my grandfather was qin shi huang

The more Li You listened, the brighter his eyes became.

If we really follow what the emperor's eldest grandson said just now, perhaps not only will there be no need to use the court's money and food, but it will also greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the wealthy families in the county to build ditches.

The most important thing is that when it comes to building canals, it is completely different for local big families to come forward and for the government to come forward. It has to be admitted that these deep-rooted local big families in the county have a natural advantage in mobilizing the people.

"Are you afraid that they will have doubts?"

Although Li You felt that Zhao Ying's idea was brilliant, he still put forward a key point very conservatively because he knew the local wealthy people in Kuaiji County very well.

Zhao Ying smiled and waved his hand.

"When Lord Shang was carrying out his political reform, he erected a tree outside the south gate as a sign of trust, and the reform came to pass. If we want to win people's trust, we naturally have to set an example..."

Having said this, Zhao Ying turned to look at Zhang Liang, who was sitting at the bottom.

"In the past two days, how many families have come to submit invitations..."

"Back to Your Highness, including the Yu family and the Long family, there are a total of seventy-two families before and after..."

Zhao Ying nodded slightly.

"Send someone back to the post and tell them that I will host a banquet at the Sheriff's Mansion tomorrow night. After the banquet, I will randomly select three to five people among them and give them a chance to communicate privately..."

Zhang Liang promised in a deep voice, stood up and slightly bowed his hands to Zhao Ying, Jiang Lu and Li You, apologized, and went straight out to make arrangements.

Emperor Changsun actually had someone reply to his post!

Everyone couldn't help but feel shocked.

They may be hostile to Da Qin in their hearts, or they may simply be hostile to the emperor's grandson who replaced the First Emperor's southern tour, but they will never give up every bit of goodwill shown to them by the emperor's grandson.

Sometimes the reason why you hate someone is not because of your position or how worthy of hate the other person is, but because you can't get into the other person's circle even though you try your best.

No one dared to despise the banquet given by His Highness the Emperor's Grandson.

No one dared to come in the evening just in time for the banquet. Therefore, within half an hour of the next afternoon, guests were already arriving one after another, especially the Yu family and the Long family, who even received calls from Zhao Ying. After replying, he rushed over early the next afternoon and volunteered to stand at the door to help Zhao Ying greet the guests.

Zhao Ying did not refuse this overture. Instead, he chatted with the Yu family and the Long family for a while in a gentle tone. He talked about the Yu family's glazed shop and Yu Ji, and also talked about Long Qie's current situation. current situation.

This made the two families feel more and more excited, feeling that they were already on the side of the emperor's eldest grandson.

"Your Highness has come a long way, I don't dare to say anything else, but in this area of ​​Kuaiji, our Yu and Long families are somewhat thin. If you have any small things that are inconvenient to do in person, just give me the instructions, my dear. People never say anything…”

The head of the Long family of this generation, Long Li, is Long Qie's cousin. From a rough appearance, he is about 70-80% similar to Long Qie. He has strong muscles and bones, and he can walk like a dragon and move like a tiger. You can tell at a glance that he is a martial arts practitioner.

He knew that his family's relationship was absolutely incomparable to that of the Yu family, so when he saw this, he quickly seized the opportunity, bowed deeply to Zhao Ying, and took the lead in expressing his stance.

Other families don't dare to say what's going on, but with the dragon and this relationship in my own family, as long as I don't lose my mind, there won't be any big problems. At this time, if I don't know how to seize the opportunity, I will be really stupid.

The head of the Yu family did not expect that Long Li, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be even more shameless than him.

He also quickly got up to make amends.

"The same goes for our Yu family! Your Highness has a destiny, and our Yu family will do our best—"

Zhao Ying was overjoyed when he saw this. He stood up from the table, strode up to the two of them, and helped them up with his own hands.

"You don't need to be polite to the two heads of the family. It's Ying's good fortune to have two of them helping you!"

After this exchange, Zhao Ying felt confident and turned to Zhang Liang to come up with a specific plan to encourage wealthy families in Kuaiji County to build irrigation ditches.

After the two of them finished reading, Zhao Ying spoke calmly.

"Who is responsible for the construction and who has the power to fine-tune the layout of these watering ditches. You should be able to see the benefits of this. I won't go into details. Originally, these required you to compete openly, but the so-called good water does not flow. Outsiders, I have to take care of our own people first..."

Zhao Ying said, walked to the desk, picked up the brush, selected two areas on the Kuaiji ditch construction plan, and lightly circled them.

"Most of your family's properties are in these two directions. If you are interested, I can leave them alone for you..."

Having said this, Zhao Yingyun smiled lightly.

"Of course, it's all voluntary. If you don't want to, it's okay. I'll hand them over to others..."

Zhao Ying said, and made two more light touches on the lots of Zhang's and Zhong's houses, which were close to the two houses.

"For example, leave it to the Zhang family and Zhong..."

"Your Highness, needless to say, Your Highness's affairs are our Yu family's affairs, and our Yu family will take over this matter!"

The head of the Yu family, who had just missed a step, took the lead in making up his mind this time.

Long Li's eyes flashed and he made a decision instantly.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. The Long family will go all out—"

As he said this, he glanced at Zhao Ying's ditch plan and saw that its main road passed through the fields of the Yu Long family. He knew that this plan must be the release of the Yu family and the Long family by His Highness the Emperor Changsun. of goodwill.

After all, the reason why this highland could not be watered before was entirely because it was separated from the river by a small hill. If you wanted to bypass the hill, the project would not be worth the loss, and you still had to go through it. Next to it are the fertile fields of the Zhang family and the Zhong family.

However, the Zhang family and the Zhong family can reach the water source on the other side. How can they waste their fertile land to make wedding dresses for others?

The Long family and Yu family were not willing to pay such a heavy price.

Therefore, that piece of land, which covers tens of thousands of acres, can only depend on God for food. Whether or not there will be a harvest, and how much the harvest will be, all depends on God's will.

Seeing that the two of them were so friendly, Zhao Ying looked at the two of them again and felt a little more close to them.

The two of them clearly felt the change in Zhao Ying's mood, and were immediately encouraged. They felt that even if they lost money on this transaction, having His Highness the Emperor's Grandson's favor was worth it!

There were more than seventy people, and they were all here just after half the afternoon.

Moreover, this group of people seemed to have discussed it, and each one worked hard to prepare gifts. The things sent by each family were of great value, and they obviously put a lot of thought into it.

However, what made Zhao Ying dumbfounded was that in addition to these gifts, many family heads also brought their own legitimate daughters.

All of them were dressed dignifiedly and beautifully.

Like a bird, they followed their elders around, and then their eyes wandered, and they looked at Zhao Ying playfully. Some of them were brave enough to take advantage of their elders' politeness to Zhao Ying, and walked up to him. , talk to Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying:......

No, do you have any misunderstanding about me? My emperor’s eldest grandson is not a womanizer!

But he couldn't always see other girls and just tell them this. He could only stand there politely and let the group of women look at them, smiling and nodding from time to time.

That handsome appearance, majestic body, and the gentle smile that always hangs on the face, make these young girls who are just in love, all have peach blossoms in their eyes, and their hearts are full of love.

Seeing that something seemed wrong with the situation, Zhao Ying quickly found a few excuses to escape.

I am here to repair ditches, not sewers!

What would it look like to recruit a group of women back?

Zhao Ying's reaction made the Yu family members feel happy and straightened their backs subconsciously. However, many family heads present could not help but show a trace of regret in their eyes.

Seeing this, Zhao Ying knew what was going on. He turned to Xiaoyaosheng who was waiting beside him and gave a few instructions in a low voice. Xiaoyaosheng immediately understood and turned around to leave.

After a while, everyone saw two beautiful young girls, who were considered to be the most beautiful in the world, walking in from the outside. It was like a gentle and clear light shining in, making the whole hall light up instantly.

Qiaoxiaoqianxi, beautiful eyes look forward to Xi.

For a moment, almost everyone subconsciously thought of such a poem, and felt that the poem was a true portrayal of the two girls in front of them.

The real person is stunning!

With such a beautiful woman by his side, it's no wonder that His Highness the Emperor's Grandson is dismissive of his own daughter. Because of the appearance of Xu Fu and Ah Nu, many young women who originally had some thoughts lost their thoughts in an instant.

Ashamed.

I feel unworthy...

"Your Highness, how about it? I didn't embarrass you, did I-"

When no one was paying attention, Xu Fu came over playfully, leaned down slightly, and lightly teased in Zhao Ying's ear.

Exhale like a orchid.

The fragrance with the gentle scent of a girl made Zhao Ying feel a little strange.

"Extremely beautiful, the beauty of the country—"

Zhao Ying first praised him sincerely, and then lowered his voice.

"Why did Miss Xu come here, and she was dressed so stunningly..."

He originally just wanted Xiaoyaosheng to call the girl over to support himself, but it also made those girls completely give up. After all, now is not the time to be in Hexi, so it is not necessary to accept it. If we go all the way and recruit all the way, I'm afraid we will have to gather a women's army when we return to Xianyang...

Hey, although there is such a women's army, it seems not bad...

That’s right, we’re not like that!

Zhao Ying quickly put this idea behind him.

Seeing the surprise and admiration in Zhao Ying's eyes, Xu Fu couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. The corners of his mouth turned up, and his eyebrows were filled with smiles.

"I happened to be drinking tea at Miss A's place, so I stopped by to fill the scene for you - it won't affect His Highness's beautiful affairs..."

Zhao Ying quickly shook his head.

"It's impossible. It's nothing. Don't talk nonsense, otherwise I wouldn't have asked people to call A'nv - and Miss Xu..."

Xu Fu stared at Zhao Ying and smiled.

As everyone knows, the interaction between the two at this time, in the eyes of these people in the hall, is clearly that they are in love with each other. Everyone immediately understood that their daughter was completely hopeless.

It's right if you think about it carefully.

Having seen Yu Ji and these two stunning beauties in front of me, what kind of woman can still fall in the eyes of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson?

However, everyone no longer had this thought in their hearts, and they became calmer. They also lost the state of vigilance against each other just now. Even the young women gathered together in groups and talked about their daughters. Whispers in between.

only……

Zhao Ying suddenly felt that sometimes having good hearing was also a problem. For example, now, listening to a group of pretty and colorful girls gossiping about me is actually very helpless.

The key point is that this group of Chu women are very characteristic of Chu. The topics they talk about are romantic, passionate, and unrestrained and bold, which makes him, a descendant of the future, feel a little overwhelmed...

It was considered to have opened his eyes.

Suddenly, I understood why people in this land could write such wonderful books as "Li Sao" and "Heavenly Questions", and also speak bold words like "I am a barbarian" without any hesitation.

These are regional customs that are ingrained in the bones.

"Your Highness, the banquet has been prepared——"

A steward from the kitchen came over and bowed to report. Zhao Ying smiled and nodded, indicating that the food could be served. When the steward stood up and left, he stretched out his hands and pressed down slightly. The hall felt as if someone had pressed a pause sign, and it became quiet for an instant.

Zhao Ying looked around, stood up, and slightly arched his hands toward the crowd.

"Thanks to all the wise elders of the village, I have no thanks. I can only prepare a small amount of wine to express my gratitude——"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness——"

As soon as Zhao Ying finished speaking, there was a burst of polite greetings in the hall. Zhao Ying smiled and nodded in response. After everyone's voices subsided, he said seriously.

"All the village elders are busy with their affairs. Today I am bothering you by inviting you here. In addition to expressing my gratitude to you, there are actually two things I need to discuss with you. One is to charter the local village elders in Kuaiji County. The elders built water conservancy ditches, one was to create farmland in polder lakes, and encourage farming and mulberry farming..."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, knowing that the main event was coming.

"Now let's ask Governor Li to introduce to you the construction of water conservancy ditches..."

Seeing everyone looking over, Li You waved, and suddenly several scribes walked in with a stack of papers, handing out the relevant terms of ditch construction that dozens of scribes had worked all night to copy.

No one spoke. Those who received the document in their hands all watched it intently, thinking about the pros and cons in their hearts. They subconsciously felt that the imperial court wanted to exploit local wealthy people like them again.

Zhao Ying's eyes were as bright as a torch. Sitting in the upper position, he could almost see every subtle change in expressions on everyone's faces. It wasn't until everyone put down the paper in their hands that he looked around and smiled.

"All the virtuous village elders here are all truly smart people. It should be clear at a glance whether this matter can be done and what the pros and cons are. Now, the only thing I can say is that I, the Qin Dynasty, govern the country according to the law and we must keep our word. Action must be resolute. In the name of the Governor of Jiangnan, I can promise your majesty that this policy will not be shaken for thirty years. During this period, all the profits will belong to everyone. After thirty years, everyone will also have free use of ditches to irrigate their own land. Opportunity……"

Having said this, Zhao Ying smiled indifferently.

"Whether you do this or not depends entirely on your own volition. I promise here that I will never force you to do this. However, if you want to take the initiative to do this, you still need to be prepared in your heart. In our twenty-six counties in Kuaiji County, we We will only select the twenty-six most virtuous and capable families among you to coordinate this matter..." (End of Chapter)