"Is there anything I need to do?" Li Fu did not question Zheng Guo's words. He also knew a little about water conservancy and knew that Zheng Guo's strength in this aspect was definitely beyond his comparison.
There may not even be many people in the world who can fight with him.
"If there are these people, give me some more to speed up the process. If not, forget it." Zheng Guo pointed at the Hu captives in front of him and said.
These people were obedient and not lazy, and Zheng Guo was very satisfied.
Regarding the technical personnel sent by Zhao Guo, Zheng Guo could only say that they were of no use at all and it would be better to send a few strong men to dig ditches.
"Manpower... I'm afraid we won't be able to spare it for the time being." Li Fu shook his head. Zhao needs people everywhere now. He has worked hard to mobilize more than 100,000 people to dig canals. If he mobilizes more, the others will be
It's time to have an opinion.
Although Zhao State still had 200,000 Yan prisoners, Zhao Kuo's attitude towards those Yan people was obviously different from that of the Hu people.
One is only responsible for reclaiming wasteland, and the food grown can be sent back to Yan State to relatives. He can also write letters to relatives every year. After five years, he can go home.
The other one has to do all kinds of dirty, tiring and life-threatening work. Except for a few lucky ones, all of them are sentenced to life imprisonment.
It is said that the captives of the Yan army refused to work at first, but later they received a letter from their families, saying that they had received the food. The Zhao people did not make things difficult for them. They were all well at home, so don't worry.
Since then, these prisoners have worked harder than anyone else, getting up to work every day before dawn for fear of not growing enough food. In four years, they have opened up nearly one million hectares of fertile land for the Zhao State. Now the top leaders of the Zhao State are worried.
After these prisoners are released, how will these farmlands be cultivated?
Distribute it to the people? Zhao State does not have so many people.
Divide it into official land and let slaves cultivate it? Zhao State does not have so many slaves.
As for leaving crops uncultivated, this is absolutely impossible. The senior officials of the Zhao State would rather screw their heads off than let the best fields lie idle. In their view, this would be punished by God.
Suddenly, Li Fu suddenly realized that according to time, these Yan Army prisoners should be released next year.
"Time flies so fast, have I been in Zhao Kingdom for four years?" Li Fu sighed deeply, his face showing some vicissitudes of life. "If nothing happens, Zhao Kingdom will probably go to war with Yan Kingdom next year.
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As for the specific time, he didn't know.
It may be that before the prisoners were released, when the Yan State was at its weakest, the Zhao State conquered a piece of land and released the prisoners in this land, which could instantly regain the hearts and minds of the local people.
It is also possible to wait until the prisoners are released for a period of time before attacking, because the Yan State is in the most chaos at this time. This group of prisoners has been in the Zhao State for five years. No one dares to defect to the Zhao State or infiltrate the Zhao State's spies.
ensure.
But it was impossible for Yan State not to let these prisoners go back, let alone to say that there were spies among them.
Originally, the State of Yan was sorry for these people. It is impossible for them not to have resentment towards the State of Yan. Once the two sides are turned against each other, it is not impossible for these people to turn around and surrender to the State of Zhao. At that time, the State of Yan will really be hopeless.
Even if the help from the other five countries is useless, the people of Yan already belong to Zhao.
But the State of Yan cannot let it go. It is impossible for the State of Zhao to do nothing in the past five years. There must be people from the State of Zhao among these prisoners. If they are not caught, the State of Yan will remain in turmoil.
No matter what the Yan State does, it will be the Zhao State that succeeds in the end. These things were doomed from a few years ago.
"Hey, I am a member of the Zhao Kingdom now. Let him let go of the past..." Li Fu shook his head and threw away all the thoughts in his mind.
"What's wrong with the governor?" Zheng Guo said a little strangely, why did he stop talking while chatting and became sad for the autumn and the spring.
"It's nothing. By the way, there is one last road over to Wei Qi that you need to go and check out." Li Fu said.
"Didn't you already give them the plan? Zheng Guo rolled his eyes.
His talent is modeling, which is very useful whether it is digging rivers, building roads, or building bridges.
Every time Wei Qi encountered difficulties, he would send someone to come over and ask him.
After Zheng Guo planned the canal in Helan County and arranged for people to start construction, he went to Yinshan Mountain to help Wei Qi plan an entire road plan.
"Wei Qi said there were a few things he didn't quite understand," Li Fu said.
"Why don't you understand such a simple question?" Zheng Guo was a little speechless. He had clearly marked it and it was very simple. "I understand. Let them start construction first. There is absolutely no problem with the plan I planned. Wait for me to finish it first."
After finishing the planning of the auxiliary canal, we rushed to Yinshan Mountain."
Although he didn't like being idle every day, he didn't want to be so busy now. He was either surveying the terrain, observing hydrology, and planning bridges and roads. He had never been so tired.
It doesn’t mean that those who are capable work harder!
"Okay, I'll send someone to tell Wei Qi right away." Li Fu nodded.
"By the way, I have some acquaintances in South Korea and the Wei State. They are also very proficient in water conservancy and bridge construction. Some of them are even better than me. I will write a few letters and the Governor will send them over to have a look.
Can you please come over?" There was no other way. He was really too busy, so Zheng Guo decided to ask for help.
The State of Zhao had never built any large-scale water conservancy projects. They only dug small ditches and canals. There were too few talents in this area and they could not help at all.
Among the seven countries, the ones with the most talents in this field are Wei and South Korea. When other countries were not aware of this, Wei began to unite with South Korea to carry out water conservancy construction.
Wei and South Korea even have specialized officials responsible for detecting hydrological changes in lakes and rivers, and the condition of dams... There are several old men who are no match for him now.
However, after Wei State sold Honggou to Zhao State, many water conservancy craftsmen were dismissed, and Wei State retained only the most precious craftsmen.
If Zhao Guo takes action, he will be able to recruit many craftsmen.
These craftsmen have more or less participated in the construction of large-scale water conservancy projects for their ancestors. They have rich experience and are very helpful to Zhao State.
"You actually have friends!" Li Fu said in surprise.
He had seen Zheng Guo's ability with his own eyes. There were several people who were even more powerful than Zheng Guo. So what else could he say? Even if they were robbed, they would still be robbed.
"Does the governor have no friends?" Zheng Guo's face turned dark. What is this? Can't Zheng Guo have friends?
"No, what I mean is that if you have friends, why didn't you invite them over earlier?" Li Fu said with a smile on his face, and then waved his hand, "Here, prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
"Write it now?" Zheng Guo was shocked by Li Fu's efficiency. He was now by the river, with one or two hundred thousand prisoners around him plowing the river.
"Write it now. After I finish writing it, I will send it to the king immediately, and ask the king to send someone to invite you personally." Li Fu said firmly.
His only goal now is to build the Hetao well. With one more water conservancy master, the development of the Hetao will be faster.