On the road from South Korea to Hangu Pass, the soldiers of the Qin State lowered their heads and formed a neat queue, approaching step by step. Perhaps because their steps were neat, they could make a sound similar to war drums with every step.
, this kind of sound makes the enemy tremble, but for the Qin people, it is a kind of enjoyment. The Qin officials along the way heard this sound, smiled, and knew in their hearts that this was the sound of victory.
Lord Wu An once again created his own myth. This time the battlefield was very large. From Shangdang to Nanyang, there were many enemies. The coalition forces of the four countries were led by powerful generals like Wei Wuji and Jingyang. But even so, Lord Wu An
He still defeated the opponent. He led the soldiers of Qin across thousands of miles of fronts. He defeated the Chu State and moved its capital once again and fled. The South Korea almost collapsed. The Wei State and Zhao State had to send people to negotiate peace in a hurry.
Qin's territory expanded again. South Korea was directly surrounded by Qin from three sides. The main beams of Wei were also exposed to Qin's eyes. Not to mention Chu, it was directly driven out of the Heluo Central Plains.
In this area, only Zhao State could only huddle in the southeast. Although Zhao State did not pay a heavy price, its allies were weakened to the extreme. Zhao State itself could not fight Qin alone.
Since Lord Wu An became the commander-in-chief of Qin's army, Qin has never been defeated, not even once.
In the center of the army, Meng Wu looked melancholy. He stood on the chariot and looked at Bai Qi sitting beside him. Bai Qi had been coughing, no matter day or night, he was coughing.
, He was already like this when he fought against Wei Wuji. At this moment, his condition became more serious, and the shaking of the chariot aggravated his condition. Meng Wu persuaded Bai Qi to stop and rest, but Bai Qi did not
Not grateful.
Sitting on the chariot, Bai Qi felt that his ears were full of buzzing noises, his head was so heavy, and everything seemed to be shaking. It had been some time since Bai Qi had been like this. When he went to conquer Chu,
At that time, his health was not very good, and it often troubled him during the battle. However, Bai Qi did not succumb to the disease. He did not tell anyone about his pain. Only the military doctor who treated him knew it.
his condition.
Bai Qi was not allowed to reveal his condition to the military doctor, and he also rejected the proposal given to him by the military doctor. Up to now, Meng Wu only knew that Wu Anjun had a severe cough, but did not know how bad Wu Anjun's condition had deteriorated. In this situation
Under the pain, Bai Qi could only temporarily forget the pain by thinking about problems. What Bai Qi thought about the most was naturally war. He often read the "Book of Horse Service" and thought about various battles in his mind.
Method.
In the palace, King Qin was still thinking about how to reward Bai Qi, which really gave King Qin a headache. Fortunately, Bai Qi implemented a strategy of attacking the heart and let go of many prisoners. But even so, he defeated four enemies.
In more than ten cities, more than 160,000 enemies were killed on the battlefield, and even more were captured. King Qin sat on the throne, rubbing his forehead. Lord Wu An made him love and hate him at the same time.
With Lord Wu An under his command, he didn't have to worry about the war, because Lord Wu An would never let him down. However, Lord Wu An in Qin State seriously destroyed the military merit system and had no title, and he didn't even know how to get there.
Reward him and then give him land? Give him retainers? Wealth? King Qin helplessly looked at the Marquis Ying in front of him. Obviously, the Marquis Ying was also worried about this matter.
"First reward the soldiers who went on the expedition to appease their hearts, and then calculate the reward for Lord Wu'an..." Fan Ju couldn't come up with any good ideas for a while, so he could only choose to reward the rest of the soldiers first and let them share a share.
Distribute the military merits and finally reward the commander-in-chief. Fan Ju suddenly said: "Recently, domestic officials have collected forged "Ma Fu Shu" from various countries. They waste time on those useless miscellaneous articles. This will make
The common people will also imitate their actions, which will affect the farming war."
"Please order that those forged "Ma Fu Shu" are not allowed to circulate in the Qin State, and no one is allowed to read them. I will formulate relevant laws and regulations to punish those who keep, read, and imitate them privately."
The King of Qin nodded. Under Qin's current farming and warfare system, everything is strictly arranged. Farmers farm, practice training after farming, and go to the battlefield after training. Craftsmen go to learn skills and make tools after learning. Those who want to be officials go to learn.
If a farmer suddenly goes to build machinery or make inventions, he is guilty because he is not responsible for his duties. Even if the invention he makes is beneficial to the country, he will definitely be punished.
Because the Qin State wants to put an end to this situation and cannot encourage such behavior, everyone must do their job properly and cannot do things that are not in line with their profession. Therefore, the Qin State basically has no entertainment activities. The people gather to play, that is
Impossible, they will be taken away and sentenced immediately. Poetry, music, and entertainment are all useless. Qin only needs craftsmen who make weapons, officials who popularize the law, farmers who can cultivate, and people who can
Soldiers on the battlefield.
Of course, the Qin State itself also had merchants, but these merchants were suppressed in the Qin State. Not only did they have to collect high taxes, but they were also the first to be sent to the battlefield during wars. Only the nobles of the Qin State could conduct business secretly.
Some entertainment activities cannot be carried out openly, otherwise they will be held accountable. The current King of Qin is a person who can lead by example. After he succeeded to the throne, he did not hold any banquets or engage in any entertainment activities, other than studying.
Just to handle state affairs.
After discussing these things, King Qin suddenly sighed and said: "What has Wu Chengjun been busy with recently?" Fan Ju laughed and said: "I heard that he found a Korean craftsman to build a canal to deal with the river water.
The disaster on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In addition, there are many scholars from many schools who went to Ma Fujun to debate, including Gongsun Long, Zou Yan and others."
"Well... let the warriors in Zhao State protect Wu Chengjun seriously and not let others hurt Wu Chengjun."
"only."
Before King Qin and Fan Ju came up with a plan on how to reward Bai Qi, Bai Qi's army had already returned to Xianyang. Those who had received rewards and had their titles promoted happily returned to their hometowns and continued farming, while Bai Qi's army had already returned to Xianyang.
As soon as Bai Qi returned to Xianyang, he did not go to see the King of Qin, so he fell ill. He stayed in his courtyard all day and stayed behind closed doors. Someone told the King of Qin that Bai Qi was dissatisfied because he had not received the reward, so he pretended to be ill.
Come to see you.
This made King Qin very angry, so he summoned Lord Wu An to the palace.
King Qin sat on the upper seat, and Fan Ju sat next to him. The two of them looked at Bai Qi at the side. Bai Qi sat opposite Fan Ju, sitting upright with his brows furrowed and a solemn look on his face.
It didn't look like he was lying on the bed due to illness. King Qin squinted his eyes and asked, "I heard that you are infected with the disease. Is this true?"
Bai Bi nodded and said seriously: "That's true."
King Qin didn't speak anymore. He looked at Fan Ju, who then asked again: "What disease do you have?"
"I don't know either, I just feel uncomfortable."
"Okay, then please rest at home and recuperate in peace."
After sending Bai Qi away, King Qin said to Fan Ju: "I see that Lord Wu An's appetite is not the same as before. It doesn't look like he is sick." Fan Ju replied: "You can ask the imperial doctor to treat him.
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At this moment, Zheng Guo finally came up with his final plan. He reduced the number of channels he originally decided to dig, decided to dig out a few, and then gradually increased them. Zhao Kuo also felt that this method was good.
So, he took him to find Lian Po. Lian Po discussed with Zheng Guo about the required raw materials and manpower. Zhao Kuo really didn't expect that General Lian Po really had administrative abilities.
Seeing him telling Zheng Guo about the young men and women in various places, the seasons that could activate them, and even the arrangements for them, Zhao Kuo felt that the person sitting in front of him was not Lian Po, but Yu Qing.
The two talked for several days, but Zhao Kuo did not participate. He did not know the situation in various places or how to build it. After their discussion was completed, Lian Po took them to see King Zhao.
King Zhao had no objection to this matter in the first place. What he was worried about before was that Zhao State did not have the strength to complete it. Now that he heard Lian Po said that it could be excavated, King Zhao naturally did not say much and directly handed over the matter.
Lian Po came to take care of it, and at this time, Zhao Kuo happened to think of a way to relieve the disaster with work. Because of the flood, there were many victims in Zhao State, so this thing could be done.
Zhao Kuo told Lian Po his thoughts, and Lian Po immediately summoned the victims from all over the country to return to their hometowns and called on them to dig canals and control floods. Under the arrangement of the chief engineer Zheng Guo, the nearby people came under the guidance of the officials.
Under the leadership of Zheng Guo, they all went to the area assigned to them and began to dig. Zheng Guo gave up most of his canals, leaving only six. These six canals were dug out first, and the rest could be excavated in the future.
The State of Zhao finally realized the benefits of improving the grassroots system. The grassroots official system after the reform played a great role in mobilizing the people. These officials, with their local youth and strength, had a clear division of labor, orderly management, easy command, and integrity.
He was responsible for the mobilization of these people and the subsidies for the victims, but the state affairs that Lian Po should have been responsible for fell on Wei Wuji.
Wei Wuji didn't even have time to drink anymore. At this time, he seemed to realize how busy he was with the matters he had handed over to Yu Qing. Wei Wuji hurriedly found Pang Gong to discuss the palace official system that Zhao Kuo had mentioned.
Because of that rebellion, Wei Wuji had no way to directly intervene in the reform, but he could let Pang Gong and others continue to handle it. After all, Pang Gong was a minister who had always been close to King Zhao.
Zhao Kuo was also very busy. He was helping Zheng Guo dig ditches. He often took the tools to dig himself. He also ate with the people who were doing the corvee and chatted with them. Zhao Kuo's motivational effect was also demonstrated. As long as there were
With him here, the officials did not have to supervise the people. No one would be lazy or complain. Under the leadership of Zhao Kuo, everyone worked hard. Along the channels dug by Ximen Bao, there were several more
A brand new channel appears.
Zheng Guo targeted the areas most prone to disasters and opened some small channels here to reduce disasters caused by sudden increases in water volume.
Zhao Kuo worked with these people every day, and occasionally brought meat to reward them. This reminded the people of one person, Yu. In their opinion, maybe this was the case for Dayu in ancient times.
Zhao Kuo was busy near the people for more than a month, and then he took advantage of the opportunity of the people's rotation to return to the horse service. He had been away from the horse service for a while, and during this period, Yi Zeng brought Zhao Zheng here many times.
Zhao Zheng also clamored to help his father and stay here to work, but Zhao Kuo drove him away displeased.
The mother and son sat on the shore, watching Zhao Kuo carrying the hoe. The hoe fell hard on the ground, dug up some mud, threw it aside, and continued digging. Soon he was able to dig a deep ravine.
Some people came carrying stones. Zhao Kuo helped break them and spread the stones in the dug ravine. Zhao Kuo was naked from the waist up, with sweat flowing all over his body. His bulging muscles were crisscrossed across his body.
The wounds always make people feel shocked.
When he was tired, Zhao Kuo sat down by the gully to rest. Yi came up and handed him water. Zhao Zheng jumped down the ravine and followed his father's example, picking up a hoe, but he couldn't swing it, so he could only drag the hoe around.
, the people around looked at this scene with a smile, and when they saw Zhao Zheng running towards him, they would pinch his face and tease him. Yi sat aside and looked at Zhao Kuo panting, it was really...
Somewhat distressed.
But she couldn't dissuade her, so she could only whisper: "You have to eat on time...Don't always do this. Put on your clothes. If they are dirty, I can wash them. I'm afraid you will get sick..."
Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "I know!" and then asked about his mother and the situation in the school. Yi then started talking, "My mother is very good. She just misses you. She wants to
I came to visit, but I didn’t let her come. I was afraid that she would be worried when she saw your appearance, so I told her that you were sitting in the tent with Zheng Guo to determine the direction of the canal..."
"Han Fei is giving lectures to the other disciples. The new Mr. Zou Yan is always pestering him. He also stays in the horse uniform. Occasionally he goes to the school to discuss knowledge with the disciples. He does not believe that the earth is round.
I don’t believe the map you drew either..."
"What about you? Do you believe it?"
"I believe whatever you say."
Zhao Kuo smiled happily, stretched out his hand, and held her hand. Then he drank water quietly and looked forward. Zhao Zheng was playing in the distance, and the people were digging channels talking and laughing.
Some are carrying stones, and officials are also helping them. Looking from here, all we see are hard-working and poor people.
