Chapter 32: The Great Winter Ceremony (Part 2)
Since the ceremony of talent competition, Cai Ze entered Qin, and Qin Yiren has not met him for more than half a year. When he met Cai Ze again, Qin Yiren was very surprised because Cai Ze changed a lot.
Cai Ze did not become fatter, but became thinner. Although he became thinner, he was energetic, like a cockfighting, and he was almost crowing at the neck.
"Cai Ze, why have you changed like this?" Qin Yiren glanced at Cai Ze with his eyes.
"Young Master, don't think I'm not good enough when I look at my thinness. Do you see? I'm stronger and have endless energy." Cai Ze shook his arm, a little proud.
After a brief pause, Cai Ze continued: "The Shandong scholars who entered Qin will be the same as me. At the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, they will lose weight because they are too busy. They will be fine after a while and will grow back."
His words are a portrayal of the scholars from Shandong who entered Qin. All Shandong scholars from Shandong who entered Qin would lose weight when they could not adapt to the heavy government affairs of Qin. When they adapted, they would grow back.
"It seems that you are a bit like us Qin people." Qin Yiren smiled and said, "But you don't see them and are busy dealing with government affairs, but you came to greet me. Are you afraid that they will laugh at you?"
"Haha!" Cai Ze smiled very readily and said, "Young Master, you misunderstood me. I came to see you, not to greet you, nor to get close to you, this is not something that is true in Qin. I have a big event, and I want to ask you for advice."
There is no such statement in Qin State. If you have something to say, you can go away if you have nothing to do.
"Oh. What's the matter?" Qin Yiren's interest was aroused.
"Young Master, if I had been in this matter before the Battle of Zhongmu, I would not have been so embarrassed, but after the Battle of Zhongmu, I felt very embarrassed." Cai Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "After entering Qin, I worked under Datian Ling, mainly in charge of some economic affairs. I have traveled all over the Guanzhong area for half a year and have a deep understanding of Qin. I found that although Guanzhong is rich, it has two harms."
The land of Guanzhong is the southern Shaanxi plain centered on Xi'an, known as the "Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan". The land here is fertile and is the fundamental place of Qin. The reason why Qin is so powerful in the world is mainly because of the power of Guanzhong.
The wealth of Guanzhong is the best in the world, making Shandong's land full of admiration. When people mention the wealth of Qin, they will think of Guanzhong. Cai Ze actually said that Guanzhong has two harms. This surprised Qin Yiren and hurriedly asked: "Which two harms?"
"The first harm is that the place in Guanzhong lacks irrigation canals." Cai Ze frowned and said, "There are no shortages of the eight waters in Guanzhong, but when a drought occurs in Guanzhong, it will be heartbreaking for thousands of miles without water and no harvest of particles. I have been thinking that if I can build a canal in Guanzhong and use the eight waters in Guanzhong, it will definitely ensure the harvest of drought and flood."
Guanzhong has abundant water resources, and the eight waters in Guanzhong are very famous and are a source of agricultural water. However, before the construction of the "Zheng Guo Canal", there were continuous droughts and floods in Guanzhong, which gave Qin a great headache.
This problem was not solved until the famous watercraft Zheng State entered Qin and built the famous "Zheng State Canal" for Qin State.
Zhengguo Canal is not a canal in a simple sense. It is a water conservancy system that integrates irrigation and drainage through scientific demonstration. During drought, water can be transferred from the eight waters of Guanzhong to irrigate rice fields; during floods, it can play a drainage role and drain the floods, so that the land in Guanzhong can be securely harvested by drought and floods.
"Ah." Cai Ze was able to think of this, but Qin Yiren was really surprised. He opened his eyes wide and looked Cai Ze through, nodding and applauding: "I am worthy of being a famous scholar of Ji Ran!"
Ji Ranxue is simple economics, specializing in postgraduate financial resources, and water conservancy and irrigation are also one of its research topics.
"The second harm is that there is a nitrogen beach that is nearly 300 miles east of Xianyang." Cai Ze's brow frowned even tighter and said, "The nitrogen beach has no land, and the land here is originally fertile. If it can be managed well, it will definitely make Qin richer."
At that time, there were two major harms in Guanzhong, one was floods and droughts, and the other was nitrogenic beach. Nitrogenic beach was saline-alkali land and could not grow crops. The land in Guanzhong was fertile and was the foundation of Qin. Qin was very troubled for this nitrogenic beach, and he wanted to manage it, but he never made it.
"To cure these two harms, a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources are needed. After the Battle of Zhongmu, the opportunity for Qin to advance eastward was ripe. It was a good opportunity for a large-scale advance eastward. You are afraid that you will miss the Qin to advance eastward, right?" Qin Yiren said with a smile.
"Young Master is wise. I am so worried." Cai Ze pointed his head and said, "I can't decide, so I ask you to help me with an idea."
"Sir, I am dedicated to Qin's efforts to benefit Qin, please accept my bow." Qin Yiren bowed to Cai Ze and bowed deeply.
"Young master is so serious, Cai Ze dare not take it." Cai Ze was very moved and hurriedly returned the greeting.
Qin Yiren's face turned solemn and said, "Mr.'s concerns are very reasonable. After the Battle of Zhongmu, the Qin Dynasty would advance eastward and could not allocate enough financial and material resources to treat these two harms. However, these two harms are related to the fundamentals of the Qin Dynasty, and it is necessary to do it if it is not done. Even if the Qin Dynasty does not have the human, material and financial resources to treat these harms at present, some affairs can be prepared. For example, surveying, planning and planning these affairs can be done in advance."
After the Battle of Zhongmu, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was placed in front of Qin. If Qin did not take this opportunity to advance east, it would be a missed opportunity. Once Qin wanted to advance eastward in large quantities, there would be no manpower, material resources and financial resources to cure these two harms.
Think about it, Zheng State was carrying the "exhausted Qin plan" and entered Qin, which was to consume Qin's national strength in the matter of building canals.
Although this strategy was very bloody and a big mistake, it really delayed Qin for several years, making Qin unable to advance eastward for several years. Of course, the inability to advance eastward in recent years was a kind of "investment" and would have a generous return. Once the Zheng State canal was built, Guanzhong would no longer be affected by floods and droughts, and it would become more mature every year, and Qin's strength increased sharply. When the Qin army advanced eastward again, South Korea was destroyed.
Qin Yiren also wanted to control these two evils, but he also knew that Qin did not have the strength at the moment, but he could do the preliminary affairs first. Even if Qin cannot control these two evils at the moment, he will also control them until the world is peaceful.
"I understand what the young master said." Cai Ze had made a decision as he thought turned.
"The manpower, material and financial resources required for repairing canals are too great, and it takes too much effort to concentrate the power of the Qin Dynasty to achieve it. However, the manpower, material and financial resources required for the Nitrogen Beach are limited, so we can do it first." Qin Yiren reminded.
"I think so too." Cai Ze focused and said, "If you can't treat both harms in all, then you can treat one harm first."
"I've seen the young master." Meng Ao walked quickly and greeted Qin Yiren from afar, smiling.
"Students have met the teacher." Qin Yiren stepped forward and treated Meng Ao with respect and held the teacher's etiquette.
"Haha." Meng Ao smiled so hard that he opened his mouth and his nose and eyes were squeezed into pieces.
Qin Yiren once learned Qin Zheng from him, which was the friendship between teachers and students. What made his ex remember most was that it was the happiest time in his life, because Meng Ao cared for him very much, like his father. This was the most unforgettable thing for his ex who lacked fatherly love.
"Congratulations to the young master for adding the championship." Meng Ao congratulated Qin Yiren again.
Qin Yiren was awarded the title, and although he did not come to participate, Meng Wu and Meng Yi participated, he was very happy. Not to mention, how could he, a father, not know Meng Yi's thoughts about Qin Yiren?
Qin Yiren was smart and capable, and he was extremely satisfied. He wanted Meng Yi to marry Qin Yiren.
Meng Ao narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Yiren, and he seemed to say that he would pay homage to his father-in-law and come to pay homage to me, but it was just a matter of noisy.
Cai Ze looked at Qin Yiren and Meng Ao with great meaning, without saying anything, with a smile on his face.
"I've seen the young master." At this moment, a fierce man with an extremely tall figure came quickly and greeted Qin Yiren. He was neither someone else, but Huan Qiong.
Since returning to Xianyang, Qin Yiren has not met him. When he saw him again, he saw Huan Qi still as powerful as he was, but he was full of energy, as if he had become a different person.
"General Huan, you're in good spirits, what's going on?" Qin Yiren was a little surprised.
"Young Master, don't you know yet? He, when he returned to the mansion, he rolled onto the couch." Meng Ao glanced at Huan Qiong with a meaningful look.
Huan Qi's face turned red, she glared at Meng Ao, her face was a little uncomfortable, and she scolded: "Look, you dare to talk nonsense? I won't tear your mouth apart."
"Tear my mouth apart? Come on, see whoever tear whom." Meng Ao was not afraid at all.
Huan Qi is one of the few warriors in the world and a powerful general. However, Meng Ao is not bad. The two have fought countless times, but no one can do anything to each other. Huan Qi raised his brows and said in a deep voice: "You are so embarrassed to say to me, you are different? Hiding on the couch and not going out. If it weren't for the grand dynasty meeting today, you wouldn't know how to go to the ground."
Meng Ao's face turned red and he couldn't hold back his face.
They are all normal men. After returning from war, they don’t go to find their wife to be intimate. Can that happen?
Qin Yiren and Cai Zeda were funny. They looked at each other, and their alternative smiles were all in their eyes.
Qin Yiren never expected that Meng Ao and Huan Qi would expose each other's fault and fight each other. This kind of thing is hard to encounter. Qin Yiren had no intention of stopping it and wanted to see the fun.
However, his excitement was destined to be despised because a man came.
"Hmph!" A cold snorted sound, like thunder, shaking the eardrums.
"So powerful." Qin Yiren's heart thumped. Looking at the sound, he saw a strong man strode like an iron tower, with his face cold and like a thousand-year-old black ice.
This man's head is as big as a bucket, and a pair of huge eyes like copper bells are embedded in his eyes, radiating brightly, as fierce as the scorching sun above the nine heavens.
He did not do it intentionally, but his every move was filled with a murderous aura, which made people feel thrilled!
When Meng Ao and Huan Qiong saw him, they hurriedly met him like mice seeing cats.
"Wu'anjun!" Cai Ze exclaimed.
Chapter completed!