"It's Xia Yi again." Xiong Jing said silently. Xiayi can basically be regarded as the Wuchang of later generations, this city not only chokes the exit of the Han River, but also guards the passage between Chu and the south, it seems that it is impossible not to build a big city here. And Peng Cheng, that is, Yueyang, is also very critical, but once Xia Yi is lost, it doesn't matter if Peng Cheng is in his hands or not.

"However, if Xiayi and Pengcheng are not defended, will Dongting County be lost?" Xiong Jing asked.

"Your Highness, Dongting County is a border county, and it is only connected to our Chu country by the big river, if Xiayi and Pengcheng are lost, they can only raise the whole country's troops to recover." Jing Hua's head was lowered, "Now that Qin and Zhao are fighting again and again, the Qin army will ignore the north and the south, or they may be able to join forces with Zhao, Wei, Han and others again, and take advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation; If not, you can also return to Xiayi. Dongting is a border county after all, even if it is connected to Nanhai, Luo Yue, Yelang and other places, it is not possible to lose a big one because of a small one. The weight of the equipment in my Chu State should be Huaibei Ru and Ying Ershui. ”

The map of the state of Chu is already on the Gaozu case. No one is stupid, they all know that the Qin army will come from Han Wei. The reason for taking this direction is that there are Rushui, Yingshui, Pushui, and Gap (Daliang-Yingshui Xiangcheng, the capital of Wei), which are rivers that flow into the Huai River from north to south; The second is that Han Wei is a densely populated place, and enough people can be recruited. If it is from the old Ying(Jiangling) to the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention the far road, the people recruited from the Nanjun (Jianghan Plain) are the old people of the Chu State, and these people cherish their homeland, maybe they will rebel.

"If Xiayi and Pengcheng are lost, what about the 20,000 Chu people in Dongting County, so that they will become the sinners of Qin, and leave their people to the land of barbarians?" With his hand on the map of Dongting County, Xiong Jing seemed to be on the throne, and he was worried about the more than 100,000 people under his rule.

The country of Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, and it is really not a rumor. After hundreds of years of attacks by the Warring States, the people of the Central Plains should be very accustomed to changing the banner of the king at the head of the city, but when the Qin army came, it was 'the people of the Shangdang who were not happy to return to Zhao for Qin'. The Qin state also had a countermeasure to this, that is, to 'get rid of its people' - to drive out all the inhabitants of the enemy country in the original city, and then 'forgive the sinners and move them'.

The only exceptions are Nanjun and Nanyang County, which after all are the foundation of the growth of the Chu State, and the population is so large that the Qin State can only 'send its people' out of some important cities, and cannot 'send out its people' the two or three million people in these two regions. Dongting County is different, with more than 20,000 households and only more than 100,000 people, and they may rush to somewhere, and the outcome is unknown.

"Your Highness, Dongting County is isolated in the southern frontier, only the big river is connected to it, and Xiayi and Pengcheng are really lost, only by ordering the county Yin to lead the people to retreat into the South China Sea, so that they can protect themselves, or withdraw the women and children before the Qin army attacks......"

"None of it is right." Xiong Jing denied Jing before he could finish listening to Jing Hua's method. What the Chu State lacks most now is the population, not only the lack of people, but also the special shortage of 'Chu people', and the more than 20,000 Chu people must not give up. "Is there a path to Pengli in Dongting County?"

"None." Peng Li is thousands of miles away, how can there be any way.

"None?" Xiong Jing was puzzled, how could there be no roads in Hunan and Jiangxi, and he wanted to learn Zhang Zhidong to go to Pingxiang to dig coal.

"Nothing, indeed." Jinghua is very serious, "Dongting to Pengli, only down the river, need to pass through Xiayi and Ezhou." ”

"Where is Zhuzhou?" Xiong Jing asked a strange place, and then asked, "Where is Xiangtan?" ”

Jing Hua didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, the minister has been in Dongting County for four years, and he has not heard of these two, or he can go to Dongting to ask in detail." ”

"No need." Xiong Jing carefully looked at the map of Chu on the case. According to his memory of the Hanyang Iron Works, Zhuzhou passed through Liling to Pingxiang, Jiangxi, and the coal from Pingxiang went down the river to Zhuzhou, and then turned to Xiangshui and transported along the Yangtze River into Hanyang. And Pingxiang, take the 320 National Highway, pass through Yichun, Xinyu, camphor tree, turn north is Nanchang. This is an ancient road, reading the minutes of the history of Fang Yu Gu Zuyu specifically mentioned Liling, it seems to have been said that 'from the right side of the river to Hunan, Liling is the way to fight', this ancient road should be sent to explore and open.

I remembered it in my heart and recorded it in my pen. Xiong Jing uses a brush that is not used to lying on his stomach, and uses a goose feather rod, and the thin wooden board rustles when he writes. Jing Hua and Lifeng watched from the side, wondering what the crown prince had written on it.

"Zihua said that the county division of Dongting County is only 20,000, how much is the chariot?" After writing about the Hunan and Jiangxi Ancient Road, Xiong Jing asked again.

"Back to Your Highness, there are very few chariots in Dongting County, but only fifty times." Jing Hua didn't dare to be fooled at this time, how much to say. "The rest are all foot soldiers, mostly county citizens, and there are also three strong men to help. Fifty multiply-armored soldiers have endured for many years, and others are engaged in agriculture in peacetime and called in wartime. ”

"Fifty times the chariot, so in normal times, the county division is only five thousand?" Xiong Jing wrote it down again. "What is the strength of Wu County and Qianzhong County in Qin State?"

"Exactly." Jing Hua replied. "The strength of the Qin State is unknown."

"What do you estimate?" Xiong Jing asked.

"Your Highness, it is impossible to estimate." Jing Hua coughed and had to explain in detail. "The merchants of the Qin State are all Qin people, and they are very strict-mouthed; The cities, passes, roads, guest houses, and villages in the middle of the country are all passed on by all living people. The appearance of the person who wrote the book is old, which makes it difficult to pretend to steal it. Without a messenger, it is difficult to move an inch, and the story is secret. The important news of the militaristic state, the number of soldiers, the city defense equipment, and the attack and invasion of the army, if it is not for the officials to tell them, not to mention outsiders, even the people of their own country will not know. ”

"So harsh?" The bear pen was put down. At the junction of Chu and Qin, the county has been set up for thirty-eight years and I don't know the geometry of the Qin army on the other side, and it is an idiot to say that they are incompetent. "Aren't there any people in Qin who covet gold and silver?"

"The Qin people are naturally greedy." Jing Hua nodded rarely. "Xinling Jun once said: 'Qin is greedy and profitless, and has no faith, and does not know etiquette, righteousness and virtue. Gou is advantageous, regardless of relatives and brothers'. However, Qin's law is strict, if one person is guilty, he should be a member of the army, and husbands, wives, relatives and friends cannot abandon evil and hide from each other. He was bribed by my gold and silver, and he could only bury the field and not use it, so the gold and silver were useless, and if he used it, he would die. ”

"That's right." Xiong Jing seemed to understand something. "If the Qin army attacks me, Xiayi and Pengcheng can be restored, but if they can't defend it, there is no way to save it, Dongting County is bound to lose, and the people of the county can only retreat into the South China Sea......"

"Exactly." Jing Hua bowed his head. He wanted to talk about Huaibei Ru and Ying equipment again, and remind the king to prepare early, but after thinking about it, it was too big and had nothing to do with him, so he put up with it.

"What is the defense of Yingdu City?" Xiong Jing glanced at the leaky pot on the corner of the desk - there are many people to meet, and there is a time limit for each visit. "Regardless of Ren Chengyin, there are often rangers in the big city for chaos, and now the assassins are rampant, just assassinate me, if you assassinate your father, ......"

"Your Highness put it down. The law shall be strict to punish the thieves and the assassins. Jing Hua hurriedly spoke.

"How?" Xiong Jing asked.

"One is to strictly investigate the family tradition, and the eviction is suspicious; The second is to affirm the law, illegal must be punished, and third, please ask His Royal Highness's quasi-ministers to practice the law of sitting together in Yingdu, one family is guilty, and ten neighbors should be sitting, so that everyone can tell each other, not hide from each other, and thieves and assassins have nowhere to hide. ”

"Everyone tells each other, but they don't hide from each other?" Xiong Jing looked at him, his face full of surprise.

"Exactly." Jing Hua resolutely, in terms of courtesy. "This is actually the law of the Shang monarch, Qin has practiced this law for ten years, Qin Suiqiang, and this law has been practiced for a hundred years, so that there is today's national potential. Our Chu country is weak, and there is no way to strengthen the Chu country without changing the law, and there is no way to survive without changing the law. Yingdu is the capital of Chu, and this law should be used first, thinking that the counties are an example, and I hope His Royal Highness will allow it. ”

"No." The sound is soft and clear.

"Why not?" Jing Hua asked rhetorically. Ge immediately said: "Rude! ”

"It's not rude." Xiong Jing interface, "Zihua is just ...... It's just that I'm worried about state affairs. ”

"Your Highness Mingjian." Jing Hua suddenly pleaded guilty, leaned on the ground and said: "My Chu country has to change the law, only by changing the law can we try to be strong." ”

"Zihua, get up." Jing Hua's words are really not easy to interface. But what kind of method of joint sitting he wants to do in Yingdu is absolutely not possible, not to mention anything else, Ling Yin Naguan will not be able to pass - since Yingdu has to practice the method of continuous sitting, then will all counties and towns also practice the method of continuous sitting? Should the ethnic tribes under their rule practice the law of joint sitting? Do nobles and scholars want to practice the law of joint sitting?

In the past, Wu Qi only asked the nobles to practice the law of joint sitting, but today Jinghua wants the entire Chu State to practice the law of joint sitting. He has not yet ascended the throne, even if he ascends the throne, he cannot be crowned pro-government. That was more than 10 years later.

"Your Highness......" Jing Hua raised his head.

"Changing the law is a national policy, not just the eldest son, and he has no right to ask for permission." Xiong Jing had to give him an explanation.

"Your Highness, the minister only asks Yu Yingdu to practice the method of sitting together to eliminate the thieves and assassins." Jinghua no longer said the word change.

"Yingdu is the Yingdu of Chu State, although Zihua is the city Yin, in fact, he is only responsible for the city defense, if he sits together, I am afraid that he will overstep his duties, so that Yin will be blocked." can't say that he is in favor of changing the law, otherwise the nobles and county governors will be dissatisfied; It can't be said that he won't change the law, otherwise patriots will be chilled. Therefore, everything is Ling Yin Huangxie's fault.

After Xiong Jing finished speaking, Jing Hua seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and until the audience was over after a pot of water leaked, he didn't mention the matter of changing the law by sitting down. As soon as he left, Xiong Jing asked Ge to find Changjiang. He wanted Dafu to send people to explore the ancient road of Liling in Hunan and Jiangxi, so that in the event of a war, more than 100,000 people in Dongting County could withdraw from this road to northern Jiangxi. After the matter was arranged, the others were met.

"The eldest son must value the general, otherwise how could there be such a heavy reward." In the Chengyin Mansion, Sima Shenyong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the palace had given a lot of rewards.

"What about the importance?" Jinghua sat down with his armor untied, raised the pot and drank, without the slightest joy. "I said that Yingdu should practice the method of sitting together, so that the thieves and assassins can be eliminated, but the eldest son will not allow it."

"Why don't you allow it, Yingdu is no longer under the jurisdiction of Ling Yin?" Like Lifeng, Shen Yong was also brought back from Dongting County by Jinghua, but he was from the Chu clan rather than Sanmiao.

"The eldest son said that I only have the responsibility of city defense, and the law of sitting together is an overstepping of my duty." Jing Hua smiled, he knew that this was the crown prince's excuse.

"The general wants to ......" Shen Yong wanted to speak and stopped, on the way back to Yingdu, he knew who was accompanying him all the way.

"The eldest son is smart, but he is still young, and he needs to be crowned before he can be pro-government. By that time, I would be old. Jing Hua said that he began to drink again, just wanting to get drunk and rest.