"The king, the chestnut belly Shangqing has arrived outside the palace." A guard came in to report.

"Invite him in." Zhao Kuo said happily.

"The minister has seen the king." After a while, Chestnut Belly stepped into the main hall and leaned over and said.

"Li Qing, do it quickly." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said, then glanced at the maid next to him, and the maid stepped forward to make a cup of tea for the chestnut belly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chestnut bowed, picked up the smooth teacup and looked at it, a little surprised, it was the first time he had seen such smooth porcelain, like jade.

Zhao Kuo smiled, this is the latest porcelain that Zhao Guo has just fired, the appearance is cyan, it is smoother and more delicate than the original porcelain, and it is also lighter and thinner.

Almost everyone will play with it like a chestnut belly after seeing it, and they are reluctant to put it down.

Of course, from Zhao Kuo's point of view, this kind of porcelain is nothing at all, and the level of craftsmanship is only at the level of ceramics in the Han Dynasty, and it cannot be compared with the various ceramics of the Tang and Song dynasties, let alone the ceramics of the Qing Dynasty.

If you take out the glass of later generations, it can definitely be sold for a sky-high price.

Although there was glass in the Warring States period, there was no glass, and the glass was mostly formed by chance, and it could not be mass-produced, which was very precious.

"If Li Qing likes it, this king will give Li Qing a set later." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said very boldly.

Chestnut came back to his senses, was shocked, and hurriedly said: "It's too precious, the minister doesn't dare to take it." ”

"Go, get two sets for Li Qing." Zhao Kuo said directly to the eunuch next to him.

After a while, the eunuch took two sets of porcelain, put them in front of the chestnut, and said respectfully: "Shangqing." ”

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

"Li Qing don't shirk." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chestnut couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it, and at the same time, some of the worries in his heart disappeared completely.

"Tell me about the harvest of the Tuntian soldiers." Zhao Kuo said

He once forcibly ordered that no one should be called a prisoner of the Yan State, but changed to a Tuntian soldier of the Zhao State, in order to eliminate the estrangement between him and the Zhao State, and also to increase the sense of identity of these people with the Zhao State.

"Your Majesty, this year's wind and rain are smooth, and all the farmland cultivated by the Tuntian soldiers has obtained a bumper harvest." Chestnut said.

Zhao Kuo nodded, not surprised, intelligence showed that almost all countries in the Central Plains had a bumper harvest this year.

"Is the grain sent to Yan Country ready?" Zhao Kuo asked.

Before, Zhao Kuo promised the captives of Yan that he would send twenty percent of the grain they harvest every year to Yan and hand it over to their relatives, but now it was time to fulfill his promise.

"Your Majesty, the grain minister is ready. However, half of the farmland in Tuntianbing is the newly developed wasteland this year, and even if the year is very good, all of them have a bumper harvest, and the yield of these newly developed farmland per mu is only nine buckets, less than one stone. Therefore, there is not much grain that can be transported to Yan Kingdom. ”

"The territory of Yan is extremely long and narrow, and there is a great loss of food along the way, and there may not be much left of these grains when they are delivered to the soldiers' homes. Especially in places like Liaodong and Liaoxi, which are thousands of miles away from Zhao State, this bit of food is not enough for the loss on the road. Chestnut said.

"Since Li Qing has proposed it, there must be a solution." Zhao Kuo said.

"The king is wise, the minister heard that my Zhao State got a batch of sea ships from the Yue Kingdom, I wonder if the king can order the navy military ships to help us transport grain to the Yan Kingdom?" Chestnut said.

"I'll give Yuan Hua an order." Zhao Kuo nodded, "In addition, since twenty percent of the grain is not enough, then increase it to fifty percent." Tell all the Tuntian soldiers that although their monarch is not willing to spend money to redeem them, this king will never let their families go hungry, as long as they work well in Zhao, after five years, this king will definitely let them return to China. ”

"By the way, Li Qing will arrange to write a letter to all the Tuntian soldiers and send it back to the soldiers' homes along with the food. If a relative wants to reply to the letter, they can ask the person who sent the food to bring it back with them. Well, the rule is set. In the future, during the summer and autumn harvests every year, the Tuntian soldiers could write letters to their families. Zhao Kuo said.

For Zhao Kuo, food is not important, what matters is people's hearts, as long as he can get the hearts of 200,000 captives, Zhao Kuo is willing to lose money.

Don't underestimate this part of the people's hearts, after the Zhao State destroys the Yan State in the future, if you want to settle down quickly, this is what you rely on.

What's more, when this group of captives were slack, building roads, repairing rivers, building river embankments, clearing wasteland, etc., could bring great benefits to the Zhao State, not just farming.

In any case, Zhao Kuo is not a loss.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao couldn't afford to support so many people at that time, he wouldn't want to sell the captives of Qi to Qi.

"The king is merciful." Chestnut leaned over and said.

"By the way, did you notify Yan Guo?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"Yan Guo has agreed that we will send grain to the relatives of the soldiers, and promised not to levy this part of the grain." Chestnut said.

This matter is a naked conspiracy for Yan Guo.

Yan Guo agreed, and Zhao Guo won the hearts of the people of Yan State.

If Yan Guo does not agree, all the people will hate Yan Guo because of this.

Therefore, Yan Guo knew that Zhao Guo took this opportunity to buy people's hearts, and he had to swallow this cup of poisonous wine, and he also promised Zhao Guo that he could not collect agricultural taxes on this part of the grain.

"Li Qing is in charge of this matter, and I will arrange for someone to go to Yan Kingdom with you. Remember one thing, any liter of grain must be personally handed over to the families of the soldiers by my Zhao Guo, and must not pass through the hands of Yan Guo. If you encounter family difficulties, you can give more food. ”

"Don't be afraid of trouble, and don't be afraid of wasting food. All the grain collected by the Tuntian soldiers is at the disposal of Li Qing, if it is really not enough, you can tell this king again. Zhao Kuo said.

This year, Zhao has a bumper harvest, other countries have also had a bumper harvest, Zhao Kuo has been buying grain at market prices, and grain merchants have been transporting grain from Qi and Chu to Zhao to sell.

According to the total amount of grain transported, Zhao Kuo also gave titles one by one in accordance with the original agreement.

South Korea and Wei also provided a lot of grain for Zhao, and the two countries have just used Quyuan plows and waterwheels this year, and the time is too short to be popularized, and the grain production increase is limited, and the grain production will increase next year even more.

Zhao Kuo had ordered the construction of granaries in Handan, Daixian, Wuyang, Shangdang and Yecheng, and the grain from nearby counties was directly transported to the granaries to reduce the loss on the road.

"The minister will definitely send every grain of grain to the relatives of the soldiers, and let them know that this grain is sent by my Zhao State." Chestnut said solemnly.

He not only has gratitude to Zhao Kuo in his heart, but also revenge on Yan Guo, he wants Yan Guo to know what the consequences will be if he sells his chestnut belly to Zhao Guo!

"By the way, this king has prepared a house for Li Qing in Handan, Li Qing can go and see it first, and it will not be too late to go back in a few days." Zhao Kuo said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chestnut leaned over and bowed.

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