The capital city of Chen.

Wanqiu.

"Lack of grain? Isn't that miscellaneous grain all over the mountains and fields, how can there be such a shortage?"

King Chen looked at the six kings in the palace and asked puzzledly.

Liuqing, look at me, I look at you, I am already frowning with sorrow, and I can only say bitterly: "King, I have been fighting for many years, and I have nothing to do, especially the war with Cai Guo, since last winter until now, I have missed farming, and I have encountered natural disasters, so I can't support it anymore!"

They blindly complained because they would never say that some time ago, because the rich merchants collected miscellaneous grains at high prices, the servants under their command sold a large amount of grain and grass, and now they suddenly ran out of grain, so they panicked.

"What then?"

King Chen spread his hands: "Do you want to borrow grain from the Chu State?"

"Never!"

Liuqing said in unison: "King, the State of Chu lent us miscellaneous grains, but what we asked for was spiritual food!"

Chen and Chu have been entangled in grievances for a long time.

Chen Guo has experienced two deaths and two reinstatements, and the second time he has a relationship with Chu Guoda, and even the current King Chu Ping has been the king of Chen for five years.

Yes, King Chuping served as the king of Chen for five years, and later returned to China to succeed to the throne and gave up his position.

After that battle, Chen Guo's vitality was greatly damaged, and he waged wars against the surrounding countries, including Jiang Guo, again and again, in order to plunder wealth and recover losses.

But now, the loss has not been recovered, and there is no food at home, and the Chu State is willing to borrow food, but the lion opens his mouth.

The miscellaneous grain is for the people to eat, and the spiritual food is for the nobles and nobles, if the Chu State takes the opportunity to exploit it, it will touch the interests of the upper class, how can they be willing?

King Chen could see the selfishness of these courtiers, and his face sank: "Since you are unwilling to give out spiritual food, which country has food, why don't you hurry up and borrow it?"

"Great King, except for the three major kingdoms of Jin, Qi and Chu, the princes and countries have more or less signs of food shortage, especially Yang and Xu!"

Liuqing first suppressed and then raised: "But from the two countries, we have also found a solution!"

King Chen hurriedly asked, "What's the solution?"

Liuqing said: "Drive the refugees to Jiang Country!"

Chen Wang was stunned: "Jiang Guo, that small country that fights very well?"

"The king, it is precisely because of the victory of Jiang State a few years ago that Prince Longyang seems to think that the land of small projectiles can rise, and he actually invited Lu Guo Kongqiu to return to China, and trumpeted the way of Confucian benevolence, taking advantage of the famine in various countries, to accommodate refugees from all over the world, then Yang and Xu Erguo were going to starve to death many people, and now they are pouring into Jiang country!"

Chen Wang had a sense of crisis, and frowned: "But in this way, wouldn't the population of Jiang State increase greatly? If they take this opportunity to increase their troops, wouldn't it be a threat to my Chen State?"

"Although the king can rest assured, the refugees are already hungry and cold, and they are not as good as ordinary people, so if you have to take care of your body first, and then train, will it be an overnight achievement?"

Liuqing said with a confident smile: "Jiang Guo does not refuse to come, a large number of refugees are pouring in, how long can their grain and grass last? I am afraid that in a year or two, the grain and grass will be insufficient, and at that time we will directly wave our army to attack, internal and external troubles, and we will be in danger of destroying the country! When Jiang Guo is destroyed and the refugees return, it is equivalent to them raising the people for us in vain and surviving the difficulties!"

"Reasonable!

King Chen thought about it carefully, and felt that this was the best way, so he bowed his head and said: "Just do it, there are still Confucianism and Taoism misleading the country, and in the future, none of Confucius and his disciples will be allowed to enter my Chen country!"

"Yes!"

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......

"Stop!"

The long convoy of grain slowly stopped in front of the gate of King Jiang's capital.

"Test!"

Wen Chong gave an order, and the officials under his command immediately stepped forward to inspect the grain, all of them were shrewd and capable, and their hearts were as careful as hair.

Today, the state of Jiang is centered on the capital and divided into four counties, southeast, northwest and northwest, and a large number of hundreds of thousands of refugees have poured into each county.

This grain is for disaster relief.

"Tell Dr. Kong that the labor quota of Dongjun has not yet reached the standard, and if the fertile land has not been cultivated within ten days, the next batch of grain and grass will be given priority to those who need it more. ”

After the grain inspection was completed, it was handed over to Zilu.

"Yes!"

Zilu should be handed over, and his spirits are uplifted.

At first, when Kong Qiu entered Jiang Guo to give lectures, and when he was appointed as a doctor, he was actually not optimistic.

Jiang Guo is too small and the national strength is too weak, even if the prince has a heart, he will oppose it up and down.

However, Kongqiu's master and apprentice soon discovered that Jiang Guo was far from being as weak as the outside world mistakenly thought, and that it was full of talents and united minds, except for being limited by the land and population, and unable to develop vigorously, it actually had all the conditions for its rise.

Therefore, when the prince was in famine in various countries, the water was dire and the people were struggling to make a living, he implemented Confucian morality, became a saint and benevolent, and accepted refugees from all over the world, and the two sides hit it off.

Of course, refugees do not feed in vain, but are given tasks to work.

Although the population of the Xianwu World is dozens of times that of the mortal world, it still seems to be vast and sparsely populated when placed on the vast land.

Jiang is a small country, which is presumably similar to other countries, in fact, there are also large areas of barren land in its country, and these refugees reclaim the wasteland, build towns, and finally settle down.

In fact, Kong Qiu did not agree with this model at first, because labor was compulsory, and he hoped that the people would feel the benevolence of the holy monarch and work spontaneously.

However, after the officials under Wen Chong's command singled out many refugees who were good and bad, and even caused trouble, he had nothing to say and made certain changes.

Just as Sun Wu had not yet written Sun Tzu's Art of War, Confucius's Confucianism and Taoism were constantly improving.

With Dr. Kong's work of getting up early and working late, and the busyness of the major disciples under his disciples, the internal affairs ability of Wen Chong has been fully brought into play.

The refugees gradually ceased to be refugees, but the people of Jiang Guo, cultivated a strong sense of identity, began to take root, and married and had children.

Those with a good foundation and a strong body are selected to join the army.

Jiang Guo is expanding his army at a rapid pace.

Fifty thousand!

Seventy thousand!

Lakh!

In just a few years, Jiang's population tripled, and the standing army reached 200,000.

On the other hand, the population of the four neighboring countries has shrunk dramatically, and the strength of their armies has also weakened rapidly.

The kings of the four countries couldn't sit still.

They looked forward to Jiang Guo's food being eaten day and night, and the benevolent and virtuous holy rule collapsed, but the news that came back was that Jiang Guo's army was heading for the border.

King Chen's Palace.

Boom!

With the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, King Chen's shoulders shrugged and roared hysterically: "Before March, the monarchs of Yang and Xu brought seals, removed their clothes, and surrendered in Kaecheng, and now the army of Jiang Guo is also here, and it has not been fought in a war, and it has not been fought in a war, do you also want my Chen Guo to die without a fight?"

Liuqing knelt on the ground, trembling, and didn't dare to move, but he heard a loud noise outside, and some people rebelled directly, spreading news everywhere: "The army of benevolence and righteousness, surrender but not kill, surrender but not kill!"

King Chen's body shook and fell backwards suddenly:

"It's over!"