Chapter 1090: Recruiting Millions of Men to Recast the Straight Road

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"In the Great Qin Empire, after the Qin army attacked the Xiongnu and occupied the Hetao area, Jiuyuan became an important frontier of the empire, and heavy troops were stationed for many years."

"In the thirty-fifth year of the first emperor, he ordered the general Meng Tian to build a straight road to connect Jiuyuan and Xianyang. The straight road starts from Ganquan Palace in the northern suburbs of Xianyang, walks through the Meridian Ridge, crosses the whole territory of Bingzhou, and arrives at Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County, with a total length of more than 1,500 miles. ”

With the trajectory of the wooden stick, Qin Gong Yingfei heard Jiang Wan's sonorous and powerful voice, and said: "At the same time, after the First Emperor ruled the world, he connected the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao, and Yan to build a new northern defense line."

"From Lintao in the west to Liaodong in the east, stretching for thousands of miles, because of the need for construction and defense, a military artery through the east and west was built along the Great Wall, becoming the northern road."

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Hearing Jiang Wan's words, Qin Gong Yingfei's eyes always lingered in the direction of Wuyuan County. At this moment, some of the thoughts in his mind finally stopped being intermittent, but formed a vein.

"Prime Minister, have the people in our country had no farming or labor since the beginning of winter?"

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Hearing this, Jiang Wan's eyes flashed, and at this moment, he somewhat understood Qin Gong Yingfei's plan, he was going to requisition the people and rebuild the Chi Road.

The thought flickered in his heart, Jiang Wan didn't expect that his eloquent talk would actually become a sword in the hands of Qin Gong Yingfei, at this moment, he had to admit that Qin Gong Yingfei was powerful.

By the mouth of others and his own will, Qin Gong Yingfei was already extraordinary, and his imperial power technique was close to that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Wan didn't think about it and said: "Your Excellency, the Qin State has been at war for many years, so that the people have nothing else but regular labor."

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"Hmm."

Nodding, Qin Gong Yingfei's thoughts flickered, he knew in his heart the fate of abusing the people's power, just like Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Yang of Sui, and other emperors of the world, all fell to the altar because of the abuse of the people's power, let alone a small self.

Suppressing the thoughts in her heart, Qin Gong Yingfei looked at Jiang Wan and said, "Prime Minister, with the current situation of the Qin State, how many people will be requisitioned to serve in labor so that it will not damage the national capital?"

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Hearing this, Prime Minister Jiang Wan's eyes changed slightly, and he silently calculated in his heart for a long time before he said to Qin Gong Yingfei.

"Your Excellency, now the Qin State has Han, Liang, and the four states of Yi, and the people of the Qin State have 13 million people on the register. Excluding the elderly, the weak, the women and the children, there are about five million young and strong. ”

"Excluding the army and the manpower for the next year, our country can only recruit one million people to serve at most."

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"Hmm."

Bowing slightly, Qin Gong Yingfei calculated the gains and losses in his heart, his eyes wandered on the map of the state, and said.

"Prime Minister, in your opinion, if you recast Qin Zhidao alone, how many people do you need to levy at one time?"

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As soon as Qin Gong Yingfei's words came out, not only Prime Minister Jiang Wan was silent, but even the captain Xu Shu and the military advisor Guo Jia, who had been watching guests, were also shocked.

This is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, it will benefit the country and the people, and if you don't use it well, you will eat the Lord if you are not careful.

In particular, the Qin State has not yet been unified, and once the large-scale requisition of the people is carried out, it will inevitably lead to the pressure of public opinion instantly sweeping the four states of the Qin State, and the spearhead will be directed at the imperial court.

Millions of people, this scale is too big. You must know that the first emperor repaired the Li Mountain Mausoleum that year, but only requisitioned 700,000 yuan, and shocked the world in the Battle of Changping, and King Qin Zhao only mobilized millions of people to transport grain.

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"Your Majesty, a one-time conscription of millions of people to serve, I am afraid that this will provoke the resistance of the people, and the minister thinks that this time the people should not be too much."

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Glancing at Taiwei Xu Shu deeply, a touch of relief flashed in Qin Gongyingfei's eyes, he knew Xu Shu's worries, and he understood the pressure he needed to bear to do so.

Once something happens, it will inevitably make the hearts of the people all over the world turn their backs. It's just that he has a way to solve it, so he will insist on going his own way.

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"The straight road is more than 1,500 meters long, and if you want to not delay the cultivation at the beginning of spring next year, you must exchange time for quantity, and there is no other way."

Although Qin Gong Yingfei knew that Taiwei Xu Shu had good intentions, he still shook his head and vetoed it, this matter is related to the future use of troops against the Xianbei alien race, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Otherwise, next winter, when the Xianbei alien race goes south, he will be as helpless as he is today, watching his people being slaughtered and powerless.

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"Prime Minister."

"The minister is here."

Glancing at Jiang Wan, Duke Qin's eyes flashed, and he said: "According to your words, the news of the Xianbei alien race dividing troops to the south in three ways will spread throughout the Qin country, and the Prime Minister's Mansion will issue a document to guide the people's hatred of the Xianbei alien race."

"The Lone Society ordered the Black Ice Terrace to assist, and strive to spread it throughout the country in the shortest possible time, and then announce it to the world, and Lone wants to levy millions of people and recast the straight road."

"The people who are requisitioned this time are exempted from three years of hard labor, and in the same way, those who have only one strong man in the family do not want it, and those who have two brothers will take one of them."

"No."

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Hearing this order from Duke Yingfei of Qin, the military advisor Guo Jia and the lieutenant Xu Shu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, with the common hatred of the people, there will be much less resistance to requisition and dispatch of the people.

Moreover, with the selection conditions and the temptation to be exempted from three years of hard labor, this will make the people of Qin actively participate in this service, and regard this service as a blessing.

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After being silent for a moment, Qin Gongyingfei's eyes moved, and he looked at Prime Minister Jiang Wan and the three of them, and said: "The project of recasting the straight road is very important, millions of people, and it is also necessary to ensure quality and speed, I don't know if the three of them can recommend the construction personnel?"

One person shoulders millions of labor, and there is also the quality and speed of the straight road, this person must be outstanding in ability, loyal to the Qin State, and not corrupt the law.

Today's Qin State is not the Great Qin Empire that plundered the jewels of the Six Kingdoms, Qin Gong Yingfei does not have so much money to spend, he does not have Qin Shi Huang's wealth.

This time, the recasting of the straight road not only ensures quality and speed, but also needs to save money and learn to be careful with budgeting.

And this person also has to have a certain amount of research on Qin Zhidao, which is not something that any person can do.

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In the face of Qin Gong Yingfei's inquiry, the three of them were silent for a while, and for a while, they couldn't think of who to send to be the right superintendent.

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"Your Majesty, there are no very good candidates for the ministers for a while, so if you can't do it, you will recruit talents from all over the world, and then send officials from the DPRK and China to serve as superintendents."

"Hmm."

Nodding, Qin Gong Yingfei had to admit that the military advisor Guo Jia was right, Jiang Wan and the three of them were suitable, but they were the third duke of Qin State, and they couldn't do everything.

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"In this case, according to what the military adviser said, the court will decide on the candidates tomorrow."

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