Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

In the words of later generations, it is Dongyang City, which is also the capital city of the province, that's what it means.

Therefore, Hu Hai, the governor of Dongyang County, was there immediately.

"What is the governor's order for summoning his subordinates?"

In less than half an hour, Hu Hai came to the provincial yamen and gave Wang Youxian a subordinate salute.

Wang Youxian withdrew the idlers, then hurriedly got up and came to Hu Hai, saying: "My lord, something big happened in the court!"

"Ah?" Hu Hai was taken aback by these words, and quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

Wang Youxian handed the decree to Hu Hai, and said, "The State Council actually ordered the suspension of the Great Wall project and the construction of the canal. This... Zhen Guojun made a big mistake this time. We are too far apart, and it is too late to persuade you." Also, alas!"

When Hu Hai saw the decree, he exclaimed, "Okay, that's great!"

"..." Wang Youxian was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe his ears, his jaw dropped in shock, and he couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Okay? You actually applauded?"

Hu Hai nodded happily: "Yes, isn't it a good thing that the decree said that the canal will be built? Why... Your Excellency is still worried about this?"

"Ah?" Wang Youxian was stupefied, staring at his eyes in amazement and said, "It's disrespectful to His Majesty that Lord Zhen stopped the Great Wall project, and building the canal will waste people's money and benefit the Qin community. How can we applaud it?"

"Hahaha!"

But Hu Hai laughed three times, and said: "My lord! The Great Wall project was originally for the purpose of resisting foreign enemies, but now the Xiongnu, Donghu, Fuyu, and Sushen are all in the territory of our Great Qin. The Great Wall is of course unnecessary. Build it again. And building the canal will be of great benefit, it will not only benefit the exchange of goods between the north and the south of our Great Qin, but also improve the living standards of the people of our Great Qin, this is a great thing!"

"What? Mention...improving the living standards of the common people?" Wang Youxian's jaw was about to drop from shock.

Hu Hai saw Wang Youxian's puzzled expression, so he explained: "My lord, didn't you see that the government decree said that the canal project will be contracted by bidding. This means that the common people can make money by building canals. Isn't that a good thing?" ?"

"This..." Wang Youxian was dumbfounded.

However, after thinking about it carefully, it seems that what Hu Hai said seems quite reasonable.

Hu Hai smiled: "My lord is in a high position, so naturally I don't understand the life of the people at the bottom. But my subordinates know the people very well. In the past year, many people have greatly improved their living standards by building the Great Wall. It is really impressive. People are envious!"

It has to be said that Hu Hai has experienced the lives of the people at the bottom and has unique insights into the bottom society.This point is what Wang Youxian and all the ministers in the court lacked.This also caused them to have different understandings of the construction of the canal.

Wang Youxian and the ministers in the court thought of the way of being a minister.

Hu Hai, on the other hand, can see that people can make money and improve their livelihoods by building canals.

"So that's how it is..." Wang Youxian suddenly realized.

Hu Hai nodded: "Nowadays, the increase in grain production and the improvement of plow tools have greatly improved the efficiency of farming. Once the busy farming is over, if the people can build canals to make money, wouldn't it be a good thing for the people? The canal can be built , wouldn't it be a good thing for me, Daqin?"

"This... Listening to the young master's words, I am really enlightened. The analysis of the young master is really admirable." Wang Youxian suddenly realized this, and at the same time, he was full of admiration for Hu Hai.

"My lord's absurd praise!" Hu Hai hurriedly stopped, and at the same time bowed in the direction of Xianyang, saying: "The way of governing the country of the king of the town is really admirable!"

3 Chapter Fifty

After the decree of the State Council was issued, the construction of the Great Wall naturally stopped immediately.The Ministry of Industry also immediately sent people to check and accept and settle the settlement.

Although according to the original bidding contract, the Qin government was breaking the contract by stopping the project halfway, but so what?If you have the ability...you hit me!

As the saying goes, people don't fight against officials, not to mention those contractors have already made a lot of money, and they are counting on the Ministry of Accounts to settle the final payment for them.

However, although the Great Wall project was stopped halfway, Li Yang did not miss a penny from the businessman.

According to the progress of the project, Tongtong paid the project money according to the contract.

At the same time, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry launched the bidding for the canal project again.

Regarding the contracting of engineering projects through bidding, the Great Wall Project already had experience before, so the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry did not need too much guidance from Li Yang, and they were already familiar with the development.

And those businessmen who had contracted the Great Wall project before also knew that this kind of national project is the most profitable project in Daqin today, so they also actively participated in it. There are countless merchants in Qin State who signed up.

The entire canal project is divided into three phases. The first phase is the direct communication between the Wei River, the Yellow River and the Huai River; the second phase is the communication between the Huai River and the Yangtze River; the third phase is the communication between the Qiantang River and the Yangtze River, and the communication between the sea and the inland river.

In this way, the entire five major water systems of the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Qiantang River, and Haihe River have formed a confluence and communication between the inland waterway network and seawater.

Once such a water transportation network is completed, the goods in the Guanzhong area can be directly transported to the south and the seaside docks.And the south, or international goods, can also go directly to various places in Guanzhong through such an interactive and perfect water transportation network.

The first phase of the canal project, like the Great Wall project, was split into dozens of tenders and tendered one by one.

The fortune project is a major national event, so naturally everything cannot be decided by Li Yang alone.For example, the price of this bidding has to be brought to the DPRK and China for everyone to discuss together.

On this day, Qilin Hall.

Hundreds of officials gathered together, and Li Si of the State Council presented several plans in the hall, such as dividing the canal into three phases and implementing it through bidding.

Li Si's description is naturally so comprehensive that everyone even seems to see the beautiful scene of the five major water systems connected by the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Huai River, Qiantang River, and Hai River.

Fusu couldn't help being full of anticipation and yearning for this.

However, although the scene of the canal is beautifully depicted, in the eyes of Dong Yi and other ministers, they feel that this is just looking at flowers in a mirror, which is unrealistic.

How easy is it to connect the five major water systems?

How much manpower does this require?How much material resources?How much money?How many years will it take to realize it?Can Daqin have this ability to complete it?

Obviously, most ministers are not so optimistic about this.

Fusu was very happy, and asked with a smile: "When and when are these three phases of the project expected to be completed?"

He Zhang came out and replied: "The Ministry of Industry roughly calculated that as long as there is enough manpower, it can be done in ten years!"

"What? Ten... ten years!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

What surprised them was not how long it was, but how short it was.

Trying to connect the five major water systems within ten years is nothing short of whimsical.

Dong Yi was the first to not believe it, and questioned: "He Shangshu, your Ministry of Industry actually thinks that it only takes ten years to open up the five major water systems? Are you sure you are not joking?"

Everyone nodded one after another, doubting this very much.

He Zhang smiled: "The Daqin Canal project is divided into three phases. Each phase is planned to take three years and is expected to be completed in nine years. Of course, this can only be done when human, material and financial resources are guaranteed."

Dong Yi sneered, and asked again: "Then, how many years can Daqin's current financial, material and human resources last?"

"This..." He Zhang couldn't answer for a moment.

Ji Kai, who was in charge of the household department, replied: "As long as the farming is ensured correctly, our Daqin's financial resources, material resources, or manpower will have an endless supply, and we can persist for thousands of years."

"This..." This sentence choked Dong Yi.