"Your Majesty, what the envoy of Qin said makes sense. Chu and Qin are closely related to each other. After Zhao annexes Qin, the next step will definitely be against Chu. Even if we don't think about Qin, we should take advantage of the opportunity between Zhao and Qin.
We will fight and send troops to take back the Huaisi area occupied by Zhao." In the palace, Huang Xie whispered.
The King of Chu was lying on a bench, with his upper body exposed and his eyes slightly narrowed. Two beautiful palace maids stood behind him and gently shook their fans. Two more palace maids, one on the left and one on the right, gently beat his legs.
The King of Chu was not interested in supporting Qin. Despite the alliance between the two countries, he even married the daughter of Qin, but his hatred for Qin far exceeded that of Zhao.
His grandfather, King Huai of Chu, died in the hands of Qin. He and his father had both been held hostage in Qin and finally escaped back to Chu. He would never forget these hatreds.
But when Huang Xie talked about taking back the Huaisi area, King Chu suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and waved to the palace maid: "You guys go down first."
The palace maid stood up, bowed, and carefully exited.
"The Prime Minister just said that the Huaisi area should be taken back?" King Chu straightened his clothes and said seriously, but he immediately had some doubts, "The State of Zhao sent General Lian Po to garrison in Pengcheng, obviously to guard against our State of Chu. That Lian Po... is
The famous generals in the world may not be easy to defeat."
The last time Zhao and Chu fought, Chu was ultimately defeated and lost the land of Huaisi and its general Xiang Yan. The king of Chu still remembered it fresh.
"It is indeed difficult for Chu State alone to take back the land of Huaisi, but we can unite the three countries of Han, Wei and Qi to attack Zhao State. Qin State has sent envoys to the three countries. If Chu State makes peace again, it will not be impossible to promote the alliance of the five countries.
Maybe, by then, the king will be the leader of the Five Nations Alliance." Huang Xie said with a smile.
Although the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Qi were on good terms with Zhao, they were not incapable of being won over.
There are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests.
The strength of Zhao State is itself a threat to the Three Kingdoms, which can be said to be greater than the threat to Chu State.
As long as the three countries do not want to be annexed by Zhao, alliance is the only way out.
King Chu stood up and paced back and forth in the hall. Huang Xie's words came to his heart.
Since he ascended the throne, he destroyed the State of Lu, pacified the Eastern Yue, recovered the homeland of Jingzhou, and pushed the territory of the State of Chu to the largest in history. He seemed to be a wise king through the ages.
The only failure was that the land of Huaisi was taken away by Zhao Guo. It was simply a stain in his life. It made him feel like a lump in his throat, like a thorn in his back, and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles...
After a while, the King of Chu stopped and looked at Huang Xie: "I will send an envoy to the Three Kingdoms now."
"Your Majesty is wise." Huang Xie leaned over and said.
With the push of Qin and Chu, Han and Wei were quickly persuaded. Only Qi remained unmoved. The envoy sent out was beheaded by Qi Prime Minister Li Si and his head was sent back.
"Damn Qi State! How dare you kill the envoy of this person!" King Chu roared angrily, kicking the table in front of him to the ground.
I have completely forgotten how the generals sent by the Chu State killed the King of Qi, causing the Qi State to almost collapse, and the Qi State just killed an envoy.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Prime Minister of Qi, Li Si, was installed by King Zhao to control the internal affairs of Qi. He himself is from Zhao. It is normal for him to refuse to form an alliance. Now the main forces of Zhao State are in Guanzhong, and South Korea and Wei are directly restraining Zhao State.
, there is only Lian Po's lone army left in Pengcheng, and we, the Chu State, can concentrate our strength to capture it." Huang Xie hurriedly advised.
If Qi State doesn't agree, don't agree. Anyway, the combat effectiveness of the Qi army is not the same. At this time, we must not push Qi State into the opposite side.
"Yes, the top priority is to attack the State of Zhao and take back the land of Huaisi. The State of Qi will have many opportunities to deal with it in the future." The King of Chu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "Convene the courtiers to discuss sending troops to the State of Zhao."
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In addition to attacking Qin recently, Zhao State has been busy with matters in the Western Regions.
The Western Region is the bridgehead for Zhao to occupy Central Asia in the future. If he wants to control the entire Central Asia, it is obviously unrealistic to transport grain from the Central Plains. However, fortunately, the Fergana Basin and Ili Valley where Dawan and Wusun are located are both
It is a good place for farming and grazing. What Zhao needs to do now is to gradually build the two places into Zhao's base in the Western Regions.
"The official road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions has been built to the Cheshi Kingdom. Mao Sui proposed to build both sides at the same time to open the road as soon as possible. However, there is no cement factory in Hanhai City now, so people need to be transferred from the country. Mao Sui also applied for the imperial court to send people there
Some craftsmen, Kanyu masters, Feng Shui masters and a large number of officials came over. By the way, Mao Sui asked the king to arrange for someone to take charge of government affairs in his place." Lin Xiangru said.
"There is only one civil servant in the Western Region, Mao Sui. He is not an internal affairs type, so he has really worked hard. However, the country is undergoing a war for unification, and no manpower can be mobilized to replace him, so he will have to work hard for a while. After unification, I will make arrangements
Personnel went over to replace him. As for other needed talents, they were packaged for him according to the specifications of the state. Send more doctors there to prevent the acclimatization. There are also pastures, pig farms, goose factories, chicken factories,
Textile factories, etc., have all been moved there. By the way, although Dawan is inland, there are rivers and lakes where fish can be raised." Zhao Kuo said.
Hanhai City will be the center of Zhao State in the Western Regions in the future. Everything Zhao State owns can be copied in small copies.
"The specifications of a state?" Lin Xiangru was a little surprised. The countries in the Western Regions only surrendered to Zhao in name. In fact, the only thing Zhao can control is Hanhai City, which has not been built yet...
Even Dawan and Wusun are not completely under control. There are many domestic forces opposed to Zhao State, but they are just afraid of Zhao State and dare not expose them.
But if Zhao State sends officials to further reduce their interests, some people will inevitably stand up to resist.
Of course, Zhao will definitely win in the end, but it will also affect the stability of the entire Western Region.
"The Western Region is very big. Let's build a Hanhai City first, and there will be more cities later. As for Dawan and Wusun, don't worry about them. When Zhao Guo builds the base, if they are obedient, I can still tolerate them.
.If you are disobedient, there is no need to exist." Zhao Kuo said coldly.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The annual precipitation in the Fergana Basin and Ili Valley is not much. It is just on the edge of the 400 mm precipitation line in the farming area. Most areas may not reach it.
This precipitation standard.
However, both areas have a large river flowing through the territory, nourishing the plains on both sides, providing conditions for farming.
The Dawan and Wusun people do not know how to build water conservancy projects and transform the natural environment so that the land can grow more crops, make the environment more livable, and feed more people.
But Chinese people understand.
In this regard, Huaxia is professional.
Another point is that Zhao Jun in the Western Regions is currently mainly supported by Dawan and Wusun. Since Zhao Jun's treatment is very high and a lot of blood is drawn from the two countries, the pressure on the two countries is very high, and the internal situation has long been
Sighing.
Now I just don't dare to resist due to the pressure from Zhao State, but it will be hard to say in the future.
Zhao Kuo still prefers to keep logistics completely in his own hands. Even if the countries in the Western Regions fall out in the future, Zhao Kuo can slap them without any scruples without worrying about being constrained.
Of course, the tribute should still be paid, but the money and food can be used for other things.
"One more thing... The governor of Sakhalin County sent someone to send news two days ago that they discovered a gold mine on the island." Lin Xiangru said.
When Zhao Guo appointed the governor of Kuye County, he encountered a problem. No one was willing to go.
Everyone would rather stay in the Central Plains and work as a small official than go to a bitter and cold place to suffer.
That damn place is extremely cold in the winter, and it's still overseas. You need to take a boat to get there. There are only savages and beasts on the island, and there's not even a normal human being there.
To put it bluntly, there is no need to arrange officials in a place like this.
Not to mention arranging officials, just giving it to others as fiefdoms, others are too lazy to take it.
Zhao Guo originally planned to forget that no one was willing to go, build a monument on the island to indicate that this was Zhao Guo's territory, and then "talk" with the savages on the island to "persuade" the other party to surrender to Zhao Guo, and then appoint a savage to serve as the leader.
Officials don’t need to be given any salary or anything, and they don’t need to be paid anything.
Just turn a blind eye to everything else and just face it.
But as the saying goes, the bigger the forest is, the more birds there are.
With so many people in the Zhao Kingdom, there will always be some weirdos. For example, there is a weirdo named Gou He who expressed his willingness to go to Kuye County to serve as the county guard.
After the court heard about it, they called him over for a casual inspection and made sure that he was mentally sane, literate, numerate, able to communicate with others, and not illiterate. They arranged a carriage, sealed the ribbon, and allowed him to take office.
Lin Xiangru was already prepared. This guy might go there and then quit his job and come back the next day.
Who would have thought that this guy stayed there for more than a year. It is said that he even took his wife and children. He received his salary every day, planted some small land, drank some wine, and fished some small fish. His life was so happy.
Already.
Apart from the cold spot, the shortage of supplies, and the fact that you can only go to the city on the other side to buy supplies once a month, there are no disadvantages.
The dream life is nothing more than this. Even if you are a great master in the court, your life may not be as nourishing as his.
Except for the savages on the entire island, his family has no government affairs to deal with, and no one will impeach him. It doesn't matter whether he goes ahead with the plan or not.
If he were to be dismissed from office, it was not certain whether Zhao would be able to find someone to replace him.
This guy also wrote a letter back to show off to his classmates, attracting more than a hundred people to run over. As a result, most of them ran back the next day, and a few couldn't bear it after a few days and ran back.
After all, the environment in that place is indeed not inhabitable. Although it is possible to farm, it is far inferior to that in the Central Plains. Most people do not have salaries, so they cannot bear this crime.
Gou He stayed on the island all day with nothing to do and could only wander around. Then he discovered that although the island was desolate, there were good things, and he could actually pick up gold.
Then Gou Yue discovered that he had not found gold, but a gold mine!
If he finds gold, it doesn't matter if he puts it in his pocket. Whoever finds it belongs to him. But if there is a gold mine, it must be reported to the court.
"Gold mine!" Zhao Kuo thought about it carefully. It seems that there is indeed gold in Sakhalin Island, but he doesn't know the specific situation.
"Can we recruit local savages to mine?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"It's a bit difficult, mainly because the two sides don't understand each other's language, and the other side is a little afraid of us. We spend most of our time hiding in the mountains, and we don't interfere with the wells and rivers. Moreover, the local productivity is extremely low, and the food output is extremely low, so it is difficult to spare labor for mining." Lin Xiangru said.
"If the grain output is low, we can transport grain by sea and let them specialize in mining. Arrange people to try to contact them first. As long as we can convince a small number of savages and someone takes the lead, it will be easy to handle later." Zhao Sheng said.
"That's all we can do for the time being." Lin Xiangru said.
After the matter was discussed, everyone dispersed.
As soon as Zhao Kuo returned to the harem, he saw Zhao Ponu holding a rooster in his hand and Zhao Zheng walking outside holding a big goose.
"Where to go?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Father, come and see, this extraordinary rooster." Zhao Ponu shook the rooster in his hand and said proudly.
"The big goose in the extraordinary realm." Zhao Zheng also shook the big goose in his hand.
"Chickens and geese in the extraordinary realm? Where did they come from?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised. Speaking of which, he had seen a lot of creatures in the extraordinary realm, such as tigers, wolves, war horses, and pythons... But the chickens and geese in the extraordinary realm were still the first.
See you once.
It seems that although the upper limit of the aura of heaven and earth has been increased, the difficulty of reaching the transcendent realm for each creature is still very different, and it is relatively easy for carnivorous animals.
As for poultry, even if they break through to the Transcendent Realm, their strength is relatively low, and they are beaten to death by Zhao Ponu and Zhao Zhengyi, who have just reached the Gangyuan Realm.
As for insects at the bottom of the food chain...the probability of reaching the transcendent realm is even smaller.
A few years ago, there was a locust plague in the Central Plains. I don’t know how many locusts there were, but no extraordinary realm was born, not even the Gangyuan realm...
"They were found in a chicken farm and a goose farm outside the city. We sent someone to notify the servant. We happened to be there, so we went to see them, and then brought them back. We were going to let the two of them fight to see who was the winner.
It’s amazing, my mother was afraid of hurting people, so she asked us to take her outside.” Zhao Ponu said.
"Go. Be careful, don't get caught." Zhao Kuo warned.
"Since the last battle in Rangcheng, the emergence of the Emperor's Liquid, the concentration of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has increased again, and it has become easier to break through to the extraordinary realm. Now even poultry are born into the extraordinary realm." Gai Nie said.
"The land is okay, but there are more extraordinary realms at sea. Ordinary merchant ships dare not go far and only dare to sail in the near sea. Last time the navy encountered a giant kun that was more than 100 meters long, and the entire fleet was unable to take it down.
We captured it and lost a warship. From then on, General Yuan Hua walked around when he saw it." Liu Ping said with a smile.
"More than a hundred meters long! Isn't that big Kun equivalent to an army?" Gai Nie said in shock.
"A weaker legion may not be able to defeat the big Kun at sea." Liu Ping said with a smile.
"Your Majesty." At this time, Lin Xiangru and Wei Wuji chased up from behind. After seeing Zhao Kuo, they breathed a sigh of relief and handed the documents in their hands to Zhao Kuo. Their expressions were not good-looking: "I just received the news. Chu Wei
The three countries of Han and Qin have formed an alliance."