Cheng Huan had lunch with Ying Zheng, and then went back happily, his goal had basically been achieved, and he was in a good mood.

When Cheng Huan had just left, Li Si returned.

Ying Zheng originally wanted to go to see Princess Hu Yu, because he was in too much hurry to separate in the Mongolian Mansion, but these people came to the palace one after another to look for him, but now they can't spare time.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the tomb of King Wu of Zhou has been arranged." Li Si arched his hand and said.

"The sergeant of the guard has changed?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Yes, Zhao Gao replaced the guards with the Imperial Forest Army." Lees said.

"When can I leave?" Ying Zheng asked urgently.

"Anytime." Lees replied.

"The widow asked Lu Xiangbang to arrange a court meeting, after the court meeting." Ying Zheng pressed the urgency in his heart.

Speaking of court discussions, Ying Zheng remembered what the old man in white told him: All major matters must be discussed with Li Si.

So Ying Zheng said: "On top of the court discussion, there are several important matters that need to be resolved, and the widow wants to listen to Mr. first." ”

"Your Majesty, please tell me what are the important things?" Lees said.

"When choosing a concubine before, the Korean envoy Zheng Guosu presented a map, which was a proposal to build a canal to irrigate the fertile land. The widow felt that this was a good move, and he could use this canal to cultivate more original grains and increase a lot of grain production. Ying Zheng said.

"Huh." Li Si smiled faintly and said, "This matter is not as simple as imagined. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si said calmly: "The king should also look at the assassination of Wei with a higher vision. The reason why Wei dared to kill people with a knife was because the strength of one country was definitely not enough. And the reason why the blame is on the Chu State is because the Nansu princess of the Chu State is an excuse that can be used, and the other is because with the strength of the Chu State, it can always be in a stalemate with Great Qin, so as to continue to consume the strength of Qin and Chu. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and listened carefully.

"And the target of the assassination, although it is aimed at Princess Hu Yu, is just to cover people's eyes, the king thinks, since these assassins have no ability to kill the king, then naturally they will not be able to hurt Princess Hu Yu beside the king. Therefore, these assassins were destined to die. Lees said.

Ying Zheng nodded slowly, thinking about the connection between these things.

"Who in the world doesn't know that the three families of Zhao, Wei, and Han are divided into Jin, and they are already in the same breath, although there have been times when they have attacked each other for hundreds of years, but in case of foreign enemies, they will still reinforce each other. That's why Cao Min said that this matter may not have been done by Wei alone, but is more likely to be planned by these three countries. ”

“！！” Ying Zheng was really taken aback.

Li Si said: "Why did Korea offer the strategy of opening a canal when choosing a concubine, and then the Wei State sent assassins to disguise the Chu people to assassinate the princess of the Zhao State? This is not unrelated. ”

"The policy of opening a canal is indeed a matter of benefiting the country and the people, and the merit is in the future. But from South Korea's point of view, it will never offer a plan to make the Qin state stronger and stronger, and then put itself in a position where it is at the mercy of the Qin state. The real purpose of South Korea's advice is to exhaust Qin. Because Korea did not have enough military strength to fight the Qin state, it could only weaken the existing power of the Qin state in this way. ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

"The king can imagine that the Qin state was busy with the construction of large water canals, and at the same time was busy with the continuous war with the Chu state, and also had to deal with the intrusion of Zhao and Wei at any time. If such a situation occurs, before the canal is completed, the Qin State will be dragged down, and it is not impossible for the world to have a situation where the three families are divided into Qin again. ”

"Therefore, this is the layout of the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han." After Li Si finished analyzing, he still looked at Yingzheng with a firm look.

Ying Zheng gasped deeply and his heart throbbed.

Although the fundamental intentions of Zhao, Wei, and Han were not clarified, Li Si's analysis was extremely accurate, and there was nothing unreasonable that had to be convincing.

"No wonder the predecessors let the widow have to discuss with you in case of any major event, if there is no Mr. to remind you, the widow will definitely be in the Zhao, Wei, and Han conspiracy." Ying Zheng said with palpitations.

"The grass people just see some things thoroughly." Li Si said calmly.

"Then it seems that this canal is not repairable." Ying Zheng said.

"No, no." Li Si said slowly.

Ying Zheng thought that Li Si said so much to persuade him to give up building the canal, but unexpectedly Li Si said "yes" again.

"Mr. Nayi looks at ......" Ying Zheng looked puzzled.

"Before the king was assassinated, the grass people planned and exposed the conspiracy of the Wei State. And then, you can still calculate and change from passive to active. Lees said.

"Please sir." Ying Zheng said.

"The policy of building a canal, Korea is a tired Qin policy to weaken the national strength of the Qin State, and the king only needs to issue some decrees, and he can build this canal without reducing the national strength, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone." Lees said.

"What should a widow do?" Ying Zheng asked suspiciously.

Li Si smiled and said: "The king can exchange the benefits after the construction of the canal for the enthusiasm of the local people, so that they can take the initiative to participate in the construction of the canal." First, the tax paid until the completion of the canal can be exempted; Second, the amount of water used after the completion of the canal can be allocated according to the cumulative contribution of each household to the construction of the canal; Third, the performance of the three-year period can be exchanged for different quantities of second-generation grain seeds. ”

Ying Zheng couldn't stop nodding, if he did what Li Si said, he could indeed mobilize the people more subtly.

"If we do this, we can reduce the number of sergeants involved, reduce the cost of treasury money, and greatly shorten the construction period. As for the number and details of the period, it is up to the king to decide. Lees said.

"Okay, let's do it. The canal has to be repaired, but the labor does not hurt the money, hahaha, very good, very good...... "Ying Zheng happily closed his mouth.

"The king has a good reputation." Li Si said leisurely.

Suddenly, Ying Zheng seemed to think of something, and then asked eagerly: "I just mentioned the original seeds of the five grains, how should this method of cultivating the original seeds be carried out?" ”

Li Si cleared his throat and said, "The original seeds of five grains are classified by the five elements, so they are suitable for planting in a variety of different environments, including different factors such as climate, soil quality, and light. The Qin State covers all kinds of terrain and can basically cultivate all the original grains. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si as if he didn't understand, the lord of a country who had never had farming experience, of course, he could only imagine the pictures he had seen.

Li Si smiled and said: "If the king wants to know more about the original seeds of the five grains, the best way is to study the "Grain Classic" in the "Shennong Sutra". ”

"The Book of Agriculture and Grain? The widow has only heard of the "Hundred Herbs Sutra", but they do not know that there is also the "Grain Classic" in this world. Ying Zheng said.

"The "Shennong Hundred Herbs Sutra" known to the world is actually only a part of the "Shennong Sutra". Li Si said, "The entire "Shennong Sutra" includes "The Book of Herbs", "The Book of Agriculture", "The Book of Hundred Medicines", "The Book of Hundred Poisons" and so on. ”

That's covering all plants.

"Then why is there only the "Hundred Herbs Sutra" that has been circulated in the world?" Ying Zheng asked.

"What is currently circulating in the world is a bound version of the "Hundred Herbs Sutra" and the "Hundred Medicines Sutra". "As for why the remaining ones have not been handed down to the world, the grass people do not know. But the grass people know that in the tomb of King Wu of Zhou, there must be the entire "Shennong Sutra". ”

Ying Zheng's eyes burned and he exclaimed, "Really? ”

"Didn't the master tell the king?" Lees asked.

Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "He only told the widow that the contents could be disposed of at will, except for the Book of Changes, he didn't say what was in it." ”

"I see." Li Si said, "Then about the characteristics of the original grains and the environment to which they are adapted, let's wait for the king to get back the "Agricultural and Grain Classic" and then discuss." ”

Ying Zheng was a little impatient to go to the tomb of King Wu of Zhou to find out, but he still endured it, and then said: "The original seeds of the five grains, the widows will figure it out sooner or later, but how to quickly let the people plant seeds suitable for their own land, so that the people have enough food and clothing, and the treasury is abundant, sir, can there be a way?" ”

"After the king has cultivated the second generation of cereals, he can introduce a new law for farming. We will solve what the people are most afraid of, and we will give what the people are most looking forward to. ”

"Let's be specific." Ying Zheng said with some confusion.

"That's not as good as the old rules, the grass people ask, the king answers, and the method is naturally presented." Lees said.

Ying Zheng: "......"

It seems that Li Si's habit is still learned from the old man in white.

Li Si asked, "If the king is allowed to go up to cultivate and work, what will the king fear the most?" ”

"The most fearful?" Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Drought, floods, locusts. ”

Li Si shook his head and said, "These are not the most terrifying. ”

Ying Zheng looked puzzled: "Then what is more terrible than these?" ”

Li Si sighed and said: "The most terrible thing is that because of the war, the people have been displaced, they can't return to their homes, and they can't plant their fields. Or maybe his land was divided among the princes, Sir ...... The natural disasters mentioned by the king are certainly terrible and even cruel, but after all, they are left in the green mountains, and they are not afraid of running out of firewood. But if your land is no longer your own, then even after the great flood sweeps, the few poor seedlings left do not belong to you. Therefore, what the people are most afraid of is that the ownership of this land will be deprived and seized. Once the land is lost, the people have nothing, and how can their survival be guaranteed. ”

Ying Zheng was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. The land of the whole country belongs to the king of a country, how can Yingzheng understand the suffering of the people who have lost their land.

Therefore, the grass people believe that what the people in the world are most afraid of is the continuous war and the system of separation. As long as the war continues and the feudal system is not changed, it will be difficult to give the people a stable homeland. Li Si said abruptly.

Ying Zheng came back to his senses: "Sir, is it said that if you want to make the people in this world stable and peaceful, it is not enough to only unify them, but you also have to change the physique of this separation?" ”

"Your Majesty, isn't the cause of the war precisely due to the division of feuds, if there are not so many princes and so many fiefs in the world, how can there be so many conflicts and gains and losses in the world, and where is the war?" Li Si asked rhetorically with some excitement.

Ying Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and said, "What Mr. said is very true, the widow never thought of this fundamental reason before. ”

This is where the years of war originate, and the suffering of the people originates from this.

Li Si calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, let's continue to talk about seeds." ”

Ying Zheng nodded.

"Your Majesty, this is still the problem." "What else are the people afraid of? ”

Since we are back to the seeds, why is this still the problem?

"I'm afraid of ......" Ying Zheng thought about it again and again, but he couldn't think of anything else that the people were afraid of.

"What people fear even more is that they won't get help when disaster strikes." Li Si said, "How many local officials are rich in their own pockets, and the more natural disasters there are, the more they will get rich." ”

Ying Zheng said angrily: "The widow hates this kind of person the most. ”

"Actually, these can be summed up in one sentence." Li Si said, "If the system is not changed, it will be difficult to save the people from fire and water; If supervision is not strict, it will be difficult to solve the suffering of the world. ”

"The widow understands that once the world is unified, the widow will implement a different system from the past to relieve the suffering of the world."

"The king." Li Si arched his hand and said, "In this way, the grass people will talk about how this second-generation grain seed should be implemented." ”

Ying Zheng leaned over slightly and listened.

Li Si said very simply: "It's very simple, for grain seeds, that is, only exchange and not sell. ”

Do you want to exchange or not sell?