"Brother, big brother!" A young general ran over excitedly.
"Shut up, there are only soldiers in the military camp!" Xu Lie said with a stern expression.
"Yes, General!" The young general immediately stopped smiling and gave a serious military salute.
After seeing the young general salute, Xu Lie glared at him angrily, and then said: "Tell me, what trouble did you get into again?"
The young general looked around and then whispered: "Brother, I didn't cause any trouble. We caught a big fish this time!"
"What a big fish and a small fish! Have you finished the task assigned to you?" Xu Lie said with an ugly expression. He was also a little helpless about his younger brother. As the youngest son in the family, he had been favored since he was a child, but fortunately he had not been raised as a dandy. He originally didn't want him to come to the battle against Han State, but this kid actually went there in person. Your Majesty, please come and join the Navy.
"It's done." Xu Hong said, and then whispered to Xu Lie: "Brother, we caught Han Hou this time!"
"Hanghou?" Xu Lie's expression changed and he quickly asked: "Isn't Hanhou in Linhuai, the capital of Han? Why are you here?"
Xu Lie's navy originally planned to intercept the nobles of Han who were heading south, but unexpectedly they captured the Marquis of Han as well. This was a great achievement!
"I heard from his followers that General Wei defeated Linhuai in the first battle, and the Marquis of Han escaped from the secret passage in the palace city and led his people south to the Kingdom of Wu! Then we caught him!" Xu Hong said.
"Brother, what should we do about Han Hou?"
"Capturing Han Hou is indeed a great achievement, but if Han Hou is alive, it will not be a good thing for us to annex the country of Han! At that time, according to his treatment as a prince, he cannot be killed. He also wants to divide the fiefs and destroy the country. There will be no heirs!" Xu Lie thought for a while and said.
"Then let him drown! Anyway, it is normal for a few people to die in a water battle!" Xu Hong said: "I will arrange a few people to take care of the matter!"
Saying that, Xu Hong turned around and left.
"Wait!" Xu Hong turned to look at his brother in confusion.
"You go deal with other things, leave this matter to me." Xu Hong was about to object, but Xu Lie glared and said directly: "This is a military order!"
"Yes!" Xu Hong bowed unwillingly, then turned and left.
Xu Lie knew that being good at killing princes was no small matter. Even if he is a member of the public family, it is not easy to get over it, so Xu Hong cannot be allowed to do it.
The Xu family also comes from the surname Zi, and is a descendant of Wang Tao, the Prime Minister of the Huai Kingdom. His mother was originally the daughter of the royal family who was married to the daughter of the King of Xu Kingdom, and was the wife of King Wen Teng, so the surname was later changed to Xu. As a public official, the Xu family has the same spirit as Huai State, so even if they are punished, it will not be serious.
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The army conquered the Kingdom of Han, and the battle report that the Marquis of Han drowned was quickly sent to the State of Huai, and even the true death of the Marquis of Han was informed. Regarding Xu Lie's actions, Wang Zhao was slightly moved. If Han Hou died, things would be easier to handle.
"Your Majesty, General Wei received your order and led the army to set off and hoard troops at the border. Han Yue, the general of Han State, led his army to confront each other. The army faced off for a month. The nobles of Han State exploited the people, causing many people to flee.
General Wei accepted the people and provided them with good farmland and houses. The people were willing to serve the army and sent a message to the Han army. The morale of the Han army was shaken, Han Yue could not be controlled, and the army rioted.
General Wei took advantage of the situation and attacked Hanyue, beheading 4,000 people, surrendering 23,000 people, and captured and killed 15 nobles. The rear guard general dispatched his entire army and marched for two days to encircle Linhuai, the capital of Han.
At this time, the people of Linhuai could not bear to be oppressed, so they rioted in anger and attacked and killed the nobles. The morale of the defenders of Handu dropped sharply and they were in a panic. General Wei ordered the army to attack the city, and the capital of Handu was broken. The people ate pots of pulp to welcome the king's division!
In this battle, 4,000 people were beheaded, 12,000 people were surrendered, and 37 nobles were captured. Our army suffered very few casualties!
Xu Lie, commander of the navy, also reported that 3,000 of our navy troops went out to fight and defeated the Han navy. They captured 17 large ships and 50 small boats. They surrendered 1,700 people and captured a total of 47 people, including the eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Han kingdom. Man, the Marquis of Han fell into the water and drowned. "
The ministers in the main hall were shaken after hearing the battle report. The Han State was not like those Huaiyi tribes. Its soldiers were sharp and famous among other countries. If the population had not been smaller, the Han State would have been a powerful country.
At first, the ministers were not optimistic about the monarch's intention to annex Han State, and they just took the initiative to order their cooperation. But the result turned out to be so brilliant.
The Han State was destroyed, and the territory of the Huai State was directly increased by one-third. More importantly, the Huai State had stable mines and a large number of outstanding craftsmen.
The nobles of Han State accumulated a lot of wealth through grain, and then they were wiped out by Huai State. Wang Lin still wanted to thank these nobles. He was infamous for exploiting the people and amassing money crazily. In the end, he selflessly gave all the property to him and asked him to take out part of it and distribute it to the people, and then gained the support of the people. How selfless this was. Therefore, These nobles were all buried generously by Wang Lin.
Among the lands originally owned by the nobles in Han Kingdom, after they were returned to the people, some were awarded to meritorious ministers, and some became the royal family's land.
The craftsmen of Han State were ordered by Wang Lin to migrate to Huai'an. These craftsmen had advanced casting skills and could not flow to other countries.
It only took a few days to conquer Han State, but it would take several years or even more than ten years to annex and digest Han State. Fortunately, when the Han Kingdom fell, the people of the Han Kingdom were particularly disgusted by the arrogant actions of the nobles and officials of the Han Kingdom. After dividing the land and grain in the Huai Kingdom, he soon returned to the Huai Kingdom.
In addition to the common people, in order to prevent chaos and even rebellion in the Han Kingdom, Wang Lin ordered all the nobles of the Han Kingdom to move to the Huai Kingdom and disperse them. The land of these nobles was also replaced by the land of the Huai Kingdom.
After this operation, Han Guo had no power to resist at all. On the other side, a large number of mulberry trees were planted on the land of Han State. Wang Lin did not let people cut them all down. After all, it takes several years for mulberry trees to grow. It would be a pity to cut them down.
More importantly, if these mulberry trees are used to raise silkworms, Huaiyang's silk production will increase rapidly. When the time comes, these silks can be traded with other countries, making huge profits. The silk of Huaiyang is famous. As for farmland, there is a lot of wasteland in the wilderness. Just encourage people to cultivate it.
So Wang Lin left most of the mulberry trees. As for the mulberry trees planted on the farmland of the common people, he replaced them with the same area of cultivated land. Then he issued an edict to encourage the development of wasteland. A commoner household could open up thirty acres of farmland, and these thirty acres of farmland could be used. Tax-free for five years, after five years only half of the tax will be collected.
At the same time, he also ordered the promotion of cattle farming. Because Han was short of food, Wang Lin asked caravans to start transporting food to Han again, but this time they did not sell it at a low price, but at a fair price.
After this edict was issued, the Han Kingdom quickly settled down and developed rapidly after the import of grain, cattle, salt and other commodities.
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In the seventh year of the king's reign, Duke Wen conquered Han, divided the land among the people, and encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation. The land of Han prospered greatly. ——"Zuo Zhuan·The Seventh Year of the King"
