The air in the plateau area is scarce, and people who are not suitable for it are dizzy and difficult to sleep, and those who are severe have headaches and severe pain, unconsciousness, hallucinations, and even death.

Qin Huaidao knew the danger of it, and said after a moment of silence: "Shibo, not everyone is unable to adapt to the climate of Tibet, you can send troops up, find a place to try by the high mountains of Tibet, the higher the better, no problem to stay, if there is a problem, withdraw immediately, and select about 30,000 to 50,000." ”

"This is a solution, but thirty or fifty thousand is a bit much, and I am afraid it will not be easy to pick out." Li Jing's eyes lit up, let the climate choose, elimination is a way, and there is no problem to form a new army.

Qin Huaidao thought for a while and said: "Let the troops slowly approach, slowly adapt, don't train, don't move as much as possible, once the body adapts, continue to walk to a high place, until you are completely adapted to it and then slowly do training, if there is no problem, stay, you must keep it secret, Tubo knows that it is absolutely blocked, even if it takes half a year, it is worth it, it is enough to select thirty or fifty thousand people." ”

"Xu Xu Tuzhi, it makes sense, Huaidao, you have solved a big problem for the imperial court and the saint, what do you think about the Western Turks?" Li Jing asked.

Qin Huaidao was stunned, didn't he fight Tubo? Why did he talk about the Turks again, seeing that Li Jing didn't mean to explain, he estimated that there was a secret behind him, and the less he knew, the safer he was, he motioned Luo Zhang to go outside and stare at it, and no one was allowed to get close to eavesdrop, and then whispered: "Shibo, the Turks are different from the Tibetans, when you slowly figure it out, the Tibetans will not be destroyed, and the Turks cannot be moved, otherwise the Tibetans will go east at any time, and the future will be endless." ”

"The old man understands this truth, but he can't let the Western Turks develop smoothly, and the threat is even greater." Li Jing also said in a low voice.

Qin Huaidao saw that it was not an immediate attack, but a sluggish development, so it was simple, and he had an idea, and said in a low voice: "Shibo, the Western Turks are composed of many tribes of different sizes, let the military help select a medium-sized tribe and buy their wool, wool is worthless in the grassland, how much is it about how much is a car to transport to Chang'an?" ”

"That thing is really worthless on the grassland, and it is littered everywhere, but the military came forward to buy it, plus transportation, the cost has increased, and it is definitely not possible to transport it deliberately, and soldiers can't do things for themselves, but by the way, a large cart of a few hundred wen should be able to get to Chang'an, but who wants to transport it?" Li Jing asked rhetorically.

"How about how many juniors want to collect a large cart of money?"

Li Jing's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "It's always a lot, but in this way, it's to give the border army a livelihood, the saint will definitely agree, don't you take a lot back from Goguryeo, but you still want it, what are you going to do with it?" Tell me about it, so I can report it to the Holy One. ”

"Make bedding, winter clothes, etc., that thing is processed, and the quilts and winter clothes made are very warm, and I will try to sell them at a low price, so that more people can afford to buy them, and fewer people will freeze to death." Qin Huaidao said solemnly.

"I see, to improve the people's livelihood, the Holy Lord will definitely agree, the old man will do it for you, let's talk about the Western Turks." Li Jing pulled the topic back.

"This is the solution to the Western Turks." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, seeing Li Jing's surprised face, he explained seriously: "Shibo, select a medium-sized tribe of the Western Turks to cooperate, buy all their wool in unlimited quantities, give them silver, the price is set by you, after this tribe tastes the sweetness, the wool of your own tribe is gone, what should I do?" ”

"Shhhh

Li Jing knew too well the virtues of the Western Turks, once they tasted the sweetness, they were naturally crazy to maintain, his heart trembled inexplicably, he thought of more, and said: "Naturally, it is to rob small tribes, and then annex and expand them, once the medium-sized tribes grow into large tribes, they will grab more, causing wars, and the Western Turks don't want to live in peace, a small wool that no one wants, it is actually so useful." ”

"That's right, it's called wool cannibalism." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"What a wool eater." Li Jing said with emotion, although he didn't know much about economics, he knew the virtue of the Western Turks, and said with emotion: "This plan is very wonderful, why didn't the old man think of it, but what if this tribe can't hold on?" ”

"Simple, the Western Turks lack iron, the imperial court can secretly support a batch of eliminated knives and guns to them, bows and crossbows are not good, of course, they need to use cattle and sheep in exchange, and the price is high, they have weapons and combat effectiveness greatly increased, they will grab more cattle and sheep, provoke more wars, and the court will reap the benefits of fishermen."

"Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful, it doesn't hurt to eliminate more weapons for them, it won't threaten the imperial court, but it's very important to them, but what if they expand big enough?" Li Jing asked.

"Of course, it is to support their enemies, keep the strength of the two families balanced, and continue to fight, Shibo, believe it or not, it won't take a few years for the Western Turks not to fight us, and they will be broken, and then send a large army over to recover it directly, and if it is operated properly, three years will be enough." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"No, this matter is very important, you will follow me into the palace immediately." Li Jing became excited, it was inconceivable to take down the Western Turks in three years without a single knife or shot, but if it was done, it would be a work of pouring the sky, how could he not be moved.

Qin Huaidao hesitated a little: "Shibo, I'm worried about building roads here." ”

"I'll talk about the road construction later, let's go." Li Jing couldn't help but say, and pulled Qin Huaidao away.

Out of the gate, seeing that Luo Zhang was on guard, Qin Huaidao shouted: "Look after the family, wait for me to come back." ”

"Whoa!" Luo Zhang hurriedly agreed.

……

Half an hour later, the temple of manna.

After the two got the same gift, Li Er was dealing with government affairs, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he signaled for a seat, quickly finished the work at hand, and asked curiously: "Pharmacist, Huaidao, you two have something?" ”

"Holy Lord, please step back and go." Li Jing said solemnly.

Li Er was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the previous entrustment to Li Jing, and came over so quickly to explain that there is a solution, this solution is very important, and it cannot be passed on, and he waved his hand knowingly, and the people waiting in the hall left quickly, Li Er was still not at ease, and shouted: "Wang De, no one is allowed to approach within ten meters of the main hall." ”

"Yes!" Wang De hurriedly said.

After a while, Li Er looked at Li Jing with interest: "Can you say it?" ”

Li Jing hurriedly explained Qin Huaidao's method of proposing the troops to adapt to the climate of Tibet, and added: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that this discussion is safe, it is enough to select a large army within half a year, and then train for another half a year, and it is just right to send troops to Tibet after a year, and the imperial court can also use this year to make full preparations." ”

"This plan is very good, I let the military department do it." Li Er also knew the soldiers, and knew the benefits, so he immediately agreed.

As soon as Qin Huaidao heard that he would let the military department do it, his brows furrowed, and he stopped talking.

"Huaidao, what's wrong?"

Qin Huaidao no longer hesitated, and said bluntly: "The military department has a lot of mouths, and it is easy to leak secrets, once Tubo knows, only one army needs to be sent over, and our people have not yet adapted to the climate, they are lambs to be slaughtered." ”

"Huai Dao reminded me in a timely manner, and I will take care of this matter." Li Er agreed.

Li Jing saw that the matter was finalized, and continued: "There is one more thing, the saint, Huaidao has a strategy that does not cost a single soldier, and plans to take the Western Turks within three years, and the minister thinks it is feasible after hearing it, so he pulls him over, this matter is too mysterious, the minister is worried that he will say it wrong, so let Huaidao tell the saint in person." ”

"Oh, take it in three years without spending a single soldier?" Li Er was interested, and in other words, he went directly to the prison, but after seeing Qin Huaidao's ability, Qin Huaidao was inexplicably looking forward to it.

"Holy Lord, this plan is called sheep eating people."

Qin Huaidao earnestly repeated what he had said to Li Jing, and finally added: "Shengshang, wool is worthless in the grassland, but if it is taken back and changed into bedding and winter clothes, it can live countless people, and it can also provoke the war of the Western Turks, killing two birds with one stone, the imperial army can also earn a sum of silver, and the ministers can also earn it, without any loss, killing four birds with one stone." ”

Li Er doesn't understand economics, his eyes are full of incredulity, and he can't keep up, but he also knows that if he really finds a tribe to collect wool, the wool of this tribe is gone, and he tastes the sweetness, for example, he will black hand the small tribe and expand homeopathically, and the Western Turks will be chaotic.

As for the eliminated weapons, it is even better, the eliminated weapons are worthless, and the court cannot use them, but the Western Turks lack iron and few weapons, giving them out will not affect the safety of the court, but it can improve the combat effectiveness of the tribe, and the war will escalate, causing large-scale conflicts.

Where is this wool collection, it is obviously to use wool to provoke the Western Turkic civil war.

A good sheep eats meat, and it really eats people.

Thinking of this, Li Er was inexplicably a little panicked in his heart, and he was a little more jealous of Qin Huaidao, but after thinking about it, once Qin Huaidao became a son-in-law, he would be the real person himself, so let the enemy have a headache, and his mood suddenly improved, and he said happily: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful." ”

Thinking of the humiliation of Weishui, and then thinking of the continuous war in the Western Turks with a wave of his hand, Li Er was excited, as if he saw the great hatred in his heart, and saw that Qin Huaidao became more and more pleasing to the eye, and said: "Huaidao, you have relieved the hatred in my heart, but this matter must be carried out in secret, I can't publicly reward you, build the road well, I will give you a reward when I turn around, how about it?" ”

"Xie Shengshang, the minister has already gotten enough, even if the reward is enough, the minister needs a lot of gypsum to repair the road, also called fine stone, I heard that there are fine stone mines in Xixiang and Yangyuan County under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Government in Shannan Province, it is better to sell it to the minister, without that thing, it can't be repaired here." Qin Huaidao hurriedly took the opportunity to speak.

"What's so difficult about this, since it is used to build roads, the imperial court can't express it without a little bit, and I will make a will, and the fine stone mines in these two places will be rewarded to you." Li Er was in a good mood, and when he opened his mouth, there were two fine stone mines, not copper and iron salt mines, fine stones, things that didn't have many uses, and he didn't care at all.

Qin Huaidao was overjoyed in his heart, with the gypsum mines in these two places, cement is no longer a problem, considering the difficulty of transportation, it is best to burn cement on the spot, which requires coal, so he continued: "Shengshang, if there is a coal mine near Yangzhou Mansion, it is best to assign it to the minister, the minister uses cement to build the road, and the cement must be fired by coal. ”

"No problem, I'll deal with it later, what else do you want?"

"The stones and trees on the mountain must be used by the ministers, and of course, they must be used to build roads."

"Yes, is there anything else?" Li Er promised that as long as it was to build a road, it was not for private use, and no one could say anything if it was passed on, so it would be easy to deal with.

Qin Huaidao thought about it and added: "It is inevitable that some land, fruit trees, seedlings, and even houses will be expropriated to build roads, and local counties need to cooperate and support. ”

"With the people in mind, yes, I am also approved, and if there is anything else, say it." Li Er became more and more satisfied, if he really destroyed it directly, regardless of it, Li Er really had to reconsider Qin Huaidao's character and intentions.

"There is also the problem of manpower, the project is huge, and in addition to the workers, a large number of management personnel are needed, but the ministers do not have them." Qin Huaidao spread his hands and said with a wry smile.

"This ......" Li Er's face became embarrassed, after recovering Goguryeo, Khitan and Xi, the imperial court dispatched a large number of officials to fill the vacancy, where are there still people.

Li Jing also knew that there was no one available in the imperial court, so he helped to play the round and said: "Huaidao, there is no one in the imperial court to send, what solution do you have?" ”

Qin Huaidao didn't have a good way for a while, and suddenly thought of what happened in Wenqu Pavilion before, those talented people are not all bad people, there are still many hot-blooded young people, there are ideals in their hearts, there is revenge, Huai Cai is not met, his heart moved, and said: "Saint, the minister has an idea, I don't know if it is feasible or not." ”

"Tell me about it." Li Er was also worried about the lack of talents, and his spirits were lifted as soon as he heard that there was a way.

Li Jing also became interested, looking at Qin Huaidao's eyes full of anticipation.

Qin Huaidao organized the language and said: "First, before the court dignitaries enter the court as officials, they must go to the people to have a good experience, and those who are evaluated can be promoted, and those who are unqualified can continue to experience, or return to the house and no longer talk about Yong, one to let everyone feel the suffering of the people, the second is to hone the breath of the body, and the third is to experience the experience, and when you enter the court as an official, you will not know anything and make jokes." ”

There are three official selection systems in the Tang Dynasty, one is the imperial examination, the second is the inspection recommendation, that is, the senior members of the court recommend others, and the third is the conscription system, which is the privilege of the saints.

But many of the sons and daughters of the princes and nobles are arrogant, their eyes are above the top, their talents are shallow, they are not competent after being recruited, and they also make a lot of jokes, which damages the face of the court, Li Er is also very helpless about this, but he can't help but recruit a group of princes and nobles.

After hearing the benefits listed by Qin Huaidao, Li Er was moved, and the following folk exercises were transferred back one or two, if not, they would continue to practice, and the prince and nobles could explain the past, and they could also improve everyone's ability, so as not to lose face in the imperial court again, killing two birds with one stone, it was completely feasible, and he happily urged: "You mean, after transferring a batch of nobles, go and help?" ”

"That's right, they may not be capable, but literacy and hyphenation, plus ear and ink dyeing, stronger than ordinary people, as long as they use the law, they can still do a lot of things, of course, these alone are not enough, the imperial court can set up another system, the minister calls him the internship system, so that the students who have finished their studies in the country can go to the folk experience, and the top students can participate in the imperial examination, and the imperial examination can also add more questions about civil affairs." Qin Huaidao continued.

"Internship?" Li Er's mind came alive.

Li Jing is also quick to think about the benefits.

They are all dragons among people, they are quick to think, and they can understand it at one point, and the two of them thought of it in an instant, and nodded tacitly, Li Er exclaimed: "This discussion is great and good, and the benefits are in the future, the Guozi prisoners do not know the sufferings of the world, and the internship system can just solve this problem, Huaidao, write a book as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" Qin Huaidao promised, whether it is after Xungui or the students of Guozijian, they are all young people, they have vision, and they have no official status, they are easy to manage, who dares to jump around, make trouble, and criticize a non-compliant person for a lifetime, don't want to enter the court as an official, and you can handle it to death.

As for offending a large number of people because of this, Qin Huaidao doesn't care at all, he is all born and dead, crawling and fighting, why do they sit in the office and dictate and pamper themselves?

Li Jing thought for a while and said, "Holy Lord, let's write this recital." ”

Li Er looked at Li Jing in surprise, and suddenly realized that Li Jing was protecting Qin Huaidao, so as not to become a loser and delay the big thing, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll hand it over to the pharmacist." ”

Qin Huaidao also saw Li Jing's good intentions, and his heart was full of gratitude, but he didn't fight anymore, and continued: "Shengshang, the total cost of the road from Hanzhong to Chang'an is expected to be two million guan, of course, the minister may not calculate accurately, and please ask the saint to let the household department also calculate it, so as not to make mistakes, in addition, the minister is ready to pull some people to invest, a return of five percent a year, simply put, an investment of one hundred, a year to give five rebates, a total of ten years, that is, fifty guan, ten years later, the principal will also be returned." ”

Although it is estimated that 1.5 million runs, the forecast is good.

"Didn't you give you a hundred and fifty in ten years? Won't you die when the time comes? Li Er asked in surprise.

"Back to the saint, the minister has calculated, he will not lose, but he will not earn, it is good to be even, many people in the wealthy family of Chang'an are full of silver moldy and rusty, and there is loss after a long time, the minister asked him to take it out, and return the rebate, it is not a big problem, however, please ask the saint to indicate whose silver is chosen."

"You are sure that you don't lose money, I will send someone to send you a list, tomorrow the Ministry of Communications can be listed, it is Cui Renshi's house, I have arranged it, you go directly to receive it tomorrow, the Supervision Office is changed to the Inspection Division, and the guards are still short of seven hundred, what do you think?"

"It's all up to God." Qin Huaidao is not stupid, and he will never interfere in personnel issues, so as not to make Li Ersheng suspicious.

"I will transfer a team of Yulinwei over, gather enough 1,000 people, set up Sima in the inspection department, from the four products, served by Luo Zhang, the Ministry of Communications set up the left and right attendants, Cheng Yanjin is the left, in charge of the construction department, Wei Chi Baolin is in charge of the degree branch division, other inspectors, directors and other vacancies, you need to use the amount of talent, recommend it and then decide."

Qin Huaidao was a little surprised when he heard this, Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin are both generals, they should be in the army, this is preparing to take the Wenchen Road? Suddenly reacted, this is a signal that Li Er is ready to reuse the two, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and promised: "Xie Shengshang, the Ministry of Communications was initially established, and the vacancy is not urgent, and it can be reserved for meritorious people, and it can also inspire everyone." ”

"Lao Cheng's move to seek the country, I didn't misunderstand you, the matter of building roads is different from the previous conscription, there is no rule to follow, and it is better to keep the encouragement." Li Er exclaimed.

After chatting for a while, the two left the Manna Temple.

Along the way, Li Jing asked for the details of the internship system, so that it was convenient to go back and write the recital, Qin Huaidao knew everything, described it in detail, and unconsciously the two walked out of the palace and left separately.

When he returned to the Inspection Division, he saw that Luo Zhang was still waiting, and asked with a smile: "Luo Zhang, how is your home?" "As for the matter of being in charge of the inspection department, you can't say it until the holy decree is issued, this is the rule.

"Everything is fine, my family asked me to thank you for taking care of you and allowing you to come to the house for a meal."

"I've been too busy lately, let's wait for the future, by the way, the honeycomb coal has been suspended from external sales, and it has made a lot of profits, so I will go back to my house for reconciliation in a while, and then transport away a part of it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"What's polite, since I took you to earn money, of course I have to give it to you, there are 10,000 yuan, by the way, Uncle is going to open a restaurant, he will definitely make money, you discuss it with your family, if you want, you can vote for it, but it can't exceed 10,000." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"That's right, don't pay the money, just put it in." Luo Zhang hurriedly said.

"Oh, don't you tell your family?"

"No, my family is very happy to come back this time, and I will listen to you for anything in the future."

"That's okay, you still have to look at the account book, and then write a partnership document to determine, business belongs to business, friendship belongs to friendship, you go outside and wait for a while, I have something to deal with." Qin Huaidao looked at Wang De who came in, knowing that he was sending the list for the saint, and waved his hand to signal Luo Zhang to go out.

Wang De came in with a smile on his face.

Qin Huaidao got up to greet him and said with a smile: "Princess, I have to ask you to run." ”

"Don't you dare to say that, Lord Qin shares the worries for the saint, and the old slave looks happy, what's the point of running a trip? This is the list, you take it away, in addition, the saint took out 10,000 savings from the inner treasury to invest in the construction of the road, the saint does not have much intimate silver, but he can't lose money, and there is a secret about this matter. Wang De laughed in a low voice.

Qin Huaidao understood in his heart, Li Er valued the five percent rebate, and promised: "Please bring a sentence to the prince, and make up for the loss." ”

"With Lord Qin's words, the old slave will be relieved, and the silver will be sent to the mansion overnight?" Wang De asked.

It is not easy to be seen by others to send silver at night, it is the most appropriate, Qin Huaidao nodded, took the list, Wang De continued: "The saint said, it doesn't matter how many people on the list are willing to vote, and they are not reluctant, if it is not enough, it is up to Lord Qin to choose, but there is one, five surnames and seven hopes are not good." ”

"Obey the order!"

Qin Huaidao agreed, the five surnames and seven wangs are already rich enough, and they jump sideways, of course, they can't give them a chance to make money, after sending Wang De away, Qin Huaidao looked at the list, the front ones are all Guogong, and there are some marquis ministers in the back, all of whom are important ministers trusted by Li Er.

Looking at the list, Qin Huaidao was a little emotional, Li Er still missed the old days, and he was really good to the people who fought together.

Write down the list and put it away closely, Qin Huaidao plans to go back and visit them one by one, this kind of thing can't be made public, otherwise it will cause trouble, look at the sky is not early, take Luo Zhang back to the house to look at the account book, and after confirming the investment documents, they had a meal together, sent Luo Zhang to the door, and saw He'er coming in a carriage.

He'er also saw Qin Huaidao, jumped out of the carriage and hurriedly came over to salute: "Young master, you are waiting for me." ”

"How's it going, are you in trouble?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

"Everything is going well, I rented a house, big enough, two hundred people can live, enough for the workshop, let the sisters of Qinjiazhuang come over tomorrow to clean it and use it."

"That's good, let Brother Xue send a team of people from the village protection team to guard, a team of ten people, rotate every three days, and then hire a few people from Qinjiazhuang to help cook, and the purchase will be arranged by the government, you grasp it well, so that they can concentrate on doing things, clean it up tomorrow, and I will arrange to send the wool and cowhide over the day after tomorrow." Qin Huaidao admonished.

"Remembered." When He'er saw that Qin Huaidao really handed over all the big and small affairs to herself, and when the upper half of the mansion was cultivated, she was extremely happy in her heart, and her hard work was swept away.

"How's the wine?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Two wineries have been negotiated, they will supply them for a long time, the price can be cheaper, pull it over tonight, everyone will work overtime at night, and it will be on the market tomorrow, young master, we are really limited to one jar per person, ten per altar? What should I do if I can't sell it? Ha'er confirmed.

"It doesn't matter how much you can sell, whether you can sell it or not, the main thing is to make a name for yourself, let more people know, and prepare for the future." Qin Huaidao explained.

He'er still didn't understand, but didn't ask any more questions, and nodded in agreement.

"The house will be handed over to you, if you have anything to decide, you can't decide to come to me again." Qin Huaidao saw that He'er was in good order, so he was relieved, and left in a hurry.

When He'er heard that the affairs of the house were decided by herself, her eyes smiled like crescent moons.