The excavation of the ditch was more difficult than Wang Lin imagined, and the excavation of more than 400 miles of river was an unimaginable project in this era.

Wang Lin dispatched 100,000 people to dig in rotation, and in order to get water conveniently, the river also connected the surrounding lakes into it. The amount of work is huge, and it can be said that seventy percent of the manpower and material resources of the entire Huai country have been invested.

In order not to affect the farming, Wang Lin allocated the spare time to dig the ditch, and let the children of the public office be personally responsible for it, so as to avoid corruption by officials or forcing the people to death. Conscription was also very restrained.

Therefore, the excavation of the ditch took a long time.

Fortunately, after the Huai State was governed by the Ram Jie, the money and grain were extraordinarily sufficient. Spend more money and food, take a longer time, and don't overly squeeze the people's power.

Therefore, it took eight years to excavate the ditch. You must know that in the real world, it took six years for Emperor Yang of Sui to dig the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and its route far exceeded that of Hangou. Of course, the manpower and material resources used are also extremely amazing.

Digging a canal is not simply a matter of digging a ditch, the ditch has a very important requirement for depth, and if there is a deviation, the river will flow backwards, or the canal will be cut off.

After thousands of measurements, several masters of the Huaiguo Craftsman Division calculated the most suitable data, and after eight years of construction and excavation, it was finally time to break through.

Huai'an West, Daze on the edge.

A rammed earth platform with a height of three zhang, Wang Lin slowly ascended the high platform with the support of the prince, and after a series of rituals to worship the sky, he ordered: "Open the gate!" ”

"Your lord's order, open the gates!"

"Your lord's order, open the gates!" The heralds took over one by one, and soon there was a long roar from the canal embankment.

"Open the gates~"

Hundreds of people turned ten huge winches together, and the chains were rattled with a cacophony of friction, and the embankment used to hold back the water suddenly opened.

In the next second, the surging river water rushed out, and the dry canal was covered by the Taotao River in just a few moments, and the surging river water flowed endlessly, from the Yangtze River all the way north into the Huaishui.

In the middle of the ditch, in order to prevent the shortage of water sources, the two Daze are deliberately connected, and the water of the two Daze is replenished, as long as the environment of heaven and earth does not change greatly, this ditch will not dry up.

In the void, Zijue watched a man-made canal slowly connect, and the water of the Yangtze River was mighty and headed north. Connect the Huai River with the Yangtze River.

At the same time, there was also a system prompt sound in Zijue's ears

[Your descendants dug the first canal in human history, your family successfully communicated the north and the south, even after thousands of years, this canal will still play an important role, and his influence on history is unparalleled. You gain a large number of luck points. You get a Celestial Rank Item, Nasumeru Ring]

[Heavenly Rank: Nasu Mustard Seeds (Nasumeru in Mustard Seeds, Hidden in the Sun and Moon in the Pot): The user can obtain a space that exists in the Void, where inanimate items can be stored, and all stored items will not be damaged, deteriorated, or decayed. You can open the space to the head of the Wang family. 】

Zijue directly chooses to use it. With a flash of inspiration, he felt that he had mastered a space in the void.

[Your descendants have established the ancient city of Yangzhou (100,000 yuan around the waist, riding a crane down to Yangzhou), this city will shine for thousands of years in the history of the future, and you will get the ground level props and divine soldiers descending from the sky, and your luck points have increased]

[Ground Level: Divine Soldier Descending from the Sky: Immediately after use, you will get fifty Divine Soldiers with a combat power of 95, and the Divine Soldiers will exist for eight hours, and the Divine Soldiers will dissipate by themselves after the time is over. 】

Wang Lin looked at the flowing river, his heart was very pleased, and his eyes also looked to the far south, as if at this moment, his eyes crossed thousands of miles, crossed the Yangtze River, and 'looked' at the state of Wu located in that land.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to conquer Wu again in this life!" Wang Lin sighed.

The ditch is connected, Yangzhou is built, all of this is for the conquest of Wu, but after all this is ready, he is already dying, and there is no possibility of conquering Wu.

In winter, everything is bleak.

In the Huai Palace, Wang Lin, who was once wise and martial, was on the verge of dying, and at today's banquet, Wang Lin suddenly fainted. By the time he woke up, Wang Lin had already felt that his life was short.

At this time, the main hall was already full of Huaiguo Mansion, and Wang Lin was lying on the bed like a gossamer. Everyone knew that the king's time was running out. The imperial doctor has already diagnosed and treated, the oil is exhausted, and the non-medicinal stone can be cured.

A rush of footsteps came, and the people in the palace got out of the way, looking at Wang Lin on the sickbed and sobbing silently.

"Father, father!" A staggering figure stumbled through the crowd and threw himself down in front of the bed, crying.

"Don't weep." With a smile on his face, Wang Lin stretched out his old hand to wipe away his tears for his son Wang Zai, but when the big hand was halfway out, he was already weak.

Wang Zai, the prince of the world, hurriedly grabbed his father's big hand and stroked it on his face, although this big hand was rough and thin, but it gave him a different kind of warmth.

"Don't be sad, my father is seventy this year, and he has lived long enough to live, it's time to go and see King Wen. It is worth rejoicing that my father can go to see King Wen, and don't cry. ”

"Father...", the prince of the world wept silently.

"You are kind-hearted and generous, this is your advantage, but you lack decisiveness, it is more than enough to be a benevolent monarch in this life, but you must remember that you must maintain the legal system from being destroyed, maintain the tax law, if someone dares to destroy, no matter who it is, you must kill him!" Wang Lin's face suddenly flushed, and the whole person seemed to have recovered, and the originally weak dry and thin palm suddenly became extremely powerful, holding Wang Zai's hand tightly.

Returning to the light, in the main hall, a burst of sadness rose in everyone's hearts.

Wang Zai choked up and said: "Father, the sons must keep in mind your teachings, maintain the legal system will not be destroyed, maintain the tax law, if anyone dares to break it, no matter who it is, the sons will definitely kill him!" ”

Hearing Wang Zai's oath, Wang Lin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I thought that I would set foot in the land of Wu in this life, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance!" ”

Wang Lin's voice became lower and lower, Wang Zai felt that the strength in his hand was getting smaller and smaller, Wang Lin's eyes looked into the air, and muttered: "Zai'er, I will hand over Huaiguo to you, King Wen, are you here to pick up..."

Wang Lin's hand fell suddenly, his ruddy face instantly turned gray, his breath was cut off, and the brilliance in his eyes dimmed.

Wang Linxue is gone!

Wang Zai couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed Wang Lin's hand, and cried loudly.

In the palace, everyone also cried loudly at the same time.

In the winter of the forty-third year of Huai Wengong, Wen Gong died in the palace.

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Huai Wengong reigned for forty-three years, and Hanguo, changed the tax system, built Yangzhou, opened the canal, the sage of Wengong, there is no one in the world who is right. Since then, the country has prospered, and the people have lived in peace. - "Spring and Autumn of Huaigong"