When Hou Sheng returned to Gan Luo with a smile, looking at the smile on his face, Gan Luo subconsciously felt that this man had taken care of the matter. He did not expect that he did not need to come forward at all for this matter to be done.
It was solved easily. However, what Hou Sheng said immediately made Gan Luo jump with anger. Hou Sheng said with a smile: "Qi will send 400,000 troops to fight Qin."
"Are you taking this opportunity to drive up the price?!" At that moment, Gan Luo was completely angry. He felt that he was being tricked. His mission was originally to peacefully solve Qi's problems and let Qi surrender without a fight.
Well, a meeting turned into a war. You must know that the Qin State has just ended its war with the Chu State. Even the Qin State cannot wage endless wars. He also needs a period of relaxation.
What's more, Qi State, a poor place, can muster an army of 400,000, which is more than Chu State. Although the combat effectiveness may not be high, it is still 400,000 people. How many troops will Qin State must muster?
Just when Gan Luo was furious, Hou Sheng became serious and said: "Please don't humiliate me like this. I have always spoken the truth, and I am an honest child. How could I take the opportunity to raise the price? As the king of Qi, I
, Even if you trust me again, how can you surrender to Qin easily?"
"Then what do you mean?" Gan Luo calmed down and asked again.
Hou Sheng said solemnly: "The King of Qi asked me to be responsible for gathering and fighting. I will arrange the army on the defense line close to the Wei border so that they can't stand. Please go back and tell the King of Qin so that the Qin soldiers can bypass it."
The army of Qi State has arrived outside the royal capital from the direction of Chen Lu. By that time, I can be sure that the King of Qi will surrender the city." Gan Luo was still a little doubtful. He looked at Hou Sheng in front of him, but he didn't
Revealing his doubts, he smiled and agreed.
Afterwards, the two people talked about specific matters. Gan Luo was not qualified to decide the war. All he could do was to return to Xianyang and tell King Qin about the affairs of Qi State. Although King Qi was ready to fight against Qin State, he did not think about it.
In order to embarrass the Qin envoy, he just ordered the Qin envoy to be driven out of Qi. The King of Qi was quite kind. However, those generals who accepted Gan Luo's bribe ignored King Qi's order and escorted Gan with a smile.
Luo left Qi.
Gan Luo was not affected at all.
Gan Luo even felt a little relieved. He felt that Qi State had millions of troops. Under the leadership of such a general, it was not worth mentioning. Such a villain would probably be the first to escape if he were on the battlefield.
. Do they have the courage to go to war with Wu Chenghou? Gan Luo doubts this very much.
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Zhao Kuo felt that he suddenly understood why Zhao Kang wanted to go to Kuaiji... The young Zhao Xiu showed more destructive power than his father. He had just learned to walk and was running around all day long.
He would fall down while running. If his father was there, he would cry loudly. If his father was not there, he would hold back and not cry. Sometimes Zhao Kuo couldn't keep up with him. His small body contained amazing secrets.
Energy, tireless.
Zhao Kuo was tortured so much by this little guy that his beard was almost pulled out. He was exactly the same as his father. He was extremely naughty, but Zhao Kuo was not angry. The little guy was probably the only one who could make Zhao Kuo
Zhao Kuo is a person who laughs heartily... Seeing his various antics, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing and stroking his beard. The little guy likes to imitate Zhao Kuo. Whenever Zhao Kuo bends down and walks in the courtyard
While he was thinking about the problem, the little guy followed him in a decent manner.
When children grow up, they are not so friendly with their elders. This is the case with Fusu. As the eldest grandson, Fusu has now become a handsome young man. He has read a lot of books, thinks about more and more questions, and has begun to become more and more confused.
According to Qin's laws, he is old enough to go to the battlefield. Of course, Ying Zheng will not let him go. Fusu is different from his father. Ying Zheng learns at an astonishing speed and can learn everything except mathematics.
soon.
And after learning it, he can draw inferences from one case to another. At a very young age, he showed extremely high wisdom. Fusu was a little worse. The teachings of Han Fei and Zhao Kuo seemed a bit complicated to him. Although he was not a fast learner,
However, he was very patient and attentive, which Ying Zheng could not compare with. Because Ying Zheng learned quickly, he was not willing to spend too much time studying, but Fusu was willing to study with books all day long.
, until you learn all these.
Both Zhao Kuo and Han Fei taught him some knowledge. In order to make Fusu more comprehensive, Zhao Kuo even asked a few of his old friends to lead Fusu around. These old friends of Zhao Kuo were Lu Buwei, Zhan, and Chui.
, Wu Fu and other scholars, this is certainly not as good as Ying Zheng’s original teacher group, but these scholars can let Fusu see many different things. The exhibition told him the agricultural level of various places in Qin and the daily farming of the people, while the Mohist family
Those scholars told him the thoughts and demands of the craftsmen.
They are all willing to teach Fusu, not only because of Zhao Kuo's face, but also because of his own school. As the eldest son, Fusu's position as prince is stable. As the prince, he has a good impression of his school, so in the future
...The benefits are self-evident.
In the same year, Ying Zheng and his concubine gave birth to another child, named Jianglu.
Although the young master Jiang Lu is not Ming's child, Ming is not disgusted with this child. She is happy that she has another child. Of course Zhao Kuo does too. This is also his grandson. Jiang Lu is in Zhao Kuo's arms.
He had a silly smile, he was a somewhat honest child, Zhao Kuo liked him very much, and at some point, Zhao Kuo also had a family full of children and grandchildren. Inadvertently, Ying Zheng and Han Fei became relatives.
Not long after he came to Qin, Han Fei got married to a local girl. Han Fei didn't expect love, and he didn't have any family members to host the wedding. When he went out to study, his last relative, his mother, had already passed away.
He died of illness. At that time, Yi also took the initiative to help Han Fei find a marriage, and the concubine that Ying Zheng married happened to be the sister of Han Fei's wife, so the two became related.
Zhao Kuo's biggest wish now is to let Cheng Yu get married as soon as possible. This was originally something that Yi should worry about, but Yi is no longer around, so Zhao Kuo can only supervise it himself. But Cheng Yu is not in a hurry at all. Every time Zhao Kuo
When he told him about starting a family, he always couldn't wait to change the subject, which made Zhao Kuo a little worried. Could this child be like Long Yangjun? Why didn't he want to start a family?
At this time, Zhao Kuo could already see that his ideal was about to be realized. What he was busy with now was how to destroy the military merit system. The military merit system was to be destroyed. Of course, this system was very suitable for the Qin State. He worked for the lower class.
The common people provided a way to climb up. Although it also belonged to a feudal hierarchy, this hierarchy was not based on blood, which was considered very advanced at this time.
This is especially true compared to a civilization of the same era that divided levels by blood and had no way to move up in life.
However, this system is not suitable to continue to exist in peacetime. The main reason is that the basis of the military merit system is war and land. After unification, there will not be so frequent wars, and at the same time, there will not be so much land to reward. Zhao
Kuo wanted to destroy the military merit system, but could not completely destroy it. He had to make a choice... Over the years, Lu Buwei has been thinking of ways to transition, but has not made changes. The main reason is that he is worried about the impact.
Army combat effectiveness.
Now that they are about to be unified, there is no need to worry so much, but in order to deal with various challenges, the military merit system is still necessary to exist.
Zhao Kuo has done a lot of things in these days. The first one is the school system. The first primary school established in Xianyang has already achieved some results. At least, the first batch of children who came to study are now also
He could recognize a lot of words, but the shortcomings were also exposed. The financial pressure brought by just a primary school was already huge. Zhao Kuo felt that he had to find a way to solve this pressure.
Next year, the first batch of children will have completed two years of schooling, and then the first middle school will be established. By that time, there will probably be even fewer children willing to continue studying, and the most important university, Zhao Kuo, has also begun
After getting started, Zhao Kuo had an idea in his mind that he would use institutions of higher learning to support local primary schools. If a university was established, the people who would teach in it would probably be Zhao Kuo and Han Fei, a big shot at this level.
Those who come here to study are most likely noble disciples. They are asked to pay enough tuition fees and use these tuition fees to support local primary schools. Zhao Kuo is afraid that such behavior will prevent children from poor families from entering university. It is also about money.
The problem is, if the war is over and Qin can use money for internal government affairs, these problems will probably not be so serious.
There is another more important issue. Starting from this year, the first primary school in Xianyang has begun to recruit girls. The ministers were puzzled by this. Zhao Kuo could only say that education is to change the social atmosphere and let the people
They know right from wrong, and as women are mothers and children's first educators, there is nothing wrong with letting them master some knowledge. Moreover, Qin does not provide free education, but charges a fee. This cannot be regarded as a waste of national power.
In addition to school matters, the other thing is the agricultural book. After the agricultural book written by Zhao Kuo and Zhan was completed, it was sent to the King of Qin. The King of Qin immediately ordered it to be copied and then sent to various places, asking local officials to promote the content of the agricultural book.
You also have to study seriously. Local officials have long been accustomed to it. Whenever Zhao Kuo writes something, they have to memorize it, then study it, and finally practice it.
It's just that the past was more theoretical, but this agricultural book is a real thing. The agricultural book covers everything from changing soil quality, to seed selection and breeding, to sowing and farming, to the use and maintenance of farm tools, to livestock husbandry, and fruit groves.
Protection, how to control pests, how to treat livestock diseases... It can be said that the rotation of cash crops and grains has everything. The agriculture defined by Zhao Kuo is no longer limited to farming, but also includes everything from grazing to melon and fruit gardens.
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In the eyes of some people, this book disgraces Zhao Kuo. They are unwilling to admit that it was written by Zhao Kuo, probably because there is no words to persuade the king, no philosophy, and no essence of thought in this book.
, the writing is not exquisite, and the answers are so boring, dry, and nutritious... In the Jixia Academy of Qi State, this triggered a big debate.
Jixia Academy is now in decline, but there are still a lot of scholars. Especially after Qin destroyed other countries, anti-Qin scholars from all over the world gathered here. These people talked and debated all day long, even if they
They expressed their dissatisfaction with Marquis Wucheng of Qin, but this did not prevent them from respecting Ma Fujun in the world.
A Confucian scholar who did not want to disclose his school said: "Ma Fujun is old! He can't tell the difference between a tree trunk and a branch. The reason why people in the world suffer is because of institutional problems, not because they don't know how to farm.
Does he know more about farming than those farmers who have been farming all their lives? As a wise man in the world, he does not look for fundamental solutions, but is obsessed with these small things. This book is probably his most failed one.
It’s a book.”
A Confucian scholar who did not want to reveal the name of the school said angrily: "The people are the most important, followed by the country and the king. The people rely on food to survive. The level of farming varies from place to place. This book records all advanced agriculture."
How many people can technology save? The fundamental reason why the system exists is for the people. Ma Fujun’s book was written for the people of the world. In my opinion, this book is comparable to the Analects of Confucius.”
There are also Confucian scholars who are unwilling to disclose their school and sneer and say: "They are lazy and afraid of getting into trouble, have no sense of shame and are keen on eating and drinking, and always say that "a gentleman does not have to engage in physical labor." This is the despicable Confucianism of Ziyou's school... like this
How can a humble scholar know the importance of farming?"
The purpose of this book is not in the academic field. The most important thing is that this book can be used to develop various areas of Qin, especially areas such as Yan and Chu. In areas with very backward agricultural technology, through this book,
Increasing grain production is the most important thing. Similarly, this agricultural book has become a must-read book for the officials of the Qin Dynasty. As an official, you must know these things.
Many places have already prepared for next year's farming according to the contents of the book, including using silt to improve soil fertility, setting up seed fields for seed selection and breeding, preventing pests in advance, keeping the environment where poultry is located hygienic to avoid diseases, etc. Zhao
Kuo ignored the controversy caused by this book. As long as it can play some role and change the situation of some people, that is enough.
At this time, Gan Luo returned to Qin and informed King Qin and Li Si of Hou Sheng's crazy plan.
ps: Historically, Qin State bypassed Qi State's main force and directly besieged the capital. However, Qi State's main army remained motionless. Qin State even attacked the capital, and its 400,000-strong army did not even come back for reinforcements.... Then
The King of Qi was forced to surrender. I personally think that either someone revealed information about Qi's army, or someone had an affair with Qin.