Autumn goes to winter, and it's another year.

This year, for Zhao Guo, who has ten counties in hand, is obviously a fat year.

Since it is the end of the year, of course, it is also time to take stock of the family.

Similarly, Zhao Kuo was in the palace after the Great Dynasty, and he also quietly calculated his family background on the map.

It's been a real seven years since the crossing.

In seven years, under his leadership, the state of Zhao has gradually changed from a country that was about to perish to a behemoth with ten entire counties now.

To the northwest, the threat of the grasslands no longer existed, replaced by Jiuyuan County, which was able to provide countless war horses for the Zhao State;

Daijun, which was originally plagued by the Hu people, was driven by the immigrants from Zhou, and opened ditches and ploughed the land, as if it was about to become another rich land;

Most of the original Hanoi County and part of Shangdang County merged to form the current Shangdang County, which was not only the first line against the Qin army, but also the largest iron ore factory and military factory in Zhao State.

Above Shangdang County, Zhongshan County is separated by the defense line of the Bailishi Great Wall, which is also the second barrier to defend Handan.

Below Shangdang County is the land of the Zhou State (Dynasty) offered by the Chu State, of course, this small piece of territory is now merged with the newly acquired Han Land to form Yingchuan County, which is also an important node in the passage of the trapped Qin army to the east.

Further east, it is Handan County, where Handan City is located, although compared with the previous Handan County, Handan County at this time is almost half of the smile (the left side is ceded to Zhongshan, and the right side is ceded to Hejian County), but after having the left and right protectors, the security of Handan County is higher.

Of course, with the improvement of the strength of Zhao State, Handan County is becoming richer and richer, and there are even voices to expand the city.

Especially after the destruction of Luocheng by the war, Handan City almost became the second largest trading city after Taodi, even surpassing Linzi of Qi and Xianyang of Qin.

However, Zhao Kuo doesn't seem to want to expand the city for the time being.

Continuing to the east, there is Hejian County, which is cobbled together from the former land of Handan County and part of the land of Yan Kingdom. This is also where the right protector of Handan County is located.

Hejian County continues to the north, is the newly won Yanbei region, which is also one of the most barren counties in the entire Zhao State today (the other is Jiuyuan County), because of the long-term plunder of the Yan King, the agricultural production here has been seriously damaged, but because of the serious damage, it makes Zhao Kuo's new policy easier to implement. I believe that in less than two years, Jibei County will be able to recover its vitality, and even continue to feed back its strength to Zhao State.

To the southwest, Hejian County is the Eastern County composed of part of the land of Hanoi County and the land of the former Eastern County of the Wei State. Dongjun, which is almost facing the Great Liang of the Wei State, has been included in the key development scope after Zhao Kuo solved the worries of Yanbei.

To the east of Dongjun is Huaisi County, which was exchanged from the Chu State. This is also the easternmost county of the Zhao State, although the development is not good because of the dense river network, but it is a natural encirclement of the Qi State from the geographical point of view.

It can be said that the state of Zhao has in fact completed the unification of northern China, and has occupied many important places such as the Cuihan Passage, the Roof of the World, and the State of the Huai River.

It has already been done from the fact that the occupation of the absolute geographical superiority of Qin, Wei, Qi and even Chu has been completed.

On the other hand, the Qin State now has only seven counties.

Adjacent to Shangdang County of Zhao State, it is Hedong County, further west is Hexi County, Hexi and then southwest, is Guanzhong, Guanzhong is Yiqu County to the north, Guanzhong is Shuzhong to the south, out of Shu and east is Yingjun, and finally is the new Chen County to the east of Yingjun.

Of course, although it is only the division of seven counties, in fact, only one county in Guanzhong is a behemoth, and the division into two counties is not smaller than any county in Zhao State, let alone a huge Shu County.

In fact, the seven counties of the Qin State can be regarded as nine or even nine and a half counties.

Therefore, it can be said that just in terms of the size of the territory and the size of the population, the Qin State has actually not opened any gap with the Zhao State.

The reason why it is said that the national strength between Zhao and Qin has been reversed

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What is more important is the occupation of important areas.

A Shangdang county and a Yingchuan county almost blocked the possibility of the Qin army going eastward, and in the southern part of the Chu State, which is also full of ditches and dense water networks, it can be said that almost all the directions in which the Qin State can expand its territory are already difficult.

Look back at Zhao Guo again.

To the west, Zhao could attack the east and west of the Qin River, except for a large river, in the land of these two counties, the Qin State had almost no dangerous cities to defend. As for the fortresses on both sides of the river, such as Lishi, they could not withstand the destruction of hundreds of thousands of troops of the Zhao army.

In other words, if the Zhao army marched westward, it could almost go all the way to Hangu Pass.

To the east, the state of Qi, which has been surrounded on three sides, has almost no room to move;

To the south, Zhao Kuo can also clean up the Wei State that has fallen to the Qin State, and from Dongjun to the south, in less than two days, the main force of the Zhao Bureau can reach the capital of the current Wei State - a large number.

As for the State of Chu, it is still covered by the water network, although there is also the topography of the land of Huaisi, but for a while, the State of Zhao really has no good way.

But compared to the situation of Qin State that could not move, the surrounding geomilitary situation of Zhao State was simply not very good.

Of course, this is by no means to say that the Qin State has no chance of winning the championship.

However, these may be problems that Zhao Kuo urgently needs to solve, but they are not the problems that Zhao Guo urgently needs to solve today.

It's not that the courtiers of Zhao State are already complacent, there is really a big matter waiting for them to deal with!

"My king."

Just when Zhao Kuo was indulging in thinking about the follow-up battle, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Zhao Kuo raised his head, but saw the eunuch Ling Zheng standing aside, and then asked with some frowns, "What's the matter?"

"Plains-kun asks to see." The eunuch didn't dare to be full, and quickly replied.

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was slightly surprised, after all, the matter of Yingchuan County had ended, and Pingyuanjun had not proposed anything above the court meeting, so how could he come to him immediately after the court meeting?

But Zhao Kuo obviously also knew that Pingyuanjun was not a person with no purpose, since Pingyuanjun asked to see him, there must be something.

Nodding, Li Ting immediately said, "Please see you in the Plains Palace."

"Yes." The eunuch Ling immediately agreed.

Soon, Pingyuan Jun was invited to the side hall, and Zhao Kuo also slowly stepped into it.

"I have seen my king." Pingyuanjun looked at Zhao Kuo with a smile on his face, and clenched his fists with both hands.

"Oh? Aiqing seems to be in a good mood? But what joyful event do you want to tell the widow?" Zhao Kuo saw Pingyuanjun's rare smile, and also asked teasingly.

"I have good things to present to my king." In the face of Zhao Kuo's ridicule, Ping Yuanjun's face was even worse.

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was also immediately interested, and then said, "Let the widow guess!"

While speaking, Zhao Kuo also stretched out his hand and sat down.

Seeing this, Pingyuanjun also smiled and nodded, and then did it on Zhao Kuo's right hand.

"But Rakuma was persuaded by his father to be willing to enter the court?" Zhao Kuo guessed as he sat down.

The eunuch Ling on the side also served tea to the two in a timely manner.

"Although the music room has its name, but now that my big Zhao is now, not to mention the veterans of Lian Po and Tiandan, even Li Mu, Zhao Wei, Zhou Qi and others have also grown up, where is there still a lack of this general? Although this is a happy event, there is no need for this king himself to come and rejoice for me." Pingyuanjun smiled and waved his hand and said, "My king guesses again!"

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he also nodded, and then thought for a while, and then continued to guess: "But the handover with the Chu State has been completed?"

"Although the earth is heavy, it is a certainty, but it is only a matter of time. Besides, although this matter is a government matter, it is a military matter, even if Dao Xi comes, it should be General Lian Po, not this gentleman who came alone!" Pingyuanjun waved his hand again helplessly.

"This?" Zhao Kuo was a little numb

, frowned slightly, and said, "The autumn grain has already been put into storage, and nothing has happened in various places, where is there any happy event?" Could it be that King Qin has died?"

"That's really good news." Without waiting for Pingyuan Jun to react, Zhao Kuo muttered again, "However, this should also be known by the Secret Guards first!"

Hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Pingyuan Jun didn't squirt out the tea he had just drunk, and he dared to think about it.

Immediately, Pingyuan Jun hurriedly interrupted Zhao Kuo's speculation and said, "My king, it's not a national matter."

After a moment's hesitation, Pingyuanjun hurriedly added, "Victory is a national event!"

"Huh?" Zhao Kuo, who heard the words, was completely confused.

"Aiqing still don't sell it, let's talk about the widow quickly." Zhao Kuo, who had been thinking for a long time and had no clue, surrendered helplessly.

"Hahaha......" Hirahara-kun suddenly laughed.

Immediately, Pingyuanjun picked up the teacup in front of him again, and while blowing the buds and leaves floating on the surface, he continued to smile and said, "This matter is the king, yourself!"

"Myself?" Zhao Kuo suddenly became even more confused.

Pingyuan Junzhan drank tea, and then said to Zhao Kuo with a smile: "In the name of the Queen Mother, the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites will select show girls to enrich my queen's palace."

"Huh?" Zhao Kuo was suddenly a little dumbfounded.

Zhao Kuo really didn't expect that even if he crossed over, or even became a king, he would still be unable to escape the fate of urging marriage.

Is there still a royal law?

Oh, I am the king.

Well, that's fine.

Immediately, Zhao Kuo was about to refuse: "The country has not yet been unified......

"My king!" When Pingyuan Jun heard this, he immediately straightened up a little: "The matter of the harem should not be put in the beak of the foreign minister. It's just that the king next to him is addicted to the harem, but my king's harem is empty. It is important to know that the inheritance of offspring has always been the top priority of a country.

My king, although you are prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is not overnight to cultivate a qualified heir.

And without a qualified heir, it is just a small disaster for the family, but it is a big disaster for the country!

Especially, my king, if you enter a large sect with a small sect, once there is no beneficial heir, it is very easy to cause chaos, and for me Zhao, there may be a danger of destroying the country!

In the past few years, my king was busy revitalizing the Zhao State, and it was just delayed at this time, but now the Zhao State has been like a fire cooking oil, and the national strength is unprecedentedly strong, and at the same time, it is also the most necessary to have an heir to calm the hearts of the ministers.

...... situation"

"That's it!" Seeing that Pingyuan Jun was going to continue to talk endlessly, Zhao Kuo also hurriedly interrupted.