Chapter 494

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu Donghu has been peeping at my Great Qin for a long time, and now my Great Qin is strong, and the Xiongnu are suffering from civil strife, and Donghu is weak, it is time for my Great Qin to purge the enemies of the Xiongnu and Donghu." In the court, Qin Xi, who was the crown prince, stood up and played, and he was going to attack Donghu and the Xiongnu.

It's not that no one has thought about this matter, but now that Daqin is developing like a day, many people have forgotten about it.

And today, the prince suddenly mentioned that he had hardly discussed it with many courtiers, and most people were very surprised when they heard it.

Even the First Emperor was a little surprised. Before, he wanted to send troops to dominate the grassland, and the most opposed was Qin Xi, who always opposed it because of the lack of national strength, but today he actually took the initiative to put it forward.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reasonable. Now that my Great Qin is strong, it is time to eliminate the scourge of the Xiongnu Donghu. Meng Tian stood up and said.

Li Si then also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, now that my Great Qin Rui is in high morale, coupled with the growing strength of the country, I have the power to dominate the grassland. Subsequently, Xiao He, Meng Yi, Yao Jia and other officials also stood up in favor of this matter.

In fact, Qin Xi had visited them one by one before and told a few people what he meant. Although some people were also opposed at first, after listening to Qin Xi's why he wanted to unify the grassland, they all agreed.

But at this time, the pressure was on the First Emperor, and the First Emperor knew that now the national strength of Great Qin could indeed attack the Xiongnu in the north, but once the Xiongnu were attacked in the north, Luoyang City could only be stopped.

Some ministers also stood up to oppose it, the reason is nothing more than the loss of labor and money, coupled with the internal strife of the Xiongnu, Donghu is weak, and does not dare to go south, why should Daqin take the initiative to provoke a war.

In the end, the court turned into a debate scene, and the two sides quarreled so much that they were blushing and thick-necked. In the end, it was the First Emperor who made a decision, looked at Qin Xi and said: "The reconstruction of Luoyang is imminent, how do you think about this northern expedition?" Qin Xi said: "After the sons had an in-depth understanding of the reconstruction of Luoyang, they suddenly found that if my Great Qin wanted to build Luoyang City within a few years, it would inevitably cost the people and money, and even damage my Great Qin country. ”

"What does the two have to do with each other?" The First Emperor frowned and asked.

"Absolutely." Qin Xi said: "The Xiongnu Donghu invaded my Daqin border, the Huns Donghu people are sinners, according to my Daqin law, those who are not capital offenders should be imprisoned to serve their sentences, obey management during the period, participate in labor, and can get one-tenth of the salary of ordinary people during the labor period, and those who perform well can get one-half of the salary of ordinary people." As soon as Qin Xi said this, everyone immediately understood what Qin Xi meant.

This is to put all the Huns and Donghu people in prison, let the Huns and Donghu people build Luoyang City, and reduce the labor cost of building Luoyang City.

Qin Xi continued: "When the time comes, my Great Qin can judge the time of serving the sentence according to the severity of the crime, and then add a few years to it, and those who perform well during the sentence can directly become the people of my Great Qin and enjoy all the benefits that my Great Qin people enjoy." The First Emperor frowned when he heard this, stood up and said, "I have to think about this matter carefully, and then discuss it later, and then disperse." Prince, come with me. In the imperial study, the First Emperor took Qin Xi to the grassland map, and the two of them stood on it, stepping on the entire grassland.

"Daddy, what do you think of my thoughts?" Qin Xi asked.

"It's good, but there are some problems, have you figured it out?" Daddy asked.

"What's the problem?" Qin Xi asked. Dad pointed to his feet and said, "So many grassland people have entered my Great Qin territory, if there is civil strife, how can it be good?" ”

"The minister has really thought about this, and there is a way to deal with it." Qin Xi said: "In a tribe, there will always be a few people who are excluded by the tribe and bullied. As long as we give power to these people, these people will inevitably be grateful to my Great Qin. ”

"Looks like you already have a complete plan?" Daddy asked.

"It's not my plan, I just plagiarized a little bit and then humanized it." Qin Xi didn't dare to take this thing to himself.

"Okay, in that case, you go out and call Li Simengtian and them in." The First Emperor pointed out the door and said.

Qin Xi was stunned, Li Si and they were actually outside the door? But Daddy didn't say he was going to summon them, did he?

Could this be the tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister? Qin Xi opened the heavy hall door, and sure enough, he saw Li Si and the others, as well as the eldest brother Fusu.

After everyone came in, the First Emperor discussed with everyone the question of how to send troops to the north.

"Xiao He, if my Great Qin wants to conquer the grassland north, can the treasury support it?" The First Emperor looked at Xiao He and asked.

Xiao He immediately bowed his hand and said: "Now that the treasury is abundant, as long as Your Majesty has what you need, it can supply a million troops!" ”

"How many people can I transfer from Daqin now?" The First Emperor then asked. Meng Tian immediately bowed his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, now my Great Qin can transfer 400,000 troops, but if it is requisitioned, a million troops are not a problem, and they are all veterans who have been on the battlefield!" Li Si said: "Your Majesty, I think that all the people in Daqin except for the south, are willing to contribute to my Great Qin's northern expedition." ”

"Li Si, what is the situation in the grassland now?" Li Si arched his hand and said: "Haji and Maudun are still inseparable, and both sides have their own wins and losses, but Haji is still slightly inferior. As for Antulu, he has withdrawn from the struggle between the two, retreated to the southern part of the Xiongnu steppe, and has friction with Donghudo, but has not expanded the situation. ”

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, or is there really no fighting, what does this Antulu mean?" The First Emperor said.

"Actually, it doesn't matter what Antulu means." Qin Xi said: "If my army sends troops for no reason, there is no doubt that there will be unity within the Xiongnu for the time being. But now a good excuse is in front of us. ”

"Your Highness is talking about the Haji tribe?" Lees asked. Qin Xi nodded and said, "The Haji tribe, how to say it, is also my ally of Great Qin, and now that the Haji tribe is threatened by Maodun, it is understandable that my Great Qin will help my allies and send troops." ”

"Hahaha! That's a good reason! The First Emperor smiled and said: "If you send troops for this reason, then Maudun and Haji will not be able to unite together, and the Huns will inevitably be greatly weakened." Li Si said: "Your Majesty, if my Great Qin conquers the Xiongnu first, I have to find a way to stabilize Donghu." Although the military strength of our army is not afraid of the entire grassland, if Donghu and Maodun are united, the price paid by our Great Qin will never be low. ”

"Let's talk about it, how to stabilize Donghu?" The First Emperor said. Qin Xi preemptively said: "Actually, it is not difficult to stabilize Donghu, as long as you make a small move in the east." ”