Daqin Engineering Corps

On the contrary, if there is no technician, there will be various unexpected troubles when making it, and it will even take a few years for the master to teach the apprentice... Craftsmanship is not something that can be done in a short period of one or two days.

This craft includes iron smelting and forging iron tools.

Therefore, many military factories in modern times are actually operating at a loss but still have to maintain it for this reason.

Once the military factory can't keep going, these skilled technicians and talents will be poached by other factories or even other countries. It will be difficult to build this factory again one day... This is not a question of money, but Talent reserve and cultivation are difficult to achieve without decades.

At this time, for the Northland, these craftsmen who smelted, cast iron, and made equipment were military talents.

Having an iron smelting workshop is the process of retaining, cultivating, and absorbing talents... There are jobs in the Northland, which not only pay well but are stable and also provide various benefits, craftsmen are of course willing to go to the Northland.

Otherwise, if, as Fusu and Fatty Tun thought, if the iron smelting workshops do not make money, they will open fewer iron workshops. What can these craftsmen do when they come?

Even if they come to the Northland, if they quit their old profession for a few years, they may be born with their own hands.

Moreover, Beidi's demand for iron is far greater than Fusu and Fatty Tun imagined.

At this time, because the bronze ware has not been completely eliminated, one day new iron can be produced without any scruples... All armaments, including armor, will become iron.

In addition, there are agricultural tools, daily necessities, construction materials, industrial production, etc., all of which require a lot of iron.

So there is no need to consider this point, even if Shen Bing loses money, he must maintain his scale.

After Fusu understood these truths, he sighed:

"The general is far-sighted, and Fusu admires him."

"With the general around, why are you afraid of Zhao Gao and his gang of villains secretly making trouble?"

Shen Bing just smiled and didn't answer.

Fusu still underestimated Zhao Gao and Li Si, he had no idea that these villains could do more than just cause trouble, they could take Fusu's life and set up a new emperor.

While Shen Bing and Fusu were continuing to plan Jiuyuan, Ren pushed open the door and came in to report:

"General, King Xi of Yan has surrendered, and the Mengwu Army has mobilized troops to encircle him."

This was within everyone's expectations. At this time, the Yan Kingdom still had no strength to resist Qin. It was not bad to be able to survive the siege of the Qin army for more than a month.

And if the Yan State is destroyed, Dai State, which wants to rely on the Yan State, will not be a problem.

Sure enough, Zhao Wangjia left the city and surrendered in just two days.

The two countries of Yan and Dai perished, and there was only one Qi State left in the Central Plains.

In fact, the state of Qi will not last long.

The Qi State in history only survived for more than half a year longer than Yan and Dai... In the second year, the Qin army came to the city of Qi State and surrounded Qi Wangjian.

At that time, the soldiers and people of Qi State did not even dare to resist the Qin army.

Because the Qin army's unification of the Central Plains is unstoppable, it is too late and meaningless to fight the Qin army.

So in the end Qi Wangjian also surrendered under Xiangguo's persuasion.

Shen Bing didn't need to consider these.

What Shen Bing needs to consider is that once Yan and Dai are destroyed, the people that Ying Zheng said will move to the Northland will also arrive.

It is conceivable that this will not be a small number.

Shen Bing must be ready to receive.

3 Forty Chapters "Minister of Agriculture"

Then the development of the situation was somewhat expected and some unexpected.

As expected, Yingzheng did not break his promise, and sent 12 civilians and [-] laborers to the north immediately after the destruction of Yan and Dai.

Most of the people were originally from the north and were moved away by Zhao Wangjia, and the [-] laborers were captured Zhao soldiers.

As I said before, Zhao and Qin have the deepest resentment, and most of Zhao's soldiers dare not use them, and are usually consumed as labor.

In fact, demoting Zhao Bing to servitude is a one-shot, because servitude is tiring and hungry, and they lose their combat effectiveness after a few months of casual work, so there is no need to worry about their rebellion.

These people were divided into several batches and sent to the Northland one after another.

Yingzheng even considered the survival of these people and sent a large amount of food at the same time... This is indeed what the Northland urgently needs.

At this time, although Beidi could rely on textile sales to buy food, there was not enough food to feed more than [-] people and laborers in the two counties.

The people were easy to deal with. They originally wanted to go back to the Northland to live and work in peace. At this time, the Northland was safe and promising under the development of Shen Bing. They all lived in the Northland with a grateful and fortunate attitude.

This is the so-called "great chaos must be followed by great order".

For example, the people who were deceived by Zhao Wangjia to go to the country in front of them thought that their lives were in danger, but how could they expect to return to their hometown and live a better life than before... This is simply a dream for them.

The handling of servitude is more difficult.

Because it is Zhao Bing after all, on the one hand, he was brainwashed by the nobles of Zhao State, and on the other hand, he fought and killed Qin Jun, so there is naturally a lot of hatred.

At the beginning, Shen Bing could feel the hatred in their eyes when he saw rows of laborers in shackles.

Shen Bing still asked Wang Bai and Lei Hui to appease them as before, and used the Xiongnu to play down the conflicts of foreigners, and then gave them enough personal safety, food and even power... It won't take long for them to be killed. Assimilated.

The unexpected thing is that it didn't take half a year for the Qin army to destroy Qi.

Meng Wu didn't even return to his division, but directly pulled his troops under the city of Qi State and surrounded it after destroying Yan Dai.

Shen Bing thought that this might be because the Qin army dispatched troops just in time to attack Qi before winter... In history, the Qin State should enter the winter after the destruction of Yan and Dai two countries.

As I said before, it is not suitable to use troops in winter, especially for siege. Out of prudence, Yingzheng will wait until the second year.

But now the use of troops is extremely smooth, Yan and Dai were wiped out in less than a month, and there are still several months before winter, so they simply directed their troops to Qi.

Fusu was also a little excited about this.

In fact, not only Fusu, but the whole army is discussing the battle to destroy Qi.

Because everyone is looking forward to a future where the world will be unified after Qi is destroyed. Does that mean the war is over?Is their suffering over?Are you going to live a happy and stable life in the future?

So the whole army, the people in the city, and even Shen Bing believed that everyone in the Central Plains was looking forward to that day.

Only Shen Bing was noncommittal.

Because he knew that although the destruction of Qi State can be said to have opened a new chapter, it does not mean that the suffering of the people will end, nor does it mean that the war will end.

In fact, on the contrary, after Qi was destroyed and the world was unified, the suffering of the people has just begun.

Putting aside the annihilation of Baiyue in the south... At this time, Baiyue was under the command of the Xiang family because Lord Changping had surrendered, so there was no need to continue the battle of conquering Baiyue in the south as in history.

But there are Huns in the north.

The nomads in the north come and go like the wind. Unless they can find the main force and inflict heavy damage like Shen Bing, it is extremely difficult to wipe them out.

So the connection project of the Great Wall of various countries began.

What's more serious is...

Shen Bing believed that once Qi fell, the "Pandora's Box" in Yingzheng's heart would be opened.

The state of Qi is located on the coast of the East China Sea. Many fishermen have seen mirages after going out to sea, so the theory of fairyland is very common, and many alchemists who make a living as immortals are derived from it.

At this time, Yingzheng lost his goal just because he had fulfilled his great wish to rule the world, so he always thought of being able to live forever and guard his country forever.

As a result, scholars from all over the world took advantage of the situation to do what they liked...

This is not a good thing for Shen Bing.

Because he needs a sober Yingzheng more than a fatuous Yingzheng.

A sober Ying Zheng will help the Northland develop as he is now, and even know what is right and what is wrong.

The fatuous Yingzheng would do many foolish things and would do anything for longevity and immortality.

in other words.

If the unification process is accelerated, it means that Shen Bing will have less time to prepare in the north.

Just when Shen Bing was having a headache, Ren came in and reported:

"General, I promise to see you!"

Shen Bing couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly said:

"Please!"

It was indeed Xu Ying and his disciples who came, and he was originally in Xianyang at this time.

Every year during the harvest season, Xu Ying has to go back to Xianyang, because at this time the farmer's experimental field in Xianyang is also harvesting, Xu Ying needs to report the situation of each field to Ying Zheng and then decide on the farming strategy for the next year.

However, when he was running around and comparing the statistical data of the experimental fields, he suddenly heard that the North Land produced a hydraulic spinning machine.

Xu Ying's disciple Zhang Ge told him this.

Zhang Ge bowed in front of Xu Ying and said:

"Sir, I heard some news about Shen Bing..."

Xu Ying was still concentrating on reading and recording, but when he heard the word Shen Bing, he raised his head and asked:

"Oh, did Shen Bing create something new?"

Zhang Ge swallowed hard, and replied:

"Yes."

"However, it has little to do with farming, so I think that..."

Unexpectedly, Xu Ying asked directly:

"What is it?"

Zhang Ge replied:

"It is said that it is a hydraulic loom."

Xu Ying was taken aback, repeated the name twice, and then couldn't help being surprised:

"Is this water-powered loom, like water-powered rice pounding, able to weave cloth with water power instead of manpower?"

Zhang Ge replied:

"That's right, the cloth from Ebei has been sold everywhere, even to Xianyang..."

After Xu Ying was confirmed, he couldn't help but be overjoyed:

"Is there such a good thing, not only rice pounded by water, but also cloth weaved by water?"

"If the weaving and pounding of rice are solved, the people will no longer have to worry about food and clothing!"

"How can this be said to have nothing to do with farming!"

"Prepare the horse immediately, I will rush to the Northland immediately!"

Zhang Ge hurriedly stopped and said:

"Sir, but the journey to the north is far away and I'm waiting for the affairs here to be settled..."

Xu Ying replied without thinking:

"What are these things compared to water weaving?"

"Get ready!"

Zhang Ge had no choice but to take a few people to prepare.

Shen Bing was worried about the lack of a "Minister of Agriculture", and Xu Ying and his party came to solve this problem.

They are here this time, so don't even think about leaving.

Chapter 341

The purpose of Xu Ying's visit is naturally to observe the hydraulic loom and then spread this technology to various places in the way that farmers used to do.

It should be said that Xu Ying's method is better than Fusu's.

Fusu wants to produce cloth and sell it to the common people at a low price, while Xu Ying has always wanted the common people to master the method.

If Fusu is "teaching a man to fish", then Xu Ying is "teaching a man to fish".