By the time of March, the army fighting in Ba Province finally returned, with more than 10,000 prisoners. There were many more, but some of them died on the way. Regarding this issue, Qin Mingyue said that she was very unhappy.

Xiao Rui can only make amends to Qin Mingyue, after all, the troops fighting in Ba Province this time are all his subordinates: "Mingyue, I know that these prisoners, you have a big role." The Shen family has been operating maritime trade for so many years, and has found that there are many large uninhabited islands overseas, and there are even other continents in the outer ocean. This first group of pathfinders, you want these captives to go. However, after such a long journey from Ba Province to the capital, Rao is my subordinates were very careful and did not abuse the prisoners much, and it was normal for this disabled prisoner to die without medical treatment. ”

"Besides, these captives are not ordinary captives, they are all talismans of the Great Shang. You also know that the living environment of Dashang is completely different from ours in Dazhou, they belong to the plateau, the air is thin, the climate is cold, and when they arrive at the hot and humid low-lying Jiangnan water town, they naturally can't stand it, and many of them can't stand it and fall ill or even die. ”

These are indeed objective, Qin Mingyue's anger disappeared a little, and she said: "Okay, this matter really can't be all blamed on Li Baichuan." Originally, I told the emperor that only a few high-ranking generals should be selected to bring these prisoners back to offer prisoners, and the rest of the ordinary soldiers were sent directly from the Yangtze River to the big overseas islands, so that the losses were minimal and a lot of costs were saved. ”

"However, the older the emperor is, the more he is happy, and he has to transport these captives to the capital to sacrifice the prisoners, which is good now, not only does it cost several times more money, but also so many people have died."

"You know, I've planned these people in advance. Even before the war, I told you that we should keep as many prisoners as possible, even if the big merchants wanted to pay for redemption after the war, we could not agree that I would send these prisoners to the big islands overseas. ”

"These newly developed islands have a harsh environment, but they are rich in products, and if they are developed, they can become a land of fish and rice, and even because of the warm climate, the grain production will be even higher than that of our Dazhou. At that time, we will no longer be short of food in Dazhou. ”

"In a few years, you have trained the army well, and if you want to fight a national war against the Three Kingdoms of Wumen, you will also have enough food and grass to support you. But now it's good, and it's half screwed up. ”

"Not to mention, Hubu Shangshu complained to me, because this time the transportation of the prisoners back to the capital cost increased by more than a million taels of silver. More than a million taels of silver, you know, this is already one-twentieth of the annual income of the state treasury. If it were left to the time of the first emperor, it would be one-tenth of the annual income of the national treasury. Isn't that serious? ”

"Although the imperial court is much more financially lenient now than it was when the emperor was in the past, it is far from being wealthy. There are many things in the court that urgently need silver. For example, why there is always corruption among officials, it is not that the current officials' salaries were still determined when the Great Zhou Dynasty opened the country. But prices have already risen, and officials simply cannot survive without some private means. If we want to stop corruption, the first thing we need to do is to raise the salaries of officials. ”

"Apart from this, army training doesn't need silver? All kinds of technologies are in urgent need of updating, and this research is not like silver flowing out? The roads of the entire Great Zhou do not need to be built? At present, several large official roads in the Great Zhou Dynasty were still built when the country was founded, and they have long been unusable. In the future, if the economy of Dazhou is to develop, good transportation roads are needed. If there is to be a national war in the future, the financial and material resources of the whole country will be concentrated, and good road transportation will also be needed. And it doesn't matter yet? ”

Hearing Qin Mingyue's broken thoughts, Xiao Rui was not a little impatient, but he felt very interesting. In his impression of his past life and present life, the high-minded Qin Guoshi, who was like a fairy and fell into the dust, seemed to love money very much after being reborn? Everything has to be tied to money.

This is true for managing the family business, and it is also true for handling state affairs. However, I don't know why, Qin Mingyue, who is so camping and must be compared, seems to be more cute, more popular, and more real.

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but feel a little thirsty when she said this, she took a sip of tea, and saw Xiao Rui, who was looking at her blankly, with a smirk on her face, and couldn't help but be cautious: "When people talk to you, do you listen?" ”

Xiao Rui hurriedly said: "I listened to it, I listened to it." Actually, I also think that my father's decision was incorrect. If Shen Tianshi was still a national teacher, he would be able to stop his father. Now, no one can stop my father. Because of this decision, don't say that you are unhappy, the household department is unhappy, and Li Baichuan and I are not happy either. Originally, after we fought, we were already very tired. How easy it was to hand over these captives directly to the military officials and transport them overseas by big ships. Our own army, without the drag of these captives, returned to the capital much faster. Even, as long as the generals come back. The rest of the army can stay in Ba Province, or find a few good places to train. The soldiers and generals can all be cultivated. ”

"But, look at it now, it's exhausting. Especially Li Baichuan, it's too hard. Originally, I led the brigade. I came back early. Forget it, there are still the Yun family's father and son to help him. As a result, in order for the advancement of the Heavenly Master, we also brought the Yun family's father and son in advance. Now the Yun family's father and son are still in retreat, and they all have comprehension. As a result, such a large team all fell on Li Baichuan's body, fortunately, you called Jiang Rui in advance, and Zeng Yukun went to help him, otherwise, I don't know what it looks like to be tired. Even if I was tired, I was afraid that there would be chaos, but fortunately, I arrived safely. ”

Xiao Rui is right. Emperor Changping was originally a generation of Ming monarchs, but there were some minor problems, and they were all corrected in time when Shen Tianshi was a national teacher. Emperor Changping was originally personally supported by Shen Tianshi, and he treated Shen Tianshi with the same respect as he treated his teacher, so he was naturally willing to listen to Shen Tianshi's advice. However, now, Shen Tianshi doesn't care about the government and has already gone to cultivate.

Qin Mingyue became a national teacher. Qin Mingyue is different. In her previous life, Qin Mingyue's handling of national affairs was taught by Emperor Changping. It can be said that Qin Mingyue's feelings for Emperor Changping are deeper than those for her biological father Qin Ping. Where would she be as outspoken as Master Shen Tianshi?

This made Emperor Changping more and more unrestrained. Qin Mingyue couldn't help but think, this is also a problem.