In the ninth year of the reign of King Qin, Mengxia

After recuperating for more than half a year, this giant war machine born for war began to quietly speed up its rotation again, revealing a new Qin state.

In the eighth year of the reign of King Qin, in Mengxia, Zheng Guoqu opened the canal, which not only facilitated Jingyang.

Zhengguo Canal connects the rivers such as smelting water, clear water, turbid water, and Shichuan water, so that the unconnected rivers form a huge water network woven by a main canal and more than 3,000 branch canals.

Almost all the land in Guanzhong has benefited, and in this huge water network of irrigation systems, Jingyang County is only the one with the biggest difference between before and after, and in fact, almost all parts of Guanzhong have increased production.

Moreover, the power of the water network lies in connecting and communicating most of the Chipi rivers in the Pingchuan River in Guanzhong, with abundant water sources on dry days, continuous water in canals, smooth drainage in waterlogged days, and no retention of water, which is the so-called canal network of drought irrigation and waterlogging drainage.

Combined with the law on water management and water management formulated by Li Si and Han Fei, and revised by Lü Buwei, Kui Xiang, Wang Juan and other high-level officials of the Qin State, the title of the country of abundance is truly deserved.

In the past year, the grain income in Guanzhong alone is enough to support the Qin State to fight a Changping War, and with the second country of abundance in Bashu, the Qin State no longer needs to worry about grain and grass.

In the country of cultivation and warfare, there is no need to worry about farming, that is, there is no need to worry about the future, and it is natural to devote itself to training and combat, so the people's call for Zhao is getting higher and higher, and even more and more people in the court of Qin have written to fight Zhao.

After all, if it weren't for Wei Zhuang and Zhang Liang who suddenly usurped in Korea last year, then the series of arrangements that cut off the reinforcements of various countries should have been used on Zhao Guo.

Ying Zheng also convened a small court meeting in the core power circle of the Qin State for the sake of the Zhao Dynasty.

Although the topic of discussion in this small court meeting was whether to kill Zhao, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the young King of Qin had already made up his mind to kill Zhao.

The feud between Ying Zheng and Zhao is almost well known to the Qin State, but the Qin State will not oppose this kind of personal revenge.

The old Qin people were happy to enmity and hatred, before the Shang monarch changed the law, there were countless cases of the old Qin people fighting bravely because of personal grievances, so since the successive foreign Qin ministers from King Huiwen, if they have a grudge against any country, the Qin kings and soldiers will support the revenge of the Qin minister.

For example, Qin had bullied Chu for Zhang Yi, attacked Wei for Fan Ju, attacked Chu for Du Cang, and a series of wars caused by personal revenge, all of which were strongly supported by the old Qin people, and this time there was no shortage of old Qin people shouting to "be ashamed of the king", such a call was also supported by many people in the court, such as Wang Qi, a general who had been with Zhao for many years, and the main battle faction in the Qingzhuang faction dominated by Li Xin, Qiang, Tu Sui, Ren Huan, and the newly rising Huan Qi.

There was no one in the Qin government and the opposition who supported the war against Zhao, not that they really did not support the war against Zhao, but that they believed that the order and timing of the war could be changed.

It is true that after destroying Zhao, it can form a three-sided advantage against Wei, and destroying Wei is like probing for something, but the difficulty of defeating Zhao is even greater, and if it is not good, it will be a protracted war like the Battle of Changping.

At the beginning of the Zhaoxiang Dynasty, the Qin State already had the strength to destroy the Three Jins, and the Chu State and the Qi State were also disabled, and they were unable to rescue the Three Jin Dynasty at all.

However, the Battle of Changping, although it broke the backbone of Zhao State, but also made the two granaries of the Qin army Guanzhong and Bashu almost exhausted, and the Qin army suffered many casualties.

Therefore, many people who opposed the war against Zhao were worried that the Qin State would once again fall into the quagmire of war with the Zhao State and lose the opportunity to dominate the world.

But on the first day of the court meeting, Ying Zheng expressed his attitude.

"There is only one thing in this court meeting, and the strategy for Zhao is agreed."

Ying Zheng clarified the real theme of today's court discussion in just one sentence, and then looked at everyone with a demeanor that only listened to the Wang case and did not speak.

In the scorching summer, cicadas chirp.

Zhangtai Palace, which is shrouded in mountains and forests that cover the sky and the sun, is also a good place to escape the heat, although it is very hot, it is quite cool. The ministers were all dressed in light and soft linen robes, comfortable and comfortable without sweat, but their expressions were extremely solemn.

Ying Zheng only listened to it, but he decided to kill Zhao, and then let them discuss the strategy of killing Zhao, which was a rare situation in the Qin Dynasty, and the civil and military ministers all felt a trace of invisible heavy pressure because of this.

Different from when he first ascended the throne or when he was first crowned, with the help of the power of the Qingzhuang faction, the power in the hands of Ying Zheng became more and more huge, and most of the power of this huge country was firmly in the hands of Ying Zheng.

"The stakes are very high. Sun Ziyun: Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Lu Buwei bowed his hand slightly to the ministers, and then stretched out his finger to Zhang Ji, "For the success or failure of Zhao Fang's strategy, Qin Yitian's key point is also." Only in this way will the battle against Zhao be clear first. The first thing of this court meeting is to ask Luo Nanjun to state the political situation of Zhao State in detail. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes focused on Zhang Ji's body.

If it was the former civil and military ministers, they might still have a little contempt for the net.

After all, the leaders of the past generations of Luowang, except for Zhang Yi, rarely knew both political and military affairs at the same time, which led to an unprofessional situation when collecting intelligence.

For example, to find out the number of enemy troops, the initial net may go to count the number of tents in the enemy's barracks, but later under Zhang Yi's tutelage, everyone learned to judge the number of enemy troops according to the number of pots, boats used to cross the river, the number of grain and grass, and the number of independent officers' tents.

Therefore, the military sometimes despises the information provided by the military layman, and the political affairs are more complicated, so in the eyes of the ministers, the net can be used, but the information provided by the military and political layman can only be used for a little reference.

However, with the improvement over the years and the extensive training after Zhang Ji took office, the professionalism of intelligence has become stronger, the means of probing intelligence have become more and more, and the intelligence obtained by combining various means has become more and more accurate.

And this time, Zhang Ji sent two groups of first-class killers, including the Six Sword Slaves and the Black and White Xuanjian, to investigate in Zhao State.

"Zhao Guo, don't worry about it!"

Zhang Ji agrees with the use of Zhao as a means to weaken Zhao at this moment, but does not support the destruction of Zhao for the purpose of destroying Zhao, but as Yingzheng's confidant and favorite minister, in front of everyone, he still has to stand on Yingzheng's side.

"After the Battle of Changping, Zhao seems to have come back to life, and even has the strength to organize a coalition army to attack Qin, however, this is by no means a resurrection, but a return to the light of a terminally ill person!"

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