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Chapter 52 Difficult Progress

In Guanzhong, there were constantly Ding Zhuang coming from all over the country on the construction site of Qin State. There were more and more people, and the work scenes were getting more and more prosperous. The Qin people were already dedicated to the public and the great disaster in Guanzhong. As long as the Qin people knew what this meant, it would shake the foundation of Qin State. Therefore, the Qin people worked hard.

Then he received the news that Qin Yiren personally went on the battle, and the queen and princess also came to raise the fire to cook. The motivational effect of this on the Qin people is immeasurable. It is all about taking one part of strength as a tenth, and taking tenth as a percent, which is more efficient.

Qin Yiren saw it and was happy in his heart, and praised the simple and hardworking Qin people.

"What would those scholars who later generations who called Qin people a tiger or wolf, and who were cruel and unkind, think of the situation in front of them?" Qin Yiren couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the Qin Dynasty's eternal infamy.

Soon, a good news came, that was, Li Bing came. Li Bing led a team of water workers to come from Shuzhong. In order to arrive at Guanzhong as soon as possible, they rarely rested. When they arrived at Guanzhong, they had already lost a lot of weight, which made Qin Yiren feel very painful.

Li Bing is a peerless hydraulic worker and a treasure of Qin. If there is any problem, it will be a huge loss.

Qin Yiren asked Li Bing in detail about the situation in Bashu. Li Bing explained it in detail. He heard Qin Yiren smiled and was very happy. The land of Bashu was once dangerous mountains and rivers, but now it has become a rich place and will be the granary of Qin. It can be expected that in the near future, when the war of destruction of the country is launched, Bashu will have an extremely important position.

With the addition of the hydraulic workers brought by Li Bing, the technical problems of the canal construction were solved. The canal construction was carried out under the guidance of the hydraulic workers, and the progress was much smoother.

Not long after, Wang Wan arrived in Guanzhong, and he led tens of thousands of Bashu Dingzhuang. This was great news for the Guanzhong Canal, which urgently needed manpower, which made Qin Yi very happy.

These Bashu children are particularly motivated. In their words, Bashu has just built Jiangyan, Chengdu. They are very good at repairing canals and must not be compared by others. They all work hard.

Of course, the children of Bashu especially like to boast about the benefits of Dujiangyan. It is amazing, which makes the Qin people in Guanzhong admire him. They keep saying that Dujiangyan must not be beautiful in the past. They must build this canal better than Dujiangyan, and ensure that Guanzhong has a stable harvest of drought and flood.

Qin Yiren called Wang Wan aside and asked, "Wang Wan. If you want you to assist Li Erlang in handling government affairs, why did you return to Guanzhong?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Li Erlang may be inferior to his father in water management. If he talks about handling government affairs, he is a good man, and his father is far inferior to him. With him in Bashu, there will be no problem. I don't need to stay in Bashu anymore. Isn't it urgent to repair the canal now? I'm rushing back now." Wang Wan smiled and explained to Qin Yiren.

Wang Wan is not as smart as Li Si in innovation, but he is smart and capable, especially with a steady personality. If Li Erlang's political talent is not good, he would never speak like this.

Qin Yiren was overjoyed and smiled and said, "Since that's the case, you can help Li Si."

At present, to manage the canal, not only does Ding Zhuang need, but also talents who can manage and command. Wang Wan's return is a great thing. If he helps Li Si, it will be better to manage affairs.

"Your Majesty, don't look at Li Erlang's age and his vision is solid." Wang Wan said to Qin Yiren.

"Oh, why did you say this?" Qin Yiren was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this is Li Erlang's memorial, you will know at a glance." Wang Wan took out a piece of parchment paper and presented it to Qin Yiren.

Qin Yiren took it and saw his eyes widened, slapped his forehead and praised loudly: "It's so great, it's so great! Well, this matter has been ignored in the court, but Li Erlang is the first to propose it, it's not bad! Not bad! He is indeed a prefect!"

Li Erlang said something in the memorial, asking the Qin State to train navy in Bashu to protect the food and grass from Bashu in the future.

The land of Bashu is located in the upper reaches of Chu. If the food and grass of Bashu are to be transported out of Shu for use by the Qin army, it will need to be transported through the Yangtze River. At that time, Chu had a powerful naval army, but as for Qin, there was no naval army. If the naval army was not started to train in advance, when it was time to transport grain, there would be no protective force and it would be annihilated by the naval army of Chu. If this were the case, even if Bashu had more food and grass, it would be useless.

Li Erlang has a good vision and can see clearly that he can't help Qin Yiren's disapproval.

Qin Yiren immediately sent an order, summoning Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Li Si, Han Fei, Wang Wan, Cai Ze, Li Bing and Zheng State to discuss the navy army.

The reason why Li Bing and Zheng Guo were asked to participate was because they were peerless water workers, and they had a say in any matters related to water.

More importantly, the Qin State was located in the West at that time, and was an inland country. It was a landlord. When it comes to naval forces, it was without any experience. It was necessary to listen to their opinions.

"This Li Erlang is not old, and his vision is really true." Fan Sui praised him and smiled at Li Bing: "Congratulations to Lord Li for having such a good man."

"Haha!" As a father, Li Bing had no reason not to like it. He let out a burst of laughter and his nose and eyes were squeezed into a ball.

"The training of the navy must be done in advance, there is no objection to this. The question is, who should do this?" Qin Yiren frowned, and his eyes flew past Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and Meng Wu.

Bai Qi and Wang Jian are known as the "God of War" and are unparalleled military geniuses. They refer to them fighting on land, not to the navy. When it comes to navy, they know nothing. It is really not easy to find a general who trains navy.

"This..." Fan Sui and the others frowned, but they were speechless.

After thinking about it, they still couldn't find a suitable candidate. The navy generals must be proficient in water warfare. Looking at all the generals of Qin, no one would fit. If they were to find generals who were proficient in land warfare, there were many Qin.

"Your Majesty, this matter was proposed by Li Erlang. Why not let him write a memorial to train the navy? If there is something good, you can order him as a general. If there is nothing good, it is better to post a list to recruit talents." Wang Wan thought for a while and asked for advice.

"Feable!" Qin Yiren pointed his head.

Although this matter was brought up by Li Erlang, he was too young after all and did not dare to entrust him with the matter of the navy. If Li Erlang really understood the navy, he would just leave it to him. If it really didn't work, he would recruit talents from all over the world. Recruiting talents is the killer weapon of Qin. If he didn't believe it, he would not be able to recruit a suitable navy general.

Immediately sent an imperial edict to Li Erlang, and not long after, I received a memorial from Li Erlang. Qin Yiren summoned a group of important officials to discuss and agreed that Li Erlang was born as a general of the navy. In this way, the matter of training the navy in Bashu was handed over to Li Erlang.

This incident made Li Bing so beautiful. If you have such a child, how can you regret it?

After dealing with the matter of the navy, Qin Yiren continued to build the canal. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye and the progress was still smooth.

However, trouble finally came.

"Not good, no good, I've dug up the rock." Qin Yiren was digging the soil, and suddenly heard a burst of exclamation. He hurried over and took a look and saw a stone in the dug ditch.

When building a canal, one is afraid of leakage, and the other is afraid of stones. If it leaks, the water will leak and will not play an irrigation role. If there is rock, it will be difficult to dig through. You must know that in the Warring States Period, technology was underdeveloped and there were not enough tools, and it was difficult to achieve results in the face of rocks. This is not good news.

"Dig again and see how big this stone is." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows and immediately ordered.

The Qin people dug up again. This was impossible. The Qin people kept shouting because the stone was very big and was several miles long. A stone several miles long stretched across the land that the canal must pass. This was not good news, and it made the Qin people very upset.

"Your Majesty, don't you say you want to change the way, right?" The Qin people were very worried.

There is a stone at the right time. If you want to change the route, other places will also need to be changed. This project will be big and the Qin people are not worried.

"Don't worry. If it's just this stone, it's still difficult for me to deal with it. I have a wonderful way to deal with it." Qin Yiren frowned and said, "Go and invite Zheng State and Li Bing to see if there will be any leaks here."

Zheng Guo and Li Bing rushed over to see the stones in the ditch, and couldn't help but feel excited and said, "That's great! That's great!"

"Two, there are stones to stop you. This is a bad thing. How could it be a good thing?" The Qin people asked in confusion.

"You will know later." Zheng Guo rubbed his hands and smiled happily.

"Look, can it be used here?" Zheng Guo and Li Bing had the final say.

"Hey, Master, why are you not worried?" Li Bing saw Qin Yiren's calm and gentle look in his eyes, and couldn't help but be surprised and asked curiously.

This is the linkage point. If the route is changed, the project will be much bigger. This is a worrying thing, but Qin Yiren is calm, which makes Li Bing and Zheng Guo surprised.

"You are not worried, why should I worry?" Qin Yiren smiled very relaxedly.

"Your Majesty, do you know this method?" Zheng Guo seemed to have some understanding.

"I know a little bit." Qin Yiren nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, you are so knowledgeable." Li Bing raised his thumb and praised him endlessly.

The huge rock blocked the ditches, and this matter was not difficult for Qin Yiren. As a modern person, he had his own wonderful methods to deal with them.

Li Bing and Zheng Guo checked for a while, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and said, "There will not be water leaking, you can continue digging."

"Dig? This is a stone, how to dig it out?" Qin people looked puzzled.

Li Bing and Zheng did not speak, and looked at Qin Yiren, which meant to listen to Qin Yiren's views.

Qin Yiren said that they knew that method, but they really didn't believe it because it was the unique skill of a water craftsman, and they were going to take the test of Qin Yiren.

"Test me? I am a modern person, and I'm about the same as you test." Qin Yiren laughed in his heart.

"Come on, pick up firewood, mobilize old vinegar, and prepare some sledgehammers." Qin Yiren issued an order loudly.

"Your Majesty really know!" Li Bing and Zheng Guo almost pierced the sky with their right thumb, and they were full of praise (friends can guess what Qin Yiren would use).
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