After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 178
When Tian Chang returned to the post house to rest, Mengdi and Bai Gui got together and began to discuss countermeasures. Bai Gui frowned and thought for a long time, and felt that this matter was a bit difficult to decide, so he asked.

"My lord, looking at the current situation, Qi State intends to use troops against Jin State, but I don't know what your lord thinks about the result of this battle?"

Meng Di knew quite well about this battle. The reason was that the result of this battle had far-reaching effects. Zhao Yang deserved to be a hero for a while. He defeated Qi's reinforcements with a small amount of troops.

When he was in the army of the Han Dynasty, he had heard of such a classic example of winning more with less, so he said.

"Zhao Jianzi was a hero for a while. After Zhao Wu was executed, it caused civil strife in Jin. Facing Zhong Xingyin and Fan Jishe's attack, he didn't take the initiative to fight, and he didn't want to cause more turmoil."

"Otherwise, after the Jin capital was threatened, Zhao Jianzi immediately led troops to counterattack. The timing was very precise. On the one hand, it was to show his strength, and on the other hand, he also expressed that he had no intention of rebellion."

"Besides, Zhao Jianzi has carried out reforms in the territory these years. The fighting morale of the army is very high, and they are well-trained and well-armored. In addition, Zhao Jianzi is a man who knows how to fight. All these factors add up. I don't think Zhao Jianzi will lose. "

For such a conclusion, although Bai Gui felt it was reasonable, he did not fully believe it. After all, he couldn't possibly know that Meng Di knew the outcome of this battle, so he thought for a while and said.

"In any case, we still have to send troops. At least we have an offensive and defensive agreement with Qi State. will be short."

"It's just how many troops to dispatch. This requires you to make up your mind, my lord. After all, we are all cavalry. If the battle goes wrong, we can withdraw from the battlefield in time without too much loss."

At this moment, Meng Di stood up and walked around the room for a few steps. He was thinking about a problem in his mind, that is, Zhao Yang's ability and courage are quite admirable, if he can't take the opportunity to suppress him this time.

Then the situation in the future will still be dominated by the Jin family. This situation is not a good thing for the current Han country.

Because in any case, the current king of Zhou Jing is supported by Jin people. For his own political interests, Jin will definitely target Han. In this way, the two sides will fall into a stalemate. Hagi's needs.

After thinking of this, Mengdi made a decision, so he stopped, his eyes glowed with blazing light, he clenched his fists tightly, and spoke in a very firm tone.

"This time we will not only send out troops, but also send out all the cavalry. I will personally lead the troops to the battle. The first is to show our military strength and deter other princes."

"The second is to make Zhao Jianzi pay a heavy price. Only in this way can we achieve the goal of weakening Jin. It is best to make Jin and Qi confront each other. Only in this way can we have the ability to control the situation."

"Otherwise, once Zhao Jianzi successfully resolves this crisis, his reputation will be unmatched after he returns to the state of Jin. At that time, his wisdom will be gradually emptied, so that the state of Jin will slowly regain his reputation. Get stronger."

After hearing what he said, Bai Gui was not surprised at all, but frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"Since it is the State of Qi who invited us this time, we can reply directly to Tian Chang, regardless of whether they recognize Zhou Tian in Huaicheng or not, but this time we dispatched so many troops and consumed a huge amount of food."

"We can ask the people of Qi to provide us with food and grass, which can also save us a lot of expenses. If the trial planting of rice in the future fails, there is a possibility that there will not be enough food for the next two years."

"Although Chu State supported us verbally, they didn't take any practical actions. They were not even willing to sell us food. Wu State is now actively preparing for war, and we can't buy any food from them."

Naturally, Meng Di had already been psychologically prepared for this situation. Chu State never valued the Zhou royal family. They even proclaimed themselves kings. It was because of the war with the Central Plains for years that Wu Yue rose along the way.

Under such circumstances, Chu State, which has always regarded the south as its own territory, is naturally full of wariness towards Meng Di's Han State.

As for the food issue, Mengdi has been thinking about it for a while, and after a moment of silence, he asked.

"There are a lot of big fish in the sea. We can build more sturdy boats and go fishing regularly. This will also reduce part of the food consumption in the long run, and the other is to raise livestock."

"As long as the number of these livestock is sufficient, they can produce more meat. Our soldiers are not farming, and their daily training consumes a lot. If there is meat, it can save a lot of food. "

"In short, before the rice planting problem is solved, we must buy as much food as possible. On the other hand, we must save as much as possible. I will discuss it with Tian's to see if they are willing to sell us food."

After hearing this, Bai Gui nodded helplessly. The population distribution of the current Mengdi territory is extremely uneven, mainly concentrated in Mengyi and Huaicheng, and many other places are in a wild state, so He suggested.

"In addition, part of the population can be moved out and they can be farmed in places suitable for farming, so that after a year or two, the raw fields will become mature fields, and grain income can also be increased at that time."

It is not an easy task to relocate people these days, Meng Di frowned and thought for a while, and then he came up with an idea.

"Well, you write this idea to Mengyi and discuss it with Mr. Ji. What I mean is try not to use force. You can promise those people that as long as they farm well, they can get various rewards at that time."

"As for the content of rewards and punishments, you can discuss it. As long as someone is willing to touch it, it's a good thing. We have to take it step by step to make those people gradually believe in the government's words. This will be very beneficial for future local management."

After Bai Gui listened, he frowned and thought for a while, then nodded, and then said with some worry.

"The other thing is that Nangong Li, who is next to the emperor, has criticized the lord a lot recently, and I'm afraid it will not be a good thing in the long run."

(End of this chapter)