"Is the Eighth Prince here to pay your respects to His Majesty?" Wang Li glanced at his legs and asked.
"Yes, I occasionally felt cold a few days ago, but it got better today. I came here to pay my respects to my father."
"The eighth prince is announced to enter the palace."
At this time, Zhao Gan walked out of the palace, and it was obvious that the guards had finished reporting.
"In that case, I won't delay the Eighth Prince. If you have time, you can go and sit at your residence."
"must."
Wang Li looked at him deeply, then turned and left.
Qin Heng looked at Zhao Gan and said softly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao."
"Eighth Prince, you're welcome, please." Zhao Gan turned aside and extended his hand to signal.
Qin Heng nodded slightly, and a guard in front of the palace pushed him into the palace.
The light in the palace was slightly dim, and Emperor Qin was sitting on the dragon chair with a sad look on his face.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father."
Qin Huang raised his head, and the expression on his face quietly disappeared: "Get up quickly, are you feeling well?"
"Back to my father, my son has recovered. I came here today to pay my respects to my father so that he won't miss me."
"Well, that's it. You must pay attention to your health in the future. The weather is cold now, so you need to wear more clothes when you go out."
"Yes, Father."
Qin Heng responded softly, looked at his face, and said cautiously: "What a coincidence, I just met the emperor's father-in-law, Mr. Wang, outside the palace."
"snort."
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Qin snorted coldly: "In the morning, Wang Li went to the palace to write a letter, telling me that the Qin capital does not have much grain reserves and can no longer be used for disaster relief."
Qin Heng's heart moved. It seems that Qindu's grain reserves are indeed not much.
In fact, this is not Wang Li's fault. If Qindu's reserves are too small, it will be very dangerous if an emergency occurs.
Thinking in his mind, an idea suddenly came to him.
"Heng'er."
Emperor Qin's voice rang in his ears, and he subconsciously panicked.
"Ah, my son is here."
"What are you thinking about? You are so focused."
Emperor Qin looked at him curiously and asked.
"My son saw that his father was worried, so he thought about how to solve the food problem."
Emperor Qin felt warm in his heart and joked: "Then what solution have you come up with?"
"My son believes that the food shortage is not too difficult. My father can raise food, or collect next year's taxes from those clans in advance, and then exempt some of the taxes. The clans are very profitable, so they are definitely willing to pay taxes in advance, and this matter is also It’s a good deed, but it’s famous.”
"I'll think about it again, how to cure the root cause."
"Oh, cure the root cause?"
"What solution have you come up with?"
Emperor Qin's face became a little serious and he asked in surprise.
"In previous years, disaster relief was only superficial, but not eradicating the root cause. Only by solving the problem of severe drought can the people live and work in peace and contentment and have enough to eat."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qin's face did not change at all. The source of the disaster relief had been known to the court for a long time, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and said: "A natural disaster and a severe drought cannot be solved by human intervention. This is difficult to solve."
"No, I think this matter can be resolved."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Heng's voice rang out in the hall.
"How to solve it?" Emperor Qin was stunned and asked subconsciously.
"As far as I know, there is a river at the intersection with Daqian, which is the Yujiang River."
"We can dig canals to divert water and divert water from the south to the north, so that the northern areas can be irrigated, which will naturally solve the drought problem."
Emperor Qin was stunned and looked at Qin Heng in surprise. This son really dared to say that.
Diverting water from the Yujiang River is not just talk.
With Da Qin's current national strength and the number of disaster victims every year, it is almost impossible to dig canals to divert water.
If this matter is not handled well, it will be abandoned halfway and waste money and lives. If this is the case, it is not as good as it is now.
"Father, are you worried about the current national strength of Great Qin?"
Qin Heng's voice sounded again,
Emperor Qin retracted his thoughts and looked at him with complicated eyes: "You are right. Although this method is very good and can completely solve the problem of severe drought in the north, given the current situation of Great Qin, it is almost impossible to succeed."
"No, I think that with the current national strength of Great Qin, we can succeed." Qin Heng shook his head in denial.
"Tell me something."
"First of all, digging canals can not only solve the problem of severe drought, but also benefit the country."
"First, transportation between the north and the south is faster. Once the canal is opened, it can be connected by water."
"Secondly, my father was a civilized and military leader. When he came to the throne, he made it clear that he wanted to unify the three kingdoms. However, Daqian is rich and has a strong navy. If my father wants to capture Daqian, he must have a navy. Once the transportation is opened, our Daqin will soon You can have a powerful naval force."
"Thirdly, the opening of the canal will increase commerce, making it more convenient and beneficial for merchants from the northern and southern clans to do business."
"Fourth, the opening of the canal will benefit all people and all generations. It will stabilize our country and the country of Qin and gather the hearts of all people."
"As for the issue of national strength, I have three strategies to solve it."
Qin Heng talked eloquently, and Emperor Qin's heart became more and more excited as he listened, and his body sat upright involuntarily.
"What three strategies?"
"The first plan is to use slave labor to dig canals."
"Well, continue." Emperor Qin nodded. Da Qin's slave laborers had always been the main force in construction, and they would naturally be used to dig the canal.
"The second plan is to erect an eternal monument."
"The Eternal Monument? What is this?" Emperor Qin asked in confusion.
"Clan merchants attach great importance to profits and reputation. Anyone who donates money to dig the canal can set up a monument of eternal merit at the end of the canal and write his name on it."
"Okay, what's the third plan?" Emperor Qin cheered loudly. In this way, he can naturally raise some money. Such a good thing, those clan merchants will definitely dream of it.
Isn’t it true that people live to be famous and have a name that lasts forever?
"The third plan is to provide relief through work."
"Relief for work? What does this mean?" Emperor Qin asked again in confusion.
"The imperial court provides disaster relief every year. Why don't we hire those victims? In this way, we can reduce the inertia of these victims and make money with their own labor. Secondly, the imperial court will not have such a burden every year. Those victims can completely rely on themselves."
"Haha, good, what a work-for-relief project."
Qin Huang instantly laughed heartily, stood up excitedly, walked to Qin Heng, and patted his shoulder.
"Heng'er, you are truly my father's Qilin son. How did you come up with these ideas?"
Qin Huang grinned widely.
Qin Heng scratched his head and said sheepishly: "When I heard about the victims a few days ago, I wanted to share my father's worries, so I read a lot of books and thought about it for many days before I came up with these solutions."
"It's rare for you to have such filial piety."
"Tell Father, what reward do you want?"
Emperor Qin felt very comforted and waved his hand and asked, quite as if he would give him what he asked for.
Qin Heng shook his head: "I don't lack anything, and I don't want anything. I just want to share my father's worries and make him feel more relaxed."
"Idiot." Upon hearing this, Emperor Qin was greatly moved, and he felt even more love for him in his heart.
