Back to Daqin to be Emperor

Chapter 211
Back at the Sheriff's Mansion, Fusu immediately changed into a set of clothes, and did a little freshening up.

Sima Xin walked in, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Old Master Mi has made arrangements."

"En." Fusu nodded, and said casually, "Follow me to meet the old man."

Seeing that old man Mi had already taken off his own set of clothes and put on a set of clothes prepared by Sima Xin, Fu Su gave a slight compliment to Sima Xin's meticulousness.

Seeing Fusu, old man Mi hurriedly stood up, but was held down by Fusu, and said, "Old man, there is no need to be so polite."

Seeing the warm smile on Fusu's face, old man Mi suddenly felt warm in his heart.

Old man Mi never imagined that as the eldest son of Daqin, he would treat others with such humility, without any airs, not even the slightest appearance of domineering.

Fu Su looked at Mr. Mi, although he had changed his clothes, but after all, he had been drenched in the rain just now, and Mr. Mi was already old. At this moment, he seemed to be shivering from the cold.

Fusu immediately took off his coat, put it on old man Mi, and said: "Go and get a bowl of hot noodle soup."

Upon hearing this, Sima Xin ordered to go down immediately.

Fusu suddenly caught a glimpse of a scar on Mi's arm, which seemed to be caused by a knife wound, and asked, "Old man, did you fight when you were young?"

"I have fought. That year, Chu State and Qi State went to war, and the old man went out with the army." Speaking of these past events, old man Mi's eyes showed nostalgia.

Fusu put on a listening attitude, quietly waiting for Mr. Mi to tell the next story.

"Don't be afraid of your son's jokes. In that battle, the old man killed ten Qi dogs..." The past seems to have surfaced in front of Mi Laozhang one by one.

A look of surprise appeared in Fusu's eyes, and it suddenly dawned on him, if he hadn't had such military exploits, how could he have such a high prestige among Chu people?
Ordinary soldiers, on the battlefield, are mostly cannon fodder. It is actually quite difficult to behead a person.

Otherwise, Qin Ting would not be so generous. In the lower ranks, beheading one person can get one rank of rank and fifty stone official position, and beheading two people can get two ranks of noble rank and one hundred stone official position.

"Then the injury on the old man's arm was also left at that time?"

"No." Mr. Mi shook his head and said, "This is left in the village to compete with others for water sources."

After Fusu heard this, he remained silent.

Indeed, for these local people, the land is the most important support and the basis for survival.

And the crops on the land are as precious as gold to these people, and even their own children are not as precious as these crops and food.

In history, in this vast land of China, it was very common for children to starve to death in order to leave behind a bag of grain seeds.

Therefore, it has long been a very common thing for the two sides to fight for a little water source, to make the crops grow better in the field, and to have a bumper harvest.

Before Shang Yang's political reform, compared with the six kingdoms of Shandong, Qin State had more private fighting than others. If Shang Yang hadn't killed more than 700 people in Weishui execution ground in one go, private fighting would still be banned repeatedly.

More than half of the reasons are due to the competition for water sources during the busy time of spring plowing and summer.On the other hand, Shang Yang brought this power back to the government and distributed it by the government.

Therefore, in Qin State, after undergoing profound reforms, the trend of private fighting was stopped. In these old Chu areas, even the shadow of reforms has never been seen, so naturally the old method is still used. Whoever wins the water source.

"Old man, didn't the state of Chu give me some rewards for such a feat on the battlefield?"

Speaking of this, Mi Laozhang's expression darkened, and he said: "To tell you the truth, the state of Chu is no better than the state of Qin. How can we, the lowly people, be qualified to be honored? The title of honor is only obtained by the meritorious service of princes and nobles."

"It would be nice to be able to claim a life on the battlefield!"

"At the beginning, if it wasn't for a nobleman surnamed Mi who saw that the old man was seriously injured, he seemed quite pitiful and asked people to treat him with medicine stones. I am afraid that the old man would not be alive now, and then, with the blessing of that nobleman, he allowed the old man to help him Cultivate the fields, and let the old man follow his surname..."

Speaking of these past events, Mi Laozhang also sighed.

After Fusu heard this, he was also filled with emotions. The surname Mi is the surname of the Chu country. There are many people with the surname Mi in the Chu country. It is precisely because the princes and nobles of Chu control the land.

This is also the reason why Qin was able to finally unify the six countries. Compared with the six countries, Qin's domestic consumption has become extremely small after Shang Yang's reform, and its strength is all directed in one direction.

Under such circumstances, how can the Six Kingdoms be undefeated?

Thinking of these, Fusu felt even more admiration for Shang Yang, such an incomparable talent who created the military merit system of Qin State!

Fusu changed the topic and said, "Old man, Fusu wants to dig a channel in Jiujiang County, I wonder if it is possible?"

"Although Jiujiang County is praying for rain today, it is happy to receive rain. But Fusu thinks that in the long run, there is no way. Everything depends on the sky, and the farming season will definitely be delayed."

"Just like this spring drought in Jiujiang, if there are many ditches in Jiujiang, and water can be diverted for irrigation, there will be no worries. It doesn't have to be like today..."

After hearing what Fusu said, old man Mi cupped his hands and said, "Young master, I think what you said is very reasonable, I don't know where I can help you?"

Fusu said with a smile: "The old man must know that no matter whether it is done by the government or the people alone, it will be difficult to complete this matter perfectly, so Fusu wants to ask the old man to come forward and persuade the elders in Jiujiang County to work together to build the canal .”

"And Fusu heard that some people in the county said that digging wells to divert water and digging canals will break the ground veins and affect Fengshui. Fusu thinks this is nonsense. Digging wells and repairing canals is a good thing for the people. The old man must understand Fusu mind."

"I also ask the old man to help Fusu with all his strength." After saying this, Fusu bowed.

Mi Laozhang stared, stood up, and said: "Young Master, don't worry, this matter is on the old man's shoulders. I still have a little bit of trouble in Jiujiang County. My son's policy of benefiting the people, I will definitely support it."

"So, thank you, old man!"

Mi Laozhang fully agreed, and after finishing speaking, he hurried outside to do what Fusu said.

However, old man Mi was grabbed by Fu Su, who said, "Old man, don't worry, Fu Su still has something to say to old man."

Seeing old man Mi standing still, Fusu smiled and said: "Old man, digging a channel is no small matter, but Fusu is not very familiar with the terrain of Jiujiang. There may be one or two heirs in the old man's family, and they will follow Fusu in the next few days , to act as a guide. I wonder if the old man is willing?"

After hearing this, old man Mi was almost moved to tears. How could he not know that this was Fusu's intention to accept his son and serve him as a subordinate.

For Mr. Mi, this is a supreme honor!

(End of this chapter)