The palace of the king of Qin, in the study, was in a joyful atmosphere, not for anything else, but because the matter of expelling guests was made good use by Qin Yiren, and it received a good response, and Shandong scholars entered Qin one after another. This is very good news for the Qin State, which is in great need of talents.

"Huh!" Fan Sui let out a burst of laughter, laughing so hard that his eyes were almost squinting together, and said to Qin Yidao: "Your Majesty, do you know how many scholars have entered Qin?" ”

"This widow knows, and at the moment there are eight hundred and thirty-six people." Qin Yiren didn't think about it, and blurted out.

"Your Majesty, you're wrong." Le Yi shook his head and said, "That was yesterday's number, and today it has reached nine hundred and fourteen people, this is still the scholars who have gone to the government to become naturalized, and there are many scholars who are rushing to the government but have not yet gone to the government." Seventy-eight people were added in one day, which was good news. ”

"Yes. This is just the beginning, as time goes by, there will be more scholars entering Qin. Fan Sui raised his eyebrows, very happy.

"It's all a well-written article by Lis." Qin Yiren was also happy.

What the Qin State needs most at the moment is talent, and it can increase by seventy or eighty people a day, and there will be more than two thousand people in a month, which is still the early stage, and there will be more as time goes by. With these talents, the Qin State will be able to reserve a large number of talents, and when it sweeps away the nations and dominates the world in the future, it will be much easier to govern the world.

"Li Si's article is certainly good, but if it weren't for the king's boldness, these scholars would not have entered Qin one after another." Le Yi also had a happy face, and smiled at Qin Yiren: "Your Majesty, guess how these Qin scholars praise you." ”

"Well, that's not guessing." Qin Yiren really didn't have the heart to care how these scholars praised him. He has a lot of official business to deal with. How can there be time.

"The scholars said that the king was magnificent. The horses that are driving are also in the palace' There are many scholars who have been moved by these words. Looking at the past and present, how many people can really do this? Even Shang Tang uses Yi Yin, King Wen of Zhou uses Taigong, and Mu Gong uses Baili Xi, which is far inferior. Le Yi raised his eyebrows, the smile on his face narrowed, and said: "These Shandong scholars are unhappy in the state of their parents, and they have more or less such and such defects, and the king can have such courage." Can they not enter Qin? ”

Not all of the Shandong scholars who entered Qin, at least most of them were because they were unsatisfactory and useless in Shandong, and some even almost lost their lives. Qin Yiren can say the bold words of "the horses that are driving in the pan, and the people who are slack are also in the palace", either they will not be moved, or they will not be able to enter Qin.

You know, how many people have been able to say this kind of rhetoric throughout the ages? How many people dare to speak out?

It was a happy event for the scholar to enter Qin, but the days soon returned to peace. Soon it will be the spring of the following year. This year, the Qin State encountered a drought that was rare in a century. There has been no rain for two consecutive months, and the situation is very bad.

"Poof!" Qin Yiren rode on his horse and spit out the dust and sand in his mouth.

At this time, Qin Yiren was like a clay man, his hair, face, neck, and body were full of dust and sand, and at first glance, he looked like a clay man.

Not only people, but even the horse under his crotch was thickly wrapped in mud and dust, like a mud horse.

Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, Han Fei, Zhu Hai, Meng Zhao, Fan Tong, Ma Tong, Gai Hong and Lu Jujian, who came with Qin Yiren, all became clay figures.

Not for anything else, just because of the drought in Guanzhong, the weather is dry and dry, and when the wind blows, it is a piece of mud and sand, a gray patch, which makes people can't even open their eyes, and makes people have the illusion of being in the desert.

"The widow has traveled all over the nineteen counties of Guanzhong in ten days, and the counties and counties are like this, as if they are in the reckless yellow sand of the Western Regions, and if this continues, Guanzhong will have no harvest this year, which is not good." Qin Yiren took a breath, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

"yes." Huang Shigong's face was full of worry, and said: "What Daqin lacks most at the moment is grain and grass, if there is no harvest this year, this will delay the time for Daqin to dominate the world for several years, so we have to find a way." ”

At present, the Qin State is not short of gold and silver, but there is a shortage of grain and grass, and if there is enough grain and grass, the war of annihilation would have started long ago. The Changping War has exhausted the accumulation of four generations, and the Qin State has not recovered until now, and if there is such a great drought, the reunification war of the Qin State will be postponed for at least three or five years, which is unacceptable.

"Go back at once, and gather all the ministers to discuss this matter, and we must overcome this matter this year." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, revealing a firmness.

In this way, while Qin Yiren rushed towards Xianyang, he sent people to recall Zheng Guo, Li Si, and Cai Ze, the three people who repaired the canal. Not long after Qin Yiren returned to Xianyang, Zheng Guo and the others also rushed back.

Qin Yiren, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Le Yi, Wang Qian, Meng Wu, Huang Shigong, Wei Yi, Han Fei, Zheng Guo, Li Si, Cai Ze, Xunzi, and Gongsun Longzi gathered together to discuss the fight against drought.

"The widow ran all over the nineteen counties of Guanzhong in ten days, only to see that there was mud and dust everywhere, and when the wind blew, it was gray, as if it was in the reckless desert of the Western Regions, which means that the drought in Guanzhong this year is very severe, if there is no more water, Guanzhong will have no harvest this year, this is not acceptable to Daqin, how to overcome the drought, you can talk freely." Qin Yiren's face was very solemn, and he glanced at the ministers, only to see that everyone was frowning, and it was difficult to have a magic method.

"Your Majesty, this is a tricky matter." Fan Sui's brows tightened even tighter, and he said, "When the drought is just showing its signs, the minister wants the counties to prepare for drought. At first, there was still water to pick up nearby, but now the water in the ditches is dry. Not to mention that the crops are given water, even the common people of the country have difficulty drinking water. In some villages, in order to get water, they have to go to places dozens of miles away to pick water. Even more worrying is the fact that even so, these sources are still running dry. ”

Fan Sui's words were shocking enough, however, Xunzi's words were even more shocking.

"According to the classics I have checked, the drought in Guanzhong this year is a once-in-a-century occurrence, and its harm is quite terrible." Xunzi stroked his forehead, a shocked face.

"Once in a century?" When they heard this, they almost fell to the ground with horror.

I saw this drought with my own eyes, and I knew how terrible it was, and I heard it again. Who can not be shocked?

"Who has a way to fight drought?" Qin Yiren asked expectantly.

Look at me, people. I'll look at you. No one can do anything but look helpless.

Qin Yiren saw it in his eyes, and his heart sank straight down. Although Guanzhong is solid and every family has surplus grain, even if there is no harvest this year, the Qin people will not be hungry, but this will greatly delay the unification of the Qin State. This is not something that Qin Yiren can accept.

"Looking at it this way, there is only one way to solve it." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice.

"What's the method?" Everyone looked at Qin Yiren with anticipation on their faces.

Qin Yiren is good at scheming and decisive, and he is deeply convinced by everyone, he said that there must be a way, and it will not be possible if everyone is not full of expectations.

"The widow wants to come and go, but the only way to build the canal is to build it." Qin Yiren's brows tightened even tighter, forming a Sichuan character.

"Poof!" Zheng Guo didn't sit still, and fell to the ground. He screamed loudly: "Your Majesty, this is impossible. It's impossible. ”

"Tell me, how can it be impossible?" Qin Yiren asked.

"The Guanzhong canal is very involved, and although the ministers are running and working hard, they have not repaired much. It would take a lot of effort to build this canal, and it would not be possible to complete it this year. Zheng Guo didn't think about it, blurted out, and hit Qin Yiren hard.

"As far as anyone knows, the surveys have been completed, and all that is needed is to start, right?" Qin Yiren asked.

"Having said that, how can such a huge canal be built in such a short period of time?" Zheng Guo was still in shock.

Zhengguo Canal is a huge project composed of more than 400 miles long trunk canal and countless branch canals and hair canals, integrating irrigation and drainage. Not to mention that in the Warring States period, even in modern society, this is also a large-scale project, and if you want to complete it in a short time, it is tantamount to a fool's dream.

"You're worried about not having enough people, aren't you? Say, how many do you want? Qin Yiren's eyes flickered.

"This ......" Zheng Guo frowned and began to calculate.

"Your Majesty, if there are millions of people, we may be able to complete it before the summer grain, and there will be a harvest in the past." Li Si, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

"Lis, Hugh has to talk nonsense." Cai Ze scolded and said, "Millions of people, how can it be so easy? ”

In the sparsely populated Warring States Period, millions of people were a staggering number, and even with Cai Zezhi's wisdom, he was still frightened. It's not just Cai Ze who is shocked, but Fan Sui, Bai Qi and Le Yi are also in a heartbeat.

You must know that the Qin State at that time had a population of only five million, and one million people were one-fifth of the population of the Qin State. Moreover, the people used to repair the canal must be young and strong, and all the Ding Zhuang in the Qin State are almost a million people.

"Li Si, tell me, how do you want to use these millions of people?" Qin Yiren asked.

Needless to say, Li Si's talent is very good, and what is even more rare is that he is good at clever calculations and management, since he said so, he must have gained.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the current survey has been completed, and the canal can be constructed in sections, and a waterman will be sent to guide each section." Li Si spoke eloquently.

"Good!" The crowd applauded in unison.

The design is already complete, and it only needs to be started at the same time, which is indeed a good way to speed up the construction period.

"Secondly, Ding Zhuang can be divided into two batches, one group to rest and one group to build, so that people can speed up the process without stopping." Li Si is worthy of being the future prime minister, and he is very good at such things.

"Good! Pick! "After Li Si's treatment, this efficiency will be doubled, and everyone can't help but applaud.

"In order to speed up the construction period, we can also send old and weak women and children to cook and boil water for Ding Zhuang and deliver the food to the construction site, so that it can also save a lot of time." Li Si's heart was thinner than a needle, and he even thought of such things.

"Good!" Qin Yiren was greatly relieved and asked Zheng Guo, "According to what Li Si said, can the canal be repaired before the summer planting?" ”

"Your Majesty, although the survey has been completed, no one can say for sure what is going on underground, maybe it will be diverted at that time, whether it can be completed, the minister does not dare to say this. However, the minister wanted to say that he could give it a go. Zheng Guo thought for a while.

Zheng Guo is a peerless plumber, his words are authority, he said that he can give it a go, then he must be able to give it a go, everyone is excited, and their eyes are focused on Qin Yiren. (To be continued......)