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Chapter 28 The Manor

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The moon was so big that night, and the silver light shone on the whole of Handan, and at this time, Handan usually had a curfew at night, and soldiers patrol everywhere in the city. However, Wang Li was traveling in the king's frame, so there was no problem, and he walked together without any obstacles.

Wang Li took this car and passed the levels one by one, and became more familiar with Handan City.

This city was really huge in ancient times. The city population was as Wu's before. There were 70,000 households and 70,000 households in Handan City. If one household counts four or five people, the city population was 300,000 to 400,000. There were even more large families like Wu's, whose family members were less than a thousand, and their family slaves and guards were far away. In addition, the population was probably nearly 600,000.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a city with a population of 500,000 and 600,000 was very good, and it is worthy of being the capital of a country. In the past, Yan Zi sent Chu to Chu, saying that the population of Linzi in Qi was filled with clouds, sweating and raining, and he followed suit.

The population of Handan of Zhao State is so large, but I don’t know what the scene is in Linzi of Qi State, Wang Li Sidao.

With so many people living in a city, management is a problem, but Handan's management is extremely orderly. In the huge city, except for the main streets and small streets, there are interior walls built, which directly divides the entire city into various regions.

The soldiers patrolling the city have their own districts. After nightfall, they imposed a curfew and arranged a post at the main streets and small streets, prohibiting all non-related people from leaving their respective areas without authorization. Another soldier will patrol.

On this night, as long as there is no chaos in the city, if anyone wants to cause trouble in the city, he will be soon quarantined in the area and the entire city patrol soldiers of Handan will be surrounded.

During wartime, even if the enemy breaks through the city wall and breaks into the city, the soldiers guarding the city will be strong, and the inner walls of these partitions will be quickly repaired and set up to resist step by step. If the enemy breaks through every street, they will probably fill many lives.

In the city, all the nobles and powerful men and those with deeper foundations usually have small cities like the Wu family, each raising private soldiers and warriors, and their combat power is extremely strong, even stronger than ordinary warriors, and there are many integrations. If you are determined to resist, Handan's resistance will increase even more.

Such a mighty city is no wonder that after the Changping War ended one year and Zhao State lost so many young and strong people, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent another 500,000 troops and besieged Handan for one year but failed to capture it.

With the Zhao State Handan, this can be seen in other countries. Later Qin State swept across the countries, and often had headaches for big cities like Handan. A country had limited military strength and siege was purely a waste of flesh and blood. Therefore, other strategies were often adopted. The Liang of Wei State was the flooding of the Yellow River to destroy the city.

The ancients said that siege the city is the best, but Wang Li deeply agreed.

The king was escorted by the imperial guards in front of Zhao Wang, and walked straight south. After passing the urban area with dense population and houses, he gradually walked south and saw large fields. Among the fields were manors, and the granaries guarded by heavy troops could still be seen.

"Sir, this is the manor given to you by the king. There are thousands of acres of rural waters around you, and hundreds of slaves, all of whom are affiliated with the manor."

The frame stopped in front of a manor. Wang Li looked at it and saw that the manor was much larger than other manors around it. Although it was not like Wujia Castle, it also had thick high walls. The whole was made of large stones mixed with glutinous rice juice.

After the high wall, there are guardhouses more than two meters above the high wall at any distance. In wartime, the guards can stand on the guardhouse in large numbers and shoot with bows and crossbows.

However, five or six years have passed since the Qin surrounds Handan, and the manor seems to have no owner. It is just that King Zhao sent someone to take care of it. Who dares to disobey the king in Handan City? Therefore, there are no personnel on duty on the guardhouses, and many guardhouses look broken and some are disrepaired for a long time.

As Zhao Ding and Wang Li talked, the imperial guards went to knock on the door. Zhao Ding continued to introduce the origin of the manor to Wang Li.

It turned out that this manor was also extraordinary. It was originally the mansion of Ma Fujun Zhao She, who was later inherited by his son Zhao Kuo. However, Zhao Kuo later fought with Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an of Qin, in Changping. He failed in one battle and the Qin army killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers.

Before this battle, Zhao State's national strength was rising, comparable to the powerful Qin State, and gradually had the momentum to compete with Qin for hegemony. After the Changping War, Zhao State declined from prosperity. Zhao Kuo's battle was a major crime.

Before the war, Zhao Kuo's mother knew Zhao Kuo's ability well, and once told King Zhao that she should not make Zhao Kuo a general, and she also asked King Zhao's son to be defeated and not to be implicated. Zhao Kuo's wife was Wang Mei. Afterwards, although the King of Zhao also gave up the Zhao family for many reasons, all the property and slaves of the Zhao family were confiscated. This mansion was confiscated.

When Wang Li learned about the story of this mansion, he immediately felt like he was integrated into history. Whether it was Zhao She and Zhao Kuo, they were all famous celebrities who were passed down to later generations. The idiom of talking about war on paper was created by Zhao Kuo.

When King Zhao arrived in person, there was no problem with the handover of the manor. When the gate opened, Wang Li also got off the carriage and entered the manor with Zhao Ding.

As soon as he entered the manor, there was a wall behind the gate. Wang Li knew history well and knew that this wall was called the screen wall. The words of the country of Lu caused Xiao Wall. Xiao Wall is this type of screen wall.

Bypassing the Xiao Wall, the mansion of Ma Fujun Zhao She was all in front of Wang Li.

The buildings of this manor are very similar to those of Wujia Castle. Behind the Xiao Wall, there is a large square. Various martial arts facilities are displayed in the square and there are targets. However, they have been abandoned for a long time. There are large buildings surrounded by the left and right courtyard walls, which are the residences of slaves and guards.

Going forward along the avenue, the center of the four-sided courtyard wall is the residence of the owner and important family members. After this residence is the backyard. The owner of this manor, whether Zhao She or his son Zhao Kuo, is a military general, so the entire manor has a strong military atmosphere.

"Sir, Zhao Guang, the butler of the manor, he manages everything in this manor. All matters in the manor can be asked with him."

Zhao Guang looked like an old man in his fifties, with white hair and a little shrunk and hunchbacked, but his small eyes were shining, and he could tell that he was a smart person at a glance.

"Zhao Guang, call all the adult slaves in the manor, both men and women, to this square, and I have something to announce." Wang Li said to Zhao Guang directly: "In addition, you go and take the manor's income and expenditure accounts and I need to check it."

"Yes, follow the master's instructions." Zhao Guang bowed to Wang Li, and then said directly to someone beside him. Suddenly, a few people went everywhere quickly, causing a lot of trouble.

Seeing Wang Li's instructions, Zhao Guang only praised him in his heart. Mr. Wang only came and grabbed the manor mainly in his palm.

"Sir, I still need to report to the king, so I won't be with you anymore. I have ordered people to arrange the soldiers of the battalion of soldiers whom I, Zhao Ding, will lead the army to report to you tomorrow morning. You still need to ask the gentleman to take care of the matter and implement it as soon as possible."

After hearing Zhao Ding say this, Wang Li thought, no wonder he had come all the way. Zhao Ding was in a good mood. It turned out that such a good thing happened, from a king's guard to a general in the first battalion.

"Then congratulate the general. Regarding the matter of seeds, the general asked me to reply to the king. I will open two acres of land in the manor tomorrow. If the general has free time, he can also come to check it out every day. In addition, Wang Li has another matter, please report to the king."
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