Once again, the order of the relationship between Zhao Yong and Zhao Xing was established, and the topic turned to post-war reconstruction.

Liao Chong actually asked Zhao Xing to the monarch: "In the past six months of war, we have lost most of our tax revenue this year (conscription is exempt from taxes), and we still have to repair the city in the illusion, is it to levy a little more from the people of the world?" ”

Zhao Yong and Zhao Xing immediately refused together: "No." ”

Zhao Yong apologized and explained to his housekeeper: "This turmoil broke out in the spring, and at the same time, it is also a turbulent war within us. The enemy mobilized 150,000 people to participate in the war for the sake of rioting, and we also mobilized no less than 150,000 Zhao troops in order to quell the rebellion, totaling more than 300,000 troops. The life of the people is already very hard, and we cannot increase the burden of the people any more. "Zhao Yong is from the perspective of loving the people.

Zhao Xing objected: "It is their obligation for the people to apply, and we exempt them from taxes for one year, which is a reward for their patriotism and love for the monarch, this is the rule." Such good rules cannot be moved, and if we change them for the sake of our temporary difficulties, the consequences will be quite severe. From then on, the people will become resentful and will no longer want to enlist. If we encounter war again, or start a war, we will have no conscripts and the foundations of our country will be shaken. Then Liao Chong taught Zhao Yong in a serious manner: "The law is to let the country have order and rules, and make the foundation of the country stable." ”

Zhao Yong stood up, and Liao Chong avoided the seat and saluted Zhao Xing: "The master's teaching is right, it's the widow (below) who is short-sighted." ”

Feiyi Lechi sighed: "How fortunate Zhao Guo is, it is difficult for Zhao Guo to have a master to help the mistakes of the monarch and his colleagues at any time, and the monarch has the courage to admonish, and the colleagues admit their mistakes frankly, it is difficult for such a Zhao State to be strong and prosperous." ”

After Liao Chong admitted his mistake, he stretched out his hand: "According to the rules, please Xingzi hand over the loot this time to me." This is Liao Chong's fox tail.

According to the rules of this era, the spoils of war obtained from going out to fight must be handed over to the king, which is just like the fact that all the seizures in later generations should be attributed to the truth.

Then don't be discouraged, according to the same rules, the monarch is just a formality, and then he will leave thirty percent of the spoils to the treasury, and the remaining seventy percent, everyone will sit down and comment on the size of the military merits, and then reward it back, which is called grace from above.

This time Zhao Xing didn't have any other trophies, he was just a prisoner of 35,000 soldiers of the Wei State, and these soldiers, now they are prisoners, and they are trophies. After they were handed over to the king, they became slaves, and the king rewarded slaves to everyone according to their military merits.

For example, this time, 35,000 slaves returned to the monarch according to 30%, so that Liao Chong's wealth was 10,000 more slaves, which is 10 million money, which is a huge wealth, which can make Liao Chong's life better, this is open source. At the same time, you can also use the remaining 20,000 slaves to reward the soldiers who have military merits in this war, such as Le Chi, such as Feiyi, and yourself. This eliminates the need to spend your own money anymore, which is tantamount to throttling.

"The 35,000 soldiers of the Wei State that I have captured, please transfer them to Shangjun Pass, and build that city fortress as the first group of residents there." Zhao Xing calmly put forward the request of discord.

Liao Chong smiled, pointed at Zhao Xing and said to the others: "A self-proclaimed staunch guardian of the rules, but he broke the rules, hahaha, Xingzi, you are so hypocritical." ”

Zhao Xing said calmly: "I am handing over all the captives to the monarch, but I ask the monarch to reward me with all the slaves again to build the Shangjun Pass, and the construction of the Zhao State can also be said to be the Shangjun of the monarch, how can this break the rules?" "100 Literature

Zhao Yong nodded: "That's the truth, the teacher of this war has the greatest credit, but he didn't ask for the reward of the slaves, but put the slaves into the construction of the Shangjun Pass of the Zhao State, which is really for the country." ”

Liao Chong was deeply ashamed, and could only apologize to Zhao Xing again.

Fei Yi said worriedly: "This group of captives is from Wei, and Shangjunguan is the throat of Wei and Qin, if Wei goes to attack, I am afraid that this group of Wei people will rebel." ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "It is precisely because this group of slaves is Wei people, and this city used to belong to the Wei State, they can be regarded as returning to their homeland, and they can settle down to work for us, once the Qin people come to attack, they will fight to the death for me." At the same time, I will bring their families to this city and reunite them as a family, which will not only increase our population, but also make this city truly a city, so that they will be grateful to me. What's more, once foreigners come to attack, I will take their families hostage, and under coercion and temptation, they will also fight to the death, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds? ”

Zhao Yong clapped his hands: "The teacher really has no last resort, and he can use the uncertain factors in everyone's eyes by himself, which is really beyond my reach." ”

Fei Yi and other ministers also had to admire Zhao Xing's calculations.

"Then, take back the fiefdoms of the fifteen lords of this rebellion, confiscate their family property, and also have a reward for the soldiers to make up for the empty money and food in the treasury." Liao Chong proposed again.

Zhao Xingdao: "On the way back, although I was greeted by hundreds of cheers, I felt the huge depression inside. This is not a good thing, may I ask you, how did the 15 rebellious lords deal with it? ”

Zhao Yong said: "According to the rules and laws, it has been decided that those rebellious families will be executed after the autumn harvest." And their family property is now being registered and ready to be taken back to the state. Then he asked suspiciously, "Teacher, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Zhao Xing suddenly said: "I know where the suppressed emotions are among the people who greet me." Then he said with a sad face: "This rebellion is a war within the country, and the people who fight each other are all Zhao people, and if they are defeated, they will be slaughtered by the monarch, can such a rule be considered benevolent?" Because the people who were slaughtered were all from our Zhao country. ”

With these words, the atmosphere of the originally joyful banquet became silent. Take a look at the ministers and officials, all of them have sad faces.

It was a civil war, and the rebels were all once colleagues who sat together. It is also a centuries-old aristocratic class, intermarrying with each other, and it has long been you and me, and I have you. The 15 rebel families that were slaughtered do not know how many daughters-in-law they have, who are daughters of their own families, nor how many grandmothers and daughters-in-law of their own families are in the other family. Although rebellion is slaughtered, this is also the rule, and what is avoided is the revenge of their descendants in the future, but how cruel is such a rule?

"Those 15 families, how many thousands of their clansmen are? All of them were slaughtered, not only against the harmony of heaven, but also weakened the population of our Zhao people, this kind of gain outweighs the loss and violates the rules of benevolence, should be abolished. Zhao Xing said categorically.

Although such a proposal did not receive everyone's enthusiastic cheers and support, no one came out to oppose it, and everyone looked at the monarch in silence.