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Chapter 640 The Importance of Canals (Month(1/2)

The surname Ying is one of the eight ancient surnames, with high status, blood and other qualities.

The eight surnames are Jiang, Ji, Yao, Ying, Si, Jing, Lu, and Gui.

Jiang Ziya's Jiang, Ji Zhou's Ji, Xi, Yao and Gui all originated from Emperor Shun, and Jing was the descendant of Zhurong.

As for winning, he is considered to be a descendant of Shaohao.

In fact, looking at the radicals of the female characters of these surnames, you can tell that they are basically large tribes from the matriarchal clan era.

The Ji surname has been prosperous for eight hundred years, and now it is finally lonely. It is Ying's turn.

Among them, Qin Ying and Zhao Ying are both a family in their roots.

However, the families on both sides want to kill each other.

When Ying Zheng was a proton in Handan, he was naturally bullied in various ways.

At the age of impulsiveness and revenge, Ying Zheng had long vowed to take revenge.

But this vow is not Wang Xiaofa.

So when Lu Buwei came over to discuss the news about the Zhao prince brought by the envoy of Zhao State, Wang Xiao was more concerned about the envoy of Zhao State.

"Is Zhao's name Mao Sui?"

"Yes, it's called Mao Sui."

"I recommend myself, this is really an exciting era."

There are thousands of Chinese idioms, but most of them come from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

From this we can see how brilliant this era is.

It’s a pity that such a prosperous civilization was destroyed once in the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty. After Confucianism came to power, it was destroyed once. When Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, it was destroyed again.

In later generations, we can only explore the glory of this era through archaeological research.

"I want to meet this Mao Sui."

After hearing Wang Xiao's words, Lu Buwei lowered his eyes and said, "I'll make arrangements. Will you meet the Korean envoy Zheng Guo again and listen to the construction of the canal?"

How can I use such a small pit to trap a fox like Wang Xiao?

Wang Xiao looked at Lu Buwei sincerely, "Xingbang, Xiangbang is the only way to make decisions about the canal. At most, go and ask the Queen Mother's opinion. I have said that I will not ask about any major national affairs before taking power."

Lu Buwei smiled modestly, "I will definitely report to the Empress Dowager."

Zhao Ji is useless except being beautiful.

She became the queen mother of the Qin Dynasty with her beauty. But when it comes to political affairs, if the little cat meets a shark, she has nowhere to claw.

Now that the extremely smart king has taken the initiative to delegate power, Lu Buwei will of course be happy.

As for Wang Xiao’s warnings again and again, Lu Buwei took it as a warning.

This is also impossible. He has no other choice in this position.

At this time, show kindness to Wang Xiao, give in, and hand over the power?

Don’t say that he can’t stand it himself, the people under his command will not do it.

When he arrived at this position, Lu Buwei represented no longer alone.

That's how things were decided.

He sent someone to summon Mao Sui urgently and asked him to come to meet the king.

As for Lu Buwei, he went to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to discuss the construction of the canal.

In the agricultural era, things like canals are mushroom-egg-level existences.

Why do I say that? It is because the canal can greatly expand the effective irrigation range.

In later generations, agricultural mechanization and integration were not seen even how many people do farm work.

That's because technology has developed, many things have become simpler.

But now, in this era when farmers are still farming with wooden stone tools, farming is an extremely hard and extremely consuming task.

When you plow in spring, it is really a rhythm that can exhaust people.

You have to open the hard ground piece by piece, and you still use garbage-like tools.

The hard work can naturally be imagined.

If there is a canal, let it soak for a while, and it will naturally be very relaxed when it becomes soft and relaxed. With more physical strength and time, you can cultivate larger fields.

As for iron tools and ox plowing, how many iron tools can Qin State have and how many cows can it have?

After spring plowing, it is a long period of maintenance.

If you want the grain to grow well, you can carry the bucket to fetch water every day, and use a scoop of water to return to the field. It is an inevitable task to water one by one.

Not only is this kind of living person tired, but the whole family can take care of dozens of acres of land at most.

Why do so many big landlords want to recruit more tenants and long-term workers to sell slaves? That's because no matter how much land you have, someone will have to work.

There are certain rules for how many people can take care of as many acres of land.

When the yield of grain per mu is basically fixed, liberating people to take care of more land as much as possible has become the greatest motivation.

With canals, human resources will be greatly liberated, and more fields can be taken care of and more grain can be produced.

There is actually a lot of land in this era, and what is lacking is only human resources for reclamation and care.

Although there are so many people in the future who have difficulty finding a job, it seems that they cannot use up human resources.

How many people were there at that time, and now there are only so many people.

The entire Qin Dynasty has only a population of about 5 million.

The whole world is probably only 20 million.

Lu Buwei promoted Huang Lao, and his intention was to attract people from all countries to come to Qin to work, live and pay taxes and serve in the military.

Therefore, the canal system is a strategic weapon in this era.

A canal that can carry out large-scale irrigation means a large-scale increase in grain output.

With more food, it not only can feed more people to cultivate land, but also gives the Qin army a longer time to go to war.

In the Battle of Changping, Zhao State lost because there was not enough food to eat.

Qin State was more like winning than winning Zhao State.

The construction of the huge Zheng Guo Canal does require mobilizing the human and material resources of the Qin Dynasty for a long time. During this period, it will even affect the Qin Dynasty's foreign war.

If the six Shandong countries seize the opportunity and work together to fight, it will be a bad luck.

However, the benefits have been mentioned before. When the Zhengguo Canal is completed, plus the Dujiangyan built by Li Bing.

The rich Guanzhong Plain and the Chengdu Plain were enough to provide the Qin Dynasty with food to sweep the six countries.

Lu Buwei firmly believed that this canal would be his own political achievements and would leave his reputation in history.

He couldn't wait here to see how Wang Xiao received the envoy of Zhao State, so he hurried to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

"King." The only person who was dissatisfied with Dong'er "That's an enemy."

"It's indeed an enemy, and I never said that I won't take revenge."

"Then why should I help him?"

Wang Xiao smiled and said, "Sometimes, it seems that it is helping him achieve his wish, but in fact it is pushing people into a fire pit. Sometimes, it seems that he saves people from water and fire, but in fact it is stabbing the knife in the back."

Dong'er is just a little girl, how can she understand these "What is the king talking about?"

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "Mao Sui's ability is OK, but it's still far worse than a straitor like Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Seeing him just find it interesting, and it makes Xiangbang feel at ease. As for revenge against Zhao Yan and the others, there is no need to worry. As long as we become stronger and stronger, the enemy will be more and more painful."

Wang Xiao met Mao Sui here, just to satisfy his bad taste.

Lu Buwei came to Zhao Ji over there, and that was fooling him.

Lu Buwei walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom. Before he could see anyone, he heard the shouting "Hula~" inside.

"Give money." Zhao Ji, who rolled up her sleeves, sat on Hu's bench with great enthusiasm, stretched out her fair hands and shook her "Give money quickly."

"Empress Dowager." Lu Buwei stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Ji's little face turned red and her eyes were full of excitement lit up, "Are you here? Come quickly, let's have fun."

Lu Buwei's face turned dark. Where can I spend my best prime minister with you to play these games?

"Empress Dowager, I have important matters to report to the Empress Dowager."

Facing the serious Lu Buwei, Zhao Ji's face was obviously a little unpleasant.

But in the end, he gave his ex-husband a face.

When he arrived deep in the bedroom, Zhao Ji found a place to sit down and said, "Tell me, what's wrong."

"Empress Dowager." Lu Buwei saluted, "The Qin Dynasty has been flooding continuously and it is urgent to delay. The Korean envoy, Zheng Guo Li Bing, said it was OK."

"I understand." Zhao Ji sighed, "I, the Empress Dowager, said I was in charge of the country. But there is really something big about it, I don't know anything. Since you want to repair this canal, then repair it."
To be continued...
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