Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 373 The Fourth Year of Yuanding
When can we go west?

"After the dog finished licking the rice, the chicken pecked through the lock, and the fire sizzled the noodles..."

Time in the mortal world keeps passing.
The underworld's champion was becoming increasingly restless.

He somewhat regretted dying so quickly.

It's better to be alive than dead!
Whenever Huo Qubing inquired about ghosts and spirits, He Bo would simply reply calmly.

How could fire burn fried noodles?

"Oh, because when the flour is flying around, lighting it on fire gives you a fiery, explosive experience!"

He Bo explained this amazing phenomenon to Champion Hou with his wise words.

However, the champion had no desire to investigate further.

He said directly, "Give me a straight answer!"

So He Bo replied, "At least we should wait until Li Guang stops getting lost!"

The location where Li Guang committed suicide out of shame and indignation.
It was near Fuyangju Mountain, so the ghost who was squatting there watching a few groundhogs fight just happened to pick him up and bring him back.

When General Fei arrived in the underworld, he was utterly disliked by his ancestor Li Xin, which made him feel ashamed and indignant. He resolved to prove that he was not "the lost Marquis".

He heard that the cities of the underworld, unlike those of the mortal world which have many roads to facilitate travel, are primarily connected by waterways.

The Weak Water is interconnected in all directions, allowing the dead to travel by boat to many places.

So Li Guang found a boat and planned to float in the dark underworld to demonstrate his invincible sense of direction.

right now,

Apart from ghosts and gods and their officials, no one can tell where he is wandering!
Huo Qubing then lamented, "Then I have no hope!"

He simply ran out, knowing in his heart that ghosts and gods were unreliable and that he had to find a way himself.

Within a few days,

Having found a way, the Marquis of Champions ran over again and said, "The envoys from Qin and Xia are returning to their country. Just put me in the jar, like you did to the Qin rulers back then!"

now,

It was already the fourth year of the Yuanding era.

The Qin and Xia envoys have been staying in their ancestral homeland in the Central Plains for eight years.

Over the years,
They collected a lot of information about the Central Plains, intending to bring it back with them, and also supplemented the Central Plains with many things.

The three states established by the descendants of the Xia dynasty thus facilitated extensive exchanges.

The emperor witnessed the results of their efforts and was somewhat satisfied with what they had done. He then decided to overlook the "crimes of disloyalty" of Qin and Xia and release them back to their homeland.

And in this year,

The Han, Qin, and Xia dynasties also reached an important agreement—

That was the "standardization of weights and measures".

Weights and measures
It is something used when dealing with things like trade and exchange.

If they come in all shapes and sizes, it will make it inconvenient for everyone to interact.

now,

The roads between the Central Plains and the Western Regions have been opened up. With the Qin and Xia states outside the region, there is no need to worry about interference from barbarians that could block the roads.

Therefore, how to encourage the development and expansion of this long trade route became a major issue for both the Central Plains and the surrounding regions.

The Central Plains needed fine horses, precious jade, and glass from beyond the borders, as well as some fruits, vegetables, and seeds that they had never seen before.

Foreign lands also need the silk and ironware, as well as the cultural nourishment, from the Central Plains, this ancestral land.

After finishing compiling the documents, the Qin and Xia envoys mentioned this issue in a casual conversation and then wrote to the Han emperor, hoping to gain his participation.

After all, doing this...

For the Three Kingdoms, it was not actually difficult, and the benefits were obvious.

During the summer's breeding season
Many talented individuals were brought in from the Qin state.
They naturally brought the Qin state's standard of weights and measures to the Xia state, where it became popular.

As for Western Qin

Not to mention that.

If the barbarians beyond our borders are unwilling to accept the teachings of the Chinese, then the gentlemen have plenty of ways to deal with them!

snort!
The Qin people ate steamed buns back in their hometown and they ate steamed buns even when they went to foreign lands. Their teeth are still in great shape!
Certain humanoid creatures that attempt to rebel against the system and disrupt the market will never survive under the Qin people!

Therefore, the system of weights and measures between the Qin and Xia states had actually been integrated and unified long ago.

Meanwhile, in their homeland of the Central Plains...
The Han dynasty inherited the Qin system and did not make any major changes in this regard.

However, in the preceding decades, the implementation of a system of parallel jurisdictions between prefectures and kingdoms, along with the permission for feudal lords to mint their own currencies, led to a divergence in weights and measures. At the beginning of this year...
The emperor, extremely dissatisfied with this, issued an order to reclaim all local minting rights and establish three minting offices—the Bell Office, the Technical Office, and the Copper Analyzer—in the Shanglin Garden to mint standardized Wuzhu coins.

after that,

The messengers' request was then presented to the emperor.

He agreed to it.
This finally provided an example of the three kingdoms' shared vision.

of course,

The states of Qi and Wu, which were located overseas, were not left behind either.

The emperor specially bestowed the new "weights and measures" upon these two weak branches of the Xia state and forcefully demanded that they implement them.

Neither country would refuse.

The state of Wu only knew how to "serve the powerful" and curry favor with the superior state.

The State of Qi was remote, and many things were scarce after leaving the Central Plains, making the need to promote trade even stronger.

It has long wanted to use the standards of the Central Plains to discipline itself!
The Qin-Xia envoy therefore believed that he had done another great thing that benefited the Xia people.

Take these gains back with you.
In addition to the experience of being "detained" in the Han Dynasty,

I'm sure His Majesty will reward me handsomely!
With such expectations,
The envoy, who had aged somewhat in the past eight years, was about to embark on a long journey again, facing the wind, frost, rain, and snow of returning home.

And in their packages

The latest batch of geniuses from the underworld have already infiltrated it.

……

"It's really not easy!"

When the delegation, including the restless Marquis of Champion, set foot on foreign lands...
Bored, the Yellow River God once again came to the Southern Yue Kingdom to inspect the work of his clone.

He sat confidently in the main seat, placed the little clone on his head, and told him about his happiness.

"Lady Xiang is finally with me!"

The Xiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River with a flow even larger than that of the Yellow River, Huai River, and Han River, finally gave in to He Bo's years of persistent pestering and reluctantly integrated into his family.

Next, only the Lingqu Canal and the Lishui River remain!
"Hmph! I think this time, your 'territorial expansion' speed is a bit slower than Zhu Bao's!"

Xiao Hebo lay on the main body's head, took out two strands of his tied-up hair, and, taking advantage of the severe humidity and heat of southern Vietnam, twisted them into the shape of two cockroach whiskers, while speaking to the main body.

"Why is it that the further south you go, the harder the river becomes to conquer?"

He Bo shook his two beards and said helplessly.

He wanted to apply the same methods he used to deal with the tributaries of the Yellow River to the tributaries of the Yangtze River!
However, the South China Sea is always so turbulent and surging.

She usually appears gentle and mild-mannered.

If attacked by the River God from the north, why not fiercely resist and overthrow He Bo?

The Yellow River God has already lost his footing several times because of the excessive water and saturated riverbeds in the south!

Therefore,
He could only slowly get the hang of it, and only after he had thoroughly explored and thoroughly understood the winding and beautiful rivers in the south, with their stunning scenery on both banks and abundant aquatic life, and was familiar with every part of them, could he reveal his true colors of "desiring her body".

"So, without some past affection, the waters of Jiangnan wouldn't flow for you!"

"Its waterways won't open for you!"

Little Hebo tugged at the whiskers of his main body as he climbed down, speaking with a strange sense of emotion.

He Bo glanced at him. "What are you implying?"

"It's nothing," Xiao Hebo said, cupping his face in his hands. "I just remembered what happened recently."

The standardization of weights and measures and the issuance of the Wuzhu coin were major events.

The Han Dynasty included the states of Qi and Wu overseas, so naturally it wouldn't overlook the neighboring Nanyue Kingdom.

Therefore,
The emperor specially dispatched envoys to bestow new standards upon Nanyue.

The Han Dynasty angel was nothing more than the unremarkable first love of the Queen Mother of Nanyue.

"The stream looks a bit green," He Bo remarked.

"This is normal. When the river is dredged deeper, more water flows, and the color turns green. This is a natural phenomenon!"

"I see!"

He Bo suddenly realized.

Zhao Tuo, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and went back to beat his grandson and great-grandson.

(End of this chapter)