Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 320

Wei Guo.

In a wine shop, all kinds of Li and Shu gathered together, gossiping and chatting.

"Hey, have you heard?"

"The country of Wu is undergoing major changes."

A middle-aged man muttered.

"What does Wu's reform have to do with our guards?"

A young scholar was very puzzled.

"How can it be irrelevant? As far as I know, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the state of Wu, not to mention the twentieth-level military title system, but the well-field system is blatantly abolished, the borders are opened up, the land is privately owned, and the people can buy and sell. In the whole world, which country has such a change?"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasped and was shocked.

"This means that in the future, farmers' own land can be freely bought and sold?"

"Not bad!"

"Very good!"

A tall and thick man drank a bowl of wine in a "gurgling" manner, and then said with his tongue out: "Our country of Wei has suffered from the well field system for a long time, and we don't know when we will be able to abolish the well field system like Wu State, and open up fields and seal borders."

"Hahahaha! I'm afraid I didn't wake up!"

The middle-aged man smiled contemptuously and said, "How can the Marquis of Wei be as capable as the King of Wu? In the seven years since King Wu has reformed twice, the country is rich and the people are strong, but Wei is still the same as before, sticking to the rules and the country is poor. How can you be rich and strong if you don't think about change?"

Weiguo is not a poor country, but its national strength is indeed not strong, this is a fact!

"Moreover, I also heard that the King of Wu has announced to the world that anyone who settles in Wu, regardless of origin, nobleman or slave, can be given land, houses and farm tools, exempt from corvee for five years, and after five years of farming, All fields are given to those who cultivate them!"

"That's not all!"

"I have also heard that the state of Wu rewards farming and war. If there are outstanding farmers, they will be given cloth and property, and they will be exempted from corvee for one to several years!"

"This is really unheard of!"

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and the idea of ​​defecting to the state of Wu had already been born in their hearts.

They live in Weiguo, although they are not in dire straits, but in times of famine or war, they will be displaced and have no fixed place to live.

Moreover, the conditions offered by Wu Guo are indeed very attractive.

……

Kingdom of Chu, the palace of Yingdu.

The young King of Chu, Xiong Zhen, was sitting opposite Ling Yin Nangwa and Zuo Tu Zixi in the side hall.

Xiong Zhen's face darkened when he saw the memorabilia handed over by Zixi.

"Is Wu Wang Qingji crazy? He actually abolished the well field system, opened fields and sealed off borders, and really gave the land to those untouchables? And he still encourages people from all over the world to settle in Wu to make a living?"

Xiong Zhen felt cold all of a sudden!
Zixi sighed and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. What Qingji did is indeed crazy in the eyes of the monarchs of all countries. However, it is the best strategy for enriching the country and strengthening the people!"

"how do I say this?"

Xiong Zhen was a little puzzled.

"My lord, the well field system has long existed in name only. The king of Wu abolished the well field system, opened fields and sealed off borders, and really gave the land to the farmers. This is just following the trend. This can encourage farmers to cultivate to the greatest extent and further improve Wu's agricultural production."

"It is conceivable that within a few years, Wu will surely become the country with the highest grain production in the world."

After a pause, Zixi said again: "Furthermore, it is the ambition of a wolf to encourage people from other countries to settle in Wu and make a living from it!"

"Anyone who settles in Wu, no matter his origin, nobility or slave, can be given fields, houses and agricultural tools, exempted from corvee for five years, and after five years of farming, the land can be given to those who cultivate it."

"With such a lure, wouldn't people from all over the world flock to Wu? I have heard that many people from the border towns of Chu State have dragged their families into Wu, and have been properly settled by the Wu people."

"Your Majesty must be on guard against each other. If things go on like this, the people of Wu will surely become more numerous, while the people of Chu, and even the people of Wu's neighbors, will decrease even more!"

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen couldn't help being furious, and said: "These untouchables! How unreasonable! Isn't Qingji afraid of being punished by all nations for doing this?"

With such a degree of involution, it is inevitable that the Wu Congress will be attacked by other countries.

However, this is obviously not something Chu people want to consider now.

Zixi pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing is to stop the large numbers of people from fleeing to Wu."

"How to stop it? Is it possible that the fugitives of the country will punish or kill them one by one?"

Xiong Zhen was very puzzled.

At this time, Ling Yin Nangwa, who was sitting opposite, said: "Your Majesty, maybe you can block this kind of news, so that the people of the country will not know about the changes in the Wu Kingdom."

"inappropriate!"

Zixi frowned and said, "The state of Wu has a lot of secret operations, especially in the territory of our state of Chu. Not to mention that they penetrate everywhere, but it is also difficult to eliminate them."

"Furthermore, the Wu people privately instructed many merchants to spread the word about Wu's reform and block the news, which is impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Nangwa was very displeased and said, "I don't know, what is Mr. Shen's opinion?"

"I don't dare to take it for a high opinion. Now, our country of Chu should seal off the border immediately. In order to prevent people from fleeing to Wu, we should arrest those who fled and punish them one by one, so as to make an example to others!"

"good!"

Xiong Zhen nodded in agreement.

At this time, it was already a helpless move for Zixi to come up with such a solution.

However, this is simply a temporary solution, not a permanent solution!
How many years can Chu's frontier army be able to defend against it for a while?
Under the guidance of the situation, if the Chu State still does not think about reform, it will inevitably cause more people to flee to Wu.

The Chu people who fled to Wu didn't mean they couldn't survive in their hometown, but just wanted to live a better life.

Zixi also wants to speak to Xiong Zhen, king of Chu, to imitate Qingji's abolition of the well field system, opening up fields and sealing off borders, and doing the same.

However, as soon as Zixi made a statement, I am afraid that within a few days, Zixi will be forced to lose his official position if he is not decapitated!

Because the lords of the state of Chu and the ministers of the old family would never allow this kind of thing to happen, which greatly damaged their interests!
……

Jinling, the gate of the city.

At a time when people all over the world were making a fuss about Wu Guo's abolition of the well field system and the closure of borderlands, Qingji was welcoming Confucius who had returned from Kuaiji County.

"My minister Kongqiu, see the king! The king is ten thousand years old!"

Confucius hurriedly bowed to Qingji.

He never expected that Qingji would go out to greet him at the gate of the city in person, which is a great honor for a courtier!

"Kong Qing doesn't need to be too polite!"

Qingji grabbed Kong Qiu's arm and said in a pleasant manner, "Kong Qing, come, please get in the car!"

Qingji made a gesture of "please" and invited Kong Qiu to board his six imperial chariots as King Wu.

(End of this chapter)