Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 85 Don’t Eat, Don’t Wear Clothes, Don’t Have a House

When the water was finally brought into the fields, not only did the Mo family members dance with joy, but the common people also happily came closer to see the flowing water.

Some people looked all the way from the waterwheel to the fields, and only then were they convinced that the water was flowing out of the big wheel.

Zhangtai Palace

"Your Majesty, the Mohists have invented a waterwheel, and now they have successfully brought water to the fields without any human effort."

Shi Yi walked in excitedly to report.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng immediately put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and walked down in three or two steps.

"Prepare the car, I'll go take a look."

"promise."

It was already the evening hour, sunset time, but Ying Zheng did not want to wait until tomorrow.

He knew that if this waterwheel could really irrigate the fields without human power, it would be a blessing for the people and the Qin State.

Meng Tian brought about 300 people to protect the king, and the team marched out of Xianyang City in a mighty manner.

At this time, many people gathered in the field.

Now the villagers heard about this and rushed over one after another.

A large group of people surrounded the waterwheel in three layers.

Even Hu Feizi and others couldn't squeeze in.

The carriage could not go directly through, so Ying Zheng and his men walked on the road between the fields.

"Look, is that the king coming?"

From a distance, Hu Feizi saw a group of people, all carrying weapons.

"Master, I didn't expect the King to come in person. And he came so quickly."

How long had it been since they sent someone to report this? And the king was already here?

"Meet the king."

Hu Feizi took the lead, followed by his disciples, and the people also followed one by one to pay their respects.

"Sir, please get up quickly."

Ying Zheng stepped forward and personally supported Hu Feizi's arm. "Everyone, please stand up. No need to be so polite."

"I came here today to see the amazing waterwheel built by Mr. Hu Feizi and his disciples."

The people stood up and quickly made way for the king.

The king really cares about the old Qin people and even comes to the fields in person.

The people looked at Ying Zheng with admiration in their hearts.

Afterwards, Hu Feizi introduced the principle of the waterwheel to Ying Zheng. Even at this point, Hu Feizi was still excited.

"Your Majesty, this is all thanks to the Marquis."

Speaking of Zhang Yuanqing, Hu Feizi stroked his beard, his admiration beyond words.

"The other day, the Marquis gave me a book from the Mohist school. It contained many tools needed to improve the lives of the people. I, the Mohist school, treasured it and have been studying it diligently these days."

"This waterwheel is one of them. It took me and my disciples more than two months to successfully build it."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng once again sighed that he was blessed by heaven to have met a genius like Zhang Qing.

Now Zhang Qing has been in the old Korean land for more than half a year, and I don’t know how Zhang Qing is doing.

The next day, Ying Zheng summoned Zheng Guo. Now that there was a waterwheel, a river was naturally indispensable, and Zheng Guo was still responsible for this matter.

After receiving the task, Zheng Guo started his journey to work again.

There is no shortage of water sources near Xianyang, and all we need to do is bring the water into the fields.

Zheng Guo also needs to personally inspect other places and then formulate plans.

For a while, Zheng State was extremely busy.

Even the hot weather could not dampen his enthusiasm for work.

At the same time, another piece of news also caused a sensation in Xianyang.

Hu Feizi, Xiang Liqin, Fu Yu and others of the Mohist school were granted the rank of seventh-level duke and official by the king for their meritorious service.

This move can be said to have set a precedent.

People from the Mohist school could actually be granted titles.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

Especially the Confucian doctors, who openly refuted Ying Zheng in the court.

Ying Zheng looked at the Confucian scholar who was speaking eloquently and suppressed his inner anger.

After Li Si and the other Confucian scholars finished speaking, they immediately retorted, "You Confucians look down on Mohism so much, but paper is your favorite these days. Why don't you just abandon it? The Mohists' waterwheel has benefited Qin, so you won't eat the food grown by our people in the future? The carriages you ride to court were also made by Mohists. Can you please not come here in the future?"

He asked three questions in a row, which made the eyes of the group of Confucian scholars red, but they were unable to refute.

Li Si sneered and looked down upon these people who were only good at talking.

"You, while receiving the emperor's salary, do not consider how to share the king's worries. Instead, out of jealousy, you maliciously attack others who have made contributions. Such actions are despicable. I am ashamed to stand in the same palace with you."

After saying that, Li Si flicked his sleeves and took a few steps back, as if those Confucian scholars were dirty things.

The other court officials also took a few steps back.

The historian excitedly held the pen and wrote quickly.

Write it down, write it down, write all of this down.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and his expression became much better.

Li Qing is worthy of being a good friend of Zhang Qing, and he really pleases me.

On the farming side, Xu Xing and his disciples were excited since they heard that Xiang Liqin and others were conferred titles.

The Mohists can do it, and so can the farmers.

The opportunity comes this autumn harvest.

The farmers went to the fields more diligently, and each of them wished they could live in the fields permanently.

Are they tending to the crops?

Do not!

What they are waiting for is the opportunity to be granted a title!

Each grain of food is a stepping stone to becoming a noble, and must be carefully guarded.

Hu Feizi and other members of the Mohist family happily accepted their titles and became more dedicated to their research.

They sneered at those Confucian scholars who opposed it.

You are so noble, so great, but don't use the things that we Mohists have created. Don't use them to eat, wear clothes, or live in houses.

Unlike the lively atmosphere in Qin, the court of Wei has been in an uproar recently because of the arrival of envoys from Chu.

It was because the King of Chu wanted to unite with Wei to attack Qin.

The court was divided into two factions.

One group supports it, the other group opposes it.

The King of Wei was hesitant and said that he needed to think it over carefully, and did not immediately agree to the State of Chu.

Wei Du, the prime minister of Wei, was opposed to attacking Qin together with Chu.

It was because he felt that the State of Chu could not be trusted.

Especially Li Yuan, the prime minister of Chu State.

This man is insidious, cunning, and full of tricks and cannot be trusted, while King Han of Chu trusts Li Yuan very much. Therefore, it is not possible to cooperate with the State of Chu.

If Chu took the opportunity to attack Wei when they attacked Qin, Wei would definitely be defeated by the armies of Qin and Chu, and would be destroyed.

However, the military generals believed that this was feasible. If the two countries attacked Qin together, Qin would be defeated, and Wei could seize the opportunity to seize its cities.

The King of Wei was so upset by the quarrel between the two factions that he ignored state affairs for three consecutive days.

The civil officials and military generals of Wei State were unable to convince each other, and they argued for more than ten days without any result.

Seeing this, the Chu envoy had to leave.

When the news reached Chu, Li Yuan bluntly said that the king and his ministers of Wei were short-sighted and unfit for important tasks.

When I saw Xiong You's face, I knew he would have such an expression, and it was very much like that of the Wei State.

King Han of Chu also felt deeply regretful.

In recent years, Qin has repeatedly used military force against Chu. If it can unite with Wei this time, it will definitely defeat the Qin army.

I didn't expect the King of Wei to be so useless.

The king and his minister cursed the King of Wei in secret at the same time, their minds were in sync.

Xiong You looked at his brother's expression with a smile, which made Xiong Han and Li Yuan want to beat him up.

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