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A small town more than ten miles away from Wenshui is called "Fuzhong". It used to be a small place with a population of less than 100 households, but now it has become extremely lively. .Lx Lewen Mobile Network

In just three days and three nights, a huge "prison" was erected here. A riverbed outside the city that was dried up due to the diversion of the Wenshui River was used. The river valley was steep on both sides and was just used as a natural prison. The chariots of the Qi people and some trees were still used as materials, and a rough wooden fence was erected on both sides. It was densely packed with ragged Qi army prisoners of war.

The Qi people's weapons have been confiscated, and the armor and even the brown clothes to keep out the cold have also been ruthlessly stripped away, leaving only the shorts that are close-fitting. Fortunately, it was summer, and it was fortunate that the light rain did not last long yesterday, at most it was caused by mosquito bites. trouble.

But compared to the worry of life, this is nothing at all.

The Qi people were terrified and frightened. After the defeat of Wenshui, they surrendered under the leadership of the general Guoxia, and then they were disrupted and separated from the original brigade and division, and the surroundings were full of strangers. The face, the township party also disappeared. As for the military officials, it is said that they were held in another place.

For the past few days, the prisoners have not had enough food and clothing, and they have to work every day: even after the wooden wall that imprisoned them is completed, they have to continue to dig and raise the soil. Zhao Wuxi did this to make them exhausted and unable to live. Show the courage and strength to resist.

After they finished their work, they were trapped inside like beasts, glaring at each other over a sleeping straw mat. But no one dared to fight and kill, because Zhao Jun's soldiers had been staring at them coldly on the riverbank, guarding the pit with strong shields and spears, bows and arrows, and did not slack at all.

In short, the Qi prisoners of war have been anxiously waiting for Zhao Wuxi's judgment on them, and praying to the Eight Gods Lord to bless them with their lives.

Everyone knows that Zhao Wuxi is also worried about the prisoner of war issue.

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Although a promise was made to Guoxia, there was no conclusion about how to deal with the prisoner Zhao Wuxi, and there were two opinions among the officials of the Zhao clan.

Tian Ben, Shi Qi and other warriors, opening their mouths is a word for killing. Shi Qi directly suggested that it is best to bury all these Qi people alive, and then build a huge Jingguan to shock the Qi people, leaving only more than a hundred years old. The big Qi people and the pawns were blinded and tied together with ropes and put them back to shock the Qi people.

"When the minister hears of defeating the enemy, he must show his descendants, and never forget the general's martial arts!" His remarks made many warriors excited, clamoring for the Qi people to pay the price and completely make the Qi country lose the courage to fight.

However, it may in turn arouse the hatred and fighting spirit of the Qi people, just like the anger faced by the Yan general of the Warring States period in history...

"This Chu countryman is really ruthless!" Ran Qiu, Fan Chi, Xiang Lu and other people with culture and moral bottom line were shocked by the viciousness of this plan. Ran Qiu opposed it face to face, thinking that killing prisoners was ominous.

"What is the original intention of the general to set up the military soldiers? The so-called martial arts is the combination of the two words "stop". How about slaughtering the captives who have already surrendered?"

Shi Qi pouted: "Did Ran Sima forget what the Qi people did in the territory of Lu? Qufu Lu soldiers all have hatred against the Qi people, so why not take revenge now?"

"Of course the people of Qi will be punished, but it won't kill all 30,000 people, killing them and taking prisoners, ominous general!"

The two sides were arguing endlessly, but Zhao Wuxi had other considerations.

Shi Qi is very utilitarian, and he is right, killing prisoners is the simplest and most effective method in the short term. In history, during the Warring States Period, Bai Qi committed several post-war massacres in Yique, Yanying, and Changping. Hundreds of thousands of people from Chu, Wei, Han and Zhao died under his orders. Although Bai Qi did not end well in the end, he also eased a lot of material resistance for Qin Suping.

Of course, it also created the hatred of the people of the Six Nations towards Qin. This hatred was buried in their hearts, and there was a saying that "Although there are three households in Chu, Qin must be killed by Chu".

Compared with other princes and officials, Zhao Wushi has a huge advantage in that he can learn from history, whether it happened in this era or not. Slaughter saves trouble, but there are endless troubles in the future. He thinks clearly about the pros and cons, not to mention that the era he lives in is the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has not yet reached the Warring States...

Throughout the more than two hundred years of the Spring and Autumn Period, except for the Bai Behaviour War, no one has killed tens of thousands of people in the previous wars. It was not until later that the chariot warfare was abandoned and the first merits were made, and the princes abandoned the ritual and music, and became eager for quick success, and the massacre of the city and the killing of prisoners gradually became popular. This is also what Mencius lamented later. Yingcheng".

Some rotten things in the old era need to be overthrown and reformed, but some warm traditions should also be passed down.

In short, if Zhao Wuxi was to be a butcher, he would not be able to pass most of his subordinates, and he would not be able to block the world and the history books written by Zuo Qiuming.

So he decided to compromise between the two opinions. These 30,000 people are living resources. He wants to make the best use of everything.

On the fourth day after the war, Zhao Wuxi called a meeting of the main officials and told them of his decision.

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"The war is not over yet, and I will not let everyone go back. Those who are captured by Kun's father and brother will be picked out and will join our army as child servants. Counties serve."

To put it bluntly, these Qi people either worked as gully fillers in the Zhao army, or stayed in the state of Lu and let the shogunate drive them to repair the city walls, clean up the corpses, re-cultivate the land, mine ore in the mines, cut wood for fiber, and dig canals and ditches. After the war, there is a lot to be done, and some things are waiting for them to do!

Well, they are actually slaves, able to survive, but lose their personal freedom.

Regarding Zhao Wuxi's decision, everyone said that this strategy was feasible. You must know that Zhao Wuxi abolished the sacrificial burial, abolished human sacrifice, and avoided barbaric slaughter, but never abolished the equally barbaric slavery system. With the continuation of the war in recent years, many prisoners of war in Wei and Qi have become rogue slaves, contributing to the economic prosperity of Lu. Xi and the others actually got a vast food field and hundreds of servants, and became the representatives of the new landlord class in Lu Kingdom...

Zhao Wuxi wanted to avoid the national hatred caused by the unification of the Qin Empire in history, but he went the same way as Qin in terms of conferring military merits and titles, and leaving a huge number of slaves to be squeezed to ensure the interests of the Chinese people... Of course, In this era, Qin was still an otaku in Yongzhou, and it was still too early for reform. Zhao Wuxi wanted to take their way, so that these old relatives surnamed Ying had nowhere to go.

That's how things were decided, but Ji Ran, who often follows Zhao Wuxi and looks like the first advisor, smiled and shook his head~lightnovelpub.net~ Mr. Xin Wenzi, what do you think? Is there anything wrong? "

Ji Ran stood up and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, I once traveled south to the state of Chu, and saw with my own eyes that the Wu army slaughtered the people and killed the soldiers of Chu when they entered Chu, so that the whole state of Chu united around the king of Chu to resist. In the end, he only had to flee in a hurry, this is Sun Wu's way of overdoing the enemy because of food, and the Wu people's method is robbers and looting, not like seeking a country."

"However, the general's handling of the aftermath is beneficial and disciplined, and his mind is clear and impeccable. What the old man admires the most about the general is not his outstanding achievements, but his modesty and restraint after the victory."

Zhao Wuxi was praised by Ji Ran, which was quite useful, but Ji Ran immediately changed his voice and said:

"But with the general's handling, there is also a problem."

He pulled out his hand from his sleeve, and held something with his fingertips and handed it to Zhao Wuxi. Everyone looked at it, but it was a yellowish grain of corn.

Ji Ran just put the ordinary corn in the palm of his hand and raised it high: "This problem is food!" (To be continued.)