After speaking, Liu Cong looked at Ma Di and continued to ask, "Has the Ministry of Industry estimated how many people, money and food will be needed to build this river?"
Ma Su thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this requires sending people to conduct on-site investigation, but I estimate that it will take three years and 300,000 people!"
Three hundred thousand people? Three years?
Liu Cong couldn't believe it, "Gu, Deng Zhi, Li Yan and others also asked about this before. They said that only 100,000 people are needed?"
Ma Su smiled bitterly and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, if we look at it from the map, the straight-line distance from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River is only 400 miles (200 kilometers). It really only takes 100,000 people to dig the Han ditch."
"But I have been in the Ministry of Works for a long time and have some understanding of these things. The canal cannot be a straight line. If there are obstacles such as mountains and hills along the way, the construction period will have to be extended. Moreover, the stones and wood needed to start the construction must be transported. According to
The scale mentioned by the king, I am afraid that it will take three years to reach 300,000 people, but it is still too small."
Liu Cong squinted his eyes and said nothing. What Ma Di said makes sense. Large-scale construction projects cannot be repaired by just talking. What you see on the map and what you actually encounter are two different situations.
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The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was more than 2,700 kilometers long. It took six years and millions of civilians. 2.5 million people died of exhaustion on the river alone!
The canal from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River does not seem to be long, and it is not easy to build. At the very least, in this era, the equipment and technology are definitely behind the Sui Dynasty.
Thinking about it, Liu Cong's narrowed eyes gradually became fierce!
"Draft an edict! As soon as Zhang Zheng's troops in Jiaozhou are sent to Nanzhong, they will be under Lü Meng's control!"
After hearing this, many ministers looked at each other, and they could almost guess what Liu Cong wanted to do.
Sure enough, the palace official was writing an edict on the side, and Liu Cong continued, "I once said that this world is too small to allow so many people to survive. I want to use people from all races to make China prosperous forever!"
As he spoke, Liu Cong's eyes revealed infinite ambition, "Order Lu Meng to go south and send troops. Wherever he goes, he will take all the young, old, women and children into captivity and take them to the territory of Dachu!"
After saying that, Liu Cong looked at Ma Liang and the others, "Ji Chang, do you still have any complaints?"
Ma Liang smiled bitterly and sighed, "I have nothing to say."
Liu Cong nodded and continued to ask, "What about you? Do you agree to open the canal alone?"
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"I agree! Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Nonsense. By doing this, Liu Cong is obviously going to continue to use foreign barbarians as slaves. Anyone who opposes this kind of thing that benefits everyone is a fool.
For Qingliu people like Ma Liang, they actually don't agree with Liu Cong's excessive killing. On the one hand, China has been a state of etiquette since ancient times. It considers itself the supreme kingdom of heaven and has almost never taken the initiative to invade foreign countries.
Of course, except for strong men like Qin Emperor and Han Wu, but even heroes like Qin Emperor and Han Wu did not directly turn the population of the captured areas into slaves like Liu Cong did.
However, it is better to suffer others than to suffer one's own. Although Liu Cong's method was cruel, it was a rare kindness to the people of Chu.
At this moment, Ma Liang really felt a little guilty. Liu Cong was so considerate of Chu that he didn't even care about what future generations would say. But he...
Ma Liang could even predict that later generations of literati would criticize Liu Cong verbally and in writing, describing him as a cruel king comparable to the First Emperor.
Cruelty to aristocratic families, cruelty to lawless officials, and cruelty to foreign barbarians, these measures have benefited ordinary people. Even if newspapers appear, it will always be the upper class who truly control the trend of the times.
But Ma Liang didn't know that Liu Cong never thought about what happened after his death. After he saw that after my death, he didn't care about the flood!
Regardless of whether they were old, weak, women or children, even those in poor health had to die on the long journey from Nanzhong to the mainland of Chu. Liu Cong was really cruel.
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"Now that the matter of the canal has been decided, I have another matter to announce, the Minister of Rites, Yi Ji!"
"I'm here!"
"Immediately prepare a banquet to accommodate the three princes. I want to go and invite Xu Shu in person!"
"I obey!" Yi Ji's expression moved slightly. This is the standard of the three princes! Even Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others have never received this courtesy.
Although it is said that this is because Liu Cong has not yet become king, it is enough to show that Liu Cong attaches great importance to Xu Shu.
After talking to Yi Ji, Liu Cong turned to look at Pang Tong, "Shi Yuan, I would like to trouble you to pick up Xu Yuan until he comes to the palace. I wonder if you are willing?"
Pang Tong was ranked as the Secretary of the Central Committee, and also served as the Minister of War and the General of Zhenbei. He was currently the most senior official under Liu Cong in the Chu State. Using Pang Tong to invite Xu Shu, this honor was too great.
Pang Tong smiled and said, "As I wish, it's time to meet this old friend."
Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others all once studied under Sima Hui. Speaking of which, there is a sense of classmate friendship, which is another intention of Liu Cong. Let Pang Tong first talk to Xu Shu about old times, and also let Pang Tong explore.
Explore Xu Shu's tone of voice.
Liu Cong smiled heartily and said, "That's good! I will wait for Shi Yuan and Xu Shu at the gate of the palace!"
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After Xu Shu came to Xiangyang, Liu Cong gave him a mansion. Recently, Xu Shu has been staying in the mansion to study and practice swordsmanship. He didn't go out even when Liu Cong came back.
"Master! Master! Someone is coming from outside! It's Pang Tong, Zhongshu Ling of the Chu State, and there are many other big guys involved!"
The housekeeper of the Xu Mansion hurried in. Xu Shu put down the newspaper in his hand and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Are you finally going to see me?"
"Let's go! Follow me out of the house to meet Pang Shiyuan!"
With that said, Xu Shu had already stood up and walked towards the outside of the mansion. The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed.
"I haven't seen you for many years. Yuan Zhifeng is handsome and handsome, and his style is still the same." Looking at Xu Shu walking out of the door of the mansion, Pang Tong didn't even raise his hand, but smiled and teased.
Xu Shu also smiled and said, "I am just a useless person waiting for death. How can I compare with you, Pang Shiyuan, who is now the most important minister of the Chu State, inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people."
"Hmm...hahaha..."
The two suddenly looked at each other and started laughing. Pang Tong walked up to Xu Shu and said with joy and a bit of regret, "I miss Yuan Zhi so much."
Xu Shu chuckled, "I also miss you, Kong Ming, and the others. Now that I've seen you, I think it won't be too late to meet Kong Ming."
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Pang Tong nodded and said with some annoyance, "Kong Ming, that guy, looks humble, but in fact he still feels that he is better than us in his heart. Now it's better, you and I join forces to let him see that we are no worse than him!"
"Hahaha……"
The two of them laughed wantonly again. Pang Tong pulled Xu Shu over and pointed to the furniture on several carriages and said, "Your Majesty was afraid that you had just arrived and had not found everything at home, so he asked me to send you these furniture. In addition, Your Majesty
I also gave you money and food for your family to live in Xiangyang."
Xu Shu nodded, "The King of Chu is interested."
Pang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "You bastard, are you pretending to be confused with me because you understand?"
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