Prime Minister's Office.

The documents handed over by Zhang Cang have been sent to Feng Quji's case.

Regarding the content of the document, Feng Quji actually knew it for a long time, but when he saw that Zhang Cang was so anxious and wanted to implement all those ideas, he couldn't help frowning.

It's too urgent.

Just when you see the end of the paperwork.

When the word 'secret' was deliberately indicated, Feng Qu was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but show a trace of bitterness on his face.

He smiled bitterly: "Duhe, Duhe, you didn't forget to bury me before leaving, and involve me in it, but I don't know if this is His Highness's idea or your personal thoughts." ”

"I knew about these methods early on."

"And judging from the documents sent by Shaofu, it is clear that he doesn't want to tell other courtiers a few other things, and wants me to arrange things as prime ministers, and he doesn't explain the reason, so he directly suppresses this matter."

"It's a way to reduce trouble."

"I can do this, but when the Afang Palace is suspended and the Great Wall slows down the cultivation, the court is afraid that there will be endless disputes, and the pressure on Zhang Cang will not be small, especially this is still a 'private act', and I am afraid that he will be impeached by a group of courtiers."

"Ugh."

"That's it."

"Since His Highness and Zhang Cang are both determined to do so."

"It's nothing for me Feng to help one or two."

"And Zhang Cang thought well, just the 'open source and reduce expenditure' mentioned in the court made the courtiers have a lot of dissatisfaction."

"If you talk about the suspension of the repair of Afang and the Great Wall, I am afraid that many ministers in the court will not stop, especially those related to the Great Wall, once Meng Tian is involved, things will be unpredictable."

"There's so many people involved."

"After the final debate, I am afraid that it will only be put on the shelf, and it will be difficult to really implement, rather than this, it is better to 'cut first and then play', and order the matter first, and wait for the courtiers to react, the raw rice has already been cooked and cooked, and then they are dissatisfied, it is just an impeachment, and it will not affect the final result if they find Zhang Cang's theory."

Think about it.

Feng Qujian picked up the pen, thought for a while, took out a blank bamboo slip, wrote the relevant orders on it, and then put the bamboo slips on the stove next to bake them, and when the ink dried, he put the bamboo slips and the bamboo slips handed over by Zhang Cang, one handle on the case, and asked the little official to send the two bamboo slips to His Royal Highness's palace for Fusu to read.

Wait until everything is done.

Feng Qu slowly stood up, looked at the spotless sky, and said with a complicated heart: "If this action continues, the impact on the imperial court and Kanto will not be small, and I don't know whether the final result will be good or bad." ”

"But just like Zhang Cang said."

"Daqin is short of money and food now, and he also lacks time."

"So you have to fight!"

"Since His Highness has the heart to act, how can I, Feng Quji, retreat? It's just that the court has decided so many things recently, and if His Majesty is dissatisfied with this, he doesn't know how to justify it. ”

“.”

Not much.

After Fusu's approval, it was sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Feng Qujian took a few brief glances, and then handed the relevant documents to the small officials on the side.

Let them send the content to the relevant authorities.

Now.

The monarch and the minister are of the same mind.

They all chose to remain silent.

In this regard, although the other officials of the court were puzzled by the relevant situation, they did not pay much attention to it, after all, there were some things that the court did not say in such detail, and they only had to do what they were told.

It's just that as the Engineer's Mansion moved away the twelve golden figures outside the imperial city, the courtiers gradually noticed that something was wrong.

However, the relevant engineers also gave an explanation of understanding.

The twelve gold people have experienced the wind and sun, and their appearance has long been rusty, which is not in line with the majesty of the Great Qin, so they have to return to the furnace to recast, for this explanation, although the courtiers do not understand it, but they still believe it.

However, with the disbandment of the relevant subordinates, minfu, and craftsmen of Afang Palace, and the officials of the counties near the construction of the Great Wall, they submitted the corresponding lists of subordinates, minfu, and engineers to be sent back in batches, and the ministers of the court realized that something was wrong.

But it was too late.

And that's a month later.

When the order of the Prime Minister's Mansion was sent to all parts of the country quickly, Meng Tian, who was in the Lantian camp in front of him, was finally allowed to return to Xianyang, but as soon as he returned to Xianyang, he saw the 'open source' method proposed by Zhang Cang.

Regarding the complaints and dissatisfaction of some generals, Meng Tian did not take any action, and after handing over the relevant political affairs, he returned home directly.

No response was made.

Mongfu.

Meng Yi learned the news of the eldest brother's return early, so he waited outside the mansion very early, and when he saw the eldest brother returning, he also stepped forward quickly and took the reins for Meng Tian.

Meng Tian's face was calm, and he said bluntly: "There is something to say at home." ”

Meng Yi nodded, handed the reins to the coachman on the side, and the two brothers entered the mansion.

Meng Tian sat on the main seat.

Meng Yi sat in a relatively close row.

Meng Yi shook his head and hugged the bamboo slips he had received in the past few days to the case: "Eldest brother, during your time in the Lantian camp, many ministers in the court and the central government handed me books, and my brother probably already knew the contents. ”

Meng Tian nodded.

He said with a kind face: "Something related to Northern Xinjiang." ”

"I do hear about it."

"More than that." Meng Yi said in a condensed voice: "Recently, there has been news that some parts of the Great Wall have also stopped construction, and even began to return the requisitioned people's ministers, merchants, and slaves. ”

Meng Tian didn't speak.

He poured himself a cup of tea.

After a shallow taste, he said calmly: "What do you think of these?" ”

Meng Yi hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "I don't have too many opinions on what the imperial court does, since His Highness is willing to support Zhang Cang in doing this, he must have His Highness's thoughts and thoughts, and it must have been carefully considered, otherwise His Highness would not have done such a risky thing." ”

"My Montessori does have some prestige in Great Qin."

"But when it comes to the affairs of the imperial court, I, Montessori, have always attached great importance to the imperial court."

Meng Tian smiled and said, "What you said is right, what you did is not wrong, I don't want to get involved in this matter, this is also the mind of His Highness." ”

"His Royal Highness planned these things, in fact, he specially considered me Montessori, otherwise he would not have arranged me to the Lantian camp on the cusp of this storm, in order to let me avoid this incident."

"There's something special about my identity."

"He is the chief general of the 300,000 army in northern Xinjiang, and he is also the chief officer responsible for the construction of the Great Wall."

"If you are in the court, you are in your position, and it is inevitable."

"At that time, even if I have the heart to stand on His Highness's side, the other generals in the court may not let me get my wish, and whether I open my mouth or not, agree or not, it will have a great impact on the court."

"Your Highness, just in case, and to avoid extraneous complications, arranged for me to go out."

"Let me avoid getting involved in this turmoil."

"Your Highness is benevolent."

Meng Tian slid slightly towards the void.

Meng Yi nodded.

He actually realized it later.

If this turmoil swept over the eldest brother, it would be difficult for them to get out of Montessori.

Many generals in the DPRK and China respect Montessori, and it is impossible for Montessori to stay out of the matter no matter what, not to mention that he is an insider, so it is the best choice to be arranged out halfway.

Now, under the deliberate concealment of His Highness, the matter has gradually been implemented.

When my brother came back at this time, he couldn't change anything.

Meng Yi asked, "Eldest brother, what do you think of His Highness's approach?" ”

Meng Tian smiled and said, "If it weren't for the identity of the chief officer of the construction of the Great Wall and the commander of the 300,000 army, His Highness's idea is very good, and I am very much in favor of it." ”

"It's just that I'm in his position, but I have to object."

"Why is that?" Meng Yi said curiously.

Meng Tian said lightly: "As the commander of the army, I must focus on the army, the 300,000 troops in the northern Xinjiang, in the past few years to expel the Xiongnu, paid a very tragic price, this is the final victory over the Xiongnu, in order to prevent the Xiongnu from being involved again in the future, His Majesty is determined to build the Great Wall in the northern Xinjiang region." ”

"It's only been a few years, and I'm going to make friends with the Huns."

"What will the general think?"

"How can I, the main general, support it?"

"If I support it, won't it chill thousands of soldiers? Let the Qin people killed by the Xiongnu chill at the bottom? ”

"So I must not support it."

"It even has to be strongly opposed."

"If these two layers of identity are put aside, His Highness's idea is not only not risky, but also a great benefit to the imperial court."

Meng Yi frowned.

He couldn't understand why his brother would say that.

Leigh, he can figure it out.

But the big profits?

Where does this come from?

Is it not appropriate that the imperial court and the Xiongnu each take what they need?

What do you say?

"Big brother, why is that?" Meng Yi said curiously.

Meng Tian smiled gently: "You, you do read a lot of books, but rarely learn to apply, Confucianism talks about the six arts of the gentleman, among which there are military-related, soldiers, and sophistication, but from the most basic point of view, after Zhang Cang's suggestion is implemented, the relationship between the imperial court and the Xiongnu will be eased, and many passes in the border will be opened, and trade between the two sides will be allowed." ”

"That's what most people can see."

"But do you really think the Huns would be so honest?"

Meng Yi shook his head.

He would not have thought that the Huns would be so honest.

The living environment of the grassland is far worse than that of the Central Plains, the Huns live by the water, and the grass is fertile, but the environment of the grassland is not a layer of unchanged, it will change every year, the situation of abundant water and grass is not very common, so once the water and grass are not good, the northern grassland is easy to starve to death.

When the time comes.

If the Xiongnu follow the past, they will march south.

Plundering the Central Plains on a large scale.

Even if the relationship between the imperial court and the Xiongnu slows down, and the two sides can conduct a certain amount of trade, how can the imperial court really feed the Xiongnu? It is only possible to meet a certain supply in terms of tea and salt, etc., as for other aspects, it is always hanging, suppressing the Xiongnu as much as possible.

And if there is not enough food, the Xiongnu will inevitably go south.

This is actually what many courtiers are worried about.

Meng Tian said lightly: "It is impossible for the Huns to be honest, the Huns are cruel in nature, and it is common to kill husbands and wives, but after the war in the past few years, the vitality of the Huns has not completely recovered, so in a short period of time, the Huns will not and dare not fight with the court on a large scale." ”

"But some small tribes, conflicts between tens or hundreds of people, there must be no less."

"The Great Qin frontier stretches for thousands of miles, and it is difficult for the imperial court to defend, and now the Great Wall has not been completed, and there are still many areas that are not connected, which undoubtedly gives the Xiongnu an opportunity to go south."

"In the next few years, even more than a decade."

"The conflict between the two sides will not be broken."

"Just looking at the conflict, there are advantages and disadvantages for both sides, but in fact, it is not."

"If you look at the whole country, the benefits to the imperial court are greater than those of the Huns."

"The Great Qin Army pursues the military merit system."

"If there is a conflict, it means that there is a war, there is a war, and it also means that the soldiers at the bottom can take advantage of this conflict to get the opportunity to be promoted to the knighthood, and these conflicts have a sharpening effect on the soldiers on both sides."

"That's all, I'm afraid that's all."

"But do you remember what policy Your Highness pursued in the army?"

Meng Yi's eyes moved slightly: "Non-commissioned officer transfer!" ”

Meng Tian nodded and said, "Now I know." ”

"Daqin is not afraid of war, and the low-level soldiers are even more afraid of war, what they are afraid of is that there is no war, what they are afraid of is that after the war, they will not get anything, but under the transfer of non-commissioned officers, a lot of burdens have been cleared for the low-level soldiers, and to a certain extent, the military spirit has also been condensed, just relying on ordinary training, or the competition at the end of the year, to promote the military rank, after all, it is too slow."

"And if you can always break out into skirmishes with the Xiongnu."

"The result was completely different."

"The increase in conflicts with the Xiongnu is a pressure on the soldiers at the bottom, but it is also an opportunity."

"If they can be caught, they can save years and step into the ranks of non-commissioned officers, and then they will have a lot of choice whether they continue to serve in the army or change jobs."

"What's more."

"The non-commissioned officer transfer promoted by His Highness can be completely rooted in the hearts of the people."

"Convince the Great Qin soldiers."

Meng Yi was thoughtful.

After Meng Tian's reminder, he also reacted.

The policy of non-commissioned officer transfer is good.

But the scope of benefits is too narrow.

It is not very attractive to the low-level soldiers.

However, if the northern army and the Xiongnu break out from time to time skirmishes, the attraction is completely different, because as long as you can fight, it means that even if you are a low-level soldier, you can quickly mention the promotion, and at that time, the non-commissioned officer transfer proposed by His Royal Highness has undoubtedly become a beacon in the hearts of many low-level soldiers in the army.

Non-commissioned officers who have been transferred to the post can also fill vacancies in local officials.

further feed back the imperial court's control over the world.

For the Xiongnu, the conflict with the Qin army was at most a mutual sharpening of the soldiers, but it was different for the Great Qin, which could not only make some policies win the hearts of the people, but also further promote the reforms advocated by His Royal Highness.

The benefits are undoubtedly greater.

"Meng Yi understood." Meng Yi bowed his head.

Meng Tian sighed with emotion: "Now you know, why I have always been silent about these controversies, I can't speak, everything Your Highness has done over the years seems to have been planned, but it is being implemented step by step, everything is in order, interlocking, and there is no risk and rashness that the courtiers think." ”

"However, the ministers of the court did not examine it clearly."

Meng Yi nodded.

But if you want to sort out all these things, you need to have a clear understanding of the entire context of Great Qin, and this is destined to stop many people.

(End of chapter)