What happened in Zhao made all countries watch a lively scene.

On the Shangjun side, the first to come to the rescue was the coalition forces of various countries, and Wei Zhang felt extremely disgusted when he saw this 50,000 coalition troops like scattered sand.

Then, more than ten days later, the army of Zhao State rushed to Shangjun under the leadership of Zhao Cheng, and the crumbling Fushi City suddenly stabilized.

Although the war between Qin and Zhao continued, the rest of the world was calm.

Time is like water, calmly coming to June.

At this time, most of the places in Chu were either harvesting wheat or sowing corn, and it was a busy scene.

In the Chu Palace.

Dou You reported to the king of Chu with a happy face: "King, according to the previous edict, my Chu country can use the same amount of wheat and rice to replace other grains to pay taxes, which lasted two years, and the policy has not changed, and now it has won the trust of the people. ”

"According to the county's report, the wheat planted in winter is now close to half of the corn, and as long as we can stick to the previous policy, then after the corn harvest this year, more wheat will definitely be planted."

"Good! Very good! This is indeed a great joy. Xiong Huai smiled: "If the people of my Chu country grow as much wheat and corn as much, then it is the luck of my Chu country and the luck of the widow." ”

Hearing the words of Dou You and King Chu, Jing Li on the side couldn't help but show a smug look on his face.

In the past, winter wheat was planted very little in various countries, and in Chu, even when the price of wheat and rice was raised, there was not much wheat and rice planted.

Now the price of wheat and rice in Chu has been stabilized at more than 30 yuan, but the amount of wheat and rice can be planted rapidly, which is undoubtedly his credit.

If all the people of Chu are planting wheat in winter, it is two harvests a year in Chu, and one year of planting in Chu is equivalent to two years of planting in other countries.

The gap in strength opened up in an instant.

This is the source of his Maijun title, and a suggestion has increased the strength of the Chu State.

On the other side, Xiong Huai smiled and said to Dou You: "Xianqing, the widow wants to know that the county has harvested the most wheat and rice this time, and the widow wants to reward him!" ”

The cultivation of wheat and rice should not only stimulate the people, but also the officials in various places, so that it will be more efficient.

Dou You paused for a moment before he said: "King, the county that harvests the most wheat is undoubtedly Shou County, last year Si Yu was ordered to guard against Qi and Yue in Shou County, during this period, Si Yu ordered the soldiers to plant a large amount of wheat and rice, so that the wheat collected by Taifu from Shou County far exceeded that of other counties. ”

"If you deduct the income from the defeat, then the other counties will be led by Yongxian, and now the wheat and rice harvested in Yongxian County is close to seventy percent of the corn."

"Yongxian?" Xiong Huai hesitated for a moment and asked, "The widow remembers that when the Chu State raised the price of wheat and called on the people to plant wheat and rice, other places responded very little. And it was this Yong County that planted the most wheat and rice that year! ”

Dou Youying said: "Exactly. ”

Then, Xiong Huai asked again: "So that Xu Xing is still staying in Yongxian now?" ”

"This ······" Dou You was stunned, nodded and said, "Back to the king, it seems to be!" ”

Jing Li explained: "Great King, at the beginning, Yongxian was the place where we relocated the people of Qi who migrated from Huaibei, and in order to stabilize people's hearts, we did not expel Xu Xing. ”

"And now in Yongxian County, those people who have migrated are still in the tax-free period, so Xu Xing has not left."

Although Xu Xing is a native of Chu and has never crossed paths with the King of Chu, when Xu Xing left the State of Chu to defect to Teng Jun in the past, the sentence that Teng Junren came to defect did slap the King of Chu in the face.

It's just that when the King of Chu learned that Xu Xing had returned to the Chu State, he did not order Xu Xing to be expelled, and the mind of the Chu State naturally allowed a foolish person who talked nonsense all day long.

Seeing that the King of Chu wanted to fall into contemplation, Jing Li pondered and said: "King, although Xu Xing's words and deeds are extreme, almost crazy, and he has disdain for the king, if the king can let him stay in the Chu country, this will undoubtedly be conducive to improving the prestige of the king. ”

"Therefore, the minister thinks that it is better to ignore Xu Xing, so as to show that the king is broad-minded and tolerant."

Xiong Huai shook his head: "Ling Yin's words are wrong. ”

Jing Li was taken aback and asked, "What does the king mean?" ”

Xiong Huai said with a smile: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you have a fault, this is the way to govern the country, how can you ignore the meritorious people!" ”

"Now that Xu Xing can influence other people to plant wheat and rice, this is a credit to the country, so the widow feels that he should be rewarded."

As he spoke, Xiong Huai asked Jing Li, "Ling Yin thinks how to reward Xu Xing." ”

Rewarding and promising?

Jing Li was shocked in his heart, worried that the king of Chu would appoint Xu Xing as an official.

The king of Chu can tolerate a person who has humiliated himself as an official, although it is conducive to enhancing the prestige of the king of Chu, but one Xu Xing was born low, and the other is that Xu Xing's words and deeds calling on the monarch and nobles to cultivate with the people are really disgusting.

Therefore, Jing Li thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Wang, the minister thinks that the wheat grown in Yongxian County far exceeds that of other counties, which is not only the credit of Xu Xing alone, but also the good governance of Yongxian County Yin, so the minister feels that he should not only reward Xu Xing, but also reward Yongxian County Yin." ”

Xiong Huai replied expressionlessly: "Let Yin's words be reasonable, then both of them will be rewarded, so that Yin, as the head of a hundred officials, is the prime minister of state affairs, so that Yin thinks how to reward the two!" ”

Seeing that King Chu agreed with his suggestion, Jing Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Great King, the minister thinks that Yongxian Yin can give a hundred gold and be promoted to the first level as a reward." ”

"As for Xu Xing, he will be given ten gold, and he will be given a county official to be encouraged."

“······” Xiong Huai glanced at Jing Li and couldn't help but shake his head.

If you really do what Jing Li said, where is this reward Xu Xing, this is obviously humiliating him!

Ten gold, county officials, could it be that with Xu Xing's fame, if he is really outstanding, will he still care about this?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai smiled and said: "What Ling Yin said is very true, Yongxian Yin will do what Ling Yin said, just Xu Xing!" He has never been used in various countries, and he is mentioned as a county official, and few people think it is impossible. ”

Hearing that the King of Chu rejected his proposal to Xu Xing, Jing Li couldn't help but hesitate: "I don't know what the king means?" ”

Xiong Huai thought for a while and said, "In this way, we will avoid the reward of mentioning him as an official, and raise the bounty to fifty gold as a sign of encouragement." ”

Jing Li arched his hand and said: "The king is wise! ”

Xiong Huai saw Jing Li's salute, smiled, and continued: "In addition, the widow heard that Xu Xing was respected by the people as a saint in the world, doing nothing and teaching without words, living in one place, and the people obeyed him, so that the Confucian disciples spontaneously put hoes on their backs and went thousands of miles to defect. ”

"The ancient sage Yao Shun is too long ago to be seen, but the current sage, the widow, plans to see it."

Seeing that the King of Chu was going to summon Xu Xing, Jing Li immediately objected: "King, most of the things in the world are false, Xu Xing is respected as a saint by the foolish people, but the people are deceived by Xu Xing, and as for the Confucian disciples who go to defect, it is just some stubborn and pedantic Confucianism." ”

"The ministers heard that the ancient sages lived in one place, gathered in one year, became a city in two years, and Chengdu in three years. And Xu Xing was in Teng for ten years, and Teng was destroyed for many years in Chu, but the minister did not see the place where he lived into a city, let alone a city. Therefore, Xu Xing is a person who deceives the world and steals his name, and he doesn't see him. ”

After Jing Li finished speaking, Dou You also said: "The king, the minister thinks that Ling Yin's words are extremely true, and the name of Xu Xing is really not worthy of the name. But Xu Xingqi, the minister thought that the king could be seen, not for other reasons, but because the minister heard that Xu Xing was very clever in farming, not only proficient in the cultivation of grains, but also harvested more than others every year. ”

After Dou Youyi finished speaking, Jing Li couldn't help but look at him in disbelief.

Dou You turned a blind eye to Jing Carp's gaze.

In the past few years, the state of Chu has been preparing for war while fighting a war, and Dou You feels that he is exhausted.

If Xu Xing can contribute the farming technology of the farmer, Dou You feels that he will be much easier.

Xiong Huai looked at Dou You and said with a smile: "Yes, based on this alone, this Xu Xing is worth seeing." ”

"The King..."

Jing Carp wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xiong Huai.

"Ling Yin, that's it!"

Jing Li wanted to speak and stopped, and finally, when he saw the undoubted eyes of the King of Chu, he had to respond: "Only! ”