to enter an inch. Higashino shouted.

Higashino Gu's shouting was a little abrupt, and Xiong Jing didn't agree with his words. "Lu people are Lu people, and Lu Shi is Lu Shi. The Lu division fought to the last man, but after the Lu division was defeated, the Lu people should surrender to Qin. ”

"King!" Higashino Gu thought that Xiong Jing had said something wrong or was drunk, and when he looked up, Xiong Jing looked as usual.

"The purpose of the Lu division is to protect the common people of Lu Di, and if the Lu division is gone, how can Lu fight in Lu Di?" Xiong Jing asked.

"Confucianism and law are not mutually exclusive, how can the Lu people surrender to Qin?!" Dongye Gu could not imagine that Lu Di would surrender to the Qin State. "If it is to descend to Qin, after a few generations, the Lu people will regard themselves as Qin people,"

"The nobles of Lu have avoided moving to Penglai, if the nobles are here, the Lu people are here, what is the use of the common people?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically. "The common people know the past of the Lu country, and know the glory of the Lu country? The common people don't know it. He reverted to Lu day by day, and if someone knew that he was a Lu person but called himself a Qin person, he could kill him.

Dongye Qing has been a general for a long time, and it is useless to know benevolence and righteousness, and force is valuable. The reason why a noble person is a noble person is because he has force, not because he has benevolence and righteousness. The noble man is benevolent and righteous, the strong will be disdainful, the weak will be grateful to Dade, but the weak one million is not as good as the strong ten thousand. There are still 100,000 troops in the Qi country, and the Qi people dare not fight with the Qin people, what is the use? If all countries send scholars to the Jixia Academy to argue that Qi people will win, but what is the use of this victory?

The world is not forged by poetry and writing, but by blood and bones. Lu Di Su is a lot of people who dare not speak, and Dong Yeqing should not be confused by them. ”

Before Higashino Gu left, Xiong Jing gave careful advice. He expected that this would be his last meeting, and that he would never see him again. I can't see a lot of people, except for Dongye Gu, Zhao Huang, Qu Sui, Song Yu, Lan Hao, ......, these people will go to Xinying this month, and they can't see it.