On the border of Chu, although there are wars all year round. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but the most important thing is that it is still used as a trading commodity with other two countries. The prosperity of a place cannot be sustained by war alone. Or do you need to rely on financial support.

The border counties and state capitals of the Chu State relied on agriculture and commerce on the other. It is impossible for the state to use the royal family's funds to support the development of the border without restrictions, so of course all localities need to find their own ways to earn this money.

Every year, there are hundreds of caravans going abroad to trade, bringing all kinds of different goods to the border of Chu and even the whole country, and this transaction will inevitably produce tariffs. And this money will go into the pocket of the state capital to support the construction of the army and the development of the city.

Raising the army with business, the three countries all did this. The state of Chu attaches more importance to army building, so the degree of commercial development is not weak. At least it's not a little weaker than Fengcheng in the Xia Kingdom.

In addition to foreign goods, caravans from the other two countries would also come here to buy the special products of the Chu State. For example, silk, but also ceramics. These things are not valuable to the Xia and Han kingdoms, but they are also much cheaper than their own production, even if they can't make much money by selling them to their own countries, but as long as they are transported to the grassland tribes and even more distant Western regions, these things can be sold for the same weight of gold, and the profits are incredible.

When a caravan comes to Chu to buy goods, it will naturally be taxed. The state of Chu also used this money to build armies and cities to maintain a virtuous circle.

Wearing a light blue robe and holding a paper folding fan in his hand, the egret walked easily on the streets of the Daming Prefecture of Chu State, followed by Qin Yu and Lu Xiaoxiao.

Qin Yu was naturally dressed as a rich lady and commensurate with the Egret brothers and sisters, while Lu Xiaoxiao was arranged by the Egret to be a personal maid who followed Qin Yu specifically. This is also due to the identity of this girl who has to come with her and is retaliated against by the egret. Egret specifically told her that if she wants to come, then she has to use this identity to come, or she will stay in the barracks honestly.

I didn't expect Lu Xiaoxiao to really be able to bend and stretch, and in order to be able to come out, she actually agreed to the Egret's request. This also made this girl really put on a maid suit and followed behind Qin Yu.

The egret did not dare to choose the soldiers in the army as his guards, the aura of these guys as soldiers is too obvious, they are secretly infiltrating and exploring, if they are to be guarded by a group of officers and soldiers, I am afraid that they will be found and cleared not long after entering this state capital.

Therefore, the egret found a few people from the secret guards to accompany him, but he was also full of nobles.

"Daming Prefecture is not far from the border, and it stands to reason that there should be such a big incident in the border army, and there should be a lot of noise here. Now it is still like singing and dancing, where did the confidence of the Chu State come from?" Qin Yu and the egret entered the city, and they had been wandering around for a day, but they didn't see the tension on the border at all, but it was still prosperous, which was puzzling.

100,000 border troops were wiped out, which is not a small number. If it were Xia Guo, I'm afraid I would have panicked a long time ago. But the famous state capital on the side of Chu State did not even have the slightest sense of tension, and everything was as before. Even the egret had to praise the psychological quality of being fearless for this.

"The confidence of the state of Chu comes from the confidence in its own army. "For a long time, the confidence of the first military power has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if they suffered heavy losses, these people firmly believed that the army of Chu could turn defeat into victory. Protect your territory. ”

"I have to say, it's a terrible belief. The egret sighed slightly, "The army is not there and the people are not chaotic, and the foundation is still stable." ”

Qin Yu looked at the lively street market, and the people were laughing and laughing among themselves, without the slightest tension of the approaching war, and nodded in approval.

However, there are pros and cons to this. The egret changed his words and continued. "There is no chaos among the people, but there is also a more serious problem, that is, a lack of tension. Absolute confidence in their own military has caused these people to live in peace and not be afraid of danger. Once the Chu army is defeated and the troops are approaching the city, the belief of these people will collapse with a bang, and it will be easier to control than the city itself is tense and easy to instigate. ”

"How many patrol troops did you see along the way?" the egret suddenly asked an irrelevant word.

"Three, one city defense army, one garrison army, and one that seems to be a temporary state capital private army. Qin Yu replied methodically.

The Egret and his party had also been interrogated before, but the Egret and his party, who had been prepared for a long time, did not show anything to the Chu army, but they were relatively smooth in the city.

This shows that the Chu army has adopted a strategy of tightening inside and loosening outside. In this Daming Mansion, there are capable people. Bai Lu nodded, "The Chu army is not ignorant of the movements of our Xia State army. Only by fairly accurately judging that the Xia Kingdom would launch an offensive on the border of Chu would such a formation be arranged. Just by relying on prediction, it is not possible to make great efforts to form a private army in the state capital. ”

"In this way, this Chu State is not unprepared. Qin Yu suddenly realized, "What about now, are we going back to the army to prepare for the war?"

"Go back?" Egret chuckled, "It's easy to get in, but it's hard to get out." Don't underestimate the state capital of Chu State. Now this stage, after all, is the operational stage. Where it is so easy for us to get in and out, it is like entering no man's land. Even if there is nothing wrong with our customs clearance paperwork, the other party will definitely not let people go around the border area so easily. ”

"What do you mean?" Qin Yu asked with some surprise, "You mean, this state capital is not allowed to enter or exit?"

"It's a bit bland to say that you are allowed to enter or not to go out. Egret nodded, "It should be said that the other side adopted the strategy of martial law in wartime. It's to catch the mole, remember what the boss said when we went into the city and checked into the inn?"

"Eh, don't go around at night?, don't go out after a while?" Lu Xiaoxiao answered, "You mean, Chu State is actually cracking down on spies who are looking for intelligence now?"

"Of course. The egret smiled slightly, "Not to mention that we want to go out with the kung fu of a few three-legged cats, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get out of the city quietly if you change to a master who is seven or eight stars or even the peak of perfection." When entering the city, you should have noticed that the patrol team in the city is relatively loose, and although the density is high, the level of cultivation is not very good, even compared with the city guards of our Xia Kingdom, the level is also worse. ”

"But this is not to say that the quality of the soldiers of the Chu State is really so low, otherwise it would be impossible to create an iron cavalry composed of captains. The reason why this is the case, I'm afraid the main reason is that the state government has transferred all the masters away to perform a higher-level mission. ”

The egret put away the folding fan and pulled the corners of his mouth.

"Most of these captains and generals are probably standing on the city walls, taking turns to monitor suspicious people entering and leaving the state capital. We can come in, it's not that Chu Defense is not strictly prepared, but it is just a means for the other party to want to crack down on the infiltrated traitor spies!"