At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 157: Fighting to the death and the good life of Mr. Jing

Guangyang County, Overseas Salmon Island.

With a look of embarrassment, Chen Yu adjusted his clothes a little and led his subordinates down to a huge tent.

"Thank you Canghaijun for saving me." Chen Yu entered the tent and saluted the leader and thanked him.

Tian Heng helped Chen Yu up and said: "The King of Yan is too polite. We are all anti-Qin, so naturally we should help each other."

Chen Yu smiled bitterly and said: "The Kingdom of Yan is lost, so what kind of king am I? Lord Canghai can just call me Chen Yu."

Tian Heng's words made Chen Yu feel more complicated. His eldest brother, who was as close as a brother, was unwilling to save him. Instead, Tian Heng, an outsider, saved him.

When Tian Heng heard Chen Yu's words, he also smiled bitterly and said: "Qi is also lost. Two brothers and a nephew also died in the battle. I, Lord Canghai, am just a bereaved dog."

However, having the same situation gave the two people a sense of sympathy for each other.

Tian Hengdao: "The violent Qin has occupied our Qi people's land and killed our Qi people's heroes and common people. Now every Qi people is killing Qin people quickly. I still have tens of thousands of troops overseas in Qi State. I plan to join forces with Chen Brother and other heroes will attack Bao Qin together."

At this time, there were more than 10 residents of Qi who followed Tian Heng. They were all placed by Tian Heng on the coastal islands of Qi. However, those islands were scattered and small and could only be used as a short-term settlement, but they could not live. Tens of thousands of people are relying on local heroes to help him, but this is indeed not a long-term solution. If he can resettle his troops with Liaodong, his situation at this time can indeed be improved.

Chen Yu thought that he would not be able to return to the Yan Kingdom, so he simply followed Tian Heng to attack the Qin people in Qi.

Chen Yu wanted to stop Kuai Tong from saying such depressing words.

Chen Yu's good brother also had great luck and escaped back to the State of Zhao, but at this time he only had a hundred riders following him back, and all the 5 elite soldiers of the State of Zhao were lost.

Tian Heng said solemnly: "Brother Chen brought trouble to the Qin Dynasty and brought disaster to the world. Only by supporting each other and working together in the same boat can we, the anti-Qin righteous men, have a chance to defeat Qin and defend our homeland."

"Now we have Meng Tian's 20 troops to the north, Bao Qin is also gathering troops to the west and is ready to move, and Feng Jie's 15 troops are stationed in the east. Our Zhao State has been surrounded by Qin's hundreds of thousands of troops. Prime Minister , How will our Zhao country survive next?" Zhao Guoxie said in fear.

Chen Yu said: "Brother's words make sense. The two of us should work together to seek victory. Now we start planning actions. We will make Qin understand that they cannot kill all the heroes in the world!"

Kuai Tongtong: "Although our Yan state was defeated by the Qin army, Meng Tian's atrocities in Jidu offended the entire Yan state. Now the Yan people dare not speak out in anger, just because they are afraid of Qin's war, and They do not really want to surrender to the Qin people, the Yan people are just waiting for the heroes to continue to raise the banner against Qin, and the Yan people's resistance will not stop."

Tian Hengdao: "Kuai joins the army, please tell me."

But Tian Heng said: "Kuai Canjun's words are not wrong, but Qi is my hometown, and the people of Qin are massacring my relatives and friends now. How can Heng just stay overseas and watch his relatives and friends be brutally killed by the people of Qin?" Massacre, even if it means death, Heng will die on the way to fight the Qin people."

Chen Yu said excitedly: "When Liaodong is restored, I will definitely follow my brother's lead."

Chen Yu saluted and said, "If I can use the rest, my brother will have the rest of my life."

Kuai Tong said at this time: "Although Bao Qin is unjust, they are still the most powerful in the world. Now Qin General Feng Jie is sitting on the ground with 15 troops. Although Lord Canghai has tens of thousands of subordinates, you only have soldiers." I'm afraid you are no match for the Qin army, so why don't you reserve your strength and wait for the right time."

Kuai Tong bowed respectfully and said: "You know you can't do something but you do it. Canghaijun is a real hero. But the foreign minister has something to say, hoping it will be beneficial to Canghaijun's anti-Qin cause."

If you fight against the Qin people, you will be in an invincible position. If you can win, take advantage of the victory and pursue it. If you cannot win, retreat to Liaodong. Will this be more helpful to your great cause? "

Zhang Er was originally the core of the Zhao State. He came back to stabilize the situation in the Zhao State, and everyone in the Zhao State found a backbone with whom they could discuss matters.

During the time Zhang Er left, Zhao Xie did not dare to sleep even for fear that the Qin army would approach the city and he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

So Chen Yu, Tian Heng and others discussed a specific action plan and prepared to command three thousand elite warriors to conquer Liaodong and strive to bring it into the anti-Qin sphere of influence.

Tian Hengdao: "I and three thousand troops will go to Brother Chen. I hope you can occupy Liaodong, Brother Chen."

Later, he pointed to the north and said: "Liaodong County is three thousand miles away from Jidu, which is difficult for Qin soldiers to reach. Liaodong has a vast territory with three thousand miles of mountains and rivers. Although it is not as wealthy as the Central Plains, its people are strong and capable of producing elite soldiers." In this place, if Lord Canghai is willing to support our lord in conquering Liaodong, the heroes of Liaodong will definitely win the battle and join our lord.

Our Lord occupies Liaodong. Canghai Lord not only has our Lord as a powerful ally, but also has a large rear area. The families of your soldiers and the refugees from Qi can also be resettled in Liaodong. My Lord can also lead the heroes of Liaodong to fight against the violence with you. Qin.

The words are divided into two parts.

The other powerful nobles of Zhao State also looked at Zhang Er expectantly, asking him to improve the situation of Zhao State at this time. Although this defeat reduced Zhang Er's prestige, no one in Zhao had the idea of ​​replacing Zhang Er at this time, because the Zhao State at this time was a pit of fire, and no one wanted to jump into it.

Zhang Er also frowned and looked at the map of World War I. The huge territory of Qin Dynasty made people feel frightened. When he saw the Han Dynasty, Zhang Er felt extremely complicated in his heart. He didn't expect that those mud-legged people could actually develop. With such prosperity, other anti-Qin forces were constantly defeated by the Qin army. Only the Han Dynasty continuously defeated the violent Qin, annihilated the Qin army's 20 elites, and captured the Qin army's six counties. It can even be said that they were the main force against the Qin.

It's a pity that Zhang Er knew that he had hated Xu Fan, so it was difficult to get Xu Fan's support. If I had known this, I shouldn't have offended Xu Fan so easily in the first place.

But Zhang Er didn't know that the situation in the world would become like this. The northern vassal states were vulnerable to the Qin army, but the anti-Qin forces in Chu were becoming increasingly stronger. This situation was something he had not expected at the beginning. In his opinion, The power of the northern princes should be stronger than that of the south, but the reality slapped him hard in the face.

There are only three kingdoms of Zhao, Qi and Yan in the north, but Qi Yan has been defeated by the Qin army, and even Zhao is in crisis. On the contrary, it is Chu. Whether it is Qin Jiawuchen, Wei Jiu, Wu Rui, Gong Ao, they all have huge develop.

And Zhang Er also understood that the reason why these rebels developed like this was because Xu Fan destroyed the main force of the local Qin army and withstood the pressure of most of the Qin army. However, there was no such a good big brother in the north. The Qi people could have acted as This character was easily defeated by Feng Jie. As expected, Qi Ren was still not good at fighting.

Then he was surprised to find that there was only one force left near Xu Fan and asked, "When did this Xiang Liang appear?"

Chen Zedao: "Xiang Liang crossed the Yangtze River in September, and then annexed Chen Ying's tribe and Qin Jiawuchen's tribe all the way. Now he has occupied three counties and has more than 10 troops."

Zhang Er said happily: "Immediately send an envoy to ask for help from Xiang Liang."

Zhang Er thought for a while and then said: "Like Wei and Han, there must be no shortage of envoys asking for help. We must tell them that their lips are dying and their teeth are cold, and they must learn from the lessons of the demise of the six kingdoms. If our Zhao Kingdom is destroyed, they will be next. Only if we can form a coalition Only by controlling the alliance can we fight against the violent Qin."

Although Zhang Er's methods may not work, the entire Zhao country has finally found a person who can make decisions, and the Zhao people also have a backbone.

But after letting these people leave, Zhang Er found his son Zhang Ao and said, "You also go to the Han Dynasty's envoy south."

"The child will definitely persuade the King of Han to rescue his father." Zhang Ao thought his father was worried, so he asked him to be the envoy.

But Zhang Er whispered: "I went to Han to find a way to save my life, and listen more to the King of Han."

In mid-January of the 37th year of the First Emperor's reign, in Jingfu, Yang County. Jing Yi took the abacus purchased by Chen Jun and calculated Jingfu's income from the previous year.

After calculating that the Jing family's 5 acres of land had been confiscated by Han and 1.5 shi of grain, he couldn't help but angrily said: "This is not the king of Han, he is simply a money-grabbing king."

During the Qin Dynasty, their family would pay a maximum of 5000 shi in taxes, and they would spend another 1000 shi in food to support the Qin officials. But now under the rule of the Han Dynasty, although they no longer have to pay filial piety to the Qin officials, they still have to pay an additional shi. of food.

"Big losses this year!" Jing Yi couldn't help but sigh.

But soon he calculated another account of the farm income and began to smile again.

Due to the equalization of farmland in the Han Dynasty, the land of the Jing family was exchanged together and connected into large pieces of cultivated land. These lands were good and bad. The good ones were close to the river and the yield was about 3 shi per mu, while the bad ones were about 1 shi per mu. At the beginning, Jingyi I am against such an exchange. Why should I exchange my family’s good land for Han’s bad land?

But the reality forced him to change. The common people of the Han Dynasty all obtained the land of the Han Dynasty. Especially in Yang County, which is close to Chen County, many people simply went to Chen County to work as craftsmen. Their incomes generally exceeded hundreds of acres. The income from the land and life in the city are more prosperous than in the countryside. As long as these craftsmen can stay in the city, almost none of them will return to the countryside.

A large number of laborers have been absorbed into the handicraft industry. In Yang County, no one comes to rent the land of Mr. Jingjing. Everyone is too busy to work on their own land. When they have free time, they either train military skills or go to work in Chen County. No one wants to rent the land. It's my master's land.

The Han Dynasty also had a law on land abandonment, which stipulated that those who abandoned the land would be punished for the year's output for each acre. If Mr. Jing dared to abandon the land, he would be fined one stone of grain for one acre, and 10,000 shi of grain for 10,000 acres. The land was confiscated.

Faced with such severe punishments, Jingyi could only exchange land with the Han State, and at the same time sold part of the land. The remaining land was concentrated together, and the tenant system could no longer be used. Instead, he purchased a large number of cattle and used his own servants to farm the horses. Planting. Because there are a large number of farm animals, the Jing family's servant No. 100 can always be busy, and they will find a way to hire a group of people during the autumn harvest.

Because this was the only land left, Jing Yi was very concerned about improving the field structure. He heard that the new waterwheels from Han Dynasty could increase production. He bought 20 of them in one go and even customized them at the Mojia Ironworks. A multi-head plow requires 10 horses to pull and five servants to drive it, but it can cover hundreds of acres of land in one day. This allows Jingyi to cultivate 5 acres of land with only a small number of manpower.

He also hired people from Yang County to dig canals on their own land. Using the water truck to add water canals, half of the Jing family's land became irrigated land, and the yield of these lands was generally less than three stones per mu. On average, Jing's family The family's 5 acres of land will receive 10 shi of grain this year.

Jing Yi calculated that his family's income from the land this year, excluding expenses, was 1 dan.

This made Jing Yi smile. With such a large investment in land this year, Jing Yi thought he would make a profit without losing money, but he did not expect that he would still make a profit. Next year, he would not need to buy water trucks, cattle or horses, or customize multiple heads. Plow, next year his income will be at least 5 stone.

Jing Yi was extremely happy when he thought of this figure. Although his family had more fields than this back then, his income could never reach this figure in any year.

And it is foreseeable that as long as he continues to invest in land, cover all the land with canals, and turn all 5 acres of land into irrigated land, his annual income from the land can exceed 10 shi. , which was ten times his family’s land income back then.

This figure surprised Jing Yi. "Farming can actually be so profitable. Why didn't I find out back then?"

His family's land used to be leased to other people. The advantage of this is that he doesn't have to worry about it at all, and he doesn't have to worry about natural disasters. Anyway, farmers who rent his family's land have to pay 30% of the rent. Even if there is a natural disaster, there is no exception. At most, he There will be some reductions.

Although this can guarantee harvests despite droughts and floods, farmers have no financial resources to invest in the land. The income from the land is poor, and naturally there is not much that can be handed over to Mr. Jing. He can only collect about 2 shi of grain every year, and some of it must be bribed to Qin officials. Not many people truly belong to the Jing family.

Now, Jing Yi is squeezed by external conditions and has to find a way to cultivate the most land with the least manpower. At the same time, because it is a large manor, he must increase investment in the land in order to gain profits. Now high investment will naturally bring high yields. out. Of course, in doing so, Jing Yi would have to keep an eye on the manor, and he could only fight against natural disasters on his own.

After Jing Yi calculated the income from the land, he started to calculate the income from other aspects.

The Jing family is the largest family in Yang County. Of course, it is impossible to make a fortune from land alone. Land alone cannot afford to support so many dandy children. His family also has a shipbuilding workshop in Yang County. Specializing in the manufacture of small flat-bottomed cargo ships that cost 100 shi or 200 shi.

Under Xu Fan's governance, Chen County was completely transformed into a handicraft center. A large amount of cloth, ironware, armor and weapons were transported out of Chen County every day, and a large amount of raw materials flowed into Chen County from all anti-Qin forces. , Such a prosperous trade in goods brought a large demand for transportation. The wheelbarrows and baggage trucks manufactured by Chenjun were sold all over the world, but the largest volume of goods trade was shipping. This resulted in a lack of ships everywhere in the entire Han Dynasty. The Jing family's Naturally, small shipyards are doing booming business, and ship orders are scheduled until next year. The shipyards can bring everyone 1000 gold in income a year.

At the same time, the Jing family also has its own fleet and horse fleet. These caravans also bring huge benefits to the Jing family. Jing Yi calculated that his family's eight caravans brought a total of 8 gold to his family this year. And this income is twice what the Jing family had before.

This is the reason why Xu Fan made so many laws that were not conducive to the powerful nobles, but the powerful nobles of Han only howled and complained, but did not really leave.

Because the Han State under Xu Fan's rule could bring them more economic benefits, not to mention the political benefits, their children had no way to enter the officialdom under the Qin State.

This year, more than a dozen of his Jing family’s children have become Han officials. Because of the resources of the Jing family, their prospects are generally good. After the completion of land equalization throughout the Han Dynasty, they were absorbed into the Han Dynasty court, and the power of the Jing family It started to improve slowly, which was something Qin could not do.

Of course, high returns are high returns. When he saw the high taxes in Han Dynasty, he still wanted to curse: "The money-grabbing king."

After calculating the income, Jing Yi was in a good mood. It just so happened that an opera troupe came from Yang County, and it was said that they also brought new operas. Then Jing Yi took his housekeeper to the opera stage in Yang County and watched the new opera "Red River" water".

After reading it, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat.

He had more or less heard the news about the land enclosure, but the news had not spread yet. He thought it was because the Qin people killed some nobles after suppressing the rebellion, so there were such rumors.

But he didn't care. This kind of thing was too common in the Warring States Period. The Qin people in the Central Plains still wanted to rule the world, and it was impossible for the Qin people to kill all the powerful people.

But now only after watching this opera. Only then did Jing Yi understand that inviting the First Emperor this time was not only to kill the top nobles. We must also kill all these powerful people. They would be killed and the family lands annexed by the First Emperor's soldiers.

In the opera, the fate of the powerful aristocrats of Qi Di was so tragic that he naturally put himself into it, and was even more frightened to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat.

Jing Yiyi immediately ran to Chen County and found Zhou Zhang: "Did you create the recent opera to arouse public anger?"

He still had illusions, but Zhou Zhang took out the information about Ji Xin in Qi and showed it to Jing Yi, completely destroying his luck.

After reading it, Jing Yi was so frightened that he lost his mind and murmured to himself: "How dare Bao Qin do this? He is not afraid that the whole world will rebel."

Zhou Zhang said coldly: "Aren't people in the world anti-Qin now? How could the tyrant Ying Zheng be afraid of this!"

He quickly looked at Zhou Zhang and said as if grasping a life-saving straw: "The King of Han is brave and invincible. He should be able to withstand the Qin army."

Now Jing Yi's only hope is the King of Han whom he curses every day. This year his family's taxes have more than doubled, they have spent so much money and paid so much food. Don't you just want Xu Fan to protect everyone's safety?

Zhou Zhang said: "Although I also want to comfort you and say that I can stop it, Qin Dynasty has mobilized all its strength this time. The number of troops dispatched may be as many as one million. Even the King of Han has no absolute confidence that he can defeat Qin Dynasty." military."

Faced with a huge food gap, Zhou Zhang also recognized Xu Fan's actions to suppress the powerful Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)