Chapter 9: Appeasement

Seeing that Lin Wujun reacted so violently, Prince Liangfu threw out another thing.

"I heard that my brother also said to his father that he would take back the state land, and those who had official positions in Yingdu would no longer grant the state land, but replace it with money and grain."

Lin Wujun was silent, only to feel that the noose was too tight, which made them a little out of breath.

The feudal monarch of the state of Chu was originally divided into food estates, jurisdictions and state fields.

Zhoutian is the essence of land near Yingdu, and the feudal monarch has a food estate, and if the feudal monarch also holds an official position in the central government, there is also a part of the land outside the food as their wealth.

This is also a way to do this when the bureaucratic system is not well developed and there is not enough bureaucracy.

However, to take back the state land is to take the right to collect taxes on those elite lands back into the hands of the king.

Especially with the progress of a series of technologies such as iron ox ploughing and quyuan plow, there is a difference in this.

Originally, Da Sima's state land may have 100,000 mu, but according to the previous tax system of eight private and one public in Jingtian, plus the original yield of dozens of catties per mu of land, these 100,000 mu of state land are now exchanged for real goods, and the king of Chu only needs to pay them 10,000 stone of rice.

However, the king of Chu himself levied tithes, strengthened his control over the land, increased the number of soldiers under the direct jurisdiction of the king, and so on, and the benefits brought by these may have been several times that of the 10,000 stones.

Under this situation, the power of the nobles decreased rapidly compared to the proportion of the royal power of the Chu king, especially the establishment of some standing armies such as the new army of the Chu state and the expansion of Che Guang, which made it difficult to resist the peasant and soldier mobilization system of the various feudal monarchs.

Prince Liangfu said that this was his brother's advance, but Lin Wujun understood that this was just a cover, thinking that such a rumor had spread in Yingdu, this was just the King of Chu testing the attitude of the various feudal ministers.

The final decision is still in the hands of the king of Chu, especially in an environment where the relationship between the royal power and the feudal monarch is already very tense, and it is really difficult to predict that such a rumor is deliberately spread.

Lin Wujun now does not have an official position in the central government for the time being, and this matter has not harmed his current interests, but it is foreseeable that it will greatly damage the interests of the royal family, Qu, Jing, Zhao and other clans.

"The king is ready to continue to change, regardless of the affairs of the Song State? If you can talk about it, if you don't talk about it, you will let Jimo be brutal? ”

Prince Liangfu shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

"I patrolled the border on behalf of my father this time, and when I was leaving, my father also said that the Mo family was pioneering in the South China Sea, and Linwu was already a border pass."

"The soldiers of the Mo family are not in line with the rites of the Spring and Autumn Period, and they are extremely difficult to defend against long-distance attacks and left and right attacks."

"So let me come to Cangwu this time, and it's really to rectify the border defense for the future. Whether the Song state affairs will be intervened or resolved by the alliance is not yet known. Just be prepared and unprepared. ”

Lin Wujun's heart eased, and it seemed that the king was also hesitant. As long as the Song Dynasty interferes, then the matter of changing the law needs to be slowed down, and for the stability of the Chu State in the future, this is why the prince Liangfu will go out on patrol on behalf of the king, so as to show that the affairs of the Song State are unknown, the change of the law is unknown, and even the future throne is only afraid and unknown?

But after thinking about it, could it be that the king did this on purpose, waiting for the nobles to express their attitude, and then selecting those who could stand with him and those who were against him?

Although the king is old and can't last a few years, before leaving, he may not be able to take these opposing nobles with him......

He was a little confused in his heart, and his face was only silent, and he chuckled, "Although the Mo family has opened up the South China Sea, it has only been a few years, and Yang Yu has a rebellious heart to tie Lou and other Yi Diduo. ”

"Besides, the South Ridge is towering, even if they want to advance north and south, they will not have many troops. The construction of Lechang Gorge is also more precautionary, mostly for trade facilitation. Moreover, it is difficult to build, and it will not be completed in three or five years. ”

"If the Lechang Gorge is not passable, the Mo family's road to the north will not be passed, and at most three or five thousand people will be sent, what is the use? If you go deep into Chudi, you can't do anything, and you may be trapped to death. ”

"The Mo family is good at firearms. The artillery is not easy to operate, how humid it is, and the South China Sea itself is unstable, in my opinion, even if the Song land starts a war, it can only be carried out around the Song country. ”

"The main force of the righteous teachers is in Sishang, crossing the Nanling from the South China Sea, and there is a shortage of manpower, it is difficult to succeed, and they may even be trapped to death."

When Lin Wujun said this, he said, "Besides, I also repair more armaments. The Mo family teachers have now replaced with flint guns, and I will store more arquebuses. ”

"One is that in case there is a conquest, Linwu can also send troops; Second, there are mostly Yidi people near Linwu, who often go to war; The third is that in case the Mo family really fights with the Mo family in the future because of the Song land, in case the Mo family closes the border and prohibits trade arms, you can also prepare early. ”

Prince Yoshio advised: "Do not despise it. ”

Lin Wujun said with a smile: "If there is a change in the Song Kingdom, victory or defeat in the Song Dynasty does not lie in Nanling. Nanling is just a lone army, even if it attacks the border pass, it can't go deeper; Even if you go deeper, it is difficult to reach Yingdu; Even if they arrive, the number of Lingnan soldiers is scarce, and they will not be able to break the city, but they may be trapped in Chu. ”

"The victory or defeat is in the Song Land, if Wei, Han, and Qi all send troops, the soldiers of Lingnan don't have to care. If the Vietnamese people can form an alliance and form an anti-Mexican alliance with Wei, Han, Zheng, Wei, Qi, Chu, and Yue, it may not be possible. ”

Prince Liangfu smiled bitterly: "How difficult is it? What was the reason for the Mo family's forcible occupation of Jucheng in Qi four years ago? It is said that the Marquis of Qi has done something harmful to the world, so he must not be guarded against, so he occupies Judi, helps Qi to govern in order to prevent Qi from sending troops to attack Sishang and harm the world, and the governance belongs to the Mo family, and the Mo family gives Qi a certain amount of money to tax deductions every year. ”

"He also said that if Qi joins the alliance with anti-Mo tendencies, the Mo family will attack Linzi first."

"The Yue people are the same, return to Huiji, let Langya go, the land of Jiangbei is lost, the people of Huaibei are abandoned, the Mojia fleet goes back and forth between Huai, Han and Dajiang, and the Yue people are difficult to fight against the Liuzhou Division, they are only afraid and dare not join the alliance."

"I only hate that many people can't see the current situation clearly, and don't know that Sishang is a big trouble in the world, thinking that Sishang's heart is just not attacking and seeking righteousness, as long as you give up some cities, you can seek peace for a while."

There are even some people who admonish their fathers with appeasement. As everyone knows, Sishang is greedy and speechless, and every time he gets a mile of land, he will have more power......"

As soon as the word appeasement was spoken, there was no need to explain, and Lin Wujun understood what it meant.

The "Heng" of "Song of Zhou" said, Sui Wanbang, many harvest years. Destiny of Heaven, Huan Huan Wu King. Keep the Turks, so in the Quartet, to restrain the Turks. Yu Zhao is in the sky, and the emperor is in between.

The "I will" of "Song of Zhou" said, and the sun is in all directions. King Ivan, both right-handed. I have been dreaming of the night, fearing the power of the sky, and protecting it at the time.

Appease, appease.

Pacify, pacify.

Appeasement is the desire to use appeasement and fulfillment of some demands of the other side to reach a pacification and cessation of the army.

When Lin Wujun heard this, he asked, "If you say appeasement, you mean to give up the Song Kingdom, so that Jimo will not invade other countries?" He won the Song Kingdom today, what about tomorrow? ”

Wang Ziliangfu also sighed, "The policy of appeasement is like this." If the Mo family gets Song, they can get a pillow of rest, but they can look at it tomorrow, the Mo family is here again, what will happen then? ”

"The Qin people also sent envoys, who said exactly the words of appeasement, and their hearts were clear, nothing more than hoping that the Mo family would expand in the Song Dynasty, so that the Marquis of Wei could move to Hedong and make every effort to guard against the Mo family, so as to create a good opportunity for them to seize the West River."

"There are also many travelers in Yingdu, so as to persuade my father, I only said that if the Mo family wins the Song Dynasty, it can be stable for more than ten years."

Lin Wujun reprimanded angrily: "Isn't this a misguided statement? Didn't the king know that Sishang was different from other places? When they occupy a land, they take root like weeds, which are difficult to remove, and they practice tyranny that can be used to trick the people into their death in a matter of years. ”

"If it wins the Song Dynasty, if there is something in the future, you can go straight to Daliang, go south to Chen Cai, and spin into Nanyang, and the Chu State is in danger."

Prince Yoshio sighed, "That's exactly what I meant. But those who supported the policy of appeasement had the advantage of words. ”

"It is said that the countries are weak, and they have not recovered after the war five years ago, and it is difficult to support another big war."

"Victory or defeat will cause heavy losses to all countries, and then domestic affairs will be even more difficult."

"In particular, the doctrine of the Mohists is extremely easy to deceive the untouchables, and if there are many captured in the battle, it will become a great disaster after returning home."

"There is uncertainty in each country, it is better to give up the Song State first, appease and seek peace, in order to maintain the balance of the countries, and continue to change the law to become stronger."

"What do you say that the law does not change, and the country is not strong? Only when the country is strong can we fight again. Appeasement can alleviate domestic chaos and continue to change, more than ten years later, countries have completed the law change, so why fear? ”

These travelers who supported the appeasement policy were on the side of the king of Chu to consider things, and the direction of the nobles was completely different, so these strategies were more acceptable to the king of Chu.

There are some things that Prince Yoshio doesn't need to say too clearly.

Jin and Chu have been fighting for hegemony for a hundred years, and now they are almost unable to maintain hegemony, and the first war of Qi five years ago has made all countries see the horror of Sishang, and they understand that this war is better not to fight.

Fighting a war kills people.

If there are too many dead people, there will be chaos in the country.

The struggle between the royal power and the nobility is already quite fierce, and if there is another big defeat at this time, I am afraid that the demagogic people and businessmen in the country will also participate in pursuing their own interests, and then the vassal states will be in chaos.

Wei and Chu are no longer able to maintain their hegemony, and the battle of Chen Cai five years ago is nothing more than a continuation of the dispute between Wei and Chu decades ago.

In the end, the state of Chu wanted to return to Yuguan, recover Chen Cai, and kill the prince who had the right to claim, but it lost the Great Liang, lost the vassal of the Song state, and lost the control of the Zheng state.

Wei didn't win, fought to the end, won the big beam, and watched Korea annex part of Zheng State's land to become bigger, Zhao State betrayed the alliance and Wei State turned face, Zhongshan State became independent and restored, and Qin State changed the law and looked at the West River.

The two sides fought to the end, but the Mo family in the gap won Sishang, destroyed the Qi State, took Huaibei, and influenced the Song State from the bottom up to force the Song State to be neutral......

Wei Chu was powerless to fight again.

It's okay to win.

In case of loss, there will be a big problem with the royal power, and all kinds of contradictions in the whole country will erupt.

Farmers, businessmen, nobles, scholars, kings, kings, and kings...... These disputes, which are already raging at this time, will be accompanied by a major failure with many unforeseen consequences.