Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 117: Green Mountain Pines and Cypresses
In the underworld,

Wei Ji and Gongshu Zhuo looked at each other in silence.

During his lifetime,

They became neighbors even after death. This must have been a deliberate arrangement by a certain tiger.

But they were powerless to resist and could only accept it with tears.

But when Wei Ji saw Gongshu Zao, he was stunned at first.

After a while, he slowly spoke.

"Are you here too?"

"Ah."

“Is hell nice?”

"It doesn't look good."

“Is Ximen Bao good looking?”

"It doesn't look good."

"Does a tigress scare ghosts?"

"Ok!"

Gongshu Zao nodded frantically.

After the monarch and his ministers finished reminiscing about the past and learned about what happened in the world of the living, Wei Ji slammed the table in anger and denounced the Wei monarchs, saying that each generation was worse than the previous one!
When Wei Houying came down,
He must repay this unfilial son with a beating!

Gongshu Zhuo kept nodding, recalling the disgust that Wei Houying could not hide before his death.

then,

He noticed that there was something wrong with the way Wei Ji looked at him.

"Wei Yang has talent, why didn't you recommend him to the king earlier?"

"And you still say you did nothing wrong!"

After saying this, Wei Ji caught Gong Shuzhuo again and beat him up.

Ximen Bao, led by his wife, deliberately passed by and climbed on the wall to watch the lively chase in the yard.

In the Yang world,

He Bo is ferrying people again.

"you are leaving?"

When Wei Yang was waiting for the boat by the Sushui River, He Bo rowed over.

"I want to go to Qin."

Wei Yang didn't talk to him much about the past. He just jumped onto the boat and told him his destination.

"What a coincidence! I also plan to go to Qin."

He Bo also plans to go over there to see the people from the Mohist School.

then,

He pretended to row the boat to get it moving.

Wei Yang would not make small talk.

He Bo also knew that
Once the other party goes to Qin this time, he probably won’t come back.

The man who could support Wei Yang's reforms and help him realize his dreams was waiting for him in the Qin capital, Liyang.

So both sides were silent.

The boats flowed from the Sushui River into the river.

Then the Yellow River suddenly became turbulent, and waves hit the boat again and again, trying to capsize it.

He Bo didn't care. He tied himself tightly to the boat and remained unmoved no matter how strong the wind and waves were.

Wei Yang was thrown all over the place.

He was originally standing at the bow, pondering what he should do after arriving in Qin, to test the King of Qin's determination to reform and see if the other party would be the hero he had in mind.

As a result, when the wind and waves came, I almost fell into the water.

"What's going on?"

In a panic, Wei Yang spoke.

He Bo sat calmly in the boat, not even bothering to touch the oars, "Oh, it's the river that's upset with me!"

"You know, I'm from Zhangshui. To sneak into the river is a bit like a rebellion... so the river is very annoying to me."

Wei Yang's eyes widened and he became angry. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

If he had said it earlier, he would not have boarded this pirate ship!

The boat is drifting now. How much effort does he have to put in to ensure that he does not roll into the river? Do the gods and ghosts know this?
He Bo also had something to say, "I just came over to say hello to you, you jumped on the boat by yourself!"

"I didn't even charge you for the boat ride, and now you're blaming me for the damage?"

Wei Yang lay on the boat, grabbing the edge of the boat. He felt suffocated by the waves, but he was too lazy to talk to him.

The boat has already reached the middle of the water; there is no point in pulling any further.

If this abominable ghost gets angry and goes back home, then all my suffering will be in vain!

He Bo laughed out loud seeing that he was angry but unwilling to say anything.

"It would be great if there were pufferfish in this area!" He Bo thought secretly.

That little thing covered with thorns, which swells up when poked and is just a show of bravado, is too much like Wei Yang at this moment!
When the ship finally reached the shore,
As soon as Wei Yang stepped onto the ground, he couldn't help vomiting.

He Bo tied up the boat calmly and laughed at him again, "Your health is not good!"

"I heard that the Qin people are very fierce. Can you suppress them in the future?"

Wei Yang snorted, "It is still unknown what will happen in the future."

After tidying up his clothes, Wei Yang parted ways with He Bo and found a carriage to go to Liyang by himself.

no way,
I am really scared about crossing the river.

He Bo didn't even bother to take him with him. He just slipped along the river and ran to Liyang.

At this time, Xiangli's Mo had already settled in Qin State for a long time.

Because during the time of Duke Xian of Qin, the two sides cooperated very happily, and Xiangli's ink was also valued by the King of Qin.

When the capital was moved, Mohist disciples also came to Liyang.

Duke Xian attached great importance to farming, and as the new capital, the surrounding areas of Liyang were not fully developed.

Therefore, when He Bo met the disciples of Mohism, they were working in the fields, repairing the farm tools that were damaged by land reclamation for the villagers.

He Bo was standing nearby, watching as these young Mohists quickly fixed the farm tools. He then took out a pen and paper and asked the farmers about the area they had reclaimed and how their harvest had been this year.

"Ok?"

He Bo saw them writing on paper, making a "rustling" sound, and couldn't help but go over.

The Mohist man was squatting on the ground recording the situation, with invisible ghosts and gods looking down at him from behind.

The sunlight shines through gently, falling onto the pale yellow paper.

"The Mohist school really invented paper!" He Bo said with some emotion.

However, the paper at that time was still a little rough, not as smooth and tough as the paper of later generations.

But it was enough for writing. He Bo watched the people of the Mohist School take notes and then headed to the next village.

He followed, constantly observing secretly, and finally could not help but manifest himself in human form, and began to learn the art of craftsmanship with Mohist School.

Ok,
My main purpose is to secretly learn the ancient papermaking technique of the Mohist school.

……

"This is the latest treasure of the Qin State!"

After mutual testing and recognition,

King Ying Quliang of Qin began to introduce the situation of Qin to Wei Yang.

Wei Yang held up a piece of paper, looked at it in the sunlight, then picked up a pen and tried to write on it.

The ink spread out a little when it was applied, but it didn't eventually disintegrate into a clot.

As Wei Yang flicked his wrist, the word "Qin" was written on the paper.

“This is indeed a treasure!”

"With this, it will be much easier to do the state paperwork."

Wei Yang quietly admired his calligraphy for a while, and first affirmed the benefits of paper.

"However, if we want to promote paper to enlighten the people, we don't have the conditions to do so yet!"

"Your Majesty, do you remember what I just said about 'dominance'?"

The King of Qin wanted to select talents for himself, and Wei Yang also wanted to select a monarch for himself.

So the two fought three rounds:
When they met for the first time, Wei Yang told Qin Jun Ying Quliang about the ways of ancient emperors, and the Qin Jun yawned as he listened.

When they met for the second time, Wei Yang told the King of Qin about the ways of the wise kings of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the King of Qin just fell asleep on the table.

After returning, the King of Qin complained to Jing Jian, who recommended Wei Yang, "You can do things once or twice, but not three times. Don't bring that corrupt scholar to see me again!"

Jing Jian was also helpless.

But then Wei Yang gave him a generous gift and told him confidently, "Don't worry, I will definitely make the King of Qin trust me this time!"

Jing Jian took money to do the job, so he found a way to put Wei Yang in front of the King of Qin.

The young monarch lay casually on the soft mat, and it was difficult for him to maintain a dignified attitude towards Wei Yang.

Wei Yang did not care about the King of Qin's contempt. He sat upright in his seat and began to tell the King of Qin about the way of the hegemon.

After saying this, Qin Jun climbed up from the soft seat and sat down.

After he finished speaking, the King of Qin stood up and walked in front of Wei Yang.

At the end of his speech, the King of Qin grabbed Wei Yang's hand and refused to let go, "Sir, you are so talented!"

"To govern the Qin State, I need talents like you!"

Wei Yang smiled and shook the hand of the King of Qin. "If I want to realize my ambitions, I also need a monarch like you!"

Qin Jun then laughed out loud, and thinking back to the previous two meetings, he felt somewhat fortunate that he did not stubbornly give up the meeting, otherwise he would have missed out on such a talented person!
Subsequently,

The 21-year-old King of Qin brought the 30-year-old Wei Yang to learn about the current Qin State, and naturally, he began to show off "paper".

After hearing Wei Yang's words, the King of Qin also said:
"I remember."

"The domineering you mentioned requires that everyone from top to bottom work together to rapidly improve the country's strength and put an end to the chaos in the world!"

“So we can’t let people have wild thoughts.”

Wei Yang said, "So this paper should be used for document registration first."

As for passing on the wisdom and stories of our ancestors?

That can only be postponed to later.

After all, the dead are not as good as the living.
at the moment,

Everything must serve the Qin State's reform and Qin State's unification of the world!

This is a necessary sacrifice!
Qin Jun didn't object to this.

Because of the books of the ancients,

The Qin State’s treasury had collected them, but they were not as rich as those in Luoyi.

Those books are piled there, and they won't suddenly disappear unless they are burned by fire.

Once the Qin State has the power to overpower the world, it will not be too late to copy the books of the sages and spread them around!
Thinking like this,

The King of Qin then introduced other situations of Qin to Wei Yang.

Wei Yang listened quietly, but when he heard "Qin is opening up the Western Regions for trade", he couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah?"

The Qin State was already very far to the west.

How could there be a "Western Region"?
"This is an achievement made by Xian Gong despite all objections!"

The King of Qin told Wei Yang about the "Western Regions", then slapped his head and said with emotion, "The day to send people to the West to search for traces is coming soon!"

"Before I ascended the throne, I thought it was a waste to send hundreds of people to the West every year, neither for trade nor to fight the enemy!"

"But now that I'm a king, I realize that everything costs a lot of money, and a team of just a hundred people is just a drop in the bucket."

Besides,

This is also the promise that Duke Xian made to the ghosts and gods.

Qin Jun felt that he should be considered a filial son and should not let his father break his promise.

So I have no choice but to continue wasting some people and money.

It would be okay to stop such actions after getting the news about the legendary "Gongzi Chao".

"By the way, in that case, I would like to appoint you as the magistrate of Didao County first!"

“Follow Wu Qi’s story!”

Wei Yang already had some idea about the political reform, but he had never held power and had no practical experience.

The King of Qin was young and energetic, and had been completely conquered by Wei Yang's "tyranny". He was extremely salivating over the reform pie that Wei Yang had proposed, but he could not withstand the pressure from his ministers and directly appointed Wei Yang, who had no achievements, as the Daliangzao to promote the reform across the country in one go.

Therefore,
Or follow Wu Qi's example,

Let Wei Yang take charge of the military and political affairs of a place first, and let everyone see the effect of the reform!

"If it is true as you said, that we can improve the training method of Wei Wuzu and train Qin's elite soldiers, then to test the strength of our army, we can also march west from Didao County and attack the Yiqu and Qiang people!"

The King of Qin took out a map and said to Wei Yang.

Wei Yang said, "Yiqiu and Qiang are just barbarians living in the west. They are not rivals of the Chinese. Why should we rush to attack them?"

Train the soldiers well.

We can just pull it to the east and use the blood of the people of the Three Jins to sharpen its blade!
But the King of Qin secretly told Wei Yang how much benefit Qin had gained since opening up the trade route to the Western Regions.

Wei Yang was shocked for a moment, and then he heard the King of Qin say angrily, "Last month, the Yiqiu people robbed the caravan I sent specially, killing people and stealing their property!"

"This is no longer just an ordinary barbarian!"

"Must hit hard!"

Cut off people's financial resources,

Killing parents.
How could Mr. Qin tolerate this!
And on the other side,
When He Bo heard that the Qin State had actually created the prototype of the Silk Road, he exclaimed "Ah" and was filled with confusion.

At this time, he went to the Western Regions to sell silk to others?

Does this comply with Qin law?

(End of this chapter)