Autumn passes and winter comes, and another year comes to an end.
This year, for Zhao State, which has ten counties in hand, is obviously an extremely fat year.
Since it is the end of the new year, of course it is also time to take stock of family assets.
Similarly, Zhao Kuo secretly calculated his family fortune on the map in the palace after the Great Dynasty.
Seven real years have passed since time traveling.
In the past seven years, under his leadership, Zhao State has gradually grown from a country that was about to be destroyed to a behemoth with ten counties today.
To the northwest, the threat of the grassland no longer exists, replaced by Jiuyuan County, which can provide Zhao with countless war horses;
Daijun, which was originally invaded by barbarians, was driven by immigrants from Zhou Dynasty to open canals and plow the land, and it seemed to be another prosperous place;
Most of the original Hanoi County and part of Shangdang County were merged to form today's Shangdang County. It is not only the front line against the Qin army, but also the largest iron ore factory and military factory in Zhao State.
Above Shangdang County is Zhongshan County separated by the Baili Stone Great Wall defense line, which is also the second barrier to defend Handan.
Below Shangdang County is the land of Zhou State (DPRK) presented by Chu State. Of course, this small piece of land is now merged with the newly obtained Han land to form Yingchuan County. This place is also trapped. An important node of the Qin Army's eastward exit from Weihan Passage.
Further east, there is Handan County where Handan City is located. Although compared with the previous Handan County, Handan County at this time is almost half smiling (the left side was given to Zhongshan and the right side was given to Hejian County), but it has After protecting the law, Handan County's security has become even higher.
Of course, with the improvement of Zhao's strength, Handan County has become more and more prosperous, and there have even been calls to expand the city.
Especially after Luo City was destroyed by the war, Handan City almost became the second largest trading city after Taodi, even surpassing Linzi of Qi State and Xianyang of Qin State.
However, Zhao Kuo seems to have no intention of expanding the city for the time being.
Continuing to the east, there is Hejian County, which was pieced together from the land of Handan County and part of the land of Yan State. This is also where the Right Protector of Handan County is located.
Continuing north from Hejian County, there is the Yanbei area that has just been captured. This is also one of the most barren counties in the entire Zhao Kingdom (the other is Jiuyuan County). Due to the long-term plunder of the King of Yan, the agricultural production here has been destroyed. Serious, but because of the serious damage, it made Zhao Kuo's new policy easier to implement. I believe that in less than two years, Jibei County will be able to regain its strength and even continuously provide strength back to Zhao State.
To the southwest of Hejian County is Dongjun, which is composed of part of the land of Hanoi County and the land of Wei State's former Dongjun. Dongjun, which is almost directly opposite the Daliang of Wei State, has been included in the key development scope after Zhao Kuo solved Yanbei's worries.
To the east of Dongjun is Huaisi County, which was acquired from Chu State. This is also the easternmost county of Zhao State. Although its development is not good due to the dense river network, it geographically naturally surrounds Qi State.
It can be said that the State of Zhao has actually completed the unification of northern China, and even occupied many important places such as the Weihan Passage, the Roof of the World, and the State of the Huaihe River.
The occupation of the absolute geographical advantages of Qin, Wei, Qi and even Chu has been completed in fact.
On the other hand, Qin State now has only seven counties.
Next to Shangdang County in the State of Zhao is Hedong County, to the west is Hexi County, to the southwest of Hexi is Guanzhong, to the north of Guanzhong is Yiqu County, and to the south of Guanzhong is Shuzhong. To the east is Ying County, and finally is the newly acquired Chen County to the east of Ying County.
Of course, although it is only divided into seven counties, in fact just one county in Guanzhong is a huge thing. Divided into two counties, it is not smaller than any county in Zhao State, let alone a huge Shu county.
In fact, the seven counties of Qin State can be regarded as nine or even nine and a half counties.
Therefore, it can be said that Qin State has not actually opened up any gap with Zhao State just in terms of the size of its territory and population.
The reason why it is said that the national power between Zhao and Qin has reversed
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What's more important is the occupation of important areas.
A Shangdang County and a Yingchuan County almost completely blocked the possibility of the Qin Army's eastward march. In the southern part of the Chu State with crisscrossing ditches and dense water networks, it can be said that Qin State can expand its territory in almost all directions. It’s all been difficult.
Look back at Zhao Guo.
To the west, Zhao State can attack Qin State on the east and west sides of the river. Except for one big river, Qin State has almost no natural defensive cities in these two counties. As for the fortresses on both sides of the river, such as Lishi, they could not withstand the destruction of hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops.
In other words, if Zhao Jun marches westward, he can almost reach Hangu Pass.
To the east, Qi State, which was already surrounded on three sides, had almost no room for movement;
Going south, Zhao Kuo can also take care of the Wei State that has fallen to the Qin State. From Dongjun to the south, in less than two days, Zhao Kuo's main force can reach the current capital of Wei State - a large number.
As for the State of Chu, it was still covered by the water network. Although it was suppressed by the terrain of Huaisi, for a while, the State of Zhao really had no good solution.
But compared to Qin's immobile situation, Zhao's surrounding geo-military situation is simply not that good.
Of course, this does not mean that Qin has no chance to compete for the top spot.
However, these may be urgent problems that need to be solved for Zhao Kuo, but they are not problems that Zhao Kuo urgently needs to solve today.
It’s not that the current Zhao courtiers are complacent, there is really a huge matter waiting for them to deal with!
"My king."
Just when Zhao Kuo was immersed in thinking about the follow-up battle, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
Zhao Kuo raised his head and saw the eunuch Ling Zheng standing aside. He then asked with a slight frown, "What's the matter?"
"Jun Pingyuan, I would like to see you." The eunuch did not dare to be alone and replied quickly.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was slightly surprised. After all, the matter in Yingchuan County was over, and Mr. Pingyuan didn't raise anything at the court meeting. How could he come to him immediately after the court meeting?
But Zhao Kuo obviously also knew that Lord Pingyuan was not a targetless person. Since Lord Pingyuan asked to see him, there must be something going on.
Nodding, Li Ting immediately said, "Please meet Mr. Pingyuan in the side hall."
"Yes." Huan Zhe Ling immediately agreed.
Soon, Lord Pingyuan was invited to the side hall, and Zhao Kuo also slowly walked into it.
"I have met my king." Mr. Pingyuan looked at Zhao Kuo with a smile on his face and said with his hands clasped in fists.
"Oh? Aiqing seems to be in a good mood? But what good news do you want to tell me about?" Zhao Kuo asked teasingly when he saw Mr. Pingyuan's rare smile.
"Of course I have something happy to report to my king." Faced with Zhao Kuo's teasing, Lord Pingyuan's face became even more serious.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo immediately became interested and said, "Let me guess!"
While saying this, Zhao Kuo also extended his hand as a gesture of asking him to sit down.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Pingyuan also smiled and nodded, and then he did it on Zhao Kuo's right side.
"But Lejian was willing to join the court after his father's persuasion?" Zhao Kuo guessed as he sat down.
The eunuch Ling on the side also served tea to the two of them in a timely manner.
"Although Lejian has its name, our Zhao Dynasty now, not to mention veteran generals such as Lian Po and Tian Dan, but also Li Mu, Zhao Wei, Zhou Qi and others have grown up, so where is the lack of this general? Although it is a happy event, I do not need you to personally come to express your joy to me." Mr. Pingyuan smiled and waved his hand and said, "Guess again, my king!"
Zhao Kuo nodded when he heard this, and then thought for a moment before continuing to guess: "But the handover with Chu State and Zhou Dynasty has been completed?"
"Although the Zhou Dynasty is heavy, it is a certainty, but it will only happen sooner or later. Moreover, although this matter is a government matter, it is also military. Even if there is a congratulatory message, it should be General Lianpo, not me alone. Yes!" Mr. Pingyuan waved his hand helplessly again.
"This?" Zhao Kuo felt a little numb.
, frowned slightly and said: "The autumn grain has been put into the warehouse, and nothing happened everywhere. Where is the happy event? Could it be that the King of Qin passed away?"
"This is indeed good news." Without waiting for Mr. Pingyuan's reaction, Zhao Kuo murmured: "However, the secret guards should know this first!"
Hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Mr. Pingyuan could not help but spit out the tea he had just drank. Only his king dared to think so.
Immediately, Lord Pingyuan quickly interrupted Zhao Kuo's speculation and said: "My king, this is not a national matter."
After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Pingyuan quickly added: "Winning is a national event!"
"Huh?" Zhao Kuo was completely confused after hearing this.
"My beloved, it's better not to be too secretive and tell me quickly." Zhao Kuo, who had been thinking for a long time but had no clue, surrendered helplessly.
"Hahaha..." Mr. Pingyuan suddenly laughed.
Immediately, Mr. Pingyuan picked up the tea cup in front of him again, and while blowing the buds and leaves floating on the surface, he continued to say with a smile: "This matter is none other than yourself, Your Majesty!"
"Myself?" Zhao Kuo suddenly became even more confused.
Lord Pingyuan drank the tea and then smiled and said to Zhao Kuo: "In the name of the Queen Mother, I work with the Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites to select beautiful girls to enrich my queen's palace."
"Ah?" Zhao Kuo suddenly became speechless.
Zhao Kuo really didn't expect that even if he traveled through time, or even became the king, he would still be unable to escape the fate of urging marriage.
Is there any royal law?
Oh, I am the king.
Well, that's okay.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo refused: "The country has not yet been unified..."
"My king!" Pingyuan Jun heard this and immediately became a little serious: "The affairs of the harem should not be discussed by foreign ministers. However, the king next to him is obsessed with the harem, but my king, your harem is empty. Need to You know, inheritance has always been a country's top priority.
My king, although you are in your prime, cultivating a qualified heir does not happen overnight.
And not having a qualified heir is only a small disaster for the family, but it is a catastrophe for the country!
Especially, my king, if you use a small sect to join a large sect, once there is no suitable successor, it will easily cause chaos. For me, Zhao, may be in danger of destroying the country!
In the past few years, my king was busy revitalizing the State of Zhao, so it’s okay to delay it now. Now the State of Zhao is like a raging fire cooking oil. While the national power is unprecedentedly strong, it also needs an heir to calm the hearts of its ministers.
condition......"
"That's all!" Seeing that Mr. Pingyuan was going on and on, Zhao Kuo quickly interrupted.
