In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Xia Yu summoned all the officials in the Wuyang government office. The fief kings of this era are different from the "princes" of later generations. They have great rights and have full power to dispose of their own fiefdoms, including the right to judiciary, taxation, military payment, etc. Even the king has no right to interfere.

Xia Yu looked at the slave supervisor in charge of slaves under the Wuyang government office, Gongzheng in charge of craftsmen, Yi Situ in charge of household registration, and Yi Sikong in charge of talents, and didn't talk nonsense. : "I have a lot of drawings here, you go through the drawings now, follow the steps on the drawings, and get what I want within the time limit and give me what I want. If you have any difficulties, just tell me here, and I will solve them for you. "

Qi Zhi, Qi Zhuan, Qi Qiu, Wu Bao, and Qi Xun were serving on both sides of Xia Yu's main seat at this time, and Young Master Qi took a seat under Xia Yu's head. The lacquer box is carried to Wuyang Gongzheng.

That Gongzheng had already heard the news of Xia Yu's audit. To be honest, ten officials and nine were corrupt. If you give it to him, how dare you not try your best to sell it well.Immediately opened the wooden box, took out the patterns drawn on the brocade, and looked at them one by one according to the marks, and was stunned.

Convincing people is down-to-earth and down-to-earth. Although he has been in the military for a long time, he is not completely indifferent to the affairs of his own family. Young Master Qi is also devoted to his duties, so the people he employs are considered "professionals". The professionalism means that specialized talents are responsible for professional things. I don’t want some institutions in the future to manage professional talents by slaves who will be officials, and professional talents become managed slaves.

This Wuyang Gongzheng himself was also a craftsman, and he was not an "official" who only catered to the superiors and didn't understand the practice. He was shocked by the things drawn in the drawings given by Xia Yu after a cursory look, and tremblingly said: " Lord, this... this..."

Xia Yu said: "What, what, I didn't draw enough details?"

Wuyang Gongzheng said: "It's not..., it's just... this... can this really work?"

Xia Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you think the pattern I gave you will be unusable? Do you think I have so much leisure to play with you?"

Wuyang Gongzheng hastily apologized: "No... no... how dare I doubt the inner master, but the things painted by the inner master are too surprising. I have been working for dozens of years, and I have never seen... the inner master Lord, you said that this thing has a time limit, but I don’t know how long it will take?”

Xia Yu said: "Within half a year, I will finish all the work."

The craftsman's eyes widened in an instant, and he knelt down and said, "If I don't work hard, it's a great honor for a worker to make one of the patterns and things drawn by the inner master, but Wu Yang There are only dozens of craftsmen in the family, how can they make the things you asked for in half a month? This is simply impossible."

Xia Yu's expression remained unchanged and he said: "I know that there are not enough craftsmen in the Wuyang government office, that's why I said, you can raise any difficulties." artisan?"

Qi Yu, who was serving at the side, said: "The master escorted more than [-] craftsmen. According to the master's order, almost all of them were brought out this time."

Xia Yu said to the rafters: "Broadcast two hundred and give it to Wuyang Gongzheng. You will stay here for half a year and assist Wuyang Gongzheng in making the object. After the object is produced, you two will divide the work and cooperate Manufacturing."

Qi Chen listened to Xia Yu's order, worshiped and accepted the order, saying: "I would like to follow my lord's order, but if it is to make weapons, I am afraid that I will need mine ore."

Xia Yu said, "You don't have to worry about that." Qi Qiu turned around and said, "Have you memorized the map of the Wuyang mining area that I gave you on the way?"

Qi Qiu, who was serving at the side, took a step forward and said, "Master, Qiu has memorized it."

Xia Yu nodded and said, "I'll give you 300 people to mark out the mine."

Qiqiu said: "Master, it's easy to find the mine after 300 people report it, but it's not easy to mine it."

Xia Yu turned to Yi Sikou and said, "How many prisoners are there in Wuyang Prison?"

Yi Si Kou said: "More than 150 people." Yi Si Kou dared not answer, after all, the insider in front of him had just checked the accounts, and as the Yi Si Kou who was in charge of criminal law and arresting criminals, naturally he would not be completely clean.

Xia Yu said: "Propose all of them and hand them over to Qi Yu, and then they will go to mine."

Yi Sikou hesitated slightly: "Is this... suitable?"

Xia Yu didn't say much when he heard Yi Sikou's words. He placed his right hand casually on the pile of bamboo slips in the case, and said: "I just checked, Wuyang has a small population, but there are many people in the prison. With so many prisoners, is it possible that each prisoner’s crime is enough to serve a prison sentence?”

As soon as these words came out, Yi Sikou broke out in sweat immediately, and said: "I understand, I will bring the prisoner to Lord Qiqiu immediately."

Xia Yu ignored Yisikou who was sweating, but said to Qiqiu: "For these prisoners, tell them that as long as they work hard, the severe sentence can be reduced and the time of serving the sentence can be shortened. You can discuss it with Yisikou for details. I can only give you so many people, but it will take time to create that thing, and if there are insufficient manpower, I will slowly replenish you."

Qiqiu bowed and said: "Qiu will live up to his mission."

Xia Yu looked at Qiqiu and said: "Among the officials in Wuyang, only Yisi Kou Tanmo has done nothing wrong. I asked you to discuss with him because I trust you. I hope you will be fair. You also know how I deal with Tanmo. Do not betray my trust."

As soon as Qiqiu heard this, he immediately remembered Zhi who was pierced by Heze's sword, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. He was originally a slave, but before Xia Yu took him out this time, he had burned his alchemy book and gave As a commoner, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility at this time, Qi Qiu cherished this favor very much, and immediately bowed: "If Qiu betrays the Lord, the Lord can behead Qiu."

At this time, Yi Sikou, who was named "Tianmo Weiguo", naturally dared not say anything more, and repeatedly stated that he would obey his orders.

Xia Yu nodded and didn't say anything more, while Wu Bao, who was watching the scene in front of him, was full of curiosity at this time, and asked Qi Xun who was beside him in a low voice: "What is the main craftsman building? To go to war, is it looking for mines and artisans?"

Qi Xun didn't look sideways, only his lips moved slightly, and answered Wu Bao in a low voice: "I don't know, it seems that the Lord and Qi Yu vaguely said that it seems to be called a 'modified blast furnace'."

Wu Bao frowned and said, "A modified blast furnace? What is that?"

Qi Xun said: "How do I know? You ask the Lord!"

Wu Bao was blocked and speechless.

Xia Yu looked at those prison guards, and then crossed his hands in front of his chin. After a long time, he said, "I want you guys to do things that are more difficult."

Several clerks looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally one of the clerks stepped forward bravely and said, "What is the master's order?"

After receiving the order and coming out of the Wuyang official office, all the officials were busy with their own business, especially the Wuyang worker, who was the most excited, rushing back to his subordinates, eager to start working immediately, and those few However, the clerks were not together anxiously, talking with each other.

One of the prison guards said: "This...isn't this nonsense!"

Another clerk said: "That's right! I have never heard of it since ancient times, renting land to slaves, and asking them to pay... rent! This... Isn't this a waste of food!?"

Another prison guard echoed: "Yes, yes, I think this new master is probably crazy, and he said that if you pay rent for three years in a row, you will be exempted from the slaves and these slaves will be exempted from the slavery. Without Dan The book gives the slaves the status of civilians, isn’t this pouring out one’s own property!? This... can the prince agree?”

The supervisor who was the first to speak said: "Dog! What kind of master is this, he is here to prodigal! Anyway, I will not listen to bullshit orders! If there is anything to do, let's wait until the prince comes back!"

You Lijian hesitated and said: "This is not good, he checked the account, if we are not obedient, I'm afraid..."

The cursing Li Jian said: "What are you afraid of! Which fiefdom is not greedy for ink, will he deal with it!? Hmph, as long as we report to the regiment, we will not accept him. When the prince comes back, we can agree to him being so reckless! !?"

"This..." All the clerks hesitated and said, "Isn't it appropriate?" In the country of Yan, there is a strong style of being in charge of the government, especially when the emperor and the land are entrusted, most of them are managed by the lord and the lord, so the clerks are very strict about violating the internal rules. The Lord's commands are very hesitant.

The clerk who encouraged everyone to disobey said: "What are you afraid of!? I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? The new master we have been seeking for the crown prince was a deadly enemy with the prince before. Let me tell you." The clerk He lowered his voice, signaled to the invigilators before the examination, and said, "I have received news from Sun You and the Situ family of the state government. We want us to show some color to this new master."

All the clerks were taken aback. You must know that Sun You is the grandson of Bohou, the Zhenggong of the Yan State, and he is also the hard-core confidant of the Prince Furen. The Situ family has been the Situ of the Yan State Mansion for generations. Everyone may not be completely clear about the route of the new inner master, but for Sun You and Situ's family, the subordinates are very clear.

At this time, a clerk who was still hesitant said: "If you openly violate the order of the inner lord, I'm afraid it is not appropriate. If not, we will report that the amount of effort is too much. It will take time to count it. We will delay it first, and then wait for the crown prince." Come back and report back to the prince, and then make a fuss."

This plan seems to be quite safe, and all the clerks nodded in agreement, agreeing to deal with it according to this method.

At this time, in the Wuyang government office, Xia Yu rested her eyes with her hands resting on her forehead, "watching" what happened outside, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth.

Half a month later, all the prison officials in Wuyang City were beheaded in front of all the slaves in Wuyang City in the name of being greedy and disobedient. Yang implements the rent-yong system, based on the output of Wuyang last year. As long as he can pay enough rent, the rest of the output will be owned by the slave, and the rent will be paid on time for three consecutive years. civilian status.

All of a sudden, the city of Wuyang was boiling. The slaves who didn't really believe in this order were finally skeptical when Xia Yu beheaded all the prison guards in public and hung the heads of the prison guards at the gate of the city to show the public. For slaves, they are always happy. After all, even if it is fake, they have nothing to lose. If it is true, as long as they hand over last year's grain, they can have surplus for themselves, which is not bad.

Standing on the city wall with blood gourd-like heads below, Xia Yu was very calm, letting the cold wind blow his sleeves, but Young Master Qi, who was following him, seemed to be a little weak at this moment, Wei Wei thought tremblingly: Did Xia Yu plan it out from the beginning? His accompanying childbirth is too rich, and there are many people under him. Now Wuyang City is almost occupied by his people for most of the official positions. Wuyang held it in his palm, hey, there is nothing to say about it, who would let people accompany the childbirth richly!After all, hundreds of craftsmen are broadcast all at once, so why not let others appoint their own confidantes to manage it?After all, they are rich!It is also troublesome to take a too rich inner room.

The young master Qizheng was thinking about this, but he found that Xia Yu was looking at him with a slight smile on his head.

Shivering, Young Master Qi hastily restrained his expression, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes in a respectful and respectful manner, Xia Yu smiled and said: "You don't have to do this, if these officials don't disobey orders, I won't I will deal with it like this. After all, this time I come to Wuyang, other things are still secondary. Only the system of renting mediocrity is the most important thing. It must be completed. If they can't help me complete it, I will appoint my own people to do it. "

After speaking, he looked at Qi Zhi beside him and said, "You heard that."

Qi Zhi bowed his head and said: "The chief entrusts me with a heavy responsibility, if you dare not die."

Xia Yu said: "I use you to do this because you are mature and prudent. Many people are less aggressive than young people, but I think that if you want to reform, what you really need is a thorough understanding of the system. The problem lies in the old people and young people, but with their enthusiasm, sometimes they don’t know that theory and reality are two different things, and they often do things with good intentions.”

Qi Zhi was a little excited when he heard the praise. He was over forty years old, and he was considered a high-ranking man in this era. Yu returned the salute and said, "The Lord appreciates you, and you must be loyal to him in return."

Xia Yu smiled and nodded, watching Qi Zhi take the order to retreat to preside over the rent affairs, Xia Yu turned her head to look at Young Master Qi and said: "Did you think again just now, taking an inner room that is too rich is not a good thing ?”

Young Master Qi sweated instantly on his forehead.

Xia Yu smiled and said, "I'm afraid it may not be that I am too rich, but that the Prince's Mansion is too poor." Xia Yu still remembers when he went to check the empty and dusty treasury of the Prince's Mansion with only boxes. expression.

Young Master Qi also seemed to recall the scene when Xia Yu checked the treasury that day, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, "Then... that is also helpless, the prince is like this—love soldiers like sons. All the soldiers in the treasury All the money was used to relieve the soldiers who died in battle. From the officers to the soldiers, the prince would personally bring money to comfort those whose families were killed in battle. No matter how rich the prince’s mansion is, no matter how rich the prince’s mansion is, it will Can't stop spending like this!"

If it weren't for this, the crown prince of a country would not be so poor. It was because he was too poor. Everyone in the prince's mansion wore "plain" clothes, showing a "poor" air, which made him even more out of place among the nobles of the Yan country.

Xia Yu gradually restrained his smile when he heard this. He thought of his subordinates, those subordinates in Qi State. Has the prince ever cared about his soldiers?He hasn't visited the battalion much, and even if he inspects, he only cares about whether the training tasks are completed. He doesn't know what his subordinates' families are like and where they live, because in his eyes, everyone is a chess piece, which he uses to Consumable NPCs for big wins.

Xia Yu thought of Xiguo River, Jiang Duo, and... Tian Shu, and then closed her eyes.

Young Master Qi looked at Xia Yu who suddenly seemed to have a little bit of sadness at this moment, and said cautiously: "Nei Zuo? Are you okay?"

Xia Yu opened her eyes and said calmly, "It's okay, I just suddenly felt that, compared to convincing others, maybe I'm not a good commander."

Young Master Qi blinked, but did not understand the meaning of Xia Yu's words.

Xia Yu's disappointment was instantaneous. After dealing with the affairs of the prison and answering the official office, Xia Yu immediately ordered Prince Qi to bring 100 people into the mansion.

Xia Yu's answer made the young master overwhelmed - Xia Yu replied with a smile: "Raise pigs."

Before Young Master Qi questioned it, Xia Yu continued: "The mountainous areas in Wuyang are obviously not suitable for farming development. If it is not suitable for farming, it means that the grain output is low, which means that the population is sparse and poor. If there is not enough food and people can’t eat enough, there is no need to talk about everything. As for people, since the food is insufficient, then we will use other methods to make up for it. There are many mountains in Wuyang, and I happen to know several kinds that are suitable for Wuyang mountain It is a variety of mulberry tree, which can be used to raise silkworms and feed pigs."

These seemingly serious words made that young master Qi speechless, and it was worth obeying the order obediently.

On the other side, Xia Yu told Wu Bao: "Send your men to Chu State. The businessman we sent has already arrived in Chu State. Tell him, my first order is to try my best to buy rice seeds." , transported back to the country of Yan."

Wu Bao accepted the order, but he seemed to be not very enthusiastic and lacking in interest.

Xia Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "What? Are you unhappy?"

Wu Bao said: "Master, you promised me that you would teach me to be the enemy of ten thousand people."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "Is it not the enemy of ten thousand people to ask you to find rice seeds?"

Wu Bao frowned and said, "How does this count!?"

Xia Yu was not in a hurry, and slowly poured himself a sip of wine, and said, "You know why the Chu State has been able to compete with the Jin State for a hundred years, and you must know that almost all the princes of the Central Plains support the Jin State, and the Chu State is fighting against the Central Plains with its strength. Princes, relying closely is a strong soldier?"

Wu Bao pondered slightly. He is from the state of Wu. The state of Wu fought against the state of Chu for many years, and even destroyed Chu for three years. Wu Bao was a native of the state of Wu. Days later, recalling what the old man said, he said, "Chu is a big land."

While drinking leisurely, Xia Yu said, "Is it just that the land is big? There is not much food? In the late stage of the Wu Kingdom, the land is not small? Why can't it afford to consume it after a protracted war with Chu?"

Wu Bao frowned and thought, speechless for a long time.

Xia Yu said: "Chu's crop is different from other countries. It is rice, which has a very high yield. The grain harvested from rice grown on the same land can feed more people. More people means stronger national strength and stronger military strength. The so-called Thousands of enemies, the so-called battle on the battlefield, in the final analysis, fighting is fighting for money and food, fighting for the consumption of national strength, so you must know the strength of the national strength in order to be a general."

Hearing this, Wu Bao pondered silently, knelt down and bowed to Xia Yu for a while, and said, "Leopard, be taught."

Xia Yu looked at Wu Bao with a smile, and said, "Stop kneeling, from today onwards, you will be my teacher for once."

Wu Bao was at a loss.

Xia Yu looked down at her palm, and said, "As a general, to go to the battlefield in person, your force should not be too weak. In this regard, I will recognize you as my teacher."

Wu Bao blinked, looked at Xia Yu, and it took him a while to realize the meaning of Xia Yu's words, and then the tips of his ears turned red.