Chapter 21 Indemnity for Land Cession

After half a ring, Han Chao put down a pile of bamboo slips in his hand and shook his head at Han Houwu with a heavy expression. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter all, these records are true, so how can you find out if they are fake?

I think that the royal family spent a lot of effort for this, and most people in the court disagreed, but at Zhou Bian's insistence, it was still cleared every day and recorded. And this effect is also obvious, the soldiers in the city saw that the dead comrades were registered, it was obvious that the royal family was more convinced of the royal family in order to pay for it in the future, and after the aftermath, the soldiers dared not sell their lives?

Han Houwu looked for a long time by himself, but he couldn't find a problem, so he had to sigh and say, "Since the Luoyang royal family has suffered such heavy casualties, Han is willing to apologize, I don't know what the royal family wants?" ”

In the face of the powerful facts, Han Hou finally softened, Zhou Bian's heart was relieved, and Ning Yue was also in good spirits, and he waved his hand and was about to continue speaking, but he suddenly heard a commotion.

Turning his head to look, it was Wei Hou who threw the bamboo slips in his hand into the pile of bamboo slips on the ground, squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice, "The widow is ignorant, what is the use of daring to ask the Zhou Room to record these things every day?" Moffett for today's claim? ”

Wei Hou is here to make things difficult, but since the royal family dares to bring this list up, they have naturally discussed how to deal with it.

I saw Ning Yue arch his hand and replied with a smile, "How did we know that Wei Hou was Gao Yi and was willing to follow Qi Huan Jinwen's actions, if Wei Hou didn't take me here, how could I sit here with Han Hou, so I didn't remember today's claim." ”

"And why?" Han Chao, who calmed down, also asked with a smile.

"Naturally, it is to motivate soldiers to use their lives, and to use them for rewards in the future." Ning Yue turned around and replied calmly.

But he heard Han Chao pouting contemptuously and said, "But there are more savages, so why do you need to reward them?" ”

In the pre-Qin period, the level of status also had a lot to do with the place of residence, for example, those who lived in the national capital were Chinese people, and those who lived in the countryside far away from the national capital were savages. This savage only said that his status was lower than that of the countrymen, not that he was a savage in the modern sense of the word who had not been civilized and had not formed a civilization. Moreover, both the people of this country and the savages are relatively free people in this era, not all of them are slaves.

These Zhou Bian have been here for a long time, and naturally they all know about it.

As soon as Han Chao's words fell, he saw Ning Yue casually pick up a bamboo slip on the ground, and said, "It's true that most of the people in this book are savages, but the people of my Wangji are mostly after the meritorious deeds of the clan, just like this Liu family, after Liu Gong under King Naijing, after Li Gong under King Naiping, and then after this Ji family, there is no need to say more." Dr. Han is also a meritorious service today, could it be that Dr. Han endured seeing that after a hundred years, his descendants would die and could not be at ease? ”

When it came to this, Han Chao had nothing to say, so he had to snort and sit down again.

"That makes sense. Let's take these brochures down for now. It was Wei Hou who spoke, and the topic was finalized immediately.

Ning Yue hurriedly beckoned when he heard the sound, and the ten guards immediately packed up the piles of bamboo slips on the ground, turned around and walked off the earth platform, leaving the space for these big people.

After this empty time passed, Ning Yue began to speak again, "Wei Hou, Han Hou, my lords, Fang Cai Ning has already said that in the battle of Luoyang, the royal family lost more than 25,000 young and middle-aged people, and 60,000 were seriously injured and wounded. The royal family was already poor, and there were 25,000 fewer people to serve, so that the royal family was even more scarce. And 25,000 dead, 60,000 wounded, the royal family in order to provoke them to defend the city, promised to pay for the deceased, the dead 1,000 yuan, the injured 100 to 800 yuan, these expenses, plus the reconstruction of Gongyi to repair the city of Luoyang, the autumn harvest grain and grass damage, the cost of more than 10,000 yuan. Should South Korea bear all these labors and expenses? ”

It should be known that this war reparation is not new to later generations, and in this era when the national system and basic social form have been fully established, this kind of war reparations is also very popular, and there is a certain certainty. Therefore, it is naturally very reasonable for the victorious country to demand reparations from the defeated country.

Although the royal family is not a victorious country in the true sense, there is no doubt that Korea is a defeated country, so with the support of the Marquis of Wei, Ning Yue confidently filed a claim for compensation.

In the face of this reasonable request, Han Hou and the others, who had already been suppressed in front, couldn't help but have heavy expressions, and only heard Han Hou say in a deep voice.

"As Dr. Ning said, since I, South Korea, have pleaded guilty, I should compensate myself. It's just that people can't be resurrected after death, and I want Korea to accompany 25,000 male slaves, but I can't afford it in Korea. Besides, the cost of expenditure, 10,000 yuan is too much, my South Korean country is small and the people are micro, if the national strength is damaged, the people will not be able to make a living, and please see that the life of the people in Li is not easy, and take pity on my Koreans. ”

This is pitiful, but the royal family does not buy it, Zhou Bian continued to be silent, and Ning Yue replied loudly, "Your Korean life is not easy, but my Zhou people's life is easy?" 25,000 people died, more than 60,000 were injured, and the people of my Wangji were only 200,000 in total, and nearly half of the casualties were caused by the mercy of our king, who reduced the miscellaneous taxes inside and outside Luoyang City, and still did not know how many households were starving and cold, and the orphans and widows were difficult to survive the winter. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Hou, who was silent for a while, frowned, and waved his hand impatiently when Ning Yue finished speaking, "If you have more words, you don't have to say anything, just let Doctor Ning say what compensation the royal family wants?" Let's just say it. ”

Wei Hou was impatient, Ning Yue naturally followed the advice, immediately stopped talking, and arched his hand.

"First, the royal family is weak and poor, all because of the lack of land, so this time the royal family wants Heluo four Liuyi, the south of Luoshui, the Guishi and Jiuli, the Gaodu Yi south of Yiyi, the Qiangyi west of Luoyang, and the Xingqiu and Lingguan north of the Great River, we have carefully calculated that the total population of these six Yiyi is around 20,000, less than 30,000, which is still slightly insufficient than the 25,000 middle-aged men lost by the other royal family."

Later, when he heard that the Qi army was showing signs of a move, Zhou Bian took the initiative to lower his goal after discussing with Ning Yue and others, so the first people to speak here were the six Xiaoyi.

However, as soon as Ning Yue finished speaking, the faces of the people on Han Hou's side changed, and Gongziqing stood up all of a sudden, rudely interrupting Ning Yue's next words.

"The opening is Liuyi, and the appetite of the Zhou room is too big, and I can't afford it in Korea."

In fact, this is the first time that the people of the Zhou royal family have put forward a claim for land, and it is still far from the compensation for slaves negotiated by Korean monarchs and ministers in the past, so the young prince Qing is not excited. However, when Wei Hou heard Ning Yue's words, he was still a little surprised by the royal family's appetite, but this time it was all disturbed by Gongziqing's excitement, so Wei Hou turned his displeased eyes to the Han people.

Wei Hou hated people who did not follow the rules in front of him, so what Han Hou didn't know was that although Wei Hou was also a little dissatisfied with the royal family's appetite at the beginning, but when he was troubled by Gongzi Qing, Wei Hou's heart suddenly turned all of a sudden.

And that Ning Yue was also talking about it, and the second one was about to say it, but he was interrupted, and Ning Yue's face was not good, so he said coldly, "I don't know if South Korea is Gongziqing in charge or Han Hou in charge?" ”

This question was a bit serious, but in Wei Hou's ears, he felt that he had said it very well, so Wei Hou also looked at Han Hou.

Sure enough, Han Houwu's young face was a little angry, but the old minister Han Chao behind him grabbed Gongziqing, and the latter sat down with a butt.

I only heard Han Chao stand up and arch his hand and say, "Doctor Ning is serious, my Korea is naturally Han Hou's master." Gongzi Qing is young and ignorant, don't blame it! ”

When the old minister Han Chao came out, Ning Yue's face slowed down, and he arched his hand and said, "It's easy to say." Since South Korea is still Han Hou in charge, Ning Mou has to go on. ”

"Second, Fang has recently said that in order to defend Luoyang, my royal family promised compensation to the soldiers of the city, with 1,000 dead and more than 100 to 800 wounded, plus the reconstruction of Gongyi and the repair of Luoyang, the autumn harvest grain and grass were damaged, and the cost was far more than 10,000 yuan.

In fact, Ning Yue still said that it was less, because in order to defend the city, Zhou Bian, as the Son of Heaven, not only promised a pension, but also promised a reward for meritorious service, but in this era, it is already good to have a pension, if you publicly say that you will give military merit rewards to the soldiers, I am afraid that it will be unacceptable to many people, Wei Hou and Han Hou are obviously among them.

Therefore, what Zhou Bian and Ning Yue discussed was that the military merit reward promised at the beginning could only be borne by the royal family itself, but the royal family did not expect South Korea to really accompany much money.

Sure enough, after Ning Yue finished speaking, Han Ren's face became even more ugly.

Taking advantage of Ning Yue's silence for a while, Han Chao couldn't help but ask, "Doctor Ning, is there anything else?" ”

Ning Yue waved his hand freely, "No, these are the two items set by the king of my family." What does Wei Hou think? ”

This last sentence was said by Ning Yue who turned around and bowed to Wei Hou. This is the genius of the royal family, not to ask Korea first, but to ask Wei Hou first, that is, to flatter Wei Hou, and in turn, if Wei Hou speaks, he can get the reality, which is far more than fighting with the Koreans step by step as soon as he comes up.

Hearing Ning Yue's words, Wei Hou was obviously very satisfied in his heart, and his face immediately showed a smile, but he still waved his hand and said, "The widow is just a witness, and the royal family's conditions still have to be discussed with Han Hou." ”

Han Hou hurriedly replied yes, then turned his head to Ning Yue and said, "Doctor Ning, although my Korea has caused damage to the royal family, it is enough to show my sincerity in South Korea if I have compensation, why do I have to cede the land?" ”

"Han Hou's words are also bad, not cutting the land is not enough to show South Korea's sincerity, not long after South Korea offended my royal family, he immediately cut the land and lost money, which is enough to show Han Jun's sincerity, and if it is spread in the future, Han Hou will be praised by the world. And if you only lose money and don't cede the land, the world will say that Han Hou is nothing more than that, and they will think that my royal family is easy to deceive, and even worse, they will say that this Han Hou's reparation to the royal family was done under the auspices of Wei Hou, why did Wei Hou not cede the land under the auspices of Wei Hou? The land is also the weight of the community. Therefore, Ning thought that not ceding the land was not enough to show the sincerity of Korea, not enough to show the respect of the royal family, and not enough to promote the prestige of the Marquis of Wei. Ning Yue arched his hand and said loudly.

Sure enough, after saying this, Wei Hou smiled with satisfaction again.

Han Hou, on the other hand, began a whispered discussion with the three ministers behind him.

This discussion lasted for a long time, and the royal family and the people of Wei Hou waited quietly, and there was still a little patience.

After about a meal, Han Hou ended the discussion, turned to Ning Yue and said, "Doctor Ning, it's okay to cut the land, but there are too many Liuyi, can you discuss?" ”

"Liuyi is not much." Ning Yue immediately retorted loudly.

"A certain talent, I also know a little about Han Jing. Under Han Hou Xinzheng, there are more than 30 in Dacheng and more than 200 in Xiaoyi, is a certain statement pertinent? ”

Speaking of this, Wei Hou also glared at Han Hou, this era still pays attention to faithfulness, so Han Hou nodded helplessly, "Doctor Ning's words are not far behind." ”

In fact, the big city that this will say is about equivalent to the modern prefecture-level city and county-level city in later generations, with an average population of more than 10,000, and Xiaoyi is about equivalent to the modern town or township in later generations, with an average population of nearly 5,000. South Korea has a total population of more than one million, no more than two million, and these big cities and small towns, plus some mountain villages and rural areas, are basically not bad.

According to the research of later historians, the total population of the Warring States period was about 20 million, and as the weaker of the seven heroes, the population of Korea should be close to 1.5 million.

Therefore, Ning Yue's words could only make Han Hou nod helplessly, and Wei Hou, who thought he was presiding over the righteousness, was staring at him from the side.

Han Hou nodded, and Ning Yue naturally had to be unforgiving.

"Six small towns, with a total population of 20,000, in South Korea, it is only one percent, why does Han Hou regret these six towns and refuse to respect the good name of the royal family?"

Hearing this, Han Hou couldn't help but pretend to be pitiful, "My Korea is a small country, and Liuyi doesn't seem to be much, but the land that my ancestors have gained, I dare not lose it." ”

Where did the ancestors go? Zhou Bian couldn't help but scold in his heart, it's not like most of them robbed the Jin Kingdom and the Zhou Room, if you don't dare to lose, will I dare? The year before last, you still snatched the two towns of Xingqiu and Lingguan from my royal family.

Sure enough, as soon as Ning Yue heard this, he was angry and shouted, "If you have more than six yi, there will be fewer nearly 30,000 men in Luoyang?" The royal family wants you to Liuyi, which is already less, but you are too much! Ning Mouxi is a royal doctor, loyal to the king, if he can't get satisfactory compensation today, Ning Mou might as well splash blood on the spot, why regret this life? ”

Saying that, Ning Yue took a step forward at Han Hou, glared at Han Hou angrily, and at the same time, his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and he was about to pull it out.

A westerly wind blew, and tension seemed to follow. bluffed Han Hou's body and shouted, "Wei Hou is here today, and Doctor Ning is Hugh!" ”

Han Chao and the other two courtiers behind Han Hou also became nervous, but for a while, due to Ning Yue's momentum, no one dared to step forward.

I saw Ning Yue's round eyes and a step forward, the originally slightly short figure, at this time, Han Hou seemed to have become extremely tall, Ning Yue wanted to follow the example of Kong Qiu in the past? I think that when Han Hou heard about this, he still laughed at Qi Gong for being timid, how could he let Kong Qiu be frightened with a sword, but he experienced it himself today, and then he knew that once the momentum loses, it is difficult to speak smoothly.

Even Zhou Bian on the side was also a little surprised, and he knew how much he planned to do it, but he didn't expect to coerce it like this today, but it was also full of momentum, which was impressive.

Han Hou actually took half a step back, and turned his head as if asking Wei Hou for help, "Wei Hou said a fair word, how can Doctor Ning bully me like this?" ”

But I only heard Ning Yue rush to say, "Today is South Korea's responsibility for my royal family, it is South Korea that insults my royal family, and it is not my royal family that bullies South Korea." Ning was deeply affected by Wang En, and was willing to thank him with his death, and Wei Hou naturally knew. ”

Saying that, Ning Yue pulled out his sword, and was so frightened that Han Hou rolled back again, but unexpectedly, he saw Ning Yue sneering, crossed the sword, and actually leaned the blade of the sword towards his neck.

It turned out that Ning Yue actually threatened suicide. (Sorry for the late update.) )