The Jingshui River Canal Shogunate is located at the mouth of Hukou, which is also the most critical place in the entire Jingshui River Canal. It is the entrance to the Jingshui River that diverts water, and is related to the direction of the canal for hundreds of miles. It is also the key to connecting the Luoshui River.
He didn't rest all night, and even if he wanted to rest, he had no intention of doing so. It wasn't until around midnight that King Qin slowly walked towards the shogunate, followed by the protector of the country Xuan Qingzi, the guard Li Xin, the commander of the young government Zhao Gao and others.
Just before stepping into the Jingshui shogunate, the scene in front of him moved Qin Wangzheng's expression, and he felt infinite emotion and excitement in his heart. Looking around, the entire shogunate was already filled with river officials.
It was still early, and the mountain valley where the shogunate was located was dark, lit by torches from wandering soldiers. The large loess field in front of the tent had been sprinkled with water, but it was still filled with dust and mist. In the middle of the field was a large, semi-open cowhide tent.
, surrounded by torches under the tent, and in the middle stood rows of generals meeting with the workers in darkness.
The cool morning breeze of early spring blew their mud-stained tattered clothes, but no one swayed slightly. From a distance, they looked like rows of earthen figurines turned into homeless beggars.
"The king has arrived!"
The young man ordered Zhao Gao to take a step forward. A faint mysterious light flashed all over his body, and he whispered in his mouth, but it easily spread throughout the valley. When the words fell, all the earthen figurines in front of the shogunate turned their heads, and the cry of "long live King Qin" suddenly broke out.
The small valley was almost overturned.
"Your Majesty, Zheng Guo, comes to see my king!"
"Your Majesty, Li Si, comes to see my king!"
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Among the overcrowded crowd, Hequ Ling Zheng Guo and Hequ Chief Li Si naturally led the way. Then, other important personnel came forward and bowed deeply, facing the light of the surrounding lights, and bowed deeply.
Without too many cumbersome etiquette, Qin Wangzheng waved with one hand and did not stay outside for a long time. He walked into the central tent of the shogunate under the leadership of Zheng Guo.
Before King Qin arrived at the tent of the shogunate, the officials who followed him poured in, shouted and worshiped again, and gathered in such a hurry that Li Si even forgot to educate them about their benefits. For a time, the entire tent of the shogunate was extremely chaotic.
Various names kept coming up, including bowing, cupping hands, kneeling down, or other... Some people even started crying, and the whole tent was in chaos in an instant.
"Can this be discussed?"
When Zheng Guo, who had been concentrating on the Jingshui River Canal, saw this, his expression froze and his face was blank, and then he looked at Li Si beside him. Li Si should have done this in advance.
"It's my fault too!"
Li Si did not refuse at this point, but the responsibility for the chaos in front of him lay with him. However, no matter what, the thing had happened and it could not be undone. Fortunately, the king's expression showed no difference.
"You are all from the old Qin Dynasty, and Ying Zheng is also from the old Qin Dynasty. Today you are the meritorious officials of the Qin State. The canal work has been of great benefit. Your contributions are endless. Please take a seat!"
Indeed, for the situation in front of him, Qin Wangzheng not only did not blame him, but was filled with infinite emotion in his heart. This feeling was something he had never experienced before, looking at their appearance and listening to their words.
For a moment, his voice became much hoarse. He stretched his hands flat and pressed them down, speaking slowly from side to side. After a few breaths, the tent was in a state of chaos again, and the tent gradually returned to calm.
Since King Shang's reform, the old Qin people have valued the honor bestowed by the country. The King of Qin's gift greatly benefited the more than a hundred people in the tent. They felt that they had been treated as honourably as the King of Qin treated the ministers. How could he not obey his orders respectfully?
Without even thinking about it, the whole room was filled with shouts of thanks to the King of Qin. Everyone looked solemn and sat down, even if there was a knife stuck on the ground, they didn't care.
The spring was dry and windy, and the water sprinkled on the ground had long dried up. More than two hundred people sat on the ground together, and immediately loess was flying and dust and mist filled the air. However, what was surprising was that everyone in the entire tent, including King Qin, looked solemn, and no one
A cough arose in the dust and mist.
Qin Wangzheng was not in a hurry to discuss important matters immediately. When the movement in the tent returned to normal, he watched everyone take their seats. He was still standing, as was Master Xuanqing beside him.
Wherever he looked, he glanced at the important officials above the Jingshui River. They were all in ragged clothes, with messy hair, and were extremely gray. At this point, the King of Qin also knew very well that based on their salaries, they could not afford to wear neat brocade robes.
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But on the Jingshui River Canal, even if there is a brocade robe on the body, it will not be long before it becomes dirty again. This is the case for officials with considerable wealth. The Qin Wangzheng can imagine the situation of millions of people outside.
"Everyone, it is our greatest honor that your Majesty comes to the Jingshui Shogunate in person."
"Zheng Guo, as the Hequ Commandery, with the help of Hequ Cheng, would like to ask you to speak to the king about Hequ's important matters!"
All things being done, Zheng Guo, who had just taken his seat, came out of the queue, bowed his hands to King Qin Zheng, who was also standing, and immediately looked around, speaking incessantly about the next thing.
He looked up and received Qin Wangzheng's nod in response.
"First of all, I would like to ask the magistrates of the counties where the canal passes to report the progress of the canal in their respective territories! I would also like to ask you to tell the truth, is it feasible to complete it before the autumn planting?"
This arrangement of important matters was drawn up by Li Si for himself. Although he was not good at it, it was not a problem to follow the diagram. Yuluo just stepped aside and waited for the responses from more than a hundred canal officials on the left and right.
Everyone who entered the tent today is the county magistrate or magistrate of the area benefited by the Jingshui River Canal. What is a county magistrate? According to Qin law, the chief official of a large county with more than 10,000 households is called a county magistrate. A small county with less than 10,000 households is called a county magistrate.
In a county, the chief official is called the county magistrate; the county magistrate has an annual salary of 600 dan, and the county magistrate has an annual salary of 500 dan.
"The Yunyang County Magistrate reports: The Hukou construction site will definitely be completed ahead of schedule. Old Qin people are not afraid of hardship, and it can be completed in two months!"
As soon as Zheng Guozhi finished his words, a sturdy young man stood up on his right side, stepped forward and bowed his hands to the King of Qin.
"The Jingshui Hukou construction site can be completed in two months!"
In an instant, several more people stepped out, walked out, and saluted with a loud voice.
Feeling this, Zhao Gao, the young man who stayed quietly beside Qin Wangzheng, smiled slightly. Last night, in the name of the king, he discussed with Hequ Prime Minister Li Si in advance, and today he can see the results.
The day of autumn planting mentioned by Zheng Guo is still nearly half a year away, and two months later, it will be the day of summer planting. This is also the day that the king is looking forward to. Now that I hear it, it is quite feasible.
"The fortifications in Ganquan County can be completed in two months!"
"The fortifications in Xuyang County can be completed in two months!"
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"If we catch up with the fortifications in Hengxing County, we can do it before the summer planting!"
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Not to be outdone, everyone in the tent stepped out one after another and made promises to the leader Qin Wangzheng. The morale among them was high, and their brows and eyes were filled with high morale.
However, although their expressions were extremely excited, Zheng Guo, who had just stood on one side, was confused. What... is this going on? The previous words were to determine whether the autumn planting could be completed.
Why is it now related to summer seeds?
The sudden change made Zheng Guo tremble all over and his expression was extremely ugly. It would be fine if a person said this, but listening to their words, it was obvious that someone had made an agreement in advance and completely exceeded himself.
Do you think that you don't exist? Or do you think that repairing the Jingshui canal is a child's play? For a moment, Zheng Guo's heart was filled with steaming hot flames, and he stood up with a red face. However, he was pulled by Li Si next to him.
Come down.
"Don't rush this matter, leave it to me!"
After whispering quickly to Zheng Guo, Li Si quickly walked down to the center of the tent.
For Zhou Qing, it was surprising that the words of these county magistrates were different from those of Zheng Guo, but from what Qin Wangzheng asked last night, he seemed to have thought of something. He couldn't help but smile slightly despite the anger on Zheng Guo's face.
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As for the government of the Qin Dynasty, ever since Zheng Guo's words came out, he remained silent and watched the scene in front of him quietly. No matter how loudly they shouted slogans or how they made decisions, the final decision maker was still Hequling.
"Everyone, please listen to me. County magistrates, magistrates, and generals of engineering, the Qin State uses a military system to control water. This shogunate is a military tent, and there is no joke in front of the army. You are all proud, claiming that you will catch up with the construction period of Hukou and grab the
When Xia Zhong is finished, how much confidence do you have in your heart?"
"Although the Hukou is now open, the more than 400-mile main canal has just begun. The river canal order and the scheduled deadline planned by me are: to re-open the canal in late autumn last year and to complete it in late autumn this year. If we want to seize the summer seeds, it will take more than two months.
The inner canal is used to release water, which is a strange story from ancient times!"
"There are more than 400 miles of main canals, more than 30 branch canals, hundreds of gross canals, and Doumen, aqueducts, and sandy soil canals that require careful work. For more than two months, it will be difficult to control the water without eating, drinking, or sleeping!
The most important thing is careful construction, everyone, it’s better to be cautious!”
For several years, Li Si has been in charge of the Hequcheng, commanding millions of people on the Hequ, and managing all kinds of things. His prestige is not low, and everyone in the tent also respects him. After hearing this, everyone looked at each other for a while, but there was no
responded.
With such words, Zhao Gao, the young man next to Qin Wangzheng, suddenly thought, could it be that Li Si was planning to go against the king's wishes? But looking at the king beside him, he still stood calmly and watched calmly without making any move.
"Your Majesty Zheng Guo has something to say!"
Zheng Guo, who was staying on one side, couldn't help it after all. Such words were pure nonsense. Now that the Jingshui River Canal was about to be built, if he did it arbitrarily, he would not agree to it anyway.
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped out and stood beside Li Si. Facing Li Si's surprised gaze, Zheng Guo remained unmoved.
"The River Canal Order has its own words, but there is no harm in saying it."
Qin Wangzheng nodded, the core of today's discussion was ultimately about Zheng Guo.
"He Qucheng defended Zheng Guo. Zheng Guo was uneasy. Regarding the canal, Zheng Guo had to speak for himself. I heard that you had completed the canal in two months, and Zheng Guo was horrified."
Zheng Guo saluted again, took out a folded iron ruler from his body, and walked slowly to the general map of the Jingshui River Canal in the tent of the shogunate. At the same time, all eyes in the tent also fell on it.
"Everyone, please take a look. On the map, the water diversion mouth and outlet mouth of the river channel need to be repaired and formed. The project is not big, but it is all detailed work. The entire stretch of thirty-six miles requires at least 20,000 manpower."
"Four hundred and sixty-three miles of main canal, plus thirty-six branch canals, plus more than three hundred rough canals, who can count how long it is? It's more than three thousand seven hundred miles! At present, the strong labor force who can work on the canals can only be used for one hundred
Counting three to four hundred thousand, how many people are there per mile of canal? Only two to three hundred people!"
"Building a canal is not about digging a barrier, just digging a ditch. Work has to be done on both the body and the bottom of the canal. Even if the iron man does not rest day and night, it will be difficult for more than two months! These fortifications cannot be rushed."
"Can we build a good canal in a hurry? When it is completed, it will leak in all directions and burst in all directions. Is it for the people or harming the people? This is what Zheng Guo said, everyone thinks about it!"