Almighty System Great Master Qin

Chapter 19
"Is there anything else the national teacher wants to say?"

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, is only [-] harnesses enough?"

"Master, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that [-] iron cavalry alone is not enough to conquer the Xiongnu. You also need the cooperation of General Meng Tian's infantry?"

"yes"

"Then, has Your Majesty thought about how much food this will require?"

Once Daqin used troops on the grassland, Mengtian's food and grass would obviously not be enough.

But if thirty shi of grain and grass were transported from Xianyang to Mengtian, it would be considered good if only three shi were left.

"So these food and grass can only be solved by the court, which will be a huge expenditure. So in fact, these food and grass can also be learned from harnesses and weapons."

Although Qin Shihuang established granaries in various places after unifying the six countries, some of these granaries were not yet full.

"Master Xiao, do you mean that food and grass also depend on these merchants?" Li Si asked doubtfully, stroking his beard.

"That's right, but we can't rely entirely on these merchants. It's impossible for them to afford all the food and grass for this battle, but at least seventy to eighty percent of it is no problem."

"Okay, the national teacher is really a fantastic idea, so let's exchange the title of duke for these food and grass." Qin Shihuang was very happy.

"Subsidiary"

"Second minister +1"

What the hell!

Is this a prostitution addiction?
You can't just let the horse run, don't let the horse graze!

It is enough to reward the title once, but can we do it every time?

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Master, please speak"

"Your Majesty, you have to understand that you don't want your child to be tied to a wolf. The method of conferring a title can only be used once, and the [-] horse harness and saber are not a small burden for the current merchants."

"The amount of food and grass needed must be huge. If you don't give some benefits, these merchants may not be willing to pay for the food and grass."

The people here are the mainstay of Great Qin, and they will at least control the court for many years, so their vision must be long-term.

"Then the national teacher, how should we deal with it?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Hong with wide eyes.

"Your Majesty, in fact, you can also solve this problem without spending money, but you need to work around it."

"Oh, how can I change it?" Qin Shihuang's eyes straightened.

Merchants seek profit, and merchants will not participate in things that do not benefit, which is well known.

"After your majesty sweeps the Xiongnu, he will inevitably seize a lot of cattle, sheep, horses and furs. What do you plan to do with them?"

"It must be shipped back, and it can also be used as a reward for the soldiers."

"Well, but what about after it's shipped back? It's still sold by merchants."

"And hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, if you want to transport them back, at least you need to use hundreds of thousands of civilians, right? It's a long journey, and this time, have you calculated the consumption on the road?"

"This"

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this, they had never considered this issue before.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the grain and grass donated by the merchants should be purchased at the market price, and then these merchants will be responsible for transporting them to General Meng Tian. But we will not pay, but let these merchants who make horses and weapons for the court and provide grain and grass Walk with the army. The poor horses, cattle and sheep can offset the price of this purchase of grain and grass."

"Furthermore, the number of cattle, sheep and horses seized by the Xiongnu in this expedition is so huge that even if the cost of food and grass is offset, there will be a lot left over, so I have a third strategy."

"Oh, the national teacher has a third strategy, let's talk about it quickly"

"Your Majesty, at present, General Meng Tian still has millions of soldiers from the six countries?"

"yes"

Under Meng Tian's supervision, these soldiers were responsible for building the Great Wall and defending against the incoming Huns.

"Your Majesty, the daily consumption of these soldiers is also huge, so I suggest that this expedition against the Huns can allow these soldiers to form an army and let them go out with the army."

Xiao Hong paused, and said: "After defeating the Xiongnu, you can use the occupied Hetao area as the homeland for these soldiers to live in. For the soldiers who have made meritorious service, you can give them cattle, horses and sheep, and those who do not want to stay in Hetao Soldiers, you can also let them go back to their respective habitats. They can also provide a large amount of taxes to the court every year."

"Your Majesty, I don't think so." Li Si stopped it immediately.

"Your Majesty, National Teacher." Li Si saluted Qin Shihuang and Xiao Hong, and said, "It's all right to let these soldiers live in Hetao and give them cattle, horses and sheep. How can we let them return to their birthplace? Once a large number of soldiers return to their own The place of household registration, I am worried that it will cause unnecessary turmoil, after all, they are all soldiers of the six countries."

"Hahahahaha" After listening to Li Si's words, Xiao Hong laughed and said, "Li Xiang, I want to ask you, which country are you from?"

"Li Xiang is from the state of Chu, right?" Seeing that Li Si did not speak, Xiao Hong said directly, "Then, can this Marquis say that you, Li Si, also have the heart of disobedience?"

"You, the national teacher, don't want to spout blood!" Li Si's beard trembled at Xiao Hong's words.

"Your Majesty, my minister impeached Xiao Guoshi and insulted the Prime Minister." It was the old man who stood up again.

"Okay, don't impeach me anytime soon, are you tired? This Marquis is just following Li Xiang's train of thought."

Xiao Hong bowed to Qin Shihuang and said: "Your Majesty, now that the six kingdoms are united, everyone in the world is from Qin, and they are all His Majesty's subjects, even those who surrendered are also His Majesty's subjects. Is it because of them? I was a member of the Six Kingdoms before, so I have to guard against them for the rest of my life?"

"I firmly believe that many of them joined the army just to survive. Your Majesty, you can ask General Meng Tian if there has been any change in these soldiers for so many years. Their wishes are actually very simple, just like other people in Daqin. I want to survive. I believe that as long as His Majesty is willing to let them go back to their respective household registration places, they will be grateful to His Majesty, thereby improving His Majesty's reputation among the people, and please think twice."

"Yes." Qin Shi Huang pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, let's do it according to the method of the imperial master."

"From now on, all ministries of the imperial court must fully cooperate with the national teacher, and no one should slack off"

"According to the purpose"

"At the same time, Jiang Shaofu sent an order to Meng Tian to make his army ready to go to the Xiongnu, and after detailing the method of the state division to deal with these surrendered soldiers, let Meng Tian pass it on to the three armies and tell these surrendered soldiers that I don't have to forget the past. , the premise is that they are sincerely for Daqin."

"Minister, lead the decree"

"Retreat"

As soon as the morning court came down, Xiao Hong was blocked by the crowd at the gate of the palace.

"Master, how do you deal with this matter?"

"National teacher, how should the edict be issued?"

"Everyone, everybody"

Xiao Hong signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "So, tomorrow. At noon tomorrow, I will come up with a complete plan and hand it over to everyone, so that everyone has a law to follow, how about it?"

"it is good"

"That's it, thank you National Teacher"

"Then see you tomorrow." Xiao Hong got into the carriage, returned to the Hou Mansion, locked himself in the room, and ordered no one to disturb him.

The matter of going up this morning was also thought up by Xiao Hong on the spur of the moment. The specific way to operate it still needs Xiao Hong to think carefully. There can be no mistakes in this matter.

(End of this chapter)