Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

Dujiangyan is located on the Minjiang River in the west of Chengdu Plain. It is a huge engineering system composed of Yuzui, Feishayan, Baopingkou and other hubs, water diversion channels at all levels in the irrigation area, various engineering buildings and ponds.

At this time, Ying Wei, the King of Yong of Qin, stood by the Minjiang River, looking at the famous Yuzui on Dujiangyan, and said with a smile:

"Among the many water conservancy projects founded by Li Bing and his son, Dujiangyan is the most famous."

"It is these water conservancy projects built by them that have made the Chengdu Plain a land of abundance today. This is really a great cause that will be passed down through the ages."

"People living on this plain in the future will thank them for their efforts and contributions."

Chengdu Plain has always been a famous grain-producing area, but in fact, before Dujiangyan was built, Chengdu Plain had to face many problems.

For example, in both the flood season and the dry season, the area was too extreme, and many fields could not be irrigated by water. Therefore, although the land was good, the actual yield was very problematic.

The numerous water conservancy projects built by Li Bing and his son, headed by the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, completely covered the Chengdu Plain with the entire water system.

As a result, agriculture in the Chengdu Plain developed rapidly and became an important grain-producing area in the rear area for the Qin State to conquer the six states.

These water conservancy projects are extremely complex, and many of the scientific principles used in them are amazing even for modern people. These water conservancy projects have made great contributions to the Chengdu Plain becoming the Land of Abundance.

When the governor of Bashu heard Ying Wei's exclamation of "the Land of Abundance", his eyes lit up and he praised: "Your Majesty's words will definitely make the local people happy. The Land of Abundance, this name is well used."

Then, the governor said: "The water conservancy projects built by the governor Li and his son once made the land of Bashu rich."

"Now they are also worshipped by the people of Bashu in the Erwang Temple not far away."

Ying Wei nodded gently. Li Bing's son has always been called Li Erlang, and in the future he will be the prototype of the legendary Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun.

Of course, this is only one of the origins of the legend of Erlang Shen. There are other prototypes of Erlang Shen, but in comparison, Li Bing's son is regarded as Erlang Shen, which is the oldest and more credible.

Accompanied by the county governor, Ying Wei took a tour of Dujiangyan.

Dujiangyan is one of the very few water conservancy projects that still plays an important role even after two thousand years.

Now that Dujiangyan has just been built and not long ago, Ying Wei also admired this ancient water conservancy project.

Beside Ying Wei, there are elite Qin troops and Luowang guards, and the county governor is even more cautious, serving the most honorable and only king in the Great Qin Empire.

"When Wu'an Jun wanted to use water attack, he asked County Governor Li Bing to help. County Governor Li's ability in water control is absolutely a genius. . . ."

"Let's go.Well, I've had enough of this place, let's go and see this year's harvest."

As Ying Wei finished speaking, the group of people followed the route that had been set and walked towards the fields.

As far as Ying Wei could see, he saw the fertile fields like poems, the fertile soil, and the golden color. The vibrant and free painting of all things in the frosty sky made him want to say "the advantage is mine".

The main crops in the Bashu region are rice and millet.

At a glance, Ying Wei could see the curved plow he invented with the wisdom of the ancients, as well as some designed irrigation water wheels in operation.

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In addition to this field scene, looking further away, the scene you see is very futuristic and sci-fi.

In the middle of a wide river, there is a huge robot-like mechanical beast standing in the water, being washed by the river.

The river water brings a constant supply of energy to replenish the mechanical beast, allowing it to be used when needed.

Ying did not see the mechanical beast, and asked the county governor beside him: "How are these Mo family mechanical beasts used?"

The county governor of Bashu replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, these mechanical beasts are really useful. Although this plain has many dense water sources, there are still many fertile fields that cannot be irrigated."

"In the past, officials in Bashu had to mobilize local people to dig ditches so that more fertile fields could be irrigated. ”

“But since the king sent these mechanical beasts, the manpower required for digging ditches has been reduced a lot, and the extra manpower can be used for planting in the fields.”

“Especially since many hard and dangerous jobs are done by these mechanical beasts, there is less corvée, and the people are naturally more welcome.”

“At the beginning, people in the Bashu area were still afraid of these huge mechanical beasts, but as time went by, after getting familiar with them, everyone was no longer surprised.”

Ying Wei listened to the words of the county governor, he nodded slightly, and said to a man in black clothes and a hat behind him:

“Six-fingered Black Knight, you Mo family have always cherished your own things in the past. In order to prevent the secrets of mechanical beasts from being discovered by others, you always hide the mechanical beasts in your Mo family’s mechanical city.”

“Or maybe your Mo family is afraid that someone will use the mechanical beasts in the war, so you keep the mechanical beasts buried and rarely use them. ”

“In my opinion, this is a waste of resources. In addition to war, mechanical beasts have more important significance and role in people's livelihood construction.”

“Digging ditches and irrigating fields is one of them. The Huns in the north have always been eyeing the Central Plains and invaded the south from time to time.”

“In the past, the northern countries needed to build the Great Wall to prevent these nomadic peoples, but the manpower and material resources required to build the Great Wall were countless, and many workers died in the process of building the Great Wall.”

“．〃 Although it takes too long for these mechanical beasts to replenish their energy, as long as there are enough of them and they are arranged in orderWell, they can also be used in the construction of the Great Wall and other places."

"Think about it yourself, how many people can survive this?"

"In addition to these, if these mechanical beasts are used to dig canals, connect the east and west and the north and south, and connect the waterways in various places, it can effectively reduce transportation costs, which is a major event that benefits the country and the people."

"Am I right, Six-Fingered Black Knight?"

The former Mohist master Six-Fingered Black Knight also brought a group of Mohist disciples to follow Ying Wei to Bashu this time.

These Mohist disciples are not the ones who were fooled by Yan Dan, but the disciples who possess the most essential Mohist thoughts.

After seeing how much improvement his own mechanical arts and mechanical beasts can bring to the lives of the grassroots people, Six-Fingered Black Knight sighed: "Your Majesty is right, whether it is me or the previous masters of the past, our vision is a bit narrow. ”

“But the king cannot blame those giants. The seven countries were at war before, and the war never stopped. Even if the former giants were willing to use the mechanical beasts (Zhao Nuo's) for people's livelihood, the first thing they had to worry about was that the countries would use these mechanical beasts in war.”

“The philosophy of the Mohist school is to love all and not to attack. If too many people die because of the mechanical beasts of the Mohist school, it would be the sin of the Mohist school.”

Ying did not see the six-fingered black man looking for excuses, he just smiled and did not refute.

Because what the six-fingered black man said was right. In the previous era of ritual collapse and music, whoever saw these mechanical beasts would definitely use them in war.

He said meaningfully: "So, great unification is the only way."

The six-fingered black man nodded vigorously and said: "Your Majesty is right. Great unification is the only way. I used to have doubts, but now I think Qin is right. ”

Six-fingered Black Knight saw with his own eyes that after Qin unified the world, wars had begun to decrease greatly. Although Qin was still waging wars against Baiyue and other regions, the wars in the Central Plains were almost gone.

If Qin did not unify the world, if the seven kingdoms were still divided, the war would never stop!.