Although today's court meeting was fruitless, it also gave everyone hope.

In the past, if the emperor did not agree, he would inevitably reject it directly, and rarely put forward this kind of reconsideration.

And again.

It also means that the emperor is also struggling and thinking about it in his heart at the moment.

"Hey, I hope Your Majesty can understand our hard work!" Xiao He sighed and looked at everyone.

"Yes, this is also a victory, the previous restructuring has also been effective, and it will be easier to do it with experience later, this thing is not fast......" Chen Ping also nodded.

"But I'm afraid this move is going to cause His Majesty's dissatisfaction......" Zhang Liang reminded kindly.

The ministers discussed in private, and then advised together, which was the first time in the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liang can't reach his thighs with his arms, plus ......

That's right, he wanted to retreat......

Now that the great cause has been accomplished, Zhang Liang can be regarded as continuing the glory of the Zhang family.

Taking the initiative to back down is not the same as being forced to back down.

Wang Bu is too young, he still has many years to live.

But these people, even the youngest Chen Ping, are more than ten years older than Wang Buxing.

Zhang Liang and Xiao He are more than 20 years older than him.

Zhang Liang's health is not good, and now he doesn't know when he will burp, if he doesn't retreat at this time, when he burps, his descendants will suffer.

The two in the family are not very talented, rather than letting them live in the temple and face those threats, it is better to be a rich man who does not care about the world.

In this way, no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, the Zhang family will be able to live a peaceful and stable life.

Based on this idea, Zhang Liang did not get too involved in these things.

The things at work are also allowed to be done by others, and they are really unavoidable from themselves.

"Let's go, let's go later, don't talk about it again!" Zhang Liang reminded everyone again.

"Hmm......" everyone nodded.

The court meeting is over, and the next is the cabinet meeting, and the cabinet has nothing to say today, how can there be so many things that need to be brought to the cabinet to discuss every day?

Oh, no, as for the reward for the front-line soldiers, this still needs to be discussed.

However, just as everyone was about to go to the council hall, a large mountain appeared in front of them.

Zhang Buyi stood directly in front of everyone and blocked the way, without any intention of getting out of the way.

"Does the Marquis of Xingyang have something to say?" Xiao He looked at Zhang Buyi and asked.

"Your Majesty has an order, there will be no cabinet meeting today, and the ministers will not have to go to the council hall again!" Zhang Buyi said truthfully.

"This ......" everyone was stunned, this is obviously angry.

But it's right to think about it, being choked by the ministers in the court, how could the king not be hungry and have no ideas?

If it is replaced by Qin Shi Huang, at this time, they are afraid that they will have to pack up their things and go home, and some of them are probably already preparing to eat the severed head meal.

And the king is not hungry?

Just to say I'm angry, I don't want to pay attention to you today?

"Aren't we going too far?" Chen Ping looked at everyone and asked.

The emperor had such a good temper that he would rather be angry with them than angry with them, and they were so angry with him.

A deep guilt firmly occupied their bodies.

However, without giving them a chance to discuss, Zhang Buyi said again: "Wang Shangshu, Your Majesty has summoned you!" ”

"I ???" Wang Ling looked confused, what is the situation?

……

The council hall, the Ministry of Works, Shangshu Wang Mausoleum was a little scared.

Why didn't Your Majesty look for anyone else, but only for yourself?

It seems like the first time to meet Your Majesty alone, right?

"How long will it take to build a new city of 5,000 people? And how much manpower is needed? In the council hall, Wang Bu was hungry and asked directly.

"Huh?" Wang Ling was stunned for a moment, then realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly said, "It's a year less, right?" And if the material is nearby, the speed will be faster. ”

"If it's contracted, how much will it cost?" Wang Bu was hungry and continued to ask.

"This ......" Wang Ling looked confused again: "This minister has not been carefully calculated, and it depends on the specifications and requirements, the most ordinary, 1,000 Eridium is about the same, but this is not durable, and there will be all kinds of problems in a few years, if it can be used for one or two decades without any major problems, at least 2,000 Eridium will go up." ”

Building a city is not as simple as you think, especially now, it is all built of rammed earth.

Even if there is no shortage of soil on the grassland, the soil still needs to be processed, and it can be used directly, and there will be problems in the next year without waiting for three or five years.

And the most labor-intensive and headache-inducing thing is to fry the soil.

The other is ramming.

Stir-frying soil is both a sin and a burden, and it needs to be stir-fried back and forth, accompanied by bursts of foul smell.

Ramming is pure physical work.

If these two processes are lazy, the city wall will collapse in a heavy rain, and even if it does not collapse, the city wall will be green in the spring of the next year.

"I know, how is the tender being prepared?" Wang Bu nodded without hunger.

"It's almost the same, it can be carried out normally after five days, and the personnel are basically enough." Wang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, didn't General Han capture nearly 5,000 Huns?" Why don't you order General Han to send someone to bring these captives back to Luoyang and let them build the city? ”

That is, he realized that the king was not hungry and was not really angry, so Wang Ling dared to pluck up the courage to ask for the five thousand captives.

Free labor, and the kind that doesn't have to be responsible for death, don't use it in vain.

"Those captives are of other use!" Wang Bu was not hungry and directly dispelled Wang Ling's careful thoughts.

Wang Ling, who was not satisfied, left the council hall disappointed.

For Wang Bu to come over to him, Wang Ling is still confused.

So he asked, how long does it take to build a city? How much does it cost?

Do you need to ask about this in person?

Just say hello and don't you know?

Or is the emperor too idle lately?

Or is the emperor deliberately close to the old man to warn others?

In short, Wang Ling was confused.

But Sima Xin, who had been sitting in the corner, smelled a trace of smell, and while there was no one in the hall, Sima Xin, who had already touched the king's hungry temper, began to ask: "Your Majesty wants to repair the city on the grassland?" ”

"Hmm!" Wang Buxing nodded without denial, and continued: "The reason why nomads can pose a great threat is that they are erratic, their lives are not stable, and they can't bear it in a rich family in a disaster year. If I can build a city on the grassland, so that they have a stable home, and teach them to farm, usually in the prime of life, the old and young grazing, life should be better, and with the income from farming, with a stable residence, they will gradually stabilize, and after a few years, let them wander back and forth, these people are afraid that they will not be willing. ”

Sima Xin frowned fiercely and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this an enemy?" ”

"Definitely!" Wang Bu Hungry smiled slightly, and said: "Even if I teach, I will only give it to the conquered tribes, so that they can have a stable place to live, obtain guaranteed food through farming, and graze to subsidize their families, even if they encounter a disaster year, they can spend it in peace." ”

"If you want to deal with them, you must first understand their characteristics, we sometimes fight because of the water source, they also start wars because of the pasture, and the biggest problem of the nomads is that they are too mobile, maybe one day, they will not be found, the unknown is the threat, and after having a home, I believe that there will not be too many people who are willing to continue to wander. In this way, the northern border can still be stable for a long time! ”

"Good ...... Your Majesty's move is very good......" Sima Xin's eyes suddenly lit up and said excitedly.

Sima Xin was more and more attracted by Wang Buxing's resourcefulness, and the more he thought about this method, the more feasible he felt, and those ministers.

One by one, hehe......

So, Sima Xin wrote: "In the third year of the Han Dynasty, in mid-September, the three provinces refused to prepare for war, and the emperor came out of the Anyi policy and kept ......them in captivity."