System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 262 The Destruction of South Korea

As spring passes and autumn comes, the vast land of Bashu County is full of joy and laughter.

The process of planting regenerated rice has been engraved in the hearts of farmers, and the tribes in Badi can no longer resist a little bit of resistance in the face of a bumper harvest.

Not to mention the white, cloud-like cotton!

Outsiders were not allowed to enter the cotton planting areas. The prisoners picked the cotton one by one and sent it directly to the Textile Bureau. The whole process was heavily guarded.

This year is a rare time for Bashu County to stop and develop. But for the whole world, this year is still a year of war.

As soon as the spring plowing ended, the King of Qin suppressed the objections of the court and appointed Wang Ben as the chief general and Lian Po as the deputy general to lead the troops to attack Qin.

"Qin Wangzheng officially issued an order to send troops to attack Han!"

"The Qin army is brave and marches to Luyang."

"Nanyang guards Teng and surrenders the entire Han Nanyang County to Qin!"

To those who don't know the inside story, Guard Teng's actions are sudden and shocking.

This move directly caused South Korea, which was already very weak, to lose half of its territory overnight.

"Nanyang Guard Teng, whose original surname was Ye, went to Xianyang in person to pay homage to the King of Qin after he surrendered to Qin."

The King of Qin did not treat him badly. Instead, he made him the false governor of Nanyang County in Qin State and asked him to lead the army to attack Korea.

At this time, it happened to be May.

It is unheard of to use the merits of surrendering ministers to attack their homeland. However, the prestige of Qin Wangzheng has been established, and no one in the court can make him change his mind.

Before the autumn harvest, Guard Teng led his army to attack Xinzheng, and King An of Han surrendered.

When Han Fei heard that King Han had surrendered, he covered his face and cried: "The inheritance of Korea is twenty-two years old, and the country has been destroyed."

Many Fish gave Han Fei a three-day holiday to help him calm down.

Three days later, Bashu County once again entered into the busy autumn harvest.

When all the cotton was picked and sent to the Textile Bureau, where it was made into pieces of white and soft cotton cloth, many fish signaled the navy to let go of information control.

The secret of cotton cloth was bought by Chu merchants for a lot of money!

That cotton as white as clouds was actually grown from the ground!

Is this cotton? It’s clear that gold is planted!

The businessmen resorted to various tricks, including paying heavy bribes, hiring rangers to steal, and trying every possible means to obtain cotton seeds.

Hearing that cotton cultivation was not easy, Ding'an Jun specially customized the "Cotton Planting Manual". Unfortunately, this manual was too precious, and even if the merchants paid a high price, they could not get a copy.

Then the merchants changed their approach, sending people to steal their masters, or hiring or buying old cotton farmers in the name of caravans, and this was how they got the technology to grow cotton.

"They must not have thought that they could succeed because we turned a blind eye." Liu Ji said watching the show.

Many Fish said calmly: "It's not enough. The things you robbed are the best."

So Bashu County began a large-scale search to arrest those businessmen who did not abide by the law. On the surface, it was aimed at stealing cotton planting technology, but in fact, it was screening spies.

Not only that, many fish also wrote to the King of Chu for the first time, strongly protesting against Chu's theft.

When the King of Chu received the letter, he was furious: "As a king, I am the last one to know about the cotton seeds! Do the princes take me seriously?" Lord Chun Shen comforted him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. . We have to take this matter down and encourage it vigorously!"

The King of Chu wanted to walk away, but when he thought that a piece of cotton cloth was worth a piece of gold, even if the price of cotton cloth would drop due to mass production, it would still be appropriate.

Chun Shenjun added fuel to the fire again: "Compared with growing millet, growing cotton is a hundred times, a thousand times more profitable!"

The King of Chu thought about the piles of gold, and then he suppressed his anger and wrote back to Many Fish: "Ding'an Lord, you are too worried. Chu State is already rich in kapok, so there is no need to steal cotton seeds."

After receiving the letter, many fish cursed the state of Chu for being shameless, saying that the whole country was full of thieves, and threatened to dump cotton cloth so that the common people could wear cotton clothes.

This is very hurtful, not only hurting the nobles, but also hurting the common people.

Originally, Chu's linen market was crowded out by Bashu's linen. If the price of cotton dropped sharply, not only Chu's linen would be completely dead, but even Chu's silk industry would follow suit.

The nobles of Chu State found Tao, a soldier, making trouble: "That's ridiculous! How can the nobles wear the same clothes as the poor?"

Both the Chu and Qin states had detailed regulations on the colors, patterns, and accessories of the clothes worn by the common people. Even big businessmen do not dare to live too extravagantly.

Soldier Tao frowned and said: "It's not like you don't know Lord Ding'an's behavior. How can I interfere in this? How about you go and persuade the King of Chu? Now that the matter has come to this, why not give Lord Ding'an some compensation?"

The nobles were convinced, and they all used their connections to persuade the King of Chu. Why bother to compete for a moment and affect the harmony between the two countries?

If she angers Lord Ding'an, she will take the sea route to harass the border in a fit of anger. The gains outweigh the losses for the Chu State!

The King of Chu reluctantly gave generous gifts to many fish, and said that it was all a misunderstanding. Chu State and Bashu County were surrounded by mountains and rivers, and he hoped not to affect the friendship between the two parties.

The recipient was short-handed, so many fish faced the envoy of Chu State. His nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. He had to bite the bullet and write a reply to the King of Chu in person.

"Ding'an Jun said in the letter that she planted more cotton so that the people of Bashu would no longer endure hunger and cold. But cotton cultivation is different from linen. I hope Chu will think twice before making any move. What do you think of this matter?" King Chu took the letter. , asked Chun Shenjun and other ministers.

Chun Shenjun read the letter over and over again: "Could it be that you are using retreat to advance?"

Minister of Chu State: "Ding'an Jun herself is planting vigorously. I heard that cotton stretches for thousands of miles. If there is really a problem, why would she vigorously promote it?"

"If nothing else, what Lord Ding'an brought out is indeed good. Paper, brown sugar, books, cotton cloth, Sichuan brocade, and the awl..." This is a nobleman who is used to Bashu County's products.

The King of Chu looked at Li Yuan again. In the spring of this year, Li Yuan's sister gave birth to a son for the King of Chu. This was also the King of Chu's only son.

The King of Chu was old and his feudal lords were not very obedient. The King of Chu was worried that he would not live until his son reached adulthood, so he began to promote his son's uncle.

Li Yuan thought for a while and said: "It depends on the relationship between the king and Lord Ding'an. If they are good friends, then this is advice from the bottom of my heart. If not... The villain has understood a truth since he was a child, as long as the enemy is If you support it, we will oppose it.”

What Li Yuan said makes sense.

As for the relationship between Chu State and Lord Ding'an, it is purely a relationship of stabbing each other.

Chun Shenjun said quickly: "I think this matter is okay. No matter what we grow, we have to collect taxes. If we grow cotton, we will collect even more taxes."

The King of Chu thought that this was the case. If the merchants wanted to grow cotton, just let them go.

But this is next year. The autumn harvest has passed, and merchants from various vassal states can only watch with envy as Bashu County uses river ships to transport goods to various countries.

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