Nanzi looked at Wu Wang Qingji, who was lying on his lap, deep in thought, and couldn't help but stretch out his slender jade hand, caress Qingji's cheek, and then rubbed it all the way down......

Nanzi's tone was soft, and he said with deep meaning: "The king, the concubines think that there is really no need to send troops to annex the land of Baipu. ”

"That place is the same as the six counties of Lingnan, full of miasma, poisonous insects and beasts everywhere, the land is still barren, and the land is vast and sparsely populated."

"Even the land of Lingnan, it is not easy for my Wu country to digest, and coupled with the land of Baipu, I am afraid that it will make it difficult for the state of Wu......"

Nanzi's opinion is quite pertinent.

The land of Baipu, like the six counties of Lingnan in Wu State, belongs to the southwest border.

On the terrain, it is just as steep.

Moreover, the Pu people there are the same as the Yue people, unruly and unruly, and do not obey the king.

Over the years, Wu Guo has paid too much in order to digest the six counties of Lingnan.

If it weren't for the fact that Wu was rich enough, had enough soldiers and food, and had a prosperous culture, I am afraid that it would not be able to withstand such endless foreign expansion as Qingji.

Ever since Wu incorporated the land of Lingnan into its territory, the fighting there has hardly stopped.

Rebellions, large and small, continue to rise one after another.

This is secondary.

The key is that in order to better rule the six counties of Lingnan, Wu built a lot of official roads, canals and bridges, and paid huge manpower, material and financial resources.

This kind of continuous pay, I'm afraid that even the Qi State and the Jin State can't withstand it.

Relying on monopoly products such as salt, tea, paper, and ceramics, Wu Guo has made a lot of money over the years.

Only then does it have such a great national strength to build so many large-scale projects at once.

"Nanzi, what you said, everyone knows it."

Qingji rubbed Nanzi's stranded black and bright hair, chuckled, and said, "However, widows are not afraid to pay. ”

"Where there is effort, there is a reward."

"The six counties of Lingnan, plus a hundred Pu land, do you know how big it is?"

"It's about the size of two Jin Kingdoms!"

After a pause, Qingji stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and said slowly: "Like Wu, Yue, and Chu, which southern country is not small to big?" Isn't it strong by if? ”

"The land of the south, the world of widows, cannot be integrated with the state of Wu."

"Well, what about a hundred years, five hundred years, a thousand years?"

"In the generation of widows, as long as the Yue people and the Pu people are the southern barbarians, they can surrender, have centripetal force for Middle-earth China, and have a sense of belonging."

"And the widow succeeded."

Qingji's words are by no means vain.

Historically, after Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng unified the world and established a unified Qin Dynasty, he also levied a large number of soldiers, horses, and soldiers to conquer Lingnan.

After more than ten years, three wars, and hundreds of thousands of corpses, the Qin army basically pacified the land of Lingnan and set up counties there.

Later, Zhao Tuo established the state of Nanyue, but also submitted to the Han Dynasty.

If it were not for the foundation laid by the Great Qin Empire, which had already been integrated, I am afraid that the land of Lingnan would not have been able to truly become a part of China.

Qingji knows this very well.

To fuse an unruly tribe, it is not difficult to say, and it is not easy to say.

The key is that the population base of Wu is large enough, and the support of Wu is strong enough.

Maybe in Qingji's generation, the Quartet can gather the hearts of the Yue people and let them truly become a part of the Wu Kingdom.

However, the land of Lingnan is too remote and barren.

Without hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, it is impossible for the land of the six counties of Lingnan to really exert force for the Wu State.

It is not easy to be self-sufficient.

In the eyes of Nanzi, as well as the ministers and doctors of Chao Jizha, Kongqiu, Wenchong and other ministers, Qingji's annexation of Lingnan and the establishment of direct rule may be a thankless task.

Understandable!

Wu invested a lot, and the only thing that could make use of the Yue people in the six counties of Lingnan was to recruit their young men and use them for war......

In the previous war between Wu and Chu, the Baiyue soldiers played a great role.

Relatively speaking, the six counties of Lingnan are not useless.

"Did the king allow Mrs. Sun Li to send troops to quell the rebellion of the Yue people in Lingnan and capture the land of Baipu?"

Nanzi asked curiously.

"Nope."

Qingji shook his head and said: "Reply to Sun Li, just let her pacify the rebellion of the Yue people in the six counties of Lingnan, and there is no need to send troops to Baipu." ”

"No."

Nanzi did not break the casserole to ask for this practice of Qingji.

Because, she could more or less guess some of Qingji's thoughts.

Not long ago, Bo Biao and Gou Jian were both sent to the land of Lingnan to guard one of the counties.

This proves that Qingji's next step is likely to make a big move against the six counties of Lingnan and even some nearby barbarians.

Nanzi immediately picked up the brush, wrote a comment on the bamboo slip, and then handed it to Qingji to read.

After looking at it, Qingji looked at the bamboo slips piled up not far away, and had a headache.

"Nanzi, how many catties is the piece of music that the widow has reviewed today?"

"Hui Wang, it's about a hundred catties."

“……”

Qingji couldn't help but rub his forehead, a little nerve-wracking.

He's not a workaholic.

However, this 100 catties of bamboo slips is really enough, and it is piled up!

For example, Qin Shi Huang in history was a typical workaholic.

In order to better govern the country and stabilize the world, Qin Shi Huang once formulated a rule for himself, and reviewed a stone bamboo slip every day, and these heavy bamboo slips weighed about 120 catties.

Qin Shi Huang asked himself not to finish his approval and not rest, and his attitude towards work was very sincere.

It's not that Qingji can't do this.

Just, there's no need!

Generally speaking, Qingji will not be as busy as Qin Shi Huang, the one who is so busy.

On the one hand, Wu did not have as much government affairs as the unified Qin Dynasty.

On the one hand, Qingji will not be as diligent as Qin Shi Huang, and he will bow down to everything.

The daily government affairs of Wu Guo are generally between fifty and eighty catties, and it may exceed one hundred catties when it is busy.

It's worth mentioning that this is a bamboo slip, not a piece of paper!

……

The next day, in the Jiaofang Palace, Qingji was sitting there and sitting on the throne.

The women standing at the foot of the steps are all the concubines of Qingji.

Ji Ko, Zhu Ji, Zhu Di, Rumeng, Nanzi, Ji Qiqi and I and other concubines were all looking forward to it, looking at Zhen Jiang who was painting in front, they couldn't help but be amazed.

I saw Zhen Jiang holding a brush in one hand, gesturing, and then painting on the silk hanging on the screen.

Zhenjiang is the princess of Qi State, who has been influenced by "higher education" since she was a child, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In particular, this painting technique is a must.

When he has nothing to do, Zhenjiang likes to paint landscapes, people, buildings, etc., which can broaden his knowledge and leave a lot of treasures for future generations......