After three months of study, at the end of the autumn harvest, the five people finally passed the examination and officially registered their names in the Qin register. This time they not only marked their names, height, appearance, but also their place of origin: Haoqiu Huaili Farmer's Registration

, one wife, two concubines, and two guests. From then on, Zheng Anping became a complete Qin family.

The members remembered such details, which meant that after one year, Zheng Anping not only had to pay the land rent for 300 acres of land, but also the head tax for six people. The land rent was easy to say, because Wu Wang was a good farmer, and with the cattle farming

and ironware, it should be possible to plant 300 acres of land. The difficult part is the poll tax, which requires cloth.

Come to pay, but the slave can't weave at all; but Qin law does not stipulate the punishment for women who cannot weave, but does not formulate detailed operating procedures for women to weave. Interestingly, the people of Qin did not know how to weave.

The specifications of the cloth were stipulated in detail: a piece of cloth was two feet five inches wide and eight feet long. Qin Law also stipulated that

, cloth and copper coins are both circulated as currency, one cloth is worth eleven coins, and they are treated equally; if merchants or officials dare to choose money or cloth, "all are guilty." Zheng Anping looked at the slave, he wanted to cry but had no tears, he could only think about it

, If you can make money with Zhang Lu, it shouldn't be a problem to pay a few hundred dollars a year.

At the same time as the registration was completed, the construction of his house was also completed. The beams, columns, rafters and various tools used for construction were obtained from the government, and the labor was arranged by the township. According to the specifications of the hairpin, the house was thirty steps wide and ninety steps long (

Three Houses); the wall is three feet high, and the foundation is no more than five inches above the ground. There are granaries and warehouses behind. Although the specifications are not high, they are well rammed. There are no flowers.

The beautiful painted pillars and carved beams are just plain logs and rammed earth, with no color or decoration, but they are absolutely solid and durable. Zheng Anping didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he asked Zhang Lu, who said, "For those who have nobility"

Building a house is deducted from the service period, which is equivalent to serving the country, so there is no need to thank him; in the future, someone in the countryside will be promoted to a knight and wants to expand his residence, Zheng Anping will also contribute to him.

In the last month of the Qin calendar, Ranghou completed the establishment of Beidi County and Longxi County and returned to Xianyang. He took over all the work of the Prime Minister's Mansion the next day, and it was time for Zhang Lu to prepare to inspect the Shu road project.

Zheng Anping, Mang Wei and Chen Si are all members of the inspection team of course

Members. After experiencing the hardships of the first Qin New Year, Zhang Lu asked Zheng Anping and others to buy New Year goods early and prepare for the Xianyang city to be closed. Once the Xianyang market is closed, it will be completely closed. All merchants and civil servants will go home, and all public services will be closed.

Pause if not

If you are prepared, it will mean whether you have food to eat, clothes to wear, and shelter to live in. All the expenses required for buying new year's goods will naturally be borne by Zhang Lu. - His salary as a guest guest has been shipped before the New Year, including millet,

cloth and money, and wooden slips were also distributed as usual.

Zhang Lu asked them to transport pens and inks to Zheng Anping's residence in Huaili, Qiuqiu. Buying new year's goods meant buying some meat, seasonings and the like. Necessary daily necessities had already been bought, but Zhang Lu asked them to make extra purchases.

Then add some big cauldrons, Gui, dishes and other items.

Unlike Daliang, Qin people prohibit private transactions. All transactions must go through the market and the prices are clearly marked, even in the countryside. Zheng Anping went to the market to sell goods, he was short-handed, secretly increased the price, and bullied

The behavior of outsiders is almost non-existent. This makes Zheng Anping have a better impression of Qin.

After Zhang Lu became a guest of the King of Qin, he openly met Huang Xie and the Prince of Chu. Mang Wei had already met Huang Xie and met his younger brother Mang Shen, Mr. Men Busche and Mr. Hu; but his identity still could not be revealed, he could only

As acquaintances, Zhang Lu also invited his senior brother, Mr. Che You, to go with him in order to build the road.

In the joy of the autumn harvest, the Qin New Year came in October. Zheng Anping's family went to the village and worshiped Sheji together with the villagers. Everyone gathered the harvest of the year and shared a pot of hot porridge.

Zhang Lu did not spend it with them, but spent the first palace New Year in his life with the nobles and high-ranking officials in the palace. The Qin people completely broke the restrictions of Zhou rites. Every high-ranking official participating in the ceremony had seven tripods and eight guis. Only

The King of Qin's Nine Cauldrons and Ten Gui cannot be surpassed.

On the first day of October, Zhang Lu led Zheng Anping and others to visit the officials he had met, consolidated his connections, and introduced Zheng Anping and his party to these officials. On the second day of the lunar month, Zhang Lu and others visited the Prince of Chu and Huang Xie, and were courted by them.

Entertainment. Starting from the third day of the lunar month, Zhang Lu successively hosted banquets at Zheng Anping's house to entertain some important officials until the fifth day of the lunar month.

The court resumed on the sixth day of the lunar month. Zhang Lu submitted the drafted inspection plan to Wei Ran for approval. Wei Ran approved Zhang Lu's plan after soliciting opinions from the court. Zhang Lu set out on October 15, leading a detachment of a hundred people.

An inspection team was formed and went to the depths of the Qinling Mountains. It took about half a year to complete the inspection mission of the Shu Road and put forward a reconstruction plan.

Another task to be completed on the 15th was to send 50,000 Qin soldiers out of Taoyi eastward to attack Gangyi and Shouyi. This task was completed by another guest, Zao.

During the time when Wei Ran was out of the capital, Ke Qing Zhang Lu was involved in the administrative work of the prime minister's office, while Ke Qing Zao had been in the military camp, assisting Zuo Gengcuo in training Qin soldiers. Although these two were both guests of the King of Qin, they usually did not

When we meet, we don’t even know what the other person is doing.

On the same day that Keqing Zhang Lu submitted his inspection plan, Keqing Zao also submitted a confidential report, suggesting using Taoyi as a base to attack Qi. The Qin army was huge, with hundreds of thousands of prisoners committed every year. This army

If there is no use for it, it becomes

A burden on the country. Han, Zhao, Wei, and even Chu, which bordered Qin, have all become allies of Qin and cannot use troops against them. The only country that can still send troops now is Qi, which borders Tao.

!The State of Yan is far away in Youbei and cannot be reached by the State of Qin.

This incident put Qin Ting in a bit of a dilemma. Tao was the fiefdom of Marquis Rang, and it was far away from Qin. Although it was considered Qin in name, it was a commercial city located at the intersection of Jishui and Heze. Qin usually had little influence on it.

The city is not high, the terrain is not dangerous, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Although it is rich in wealth, it is hard to say whether it can be used as a base for Qin's military offensive.

Wei Ran, Mi Rong, Bai Qi, Hu Yang, Zuo Gengcuo and Ke Qingzao discussed repeatedly, but they all felt that they were not sure. If they stirred up a hornet's nest, it would end badly. But on the other hand, last year, because of the problem of Yiqu, there was no

Send out troops. If we don’t send out troops to fight this year, those who are counting on military merit to rescue themselves or their families may be greatly disappointed, and even the people will be resentful. Therefore, no matter what, we must find a country to fight this year, and this country except Qi

No one else.

After the general direction is set, it is time to determine the strategy and managers. In fact, the people of Qin are not very clear about the geographical situation around Taoyi. The person who knows the details is Keqing Zao from Qi State. His suggestion is to start from Tao along the Jishui River

More than 200 miles to the northeast are the border cities of Gang and Shou of Qi. Although the distance between Gang, Shou and Tao is a bit far, it is very convenient.

Connected by water, the transportation is convenient and we can support each other at any time in case of trouble; the land that can be developed on both sides of the strait is vast. If managed well, tens of thousands of households can settle here, forming a strategic fulcrum that can fight independently. And it extends 200 kilometers north from Tao

Yuli, to the east is Linzi and to the west is Handan. There are many strategic choices for the next step.

After repeated discussions, everyone had no better opinions and could only agree to Ke Qingzao's suggestion. Since sending troops to Tao would have to pass through Wei, everyone began to hesitate whether to notify Wei in advance. After listening to the opinions of all parties, Wei Ran made a decision.

Said: "Under Huayang City

, I have told the envoy of Wei, Tao, that I am enfeoffing the city. If there is any freight that cannot be notified, I am willing to let it pass! He has already responded. The army is passing by, but it is marching along the main road. If the Wei army blocks it, it will betray the alliance.

If he is found guilty, raise his troops to attack him! If Han won’t sue, how can he sue Wei!”

Considering that although Tao Yi is rich, there are many merchants and not many grain growers, so it cannot raise many soldiers; and Gang and Shou are not big towns, so we decided to take only 30,000 people to the expedition, of which 10,000 were from Yiqu.

The troops were recruited, 20,000 of them were prisoners; then noble men were mobilized from each county to lead the ministries.

Each is promoted to one level and appointed, that is, a public servant can be a corps commander, a superior officer can be a commander, a hairpin can be a village commander, and if there is no change, he can be a hundred-man general and a doctor. Officers above the doctor to the official officer are assigned from the left to the middle.

Appointment (the right one is absent), officials above five officials are appointed by Daliang Zao.

Obviously, the commander of the entire army is naturally Ke Qingzao. He not only understands the geographical environment of Tao and its surroundings, but is also the main planner of this military operation. The gathering place of the army was chosen in Shaanxi County outside Hangu Pass. From Dianke Mansion

Send travelers to station in the army. If Han or Wei send troops to block it, they will fight if they can. If they cannot win, they will choose a place to defend, and Qin will send another army to support it.

The military symbols for troop deployment were passed from the envoys to the internal history and counties. After each county inspected the military symbols, they selected the prisoners according to the troop deployment documents, distributed weapons, dispatched local officials as military officials, prepared roasted millet, and prepared grain according to the documents.

According to the date and place mentioned above, they marched towards Shaanxi County. For a time, prisoners from various counties and townships, led by local officials, hurried to the assembly area on the 800-mile Qinchuan River.

On October 15th, guest Qing Zhang Lu also led his inspection team in the opposite direction towards Xi County. There is the Golden Bull Road where the former king conquered Shu. Although it has been in disrepair and has been abandoned, it should still be found.

The traces of the ancient road provide reference for entering Sichuan.

Keqing Zao was a Shou native of Qi State. The eldest member of his clan, Shouzhu, had been Keqing of Qin and later became prime minister for a short time. Shouzao followed the footsteps of his predecessors and entered Qin from Qi for many years. When he entered Qin, Shouzhu had been dead for many years. The king of Qin had a long history

As a guest, but

It was not until the guest Qing Hu Yang was appointed to lead the army that he was promoted to the guest Qing by the King of Qin. He envied Hu Yang's outstanding military achievements and was determined to do something like Hu Yang in the Qin State and not to disgrace his longevity.

The name of Zhu.

This was the first time he led an army out into battle. Before going out, Bai Qi personally summoned officers above the rank of public servant and introduced Ke Qing Zao to them. Since Ranghou set up a county, Ke Qing Zao has been assisting in military training in the military camp. Most of these officers

I got to know this newly appointed Ke Qing and knew that he was from Qi. He was very familiar with the geography of Qi and his military training was quite satisfactory. Especially since Zuo Gengcuo was getting older and had difficulty moving, Ke Qing had to run back and forth and shoulder a lot of administrative duties.
Chapter completed!