"The car is on the same track, and the book is the same?"

Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, and then his head was stunned: "The general summed it up well, in short, this is the hundred-year plan that the old man said." If this can be done, it is not difficult to unify Jin, Wei, and Lu, so that the Zhao clan can be the same country within its territory. ”

Zhao Wuxian swallowed the surprise in his heart, it turned out that it was just the same thing that the hero saw. This Mr. Ji Ran is worthy of being an expert in the economy in history, not only good at perceiving people's hearts, but also looking at the material foundation at the bottom, knowing that this is the foundation that determines the superstructure. Although he proposed only regional unification, its significance is extraordinary.

The unity of the world is not only a political unity, but also an economic and cultural interconnection. It may only take a few decades to annex the princes by force, but it will take hundreds of years to unify Kyushu economically and culturally!

This is also the reason why the Qin Dynasty was unified in history, but the integration of various places was largely completed in the Han Dynasty.

What if he had begun to work on cultural and material unification in the 5th century B.C.E. Just thinking about it was enough to make Zhao Wuxian inexplicably excited.

However, after he was enthusiastic and wanted to know the details of Ji Ran's "Hundred Years Plan", this Mr. Xin Wenzi began to talk about him left and right.

Ji Ran didn't know how many ideas he had in his stomach, but he deliberately hid a hand mysteriously, Zhao Wuxian took the defense of the country, he offered a plan to unify the country, and after Zhao Wuxian defeated the Qi army and returned to the division to win the Jin civil war, he would offer the detailed measures of the "Hundred Years Plan".

Zhao Wuxian is also helpless, are these talents in the opposition so temperamental and characterful?

"What about Cao Guo? Now I will send Cao Boyang to Chaoge, let the Song army occupy the southern part of Cao State, and Zigong will maintain the balance of power in Taoqiu, but it is only an expedient measure, how to deal with Cao State, sir, can you try to talk about it? ”

Ji Ran smiled: "I often passed by Taoqiu when I was young, and I am familiar with it. The river, Huai, He, and Ji are known as the 'four defilements', and Taoyi is in the center of the river transportation network formed by the four defilements, and the land routes also extend in all directions. There is south to Song, Wu, north to Yan, Jin, east to Qi, Lu, Sishang princes, west to Zheng, Zhou. Tao can be said to be in the world, the princes are connected, and the goods are traded. ”

"Today's Taoqiu is more prosperous, and the city tax collected by Master Chu every year alone is equivalent to the eleventh tax of 50,000 peasant households! Therefore, the princes all coveted the Taoqiu, which can be seen that this place is not only very important in terms of topography, but also the largest treasury of the general in the future, inexhaustible, so the Taoqiu must be controlled in the hands of the Zhao family. ”

Wuxian thought so, he sent Zigong to do business in Cao State back then, because he took a fancy to Tao Qiu: "What does Mr. mean is to simply cut off Cao Guo's social affairs?" Directly send officials to govern Taoqiu? ”

"This is the most straightforward method, but the general should also be careful, I am originally from the Song Dynasty, so I know how much the Song Kingdom desires Taoqiu. For a hundred years, the Song Kingdom has been attacking Cao continuously, just to swallow this piece of fat into his stomach. Although the ruler of the Song State was the general's in-law, his people were greedy and short-sighted, and when I came to defend the country, he went to the suburbs of Taoqiu, and repeatedly wanted to enter the city, but was dissuaded by Zigong. He felt that the Song State had made great contributions to the Zhao family, and he would definitely propose to let the Song State annex Taoqiu, and if the general took Taoqiu as his own, I was afraid that there would be a gap between Zhao and Song. ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded yes, this is a good statement, this is a bit like the swallowing of the Song Dynasty by King Min of Qi during the Warring States Period in later generations, which caused the princes to be afraid of centrifugation.

Ji Ran warned again: "But if it is given to the Song State, at that time, the Song Dynasty will be a big country that has the wealth of Taoqiu, and has occupied Punan and Sishang, with a military front of 2,000 times." It's hard for Le's not to be ambitious, can Zhao still control him? When Qin Mugong supported Jin Huigong to return to the country, but he was counterattacked, the general should take it as a warning. ”

Wuxian groaned, his fingers clicked on the desk, and Ji Ran pointed out a place that he had overlooked in the past, that is, he couldn't let Song Qiang get out of his own dominance. In history, it was Song Jinggong's annexation of Cao State, which made Song State soar into the sky and become the "Eighth Hero" of the Warring States Period, known as the "Five Thousand Times Giant Song Dynasty", which was really arrogant in Huaisi for many years, making the three major powers of Qi, Chu and Wei quite nerve-wracking, and he was not ready to let history repeat itself.

In this way, Taoqiu will become a hot potato, and you will choke when you eat it, and you can't give it away. The best way, I am afraid, is to establish a puppet rule first, like the defense of the country. Or, find a son of Cao Guogong to succeed him? However, Zhao Wuxian was a little unwilling in his heart, and finally drove Cao Boyang away, but in the end, nothing changed......

Ji Ran said again: "The general doesn't have to make a hasty decision, it's not too late to discuss it when he sees Zigong, in terms of understanding of Cao Guo and prestige in Taoqiu, no one can compare to him now." ”

"That's fine."

Zhao Wuxian got up and said: "But I can't see him in Diqiu, the country of Lu has been beaten by the Qi army three times a day, and they can't hold it anymore." Time is pressing, and seeing that the new imperial court has set up a grass platform, I can't stay here for long. The day after tomorrow, the army will march eastward, and I will go to Taoyi to join Zigong. ”

He looked back at Ji Ran and said: "The army of Qi is gathered in Ludi, and it is another battle with no result, is Mr. willing to go with me to watch the battle?" ”

Ji Ran smiled: "I predicted to my friends on the mountain next to Meng Zhu three or four years ago that there will be a hegemon in ten years, and this battle is the battle of the general to dominate the northern country, how can the old man miss it?" ”

……

Under the control of Zhao Wuxian, the new imperial court of Wei Guo was a pro-Zhao puppet regime composed of the former Wei Guo's secretary of state, Kong Yu was in power, and most of the rest were Kuai Yu's henchmen.

Because Wei Guo had already surrendered, Zhao Wuxian did not leave too many soldiers, and only let Yang monitor the Song army commanded by Chen Dingguo of the first division and the Zhao recruits from Hanoi to garrison it, and at the same time help Wei Guo rearm.

Militarily, they took some military veterans as the backbone, and organized some soldiers to surrender and make up the number of displaced people. This regime had to obey Zhao Wuxian in everything and act as Zhao's helper in the war.

However, in the war in the east, Zhao Wuxian did not count on the defenders, he had been delayed in Diqiu for too long, and the situation on the side of Lu was becoming more and more unoptimistic. It is reported that the nobles of the Lu State in the area of Mount Tai and Donglu either rebelled or surrendered, and the West Lu was beaten by the Guoxia again, and the Lu army was defeated, and retreated to Qufu, Yun, Fei, Yuncheng and other strong fortresses, and the rest of the places were in a state of erosion.

So on the seventh day after the break, Zhao Wuxian led an army of 20,000 to quickly march eastward, and it only took one day to reach Taoyi, which was sixty miles away, where they would rest for the night, and the next day they would continue to march and enter the territory of Lu!

As for the friendly army of the Song State, on the other side of the Pushui, the two armies marched side by side across the river, and they were horns of each other.

After camping, Zigong, who went north with the Song army, also happened to cross Pushui, and he rushed for a day and a night, and he didn't have time to wipe his face, so he was dragged into the tent by Zhao Wuxian and asked right.

It is related to the disposition of Cao Guo and cannot be known to outsiders. Zhao Wuxian asked Qi Wan to go outside to guard, and he poured a glass of pulp water for Zigong, and after watching him gobble it up, he interrupted his salute and said: "Time is pressing, those false courtesies will be forgiven, I will go to hold a military meeting in front of the enemy in a while, and the matter of Cao Guo will be a long story short." I ask, you answer. ”

"Listen, the first question is, what is the current situation in Taoqiu?"

"Yui." Zigong didn't care about formality, wiped the sweat with his wide sleeves and replied: "After Cao Bo ran out, the city had given up resistance, and the soldiers dispersed in a hurry, and the people saw that Gongsun Jiang was dead, and their resentment had been avenged, and they did not stay on the street for a long time. ”

"Good, as long as there is no faint king and evil minister Hu Lai, the people themselves can take care of themselves, the second question, how much does our army control Cao State?"

"Including Taoqiu, Cao has a total of sixteen cities with 50,000 households, and according to the instructions of the lord, the six cities in the south and the population of 20,000 households will be assigned to the control of the Song State, and the rest are under the control of our army."

"The third question, if you directly turn Cao State into a county of the Zhao clan at this time, without considering external factors, do you think the Cao people can accept it?"

"No!" Zigong spoke very quickly, and he persuaded: "Although the Cao people are content with the status quo, if they are rashly annexed, I am afraid that it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the Cao people, and the thirteen great merchants in Taoqiuli, as well as the seven doctors' rooms, will also be worried. ”

Water can carry boats, but also can overturn boats, the power of the people, Zigong can be regarded as seen, he does not want to go against the will of the people, although the Zhao family occupies the Cao State, the control is still too weak, there is no basis for direct rule.

"The servants think that it is better to set up a new monarch and indirectly control the monarch to treat the Cao State."

Zhao Wuxian frowned and pondered, while Zigong was counting on the sons and grandsons of Cao State.

"Uncle Cao has no children, but he has several younger brothers and cousins, and the servants suggested that one of them should be chosen as the king......"

Zhao Wuxian suddenly stretched his brows, as if he had thought of a good idea, he interrupted Zigong: "The fourth question, if you are asked to take charge of Cao Guo, can you be convinced?" ”

Zigong was stunned for a moment, bit his lip and thought about it, and then said: "The thirteen merchants have an old relationship with me, and they are quite obedient; And the seven doctors have to rely on me to communicate with the lord and be respectful to me; As for the countrymen, the countrymen expelled Cao Jun and killed Gongsun Jiang at my call, so they trusted me very much. If I stay in Taoqiu, I can still dance well among the various forces......"

He thought of a possibility and sneered: "Does the sovereign want me to be the doctor of the new monarch of Cao Guo and let me control Taoqiu on behalf of the sovereign?" ”

"Almost."

Zhao Wuxian seemed to be smiling, he asked Zigong to briefly talk about the various forces in Taoqiuli, as well as the current situation of all classes, and learned that after this incident, the power of the Cao monarch was swept away, and the Cao people's demand for the monarch was more out of a kind of inertia.

He even felt that this strategy was feasible, so he pointed to Zigong and said, "Listen to the fifth question." ”

"Yui."

"Four hundred years ago, the people of Zong Zhou rioted, and Rong Yigong, who harmed the people with the law of patents, was killed, and King Li of Zhou fled to Yu. The people of the country did not want King Li to come back, nor did they accept his crown prince to succeed to the throne, what happened later? ”

Zigong didn't think twice: "The respected Republican Uncle was elected by the doctor and the people of the country to take the position of the Son of Heaven, while Zhou Dinggong and Zhaomu Gong assisted him in handling government affairs and three public governance." It wasn't until fourteen years later that King Li of Zhou died and Prince Jing succeeded him as King Xuan of Zhou, so these fourteen years were called the ...... of the Republican Administration."

"That's right!" Zhao Wuxian slapped his palms and paced in front of Duanmu Ci, who was a little confused, his eyes shining with dazzling light, Zigong knew that this was General Zhao's expression when he found something interesting.

"Republic." He muttered the word: "Zigong, I want you to be the republican uncle of Taoqiu, sign a contract with the doctors, chiefs, merchants, and hundred workers of Cao Guo, and carry out the government of the republic before finding a suitable new king!" ”

PS: The plot needs to combine the historical records and the records of the "republican administration" in the bamboo book chronicle, and ask for recommendation votes!

(To be continued.) )