"Your Highness, will this be too preferential to these cheap slaves, even our soldiers do not have such food. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Jing frowned and boldly expressed his thoughts.

"This king intends to build an engineer battalion, and these people are slaves, even if they are slaves, they are also military slaves. If your subordinates are dissatisfied, they can join the Engineer Battalion. "These Tugu strong forces are only nineteen years old, and the eldest is only in their thirties, and they can provide Yang Yan with twenty years of labor, and if one dies, one will be less.

From the moment he suggested that Yang Guang send these Tuguhun people to dig the mountain, he regarded these people as his private property. If they all die in the Great Dou Ba Valley, then their engineer battalion will be reduced by half. He didn't expect these Tuguhun people to survive, at least half of the 70,000 strong forces would survive after the completion of the project.

"Your Highness, what is a sapper?" Li Jing has a heartfelt enthusiasm for military affairs, and he has not heard the term engineer yet, so he is naturally extremely curious.

"Sappers, that is, engineers. He was in charge of all military fortifications, including building camps, cities, forts, roads, bridges, etc. "In ancient times, there were also engineering troops, but the Sui Dynasty did not, and the fortifications in the army were built by the regular troops themselves. However, in the Western Zhou army, there were official positions such as "Zhanggu" and "Si Risk", which were in charge of building cities, ditches, pools and related defenses. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the engineering operations to ensure the army's combat operations had reached a considerable scale, and the "Liutao" recorded the names and tasks of the full-time officials in the army who organized the engineering operations, the equipment for crossing rivers, building bridges, building cities, and erecting barriers when the army marched, as well as the tools for carrying out civil engineering work.

"Your Highness, should every army have sappers?" Li Jing's mind was like electricity, if there was a battalion of engineers in the army, then it was bound to completely change the model of the army.

"This is all in the future, it's just an idea for the time being, and it's only implemented in Zhangye." If you are not in power yet, how can you dare to talk about the military system?

"No, the minister understands, and this will be passed on." Li Jing knew how to deal with it, and this matter could only be explained in private, not on the bright side.

Looking at the wasteland that circled the city with wooden stakes, and the many Tuyuhun people who belonged to Yang Yan's private slaves were busy at the city gate set by Yang Yan, Yang Yan continued: "This city, Gu gave the name Qin City, you showed these soil slaves to Gu. ”

This is Yang Yan's base, a place he uses to train the army and intelligence personnel, and there is no room for mistakes.

When the city of Qin is built, it can accommodate 200,000 to 300,000 people.

After enclosing such a large area, Yang Guang didn't frown, obviously looking down on this barren land.

As soon as Yang Yan came back, he met Fang Xuanying, who had returned from errands, in the military account.

In the military account, Fang Xuanying was a little tired, but her eyes were full of energy, obviously she had handled the things Yang Yan explained perfectly.

Fang Xuanying sorted out the data in her heart, and said slowly: "At home, the minister is fortunate not to be dishonored, and it has been counted that there are a total of 24,363 children in Tuyuhun. Of these, 19,147 were boys and 5,216 were girls. 7,623 were under the age of five, and 3,670 were over the age of 13. ”

"There are so many, have you brought them all?" Yang Yan narrowed his eyes, this number was much more than he expected, didn't Yang Guang count the children when he counted the Tuyuhun Descending Department before?

"At home, these children were not counted in the previous war report, so there were a lot of them. His Majesty had brought all the children over the age of five back to the camp, and the children under the age of five were not taken with them, so they did not take them. "This time, Fang Xuanying only brought a thousand soldiers and horses, and she couldn't bring everyone at all.

"You've done a good job, but those toddlers are really not easy to take care of. So, go to Zhangye City and the other two counties to recruit women and let them come to the city to take care of the young children. "Those under the age of five are not sensible, and it is the best to change their minds, and it is also easiest for Yang Yan to sinicize them.

"At home, there are only 6,000 households in Zhangye, and I am afraid that there are not enough people, so it is best to go to the counties to collect them. If His Royal Highness offers a price that is enough to attract the hearts of the farmers, maybe it will bring a lot of people to my Zhangye. "Zhangye is vast and sparsely populated, and many fields are deserted.

According to Yang Yan, the surrounding area of Qincheng, all of them are good and fertile fields, but no one has cultivated them. Fang Xuanying had just thrown herself under Yang Yan's door, and she was anxious to show her ability, so she took the opportunity to suggest to Yang Yan.

Others may not feel it, but the thoughtful Fang Xuanying can feel that Yang Yan wants to make Zhangye his private territory.

But what is the use of no one's territory, first, it cannot provide taxes, and second, it cannot produce soldiers. So the first thing Fang Xuanying thought about when she entered the state was the population, the population problem of Zhangye.

According to Fang Xuanying's idea, it was to ask Yang Guang to directly issue an order to move people from Jizhou. In this way, farmers will not give up coming to Zhangye because they are unable to leave their homeland. After all, resistance is to kill the head, and between life and homeland, few will choose the latter.

"You can handle this matter, it's best to discuss it with my father-in-law and come up with a plan. The thirty-first counties of Jizhou occupy half of the people of our Great Sui, and you find a way to bring 50,000 households over there first. "Grabbing the population is robbing people's political achievements, and it is the most difficult thing to do.

However, with the status of Yang Yan and Changsun Sheng, presumably the county guards of each county will turn a blind eye at most, and they will not be too embarrassed.

Yang Yan also knew that it was best to let Yang Guang make an order to relocate the people, but if he wanted to say it so directly, Yang Guang would definitely think that Yang Yan wanted to develop Zhangye into his own private territory, and Yang Guang would never agree.

Throughout Yang Guang's reign, there was no vassal king, and all the princes either followed him or stayed in Daxing and Luoyang, and no one said that they could serve outside the country or have a feudal state.

Let Changsun Sheng go out, then there will be no big problem. At present, Yang Guang has the heart to run the counties of Hexi, and the policy must be tilted. Moreover, the counties of the Great Sui are divided into upper, middle, and lower. And this division is judged according to the population. Furthermore, the quality of the county guard is also determined according to the size of the county.

No matter from which point of view, Changsun Sheng should increase the number of farmers for Zhangye and enrich Zhangye County.

"No, please rest assured, the subordinates will do their best to cooperate with the eldest grandson and strive to move more people over." Fang Xuanying looked excited, she didn't expect that her first suggestion was actually allowed by Yang Yan, which was a recognition of him.

"This matter is settled, how is the other matter handled?"

"At home, it's also in order. A total of three lanes were placed, and after discussing with the residents of each lane, they will start to move to the high castle tomorrow. Lu Bin spoke in a very slow tone and was extremely serious.

"Great, with these three miles of land, there is a lot to be done." Yang Yan touched his chin excitedly, revealing a bit of old-fashionedness.

The three places he asked Fang Xuanying to buy are the center of Zhangye, and he plans to connect these three places into a commercial circle. Not only can you set up your own caravanserais, but you can also rent out those places to earn good rents, which is also more conducive to management.

"I've been tired for a few days, I've worked hard for you, so let's go down and rest for a day." Talent, too short of talent. Now Yang Yan can only use Fang Xuanying, and he must recruit talents. Only in this way can the layout of Zhangye be spread out and run effectively.

"Your Highness." Fang Xuanying was greatly moved, it was a blessing to meet such a compassionate subordinate.

"Spread Han Yuan." Considering the talent problem, Yang Yan had to arrange it as soon as possible. Therefore, he called Han Yuan to transfer Du Ruhui to Zhangye.

"Spread the news to the Luoyang Palace, and ordered Du Ruhui to rush to Zhangye to preside over the affairs of Qincheng." Here, another flaw of Yang Yan was exposed, there was no rapid and effective intelligence transmission channel.

Relying on post roads and waterways alone, it will take at least a month to send a piece of information from remote Zhangye to Luoyang.

[It's time to consider forming your own intelligence organization.] Holding his chin, Yang Yan mentioned an important part of the arrangement.

The road has to be taken step by step, and after being reborn in the Great Sui for so many years, Yang Yan has been recruiting people to prepare for the future.

Today, he has as many as 30,000 orphans in his hands, and he can continue to cultivate talents for all walks of life.

Although the investment is amazingly high, once these people grow up, the return to Yang Yan is also rich.

If he wasn't the King of Qin, he wouldn't have owned countless fields, shops, and amazing wealth, and he wouldn't have been able to support these more than 30,000 orphans at all. At present, there are more than 20,000 Tuyuhun children, and they need a staggering amount of expenses every day.

Lying in the study, Yang Yan held the pen and began to draw the floor plan of the 'commercial center'.

Making money is also a top priority, if you don't get this design out before leaving, Yang Yan can't leave with peace of mind.

For two days in a row, Yang Yan stayed in the study and drew more than a dozen pictures.

In addition to the floor plan of the 'commercial center', there are also structural drawings of Black Feather City and sample layouts of buildings, which Yang Yan racked his brains to draw. But he didn't understand ancient architecture, and the specific construction still had to be completed by the craftsmen of the Great Sui. If Yu Wenkai was still by his side, he wouldn't have to worry so much, as long as he casually told him a few points, Yu Wenkai would be able to do it perfectly.

"Your Highness, brother, it's time for dinner." Huo Xun Ke'er passed through the door and called Yang Yan softly.

"Come in." During this time, Yang Yan ate very economically. A steak, a bowl of corn, and three side dishes are enough.

There is no way, the money rewarded by Yang Guang has been almost spent, and if he wants to support so many people, he must buy food from the surrounding counties and hoard it.

Zhangye is still desolate. This is also a helpless thing, after all, it is located on the frontier, and there are often aliens who cross the border to plunder people, food, and money. If it weren't for Pei Ju's efforts to develop commerce in the Western Regions over the years, Zhangye would have become even more desolate.

But even so, there are still few farmers in Zhangye. Almost all of the merchants who appeared in Zhangye were merchants from the Western Regions, Turkic merchants from the north, Tuyuhun merchants from the south, and merchants from the Central Plains, all of whom used Zhangye as a transit and trader.

Zhangye County has three counties under its jurisdiction, namely Zhangye County, Jiedan County, and Fulu County, with a total population of only 6,126 households, even if there are ten people in one household, it is only 60,000 people. However, the actual population is only more than 30,000 people, which is not as many as the Tuyuhun people who were demoted to the slaves of the King of Qin in Zhangye County today.

There was no food in the local area, so they had to buy it from other counties at a high price.