Even if Zhu Xiang knew that there was little hope.

There were originally roads in Ba County and Shu County, although they were steep, but the Qin army walked back and forth so many times, and there was no way out.

The crown prince Chu returned to Jiangzhou County, the county capital of Ba County, and the county guard of Ba County was extremely painful.

But after he saw the white-haired young man next to Prince Chu, the pain in his heart was alleviated a lot.

"Zhu Xianggong!" The county guard of Bajun grabbed Zhu Xiang's hand tightly with both hands, and tears were about to flow out, "I have admired the name for a long time!" ”

Zhu Xianggong came to Ba County, can you also help Ba County increase grain production?

Although there are not many fields in Ba County, if it can be doubled, his return to Xianyang may only be a demotion, not a dismissal.

"I'll look at Bajun's ledger first." Zhu Xiang was not polite, and bluntly stated his identity as a firefighter, "Please ask the county guard to invite a few more locals, and invite one from each county." I need to ask about the land in Ba County. ”

The county guard of Ba County looked at the prince Chu.

The crown prince Chu said: "Changping Jun's request is the order of King Qin. ”

The crown prince Chu didn't say anything about himself, and directly carried King Qin out.

The county guard of Ba County immediately understood, and trot all the way to arrange it in person.

Zhu Xiang said: "The county guard of Bajun is also a capable official. ”

The corners of the prince's mouth twitched slightly, and he said angrily: "It is indeed a capable official." ”

If he hadn't happened to come to Ba County, this small civil unrest would not have spread to Xianyang City at all.

I don't know how many civil unrests in various parts of the Qin State were directly suppressed by the county guards.

This little thing doesn't need King Qin to worry about, it is the county guard's own job.

Therefore, the county guard of Bajun originally provoked a little civil unrest, and completed the task assigned by King Qin. That's pretty impressive. If you change to an ordinary official, it will either arouse greater public resentment, and it may not be possible to complete the work if it arouses public resentment.

Now that the road in Ba County is being rebuilt in an orderly manner, it is almost impossible to see how much bloodshed has ever happened.

To put it bluntly, how could the heavy conscription issued by the Qin State not cause resistance?

As long as the magistrates can suppress it, it doesn't matter.

It's a pity that Prince Chu happened to bump into it, so this is a thing.

Ba County guards are probably constantly crying out for grievances.

Prince Zichu asked, "With your character, you shouldn't praise him." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Forcibly pushing the executive order will definitely cause chaos." But I just said that he was a capable official, not that I recognized him. ”

But Zhu Xiang will not say that he does not approve of him. Because the officials of this era are like this. Even Li Bing would do the same thing.

So Zhu Xiang didn't approve, but he wouldn't speak.

He knew that everyone was like this in this era, and the county guard of Ba County did a good job. And his words carry a lot of weight, as long as he opens his mouth and says that Ba County is not well guarded, the whole life of Ba County Shou is over.

The county guard of Ba County quickly arranged what Zhu Xiang ordered.

Zichu and Li Bing also helped Zhu Xiang turn over the ledger to sort out the data. The county guard of Ba County was so frightened that his back was drenched with sweat.

Even though he had known Changping Jun's status in the Qin State for a long time, after seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe it.

Although Zhu Xianggong is not a Xiangguo, I am afraid that Xiangguo does not have a high status of Zhu Xianggong.

How dare Xiangguo let Prince Qin fight?

He misunderstood Zhu Xiang. Because Cai Ze really dares.

Zhu Xiang quickly sorted out the livelihood data of Ba County.

Appalling.

The location of Ba County is the later Chongqing and the mountainous area at the junction of Chongqing and Sichuan.

After the Three Gorges was repaired, Chongqing could become strong by relying on industry, tourism, and transportation, but in the feudal era, the inability to farm land almost crucified the area to poverty.

Although the Yangtze River also has a transportation function, the Three Gorges section of the road is very steep, so the throughput of the Yangtze River transportation industry is far from the extent that it can feed the entire Ba County.

Moreover, the internal traffic of Ba County is not smooth, and the gap between the river and the mountainous area is very large.

Qin's sphere of influence was only on both sides of the Yangtze River and the plank road.

"There are some mountainous areas in Ba County where terraces can be used, but most of them are still difficult." Zhu Xiang hand-drew a simple topographic map of Ba County, "There should be more business development along the river, even if there will be merchant ships sinking, as long as Shu County and Wu County continue to develop at both ends of the Yangtze River, no matter how many merchant ships sink on this trade route, it will definitely prosper." ”

"This estimate will not be able to re-determine measures such as commercial taxes until the Qin State unifies the world, but it can be prepared now." Zhu Xiang continued, "Mountain planting, pumpkin, potatoes, and soybean are not picky, and they can be promoted in a key way. The scattered plains along the river are dominated by high-yield rice, striving for two crops a year. ”

"Bamboo and fruit trees can also be planted in the mountains of Bagun. Bamboo, in particular, has huge economic benefits, and as long as the trade routes are open, it can generate a lot of income. Zhu Xiang asked, "Ba County's papermaking has not been promoted?" ”

The county guard wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Bajun has a lot of bamboo and wood, so I still use bamboo and wooden slips." ”

Zhu Xiang shook his head: "Paper will completely replace bamboo slips and wooden slips." There are many bamboo forests in Bajun, and it is just the right time to develop high-grade paper with bamboo as raw materials. The bamboo paper of Ruoba County can make a name for itself, and the manufacture of bamboo paper alone can feed many people. Now the papermaking technique has improved a lot, and I will tell you about the improved papermaking technique, and you will send someone to learn it hard. ”

Zhu Xiang looked at the eyes of the county guard of Bajun: "Don't be greedy. If you can make up for it, I can help you play the King of Qin and avoid your punishment. ”

The county guard of Bajun was surprised: "Is what Changping Jun said serious? ”

Zhu Xiang said calmly: "I know that there are civil unrest in various places, and the people of Ba County are fierce, and the scope of civil unrest and the speed of subsidence are so fast, you can be regarded as doing a good job." If you let someone who does a good job be punished because of the unspoken rule of 'just being bumped into by the prince', the reward and punishment are unknown. It wasn't my idea, the prince was going to play for you. ”

Prince Zichu didn't think so: "Yes, you did a good job." But that's the unspoken rule of officialdom, so if you want to stay here, you have to work harder. ”

The county guard of Ba County was so grateful that he couldn't even bow down.

He thought that his career was over, but he didn't expect to be able to turn around.

Li Bing's mood was much lighter.

Although he and Ba County Shou don't get along well, it is inevitable that they will feel hurt by things.

After Zhu Xiang appeased the county guard of Ba County and ignited the enthusiasm of the county guard of Ba County to work, he continued to arrange with the county guard of Ba County how to quickly make up for the chaos of people's livelihood caused by forced labor.

After the elders of the various counties found by the county guard of Ba County learned that the person in front of him was the legendary Zhu Xianggong, he almost cried to answer Zhu Xiang's question.

If they can't answer Zhu Xiang's question, they will immediately kowtow to Zhu Xiang, hoping that Zhu Xiang can wait, and they will go back and ask a few more people, and they must answer Zhu Xiang's question.

It seems that as long as they answer Zhu Xiang's question, their lives will improve.

When Zhu Xiang was chatting with the elders from all over the country, Wang Jian got an edict from the King of Qin and secretly came to Ba County.

As soon as Wang Jian saw Zhu Xiang, he first punched Zhu Xiang in the shoulder.

Zhu Xiang covered his shoulders: "Do you want to kill me?!" ”

Wang Jian said with a straight face: "I have to regain my strength, it will hurt for a while, and I won't be hurt, don't worry." ”

Zhu Xiang pointed at the prince Chu and said, "Why didn't you beat Xia Tong?" Shouldn't Xia Tong be beaten more? ”

Wang Jian said with a straight face: "You are my friend, so I beat you; The crown prince is my monarch, so I can't beat it. ”

Prince Zichu turned his face to the side and coughed dryly, with a gloating smile on his face.

Zhu Xiang rubbed his shoulders and sneered: "This is definitely what Li Mu taught you." ”

Wang Qian's face couldn't hold back, and he said helplessly: "Li Mudu is about to come to Bajun in person and change responsibilities with me." ”

He saw Li Mu throw the tiger talisman to him and said that he was going to Ba County, but Wang Jian almost didn't stop him.

Fortunately, Gongzi Zheng was there, and a swoop hung on Li Mu's back, stopping Li Mu, and then said that Li Mu continued to stay in Wu County.

"Gongzi Zheng is also very angry." Wang Jian said, "Gongzizheng said, a father and an uncle, all of them are not worrying. ”

Prince Chu coughed dryly and said, "Zheng'er, this kid, how can you say this about your elders?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Zheng'er is right, you and I are not worried, reflect quickly!" ”

Prince Zichu: "......" He cursed in his heart.

Li Bing couldn't help but smile: "Indeed." ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Wang Jian is here, and the next thing can be done." ”

Wang Jian raised his eyebrows: "Is there a place where troops need to be moved?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Suppress bandits." ”

Wang Jian asked: "Is it really a bandit?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "The prince and Changpingjun both said that they were bandits, and that was bandits. ”

The crown prince Chu said: "That's right. Zhu Xiang, what kind of bandits? ”

Wang Jian: "......"

Was Prince Chu originally such a person? Or is it that the crown prince Chu is also the same as Prime Minister Lin Cheng, and it will become very strange to stay with Zhu Xiang?

Zhu Xiang said: "Some powerful people control the county seat, build their own army, and do not listen to the command of the county guard. Although the county guard of Ba County suffered greatly, if it was wiped out, it would not only take a lot of twists and turns, but it would also be difficult to manage after it was wiped out. ”

Zhu Xiang tapped on the map: "I now want to recapture several county towns along the Yangtze River and on the main transportation routes, and if they refuse to hand over power, they will fight." No matter who it is, if the county seat of Qin does not allow the Qin army to settle in, it is a rebellion. ”

Zhu Xiang checked the materials of the civil unrest and found that the exploitation and oppression in the middle were also the most important reasons for the emergence of the civil unrest.

The current forced labor in Ba County is equivalent to the "contract labor system" in later generations. The county guard of Ba County knew that the Ba people were strong, and he also knew that the Qin State suddenly scrapped the road that had been repaired before and rebuilt it, which was a little too ignorant. So he gritted his teeth, and this time the money and food were barely enough.

But the money and grain went through layers of contractors, and when they reached the hands of the servants, it was difficult to even eat.

The common people are always very patient, if it comes to civil unrest, it is really impossible to survive, it is better to fight to the death.

Because the common people all know that they can't fight anything even if they fight to the death, that is, they are dying anyway, so it is better to die with others.

Now the roads in Bajun must be repaired, even if they are Zhu Xiang and Zichu, they can't make the roads that should be repaired in the Qin State unable to be repaired.

So Zhu Xiang needs to sweep away a few Haoqiang and pull money out of Haoqiang's mouth.

With Wang Jian here, it is easy to wipe out Haoqiang.

And with him and Prince Chu sitting in Ba County, it doesn't matter if they use troops without permission.

"I didn't expect Zhu Xiang to have a hands-on time." Li Bing sighed, "But this is not the first time. ”

Several people were silent.

Zhu Xiang's first move was in Chengdu, and the second time he did it was in Yunmengze.

Now it's the third time.

Prince Zi Chu said: "It's the first time I've seen Zhu Xiang say that he wants to use a knife on people, which is an eye-opener. When I return to Xianyang, I will tell you to you, and you must be very interested. ”

Wang Jian said: "Which cities to fight, leave them to me." ”