Three days later, Ji Za died at the age of ninety-two.

Qingji buried him at the foot of Shunguo Mountain in Yanling in accordance with Ji Zha's last wishes, and the funeral was simple, according to the specifications of ordinary scholars.

Qingji personally mourned Ji Za, and also wrote a memorial text to mourn.

In order to highlight Ji Za's exploits, Qing Ji instructed to build a temple for Ji Za in Yanling, as well as a statue more than three zhang high, for people to worship and pray.

In addition, Qingji also posthumously named Ji Za as a "great sage and good teacher", nicknamed "Huiwen".

After officiating at Ji Za's funeral, Qingji did not return to Xianyang immediately, but continued to stay in Jinling, inspecting the various counties of Wu County by the way.

Wu County is the native of Wu in the true sense.

This is the land of Qingji's Longxing, the place where the old Wu people have the most, how can Qingji abandon them?

After inspecting all parts of Wu County, Qingji finally embarked on the journey back to Xianyang.

It is true that Jinling, the eastern capital, also has many courtiers and officials of the Wu State left behind, and has a certain administrative system

However, if Qingji really wants to issue an executive order, it is best to stay in Xianyang.

Xianyang has replaced Jinling as the center of power in the state of Wu.

After a month or two of trekking through mountains and rivers, tired boats and horses, Qingji's patrol team finally returned to Guanzhong.

When Qingji returned to the western capital of Xianyang, it was already the time of the New Year.

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On the Chongzheng Palace, Qingji wore a flat crown on his head, wore a crown dress with dark red stripes, and pinned a Longyuan sword to his waist, sitting on the throne of the majesty, accepting the worship of a group of ministers and doctors.

According to the usual practice, all the officials in the court and the central government with an official rank of more than 600 stone must be present to participate in this grand court meeting.

Now, as the territory of Wu becomes larger and larger, the number of government affairs that need to be dealt with is unknown, so the scale of courtiers and officials is also constantly expanding.

Just in the Chongzheng Palace, there are more than 300 courtiers who must participate in the court meeting.

"The king, the minister has something to do!"

As the head of the hundred officials, Dazai Jiran was the first to come out of the ranks with a tooth wat in his hand.

"Please."

"The minister thinks that my Wu State has benefited the land in the east this year, weakened Han Wei, and expanded Hedong, Shangdang, and a part of the land of the old Zheng (Yingchuan), why not set up a new county for governance?"

As soon as Ji Ran's words fell, the ministers all knelt down one after another to express their approval.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"Great king, such a huge territory and so many cities, if you don't set up a county, I'm afraid it will be difficult to govern."

"The land west of the river, as well as the land of the former Zhou Wangji, can also be governed by a county!"

It's a natural thing to do.

After all, the ministers were accustomed to the fact that every time the state of Wu expanded a huge territory, they would implement the county system, which was convenient for management.

For example, the former hometown of Zhou Wangji and the land of Hexi seized from the Wei state, Qingji did not set up counties for governance according to the usual practice.

Why?

Because the ownership there cannot be "determined" yet.

Wu had indeed conquered these two places, but the army of the Nine Kingdoms invaded and blocked Wu in Hangu Pass.

Relying on the solidity of Cuihan, Wu was able to repel the invading coalition of princes.

However, there is still a need to get it back, which is a bit troublesome.

Moreover, it is not conducive to governance.

In order to avoid greater troubles and the loss of various resources, Qingji did not set up counties in the hometown of Zhou Wangji and the land west of Hexi.

It's different now.

Han and Wei had already been crippled by the state of Wu, and the state of Zhao did not dare to go south easily and provoke the authority of the state of Wu.

As for Qi, Song, Lu, Wei and other countries, they are still struggling to survive, and they are not worth mentioning.

Whoever dares to invade the cities and lands of Wu State, Qingji can send troops to crusade and make the other party spit out all the profits and profits.

After some careful consideration, Qingji said loudly: "Spread the edict of the widow, from now on, the land west of the river will be merged into Chang'an County." ”

"Therefore, the land of Wangji of Zhou was incorporated into Sanchuan County. The county of Sanchuan County was changed to Xingyang. ”

Luoyi (Luoyang) has a royal spirit, and Qingji is reluctant to use this place as a county rule, because it is indeed not suitable!

"In addition, three counties in the Central Plains have been added, namely Hedong County and Shangdang County, and the land of Zheng is Yingchuan County!"

"Ji Ran, Kong Qiu."

"The minister is here!"

"You two are responsible for selecting and appointing scholars and officials, and serving or transferring to the guards and orders of various places, as well as officials of all sizes."

"Minister, obey the king's orders!"

Ji Ran and Kong Qiu immediately agreed.

The original Zheng State, as a "big country in the Central Plains", had a territory that was not small, and after the Yangziju reform, the national strength became stronger.

It's just that Zheng Guoshu made a big move, couldn't parry the attack of the Three Jins, and finally collapsed.

It is worth mentioning that the capital of Wei, Daliang, was built on the land of the old Zheng.

The territory of Han and Wei has shrunk significantly.

It's almost the same, it's only equivalent to a county in Wu State, and it's even inferior.

Judging from the map, Han, Zhao, and Wei Sanjin have been divided by the state of Wu.

Presents an irregular triangle.

Han and Zhao still border, while Wei was completely blocked by Wu and could not contact Han and Zhao at all.

"Ji Ran, how many people do I have now? Military strength? What is the revenue of the treasury? ”

Hearing this, Ji Ran, who had already been prepared, handed over a piece of music and asked the CRRC government to hand it over to Qingji to read.

Ji then took the backup note, and according to the content above, he said in a loud voice: "So far, the land of Wangji of Zhou, the land of Hexi, as well as the newly established three counties of Hedong, Shangdang, and Yingchuan, and the twenty-nine counties of Dawu, have a total population, about 4.05 million households, and more than 21.62 million people!" ”

"There are more than 170,000 soldiers in various places, more than 120,000 garrisons (border troops), and 200,000 forbidden soldiers (stationed in Xianyang, Jinling, and Yingdu)."

The current state of Wu can be described as extremely strong.

It has a population of more than 20 million and a standing army of about 500,000.

And the total population of Zhao, Qi, Song, Lu, Wei and other countries, how many people are suitable?

I'm afraid it's less than half of Wu's.

In terms of territory, all the Chinese vassal states are tied together, and for Wu, they are all trivial.

That's it, it's still a conservative estimate by Wu Guo.

Because of such prisoners of war and more than a million Kunlun slaves, Wu was not included in them.

"After overall planning, my Wu country has cultivated 5,320,170 acres of land and 80 acres and 140 steps so far."

Ji Ran, who answered like a stream, told Qingji all the data he knew, and said: "According to Wu Law, the land rent tax is fifteen and one tax. ”

"The wind and rain are smooth in the last year, and the folk grains are abundant, which is the best year, so the mu produces about three millet and rice."

"Therefore, the land rent tax alone collects more than 10,6735,433 hundred!"

100 million husks of grain!

In view of the fact that Wu Guo has canceled the oral endowment and the calculation endowment in order to encourage the population to have children, so now, there is only one item of "more endowment".

If it is more endowed, it means that every year when it is the turn of the countrymen to serve, if they are not willing to serve, they can pay for it.

For one person, you have to pay a thousand dollars.

This is also a huge amount of revenue for the treasury of Wu State.

In just one year, it can generate at least one billion dollars!

What is the concept of a thousand dollars?

It is equivalent to the monthly income of the common people at the bottom of Wu State.

This can exempt them from half a year or even a year's hard labor, which is cost-effective.

In terms of commercial taxes, the taxes paid by the merchants of Wu State, as well as the income from the monopoly of salt and iron, include gold, cloth, silk, five baht and other things, which are converted into no less than 10 billion yuan after estimation!