Subsequently, Xiong Huai continued to ask: "So how to prevent people who come to Huainan from returning to Huaibei?" ”

The rich and noble are not better than the poor, the poor can trap them as long as they are given land, but the rich and noble are different, they have chariots and horses, servants, and property, and it is very simple to leave, and it is not difficult to go back, the key is that there is still an industry in the original place, and it is not so easy to start over.

Zhuang Xin replied: "King, this is simple, one is to use tax exemption as a condition to lure these people to buy property in Huainan; Second, in the name of strictly investigating spies, a pass was set up on the south bank of Huaishui, and others were strictly forbidden to go north; The third continued to spread rumors in Huaibei to create an atmosphere of war, so that most of the people could stay in Huainan. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Yes, then what should be done to ordinary people with land." ”

Zhuang Xin responded: "Most ordinary people will only follow the clouds, and they will only blindly follow if they have no opinions." Therefore, for these people, first, we should use the rich and noble people as propaganda, and second, we should use those poor people in the past as an example to publicize to them how good it is to go to Huainan, so that some people will not believe, some people will hesitate, and some people will be skeptical. ”

"Then the king can issue an edict declaring that Huaibei is not peaceful, calling on the people to move to Huainan, and giving tax exemption, so that among those who will be suspicious, there will be a part of them who are ready to move to Huainan."

"Great king, the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, which is hated by all the people. But there is a kind of evil government, not only will the people not resent the king, but in most cases, they will also target other countries, and this kind of evil government is war. ”

"Civilians were conscripted for service through war, heavy taxes were collected from the people of Huaibei, and grain was forcibly purchased to block the roads to the north."

Xiong Huai nodded slightly when he heard this, war is the best way to divert domestic contradictions.

For ordinary people, the wife and children have a little land, and then they can eat enough, which is enough. War means death, which no one wants, but once war breaks out, it is a matter of death and death, and you have to fight.

Moreover, for more than 100 years, there is no need for a reason for war, and a major war breaks out almost every year.

The use of war as an excuse to conscript the people to work, and then to collect heavy taxes on the people, is what all countries do, but rarely to call the same place for years in a row.

This kind of policy has been implemented for several years, and the local people will inevitably be unable to bear it and will go bankrupt and flee one after another.

When the time comes, the people will inevitably run to the south.

Seeing that the King of Chu did not object, Zhuang Xin breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Great King, as long as there are several strategies, ordinary people will naturally move to Huainan, even if there are still some people who are difficult to leave their homeland, I am afraid that they will not be able to do anything in front of the army. ”

"Hahaha..." Xiong Huai laughed a few times, and said to Ejun on the side: "What does Xianqing think?" ”

Ejun turned sideways and bowed his hand to the king of Chu and said, "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king." ”

Xiong Huai Zhengse said: "Zhuang Qing, with Qing's talent, it is a pity to serve as a confidant. Soon, Ejun will go to Guangling City to serve as the city guard, and Qing will go with him. The widow gave Qing three years, and after three years, the widow wanted to make Huaibei a blank land, and Qing was willing to share the worries of the widow! ”

Zhuang Xin immediately bowed down: "The minister is willing to share the worries of the king." ”

Xiong Huai instructed: "Okay, Qing can go and prepare, and in a few days, go to Guangling with Ejun." ”

"The minister commands."

After Zhuang Xin left, Xiong Huai beckoned to Li Qiu, and then said to Ejun: "Xianqing is going to Guangling, and the widow still has something to ask Qing to see." ”

It didn't take long for the three waiters to serve three items.

A few pieces of jade, some spices, and a hook.

Xiong Huai pointed to these things and asked, "Xianqing is these things." ”

E Jun walked to the waiter's side, picked up the pearl and jade and glanced at it, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he sighed: "King, this tortoiseshell, Wu hook, and spice seem to be the specialties of the Yue Kingdom, and they are all high-quality products. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Yes, they are all specialties of the Yue Kingdom, and they are all boutiques in the widow's palace." ”

Ejun had a flash of inspiration: "What the king means is that Weichen came to Guangling, bought these things on a large scale, and implemented a heavy policy against the Yue Kingdom. ”

"Now that Taifu has no money, don't mention the big acquisition." Xiong Huai shook his head and sighed, but it's a pity that there is not even paper this year, otherwise...

After a pause, Xiong Huai continued: "It's just a matter of letting Xianqing spread a message, just say that the widow likes these things very much, and when Qing arrives in Guangling, he can send some back to Yingdu every year." ”

Ejun inexplicably remembered an incident in the past, the king of Chu had a thin waist, and he starved to death in the palace...

What is good at the top will be very bad at the bottom, and this is true in ancient and modern times.

King Chu, is this trying to be subtle!

On the other side, Zhuang Xin left the Chu Palace, and went straight out of the city, and soon came to a military camp, asked the sergeant guarding the camp to deliver a message, and then left.

When he returned home, Zhuang Xin asked people to prepare wine and meat, and drank it to himself.

At sunset, a weak-crowned young man walked in in a military uniform.

Without waiting for Zhuang Xin to speak, his person sat directly opposite Zhuang Xin, picked up the wine jug, took a few sips of wine, and then said to Zhuang Xin, whose face was flushed: "Brother sent a message today, let Ji come to a gathering, is there something important?" ”

Zhuang Xin said with a smile: "Brother Xian, from today onwards, he will not be a confidant by the side of King Chu." ”

Zhuang Ji froze slightly, looked at Zhuang Xinxi's face, poured himself a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to my brother for his promotion." ”

Zhuang Xin smiled and drank all the wine in the cup, then put down the wine glass and said, "Do you know what position Brother Wei is about to hold?" ”

Zhuang Ji shook his head.

Zhuang Xin then explained what had happened today.

At the beginning, Zhuang Ji still listened to Zhuang Xin while drinking, and by the time Zhuang Xin was halfway through, Zhuang Ji had already committed the wine glass and listened attentively.

After Zhuang Xin finished speaking, Zhuang Ji hesitated and said: "What my brother means, the king moved the people of Huaibei Land, this is a conscription that intends to give up Huaibei Land." ”

Without waiting for Zhuang Xin to answer, Zhuang Ji said to himself: "Now that the Qi State has been weakened, it will take a while to recover, and it will not be able to threaten Huaibei in a short period of time. And the Yue State is still our ally, and the strength is not as good as our Chu State, and the Yue State cannot threaten Huaibei, why is the king like this? Why are you so obsessed with moving people? ”

Zhuang Xin smiled faintly and said: "Brother Xian, I have been in the army during this time, not long ago, when the king would meet the three Jins, the king of Han would marry the king soon, and Chu and Han exchanged hostages, and the queen is now preparing a salute for Gongzi Lan." ”

Before I joined the army, I heard that the king withdrew 70,000 troops of General Zhaorat in Hanzhong, and 30,000 troops in Hanzhong, so he could only keep Hanzhong from not losing, and he was unable to enter Nanzheng at all, and Yangguan in Badi was also a dangerous pass, which means that a big war will not break out between my Chu State and Qin State in a short time. ”

Zhuang Xin nodded and asked, "Brother Xian, in your opinion, if a big war breaks out in the Chu State next, the Great King and the guilds in the court will attack that country. ”