Great Qin Shi Empress

==·Recruitment·==

The problem is that the order of building the cities is determined by the court after discussion, and Xiao He and Xiao have no way to make their own decisions—

Because it is not enough to simply add bricks and tiles to build a city, especially if the city is built on a deserted grassland, many raw materials for building the city must be transported from the Central Plains to the grassland; Both need central dispatch, not that the two of them can go wherever they want to build a city.

Those people are not stupid, after Xiao He explained clearly...

Just gave up on this plan?

Of course not!

They just shifted their gaze from Xiao He and Xiao to other people——

For example, Ying Zheng, who can definitely be the master.

These herdsmen who felt greedy after watching those living in the city directly found the patriarch of their own tribe, and the patriarch found a higher-ranking patriarch, found the relevant Qin officials, and finally stepped forward layer by layer, directly submitting his "request" " Wrote it into the letter and submitted it to Ying Zheng.

In the letters Yingzheng received, there were even many Xiongnu tribes who were the first to defect to Qin.

As the first group of Huns who defected to Qin, their behavior was considered a precedent: if they hadn’t demonstrated to other tribes that there was such a choice besides fighting Qin, other tribes might not have thought of becoming Qin. part of.

Because of this, these people not only have a somewhat special status among the nomads, but even in the state of Qin.

But they have a special status, because the scope of activities they demarcated at the beginning was directly bound to Jiuyuan County and other counties, so when the imperial court was preparing to build a city on the grassland, although they also planned to build a city for them, because the construction of the city was very difficult for them. For them, it has little effect and is not listed as the first place to build a city.

This decision is naturally rational and logical.

At first, those Huns who could enter the city directly did not think there was any problem.

However, after the city was built, they found that the benefits of building the city were much more than they imagined. Don't they think it's unfair?

After all, they were the first to join Qin, so they didn't get any preferential treatment?

……

The nomadic nomadic herders proposed to build a city and promised to move into it as soon as possible. This is a good thing that will benefit his rule without any harm. Naturally, Ying Zheng has no reason to refuse.

But the problem is that Xiao He and Xiao are not superhuman, and Qin does not have so many people to build cities in multiple places at the same time——

Money is second to none. After all, Qin is not at war now, and there are no major projects other than building the city. The accumulated tax revenue from various places every year is already a huge number.

But the manpower to build the city is really not enough.

Because the people in charge of building the city are basically criminals: there is no shortage of criminals in Qin State, but during the Chinese New Year, didn’t Ying Zheng directly pardon many light criminals and release them from prison just because they were happy?After that time, the number of prisoners in Qin State decreased by almost half.

There is already a shortage of people, and the shortage will only increase when the number of people is reduced by half.

It is very unexpected that the remaining prisoners can build two cities at the same time. After all, other places also need manpower.

Ying Zheng regretted his previous decision to release all light criminals.

But it's useless to regret now.

He looked through the results of the "census" over the years. After reading the total population of Qin, his eyes fell on the number of minors who accounted for nearly one-third of the total population. He was happy and sighed: " If these people are all adults..."

That night, Lin Qian returned to the palace.

Ying Zheng talked about this with her, and sighed: "The total population of Qin State has increased to more than 4000 million. Among the population that can be increased, except for nomads such as the Huns, they are basically children."

Lin Qian was a little confused: "If the new population isn't a child, can it still be an adult?"

Ying Zheng laughed: "Can you grow into an adult?"

Lin Qian came to his senses and simply sat next to Ying Zheng, laughing at his greed: "I am very happy that the population has grown so much, why are you still not satisfied?"

Ying Zheng sighed: "If it weren't for the lack of people everywhere in the country, the widow would only feel happy."

Lin Qian paused: "If it's only because of the construction of the city, the solution is actually easy to find. Aren't those herdsmen a ready-made labor force? Otherwise, speed up the construction of the railway and shorten the time of traveling. Presumably, many people will be willing Go to the grassland to help build the city."

After all, building a city is not free of money. For most people who can only rely on the food produced in the fields at home, being able to go out to work to earn extra wages is obviously a good job that should be smashed.

The reason why the people could not be recruited for building a city in the grassland was because of the inconvenient transportation——

If every time you go to the grassland, you need to go there one to two months in advance, and you have to delay one or two months on the way back, isn't it waiting to delay the busy farming?No one is really willing to go except the prisoner.

However, if the trains go to various cities to choose locations, the round-trip time is controlled within half a month, and some more wages are paid, the people who sign up to go may be overwhelmed.

It's not that Yingzheng didn't think of this method, but the construction of the railway was not accomplished overnight, and the construction of the railway itself required a lot of manpower.

After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "After the construction of the city in charge of Xiao He and Xiao is completed, first build the cities of the Huns adjacent to the Great Wall. From near to far, the railway and the city will be built together, and workers will be recruited nearby. It should be much faster."

Lin Qian was stunned: "Building a city from the border to the interior is not to occupy land..."

After a pause, she realized——

After the construction of the two cities that Xiao He and Xiao are in charge of is completed, there will be three cities standing on the grassland on the border of Qin State. These three cities trade with countries such as the Western Regions.

That being the case, the large grasslands between these three cities and Jiuyuan County must be built in a hurry in a short time.

In this case, changing the order and direction of building cities will not cause bad consequences.

but……

Lin Qian was curious: "Why don't you directly recruit herdsmen to build a city?"

Ying Zheng looked at her suspiciously: "When did the widow say that he would not recruit local herdsmen to build a city?"

Naturally, recruiting is necessary, but the local herdsmen have always lived a life of living by the water, and they must not know much about the skills related to city construction. Ying Zheng didn't have much expectation for them.

After listening to his thoughts, Lin Qian smiled and said, "Of course the movements will be unfamiliar at the beginning, but after many times, you will definitely become proficient, and you will not be much different from other common people."

Ying Zheng paused and asked a key question: "But after the herdsmen have built the city they want to live in and have developed more proficient skills, they will still be willing to work in other cities and help build other cities. ?”

Lin Qian was stunned: "This is indeed a problem..."

Most of the nomads are not friendly.

but……

"I don't think it's a problem," Lin Qian laughed. "After all, although the houses in the city are cheap, they still require money. If the herdsmen want to move to live in the city as soon as possible, in addition to directly paying the court on credit, they must Find ways to make money."

"Don't they very much hope to build the city as soon as possible, and then live in the city early?"

Ying Zheng nodded: "That is indeed the truth."

Lin Qian glanced at Ying Zheng suspiciously: "Your reaction...wouldn't have been thought of before, just to tease me out?"

There was a smile in Yingzheng's eyes: "You don't have to think so wisely, I always have omissions. Besides, can those herdsmen get used to relying on their own labor in exchange for money that they rarely or never had before? I don’t even know the money I have used.”

Because nomads live in a fixed place, they probably won't communicate with people outside the tribe for half a year or even several years. Currency is just a useless gadget for them, and few people except a few tribes accept it. Currency trade items.

They prefer and are more used to bartering.

Except for a few tribes who have established trade relations with the Qin people for several years and are accustomed to trading with coins, herdsmen of other tribes are not necessarily willing to accept money as compensation even if they are willing to sell their labor.

== Currency ==

Trading commodities with money is something Lin Qian has been accustomed to since she was born and after time travel, so she never thought that someone would refuse to work because the reward was money.

But it's something that could happen.

Seeing that Lin Qian was in a daze, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It hasn't happened yet, and no one knows whether the herdsmen are willing to accept it. What's more, after changing the order of building the city, the first batch of herdsmen who may sign up are those near Longxi County and Jiuyuan County. The Xiongnu and the Wusun of the Yue clan have long been accustomed to using coins to trade with the Qin people, and they will definitely not refuse the court to use money as a reward."

As for other herdsmen?It's still a long time, and they can always accept it subtly.

Lin Qian thought for a while, then nodded: "Indeed, it's still a long time."

What's more, this is just the result of the discussion between the two of them. Maybe they can get a better solution after discussing it in the court?

……

Early the next morning, Ying Zheng spoke out about the matter in court, seeking a better solution.

But the thing about currency...

How should I say it?In fact, there are still some cases of barter among the people of the Qin Dynasty——

In the past, cloth was scarce, its value was quite high and it would never depreciate, so it has been regarded as a more stable "currency" than the currency issued by the imperial court in many countries.

After all, once a country with mining rights is short of money, it may mint coins at any time, but the amount of cloth produced each year is quite stable. Only when the new amount decreases due to weather, so that the cloth is more valuable, there will never be cloth Possibility of a sudden increase so that the value decreases.

Although this situation ceased to exist after Lin Qian bought a large amount of cheap cloth from Sally's World and introduced cotton, cloth was still used as currency in some small places due to the long-term habit.

Because it is just barter, the local government offices are not easy to manage——

At least it can't be like after Yingzheng's unified currency issued Qin Banliang and directly abolished the currency or shell coins that were used in the Seven Kingdoms before, and then directly confiscated and destroyed other coins when they were found to be used.

This is the consumption habit of the common people, which can only be influenced subtly, and there is no better...

Just when everyone felt that there was no better solution to this matter, Zhang Liang suddenly stood up: "Weichen has a solution that is not a solution, and there is no guarantee that it will work."

Ying Zheng and Lin Qian looked at each other, and then looked over in unison.

Zhang Liang explained: "The method of Weichen is to guide the herdsmen to get used to using coins in advance."

Ying Zheng frowned: "Let's talk about it."

Zhang Liang cupped his hands and explained in detail: "My minister's idea is to send people in advance to teach other herdsmen how to plant pasture, just like the Xiongnu who took refuge in Qin before. But after handing over the method of planting pasture, and Instead of giving the seeds directly to the other party, let them use Qin Banliang to buy the seeds."

When the Huns were first allowed to grow pastures and settle down, the imperial court actually did not collect money——

It's just some worthless seeds. Giving them away for free can also increase the favor of the Huns, so there is no need to take money from them.

But there is a considerable difference between the two situations, and forage seeds are really worthless.

So even if there is a fee, other herdsmen should not have much reaction.

"Of course, Weichen is just giving an example. Grass seeds are not worth much, and it is difficult to cultivate the habit of herdsmen buying with money." Zhang Liang smiled, "But if the houses in the city can only be bought with money? "

No matter how cheap the houses in the city are, it is not a small sum.

The key point is that they can't afford that much money for a while, so basically they can only choose to issue an IOU to the court and then slowly repay the court's money.

If it is strictly stipulated that Qin Banliang must be used to return it, is it possible that they will not be able to develop their habit?

Can……

Lin Qian looked at Zhang Liang suspiciously: "Should those herdsmen have no money in their hands?"

It is not a problem to force consumption to cultivate herdsmen's habit of shopping with money, but it also requires herdsmen to have money in their hands.

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "This is the key. The herdsmen have no money in hand, so they can only look for work, or when they sell beef, mutton, wool, etc., they ask other people to ask for Qin Banliang. Sooner or later you get into the habit of spending your money on shopping."

He glanced at Ying Zheng and said seriously, "Actually, the most important thing is to let the herdsmen build trust in Qin Banliang, and the habit is second."

Lin Qian was stunned. This sounded reasonable, and it was indeed feasible.

She looked at Ying Zheng, waiting for him to speak.

Ying Zheng frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked the others: "Do you have any other methods?"

No one answered.

After a long silence, Ying Zheng said, "Then try to implement this method."

Lin Qian paused, and added: "If you really want to implement this method, you might as well put up notices to buy mutton, wool and other things directly at the post station? Let the herdsmen find places in time to sell things."

One-stop buying and selling, reducing the transaction process as much as possible makes the whole process easier, and it is easier for herdsmen to accept the use of Qin Banliang.

Ying Zheng nodded: "Then let's do this."

……

Meng Tian, ​​the sheriff of Jiuyuan County and others quickly got the residence report sent by the court, and quickly understood what Ying Zheng meant.

The sheriff of Jiuyuan County didn't think much about it. After all, the herdsmen around him had long been used to using Qin Banliang, but Meng Tian, ​​who was mainly in charge of this matter, had a headache——

One is that he is not very good at this kind of thing, and the other is that it is not possible for him to change the trading habits of those herdsmen in a short time.

In order to complete the task and live up to His Majesty's trust in him, Meng Tian consulted with Han Yu.

After Han Xin and Mao Dun heard about it, they also followed.

After knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Mao Dun was full of doubts: "Didn't the court already come up with a solution? Why are you still frowning?"

Meng Tian looked at Mao Dun: "The point is, the construction of the city hasn't started yet."

Mao Dun blinked: "Isn't this better? Inform those herdsmen first, so that they can prepare to make money in advance, and there will be less resistance when trading."

Meng Tian looked at Maodun meaningfully, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You know better how to deal with those herdsmen, why don't I leave this matter to you..." He noticed Han Xin next to him from the corner of his eye, "Let's go with Han Xin Responsible?"

Mao Dun was taken aback for a moment, then looked back at Han Xin.

However, Han Xin immediately agreed: "I will take orders from a humble official, and I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Seeing that he agreed so readily, Mao Dun didn't hesitate any more: "The humble post takes orders!"