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Chapter 184 Jiujiang Spring Drought
"Get up." Ying Zheng said casually.

"I don't know what the father and emperor summoned his son and minister for?"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, and all the eunuchs and maids withdrew immediately.

Seeing this scene, Fusu was also surprised, and looked at Yingzheng suspiciously.

Ying Zheng stepped down from the throne, stood beside Fusu, pointed to the throne and asked, "Fusu, do you want to sit on that seat?"

Fusu's heart skipped a beat, never expecting that Ying Zheng would call him over and ask this question.

This issue has always been a very sensitive issue for heirs, and if it is not handled properly, it will cause endless troubles.

But this problem, as an heir, will have to face it sooner or later.

Seeing Fusu pondering, Yingzheng was very patient and didn't rush, just waiting for Fusu's answer.

Back then, the former king also asked him this question, and he inherited the throne because of this, and achieved an unprecedented career of dominance.

After a long silence, Fusu looked at Yingzheng and said, "Father, my son wants to sit down."

"Hehe!" Ying Zheng smiled, and said, "Tell me why?"

Fusu bowed and said: "Outsiders think that ascending to the throne is endless prosperity, where you can see all the beauty in the world, and travel with majesty and majesty, which is enviable."

"Ke Erchen thinks otherwise. In the past, when King Wu held a tripod in Zhou Wangji, he asked the emperor of Zhou about the weight of the tripod. The emperor of Zhou replied: "There are as many mountains and rivers as there are Jiuding tripods. Therefore, I also want to try the country governed by my father." How heavy is it, and I also want to know whether my minister can bear this heavy burden."

"Besides, I, Qin people, are still open-minded and never know what difficulties are. It is precisely because of this that the father and emperor wiped out the six kingdoms, unified the world, and forged great achievements through the ages. His sons and ministers are not talented. Hearing and seeing, he is also full of emotions and cannot restrain himself. I am also willing to bear the burden for my father."

Ying Zheng slightly expressed his approval in his heart, but his expression didn't change much.

"There are as many mountains and rivers as there are Jiudings." Ying Zheng chuckled twice, and only when he was sitting on the throne could he understand the meaning of this sentence.

No matter who it is, as long as they sit on this emperor, they can only go forward without retreat, because there is a cliff around them.

Everyone knows that becoming the ruler of such a huge empire is very beautiful, but after being the king of Qin for more than 20 years and the emperor for ten years, he understands the difficulties.

He needs to accept challenges from all sides, he needs to endure the constant entanglement of interests among courtiers, he needs to balance the forces of all aspects, and each of them needs to be dealt with carefully, because there are too many people involved behind it.

"In that case, Fusu, I want you to do me a favor now." Ying Zheng pressed the King Qin sword in his hand and said indifferently.

"Father, please speak."

"Jiujiang is here to report that this year's spring drought has affected five counties. I want you to go to Jiujiang to see the real suffering of the people there."

"Promise." Fusu kowtowed and said, "I will live up to my father's expectations."

"Tomorrow, I will promulgate this order in the court. Now, you still have some time to prepare."

"Father, I want to take three hundred soldiers to go with my son, and ask my father for permission." Hearing that Yingzheng intends to let him go to Jiujiang, Fusu obviously has to make some preparations for this.

First of all, it is natural to hold the barrel of the gun in your own hands. In this case, no matter what kind of bad situation keeps happening, you have a chance to come back.

Seeing that Fusu asked him for troops, Yingzheng nodded slightly, and Yingzheng said, "Sima Xin and Yingbu will accompany you on this trip."

Looking at Fusu's leaving figure, Ying Zheng was thoughtful.For a long time, Yingzheng had the intention of letting Fusu hone his skills, as the saying goes, "If jade is not polished, it will not be perfect."

Originally, Yingzheng intended to let Fusu go to Mengtian's army to hone his skills, but when the report from Jiujiang County appeared in front of his eyes, Yingzheng changed his mind.

Jiujiang, this is the land of old Chu, and the seat of Jiujiang County is Shouchun, the last capital of Chu State.As for Fusu's identity, Yingzheng couldn't be more clear about it.

When Fusu arrives in the land of Chu, Yingzheng has already predicted what will happen, and this trip, Yingzheng also wants to see what choice Fusu will make.

On the way out of Xianyang Palace, Fusu fell into deep thought.

Five counties in Jiujiang were affected by the disaster. To be honest, it is a bit small to let him go as a prince. It is enough to send a censor. If there are two or three counties affected by the disaster, it is very reasonable to let him go.

But this matter, Ying Zheng also told him clearly that this is a test, if this matter fails, it means that he is really not suitable to be emperor, and Ying Zheng will reconsider the candidate for the throne.

After a little thought, Fusu knew that he should use the remaining time to make some preparations, so he changed his way to Shaofu.

To be honest, Fusu found that he was getting more and more comfortable using the Shaofu, probably because he was also a technical nerd in later generations. In addition, Fusu successfully made the white paper with the help of the Shaofu. In this world before BC, he got his first fortune.

To him, Shaofu does have a special meaning.

Fusu repeatedly browsed through the report that Jiujiang County handed over. Since he was going to Jiujiang County, it was impossible for him to pass by without a single smear. He had to understand some situations before making a judgment.

In the spring drought, it is not starvation that kills people at this time, because at this time, every household still has surplus food, which can barely survive.

But because of this, the crops died due to drought, and then there was a large-scale famine. Finally, if the famine spreads and more and more people die because of the famine, it is bound to form a plague, which will cause more people to die. People die.

And those undead people, in order to survive, had to migrate to other places, and at the same time spread the plague virus to other places, eventually leading to the spread of the plague.

Therefore, if this disaster is not contained from the source, then going to Jiujiang this time is actually not very meaningful.

The most important thing is to replant as soon as possible to avoid the failure of the harvest caused by the spring drought.Fusu knew that in the world before BC, production reduction was inevitable, so how to reduce losses became Fusu's primary consideration.

Perhaps I should organize manpower to dig channels in Jiujiang. As long as the channels can be excavated to draw water to irrigate the fields, the disaster caused by the spring drought can be greatly alleviated.

At the same time, this is also a project that is beneficial for thousands of years, because after the canal is dug, it only needs to be repaired a little every year before it can be used continuously. Therefore, even if the place suffers from another drought in the future, it still has the ability to resist.

Otherwise, Daqin wouldn't be so enthusiastic about big projects.

(End of this chapter)