Qin Dynasty Novelist

Even though these fields are beneficial and have a lot of water, they are still fields of great harm. They are adjacent to fertile fields but have poor drainage.

Once the fertile land turns white, even if the farmers work hard to repair the drainage canals, they will never get it back in ten or eight years.People in the old Qin often have bitter sounds: water, salt and flower alkali, there are beaches but no fields, white soil kills valleys, and the smoke of thousands of feet.

The terrain in the west of Qinchuan is slightly higher, and the drainage is convenient. Such alkali flats rarely grow.However, as soon as it enters the central part of Qinchuan, which is gradually widening, from Da Xianyang to the place where Luoshui flows into the Wei in the east, such white hair alkali beaches will appear frequently, and there are patches of bald spots in the green fields, which are ugly and desolate Deplorable.

Now such a scene naturally fell into Zhou Qing's eyes. He came out from Xianyang and went all the way north. Soon he entered Jingshui. Instead of taking a boat, he crossed Jingshui and continued northward on horseback. There are countless beaches.

"Little Uncle, it's no wonder that the King of Qin devoted himself to repairing the canal!"

"The land of Qinchuan is more than hundreds of thousands of hectares, and its foundation is no less than that of the fertile soil in the middle of Shu. However, if it is all such saline-alkali land, it is equivalent to a desert. Countless Qin people guard this land empty-handed, and there is no output. There's trouble!"

A group of more than ten people walked in the western area of ​​Qinchuan, the terrain gradually rose, and the eyes naturally looked farther and farther. It was approaching the summer harvest, and in the extremely sparse world, the blank areas were very annoying.

Even though there are rivers and canals, under such circumstances, the people of the old Qin did not take it easy to use the canals. If the water is not drained, it will become a saline-alkali land after a few years. Salt-alkali, after a few years, Guanzhong became fertile soil.

This is the power of Shuijia hydraulic engineering!

"The Weishui River runs across the Qin State, and divides into north and south. This situation does not exist in Weinan, but it is common in Weibei. The Jingshui flows from the northwest to the Weishui, and the Jingshui flows [-] miles east, which is the Luoshui."

"The land in Guanzhong is mixed between Jingshui and Luoshui. Zheng Guozhi was able to survey the terrain and connect Jingshui and Luoshui to connect the water system. When the canals were formed, there would be no dry fields near the water."

"In this way, the land in Guanzhong and Shuzhong can be the two foundations of Qin!"

Zhou Qing took the lead, the sun was scorching across the sky, and the sun was shining brightly. Looking at the old Qin people busy in the fields on both sides of the road, they had a lot of fields, but they were hindered by the two major hazards of Baimaojian Beach and dry fields near water.

The harvest here is obviously much less than the Weinan land I saw last year. Moreover, it seems that since April and now the end of May has arrived, there has been no rain, the fields are dry and cracked, and the harvest is even more speechless.

As you go north, the terrain becomes higher and higher, with criss-crossed mounds and ravines, bordering on the river pool.The old Qin people lived facing the water, and they seemed to be able to cultivate and cultivate, but they happened to be close to the water and dry, barren and hard to harvest.

Hundreds of families have been enemies of Qin for a long time, and there are not many hydraulic engineering in Qin's country. Even if the canals are built, it is even more difficult to build slopes. What's more, in the past century of Qin, there have been many foreign wars, and many strong and strong men have joined the army.

The men and women who stayed in farming may be conscripted as laborers at any time.The county and county government offices have to deal with war conscripts, and it is impossible to plan water conservancy. Even if there is a plan, it will not be able to squeeze out a long period of time to concentrate people's efforts to build canals and divert water.

It is unimaginable that Qin State has risen since Duke Xiao, and came out of Hangu in the east. It is unimaginable to be able to strengthen the Warring States and dominate the Warring States under such circumstances. Compared with Zhou Qing, it is even more so. Looking at the current situation of Qin State at a close distance, I am deeply moved .

According to the history books I have observed from Xianyang Palace, the water in Guanzhong has been rectified since the time of Shang Jun. After that, the successive prime ministers of Qin State have tried their best to solve the two major disasters in Guanzhong, but in the end due to various unexpected events And ran aground again and again.

Shang Jun Fang Li made a plan, met Xiaogong Yingnian's sudden death, and himself was crushed by a car in a sudden change in the court situation, and the Daxing Water Conservancy came to naught.In the generation of King Hui and Zhang Zi, the Six Kingdoms repeatedly attacked Qin to contain the rise of Qin.

In the early and middle period of King Zhaoxiang, the Qin State and Shandong Hezong had a life-and-death decisive battle with the State of Zhao.

In the later period of King Zhaoxiang, Cai Ze, Ji Ran's family, made a detailed survey of the Weibei area and wrote a letter to propose countermeasures: Weibei Linshui dry land covers more than [-] hectares, and Baimaojian Beach covers more than [-] hectares.It should lead Jingjing out of the mountain, condescendingly go down to Guanzhong in the south, relieve drought, drain salinity and alkali, and increase fertile land greatly, then Qinchuan's wealth will be limitless!

When the water conservancy project in Guanzhong planned by Cai Ze was about to start, but the Qin State was in a trough, and internal and external difficulties, the former King Zhaoxiang had to follow the strategy of "preserving the success and strengthening the country", carefully handling the crown prince's affairs, and the flood control had to be shelved.

King Xiaowen and King Zhuangxiang were two generations for four years. Lu Buwei led the country and wanted to develop the economy to enrich the Qin country.

Except in recent years, as Qin's foreign wars have decreased, Lu Buwei appointed Zheng Guo to renovate the river canals, but with the current situation, according to Qin Wangzheng's character, it seems that it is impossible to divert the water into the water.

All the way to the north, passing through Jingyang, the road in the north is high, and soon it will reach Hukou, the key place of the Yinjing project. Near Hukou, there are more and more peasants. More than [-] people's power has been confiscated from the counties and counties of the Qin State.

From the mountains on the upper reaches of the Jing River in the west of Guanzhong to the estuary where the Luo River enters the Wei River in the east, the east-west stretches for nearly eight hundred miles. Although I don't know the conditions of the river pass, it seems to be the same as the scene in front of me.

There are black tents everywhere, ox carts and horses and horses flowing everywhere, smoke and flags fluttering everywhere, and there is a continuous barracks battlefield that has never been seen in ancient times.

Holding the king's letter, led by the county magistrate of Jingyang, they went straight to the Hukou shogunate, which is the most core place for the canal construction today, and it is also the place where the entire canal construction personnel gather.

Hequ Ling Zheng Guo, Hequ Cheng Li Si were there, and other relevant Qin State hydraulic workers were also there. The spiritual sense spread, covering an area thousands of feet in radius, densely packed with people's power, and it was really hard for anyone who wanted to detect something strange. easy.

"Master, the Hequ Commander Zheng Guo is within it!"

The county magistrate of Jingyang led Zhou Qing and his party into the valley on a steed in front of him. The people on both sides of the valley mouth were coming and going, the bullock carts were constantly running, the feces and urine were running rampant, and the smell was unpleasant. What's more, it seemed that the place to eat Not far away.

Even Yan Lingji, who grew up freely in the land of Baiyue, where the folk customs are open and the civilization is not obvious, frowned at it, but with the young master by her side, she felt the same, otherwise, she would not be able to stay alone.

"Let's go in!"

The Jingshui shogunate was set up in the Jingshui River Valley. It was evening, and the valley where the shogunate was located was dark, and the torches of the patrolling soldiers were dotted with light.

The loess field in front of the shogunate has been sprinkled with water, but it is still filled with dust and mist.There is a large semi-open-air cowhide tent in the field, surrounded by torches under the tent, and there are rows of workers and workers standing in the middle of the tent.

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"Li Si met the master!"

Looking at the young man with a dark face in front of him, Zhou Qing couldn't help but smiled slightly, waved his hand, and raised up with invisible strength, helping him up. At close range, the clothes on the other party exuded a faint glow. smell.

Even the silky hair looked a bit grayish-yellow, which was the result of dust falling on it. Speaking of which, this should be the second official meeting between him and Li Si since the first official meeting with Xin Zheng.

I met him from a distance in the Wenxin Academy before. At that time, Li Si was still compiling "Lu Shi Chunqiu" under Lu Buwei's command. Later, in the Xingle Palace, he had a detailed discussion with Qin Wangzheng overnight to choose a route. until today.

"Hahaha, there's no need for that. Xuanqing's trip here is just to take a look at it. It has nothing to do with your canal construction. Your Majesty is looking forward to diverting the ditches into the water and covering the Guanzhong area."

"If this canal is completed, the king will not be stingy with officials. But why is there no order for the canal?"

Moving his eyes from Li Si's body to the rest of the water workers, from the outside, he is almost the same as Li Si, with extremely dark skin and ragged clothes, but here, even if there are good clothes, it will be like this for a day at most form.

Looking at the many people in front of the shogunate, Li Si is the leader. However, according to the official position of the canal repair, the Hequ Order is the first, and Zheng Guo is the first. Could it be that he is not here, or he does not want to pay attention to such customs?

"Forgive me, Master. When surveying the river channel the day before yesterday, He Quling accidentally fell into it and was exposed to the wind and cold. He has been resting in a tent for the past two days, and it was difficult to get up, so he never came."

Hearing Zhou Qingzhi's question, Li Si took a step forward, bowed his hands, and pointed to a tent not far away with one hand. There should be Zheng Guo there, and his words were mixed with wordless affection.

After all, I and Zheng Guo also studied together in Xiaoshengxianzhuang back then, and after many years, they gathered together again, and I feel quite impressed.

"Is there a doctor here?"

In this day and age, it is not a trivial matter to be exposed to wind and cold, and the two-day delay is even more fatal. Anyone who is sick needs a doctor. A few months ago, in Sanchuan County, I had an appointment with the doctor Nianduan.