Chapter 107: Migrating to Yingdu

The Qin army and the Chu army united again, and with the support of the Qin State, the whole Chu State finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most dangerous moment is over.

With the support of Qin, the people of Chu were settled, and then Xiong Tao began to edict the whole country to resist Huai. The Qin-Chu coalition army soon reached 200,000 people.

Among them, there were 100,000 soldiers of the Qin State, and the remaining 100,000 were re-recruited by the Chu State, including the defeated soldiers of the Chu State, the private soldiers of the nobles, and many were some people who had been trained for a few days. So the strength of these soldiers is worrying.

The Emperor of Qin, Zipu, and the general Gongzi Hu led the army to the rescue. After learning that the Qin State had come to the rescue of the Chu State, Sun Wuqingji and Wu Zixu prepared to go north to meet the enemy.

After Wang Qi learned that the army had broken through the capital of Chu State, he directly ordered the whole city to celebrate for three days, and ordered the distribution of grain, wine, salt and other items to the people of Huai'an, and at the same time ordered the people to halve their taxes next year.

The whole country of Huai is jubilant, and only when Huai has accumulated water conservancy projects for several generations can it be able to celebrate after supporting the army.

Wang Qi ordered Wen to go to Yingdu of Chu to prepare to migrate the population of Chu. The whole Huai State is very sober, although this battle broke through the Yingdu, but it could not destroy the Chu State, so this time the strategy is to plunder as many people as possible and occupy the land east of the Hanyang Plain of the Chu State.

As for how much can be occupied, it depends on the ability of Huai State to bear it next.

Wen Chong took people to Chu State, Chu State Yingdu has a population of more than 100,000, although it is now less than 100,000 because of the war, but it is still the largest city in Chu State.

Wu Zixu and Sun Wu had previously transported all the wealth and books accumulated in the treasury of Chu back to Huai, but the work was very cumbersome, and it was not completed until Qin and Chu sent troops.

It just so happened that Wen Chong came, and all these things and the relocation of the people were handed over to Wen Chong. The literati are equally capable, and better at the tedious work of pacifying the people.

Wen asked the soldiers to put a large number of books and slips into categories, and then write down the number and leave a mark, and transport it back to Huaiguo. The gold and silver treasures were also sent back after they were counted.

Because Wu Zixu and Sun Wu raided the entire Yingdu, including those noble families, they harvested a lot of wealth, bronzes, grain, cloth, etc.

The accumulation of the Chu State for hundreds of years can be described as a mountain. The Huaiguo Navy Division transported it several times but did not finish it. Seeing this situation, Wen Chong immediately ordered the army not to load cloth and grain and other materials that took up a lot of space, but to transport gold and silver treasures, bamboo slips, books and other items first.

At the same time, Wen Chong left some of these grain, cloth, salt and other materials as food and grass for the army, and distributed the rest to the people of Yingdu.

Even those huge copper coins, after rewarding the soldiers of the three armies, Wen Chong distributed the remaining copper coins to the people.

After some operations, Huaiguo's reputation in Yingdu can be said to be in full swing. You must know that when the king of Chu was there, there were only all kinds of taxes and oppression of the people in the Yingdu, how could he distribute money and food to the people and stand out for the people?

As for whether they are enemies of Huai or not, for these low-level people, they don't care at all whether Huai rules them or the king of Chu rules them.

When the gold and silver goods were about to be delivered, the culture began to prepare for the migration.

Migration is a simple matter, especially if there is a war ahead, a careless will easily cause chaos, of course, you can also take the method of forced migration, send a large army to forcibly move these people.

It's just that this practice has a lot of consequences, and it will take decades for these people to come back to me and use them.

The text made people secretly spread the news, saying that the Huai army was preparing to evacuate Yingdu. This made the people of Yingdu, who had just passed a good life for a while, very reluctant. It's just that the Huai people are leaving, and he also began to worry about whether the King of Chu will return to his previous state after he returns. Therefore, some people elected some leaders to go forward, wanting to keep the Huai people.

Yingdu, in a luxurious house.

Several leaders elected by the people were drinking with several officials in Huaiguo.

After a heart-s-free drink, everyone was a little drunk, especially those who were toasted by the leader in turn

The little official was already a little drunk. After seeing that the time was ripe, several people looked at each other, and then asked with the strength of wine, "I heard that Bo Yi is going to be transferred back to Huaiguo?"

"It's not a transfer, it's a return to China. The Qin State has sent troops, and they have sent a large army to attack together with the King of Chu, and we have gained enough from this battle, and we don't want to fight with them again!" Bo Yi said drunkly.

"But, but this is Yingdu, you don't want it if you say you don't want it?" Several leaders said with a look of disbelief.

"Although Yingdu is good, it is not my hometown." Bo Yi burped and continued: "I made money in Yingdu this time, and after I go back, I will definitely buy a big house, and then come to a hundred acres of fertile land, and continue to stay here to live and die, what are you doing?"

The crowd was speechless for a while.

"By the way, I'll tell you a secret for the sake of inviting me to drink today!"

"What's the secret?" Several people were a little suspicious.

"Hehe, you've gained a lot from following us this time."

"yes." Everyone nodded.

"Hurry up and run for your life with your wife, children, and property!" Bo Yi patted his belly and said.

The crowd was puzzled and said, "Boyi, why should we run for our lives?"

"Why? Hehe, most of Yingdu's money has been transported away by us, and when the army of Qin and Chu comes back, there is no money and food in the city treasury, what do you think they will do?" Bo Yi said with a smile.

"Is it good for the 100,000 troops of the Qin State to come to help the Chu State? After walking thousands of miles and fighting a few battles, how could he return empty-handed when he arrived in Yingdu? Surely the time will come to rob you of your property, money, and food."

"You may think that there are people from the Chu State, and the Qin State will not be like this, but you don't know that those nobles who fled also suffered heavy losses, and they couldn't take the goods with them when they fled, and now when they come back, the goods are gone, so they naturally want to loot from you!"

"What do you think they'll do? Moreover, you have participated in the sharing of the property, so that they have all the more reason."

"Didn't you send us those grain, cloth, and goods?" One of them argued.

"Hahaha, we sent it, but will those nobles believe it? Or if you believe it, you won't do anything to you?"

A few leaders immediately remembered the style of the nobles of the Chu State in the past, and immediately knew that what Bo Yi said was all true.

"Boyi, tell us what to do?" The faces of the people changed drastically, and they pleaded one after another.

Bo Yi said, "Didn't I tell you? Take your belongings and relatives and run for your life!"