Under such circumstances, the Han State became the only one of the great vassal states in the world that was still stable. In a stable environment, the reform of the Han Kingdom was carried out in an orderly manner. What's more, because the old forces of Wu were either killed or defected to Prince Hong, there was little resistance to the change in the Han State.

A year has passed, and it has been seven years in the Han Kingdom, and unconsciously, Yang Zilu has been in this era for almost nine years.

After more than a year of preparation, the law change is already on track. Although I dare not say that I have penetrated into every corner of the Han Kingdom, the benefits brought by the change have been felt by Yang Zilu in this year's autumn harvest. Especially with the increase in population, because taxes have been reduced, people will naturally be able to raise more children, and in this country that pays attention to flourishing leaves, without Yang Zilu's encouragement, the people have already begun to build a big plan.

But the war finally befell the Han State, and Ye Gong also carried out reforms after taking power, but not as thoroughly as Yang Zilu. He developed water conservancy. To the south of Zaiying is Yunmengze, which is particularly large, thousands of miles longitudinal. However, many places in Yunmengze are swamps, so the Chu State moved its capital from Zaiying to Yanying. Knowing that Yan Ying was broken by the Wu State, he returned to Zaiying.

Although Zaiying is located between the Yangtze River and Hanshui, it is precisely because of this Yunmengze that the only cultivated land that can be developed is the Hanshui area, and the Yangtze River area upstream of Yunmengze. But if you want to remediate Yunmengze, the project is too big, Yunmengze stretches thousands of miles, which is equivalent to the size of the original Yue Kingdom, you can imagine how difficult it is to remediate.

But don't forget, Ye Gong is a good dragon. Of course, this Ye Gong is a good dragon, not that Ye Gong likes dragons in mythology, and the ability of dragons in ancient times is the main water. And Ye Gong attaches the most importance to the development of water conservancy, so let people draw dragons on his walls, and he built water conservancy on the east and west slopes of the original fiefdom 'Ye', and built embankments in the river to intercept the river and form a water storage tank. I dare not say that we can ensure the harvest of the fields in Ye County from drought and flood, but at least reduce the disaster to the lowest point. At that time, it was already very remarkable.

After many investigations, Ye Gong decided to develop the southern part of Yunmengze, which is now Dongting Lake. At this time, although Dongting Lake belongs to a part of Yunmengze, it is not a swamp like Yunmengze, the land by the lake is very fertile, but it is blocked by Yunmengze, and the traffic is not convenient. For this reason, Ye Gong sent people to dredge the river, so that big boats could come to Dongting Lake from Zaiying, and developed the waterway between Zaiying and Dongting Lake.

Ye Gong then ordered Zuo Yin Ziguo to take charge of selecting 10,000 families from all over the country, nearly 60,000 people, and moving them to the northwest of Dongting Lake. Ye Gong personally went to the local area to preside over the repair of river embankments and canals. In just one year, millions of acres of fields have been developed in the area of Dongting Lake. Moreover, Ye Gong also found that rice was planted in the area of Dongting Lake, which could actually be harvested in a year.

Of course, the harvest is not as strong as the harvest of twice as much as that of ordinary fields, but there are also harvests that are as much as 1.5 or 1.6 times that of ordinary fields. In ancient times, this was already a very high harvest.

However, such an obvious harvest can't hide from the other princes, not to mention Yang Zilu's strengthened investment. The station used carrier pigeons as soon as possible, and it took only two days to transmit the news to Yang Zilu's desk.

…… Daming Palace......

After Yang Zilu read the news sent by the station, she immediately frowned. Yun Mengze can find through the map that the place developed by Ye Gong should be Dongting Lake. Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a proverb that 'the lake is ripe, the world is full', and this 'lake wide' does not refer to Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, these places. It refers to Hunan and Hubei, strictly speaking, to the fields between the lower reaches of the Han River and the Yangtze River, as well as the fields around Dongting Lake, because of the water conservancy projects of the Yangtze River, Han River and Dongting Lake, which have created a large number of fertile fields, resulting in enough food produced by the two provinces to supply a country.

Although it is said to have something to do with the science and technology of the Ming Dynasty, the geographical factor is also very medium. At that time, Ye Gong will completely develop Dongting Lake, even if it is developed by one percent, it will be enough for Chu to have abundant food.

In backward ancient times, grain had a serious impact on a country's strength. Even if the army is strong and there is not enough food, it is not even capable of crossing the border to attack neighboring countries. And the abundance of food can improve the physical fitness of the people.

It's like Wu Guo, at its peak, it had 100,000 armor. But when it came time to fight for hegemony in the world, he could only lead an army of 30,000 to compete for hegemony with the Jin State, why was there no food for this? And the most important thing for the Chu State is people, whether it is an ordinary citizen or a barbarian who submits to the Chu State in the southern mountains, he can provide no less than a million troops for the Chu State.

"I can't let Ye Gong continue to develop Yun Mengze!" Yang Zilu said resolutely.

Remnant Zhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Is the Lord ready to start a war with the Chu State?" ”

"It's nature!" Yang Zilu said resolutely.

Remnant Zhu persuaded: "But Lord, the soldiers have only been trained for about a year and a half, and the autumn harvest will be in two months!" I'm afraid there will be a shortage of food! ”

"There is no food in the country of Wu! Is there no food in the Chu State? The widow eats the grain of the people of Chu in Chu State! Yang Zilu said coldly.

When Remnant Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but not know how to persuade Yang Zilu. It's just that Remnant Zhu always feels that there is something wrong with this. The undefeated over the years has made Yang Zilu restrain himself very rationally, but the pride of invincibility affects Yang Zilu all the time. And the state of Chu is also a big country, even the state of Wu could not destroy the state of Chu at the beginning. Not to mention that a large area of land in the Han Kingdom has just been occupied, and if someone rebels later, I am afraid that they will be attacked from the front and back.

Remnant Zhu gritted his teeth and proposed, "Lord, why don't you gather the important ministers to discuss?" ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, he suddenly remembered that he now had a big family and a big business, and he could no longer make decisions alone like he did at the beginning. Yang Zilu also nodded, and sent someone to summon Kan Pingtian, Zigong, Tongue Yong, Hou Xiong, Black Bear, and Jugu to come over. However, Kan Pingtian went to Wu County to deal with the local autumn harvest, and in the end, only Zigong and five other people came.

When the people arrived, Yang Zilu gave them a brief explanation of the information he had obtained, and asked, "The widow has decided to attack the Chu State, I don't know what you think?" ”

When the black bear heard this, he didn't wait for the others to speak, and immediately said excitedly: "Lord, this is naturally the best!" We can't be beaten by Chu Manzi all the time, we won't fight back! ”

The tongue was more steady, and some did not agree with Yang Zilu's radicalism, and said with a little objection: "Lord, although there are a total of 70,000 standing troops in our Han State now, nearly 40,000 of them are either recruited from the original Wu State or newly recruited. And the Chu army is one of the most powerful countries in the world, and with such soldiers against them, I am afraid that the chances of winning are relatively small! ”

Yang Zilu frowned and said, "What you said is not wrong, but the question is can the widow afford to wait now?" The development of the Chu State is comparable to that of my Wu State! ”

Zigong persuaded: "This is mainly the Lord's change, and the effect is not obvious!" In another three or five years, the development speed of our Han Kingdom will surpass that of Chu State, but it is just a gesture! ”

Yang Zilu thought about it, shook his head resolutely and said, "No, how can the widow let Chu State be arrogant for three or five years?" ”

Hou Xiong has always been Yang Zilu is follower, and he doesn't have much strategic vision, so he doesn't quite understand the danger, so he immediately echoed: "Lord, your words agree with the minister!" As soon as the troops were raised independently, the south and the north were discussed, and the east and west were divided. Whoever dares to disobey will destroy his country and destroy his worship. Although the state of Chu is powerful! But that's because I haven't met the Lord yet! ”

When Yang Zilu heard this, although she didn't speak, she couldn't help but feel a little fluttering in her heart.

"That's nature!" When the black bear heard this, he immediately responded with a grin.

Ju Gu hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say, but the words reached his throat, and still no picture came out, and Ju Gu finally decided that it was better to be silent.

Zigong and Yu Yong were not, the two glanced at each other, and they both saw the worry in the eyes of both parties. Zigong thought for a moment and proposed: "Lord, when the minister heard about the crusade against the great powers, he has always united with other princes to help. For example, when King Wu attacked Chu, Tang and Cai Erguo supplied grain and grass behind him, and led soldiers and horses as guides. ”

Yang Zilu thought about it and felt the same. He nodded and said, "Then Zigong, do you think it's better to unite those vassal states?" ”

Zigong thought for a long time and said: "Lord, the minister thinks that the State of Cai, the State of Song, and the State of Qin should be united, especially the State of Cai, followed by the State of Song, but although the State of Qin is important, it is not as important as the two countries before. The state of Cai is located in the upper reaches of the Huai River, sandwiched between the states of Baigongsheng, Chu and Han. And if the Han State wants to send troops, the grain road will definitely pass through the Cai State! So Cai Guo must unite! If you can't do it, you will destroy Cai Guo! ”

Yang Zilu touched the short beard of his chin and said, "But is Cai Guoken willing to surrender to the widow?" Cai Guo has been following Wu State closely since he helped Wu State defeat Chu State. ”

Zigong smiled: "Has the lord forgotten the essence of the princes? It's nothing more than the word profit! At the beginning, the Marquis of Cai Zhao was humiliated in the state of Cai, so he united with the state of Wu to send troops to the state of Chu. But Cai Zhaohou's descendants are not Cai Zhaohou, they just had to attach themselves to Wu after offending the Chu State! Now it is in the midst of hesitation, the Lord is willing to ally with Cai Guo, how can the people of Cai not be ecstatic, and there will be opposition? ”

Yang Zilu nodded when he heard the words and said, "What Zigong said is very true! ”

Zigong then explained: "As for the Song State, after the minister heard that the Chu State had destroyed the Chen State, the Song State was panicked! All because without the state of Chen as a barrier, the state of Song already bordered the state of Chu. Wasn't Song State afraid that Chu State would destroy him? As long as you send someone to understand the reason of the monarch of the Song Kingdom, you can move it to benefit. The people of the Song Kingdom are naturally willing to form an alliance with our Han Kingdom! ”

(To be continued)