The renovation work of Shuzhou Yamen has also been completely completed.
It was transformed from a single local government agency into a base camp for the rebel army.
Now they all have their own private room.
If everyone works in one yard, efficiency will be higher.
Since they now have no support from the treasury and have to use the financial resources of a state to fight the economy and military of a country, it is inevitable to eliminate redundant officials, that is, redundant officials, and streamline the government system.
The State of Zhao is like this, with more people, more money and more officials.
In order to prevent someone from rebelling or monopolizing power, power is divided very finely.
But now it seems that what is coming cannot be stopped no matter what method is used.
As the saying goes, those who win the hearts and minds of the people will win the world; if the people's hearts and minds are unstable, the world will be uneven.
This is the situation now. Shuzhou has been occupied by Shezhao for two years, so the people of Shuzhou do not know General Long and King Ming as well as the people of other states. If Xu Qing switches to other states, he will definitely have an advantage.
The people's hearts are also more attached, but unfortunately most of those places are in danger of being defended.
It is really not conducive to their subsequent planning.
Only Shuzhou has unique geographical advantages, and there are docks and ports that can directly connect Chang'an or supplies.
As long as Shuzhou is stabilized, it can be said that everything you want will be available.
Of course, while the people of Shuzhou didn't understand General Long and King Ming, they didn't even understand the Zhao court. Now, after suffering for two years, they only think about one thing, and that is who can lead them to live a good life.
But now it seems that they are still more inclined to the new dynasty led by Long Binger.
Because now the new dynasty not only reduced their agricultural taxes to restore production, but also sent troops to suppress bandits and stabilize the country.
Working with such a court is undoubtedly more promising than working with the court of Zhao State that colluded with officials and bandits.
As for the war?
Having experienced war for a long time, are they still afraid of war now?
While Long Bing'er, Xiao Ye, Xin Honggao and others were working hard, Xu Qing was naturally not idle either.
Although he seems to handle things very easily, he is actually the busiest one.
Not only did he have to coordinate the supplies shipped from Chu and Zhou, but he also had to send letters to King Ming's party members in the court to ask them to start working in the court.
Just like now, although Xu Qing's side only has one state, they are united, and the Zhao court side is a mess despite having more money and people.
There is only one adviser in Shuzhou, but he is worth one court in Zhao State.
Why?
Because the think tank must be smart, but the think tank is not necessarily smart.
You don’t know who is the mole in this think tank and how many moles there are...
Above the Zhao Guochao
Emperor Zhao was sitting on the dragon chair. His face was very gloomy at this time, because not long ago Shuzhou had declared its independence from the Zhao court, and it had begun to openly fight against the court under the banner of King Xiao Ming and General Long!
Calculating the speed of news transmission, I am afraid that those people in Shuzhou had already succeeded three days ago!
King Xiao Ming?
Emperor Zhao really couldn't think of it, how could this happen continuously?
After cleaning up a Mingwang, another little Mingwang came. What will he do next time?
King of Twilight?
Many ministers in the court also noticed that His Majesty was in a bad mood at this time, and they all remained silent and did not dare to speak.
Emperor Zhao glanced at the crowd, and finally couldn't help but said angrily: "Now that our country of Zhao is stable all over the world, even the imperial edicts have been sent back to our hometown by the imperial court of our country of Zhao, and no one dares to invade my realm again. All internal and external troubles have been eliminated. Who can
Can you tell me why there is another Little Ming King at this time?! What is even more ridiculous is that he can still use the banner of Long Wu?!"
Prime Minister Qin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have already found out that this little Ming Wang has never shown her face at all. It was Long Bing'er who was in charge of everything. She fled to Chang'an and was taken in by the King of Han of Chu State.
Now, for some unknown reason, Zhao Huaiyi, his old subordinate who instigated rebellion against the Western Army in Shuzhou, has returned to rebel against the imperial court. However, maybe Prince Xiao Ming does exist, after all, Prince Ming was indeed..."
Before Prime Minister Qin finished speaking, Emperor Zhao snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "I don't care whether he is a Little Ming King or not. Anyone who dares to resist the imperial court is a traitor! Minister of the Ministry of War!"
As Emperor Zhao finished speaking, the Minister of War stepped forward, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "I am here!"
Emperor Zhao said: "Order your troops immediately! Prepare all the food and grass! Take back Shuzhou! By the way, we will clear out the rebels!"
The Minister of War said in a troubled tone: "Your Majesty...this..."
Emperor Zhao said in a deep voice, "What? Do you still want to intercede for the rebels?"
The Minister of War immediately lowered his head and said: "I don't dare. It's just that news came back from the border yesterday. The border of Chu State started practicing formations yesterday, and even had some conflicts and frictions with our border troops. Their attitude was very
Being tough, our army has no choice but to avoid the edge for the time being, but Chu State’s intentions are somewhat intriguing.”
Prime Minister Qin said in a deep voice, "What? Chu State? Impossible! Chu State has a contract with our Zhao State, don't they even want to lose their face? They said they would protect our Zhao State for ten years, why are they going back on their word now?!
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The words of the Secretary of the Ministry of War can be said to have stirred up a stir.
The Chu State actually conducted military exercises on the border and even had a conflict with their Zhao State's border troops?
You know, the current source of confidence for Zhao State is the blessing of Chu State. How can Chu State still cause trouble?
At this moment, Tai Shiling, who had gray hair on his temples, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, throughout the history of the past, powerful countries have always paid no attention to credibility and etiquette. This was the case for the powerful Qin during the Warring States Period. Today, it is difficult to protect the Chu State.
If you are going to go back on your promise, you should still send troops to strengthen the northern border. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst, Your Majesty!"
The Minister of Dali Temple also stood up and said: "Reporting to your majesty, what Mr. Taishi said makes sense. How can the State of Zhao place the stability of the world on the heads of other countries? From the perspective of pros and cons, Shuzhou will not be interested in Zhao State in a short time.
It poses a threat to the overall situation of the country, because according to the terrain of Shuzhou, Shuzhou is characterized by more than enough self-defense but insufficient attack. Moreover, after all, the power of Xiao Mingwang is weak and far from being comparable to the most powerful country in the world, Chu. I advocate that first
To prevent troubles from the Chu State, we will postpone the disputes over the Shu State."
After hearing what the Minister of Dali Temple said, many officials agreed with it. Shuzhou's garrison strength was not large, and self-defense was not possible, so how could it be used to attack?
But the Chu State is the most warlike country. Even if it is as powerful as the grassland, it will be defeated. If they really shamelessly tear up the original contract, what can the Zhao State do?
At this moment, Prime Minister Qin said: "It just so happens that the original idea is exactly the opposite. I thought that the troubles in Shuzhou should be solved first. To fight against external forces, we must first stabilize the internal situation. If the internal situation is unstable, how can we talk about fighting against foreign enemies? According to
In my opinion, we should still negotiate with the Chu State. At the worst, we should pay a part of the annual coins first, and then wait until the Shuzhou is annihilated before dealing with the Prime Minister of the Chu State."