The State of Zhao established Jiaozhou in the land of Baiyue, and Lian Po served as its governor for the time being.
"It's time to go back." Zhao Kuo thought in his mind that it had been a year since he left Handan. Even with Lin Xiangru in charge, the country was running normally and smoothly, so he still needed to go back.
More importantly, it’s time for the Central Plains to be unified!
Only by going there in person can he force the surrender of Qi, Wei, and South Korea, and unify the Central Plains at the minimum cost.
But before returning to the north, there is one more thing to deal with.
"So far, which nobles have completed their migration south?" Zhao Kuo motioned Huang Xie to sit down, picked up the teapot and poured Huang Xie a cup of tea, "Let Chun Shenjun taste the new tea you just picked."
The monarch is the best advertising platform. It is said that what goes up leads to destructive effect. Whatever the monarch likes, his ministers will follow suit.
So Zhao Kuo decided that he would drink more tea, so as to encourage people in the country to drink tea and promote domestic economic development.
As a drink, tea is much better than wine.
If a person drinks too much alcohol, he will go crazy and affect public order, but if he drinks too much tea, he will only need to go to the toilet twice more.
Moreover, wine requires a large amount of grain to brew. In ancient times, in order to save grain, alcohol restrictions were issued.
Not only does tea not require the consumption of grain, but it can also turn mountainous areas unsuitable for growing grain into tea gardens, creating employment and improving economic development.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Xie took the tea cup somewhat flattered and took a sip. In fact, he didn't like drinking tea, but Zhao Kuo poured it for him personally, so he couldn't stop drinking it.
"Your Majesty, the Qu family, the Xiang family, the Huang family, the Xiong family, and some minor nobles who used to depend on them have all completed their move south without any trouble." Huang Xie put down his tea cup.
The Qu family was the first great nobleman to defect to the State of Zhao. Although there were different opinions within the family on moving south, and many people did not agree with moving south, under the compulsory order of the head of the family, Qu Shu, all the clansmen still moved to the south of the Yangtze River.
After Xiang Pei, Xiang Yan and his son defected to Zhao, the Xiang family also cooperated very cooperatively in leading their people to move south.
Xiang Pei and Xiang Yan did not surrender immediately after being captured. It was not until the fall of Chu that the father and son surrendered to Zhao, which was considered worthy of Chu.
The Huang family is the family of Huang Xie. It used to be just a small noble. It was not until Huang Xie became the Prime Minister of the Chu State that it gradually developed and became a big noble of the Chu State. After receiving Huang Xie's order, he immediately moved south.
The Xiong family belonged to the royal family of the King of Chu, and their number was not very large. After the King of Chu died in the battle, they decisively defected to the State of Zhao and made good friends with Huang Xie.
Although the above four families, including some minor nobles, were very dissatisfied with Zhao Kuo, they were afraid of Zhao Kuo's strength, so they all moved southward.
However, there are those who are obedient and those who are disobedient.
The nobles headed by the Jing family and the Zhao family either politely refused, or were delaying the matter until Zhao Kuo returned to the north, and the matter would naturally be settled.
At that time, their reputation will greatly increase, attracting more nobles to join them, and take over the connections and industries of the nobles who moved south. Although they lose their fiefdoms, their power will not be much smaller.
If the State of Zhao wanted to govern Chu, it had to rely on them.
"It's not bad. It's beyond my expectation. I thought no one would obey my order, but I didn't expect that half of the nobles have completed their migration south." Zhao Kuo picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, if you give me some more time, I will definitely persuade the remaining nobles to move south." Huang Xie said quickly, a little panicked in his heart. He was not afraid of Zhao Kuo's anger, but was afraid of Zhao Kuo's laughter.
He had only completed half of the tasks set by Zhao Kuo. It would definitely not be a good thing to laugh at this time.
He was not afraid of Zhao Kuo punishing him, and even hoped that Zhao Kuo would dismiss him directly and leave the matter to others, so that everything would have nothing to do with him, but he was afraid that Zhao Kuo would attack the remaining nobles.
The Chu State has been destroyed, and the remaining nobles should support each other and tide over this difficulty together.
Huang Xie did not want to see these noble families destroyed.
After Zhao Kuo asked him to take charge of the southward migration, Huang Xie even used his talents to analyze, and finally concluded that Zhao State would definitely implement this matter, and the resistance of the Chu nobles would only bring disaster to himself in the end.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to let the Huang family move south, and summoned all the nobles to discuss the matter.
The Qu family, the Xiang family, and the Xiong family also saw that the Huang family was so decisive, so they followed suit and moved south.
They don't have access to Zhao Guo's senior officials and can't get the news immediately, but they know that it's right to follow Huang Xie at this time.
The Jing family and the Zhao family were a little unwilling. They had a large amount of land and houses north of the Yangtze River, but they all lost it after moving south.
At the same time, there is also some luck. The more nobles move south, the more benefits they will get from those who stay behind.
Huang Xie had a good talk with them and talked a lot about their interests. Only a small number of Jing and Zhao clans moved south.
"No need, I gave them a chance, but they didn't cherish it. Besides, I will return north next month, so I don't have much time to wait." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
"The order is passed down. As of now, all the nobles who have not completed their migration to the south have all moved to Lingnan. If you dislike the south, then I will let you go further south." Zhao Kuo said coldly. "Jun Duping, why is this happening?
You lead the imperial guards to cooperate with Lord Chun Shen, and be sure not to let anyone go."
Lian Po had just conquered Lingnan, and he was worried about where to move people to develop it. These nobles were really sleepy and gave them pillows.
Of course, Zhao Kuo would not really ignore these nobles completely. He still had to send more doctors. He didn't want everyone to die after moving there and end up messing around.
"No." Tian Dan said, cupping his fists.
"..." Huang Xie opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
He had already had good words with the Jing family and the Zhao family before, but the two families had been delaying the time because they had too many people and assets and it was inconvenient to move.
Now Zhao State has not confiscated their homes, but just moved them to Lingnan, which is already good.
Fortunately, under his persuasion, the Huang family obeyed Zhao Kuo's orders honestly, and all the clansmen moved south. All they lost was some land and connections.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The tribe, family education and other assets are still there. They have been dormant for a period of time, and it will not be a big problem to develop again.
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"We are moving south, we will move south immediately, tomorrow, no, we will move south today. Please give me a little time, general. Just an hour, no, half an hour will be enough." The elder of the Jing clan knelt on the ground,
He hugged Tian Dan's thigh and said sadly.
They don’t want to go to Lingnan. They would rather go south of the Yangtze River than go to Lingnan!
"It's too late if you want to move south now." Tian Dan said coldly, kicking the Jing clan elder away. He didn't know him, so he wouldn't give him face.
"They were all tied up, along with their property and food, and packed up and taken away. After boarding the ship, they were sent to Lingnan." Tian Dan waved his hand.
The Zhao army swarmed forward and tied up all the tribesmen together with their guards and servants. Some people wanted to resist, but they were no match for the imperial guards.
All the tables, chairs, benches, calligraphy and painting books were packed and sent away by Zhao Jun.
If you were an ordinary soldier, you might sneak something in, but it was impossible for the Guards to do such a thing.
At least all of them have low-level titles, and they still look down upon this.
"Jun Chun Shen, please help us beg for mercy." The elder of the Jing clan looked at Huang Xie.
"I made it very clear to you at the beginning, but you have always been stubborn and took chances. Now it is too late and I can't save you." Huang Xie sighed, turned around, and left the hall.
"Next." After packing up the Jing family and sending them away, Tian Dan led the imperial guards and rushed towards the location of the Zhao family.
In June, all the nobles packed up and packed the ships, and the migration to the south was completed.
Zhao Kuo led his army back north.
At this time, a big event happened in the southwest.
"The Kingdom of Qin is ahead." In a mountain forest in the south of Shu County, Ma Lin, the leader of the Mauryan Dynasty army, was sitting at the top, and the other generals were sitting below.
Everyone's faces were full of joy.
After a year of crusade, they destroyed all the countries and tribes along the way, and finally opened the road from the Mauryan Dynasty to Qin.
Although we encountered many difficulties along the way, it was all worth it as long as we could reach Qin.
The next step is to occupy this rich land of silk!
"We will have a lot of silk soon, it's exciting to think about it!" General Myhrvold said with a smile.
"Maybe there are also ceramics, lacquerware and paper." Cardenas, another general, patted his thigh and said.
The other generals also agreed, as if Qin and the Central Plains would soon be occupied by them.
As for losing, they really haven't considered it. The Mauryan Dynasty has never been defeated in so many years. Even the Seleucid Kingdom was defeated by them and ceded a large area of land, let alone the small Qin Kingdom.
"It's better to be careful and attack a city first tomorrow to see Qin's strength and reaction speed, and find a place for the army to stay," Marin said with a smile.
Although he did not take Qin seriously in his heart, he still had to be cautious.
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"General, something bad has happened. I just received news that a large army suddenly appeared in the south of Shu County. Five cities including Taideng and Yingcheng have fallen one after another, and this army is continuing to attack north." Outside Chengdu. In the military camp, Li Bing found Pang Nuan and said urgently.
"Army? Where did the army come from?" Pang Nuan was a little confused. Isn't there deep mountains and old forests to the south of Shu County? In addition to some uncivilized tribes and small countries, there are also countries that threaten Zhao State?
"I don't know where the army came from. But the news is absolutely true. Magistrate Taideng and I are good friends, so it is absolutely impossible to lie." Li Bing said quickly.
No one in the Central Plains knew Shujun and the area south of Shujun better than him. Those small countries had always kept a distance from Qin and would not provoke him if they could.
Moreover, with their strength, it is impossible to conquer five cities in such a short period of time.
This means that a new enemy has appeared in the south, and it is a powerful enemy.
"Take me to see him." Pang Nuan realized that the matter was a bit serious, but he was not too worried. Even if a large army did appear, it would only be to give military glory to Zhao Jun.
"I have brought him here, just outside the camp." Li Bing said.
Pang Nuan glanced at the guards, who came outside the camp and brought in the Taideng County Magistrate.
"This is the affairs of the Governor of Yizhou, General Pang Nuan, and the Governor of the three counties of Bashu and Hanzhong." Li Bing said to the Taideng County Magistrate.
"I've seen the general." Taideng County Magistrate clasped his fists and saluted.
"Tell me everything you know." Pang Nuan said.
"Actually, I don't know much about this army. It's as if this army appeared out of thin air. It carries a banner that I can't even understand. It doesn't look like our writing in the Central Plains. The appearance of the soldiers is also very different from ours. Their skin He is dark, short in stature, and has thick lips. He is definitely not from the Central Plains or the barbarians around him. There are only a few soldiers who look similar to us." Taideng County Magistrate said hesitantly.
He somewhat suspected that the other party was lost and ended up here. Thousands of years ago, it was said that a group of aliens got lost and ran to the Central Plains, intending to attack the Shang Dynasty, but they were destroyed by Fu Hao's army.
Apart from this reason, he really couldn't figure out how the other party appeared.
The Taideng County Magistrate knew very well that there was absolutely no group of people with this kind of appearance within a few hundred miles of Shu County.
"How many people are there on the other side, and how strong are they?" Pang Nuan frowned, a little confused.
"The army is no less than 50,000, and the general is a strong man in the extraordinary realm, with sophisticated weapons, and all the soldiers are wearing armor. An ordinary small country cannot afford to support such a large army. The rest... I don't know about the others. The population of Taideng City is only more than 1,000. There were less than a hundred defenders and the subordinate officials were incompetent. They could not hold out for even a quarter of an hour before the city was breached. The subordinate officials had no choice but to abandon the city and run away." Taideng County Magistrate lowered his head and said.
He wanted to defend the city, but when he saw the enemy general smashing the city gate into pieces with his sword, he really didn't have the courage to defend the city.
Even if more than a thousand people in the city were mobilized to defend the city, it would be impossible to stop the enemy. They would only lose their lives in vain, and in the end, even the news would not be able to spread.
Although he doesn't like Zhao Guo, he still understands which side he should be on at this time.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Guo could still be regarded as one of his own. As for this guy who appeared out of nowhere, Taideng County Magistrate did not regard him as a human being at all.
Not even a barbarian.
"If everything you said is true, I will ask the king to exempt you from the responsibility of losing your land." Pang Nuan said, this news is too important, if the Taideng County Magistrate had not delivered the news in time, after a while, the enemy would have Maybe they all hit the city.
At that time, it will be his responsibility as the governor.
"I would like to thank you, General." Taideng County Magistrate bowed down and saluted repeatedly.
According to Qin law, the person responsible for losing his land would be beheaded. Even if he brought useful information, he would be severely punished. Although he didn't know what the Zhao law stipulated, it would be best if he could be exempted from punishment.
"Without further delay, I will lead my troops to Taideng immediately. We must not allow the opponent to continue attacking north. I will leave the matter of food and grass to the county guard." Pang Nuan said to Li Bing.
As the governor, he has the power to send troops and declare war, not to mention that the enemies are attacking at the doorstep.
"Don't worry, General, as long as I have subordinates here, there will never be a shortage of food," Li Bing said.
The army had been stationed outside the city and there was no need to regroup. That afternoon, Pang Nuan led the army and set off.
To be on the safe side, Pang Nuan did not march in a hurry. The roads in Shu County were far inferior to those in the Central Plains, so the marching speed was relatively slow.