With the death of the king of Chu, the battle of Zhao Chu came to an end.

Some righteous men were grateful for the favor of the king of Chu, and they couldn't bear the king of Chu to go on the road alone, so they drew their swords and killed themselves.

However, the vast majority of soldiers, although they felt sad for the king of Chu in their hearts, did not have the idea of accompanying the funeral, they had family and friends, and they had to live well.

Huang Xie stood at the head of the city, looking at the city in a daze, and two lines of blood and tears couldn't help but slip from the corners of his eyes.

More than a minute later, Huang Xie wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, ordered the city gate to be opened, walked in front of Zhao Kuo, leaned over and said, "Please also ask King Zhao for permission to collect the body of King Chu in Xia."

"The widow is approved, Xiong Wan is the king of Chu, and he should be buried with the rites of the princes." Zhao Kuo said.

During Xiong Wan's reign, he rectified the country and expanded his territory, and his status in the hearts of the people was still very high, not the kind of faint king who everyone shouted and beaten.

Zhao Guo gave corresponding respect, and it could also win the hearts of the people of Chu, so there was no need to refuse.

"Thank you, King Zhao." Huang Xie bowed again, walked in front of the King of Chu, looked at the King of Chu with his eyes closed, couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, slowly knelt on the ground, helped the King of Chu tidy up his robe, and reached out to wipe the blood stains on his forehead, but he couldn't wipe it clean.

"Go and get some water, the king of Chu loved to be clean when he was alive, and he can't tolerate a little stain on his body......" Huang Xie said to the soldiers behind him.

The soldier took off his helmet, took a helmet of water from the moat, and handed it to Huang Xie.

"In the past, you always liked to ask the palace maid to scrub your body, but now there are no palace maids, so I can only come......" Huang Xie whispered while helping King Chu wipe off the stains.

He and the king of Chu had been friends for decades, and the two went to Qin together as hostages and fled back to Chu together.

One became the king of Chu, and the other became Xiangguo, and they made an appointment to revitalize the state of Chu together.

It is said that the king cannot have friends, but he is the only friend of the king of Chu.

During Xiong Wan's reign, he never changed the Xiangguo, and for decades, he was the only Xiangguo.

No matter how others impeach, they can't shake his position.

This kind of trust is impossible even for brothers.

But it was realized between the two monarchs and ministers.

Now the two are separated forever......

"Let's go into the city." Zhao Kuo turned his head away, sighed, and led Zhao Jun into Gusu City.

When the people in the city heard the sound of the war disappearing, they came outside curiously to see what was going on, and when they saw Zhao Jun entering the city, they were immediately shocked, and hurriedly fled home, closed the doors and windows, and stood up with wooden sticks, and hid in fear at home.

"Put up a notice immediately to reassure the people. It is forbidden for soldiers to burn, kill, and loot, and anyone who violates military discipline will be severely punished." Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice.

"No." Liu Ping said.

"The king of Chu is dead, and the state of Chu is dead. Immediately send people to surrender to the remaining counties of Chu State, and the counties that refuse to surrender will be attacked by Xinlingjun with an army." Zhao Kuo continued.

"No." Wei Wuji clenched his fists and said.

"Send a letter to Handan immediately, the widow has pacified the state of Chu, and let the imperial court immediately send officials over." Zhao Kuo said.

Although Zhao Jun was able to maintain order, it was up to officials to keep the place running smoothly.

"Ask the officers and men in the army, if there are any people who want to be transferred to civilian positions, count them, and then conduct an assessment, and those who pass the assessment will be awarded official positions according to their current positions." Zhao Kuo added.

The state of Zhao and the state of Qin are different.

The Qin State awarded the corresponding titles and military positions according to military merits, and when the war was over, the corresponding official positions were arranged according to the titles, and then the military positions were awarded according to the titles in the next war.

The advantages are obvious, and so are the disadvantages.

Zhao Guo's military position cannot be directly transferred to an official position, and a soldier can also become an official if he wants to, and he must pass the assessment.

The reason is simple, those who can fight will not necessarily govern one side.

Even if Zhao Jun has been eradicating illiteracy for more than ten years, there are still soldiers in the army who are illiterate and can't even read documents.

It is impossible for the imperial court to assign him a literate official to read to him.

As for not being able to pass the assessment

The soldiers either continued to stay in the army, or they were discharged and returned home, but they only had knighthoods and no official titles.

"I'll do it." Le Yi said that this matter was originally in charge of him, the captain, and he couldn't get rid of it anyway, so it was better to take the initiative to take it.

"The territory of Chu was too vast, and in order to facilitate management, the widows planned to place Jingzhou and Xiangzhou in the land of Jingxiang, Yangzhou in the east of the Jiangdong, Xuzhou in the south of Mount Tai, and Xuzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, and the rest of the land in Yuzhou, and each state set up a governor to govern the counties. As for the division of the counties, it will be left to the court to discuss, and the results will be submitted to the widows." Zhao Kuo continued.

"The appointment of the Governor ......," Wei Wuji said.

"The widow will think about it again." Zhao Kuo said that he always felt that the stall was too big and there were not enough people.

"There is one more thing, although the state of Chu has been pacified, there are still Baiyue in the south, although the land of Baiyue is wild, but the climate is warm and humid, the rainfall is abundant, and the soil is fertile. The widow planned to take Du Wujun as the main general and command an army of 50,000 in Nanping Baiyue. What do you think?" Zhao Kuo looked at everyone.

Theoretically, Lingnan can achieve three crops a year, but only if there is chemical fertilizer.

In the absence of chemical fertilizers, it is possible to crop twice a year at most.

But even so, it is stronger than the Central Plains.

Except for areas with perfect water conservancy facilities and fertile soil, most areas in the Central Plains can only be harvested once a year, or three times in two years.

Half a year of planting is a half-year off.

However, there are too many mountains in southern China, except for the Yangtze River, the Pearl River Delta and the Chengdu Plain, the rest of the country is all mountains and hills, which are not suitable for cultivation and the carrying capacity of the land is also low.

The area of these three plains is also quite limited.

In comparison, the Great Plains of the Ganges are much stronger.

If you sow a seed, you can grow it, and you can raise tens of millions of people casually, and it is the foundation of the real empire.

It's a pity that Zhao Guo can only watch it now, and he can't eat it in his mouth.

"Lingnan is a long way, the climate is very different from the Central Plains, and there are many mountains and rivers along the way, so I am worried that the soldiers will not adapt to the water and soil." Le Yi said.

He actually doesn't agree much with attacking Baiyue, he has that energy, how good it is to fight the Peacock Dynasty, and it saves development.

Baiyue doesn't have a few pieces of meat on his body, what is there to fight!

"All the soldiers with internal qi should be selected, and more doctors should be brought. At this time, it is winter, and the climate in Lingnan is not hot, which is the most comfortable time for us northerners. The Mauryan Dynasty is also located in the south, and the climate is not much better than that of Lingnan, so the soldiers will have to face it sooner or later, and they will have to adapt to it in advance." Zhao Kuo said.

Baiyue is weak, and even if Zhao Jun is really unadaptable, he can withdraw it.

If you encounter water and soil when attacking the Mauryan Dynasty, it will be a real disaster, and even the entire army may be wiped out.

As the monarch, Zhao Kuo must be responsible for the soldiers, and it is impossible to send a large army to attack the Mauryan Dynasty without any preparation.

Hearing Zhao Kuo mention the Peacock Dynasty, Le Yi suddenly stopped talking, among all the high-level leaders of the Zhao Kingdom, the Peacock Dynasty has been

Jing has become the object that Zhao must destroy.

The Great Plain of the Ganges must be in the hands of the State of Zhao!

Since ancient times, China has had a fear of land shortage.

I always feel that I have too little land and not enough land.

When I saw that other people's land was better than my own, I felt uncomfortable all over my body, and I wanted to knock it down.

The sooner you adapt to the climate, the sooner you can attack the Mauryan Dynasty.

"The last general will go and choose the soldiers." Lian Po said loudly.

Most of the soldiers of the Zhao army have internal qi, and there are many who practice qi, but since Zhao Kuo gave him this opportunity, Lian Po naturally wanted to choose some strong ones.

"Don't worry, Lin Qing sent someone to transport a large amount of wine and meat from Handan, let everyone have a good rest in the past two days, and then go south in a few days." Zhao Kuo said.

"The king, my subordinates just found out that the king of Chu has another son, that is, the crown prince of the state of Chu, who is in the city." At this time, Liu Ping whispered.

"The widow knows." Zhao Kuo nodded, "Just send someone to keep an eye on it, no."

I'm going to do something else."

Zhao Kuo doesn't care about the prince of Chu, even the king of Chu is dead, let alone a prince, but the premise is that the other party is interested.

If you're not interested, don't blame him.

In the evening, the sun is about to set.

Huang Xie should have collected the body of the King of Chu, came to Zhao Kuo with an eleven or twelve-year-old boy, bowed down and said: "This is the heir of the Prince of Chu, named Xiong Han, and I also ask the King of Zhao to spare his life, and the ministers will stay by his side to raise him, watch him personally, and will definitely not disobey the King of Zhao."

Huang Xie knew very well that if he wanted Xiong Han to live, the best way was not to take him out of the city, but to bring him directly to Zhao Kuo to show his heart.

After that, as long as he was under Zhao Kuo's nose, Zhao Kuo would not attack him.

On the contrary, they fled, and after being caught, the likelihood of execution was higher.

Even if they succeed in escaping, they will have to live incognito for the rest of their lives, or even go into exile everywhere.

Xiong Han hid behind Huang Xie, grabbed the corner of Huang Xie's clothes tightly with both hands, and looked at Zhao Kuo in fear.

"Chun Shenjun is serious, don't talk about a teenager, if the king of Chu is ...... The widow will not kill him. King Yan is still living a good life in Handan, although it is not as good as the life in the past, but it is far more nourishing than ordinary civilians." Zhao Kuo helped Huang Xie up.

"Thank you, King Zhao." Huang Xie pulled Xiong Han in front of him and scolded, "Don't thank King Zhao yet."

"Minister...... The grass people thank King Zhao." Xiong Han knelt on the ground and said cautiously.

"Get up, don't be nervous. You go out to play first, and the widow and Chunshenjun discuss some things." Zhao Kuo touched Xiong Han's head and said kindly.

Xiong Han glanced at Huang Xie, saw Huang Xie nodding, and hurriedly retreated.

"Chu land is initially decided, and all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, Chun Shenjun, as a Chu person, should not want to see the people of Chu displaced and living in chaos. I wonder if Chun Shenjun is willing to help the widow stabilize Chudi?" Zhao Kuo said.

"Yes." Huang Xie leaned over and said.

This matter seemed to be Zhao Kuo asking him, but in fact, he had no way to refuse.

Zhao Kuo just gave him face in Xiong Han's matter, and now he must also give Zhao Kuo face.

"The widow plans to move all the nobles of the Chu State to Jiangnan, so as to fill the population of Jiangnan and promote the development of Jiangnan, what does Chun Shenjun think?" Zhao Kuo asked.

The feudal monarchs of the state of Chu are the most among the seven kingdoms, and the feudal monarchs of one country are equivalent to the other six kingdoms combined.

The small one has only one small broken city, with a population of thousands, and the big one has several large cities, which is enough to compete with the Chu royal family.

The largest feudal monarch stood in front of Zhao Kuo, once the twelve counties of Huaibei were Huang Xie's fiefdoms, and later Huang Xie asked the king of Chu to change the fief to Jiangdong, and the Gusu at the foot was Huang Xie presided over the expansion.

These feudal nobles are all over the Chu State, holding the vast majority of the wealth and power of the Chu State, and their power is intricate and deep-rooted.

On the surface, he was very respectful to Zhao State, but behind the scenes, he united to stop Zhao State's decree and incited the local people to confront Zhao State.

If Zhao State does not solve these feudal nobles, he will never want to really control Chu Land.

Don't talk about the Zhao State, even the kings of Chu in the past dynasties thought about killing these feudal monarchs every day and collecting all the power into the hands of the monarchs.

King Chu Mourning once appointed Wu Qi to change the law, weaken the strength of the feudal monarch, and move the fiefdom of the nobles to Jiangnan.

Afterward...... Wu Qi was killed by the nobles of the Chu State......

However, Zhao State is different from Chu State, Zhao State's basic plate is in Hebei, followed by the Central Plains, Chu Land is only newly occupied, even if all the Chu nobles are offended, it will not be able to touch the root of Zhao State, it is a big deal to break it and start over, and if you can destroy Chu State for the first time, you can destroy it for the second time.

When the king of Chu was there, he was not the opponent of Zhao.

The king of Chu is dead, and the remaining plate of loose sand can still threaten the state of Zhao?

"As long as the king makes up his mind, the minister has no opinion. But...... Either you don't do it, or you can't give up halfway if you want to do it." Huang Xie said.

Since Zhao Kuo is in front of him, he wants to hand things over to him.

But this thing is not

It's easy to do, if you don't do it, you will be killed by those nobles like Wu Qi.

Only by going all the way to the dark and completely solving these nobles can he save his life.

"Then this matter will be handed over to Chunshen-kun. Ben, transfer 1,000 Praetorian Guards to protect Chun Shenjun and prevent those noble dogs from jumping off the wall in a hurry." Zhao Kuo said to Ben.

"No." Ben clenched his fists and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Xie did not refuse, although the Praetorian Guards had the smell of surveillance, they could indeed protect themselves.

Those nobles can do anything when they are in a hurry.

"The widow has one more thing, I want to ask Chun Shenjun to select some young talents from Chu to serve as officials in various places." Zhao Kuo said.

The language of Zhao and Chu are incomprehensible, and there is a big difference in writing, and without the help of the Chu people, it is difficult for the officials of Zhao to govern the place alone.

Moreover, only using officials of Zhao State is also easy to stimulate contradictions in various places.

However, most of the current officials of the Chu State, Zhao Kuo does not plan to continue to use them, and they have to be re-selected.

"This is easy to do, there were thousands of customers before the minister, and most of them were not from noble backgrounds." Huang Xie said.

"Then it's time for Chun Shen-kun to gather them again." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." Huang Xie leaned over and said, seeing that Zhao Kuo did not continue to command, he retreated.

"Pass the order, move the captives of Qin and Chu to develop Jiangnan, for a period of five years, and after five years, you can return to your hometown, if you are willing to move your family to the place of service, you can be exempted from five years of service, you can get household registration immediately, and you will not have to pay agricultural taxes for five years, and the government will build houses and allocate land for free." Zhao Kuo ordered again.

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