"Kun'er come over and help me play a few laps!" After playing a card, Qin Shi Huang stood up, and next to him, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old son who was about the same age as Chen Xu, sat down excitedly.

"Qinghe Hou, go out for a walk with me!" Qin Shi Huang invited Chen Xu.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and as Qin Shi Huang walked out of the dormitory, the snow and cold air outside the door suddenly rushed to his face, and he was much more sober.

The two of them walked into the courtyard one after the other, looking at a few planted pines and cypresses and the white snow on them, Qin Shi Huang smiled and said: "The Marquis of Qinghe has completed the design of the new horse pawn equipment for me in just two months after coming to Xianyang, and used the three chapters of the covenant to let me get 10,000 sets of horse pawn equipment for nothing, as long as I wait for the beginning of spring, it is estimated that I will be able to recover the land of Henan in more than a month, this great gift makes me grateful!" ”

"Your Majesty, why should you be grateful, the minister just did what he could, even without these equipment, it would be easy for Your Majesty to sweep the land of Henan." Chen Xu said with a smile.

"If it weren't for the Qinghe Marquis to say so easily, otherwise I wouldn't have delayed it again and again, although Daqin has swept away Liuhe, but internal and external troubles have always made me worried, General Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to defend the northwest, in addition to resisting Hun Hu, in fact, there is an important task, that is, to monitor the millions of soldiers from the six countries, and not let them stay in the Central Plains to cause trouble, I want to hear your opinion, after sweeping Henan, how should I deal with these million soldiers, I can't stay and can't kill, just like Qinghe Hou said in the court, These people consume food in vain, and it is also a great burden for the people of Daqin, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty know about it, but they can't think of a good way for me, and ask me a way to get the best of both worlds! ”

Chen Xu was so depressed that he almost cried, if he had a beard, it was estimated that he would be able to wipe it out in an instant.

The reduction of millions of slaves can be said to be a piece of Qin Shi Huang's heart, and it is also a huge, very heavy burden for Great Qin at present.

From the beginning of the invasion of Handan, the soldiers were successively sent to the northwest to build the Great Wall, and now more than ten years have passed, more and more soldiers have been surrendered, and the Great Wall has almost been repaired, Qin Shi Huang because he is not too sure about the conquest of Henan, so he can only let Meng Tian supervise the construction of a straight road by millions of soldiers, hoping to open up a powerful supply line to prepare for the future sweeping of the Xiongnu, but under this continuous high-intensity oppression, the six countries have suffered heavy casualties, and the accumulated resentment is getting bigger and bigger, and there is often news from the northwest counties, Somewhere and somewhere there was a rebellion, killing the soldiers and the prison army, there were those who fled, and there were also those who escaped from the Great Wall to join the Xiongnu, and many small invasions of the Xiongnu were these fugitives as guides, and they counted all the suffering they suffered on the head of the Qin State, and used this method to vent their hatred.

Although each rebellion was quickly suppressed, and only a small number of people escaped, the news never stopped.

Therefore, Qin Shi Huang's worries about the surrender of the Six Kingdoms are also getting worse day by day, once Henan is swept away, these million people will almost become a burden, but if he wants to kill all these million people, he can't do it, and it is even more impossible to release them all.

Qin Shi Huang did not like to kill pawns and slaves, he did not even kill the kings and nobles of the six countries, unless it was a crime of rebellion, only a handful of ministers were killed by him, compared to the Han Wu Emperor who was side by side with him in later generations, he can almost be called a benevolent monarch, the only thing that made him bear a brutal charge is the construction of Chi Road, mausoleum, the Great Wall and the straight road consumed a large amount of people's power, resulting in the people's livelihood suffering, after getting old, he began to build Afang Palace, and the consumption of people's power was even worse, that is to say, Qin Shi Huang was engaged in construction to make himself a tyrant.

If Henan is not conquered now, then it will not be easy for these million soldiers to rebel under Meng Tian's nose, but if Henan can be pacified quickly, then the million soldiers will be an urgent problem to solve.

Chen Xu smiled bitterly in his heart, and at the same time, he was constantly looking for a way to solve the problem of millions of pawns, it doesn't matter if it's good or not, it's important to have it.

Qin Shi Huang did not urge, but admired the snow scene with a calm face.

After thinking for two minutes, Chen Xu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the number of millions of soldiers is huge, and they are all strong adult men, for farming, you can cultivate 100,000 hectares of grain fields for Daqin, for soldiers, you can be a million army, if you are a slave, you can serve for millions of people, and the origin is complicated, if you can't dispose of it suddenly, the minister suggests dividing it!" ”

"How do you divide it?" Qin Shi Huang looked puzzled.

"These million soldiers, the longest in terms of time has been serving in the northwest for more than ten years, many of them have long been old and unbearable, coupled with long-term heavy torture, they have long ceased to have any threat, these people, the minister suggested that His Majesty pardon them, the princes fought their own wars, the war was not their fault, these more than ten years of torture have already paid enough price, Your Majesty can pardon these old, weak, sick and disabled people back home, and even distribute food and clothing to make them feel at ease, these people must be grateful to Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Qin Shi Huang nodded: "The Marquis of Qinghe is reasonable, there are a lot of old, weak, sick and disabled people who have been killed by millions of strokes, and they are unable to work and waste money and food in vain. ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent!" Chen Xu patted a sycophant and then continued, "Millions of strokes, there are many honest people, hard work and no two hearts, for the construction of the Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu made contributions, these people can also be pardoned, those who have a family are allowed to return to farming, and those who have no home are allowed to distribute money and food tools, and they are allowed to choose land for farming, with a three-year observation period, if they are diligent and duty-bound, they can be allowed to be civilians." ”

"Well, Marquis Qinghe's words are reasonable, these people are not a threat to my Great Qin, you can release them!" Qin Shi Huang nodded again.

"Third, choose those who are strong and obedient in the stroke, form an auxiliary army, go out with the army, and kill an adult Hun man, reward five acres of land, kill more than five Xu as civilians, kill more than ten Xu Yi Lords, you can be a soldier, and your identity will be the same as my Great Qin generals in the future!"

Qin Shi Huang was silent for a long time and did not speak.

"The minister said before that the land of the six kingdoms is now the land of His Majesty, and the people of the six countries are also the people of His Majesty, and they can all be treated kindly. Your Majesty only treats the people of the Six Nations equally, will slowly resolve the hatred of the people of the Six Kingdoms, this million soldiers are like a turbulent undercurrent, the minister thinks that it is better to block than to sparse, to give him a visible hope, so that they can also obtain the military merit through their own efforts, so that they can finally truly integrate into the Great Qin through their own efforts, and become a glorious Great Qin people, under this kind of lure, they will inevitably fight bravely to kill the enemy, and burst out with unparalleled strength in the battle to sweep away the Huns, as long as the military merits are fulfilled, It will inspire them to be more enthusiastic, and it may be easy to attack Hebei in the future and completely defeat the Xiongnu. ”

"It's better to block than to sparse ......" Qin Shi Huang lowered his head and pondered, and finally showed a hint of contemplation on his face, "Qinghe Hou's words are also reasonable, when Dayu controlled the water, it was to use the method of dredging to make the flood subside, although I pacified the six countries, but the people of the six countries were resentful, in fact, it was as turbulent as a flood, I have also discussed it in the court several times, but the civil and military officials have not given me a satisfactory method, today Qinghe Hou only let me have a clear understanding, this policy I will consider very seriously!" What to do with the rest? ”

"The rest of the pawn situation is more complicated, is the core of the need to be cautiously disposed of, if it is not handled well, there may be chaos, but it can also be slowly differentiated, it can be scattered in the northwest counties on the spot, it can also be sold to merchants as a slave to mine and build roads, and it can also build a city in Henan, and live with the Huns to live on the border with animal husbandry, and with the previous amnesty and military incentives, many people will also change their hostile minds after seeing hope, and then they will also allow various temptations and strengthen monitoring, and slowly divide down for several years, Millions of soldiers will naturally disappear, and for the people of the Six Kingdoms, this kind of measure can also be used to lure their hearts, Enwei is seriously ill, and over time these uneasy factors will naturally subside, if the people are free of food and clothing, I am afraid that in a few years, even if the nobles of the Six Kingdoms secretly contribute to the trouble, there will be no more disasters! ”

Chen Xu slowly said his thoughts, and finally bowed to Qin Shi Huang: "Your Majesty, everything lies in a sparse word, such as Dayu to control the water, according to local conditions and situation, dredge the river to make the water unobstructed and calm, and such as a doctor to treat the disease, according to the situation to treat the disease, only by dredging the meridians can the qi and blood smoothly make the condition alleviated, Lao Tzu has a cloud: governing a big country, if you cook a small fresh." The world of Daqin is like a fresh fish has been on the case, Shinong industry and commerce are oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, civil and military officials are like green onions, ginger, garlic and mustard, with the law as the furnace, with benevolence, virtue and righteousness as the tripod, and His Majesty is the cook, and the law enforcement degree and the five flavors are adjusted, so whether this fresh fish is delicious or not is all under the control of His Majesty. The reason why Xu is willing to come to assist His Majesty is to thank His Majesty for his great contributions, the peace of the six countries to stop the war, the people of the world no longer suffer from the war year after year, so that the cultivation has its fields, the house has its house, the farmers and the industry and commerce have their own place, it is not an exaggeration to say that the three emperors and five emperors are the three emperors and the five emperors, but Kyushu anecdotes have clouds: the world can be obtained immediately, not immediately governed, the governance of the world is not to kill the enemy in battle, and the governance of the people is not to be forced by military orders, can only be like cooking fresh fish, control the heat, reconcile the five flavors, and finally get a delicious taste! ”

"To govern a big country, if you cook a small fresh...... Take the law as the furnace, and take benevolence, morality, propriety and righteousness as the peak...... Kyushu Anecdotes ......"

When Chen Xu said this, Qin Shi Huang could no longer maintain his calm, especially after Chen Xu moved out of the book of heaven taught by Taiyi Immortal Venerable, his eyes looked at the snow-capped green pines and cypresses in front of him, and his mouth repeatedly recited some of the words that Chen Xu had just said, and after a long time, his face slowly recovered, and then he changed the topic with a smile, "I have always heard that the Marquis of Qinghe likes to cook some delicacies in the mansion, and recently there are new delicious dishes!" ”

Chen Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied with a smile: "The minister has just recovered from a serious illness, the taste is bland and tasteless, and I also want to make some delicious delicacies, but unfortunately in the cold winter season, I can't even get fish and shrimp, today I also asked the housekeeper to help me buy a dog, and prepare to eat dog meat hot pot at night......"

"Well, the dog meat hot pot is indeed delicious, I just ate it yesterday, it is very fragrant, it tastes appetizing, and it is hot to eat in this cold winter, and I feel much healthier this month!" Qin Shi Huang nodded with a smile and said.

"Dog meat is a warm supplement, Your Majesty must remember not to eat too much, eating hot pot can be mixed with some fresh lotus root and herbs and other seasonal vegetables." Chen Xu reminded.

"Xu Fu and the imperial chef have also reminded me, I must pay attention, since there is a shortage of ingredients in the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion, tomorrow I will ask the imperial dining room to send some to the Qinghe Hou!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Xu was overjoyed, the ingredients in the imperial dining room were much better than those sold on the street, and it was estimated that there was no shortage of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

"Hehe, don't use Xie Zhen, the dishes made by the imperial kitchen in the imperial dining room are not as delicious as those made by Qinghehou, and I also hope to be able to eat more dishes made by Qinghehou!" Qin Shi Huang waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, after the ministers make it, they will definitely let the kitchen workers in the house go to the imperial kitchen to teach the production method!"

"Great goodness!" A smile bloomed on Qin Shi Huang's face.

And just when Chen Xu and the emperor were standing in the garden and talking, a young man wearing eunuch clothes appeared far behind the gate of the palace wall, looking at Chen Xu's eloquent appearance, his pale cheeks were slightly hideous and distorted, his eyes were extremely vicious, and after watching secretly for a long time, he whispered a few words to the two eunuchs standing at the door and left in a hurry.