"Your Excellency, I would like to ask a little bit. After the autumn harvest this year, the grain reserves can guarantee the expedition of 200,000 troops to the Western Alliance of England, or the daily consumption of 900,000 people for a year...... Why is that?"

"This is to tell you that the grain we have after this autumn harvest can be used for these things. Prime Minister Li Siyuan smiled faintly: "The emperor wants to decide what to do after this autumn harvest according to these figures, he can send 200,000 troops to fight, or he can use 900,000 people to do something." ”

"Then the number of these people, as well as these road construction plans, are also for His Majesty the Emperor to choose?"

"Yes, that's why we're convening this supreme meeting. ”

"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has signed agreements with various countries, and a batch of supplies is about to arrive, right?" Marshal Xiang Yan carefully looked at the documents in his hand, raised his hand, and said, "I didn't see it." ”

"That batch of materials is on the way, and what is not really in hand will not be written on it," Bai Qianye explained, "and I am not going to use that batch of materials directly for the military, after careful inspection, all of them will be used for people's livelihood construction." ”

"Why do you want to use it for people's livelihood?" Chi You asked with some confusion: "Isn't army building the most important?"

"Without the support of the state, even the most powerful army will not be able to do anything. Bai Qianye shook his head and said: "The losses brought to the people by the East-West War and the Huhai Rebellion are too great, and the national strength needs to be restored urgently. I'm going to make this iron ore into farming tools and distribute them for free, as well as other supplies. ”

"That means there will be no war in the next year or two, right?" Marshal Xiang Yan smiled and said, "In that case, the newly recruited soldiers will have a long time to train. ”

Bai Qianye smiled.

"Don't dream, not only is there a war, but the goal is not small. My request is to take the Empire of England in the Western Alliance within two years, and the construction of national strength cannot be delayed. ”

"Take it?" Li Siyuan was stunned on the spot, looked at Zhao Gao and Xiang Yan, and found that the two of them also had surprised expressions, and turned to look at Bai Qianye: "What does Your Majesty's takedown mean?"

"Quite simply, my takedown means swallowing this English empire in one gulp. Bai Qianye smiled and said: "It's not as simple as defeating, it's all occupying and taking it for itself, and then there is no negotiation, no compromise, and it is impossible to return it." ”

"But I won't be the emperor of the English Empire in my capacity, this position can be given to Arthur, what do you say?" Bai Qianye said very easily.

"How is this possible? There is no such precedent! Any war will stop when it reaches a certain point. Marshal Xiang Yan shook the document in his hand: "Even if we do what His Majesty wants, it is impossible to do it with only such a little material, and the logistics are quite tight to fight across the east-west corridor." And we are trying to encroach on this country, and the resistance we encounter can be imagined. This kind of war will not be going well, and when the time drags on, where will we get the food to continue fighting?"

"That's all there is to eat, my request has also been put forward, as a marshal, you just need to come up with a plan, of course, I want to see if the military department of our Great Qin Empire has the ability to make a battle plan that satisfies me. ”

His Majesty the Emperor was indifferent to Xiang Yan's objections: "Give me the battle plan in three days-don't refute it again, I have thought again and again, I will definitely be able to do it." ”

"Then ask His Majesty the Emperor to announce your plan!" Marshal Xiang Yan spread his hands: "At least give us an idea." ”

"What do you want you to do if I have done everything?" Bai Qianye shook his head and said: "Go and tell those military staff officers, be bold and take a long-term view, don't keep thinking about frontal combat, it's no good to do that kind of stupid thing." Remember, in three days, if you can't come up with a plan, you have to look good. ”

While there was no nonsense among the attendees, there was so much to decide and an argument that could have occurred at any time that kept the meeting going until midnight.

This is the highest level of the Empire, and the decisions are all important national policies, and any decision will become an order in execution as soon as it leaves this door, and there are less than ten officials who have the right to suspend it, so every proposal must be carefully considered.

In the end, the direction of the Empire's development in the coming year was determined - almost all of its resources were used to develop its national power, and aid from other empires in the alliance was also used to build people's livelihoods.

Under the pretext of making agricultural tools, 30 metalworking factories will be built within the empire, and under the pretext of transporting supplies, a new canal will be dug and eight trade routes will be built, and the existing roads will be repaired and reinforced, and the transportation network in the empire will basically take shape.

In addition, His Majesty the Emperor also demanded that the best of the various handicraft trades be concentrated, and that those who worked in all the trades of the empire must be registered with the local interior office in case they could be requisitioned at any time.

In addition to strengthening the internal affairs system, all the graduates of the Imperial State Academy will go down to various cities and towns in the empire to use their skills to help the people get out of their difficulties as soon as possible. The National Academy is also responsible for the construction planning, and they must come up with a complete land and water transportation construction plan within half a year, so that the Empire's transportation will become a complete network, and it must be able to connect with other Empire's road systems when needed.

Can't every battle need Bai Qianye to use the small world to transport troops, right?

The military content is much less, but it is the most headache for Marshal Xiang Yan. It's okay to train the hundreds of thousands of recruits who have just been recruited, but His Majesty the Emperor wants him to take down an empire of the Western Alliance within two years, but he refuses to give him enough materials he needs, this is an impossible task at all!

On the other hand, Li Siyuan, after Bai Qianye set his goal, he was unusually calm.

He didn't feel that Bai Qianye was delusional at all, he just felt that the opportunity of the Great Qin Empire was just around the corner. If it works properly, in his generation, the Great Qin Empire will definitely be able to occupy a dominant position in the Eastern Alliance.

Therefore, he did not raise objections to His Majesty the Emperor's unreasonable demands, and even Marshal Xiang Yan looked at him uselessly. However, the internal affairs supervisor of the Great Qin Empire never interfered in the military, and Captain Zhao Gao would not help the military department to hurt this brain.

In desperation, Marshal Xiang Yan could only accept this reality and decided to go back and squeeze his subordinates to see who could win this war of aggression under logistical conditions with only daily consumption - most of them were not playful.

At the end of the meeting, Bai Qianye stood by the door to see everyone off, turned around to the window, and let out a long sigh.