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Chapter IX Appeasement

Seeing that Lin Wujun reacted so violently, Wang Ziliangfu threw out another thing.

"I heard that my brother also advised my father to take back the land in the state. Those who have official positions in Ying will no longer be granted land in the state, but will replace it with money, grain and salary."

Linwu Jun said nothing, only to feel that the noose on the Lord was too tight, which made them, the nobles of the Famous Kings, breathless.

The vassal of Chu State was originally divided into fiefs, with land and state fields.

Zhoutian is the essence of land near Yingdu. The monarch has a fief. If the monarch also holds an official position in the central government, there is also a part of the land outside the fief as their salary.

This is also a method when the official system is not developed enough and there are not enough bureaucracies.

However, taking back the state fields means taking back the tax rights of those essence of land to the royal family.

Especially with the advancement of a series of technologies such as iron ox plowing and purging, there is a difference here.

Originally, the prefecture land of Da Sima might have 100,000 mu, but according to the previous tax system of eight private and one public in the well field, plus the original yield of dozens of kilograms per mu, the salary of these 100,000 mu of prefecture land is now replaced by physical goods, and the King of Chu only needs to pay them 10,000 stones of rice.

However, the benefits brought by the King of Chu himself may be several times greater than that of ten thousand stones.

As one goes up and down, the proportion of the nobles' power to the king's king decreased rapidly, especially the establishment of some standing armies such as the Chu State's new army and the expanded Che Guang, which made it difficult for the mobilization systems of the peasant soldiers of various vassal monarchs to fight against.

The prince Liangfu said that this was his brother's advice, but Linwu Jun understood that this was just a cover. I think such rumors had spread in Yingdu. It was just that the King of Chu was testing the attitudes of various monarchs and ministers.

The final decision was still in the hands of the King of Chu, especially in the environment where the relationship between the king and the prince was already very tense, it was really hard to predict that such news would deliberately spread.

Linwu Jun is currently in the central government and does not have an official position. This incident did not harm his current interests, but it can be foreseen that it will definitely greatly damage the interests of the royal family, Qu, Jing, Zhao and other clans. If the vassals have no more statements, it would be like killing them.

"The king is ready to continue the reform, regardless of the affairs of Song State? If you can talk, talk. If you don't talk, let Jie Mo be cruel to Song?"

Prince Liangfu shook his head and said, "It's unknown."

"This time I am patrolling the border on behalf of my father. Before leaving, my father also said that the Mo family has developed in the South China Sea and Linwu is already a border."

"The Mohist family's military use is not in line with the etiquette of Spring and Autumn. It is extremely difficult to defend against long-distance attacks."

"So this time I came to Cangwu to really rectify the border defense in preparation for the future. Whether the Song State Affairs should be interfered or resolved by alliances is unknown. It is just that we must be prepared and not worry-free."

Lin Wujun felt relieved, and thought to himself that the king was also hesitant. As long as he interfered with Song, the reforms would need to be slowed down. In order to ensure the stability of Chu in the future, the prince's good husband would go on a patrol on behalf of the king to show that the situation in Song State is unknown, the reforms are unknown, and even the throne in the future is unknown.

But then I thought about it, could it be that the king did this on purpose, waiting for the nobles to express their attitude, and then select those who can stand with him and those who are confrontational?

Although the king is old and can't hold on for a few years, he may not be able to take these opposing nobles with him before leaving...

He felt a little confused, and he only said nothing on his face, and chuckled: "Although the Mo family has opened up the South China Sea, in just a few years, many barbarians such as Yangyu Fulou have the intention to rebel."

"Besides, the Nanling Mountains are towering, and even if they want to advance north and south, they will not have much force. I am more prepared for the construction of Lechang Gorge, mostly for the convenience of trade. Moreover, the construction is difficult and cannot be completed in three to five years."

"Lechang Gorge is blocked, and the Mo family's road to the north is blocked. At most, three or five thousand people are sent. What's the use? Going deep into Chu, you can't do anything and you may be trapped in death."

"What the Mohist school is good at is firearms. The artillery is not easy to operate. How humid is here? The South China Sea itself is unstable. In my opinion, even if the war in Song started, it could only revolve around Song State."

"The main force of the charity master is on Si Shang, and he passes through Nanling from the South China Sea. He is short of manpower and difficult to accomplish anything, and may even be trapped in death."

When Lin Wujun said this, he said, "Besides, I will also cultivate more military equipment. The Mohist charity masters have now replaced flint rifles, so I will store more of those flint rifles."

"One is that if there is a conquest, Linwu can also send troops; second, there are mostly barbarians near Linwu, and wars often start; third, if there is really a war with the Mo family because of Song in the future, if the Mo family closes the border and bans trade arms, you can also prepare early."

Prince Liangfu advised: "Don't look down on it."

Linwu Jun smiled and said, "If there is a change in the State of Song, victory or defeat is not in the Nanling Mountains. Nanling is just a lonely army, and even if it harasses the border, it cannot go deeper. Even if it goes deeper, it will be difficult to reach Yingdu. Even if it arrives, the number of soldiers in Lingnan cannot be broken, and it may be trapped in Chu."

"The victory or defeat is in the Song territory. If Wei, Han and Qi were sent to the capital, there was no need to care about the troops in Lingnan. If the Yue people could form an alliance, they would not have been able to join forces with Wei, Han, Zheng, Wei, Qi, Chu, and Yue Hezong as the anti-Mo alliance, and things might not be possible."

Wang Ziliangfu smiled wryly and said, "How difficult? What was the reason when the Mo family occupied the city of Jucheng of Qi four years ago? It was said that the Duke of Qi had done something to harm the world, so he had to guard against it. Therefore, he occupied Ju and helped Qi govern it to prevent Qi from sending troops to attack Si Shang and harming the world. The power of the rule belongs to the Mo family. Every year, the Mo family gives Qi a certain amount of money to tax."

"It is also said that if Qi joins an alliance with an anti-Mo family, the Mo family must first attack Linzi."

"The same is true for Yue people. They retreated to Kuaiji and gave up Langya. All the land in Jiangbei was lost, all the people in Huaibei were abandoned, and the Mo family fleets traveled to Huai, Han, Dajiang. Yue people were unable to fight against each other. They were afraid that they would not dare to join the alliance."

"I just regret that many people can't see the current situation clearly and do not know that Si Shang is a major trouble in the world. They think that Si Shang's intention is nothing but attacking, seeking righteousness. As long as some cities are given up, they can seek peace for a while."

"Some of the magnanimous people advised their fathers with appeasement. They didn't know that Si Shang was greedy and speechless, and every time they got a mile of land, they would have more power..."

The word "appeasement" is said without explanation, and Linwu Jun understood what this means.

"The Song of Zhou" says that the people who pacify all nations and have many good harvests. The destiny of heaven is not resolved. King Huan and Wu of Huan have retained the soldiers, and they can conquer the families in all directions. They can be in the heavens and the emperors.

"My General" in "Zhou Song" said that the sun was calming all directions. King Yi and Wen enjoyed him right after he was right. I was afraid of the power of the sky and protected him at the time.

To comfort one, to comfort one.

Jing, calm down.

The hope is to use appeasement and achieve some of the other party's demands to achieve a willingness to pacify the army, which is appeasement.

Lin Wujun asked after hearing this, "Since he said appeasement, he said he would give up the State of Song in order to prevent Jie and Mo from invading other countries? What will he do tomorrow if he got the State of Song today?"

Wang Ziliangfu also sighed: "This is the strategy of appeasement. If the Mo family gets Song, they can rest in peace. But if they look at it tomorrow, the Mo family will come again, so what will happen then?"

"The Qin people also sent envoys to say the words of appeasement. Their hearts were clear, and they simply hoped that the Mo family would expand in the Song Dynasty, so that the Marquis of Wei would move to Hedong and make every effort to guard against the Mo family, so as to create a good opportunity for him to seize the Xihe."

"There are many wandering scholars in Yingdu, who used this to persuade his father, saying that if the Mo family had obtained the Song Dynasty, they would be able to be stable for more than ten years."

Linwu Jun angrily rebuked, "Isn't this a misleading statement? Don't the king know that Si Shang is different from other places? They occupy a land, and it is like weeds taking root, which is difficult to remove. They also practice synonymous tyranny, which can be deceived into persuading the people to die in just a few years."

"If he gets the Song Dynasty, if there is something to do in the future, he can go straight to Daliang, go south to Chen Cai, and then enter Nanyang, and the State of Chu will be in danger."

Prince Liangfu sighed, "That's what I mean. But those wandering men who support appeasement have the advantage of words."

"It is said that Xu Wu from various countries is not restored after the war five years ago, so it is difficult to support another war."

"No matter whether you win or lose, it will cause heavy losses to all countries, and then the domestic situation will be even more difficult."

"Especially, the Mohist theory is very easy to deceive the untouchables. If there are many captured during the war, they will inevitably suffer great trouble after returning to the country."

"There are uncertainties in various countries. It is better to give up the State of Song first, appease and seek peace, so as to maintain the balance between the countries, and continue to reform and strive for strength."

"What is the saying that the law remains unchanged and the country is not strong. Only when the country is strong can the war be fought again. Appeasement strategies can alleviate domestic chaos and continue to change. More than ten years later, the reforms of various countries have been completed, so why fear Si Shang?"

These Youshis who supported the appeasement policy were on the side of the King of Chu to consider things, and they were completely different from the nobles' consideration, so these strategies were more easily accepted by the King of Chu.

There are some things that Prince Liangfu doesn’t need to say too clearly.

Jin and Chu fought for hegemony for a hundred years, but now they are almost unable to maintain hegemony. Five years ago, the battle of Qi made all countries see the terrifying aspects of Si Shang, and they understand that it is best not to fight this war.

People will die when fighting.

If there are too many people dead, chaos will occur in the country.

The battles between the royal power and nobles are already quite fierce. If there is another big defeat at this time, I am afraid that the bewitched people and industrialists in the country will participate in seeking their own interests, and the vassal states will be in chaos.

Both Wei and Chu could no longer maintain hegemony. The battle between Chen and Cai five years ago was just a continuation of the dispute between Wei and Chu decades ago.

In the end, Chu State wanted to return to Yu Pass, recover Chen Cai, and killed Prince Ding, who had the right to claim, but lost Daliang, lost his vassal over Song State, and lost his control over Zheng State.

Wei did not win either. In the end, he won the Daliang. Seeing that Han annexed part of Zheng's land to expand, Zhao turned against the alliance and Wei, Zhongshan State independent and restored the country, and Qin State's reforms were in a vain.

At the end of the fight between the two sides, the Mo family in the cracks got Si Shang, destroyed Qi, and took Huaibei, which affected Song from the bottom up to force Song to be neutral...

Wei and Chu were unable to fight again.

It's okay if you win.

If you lose, there will be big problems with the royal power and all kinds of conflicts in the entire country will break out.
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