After searching in the mountains, Qingji and the others finally saw a figure by the stream.

Dressed in a short robe, a robe woven from simple kudzu cloth, and tied with a cloth belt, his hair was gray, but there were not many wrinkles.

He carried a firewood knife on his waist, and on the ground next to it were placed two bundles of firewood and a flat pole, like a woodcutter.

Isn't this the world-famous Ji Za?

"Uncle?"

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"The widow saw that you had not returned for a long time, and he was worried that you would be in danger with your uncle, so he came here."

Hearing this, Ji Za couldn't help but be moved and said: "Thank you for your concern, the old minister is very good." ”

"Why is my uncle stuck here?"

Ji Za then told Qingji the ins and outs of the matter.

He lived a secluded life of cultivating woodwood in Shunshan, and today he carried a bundle of woodwood down the mountain, kicked a small burden, and looked closely, it was a bag of five baht.

Ji Za thought that the five-baht coin was generally not owned by wealthy people, and the person who lost the money must be very anxious, so he put down the firewood and waited by the stream.

This is a full half a day.

"Good."

Qingji sighed with emotion: "Uncle Zu is really a model of my Wu country, he is not ignorant of gold, and he can sing for the world!" ”

"The king praises."

At this moment, a woman not far away stepped forward in a panic, as if searching for something.

"What are you looking for?"

The woman choked up and replied, "Sir, the concubine is looking for a money bag, and her mother-in-law is sick, so she borrowed money and was in a hurry to get medicine. ”

"The concubine turned back all the way, if she really couldn't find it, the concubine really had no face to see her family again......"

Looking at the woman wiping her tears, Ji Za sighed and asked, "I don't know how much money you dropped?" ”

"Three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars."

"Good."

After confirming that the amount was correct, Ji Za took out the money bag and returned it to the woman.

Seeing this, the woman knew that it was her own money bag, and she counted the copper coins and had a lot of money, so she asked with great gratitude, "I don't know the old man's name?" Where to stay? The concubine will also repay it in the future. ”

Ji Za shook his head and said, "I'm from Shanye Village, don't ask more, hurry up and grab medicine to treat your mother-in-law." ”

The woman said goodbye with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Ji Zha's noble character, Gongzihong, Fan Li, Bo Yan and others around Qingji couldn't help but be in awe.

Do good deeds without leaving a name, Ji Za should be a role model!

……

After returning to Shun Guoshan Jizha's residence, Qingji sat opposite Ji Za in the thatched hut.

At this time, night falls, and the sound of frogs is heard.

As the host, Ji Za also specially made a pot of tea for Qingji and poured a cup respectively.

I have to say that living in seclusion in Ji Za, which is over the mountains, lives an extraordinarily comfortable life.

With all the food and clothing, Ji Za can basically be self-sufficient.

After saying some thoughtful words, Ji Za asked thoughtfully: "The king's visit this time, I'm afraid it's not as simple as visiting the old minister?" ”

"I can't hide it from you, uncle."

Qingji smiled slightly and said, "Uncle, in your opinion, what is the biggest flaw of my Wu Kingdom today?" ”

Hearing this, Ji Za thought for a while, and then said: "Returning to the king, if you say that the biggest flaw of my Wu Kingdom is that the people are not attached. ”

"Since Shoumeng, the state of Wu has been strong, rising in the southeast corner, and then through Zhufan, Yu sacrifice, Yifu, kings, and kings, a total of four generations and six monarchs."

"The first five generations of kings all worked hard to make the national strength of Wu thriving."

"The king, you swallow Chu and destroy Yue in twenty-one years, destroy Bayun in the west, merge Baiyue and Baipu in the south, chase the princes in the north, and dominate the world."

"The territory of the Kingdom of Wu has expanded more than tenfold."

After a pause, Ji Za said again: "However, the momentum of Great Wu's expansion is too fast, and it is really a legacy of endless troubles. If a craftsman builds a house, brick by brick, it is essential to lay a solid foundation. ”

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"The king is in a hurry, the bricks and tiles used are not of the highest quality, although the house is large, but it is not very strong, if the storm blows, the old minister is afraid that the room of Wu Guo is in danger of overturning......"

Ji Za's thoughts coincide with Qingji.

In fact, the biggest hidden danger of Wu Guo today can be seen by many people of insight.

However, how to solve this hidden danger and maximize the use of all the strength of Wu is the most difficult.

"Why does my uncle teach widows?"

"Great King, with all due respect, if you want to stabilize the foundation of my Wu country, the first thing is to govern people and govern people's hearts."

Ji Za said slowly: "If the hearts of the people are attached, then the foundation of Great Wu is bound to be indestructible. ”

"How do you bring hearts together?"

"The only way to do this is to promote benevolent governance."

"Renzheng?"

Qingji frowned and said, "Uncle, the government that my Wu Kingdom is doing now is not benevolent?" ”

Qingji believes that the decree that Wu is now implementing is absolutely benevolent.

Good for the people!

At least the tax standard of Wu is the lowest among the countries under heaven.

Except for the harsher punishment, in all aspects, Wu basically can't find any fault in governing the people.

When Ji Za heard this, he shook his head and said, "King, what is benevolent government? ”

"If the benevolent government is practiced, the king should be punished by the province, the tax will be thin, the deep cultivation will be easy, and the strong will spend his time cultivating his filial piety and faithfulness, and he will be in the service of his father and brother, and he will be in the matter of his longevity."

"Now that Wu Guocang is abundant, the country is rich and the people are strong, and Su Chen is decaying, why can't the king further lightly punish the meager endowment and show grace to Li Shu, so as to win the hearts of the people?"

Do you want to pay lightly?

Qing Ji hesitated.

The treasury of Wu is indeed "through the decay of Su Chen", which is comparable to the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty.

The granaries of the country were unusually plump, almost moldy and rotten.

The large amount of copper coins in the treasury has not been used for many years, so that the rope that wears the money is rotten, and the money is so much that it is scattered on the ground, and people do not want to pick it up......

Of course, this is a rather exaggerated statement, but it shows how rich Wu was at this time.

"Uncle, such a small favor and a small favor, the widow is afraid that the people's hearts will not be enough......"

Qingji said what he thought.

Ji Za smiled and said, "If the king is unwilling to give Li Shu even a small favor, how can Li Shu have his heart to the king and Wu Guo?" ”

"King, the implementation of benevolent government needs to be done step by step, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and the heat must be controlled."

"If the king bestows favor on Li Shu, it can be known from small to large. Let's ask, how can people who were still hostile to Wu Guo before not be influenced? ”

"Good."

Qingji nodded in agreement.

No matter what era it is, there are always many good people, and there are very few real white-eyed wolves.

If you don't influence those who have different intentions, how can Wu dominate the world in the future?

Now, the biggest stumbling block in the state of Wu is not the northern countries, but the people with ill intentions inside.

In the past 21 years, under the rule of Qingji, the state of Wu has swept away many countries through war.

In war, there will be killing, especially the Chu State and the Yue State, which have a feud with the Wu State, and they are originally a country that never dies.