After Xu Jia left, the prince fell into deep thought for a long time, nodding silently to the quotations he had excerpted from time to time. Others did not dare to disturb him after reading them, and they did not even ask him to eat dinner.

At first, Prince Qin simply believed that Zhang Lu's exchange of low-priced salt for grain was just a temporary measure to alleviate the food crisis in Hedong. Even if Lord Xinling invited the prince to admire the moon and asked the prince to intervene for this matter, the prince did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

nature, thinking that Wei was just blaming Qin for its own problems. But Dr. Jia came here today, and it seemed that he reminded the prince and gave him a new understanding of the exchange of grain and salt in Hedong: this may be a way to weaken the strength of various countries.

An effective way! Not only salt, but other business activities seem to have this effect. This made the prince seem to have opened a new world, which was very fascinating. However, due to lack of business knowledge, he thought about it for a long time and was unable to go into depth on many issues. And it was so important.

Obviously, you can't just ask someone for consultation, especially in Wei State.

Finally he seemed to have figured out something and started ordering dinner. After dinner, he called the official who was responsible for contacting Tao Yi merchants and told him that he was interested in Tao Zhugong and asked the official to tell him what he knew.

The matter of Duke Tao and Zhu. Just now, Dr. Xu Jia mentioned Duke Tao and Zhu to the prince, and Duke Tao and Zhu were indeed a very accomplished person in both political and business circles. As the saying goes, "Being an official will bring you wealth to ministers, and being rich will bring you wealth."

"Gold" is the idol in the hearts of people all over the world! But although this official was responsible for liaison with the merchants in Taoyi, he knew very little about Tao Zhugong's deeds. What he knew was generally known to the prince. So the prince wanted to

With the help of Tao Yi, he collected for himself the stories and documents of Tao Zhugong, especially his business deeds. The officials responded and left.

Then, he found two officials respectively and asked them to inquire about the deeds and writings of Bai Gui and Yi Dun. Both Bai Gui and Yi Dun were closely related to the Wei State: Bai Gui once served as an official in the Wei State, and Yi Dun made a fortune.

The Diyi clan is right next to Anyi, which was once the core area of ​​the Wei state. You should be able to get some information by asking the Wei people.

In order to deceive others, the prince sent people to inquire about the deeds of Wu Qi, Ximen Bao, Li Kui, and even Pang Juan, Meng Ke and others. It seemed that he was only interested in the history and culture of Wei. He himself took some time every day.

, and listened to the reports of these people in turn. As a result, it was naturally Wu Qi's works that were most convenient to collect.

The behavior of Prince Qin naturally spread to the upper echelons of Wei State. So he sent envoys to ask the prince why he collected these important works of Wei State. The prince said: "I heard that the law of Qin originated from Wei, passed through the Shang Dynasty and entered Guanzhong in the west.

So I am willing to learn." After the envoy came back, Lord Xinling invited a learned bachelor to teach at the Prince's Inn. The prince did not refuse and included him in the discussion, every few days.

So he invited him for advice. Lord Xinling and others gradually relaxed when they saw that Prince Qin seemed to be really just interested in learning Wei culture and had no unusual behavior.

Summer is here in a blink of an eye. The food problem is gradually alleviated in this season of abundant species. Yuan County sent a document. The infrastructure there has been basically built, but there is a serious shortage of labor. Daliang is asked to recruit tens of thousands of households to go to Yuancheng.

, to open mines. Daliang agreed to this request, that is, he recruited refugees from various counties and adopted son-in-laws to go to Yuancheng.

The land of the Wei State is small and the people, coupled with the serious land annexation, have made the problem of refugees very prominent. The so-called refugees are people who have lost their land. After losing their land, they will naturally no longer settle in one place, but wander around.

Son-in-law is also a characteristic of the Wei State, especially in Daliang. Those refugees who have lost their land go to the homes of widows who are relatively decent and cultivate the land for them. The status of these two types of people in the Wei State is extremely low and they are not welcomed by others.

If anything bad happens, these two types of people will be blamed.

Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, was very happy to receive the document from Yuan County, which became an important way for him to reduce his burden. From the New Year to the present, Wei Qi has been in a panic of food shortage. People who died of cold and starvation in winter looked at each other,

Everyone witnessed his incompetence. What was even more embarrassing was that many officials, even middle and high-level officials, also had food crises. He desperately wanted Xu Jia to go to Daliang to mobilize food, but Xu Jia could only travel around the country.

, trying their best to search for every grain of grain, try to buy it at the most favorable price, and quickly transport it to Daliang. They felt like being forced to barely have one breath left. After three months, they finally had the first crop of millet this year.

The harvest was in sight, and the food problem was expected to be temporarily solved. At this time, a letter came from Yuan County, asking for more labor, which Wei Qi considered to be a symbol of good times.

But Mr. Xinling had some doubts. Yuan County is a famously poor county. It is already good if it does not ask for food support from Daliang every year. Why would it actively ask for more labor? Especially now, although there is a lot to eat.

However, those sophora flowers, elm money and the like are only better than nothing. They are definitely not food, and they are definitely not enough to supply tens of thousands of laborers. When he asked Wei Qi a question, Wei Qi said: "The safety of Daliang is in danger."

If the matter is so big, there is no need to worry about how Yuan County can provide food. Even if they are greedy for fame, there is no need to worry about it!" Mr. Xinling thought about it. As long as tens of thousands of people leave Daliang and don't cause trouble, it doesn't matter if they come to the Yuan County Assembly.

How about it!

Each township took their own refugees and their adopted sons-in-law to Yuan County for business. There were no fewer than hundreds of townships who went to Yuan County one after another, and most of them were concentrated around Daliang. A large number of lower-level officials entered Yuan County, and some people always noticed it.

Among the clues, some people even recognized Chen Si and Mang Wei. As a result, various rumors spread around Daliang.

The merchants in Taoyi caught the news and asked the prince about it. Based on the briefing sent by Xianyang, the prince simply replied: "At the beginning of the year, the five great officials from Hedong pulled up the walls, and the walls became Qin City." In fact, the prince did not know that the five officials in Hedong had pulled out the walls.

Who is the doctor Wan? He doesn't know that Pi Wan was promoted to the fifth doctor after he conquered Yuan City. As for the play performed by Hedong in Yuan, he certainly doesn't know.

The prince's answer spread to the Wei court through rumors in the market.

On that day, an unknown official reported to the court in the early morning: "There is a rumor in the market that the city was built by Qin. I dare not hide it, but I dare to report it!"

Auxiliary Duanzi said: "For the former, tens of thousands of people were invited to the wall to think of it as an arsenal. How can it be used by Qin?"

Then another official said: "Perhaps the people in power in Yuan County are the old Wei people Chen Si and Mang's son Wei."

Another official said: "I have also heard about it, but I think it is untrue. Mr. Fu Mang is a noble person, and his son is also a prince. Although he is on the run, he has not reached the grassland. How can he be with the unknown people? I look at Chen Si

His name means Chen is a bitch, or he is a pawn in Daliang. Because the Mang family is so noble, but the Chen family is so low, even though the Chen family is a minister of the Mang family, I still think it is not the case; moreover, the Yun Mang family is on the lower end."

The ministers kept talking with each other, and the discussion continued. Seeing that the discussion was not going to end if it continued like this, Lord Xinling interrupted: "The matter of the Yuan City will be left to Duanzi to send envoys to inquire about it and get a real report!"

Within a few days, Duanzi claimed that the so-called Yuan City was destroyed by Qin was not true. None of the craftsmen sent to Yuan City escaped back, and their families in Daliang were stable as usual. None of the officials who had escorted the refugees and adopted sons-in-law in the past few days were there.

The rewards vary. The so-called wall was captured by Qin is actually a rumor!

So Wei Qi concluded: "Yuan County is also a border town of Wei. The remnant soldiers and old people have nothing to go out. Wei's decrees are carried out, arsenals can be built, and refugees can enter. There are merchants coming in and out of Zhe Road every day, and no war is heard of.

The matter should not be framed by Qin." Because the matter passed like this.

When the craftsmen arrived at Zuoyi, they naturally could not doubt it. Zuoyi might not be Wei Yi. However, Zuoyi's supplies were not lacking and the progress of the project was not limited. Naturally, these craftsmen would not mind their own business and just do their jobs with peace of mind.

All the differences between our own business and those in Wei Jing are explained by the reason of "border town".

When all the infrastructure construction was completed, the engineers and the Yuan Order jointly issued documents to recruit labor. It didn't take long for the labor from various villages and towns to be escorted over, and the craftsmen naturally had no doubts. After the labor was delivered to Yuan County, or directly sent

If you go to the mining site to mine, transport ore, or send it to the forest to harvest wood for charcoal, you are isolated in the deep mountains and dense forests. If there is no one to guide you, you will basically not be able to get out. More importantly, although the conditions here are difficult and the labor intensity is high,

, but the supply is not lacking, and the daily food is rationed to one and a half buckets per person. And their daily food and clothing are taken care of by women. Li Bing stipulated that performance should be reviewed once a month, and those with outstanding performance will be rated as winners.

For a meritorious service, those who have meritorious service for three consecutive months will be exempted from hard labor and will be allocated fifty acres of land in Zuoyi. Soon, those who are diligent, capable, and have strong labor force will be screened out, and they will be led out of the mountains and forests to be added to Zuoyi.

In the city, he became a citizen of the city.

The ore is transported in sections, and each end does not meet each other to ensure that the ore points and routes are kept secret.

Although various measures have been taken, there are still some who escape. According to Qin law, if a fugitive is captured, the captor will receive a reward of two taels. Under such a heavy reward, coupled with the high mountains and dense forests, it is almost impossible for the escapees to succeed.

, after dozens of people trying to escape were caught and beheaded in public, the phenomenon of escape gradually disappeared.

After several trials, the smelting furnace finally began to produce iron and copper. Excitement filled people's hearts, not only Hedong officials, Wei craftsmen, and even the refugees who helped the workers were also excited. - After they came out of the mountains,

Although they were assigned fields, the farming season had passed. In order to make a living, they mostly helped in smelting factories to obtain food and clothing.

Casting is a professional job that no one else can do. Copper has a low melting point and is relatively easy to melt, so pour mold casting is more convenient. However, iron is difficult to melt and casting is very difficult. Zhang Lu has invited engineers from Xianyang.

Teach the craftsmen to cast bronze arrowheads and spears and iron farm tools according to the Qin system. At this point, the Wei engineers completely understood that the people in front of them were Qin people. The weapons and farm tools made by Qin had very clear shapes among craftsmen from various countries.
Chapter completed!