When Sun Wu is a very popular minister and becomes unsealable, it will inevitably threaten the status of King Wu.

During Qingji's lifetime, Sun Wu could not threaten his position.

However, what if Qingji dies first?

In the face of Sun Wu, who is highly respected and has trained many generals for the Wu State, can the successor be able to control him?

Qingji is not a mean and unkind person like Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, he can treat his heroes well.

The reason why Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang killed the founding heroes in history was because they themselves were from humble backgrounds, it was difficult to control the arrogant generals, and they were afraid that the successor would not be able to convince the public......

Qin Shi Huang and Li Shimin, on the other hand, were from extraordinary backgrounds and had been prominent for generations, so they didn't have to worry about the rebellion of the founding heroes.

Qingji is not worried about the rebellion of heroes like Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, but he is just arranging a way back for Sun Wu one step earlier.

Now, among the heroes of the Wu State, who has the most food?

None other than Sun Wu!

For example, Tian Sui Tho, Xiong Zidan, Meng Ben, Heifu and other generals, who started with military merits, have more than 1,000 households, but less than 5,000 households.

And Sun Wu's food town was 5,000 households before.

Could it be that Qingji still wants to continue to seal a thousand food estates to Sun Wu?

The rules are set by Qingji now, and it will be difficult to say in the future.

So this time, taking advantage of the complete unification of the south by Wu and the completion of the great success, Qingji planned to restore the fiefdom.

It's just that the conditions for really becoming the king of Wu are very harsh.

Like Sun Wu, there are more than 5,000 households.

Continuing to add 1,000 households to 1,000 households may cause a lot of problems in Wu's finances......

The current population of Wu is 1.76 million.

There are very few heroes who have more than 1,000 households in the food town.

As far as Qingji knows, there are only twenty people.

The food euphen will not be hereditary, and after the death of the owner of the eup, it will be returned to the state, so there is no need to worry about the tail not falling off and causing a long-term burden to the state of Wu.

Fiefdoms are different.

The feudal monarchs of Wu enjoyed the right to govern and collect taxes in their fiefdoms, and the right to levy troops had been withdrawn.

However, the fief is hereditary, and as long as the Wu State is not destroyed, the fief can be passed down from generation to generation, carrying forward the past and forging ahead into the future.

In the past, when Qingji took back the fiefdom of the local minister of Wu, he was criticized by the world, saying that King Wu Qingji was too stingy.

Why is the fiefdom rewarded now restored?

In addition to Sun Wu's hard work, Qingji also wanted to take Sun Wu as a typical example, so that the heroes of Wu could continue to work hard and make new contributions to the country......

"King!"

At this time, Ji Zha, who was the Taishi, came out of the queue and bowed to Qingji on the throne and said, "The old minister thinks that in my Wu country, there should be no fiefdom!" ”

"The old minister asks the king to take back the fief from the state and change it to a food town!"

“……”

What is Jiza doing?

Doesn't this embarrass Qingji?

Fortunately, Qingji is not a person with a small amount of energy, knowing that Sun Wu and Ji Zha's refusal to seal is for their own sake and for the sake of Wu Guo.

"Father, the sons and daughters think that what the Taishi and the national captain said is extremely true!"

At this time, Gongzihong came out and said: "Treat the heroes of the country and the humerus of the country, and the father and king should treat them equally, not differently." ”

"Those who have meritorious service in the country should be enclosed for food, but not fiefdom, and should be the ancestral system!"

"In addition, unlike special cases, such as the Marquis of Yue, the Marquis of Jingchu and other princes, their food can be hereditary and replaced, and there is no cap!"

Is Gongzihong's proposition feasible?

Feasible!

Historically, since the beginning of the Shang Dynasty reform, the title of the Qin State has been linked to military merits.

"Historical Records: The Biography of Shang Ying" records: The clan must not be registered unless it has military merits.

Mingzun and the rank of the lowly, each with the name of the field house, and the clothes of the concubines according to the family order.

Those who have merit are glorious, and those who have no merit are rich and have nothing to do.

The Shang Dynasty changed the law to break the Shiqing Shilu system, so that the title was linked to military merit, which was the military merit system, and the highest title was the liehou.

However, Shang Ying left a back door, that is, it did not explicitly abolish the feudal monarchy that was popular during the Warring States period, which was equivalent to retaining the exceptional delegation power of the Qin king.

The feudal lords of the Qin State were different from the feudal monarchs of the Six Kingdoms, and their rights were very limited.

For example, the feudal monarch of the Qin State could only enjoy the taxes of the fief, but could not have his own private armed forces like the Xinling monarch......

"What do the second and third sons think?"

Qingji squinted, looked around, looked at the ministers under His Majesty and asked.

"The king, the minister thinks what Hong Gongzi said is very true!"

Fan Li, the imperial historian, said: "There are more than 1.7 million households in my Wu country, and they are subject to the food estate, but there is no cap!" ”

"Or the superposition of military titles, wealth, and fertile land, and the hereditary replacement of fiefdoms, except in special circumstances, should be banned!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers all stood up one after another and agreed with Gongzihong's proposition.

Seeing this, Qingji finally stopped insisting.

For the kings of the dead country and their descendants like Xiong Zhen and Gou Jian, Qingji needs to keep their ancestral temple sacrifices, so it is understandable to give hundreds or thousands of households food estates, hereditary replacement.

However, when dealing with meritorious heroes, it is important to avoid doing so.

In the long run, how many counties in Wu can be sealed out as fiefs for meritorious heroes?

Qingji originally planned to canonize Sun Wu as Wu Anjun to highlight his merits.

Now, it doesn't have to be.

After Sun Wu was promoted to the last level of the 20-level military merit title system of the Wu State, Qingji might consider canonizing Sun Wu as Wu Anjun......

However, this is extremely difficult.

Jun, not the same as Hou.

The gold content of "Hou" is greater than that of "Jun".

Because Qingji can canonize his son as "Jun" at any time, as a title.

To be a marquis, it requires a lot of military exploits, which are accumulated and superimposed.

For example, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Quai, the marquis of World War I, it was basically impossible.

Is it difficult for Li Guang to be sealed?

No, no, no!

In today's Wu State, the difficulty coefficient of feudal marquis is far greater than that era.

"Sun Wu stepped forward to listen to the seal!"

"The minister is here!"

After Qingji pondered for a while, he looked at Sun Wu, who was kneeling under His Majesty's platform, and said loudly: "From now on, Sun Wu will be reappointed as a national lieutenant, and he will be promoted to a great position, add 1,000 households to eat, and reward 1,000 acres of fertile land, 500 gold, and 100 silk horses. ”

"Thank you, King! Ministers Sun Wu, thank you Lord Longen! ”

Sun Wu finally thanked him and accepted Qingji's reward.

He made immortal contributions to Wu Guoguo, and he was so rewarded, which is well-deserved.

"Another ......"

Qingji paused, put his eyes on Ji Za's body, and said slowly: "Taishi Ji Za, Yu Sheji has made great contributions, changed the fief from the state to the food yi, and still named the 'Zhou Laijun', giving the food to 6,000 households!" ”

"Thank you, King!"

Ji Za followed and thanked him and was enthroned.

Qingji's reward made Ji Za breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, among the many heroes of the Wu State, Sun Wu and Ji Za had the most food estates, all of which were 6,000 households.

Not to mention Ji Zha, in Sun Wu's lifetime, I am afraid that he will be able to break through 10,000 households and become a veritable "Marquis of Ten Thousand Households"!