After Li Si and Feng Zheng sat down, I directly explained Dada's surrender to the two of them.

The two of them were stunned at first, and I once again put myself at risk to contact the enemy; And then there was helplessness, as if what I had decided was useless no matter how much they advised me.

The two didn't dwell on this matter anymore, Li Si pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty's three conditions for Dada are quite beneficial to my Great Qin, but about the establishment of a county, I am afraid that it will cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources. ”

I nodded, the Hexi Corridor is not suitable for farming, and it is indeed not easy to establish five cities and five counties in a short period of time.

"My idea is that the imperial court will first establish post houses in the five counties, and then consider building a city after the trade with the Western Regions has been formed. If trade with the Western Regions can meet my expectations, even if the imperial court does not force the relocation of the head of Qian, there will be people rushing to go. ”

"My plan for the Hexi Corridor is for business and grazing, not farming."

Feng Zai responded: "In this way, there is no problem that Li Xiang is worried about. Regarding the matter of supervising the army, the minister thought that it was necessary to plan carefully, the supervising army was my Qin people, and he had no military power in his hands, and he was not of the same clan, so I am afraid it would not be so easy to control the Qiang army. ”

I tapped lightly on the tabletop.

"That's one of the reasons I called you. At present, the position of Protector Commander is still vacant, and I intend to take this opportunity to reorganize the Qin Army, if there is no Protector Commander, it will be difficult to implement. Do you have any recommendations for the position of Captain of the Protectors? ”

The two glanced at each other, and Li Si replied: "Now that the veterans of Great Qin are withered, and the new generals have not yet emerged, the ministers can't think of suitable people for a while. ”

Feng Zai hesitated for a moment, and said: "I heard that Chaoyi Zhanghan has some leadership talents, first quelled the rebellion in Surabaya, and now leads the Guanzhong army in the Chaoyi camp. What does Your Majesty think? ”

In fact, he is the most suitable to choose.

"Yes. Then I sent an order, and immediately sent the edict back to Xianyang, and the Chaoyi camp was still handed over to Sun without any commander. ”

The Chaoyi battalion was originally led by Sun Wuhe, and when Zhang Han was the general of Zuo, he became a deputy general, and his official position did not change.

"Besides, let Wei Chi come back with you."

Three days later, Zhang Han returned to Xianyang with Wei Chi.

Several people gathered in the Temple of the Four Seas.

I looked at Zhang Han, who was more of a general than before. Wei Chi is not as young as when he was in the Hundred Schools Palace, and he has a little more fortitude.

"Okay, the two of you live up to my expectations, and some of you are a bit of a talent."

The two of them thanked each other and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for cultivating." ”

I nodded: "Feng Zheng told you about the Qiang people, right?" ”

"I hope to change the position of Overseer. In the future, the supervising army will not only supervise in wartime, but also participate in the daily training and management of the Qin army. ”

"Take the Northern and Southern Army as an example, the status of the supervising army is second only to Yingxuan, and unless ordered by the imperial court, it is not allowed to leave the Northern and Southern Army at will. In wartime, the supervising army was only responsible for supervising the combat situation of Yingchen, and could not command the northern and southern armies, but if Yingchen violated the "Qin Military Law", the supervising army could make suggestions to Yingchen; ”

"When there is no war, the supervising army should supervise the training of the army. Educate the army on military discipline so that they understand that they cannot arbitrarily slaughter and plunder the people; It is also necessary to let the Qin army not only fight for military salaries, but also to make them understand that if they do not fight with all their hearts, it is not Great Qin who will die, but their parents, brothers, and children. At the same time, the supervising army should supervise whether the generals are slack, whether they violate the barracks regulations, and so on. ”

Zhang Han and the others were a little stunned when they heard this. Feng Zheng opened his mouth and said, "In this way, the role of the prison army is not only to supervise the war. It is necessary not only to be familiar with marching and fighting, to be able to have your own judgment, but also to have enough laws. Moreover, the power is much greater, and it is necessary to ensure the loyalty of the prison army to the court and the integrity of himself......"

I nodded: "That's right, so it's a tough task." And not only the first battalion of the Northern and Southern Army, the Qin army, must have a supervising army, but every Qin army led by a lieutenant and a lieutenant must set up a supervising army. Below the rank of lieutenant, the supervising army of Wu, Shi, and Bai does not need to be appointed by the imperial court, and the general can appoint it himself, and the official position is not for the supervising army, which is called joining the army. ”

"To put it simply, the general is responsible for marching and fighting, and the supervising army is responsible for the life of the garrison. There is no subordinate relationship between the supervising armies except for one battalion supervising the army. The following military members and supervisors can find a battalion to supervise the army, and the first battalion supervisor is directly under the command of the captain of the escort army. ”

I said to Zhang Han: "It is more urgent now to select at least six people from the existing prison army as soon as possible and send them to the army controlled by the Beiqiang clan to control Dada. ”

Zhang Han commanded and said yes.

I looked at Li Si again: "Is there a candidate for the envoy sent to the Dada Ministry?" ”

Li Siying said: "The minister thinks that the pedestrian Meng Hanyu can be an envoy, this person often goes to the surrounding tribes of Longxi, is quite familiar with the Qiang people, and is excellent in the investigation of the imperial history over the years. ”

I nodded: "Then I will order this person to go to the Dada Department as an envoy to deal with the surrender." Before leaving, let him come to see me. ”

Li Si said yes.

Subsequently, he discussed with several people the details of the establishment of the supervisory army and the training method, and separately formulated the "Military Supervision Law" to clarify the responsibilities of the supervising army.

At the court meeting, I announced the establishment of a new supervisory army, and at the same time ordered the Qin army to no longer implement the form of compulsory conscription for military service from today, except for Bashu and Baiyue, and to recruit soldiers in the form of voluntary conscription while ensuring the integrity of the Qin army's structure. Even soldiers who did not have military merits could increase their salaries according to the number of years in the army, and if they did not have special skills after the age of thirty-five, they would withdraw from the Qin army, and the imperial court would pay the average harvest of a family of four in the county in a lump sum for two years.

As soon as this order was issued, young men from poor families who had problems eating rushed to sign up, and in just a few months, my idea of turning the Qin army into a voluntary army was realized.

During this period, Meng Hanyu came to see me, and I took a closer look.

This person is indeed capable, and he has a thorough plan for my Western Regions, and even put forward some details that I didn't expect. What surprised me even more was that he also dabbled in marching and fighting. No wonder it is true that Li Si can remember him as a pedestrian. The Hexi Corridor is in need of such a person with the talent of a county guard.

I watched Meng Hanyu march towards Hexi with six prison guards and an escort team of 200 people, as well as 400,000 catties of grain in the first month. It can be regarded as the first step to eliminate the troubles of the Xiongnu and open up the Hexi Corridor.

Soon after, Meng Hanyu came with the news that he had arrived in Hexi as scheduled, and the supervising army was also sent to Dada's army to set up the five post houses that had been divided. At the same time, Wang Li divided the 50,000 border troops in Longxi with 20,000 to assist in the establishment of the post house and the Qiang people to guard against the Xiongnu, and everything was going according to plan.

Next, I ordered Li Si and Zhang Han to continue to send additional officials and supervisors to the Hexi Corridor, and asked Wang Li and Meng Tian to back up to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking Hexi in anger, and at the same time, prevent Dada from having other ideas, and gradually and completely control the Beiqiang tribe.

The migration of the people has slowed down for the time being, and the first thing is to establish a trade route, so that those mercenary merchants can explore the way to the Western Regions for me.

Daqin's cloth production has increased today, but silk alone is not enough to support the Hexi Corridor, and salt, tea, porcelain, etc. must also be developed as soon as possible.