Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

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Why unify?

It is to let all Chinese people in the world live such a simple and unpretentious life. Although they cannot be rich and rich, they can at least live a life.

This is the fairness that Zhao Kuo gave to all Chinese people in this world!After a while, Zhao Kuo withdrew his thoughts and said to Pang Nuan beside him, "Pang Qing, the god-making plan we discussed before should be implemented, right?"

Pang Nuan chuckled, and asked back: "Will Mr. Wu Xin feel a little uncomfortable if he finds that Da Sima's reputation has caught up?"

Zhao Kuo laughed loudly: "I wish Le Cheng would surpass me and take away my title of No.1 general in the world!"

Almost at the same time, Lin Xiangru in Handan City also found Zhou Shaofen.

"Zhou Qing, it's time to mobilize our influence and publicize the prestige of Lecheng Da Sima in Handan City and even the entire Great Zhao."

Zhou Shaofen couldn't help hesitating when he heard the words: "I'm afraid that the last biography of Yue Fei on Wu Xinjun's side is really a bit worrying."

When Lin Xiangru heard the words, his face also changed.

The last time Zhao Kuo was clearly out of town, but relied on Yue Fei's biography to turn over the book, and instantly made Le Cheng a Qin Hui-like existence that everyone shouted and beat.

Since that incident, the number of diners in Lecheng Mansion has gone from a few hundred to dozens now, and it has not recovered to 100 after such a long time, which shows the power of this public opinion war.

Lin Xiangru took a deep breath and said, "We can't do it now, the Queen Mother is watching us."

Zhou Shaofen was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Understood."

Ever since, some people began to publicize it in Handan City.

"Le Cheng Da Sima is amazing this time, he actually defeated the Wei-Chu coalition!"

"Le Cheng?

Is it the current Qin Hui? "

"Lecheng Da Sima this time forced Wei Guo to the point of ceding five cities to Da Zhao!"

"You don't understand this, how can Qin Hui have such a level in this world?

I heard that it was Wu Xinjun who negotiated and forced Wei Guo to cede it. "

"Lecheng Da Sima wiped out [-] Wei-Chu allied forces this time!"

"Don't be fooled by this current Qin Hui. In fact, Da Zhao also lost 4 people. In fact, everyone is in a draw."

"Brother, to save face, can you stop mentioning the name Qin Hui?"

"Okay, you said that if Wu Xinjun went to command, Wei Guo should have perished by now?"

""Although there was a lot of resistance from the public opinion, a miserable victory was considered a victory, so Le Cheng's reputation in Zhao Guozhong was indeed restored a lot because of this battle.

A few days later, Le Cheng led Zhao's [-] troops back to the court with a mighty force.

On both sides of Handan Street, there were obviously fewer people than when Zhao Kuo was triumphant before, and the cheers were also much smaller.

But Le Cheng didn't care.

Because this time, he is the protagonist!Le Cheng stood upright on the chariot, recalling Zhao Kuo's actions in his mind before, with a smile on his face, he kept waving his hands around.

This feeling of being a hero is really cool!At this moment, Le Cheng wishes to stay here forever, forever!After a while, Le Cheng saw the outline of the gate of Miyagi.

Afterwards, King Zhao appeared in Le Cheng's sight with many ministers.

Le Cheng was excited.

Finally, I also made it to the day when the king can greet me.

With such an excited expression, Le Cheng jumped out of the carriage and saluted King Zhao: "I have seen the king, and I was ordered by the king to conquer the state of Wei. Fortunately, I did not disgrace my order!"

After Le Cheng's words fell, Zhao Wang's expression was unavoidably weird.

Fortunately not humiliated?

I asked you to destroy the State of Wei, but now the State of Wei is still alive and well.

King Zhao didn't have an attack, but he remembered what the queen mother told King Zhao: "Now Le Cheng is the only general who can check and balance Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo. Even if his achievements are insufficient, we must let everyone know. The Zhao royal family trusts him very much!"

So, King Zhao laughed out loud, and patted Le Cheng on the shoulder affectionately: "Da Sima, you did a good job this time, the queen mother and the widow are all proud of you! Okay, let's get on the car with the widow and go back to the ancestral temple." !"

When Le Cheng heard Zhao Wang's words, he became more and more excited.

Come, come, the honor of sharing the car with the king is here!Le Cheng's eyes searched among the crowd, and soon fell on Zhao Kuo, who was just a few steps behind Zhao Wang, with obvious provocation.

Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo, you didn't expect this general to have this day, did you?

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo laughed.

What about the king's personal welcome, what about entering the palace in the same car, isn't this kind of thing a routine for this Marquis after every battle is over?

Seeing Le Cheng excited like this, you know that you have little knowledge!Le Cheng seemed to have thought of this too, and his face turned pale. He could pretend to be other things in front of Zhao Kuo, but he really couldn't pretend this.

Le Cheng was a little guilty, and stopped looking at Zhao Kuo, but respectfully led King Zhao into the carriage.

Two quarters of an hour later, the gate of the Jongmyo.

Le Cheng knelt in front of King Zhao and listened to the award chanted loudly by Mr. Xiangbang Pingyuan.

"Le Cheng Da Sima has made great contributions to the country, the empress dowager and the widow are greatly relieved.

Specially conferred the title of Lord Wu Ding, who enjoys music and rides, and eats ten thousand households in the city.

Hope to make persistent efforts and make new achievements for Da Zhao! "

After Mr. Pingyuan's words fell, Zhao's ministers not far away were in an uproar of surprise.

"Great Sima, you actually have to be conferred the title of Emperor?"

"This is only five cities."

"It seems that Da Sima is really appreciated by the queen mother and the king."

For this award, most people were shocked.

Feng Jun Lie Hou, this is the top title that every courtier desires, not some Chinese cabbage that can be bought on the roadside.

As far as the five cities are concerned, they were obtained through negotiations, not by Le Cheng himself.

Would this also allow Le Cheng to be directly promoted to Lord Wu Ding?

It has to be said that the forced promotion of the Queen Mother and King Zhao made many ministers of Zhao Guo secretly dissatisfied.

Germany does not match ah!Le Cheng was also surprised, but then he was filled with joy and pride.

Le Cheng said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Le Cheng was extremely excited.

Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo, the old man is finally equal to you in terms of title!But what Le Cheng didn't know was that Zhao Kuo, whom he was thinking of, was also smiling at this moment.

Zhao Kuo and Pang Nuan looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

It seems that everyone is very cooperative in this wave of god-making plan!

Chapter 649 Zhao Kuo's annual inventory of forces

Autumn has arrived.

Zhao Guo's plan is in full swing. Every year after the end of the plan, many officials who perform poorly will be demoted or even dismissed, and many officials who perform well will have the opportunity to be promoted.

Sitting in the study, Zhao Kuo and his confidants are taking stock of all the gains from the past year.

Guo Zong smiled and said, "Master, in the past year, we have basically regained control of the ginseng business in Yan and Qi, and the income of the ginseng business has returned to its peak.

In addition, our smelting workshop in Taiyuan has also begun to deliver a large number of goods, including stirrups, horseshoes, iron pots, iron farm tools and other materials, and has begun the research and production of the second generation of Chi Youjun equipment.

Coupled with many other industries, today's income should be a higher figure than in previous years! "

After Guo Zong finished speaking, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

If you don't have money, you can't do it. If you have money, you can say anything.

Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, you have done a good job on this point.

Uncle Xu, tell me about yourself. "

Xu Li said with a smile: "In the past year, our Nightingale mainly worked on the grassland.

Since Junhou led the soldiers to defeat the Xiongnu and Donghu, our work in these two places, our Nightingale, can easily be carried out with the help of Junhou's prestige.

In addition, Mr. Guo Zong also provided great help.

Through the supply of stirrups, horseshoes, and iron pots, we have successfully won over two-thirds of the tribes on the grassland. Although the remaining tribes have not pledged allegiance for the time being, they also expressed their hope to continue to maintain trade relations with us. "

Most people may not believe it, but the most popular weapon on the grassland is not the weapon, but the iron pot "invented" by Zhao Kuo after traveling to this era!As we all know, nomads on the grassland rely on livestock and mainly eat meat all year round.

But how to cook the meat?

This is a very big problem.

Cauldrons and furnaces are all luxury goods, and the grassland nobles don't have enough of them, and the common people don't have them at all.

So in many cases, the herdsmen would just roast it casually, sprinkle some salt and eat it, or even eat it raw in some cases.

The appearance of the iron pot has become the ultimate answer to this question.

According to historical records, until the Ming Dynasty, when the Mongolian cavalry invaded the Central Plains, the primary target of the Mongolian cavalry at the bottom was still the iron pot in the Central Plains!No way, who made the prairie people completely lack the technology of smelting iron pots and iron ore?

But whether it is stirrups, horseshoes or iron pots, these things cannot be bought for a lifetime, they will be broken.

As long as the prairie people become dependent on these things, and then firmly grasp the supply of these things, they will be able to quietly control these prairie tribes under the noses of the Zhao government's complete imperceptibility!Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "Uncle Xu has done a good job on this.

However, there are two places that Benhou would like to remind. First, we must avoid attracting the attention of the government. If the queen mother knows about our business on the grassland, it will be a very big hidden danger.

Second, try to absorb some of Nightingale's own people from each tribe, and find a way to push these people to the position of patriarch.

Benefits can of course make grassland people cooperate with us, but they may also be used by others to lure them to deal with us. Only ourselves are the most trustworthy. "

Xu Li respectfully agreed.

Zhao Kuo looked at Li Si and Han Fei again, and said with a smile, "Where are you two?"

Li Si and Han Fei, in addition to maintaining the daily work of the General's Mansion, also have a very important responsibility, which is to use their identities as "Xun Kuang Dajiu's proud disciples" to go in and out of the school palace to win over Zhao Kuo. More scholars graduated from the academy, which made Zhao Kuo's power in Zhao Guo stronger.

Li Si smiled and said: "My lord, our work here is a long process, and there is not much to say in detail.

However, in the past year, at least [-]% of the scholars of Confucianism and Legalism who graduated from the academy have joined us, and the ministers should have fulfilled their mission. "

Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction: "Very good.

Remember, don't offend those who can't be won over temporarily.

As long as they can be neutral, it will be good news for Ben Hou. "

The activities on Li Si's side were open, and every important minister of Zhao Guo was trying to win over a large number of his subordinates to develop their power. On this point, Zhao Kuo didn't need to worry about other people's pointers at all.

Finally, Zhao Kuo turned his attention to Li Mu: "Li Mu, how is the situation of Chi You's army?"

As the only armed force under Zhao Kuo's command, the Chi You Army controlled by Li Mu can be said to be the most important and final hole card of everyone present. The various matters of the Chi You Army have always been satisfied with the highest priority .

Li Mu patted his chest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord. Recently, Chi You's army has just completed the work of recruiting new soldiers and retiring veterans. The families of wounded soldiers and those who died in battle are also orderly with the help of Xu Li and Guo Zong. In progress, there are still a group of craftsmen in the army helping to develop the second-generation equipment and weapons of the Chi You army.

There is no problem with everything, as long as the lord gives an order, Chi You's army can fight at any time! "

Zhao Kuo laughed: "It's so good, so good!"

After careful inventory, Zhao Kuo found that he had a large number of people in Zhao's army, officialdom, and business, and his influence was very strong.

As for the other two giants in Zhao's political arena, Mr. Pingyuan has been the prime minister for many years, and he is the most powerful in the officialdom, but he is quite weak in the military and business.

As for Lin Xiangru, the power in the officialdom is less than that of Lord Pingyuan and Zhao Kuo is basically the same. Because of the existence of Le Cheng in the army, it is second only to Zhao Kuo, and there are some people in business but far inferior to Zhao Kuo.

From this comparison, it can be seen that although Zhao Kuo's power is not number one in every item, his victory lies in the fact that every item is very balanced.

What is the use of balance?

To give the simplest example, if Zhao Kuo ascended the throne directly tomorrow, the balanced talents under Zhao Kuo's command would be able to directly take over the entire army, officialdom, and business of Zhao State in a short period of time, basically nothing would happen Big upheaval.

Coupled with the management on the northern grasslands, it is tantamount to giving Zhao Kuo a choice of cunning rabbits and three caves.

In case something goes wrong, Zhao Kuo can escape directly to the grassland and instantly become the new master of the nomadic empire.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Ben Hou has been in business for so many years, and finally it has become a climate!Next, we only need to consider how to eliminate dissidents such as Mr. Pingyuan, Lin Xiangru, and Le Cheng one by one!

Chapter 650 Le Cheng wants to attack Chi Youjun