"Everyone, please work harder. After delivering these tents to the high hill in front, we will rest for a while." In the mud, an old man with gray hair pushed the wheelbarrow vigorously with everyone and said loudly to everyone.
"Master, we are not tired." A boy in his mid-teens said loudly.
"Go." The woman next to her patted the child and scolded in a low voice, "Aren't you tired? Aren't you tired, the young man? The young man from a great country came all the way to help us and helped us push the cart to transport the tent. You are not tired either.
Let people rest."
Although the woman's voice was very low, Kong Bin was still a warrior in the Gangyuan Realm. Even if he was not as good as the top military generals, he could still be called a master. How could he not hear what she said.
Even though his hair is white and he is in good health, even a young man like Li Qi cannot beat him together.
However, Kong Bin did not explain and remained smiling.
"Shangguan, we are very grateful if you come to help us. Just leave the rest to us. You are a senior official and you have other things to deal with. You don't have to do this kind of work with us." The woman smiled at Kong.
Bin said.
"Benevolence to the people is more important than water and fire. You don't need to be grateful to me. In fact, I once served as the prime minister of Wei State for a period of time. Although I am no longer in Wei State, you can still be regarded as half of the people under my rule." Kong Bin said.
He had feelings for the State of Wei, but unfortunately the political views of the King of Wei were completely opposite to his. He could not realize his political ambitions in the State of Wei, so he had no choice but to leave the State of Wei.
In fact, Zhao Kuo's political views were also different from his, which can be seen from the previous "rituals do not stop mourning", but Zhao Kuo couldn't stand it because he gave so much, and it seemed that those small flaws were nothing that he couldn't tolerate.
More importantly, Zhao Kuo's political views are very consistent with the Confucian concept of "benevolence", and Zhao Kuo is not only benevolent to his own countrymen, but even when disasters occurred in Han and Wei, Zhao Kuo did not hesitate to choose to rescue them.
, he is simply the benevolent king that Kong Bin only dared to imagine in his dreams.
"It turns out that Shangguan also served as the prime minister of our Wei State. It's a pity. If Shangguan had continued to do so, our life would definitely be better than now." An old man sighed. From Kong Bin's behavior, we can see that he has a deep concern for the common people.
It is respect from the heart, rather than pity from the superior to the inferior. For such a person to be the prime minister is the luck of all the people at the bottom of Wei State, but this luck did not last for a few days.
"Actually... it would be fine if Lord Xinling could be our Wei State's Prime Minister. Do you know? Lord Xinling defeated the Qin Army a few days ago. The Qin Army's leader was Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, who killed many people in our Wei State.
That person slaughtered him." Another middle-aged man said.
They did not know that Bai Qi had already gone to Xingyang at that time, and that the commander in charge of the Qin army was Wei Ran. Kong Bin did not explain. The Wei State obviously wanted to use this incident to eliminate the Wei people's fear of Bai Qi.
"Mr.
"How do we people know about Lord Xinling? Why don't we ask the young master?" The man looked at Kong Bin expectantly.
“Mr.
"Sigh... I don't know why Lord Xinling refuses to stay in Wei." The man sighed.
"Okay, let's stop chatting. We are about to reach Gaogang. The road ahead is uphill. Everyone, please work harder." Kong Bin said.
"Young Master, we are all waiting for you." Li Qi stood on the high hill and saw Kong Bin from afar, so he quickly ran over to help Kong Bin push the cart.
Zhou? Standing there alone feels a little embarrassed. The people who came to help you from Wei State have all gone down to push the cart. It's really unreasonable that you, the host, are still standing on top.
But after all, he is a dignified prime minister of a country. Although he has also worked hard in the East China Sea, his status is different after all. It is really embarrassing to let him push the cart like Kong Bin and Li Qi.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou? Put down your reserve and step forward to push the cart with Kong Bin.
"I thought you wouldn't come down." Kong Bin said with a smile.
"Excuse me, I was thinking about other things just now and lost my mind for a moment." Zhou? said sincerely, "On behalf of the State of Wei, I would like to thank the State of Zhao for the selfless rescue. I hope that the friendship between Zhao and Wei will last forever."
"As long as Wei Guo doesn't stab him in the back." Kong Bin snorted coldly.
Zhou? The corner of his mouth twitched, not knowing how to answer.
"Okay, let's set up these tents first." Kong Bin didn't expect Zhou Xi to make a guarantee. Even if he did make a guarantee, it would be useless. King Wei could change his kingdom faster than his wife.
"By the way, do you have any water conservancy experts in Wei State? Come with us to Xingze to study how to block the levee." Kong Bin said.
Although Xingze was in South Korea, the disaster was caused by Han and Wei. That is to say, the Qin army ran away after breaking the embankment and did not have time to expand the results. The Zhao army responded quickly and built dams and ditches along the way to block the flood, otherwise the flood would
It's not a problem to rush all the way to the beam.
Wei Wuji once said to the King of Wei: "Qin has the land of Zheng, and it has Yuan and Yong. If it decides to pour water from Yingze into Daliang, Daliang will surely perish."
This is not a lie.
This time, the Qin State did not make up its mind to destroy Wei, but just wanted to subdue the Wei State, so it did not breach the dike in Xingze until the last resort. If Qin had directly breached the dike in Xingze a few months ago, the Wei State would not have been destroyed.
Destruction is not certain, and the fate of Daliang will not be any better than that of Yandu and Yingdu.
Xingze was the lifeline of the entire Wei State, because Zhou? Without any hesitation, he immediately said that he would find a way to solve the matter.
In Zhou Xi's impression, there were still many water conservancy masters in Wei State, and it was not difficult to build just a few dams.
What he doesn't know is that most of these water conservancy masters have been dug up by Zhao Guo, and most of them are now busy in Hetao.
"If Wei does not have so many people, you can discuss it with South Korea. After all, Xingze is located in South Korea, and there is no need for all the personnel to come from Wei." Kong Bin kindly reminded.
Then he skillfully pushed the wheelbarrow ashore, handed the tent to others, and took Zhou? to the well. He washed his legs and sat casually on the wooden pile with his bare feet without wearing shoes.
In the past, it would have been impossible for Kong Bin to do this. For a noble, this was very rude.
However, in Zhao State for such a long time, especially when there were snow disasters in three northern counties a few years ago, Kong Bin was ordered to provide disaster relief. At that time, he deeply understood why Confucius said: "Rites are not given to common people."
There is really no need to be polite to these people who work hard every day to have enough food and clothing.
Now that he has integrated into these lower class people, he has temporarily parted ways with 'Li'.
"Young Master." A guard brought a bowl of boiled water to Kong Bin, and Kong Bin took it and drank it all in one breath.
Floods are not the most terrifying thing. What is most terrifying is the plague that causes large-scale population deaths after the floods.
Once a plague occurs, it will affect not only South Korea and Wei, but also Zhao.
Therefore, after Kong Bin arrived here, the first thing he did was to dig a well and transport a large amount of coal so that everyone could boil water for drinking. There were also some doctors who accompanied him so that if someone had a fever, they could get treatment in time.
This is not only helping Han and Wei, but also helping Zhao. The three countries are too close.
"Don't worry, Young Master, we have enough water conservancy masters in Wei State." Zhou? said confidently.
"Haha." Kong Bin smiled and said nothing. In a few days, if he can't find anyone, he will naturally contact South Korea, but he doesn't know how many water conservancy masters there are left in South Korea.
"By the way, there are also newly dug canals. After the floods pass, the Prime Minister can arrange for personnel to re-investigate and plan and retain these canals for irrigation as much as possible," Kong Bin said.
"Okay." Zhou? nodded.
"Will Wei State send you alone to provide disaster relief?" Kong Bin looked around and saw no one else, and asked strangely.
"Young Master, others are already providing disaster relief." Li Qi said quickly.
"Oh." Kong Bin nodded, "In that case, why don't the Prime Minister contact the King of Wei first and arrange for some water conservancy masters to come over, and then we go to Xingze."
"That's fine." Zhou? nodded.
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"The Qiang cavalry is indeed majestic. With this cavalry, our Qin country will definitely be able to defeat the three Jins." Qin Wangji met with the Qiang cavalry commander outside Xianyang City and inspected the Qiang cavalry. On the way back to the palace, he couldn't help but sigh.
The Qin people could not do it without stirrups or saddles, and they could gallop on horseback, draw their bows and shoot arrows. But the Qiang people, fifty thousand in total, could do it all.
Qin Wangji could already imagine equipping these cavalry with stirrups and saddles, and then killing all directions and defeating the three Jin Dynasties.
"The living environment of the Qiang people is poor, and those who are not strong cannot grow up, so the average level is much stronger than ours. But when it comes to selecting the most elite soldiers, the Qiang people cannot compare with our Qin people. Moreover, the Qiang people make progress if they are good, and they are disadvantageous.
Then retreat. You can only serve as an auxiliary army, not the main army." Fan Ju reminded.
In ancient times, the elimination rate in the Central Plains was already terrifying. Nearly half of the children would die young and never grow up. However, the elimination rate of the Qiang and Hu people was even more terrible than that of the Central Plains.
This has led to two results. One is that nomadic men are born warriors as long as they can grow up. The other is that they cherish their lives very much. When they see benefits, they will rush forward and run away when they find they can't fight, instead of choosing to fight for their lives.
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"Elite soldiers are made by fighting. Just let these Qiang cavalry fight a few more tough battles like our Qin army. Inform the Shaofu to equip all the horses with saddles and stirrups as soon as possible." Qin Wangji said cheerfully.
The Qin State did not equip these war horses with iron hoofs. This was more troublesome and of little use in improving actual combat effectiveness.
More importantly, the Qiang people can also make saddles and stirrups themselves, but the Qiang people's skills cannot meet the requirements for horses with iron hoofs, so Qin cannot give them to the Qiang people in vain.
"The notification has been sent out," Fan Ju said.
"The Prime Minister thinks...does the Qin State have a chance to keep these 50,000 Qiang cavalry in the Qin State?" Qin Wangji turned his head and looked around, then he lay next to Fan Ju's ear and whispered.
"This... is not appropriate. The Qiang people will have objections, and their parents, wives and children are all in the tribe." Fan Ju said in a low voice. He did not expect that King Qin Ji had such a big appetite and asked these 50,000 Qiang cavalry to help Qin.
It is not enough to conquer the country once, but they must all stay in Qin.
"If there is anything inappropriate, as long as they agree, I, the State of Qin, will naturally help them bring their relatives over. Those who want to graze will be given pasture, and those who want to farm will be given farmland. As for those Qiang tribes, they should hold back their opinions."
Qin Wangji said disdainfully.
There are really 50,000 Qiang cavalry. How can Qin be afraid of just a mere Qiang?
If the place was not suitable for farming, the Qin State could have raised the ancestral graves of the Qiang people.
"This matter... I think it's better to discuss it in the long term." Fan Ju wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He was sure that if the Qin State dared to do this, he would be torn apart by the Qiang people whenever he dared to appear on their territory.
"Think about it carefully after the Prime Minister returns." Qin Wangji said.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter sent by Lord Wu An." At this time, a knight hurried over from the direction of the palace. He had just gone to the palace, and King Qin Ji was not there, but this letter could not be delayed, so he had to look for it all the way.
"Your Majesty, why don't I take a look first?" Fan Ju could tell from the knight's face that it wasn't good news. If it was good news, it should be a good news, not a so-called 'letter.'
Fan Ju was worried that Qin Wangji was old and could not bear the blow, so he proposed to watch it himself.
"That's fine." Qin Wangji nodded, not caring about Fan Ju's arrogance.
Fan Ju opened the letter and his face suddenly froze.
"What's wrong?" Qin Wangji asked.
"Your Majesty, Bai Qi's surprise attack failed and Xingyang and Hulao Pass were lost." Fan Ju said in a deep voice.
Qin Wangji's face suddenly darkened. After inspecting the Qiang cavalry, all the good mood disappeared, replaced by endless anger, "Didn't Zhang Tang lead fifty thousand reinforcements to support? How could Hulao Pass and Xingyang be lost?"
"There is no news from Zhang Tang." Fan Ju shook his head.
"Go and check." Qin Wangji said in a deep voice, his chest rising and falling, "Send the order and hurry back to the palace."
"promise."
"Is there any news from Yan and Qi?" Qin Wangji asked after reading Bai Qi's letter.
"No." Fan Ju and Qin Liu leaned over and said.
Qin and Yanqi are far apart, and there are three Jin countries in between, so it is extremely difficult to send news.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?" Qin Wangji asked.
"Your Majesty, why don't you summon the ministers to discuss something?" Fan Ju said, knowing that King Qin Ji was asking him if he wanted to withdraw his troops.
To be honest, he wasn't sure.
If Yan and Qi had won the battle, Qin would have withdrawn its troops, causing the Zhao army to return for reinforcements and defeat Yan and Qi. Qin would be filled with regret.
But if Yan and Qi lose the battle, but Qin foolishly continues to send reinforcements, Qin's losses will only be greater.
In the past, Qin State played an information gap with its enemies and always had the upper hand. But this time, Qin State fell into a disadvantage.
Even Fan Ju didn't know what to do.
After returning to the palace, Qin Wangji quickly received the second and third bad news.
Zhang Tang was attacked and killed by the Zhao army. The Qin army surrendered to Zhao after resisting to no avail.
Wei Ran was defeated, and the Wei State launched a military spirit army.
"Damn it, a bunch of rubbish, all of them are rubbish, can actually allow the Wei State to launch an army of military souls!" Qin Wangji kicked the table away and yelled angrily.
"Your Majesty, calm down." Fan Ju quickly leaned over and said.
"Calm down, how can you tell me to calm down? Originally, even if our Qin State faced the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han, we still had an advantage in terms of military spirit legions. Now the number of the three Jin State's military spirit legions is the same as that of our Qin State, and the number of armies far exceeds that of our Qin State.
How can I, the Qin State, go eastward in the future? How can I appease my anger?" Qin Wangji said loudly.
"Should we withdraw our troops?" Fan Ju asked cautiously.
"When will the ministers arrive?" Qin Wangji took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart.
"We're already here, waiting in the main hall." Fan Ju said.
"Let's discuss it first." Qin Wangji waved his sleeves and walked towards the main hall.
He is already over seventy years old and missed this opportunity. No one knows whether he can wait until the next opportunity.
