"Have you ever noticed that between these rivers is the boundary between the two rivers in the Central Plains, one south and one north. Although the two rivers are divided into north and south, they are not far away from each other after leaving the two mountains of Tai Room and Shao Room. After reaching the plain, there are no obvious hills to obstruct it, which is the perfect place to open the canal. ”

Speaking of which, he put his hands on the top of his upright bronze staff, as if he were really a god, looking down on the chaotic beings. He said in a show-off tone: "My Xinzheng land is located in the land route of the world, and as soon as this river is opened, Xindu can lead to the world from the waterway." I'm afraid that all business travelers are going to squeeze their heads and come here for transit. Everyone who should collect taxes for the state, who should make money for themselves, wait to count the money and count the cramps. ”

"Your Majesty!" Lao Situ is like a cross talker, and praises seamlessly, "How wise it is to pry the world's goods with a river!" If the treasury is sufficient, the military and government will be prosperous, and if the military and government are prosperous, Zheng Guo will be strong! The crowd agreed.

Digging Tu glanced at the ministers, his ears enjoyed the overwhelming words, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Uncle Sikong. His sad face stood out among the crowd.

"Isn't Sikong-sama worried?"

The uncle was named, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled on the ground: "The minister doesn't dare, the minister doesn't dare." Now the nobles in the court have long lost the arrogance of Lao Situ and Lao Sima, so he doesn't have the courage to be a maverick in this flattering atmosphere.

"Sikong-sama, don't panic. If you guessed correctly, you're worried about engineering problems, right? He smiled evilly, as if he had expected it.

"Your Excellency is wise." Only then did Uncle Hui have the courage to open his mouth, "The minister is worried that building a waterway may not be as simple as digging a river. The two waters, the yellow water and the Zhanran water, naturally go north and south, and there must be a cause. If the water division is too high, I am afraid that the water will not flow through the river. ”

"Lord Sikong is really doing practical things, and the country needs a calm person like you." Not only was he not annoyed, but he praised his uncle. He has been a king for a long time, and he has naturally learned the art of balancing imperial power. This is for the ministers who have just touted it, so that they don't just care about sycophants.

"But it's not a problem. Then you take someone to measure it, and if the ground is too high, go east. Believe in the widows, you don't have to go far to find the right terrain. ”

Uncle Hui's eyes widened, and he didn't know why the king, who had not conducted on-site research, was so sure, but the divination-like tone of the divine stick made him suspicious. He searched his stomach and tried to remember the terrain of the area, and it seemed that the chances of success were not small. Thinking of this, he did not hesitate for a moment, and sincerely joined the ranks of praising the wisdom of his master.

Of course, the excavation is not a mouthful, but once again occupies the light of the crossing. He was reminded of the modern South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is divided into three routes: western, central and eastern. The western front was carved into mountains and mountains, and the ancients could not follow suit. Although the eastern route was plain, the problems encountered were the same as Sikong's fears, although the river channel was dug up, the water could not flow through it due to the height of the river. Modern people have water pumps and locks to lift boats, but they directly ignore this, but if you want to change to the ancients, you can only stare dryly.

The last middle line, except for the Danjiangkou Reservoir, which starts from modern technology, is "artesian" throughout the whole process. Artesian and artesian means natural flow, which means that as long as the river is dug up, it can be flowed. Coincidentally, the middle line just flows near Xinzheng, where the excavation site is located.

Sure enough, only ten days later, Lord Sikong, who was sleeping in the open air, came back to report the good news. Not only were his eyes full of admiration, but the ministers were even more impressed.

Outside the palace, this matter is spread ten, ten by hundred, and the more it is spread, the more evil it becomes. A good statement is that Uncle Zheng is a star in the sky, but a bad statement simply involves the Zhong Ji sisters, saying that Uncle Zheng was possessed by a dragon ambergris demon girl.

He didn't have time to pay attention to these gossip, and he had to get down to business. The canal is viable, but it brings new problems. It turned out that Zheng Guo moved the whole country, and the manpower was limited. This big project of building a new capital can be regarded as a trip by requisitioning and transferring people, and if another canal is added, it will be overwhelmed.

Sikong is a technical man, and he is helpless when he encounters this kind of problem, so he has to look at the almighty king, hoping that he will come up with another strange plan.

"Lord Situ, you are in charge of the household registration of the population, have you ever recruited people?" Dig Tu started a bad brain again.

"There is indeed a requisition." The old man replied slowly, as if he couldn't catch up with his anger, "However, the people have suffered disasters and cannot be requisitioned. ”

"Disaster?" Digging Tu naturally didn't believe this nonsense, but the country of Yu was not dispersed, and he still had the ability to disobey in a group, although it was not happy, it was not worth mobilizing people for this.

"Villain Yujun, he has never lied a lot, wait for my generals to teach a lesson, see if he dares to disobey his orders!" Siying Suoqiu smelled the opportunity to make meritorious service and immediately jumped out again.

"For such a waste, is it worth it to exhaust my soldiers' physical strength and consume my country's treasury money and grain?" Dutu smiled and said, "A hundred battles are won, and the good ones who are not good, the soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones who fight." ”

Suo Qiu was rashly educated by such in-depth words, and couldn't help but shrink back, it seems that Sun Tzu's words in the Art of War in later generations are really insightful.

Dig suddenly to come to a bloodless war. He searched through the historical library in his stomach, remembered a trick in "Guanzi - Light and Heavy Chapter" - business war, and was determined to learn from Guan Zhong, who assisted Qi Huan to dominate a hundred years later.

"Master Sishang, a few months ago, I helped the Son of Heaven Zhang Luo Dadian, and I didn't make a lot of money, right?"

Candle Correction was in charge of money, and suddenly saw Jun Shang with a wicked smile on his face, and couldn't help but subconsciously cover his money bag: "Lai Jun's strategy is wise, and he has indeed made a lot of money." ”

"Then take it out and use it." Digging Tu said half-jokingly, "Zheng Guo is finally settled, we should also celebrate." I heard that the rice wine in the country is good, so you go to buy it. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. "Candle Correction is a businessman in the end, and a small abacus is a thief. As soon as I heard that I had to spend a lot of money to buy these consumables that could not appreciate, I was so distressed that I wanted to drip blood.

"What? Do you want to learn from the ruler who does not listen to the widow? ”

"Don't dare!" Candle Jie kowtowed to the ground like pounding garlic, and rubbed his foot against the Suoqiu and Xian Ke next to him, hoping that they would come out to help. The two of them didn't know what medicine they were selling in the gourd, so they suddenly jumped from fighting to buying wine, and they didn't know how to persuade them for a while.

Seeing that they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, he couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, the widow is not a loser." The money you spend today is guaranteed to be doubled back in half a year! ”

These businessmen don't believe in anything else, and when they hear that their master asks them to make money, they all believe it. After all, they have made a lot of money in the past few years. So, Candle Correction's attitude turned 180 degrees: "If the king has any clever plan, even if he orders, the minister will definitely go to the soup to complete it!" ”

"That's good. From now on, you will buy wine from the kingdom of Qiu, and then you will go to all his neighboring countries to buy grain. ”

"No!"

"Remember, only buy the kind of grain wine that is brewed for a short time, don't age, don't worry about money!" Hearing this, many people in the court have already guessed the king's intentions.

As a result, Zheng Guo's merchants flocked to Qiu Guo to purchase. Under the powerful force of the laws of the market economy, the price of alcohol has risen in response.

The people of the country suddenly encountered an opportunity to make a fortune, and naturally happily "took the bait". Soon, everyone's inventory was sold out, but the buyer had no intention of stopping. The large and small wineries in the city pondered, since Zheng Guo only needs to make wine for a short time, then hurry up and work overtime to brew! As a result, the winery owners began to go door-to-door to buy the people's grain.

At this time, it was the end of summer, and even the landlord's family did not have much surplus grain. As a result, the price of wine has plummeted, making it difficult for the owners of the wine shop to make money, which is really scratching their hearts.

Finally, when the autumn harvest arrived, these people went directly to the fields to grab grain like flies chasing. At this time, the ministers of the kingdom of Yu finally became vigilant and reminded their masters that they had to ensure the people's food rations for the coming year.

The king of Yu consulted with the ministers. First, most people are short-sighted, thinking that the money obtained from selling wine at a high price can buy food to eat, let alone thinking that this is a big game of chess. Second, it is difficult for ordinary people's greed to be cured, and the price of alcohol is so attractive, they may not be able to control it if they want to. In the end, it didn't work.

Now Zheng Guo's merchants bought more happily. The people of the Kingdom of Yu were desperately selling grain, and the winery was desperately selling wine, but they did not realize that the surplus grain of the neighboring countries was also looted by Zheng Guo.