Dahan first prince

Chapter 63 It's Clearly Rich!
Even though she was not highly educated and knew little about history in later generations, it was hard for Liu Ying to forget the prehistoric water conservancy project like 'Zheng Guoqu', which enjoyed a great reputation in history!
Speaking of which, the construction of the Zhengguo Canal by the Qin State back then was somewhat dark and humorous.

Exactly 50 years ago, that is, the first year of Qin Wangzheng, Qin Guodong left Hangu, and his intention to unify the Kanto became stronger.

For South Korea, which is blocked outside the Hangu Pass and facing the old Qin Ruishi head-on, Qin's increasingly strong tendency to go east means an unprecedented crisis.

At that time, Gong Zifei, who had just returned from his studies in Jixia, proposed to carry out reforms within South Korea to strengthen itself in response to Qin's increasingly strong intention to attack.

But it is a pity that the son Han Fei's proposal was not accepted by Han Wangran at that time. On the contrary, a little-known hydraulic engineer became Han Wangran's counselor to thwart Qin's wolf ambition.

The hydraulic engineer who was cited by Han Wangran as a "national scholar" was Zheng Guo, a Korean.

According to Zheng Guo's strategy, if South Korea wants to stop Qin Guodong from going out, it must draw Qin's attention from the Guandong back to the Guanzhong, that is, the land of the Three Qins.

Therefore, a ridiculous strategy called "drag you to develop" was adopted by Han Wangran and used on Qin, where Ying Zheng was king and Lu Buwei was prime minister.

The young king Yingzheng, who was only 12 years old at the time, may not have noticed South Korea's plot, but he was not able to hide it from Qin Xiang: Lu Buwei, who had political means and a very sophisticated vision.

How is Zheng Guoqu?

it is good!
Too good to go wrong!

Once the Zhengguo Canal is open to water and can irrigate the fields along the banks, no one can stop Qin's unification of the world.

But the good news is that it can be used by South Korea for the purpose of "tiring, depleting, and hurting Qin". The material consumption required by Zheng Guoqu is also daunting.

But even so, Zheng Guoqu was still repaired!

From the first year of Qin Wangzheng to the ninth year of Qin Wangzheng, almost all of Qin's attention, and more than [-]% of its manpower, material resources, and financial resources were concentrated on the Zhengguo Canal, which carried the fate of the Qin Dynasty.

In the imperial palace, Qin Wang Yingzheng only eats [-]% full, and the skirts of the concubines in the harem do not drag the floor!

In Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, there are almost no Kanto merchants who come and go. Looking up, they are all the people of the Qin Dynasty who are carrying hoes and wearing bunts!
It was under such solidarity that the Zhengguo Canal was finally built, irrigating more than [-] hectares of wasteland along the coast.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off.

In the autumn of the second year when the Zhengguo Canal was opened to water, the average yield of millet in the fields along the Zhengguo Canal reached an astonishing six stones and four catties!
Afterwards, it was Qin Ruishi who was valiant and high-spirited, almost wiped out the six kingdoms of the Kanto in one fell swoop, and the survivors of Qin Fen VI were finally able to rule the world.

It has to be said that even in today's Han Dynasty, the Zhengguoqu-level water conservancy project is still a huge pit with a success rate infinitely close to zero.

Today, the Qinzhengguo Canal, which has been built for nearly 40 years, has lost most of its effectiveness due to the erosion of years, wars, and chaos in the world for more than ten years...
"In the tenth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, Zheng Guoguo was formed, and the acres of brine along the coast became fertile land at the age of one year!"

"However, since the death of King Qin and the reign of Emperor II, Zhengguo Canal has never been repaired by craftsmen who are proficient in hydraulic engineering."

Yang Chengyan's complexion couldn't help but darken when he told Zheng Guoqu's current situation with a slightly heavy tone.

"First, Your Majesty took Qin Xianyang, and Xiang Yu enfeoffed the eighteen princes. The land of the Three Qins was actually owned by Zhang Han, Sima Xin and others."

"When Your Majesty returned to Sanqin, the Guandong was in chaos. First Chu was destroyed, and then princes with different surnames were exterminated. So far, the Zhengguo Canal has been in disrepair for nearly ten years..."

Hearing Yang Chengyan's words, Xiao He couldn't help but sighed and nodded.

"Since the first year of the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty has planned to make Chang'an the capital. So far, Chang'an City has not been built in time."

"As for the Zhengguoqu, although I have the heart to repair it, the government treasury is empty, and even if I pay the army for the expedition, it is still stretched..."

"In the past few years, the Zhengguo canal was maintained by officials from local counties and counties, and it was expanded with the bravery of the village."

"However, the width of the canal is directly related to the amount of water flow; the wider the Zhengguo Canal is expanded by local counties, the slower and thinner the water in the Zhengguo Canal..."

Hearing this, Liu Yingzong was confident, and her complexion became a little more serious.

"With the power of Qin's entire country, the Zhengguo Canal, which took ten years to build, has almost lost its function in just a dozen years..."

Thinking with a little surprise, Liu Ying calmed down a little, and looked at Xiao He solemnly.

"That's it, according to Mr. Xiao, what should we do to repair the water conservancy work this time?"

At this time, Liu Ying also fully understood: the "Guanzhong Water Conservancy" in the mouth of her father Liu Bang is actually Zheng Guoqu.

It only needs to fix the Zhengguo Canal, and it does not even need to restore it to the level of the pre-Qin period, so that the yield of the coastal fields is more than six stones per mu, even if it is just to ensure that next year, the grain production in Weibei will not continue to decline compared with this year, it is enough.

Conversely, if the Zhengguo Canal is not done, no matter how many knee-high canals Liu Ying has repaired or how many waist-high creeks have been dredged, it will not help.

In this way, the task that Liu Ying needs to complete before her father Liu Bang returns is very clear.

—— Zheng Guoqu!

Even if Zheng Guoqu's condition cannot be improved, he must find a way to prevent Zheng Guoqu's condition from deteriorating.

"Oh, unfortunately, time is running out."

"If you have two to three years, you can get the cement out first."

"No matter what, it's better than today, all channels are rammed with soil?"

Slandering secretly, keeping the 'cement' matter in her heart, when Liu Ying raised her head again, the immaturity of a 13-year-old boy was completely gone in her temperament.

"Also please speak frankly, Mr. Xiao."

"Who is hindering the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal?"

Seeing Liu Ying's seriousness, Xiao He couldn't help but sit up straighter, and after thinking for a while, he gave his answer.

"money!"

"The treasury is empty, and the treasury and internal funds are devoid of money and food!"

"Without money, there is no way to purchase the things needed for hydraulic engineering; without food, there is no way to recruit soldiers and people to repair."

"Furthermore, when His Majesty is going on an expedition this time, among the three households in Guanzhong, one of the households will produce a male soldier, and the other household will lose a strong man to become a civilian husband."

"Regardless of the lack of money and food, there is no one in the Guanzhong, and the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal may be impossible to talk about..."

Hearing Xiao He's sighs and bitterness, Liu Ying's complexion froze for a moment, she subconsciously turned around, and looked at her mother, Lu Zhi, who was sitting upright behind her.

After Lu Zhi nodded kindly, Liu Ying turned around and looked at Xiao He with some doubts.

"No money?"

Asking a little deliberately, Liu Ying turned the forehead with the words "I don't believe it" to Yang Chengyan who was beside Xiao He.

"If Gu is at a loss what to expect, the Shaofu should still have tens of millions of money?"

"How did the Shaofu say that the treasury is empty, and how did Prime Minister Xiao talk about 'there is no money in the house'?"

(End of this chapter)