Mrs. Qin Xiangguo

085

a few days later.

Zhao Weizhen stepped into the side hall of Xianyang Palace, just as Li Si was there.

Today's Li Si, who is a guest minister in name, is actually doing the duty of recording and making suggestions with the king of Qin. He is the assistant to the president next to the young Yingzheng, which is a direct and seamless entry into 996.

Seeing Zhao Weizhen coming, Ying Zheng didn't act like an outsider at all: "Did Father Zhong come back yesterday?"

Zhao Weizhen nodded slightly.

Yesterday, Lu Buwei, who had been on the mission for more than half a year, hurried back before Yingzheng officially took the throne.

"It's resting at home." Zhao Weizhen said, "I wanted to be with me, but I held him down."

"If there is no major issue, we can wait until the court to discuss it." Ying Zheng agreed: "There is no need to make a special trip, Madam, is there something to do?"

"Have."

Zhao Weizhen said: "A few days ago, Zheng Guo, a hydraulic engineer from South Korea, visited me at the restaurant and said that he wanted to build aqueducts for Qin."

"South Korean plumbers?"

Before Yingzheng could speak, Li Si beside him raised his head in astonishment: "Then why did you come to Qin to build water conservancy?"

Sure enough, the first reaction of normal people is the same.

Zhao Weizhen nodded: "I can't figure it out either. But when I talked with Zheng Guo, I found that he has something to say and has rich experience, and he doesn't seem like a person who just talks about it."

Ying Zheng tilted his head: "Just talking nonsense?"

Zhao Weizhen: "Uh...it just means talking nonsense."

She always uttered some strange words, and Ying Zheng had never been surprised since she was a child.

"It's a good metaphor." Ying Zheng said, "Since he can make Madam look up to him, this person is indeed of a certain level."

"So I still want to recommend him to the king, and let the king decide." Zhao Weizhen said.

Ying Zheng did not respond immediately.

The young monarch thought for a while, then turned his phoenix eyes and glanced at Li Si: "What do you think?"

Li Si pondered for a moment, and his expression was not very good: "The monarch is young, and he will ascend the throne immediately. Over the past year, he has been going on missions and conquests continuously, which is enough to let the six countries know that the king is not a weak person. Now Qin is getting stronger and is about to do something. The matter of destroying Korea, even though it is a secret, but at this time, someone from South Korea suddenly came and said to build water conservancy... It feels more than just superficial."

Zhao Weizhen calmly agreed, "I'm afraid he's a spy."

Li Si: "..."

Ying Zheng: "..."

When her words fell to the ground, Ying Zheng and Li Siju had a meal.

The reason why he is so sure is because Zhao Weizhen knows the history.

The famous Zheng Guoqu is a big project that benefits the country and the people, and benefits one side.It took the Qin State ten years to build the canal. After the completion, the Zhengguo Canal greatly increased the irrigated area of ​​the Guanzhong area and improved the agricultural productivity of the Qin State, thereby laying the foundation for Qin to destroy the six kingdoms.

But in fact, Zheng Guo came to Qin, and his original intention was not to help Qin.

The monarch of South Korea was afraid of Qin, so he sent Zheng Guo to Qin in order to build canals to consume Qin's material and financial resources, thereby slowing down the pace of attacking South Korea.

Who would have thought that things would have the opposite effect, and the "strategy of exhausting Qin" not only did not weaken Qin, but made Qin stronger.

There is no better way to send someone's head away than a thousand miles away.

So when Zheng Guo appeared in front of Zhao Weizhen, she had a brief chat with him, and then agreed to introduce him to King Qin for a conversation.

This is a technical talent!It's unreasonable for people to refuse it when it is presented to them.

"After I met Zheng Guo, I sent a caravan to South Korea." Zhao Weizhen said: "Xiang Guo has a shop in Xinzheng, so I can inquire further. But I think Li Qing is right."

She looked at Li Si: "The current six countries believe that Qin is ambitious and irresistible. At this time, when it comes to water conservancy, it must slow down. Zheng Guo is called Qin Li, but in fact, eight () nine are inseparable. But I think that this is because South Korea underestimated Qin and gave Qin a free price."

Among other things, the so-called "tired Qin strategy" in history is useless, but now with the discovery of improvements in farm tools and plants, agricultural productivity has been greatly improved compared to the past.In recent years, the weather has been favorable, and the total grain output in ten years has tripled compared with ten years ago.

Not to mention exhausting the Qin Dynasty, even if Bianxiu canal is built, I am afraid that it will not delay sending troops to destroy Han.

Ying Zheng thought for a while: "Ma'am is right. Grandfather ordered Li Bing to build Dujiangyan in the land of Bashu in the past, and after that, Qin's grain production accumulated like hills and hills. This is a good thing. Even if he is a minister, it is difficult for me tempted."

Zhao Weizhen smiled: "Zheng Guo is just outside."

Ying Zheng: "Then invite him in."

After giving an order, the servant hurried out to invite someone.

Li Si was still a little worried, but seeing that Ying Zheng had made up his mind because of Zhao Weizhen's words, he stopped talking.

It was only after he came to Qin Ting that he realized that the power relationship in Xianyang City was not what outsiders said at all.

People in the six countries say that now Lu Buwei and Zhao Weizhen control the government, and the young monarch has no real power, and even respects a businessman as "second father" under the duress of powerful ministers.

But in fact, Qin Wangzheng was very determined and decisive.To say that he trusts Lu Buwei, it is better to say that he trusts his teacher more.

Mrs. Meng Wei still had a great influence on him.

Li Si had his own thoughts, and the waiter also invited Zheng Guo in.

The middle-aged man in simple clothes, saw that the young monarch was neither humble nor overbearing, and after saluting, he straightened up.

Ying Zheng said directly: "You are Korean, why did you come to Qin to build canals?"

Zheng Guo paused, but he didn't dislike Ying Zheng's straightforwardness.

"Go back to the King of Qin." He responded seriously: "Because Qin needs to build canals."

"The state of Qin has Dujiangyan, and there are thousands of miles of fertile land." Ying Zheng said, "If you had been born decades earlier, King Xianzhao might need you even more."

"King Qin, please think twice: the head of a family never thinks that he is too rich, and the king of a country has no reason to think that the country has too much food." Zheng Guo shook his head: "In the past, Li Bing and his son built Dujiangyan, which was indeed a blessing. But the people of Ba and Shu The road is rough and the road is long. No matter how abundant the grain and grass are, it still needs soldiers and horses to transport them. There is a lot of land wasted in the territory of Qin, why bother?"

"Where do you point to the waste of land?" Ying Zheng asked.

"The land in Guanzhong." Zheng Guo replied.

Ying Zheng frowned.

"The land in Guanzhong suffers from perennial disasters." He said disapprovingly: "How can you talk about waste?"

"Prince Qin, please listen to me."

Zheng Guo was not in a hurry, and explained: "The terrain in Guanzhong is rugged, lacks water and soil, and it is indeed prone to problems in case of disasters. If it is flooded, it will cause floods; if it is dry, it will continue to repel bitterness. But I think , The problem is not the disaster, but the lack of water conservancy and the accumulation of water and soil. Therefore, in the Guanzhong area, there is an urgent need to build canals to divert water and fertilize."

As Zheng Guo said, there is no monarch who does not want his country to become better.

He said it with certainty, as if he had prepared it long ago.No matter how much Ying Zheng disagreed, he had to hear what he could do to change the situation in Guanzhong.

"You said building the canal can change it." Ying Zheng asked again: "Then how should we build the canal?"

Zheng Guo waited for the king to ask such a question.

He cheered up, and without thinking about it, he uttered a long speech: "The terrain in Guanzhong is complex, high in the northwest and low in the northeast, and Jingshui can be diverted from the west, and Luoshui can be injected into the east, and the canal can be opened for three hundred miles based on the trend of the mountains. Using 'horizontal' and 'jue' 'Technology, blocking rivers and diverting water.'

First throw out the summary, and then without waiting for Yingzheng to ask, Zheng Guo explained on his own.

"One is because the Jing water is turbid and contains a lot of sediment, which can improve the situation of repelling brine. The other is that the Jing, Luo, and Wei rivers can be irrigated like spider webs. With this plan, the water will be diverted by the river when it is flooded, and the water will be drained by the river during drought. There is no shortage of water for farming, which will greatly improve the water and soil conditions in this area.”

Zheng Guo said: "When the time comes, the common people will not lack food, and they will naturally think of the king's kindness."

Ying Zheng didn't care whether others thought of him or not, but what Zheng Guo said at first glance was indeed very reasonable.

Not to mention anything else, lack of water and soil in Guanzhong is a problem.

Mrs. Weizhen has always talked about "increasing productivity". After so many years, he has also seen the benefits.

When productivity increases, national power will increase greatly.

Building a canal can change the conditions of tens of millions of acres of land, and the effect is no worse than improving agricultural tools and promoting new plant species.

This also coincides with Mrs. Weizhen's philosophy.

Even if Zheng Guo came to Qin State for other purposes, but he talked about repairing the canal, it is indeed not a bad thing if the canal is repaired.

"Your Majesty." Li Si still disagreed: "It's not like Qin doesn't have water workers."

Zheng Guo raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "But why didn't Qin's hydraulic engineers mention the matter of building the canal?"

The implication is that they dare not, nor have the ability, let alone foresight.

It seems that Zheng Guo is quite conceited.

"Qin courtiers come and go, and there are not many Qin people." Zheng Guo insisted: "Qin can accept Han Chen, why can't it use Korean workers?"

But Ying Zheng is not so easy to be persuaded.

The boy turned his head sideways, his black and white eyes were sharp and flawless.

He sharply pointed out the problem: "But you still didn't say why you came to Qin."

Zheng Guo was stunned: "I clearly said that it was because Qin needed—"

Ying Zheng raised his hand.

A 13-year-old boy, looks young, but his majesty remains undiminished.

With just one movement, Zheng Guo subconsciously closed his mouth.

Ying Zheng was not angry, and there was still no emotion on his face. He just looked at Zheng Guo seriously with his eyes: "You only said what you can do for Qin, but you didn't say what you want from the widow."

Zheng Guo was slightly stunned.

If it is said that when we first met, I only felt that the young King Qin was high-spirited, but when he said these words, Zheng Guo knew that the young man in front of him should not be underestimated.

Not everyone can clearly understand that there will be no pie in the sky.

After entering Qin Dynasty, Zheng Guo saw that the streets of Xianyang were bustling and the people of Xianyang lived in affluence, so he felt that Han Wang's so-called strategy of exhausting Qin might not be successful.

The premise of working hard and hurting the bones is that the other party is an old man who is dying.

For South Korea, perhaps the construction of canals is a major event, and a small one will drag the whole country down.

But this is not the case at all for Qin.

Ask a young and strong young general to practice day and night, will he get tired?Not necessarily, maybe it will become even more heroic.

Zheng Guo realized this, but after hesitating for a long time, he still used the excuse of the pot of bamboo shoots to meet Xia Yangjun.

"The king of Qin is farsighted." When he spoke again, Zheng Guo's tone was a little sincere: "There is no one in the world who does not have plans. Scholars study and travel to show their ambitions with pen and ink in their hearts, and to serve a country, and even the world. Make some achievements for the world. The name is called displaying ambitions, but in fact it is also to leave a name in history."

Zheng Guo sighed: "Scholars are like this, but workers and peasants are not the same? Farmers will be satisfied as long as they grow a lot of food. I am a water engineer, so I naturally want to make a difference in water conservancy, but South Korea has no situation, no Ability, among the countries in the Central Plains, only Qin has the confidence. Besides—”

He paused, making up his mind.

"If the project of building the canal is completed, it will be a blessing for generations." Zheng Guo's words were extremely frank: "I can't just watch and do nothing when I know I have a way. I am so sorry for my conscience, and I am even more sorry for what I have done all my life." study."

In the end, even Li Si was convinced by him.

Who came to Qin not to display their ambitions?

It's not that people can't do it, but that they don't have that condition in their own country.

Hearing what he said, Ying Zheng was somewhat satisfied.

"When you talk about building the canal, if the plan is feasible, there is no reason not to build it." He said, "But building the canal is not a trivial matter. Although I am tempted, I can't agree to you immediately. I still need to think about it."

Zheng Guo was overjoyed when he heard the words.

Although he didn't directly agree, King Qin also said that he was moved, didn't he!

"Yes." Zheng Guo hurriedly saluted, "Thank you King Qin."

"You rest at the post house. When I think about it, I will summon you again." Ying Zheng said.

After sending Zheng Guo away, Ying Zheng turned to look at Zhao Weizhen.

"No wonder Madam thinks he is a spy, so she still recommends him." The young monarch understands very well: "This man is really capable and reasonable in his speech. Does Li Qing still think this is inappropriate?"

Li Si quickly shook his head.

"Even if he is an intruder, he still has his own selfishness." Li Si was keenly aware of it: "Besides, Qin State is indeed not without hydraulic engineering. It is impossible for him to be the only plumber and official used, and when the time comes to send someone to supervise, even if he wants to cut corners and operate secretly, it will not be so easy."

Ying Zheng said flatly, "He won't."

Of course he won't.

Zhao Weizhen thought so too.

The main reason is that repairing the canal itself achieved the purpose of consuming Qin State requested by Han Wang. As for the extent of consumption, Han Wang did not set Zheng Guo's performance.

Not to mention, the remarks just now proved that he is a person with professional pursuits.

It is a good thing to build a canal if it succeeds.He takes his career seriously, and once he succeeds, his name will go down in history, he will be famous, and he will be blessed.

If he intentionally caused a stumbling block, what problems would arise would not be as simple as dismembering his body by five horses, but how many civilians would suffer and how much land would suffer because of it.

Tens of thousands of years of infamy and accusations from the common people are far more terrifying than death.

How much benefit can South Korea give Zheng Guo to bear such a result?

"This matter can be formally discussed after the court." Ying Zheng said: "Did Madam come here today for this matter?"

"Yes."

Zhao Weizhen nodded: "For those who are useful, I still hope that the king will meet them in person."

Anyway, Zheng Guo is going to settle, no matter why you come, don't think about leaving once you come.

Even if he really had the intention of making a stumbling block, he is really a great loyal minister, and he will not serve unless he is the king of Han. Even if Zhao Weizhen rushed to Xinzheng to kidnap the king of Han, he would still force Zheng Guo Finish it!

Hearing this, Ying Zheng relaxed a little, showing a faint smile.

"We have to see each other, and the widow will not let them go." He said, "It's just that what kind of things don't necessarily require madam to come over in person. Especially when Father Zhong just came back, madam should accompany him more."

Zhao Weizhen: "..."

She really grew up and knew to care about her family affairs!

Zhao Weizhen also twitched his lips: "I don't know if this is an order from the monarch, or a young man's advice?"

Ying Zheng said seriously, "There are all of them."

Zhao Weizhen couldn't help laughing.

She didn't mind Ying Zheng teasing herself - young man, even if he became king, she hoped that Ying Zheng would be more lively.

It's fine now.

There are friends of the same age and older friends around him, and Ying Zheng has a good relationship with Zhao Ji. If this continues, he will not become a lonely monarch, or even a lonely emperor in the future.

"I will bring my greetings." Zhao Weizhen did not forget to tease back: "Nor will I forget to ask the king how his future concubine is doing."

"..."

The young man was silent for a while, his expression remained unchanged: "It's time to ask."

It looked extremely calm, but Ying Zheng's ears turned red unconsciously.

Hi!

His ears turned red, and Zhao Weizhen was elated.It's just that now no matter what, he can't rush to pinch King Qin's face, so Zhao Weizhen can only salute: "If nothing happens, I will step back first."

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After returning home, Zhao Weizhen got off the car.

When I arrived in the backyard, I saw Lu Buwei amusing the children with a rattle.

He was on a mission for half a year, and now he is returning, he is afraid that his own daughters will not remember this father who has been sticking to Deyin and Wen Yin since last night.

"Come."

Lu Buwei is a big man, squatting directly in front of the two dolls, he is not too rude.He said with great anticipation: "I will give the drum to whoever calls you daddy first."

Now that the twins are two years old, calling their father is not difficult at all.It's just that the rattle is "clanging", which naturally pleases children more than a big man.

As soon as Deyin opened her mouth, before she could say "Father" in a childish voice, Wen Yin burst out laughing.

She quacked and stretched out her hand happily, and without waiting for Lu Buwei's reaction, she snatched the rattle over.

Deyin: "..."

Lu Buwei: "..."

Wen Yin stumbled under the nurse's care and ran away with a rattle. When she saw Zhao Weizhen coming, her eyes lit up: "Mom!"

After finishing speaking, he ran to Zhao Weizhen and sent the drum over.

Deyin watched her beloved rattle being taken away, her face collapsed, and she burst into tears immediately.

Lu Buwei quickly picked up Deyin: "Okay, okay, dad will get you another one!"

Zhao Weizhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Are you trying to curry favor with your daughter, or are you trying to provoke her?"

Lu Buwei resentfully said: "I think Wen Yin will be a female general in the future, she is only two years old, how can she be so strong?"

After speaking, he sent the second rattle brought by the waiter to Deyin's arms.

Satisfied when the bowl of water was leveled, Deyin stopped crying as if by magic: "Thank you, dad."

Lu Buwei was immediately elated.

"Xiangguo is really leisurely."

Zhao Weizhen walked over to Wen Yin with his arms in his arms: "When I got home, I didn't ask about political affairs or meet the monarch. I thought you were going to have a good rest, but I didn't expect to tease the children at home."

"Then what can I do?"

Lu Buwei Qingjun raised his brows, although he was smiling, his words were swishing coolly: "Weizhen is respected outside, and many men are secretly admired. I don't care about my family anymore, I don't care about my daughter. , I’m afraid there’s no chance of even entering Weizhen’s eyes.”

At the end, there was a bit of grievance in his tone.

If you talk about a jealous and jealous woman, it's not too much.

Knowing that he was performing, Zhao Weizhen gave him a sideways glance: "Well done, what are you talking about here?"

Lu Buwei turned his head sideways, handed the Deyin in his arms to the wet nurse, and took out a letter.

"Speaking sour is naturally because of eating sour things."

He said in a strange way: "Wei Zhen has an old friend, Bu Wei can't help it."

Zhao Weizhen looked down and saw that it was a greeting card.

She took the silk scroll, unfolded it, and quickly saw the familiar inscription at the end.

Li Mu, who had been reported by the envoy of Zhao State long ago to come to Qin as an envoy to pick up Marquis Chunping, finally arrived in Xianyang.

He wanted to catch up with Zhao Weizhen before meeting King Qin.