Qi Huangong was the monarch of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Qi was the strongest of several countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is Qi Xianggong's younger brother. After Qi Xianggong's death, Qi Huangong and Gong Zijiu competed for the throne. Gong Zijiu had a powerful confidant, Guan Zhong, who failed to assassinate Qi Huangong, Gong Zijiu failed, and Huan Gong ascended the throne smoothly. Based on the idea of meritocracy, Duke Huan took Guan Zhong over and appointed him as the Prime Minister of Qi.

With the assistance of Guan Zhong, Qi Huangong made concerted efforts to govern the country, actively carried out domestic reforms and vigorously developed the economy. In addition, Qi is a promising country with a good economic situation. Some economic measures in this country have accelerated production, and its economic strength continues to increase. On the military side, the military system was reformed and a strong standing army was established, which further enhanced Qi's military strength. After strengthening its military strength, Qi put forward the slogan of respecting the king and resisting foreign countries, expanded its territory, greatly increased its territory, and annexed some small countries. With the improvement of economic strength, the military strength also increased, which made the State of Qi stronger and stronger, so it became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.

The story of Qi Huangong looking for ants.

The story of water Qi accepted Yan's help, and Qi Huangong led an army to help Yan. When the army camped near Longshan, the enemy cut off the river, making the army lose drinking water, and there was no water for dozens of miles around Fiona Fang. Qi Huangong citizens ordered people to dig mountains for water, but in vain.

There was a man in Qi Huangong named Gongsun Jipeng. Gongsun Sheng told the soldiers to find the ant's nest first, and then dig a hole. The soldiers did this, but they couldn't find the spring. Sun analyzed that it is winter and ants should live on the sunny side of the mountain, so they should look for the sunny side. Later, the soldiers really found the spring water on the sunny side of the mountain. Qi Huangong therefore named this spring as Longjing Spring.

Qi Huangong was the first of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the strength of Qi was also the most powerful at that time. Such a powerful country needs not only a wise monarch, but also some excellent ministers. Qi Huangong's hegemony can't be separated from his capable minister, Guan Zhong's right-hand man in the process of hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qi's strength can't be separated from meritocracy.

Qi Huangong reform.

As we all know, Qi Huangong appointed Guan Zhong to reform the various systems of Qi, which greatly increased the national strength of Qi and finally succeeded in becoming a contemporary hegemon.

First of all, Qi Huangong made full use of his political advantages. After all, his ancestral home is Jiang Taigong, and he is very famous. Through his political position, he vigorously developed the Qi army at that time and implemented a civilian military system. When not fighting, they are ordinary farmers. When they want to fight, they can fight, which can not only solve the military pressure of the country, but also ensure the development of agriculture. At the same time, farmers in a place are woven together to ensure familiarity among soldiers. Qi Huangong also enhanced the combat capability of the army through frequent military training. At the same time, he often used Zhou Li as an excuse to wage war in the name of Zhou Tianzi. After many wars and the baptism of blood and fire, the army of Qi established three armies.

Apart from the military, Qi Huangong has also made positive changes in its economy. He carried out the policy of "declining everywhere", classified the land according to the soil quality and taxed it differently, changed the land form of the well-field system all the time, recognized the legitimacy of private land and actively encouraged ordinary people to plant it themselves. At the same time, reducing taxes made people's lives more comfortable, allowed them to have more children, and increased the population of Qi, which was very important for ancient times when population was wealth. At the same time, the quasi-equality policy is implemented, which narrows the gap between the rich and the poor and ensures the livelihood of farmers.