"You all go back," Zhao Kuo followed Li Si's suggestion and put all these women back.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The princesses and concubines said gratefully, for fear that Zhao Kuo would regret it, so they hurriedly fled outside.

"Put away Fan Ju's head, and sacrifice to me Zhao Ren when I go back." Zhao Kuo opened the box and glanced at Fan Ju's head, then covered it again, "King Qin is really ruthless, a country is a prime minister, and if he says kill, he will kill it." Back then, the King of Wei gave Wei Qi a chance to escape, but the King of Qin didn't even give him a chance to escape."

"I'm afraid Fan Ju never thought that he would die in the hands of the Qin State in the end." Gongsun Long sighed.

"Send the order to Li Mu and return to the army. Although Jingyang belongs to my Zhao State, I, Zhao Kuo, am not a stingy person, so it is okay to lend it to Qin Guo for a few days." Zhao Kuo ordered.

"This battle is finally over!" Xunzi sighed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In this war, the first great war after the reform of the Zhao State, everyone in the country, whether it was the soldiers on the front line or the peasants in the rear, were paying for this battle.

In order to support this war, the treasury accumulated by Zhao for several years was completely emptied, and everyone donated money and grain one after another to support it until now. Xiushu.com

However, Zhao Guo's harvest is also huge.

The first gain was the annexation of Yan, and the second gain was to completely weaken Qin, so that Qin fell into the sequence of great powers, reduced to a third-rate country, and paid off debts to Zhao and Qi.

Although the Qin State still holds the land of Bashu, it will not be able to recover its vitality without twenty years, and even if it recovers, it will not be able to compare with the peak period, and there will be no threat to the Zhao State.

The third gain is to open up the Hexi Corridor, which is of great significance to the Zhao State, no less than weakening the Qin State.

Although Zhao Guo also has the Juyan Ancient Road to communicate with the Western Regions, there is no way to compare that thing with the Hexi Corridor at all, just because Zhao Guo does not have the Hexi Corridor, he has no choice in desperation.

Now that Zhao has the Hexi Corridor and signed a treaty with Qin to open the free entry and exit of caravans and exempt from customs duties, Zhao's commerce will usher in a qualitative leap.

In the next period of time, it will be the handover of the city between Qin and Zhao.

The Qin State did not play any tricks in this process, and the King of Qin did not dare to provoke the Zhao State at this time, after all, the more than 200,000 troops of the Zhao State had not yet left Guanzhong.

If there is any moth, Zhao Jun may rush over to suppress it at any time.

As for the grain and Shu brocade, as long as it can be handed over to Zhao State before the end of this year, Zhao Guo is not afraid of Qin State's debts.

Until the Qin State recovers a certain amount of national strength and is ready to tear its face with the Zhao State, it is impossible for the Qin State to repay its debts.

Unless the King of Qin and the Chinese Wu ministers of the dynasty are all stupid.

Since the capital Xianyang and the previous capital Liyang were both occupied by the Zhao State, the Qin State moved its capital back to its hometown Yongcheng.

Zhao Kuo divided the Guanzhong region occupied by Zhao into Xianyang County, Fengyi County, and Hexi County, and merged the Shang County of Qin and Hexi County of Zhao State into Shang County.

Feng Quji was appointed as the county guard of Xianyang County, and Meng Wu was appointed as the county lieutenant of Xianyang County. Huangshi Gong is the county guard of Feng Yi County, and Qingshe is the county lieutenant of Feng Yi County. Han Fei was the county guard of Hexi County.

Xianyang County, Fengyi County, Hexi County, half of Shang County, as well as Longxi County and Zhangye County were exempt from taxation for three years.

At the end of July, Zhao Kuo's class returned to China.

"All the grain compensated by the Qin State does not have to be transported to Handan, and all of it is used for the construction of various counties in Guanzhong. The widow wants you to pacify the local people as soon as possible and restore order. Abolish the harsh government and laws of the Qin State and popularize the laws of the Zhao State. Build a college and a library and pave roads." Before leaving, Zhao Kuo called Feng Quji, Meng Wu, Huang Shigong, Qingshe, and Han Fei to his side and admonished.

Guanzhong is different from Hetao and Yandi, Hetao is a wasteland, Zhao moved people to reclaim it, and these people naturally identify with Zhao.

Yan State Zhao State has been planning step by step since a few years ago, coupled with the corruption of the imperial court, the monarch is unpopular, and after Zhao State reduced taxes, it was easy to win the hearts of the local people.

Although the Qin State had harsh policies and harsh punishments, it did not completely lose the hearts of the people, and many people still had it in their hearts

Those who support the Qin State.

If you want them to re-identify with Zhao Guo, it will test the ability of Zhao Guo and Zhao State officials very much.

However, Zhao Kuo still believes in the abilities of Feng Quji, Huang Shigong, Han Fei and others.

"It may take a while for the grassroots officials to make all the arrangements, and you will have to work harder during this time." Zhao Kuo said.

If Zhao wanted to firmly grasp Guanzhong in his hands and ensure the smooth implementation of government decrees, he had to dismiss at least one-third of the officials in Qin, transfer one-third of the officials to other regions, and then send officials from Zhao to fill two-thirds of the vacancies.

The problem is that Zhao State annexed Yan State last year, and a large number of official positions were vacated, and it was not easy to fill in the seven, seven, eight, eight

There is a serious shortage of officials in Zhao State!

"Looks like we're going to have to take the officer exam as soon as we get back." Zhao Kuo thought in his heart.

"The ministers will never fail the king's trust." Feng Qujian and the five said solemnly.

On the other side, the Wei and Han armies withdrew to the country and launched several tentative attacks with the Chu army outside Daliang and Xinzheng respectively, and neither side took advantage.

After a few days of stalemate, the Chu army received the news that Qin and Zhao had negotiated peace and withdrew to China.

The state of Chu sent troops just to support the state of Qin, and by the way, to see if it could pick up some cheapness, and there was no idea of directly starting a war with the Sanjin.

As for Shang Yu and Nanyang, as well as some of the southern counties occupied by Han and Wei, although Chu was unhappy, it did not choose to march.

In addition to the Zhao State, the most profitable in this battle was the Chu State, and it was not appropriate to start a war before thoroughly digesting Nanjun, Qianzhong, and Badong.

Since then, this war, which lasted nearly two years and affected all the major powers in the world, has finally come to an end.

Zhao Guo is in the middle of the day and unstoppable. The state of Chu rose again, regained all its homeland, and became the only great power in the south. The state of Qin completely fell to the altar and was reduced to a third-rate country. Although the three kingdoms of Qi, Han and Wei have not changed much, they are sandwiched between the two great powers of Zhao and Chu, and their situation is even more difficult. The kingdoms of Yan and Lu have become history completely.

Oh, and there is also a patriot, who has not appeared from beginning to end, silently invisible on the sidelines.

In August, Zhao Jun returned to Handan.

The whole city went out of the city to greet them, and the roads were full of people, and the water around them could not be cleared.

In addition to the common people, there were also nobles or wealthy merchants with a purpose, scanning the ranks with vicious eyes, and once they saw the right people, they asked their followers to write them down, and then asked the army to inquire about them afterwards.

The improvement of the military merit system has led to the emergence of a large number of military merit aristocrats in Zhao State, such as Lian Po and Li Mu.

Of course, this level of aristocracy is no longer something that those old nobles and wealthy businessmen can tie up.

Their target is those soldiers who are born at the bottom and climb to the middle level by relying on military exploits. Such a person has experienced a hundred battles, his own strength is enough, he does not have to worry about suddenly dying on the battlefield, and he has no background and culture, which is most suitable for marriage.

And these poor boys have basically never seen much of the world, and they will easily be won by the ladies cultivated by their 'big families'.

The old aristocracy and wealthy merchants have either been abandoned by the times, or they only have money and no status, and these new generation of nobles have enough status, but they have no cultural background and money.

Therefore, the old aristocracy and wealthy merchants immediately set their sights on them.

If Zhao Kuo knew, I am afraid that he would cry and laugh, and he would catch his son-in-law under the list, and he was played by Zhao Guo as a roadside catcher.

The soldiers lined up in a long line, with their heads held high and their faces full of glory.

Zhao is full of martial virtues, everyone is warlike, and there is nothing to be proud of more than military exploits.

There is also a roll call next to him, and whenever a soldier walks by, he reads out the soldier's exploits aloud.

Whether it is the actual treatment or the reputation and honor, Zhao Kuo is all full for the soldiers.

Zhao Guowude is already very abundant, but he wants to make Zhao Guowude more abundant, and let everyone in Zhao State be good at fighting and warlike.

Of course, Zhao Jun has more than 200,000 people, and it is impossible to roll everyone up.

There are only 200 places in total, and the 200 soldiers who have made the most meritorious contributions are given.

"Pick me up and let me see the king." A little boy about ten years old craned his neck to look ahead, but he couldn't see anything, and shouted anxiously.

"You're so fat, I can't hold you." Fan Zeng pretended to look at Zhang Cang with disgust. xь.

Don't look at Zhang Cang is only ten years old now, he looks white and fat, like a white gourd, and his weight is about to catch up with Fan Zeng, and he can overtake him in a year at most.

"You know what, the teacher said it's called richness. Only the rich can grow so fat." Zhang Cang retorted.

"Did your teacher tell you that when you go to the battlefield, if someone else gets one arrow, you have to hit two arrows?" Fan Zeng glanced at Zhang Cang.

"I won't go to war." Zhang Cang tilted his little face, "Do you hug me?"

"I'll do it." Wei Yu on the side really couldn't stand these two guys, so he picked up Zhang Cang.

"I'll see, I'll see. Why didn't you see the king's car?" Zhang Cang shouted, he came out this time to see Zhao Kuo, but it was the soldiers who came first.

"The king just sent someone over and said that the victory in this battle is all due to the merits of the soldiers, so let the soldiers go first. The one who is at the forefront is the soldier who has the most meritorious service, but now he has only said a rough idea. We don't know how much merit has been made, and it will only be announced when it is commended in the army." Fan Zeng said.

"What's the box the soldiers are holding in their hands?" Zhang Cang said.

"It's the ashes of the soldiers who died in the war of my Zhao Kingdom." A one-armed man next to him said.

"Are you?" Fan Zeng hugged his fists.

"Just a veteran." The one-armed man said.

"Disrespectful." Fan Zeng bowed slightly.

"I really envy Zhao State, if my Wei State could be half of Zhao State, I would not lose Hedong, let alone the defeat of Yique and Huayang." Wei Yu said.

"The monarch of the Wei State, one generation is not as good as the next." Fan Zeng snorted coldly.

Next to Fan Zeng and the others, several attendants quickly recorded their names.

Zhao Kuo stood in the rear, looking at everything in front of him with a smile, he didn't know it yet, because of his decision, from then on, all the generals of Zhao returned victoriously and walked behind the soldiers.

"Everyone is very enthusiastic, it seems that my Zhao soldiers are still very popular with the people." Zhao Kuo said with a smile, the army and the people have been one family since ancient times, if the people of a country are afraid of their own country's army, it means that the country has become the enemy of the people.

"The king doesn't know, everyone is very envious of the treatment of soldiers, every time a soldier is recruited, everyone signs up, which is impossible for other countries." Li Si said with a smile.

"The widow plans to place the meritorious commendation conference directly outside Handan City, what do you think?" Zhao Kuo said suddenly.

Every time Zhao Guo finished a battle, he counted his merits, issued relevant titles and rewards, and then went back to his own home, and those who performed more clearly would be commended in front of the whole army.

But this time, Zhao Kuo planned to directly place the meritorious commendation meeting outside the city and show it to all the people in the city.

It has always been said that the treatment of the soldiers of Zhao State is much better, and no matter how much it is said, it is not as convincing as seeing it with your own eyes.

Moreover, there is nothing unsightly at the Meritorious Service Commendation Conference, and going into battle to kill the enemy is something to be proud of for a lifetime.

In particular, this kind of meritorious commendation after a big victory is much more deterrent than any military parade.

It can not only promote the prestige of the country, but also stimulate the Zhao people's martial spirit, and can also earn enough face for the soldiers of the whole army, why not do it.

Zhao Kuo earned enough face for the soldiers, and the soldiers could earn enough face for Zhao Kuo on the battlefield.

"I think it's possible, but it's better to fix the quota. Not too much." Xunzi said. Ь.

"I think that in addition to individual military merits, we should also add team military merits, and even the entire regimental military merits." Lees suggested.

Last year, Zhao Guo planned to reform the military merit system again, from focusing on first-level military merit to focusing on team military merit, and first-level military merit

However, it has not been implemented until now.

After the end of this war, if nothing else, reform in the army will begin.

"This matter will be handed over to Wangzhujun, Xinlingjun, and Li Si to be responsible, and after the plan is decided, just give it to the widow to take a look." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." Le Yi, Wei Wuji, and Li Si leaned over and said.

It wasn't until the evening that more than 200,000 Zhao troops all crossed the water.

"It's our turn, King." Xunzi said with a smile.

"Let's go," Zhao Kuo said.

Seeing Zhao Kuo's car, cheers broke out on both sides of the road that resounded through the world.

"A few hours have passed, and everyone is still so energetic." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

"That is, the king, if it were someone else, don't say that you are so enthusiastic, I'm afraid it would have dispersed a long time ago. Of course, if it were someone else, whether it was a monarch or a general, it would be impossible for the soldiers to go ahead. Only a benevolent monarch like the Great King would do that." Li Si said with a smile.

Zhao Kuo laughed, no wonder Qin Shi Huang went out on patrol in history, he liked to take Li Si with him, his words were good, and he was telling the truth.

In contrast, although Huang Shigong, Han Fei and others are no worse than Li Si in intelligence, their speech is far less comfortable than Li Si.

"Li Si is like this, if it is Zhao Gao, wouldn't it be more refreshing!" Zhao Kuo thought in his heart.