Speaking of the next step, I also want to ask your opinion, Zhang Aiqing thinks, after my Great Qin conquered the Yan Empire, which empire should I conquer next? Now there are three empires in front of us that can be attacked, which are the three empires of Qi, Zhao, and Xia! Ying Chang looked solemn and did not be angry.

"Extinguish the summer!" Zhang Feizi replied without thinking.

"Reason!"

"There are three reasons, first, Qi and Qin are repaired, it is impossible to cut down Qi, and the Zhao Empire is strong, it is a hard bone, and the Zhao Empire is in danger of the Yellow River, in the case that my Great Qin has no water division, it will not be able to destroy Zhao at all, but will be dragged into the war swamp by the Zhao Empire and cannot get up, therefore, only the Xia Empire is suitable for my Great Qin to attack!"

"Second, because of the dispute between the crown princes, the Xia Empire is fighting everywhere in the country, and the national strength is not as good as before, if my Great Qin wields his army to destroy Xia, as long as there is no accident, he will be able to successfully destroy Xia within two years!"

"Three, the Zhao Empire is the most dangerous enemy country of my Great Qin in the northwest, Qin and Zhao will have a war sooner or later, but if the Zhao Empire is destroyed, the first thing is to need a water division, and a waterway is needed for the water division to enter the territory of the Zhao Empire, after my Great Qin destroys Xia, I can enter the waters of the Yellow River of the Zhao Empire through the Haikou of the Xia Empire, and the water division will go west, and it will be able to enter the hinterland of the Zhao Empire!"

"Whether it is strategic significance or weak strength, the Xia Empire is the best choice for my Great Qin!" Zhang Feizi talked eloquently and gave three reasons.

Ying Chang nodded with satisfaction, "That's what I mean, destroy Xia first, and then destroy Zhao!" ”

"According to what Your Majesty said, did you agree to marry the Zhao Empire?" Zhang Feizi smiled indifferently.

"Let's get married, I won't lose money anyway, haha!" Ying Chang couldn't help but smile.

How can you refuse to send your wife, moreover, after the marriage of Qin and Zhao, it is not good for the Zhao Empire to interfere in the destruction of Xia by the Great Qin, and can only watch the Xia Empire be annexed by the Great Qin Empire, and in a short period of time, the marriage of Qin and Zhao will be of great benefit to Qin.

"The minister understands, the minister will go to inform the envoy Zhao now, and prepare for the marriage!" Zhang Feizi smiled knowingly.

"Don't leave yet, I still have to ask you something, when I was not in the court, the court didn't send anyone to govern Yanjing?" During the ten days that he was locked up in Xianyang Palace, he did not participate in any court politics, so he was very worried about the situation in Yanjing.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister has already done it in accordance with the conventional method, and the officials who have been selected have been transferred to various places in Yanjing to take up their posts, in addition, the Ministry of Industry and the Middle Academy have also sent officials to Yanjing, ready to start repairing water conservancy roads and building schools!"

"At the same time, An Guohou has completed the division of the administrative area of Yanjing before his death, Yanjing is divided into two states, the two states are Fuzhou and Wuzhou, Fuzhou has jurisdiction over Jinchang County, Changfu County, Huaibei County, Mingguang County, Jiyuan County five counties, the state capital is Jiyuan County Jiaocheng, Fuzhou Taishou is the former Dongzhou Chongnan County Shouzhang Zeling!"

"Wuzhou has jurisdiction over Wuyang County, Haozhou County, and Meng County, the state capital is Wuyang City, Wuyang County, and Wuzhou Taishou is the former Beizhou Nanyang County Shou Qiwen!" Zhang Feizi respectfully reported.

"Qi Wenzhen knows, the old minister of Great Qin, but who is this order? How come I didn't have an impact? Was it a former official? Ying Chang asked curiously and suspiciously.

"That's right, Zhang Zeling is a former Jin official, the former Jin Empire Chongnan County guard, after the Great Qin destroyed the Jin, Zhang Zeling was reinstated and continued to govern Chongnan County, after several years of investigation, Zhang Zeling was a cadre, so An Guohou transferred him to Fuzhou Taishou!" Zhang Feizi replied with a respectful expression.

Ying Chang nodded, indicating that he understood, and then asked, "Report to me about the financial situation and public sentiment of the twenty-four years of Saint Qin!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Feizi bent down to respond, and then talked eloquently: "Let's talk about the population first, as of December 30, the twenty-fourth year of the Holy Qin, the three prefectures within the Great Qin Pass have an additional population of 1.8 million, and the three states outside the Guan have a new population of 1.2 million, a total increase of 3 million people!" ”

"Today, the population of Daqin Pass has reached 20 million, of which Beizhou accounts for 8 million people, Zhongzhou population accounts for 7 million, Dongzhou population accounts for 5 million, the population of the three states outside Daqin Pass has reached 9 million, and Guzhou, Yuanzhou, and Ningzhou each account for 3 million!"

"The total population inside and outside the Great Qin Pass is about 29 million, and among the 29 million population, there are still more than 6 million young and strong people available!"

"There is also good land, as of December 30, the 24th year of the Holy Qin, the whole country of the Great Qin Empire has exceeded 36 million mu, an increase of 6 million mu over last year, and then there are schools, as of December 30, the 24th year of the Holy Qin, there are 3.8 million students in the schools around the Great Qin Empire, which is only 200,000 more than last year!"

"The second is the reserve battalion, as of December 30, the twenty-fourth year of the Holy Qin, the reserve battalion of the Great Qin Empire has three million soldiers in service and six hundred thousand retired soldiers!"

"Finally, there is the financial revenue, as of December 30, the twenty-fourth year of the Holy Qin, the total annual financial revenue of the Great Qin Empire is 70 million stone grain, 320 million taels of silver!"

After hearing this, Ying Chang showed a look of satisfaction on his face, "Yes, last year's total fiscal revenue was 48 million stone grain and 300 million taels of silver, and now it has exceeded 70 million stone grain and 320 million taels of silver, which is a good increase!" ”

"By the way, what's the budget for this year?" Ying Chang then asked.

"Because Great Qin pacified Yanjing, it was necessary to build water conservancy roads, build schools, rebuild the government, and appease the Yan people in Yanjing, so the annual financial budget of the twenty-fifth year of Shengqin was 300 million taels of silver and 50 million stone grain!" Zhang Feizi replied.

"How much did I lose in the first battle of the Great Qin Yan?" Yingchang continued to ask.

"My Great Qin Raid Yan lasted for a year, and I lost 16 million stone grains and cost 5.5 million taels of silver!" Zhang Feizi has all questions to answer.

In fact, the front did not receive so much grain at all, half of the grain was eaten by the laborers who escorted the grain on the way, and of the 5.5 million taels of silver, 1.5 million taels of silver were also spent on the laborers, and the remaining 4 million taels of silver were fed to the dogs.

Who is this dog? Of course, it was Zheng Long, Zheng Long originally asked for military salaries, Ying Chang borrowed two million from the soldiers, borrowed two million, and promised to pay back double, and now that the war is over, the court pays.

"Excluding this year's budget and the loss of the First Battle of Cutting Yan, my Great Qin treasury still has 1.515 billion taels of silver, 124 million taels of silver!" Zhang Feizi continued.

"The treasury is full, and I will be relieved!" Ying Chang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he had always been worried that the imperial court would not be able to make ends meet, and now it seems that this worry is superfluous.

PS: "Ask for recommended tickets, ask for full bookings, ask for monthly passes!" ”

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