Qin asked

Many times, people always subconsciously think that the demise of the six countries marks the unification of Qin, but for Yingzheng, the unification of Qin is not limited to this. In fact, leaving aside the two sectors of culture and economy In the eyes of Yingzheng, the Qin State is still incomplete. On the big map given by Mo Dou, there is still an area that is not under the jurisdiction of the Qin State - Baiyue, which is the Lingnan area in later generations.

Let us delay the timeline to several decades later to look at Yingzheng's life. If we count the opponents he encountered, we will find that the most difficult enemy Qin Shihuang Yingzheng encountered was not Zhao State, not Chu State, Not even the Huns, but Baiyue.

The first three, Qin State, took at most three to five years, but in order to conquer Baiyue, Qin State spent a full nine years of energy, tried three times, and used nearly 80 people.

Unacclimatized, four simple words, but it contains too many unfavorable factors: unfamiliar terrain, soldiers who vomit and diarrhoea, infestation of poisonous snakes, insects and ants, wanton malaria...

Therefore, when Yingzheng proposed the idea of ​​attacking South Vietnam, Mo Dou was not as optimistic as everyone thought, and even a little worried, but his idea certainly won the attention of everyone, especially Yingzheng. Ying Zheng convened to listen to Mo Dou's speech in the conference hall.

This can be said to be the highest meeting of the Qin State. Anyone whose name is listed in the annals of history is famous: Li Si, Gan Luo, Wei Liao, Wang Wan, Kai Lin... Of course, the most important thing is Ying Zheng, who was so honored. Da Dada stared at it, and most people who knew a little bit about history would be weak-footed.

Fortunately, the ink fountain has been practiced now. He pulled a large piece of paper quite calmly, drew a thick black line with a pencil, divided the paper into continuous pieces, and wrote "excellent" and "bad" respectively. words, and then list the conditions below it.

"In my opinion, Baiyue is scattered and disorderly, and Qin is unified under the leadership of His Majesty, which is superior; the southerners guard their homeland and will be brave and fearless, and the Qin country moves away from home, and people's hearts fluctuate, which is inferior."

The pencil made a rustling sound on the paper, and it drew clean little strokes. The ink fountain next to it didn't dare to say, but he still had confidence in writing with the hard pen. Even Li Si had to admit this, and even encouraged the ink fountain to commit suicide. Create a font, although it was rejected by Ink Dou in the end.

After finishing writing the example, he subconsciously clicked on the paper at the end. Mo Dou raised his eyes and smiled at the people who had attracted their attention: "Next, please list a little bit for each of you."

The strengths and weaknesses analysis form is a very common risk assessment tool for future generations of companies, and it can also be used in a country's strategic policy.

The people on the field are all bigwigs who have stood out from the torrent of history. With Mo Dou's opening, everyone's thoughts instantly came alive. Looking into the shining eyes of my own ministers, it is obvious that everyone can't wait - such a focused discussion is the easiest to arouse people's desire to argue.

A highly motivated subordinate is one of the scenes that the leader most wants to see. Ying Zheng laughed: "How about Li Qing first?"

Li Si is Prime Minister You, so he should be the first to speak. There is no objection from everyone. Besides, everyone has a different perspective, and his own ideas may not be taken away by others.

But in fact, the ideas of these few people really did not collide. As the saying goes, everyone works differently, so their thinking angles are naturally different.

For example, what Li Si thought of was how to make the government with people from the six countries operate as usual, while Gan Luo calculated the feasibility of attacking from the income and expenditure of a country, and Wei Liao, as the general of the military, He was the last to speak, but he listed the most advantages and disadvantages.

And when all the conditions are listed, the situation of attacking Baiyue is very clear: it is not optimistic.

In fact, it is not surprising. In fact, the fact that the Qin State in history was able to defeat Baiyue is already considered a cheat. Think about Emperor Sui Yang, and in the end he was not dragged to death by the three campaigns of Goryeo. It can even be said that the Qin State in history The situation of the country is even more dangerous than that of the Sui Dynasty at that time: the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty caused dissatisfaction among the gentry, while the Qin State provoked the entire aristocratic class; ;The Sui Dynasty wanted to build the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Qin State not only needed to build Lingqu and straight roads to ensure communication and food supplies in the south, but also to complete the great cause of the Great Wall...

Moreover, to a certain extent, the difficulty of cultivating Lingqu is no less than that of the Great Wall.

After all, the Great Wall praised by later generations was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. Rather than saying that Qin State built the Great Wall, it is better to say that Qin State built a Great Wall—that is, for hundreds of years, Zhao State, South Korea, Yan State, The earthen walls built one after another by Qi State were connected together.

On the other hand, Lingqu is facing the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River. The straight-line distance is only 4.8 kilometers, but there is a height difference of several hundred meters. Under such a large difference, ships cannot operate at all.

It is conceivable that for the ancient times 2000 years ago, what a desperate distance this was. At least when Wei Liao raised the issue of food and grass, no one dared to connect the Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River.

But this means that the food for hundreds of thousands of troops has to be transported by land to the deep jungle in the south, and this is also the disadvantage that Qin State mentioned by Gan Luo: the logistical expenditure is too large.

The Qin State in history was unable to bear the logistical pressure of such a long and long distance, so it bit the bullet and opened the Lingqu.

But this also means that Qin State was attacking Baiyue while repairing the Lingqu Canal at that time, and during these nine long years, Qin State also slapped the Xiongnu, only to find serious logistical problems, So while falling into the big pit of Xiuling Canal, Qin Guo also embarked on the road of no return by building a straight road... It was difficult for Yingzheng at that time to bear these pressures. In most dynasties of later generations, it is very likely to lead to the possibility of sudden death on the spot.

But now, under the guidance of Mo Dou, the problem of logistics has gradually surfaced. Qin Guo only needs to make corresponding preparations, and then the originally relaxed and happy meeting hall fell into an awkward silence...

This question is beyond the scope.

Not to mention that no one thought of leaving a waterway at all—the height difference between the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River caused everyone to naturally pass over the idea of ​​opening it up, and Lu, who was originally in charge of building the Lingqu Canal, has not yet been appointed as a supervisor In other words, no one here has the ability to take charge of this matter...?

If the Qin State in history is a bug-like existence, then Mo Dou is a golden finger. When the two meet, except the world itself crashes, or no one can stop miracles from happening. Since Mo Dou can raise this question, then Naturally, there is a solution to this problem.

The advantages and disadvantages have been collected almost, and the main disadvantage is in the logistics supply. Ink Dou put down his pencil and was about to speak, but a hand interrupted his next action: Ying Zheng wiped Ink Dou's body enough When I got to the pen that was still warm, I wrote the name of the ink fountain one stroke at a time with indisputable force.

Qin's advantage in attacking Baiyue: Mo Dou.

At this moment, everyone's eyes wandered in front of Ying Zheng and Mo Dou. The former was quite calm and composed, even with a little pride in his expression; while the latter felt the pressure that he had not seen for a long time, and his scalp was faintly numb.

Mo Dou swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Your Majesty, this..."

Ying Zheng's response was: "I believe you."

I understand the truth, but can we not be so high-profile?It's hard for me to be human like you!

Very good, now everyone's eyes are on him, Mo Dou took a deep breath, resisted the thought of smashing the hammer to win Zheng's head, and put forward two plans of his own under great pressure.

The first plan: set up sluices; the second plan: circle repeatedly, extend the channel, and reduce the potential difference.The former requires higher technology, while the latter requires huge human resources, and it is clear at a glance what conditions Qin can meet.

In 226 BC, Qin State opened up the only channel from the Yangtze River to Lingnan in three years. The construction of the Lingqu Canal was completed. Along the slowly flowing clear water, Qin State finally embarked on the journey of conquering Baiyue.

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Three years later.

I have to say that the timing of Ying Zheng's birth date is really ingenious: the third day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the official beginning and end of the year, in other words... a new job is about to start again!

Yingzheng has always been impatient, and there is no problem of procrastination at all. He simply asked Gan Luo to send Qin's income and expenditure forecast for the next year one day after his birthday, as the beginning of his year's work. .

The leader takes the lead in the work, and the subordinates of course dare not have any complaints, especially when the leader is still waiting for your report. Gan Luo spent half a month completing and perfecting Qin's income and expenditure table. I went to meet Ying Zheng early in the morning with my ledger, but I didn't meet anyone...

It shouldn't be, Your Majesty has always been earlier, not the earliest, how could it be possible to be late?

"Your Majesty is going to see Mr. Liao." Mo Dou, who received the news from his attendants, rushed over and explained the reason to Gan Luo, "General Tu Sui is not satisfied with the climate, so he has to go to the Southland with someone else."

Gan Luo frowned: "It's so difficult in the south?"

After listing the advantages and disadvantages at the beginning, everyone analyzed and solved the disadvantages bit by bit. Acclimatization was a key issue for discussion, and finally came to the conclusion that no matter what, the general himself must adapt to the environment. People sent them to stay for a while to see the situation.

On Wei Liao's recommendation, the person who finally attacked Baiyue was decided to be Tu Sui. Gan Luo had met him in person, and he was tall and mighty, but in the end, even he couldn't stand the environment?

Gan Luo couldn't help being worried, but Mo Dou couldn't help laughing when he thought of the reason. Under Gan Luo's curious eyes, Mo Dou suppressed his smile and explained further: "He is afraid of insects, so he is crying and howling to go to the north to collect the frontier."

Probably because Tu Sui is really not suitable for the south, he has not successfully attacked in history, now let him familiarize himself with the geographical environment in advance, only to find his biggest weakness in this life: bugs.

Although there were no cockroaches in the south at this time (the cockroaches in the south are also called Periplaneta americana, which is an invasive species), there are still all kinds of strange-shaped bugs, which still challenge the psychological defense of a northerner.

However, Gan Luo had never been to the south, let alone seen any big bugs, so he couldn't understand the collapse in Tu Sui's heart. He sneered, "Such a big person..."

Mo Dou also understood that this cannot be understood by explaining it with his mouth, so he didn't continue, but changed the subject: "Is this the ledger?"

Gan Luo nodded, and handed over the book in his hand to the other party. Mo Dou took it, flipped through it briefly, and carried out the handover work.

"How, no problem..." Gan Luo looked at the other party suddenly stopped on a certain page, and hesitated, "What's wrong?"

Mo Dou pursed his lips. He stared at the large amount of expenditure on the paper and the purpose of expenditure stated in the list. He endured it and asked aloud, "Why do you want to start cultivating the straight path now?"

Shouldn't we recuperate and preserve our people's strength?

Whenever Gan Luo mentioned this matter, his head ached. Amidst Mo Dou's stunned sign, he reluctantly said a strange fact: "The peasant refuses to leave..."

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Unlike the prostitutes in other countries, under the suggestion of Mo Dou, Qin State has always implemented work-for-relief, which means that they are paid. There are countless examples of people who need bread for work.

What's more, with the piracy of various small tools in Modo, the death rate of major projects has gradually decreased, and even the medical services provided by Xiong Ai-it can be said that the current civilian husband can even be said to be a very popular profession, which is different from that of future generations. The status of state-owned enterprises is almost the same. After all, in this era, living well is the biggest luxury.

But this is not all a good thing. Such favorable conditions mean that the people, oh no, under Yingzheng's regulations, it should be called "Qianshou", which means that the economic pressure of Guishou has been transferred to Qin.

Under peaceful reunification, the original way of supporting war through war has been locked. What Qin can rely on is the accumulation of the six countries over the past century and its own development. According to Yingzheng's plan, Qin will develop for a few years before dealing with it. The problem of the Huns.

"How could the state of Qin accept the land after spending so much?"

Mo Dou looked directly at the total expenditure, and was surprised to find that, despite successive projects and war preparations, Qin State still maintained a stable balance of payments.

"You don't know?" Gan Luo met Mo Dou's confused eyes strangely. After confirming that the other party knew nothing about the matter, he sighed and turned the ledger in Mo Dou's hand to a thin page. The numbers on this side of the paper are pitifully small, and under these numbers, just a few words are simply written: "For the purpose of digging a mausoleum".

"It's been four years, Adou, please persuade Your Majesty, the mausoleum can't be delayed like this..."

The construction of the mausoleum has been delayed over the years, and the expenditure in the budget is only enough for the most basic digging. Sometimes Gan Luo feels that he can change his name to Yu Gong.

"Then what does His Majesty mean?" Mo Dou unconsciously squeezed the yellowed paper with his hand. Although the budget had been prepared, Mo Dou still wanted to confirm it.

Sure enough, Gan Luo said, "Your Majesty means to build a straight road first..."

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night.

Mo Dou quietly watched the candlelight and waited for Yingzheng's return. These days, Yingzheng has to finish the Lingqu Canal and prepare for a new round of war. In addition to preparing for the construction of the straight road, it can be said that he is too busy to touch the ground. Otherwise, he would not have shirked Mo Dou to accept the ledger. After all, Ying Zheng had never had the habit of giving others a hand at work.

As the night darkened and the waiting time was a little longer, Mo Dou's thoughts unconsciously linked to the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.

Speaking of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, many people will think of the surging Milky Way, the bright night star map, the never-extinguishing tear candle or the terracotta warriors who swallow the world. Sometimes they may think of the word "big", but in the end No one knows how big it is. Most people just look at a picture of a green hill and imagine the scene below.

But when you actually arrive at Lishan Mountain and compare your own body with this mountain, you will understand the concept of "big" Qinshihuang Mausoleum.

To give an inappropriate example, many people will climb the mountain to go to the grave with small soil bags on Qingming Festival. If these small bags are compared with the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, then probably only the entire cemetery can be placed in the same unit of measurement.

And if you really plan to excavate archaeologically (note, not digging a tunnel, but excavating the entire tomb), then archaeologists really have to consider moving a mountain like Yugong.

But now, this tourist attraction, which was defined as a national AAAA (absolutely no stuttering!) level tourist attraction in later generations, seems to really only have the word 'big' left...

Mo Dou started to have a headache, and for the first time he felt a sense of guilt called a historical sinner.

On the branch of the moon, Ying Zheng has not returned yet.

Mo Dou picked up the scissors and cut off the wick of the candle. The erratic flame that was originally drifting away from the candle wax was instantly extinguished, and at the same moment, a cluster of more stable and bright light gathered on it again.

In fact, the difficulty of building straight roads is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Most people may think that straight roads are difficult because of their length. Although there is nothing wrong with this point, if you simply think that this is the problem that Qin needs to solve, Then it's too one-sided.

We must keep in mind that what the Qin State built is definitely not a tofu project. Whether it is the Zhengguo Canal, Ling Canal, or the Great Wall, it can be used after 2000, including Zhidao.

Lu Xun once said that there is no road in the world, and if there are many people walking, the road will become a road.

Aside from the literature and philosophy involved, just look at it from the perspective of physical biology, that is, people use their own body weight to compact the soil, isolating the air needed for plant growth, and thus forming a road.The core point of the whole process is to press the soil, that is, to compact it.

Generally speaking, it only takes a few months for nature to restore the road rammed by such a person, and the ubiquitous earthworms and tenacious weeds can turn the exposed soil into grass again.However, even though the straight road rammed by the Qin State has become desolate after 2000, the bare land still has not been covered with any vegetation.From the perspective of the underground, Zhidao is an alternative Great Wall, which is like a copper wall and iron wall, isolating the 2000-year natural fusion within a short distance.

Simply incredible.

The more Mo Dou thought about it, the more distracted he became, and he didn't realize that the person he was waiting for had appeared beside him. Ying Zheng still had the moisture of the night on his body. Two people standing.

Ying Zheng looked at the ink fountain for a while, then brought the oil lamp beside the screen and put it in front of the ink fountain: "The bucket doesn't sleep, what's the matter?"

Mo Dou came back to his senses, he thought for a while, took out the ledger and handed it over to Ying Zheng, but he still didn't mention the tomb rashly: "No, I'm waiting for Your Majesty, Your Majesty is done with his work?"

Lying, the soul is about to come out, who are you lying to?

"No," Ying Zheng finished the account book noncommittally, and simply sat down next to Mo Dou, "The general has changed, but the problem is still with the soldiers. There is a cure for malaria, and the soldiers' homesickness cannot be eliminated..."

Suddenly, Ying Zheng paused, and he asked Mo Dou hesitantly, "Do you miss home?"

Just now, Mo Dou's expression was obviously thinking about something. Mo Dou's origin is very mysterious, which Ying Zheng has always known...

"The soldiers got homesick right after they were assembled?" Obviously, Mo Dou didn't realize it. He thought that Ying Zheng was still talking about the army. He still only thought of a way to ease his homesickness after much deliberation. A classic example of loess, "Why don't soldiers take their homeland?"

Mo Dou made some assumptions, unexpectedly found it quite feasible, and even came up with an incredible idea, he said with a smile: "Why don't we let each of the potters burn a villain with them?"

However, Ying Zheng didn't respond at all. He looked straight at Mo Dou as if he had discovered something novel, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty?" Being stared at by Ying Zheng, Mo Dou's back was covered with cold sweat, and the nerves of his brain and tongue began to tangle with each other, and he subconsciously asked the question that he had been struggling with all night, "Speaking of...how, Your Majesty , why not repair the mausoleum..."

After all, Mo Dou wanted to slap his own mouth, what kind of timing did he choose...

However, Ying Zheng didn't seem to be shocked much. He narrowed his eyes, his expression became more serious, but his mouth was quite casual: "I don't have money, I don't have time, and besides, I haven't..."

Mo Dou asked: "Nothing?"

"I'm old, don't move."

Mo Dou was stunned, he subconsciously turned his head slightly: "What?"

Ying Zheng didn't speak any more, but stretched out his left hand to hold Mo Dou's ear, firmly fixed the other's head in his palm, and then stretched his right hand to Mo Dou's head under Mo Dou's eyes. It directly covered Mo Dou's face, so that he could not see Ying Zheng's expression and movements at all.

In the darkness, something seemed to break with a 'snap', and Ying Zheng withdrew his hand, with half a white silk thread wrapped around his fingertips: this was Mo Dou's white hair.

Before he knew it, Mo Dou was also in his 30s. The heavy work and great pressure not only caused Yingzheng, but also Mo Dou to turn gray early.

Ying Zheng's tone was light, but there was a strange sense of relief and even joy in his expression. He almost declared the fact to Mo Dou in an announcing tone: "You are getting old."

With this attitude, Mo Dou was angry and laughed. He was about to say something, but what Ying Zheng said next made Mo Dou's words choke in his throat: Ying Zheng said: "So, you will grow old too."

After a moment of silence, Mo Dou asked dryly, "So, your majesty's refusal to build a mausoleum is actually because he doesn't want to grow old..."

Ying Zheng smiled, and he nodded calmly: "Yes."

It is said that the ancients regarded death as life, but Yingzheng felt that the construction of the mausoleum was a step closer to death. After seeing the microscope, he no longer wanted to live forever, but only wanted to age slowly so that he could spend more time with Mo Dou.

Mo Dou was so angry at this childish Ying Zheng that he laughed out loud, but his eye sockets slowly turned red: "I thought, His Majesty knew that I was not a demon."

"Of course I know," Ying Zheng said with a smile as he carefully put his hair back in his palm, "I always thought you were a fairy."

"A fairy like me... so now His Majesty is willing to build the tomb?" Mo Dou held his forehead dumbfounded, but he still hadn't forgotten the business, "Take my share with me."

Ying Zheng tilted his head: "Let's say it first, I have no money, and I can't afford to hire craftsmen. The mausoleum is poor."

Mo Dou looked at Ying Zheng for a while, then suddenly stood up on his knees. He lowered his head to search, and carefully tore off a white hair on Ying Zheng's head. The white thread reached a knot: "I am His Majesty's craftsman, I don't need money, but I have a promise..."

"What promise?"

"To grow old together."