The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 76
After unifying the world, Ying Zheng did not want to stop his conquest journey. After he claimed to be emperor, he planned to use troops against Baiyue.I want to wipe out Huanyu in one go.At this time, Ji Ran invited Ying Zheng to Songshan and showed Ying Zheng something. Because of this, Ying Zheng slowed down his pace.

Ying Zheng came to a seat like a swing. Ji Ran first asked Bai Feng to sit on it, and then said to Bai Feng: "You start pulling the rope in front of you."

When Bai Feng pulled, a magical scene appeared. Bai Feng actually pulled himself, slowly rising up, and finally reached the pillar slightly lower than the swing.

Ji Ran asked Ying Zhengdao: "Do you want to try it?"

Ying Zheng watched this scene and stepped forward curiously, replaced Bai Feng, sat on his seat, and began to slowly pull the rope in front of him.Sure enough, Ying Zheng finally rose to a roller position slightly lower than the swing support.

Ji Ran asked Ying Zheng again: "Have you ever felt that pulling yourself up is not as strenuous as lifting a stone lock of equal weight to yourself?"

Ying Zheng nodded.

Ji Ran added: "If this thing had existed at the beginning, it would have been easy for King Qin Wu to lift the Jiuding."

Ying Zheng also nodded when he heard this.

Ji Ran said: "This thing is called a pulley block. I heard the details..."

"If you need to use it in the future for multiple people to work together to lift or carry heavy objects, you can use it. Also, have you considered whether if you put this object on a four-wheeled carriage, it will only need to be pulled hard by the people on the carriage. Will the carriage move forward?"

Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and then he said: "Doesn't it mean that horses can be pulled quickly without the need for horses? If multiple people work together, heavy objects can also be pulled?"

Ji Ran asked Death Heart to push a wooden bicycle out of the hall, and then rode on it to demonstrate to Ying Zheng.Then Ji Ran said: "Is this what King Qin just thought? What if a two-wheeled cargo box is added in front or behind this thing?"

Ying Zheng said: "This thing is wonderful."

Ji Ran said: "These are the power of science and technology, and they are also the tricks that Confucians look down upon. But this is what the public losers and the Mohists are best at."

Afterwards, Ji Ran took Ying Zheng to the pavilion on the back mountain and sat down to make tea. Ji Ran pointed at the teapot and said, "Look, when the water in the pot boils, the lid will be pushed up. This force seems very small, So what if we made the teapot as big as a pavilion?”

"What if we could focus this power?"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said: "Sir, he first granted you the tools of movement and then the source of movement. If these two things cooperate, I am afraid that the transportation capacity of our Great Qin will be greatly improved."

Ji Ran said: "Yes, these two things plus the track can be called a train. The so-called track is a fixed route with a fixed width. It is pulled by the steam locomotive head, driving the carriages carrying the cargo boxes, and ultimately transporting the goods to the designated location. tool."

"The public losers defected to you. I think it is not difficult for the public losers to create them. As for the production and protection of the tracks, that is what you need to worry about. After all, for the enemy, if you really have a train , destroying the track must be the most effective blow to Qin."

"The reason why I called you here when you were about to conquer Baiyue in the south was to let you see this thing. If you have the support of this thing, the difficulty of supplying Baiyue's baggage will be greatly reduced, and at the same time it will increase your ability to Baiyue’s control.”

"Even if you are to conquer the Huns in the future, you can use simple wooden rails instead of metal rails to continuously transport supplies to the grasslands to support your war of attrition against the Huns. I know that there is a kind of black stone in Zhao State, which I call coal. , its combustion is long-lasting and stable, making it a very good energy source.”

Ying Zheng was really surprised today. He thought in his heart: "Sure enough, your knowledge is beyond imagination. No wonder you taught me this after you unified the world. If the six countries learn from it, in addition to harming the people and building a large number of projects, there will be nothing." Any use."

"Moreover, the track specifications and widths of different countries are different. In the future, they can only be dismantled and rebuilt uniformly, and they cannot be reused."

Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng again: "If you have no special reason, I suggest you move the capital to Luoyi, or I prefer to call him Luoyang." As he spoke, Ji Ran took out the design of Wu Zetian's divine capital that he had heard about.

At the same time, he said to Ying Zheng: "Look at this picture, the starry sky is divided into three walls, four images, and 28 constellations. The three walls are the upper wall Taiwei Yuan, the middle wall Ziwei Yuan, and the lower Yuan Tianshi Yuan. The three walls surround the North Star. distributed."

The North Star is the imperial star Ziwei. It is located in the middle of the sky and remains unchanged. It governs the cardinal of creation and is the ruler of the human world.The place where the Emperor Star is located is the imperial palace, also known as "Ziweiyuan". "As he spoke, Ji Ran pointed to the upper left corner of the design drawing.

Then Ji Ran continued: "Taiwei Yuan symbolizes the government office. It is the place where the emperor's decrees are carried out and officials work. And Tianshi Yuan symbolizes the market in the sky."

"So the palace was built at the highest point in the northwest of the city, symbolizing the North Star in the sky. At the same time, the palace was also named 'Ziwei City', which corresponds to the 'Ziwei Yuan' in the sky."

"On the east side of Ziwei City, there are many institutions, temples, palaces, and official residences of dignitaries, corresponding to the 'Taiwei Yuan'."

"Outer City is the location of the main market, corresponding to 'Tianshiyuan'..."

After Ji Ran introduced his design for Luoyang, he asked Ying Zheng, "Why don't you just stop building your Afang Palace and just build Luoyang? There are three major benefits to moving the capital to Luoyang."

"First, the water system around Luoyang is developed. After you have solved the foreign tribes in the north and south, your successor can consider learning from Yang Guang to build canals, so that if a disaster occurs, food and grass from the south can continuously enter Luoyang through the canals, and then from Luoyang Distributed everywhere."

"Second, Luoyang is located in the center of Kyushu. If we use this as a transit point to build railway tracks leading to the original capitals of the Seven Kingdoms, it can form a strong transportation network, promote commerce, and facilitate the rapid deployment of troops to suppress an accident."

"Third, with the unification of the world and the gradual prosperity of commerce, Xianyang's size and location are not conducive to long-term operations. If we continue to stay in Xianyang, we will be troubled by the expansion of the city because of the too many people in the city."

"But one advantage of staying in Xianyang is that if another accident occurs in the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, they can stay in control."

"So, if I were you, the focus in the next five years would be on foreigners in the north and south. The next five years would be on building fortifications in the north. The third five years would be on building Chi Road to connect the north and south. The fourth five years would be on building Luoyang and planning to move the capital. .The fifth five years should be spent recuperating and encouraging farmers to cultivate mulberry trees."

"But this is just my personal opinion."

However, Ying Zheng did not regard Ji Ran's words as superficial opinions, but thought about it seriously: "Sir's plan is well-founded and well-thought-out, but it seems that the progress is a bit slow. But without building Chi Road, the construction of fortifications It will waste a lot of energy. Building Chidao will recruit too many people and affect farming."

"If Baiyue and the Xiongnu are not conquered, there will be trouble after all. It is better to bring it to the court and discuss it before making a decision. Or, as the teacher once said, build a galloping road leading to Shuofang first, so that Li Mu can guard the north. territory."

The plan was decided, and Ying Zheng stayed in Songshan for a few more days. After studying and discussing other science and technology and country governance policies, he returned to Xianyang.

In the dark, the anti-Qin alliance has been active. Under the advocacy and suggestions of Zhang Liang and Xiaoyaozi, Songshan Shaolin Temple has become the main target of the anti-Qin alliance.

On this day, Bei Mingzi came to Songshan Mountain, followed by a little girl who looked to be only eight or nine years old.The slightly sloping single ponytail looks naughty and cute, yet capable and lively.

Bei Mingzi said to Ji Ran, "This is your junior sister, Xiao Mengzi."

Ji Ran looked at Xiaomeng for a while without blinking.Xiaomeng was so uncomfortable watching this, and finally unable to bear it, Xiaomeng pulled out a wooden sword and stabbed Ji Ran.

Ji Ran slowly stretched out her finger. It seemed to Xiaomeng that the speed of stretching out her finger was so slow, but every time it hit, it could collide with the tip of the sword she thrust out. Even every time she wanted to change her moves, she was unable to do so because of The impact force of the wooden sword cannot cut horizontally or vertically, it can only thrust out every time.

Slowly Xiaomeng also discovered the problem, and finally sheathed her sword and stood up, saluting Ji Ran and saying, "You are very strong, but if I were as old as you, I would definitely be stronger than you."

Ji Ran nodded and said: "Strength lies in the mind, not the body. As strong as your heart is, your future will be as strong. It seems that my uncle has helped you break the shackles that bind you."

Xiaomeng was startled when he heard this, and turned back to look at his master, thinking: "This person is obviously my senior brother, why is it that he, like the master, can tell at a glance that I have shackles? If it were not for empathizing with Qingxuan and understanding him, Even in my lifetime, I will not be able to break the shackles and become a master."

Ji Ran said: "Since you are here, is Wei Wushang dead?"

Xiaomeng frowned and said, "Although I can't beat you, is it inappropriate to call Qingxuan by his real name?"

Ji Ran said: "He is just an ambitious man. He had a purpose when he came to Taoism. Otherwise, why would he be in danger of death?"

Xiaomeng was so angry that she ignored Ji Ran and ran away angrily.

Bei Mingzi looked at Ji Ran and said, "Why do you need to stimulate her so much?"

Ji Ran said: "Although her Taoist heart is as solid as a rock, after all, she is too young and lacks experience, so she is easily blinded by the worldly atmosphere. Master, I need to pay more attention to her in the future."

Bei Mingzi replied: "One object has its own body, and each body has its own universe. Why should we worry about her own universe?"

Ji Ran was thoughtful when he heard the words. It seemed that because he had been involved in too many affairs in Qin and the world over the years, he was too concerned about mundane affairs. "It seems that after the gathering of the seven disciples, it's time for me to meditate on meditation and enlightenment. The world's major events have nothing to do with me. After all, I have done everything I can do." Ji Ran thought to herself.

In 218 BC, after several years of hard work and persistence, there were as many as four roads leading to Xianyang, namely to Handan, Yingdu, Jicheng and Shuofang.Moreover, the first train in Pre-Qin Dynasty has been running smoothly for more than a year.

Although the load-bearing capacity and speed of the train are far inferior to those of later generations, it can still run at a speed of thirty kilometers per hour. One locomotive can be equipped with five to ten carriages. Each carriage is about ten meters long, three meters wide and two meters high. .

In other words, it takes eight days to transport [-] stones of grain and grass from Xianyang to Handan. There are a total of four trains, each of which can transport [-] stones of grain and grass, which takes about [-] hours.Today, Qin State has a total of eight trains, which can be said to be extremely convenient for domestic transportation.

In the same three years, in order to capture the rangers who destroyed the railway tracks, Luo Wang also attacked everywhere, killing or capturing more than 300 Mohist disciples and some other dead servants raised by nobles.

Songshan, looking at the girl who was practicing sword hard in front of him, thought in his heart: "This should be the Tian Yan who shined in the original work!" At the same time, Ji Ran asked the person who did it: "Li Shang, just bring an umbrella and keep her there. Do you want to stay in Songshan? Or join that organization like you?"

Li Shang is another disciple that Ji Ran accepted the year before last. The name of the dharma means: love and separation, eternal separation from the lover, separation and eternal sorrow.She was Ouyang Li who had met Ji Ran several times and even planned to attack Mo Mo and snatch the black and white double blades.

It is also the famous Frightened Salamander in the net.Ji Ran also learned from her that Lord Xinling's death had nothing to do with her, but that she had been hunted down everywhere in the past few years because of her information about Yupei from the Yinyang family.

In the end, she hid in Songshan Mountain.The Yin Yang Family and Luo Wang took into account Ji Ran's influence on Ying Zheng and his own military power, so they did not harass him in these years.Similarly, the clever Jing Salamander also took his children to join Ji Ran's family.In order to be safe and protect myself and my daughter from growing up.

In 215 BC, after five years of experimental design and adjustment, the Daqin Railway had perfected the main road leading to the southeast, northwest and four directions, and because of intensive farming, the grain output had increased from the initial 200 jin per mu to the current 500 jin .

This also made Ying Zheng plan to attack Baiyue again.At the same time, a large number of processed wooden rails have been accumulated in the country to facilitate the construction of temporary roads from Yingdu to transport grain, grass and baggage.

In this year, Yingzheng gathered all the strength of the country and sent 50 troops into the five armies, and began to conquer Baiyue in the south.The Qin army was divided into five groups, one group attacked Dongou and Minyue, two groups attacked Nanyue, and the remaining two groups attacked Xiou.The Qin army divided into one group to attack Zhejiang and Fujian, with a strength of about [-]; it divided into four groups to attack Guangdong and Guangxi, with a strength of about [-].

Because of Ji Ran's suggestion, the leading generals are not the historical Tu Sui, but Meng Tian and Zhang Han, and the Shadow Secret Guards will be led by Bai Zhong, the son of Lord Wu'an Bai Qi.

Yan Lingji, who had lived in Songshan for a long time, got the news and begged Ji Ran for help but to no avail, so she went to Baiyue alone to try to save her hometown, but it was a pity that the mantis was in trouble.

In 212 BC, Qin Shihuang established four counties in Lingnan: Nanhai, Guilin, Xiangjun, and Nanyue.Because of the convenience of transportation, Ji Ran's prevention of poisonous miasma and plague, and the large number of doctors trained by the Qin State over the years.The Battle of Baiyue was not like history, with more than [-] people killed.

However, 15 people were killed in the battle, leaving 25 troops behind, led by Meng Tian, ​​to build Baiyue.

Because rice can be grown three times a year in the land of Baiyue, Ji Ran proposed that excellent farmers can immigrate to the Central Plains, their children can go to government schools to study, and then take part in the imperial examination to become officials. Next, the Da Qin version of the border immigration plan officially begins.

In the third month after the Qin Dynasty defeated Baiyue, that is, in 211 BC, Yan Lingji returned to Songshan Mountain.At this time, she looked at Ji Ran with resentment in her eyes.She blamed Ji Ran for not stopping Qin from attacking her hometown.

He also complained that Ji Ran only started to make suggestions after the Qin State occupied Baiyue, and the life of the people in his hometown was getting better and better, so why didn't Ji Ran tell herself these suggestions earlier.

Under the ambivalence, she even began to blame herself, blame herself for not having the ability to change everything, and blame herself for not having the ability to convince people who can change everything.

Looking at Yan Lingji in front of her, Ji Ran ignored the resentment in her eyes and said: "All appearances are false. If you see all appearances, you will see the Tathagata. What you insisted on in the past may not be right, but now What you do is not necessarily wrong. Time will tell you whether it is right or wrong."

"It's better to come back and wait for the future, idiot, do you understand?"

Yan Lingji snorted coldly, then seemed to have some understanding, and finally said: "It's hard to get rid of my resentment, but I hope this will bear witness to the future."

Ji Ran nodded and said: "Shan, I will give you the Dharma name Yuan Ji. You are born out of resentment, and it is difficult to let go of your resentment. When you let go of your resentment, you can see your true self."

After seeing Yan Lingji, who was also a woman, come back, Nianduan came to Ji Ran and asked, "Is Tian Guang dead?"

Ji Ran asked: "Is this the person who has my best friend's heartache?"

Nianduan said: "I have him in my heart."

Ji Ran sighed: "It's a pity that I don't know if he has any friends in his heart."

Nianduan was silent for a while and asked again: "Is Tian Guang dead?"

Ji Ran said: "Yes, and he was killed by me. Does my friend want revenge?"

Nian Duan sighed and said: "He and I have never started, so how can we have any hatred? I wonder if my friend will accept disciples here."

Ji Ran said: "The disease is in the heart but not in the body. From now on, you will be called a sick plum. Although the heart is sick, people are like plums in the cold snow."

From then on, the Buddha said that the seven sufferings all converged on Mount Song.They are:

The white phoenix, which represents 'life', is the Dharma name for living beings.

Shuang Jianzi, who represents 'old', has the Buddhist name Laoshuang.

Nian Duan represents 'disease', and the name is Bing Mei.

Han Fei, who represents 'death', has the dharma name Death Heart.

Yan Lingji, who represents the 'Grudge Society', is known as Yan Lingji.

Ouyang Li, who represents 'Love Farewell', has the Buddhist name Li Shang.

Yandan, which represents 'cannot seek', has the Buddhist name "Qiu Di".

After gathering seven people, Ji Ran said: "I once observed the stars and saw that I have seven disciples in this life, which is in line with the saying of seven sufferings in life in my sect. I have a verse from the Buddha and give it to you and seven other people."

"The Taoist who has learned nothing but idleness does not eliminate delusions and does not seek truth. The ignorance of reality is the nature of Zen, and the empty body of illusion is the Dharmakaya."

"The Dharma body realizes that there is nothing. It is the original and innocent Buddha. The seven sufferings come and go in the sky, and the three poisonous water bubbles come and go."

"To prove the truth, no one can do it. It will destroy the karma in an instant. If you lie to all living beings, you will draw your tongue and dust yourselves for kalpas."

"Sudden awakening, the Tathagata Chan, the body of the six paramitas and ten thousand elements is perfect, there are clearly six destinies in the dream, but after awakening, there is nothingness."

"No guilt, no gain or loss. Don't ask for it in the nature of desolation. The dust mirror of the past has not been polished, but today it is clear that it needs to be analyzed."

"Who has no thoughts? Who has no birth? If it is true that there is no birth and everything is not born, call the wooden person and ask, praying to the Buddha to do the work sooner or later."

"Let go of the four elements, don't catch them, drink and peck in the nature of emptiness, all actions are impermanent and everything is empty, this is the great enlightenment of the Tathagata."

"Decided to say, to represent a true monk, some people are not willing to accept the signs, and go straight to the root of the Buddha's seal. I can't pick branches and leaves."

"Mani beads are unknown to people. Tathagata personally collected them in Tibet. The six divine objects are empty but not empty. A round light has no color."

"Purify the five sense organs and obtain the five powers. The only way to realize it is to know that it is difficult to measure. It is not difficult to see the shape in the mirror. How can you catch the moon in the water?"

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