Three days later, the recalcitrant merchants who had participated in the rebellion returned to Luoyi. When I went, there were nearly 100,000 people, and less than 12 out of 100,000 returned.

Those royal blood relatives were taken away by the Zhou people and disappeared. Those who were sent back were all petty nobles. They ate and drank in the new king city of the Zhou people for three days, and they were grateful to the new king of the Zhou people one by one.

……

Cheng Zhou, the new royal capital of the Zhou people, was repaired and arranged in just a dozen days, not only completely removing the traces left by the recalcitrant rebellion of the Shang relics, but also completing the transformation of the new capital of the dynasty in an orderly manner under the gaze of more than 160 princes and tribal leaders.

Everyone was stunned by the efficiency of the Zhou people.

"Chengwang, the relocation of the new capital has been completed, those recalcitrant people have settled down, and the princes and tribal leaders from all walks of life should also be sent out of Beijing."

In a tall and simple palace, King Zhou Cheng sat upright and looked at the old minister Zhou Gongdan gently.

"Thank you, Gong Zhou." King Cheng said.

"It is the king's virtue of life that can subdue those merchants without blood, and he is convinced. Wechen only did what the king wanted. Zhou Gongdan said humbly.

"Those merchants...... After all, it is a big trouble for their henchmen, their hearts are like poisonous snakes, once they are warm, they will hurt people. King Cheng said lightly.

"It doesn't matter. Compared with the Zhidi, Qiang and Dongyi tribes, the troubles of Yin Shang are now basically eliminated. However, it is not unreasonable for King Cheng to be worried, and the old minister has an idea, or he can give it a try. Zhou Gongdan said.

When King Cheng heard this, his face was overjoyed, and Wen Yan said, "Duke Zhou, please speak." ”

"To govern business with business, to support business with business."

"What's the explanation?"

"Luoyi is close to the royal city for twenty or thirty miles, and the royal division must be there soon, and it is not enough to be militarily troublesome. The only thing to worry about is their hearts that miss their homeland. Then simply turn Luoyi into their homeland. This is one of them. ”

"Merchants have no land and no soldiers, so they have to make a living by setting up stalls and doing business. The king could consider reclassifying the people of the world into four people: scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants. On the one hand, strictly limiting the rank of each class to prevent them from having the opportunity to turn over and transgress is conducive to the stability of royal power. ”

"On the other hand, if the recalcitrant people of Shang are placed at the end of the four peoples, they will be suppressed and discriminated against by other strata, and their power is much more secure than the simple military suppression of our king. The old minister thought to himself that this move could make the recalcitrant people of the merchant relics grateful to Dade, and at the same time, they would never be able to turn over. ”

Zhou Gongdan's words made King Cheng very happy.

"Zhou Gong, this plan is very good! However, how to make Luoyi their homeland, and how to make them grateful to Dade and never turn over? ”

Zhou Gongdan groaned for a moment and said, "Simple, use order and rules." ”

"What is order? What are the rules? ”

"The sky is high and the earth is thick, it is order. Three teachings and nine streams are the rules. ”

"What's the explanation?"

"Use the heavenly platform to divide the heavens and the earth and the ancestors, and teach the people that they are no higher than the sky, no thicker than the earth, no greater than the king, and no more fearful than the ancestors. As for the three religions and nine streams, it is a rule, which divides the people of the world into three, six, nine and so on, with the first order dominating the other level, which is naturally stable. ”

"What Zhou Gong thinks, wonderful! If it is supplemented by etiquette and music education, and it becomes a matter of course, my Great Zhou is enough to circulate the world and be evergreen! ”

"What King Cheng said is extremely true."

The two gentlemen clapped their palms and laughed.

……

Dozens of miles southwest of Qianshui, deep in the sinkhole.

Four people sat on the floor.

Guo Lu, Guo Yang, Duanmu Niu and his father Duanmu car.

"I don't have a chance to make a move this time, and I ...... in the future I'm afraid I won't have a chance again. Guo Lu said quite unwillingly.

"I didn't expect that the Zhou people were so tightly arranged, and we didn't have a chance at all." Duanmuche was an old man in good spirits, and he also said with a little dejected.

"Those ordinary soldiers are not enough to cause trouble, but the people around King Cheng and Zhou Gongdan have good skills, and their strength is not below you and me, which is a little tricky." Guo Lu frowned and said.

"Which sect are those people from?" Duanmu Che asked.

"It seems to be a disciple of Xuanmen. During the battle of Shang and Zhou that year, they secretly helped the Zhou people and assassinated our generals, which caused the Zhou army to drive straight into the Chaoge and catch us off guard. Guo Lu said hatefully.

"Xuanmen disciple? According to the ancient agreement, are Xiuzhen disciples not allowed to participate in the dispute between the princes of the dynasty? Duanmu Che said stunned.

"Hey, the ancients...... An ancient war, the so-called cultivation of truth, everything is empty, who cares so much! Do you think that there are no cultivators on my Dashang side? At least, you and I are! Guo Lu sneered.

"Yes...... We are not really cultivators. Duanmu Che said.

"Forget it, none of that matters. It's this King Zhou Cheng, it's really surprising, at a young age, it's really good. Originally, we planned to assassinate Zhou Gongdan, it seems that ...... Killing one or two people will not restore the decline. Guo Lu was depressed, and his voice became lower and lower.

"Yes, yesterday I sneaked back to Luoyi and found that everything was not what we thought it would be. The Shang relics rioted, with heavy casualties and casualties among the direct blood relatives of the royal family. And those Shang relics who were put back by the Zhou people were full of gratitude to Dade and actively promoted the merits of the Zhou people who became saints! Duanmu Che shook his head and sighed.

"The king of this Zhou person is not simple, plus Zhou Gongdan, we are not opponents at all." Guo Lu said dejectedly.

"There's another piece of news, I don't know if it's accurate or not, but I hear it occasionally." Duanmu Che said.

"What?"

"I heard that the king of the Zhou people proclaimed the world and divided the people of the world into ranks according to their origins, merits, conduct, and occupations. Occupations are divided into three religions and nine streams, and races are divided into three, six, nine and so on. ”

"Three teachings and nine streams? Three, six, nine, etc.? ”

"The three teachings are unclear and seem to be vague, while the nine streams are more clear, with the upper nine streams, the middle nine streams and the lower nine streams. The remnants of my Great Shang are fortunate to be the last of the nine streams, but they have naturally escaped from slavery and are no longer the sinners of the previous dynasty. ”

"Awesome!" Guo Lu pondered for a long time, sighed, and said.

"Zhou people are not simple! In addition to these, there is one more news. Luoyi changed the old system and became an auxiliary city of the Zhou people's royal city, specializing in handicraft, department store trade, and completely became a shopping mall. Zimao's dog thief actually became the first city guard commander of Luoyi, specializing in managing business registrations and collecting customs orders and taxes to support the Zhou royal family. ”

Duanmu Che said with some frustration.

"Hey, hey, awesome! Quietly, I put my descendants of Dashang at the bottom, and I can't tell where the problems are! After all, my businessman rioted in the front, and the Zhou people were in the back, and this hand was unpredictable! is worthy of being a disciple of Xuanmen, and I expect that such a scheme must have been done by that Zhou Gongdan. ”

Guo Lu said with a sneer, but his face was already tired, and it seemed that he had nowhere to start with his enthusiasm.

All four of them were silent, depressed, and almost sighed.