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Nearly a year after the death of Xihou, the edict of the posthumous title bestowed on Xihou by the Emperor of Qin arrived slowly. The short-lived King of Wu was given the posthumous title of Rui, and Xihou was called King Wu Rui.With the posthumous title bestowed by the Emperor of Qin, Wu Wangsheng's succession to the throne is justified, and no one can question it.The second year of Wu Wangsheng was a year full of disasters.

This year, most of the central and northern parts of the Great Qin Continent were drought-stricken. In Qi, Lu, Yan and other countries, many farmers had no crops, and in the central and southern countries of Zhao, Chen, and Chu, the field yields also decreased a lot.Only the country of Wu, the whole country is developing water conservancy, fertilizing the fields, using advanced and convenient farm tools to cultivate, and planting high-yield and drought-resistant crops on a large scale across the country. In addition, Wu is located in the south and has many rivers, so it is less affected by the arid climate. The autumn harvest was a bumper harvest.

Although the country of Wu had a bumper harvest in autumn, the next year's winter wheat planting would definitely have to be reduced, because this year's winter came too early and too cold.The wheat seeds sown in early October, because of the heavy snowfall, the temperature was too cold, the wheat seeds were frozen, and the sown wheat did not emerge. When the temperature warmed up, the local governments hurriedly organized farmers to replant. Farmers who had no wheat seeds could Going to the government to pay on credit has minimized the damage to crops caused by the sudden cold weather.

At the end of October, the weather in Wu State was still cold, but the heavy snow in the fields had melted, and farmers were busy planting winter wheat everywhere in the fields.On the avenue not far away came a group of horsemen and a dog.

"This winter will be very cold and very long. The magistrates must prepare enough firewood for the people to survive the winter." A man wearing a black brocade robe trimmed with white fox fur and riding a snow-white horse has a handsome face. He is tall and slender, and he is Zheng Yuming, the prime minister of the state of Wu. He is followed by officials in charge of civil affairs in Cannes. Of course, Daniel and the guards are always around. Now, as long as the master goes out, the wood will follow.

"My lord, after Mr. Gongsun's forecast of the weather is known, the officials will let the government officials go to various villages to take care of the people to gather more firewood to prepare for the winter, and the lords who have big mountains around them will send a notice that they are not allowed to seal the mountains privately." Answered Zheng Yuming's He is the secretary in charge of farming around Kangcheng.

"The feudal lords who have mountains still need to give some financial subsidies." Zheng Yuming was pleased by the answer of the Secretary of Agriculture, but Zheng Yuming didn't want to suppress those lords with mountains and forests too hard.

The nobles who can still have fiefdoms in Wu State are the people who originally supported Ulsan's crusade against Yiji. Now that the Ulsan forces have taken over the power, Zheng Yuming still took their interests into consideration when he reformed the country's land. To his former supporters, Zheng Yuming Adopted to measure the cultivated land on their fief, and charged 5.00% tax according to the measured acres of cultivated land, which was half less than that of other nationals.As for the forests on the fief, a small forest tax is charged according to the area.In this way, compared with the original tribute payment, the taxes borne by the nobles have not increased.

These policies can only be enjoyed by nobles who support the Ulsan regime. Those Tang nobles who have just annexed the land of Wu, and the nobles of Wei who have already destroyed the country, do not have this kind of luck. The feudal nobles on the land of Wu State were directly driven back to Northern Tang by Zhou Cheng's army, and their manors and properties were confiscated.

"Obey, I will send people to understand the actual situation and compensate them according to the losses they have suffered." The secretary of agriculture is very capable.

Zheng Yuming nodded. Fortunately, there are not many nobles with fiefs, and these fiefs will not be hereditary. After 23 years, the fief nobles will disappear in the country of Wu.There are fewer fief nobles with mountains and forests. To compensate these nobles for the loss of forests felled by civilians, the funds are not too much, and the compensation measures are only to appease these nobles.

Zheng Yuming led his men to patrol around the city of Kangcheng all morning. He visited a few villages at random and found that the villagers were actively replanting winter wheat. The villagers had enough food left in their homes and picked up a lot of dry firewood. He praised the seriousness and responsibility of the official Si Nong. Afterwards, Zheng Yuming finished his patrol and returned to the Prime Minister's Office.

Upon entering the Prime Minister's Office, Wu Mu was already waiting in the office.

"My lord, the situation in the surrounding vassal states is really not good. I learned from the businessmen who went to and from various places that there are chaos everywhere." Wu Mu is now the deputy director of the Department of Industry and Commerce. My younger brother takes care of it, and I concentrate on government affairs.Although Wu Mu is no longer in business, he is the business leader of Ulsan after all, and he will be notified when any Ulsan businessman encounters problems outside.

"Chaotic images?" Zheng Yuming was surprised. In his heart, many vassal states had already had chaotic images. Why did Wu Mu say that there were chaotic images in the vassal states until today?

"There have been mob riots in Qi and Lu." Wu Mu said in a low voice the news brought back by the businessman.

"Is the scale of the turmoil large?" Zheng Yuming sighed slightly, presumably the common people in Qilu and Shandong could not survive.

"It's all turmoil in the gold mines. The monarchs of the two countries have urgently dispatched troops to suppress it. When the businessman came back, he heard the news that the mob had been suppressed and killed."

"If it's just a riot in the mining area, the scale is not too big." The miners who can only eat half full, and the well-armed Tiger Ben, the fate can be imagined. This riot will only have a splash effect.

"The autumn harvests in many places in the two countries are absolutely complete." Wu Mu shook his head and sighed. The people in Qilu and Shandong were already suffering, but with the disaster year and this year's cold, I don't know how many people will die in this cold winter.

"Are there any refugees coming?" Zheng Yuming was silent for a while before asking.

"No, the kings of Qilu and Qilu have ordered that people from all over the country are not allowed to leave their residences at will. If they dare to leave, they will be killed. Moreover, Tang has set up a gate at the border, and refugees from Qi and Lu are not allowed to enter." The king of Tang was afraid that refugees would rush into Tang. It caused turmoil in the Tang state, and heavy troops were stationed on the border between Qi and Lu to stop it.

In addition to blocking the entry of disaster victims from Qilu and Qilu, Tang also, like the monarchs of Qilu and Qilu, forbade its own people to move around at will, and set up checkpoints [-] miles away from the current border of Wu to prevent Tang citizens from going to Wu privately.The reason why Tang State set up checkpoints [-] miles away from the border of Wu State was because Article [-] of the original compensation contract stipulated that Tang State was not allowed to set up a permanent garrison on Wu State's border.

As a result of the absence of a permanent army in the Tang State, the number of common people in the Tang State who secretly escaped to Wu was increasing. In order to prevent the Tang people from fleeing, the feudal nobles of the Tang State strengthened the management of the fief farmers and wrote to the Tang King to send troops to stop them.After discussing with the ministers for a long time, the king of Tang set up a checkpoint fifty miles away from the border of Wu State, blocking the way for Tang people to go south.

In this way, it will not violate the provisions of the compensation contract, and it will prevent the loss of citizens. After such measures are implemented, the civilians in the Tang Dynasty will not be allowed to go south, but the checkpoint is within [-] miles of the Wu border. Except for the nobles, all the civilians will run away. Going to the country of Wu, the area of ​​[-] miles has turned into an uninhabited place, and it has also become a buffer zone between Tang and Wu.

"In this way, there will be fewer refugees coming to Wu." Wu still lacks manpower, and Zheng Yuming doesn't mind those refugees coming to Wu. It's a pity that Tang and Zhao are separated between Wu and Qilu. The current Zhao is the original Wei State. Land, Zhao's border defense is tighter than Tang's.

"My lord, it's good if there are fewer refugees. After all, next year's situation will be even more serious. Our country of Wu should save more food." Wu Mu is very sad about the future development trend. superior.

"Yes, the country of Wu has a lot of grain to store." The country of Wu only has a bumper harvest this year, and the people just have a surplus in their hands. If there is a large influx of refugees, the country of Wu cannot bear it. "How is the merchant's business?" If the goods in Wu country are unsalable due to the disaster, Zheng Yuming has to readjust the policy.

"The business of the merchants has not been affected. On the contrary, the sales volume is greater than before. As long as the products of our Wu country are safely transported to the destination, they will always be snatched up."

Zheng Yuming curled his lips: "It's really drunk."

Zheng Yuming was greatly surprised that the famine had no effect on the purchasing power of the nobles of the vassal states.Although Zheng Yuming despises those nobles who are ignorant of chaos, they are still indulging in singing and dancing, but it is good for Wu, and he welcomes it very much.

"Huang Zhong, the Intelligence Bureau has to increase its manpower and double the number of personnel sent to various countries." Chu Zhaohui flipped through the information in his hand, and ordered Huang Zhong after reading it.

"Yes!" Huang Zhong bowed and agreed.Huang Zhong's intelligence agency has now been placed under the jurisdiction of Chu Chaohui's military chief.

"It's best to establish a stronghold in various places and build relationships with people in various places." Chu Chaohui meant to place undercover agents in various places in the vassal states.

"This subordinate understands." Huang Zhong had a feeling that his boss was very interested in expanding Wu's power.

Chu Chaohui waited for Huang Zhong to leave, then took out the documents sent by Wei Qing's fast horse, after reading them, he pondered for a while, got up and went to the Cannes military camp with his guards.

"Everyone! Are you ready?" Standing in front of Chu Chaohui were fifty officers in military uniforms. Yes, these people were all officers, and they were Chu Chaohui's secret weapon in managing the army—training officers.

"Report, sir, ready!" The officers replied in unison.

"Okay! Three days later, you will go to various places to serve. I hope you will do your job well."

"Never fail the commander's expectations!"

"Now, disband!" Chu Zhaohui waved his hands vigorously at the officers, and the neatly arranged officers dispersed silently.

"General, the training officers for the next batch have been recruited. Here is the list." Fan Jin, who should not be in the barracks, handed Chu Chaohui a list.

"In the future, all trainers will have to go to the North College to study for a year to strengthen their cultural and ideological qualities." Chu Chaohui is very satisfied with Fan Jin. With Fan Jin's assistance, Chu Chaohui has trained a secret weapon to grasp the army's soul .

The instructors gathered just now have only studied in the North College for half a year. Fan Jin is their main mentor. Most of the soldiers who have been promoted to instructors are from the valley, and the ones with the least study time have also been taught by Fan Jin himself for two years. , Instructors go to the army everywhere, and they only adjudicate the military merits of the soldiers on the surface, but they are actually responsible for controlling the ideological dynamics of the soldiers.

Zheng Yuming knew that when Chu Chaohui dispatched training officers to the army, it was just after a cloud and rain had passed.

"You want to copy the political commissar system of the GD army?" Zheng Yuming was lying on the bed panting slightly, Chu Chaohui was getting more and more greedy on the bed, he had to use a lot of strength to satisfy Chu Zhaohui.

"This kind of system is good, and it has been proved by history." Chu Chaohui was satisfied, but he was still nostalgic and refused to leave his lover's body, still half pressed on Zheng Yuming.

"How long have these training officers been trained? Can they take up their responsibilities?" Zheng Yuming was a little worried.

"It turns out that I was educated by Fan Jin in the valley, and I have also studied in the North College, so I should be able to do it. Now the situation is pressing, so I can only let them enter the army early." Chu Chaohui turned over and took Zheng Yuming into his arms. .

"What happened?" Zheng Yuming touched Chu Chaohui's chest with one hand, and there was a strong heartbeat there.

"Zeng You wants to marry a local noble girl." Chu Chaohui received the news from Wei Qing Kuaima today, so he decided to speed up sending trainers to various places.

"Are you worried that Zeng You will change?" Zheng Yuming immediately understood Chu Chaohui's intention of sending a trainer.

"People's hearts are hard to tell. I don't want to face the betrayal of my subordinates. It's better to put an end to everything." Chu Zhaohui is not worried about Zeng You's intentions at the moment. The promotion of officers in the army is not up to Zeng You. The salaries of officers and soldiers Zeng You couldn't help it either. With Wu's current military system, even if an officer rebelled, he couldn't take away the soldiers under his jurisdiction.

However, Zeng You's marriage with the local nobles still aroused Chu Chaohui's vigilance. He needs absolute control over the army, and the control over the army depends on the people's hearts besides the system.As long as the army's hearts are all towards Chu Chaohui, even if Zeng You gets close to the local nobles, he will not dare to have a different heart.

Zeng You's marriage was just an introduction. It was the situation of the vassal states in various parts of the Qin Dynasty that really made Chu Chaohui start to implement ideological control over the army. Guarantee of national security.