After Zijue's marriage to the Xu State, his national power increased rapidly. As a survivor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, all the states in the Zhou Dynasty were wary of the Huai State, and Zijue has been strengthening his military equipment.
The original army of only a thousand people has expanded to 5,000 people. If Huai State wants to have a stable environment, it must have a strong army. Fortunately, the Huai State used cattle farming technology and had the advantage of fishing and salt, otherwise it would not have been able to support such a high proportion of the army.
When the Huai Kingdom was developing rapidly, major political changes also occurred in Bangzhou. King Ji Yong of Zhou Cheng came into power, and Dazai Dan left Haojing and went to Chengzhou. This political change also put an end to the original rumors about Dazaidan.
Although King Ji Yong of Zhou Cheng was not as talented as King Wu and had no military knowledge, under the guidance of Dazaidan, Taigongwang and others, he had a very high political level and was a rare wise king.
Bangzhou was at the height of his power at this time, and Zijue kept a low profile and did not provoke Bangzhou. As the Huai Kingdom died down and began to do business with the surrounding Fang Kingdoms, Qi, Lu, Tan, Ju and other Fang Kingdoms also paid no attention to the Huai Kingdom for the time being.
After these Fang states suffered losses, they realized that Huai State was a tough nut to crack, so they began to turn against Dong Yi and Huai Yi. Although Dongyi and Huaiyi are also powerful, their strength is not as strong as those of Zhou Fang, and they have more victories than defeats in their conquests.
After Huaiguo showed its weakness to the states of Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, it began to develop southward. He always remembered that there were Wu and Yue to the south of Huai.
Although the Zhou royal family looked down upon the state of Wu and only granted the title of Viscount of the state of Wu, the relationship was not good. But Zijue didn't dare to bet. If Huai State and Bangzhou were fighting, Wu State would attack from behind, which would be fatal.
So Zijue planned to eliminate the Wu State. Of course, another reason is that the Wu State was located in a remote area and was regarded as a barbarian by Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, the Wu State did not pay tribute to the Zhou royal family. Even if the Wu State was destroyed, it would not be possible in a short time. Nei Bangzhou would not know either. At the same time, annexing Wu State will also greatly increase the strength of Huai State.
However, although the Wu Kingdom was a barbarian country in Bang Zhou's eyes, it was not weak in strength. It was also a big country with a population of 300,000. Wanting to annex Wu Guofei was something that happened overnight. Zijue just set a direction. This annexation process may take a hundred years or even longer.
At the same time, the Huai State also began to use troops against the Huaiyi and Dongyi tribes who were unwilling to surrender.
These Huaiyi and Dongyi tribes naturally do not have an advantage in fighting against the Huai State. After several attacks, they will gradually decline and then be annexed by the Huai State.
Because after Zijue eased the relationship with the Eastern countries, Huai State did not go to war with the Eastern countries in the following time. Of course, a large part of this was due to the disastrous defeats in the two wars.
Especially the second time, the scene of heavenly fire coming to the world has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Originally, these vassal states wanted to seal the reason for the defeat, but after Zijue released the captives, they could no longer suppress it.
The eastern princes no longer dare to bet on whether fire from heaven will come to the world again. There are even rumors that the Yin Shang destiny was not cut off, but was inherited by Zi Jue.
Before being sure of this, the eastern princes did not dare to take action. Of course, this shock will continue to decrease over time. Zijue estimates that it will take more than ten years at most. The new generation will forget this incident, and then the war between Huai State and the eastern princes will break out again.
After determining the national policy, Huai State entered a stage of rapid development. Zijue looked at the changes in the Huai Kingdom and felt like he was playing a strategic game. The Huaiyi tribes were merged into the Huai Kingdom one by one, and the land of the Huai Kingdom expanded little by little. The data on his system interface will also be updated.
At the same time, Zijue also began to use the knowledge from his previous life to climb the technological tree. It's a pity that he was not a science student in his previous life. He only understood a few things and was half-full.
He knew that iron was better than bronze, but he didn't know how to make iron at all, and there were problems with everything else. The only thing that is better is the farming issue.
The main reason is that he was born in a rural area and is quite familiar with farming. In this era, farming accounted for a very high proportion in Fang State, and it can be said to be the cornerstone of Fang State.
Chemical fertilizers cannot be produced, but farmyard fertilizers can be produced. In addition, farmland water conservancy and other facilities are also being built. At the same time, Zijue is also using the knowledge from his previous life to guide the craftsmen in Huai Kingdom to improve their tools bit by bit and climb the technological tree. Zi Jue even ordered that anyone who innovates and improves technology will be rewarded regardless of origin, whether you are a craftsman, a farmer, a noble, or even a slave.
Slaves can be pardoned and gain citizenship, citizens can gain titles and become nobles, and nobles can gain fiefdoms. In addition to these measures, Zijue also attached great importance to military merit. That Yu, because he captured Shan Hou, made Zi Jue a nobleman.
There are also several others who were named nobles for their military exploits. The aristocratic titles of the Huai Kingdom were based on those of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the titles of the Bangzhou Dynasty were divided into five levels. However, because the Huai Kingdom had a small population and little land, Zijue did not enfeoff, but adopted the food fief system.
In the future, when the territory of Huai State expands, nobles who have made great achievements can be granted fiefs.
Because of the small population, Zijue also changed the human sacrifice system since the Xia Dynasty. In the past, the Yin Shang Dynasty had to hold sacrifices whenever there was an important matter to be decided, and every sacrifice required the killing of slaves as human sacrifices. It can range from a few people to dozens or hundreds at a time.
Originally, the population of Huai State was small, and Zijue wanted to rob people. Naturally, he would not kill slaves as human sacrifices, but would use three or six animals instead. Of course, because farming with cattle has now developed, cattle farming has become very important, so it is stipulated that cattle will be used as sacrifices except for the most important sacrifices to gods.
At the same time, Zijue also stipulated that the slaughter of farm cattle was not allowed. Only when the cattle died of old age or disease, and the officials personally confirmed it, could their meat be slaughtered and eaten.
As for the burial method of using slaves to bury people after death, they were also abolished, and instead they were buried with human figurines. Fortunately, Zi Jue defeated Bang Zhou in succession, with the help of heavy rain and sky fire visions, which made his prestige in the Huai Kingdom flourish. That's why these changes were implemented.
On the other hand, the aristocracy in the Huai Kingdom is not very powerful, and there are no wizards anymore, otherwise these people will definitely have to fight against him.
The Yin and Shang Dynasties were a society that attached great importance to ghosts and gods, and those who worshiped wizards also had great rights. When the Yin Shang Dynasty collapsed, the Battle of Muye was defeated, and the Emperor Xin people rebelled against their relatives, part of the reasons were due to these wizards and priests.
Di Xin and the noble priests fought for power and profit, making it impossible for the Yin and Shang Dynasties to work together. It can only be said that Di Xin's political skills are a bit rough. He wants to concentrate power, but he is a little eager for quick success.
——It remains to be verified when the human sacrifice system appeared, but it already existed in the prehistoric civilization period. However, the first person to explicitly abolish the burial system was King Jue of Huai. Huai State was also the first Fang State to abolish the burial system. "Ancient Tomb Styles and the Abolition of the Sacrificial Burial System"
