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A small town more than ten miles away from Wenshui is called "Fuzhong", which was originally a small place with a population of less than 100 households, but now it has become extremely lively.

In just three days and three nights, a huge "prison" was erected here. A riverbed outside the city that had dried up due to the diversion of the river was used, and the valley was steep on both sides, which was used as a natural prison. Still using Qi chariots and some trees as materials, a rough fenced wooden wall was erected on both sides, which was densely packed with ragged Qi prisoners of war.

The weapons of the Qi people have been confiscated, and the armor and even the cold clothes have been ruthlessly deprived, leaving only the close-fitting short clothes, fortunately this is summer, and fortunately yesterday's light rain did not fall for long, at most it is the trouble caused by mosquito bites.

It's nothing compared to the fear of life.

The Qi people were terrified and frightened, after the defeat of Wenshui, they surrendered under the leadership of the military general Guoxia, and then they were disrupted and separated from the original brigade and division, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, and the township party was nowhere to be found. As for the officers, they were reportedly detained in another place.

For the past few days, the captives have not had enough food and clothing, and they have to work every day: even after the wooden wall where they are imprisoned is completed, they have to continue to dig and raise the earth, and Zhao Wuxian does this so that they are exhausted and do not have the courage and strength to resist.

When they had finished their work, they were enclosed in like livestock, glaring at each other for a straw mat to sleep on. But no one dared to fight and kill, because Sergeant Zhao had been staring at them coldly on the riverbank, with strong shields and sharp spears, bows and arrows guarding around the pit, without the slightest slack.

In short, the Qi prisoners of war had been waiting for Zhao Wuxian's verdict on them, praying that the Eight Divine Lords would bless them with their lives.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Zhao Wuxian was also worried about the issue of prisoners of war.

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Although he made a promise to Guoxia, he did not make a decision on how to deal with the captive Zhao Wuxian, and the opinions of the Zhao clan were divided into two types.

Tian Ben, Shi Qi and other martial artists, opening their mouths is a killing word, Shi Qi directly suggested that it is best to bury all these Qi people alive, and then build a huge Jingguan to deter Qi people, leaving only more than a hundred years old Qi people pawns, who are blind and tied together with ropes and put them back to shock the Qi people.

"When the minister hears that he defeats the enemy, he will show his descendants that he will not forget the general's martial arts!" His words moved the hearts of many martial artists, clamoring to make the Qi people pay the price and completely make the Qi country lose the courage to fight.

However, it may also in turn stimulate the hatred and fighting spirit of the Qi people, just like the anger faced by the Yan generals of the Warring States period in history......

"This Chu native is really ruthless!" Ran Qiu, Fan Chi, Xiang Lu and other people with a cultural and moral bottom line were shocked by the viciousness of this plan, and Ran Qiu opposed it in person, thinking that killing prisoners was ominous.

"What was the original intention of the general to set up a military pawn? The so-called martial arts are the combination of the two words, and the military soldiers are used to prohibit violence, to fight the soldiers, to protect the great, to determine the merits, to reassure the people, to make peace with the people, and to enrich the wealth, how can they be reckless in force and kill the captives who have surrendered? ”

Shi Qi pursed his lips: "Has Ran Sima forgotten what the Qi people did in the territory of Lu State?" Qufu and Lu soldiers all have enmity with the Qi people, why not take revenge now? ”

"Of course, we must punish the Qi people, but not to slaughter all 30,000 people, and it is ominous to kill and capture prisoners!"

The two sides argued, but Zhao Wuxian had other considerations.

Shi Qi is very utilitarian, and he is right, killing prisoners is the simplest and most effective means in the short term. In history, during the Warring States period, Bai Qi caused several post-war massacres in Yique, Yanying, and Changping, and hundreds of thousands of Chu, Wei, Han, and Zhao people died under his orders.

Of course, it also created the hatred of the people of the Six Kingdoms towards Qin, and this hatred was buried in the heart, and there was "Although Chu has three households, if Qin dies, Chu will die".

Compared with other princes and doctors, Zhao Wuxian has a huge advantage in that he can learn from history, whether it happens in this era or not. The slaughter saves trouble, but the aftermath is endless, and he thinks very clearly about the pros and cons of this, not to mention that the era he lives in is the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has not yet reached the Warring States......

Throughout the Spring and Autumn Period for more than 200 years, except for the Bai Behavior War, there were no killings in all wars. It was not until later that the chariot war was abolished and the first merit was prospered, and the princes abandoned the rites and music and became eager for quick success, and the slaughter of cities and prisoners gradually became popular. Fight for the city and kill the city".

Some decadent things in the old era need to be overthrown and reformed, but some warm traditions should also be passed on.

In short, if Zhao Wuxian wants to be a butcher, he can't even pass the level of most of his subordinates, and he can't block the history books written by the world's people and Zuo Qiu Ming.

So he decided to compromise between the two opinions, these 30,000 people are living resources, and he must make the best use of them, and he can't simply kill and build a Jingguan to scare people.

On the fourth day after the war, Zhao Wuxian convened a meeting of his main officials and informed them of his decision.

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"The war is not over yet, I will not let the people go back, and those who are also prisoners of the Kun father and brothers will be singled out and join our army as servants. The others will be used as hostages to compensate for the losses of the Lu State, and will be dispersed to serve in the counties of the Lu State. ”

To put it bluntly, these Qi people either became the ditch fillers in the Zhao army, or stayed in the Lu State and let the shogunate drive them, repairing the city walls, cleaning up the corpses, recultivating the land, mining ore in the mines, cutting wood and pulling fibers, digging canals and ditches, and the Lu State was in ruins after the war, and there were things waiting for them to do!

Well, they are actually slaves, who have survived but lost their personal freedom.

Regarding Zhao Wuxian's decision, everyone said that this strategy was feasible, you must know that Zhao Wuxian abolished the funeral, abolished human sacrifice, and avoided barbaric slaughter, but never abolished the same barbaric slavery. With the continuation of the war in recent years, many prisoners of war of the Patriotic and Qi States have been reduced to hooligans, contributing to the economic prosperity of the Lu State......

Zhao Wuxian wanted to avoid the national hatred caused by the unification of the Qin Empire in history, but he could confer titles and land for military merits, and leave a huge amount of slaves to be squeezed to ensure the interests of the people, but he followed the old path of Qin...... Of course, Qin in this era is still a homebody in Yongzhou, and it is still early to reform, and Zhao Wuxian wants to occupy their way, so that these old relatives surnamed Ying have no way out.

The matter was decided in this way, but Ji Ran, who often followed Zhao Wuxian and seemed to be the first consultant, shook his head with a smile.

"Mr. Xin Wenzi, what do you think? Is there anything wrong? ”

Ji Ran stood up and said: "There is nothing wrong with it, I once traveled south to the Chu State, and saw with my own eyes that when the Wu army entered Chu, they slaughtered the people and killed the Chu soldiers, so that the entire Chu State was united around the King of Chu to resist, and it was originally able to swallow most of the Chu State, but in the end it was only to flee in a hurry. ”

"However, the general's approach to the aftermath is advantageous and modest, and his sober mind is impeccable, and what the old man admires most about the general is not his outstanding achievements, but his modesty and moderation in dealing with the great victory."

Zhao Wuxian was praised by Ji Ran, which was quite useful, but Ji Ran immediately changed his voice and said:

"But the general disposed of it like this, and there was a problem with it."

He pulled his hand out of his sleeve, pinched something with his fingertips and handed it to Zhao Wuxian, and everyone looked at it, but it was a grain of yellowed corn.

Ji Ran put the most ordinary corn in the palm of his hand, raised it high and said, "This problem is food!" (To be continued.) )