"Build a canal? Haha, why do I feel like our Majesty is impulsive? Places like the south are nothing but malaria-ridden areas. What good would it do to build a canal there?"
"That's not true. I heard that the climate in the south is mild and crops can be harvested twice a year. If the canal is really opened, it will be a huge boost to the national strength of the Qin Dynasty."
"Warm? That's called scorching heat!
And I've heard that places like that in the south are full of malaria, and if you go there, you won't survive more than a few days before you die in Yinshan."
"I've heard that there are still cannibals in places like Xunzhou and Wuzhou. If I fall into their hands, oh my god! Whoever wants to go to that kind of place can go, but I won't go!"
Zhao Xin didn't expect that the matter of building the canal had spread among the people before it was discussed in the court.
Moreover, Zhao Xin probably also did not expect that the people in the north of the Qin Dynasty would regard the word "South" as a disaster.
In his opinion, although the Qin Dynasty did not have a migration of its culture to the south like the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China in another time and space.
However, the Qin Dynasty had already completed its conquest of Beiyue, also known as the Qin Yuezhou, since the time of Taizu.
Wuzhou and Xunzhou had already belonged to the Chinese as early as the Warring States Period.
After so many years of operation, although the level of development is still not enough, it is not so contradictory.
Moreover, the people of this era should also have some pioneering spirit.
But the result didn't seem to be what he thought.
At this time, in a tavern in the capital, a group of drinkers, after three drinks, began to talk about this hotly-talked topic recently.
In a corner of the tavern, there were two young men who looked like scholars, but their faces were pale, as if they had just recovered from a serious illness. They slowly sipped the wine in their glasses and listened to the discussions of these people.
Hear what these people are talking about.
The already pale faces of the two men looked even more gloomy.
One of them seemed to be a little sad, and couldn't help but said with red eyes: "A Zhao, why is our fate so bumpy? Because we mistakenly trusted the treacherous people and took a wrong step, we were imprisoned and our bright future was ruined.
This time, thanks to the grace of Your Majesty, I was able to see the light of day again. I thought that after surviving such a disaster, there would be some good fortune in the future.
But judging by the situation, I'm afraid our mission isn't going to be easy."
Although the other person's expression was not good either, the expression in his eyes was more resilient and courageous than this person's.
Hearing his companion's hesitant look, he could not help but scold him in a low voice: "Enough, what a manly man is hesitant like that!"
With a gleam in his eyes, he said again in a cold voice: "Don't you understand after this experience?
How can there be any bright future for us, the humble sons of a poor family, in the Great Qin?
Although it was indeed because of our ignorance that we mistakenly trusted the treacherous people.
But if I think about it carefully, even if I didn't have that experience, as bastards, I would just be living a life of idleness and waiting to die.
Where is the bright future!
On the contrary, it is very likely that one day, he will be sacrificed by his family as a legitimate son without knowing what he is doing!"
When the former heard him say this, his expression changed, but he couldn't help but laughed bitterly and said, "That's true.
"Family, family, you usually talk so nicely, but when the time comes, you ignore us just for a mere 100,000 dan of money and grain."
At this point, the man's spirit was aroused. He suddenly slammed his wine glass on the table and said through gritted teeth, "After surviving this great disaster, we must make a career and show them that our worth is far more than a mere 100,000 dan of grain!"
"Well said!"
Seeing that he finally showed some manliness, Ah Zhao couldn't help but slam the table and burst into laughter, attracting the attention of other drinkers in the tavern.
But this person ignored it completely.
I don’t know if it was because of the excitement or the alcohol, but his originally pale face now had some color.
As he spoke, he patted the former's shoulder as if no one was around, and praised him: "Atang, you have such ambition, all the hardship we have endured is not in vain!
As for the smooth road, the smooth road in this world is in the hands of the legitimate sons of aristocratic families. We, the illegitimate sons of humble families, have never had any smooth road.
But I don’t believe that the Jiangnan area is really a hell on earth.
Didn’t the Qin Emperor Taizu once wield a three-foot sword and kill the people of Nanyue so much that they dared not look north, and the people of Beiyue surrendered and became slaves?
Although we dare not be compared with Emperor Taizu, we still have the blood of the Qin people flowing in our veins.
Since you and I have been blessed by His Majesty's grace and have been given this opportunity to realize our ambitions, then Jiangnan is really as dangerous as those people say.
We dare to face death and carve out a bloody path!"
When the drinkers in the tavern heard what this man said, they were shocked by his demeanor.
Or was it because I was frightened by what was revealed in his words.
They just stared at the two of them for a moment, not daring to say a word.
Atang had a somewhat weak character, but at this moment, his words seemed to have aroused his heroic spirit. He took a deep breath and nodded vigorously, saying, "That's right, live towards death!
Anyway, we are already like this, so what is there to be afraid of?
After thinking about it, I felt that going to Yinshan this time would be better than living a muddled life, eating and waiting to die!"
After that, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and said to A Zhao: "A Zhao, you and I will set off after drinking this cup. If we can't find out the route and topography of the canal clearly this time,
I will not return unless I can fulfill your Majesty's order!"
"A Zhao, drink to win!"
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