Wang Juan is quite capable of handling government affairs, but for marching and fighting, where will Wang Ben's opponent be. Wang Ben was speechless after a few words. Wang Juan wanted to refute a few words, but after all, he didn't know how to refute Wang Ben's words. Wang Ben said at this time, and he would not leave a chance for Wang Juan to speak, he continued: "There are some voices in the court who say that the southern expedition has worked hard and hurt the people and money, and the gains outweigh the losses, which is a big fallacy! Take this year's harvest in Minzhong County as an example, in just half a year, it has collected more than 200,000 gold for Shaofu, added countless taxes to the imperial court, and added hundreds of thousands of people to my Great Qin. If the South China Sea is completely under my Great Qin territory, how much profit can be made every year in the future, has the prime minister ever calculated? Wang Ben saw that Wang Juan was said by him, and his eyebrows were full of anger, and he thought to himself that he couldn't offend Wang Lao Cheng too harshly, otherwise the Confucian scholars who were good friends with Wang Juan would have to curse themselves behind their backs. Wang Ben's tone softened, and he said: "Besides, if the land of the South China Sea is included in my Great Qin, millions of people outside the Great Qin will accept the teachings of my Great Qin Rites and Laws, and from then on they will abide by the law of etiquette and behave in a human, isn't this also a call for benevolence and righteousness?" After speaking, Wang Ben said to Wang Juan: "Wang Ben is a rough person, he can't speak, if there is any offense, I hope the prime minister will forgive me." ”

Hearing that Wang Ben's tone softened a little, and made amends, although Wang Juan was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to hold it up, although Wang Ben was more than 20 years younger than him, but he was also ranked as the third duke in general with him, and he was not a person who could be contemptuous, Wang Juan cleared his throat and said: "Lord Taiwei is serious, you and I just have different views on the government and government, and it is normal to have arguments." It doesn't have to be that way. He also gestured to Wang Ben, and then returned to his seat.

Seeing that Wang Ben's main battle determination was still the same, the emperor was very pleased, nodded and said, "Taiwei's words are heroic. I don't know what the captain thinks about Ren Huan's request for help? ”

Wang Ben nodded and said: "The 500,000 army of the Southern Expedition seems to be a huge number, but in fact, we all know that the real combat army is only 300,000, and the remaining 200,000 are all people of logistics and transportation. ”

The courtiers nodded frequently, and Wang Ben's words, in one sentence, expressed the current embarrassment of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

"The biggest drawback, however, is not the dispersion of the military. Our Qin army is good at fighting, with advanced weapons, and it is very convenient to fight against the southern barbarian Yue tribe, even if the number of soldiers is small, it is not something that those rabble can resist. The biggest difficulty lies in the long distance of the South China Sea, and it is inconvenient to transport grain, and transporting one stone of grain to the front line will cost five stones of grain. ”

The Emperor frowned slightly. I don't know if Wang Ben picked so many difficulties and said, whether it was for the main battle or for admonishing the army.

"Go on." The Emperor remained silent, and after a deep sigh, he continued.

"Yes." Wang Ben knew what he said before, and the emperor didn't like it, but this is also the truth, and the emperor knows it better than him. After the transition, Wang Ben began to expound his opinion, saying: "In order to completely solve the war in the South China Sea, we must solve the problem of grain transportation. There are many water networks in the south, and canals can be built to transport grain and grass to the southern front line with the convenience of boats. ”

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "This is a one-and-done method. But Zheng Guo is old, I'm afraid he won't be able to repair this canal. "Since Li Bing, the county guard of Shuzhong, the most famous water conservancy master of the Qin State is Zheng Guo. However, now Zheng Guo is old and weak, how can he have the spirit to support such a vast project? "Ladies and gentlemen, can you recommend a few famous water conservancy experts to survey the land and repair the canals to solve the problems of the southern expeditionary army?"

"Your Majesty, there is a recommendation from the minister." Seeing the emperor speak, Li Si tidied up his clothes, stood up, and said: "Recently, Minzhong County has been repairing the canals on a large scale for flood control. The host's name is Xu Wugui. He is a descendant of the Chu branch of the Mo family, and is proficient in the method of engineering water construction. The construction plan of the Chidao rail road presented by Minzhong County was created by this person. The minister thought that this person could be in this position. ”

"It's Minzhong County again." The emperor smiled slightly and said, "Why did all the talents go to that wild place in Fujian?" As soon as the topic changed, the emperor asked Wang Ben again: "What does the Taiwei think?" ”

Wang Ben pondered for a moment before he said, "This is a big matter. Don't be sloppy in employing people. This person can be asked to survey the site first, and then send a hydraulic engineer to accompany the measurement, and jointly work out a proper method. Once the water conservancy project is started, it will be a blessing for the convenience of a hundred generations, but if it fails, it will also be a disaster that will plague the millennium, so we must be cautious. ”

"The captain has a point." Li Si stroked his beard under his chin and nodded in praise.

"Regarding the matter of increasing troops in Lingnan, the minister believes that there are already a lot of garrisons in various parts of the country, and it is not appropriate to withdraw them. Today, only the northern frontier is garrisoned by large armies. However, the intention of the Hu people to go south is becoming more and more rampant, and it is probably not appropriate to transfer troops to the south. Wang Ben frowned and talked about the matter of recruiting more troops in the south, and there were many difficulties between his eyebrows.

"Then, according to the will of the captain, where will the soldiers be drawn to increase the troops?" When the emperor saw Wang Ben with such a look, he knew that Wang Ben already had a plan in his heart.

"Minzhong County." Wang Ben took a while before he made up his mind and said a name.

When Wang Ben's voice fell, the council hall was silent again.

Today, the term Minzhong County appears a lot in the small court. When it comes to major matters, it can involve the people and things of Minzhong County, and this phenomenon is difficult for any county and official to have this kind of honor in the previous court discussions.

"Minzhong County?" The emperor was stunned for a moment and said: "There are only 5,000 garrisons in Minzhong County, and 30,000 new troops, and the combat effectiveness has not yet been formed, how to fight?" ”

"If it is against the Qin army, it will naturally have no combat effectiveness, but if it is against the Lingnan Turkish army, it will be enough." Wang Ben bowed down and said: "However, the leader must be the commander of Minzhong County, Chen Sheng, otherwise the rest of the people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to form combat effectiveness with these troops." ”

Hearing this, the emperor frowned again. After a while, a faint smile appeared on his face, obviously understanding the meaning of Wang Ben's words, and said, "Zhun Qing played." ”

Although the emperor did not personally lead the troops to fight, he was extremely proficient in military strategy, otherwise it would not have been possible to correctly implement the great policy of destroying the country and annexing the world. Geographically, Minzhong County is the closest to all parts of the South China Sea, and it is the most convenient to transfer troops. Secondly, the new army of Minzhong County, which was originally composed of the Ouyue army, was most familiar with the combat methods of the local natives in the South China Sea, and Chen Sheng was proficient in combat techniques outside the military array, which the emperor had already learned from the Praetorian Guard Hu Bugui Han Dali. In addition to this, the most important thing is that Chen Sheng won the hearts of the military and the people in Minzhong County, and he commanded this barbarian army, which was not easy to cause chaos.