Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

As soon as Lin Xiangru finished speaking, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Bao and Lou Chang all showed disdain and looked disapproving. Zhao Sheng even snorted hard through his nostrils to show his attitude.

Zhao Dan sat firmly on the throne, looked at Lin Xiangru unhurriedly, and said, "I don't know why Lin Qing made such a statement?"

Lin Xiangru cupped his hands towards Zhao Dan, and said: "As far as I can see, the king uses his name to envoy Kuo, like a stick of glue. Kuo disciples can read his father's biography, but they don't know how to change. How can this make me Is the army victorious? So Zhao Kuo cannot be a general."

Due to the fusion of memory, Zhao Dan could easily understand Lin Xiangru's words, translated into vernacular as: "Your Majesty, you asked Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po because of his false reputation. This is simply sticking the strings with transparent glue." , Playing a bunch of strings. Zhao Kuo’s brain is very rigid, at best, he is at the level of playing computer AI, if he goes to the battlefield and confronts Wang Lu, he will definitely be abused, so don’t let him go.”

As soon as Lin Xiangru finished speaking, Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng said, "Shangqing's words are absurd. Kuo is the son of Ma Fujun. After the general, he can't handle military affairs. Now Changping Lian has been repeatedly defeated by Qin general Wang He , it is better to replace Zhao Kuo, and he will surely win."

The meaning of Zhao Sheng is also very obvious. Zhao Kuo is the famous Ma Fujun, the son of Zhao She, the No.1 general of the Zhao Kingdom, and a serious general. He is invincible when discussing the art of war.

Now Lin Xiangru's hard-core Lianpo was beaten like a grandson by Qin's Wang Yan in Changping, so don't BB, you should hurry up and let your little friend Lianpo get out of the way, let this Zhao Kuo go up and try.

In just two paragraphs, the contradiction between the Gong clan and the commoner factions in Zhao State surrounding the exchange of generals is clearly revealed.

After the two bosses Lin Xiangru and Zhao Sheng spoke, Zhao Bao, Lou Chang, and Yu Xin also spoke in support of their own bosses.

But in general, the Gongzu faction has more people, louder and more reasonable. After all, Lian Po of the commoner faction lost consecutive battles in Changping and lost troops. It is an obvious fact that he has no confidence in speaking ah.

After some debate, everyone stopped consciously, waiting for Zhao Dan, who is the king, to make a final decision.

In the hearts of the Gongzu faction, they felt that they would surely win.

Why do you say that?Because just a few days ago, Zhao Dan, who is the king, just ordered the removal of Duping Jun Tian Dan as Xiangbang, and the person who replaced Tian Dan as Xiangbang was the leader of the Gongzu faction, Zhao Dan's uncle Pingyuan Jun. Zhao Sheng.

The former Xiangbang Du Pingjun Tiandan was a native of Qi, and he didn't actually have much power. The power of Xiangbang was actually jointly held by Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng and Shangqing Lin Xiangru.

At such a delicate moment, Zhao Sheng, the leader of the Gongzu faction, took over as Zhao Guoxiangbang for the third time. He directly squeezed out Lin Xiangru, the leader of the civilian faction, and took control of the entire ministerial power alone.

The political signal here couldn't be more obvious.

However, what the Gongzu sects who were secretly delighted in their hearts did not know was that although the Zhao Dan sitting above was indeed the same Zhao Dan, there was an extra soul in this body that came from more than 2000 years later.

Zhao Dan glanced around at the ministers present, and slowly said the conclusion that he had already thought about in his heart.

"The widow thinks that the matter of changing generals is not feasible for the time being!"

As soon as Zhao Dan's words fell, everyone in the hall had expressions of surprise on their faces.

Zhao Dan's decision was beyond everyone's expectations.

Didn't change it?

Looking at the five surprised faces in front of him, Zhao Dan felt a little emotional.

change?Change your fart!

I'm a person from the afterlife, so I know what's going to happen.

Change Zhao Kuo?Zhao Kuo was replaced only after his brain was kicked.

Zhao Dan's decision made Lin Xiangru, who thought he would be defeated, overjoyed, and praised the king for his wisdom, but Zhao Sheng, the Pingyuan Lord on the other side, couldn't sit still, and hurriedly got up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that"

Zhao Dan waved his hand and interrupted Mr. Pingyuan: "I have made up my mind, Mr. Pingyuan doesn't need to say more."

Zhao Sheng was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something more, but at this moment, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao suddenly pulled Zhao Sheng's sleeve, and Zhao Sheng had no choice but to sit down, but the expression of dissatisfaction on his face could be seen at a glance. .

Zhao Dan glanced at Zhao Sheng, how could he not know that his short-sighted uncle was dissatisfied?But now it is a major national event, Zhao Dan is really too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Sheng's little emotions.

In fact, Zhao Sheng was lucky. If Zhao Dan had crossed a few days earlier, Zhao Sheng would not be a prime minister.

But obviously, it is impossible for the Gongzu faction to admit defeat so easily. After Zhao Dan’s other uncle, Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, dissuaded Zhao Sheng, he said by himself: "My lord, if we don't change generals today, and Lian Po also defended himself stubbornly and refused to fight, so what is the solution to this situation?"

Lou Chang, another senior official of the Gong clan faction, also said: "Your Majesty, the food in the country is only enough to feed the whole army for half a year. If you still can't hold on, then the Qin army doesn't have to go out, and our army will be defeated."

What Zhao Bao and Lou Chang said was actually the same thing, that is, another major crisis in Zhao country was that there was no food.

Here I will talk about the internal situation of Zhao Guo.

Compared with the other six countries, although the land of Zhao State was not small at this time, it was only the third largest among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period after Qin and Chu, but the land that Zhao State could use to grow food, Actually not much.

Looking at the north first, the five counties of Wuyuan, Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen and Daijun in the north of Zhao State were all taken from the nomads in the north, that is, Loufan and Linhu. Grassland, the combined area is almost half of the entire Zhao country, but it is only suitable for nomadic tribes to raise horses, not suitable for farming.

And the central part of Zhao State is Taihang Mountain, which is known as the "roof of the world". Is food grown on the mountain?This is a bit much to think about.

The remaining area is the southeast plain where Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is the main grain-producing area of ​​Zhao State, and due to its size, the output is quite limited.

In addition to the terrain, the people of Zhao Guo do not like farming. Sima Qian clearly stated in the Shiji that the people of Zhao Guo are "the people are arrogant, good-tempered, and they are villains, and they don't care about farming." In Yantielun It is also said that Zhaodi "the people are obscene, extravagant and not at the root".

This translates into vernacular, that is, Zhao Guoren only thinks about fighting and doing business, and they pursue enjoyment instead of doing down-to-earth farm work.

Therefore, Zhao's industry and commerce are very developed among the six countries, and Zhao's military power is also very strong among the six countries. It is so strong that it can compete with Qin in the battle of Changping, which is evenly matched. , but Zhao Guo's agriculture is almost meaningless.

In fact, Zhao's agriculture was the last among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.

There is little arable land, and there are few people who cultivate the fields. Where does the grain come from? Does it fall from the sky?

This is not over. According to the previous plan, Zhao Kuo will not only replace Lian Po, but also bring 20 troops to the front line of Changping to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army. reached 45 people.

Now there are only more than 300 million people in the whole country of Zhao. First, men and women are separated in half, and then the old, weak, sick and disabled are removed. The adult young and strong men in Zhao country are only 80 million.

The young and strong are the main labor force of the country and the source of soldiers. The figure of 45 means that more than half of the young and strong in the entire Zhao country have been sent to the Changping front.

We are all on the front line, what about the harvest in the rear?If the fight continues like this, Zhao Guo's autumn harvest will definitely turn yellow this year.

Once the autumn harvest is yellow, the next time there is food, we will have to wait until next year's autumn harvest.In this case, let alone the supply of food and grass for the frontline soldiers, even the rations of other ordinary people in Zhao State will have problems, and it is a big problem.

As a result, Zhao Guo had no food in the warehouse for more than a year, and famine and soaring food prices can be said to be inevitable.

At that time, Zhao Guo will have 45 mouths on the front line, and more than 200 million mouths behind will have to eat, and none of them will have food.

Three words are complete!

Therefore, the meaning of the ministers of the Gongzu faction is also very obvious. Since you do not agree to send Zhao Kuo who takes the initiative to attack, but still insist on using the unstoppable Lian Po, then you can solve the problem of food for me first. .

Chapter 4 Borrowing food

After mentioning food and grass, not only the Gongzu faction, but also Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin, the two ministers of the commoner faction, looked at Zhao Dan.

Originally, Lian Po's defeat and the shortage of food and grass were the two trump cards of the Gongzu faction. It was precisely because the commoner faction had no way to deal with these two trump cards that they had no choice but to give up the position of commander in chief of the Changping front.

Zhao Dan smiled slightly, and said calmly: "You don't have to worry about food and grass."

"Oh?" Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, who had recovered his breath at this time, couldn't help asking curiously: "May I ask where the king wants to borrow food from?"

Now it is obvious that Zhao Guo is absolutely out of food, so if he wants to get food and grass, he must borrow it from other countries.

Except for the Qin State that is at war, Zhao State can only start with the other five countries if it wants to borrow food.