When Qi State was making all kinds of big changes, Su Heng had already appeared on another island country in the vast ocean.

This is the State of Zhao, which corresponds to the title of the State of Zhao, the King of Zhao, who was granted to his seventh brother by Jiang Xiu.

Qi was in the northeast of the Great Shang Empire, and he went to Da Shang in a straight line. He would first come into contact with Zhou. Zhou was the private land of the gentry and powerful provinces in the eastern part of the Great Shang Dynasty. He was so disastrous that the people's livelihood was extremely difficult. The rich people's family had frozen bones on their roads. This is the most realistic portrayal of Zhou and Wei.

The island country of Zhao corresponds to the vast ocean northwest of Da Shang. If you sail from Zhao all the way west, you can also connect to the continent where the Roman Empire is located. The planet Tianyu Star is round after all.

Zhao's location, it basically takes one month to go to Dashang, and the distance is twice as long as the thoughtful business.

Theoretically, this island country is difficult to break free from the control of the powerful and powerful gentry along the Da Shang coast because of its close distance. However, in fact, the Zhao State is currently in full swing of war of resistance, and this war has lasted for more than ten years.

Decades ago, the first King of Qi, Jiang Renmei, with the help of the geography of Penglai Island and the original Ying Kingdom was oppressed by the gentry and nobles of the two empires, and life was too difficult, calling on countless civilians to revolt, starting from the small soldiers in one world, becoming the new king.

This incident brought great excitement to the countries of the ocean.

Do you think that no one in the State of Wei and Zhou wanted to imitate Jiang Renmei? No, there are too many people who want to imitate Jiang Renmei. However, the biggest flaw of Wei and Zhou is that they are too close to the Shang Tang Empire. The gentry and nobles along the coast of Shang Tang can send their private soldiers to the State of Wei and Zhou as quickly as possible. Whether it is the allocation of troops or other materials, they are very fast and efficient.

Only then can we defeat and collapse again and again, and want to imitate Jiang Renmei's heroes.

The second most important reason is the strategic depth!

Penglai Island in Qi State is as big as more than a dozen Shandong provinces, and the strategic depth is huge. Once it fails, Jiang Renmei can easily retreat and move forward. On the vast territory, countless local people are devoted to Jiang Renmei, and foreign invaders are far from so easy to chase and kill.

It was only given Kang In-mi's chance to rise again after repeated failures. As his fame grew, even if the defeated one after another, the beaten one fled with only a few personal soldiers, a few months later, when he shouted in another place, responders gathered and the army rose again.

There is no such major advantage as Wei and Zhou. Their main core island is too small and there is not much strategic depth space at all. You haven't thought about how far you retreat. The gentry and nobles of the Shang Tang Empire have dispatched a large number of cavalry to catch up with you from all directions and surround you and kill you.

The geographical location is too close to Shang Tang and there is not much room for entry to the local area. This is why Wei and Zhou countries were easily shot to death no matter how many heroes emerged.

But Zhao State, this is a reduced version of Qi State.

Weizhou is away from Shangtang, and the fastest voyage is more than ten days.

Zhao State is one month, Qi State is the fastest two or three months. When talking about distance, Zhao State is a middle value.

Talking about area? Wei State is equivalent to one third of the territory of Shandong Province, Qi State is more than a dozen, and Zhao State is similar to three Shandong. The largest island area is nine times that of the main island of Wei State! Nine times is not too exaggerated, at least not as prominent as the difference between Qi State fifty and sixty times.

But Zhao State has another very important advantage, that is, the whole country is mountainous.

Various mountains in Wei State account for more than 10% of the main islands, while the terrain of the Zhao State Mountains accounts for 40% of the islands. With more mountains, it is difficult for the cavalry to exert its huge advantage in joint attack and pursuit.

Don’t think that Zhao State has a mountainous terrain, so there is not much benefit here. Zhao State is a marine island country with the largest amount of gold, silver, gem, and even other copper and iron ore, no doubt.

In addition to the 40% mountainous terrain, there are also several huge freshwater lakes in the mountains, forming some fertile plains for farming.

Outside the mountain circle, there are also plains and abundant fishing grounds near the sea.

Because Zhao State is not too far from Da Shang, it has gathered a population of millions over thousands of years.

Therefore, Wei and Zhou were brothers, and were exploited by the gentry and powerful men of the Shang Tang Empire to obtain wealth. Qi could be independent and strong, with strong troops and horses. The real naval strength was that even if they had a decisive battle with the main force of Shang Tang, they might not lose.

The State of Zhao is one that is neither up nor down. It will still be exploited by the gentry and powerful people from the three northwest provinces of Da Shang and the profits. However, the Zhao royal family here has some little dignity and autonomy in the face of the gentry and powerful people of Da Shang and the gentry and powerful people.

However, the people at the bottom of Zhao State were deeply influenced by the great merchants and gentry. After the Zhao royal family exploited it, their lives were in a difficult situation. Generations of strong people would pop up and try to imitate Jiang Renmei to overthrow everything.

This country is currently a embarrassing kingdom that has been taking turns to stage.

You said that the great merchants and gentry have exploited and oppressed the people of Zhao for a circle. Why is the Zhao royal family not better to the people? Then it can prevent the people from rebelling and not resisting? Because the Zhao royal family wants to maintain an army!

Wei State and Zhou State belong to the state's army, often with less than 10,000 naval personnel, while Qi State has a strong naval force of 150,000 troops and a huge battleship fleet.

The Zhao State was middle and lower, and the royal family had 20,000 troops, 30,000 navy and several top battleships. This was the confidence that they could retain a trace of self-esteem and power in front of the great merchant gentry and nobles.

If you want to support the army and ensure the combat effectiveness of these armies, you will have no choice but to continue to plunder wealth from the people.

After Su Heng arrived in Zhao State, he couldn't help but sigh after he figured out the profile of Zhao State. He really didn't know how to evaluate it. Currently, a king of Zhao is still a hero. Before he ascended the throne, Zhao State had only 10,000 troops and more than 10,000 elite navy, but that was in the hands of gentry and capital upstarts. Finally, the royal family could almost be ignored, with only a few one or two thousand people.

However, after King Zhao took office, he brought all the troops belonging to the gentry and capital upstarts into his own hands with his superb political skills, as well as skills such as joining the ranks and capital upstarts.

Even closer, expand the army and raise the army, and elevate the dignity of being the king to the strongest level since the Five Dynasties.

Five Kings of Zhao belong to this King of Zhao, who has ascended the throne for more than ten years and is now 31 years old. You should know that the last King of Zhao suddenly died of illness, and the new king designated was not He Jian, but the prince He Shu.

But He Shu was old and had a little wise and powerful aura, so he was easily killed by the upstarts of the gentry and capital who controlled the monarchy. Finally, he chose He Jian, the most mediocre and youngest among the princes, to succeed him.

Five years before He Jian ascended the throne, he acted like a puppet king who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun and was raised as a fool. However, those five years were the most critical period when He Jian made a private arrangement and turned the tables in one fell swoop.

Until now, the gentry and capitalist class of Zhao State have almost become a pig or dog-like existence under He Jian's rule, and can be killed by him at will.

No matter how you look at it, this is a small miracle of counterattack and rise. But it is also in recent years when the rebellion of Zhao State has increased and more rebellions and more local turmoil, especially the "three major thieves".
Chapter completed!