After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 46
Yin Hu was named the patriarch of the Yin clan and inherited the title of Earl Yin.

Xiao Wu took You Qu and accompanied Zhong Ying to Yin's residence, and the other three clans also followed.

Those who dissatisfied were killed on the spot. With the strong support of Ji Chao, Yin Hu quickly secured his position.

At this time, a large-scale wasteland reclamation operation is being launched in the Han area.

More than 2 Shanyue indigenous people, more than [-] Han people and other populations, a total of [-] people, carried out large-scale land reclamation after the autumn harvest.

Meng Di thought a lot during this time, and now he is no longer a general who only knows how to charge forward.

When Ji Chao came back with his people, he had nearly [-] people under his command, and there was no mention of how to manage a fiefdom in the military book.

After talking in detail with Father Jing all morning behind closed doors, Meng Di had a preliminary idea of ​​the future of Handi.

The most important thing right now is to solve the problem of captives. There are more than 1 captives, of which three to four thousand are young and strong. It is simply unrealistic to send soldiers to guard them.

Calling several tribes together, Mengdi announced that all prisoners of war can be pardoned as civilians or converted into soldiers as long as they have worked for the Han for three years.If the performance is good, it can be advanced.

The Li tribe is an example. All the more than 1000 young and strong were pardoned, most of them were converted into soldiers, a small number were converted into farmers, and some who were willing to be craftsmen stayed in the valley to listen to them.

But you can no longer claim to be from the tribe, and anyone who claims to be from the tribe will be killed.

The same goes for the other tribes. In Han China, only blood-related families are allowed to exist.

Xiao Liu quickly sent back the news, and found Heishi on the bank of the big river.

When the first batch of black stones arrived, Meng Di restored the number of smelters to a thousand, and the generals did not fail to live up to expectations, and soon reached a monthly output of a hundred iron swords.

It was the end of the year when Ji Chao returned to Han, and after a long journey, only 4000 to [-] people actually arrived, all of them dusty and weathered.

When he first arrived in Han, Ji Chao was taken aback. After only a few months of hard work, Han is another scene.

The fertile land has reached [-] mu, and there are [-] soldiers, all of whom are strong and sharp soldiers.

Originally thought that with the help of the four clans, they could at least have an equal share with the Han land, and they might even turn against the guests.Now it seems that if Mengdi turns his face and refuses to recognize anyone, there is nothing he can do.

Fortunately, Meng Di was a person who kept his promise, and he still respected the Ji Dynasty as orthodox, and gave up the city lord's mansion.But he also said frankly that with the current strength of the Han land, it cannot be made public yet, and at the same time, the Ji Dynasty cannot intervene in the affairs of the Han land.

For the four ethnic groups, Mengdi is also very polite and treats them equally as the original Han people. Each household can get ten mu of fertile land, and the tax is collected on the basis of eleven in the next year, and land reclamation is encouraged.

Anyone with a skill can receive a salary after registration.This is Mengdi's happiest moment. Ji Chaobenchu ​​took away almost all the workers, some of whom are masters in various industries.

Winter goes to spring, spring goes to summer solstice, summer goes to autumn, autumn goes to winter, and time goes by like this.

Now is the best time for Han to develop. Among the three neighboring countries, Wu and Chu are busy with their own domestic affairs, and Yue is the nominal suzerain.

The so-called name means that although Han is respected by the Yue State, it does not listen to the announcement and does not pay tribute. This is the condition that the Yue State court agreed to Meng Di. If you know the current situation in Han, I wonder if you will regret it at that time. Decide.

It's the end of the year again, and the City Lord's Mansion in Seoul is decorated with lanterns and festoons, full of joy.

The mansion of Gumi City has been handed over to Ji Dynasty, and the ritual vessels and classics are also stored in it.

Meng Di built a city in the Han Valley, named Han City. The city of Han was built on the hillside. The city was tall and tightly locked at the mouth of the Han Valley.

Meng Di was listening to his subordinates' reports in the City Lord's Mansion in Seoul.

Han is different from other places, the family power is weak.

Although the Han clan and the later four clans had a large number of people, due to the policy of land division and land reclamation, many clansmen gradually left their clans and set up new clans. Therefore, Mengdi's management of the fief is very convenient, without depending on the faces of each clan.

Meng Di is extremely satisfied with the development in the past year, mainly because of the unprecedented harvest of food, and there is no need to worry about people starving to death in the fief.

At this time, someone came to report, a man who claimed to be a fisherman asked to see him.

Meng Di, the fisherman, recalled that more than a year ago, Zeng and Su Er went to look for him but could not see him.

"Please!" Meng Di knew that most of these reclusive masters had weird tempers, so they couldn't be neglected.

"Hahahaha" With laughter, an old man of medium build and mediocre appearance strode in, with a smile on his face, without the aloof attitude of an outsider.

"Ji Ran met the Lord of Han." The old man cupped his hands, very accommodating.

Meng Di hurriedly asked Ji Ran to sit up, and asked politely: "Mr. Yufu, what can you learn from me here?"

"It's not the first time Ji and your lord have met."

"Oh?" Meng Di was surprised.

"On that day, my lord showed his supernatural power and saved the emperor of Zhou, Ji Chao, which is amazing."

"Mr. is at the side?"

"That's right. Ji Chao originally came to look for Ji. He acted carelessly and was chased and killed by the Zhi family. Ji had no power to restrain a chicken, so naturally he would not wade into this muddy water. Ji Chao never stops, so he really had to be rescued by an adult."

Meng Di smiled, this person is honest, and he speaks so confidently of dying.

"I heard that the master can know good judgment, what can you give me advice?"

"That's right, Ji is here to give you advice." Ji Ran seemed kind, but his words were not polite.

"please say."

"Are you satisfied with the development of Handi?"

"This is good, very satisfied." Meng Di rubbed his nose, still very proud of himself.

"It's a big mistake. The Han land is only a small fiefdom. How dare you take in the Ji Dynasty and respect it as the orthodox Zhou family. Isn't it afraid that the princes of the world will attack it?"

Meng Di knew that this was indeed a risky move. At that time, he was greedy for the manpower and all kinds of craftsmen of the four clans, so he rashly agreed.Now it seems that it has indeed greatly promoted the development of Han, but it also left great hidden dangers.

"This is one of them." Ji Ran continued to speak in a slow manner: "The Han area encourages land reclamation and farming, and promotes fishing, hunting, and smelting. The appointment of the city lord is now a chaotic phenomenon looming, it is ridiculous that the lord does not know it, this is the second."

Meng Di was ashamed, he really didn't know how to manage the fiefdom.The people brought by Ji Chao didn't know whether they were too cautious or had ulterior motives, and no one offered advice.

"Thirdly, you have the convenience of smelting copper and iron, but you don't know how to exchange them. You have the skills of all kinds of craftsmen, but you don't know how to make them. You must know that food is important, but blindly emphasizing farming and everyone farming the land is not the way to strengthen the country. "

"Fourth, it is the real key. The south of the Han land is barbarians, and it is useless to take it; the west and north are continuous mountains. Even if there are small paths leading to Wu and Chu, it will be difficult to expand after all; The country of the suzerain is strong and prosperous at this time, and it cannot be plotted."

"Therefore, there is no future in Handi. If you are content with the status quo, you can do it. But if you want to fight for hegemony, it can be said that there is no chance."

(End of this chapter)