Zhang Lu proposed a plan for Mi Rong, the king of Huayang, to dig the Yi Canal, and the king of Huayang asked him to explain his intention. Zhang Lu was sitting on Jun Huayang's desk, making calculations while explaining: "Go as high as possible and go as low as possible."

The road is three paces wide and is solidly constructed. Chariots and horses can pass it and people can move along it. If something happens, reinforcements can arrive at any time. It can be said that it is once and for all."

Mi Rong almost did not interrupt Zhang Lu's narration, and listened quietly and attentively to his explanation. He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, you are a talented man. We are tired from the journey, so you have to go back to the library to rest. I would like to listen to the announcement indoors the next day."

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Zhang Lu had never spoken so happily. The blockage in his chest melted away like ice, making him extremely happy. His face turned red and his head felt dizzy. After listening to Mi Rong's words, he stood up and saluted.

And retreat.

Mi Rong watched Zhang Lu leave, turned around and came to the screen. Behind him, there were four desks lined up opposite each other, and there was another table in the middle. There were five people sitting there, old and young. Mi Rong asked, "What do you think?"

Shu Zuo, who was sitting in the first place, said: "I think that Mr. Zhang is well versed in fortifications and can be employed as a workman."

One person said: "The Zhang family is from the Wei Dynasty. If you are married to the prince of Chu, you have to spend the night together. You must be careful."

One person said: "If we send 30,000 troops to build the road, if we fail to do so, it will be difficult to support the Yi Canal, and things may be in jeopardy."

One person said: "The prince has raised an army of one hundred thousand, and all the money and food have been spent on it. If there is no service, the money and food will be wasted. Instead of allocating one or two thousand to build a road, if it succeeds, it will be a great achievement; if it fails, it will not lead to disaster."

thing."

One person said: "On the mountain road, you go from high to low. Although it is only three steps, the labor is not small. I should consider the situation in detail."

Mi Rong said to the person who spoke last: "Can the mayor speak to Zhang's plan?"

Shi Cao said: "I only know the outline, but I don't know the details."

Mi Rong then said to the man who said that Zhang Lu stayed with the Prince of Chu for one night: "Fa Cao sincerely knows what Zhang Lu and Chu Heng said?"

Fa Cao said: "The post officials were not able to get close, but I realized that I had not returned home at night, and the official food was not used."

Mi Rong immediately said to Shi Cao: "I would like Shi Cao to personally go to Zao Mansion, and please ask three or five people who are skilled in ramming and building rafts to come to the palace to discuss matters. We should carefully discuss Zhang's plan with them, and we will report immediately!"

The mayor agreed and left.

Mi Rong then said to the Cao officer who basically agreed with Zhang Lu's opinion: "The household Cao can be surveyed, how many tools are used for tilling the soil, and how many tools are used for tamping. Check it clearly and report back in the next day."

Hu Cao also agreed and said goodbye.

Mi Rong finally said to the man who was afraid that Yiqu's support would not be continued: "I would like Bingcao to ask Zuo Geng to come and discuss it."

Bing Cao also got up and left.

After sending away the three men, Mi Rong asked Fa Cao again: "Who did Zhang see when he entered Xianyang?"

Fa Cao said: "The Zhang family came to Xianyang to pay homage to the emperor and Wang Ji recommended him. When he visited the king, he sent Wei and Han to get some wise men from the wild, who were introduced to Xianyang and recommended to the king. During the New Year, there was chaos, and the king did not see him. Zhang family lived alone.

In the pavilion, he almost died of hunger and cold. No one helped him, and he did not leave the pavilion. Later, he received the king's order to serve the king, and then found out his situation as before. "

Mi Rong said: "It is said that Mr. Xiang has a photographic memory, and that is true! However, Xianyang has no relatives, but he met the prince of Chu and kissed him...The prince of Chu is also a noble person. Although he is in Qin, he must be

The Lord is in Chu, and the Zhang family desires wealth and great talents, but Chu Heng does not want to worship him!"

Shu Zuo said: "The princes and princes are very suspicious. Those who want wealth and honor, the prince of Chu is more noble than the princes; those who want fame and fame, the prince of Chu is more powerful than the princes. In terms of closeness, Zhang and the prince spend the night together and spend the night with the princes.

There is no difference between those who are close and those who are far away. Now, if we abandon the rich, noble, powerful and close, and consider the sparse and powerless, what do we want?"

Mi Rong pondered undecided.

Not long after, someone reported that Zuo Geng had come to see him by mistake. Mi Rong quickly turned to the front and greeted Zuo Geng by mistake.

Zuo Gengcuo was born as a guest. He entered the Qin Dynasty more than 20 years ago. He led troops to win the first battle and was directly transferred to Zuo Geng. After that, he was mainly responsible for logistics support, troop training and other work, and rarely went out to fight again until

Now, Zuo Geng is still the same. In contrast, Bai Qihe's qualifications are almost the same as Zuo Gengcuo. Now he is made by Daliang and Lord Wu'an. The fledgling Hu Yang, with a big victory in Huayang, comes with support.

He was directly promoted to Zhong Geng for his work in defeating the violent kite, and his position was still above Zuo Geng Cuo. Zuo Geng Cuo seemed to take this very seriously, and did not seem to have any objections. He still completed his training and logistics work conscientiously.

So Mi Rong brought Zuo Geng here just to learn from him the feasibility of Zhang Lu's plan.

After listening to Mi Rong's introduction, Zuo Geng fell into deep thought and repeated calculations with his arithmetic chips. Then he said: "My initial plan was correct. I am willing to kill five hundred people with him to test his skills!"

After receiving Zuo Geng's affirmation, Mi Rong made a decision in his mind: If the calculations of the craftsmen in the Zaozuo Mansion were correct, he would give Zhang Lu 500 people and let him work for a few days to see the results. Seeing that it was getting late, all the Cao Cao made a decision.

After returning home, Mi Rong ate and rested in the side room.

After the troops heading to Yiqu entered the mountains, Bai Qi was mainly responsible for the contact with the rear. Logically, Mi Rong did not need to sit in Wangyi Palace. But Mi Rong knew that he was not as quick-witted as Bai Qi, so he had to immerse himself in it before he could come up with a solution. So.

He didn't dare to relax, but devoted himself to his work.

In fact, he doesn't have much specific work yet. His main task is to prepare everything that needs to be prepared. Once needed, he can get it at any time and be able to cope with it. As for what the front line needs, he actually has no idea. He discussed it with Bai Qi, and Bai Qi

He didn't take this matter seriously at all. He just kept sending spies in the direction of Yiqu to find out the news after the front team entered; and then urged Zuo Geng to prepare troops for him, ready to enter at any time. It can be seen that Bai Qi is very interested in this work

In fact, he is very impatient. What he is good at is using thunderbolt means to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Being careful to guard against his own weaknesses like this makes Bai Qi exhausted physically and mentally: from his perspective, Qin's defense is full of weaknesses, and there is no way to prevent it.

repair!

So the biggest headache for Mi Rong was whether to inform Bai Qi. If Bai Qi had the character to directly mention the road construction to him, nine times out of ten, he would be hit with a wall. Let’s not talk about it for now. Give Zhang Lu 500 people to let him know.

It might be more effective to work on it first, wait until the results are achieved, and then talk to Mr. Wu An about the results. Having made up his mind, Mi Rong fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, all the Cao officials were on duty. After Mi Rong left court and entered the Wangyi Palace, the city Cao reported: "I came to plan with the craftsmen at night, but I didn't find anything wrong."

Hu Cao reported: "There are still more than 5,000 copies of Leisi and more than 1,000 copies of tamping pestles and plates in the mansion."

After hearing this, Mi Rong immediately asked someone to call Zhang Lu and said, "After hearing what Mr. Xi said, my servant knew his plan quite well. It is difficult for thirty thousand people to gather in a hurry, and the tools of grass, pestle, and tablets are also uneven. I am willing to kill five hundred people."

Along with me, I hope you will bring the necessary tools with you. I hope you will write them down, and I will serve you with due respect! I hope you will submit to the position of Gongcao, and once you have meritorious service, I will make a plan for the king."

Zhang Lu never thought that Mi Rong would get a reply so quickly, and was deeply surprised. He replied: "Since the Lord has allocated five hundred soldiers, the incident happened suddenly, and I am willing to use the funds as a plan."

Mi Rong called the city cao from behind the screen and asked him to take Zhang Lu to the city cao to make calculations. The craftsmen of the Zaozuo Mansion were still sleeping there. Zhang Lu didn't bother to disturb him, so he lined up the calculations on the case. He quickly got into it.

, and inadvertently started discussing with the city cao. The city cao originally wanted to say a few words, but the content of Zhang Lu's discussion was very interesting, and the city cao couldn't help but join in. The two people's voices became louder and louder, disturbing the resting craftsmen.

They woke up; they were also attracted by the question and joined in the discussion and calculation.

With the efforts of everyone, it only took half a day to complete the estimated project budget for a 500-person project. Zhang Lu took the item list and the summary of the project progress, and went to the hall with the city cao to find Mi Rong. Mi Rong took a rough look, and then

Send a memorial to the King of Qin to apply for the transfer of 500 people and related items.

Since Qin Prime Minister Wei Ran is still deploying governance, defense and other work in Nanyang, both Jingyang Lord and Gaoling Lord were sent to Yiqu. The highest administrator of the Qin State was actually Mi Rong. The next day, the King of Qin approved it when he went to court.

After passing Mi Rong's memorial, Mi Rong convened the courtiers for discussion and decided not to ask for anything, so he mobilized 500 prisoners from nearby Yunyang to build the road. Since Mirong came forward to ensure that the plan was correct, the ministers were just going through the motions.

, they all agreed, and even Bai Qi didn’t say anything more.

The tools for five hundred people were solved in Yunyang itself. The only problem that needed to be solved was the food problem. Mi Rong sent out ten days of food, plus a hundred county soldiers to guard it, a total of twenty carts of food.

During the mobilization of prisoners, Zhang Lu and others began to explore the road. Mi Rong transferred three craftsmen from the court to be responsible for project planning and quality management. Naturally, Zaozuo Mansion did not dare to neglect and sent out the best ramming craftsmen.

Road exploration is not complicated, just follow the route of the Qin army.

The construction of the road began on a piece of wasteland between Wangyi Palace and Xianyang Palace. In a desolate wilderness, the prisoners followed the instructions of the soil and dug up the soil. Zhang Lu took a belt and

Measure a distance that is three steps wide and thirty steps long, which is the amount of work a prisoner needs to do in one day to dig the soil. It is required that the soil must be dug one foot deep to remove stones and weeds.

First, use a fire to burn as much weeds as possible and avoid the trees as much as possible.

On the first day, a hundred people worked while the others built camp and rested.

The next day, one hundred people tilled the soil, and one hundred people sifted the soil with baskets. The loess was as fine as sand, and it was easy to sift it into shape.

On the third day, one hundred people tilled the soil, one hundred people sifted the soil, and one hundred people compacted the soil.

On the fourth day, one hundred people tilled the soil, one hundred people sifted the soil, one hundred people first tamped the soil, and one hundred people re-tamped the soil.

On the fifth day, one hundred people tilled the soil, one hundred people sifted the soil, one hundred people compacted the soil for the first time, one hundred people compacted the soil again, and one hundred people compacted the soil for the third time.

It only took five days to complete the initial construction of a mile-long road.

Then the road stretched forward steadily at a rate of one mile per day.

Ten days later, Mi Rong expressed satisfaction when he saw the solid road extending for five miles. He allocated another twenty carts of grain and the road was extended for another ten miles.

In addition to continuing to allocate grain, Mi Rong also asked Bai Qi to check the road conditions. He asked, if such a road could be built from Xianyang to Yiqu... Bai Qi did not wait for Mi Rong to finish, and immediately said: "I have it."
Chapter completed!