In summary--
Using troops to rob the old nobles of their money and food is the worst of the worst.
Qu Yuan must have gone crazy with anxiety before he made such a painful suggestion.
Ying Zhuo smiled, raised his tall eyebrows slightly, and looked at Xiong Wuliang half teasingly and half mockingly: "How can an old nobleman from the Chu Kingdom be so powerful?"
"The Marquis Quyang, who is famous all over the world, is helpless!?"
"If this were done in our Qin country, it would be impossible!"
It was Galen who spoke softly, was silent and broke his guard... Xiong Wuliang couldn't help but curse in his heart, what is the national condition of your Qin country? Can our country of Chu compare with you?
After Shang Yang's reform, the top officials of the Qin State in the past dynasties were committed to strengthening the authority of the new law. The old aristocratic class in the Qin State was the weakest, and power was almost completely concentrated in the hands of the king and small landowners with emerging military achievements.
And those emerging small landowners with military exploits were also loyal followers of the monarch.
As for our Chu country... well, let’s not talk about it!
However, all this will not last long... The reform secretly planned by Qu Yuan and others is based on the Qin State Shang Yang's method as a basic reference, and is partially improved in line with Xiong Wuliang's vision from later generations.
Based on the size of the Chu State, when the Chu State also centralizes power, its war capabilities and mobilization capabilities... will be much greater than those of the Qin State!
Xiong Wuliang didn't care that Qu Yuan was at the side, stretched out his hand to forcefully hug Ying Zhuo into his arms, and said with a smile, "What did you just say? 'We are the Qin State'?"
"Girl, don't forget your identity - you are now a native of Chu."
After that, Xiong Wuliang scraped the tall bridge of Ying Zhuo's nose affectionately... As a northwest woman, Ying Zhuo had a tall nose and was quite heroic, but now that he was being 'teased' by Xiong Wuliang, he immediately turned red.
Since Ying Zhuo was 'robbed' to the Chu Kingdom, Xiong Wuliang has never been too intimate with her.
Today's teasing happened suddenly, and with Qu Yuan, an 'outsider' present, Ying Zhuo was really dizzy and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"Ahem." Qu Yuan couldn't stand it anymore.
Ying Zhuo suddenly came to his senses, struggled to break free...and then ran away...with his head in his arms.
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Facing Qu Yuan's disdainful gaze, even with Xiong Wuliang's shamelessness, he couldn't stand it at the moment... Xiong Wuliang cleared his throat and decided not to show off any more: "The country of Chu is short of money and food, and there is nothing we can do for a while. We really need to I'm asking for money from the old nobleman."
Qu Yuan's eyes were sharp: "I will write a letter to General Shaohu and General Gesuyi!"
Xiong Wuliang grabbed Qu Yuan's sleeve, shook his head with a smile, and said unhurriedly: "It would be unwise to send troops to rob."
"I have a way to make them pay willingly... Do you believe it or not?"
Qu Yuan's eyes widened.
As the leader of the Qu clan, Qu Yuan naturally understood the virtues of those big families and nobles - unless the sword of the foreign enemy was already placed on their necks, otherwise they would just ignore their own affairs and focus on others. , sacrifice, bloodshed.
If you want to make a profit out of the world without doing anything, this is what the nobles of Chu state are doing!
Those old aristocrats who have nothing to lose are already in a state of vague hostility with Xiong Wuliang, but they can still willingly pay for the latter?
A fantasy!
Qu Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "Could it be that the emperor wants to follow the example of the past and make some kind of bet with those aristocratic families to extort money?"
Xiong Wuliang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Qu Yuan was good at everything, but he had a bad mouth!
What is defrauding money?
narrow!
I call that... that's called... uh.
Qu Yuan shook his head and continued: "Now that the Lord's reputation as the 'God of Gamblers' is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, many people in the court have suffered losses in this regard - in any case, these people are determined not to fight with each other again. My lord has made a bet... This approach may not work."
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand: "Qu Zi, don't worry!"
"As long as you spend your money with peace of mind - within ten days, the endless money will enter the treasury!"
"Before this, I only need one person to help me! With this person's help, I can definitely make it happen!"
Although Qu Yuan had doubts in his heart, he still couldn't help but ask: "Who? Can there be such a great talent who can turn stone into gold?"
Xiong Wuliang smiled slightly: "I have already written to you that this person will arrive in Yingdu within a day or two!"
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Qu Yuan left in a daze and couldn't even figure out how he walked back.
Looking back afterward, I always feel that Xiong Wuliang was trying to make a bigger picture!
Let those old nobles of Chu State willingly pay for it?
Holding the grass, this is more difficult than annihilating Sima Cuo's 300,000 Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces!
No matter what... I hope my little master knows this.
If money and food are cut off, and millions of refugees struggling on the verge of death cause trouble... I'm afraid there will be a big problem.
Blanch.
Damn Qin!
After Qu Yuan left, Ying Zhuo poked his head out from the corner, still glaring at Xiong Wuliang angrily, the blush on his face not completely gone - this heroic girl who had always been arrogant, now shy, was even more charming.
Xiong Wuliang swallowed unconsciously.
Gudong.
Ying Zhuo's face darkened: "Rogue! What a scumbag! Who is your maid? Stop talking nonsense from now on!"
Xiong Wuliang was not ashamed and said with a calm smile: "Back in the Hou Mansion, you and I had a bet - if I didn't fall off my horse, you would be my bed warmer..."
Ying Zhuo quickly interrupted: "Stop!"
"You..." Ying Zhuo's mind went blank for a moment, and he found the topic after a moment: "You can brag. Let the nobles of Chu voluntarily donate money and food? I really don't know how Qu Lingyin believed you."
Of course Xiong Wuliang knew that Ying Zhuo had changed the subject, but he also knew that this girl was thin-skinned, so he followed suit and said, "I have my own way. If you don't believe it..." Xiong Wuliang smiled narrowly: "Why don't you make a bet with me?"
At the mention of the word 'gamble', Ying Zhuo blushed again and said angrily: "I don't know how many ignorant girls you have deceived with your 'gamble'..."
Xiong Wuliang said frankly and shamelessly: "The victim is far away, but right in front of us..."
Ying Zhuo was extremely embarrassed and turned around to leave, but Xiong Wuliang grabbed his sleeve.
"What?" Ying Zhuo was really a little angry this time, staring at Xiong Wuliang, his graceful body curves rising and falling.
Xiong Wuliang smiled slightly and his face became solemn: "I have something good and I want to show it to you."
Curiosity overriding his shyness, Ying Zhuo glanced at Xiong Wuliang suspiciously and saw that the latter was still dressed normally and didn't seem to be hiding anything on his body: "Where is it?"
"On my bed..."
Ying Zhuo was so embarrassed and angry that he spat out, turned around and left, but Xiong Wuliang grabbed his cuffs again...
Being 'molested' by Xiong Wuliang several times, Ying Zhuo was really angry this time - regardless of whether he was his fiancé or not, he was not married yet. Besides, Ying Zhuo has always been thin-skinned, how could he withstand such teasing?
He raised his foot to kick, but Xiong Wuliang dodged and said solemnly with a serious look on his face——
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