Good Life in Qin Dynasty

After Zheng Guo discussed with Xu Yi, it was time for dinner.

The design on the model is exactly what Zheng Guoqu will look like in later generations. Li Jiyang can memorize it with his eyes closed. Compared with Zheng Guoqu, which was built with rammed earth, Li Jiyang plans to mix cement with stones so that it will remain the same after 1 years. , the stone will not rot for thousands of years.

Anyway, there are a lot of stones in the system, no need for manual mining outside, the space has been prepared early in the space, and they are all big stones with a square of four meters.

Then Zheng Guo realized that he was designed?

But seeing the model beside Xu Yi, the old man sighed.

"Elder Zheng doesn't need to be like this." Ying Zheng sat on it and said, "If Elder Zheng is willing, this section of canal will be named Zhengguo Canal from now on."

Li Jiyang looked at Ying Zheng in surprise. Before he said anything, did Ying Zheng decide to call it "Zheng Guoqu"?

Zheng Guo was also surprised, because he saw that Qin Anjun's expression didn't seem to be what he had said in advance, he could only say that this was the intention of the Lord of Qin himself.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zheng!" Xu Yi immediately smiled and bowed his hands in salute: "I can leave my name."

"From now on, Mr. Zheng will be famous forever." Li Jiyang said it better than Xu Yi.

Does the name last forever?

This attraction is too great, and Zheng Guo is also a little confused: "Is what King Qin said true?"

"Of course!" Ying Zheng pointed to the model and said, "In the future, we will also dig a canal here and call it Xu Yi Canal, how about that?" Xu Yi kneeled and kowtowed excitedly after hearing this: "Thank you, Lord!"

The place Yingzheng pointed to happened to be the former Yiqu. It used to be the place where Yiqu established the county city. It is now the territory of the Qin State, but a hundred years later, it is still barren.

Yingzheng wanted to have a canal there, and named it after Xu Yi, one because it was the "Yi Canal" after all, so that the locals would have a sense of belonging; the other was because of Xu Yi.

"Thank you, Lord!" The old man Zheng Guo finally succumbed, and he knelt down behind Xu Yi and bowed to Ying Zheng.

Li Jiyang happily supported the two of them on behalf of Yingzheng: "From now on, I will entrust the water conservancy of Qin to the two of you!"

"My lord, you should ask Mr. Zheng Guo, I'm just following along to learn." Xu Yi was very modest, they had all over Qin's territory, and only then built two canals running from north to south.

"Xu Yi doesn't need to be like this. I have also seen the canals you designed. At your age, you have such insight, which is already very good." Zheng Guo said seriously: "It will definitely be better than now if you study hard in the future."

"Sir, would you like to teach righteousness?" Xu Yi climbed along the pole.

"Yes!" Zheng Guo stroked his beard and smiled knowingly: "You and I encourage each other."

"Student Xu Yi, see you sir!" Xu Yi immediately knelt down and bowed.

When Jiang Neishi saw the situation, he immediately went out to prepare the Shuxiu needed by the teacher, and ordered the imperial dining room to prepare, and must cook the best food!

Li Jiyang sent Shu Xiu on Xu Yi's behalf. According to the standards of this era, it was ten hanging bacon. Ying Zheng, on behalf of Mr. Zheng Guo, gave Xu Yi a ruler.

This is the ancient bronze caliper, which already existed at this time, but the weights and measures have not yet been unified, and this kind of caliper is only handed down from generation to generation, that is, whatever caliper the master uses, the apprentice will use that caliper.

It is right for a disciple to offer sincere gifts to his teacher; but if the gift is too heavy or too light, it will be out of the middle way.Confucius also expressed the principle of the middle way in formulating the ceremony of apprenticeship.

"Ten strips of bacon" is the teacher's ceremony stipulated by Confucius.

Since then, almost Shuxiu seems to have been stipulated, and everyone gives ten pieces of bacon.

It's just that the bacon that waiter Jiang asked to prepare was the multi-layered kind, which was big and well-smoked, and it would be fine to eat it for three to five years.

After apprenticeship, Zheng Guo's expression became more relaxed. The old man is a techie, and when he was waiting for dinner, he took Xu Yi to look at the model and give him instructions.

While eating, Li Jiyang discovered that braised pork in brown sauce and tofu stewed in soy sauce are all soft and rotten food, served with steamed buns made of beef and mutton.

This is specially prepared for the elderly with bad teeth!

Li Jiyang was very satisfied with this, but Ying Zheng thought, why is the imperial meal so soft today?

Zheng Guo was sent back by Xu Yi himself, Xu Yi took his family to pay his respects to the old man the next day.

After Li Jiyang sent the man away, he was very excited: "Zheng Guo!"

"Thanks to Xiaoyang." Ying Zheng originally wanted to threaten Zheng Guo with force, and if he refused to accept it, he would kill him!

Who knew that Li Jiyang had other arrangements, and Zheng Guo finally surrendered!

"That's it! That's it!" Li Jiyang said triumphantly, "Who are you calling tomorrow?"

"Zhang Ping." Ying Zheng said: "He was originally the only son of the late South Korean prime minister Zhang Kaidi, a single heir of the Zhang family for three generations, and now their family has also come here. It's just that I don't see where he is talented. King Han's, right?"

Li Jiyang thought in his heart that it was not he who was talented, but his son!

But this cannot be said, he could only sigh: "If King Han can't even protect the descendants of a generation of dead heroes, who will be loyal to him in the future?"

Ying Zheng thought for a moment: "Yes, no one in Korea will dare to serve King Han in the future."

Xu Yi generously left half of the model of the canal to Zheng Guo, which is the Zheng Guo Canal; and his Xu Yi Canal was taken back by him to ponder over it.

In fact, he just wanted to stay, and Zheng Guo couldn't ask for it all, because that was almost the entire landform of Qin State.

If it is stolen at his house, or there is a mistake, or even spread, he will not be able to atone for his sin even if he dies.

After Zheng Guo returned home, he stared at the model for a while. When he was in Korea, Han Wang was most afraid of seeing him, because every time he saw him, he asked for money and food, and then threw them all into the water. .

South Korea’s abundant harvests every year, not to mention Zheng Guo’s contribution, but water conservancy is absolutely crucial. Even if there is a drought this year, water conservancy will also allow South Korea to have a harvest. Zheng Guo is worthy of the money and food that the King of Han pays every year.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to fight against the entire Korean officialdom with his own body, so that the money and food for water control were not embezzled by anyone, so King Han was not satisfied!

Sell ​​yourself to pay off the debt!

Zheng Guo silently shed turbid tears, and now the King of Qin, when they were discussing water control, just listened to this, and in the end, he agreed to whatever he told Xu Yi, even Qin Anjun said, if you ask for money, give him money. Give people to people, food to food!

Comparing the two, the gap is huge!

Thinking about being in Korea, I barely had food and clothing, and I was able to maintain the dignity of the nobles. There was never any old food for the New Year at home, and even the money was pitifully small. Most of the time, when the king of Han was delaying the supply, he paid for it first from his own pocket. Yes, I have never asked for it from the King of Han!

And my current home is full of food, money, and medicine barrels to treat leg diseases...

"Master, Mr. Zhang's housekeeper is here." The old servant reported outside the door at this time: "I want to see you."

"Let him go back, tell Mr. Zhang Ping, let's see his choice, old... old... oh!" Zheng Guo didn't know how to face his former colleagues.

Zhang family, Zhang family....

Zhang Ping sent the housekeeper to ask Zheng Guo what he meant?

They have been here for more than a month, and everyone has settled down. The food and drink are good. To put it bluntly, it is better than in Korea.

It's just that this kind of goodness can't be for no reason, and they must pay a certain price.

Zheng Guo is an honest craftsman, and Zhang Ping knows that Qin Guo is dry and lacks rain and water all year round. It is normal for Zheng Guo to come over, but what about himself?

What he is good at is the way of governing the country. Qin Guo dares to use Korean people to govern the country?

In the end, the housekeeper came back and told him Mr. Zheng's reaction: "I didn't see Mr. Zheng Guo, but I just listened to the old man's words outside his study..."

After speaking, he learned Mr. Zheng Guolao's words, and finally said: "Then the little one was sent out."

Zhang Ping fell silent.

The butler waited for a long time. He still had things to do, so he could only call softly, "Master? Master?"

Since the grandfather passed away, the master has rarely been in a daze like this, because the whole family is pointing at him!

"Go down." Zhang Ping came back to his senses and waved his hand: "Get ready, I might enter the palace tomorrow."

"No." The housekeeper's expression turned cold.

On the other side, Li Si originally wanted to find another time to see Han Fei, but the superior suddenly issued an order to let these "little officials" go to various yamen gates to watch the tax collection!

Besides them, there are also people from Qin Anjun who are buying deflated particles everywhere, and even exchange them with high-quality chumi, at a price of one for one!

As a result, the price of chumi, which could be sold for a large price in Qin State in the past, fell sharply.

Because the market is completely occupied by Qin Anjun's people!

Chumi is sold cheaper than the local Chumi, and the quality is better!

Even the chumi they eat is of that quality. It goes without saying where the chumi comes from.

It seems that Qin Guo really cares about himself and others, but his homeland is hard to leave, and he hasn't made up his mind about what to do, but at this time, his wife came.

"I don't see you coming after I'm going to use it, so I came here to take a look." His wife has a gentle temperament, a handsome appearance, and a soft voice. "Well, let's talk about it after using it first." Zhang Ping stood up.

I went to the dining place with my wife. Today I ate Chu rice, stewed goose meat in sauce, and crucian carp tofu soup.

After only two bites, Zhang Ping's wife Zhang Wang vomited!

"What's the matter?" Zhang Ping immediately became nervous, and now he only had his wife by his side.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhang Wang wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Is it all right?" Zhang Ping put down his face unhappily: "Go ask the doctor to come over and have a look!"

"What kind of doctor are you looking for?" Mrs. Zhang Wang held Zhang Ping's hand and said shyly, "This is my concubine."

"What's the matter? See the doctor if you have anything!" Zhang Ping hadn't turned the corner yet.

"Master, Madam is pregnant!" Zhang Ping's nurse next to her heard it, and congratulated Zhang Ping who was already stupid: "Congratulations, Master, Madam!"

"Congratulations, Master, Congratulations to Mrs. Xi!" The rest of the servants also immediately opened their mouths in a coaxing voice, this time must be festive and happy.

It's also worthy of their happiness. Zhang's family is sparse, and the two generations are single-handed. When Zhang Ping came here, his father passed away as soon as he got married. Then the whole family came to the strange country of Qin.

I don't know what will happen in the future, but it will be different if there is a child. After all, the Zhang family can pass it on. Even the servants understand this kind of thing.

Let alone Zhang Ping.

"Good, good! Good!" Zhang Ping blushed with excitement!

Isn't it good!

It has been more than three years and almost four years since they got married, and now there is good news!

"Quickly, remove the crucian carp tofu soup and change it! Change it to some pheasant meat!" Zhang Ping's nurse immediately ordered the people to work: "Forget it, this old slave will go to the kitchen to make a meal for the wife!"

The nanny escaped from the famine back then, and was taken in by the Zhang family, and became the nanny for the young master. She has depended on the young master for the rest of her life.

Madam has a child, the old lady is happier than anyone else!

Everyone also started to move, and all the things they had just eaten were removed. The nurse went into the kitchen and asked someone to serve a bowl of sweet soy milk to the wife first.

Seeing that Zhang Wang drank half of the bowl, Zhang Ping was anxious: "Why don't you drink all of it?"

"After drinking too much for a while, I won't be able to eat anymore." Seeing that her husband was about to lose his composure due to nervousness, Zhang Wang was not only funny but also sad: "Master, sit down, this is just the beginning, and it will be several months later."

"Yes, yes, it's been several months!" Zhang Ping sat down and looked at his wife with a good eye.

I think a woman who is pregnant is beautiful!