Chapter 229: Refugees Accepted [2/25]
In every year of famine, the people of all countries live in misery. It is not new for families to starve to death.
Because of the weekend, the state of Chu had a good life. However, the goal after the weekend crossing is to let the Chu State dominate, but there are many small countries around the Chu State, if they are conquered one by one, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be spent and how many people will die. Right now, except for Chu, the rest of the countries are in a miserable situation, and it is the best time to sell people's hearts.
"I have decided that anyone who works in the territory of my Chu country, whether it is the people of my Chu country or not, can get food. What do you think? "I can't bear to watch the people of those small countries starve to death on the weekend, and I also want to take the opportunity to expand the Chu State. During the Warring States period, the population was too small. Even a big country like the State of Chu is no exception. He wants to dominate without shortage of money, food, or weapons, but there is a shortage of people.
Cheng Jia immediately walked out. "King Zhuang is kind-hearted and loves the people with benevolence, not only for the people of Chu, but also full of compassion for other countries. The people of other countries are grateful for their kindness and will definitely stay in our Chu country, which can increase the labor force of my Chu country, and can also make the population of our Chu country increase rapidly, which is very wonderful. ”
"No! Zhuang Wang. Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. No matter how good it is to the people of other countries, when they get through the difficulties, they will definitely go back again, and then our food will be wasted. An old minister came out after Cheng Jia to object. Now, Cheng Jia is obedient to the weekend and has almost become the spokesperson of King Zhuang, and he will not oppose King Zhuang. He knew that his loyalty was contrary to his ears, and that it might also lead to the loss of King Zhuang's favor, but he still had to speak out.
"Yes, yes!" The rest of the ministers also felt that what the old minister said was reasonable.
"The truth is always in the hands of a few. However, even if the ministers of Chu are against it, I still have to do it. "Although some of the remnants of the Chu State are loyal, they are old-fashioned and only look at the immediate interests. They won't be led by the nose on weekends.
Seeing this, Qin Qian immediately spoke: "King Zhuang gave a helping hand to the people of other countries in times of crisis, and those who have a heart will definitely be grateful to King Zhuang for sending charcoal in the snow, as for those who have received favors and do not want to repay them, and those who return to their own countries as soon as the predicament is lifted are also harmful to the Chu State." "The state of Chu has been going uphill, and other countries are going downhill, as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely stay in the state of Chu, as for those white-eyed wolves and stupid people, isn't it good to go back to China?
After Qin Qian finished speaking, the ministers began to think deeply. Some ministers who were initially opposed changed their attitudes. Soon, only a handful of ministers came out against it.
The old minister is still stubborn. "King Zhuang, even if the people of other countries stay, they only have their homeland in their hearts, and they will not be in the same breath as the people of our Chu country."
Weekend waved his hand to stop him from going on. The weekend clapped and said: "This matter is settled." Cheng Jia, this matter will be carried out by you. ”
Cheng Jia immediately saluted and accepted the appointment for the weekend. King Zhuang often made some reforms to the state of Chu, and it turned out that King Zhuang's reforms were good for the state of Chu, and he has now worshipped King Zhuang as a god. Whatever King Zhuang says is what he is, there will be no disobedience. Even if anyone changed and destroyed King Zhuang's plan, he would mercilessly clear the way for King Zhuang.
Nowadays, the country and the people in Chu are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. But outside of the state of Chu, it was a different story.
"Oh my God! How can we live? A man in Jeongkook sat in front of his field with his skinny child in his arms, his eyes full of despair like that of an old man on the verge of death.
There was not a single grain of rice left at home, and the child was so hungry that he had no choice but to come to the field to have a look. Before his eyes, the fields were barren and unharvested.
"Li Da, as long as you work, Chu Guo will give food, what are you still howling there?" His neighbor Wang Daniu helped the old and the young, carrying a thin soft on his back, and seemed to be going out of the house.
"I also heard that there is a lot of grain in Chu State, but I am not from Chu State, I went to Chu State, will they take care of me?" Li Da asked with some suspicion.
"It doesn't matter. Everyone in Chu has posted notices that as long as they are willing to work in Chu State, they can receive food. ”
You can also work in Zheng Guo, but the money you earn in a hard day is not enough to buy a mouthful of rice. "Really? Could it be a lie? "Can there be such a good thing in this world?
"People are such a big country as Chu State, and they are so strong, even the Jin State is not the opponent of Chu State, why bother to lie to us? Hurry up and pack your things and go with us to the state of Chu. When we arrived in the state of Chu, we had something to eat. ”
Li Da hugged his child tightly and followed directly, he spread his hands and said with a bitter face: "I don't have anything at home, there is nothing to clean up, I will go with you now." ”
As soon as the new policy was implemented over the weekend, a large number of refugees from other countries poured into Chu, and the population of Chu increased dramatically. Due to the preparations made in advance, there was no chaos in the Chu State.
While the population of Chu is increasing, the population of other countries is declining rapidly. Some people wanted to come to Chu State, but the road was far away, and they eventually died on the road. Some people found a job in Chu after coming to Chu State, and after receiving food, they saw the prosperity of Chu State, so they decided to live in Chu State and not return to China.
What the people want is very simple, as long as they can have a bite to eat and live. What's more, the current monarch of the Chu State, King Zhuang, loves the people like a son, and if he stays and becomes the people of the Chu State, then there will be more hope for that day.
Now this situation can be regarded as a disguised unification of the surrounding areas of the Chu State.
The so-called tree is a big move, so many people were abducted from other countries over the weekend, how could other countries give up, plus those countries had plans to grab grain from Chu before, just in case, he decided to overhaul the fortress on the border. Although he had already made his decision, it was necessary to walk around the form.
He took out the drawings of the fortress and showed them to the ministers. The ministers passed it on one by one, and after reading it, everyone was confused. Fortress or something, they've never seen it before.
Qin Qian's curiosity asked the questions in his heart for everyone. "King Zhuang, may I ask what this is?"
"This is a fortress, which is shaped like a small castle and can be fought and defended in times of war. I will build forts on the border to defend against foreign enemies. "Now the army of Chu can be called the first in the Central Plains in terms of numbers and weapons. But over the weekend, I was afraid that the rest of the countries would unite to attack Chu.
"King Zhuang, how much should this fortress be built?" There were ministers who were talking in secret.
As always, there are ministers who jump out against it. However, the construction of the fortress was decided.