[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

Chapter 49, The Legacy of the Ancients

Ten miles to the northeast of Mount Qingcheng is the famous Dujiangyan, which has been built for more than 2000 years and is still functional until the time Wang Lang lived.Wang Lang was particularly impressed by the fact that Dujiangyan, located at the epicenter of the earthquake, survived the Wenchuan M[-] earthquake in [-], which can be called a miracle in the history of human water conservancy.

Since passing through Dujiangyan, there is absolutely no reason to skip it hastily.Under the guidance of local officials, Wang Lang took Du Ji and Guo Jia together to pay homage to the Han Wudi Temple in Du'an County, and then came to Dujiangyan, which is called Du'an Dayan, Jianyan, and Jindi by people of this era. .

Many officials in ancient times were extremely smart people in the world. They were appointed by King Qin Zhao as the governor of Shu County. Li Bing, who presided over the construction of Dujiangyan, was one of them.

After Li Bing took office in Shu County, he found that the flood disaster was the biggest obstacle to local development, so he studied hard and forcibly turned himself into an unprecedented water conservancy scientist. The strategy of truncating corners when encountering bays and pulling hearts when encountering positive events was still the standard of water conservancy projects after 2000.

The Dujiangyan built by the Shu people led by Li Bing is divided into three main projects: Yuzui, Feishayan, and Baopingkou. Taking full advantage of the local geographical conditions of high in the northwest and low in the southeast, according to the special terrain, water veins, and water potential at the river exit , taking advantage of the situation, water diversion without dams, self-flow irrigation, so that embankment, water diversion, flood discharge, sand discharge, and flow control are interdependent, and they are a system that ensures the full play of the comprehensive benefits of flood control, irrigation, water transportation, and social water use.

After Dujiangyan was completed, the Minjiang River flood that had plagued the local people for nearly a thousand years was completely resolved, making the Western Sichuan Plain a "land of abundance" and a "land of plenty" where "floods and droughts follow people".

The officials of Du'an County first led the three people and a group of guards behind to visit Fulongtan, and told with great interest the myths and legends that Li Bing and his son subdued the evil dragon of the Minjiang River and quelled the flood of the Minjiang River; people.

These three stone figures were originally made by Li Bing's son to measure the water level when he was alive. When the stone figures were lost in the Han Dynasty, the water officials rebuilt three stone figures with a height of three meters. Tribute to Li Bing.

It was almost dusk after a worship tour, and it was impossible to go to Mount Qingcheng.Wang Lang glanced at the thoughtful Du Ji, and stopped by the river where he could see Li Bingshi and asked him, "What is Bohou's idea on how to govern Shu County?"

Du Ji has been thinking about this question since before he entered Sichuan, and now he condenses all his thoughts into eight brief words:

"Punishment and etiquette are equally important, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined."

Wang Lang glanced at him in surprise. Zhuge Liang's principle of governing Yizhou is roughly the same as these eight characters. He really thinks the same as a hero.

After arranging Li's robes that were messed up by the river wind, she asked, "How do you say it?"

"Liu Yan plotted different schemes in Yizhou, used small favors and small benefits to appease the rebels, and found excuses to kill more than ten people including Wang Xian and Li Quan, the tyrants in the state, in an attempt to establish a prestige. Yizhou gentry died for no reason, and Liu Yan The regime is alienated from morality, which is why the son got Yizhou.

However, this does not mean that using threatening punishment is the wrong way.

Yizhou's tyrants have monopolized power and have been doing things for a long time.The people were unbearable to be exploited, and they either turned to rice thieves or followed Liu Yan. Liu Yan took advantage of this to gain a foothold in Yizhou and fight against the powerful.Although the young master won Yizhou with the help of his own military power and the help of Yizhou tyrants, it is by no means a long-term solution to let the tyrants ravage. "

Unmoved, Wang Lang questioned him about Liu Bang's entry into the customs:

"In the past, Gaozu entered the customs and knew that the people of Qin State had suffered from the strict Qin law for a long time, so he made an agreement with the people in three chapters, stipulating that those who kill people will pay for their lives, those who cause injuries, and those who rob and steal will be punished as crimes, and no longer implicate their relatives and neighbors. The people of Qin are overjoyed , Competing to offer cattle, sheep, wine and food to the sergeants. When I entered Yizhou, I brought only [-] troops, and Yizhou has a local household registration of one million.

Du Ji disagreed, and retorted with a straight face:

"The laws and regulations of the Qin State are strict and the regulations are cumbersome, so Gaozu can use lenient and simple to help them. Yizhou tyrants are lawless, willful and reckless, and use their wealth to bully the common people, which leads to the prevalence of rice thieves in Yizhou and complaints. At this time, we can use leniency. , is no different from carving a boat to seek a sword, or seeking a fish from a tree.”

Wang Lang raised his eyebrows, his expression calm and prestige: "What should I do if the powerful refuse to accept?"

"Prestige with the law, teach with courtesy." Obviously, after thinking for a long time, Du Ji gave a clear and concise answer, "If you don't teach, you will be punished. To rule the country by law, first formulate regulations and publicize them to the public. Summon the leaders of Yizhou scholars to co-create laws and regulations, and those who are famous for Confucianism to inform the people and explain the prohibitions in detail. After the people know what can be done and what can't be done, then punish those who knowingly commit crimes and continue to do evil according to the law. Set up imposing punishments so that the powerful will not dare to despise the law and discipline, and have no respect for their elders. For those who have outstanding talents and meritorious service to the people, they will be rewarded fairly regardless of their relatives or distance. In this way, the strong will not invade the weak in Yizhou, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Enjoy the favor of the son."

After speaking, Du Ji looked directly at Wang Lang to show his determination.

Wang Lang originally wanted to test how determined he was towards Shang Haoqiang, so he made things difficult on purpose. Hearing this, she couldn't help but applaud: "This is a great deal!"

Under Du Ji's slightly astonished eyes, Wang Lang vividly interpreted the folk proverb that turning one's face like a book, with a bright face and shining black eyes: "I have written to the imperial court to recommend Bohou as the prefect of Shu County. Shu County has the benefits of fishing, salt and brocade. Good governance is enough to fund the whole prefecture. Nanyang recently recruited 15 water officials who are good at building water conservancy, and all assigned them to Bohou. The heavy responsibility is on his shoulders, and I hope Bohou will encourage him!"

"Son..."

Wang Lang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and continued to arrange affairs: "I will leave Yizhou next month and return to Nanyang. I will take Wenchang away, and Liu Xingba will give you four thousand Xuanjia. The Yizhou soldiers recruited on the way I will bring [-] to Nanyang, and the rest will stay in Yizhou. What is Bohou lacking in Shu County, send a letter to Nanyang directly, and I will provide it for Bohou. I only have one request, within three years, I want to see a rich A stable Shu county."

Speaking of this, she stopped, took a deep look at Du Ji, touched his shoulder and encouraged: "I want to transfer Bohou to Sili in three years, don't let me down."

Du Ji's throat choked, and there were thousands of words to say in his heart, which finally turned into a clasped fist, and said in a deep voice:

"promise!"

After explaining the important affairs of Shu County, Wang Lang looked at Guo Jia, who had been silent since Fulongtan, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What do you feel about being filial piety?"

Guo Jia shook his head, remained silent for a while, his eyes were like lake water:

"There is no man-made disaster greater than a war. It has been accumulated for a hundred years, and it will be wiped out overnight. People with lofty ideals should encourage themselves."

On the way to Mianzhu, the army led by Wang Lang was trapped in Luo County, Guanghan.At that time, Guo Jia offered three strategies, the middle and the bottom. The best strategy was to dig dikes to release the flood by means of the river surge in summer, so as to drown all the stubborn soldiers in Luocheng into fish and turtles. , Lure the enemy out of the city, pretend to be defeated and then ambush him; the next strategy is to deceive the enemy that he is unprepared, lacks defense equipment, and cuts down trees on the outskirts of the city to build a catapult to attack the city.

The reason why flood discharge is the best strategy is that in a war where less is used to control more, massacres, water and fire are unavoidable means. One thousand self-injury and one hundred thousand enemy injuries can effectively bridge the gap between the enemy and ourselves and completely eradicate future troubles.

If Bai Qi hadn't killed all 40 Zhao soldiers, Qin would not be able to unify the world within ten years.In many cases, cruelty to the few is benevolence to the majority. Even if ordinary people can't understand it, this young man should understand it.

However, Wang Lang chose the middle strategy without even thinking about it, which greatly exceeded Guo Jia's expectations, and he even felt like he misunderstood someone.

Even with the help of destiny, things in the world cannot go as expected. This young man's journey is too smooth. Does he lack the determination and ruthlessness to deal with adversity?For the ultimate profit, what is a little favor in front of me?

Chu Dechen's anger, Song Xianggong's benevolence is enough to warn!

At that time, Guo Jia wanted to remonstrate, but Wang Lang gave an extremely strange reason:

"A person with lofty ideals should encourage himself as a soldier."

Simply inexplicable.

However, standing in front of Du'anyan, which was built 400 years ago, listening to the unconcealed love and gratitude of the county officials for Li Bing, watching the boats on the Minjiang River, and feeling the kindness left by the predecessors, Guo Jia's mood Suddenly relieved.

The world is not benevolent, and treats everything as a straw dog; the sage is not benevolent, and treats the people as a straw dog.The subject of this sentence is very clear, it is heaven and earth and saints.Only those who have the supreme morality like heaven and earth nourishing all things, sages and sentient beings are qualified to treat all things and the people as straw dogs.What right does he, Guo Jia, have to regard the common people as cold numbers and condescendingly decide to give up one and take nine?

He should use the standards of a sergeant to encourage himself, use all his intelligence to think about the possibility of everything, until he is sure that he can use it to the extreme, and only choose to take a step back and think when there is no better way.

Although the final result of the two may be the same, there is no difference, but the mood of treating everyone as a human being and the will to use every effort to the extreme are different.He should demand himself with higher standards and encourage himself to go up.

The author has something to say: the last paragraph is not clear enough, so let me explain it roughly.

What Guo Jia meant was that if it was ultimately judged that massacring the city would be more beneficial, then there is no need to hesitate, just massacre.But before that, we should not use the cold eyes of a counselor to calculate gains and losses from the tactical level, but should treat every commoner in the city as a person of flesh and blood, and fully realize the preciousness of life.This is a way to motivate yourself and push yourself to do better.

To use an analogy, assuming that he was originally able to exert 90% of his intelligence, and he himself thinks that he only has 90% of his intelligence, then under the pressure of this mentality, he is likely to break through himself and exert 100% or even 110% of his intelligence. [-]% intellect.

Wang Lang was giving him a hint, telling him not to be satisfied, and he must come up with a better way; encouraging him to demand himself with higher standards and urging him to make progress.

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