Chapter 402 Territory

Mo Yigu returned to his room with a dejected face, only to be greeted by a face full of expectation.

Gong Chengxiu looked at Mo Yigu's face and knew that things were definitely not settled.

At that moment, Gong Chengxiu's face suddenly turned cold. He sat alone on the edge of the bed and turned away, completely losing the enthusiasm he had at the beginning.

Mo Yigu stepped forward and wanted to hold Gong Chengxiu's hand, but she threw it away.

"Xiu'er!"

"I just want to go back to Qin, but your village owner and father just won't agree to it!"

Mo Yigu persuaded and held Gong Chengxiu in his arms.

"My father finally agreed to let us get married. You have to make him think again."

"Why, have you been wronged by marrying me, a daughter of Qin?"

"Of course not, I am lucky to marry you."

Gong Chengxiu was lying in Mo Yigu's arms and became quiet after hearing these words.

"I don't understand. Your father only has you as his son, and you are not the eldest son. Why doesn't he let you go to Qin with me?"

"My father is worried that one day, Qin and Wei will go to war, and our descendants will fight against the Wei people."

It's okay not to listen to this. After hearing this, Gong Chengxiu's enthusiasm suddenly came up.

"Just because Qin and Wei may go to war, you have to accompany me to Qin. I don't want my husband and son to die in the front of the Qin army. Although there are no males in my father's line, he can't inherit the family. You can't go to the battlefield with your property, but you still have a thousand acres of land, a hundred servants, ten houses, and a manor. Even if you don't want to go to the battlefield, the two of us can live a stable life by guarding these family properties."

Having said this, the public transport show showed some eagerness.

"If our son is not allowed to inherit the Gongcheng clan, when my father gets old, these family properties will definitely be taken back by the clan. My father didn't want to see this, so he told us to turn around as soon as possible."

"This... I will talk to my father in a few days."

Mo Yigu was also a little hesitant and seemed very hesitant.

A playful smile appeared on Gong Chengxiu's face.

"How about... we can return to Qin immediately after we get married. Anyway, you are not the eldest son. You will not be able to inherit this Lingjian Villa in the future. There is nothing to regret."

"That's...okay!"

outside the house.

Mo Rusheng's eyes turned blood red as he listened to the words of his son and daughter-in-law in the room.

If it were Mo Rusheng on ordinary days, he would never do such a thing as listening to the corner. But this time, when Mo Yigu returned, Mo Rusheng felt quite uneasy.

He followed him instantly, but heard the news that his son and daughter-in-law wanted to elope behind his back.

The feeling of violence in his heart didn't go away for a long time, making Mo Rusheng a little crazy!

"Treason!"

There are stars in the sky and lush grass in the forest.

On the big rock, Li Ji sat next to Zhao Shuang, with her long legs crossed. Moye's sword was placed on her knees, looking quite quiet.

"Public riding show?"

Li Ji had some confusion on her face and looked at Zhao Shuang.

"I only know that she is a female knight-errant who has recently risen in the world. She fell in love with the second son of the owner of Lingjian Villa and got married."

Zhao Shuang smiled.

In order to make a living in the world, Gong Chengxiu gave himself this name. But in fact, in the official records of the Qin State, there is no record of the name "Gongcheng Xiu", only the record of "Five Officials Gongcheng Xiu, Bu Er and Three Women Xiu".

Zhao Shuang needs to know the details of the public show more than anyone else.

"Most of the Gongcheng clan in the Qin State inherited their titles, and some of them are not even related by blood. Although Gongcheng Buer is the fifth official, all the children he has given birth to are daughters. As he grows older, he has no children and no brothers. , you can adopt someone else, but you can only let your daughter recruit a son-in-law and inherit the family business."

"Is that so?"

Li Ji said something but didn't take it to heart. For her, none of this is a concern.

"What about you? How much wealth do you have?"

Facing Li Ji's subtle look, Zhao Shuang didn't notice it and waved his hand.

"Only a few hundred miles!"

Zhao Shuang's words made Li Ji stunned and screamed.

"Hundreds of miles?"

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Shuang was startled when he saw Li Ji suddenly having a seizure, and was a little confused.

"What are you talking about? I paid for the cakes you had for breakfast today! And the cost of accommodation these days is all my money!"

Li Ji suddenly realized a serious problem, she seemed to have lost money!

These are all the money she saved while living frugally in the Mo family!

"Don't worry about these details!" Zhao Shuang waved his hand and skillfully changed the topic, "After this mission is over, I will return to Qin..."

Li Ji kept staring at Zhao Shuang with a pair of resentful eyes, her mouth bulging, and she didn't hear what he said clearly.

"You may not believe it. Although I have hundreds of miles of land, hundreds of thousands of people need to be fed by me. I am so poor that I don't have much food left!"

With that said, Zhao Shuang sighed.

"Moreover, the future trend is very difficult for a lord like me who has real power over the territory!"

All countries in the world have replaced the feudal system with the system of prefectures and counties. However, the power of the Qin State was gradually reduced compared to that of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. Later, they even only enjoyed food and had no governance rights over the territory.

Although Lu Buwei granted 100,000 households, foreigners did not have the right to govern. Relying on the property provided by the territory and business methods, he could maintain 3,000 or more followers, but that was all.

For example, although Lao Ai was also a Marquis of Che, and even established a feudal state, within a year, the feudal state was abolished because of rebellion.

However, feudal lords like Zhao Shuang who have the power to govern their territories are issues left over from history. In the Qin State, the territories of feudal lords like Zhao Shuang were constantly decreasing due to reasons such as succession of titles and convictions. Now, some feudal lords only have a few miles of land left.

At that time, Zhao Laosi was eager to hand over the position of clan leader to Zhao Shuang, who had not yet reached the crown. He saw this trend, so he took advantage of the internal turmoil in the Qin State and secretly made a deal to hand over the fiefdom to Zhao Shuang as soon as possible to avoid the consequences. The title was inherited and the territory was reduced.

However, examples like Zhao Shuang's where territory has not decreased but increased has been rare in the past twenty years.

"There are two hundred thousand troops and ten thousand private soldiers. In order to save money to buy armor, I am scrimping on food and clothing!"

Qin's military meritocracy system serves the war. There are a large number of military meritorious nobles and they are the main force in the Qin army. Unlike civilians, they were not engaged in production. The slaves obtained through war cultivated their own fields, obtained output, and purchased soldiers, armor, chariots and horses.

Those with low titles should practice martial arts, while those with high titles should not only practice martial arts, but also the art of war. Because the higher the title, the evaluation of military achievements will not only rely on the number of people, but the military achievements of the army under their jurisdiction.

Of course, the sharper the soldiers, the stronger the armor, the faster the horses, and the more unstoppable the chariot charge, the greater the advantage on the battlefield. Therefore, if you want to gain military merit, those with low titles may still be able to rely on picking up the slack. The threshold for entering the 20th rank is low, but the higher you go, the more financial resources and personal factors of the commander are considered.

Zhao Shuang was spitting out his difficulty, but Liji obviously didn't understand.

"But you have hundreds of miles of land."

"My subordinates have never achieved any military exploits, so their status is still unstable!"

"But you have hundreds of miles of land."

"My territory is mostly remote mountainous areas. It is located in barren areas. It looks big, but in fact there is not much fertile land."

"But you have hundreds of miles of land."

"..."

"Can you stop talking about hundreds of miles away?"

"You spent a total of one gold of my savings these days."

Li Ji looked at Zhao Shuang, aggrieved and angry.

"Okay! I have hundreds of miles of land."