In the middle of the main hall, Xu Xing stopped, and after the king of Chu sat on it, Xu Xing saluted with the ministers: "Meet the king!" ”

"Excuse me!"

After the ceremony.

After the ministers knelt down and sat down, Xiong Huai introduced to the ministers: "Xu Zi's name has been heard by all the secretaries, and this gentleman is Xu Zi, who is famous in all countries in the world. ”

"Not long ago, after the widow heard about Xu Zi's name, he specially invited Xu Zi to Yingdu for a while, and he ······ yesterday."

Then, after Xiong Huai told Xu Xing's suggestion to the ministers, he asked: "Regarding Xu Zi's suggestion, the widow has been thinking for a long time and has been hesitating, so the widow wants to discuss with the ministers, I don't know what the ministers think?" ”

As soon as Xiong Huai's words fell, Taifu Yin Douyou immediately got up, blushing his neck and objecting: "The king, the ministers object, the construction of a canal between Jiang and Han is a waste of money and money, protracted but difficult to see, the use of money and grain in my Taifu has all been settled, and now there is no spare money and food available." ”

Although the construction of water conservancy projects does not require the consumption of armaments and materials, the consumption of food is the same as that of a major war, or it is more than the needs of a major war.

Because not everyone in the army fights together, and there will be no fierce battles every day, so the army will be stationed during this period, and more or less will replenish food.

Besides, if you win, maybe you will capture the Empire's military rations, and you may still make money.

The large-scale construction of water conservancy projects is different, this is a long period of time, basically there is no day off, and there is no busy leisure to carry out tuntian, this is a pure consumption. For Taifu, which was stockpiling grain and preparing for war, the construction of a large-scale construction canal at this time was undoubtedly worse and absolutely infeasible.

After Dou You finished speaking, his eyes stared at Xu Xing, eager to swallow him.

Knowing that Xu Xing would make such a suggestion, it was better to resolutely oppose the King of Chu calling him when the King of Chu mentioned him.

Dou You sighed in his heart: I knew why I had to be here today, why did I have to be at the beginning...

Xiong Huai sat on it and was silent, he had already expected Dou You's opposition, after all, even he, the king of Chu, was also worried and couldn't distinguish the pros and cons.

Xu Xing was taken aback by Dou You's gaze.

It's just a suggestion, is this the Taifu Yin of the Chu State like this?

It's just that seeing that the ministers of Chu were all accustomed to this and took it for granted, they all looked at it.

Xu Xing said secretly, perhaps, this is the consistent characteristic of Taifu Yin.

Then, Xu Xing saw that none of the ministers spoke, and they all looked at him mockingly, and immediately knew that if he couldn't convince the ministers of Chu State, then he could only go back this time.

Thinking about it, Xu Xing opened his mouth and asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency, but it is Taifu Yin." ”

Dou You nodded with a cold face: "Exactly!" ”

"Okay, I've seen Taifu Yin!" Xu Xing bowed.

Dou You let out a light "um" and bowed slightly, but did not return the salute.

Xu Xing said disapprerovingly: "I just heard that all the money and grain in Taifu are useful, I don't know if Taifu Yin can explain where Taifu's money and food are going to be used!" ”

Dou You pouted when he heard this, of course, it was used to prepare for the attack on the Yue Kingdom, and to prepare for the next siege of various countries.

The reason for this matter was just thought about in his heart, and he didn't say it, after all, he Xu Xing was not qualified to know such a confidential matter.

Xu Xing saw Dou You's mocking look, and immediately showed a look of understanding.

opened his mouth and said: "Since Taifu Yin doesn't say it, then let the line try to say it." ”

Dou You sneered: "Xu Zi just said! ”

Xu Xingying said: "Chu is a big country, with a place of 5,000 miles, Jianghan, Dongting, Huainan, and Huaibei are all places where grain is produced. Rice is planted in the land of Dongting, and the lower field yields three stones per mu, the middle field produces five stones per mu, and the superior fertile land produces ten stones per mu, which is an important granary of the Chu State. ”

"In the land of Huainan, the bequest of the virtuous Sun Shuao is still playing a role today, and many projects such as Qi Si Pi (Qi Si Lou Irrigation District), Shaobi and many other projects are still playing a role in the Chu State, and the land of Huainan, where Sun Shu Ao benefited, the yield per mu is all more than three stones, and a small number of high-quality fertile fields also have a yield of ten stones per mu."

"Between Jiang and Han, although this is the most important area of the Chu State, except for Deng and Ye, who have accepted gifts from Ye Gong and built some projects, there are no large number of canals built in other places. Therefore, in the area between the Jiang and Han dynasties, the yield of Shimoda should be close to two koku, Nakata may reach three koku, and the best river silt field should also be close to ten koku. ”

Listening to Xu Xing's words, Xiong Huai couldn't help but show a smug look.

The land of Chu is not fertile soil, and most of the fields are also lower fields with a yield of more than one stone per mu, and the number of middle fields and fertile fields is very small, and it is not as good as that of the northern countries.

However, the reason why Chu did not lack grain was not because of the natural fertile soil, but because of the water conservancy project in Huainan, which greatly increased grain production.

As for the Dongting developed by Wu Qi later, this is a heavenly encounter.

Between Jiang and Han, the most core area of Chu State, compared with Huainan and Dongting, is only because of the long development time and the large population. The grain yield per mu is very high, that does not exist, especially the Jianghan Plain, where Wuhan is located in the later generations, has not yet appeared, and now where is all lakes, plus some jungle swamps after the lake water fades, collectively known as Yunmeng Daze.

Therefore, when Xu Xing said that there was no shortage of food in Chu State, Xiong Huai showed a proud look, it is lucky to rely on heaven and earth to eat, and to eat by oneself, this is strength.

On the other side, Dou You mocked: "Xu Zi, everyone knows these things, so there is no need for Xu Zi to show off here." ”

Xu Xing nodded and replied: "What I said below is not to deliberately show off, but to show that Chu has enough grain and has never been short of grain, so the warehouse in Taifu must be full of grain in case of emergency." ”

Dou You said proudly in an unquestionable tone: "This is natural, even if you fight for many years, the warehouse of my Taifu has never been empty!" ”

Xu Xingying said: "Thinking about it, this is also the case, since the state of Chu is not only not short of grain, but the warehouses in Taifu are also full of grain, but they can't get the grain to build the canal, in the next thought, the state of Chu is undoubtedly preparing for a big war." ”

Dou You was not surprised that Xu Xing could guess the big battle, and the current situation could be guessed by anyone on the street, let alone someone like Xu Xing.

So, Dou You sneered: "The world is constantly fighting, and we have to fight every year, and it is really normal to stock up on food and prepare for war." Xu Zi said so much, did he just want to show that the Chu State was preparing for war! ”

Xu Xing shook his head and said, "I just said so much, naturally it's not just that. ”

Saying that, Xu Xing bowed to Douyou: "Dare to ask Taifu Yin, what is the purpose of Chu State's active preparation for war?" ”