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

Chapter 38
After Cai Ze and Lou Huan met, they sat alone in the courtyard for a long time.

"Why did Lou Huan find you?" Hu Feizi handed Cai Ze a bowl of meat soup.

"Promise me a daughter to drive a wedge between King Zhao and General Lian." Why is today's meat soup so bitter?

Hu Feizi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Isn't this consistent with the queen's instructions? What are you still hesitating about?"

"Indeed." Cai Ze nodded. He was already greedy for wealth and knew how to protect himself wisely. Why should he hesitate?

With the support of Qin's strong financial resources, Cai Ze's plan went very smoothly.

In Handan City, there is a wave of people whispering from time to time.

"General Lian is old. He is not as brave as he used to be. He only dares to hold on."

"Even so, we were defeated several times."

"The State of Qin has long studied General Lian thoroughly and has strategies to defeat the enemy."

"How can this be good?"

"I heard that the general Qin fears most is not General Lian, but Ma Fuzi!"

"Back then, Ma Fujun defeated the Qin army and left a deep shadow on the Qin army."

King Zhao himself was extremely dissatisfied with Lian Po's strategy, and with everyone fanning the flames, he summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.

At the court, Ma Fuzi Zhao Kuo talked eloquently, saying that King Zhao's blood was boiling, and the defeat of Qin was just around the corner.

"Qin and Zhao have been in confrontation for a long time, and their supplies are running low. We should attack with all our troops and fight quickly!"

Lin Xiangru objected: "Your Majesty, don't use Zhao Kuo just because he is famous. He only knows how to read his Aweng's military books and doesn't know how to adapt to changes."

However, King Zhao insisted on changing the general.

Sitting at home, Zhao's mother heard that Zhao Kuo was going to Changping, and she hurried to the Zhao palace to see King Zhao.

"Kuo cannot use generals!"

King Zhao: "Why?"

Zhao's mother told the truth: "Zhao Kuo can only talk about war on paper. When Aweng was alive, he said that it is enough to prevent Zhao from encircling him. If he must do so, the one who defeats Zhao's army must do so."

Perhaps King Zhao was thinking of his father and brother. At the beginning, they also looked down upon him like this: "I have made up my mind!"

Mother Zhao reluctantly asked: "If we are defeated, please don't punish our family."

"good."

Zhao Kuo finally led 20 new troops to help Changping and replaced Lian Po.

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In the middle of the autumn harvest, Xun Shuang was so busy doing his calculations that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Congratulations, queen!"

Years ago, because a large number of strong laborers were transferred away, the land cultivated in the spring of Zhao State was greatly reduced.In order to avoid provoking civil unrest and causing internal and external troubles, King Zhao actually did not increase taxes this year!
The latest farming technology was adopted, simple water conservancy projects were carried out in winter, and with the patient guidance of farmers led by Xu Xing, the yield of the fields was [-]% higher than before!

Li Feng looked at the bags of potatoes and bags with envy. No wonder the girl dared to buy so much land in the first place. It turned out that she was well-intentioned.

"Oh, it would be great if we chose the share-sharing model." Li Feng's second brother was jealous.

Li Feng warned him: "The contract has been finalized, it is useless to talk more. When you see the girl later, you must not show such an attitude."

"Here."

Li Feng's attitude was more respectful this time: "Congratulations, lady, congratulations to Mrs. Lian. I came here today to hire someone."

Many Fishes: "Is it because the king is recruiting you again?"

Li Feng said with a sad face: "That's it. We were already short of manpower, so we were called up again this time. Almost seventy-eight out of ten young men were transferred."

Many fish felt heavy because many people in the fiefdom were also recruited: "I have to finish harvesting the land in my own field first."

Li Feng said gratefully: "This is natural. It is really heartbreaking to see that the wheat is so heavy and no one is harvesting it. It can only be eaten by birds and even falls to the ground to rot."

"Why don't you borrow troops from the nobles? The nobles all have private soldiers."

"How could they be willing to borrow it?" Once I heard that I was going to borrow troops to harvest, I felt like I was being insulted so much that I almost drew my sword. "cost?"

Li Feng gritted his teeth: "[-]% of the harvest!"

"good!"

After discussing the cooperation, Li Feng's second brother was puzzled and asked: "Why not use money?"

Li Feng: "The girl is not stupid. According to the situation in Zhao State, there will definitely be a food shortage next year! Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food!"

The second brother muttered in a low voice: "As wise as a demon, he is so shrewd at a young age."

Many savvy fish are worried about whether to plant another season of autumn potatoes.

Sow in August and harvest in November.

But Zhao Kuo started to advance, and it was difficult to estimate the time.

At this time, Mrs. Lian Xiao ran over in a hurry: "Mother-in-law, the granary can't hold it! Please give me another granary key."

Mrs. Lian knew that Duoyu made a lot of money by being aggressive, but she didn't expect that the profit would be so huge: "The key lies with Duoyu."

Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Lian had already agreed that if there was a loss, the loss would be borne by the Lian Mansion.If you make a profit, just take away the usual food production.

Based on previous years' harvests, it would be pretty good if the granary could be filled up to [-]%.

Therefore, Mrs. Lian handed over the keys to other granaries to many fishes early.

The harvest in the fiefdom attracted Zhao's grain collector.

"Increase taxes?!" Xu Xing, who came to receive the grain collector, exclaimed, winked hurriedly, and asked someone to notify the lady.

"Yes, our country is in a critical moment now, and I have been ordered to come and collect taxes." The grain collection officer's nostrils were turned upward, and he did not take Xu Xing seriously at all.

Many fish came hurriedly: "How many?"

The grain collector was so greedy that he gestured: "Sixty percent!"

After saying that, the soldiers behind him went to grab the grain being transported to the granary.

Duoyu: "Impossible! You said you were ordered, but whose order was it? Why didn't I hear that King Zhao gave this order?"

The grain collector didn't want to show off his words, so he bypassed many fish and led people towards the granary.

There were only a few old, weak, young and disabled people left in the fiefdom who dared not stop them and could only hate them angrily.

Many fish shouted to stop: "Sir, do you know where this is?"

The grain collector sneered: "Don't let Mr. Xinping pressure me. Mr. Xinping was defeated in the battle and lost the king's heart. If he comes back without being punished, he is already magnanimous. Mr. Xinping leads an army of 20 and consumes countless grains. He feels ashamed of the king. I am willing to offer my family property to atone for his sins."

"If the girl is sensible, I will only take [-]% of it. If you want to stop it, don't blame me for leaving nothing!"

Many Fish said with a smile: "I'm afraid that you may take the life away, but not spend the life."

"Are you threatening me? Do you want to rebel?"

"How could it be? My master is loyal to the king and has been a soldier all his life. How could he do something treasonous and unethical? However, the bandits are rampant among the refugees and the guards of the fiefdom are empty. I am afraid that I cannot guarantee your safety."

Liu Xuan understood and led a large group of refugees to surround the grain collector.Black Dolphin led his team to guard various intersections.

The grain collector bluffed: "There are no bandits, it's obviously you who has evil intentions!"

"Who saw it?"

The grain collector pointed at the people in the fields and said, "I don't believe you can stop so many mouths."

Unexpectedly, the farmers in the fields lowered their heads and picked up the wheat grains that fell on the ground.

Old Man Ding coughed: "Nothing happened today. I will obey the order of the queen and continue the autumn harvest."

"Here!" the farmers shouted in unison.

The food collection soldiers were stunned. These despicable people dared to open their eyes and tell lies!Where does the king's authority lie?

Many fish gave the order: "Get them!"

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