Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 242 Thirty-four Years
In the 34th year of the First Emperor,
He Bo ended his stay on the plateau and on a sudden impulse, he took Lao Guixi and the others to the Jianghuai area in the south.

The time has come to now.

Relying on the power of the great river and two huge mountains, He Bo was able to cross the flooding and wide Huai River.

The Huai River's resistance to him, though still fierce,
But when He Bo used two mountains to attack it, the final result was nothing more than raging waves crashing against the shore and blowing up thousands of piles of snow.

He Bo could even flow along the main trunk of the Huai River for a while until it reached the estuary.

Considering his current identity, He Bo laughed secretly:
Is this considered as him taking the initiative to plan the "Yellow River taking over the Huai River and flowing into the sea" in advance?

but,

Even though the Huai River had fallen to the point where "no one came to save it even if you shouted at the top of your lungs", He Bo could only sigh as he looked at the Yangtze River.

After all, even if the waters of the Yellow River and the Huai River are multiplied several times, they are still not as powerful as the Yangtze River.

And the discussion is long,
Even the Yellow River has to admit defeat in front of the Yangtze River.

Therefore,
He Bo is not yet able to cross the Yangtze River to go to Lingnan to see the scenery of Xiangjun and Guilinjun newly established by the Qin Dynasty.

However, it is quite interesting to be able to see how the remnants of various countries who were relocated to the south of the Huai River develop and utilize this land more deeply.

Lao Guixi was also very interested in the farming methods in Huainan.

His previous agricultural research was mostly on wheat, millet and sorghum, which are common crops in the north, and he had indeed not seen much rice.

The great changes in water and soil between the north and the south are not only reflected in the differences in agricultural crops.

Lao Guixi is happy about this transition "from north to south" and, as an outsider, feels it is somewhat novel.

The immigrants can only lament.

They were forced to abandon their land in the north and come to the unfamiliar south. Before they had time to feel the changes in the environment, they were in a hurry to go to the fields to grow crops.

The climate in the south is hot and humid.
It's okay to wear less clothes.
But you can't not eat.

Farmers from the north and south gather here.

The people in the north brought their own farming tools and techniques, and the people in the south accepted them and taught them their farming methods that had been passed down for who knows how many years.

Lao Guixi also mixed in, learning and thinking, so that the integration could proceed more smoothly and the hardships and sufferings of the people could be reduced.

He Bo followed them and used his original manual skills to help the locals make water wheels by hand.

The south is hilly and undulating, so water wheels are very necessary.

While the ghost was wearing human skin and carefully rubbing the wooden board, Yi Zhong and Ji Wu also came back side by side.

"I'm so exhausted!"

Yi Zhong's gray beard was tangled up, and Ji Wu had one arm exposed with a fresh mark on it, which was obviously caused by being bitten by something.

When the women nearby saw this, they quickly gathered around him and expressed their concerns to Ji Wu.

In such a place,

Even though it is human nature to love beauty, strength is also very popular.

Therefore, He Bo is often favored by young girls, while Ji Wu is sought after by middle-aged women.

The former has become so used to it that he is numb to it.
The latter is also very useful.

Surrounded by people caring about him, Ji Wu laughed out loud and pinched his arm, indicating that there was nothing wrong with him.

The poor old Yi Zhong was pushed out and finally walked to He Bo in silence.

"How is it going?" He Bo asked about their work progress.

Yi Zhong pointed at Ji Wu and raised his hand to make a "cutting" motion. "Very good, Ji Wu, with one cut, the piglets will be doomed and irreversible!"

"It was just that the head struggled so hard that Ji Wu bit it!"

After saying that, he took out the bag from his body and wanted to show the ghosts and gods what the two ghosts had harvested from slaughtering the pig today.

He Bo waved his hands quickly, "No need for that, really no need!"

"劁" means
Castration is also cutting!
Castration of pigs is beneficial to the physical and mental health of pigs. It can make them less fishy when they grow up and taste more delicious!
This technology had already taken shape during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The dead ghosts in the underworld had nothing to do and figured it out, so they developed it to maturity and spread it to the world of the living.
It means “there is a pig under the house”!

For many people:
Life can be considered rich only if you can farm and raise pigs.

When a large number of immigrants arrived here,
They cultivated the land, domesticated livestock, and naturally raised pigs.

As a result, the demand for pig castration and slaughtering also increased.

Ji Wu doesn't like farming, but the ghosts and gods are all here as carpenters, so he can't run away privately.

So he picked up his knife and became a butcher here. Together with the doctor who was good at treating animals, he expanded his business and became a well-known "pig butcher".

"Drink some water first and smooth your beard!"

He Bo handed Yi Zhong a bowl of water and said to him.

Yi Zhong took it, dipped his fingers in water, touched his beard, and quickly combed his messy beard clean.

The rest was drunk up by Yi Zhong.

He stood there, looking around, and saw many people bending over, planting rice seedlings in the fields, and he couldn't help but say to the gods, "This year should be a little easier."

He Bo lowered his head and put two wooden boards together with mortise and tenon joints, and replied casually, "That's not necessarily true!"

"The emperor has also ordered the construction of three passes in Lingnan: Hengpu, Yangshan, and Huangji Valley, in order to consolidate the newly conquered counties!"

After hearing this, Yi Zhong sighed and said, "Repair again?"

"Why does it never stop repairing?"

The old man counted the various large projects that the emperor had undertaken after unifying the country, pinching his fingers, and finally said with emotion, "What a lot of work!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

He Bo thought of the emperor who, although no longer taking drugs, still stayed up until the early hours of the morning to read documents, so he said to Yi Zhong, "Maybe he's worried."

Worried that their children could not support such a vast territory,

He was worried that the remnants of the six kingdoms would take advantage of his absence to stir up a huge turmoil.

They were worried that the Huns in the north would become so powerful that even the Great Wall would not be able to stop them.
They were worried that the Lingnan land they had just occupied would be lost again because of the numerous mountains.

Therefore,
The emperor hoped to lay a solid foundation for everything during his lifetime.

He could be a cruel and harsh monarch,

And after him,
Fusu, who was kind to the people, was able to quickly gain enough reputation through his actions.

"Alas, some things can be done without rushing!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhong also responded, "Besides, even if things are done well, it may not go as planned!"

He heard the farmers talking in the fields and the women washing clothes by the river singing.

It could be the gentle and beautiful Chu music, or the powerful and steady Qi and Lu sounds, which are completely different from the vigorous and sad Qinqiang.

And what the ghosts and gods hear will only be more than what he hears.

Not only the voices of the survivors of the six kingdoms,
There will also be nobles from the six countries hiding among the people.

They rely on their bloodline,
My past reputation and connections,

It was easy to preserve the family's wealth when the country was destroyed.

then,

With these things, they connected themselves everywhere, hoping to restore the glory of their ancestors.

The emperor has toured the country several times, using various means to try to screen out these people and remove them, but to no avail.

As for what might happen next,
He obviously had a premonition in his heart.

This made the already anxious emperor even more uneasy.

(End of this chapter)