"Is there anything I need to do?" Li Fu did not question Zheng Guo's words. He also knew a little about water conservancy, and knew that Zheng Guo's strength in this aspect was definitely beyond his comparison.
There may not even be many people in the world who can fight with him.
"If there are these people, give me some more to speed up the process. If not, forget it." Zheng Guo pointed at the Hu captives in front of him and said.
These people were obedient and not lazy, and Zheng Guo was very satisfied.
As for the technicians sent by Zhao Guo, Zheng Guo could only say that they were of no use at all. They might as well send a few strong men to dig ditches.
"Manpower...I'm afraid we won't be able to spare it for the time being." Li Fu shook his head. Zhao needs people everywhere now. He has worked hard to mobilize more than 100,000 people to dig canals. If he mobilizes more, the others will be It’s time to have an opinion.
Although Zhao State still had 200,000 Yan prisoners, Zhao Kuo's attitude towards those Yan people was obviously different from that of the Hu people.
One is only responsible for reclaiming wasteland, and the food grown can be sent back to Yan State to relatives. He can also write letters to relatives every year. After the five-year period is up, he can go home.
The other one has to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and except for a few lucky ones, all of them are sentenced to life imprisonment.
It is said that the prisoners of the Yan army refused to work at first, but later they received a letter from their families, saying that they had received the food. The Zhao people did not make things difficult for them. They were all well at home, so don't worry.
Since then, these prisoners have worked harder than anyone else, getting up to work every day before dawn for fear of not growing enough food. In four years, they have opened up nearly one million hectares of fertile land for the Zhao State. Now the top leaders of the Zhao State are worried. How will these farmlands be cultivated after these prisoners are released?
Distribute it to the people? Zhao State does not have so many people.
Is it designated as official land for slaves to cultivate? Zhao State did not have so many slaves.
As for leaving crops uncultivated, this is absolutely impossible. The senior officials of the Zhao State would rather screw their heads off than to see the best fields lying idle. In their view, this is a punishment from God.
Suddenly, Li Fu suddenly realized that according to time, these Yan Army prisoners should be released next year.
"Time flies so fast, have I been in Zhao Guodu for four years?" Li Fu sighed deeply, his face showing some vicissitudes of life. "If nothing else happens, Zhao will probably go to war with Yan next year."
As for the specific time, he didn't know.
It may be that before the prisoners were released, when the Yan State was at its weakest, the Zhao State captured a piece of land and released the prisoners in this land, which could instantly regain the hearts and minds of the local people.
It is also possible to wait until the prisoners are released for a period of time before attacking, because Yan State is in the most chaos at this time. This group of captives has been in Zhao State for five years. No one among them dared to defect to Zhao State or infiltrate Zhao State's spies. ensure.
But it was impossible for Yan State not to let these prisoners go back, let alone to say that there were spies among them.
Originally, the State of Yan was sorry for these people. It is impossible for them not to have resentment towards the State of Yan. Once the two sides are turned against each other, it is not impossible for these people to turn around and surrender to the State of Zhao. At that time, the State of Yan will really be hopeless. Even if the help from the other five countries is useless, the people of Yan already belong to Zhao.
But the State of Yan could not let it go. It was impossible for the State of Zhao to do nothing during the five years. There must be people from the State of Zhao among these prisoners. If they were not caught, the State of Yan would remain in turmoil.
No matter what the Yan State does, it will be the Zhao State that succeeds in the end. These things were doomed from a few years ago.
"Hey, I am a member of the Zhao Kingdom now. Let him let go of the past..." Li Fu shook his head and threw away all the thoughts in his mind.
"What's wrong with the governor?" Zheng Guo said a little strangely, why did he stop talking while chatting, and he became sad for the autumn and the spring.
"It's nothing. By the way, there is one last road over to Wei Qi that you need to check out." Li Fu said.
"Didn't you already give them the plan? Zheng Guo rolled his eyes.
His talent is modeling, which is very useful whether it is digging rivers, building roads, or building bridges.
Every time Wei Qi encountered difficulties, he would send someone to come over and ask him.
After Zheng Guo planned the canal in Helan County and arranged for people to start construction, he ran to Yinshan Mountain and helped Wei Qi plan an entire road plan.
"Wei Qi said there were a few things he didn't quite understand," Li Fu said.
"Why don't you understand such a simple question?" Zheng Guo was a little speechless. He had clearly marked it and it was very simple. "I understand. Let them start construction first. There is absolutely no problem with the plan I planned. Wait for me to finish it first." After finishing the planning of the auxiliary canal, we rushed to Yinshan Mountain."
Although he didn't like being idle every day, he didn't want to be so busy now. He was either exploring terrain, observing hydrology, and planning bridges and roads. He had never been so tired.
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It’s not like those who can do more work!
"Okay, I'll send someone to tell Wei Qi right away." Li Fu nodded.
"By the way, I have some acquaintances in South Korea and the Wei State. They are also very proficient in water conservancy and bridge construction. Some of them are even better than me. I will write a few letters and the Governor will send them over to have a look. Can you please come over?" There was no other way. He was really too busy, so Zheng Guo decided to ask for help.
The State of Zhao had never built any large-scale water conservancy projects. They only dug small ditches and canals. There were too few talents in this area and they could not help at all.
Among the seven countries, Wei and South Korea have the most talents in this area. When other countries did not have this awareness, Wei began to unite with South Korea to carry out water conservancy construction.
Wei and South Korea even have specialized officials responsible for detecting hydrological changes in lakes and rivers, and the condition of dams... There are several old men who are no match for him now.
However, after the Wei State sold Honggou to the Zhao State, many water conservancy craftsmen were dismissed, leaving only the most precious craftsmen in the Wei State.
If Zhao Guo takes action, he will be able to recruit many craftsmen.
These craftsmen have more or less participated in the construction of large-scale water conservancy projects for their ancestors. They have rich experience and are very helpful to Zhao State.
"You actually have friends!" Li Fu said in surprise.
He had seen Zheng Guo's abilities with his own eyes. There were several people who were even more powerful than Zheng Guo. So what else could he say? Even if they were robbed, they would still be robbed.
"Does the governor have no friends?" Zheng Guo's face darkened. What kind of talk is this? Can't Zheng Guo have friends?
"No, what I mean is that if you have friends, why didn't you invite them over earlier?" Lifu said with a smile on his face, and then waved his hand, "Here, prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones."
"Write it now?" Zheng Guo was shocked by Li Fu's efficiency. He was now by the river, with one or two hundred thousand prisoners around him plowing the river.
"Write it now. After I finish writing it, I will send it to the king immediately, and ask the king to send someone to invite him personally." Li Fu said firmly.
His only goal now is to build the Loop well. With one more water conservancy master, the development of the Loop will be faster.
