The state of Chu, who had been deceived by the state of Qin, finally learned how to deceive others. Zhuang Xin's tongue bloomed with lotus flowers, layers of temptation, poor King Yue, who was suddenly fooled by Zhuang Xin, couldn't find the north.

"Is what the messenger said true?" King Yue's eyes widened, and his hands trembled slightly, this is more than 20 cities, even if it is not as rich as the Central Plains, it is far beyond the wild land of the country.

If the Yue Kingdom can occupy these more than 20 cities, the Yue people will no longer be the old and young in exile, but the eighth male in addition to the seven heroes in the world.

"Not only seriously, if the king can manage more than 20 cities on both sides of Zhejiang, my Chu State can also return all the original Yue Kingdom to the king." Zhuang Xin sat on the couch, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his left hand stroked his beard, like an old immortal.

"What price does it cost me to cross the country?" In the face of the big cake sent by the Chu State, although King Yue's eyes were hot, he still retained a sobriety in his heart.

"These cities were originally owned by the Yue Kingdom, and my Chu State was only managed for the king before, and now that they are returned to the king, how can they make the Yue Kingdom pay the price?" Zhuang Xin said with a smile.

"The king of Chu is righteous and benevolent, rare in the world, and Qi Huan's gift of land to Yan is not as good as that, Xiao Wang admires it." Regardless of whether it is true or not, King Yue brought a high hat to the State of Chu, and then asked, "I wonder when my Kingdom will be able to receive these cities?" ”

"Anytime." Zhuang Xin still had a smiling expression.

King Yue's heart was moved.

Whoever changes will be tempted at this moment.

Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy in the Chu State, as long as the land is given to the Yue Kingdom, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of him, the King of Yue will jump forward with his eyes closed.

There is no other choice!

The letter of state was soon concluded, and the king of Yue personally killed chickens and pigs, set up a banquet to entertain Zhuang Xin, and slept with Zhuang Xin at night, asking Zhuang Xin for advice on the strategy of governing the country.

Zhuang Xin also knew everything, and a few clever sycophants slapped it over, making King Yue feel as comfortable as eating a popsicle on a dog day.

The next day, King Yue looked at the national letter in his hand, still feeling a little dreamy, but it was written very clearly in black and white, so he couldn't help but not believe it: the two sides of Zhejiang had belonged to the Yue country......

"Inform the advisor and bring someone to take over these cities."

In any case, the credentials have been signed, and the city is definitely going to take over.

The king of Yue planned to send Wen Zhi to take the lead, and if the state of Chu did not play tricks, he would lead the rest of the countrymen into the city.

Zhuang Xin knew that the State of Chu would not let him leave until he took over these cities, which was all thanks to Zhang Yi, the No. 1 fraudster in the Warring States, and made all countries vigilant.

Therefore, Zhuang Xin did not leave the Yue Kingdom, but asked the King of Yue for two guides, saying that he was ready to travel to the famous mountains and rivers of the Yue Kingdom.

King Yue considered that Zhuang Xin was old and might have inconvenient legs, so he specially ordered someone to make a soft-seated sedan chair for Zhuang Xin and let people carry Zhuang Xin.

The rest of the matter went smoothly, and the Yue Kingdom received the city without any hindrance.

Half a month later, Zhuang Xin, who had traveled through the famous mountains and rivers, returned to the place where King Yue lived again and bid farewell to King Yue.

The Yue Kingdom, which had fully received the city, had no slightest problem with Zhuang Xin, and the king of Yue once again set up a banquet to entertain Zhuang Xin, and personally sent Zhuang Xin out of ten miles away, before he said goodbye.

……

Zhao Guo didn't know the news at this time.

Zhao was sending people to dig the canal from Fushui and Zhangshui to the Yellow River.

Zhangshui is a tributary of the Yellow River, while Fushui is a tributary of Zhangshui.

Handan's goods can be transported to all parts of the Central Plains through the water, Zhangshui, and river, and the sea fish caught by the fleet can also be continuously sent to Handan through water transportation.

The existence of three rivers brought great convenience to the transportation of goods in the Zhao State.

Even with the construction of official roads, the cargo capacity and low cost of water transportation far outweigh that of land transportation.

However, the Zhangshui does not normally flow into the river from west to east, but runs parallel to the river in the northeast and joins the river after a long distance.

As a result, Handan's ships needed to travel more than 200 miles if they wanted to go south.

If the Zhangshui and the Yellow River are dug in a suitable location, the distance of more than 200 miles will be shortened to only about 20 miles in an instant, which will greatly save the road and time.

Zhao Kuo wanted to organize people to dig the canal last year, but Zhao Guo was building the Yellow River embankment last year and expanding Handan City, but the manpower was really insufficient, so it was postponed to this year.

After several months of surveying and exploring, after the summer harvest, Zhao Guo officially started construction.

However, this thing was not a super project in this era, whether it was the ditch of Wu, the chasm of Wei, or the Dujiangyan of Li Bing, or the water conservancy project that Zheng Guo was excavating in the Hetao, the scale was far greater than this canal.

Therefore, there was no big disturbance.

Naturally, Zhao Kuo did not need to carry the shovel to shovel the soil to dig the canal, and after handing it over to Gongsun Long, Zhao Kuo took Lin Xiangru and Touch Long to Handan Academy.

Perhaps because the world has entered a long-lost peace, there are many foreign students in Handan College, among which Qi and Wei are the most.

The reason is very simple, because of the Jixia School Palace of Qi and the Xihe School of Wei.

Although the scenery of Qi is no longer good, and the Jixia School Palace is not as good as it used to be, the open and inclusive academic environment of Qi still attracts a large number of scholars, supporting this school palace that was once the first in the world and is now the second in the world.

And the Wei State, after continuous efforts, finally invited a few great Confucians from the Lu State, although the level is far inferior to Zixia, but it has finally supported the shelf of the Xihe School.

Of course...... the name 'Xihe' is a bit inappropriate, after all, Xihe has long fallen into the hands of the Qin State, and now it should probably be called the 'Great Liang School.' ’

After there are more official studies, it is easy to cause competition, and Handan College is worthy of the name of the world's first academy in terms of fame, scale, and strength.

Qi and Wei naturally had to send people over to compare.

"Zhao Guo's wall...... It's so white, and it's slippery. There are also books, all of which are paper, which is really comfortable to use, and if such a small book is replaced with bamboo slips, I'm afraid I can't hold it. As soon as Zhao Kuo entered the academy, he heard a student next to him whisper.

"Yes, I really envy the students of Zhao Guo."

"Speaking of which, we can have the opportunity to worship under the famous people, and we have to thank Zhao Guo. If it weren't for the sudden rise of the Zhao Kingdom, which made the king feel threatened, it would not have been possible for all places to recommend us to study in Daliang. Another student said.

"yes." Another chimed in, "By the way, what do you think about this? ”

"Stand by and watch, otherwise, the dispute between Confucianism and Mohistism, can we little people be involved?" The first student said.