In May, Lian Po pacified Baiyue. Zhao established Jiaozhou in the land of Baiyue, and the governor was temporarily served by Lian Po.

"It's time to go back." Zhao Kuo thought in his heart that it had been a year since he left Handan, and even if Lin Xiangru was in charge, the country was also running normally and smoothly, and he needed to go back.

More importantly, it's time for the Central Plains to be reunified! Only if he went in person could he force the surrender of Qi, Wei, and Korea, and unify the Central Plains at the lowest cost.

However, before returning to the north, there is one more thing to deal with.

"So far, which nobles have moved south?" Zhao Kuo motioned for Huang Xie to sit down, lifted the teapot and poured Huang Xie a cup of tea.

"Freshly picked new tea, Chun Shenjun tastes it." The monarch is the best advertising space, it is said that what the monarch likes, the courtiers like to follow.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo decided to drink more tea, so as to drive the people to drink tea and promote the economic development of the country.

As a drink, tea is much better than wine. People who drink too much will get drunk and go crazy, which will affect social security, but drinking too much tea will only make two more trips to the toilet.

Moreover, wine requires a lot of grain to brew, and in ancient times, in order to save food, alcohol restrictions were issued.

Tea not only does not need to consume grain, but also can make use of mountainous areas that are not suitable for growing grain and turn them into tea plantations, driving employment and improving economic development.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Xie was a little flattered and took a slight sip, in fact, he didn't like to drink tea, but Zhao Kuo poured it for him personally, and he couldn't not drink it at all.

"King Yu, the Qu family, the Xiang family, the Huang family, the Xiong family, and some small nobles who were previously dependent on them have all completed the southward migration, and there has been no chaos." Huang Xie put down the teacup.

The Qu family was the first to take refuge in the Zhao state, although there were internal differences of opinion on the southward move, and many people did not agree with the southward move, but under the compulsory order of the head of the family, all the clansmen still moved to the south of the Yangtze River.

After Xiang Pei, Xiang Yan's father and son defected to Zhao State, Xiang also cooperated very well in leading the clansmen to move south. Xiang Pei and Xiang Yan did not surrender immediately after being captured, and it was not until the fall of Chu that the father and son surrendered to Zhao, which can be regarded as worthy of Chu.

The Huang family is Huang Xie's family, which used to be just a small nobleman, until Huang Xie became the prime minister of Chu, it gradually developed and became a big nobleman of Chu, and after receiving Huang Xie's order, he immediately moved south.

Xiong is the royal family of Chu, the number is not very large, after the king of Chu died in battle, he decisively took refuge in Zhao and befriended Huang Xie.

The above four families, including some minor nobles, although they were very dissatisfied with Zhao Kuo in their hearts, they were afraid of the strength of Zhao State, and they all moved south honestly.

But there are those who are obedient, and there are those who are disobedient. The nobles led by the Jing family and the Zhao family either refused politely, or they were delaying time, and after Zhao Kuo returned to the north, the matter would naturally not be resolved.

At that time, their prestige will soar, attracting more nobles to take refuge and take over the network and industry of the nobles who moved south, although without fiefdoms, their power will not be much smaller.

If Zhao wants to govern Chu, he has to rely on them.

"It's not bad, out of the widow's expectations, I thought that no one would obey the widow's order, but I didn't expect that half of the nobles had completed the southward migration." Zhao Kuo took the teacup and drank it all, and said with a smile.

"The king will give the ministers some more time, and the ministers will definitely persuade the remaining nobles to move south." Huang Xie hurriedly said, a little panicked in his heart, he was not afraid that Zhao Kuo would be angry, he was afraid that Zhao Kuo would laugh.

He only completed half of the task set by Zhao Kuo, and it is definitely impossible to laugh at this time. He was not afraid that Zhao Kuo would punish him, and even hoped that Zhao Kuo would directly remove him from office and hand over the matter to others, and everything would have nothing to do with him, but he was afraid that Zhao Kuo would attack the remaining nobles.

The state of Chu has been destroyed, and the remaining nobles should support each other and tide over this difficulty together. Huang Xie didn't want to see these aristocratic families ruined.

After Zhao Kuo put him in charge of moving south, Huang Xie even used his talent to analyze, and finally came to the conclusion that this matter would definitely be implemented by the Zhao State, and the resistance of the nobles of Chu would only bring trouble to himself in the end.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to let the Huang family move south, and convened the major nobles to discuss the matter. The Qu family, the Xiang family, and the Xiong family also saw that the Huang family was so decisive, so they followed the southward migration.

They can't get in touch with the high-level of Zhao Guo, and they can't get the news as soon as possible, but they will hug their thighs, knowing that it's always right to follow Huang Xie at this time.

The Jing and Zhao clans were a little unwilling, they had a lot of land and houses north of the Yangtze River, and after moving south, they were all gone.

At the same time, there are some luck psychology, the more nobles move south, the more benefits they can get from those who stay.

Huang Xie broke his mouth with them, talked a lot about the stakes, and only a small number of the Jing and Zhao clans moved south.

"No need, the widow has given them a chance, but they don't cherish it. And the widow will return north next month, so there is not so much time to wait. Zhao Kuo shook his head.

"The order continues, so far, all the nobles who have not completed the southward migration have all moved to Lingnan. If you dislike the south, let you go further south. Zhao Kuo said coldly.

"Du Pingjun, you will lead the Praetorian Guards to cooperate with Chunshenjun in this matter, and you must not let anyone go." Lian Po has just come down to Lingnan, and he is worried about where to move people to develop it, these nobles are really sleepy and send pillows.

Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't really ignore these nobles completely, the doctors still had to send more, he didn't want to move over and everyone would die, and in the end he would be fooled.

"No." Tian Dan clenched his fists and said.

"......" Huang Xie opened his mouth, but finally didn't say anything. He had already said good things to the Jing family and the Zhao family before, but the two families had been delaying the time with too many people and assets, and it was inconvenient to relocate.

Now Zhao Guo did not raid their homes, but just moved to Lingnan, which is already good. Fortunately, under his persuasion, the Huang clan honestly obeyed Zhao Kuo's orders, and all the clansmen moved south, and all the losses were some land and connections.

The clansmen, family education and other assets are still there, dormant for a while, and there is no problem in re-developing.

……

"We move south, we will move south immediately, tomorrow, no, we will move south today, please give the general a little time, just an hour, no, half an hour." The elder of the Jing clan knelt on the ground, hugged Tian Dan's thigh, and said sadly.

They don't want to go to Lingnan, they would rather go south of the Yangtze River than Lingnan!

"Now I want to move south, it's too late." Tian Dan said coldly, kicking the old man of the Jing clan away, he didn't know the other party, but he wouldn't give face.

"All of them were tied up, and all of them were packed and taken away with their property and food, and they were sent to Lingnan after they were put on the boat." Tian Dan waved his hand.

As soon as the Zhao army swarmed up, he tied up all the clansmen with their guards and servants, and some wanted to resist, but they were no match for the Praetorian Guards at all.

Even the tables, chairs, benches, calligraphy and painting books were all packed and sent away by Zhao Jun. If it were an ordinary soldier, he might have secretly ordered something, but the Praetorian Guard couldn't do that.

At least some of them have low-level titles, and they don't look down on this thing.

"Chun Shenjun, help us plead for mercy." The old man of the Jing clan looked at Huang Xie.

"I have made it very clear to you at the beginning, but you have been obsessed and have a fluke mentality, and now it is too late, and I can't save you." Huang Xie sighed, turned around, and left the hall.

"Next." After packing up the Jing clan and sending it away, Tian Dan led the Praetorian Guards to rush towards the location of the Zhao clan.

In June, all the nobles packed their ships and the move south was completed. Zhao Kuo led the army to return north. It was at this time that a big event happened in the Southwest.

"The front is the Qin State." In a mountain forest in the south of Shu County, Ma Lin, the main general of the Mauryan Dynasty, sat at the top, and the rest of the generals sat below.

The faces of the crowd were filled with joy. After a year of crusade, they wiped out all the countries and tribes along the way, and finally opened the way from the Mauryan Dynasty to the Qin State.

Although there were many difficulties along the way, as long as you could reach the Qin State, everything was worth it. Next, it's time to occupy this rich silk country!

"We're going to have a lot of silk right away, it's exciting to think about!" General Melward said with a smile.

"Maybe there's also ceramics, lacquerware, and paper." Another general, Cárdenas, patted his thigh and said.

The rest of the generals also chimed in, as if the Qin State and the Central Plains were soon to be occupied by them. As for losing, they really didn't think about it, the Mauryan Dynasty had never been defeated for so many years, even the Seleucid Kingdom was defeated by them and ceded a large amount of land, not to mention the small Qin State.

"It's better to be careful, attack a city tomorrow first, see the strength and reaction speed of the Qin State, and find a foothold for the army by the way." Marin said with a smile.

Although he also didn't take the Qin State in his heart, he still had to be cautious. ……

"General, something is wrong, I just received news that a large army suddenly appeared in the south of Shu County, and five cities including Taideng and Xingcheng have fallen one after another, and this army is still continuing to attack north." In the military camp outside Chengdu, Li Bing found Pang Xuan and said urgently.

"The army? Where did the army come from? Pang Xuan was a little puzzled, isn't the south of Shu County a deep mountain and an old forest?

In addition to some uncivilized tribes and small states, there are also countries that threaten the Zhao State?

"I don't know where the army came from. But the news is absolutely true, the county commander and I are good friends, and it is absolutely impossible to lie. Li Bing said quickly.

No one in the Central Plains knew more about Shu County and the area south of Shu County than him, and those small countries had always stayed away from the Qin State, and if they could, they would not provoke them.

Moreover, with their strength, it is impossible to break through five cities in such a short period of time. This means that a new enemy has emerged in the south, and a formidable one.

"Take me to him." Pang Xuan realized that the matter was a little serious, but he didn't worry too much, even if a large army really appeared, it would just give Zhao Jun military merits.

"I have brought him with me, just outside the camp." Li Bing said. Pang Xuan glanced at the guards, and the guards came to the outside of the camp tent and brought in the Taideng County Order.

"This is all the affairs of the Governor of Yizhou, General Pang Xuan, and the Governor of the three counties of Bashu and Hanzhong." Li Bing said to the Taideng County Order.

"I've seen the general." The county order of Taideng hugged his fist and saluted.

"Tell me everything you know." Pang Xuan said.

"In fact, the lower officials don't know much, this army seems to appear out of thin air, and the lower officials can't understand the banners, unlike our Central Plains writing. The appearance of the soldiers is very different from ours, they are dark-skinned, short in stature, and have broad lips, they are definitely not from the Central Plains or the barbarians around them, only a few soldiers look similar to us. The county commander of Taideng said hesitantly.

He was a little suspicious that the other party was lost, so he ran here, and it was said that a group of aliens got lost and ran to the Central Plains thousands of years ago, wanting to attack the Shang Dynasty, but they were wiped out by the army led by the woman.

Aside from this reason, he really couldn't understand how the other party came out. The Taideng County Order is very clear that there is absolutely no group of people with this kind of appearance within a radius of several hundred miles from Shu County.

"How many people are there on the other side, and what is the strength?" Pang Xuan's brows were tightly locked, and he was a little confused.

"There are no less than 50,000 troops, and the main general is a strong person in the transcendent realm, with excellent weapons and armor, and ordinary small countries will definitely not be able to support such an army. Other...... The lower officials don't know. The population of Taideng City was only more than 1,000, the defenders were less than 100, and the lower officials were incompetent, and they could not hold out even a quarter of an hour, and the city was breached, and the lower officials could only abandon the city and flee. The county commander bowed his head and said.

He wanted to defend the city, but when he saw that the enemy army would smash the city gate with a knife, he really didn't have the courage to defend the city.

Even if more than 1,000 people in the city were brought to defend the city, it would be impossible to block the enemy army, and they would only die in vain, and in the end, even the news could not be transmitted.

Although he doesn't like Zhao Guo, at this time, he still understands which side he should stand on. To put it mildly, Zhao Guo is barely his own person, as for this guy who suddenly appeared, the Taideng County Commander didn't treat the other party as a person at all.

Not even a barbarian.

"If everything you say is true, I will ask the king to absolve you of the responsibility for losing your land." Pang Xuan said, this news is too important, if it weren't for the Taideng County Commander to send the news in time, after a while, the enemy might have hit the city.

When the time comes, it will be his responsibility as a governor.

"Thank you, General." The county commander of Taideng bowed down again and again. According to the Qin Law, the responsibility for losing the land is to be beheaded, and even if he brings useful news, he will be severely punished, although he doesn't know what the Zhao Law is, it is naturally best to be exempted from punishment.

"Without further ado, Ben will lead the army to Taideng, and the other party must not be allowed to continue to attack north, and the matter of grain and grass will be handed over to the county guard." Pang Xuan said to Li Bing.

As a governor, he has the right to send troops and declare war, not to mention that the enemy has reached his doorstep.

"The general can rest assured, as long as there are subordinate officials, there will be absolutely no shortage of food." Li Bing said. The army had been stationed outside the city, and there was no need to reassemble, and that afternoon, Pang Xuan led the army to set off.

For the sake of safety, Pang Xuan did not march in a hurry, and the roads in Shu County were far inferior to those in the Central Plains, and the marching speed was relatively slow.