Zhao Wangdan's decision to exchange the land west of the river for the grain of the Yan State was sent by Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and the fast horse was passed to Zheng Zhu, the envoy of the Zhao State in Jidu, and asked him to inform the Yan State court as soon as possible.

After receiving Zheng Zhu's notice, Prime Minister Su Dai immediately came to the Affinity Hall to report to Ji Kang in person.

"Your Majesty, the Zhao Kingdom has now decided to exchange the land west of the river for the grain of my Yan Kingdom."

"Oh, Su Xiang, Daijun, Yanmen, Yunzhongdi, Zhao Guo is not willing to change?"

"Your Majesty, it seems that Zhao Guo is unwilling."

Ji Kang stood up, came to the map on the inner wall of the Affinity Palace, and set his eyes on Daijun, Yunzhong, Yanmen and other places at the northern end of the Zhao Kingdom. Then, his eyes turned to the area of Hetao to the west of Yunzhong County.

Looking at the Hetao area, Ji Kang shook his head and said to himself:

"Also, this place is too important for Zhao Guo. If it is a widow, it would rather give up the land west of the river in the Central Plains than give up Daijun, Yunzhong, Yanmen and other places. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Kang stopped, and after a while, he said to himself: "It seems that if you want to obtain places like Daijun, Yanmen, and Yunzhong, you can't exchange it for talking or other things!" ”

Su Dai was startled, and behind Ji Kang, he bowed down and said to Ji Kang: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to use troops against Zhao State now!" ”

Ji Kang turned around and said with a smile to Su Dai:

"Su Xiang, who said that the widow is going to use troops against Zhao now? However, the places of Daijun, Yunzhong, and Yanmen are quite important to my Yan Kingdom, and there are ...... few people."

Speaking of this, Ji Kang did not say any more.

Prime Minister Su Dai also set his sights on the places of Daijun, Yunzhong, and Yanmen on the map.

In my heart, I also understood.

If this place belongs to the Yan State, the Yan State will completely gain the geographical advantage and the military initiative in the future competition for the world.

As long as the places of Daijun, Yunzhong, and Yanmen belong to the Yan Kingdom, they will completely form a whole with the Shanggu, Yuyang, and even the capital of the Yan Kingdom.

To the south, you can look at the countries of the Central Plains;

To the north, you can wait for the opportunity to go north and fight the Xiongnu and other nomads;

To the west, you can obtain the Hetao area, which is often hung in the mouth of your own king, and wait for the opportunity to go south and attack the Qin state.

Ji Kang turned around and looked at the cities of Acheng, Liaocheng, and Xinyi to the west of Qidi.

After pondering for a while, Ji Kang turned to Su and said:

"Since Zhao Guo has made a decision to exchange the land west of the river for the grain of my Yan Kingdom, then, my Yan Kingdom will handle it accordingly! Wait a minute, you discuss it with the other people in the show, and if there are no other objections, just do it. ”

"If my Yan Kingdom court makes a decision, I must deal with this matter as soon as possible. Zhao must withdraw his garrison in Hexi before the end of October. Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, we need to properly handle this matter and resettle the people in Hexi before the end of the year. ”

"The minister Su obeyed the edict." Prime Minister Su Dai bowed down and said to Ji Kang.

After Su Dai walked out of the Affinity Palace, Ji Kang walked slowly in the hall.

The attendant in the palace ordered the king to follow, and after seeing the young king wandering around twice, he heard Ji Kang say to himself:

"It seems that after the beginning of spring, it is imperative to attack the defense land. So, is it a big fight? Or just take the defense and stop? Zhao Guo's move also includes strategy, and his intentions are not pure! ”

After discussing with several cabinet ministers such as Ju Xin and Su Belly, the cabinet minister Su Dai agreed to Zhao Guo's request.

After everyone reported the results of the discussion to Ji Kang, Prime Minister Su summoned Zheng Zhu, the envoy of Zhao State, to discuss the matter.

After two days of negotiations, Su Dai and Zheng Zhu signed an agreement on behalf of Yan and Zhao.

The agreement between Yan and Zhao mainly stipulates that:

Zhao handed over more than 20 cities such as Acheng, Liaocheng, and Xinyi, together with the local people, to Yan, and Zhao's garrisons in these cities must be replaced by Yan's army before the end of October;

Yan State provided Zhao State with food for no less than one million people for six months in batches.

After the agreement was signed, Ji Kang personally issued an edict ordering Bo Wang, the general stationed in Qidi, to lead the Fourth Army and station it in Hexi.

Then he issued an edict to establish Jixi County, and assigned Gaotang County of Jibei County to Jixi County as the county capital of Jixi County.

transferred to Wuyang County to guard Gao Yuan, as the county guard of Jibei County; The general Bo Wang was the military and horse governor of Jibei County.

Gao Tang was originally known as the "Northern Capital" of Qi, and when the Yan State invaded Qi for the first time, Gao Tang City was occupied by Zhao State.

Later, in exchange for Tiandan, Zhao returned the city to Qi.

This time, Gao Tang City, as the county capital of Jibei County, is also reasonable, and it is not beyond everyone's expectations.

In the early days of his tenure, he encountered the problem of food shortages for the people in the entire Jibei County except for Gaotang County.

The Zhao army, which withdrew from the land west of the river, almost swept away the grain in the land west of the river due to the lack of food in the country.

What was left for the people of Jibei was less than two months' worth of grain.

was so angry that Jibei County guarded the high distance, and scolded loudly.

The message was sent back to Jidu, Ji Kang was not angry, and said to the ministers with a smile:

"It's okay to do this, but it gives me Yanguo, a chance to win the hearts of the people of Hexi."

The ministers of the Yan Kingdom were originally the same as Gao Yuan, they were all very angry.

But after listening to the words of their own king, everyone thought that this was indeed the truth.

Is there a shortage of food in Yan Kingdom? There is no shortage of it! On the contrary, they are too rich.

Now many people in Yan Kingdom have begun to feed their livestock with grain!

However, the public opinion of the people in Hexi still has to be created by the king of his own country.

Within two days, "Yan Guo Xun Bao" published a comment on the front page that "the people of Hexi will never be allowed to starve and freeze."

The commentary pointed out: Yan is a warm family, and the people in Hexi must not be allowed to starve or freeze. The people of other counties and counties in Yan Kingdom should help the people of Hexi to tide over the difficulties together.

The comment called on the people of all counties and counties: donate food and clothing, and never let any people in Jibei County go hungry, and never let any people in Jibei County be cold.

And on other pages of the Xun Bao, he wrote about the touching deeds of people in other counties and counties of Yan Province who donated food and materials.

Not to mention anything else, after this comment was issued, it was positively praised by people all over the Yan Kingdom.

Especially, it is the people of the original Qi country.

You must know that this land west of the river originally belonged to Qidi.

The people of Hexi originally belonged to the people of Qidi.

Many people at the grassroots level, especially those who moved from Hexi to Shanggu and Yuyang counties, shed tears of excitement when they heard their hometown heads, village chiefs, and village chiefs read this comment and touching deeds.

It's still Yanguo, this warm big family is good!

In mid-November, a village near the county seat of Acheng, Wangjiazhuang.

On the street in the village, several young Yan soldiers beat the gong in their hands to attract the people, and shouted loudly to the gathered people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please listen to us. Today, natural and man-made disasters are continuous. Our king thought about the people and knew the suffering of the people in Hexi, so he specially allocated countless grains and materials from all over the Yan country and distributed them to the people free of charge. ”

"From today onwards, the people of each village, led by the village chiefs and village elders appointed by each village, will start to distribute food according to the civil register registered by the government.

"Please go to the grain stores or shops designated by the government to receive food, all kinds of clothing, and farming tools according to the household registration books issued by the government. Ladies and gentlemen, hurry up, go quickly. ”

Some of the people who gathered together did not hear clearly, so they asked the people around them:

"Say what? Does the government want to distribute food and clothing for free? ”

"Yes, the government wants to distribute food and clothing for free."

"I don't know, go to the village to see the notice posted by the government, there is someone there to read it!"

"Oh, oh, got it, got it."

After being confirmed again and again, the people of Wangjiazhuang spread ten, ten and hundred, and the whole village was boiling.

The people went home and began to get their bags and other utensils.

On the street not far away, several people in extraordinary clothes were watching all this.

The person in the middle of the front, with a good temperament, is the county guard who came to Acheng County to inspect.

Gao Yuan turned around and said to the county magistrate of Acheng County and several officials beside him:

"Liu County Order, you must actively organize the distribution of food, salt, clothing and other items this time, and use the fastest time to complete the population of the people of Acheng County."

"Remember, the king and even the court attach great importance to the distribution of food, clothing and other items to the people of Jibei County. In Jibei County, there must not be any corruption incidents, otherwise, we will be severely punished. ”

Liu County, who was just called by Gao Yuan, was also just transferred from other places by the Ministry of Officials.

After listening to the words of the county guard Gao Yuan, he bowed down and said to Gao Yuan:

"Please rest assured, my subordinates promise that the population of Acheng County will be counted at the end of the month, and the people will be completely stabilized. If the subordinates can't complete this task, they will definitely go to see the county guard. ”

As soon as An Yuan heard this, he knew that this county order was a graduate of Xiangping College.

Officials who graduated from Xiangping College speak like this, and when they say anything about the task given by their superiors, they will say categorically: "You must complete the task, otherwise, you will definitely come to see you." ”

Its vigorous scene made An Yuan, who had been an official for decades, secretly heartbroken.

This is probably the vigor of a new dynasty! An Yuan often thinks so.

An Yuan nodded to the Acheng County Order, "um", and said to Liu County:

"Liu County order, take this official to this village and take a look at the shops that distribute grain."

This Liu County Order of Acheng bowed down to Gao Yuan and said, "No." ”

Then, the prefectural commander himself led the way.

Jibei County Shou Gao Yuan and his entourage, along with the Acheng County Order, walked forward.