Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 113

A big business depends on arbitrariness, not public opinion.

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When visiting the mountains and the wild, thinking independently.Tut tut discussions will only disturb the mind, and cannot make people thoroughly think.

Hu Hai's visit to Longxi this time is to deeply experience the people's sentiments.Feel the attitude of the old Qin people towards the Great Qin Empire.

Therefore, he needs someone to watch quietly and think quietly.As the second emperor of the Great Qin Empire, there are not many people in this world who are qualified to talk to him.

In particular, the old Qin people in Guanzhong are the foundation of the Great Qin Empire. Understanding this will be of great help to Hu Hai's subsequent reforms and governance.

After a night of nothing to say, Hu Hai slept with his clothes on after eating and drinking.The distracting thoughts in my mind swept in like a tide.

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On the second day, early in the morning, the sun was just hanging on the top of Dongshan Mountain.After Hu Hai and his party washed up, they began their long journey.

When Hu Hai and his party reached the top of Chencangkou Mountain, it was the time when the sun was rising.At this moment, the sun poured down overwhelmingly, dyeing the valleys and ravines in the vast mountains golden.

Among the mountains and ravines, you can vaguely see the scattered houses, and the smoke from the kitchen rises up, like a green snake trying to transform into a python under the sun.

Only the stone surface of the mountain is exposed, a small stream flows through the valley, and children can be seen playing on both sides of the bank, and sometimes the sound of laughter comes with the wind.

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At this time, it was mid-spring, and everyone was busy with spring plowing. In the mountains and fields, the people were busy with seven or eight cattle.

Just standing on the top of the mountain, looking up.It is rare to see a few green trees in the mountains and ravines, and the eyes are either rocks or patches of loess.

Hu Hai frowned, he knew that this time was definitely not a future generation with serious soil erosion.Although this is the area of ​​the Loess Plateau, it was just like this during the Great Qin Empire, which caused him a huge shock in his heart.

"Moo-moo-"

The sound of cattle bleating echoed in the ravine, making the Chencang Pass even more empty and desolate.Standing on the ridge and looking into the distance, Hu Hai could not help but sigh heavily.

Even if he was born on the Loess Plateau, he has traveled countless Gobi deserts and deserts in his life.But Chencang Pass was definitely one of the most desolate and barren places he had ever seen.

Hu Hai knew that this was one of the earliest foundations of the old Qin people, and there must be more barren places in the entire Great Qin Empire.

Hu Hai is clear that since Shang Yang's reform, Li Bing, Zheng Guo and others have worked hard to open channels and drain them.The Weishui River, which is located in the heart of Guanzhong, has already formed the reputation of Qinchuan, which is eight hundred miles away, as the most prosperous in the world.

But at this moment, when Hu Hai was standing at the Chencang Pass.The impact of this scene of desolation and barrenness was far stronger than ever.

The fertile land in Shandong has been divided up. With such a desolate and barren land, what can he use to compete with the other countries in Shandong for the length of a day.

"Your Majesty, apart from the land of Bashu, the eight counties of the Great Qin Dynasty may not be much better than here!" The desolation of this scene also moved Ying Heng.

Looking at the empty and barren mountains, Hu Hai sighed quietly: "Ziheng, what about the land of Bashu?"

"Your Majesty, since the land of Bashu has not yet experienced great chaos, the people are still considered stable!" Ying Heng bowed solemnly, and confided the news he got from Ying Ling one by one.

"The land in Guanzhong is still like this." Hu Haidan said indifferently: "Let alone all parts of Shandong, it is not unreasonable for the world to oppose Qin."

"The tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger, and the officials force the people to rebel. No wonder, Chen She, a son of the army, can respond from all directions when he rises up, and the heroes of the world will win food and follow!"

Regarding Hu Hai's sigh, for a while, no one responded.Hu Hai is the culprit in this matter, he can say it himself, but Ying Heng and Han Tan dare not accept it.

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"Go down and see—"

Time passed by in a hurry, and it was already dusk at this time. Hu Hai and his party walked down the ditch along the thorny path mixed with rocks and clods.

This is a small village with about thirty or forty families.At this time, there was still light on the top of the mountain, but it was already dark in the ditch, and there was no light from any house in the village.

Hu Hai walked to a small, tidy courtyard, and found that the thick firewood gate was half-closed, and there was a dilapidated wooden signboard hanging on the half-collapsed gate, with the two big characters "Li Zheng" faintly visible.

"Knock on the door!"

Han Tan knocked on the wood on the firewood door, cupped his hands and asked loudly, "Is Li at home?"

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As soon as the words were finished, a big yellow dog rushed out fiercely, barking and roaring.

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"Rhubarb, come back!" An old scold came from the room, and the big yellow dog ran back into the courtyard at such a fast speed that Hu Hai only saw a black shadow.

"squeak"

The gate of the courtyard opened, and an old man with a rickety figure walked out, coughing three times with every step, as if he would fall down the next moment.The old man hissed and asked, "Who?"

Hu Hai cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Old man Lizheng, I am a scholar who travels here. I lost my way here and want to stay overnight, okay?"

The old man opened the firewood gate and looked Hu Hai up and down: "The black light is blind, how can you come to visit scholars in a chaotic world?"

Sensing the old man's vigilance, Hu Hai cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Old man, although the world is chaotic, it's just outside the pass. With Tong Wu waiting, the pass is safe and sound!"

"What's more, the Great Qin Empire is in danger. We old Qin people should sharpen ourselves, die for Great Qin, and be loyal to His Majesty!"

The old man nodded and said: "Jiu Jiu, old Qin, go to the national calamity together! Young people, do you have experience and biography?"

"Have!"

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After receiving the test and biography handed over by Hu Hai, the old man shook his head and said: "The black lights are blind, but you can't see clearly. Among the young people—please!"

"Uncle Lizheng—please!"

Hu Hai and his party walked into the yard, and the big yellow dog lay quietly at the door of the house, watching Hu Hai and his party vigilantly, as if if there was anything wrong, it would pounce ferociously.

The old man walked into the yard and said loudly, "Honey, come out to meet the guests. Bro, go call for someone, and greet the guests with a fire!"

"coming!"

In an instant, there were two sounds in the room.First, a seven or eight-year-old boy came out, bowed to Hu Hai and the others, and said with a sharp laugh: "A guest is here, good!" Then he ran out the door.

Then came out a woman in black cloth shorts, bowed and smiled at Hu Hai's cat waist, and said, "Hello."

Hu Hai hurriedly cupped his hands and smiled, saying, "Hi, master." The woman smiled and said, "I'm like you, like me. Sit as a guest. Broken girl, tea."

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The old man carefully checked the testimonials and biography of Hu Hai and others under the light, and then returned it to Hu Hai, the vigilance in his expression dissipated a lot.

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Hu Hai drank a bowl of hot tea, bowed his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you Li Zheng for taking care of me."

The old man moved a wooden pier for Hu Hai and the others: "Sit down, you don't have to be restrained at home!"

"it is good!"

Hu Hai glanced at Han Tan and the two of them, and the three of them sat down.For a while, the four of them sat in the courtyard, looking at the stars in the sky and talking.

(End of this chapter)