Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 277
"Xiuhe." Fang Boyan replied very crisply.

Mi Lingchu, the ruler and his subjects, couldn't turn the corner all of a sudden, as if listening to a scripture from heaven, he wondered: "Xiuhe?"

Fang Boyan nodded and said, "Yes. Your Majesty, what I mean is to build a river to connect Xiangshui and Lishui, so that Dachu will have a channel to enter Lingnan?" Xiangshui is the current Xiangjiang River, and Lishui is the present Li River.

The construction of Lingqu was a bit of a fantasy to the ancients. If it hadn't been for the generous and generous Qin Shihuang who advocated the construction, it would be difficult to complete it if a person was in charge.Mi Lingchu couldn't be compared with the King of Qin, she froze her tongue and said, "How big is this project? How much manpower, material and financial resources will be consumed? Besides, this has never happened before. Even if it is completed, it will take a lot of time. Years, how could it be too late."

His words were the voice of the ministers, and they nodded in agreement.

Fang Bo said that his wisdom was in his hands, and he let the officials go on talking nonsense, and then said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of speaking out, I dare to speak out."

"Speak, I forgive you for your innocence." Mi Lingchu was straightforward.

Fang Bo thanked him, and continued: "The king said that the repair of the river has never happened, but I think it is not the case. Dayu controlled the waters and decided to control the Kyushu. Isn't it just to build the river and divert water into the river?"

Dayu's flood control was indeed the earliest project in Chinese history to revitalize the river. Mi Lingchu patted his forehead and said, "Dayu's water control depends on dredging to determine Kyushu. You can say that."

Fang Boyan began to guide, saying: "Your Majesty, please think about it. It is easy to dig Wuling, but Wuling can only be driven by a car. I estimate that the load of a cart is limited, and it is not as much as a boat. If the king builds this river, Great Chu will enter Lingnan The benefits of the land are far greater than rebellion, if a saint does it, why don't your majesty follow the example of a saint and build this river?"

In ancient times, shipping carried a larger volume and was much more efficient than land transportation. This is common sense, and Mi Lingchu will not understand it.

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable!" Mi Negchu rubbed her hands in agreement, and asked, "Fang Aiqing, you have wisdom pearls in your hands, have you calculated how long it will take to complete it? Can you catch up before the rebellion?"

If this question is changed by another person, it must be how long it will take to speak out. Fang Boyan is a trustworthy minister, very good at talking, and please Mi Lingchu, saying: "This matter must be asked to the king. The king is ordered by the sky, and everything in the world is due to the king's order." If the king wants to be long, then it is long, and if it is short, it is short. If the king wants to practice for three to five years, then it will be completed in three to five years; if the king wants to practice for one and a half years, then it will be one and a half years Let it go."

This statement is obviously flattering, but it just makes people listen to it. Mi Negchu chuckled, pointed at Fang Boyan and said with a smile: "You can say it with your mouth. However, it also makes sense. If you invest a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, you will be able to cultivate well." Hurry up, if you invest less, you will naturally be slow. Don’t be slow, be quick, try your best to cultivate, how much time will it take?”

Fang Boyan answered truthfully this time, without being sloppy, and said: "Go back to the king, if you practice according to common sense, it will take two years."

Mi Lingchu interrupted him and said, "Two years is a long time, and I can't wait. If you don't practice according to common sense, how long will it take? Longer or shorter?"

"Half time!" Fang Boyan said confidently: "If there is a good job to help, it will only take half a year."

Mi Lingchu was very happy and said: "That's good. But, where can I find such a good job? Can Fang Aiqing choose?"

Fang Boyan saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I have the courage to recommend someone to your Majesty and promise to complete this matter."

"Oh, tell me who it is?" Mi Lingchu asked urgently.

Fang Boyan went on to say: "Your Majesty, this person is none other than Zheng Guo, a Korean water engineer."

These words startled everyone, and the officials were all agitated, discussing endlessly, and Mi Lingchu asked, "Is that the Zheng State who entered Qin to build the Zhengguo Canal in order to exhaust Qin?"

"It is this person." Fang Boyan took the opportunity to talk about the advantages of Zheng Guo, saying: "Since Zheng Guo built the Zheng Guo Canal, he has won the trust of King Qin, and then participated in the construction of many water projects. Qin King destroyed the four countries and sent Zheng Guo to revitalize the river. Unexpectedly, the King of Qin had ulterior motives, and waited until Zheng Guo had almost completed the repair of the river project, and then he came to settle the old score with Zheng Guo and prosecute him for the crime of exhausting Qin. The decapitation is now in a different place. Majesty, Zheng Guo also knows the formula of the magic medicine used by Qin State. With the help of the magic medicine, the river repair will be more effective with half the effort."

The king of Qin pursued the matter of Zheng Guo's corruption and perverting the law, and made a lot of noise in the world. Mi Lingchu was not interested in this matter. What he was interested in was Qin Guo's use of gunpowder to open mountains and build canals. The spirit increased greatly, and he said: "Hurry up, Xuan Zhengguo is here to see the widow."

"Your Majesty, the State of Zheng is waiting outside the palace." Fang Boyan accomplished a great event, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed at the thought of adding a great service to himself.

The guards of Zheng Guo in front of the two halls were called escorts, but actually came in under the guards, and cried and bowed to Mi Lingchu in the tunnel: "The foreign minister Zheng Guo has seen the king. Your king, please save the foreign minister. Huh, pity my old father, pity my child, they were all killed by the cruel King Qin."

The fact that the King of Qin and the three clans of the Zheng Kingdom were known to the world, but they didn't know that it was not the same thing. The King of Qin asked Li Si to replace the people of the Zheng Kingdom with death row prisoners.

Looking at Zheng Guo who was crying miserably, Mi Lingchu couldn't help but feel sore in his heart, and said: "Mr. Zheng Guo, please get up quickly, please get up quickly. The misfortune of Mr. is very sad, and please condolences Mr. Being able to come to my Dachu in the midst of danger shows that you have confidence in me, and I am very happy."

"Thank you sir." Zheng Guo said his thanks and stood up.

Mi Lingchu went on to continue, saying: "Mr. Jiuwen is good at river engineering and is unparalleled in the world. I have a question to ask you. Please tell me frankly. Excuse me, sir, how much is it necessary to connect Xiangshui and Lishui?" Manpower and material resources, how long will it take?"

Zheng Guo didn't listen to his words, but when he heard his words, he knelt on the ground and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to Fang Bo's nonsense, the river cannot be repaired, it must not be repaired." .”

Fang Boyan's expression changed suddenly, and he stared at Zheng Guo and shouted: "Zheng Guo, what do you mean? Didn't you say that building this canal has all benefits but no harm, why can't it be repaired? You are not trapping me Unfaithful? You, you, you..." If it wasn't for Mi Lingchu's face, he would probably hit Zheng Guo with the guy.

Zheng Guo didn't seem to hear Fang Boyan's words, and continued: "Your Majesty, please think about it, now that Li Yuan's troops are pressing the border, your Majesty should send a large army to fight against Li Yuan. How can we spend our limited financial, manpower and material resources on repairing the river at this juncture? Ah, this is no priority. Your Majesty, this river must not be repaired."

Mi Lingchu was very happy, walked over, helped Zheng Guo up, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng Guo's heart is for the Chu State, and I am very comforted. Just speak out, sir, and I will make a clear decision on whether to cultivate or not."

Only then did Fang Boyan understand that Zheng Guo was advancing by retreating, and secretly praised Zheng Guo for his vigilance. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please visit www.QIDIAN.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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