The blood of the perfect world spreads all over the sky

Some ministers among the various countries suggested that they negotiate peace with Qin and then unite the five-nation coalition to attack Qi and defeat Qi, which had just stood up.

The national armies of various countries followed this suggestion. A weak Qi State was in the interests of all countries.

From 279 BC to 241 BC now, for thirty-eight years, they bullied Qi every year and demanded money and food from Qi. Now Qi has stood up. How can this be done?

Qi must be defeated!

In 240 BC, the five countries of Yan, Zhao, Chu, Wei, and Han sent envoys to visit Qin, hoping to establish an alliance with Qin and not interfere in Qi's affairs.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei rejected the request of the five countries.

It's not that he wants Qi to rise, and it is in Qin's interest to maintain Qi's alliance at this time.

Last year, the five kingdoms jointly attacked Qin and directly attacked Xianyang 80 miles away. This was a dangerous distance. It took two days for infantry to reach Xianyang and one day for cavalry.

Although Qin won the battle in the end, it also shocked everyone in Qin.

Since the reform, for the first time someone has attacked near the capital, and the situation is quite critical.

If the Five Kingdoms defeated Qi, plundered Qi's money and food, and then turned around and continued to attack Qin, it might not be as simple as attacking Xianyang 80 miles away.

But now the rise of Qi can contain part of the national power of the five countries, which is beneficial to Qin.

Reconciliation with Qi will be beneficial to Qin for at least five years. Being beaten 80 miles away from Xianyang, the Qin army suffered considerable losses and it will take several years to recover.

As for whether the Qi State will become a threat to the Qin State in five years, this is also something that needs to be considered.

Lu Buwei sent a large number of detailed snares to Qi State to explore the reasons for Qi State's re-emergence.

The local snares in Qi State are no longer trustworthy. There is no news at all about the two hundred thousand new troops in the snares.

Lu Buwei thought of the number of casualties suffered by Qidi Luowang in recent years. He didn't pay much attention to it before, but now it seems that Qi has been bribing Qidi Luowang people and assassinating those who cannot be bribed.

The five countries did not get Qin's promise, and their plan to jointly attack Qi was shelved.

Qi State originally had an army of 200,000, but now there are 200,000 new troops. Not counting those temporarily recruited, the total is 400,000.

To defeat Qi, they would have to dispatch at least 500,000 troops, taking into account the factors of fighting in a foreign country.

They could gather such a large number of troops, but with Qin on their side, they had to defend themselves.

And compared to Qi State, Qin State actually poses a greater threat to them!

There is no need to risk attacking Qi!

In the end, their decision was surprisingly consistent with Lu Buwei's, and they were the first to find out why Qi suddenly rose.

The countries were shocked, and the noble ministers in Qi were also shocked!

They didn't expect that the king could play such a big game.

He was obviously a greedy and foolish king, but how did he become a wise king who wasted his time and money?

The most important thing is that the king's courage did not discuss with them. He only communicated with Kuang Ling alone and relied only on the Kuang family. This was not a good sign.

The king didn't take them to play, which is equivalent to them breaking away from Qi's inner circle. This is not acceptable!

The noble ministers asked to see the king one after another and tested the king with various words.

Although Shi Lei didn't like these noble ministers, he didn't show it. Instead, he made it clear that he would not carry out any reforms and would not benefit the noble ministers.

After receiving Shi Lei's promise, the noble ministers breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily settled down.

They need to wait and see whether the king really keeps his promise.

They had been deceived so miserably that they did not trust the king for the time being.

Shi Lei just smiled slightly and didn't care.

In Qin Dynasty, he chose a different development route.

The Qin Dynasty was not a time of trouble for bad people, but a time of trouble for bad people in the late Tang Dynasty. Most of the nobles were killed by Huang Chao, and there was not much power to resist the land reform.

The Warring States Period was different. During the Warring States Period, the nobles hid a large number of people.

Take Zhao State as an example. The population of Zhao State is 500 million. According to calculations, the number of young adults over the age of 180 should be around million.

In the battle of Changping, 45 people were lost. It can be said that Zhao Guoqing lost a quarter directly.

In addition to losing the land of Shangdang, Handan was besieged by Qin the next year, and 15 people were killed again. Zhao lost 60 young men in two years.

Despite such a huge loss, Zhao State did not collapse and sustained itself. This is incredible in modern times.

The reason why the State of Zhao survived was because the nobles were not in chaos, and the nobles controlled a large population. If the nobles were not in chaos, the State of Zhao would not be in chaos.

Ten years later, Zhao State even recovered some of its strength and defeated Yan State.

It can be seen that the nobles of various countries have a certain degree of strength. If they control the population, they control power.

This is also the reason why the Kuang family can gain momentum, because there are people in the Kuang family.

Therefore, Shi Lei did not target the nobles of Qi State and tamper with their cake, but chose to make Qi State's cake bigger.

The way to become big is similar to that of a bad person. Plant a large number of high-yielding crops, build steam engines, open various mines, refine various weapons and armors, mass-produce various types of best-selling goods, develop large-scale commerce, and slowly accumulate strength.

Starting from the end of 241 BC, Shi Lei brought huge changes to the country, and agriculture, commerce, and light industry developed rapidly.

In December 240 BC, the "Enlightenment Primary School" of Chinese studies belonging to Shi Lei was established across the country.

In Linzi of the State of Qi, many ministers and Shi Lei were holding a court meeting in the palace's court meeting hall.

"Please, Your Majesty, popularize the manufacturing methods of glass, soap, soap... and other items in Qi State."

Seeing the changes in Qi State, the nobles of Qi State were extremely jealous.

All kinds of new money-making products are unique to Shi Lei. The nobles all want a piece of the pie and ask Shi Lei for a way to get rich.

The ministers did not dare to rob or threaten Shi Lei. The 200,000 new troops were now supported by Qi State, but the new troops were completely under the control of the Kuang family, and the Kuang family was extremely loyal to Shi Lei.

They didn't know why the Kuang family was so loyal to Shi Lei, but that didn't stop them from being afraid of Shi Lei.

Shi Lei looked at the ministers below, pondered for a while, and then said loudly: "I will distribute high-yield grain seeds to the people of the country and the ministers. As for the rest, we will discuss it later."

Of course, the Kuang family is so loyal not because they are relatives, but because he has been poisoned.

Not only the Kuang family, but also many ministers in Qi State were bewitched by him. It's just that the Kuang family knew that they were bewitched, and the other ministers didn't.

He learned the art of exorcism from Chi Meng. Relying on his insect-control talent fed back from his bloodline and his rich source of life, his ability to expel voodoos is extremely strong.

But using poison to control ministers is ultimately inferior and not a long-term solution.

Moreover, if the people in the world know about using poison to control the people, it may arouse the resentment of the whole world.

So he only let the Kuang family know that he was bewitched, and he kept it secret from other ministers.

The poisons on other ministers are just back-up tricks and will probably never be used in their lifetime.

Many ministers looked at Shi Lei with unwillingness. High-yielding grains were a good thing, but they wanted more.