"What exactly does Qin want to do?" Both Long Yangjun and Han Tan felt confused.
They couldn't understand why the Qin State and the Three Jin Kingdoms had been at war with each other for hundreds of years and suddenly had a complete ceasefire.
"Zheng Guoqu, the newly won land of Hetao has exhausted the national power of our Great Qin, so we have to cease the war!" Dun Ruo said half-truthfully.
Just looking at the doubts of the two of them, Dun Ruo secretly thought in his heart, I am afraid you will not think that the real threat to you will no longer be the Qin State, but the Zhao State that you regard as an ally.
It's a pity that no one would have thought that Zhao Guo and Jin Yao would have such courage to cease war with Qin and change their targets to Han Wei.
The sixty-mile truce was also the foundation of the Qin-Zhao alliance, a strategic buffer. Without the sixty-mile buffer, Qin and Zhao would not be able to truly trust each other.
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Yan State, Chu State, Ji Dan and Xiong Wan did not expect that just because they did not go to congratulate Jin Yao on his accession to the throne and acknowledge the fact that Emperor Jin Yao took over Zhao State, such a big thing would happen.
"A complete truce between Qin, Zhao, Wei and Han?" Ji Dan and Xiong Wan never expected this to be the case.
How could such a big thing happen in just a few days? What did they miss?
"What does Qin want to do?" Ji Dan and Xiong Wan both looked confused.
"The Qin State has been fighting for years, and its treasury has long been empty. Now it has all its strength to build canals and develop the northern border. It is temporarily unable to go eastward!" Huang Xie also breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually afraid of the Qin State. Now that the Qin State has ceased war, it is not for him.
It's a good thing, at least you don't have to worry about Qin anymore.
"What about the Zhao State? With such deep hatred, the Zhao people actually gave in?" Xiong Wan still felt unbelievable.
"Zhao Guo, Tianzi Yao, this is the most terrifying existence. He has the courage to suppress the anger of Zhao people and resolutely declare a truce with Qin. This is not something ordinary people can do, but it is also in line with the opponent's identity as the leader of the Mohist family.
If Mo Zhe can stop the war without attacking, he will naturally stop thinking about war!" Huang Xie analyzed Jin Yao's thoughts.
The thinking of the Mohists is too easy to guess. The Mohists did not attack in order to stop the war. Qin took the initiative to propose a truce, and the Mohists had no reason not to support it.
"The world will enter a rare period of peace in the next few years!" Huang Xie lamented that the war in the world has stopped, but he did not expect that it would be because of the Qin State, which shows the prosperity of the Qin State.
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"I always feel that the war between Zhao and Qin Zhi is for me, Dayan!" Ji Dan said while looking at the information in his hand.
Everyone thought that the truce between Qin and Zhao was because both countries needed to recuperate, but he always felt that the truce between Zhao and Qin was aimed at him.
It is not only the Qin State that has a blood feud with the Zhao State, but also the Yan State.
However, Ji Dan sent troops to the border and waited again and again, only to find that Zhao was really recuperating and there was no unusual movement of the army.
He also felt that he was overthinking. Except for Li Mu from Dai County who was constantly causing friction, Zhao State had no large army mobilization at all.
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"Let's start reforming!"
Three months after the armistice agreement was signed, Lian Po and Gongsun Long finally put together a legal system that imitated the Qin model.
The three original young masters, young masters, and young masters of the Zhao State have also become the prime ministers of the Qin State, the state captains and the imperial censors, and the nine ministers have also changed from Zhongzai, Zongbo, Situ, Sikong, Sima, and Sikou to Fengchang.
Lang Zhongling, Weiwei, Taipu, Tingwei, Dianke, Zongzheng, Shaofu and Zhisu Neishi.
It basically copied the model of Qin State, with the same military merit and titles, and the same rewards for farming and fighting. The only difference is that Zhao State allowed occupations other than soldiers and farmers, such as merchants, workers, scholars, and knights, but it was upgraded
It provides a certain business status and allows businessmen to obtain a certain social status.
For example, businessmen are allowed to finance construction in various places, and thus obtain certain titles, but they can only be at the level of a scholar, and cannot become a doctor or a minister.
But this alone makes businessmen all over the world flock to them. Being a knight means that they are no longer the lowest businessmen. Their heirs also have the right to be admitted to the government and rural schools, and their descendants are eligible to enter the court as a servant.
Official.
therefore
Countless businessmen poured into the State of Zhao, bringing with them a large amount of money and materials, which provided financial guarantee for the infrastructure construction of the State of Zhao.
"What's free is easy to use!" Jin Yao looked at Gongsun Long and Lian Po with a smile. The Zhao State had been fighting for years and had no money or people to repair roads and city equipment. However, they only allowed merchants to obtain titles, and future generations were eligible to enter.
Officials studied, and then businessmen poured in one after another, vying to donate money and materials to help Zhao Guo repair roads and city defenses.
It’s still the same attitude that if you don’t let me donate, you are looking down on me and belittling me. I must go to Handan to report it to the emperor.
"But your Majesty, you still have to be careful when cutting down your vassal!" Gongsun Long and Lian Po both looked at Jin Yao solemnly.
Jin Yao's toughness far exceeded that of Qin. Qin recognized the nobility's fiefdom autonomy, but Jin Yao's order to reduce vassal status only recognized the nobility's right to tax locally, but it had to collect it within the regulations of Handan. At the same time, the local
Nobles could not serve as officials within the fiefdom and were not allowed to interfere with local government orders.
This is to destroy the roots of the nobility, so Lian Po and Gongsun Long dare not implement it.
"Then inform Li Mu to attack Dai County first and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!" Jin Yao did not take back the order to cut down the vassal. In troubled times, he used heavy regulations. The Zhao Kingdom was already rotten to the root. He didn't care if there was more chaos. As long as the army was still in his hands, then
There can be no chaos.
"And it's not like I don't give them a way out. Outstanding nobles can also pass the assessment and be selected to serve as officials elsewhere!" Jin Yao continued. After all, the nobles have the advanced knowledge and knowledge of this era and cannot let it go.
"Can Li Mu control Daijun? You must know that Li Mu himself was born in Daijun!" Gongsun Long hesitated, but did not mention Lian Po, because Lian Po also came from Daijun.
"I believe him!" Jin Yao said seriously.
Seeing Jin Yao's persistence, Gongsun Long didn't say anything more. He could only hope that Li Mu would live up to Jin Yao's expectations.
At Yanmen Pass, Li Mu looked at the vassal reduction order in his hand and fell into deep thought. This was to force him to attack the relatives and nobles of Dai County. The question was, could he refuse? Even if he didn't do it, there would be others.
People.
"The emperor's trust is a bit heavy!" Li Mu sighed. If he did it, these Daijun nobles would still have a way to survive. If Le Cheng and Pang Nuan were to go, then these nobles would really have no way to survive.
"Send the order, the army must assemble!" Li Mu finally obeyed the order and took the army from Yanmen Pass to march directly to Daijun.
After a bloody night, the entire Daijun nobles understood that from now on Daijun's autonomy would no longer exist. Even if they were unwilling and wanted to resist, they would only face cold butcher's knives.
In the end, Daijun was bleeding like a river. It was difficult for them to give up their autonomy after many years of autonomy, and Li Mu showed no mercy. The army flattened the entire Daijun and wiped out all the nobles who disobeyed the king's orders.
The incident of Dai Jun also shocked all the counties in Zhao State. Looking at the officials who came to replace them, they finally chose to obey the order, because each of the officials who came to replace them brought an army behind them that was enough to suppress them. The army.