In February of spring, the cold wind sank and the temperature warms up.

People began to cook the weeds in the field and scattered the manure accumulated over the winter into the fields.

In mid-February, when these work was over, Ying Zheng ordered all counties to gather their idle husbands to rush to Xianyang to participate in the construction of canals.

Any husband who comes to work will be responsible for two meals and one night a day.

At the same time, each person is given a salary of five cents per day.

In the past, the Qin State summoned people to build various infrastructure or tombs, and the roads were built with "City Dan" as the main force.

However, the "son-in-law", "small merchants", "unmarried men" and "slaves" who are now acting as Chengdan have all been divided up by various families to secretly reclaim wasteland, and of course the available manpower is insufficient.

So we could only use the method of temporary recruitment to gather people and build a canal.

What this canal needs to ensure is the irrigation water used in the entire Guanzhong Plain, which can be said to be beneficial to all future generations.

However, since the benefits are so great, it is naturally indispensable to pay - it requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources.

The Mozhes and Shaofu craftsmen planned the expected direction of the canal, and then excavated halfway.

The Qin officials conveyed the construction requirements in a regular manner. Although the nobles at all levels could not send many personnel to help at this time, they all donated money to this canal to show their support for the Qin Wangzheng.

However, when King Zheng of Qin proposed to send some manpower to the nobles of all families and levels at the dynasty meeting, they all fell silent.

Even Wang Wan, who is most familiar with Ying Zheng's thoughts, is silent.

It is impossible for people to give it.

None of them is possible!

Ying Zheng then settled down and asked for a large amount of money and food from each family.

Now everyone's smiles stretched out.

They smiled and donated the old grain that was almost broken, and donated the copper coins in their hands that were very small but looked at a lot of linens.

These supplies are piled up together, which looks extremely frightening, but everyone knows that these things are not worth much.

At least, compared to the benefits that can be obtained by hiding people and subsequently reclaiming wasteland, these things are like a drop in the bucket!

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the batch of grain, linen, and copper coins.

He was not short of money at this time, but supplies.

In winter, the decree was issued, causing all the forces in the country to wait for the reclaiming wasteland, so there were fewer people who were causing trouble. However, the low-level currency and grain reserves in his hands had dropped to a point where he did not feel very safe.

So he actually needs food and copper coins.

But he doesn't need money, he doesn't lack money.

But there is not enough copper coins.

The forces in the country were forced to deliver the manpower because they wanted to take a step back with them and take out the old grain and copper coins in their hands.

The court officials were also very cooperative, and most of them knew Ying Zheng’s predicament.

For them, the thing that can maximize their own interests at this time is to support Ying Zheng.

Only when Ying Zheng supported Ying Zheng's new policy was successfully carried out, then their long-awaited dream of dividing Qin's land could be realized.

This is a major premise.

But politics is not about being diligent in nothing, but about having a reason to do anything.

Even if they really want to help Ying Zheng, if Ying Zheng is not able to come up with a reason to make everyone live in a good way, they will not help Ying Zheng.

Now that we have a way out, everyone can take a step back and achieve their goals and achieve the benefits they want.

"...For us, this is to exchange space for time." Ying Zheng tweeted the candlelight with a serious expression: "For them, it is to exchange resources for time."

"Yes." Ju Zizhou nodded: "Now the productivity is low, and the output that can be obtained per acre is very low, but why do these people want to obtain land at all costs?"

Ying Zheng frowned: "Are you testing me?"

"Is that true?" Ju Zizhou nodded: "Because there are some things that can only be adjusted in a targeted manner if you understand what the situation is."

"It's been a long time since you taught me something new." Ying Zheng smiled and poured a glass of water for Ju Zizhou.

Clean water, slightly hot.

"Because I don't think it's necessary." Ju Zizhou blew and took a sip: "Many things, with the most basic theory, you can make precise adjustments yourself and control their development direction."

"But I think I may not have learned even the most basic theories well." Ying Zheng seemed to be pointing out.

Ju Zizhou frowned.

He could not guess Ying Zheng's meaning.

"Maybe." After thinking about it, Ju Zizhou said, "Then you can see clearly now why the nobles care so much about the land?"

"I can't see clearly." Ying Zheng picked up the water cup and said casually.

"I don't believe it." Ju Zizhou spread his hands: "From your actions, you know very well why they value land so much. You have even expected it, so you can guide all this development so calmly at your own pace!"

"About." Ying Zheng raised his head, with a small smile on his lips, his smile was very weak, a little proud, and a little pride that he couldn't see clearly.

"Land is a very boring thing. At this time, when there is not much land in the hands of ordinary people, the most direct meaning of land is food."

Ying Zheng raised his eyes and tilted his head to look at Ju Zizhou: "Grain, when there is not enough reserved grain in the hands of ordinary people, it can represent more than just food."

In normal times, the price of food is very cheap.

No one cares if he is so cheap.

However, once its quantity decreases, its significance becomes more and more important as the quantity decreases.

A grain of food is despised by nobles and despised by the people.

But at the right time, it can trip over the most powerful person in the world.

"Grain represents the only way to survive when there is insufficient grain reserves!" Ying Zheng sighed.

So who has insufficient grain reserves?

When will the reserves of grain be insufficient?

These are all very simple and easy to answer.

In the hands of ordinary people, food reserves are insufficient; and they are always in the situation of insufficient food reserves!

"When you grasp the food, you will also grasp the only way for these people at the bottom!" Ying Zheng's face was cold and his voice was cold: "And the land is the only way for food!"

"This means that as long as you grasp the land, the nobles can despise civilians and slaves at will."

Copper coins, cloth, and even food that can be filled to people at the moment, compared to the "land" that can be controlled at will, it really has no value!

"So they want land very much, and they want it more than we expected!" Ying Zheng put down the water cup: "In the past, I couldn't understand the way for the businessmen to control the world, which the senior brother briefly described for me, but now, I think I can probably understand."

"When we understand their desire for land, we can make targeted layouts." Ju Zizhou sighed: "Take space for time."

"The land that can be officially reclaimed should be after this autumn harvest." Ying Zheng shook his hand: "At that time, they should force me on the grounds that private fields have obtained unprecedented harvests."

"And in the middle is the time we can freely control." Ju Zizhou smiled.
Chapter completed!