"It's been a month since the national policy was issued, I wonder if it has been effective?" Ying Chang asked with a hint of a smile.

When Chang Zifei heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty, the three counties haven't had time to send back the news, but my Xianyang City has already opened up 10,000 acres of fertile land, and it has been watered and irrigated, and it is ready to start farming at the end of April!" ”

"Not bad!" Ying Chang nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Yang Ze, who hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, only to hear Ying Chang ask aloud: "How many blacksmiths are there in the Ordnance Division now?" ”

"Your Majesty, in a month's time, the minister has only summoned two hundred blacksmiths from Shangyang County, and Hexi and Nanfeng are still convening, it will take about a month for the blacksmiths of the two counties to enter the Ordnance Division, so that the Ordnance Division currently has more than 370 blacksmiths, and the speed has tripled, and now three batches of heavy armor can be created in ten days!" Yang Ze replied with a respectful expression.

"Where's the horse's armor?" Ying Chang then asked.

"Uh.... It hasn't been built yet..."Yang Ze couldn't help but lower his head.

"Assign a little manpower to do it, the war horse has no armor, is it still called heavy cavalry?" Ying Chang said helplessly.

I told Yang Ze last time that the armor of the war horse can't fall, but it hasn't been built yet, so I really don't know what to say.

"It's the minister's dereliction of duty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me!" Yang Ze replied with a deep bow.

"It's good to know that it's wrong, you go back first, immediately divide the manpower, and do what I say!" Ying Chang said expressionlessly.

"Yes!" Yang Ze nodded in response, and immediately quickly turned around and left the imperial study.

After Yang Ze left, Ying Chang's buttocks moved back, and the whole person leaned on the dragon chair to make himself comfortable, and casually asked Chang Zifei: "Is there any movement in the Jin Empire now?" ”

"Not yet!"

Speaking of the Jin Empire, Chang Zifei's brows couldn't help frowning, and his expression was slightly solemn.

The Great Qin Empire is now moving in a good direction, but it is easy to be held back by external reasons, once the Qin and Jin Dynasty start a war, a lot of manpower and financial resources will be lost, and if a soldier dies, the imperial court will issue a pension, in addition to issuing pensions, but also recruit young and strong to supplement the troops, and the people will also be one less young and strong, one less young and strong will reduce a labor force, and the lack of labor will involve farming and land reclamation.

As the saying goes, pull a hair and move the whole body!

War is fought with national strength, and no matter whether you win or lose, you will lose national strength to a greater or lesser extent.

"If Qin Jin starts a war, what are our chances of winning?" Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei with a decent gaze and asked.

Chang Zifei was silent, fell into contemplation, and after pondering for a few breaths, Chang Zifei replied with a dignified expression: "If it is a war of attrition, my Great Qin will undoubtedly be defeated, although the Jin Empire lost more than 200,000 elites seven years ago, but the foundation is still stronger than us, and the treasury is solid!" ”

"And my Great Qin has just started, the national strength is in the stage of waiting to explode, and the background cannot be compared with the Jin Empire at all, if we let us develop for two or three years, our Great Qin's victory rate will be five or five different from the Jin Empire!"

Chang Zifei's answer was very pertinent, without blind confidence.

"What if it's a war of annihilation?" Ying Chang asked again.

"Annihilation?" Chang Zifei fell into contemplation again, and after a while, Chang Zifei said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, if we want to win the war of annihilation, it is very difficult, after all, my Great Qin army has limited troops, and over the years, the combat effectiveness of our Qin army has continued to decline, unless the 100,000 Yang family army in Xiguan is transferred back, there is a chance to win, but the wolf ambition of the Qiang people in the west, if we withdraw, the Qiang people will not give up this great opportunity!" ”

"If it is difficult, it will be fought, if the Jin Empire really sends troops to attack Qin, it will fight a war of annihilation, destroy them in one go, and then regain the lost territory!" Win Chang was sonorous and powerful, and shouted awe-inspiringly.

"Now we in Daqin only have this path to choose..."Chang Zifei said helplessly.

"Let's not talk about this first, why hasn't Jarrow come back yet, it's been five months since he went out, right? Nothing will happen, right? "Ying Chang changed the subject, with a hint of worry on his face, and there has been no news back for five months, which is very worrying.

Chang Zifei shook his head disapprovingly and said: "This is unlikely, if something happens to Lord Jia, the generals will definitely send someone to send news, maybe, Lord Jia has already returned with the horses..."

"Report!"

At this moment, a loud voice came from outside the imperial study, interrupting Chang Zifei's words.

Chang Zifei subconsciously turned around to look, and Ying Chang also looked outside the hall, only to see Li Ming, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, standing outside the door with an excited face, and a familiar person standing next to him, it was Jia Luo.

"Oops!"

Chang Zifei and Ying Chang were taken aback, just mentioned Jia Luo, Jia Luo appeared at the door, Chang Zifei's mouth is a little smart...

"Cao Cao wasn't so fast, was he?" Ying Chang cried and laughed in his heart.

"Hurry up and come in!" Ying Chang couldn't wait to beckon.

When Jia Luo heard this, he immediately walked into the imperial study, and the deputy commander Li Ming saluted and retired.

"I said, Lord Jia, when did you come back? Why not notify in advance? Chang Zifei looked at Jia Luo with a smile on his face and said.

"Haha!" Jia Luo couldn't help but chuckle, and then saluted Ying Chang, and then said with a smile: "Isn't this trying to surprise Your Majesty, haha!" ”

"It's a surprise, it's a surprise, but whether I can report it next time really worries me for a while!" Ying Chang said angrily for a while.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister is very grateful!" Jarrow replied with a little emotion in his heart.

"Look at you, you look like you're coming home with a full load! Ha ha! Ying Chang smiled at Jia Luo with a smile.

"That's nature!" Jia Luo was a little nervous, and Chang Zifei couldn't stand it anymore.

"You two sit down first, don't just stand!" Ying Chang pointed to the chair next to him, Chang Zifei and Jia Luo were not polite, and each sat in their own places.

After Jia Luo sat down, he said to Ying Changzuo: "Your Majesty, I went to the Kama tribe of the Mofer steppe, and the minister returned with six thousand high-quality war horses, each high-quality war horse was traded for fifty taels of silver, a total of 300,000 taels of silver, and the Kama tribe also gave six sweat-and-blood horses, which can travel thousands of miles a day!" ”

"Fifty taels each? And send six sweaty BMWs? Chang Zifei suddenly felt a little strange, the strange thing was not expensive, but cheap.

A high-quality war horse is placed on the market, fifty taels belongs to the normal price, it is not strange that Jia Luo traded at this price, the strange thing is that Jia Luo bought it from the Qiang people, what is the relationship between the Qiang people and Daqin? The relationship between enemies is logically not sold, but the Kekarma tribe not only sells, but also does not raise the price too much, and also gives six war horses.