Chapter 2 The Gathering of Sovereign and Officials (Part 2)
Amid the sound of iron chains, Zheng Guo hurried in to two Hu Ben Guards. Zhou Chong looked closely and saw that this world-famous water worker was tall and bright and energetic. His face was covered with beards and his hair was curled like a messy chicken coop. I don’t know if it was his natural curly hair or if he had not been combed for a long time.
There was a heavy wooden shackle on his neck, a pair of thin iron chains with both hands, and a pair of shackles on his feet, which made a bang from time to time as he moved.
The clothes on my body were messy and stinky. I didn't know that I hadn't washed them for a long time.
Zhou Chong knew that after Zheng State's exhaustion of Qin's plan was exposed, the King of Qin originally wanted to kill him, but Zheng State finally convinced the King of Qin to build the canal and named it Zheng State Canal. A spy, a sinner who corrupted Qin, actually became the guest of the King of Qin, which is really amazing.
As Zhou Chong thought, the King of Qin must have been greeted by the next level and apologized for his crime. Unexpectedly, it was not the case. The King of Qin's face was as heavy as water, and shouted at Zheng State: "Zheng State, you are so brave. You dare to exhaust me, Daqin. Do you know your guilt?"
The King of Qin showed everyone's expectations, and all the ministers were shocked. I wonder why the King of Qin was so angry.
Zhou Chong thought for a while and understood the truth. He kept praising the Qin King in his heart.
Zheng State knelt down and said, "I know the crime."
"It's good that you know your guilt. Tell me about your tired Qin strategy in public." The King of Qin nodded, his face slightly better.
Zheng State still knelt on the ground and said, "As for the order. I am a water craftsman in Korea. I am on the order of the King of Han to offer the canal construction plan to the King of Qin, and use the manpower, material resources and financial resources of Qin to build the canal, making the Qin Dynasty unable to attack Han. It has been five years since then."
The ministers already knew about the affairs of Qin, and it was not surprising.
The King of Qin smiled coldly and said, "You are honest. Your sins are not just that. Also, what are you guilty?"
Zheng State was confused and a little confused. He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, although the foreign ministers are tired of Qin, they are dedicated to building canals and have no corruption. All the money, grain and manpower are used have accounts to check."
"I am not talking about this." The King of Qin rejected and said, "Do you know that your exhaustion in Qin almost made me lose talents. This is my biggest loss. I don't care about the only few hundred thousand manpower and a little money. The pain is no greater than the loss of talents!"
The pain is greater than the loss of talents, which can be a classic saying! All the ministers admired and knelt on the ground to praise the wise and wisdom of the Qin King.
"This is the King of Qin. He has the kind of courage that makes people have to accept!" Zhou Chong sighed in his heart.
The King of Qin then scolded Zheng State and said, "Punish both crimes and punishments. I want to kill you, are you convinced?"
It is indeed a crime of Zheng State. Exiting guests is the fault of the King of Qin. These are two different things. Even eight poles cannot be beaten, and it is not considered to be Zheng State. Zheng State is confused and the ministers are also confused. They don’t know what the King of Qin is selling. Zhou Chong shouted: “It is indeed time to kill. King, please execute the punishment immediately!” He thought to himself: “You are singing, but no one gives you peace. This one-man show is not easy to sing. It is actually me who helps you act. Now it’s called killing, and you will soon become your guest of honor.”
But the ministers misunderstood and thought that Zhou Chong was flattering the King of Qin. Following his words, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I really deserve to be killed!"
"Zheng Kingdom, you have heard all the sins you committed. Heaven is angry and resentful. Even if I want to forgive you, God will not forgive you." The King of Qin was extremely cold.
Zheng State thought for a moment and said, "King, Zheng State is very sinful. The king wants to kill foreign ministers, but there is no complaint. The foreign minister asks the king to give foreign ministers a moment. After the reconcile minister finishes his words, the foreign minister dies without regrets."
"I convince you, tell me." The King of Qin asked according to his request.
Zheng Guo analyzed: "The king, the world is full of conquests, but only seeks two things. They are both good generals and soldiers who are good at fighting, and the other is food."
"It's reasonable!" The King of Qin nodded and said, "Speak."
Zheng State continued: "Good generals and brave soldiers, the Qin army system is perfect, and the people are happy to fight, and there is no shortage. What is short of food is food. Guanzhong is originally a fertile wilderness, and it is inevitable that the cause is water. If this canal is built, there will be water in Guanzhong, and Guanzhong will be an inexhaustible granary for the Qin Dynasty. I heard that those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and the king has invested so much manpower and material resources. Why not invest some more and complete this canal? Although the six countries have not heard the sound of killing soldiers of the Qin Dynasty for several years, they have lost the ability to resist the Qin Dynasty's attack for a long time. The tired Qin Dynasty was originally a matter of shooting itself in the foot. Guanzhong was originally the fundamental place of the Qin Dynasty. If Guanzhong is strong, why worry about the world?"
"Bold, do you dare to ramble?" Some of the ministers shouted.
The performance of the King of Qin once again made these ministers unexpected. They asked Zheng State, "Who do you think is better to build this canal? Are you okay?"
Zheng Guo's eyes lit up and said, "The king didn't know anything. Foreign ministers found an old river channel. Just turn a bend. Not only can they reduce a lot of manpower and material resources, but they also have to water tens of thousands of acres of fertile land more."
The King of Qin stood up, walked to Zheng State, and asked, "How much time does it take to cultivate and how much manpower?"
"It takes three years earlier to return to the king and five years later, and only 100,000 manpower is needed every year." Zheng State answered without thinking.
The King of Qin continued to ask, "You answered very simply. It seems that you are confident. So, if you invest 500,000 people, can you complete the construction in a year?"
"It's not possible to go back to the king. If there are too many people, it will be useless. One hundred thousand people and two hundred thousand people are the same." Zheng State blurted out.
The King of Qin shouted, "Come, get rid of Mr. Zheng's shackles."
Zheng Guo was surprised and asked, "Master, why is this? Foreign ministers are willing to be guilty."
"Hurry up." Under the urging of the King of Qin, the Hu Benwei removed the shackles of Zheng State. The King of Qin pulled up Zheng State and said, "Mr. Zheng State invites him. Although Mr. Zheng is tired of Qin, he has done a great good thing for the Qin Dynasty. Once this canal is completed, the Qin Dynasty will become more prosperous and powerful, so why worry about the six countries being destroyed."
Zheng State was incredulous and said, "Your Majesty, are you preparing to build the canal?"
"Of course." The King of Qin said without thinking: "Although it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build a canal, it is just a temporary pain. The temporary pain has brought benefits for generations. This is a very cost-effective account, so why don't I do it? Tell you, Mr. Zheng, I have even chosen the person who built the canal."
Zheng State was very concerned about the matter of water labour and asked, "Master Wang, who is the capable man?"
"Sir, you are a capable man." The King of Qin was very pleased and said, "King Han is so stupid. If you don't need a capable man like Mr. Zheng, you are sent to my Qin Dynasty. I will catch him and thank him in person."
This was difficult to understand. Zheng Guo looked confused and said, "Master, where did you start?"
The King of Qin did not answer the question, walked to the throne and said, "The State of Zheng is the only one who ordered you to continue to build the canals. The food, money, material resources, and animal power of the counties you pass by will be dispatched by the teacher!"
Zheng did not expect that such a good thing would fall on his shoulders. He was stunned and even forgot to thank him. After a while, he knelt on the ground and cried: "King, Zheng State's life, which no longer belongs to him, must be built into this canal for the king! Zheng State swears to God here that if the canal cannot be built into this canal, Zheng State will not die well!"
"No, I don't want you to die. I want you to live well and continue to build canals for me. Wherever I need to build canals, you can build them for me. The Qin Dynasty has been completed, and there are also Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Qi, and Chu. These places will be the land of my Qin in the future. You can build them with confidence." The King of Qin said ambitiously: "Don't call this canal and this canal. I have already thought of the name, so I call it: Zheng Guoqu!"
Zheng State could no longer hold it back and cried out suddenly, saying, "Master!" His forehead touched the ground, and he kowtowed, saying, "Master, I am very kind, I will never repay my death! Master,!"
Chapter completed!