Xiong Huai did not hurry to inspect Danshui before ordering to return to Yingdu.

At this time, Xiong Huai stood at the stern of the boat, watching the land of Danxi gradually move away, and his mood was extremely complicated.

For a long time, it was not until Danxi's fortifications gradually blurred in his vision, and it was not until he disappeared from sight that Xiong Huai withdrew his gaze.

Then, Xiong Huai shook his head, let out a long breath, turned and walked towards the cabin, and the moment he entered the cabin, Xiong Huai stopped.

Xiong Huai's body staggered for a few breaths in front of the cabin, and then, in the hesitation of Chen Zhen and Gongsun Yan, he slowly spoke: "Chen Qing, pass the edict, let Xiangyang City guard Qu Yuan come to see the widow secretly. ”

Chen Zhen was taken aback when he heard this.

The name Qu Yuan has not been spoken from the mouth of the King of Chu for several years, and not only that, but the name Qu Yuan has not appeared in Yingdu for several years, as if this name has been forgotten, and everyone is reluctant to mention it, lest that day, the King of Chu will think of this person again.

No, now, the king of Chu suddenly wanted to see Qu Yuan on the eve of the invasion of Chu by various countries.

Chen Zhen's mind turned back and forth, and there was no slackness in his mouth, and he responded: "Only." ”

Xiong Huai heard Chen Zhen's response, bowed slightly, and then entered the cabin.

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The fleet went down the river, crossed the Dan River, entered the Han River, and headed towards Yingdu at a very fast speed.

That night, Xiong Huai's cabin was brightly lit, at this time, Xiong Huai sat alone in the cabin quietly, looking at the wooden tablets on the case with full attention, and gradually, most of the wooden tablets on the left side of the case had moved to the right side.

In the dead of night, Xiong Huai had forgotten the passage of time at this moment, until Chen Zhen's voice suddenly sounded outside the cabin, which pulled Xiong Huai, who was immersed in the wooden tablet, back to reality.

"King, Qu Yuan asks to see!"

Xiong Huai was stunned, and after a while, he realized that Qu Yuan had been summoned by himself.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately rubbed his eyes and said, "Let Qu Yuan come in immediately!" ”

"Yui!"

Soon, with the sound of the hatch, Qu Yuan's figure appeared in front of Xiong Huai's eyes.

Through the slightly flickering light, Xiong Huai found that Qu Yuan's appearance had not changed much, and he was still so young and energetic.

As Qu Yuan approached, Xiong Huai soon noticed the difference in Qu Yuan. One of the biggest differences is Qu Yuan's eyes, before, in Xiong Huai's memory, Qu Yuan's eyes were bright and smart, and now, after not seeing them for several years, Qu Yuan's eyes have become dark and deep.

At this time, Qu Yuan was a little less energetic and a little more calm.

"Chen Qu Yuan pays a visit to the king!" Qu Yuan went to the case of the King of Chu, glanced at the King of Chu, who was becoming more and more majestic, immediately suppressed his excitement, and then bowed.

Listening to Qu Yuan's calm voice with a hint of excitement, Xiong Huai smiled and said, "Xianqing, please get up quickly." ”

After Qu Yuan got up, Xiong Huai looked Qu Yuan up and down again, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, but Xianqing is more stable than before." ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately surrendered his hand: "The king, no matter how the minister changes, the minister's loyalty to the king has not changed. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and couldn't help but look at Qu Yuan in surprise.

In the past, with Qu Yuan's pride, he would not show loyalty in front of the king of Chu, but wrote down these words with his own pen and gorgeous rhetoric...

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai smiled, and was even more satisfied with Qu Yuan at this moment.

Xiong Huai is satisfied, not only because of Qu Yuan's loyalty, but also because of Qu Yuan's attitude.

In the past, Qu Yuan, although he was extremely talented, was full of enthusiasm for the Chu State. However, perhaps because he was promoted too quickly, he was ranked as an important minister of Chu State at the age of a weak crown, which led to his extraordinary talent, and he also had a strong literati atmosphere, always looking down on his colleagues around him, appearing arrogant and arrogant, and having a very poor relationship with the people around him.

Now, Qu Yuan can do this, which shows that he has let go of his arrogance, so Xiong Huai is not worried, the people around Qu Yuan appreciate him, worship him, and fear him, but no one is close to him.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded, and then spoke: "Xianqing, there are only Qing and widows here, Xianqing doesn't have to be so formal, sit!" ”

"King Xie!"

After Qu Yuan sat down, Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yuan and said solemnly: "Xianqing, this time the widow summoned Xianqing for Xiangyang's business. I don't know, Xianqing has built the city for several years, how is Xiangyang now? Can you afford to fight? ”

After speaking, he stared at Qu Yuan tightly, this Xiangyang City is where Xiong Huai's confidence lies.

At this time, the world was full of war clouds, and Qu Yuan naturally knew the current situation, so when he heard the king of Chu asking for war, he immediately thought that the king of Chu was short of troops and wanted to transfer troops from Xiangyang.

So, Qu Yuan immediately bowed his hand and said: "The king, please rest assured, since the day the minister came to Xiangyang, he has always kept in mind the king's entrustment, and has been training the soldiers, and he does not dare to relax one day." At this time, there were 20,000 elite soldiers in Xiangyang City, and 10,000 people. As long as the king gives an order, the ministers can gather 30,000 soldiers for the king within five days.

In addition, outside the city of Xiangyang, there are 80,000 households, as long as the king needs, the minister can immediately recruit the people between 14 and 60, and within a month, they can also gather 100,000 soldiers, willing to fight for the king. ”

"This..."

As soon as Xiong Huai heard that there were nearly 100,000 households in Xiangyang, and he could take out 130,000 troops, he was immediately taken aback and showed disbelief.

A few years ago, when Qu Yuan went to Xiangyang, Xiong Huai only recruited 50,000 people from all over the Chu State to build a city for him. Then, the king of Qin collapsed, and Xiong Huai ordered Zhaoju to capture Yuzhong, and moved all 15,000 households in Zhongzhucheng to Xiangyang.

Even if the previous 50,000 people had one household each, there were only 65,000 households, and where did the remaining 30,000 households come from?

If it is calculated according to the calculation of five people per household, there are 500,000 people in this Xiangyang city.

This...

It's so fake, Xiong Huai can't believe it!

In the past few years, Xiangyang has been able to produce 150,000 soldiers.

Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yuan hesitantly and said, "Xianqing, why are there so many people in Xiangyang City?" ”

Qu Yuan saw that the king of Chu looked at him suspiciously, and immediately said: "The king, the minister has no intention of deceiving the king, at this moment, there are more than 280,000 people in Xiangyang, and the number of households is more than 93,000. ”

"This..." Xiong Huai muttered and repeated the numbers Qu Yuan said, and from these three abnormal numbers, it was obvious that Xiangyang was very abnormal at this time.

Xiong Huai already vaguely understood in his heart why there were so many households in Xiangyang and so many soldiers.

Before he could ask, he saw Qu Yuan arching his hand again:

"The king, when the minister built the city in Xiangyang, in order to realize the self-sufficiency of Xiangyang's food, on the one hand, he organized the people to cut down wood and take earth and stone to build the city around, and on the other hand, he would open up fields and fields around the city, and when the city was completed, millions of acres of fields had been opened up around the city.

After the construction of the Xiangyang city wall was completed, the minister ordered the fields of Xiangyang to be widely opened and divided into small fields one acre after another. Then, in accordance with the contents of the declaration made when the people were recruited in the past, they gave 20 acres of land and 80 acres of wasteland to the people who participated in the construction of the city, and made a contract promising that all the 100 lands would be owned by the people privately.

And announced to the people that as long as these people were willing to stay in Xiangyang, not only would the government not interfere with their cultivation, but also that they would not need to cultivate the royal fields, and that they would be exempt from taxes for two years, and that they would only have to pay two and a half percent of the taxes after that, and that all the rest of the grain would belong to them. ”

Xiong Huai nodded thoughtfully when he heard this.

The people who built Xiangyang were not recruited, but he, the king of Chu, ordered them to be recruited from all over the Chu State, and the condition for recruitment was to divide the fields and give them their own fields.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but blurt out: "So, this is the original 50,000 households in Xiangyang?" ”

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