After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 41
In the end, he decided to go back to Handi first.

The Ji Dynasty was still powerful. When he went to Chu, he brought thousands of people from his own clan, the Zhao clan, the Mao clan, the Yin clan, and the Nangong clan, and temporarily settled in Wandi in the northern part of Chu State.

The two hit it off immediately, and agreed to merge the four clans into the Han Dynasty, and the Han Zun Ji Dynasty would be the orthodox Zhou Dynasty.

This is also because Ji Chao has suffered so much from being displaced, if there is no suitable place to stay, people's hearts will be separated sooner or later, and the remoteness of Han is suitable for cultivation.

For Mengdi, the fiefdom is big enough, what is lacking is manpower, especially these exiled Chinese, many of them are proficient in all kinds of crafts and are extremely rare talents.

Because Ji Chao's internal injuries were not healed, he walked slowly all the way, and met Wu Jun who was returning home with his class teacher on the way.

He Lu, king of Wu, annexed the remaining soldiers of Tang and Cai, and plundered wantonly, his strength was even stronger than before.

But the military discipline was not as good as before. The soldiers of the Wu army were used to being arrogant in Chu, and the army was disorganized and the formation was loose.This time, the people were driven back to Wu to enrich the population, and they cried for their father and mother all the way, and the sound shook for several miles.

Meng Di and others watched from a high place, shook their heads and sighed, probably in trouble.

All the powers in the Wu Kingdom are watching. According to the usual practice, the kings of Wu take turns to be kings.

If Helu was trapped in Chu and could not return, or if he lost his troops, it would be a different situation, but with the current strength of the Wu army, he might be able to attack in groups with just one order. How can Fugai's few thousand people be able to resist?
Back to Gumi mountain city, the autumn wind is picking up, and the forest is slightly dyed.

Handi has obviously become much more lively. Before dawn, Mengdi was woken up by the crowing of cocks resounding throughout the city.

Han Qu and Father Jing were already waiting outside the door, seeing Meng Di get up, they rushed to see him.

"Look at your happy faces, what's the good news?"

"My lord, it's a happy event." Han Qu said with a smile, "The rice is almost ripe!"

In the beginning, tens of thousands of mu of fertile land were burnt out by a single fire, and then nearly ten thousand mu of fertile land were opened up one after another.Reluctant to be there in vain, the two discussed replanting rice in April and May.

Right now, the rice is growing very well, and most of the ears have already come out. Every household has set up thatched sheds to guard the fields day and night.

"Let's go and have a look." Meng Di was overjoyed, after all, food is the foundation.

The road from Han Valley to Gu Mie has already been trampled into a road. He brought the curious Ji Chao and Zhong Ying to the valley. Looking from a distance, the rice fields are criss-crossed, and the autumn wind is blowing, and the yellow and green ears of rice are slightly undulating.

"So much arable land is enough to feed thousands of households!" Ji Chao looked excited. He had been in exile for many years and had learned a lot.

The old farmer who was summoned by Han Qu was terrified and dared not speak.

"Is this the farmer who moved from Yue State?"

"Exactly."

"Old man, how is the condition of the rice?"

With everyone's encouragement, the old farmer said in awe, "My lord, it's too late to plant, and I'm afraid the harvest will not be very good."

Meng Di frowned, and immediately said, "It's okay, it's a surprise to be able to replant this year."

Pointing to a few boys in the field who were holding bamboo poles, he asked strangely, "What are you doing?"

"These few acres of land were planted early, and the rice was already slightly ripe. I was afraid that the birds would peck it away, so I asked the boy to chase it away."

"Oh, are you afraid of being blamed by the bird god?"

Han Qu blushed, and said awkwardly: "My lord is the reincarnation of the bird god, so I don't worry about it."

"Hahahaha" Meng Di laughed loudly, with these grains, his confidence is enough.

"How are the chickens?" Mengdi asked again, remembering the crowing of chickens he heard in the morning.

"My lord, please follow me." Han Qu looked mysterious.

What are you doing?Meng Di looked at Father Jing, also smiling and saying nothing.

Okay, let's go and have a look. The crowd followed Han Qu to a hill beside the stream, with lush bamboo forests on top.

Before he got close, he heard a faint "clack" sound, and looked at the fence around the hill, and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that you are raising chickens in the bamboo forest?"

"Exactly, we call this place Chicken Mountain."

Chicken Mountain?Meng Di laughed, and the loyal and honest Han people also started to play tricks. When he left, there were only a few dozen feathers. Excluding the ones raised in Gu Mie, how many feathers can there be here?
No, Mengdi stopped in his tracks, and there were quite a lot of voices. From time to time, the rooster gave a long cry, and asked in his heart, "How many feathers are there?"

"Qian Yu" said Han Qu proudly.

Chiba?This is impossible, I have only been away for a few months, the chicken lays eggs, and the eggs hatch chickens, there must be some time.

As if seeing what Mengdi was thinking, Hanqu sniggered triumphantly.

"Okay, Deputy City Master Han, if you try again, be careful that the lord will punish you." Father Jing paused and joked.

Meng Di snorted with a half-smile but not a smile very cooperatively, as if he would throw a thunderbolt if he disagreed with a word.

"Okay, let me say, these are chickens from the Wu Kingdom."

Han Qu went to Kuaiji again some time ago, and when he learned that Yue State was attacking Wu State, he asked to go and see it.

No matter what, he was an uncle, and Gou Jian couldn't refuse. Anyway, he was mobilizing soldiers to join Fan Li, so he took him with him along the way.

Raising chickens was very popular in Wu State, and Han Qu collected a batch of chickens from the land occupied by the Vietnamese army and brought them back.

"Where did the Vietnamese army go?"

"When I came back, I had already occupied 檇(zuì) Li."

"Where is Li Li?"

"It's on the edge of Taihu Lake, not far from Gusu City."

"Have you laid down so many places?" Meng Di was surprised.

"Yes." Han Qu nodded in agreement, "The people of Wu are too weak and vulnerable. I really can't imagine how they defeated Chu. But the land of Wu is really rich. No wonder the king doesn't like these mountains and forests."

Meng Di smiled wryly, Wu people are too weak?It was because the elites had gone to attack Chu, coupled with the fact that Fugai was self-reliant and the country was chaotic, Gou Jian took advantage of it.

Now the territory of Yue State has almost increased by half, but its national strength is still far inferior to that of Wu State.

Meng Di didn't have the heart to observe the situation of Jishan carefully, and hurried back to Gumi City, and asked people to call Xiao Wu, who was stationed in the barracks outside the city.

Xiao Wu was also very happy to see Zhong Ying. At the beginning, Zhong Ying was taciturn and didn't quite get along with Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu's quick-witted temperament.

Now they reunite after the catastrophe, but they are extremely affectionate, hooking shoulders and talking non-stop.

"Okay, Xiao Wu, get on a fast horse and go to Kuaiji City, and tell Yue King Goujian that Helu's army has returned to Wu. Counting the days, it will soon reach Gusu."

"My lord, I'm afraid the king is still in Lili." Han Qu interjected.

"Then go to Lili again, and tell Goujian personally that Helu's army is not damaged. After solving the matter of Fugai, he will definitely use troops against Yue to regain the lost land. Please don't be greedy for credit."

Seeing Xiao Wu half-understanding, Meng Di said angrily, "Just remember what I said and repeat it verbatim."

After waving Xiao Wu to go quickly, Meng Di fell into deep thought. In his previous life, it seemed that Yue State was defeated by Wu State first, and was beaten badly. I really can't remember how.

(End of this chapter)