Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

So he didn't talk nonsense, and directly invited Zhao Kuo and a group of allies to drink in Li Mu's mansion.

After learning the news that Li Mu was about to become the chief general, other people present also congratulated Li Mu one after another.

I hope that the general can take over the mantle of Wu Xinjun and successfully destroy South Korea, so that the whole world will know that there is another general in our country of Zhao besides Wu Xinjun.

The general will definitely succeed this time, and after the unification of the world, we may have to rely on the general to take care of him.

It's a pity that I am a civil servant, otherwise I would have wanted to follow the general to make contributions on the battlefield.

Zhao Kuo sat on the most distinguished guest seat, watching this scene with a smile.

For Zhao Kuo, what Li Mu is experiencing now is also what Zhao Kuo experienced back then, and the glory he once enjoyed.

So as a person who has been here, Zhao Kuo is definitely very calm.

But Zhao Kuo, who has been here, can really calm down, but unfortunately some people can't calm down.

This person is none other than Li Si, one of Zhao Kuo's confidantes, who was also invited by Li Mu to drink today.

Li Si's mood at this time can be said to be quite complicated. Once upon a time, Li Si and Li Mu were both small officials under Zhao Kuo's command, one was a civil servant and the other was a military officer.

But now Li Mu has become a general, the first person in Zhao Fang in the true sense, and he will soon be alone, leading an army of 1 against South Korea, launching a war of annihilation.

It is predictable that as long as Li Mu can win this victory, then Li Mu's glory and power will rise to a higher level.

But Li Si is different. Although he has been a sheriff for a while, Li Si is now just an official under Zhao Kuo's command in Xiangbang's mansion.

In fact, Li Si's current official position is only one step away from becoming an important minister of Zhao Guo, but the problem is that people compare with others, which makes people mad.

Back then, Li Si was proud and arrogant, thinking that he would become the most important one among all Zhao Kuo's confidantes.

As a result, I didn't expect that after so many years, although Li Si had indeed made some famous names, it was far from enough to become the number one among Zhao Kuo's confidantes.

Witnessing Li Mu's elation with his own eyes again today made Li Si's heart feel even more uncomfortable.

Li Si drank the bitter wine and thought to himself.

In fact, Li Si has always had some ideas of his own in his heart, and these ideas may not necessarily mean that he must be loyal to Zhao Kuo.

However, after witnessing the abolition of Queen Zhou, Li Si resolutely dismissed such thoughts.

At this point today, betraying Zhao Kuo is undoubtedly a very stupid act.

So there was only one way for Li Si, and that was to find a way to make greater contributions.

What should I do?

This question troubled Li Si, so that he hardly spoke a few words with others throughout the whole banquet.

Since Li Si was not the protagonist of this banquet, not many people could notice this.

Li Si returned home sullenly, and fell asleep.

Others might not be able to see it, but as Li Si's partner for many years, his wife still felt it immediately.

Mrs. Li said: Husband, is there something unhappy?

Li Si still respects his wife very much, so he explained the whole thing to Mrs. Li.

After listening to Li Si's words, Mrs. Li immediately laughed: the husband's worries are actually a bit too condescending in my concubine's opinion.

Li Si couldn't help being a little puzzled when he heard the words: self-deprecating?Also please Madam explain.

Mrs. Li smiled and said: Husband, you want to do things, and Junhou also wants you to do things.All along, everyone can see Junhou's reliance on you.The reason why the Marquis promoted General Li Mu but not her husband was entirely because General Li Mu was a general, and all the positions of important ministers that had been vacated recently belonged to generals.

So the concubine has reason to believe that in the future, once there is a vacancy for an important minister on the civil servant side, the husband will definitely be promoted by the prince and become the new important minister of the Great Zhao, isn't it?

Hearing this, Li Si couldn't help laughing bitterly: Ma'am, you don't know something.It is true that Jun Hou relies on me very much, and he has indeed given me many tasks and things to do during this period of time, but the problem is that I am not the only civil servant among Jun Hou's confidantes, even if it is true in the future If there is a vacancy for civil servants, who can guarantee that Junhou will give me this position?

Li Si's sense of crisis is very strong.

Among other things, among Zhao Kuo's confidants, Guo Zong and Han Fei who have not yet become important ministers are Guo Zong and Han Fei.

Although Guo Zong didn't have a strong sense of existence all the time, Guo Zong was the financial steward of the entire Zhao Kuo faction and the real controller of Zhao Kuo's money bag. Could it be that Zhao Kuo didn't trust such a person?The position of internal history among Zhao Guo's important ministers was simply tailor-made for Guo Zong.

Not to mention Han Fei, Li Si's younger brother. Although it seems that Han Fei, who is now a lecturer in the academy, may take over the position of the high priest in the academy in the future, Han Fei's legal attainments over the years have definitely improved by leaps and bounds. Many Legalist scholars in the academy were amazed by it.

Han Fei's most suitable position as an important minister is Si Kou, and Zhou Shaofen, Zhao Kuo's biggest enemy now, happens to be Si Kou as well.This means that if Zhao Kuo brings down Zhou Shaofen in the future, then Han Fei might be able to soar into the sky and directly become Si Kou!

Facing the strong challenge from these two people, Li Si really didn't have enough confidence.

After listening to Li Si's words, Mrs. Li felt a little helpless.

But soon, Mrs. Li thought of a way, and said with a smile: If my husband's challenger is really strong, then what's the use of my husband sighing here?It's still better to be proactive and make meritorious service, so that the husband can get more points from the marquis, so that the marquis can give priority to recommending the husband when he is promoted.

Li Si was stunned.

A few seconds later, Li Si suddenly slapped his thigh and kissed Mrs. Li hard.

What the lady said is very true, my husband understands!

Chapter 966 Li Si has his own ideas

The arrival of spring is a very happy thing, no matter in any era.

Humans are never used to the cold.

When spring came, Zhao Kuo's affairs became more complicated.

The current Zhao Kuo is not the great general or great Sima of the past, he only needs to manage the army well. He is now Zhao Guo Xiangbang, in charge of all the affairs of Zhao Guo.

Food is the most important thing for the people. In this era, the rations of the people are undoubtedly the most critical, and the most important thing in food cultivation is spring plowing.

Therefore, after the arrival of spring plowing, Zhao Kuo can be said to be too busy to touch the ground.

Although Zhao Wang is very diligent, he is sincerely repulsed by such things as going to the fields, so Zhao Kuo has to undertake some things that should have been done by Zhao Wang to persuade farmers. , Discuss the moisture content and ask them about their life this year.

"Life is good!"

A middle-aged farmer in Zhao State smiled and said to Zhao Kuo: "Thanks to your honor, the little one also cut off four heads in Daliang City last year. Now the family has built a new house and has hundreds of acres of land. , and two slaves to help.

This year, the young one wants to join the army again and earn him hundreds of acres of land! "

On the other side, an old man from Zhao Guo also smiled and said: "Yes, yes, following the Lord over the years, he has won many battles and won many battles, and the people of our country are full of confidence.

In addition, the harmful Lian Po was also dismissed by the king, which is even better. "

People around said one after another: "Yes, yes, my nephew died fighting with Lian Po."

"Oh, my brother died with General Lian Po."

"In fact, death is nothing. The old man's child also died in the war against Wei, but if he wins the battle, the country will still have a pension if the child dies. General Lian Po leads us to defeat the war and nothing will be left. .”

All in all, the people of Zhao State are quite simple in their minds. As long as they can win battles, they will have a steady stream of military exploits, houses and land. As long as they follow Zhao Kuo, they can win battles. Therefore, they support Zhao Kuo from the heart and He wanted to follow Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo was quite satisfied with this.

People's hearts are very important, and now Zhao Kuo thinks that this kind of people's hearts are already very beneficial to him. Although he is not yet at the point of raising his arms and calling for thousands of people to respond, as long as there is a short period of transition after seizing power, the people at the bottom should still be It is easy to accept Zhao Kuo, the new king.

After all, Zhao Kuo is also a descendant of the Zhao family. His succession is equivalent to Liu Xiu, a descendant of Liu Bang, who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty. In essence, the Zhao family is still ruling the Zhao country.

"If only there was rice."

Sitting on the leaving carriage, Zhao Kuo watched the receding fields on both sides of the road, and couldn't help expressing emotion.

Although Zhao Guo has begun to popularize iron farm tools in this era, and Zhao Kuo has also vigorously promoted the Quyuanli, an artifact of farming, but the farming techniques limited to farmers are generally relatively extensive compared with later generations. .

Like the common people just now, because of their military exploits, every household has hundreds of acres of land, and if they want to cultivate finely, manpower is not enough.

Therefore, if you want to increase grain production, you must either use chemical fertilizers or get better grain seeds.

Rice, as the grain variety with the highest yield in China in later generations, is undoubtedly a target that Zhao Kuo can reach now.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and said to Su Li beside him, "Send someone to Liaoxi County to see how the boats are being built, and let them speed up as soon as possible."

Rice in history was introduced to China from Champa, that is, Vietnam, during the Song and Ming Dynasties. If you want to get rice seeds, you have to think about it from there.

Due to the limited geographical location, Zhao State is blocked by Chu State and Qin State in the south. Even if these two countries are eliminated, there will be Baiyue and Lingnan land in the south. .

Su Li naturally agreed immediately when he heard the words.

Zhao Kuo's hand lightly tapped on the armrest of the carriage, his thoughts drifted away.

Just unifying China is actually not enough.

The Great Qin Dynasty, the Great Han Dynasty, and the Great Tang Dynasty were so powerful in history, but in the end, in the Qing Dynasty, they were not left behind and beaten?

On the one hand, there are certainly reasons why the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were complacent, but on the other hand, China's geographical location is also a problem.

From a geographical point of view, the west of China is the Western Regions, with the Taklimakan Desert and the Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains, which block off invaders from Central Asia; the north is also the vast Gobi Desert, which can only barely survive for nomads ; to the east is the vast Pacific Ocean, and to the south is the hot tropical forest Southeast Asia, both of which are places that cannot develop a strong civilization.

It is no exaggeration to say that such geographical conditions can basically guarantee that China was in a state of "playing by itself" in the land era.

But it is different in the age of the sea. After the opening of the great voyage, the global circulation and connection will increase rapidly. At that time, the vast coastline in the east of Huaxia has become an undefended zone that the enemy can attack at will.

How to solve this problem?

After much deliberation, Zhao Kuo felt that only the first strikers are the most reliable.

Didn’t Westerners in history launch great voyages before colonizing the world later?

Then start the big voyage first!You know, it is more than 1600 years earlier than Columbus's first voyage!As long as Zhao Kuo can use the historical knowledge in his mind to instigate the great voyage of the Chinese nation, then the Chinese nation will be able to turn the Pacific Ocean and even the Indian Ocean into its own inland sea. The Chinese soldiers and civilians under Zhao Kuo's command are going to colonize Europe.

However, Zhao Guo is still in the process of unifying the world at the moment, and all national power has to be used to fight the unification war. For the time being, the matter of great navigation can only be put aside, and we can wait until the real unification is completed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

Time is waiting for me.

Now Zhao Kuo is also in his 30s, so we must hurry up!Fortunately, after South Korea is wiped out this year, there are only three countries left: Qin, Chu, and Qi.

It can take three years at the fastest, or five or six years at the slowest, and it will definitely be unified by then.

"Strive to get it done before the age of 40, and then become the emperor!"

Zhao Kuo secretly made up his mind in his heart.

The speed of the carriage slowed down, and Su Li's voice came from outside: "My lord, the mansion is here."

The carriage drove into Lord Wu Xin's mansion and stopped in front of the lobby.

As soon as Zhao Kuo got off the carriage, he saw Li Si's appearance.

Li Si saluted Zhao Kuo respectfully: "I have seen the lord."

Zhao Kuo snorted, and looked at Li Si with some surprise: "Isn't it Xiu Mu today? Why did you come here? Could it be something?"

Li Si smiled and said: "The lord is indeed wise, and I really want to talk to the lord about something."

Zhao Kuo snorted and said with a smile, "Then let's go, let's talk in the study."

For Li Si's confidant, Zhao Kuo actually thinks highly of him.

Li Si was a very smart person. In history, Li Si was able to serve Qin Shihuang until the death of Qin Shihuang and was the prime minister. This is very rare. It shows that Li Si is not only capable of handling affairs, but also has a good way of guessing people's hearts.

But after the death of Qin Shihuang, Li Si immediately colluded with Zhao Gao to kill Fusu, the eldest prince of Qin who was supposed to succeed to the throne. There may be some moths.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo's attitude towards Li Si over the years is to reuse, but definitely not the most important person. He can be a confidant, but he cannot be the most trusted confidant.

Even Zhao Kuo had some vague thoughts in his heart. When Zhao Kuo got old in the future, he might have to consider the unstable factor of Li Si in advance for his successor. Zhao Kuo and Li Si sat in the study respectively.

Li Si didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "It's such a lord, I hope I can go to Chu State and do my best for Da Zhao to destroy Chu State in the future."

After Zhao Kuo heard Li Si's words, he was really surprised: "You don't want to be in Handan, but go to Chu State?"

Li Si is now equivalent to Zhao Kuo's "Secretary General". Although he is not as good as those Zhao Guo's important ministers, he is actually only one step away from Zhao Guo's important ministers.

At this time, Li Si took the initiative to leave Zhao Kuo's side, which was very surprising.

Li Si had obviously thought about it a long time ago, and said to Zhao Kuo with certainty: "It is such a lord, and I have indeed received a lot of teaching from following the lord these years, but I also understand that the current Da Zhao is about to unify the world. However, if there is no effort in this area in the future, it will have some impact on the future of the minister.

After all, the minister is from the state of Chu, and he has actually had some contacts and contacts with the officials of the state of Chu over the years. If the lord can send his ministers to the state of Chu to contact and instigate rebellion against them, the destruction of the state of Chu in the future will surely be twice the result with half the effort. "

After Zhao Kuo listened to Li Si's words, he fell into deep thought.

Zhao Kuo understood what Li Si meant.

Li Si just wanted to be an important minister, and even tried to hit the position of Xiangbang in the future.

But in these years, if you don't have any military exploits, it's really not easy to get promoted.

Just like Li Mu, who was promoted to the rank of general in a few years, on the one hand, it was because of Zhao Kuo's support, and on the other hand, it was indeed because of Li Mu's family's many exploits, that they conquered Xianyang and Linzi, captured two As a great king, Li Mu's promotion basically has no one who can oppose it.

Li Si said that he would not lead troops to fight, so he would not think about going to the battlefield, but this did not mean that Li Si could not contribute to the war of destroying the country.

Just like Li Si just said, he can still use his contacts to make troubles in Chu State, recruit some Chu State ministers to be traitors and provide Chu State internal information, which is also very important.