At the end of September, most of the officials attending the meeting had already arrived in Xianyang.

Temple of the Four Seas.

The third prince was sitting in the hall with Meng Tian and Wang Ke, and I glanced at a few people and asked, "General Meng, how is the Northland now?" ”

Meng Tian arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, now that the Huns have been destroyed, Beihu Yishun, and the surrounding areas of the North are all pacified, except for a Dayue clan." The Western Regions were annexed, and the Da Yue clan did not dare to invade the border pass again, and there was no war. ”

I nodded, smiled and asked, "That's very good, but there are still 300,000 troops in the north, and in addition to the 20,000 transferred to Hexi, there are also 280,000, and the monthly consumption of grain and grass is not a small amount, what do you think?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what I meant.

Li Si glanced at Meng Tian without a trace, Meng Tian's mind turned, and he hesitated: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are more Qin troops in the north, but there are still Dayue clan and Hu Qi in the northwest, and the Xiongnu have just been pacified, and there is a risk of rebellion. ”

I watched him roughly explain the plans for the Xiongnu discussed at the beginning of the month, and finally said: "So there is no need for the Qin army to go to the grassland, which will not be beneficial except to increase the consumption of grain and grass." ”

Meng Tian was well-thought-in, and immediately arched his hand: "In this case, you can transfer part of the border army in the north back to the division, leaving only a part to garrison the Great Wall, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

Seeing that his expression was not different, I was very satisfied, and continued: "This method is feasible, how many people do you think is more appropriate to leave to guard the Great Wall?" ”

"There are Wu Jian's cavalry in the north, and the minister thinks that 100,000 people are enough!" Meng Tian thought for a moment and reported a number.

When it comes to the safety of the Great Wall, he shouldn't report the number of people casually, and I agree: "Just in case, it's better to keep more people, and let 120,000 people garrison the Great Wall." As for the remaining 160,000, there is no need to return to the division and disband, now the area of Jiuyuan County has increased suddenly, there is a lot of land suitable for farming, and I have set up many counties, but there is a lack of people to cultivate. I mean, the 160,000 Qin army followed Lingnan and reclaimed on the spot, what do you think? ”

The border army in the north is different from Lingnan, there is no large-scale threat in Lingnan, and it can be easily reclaimed, but there is a threat of nomads in the north, before the Qin army specialized in conquest and did not engage in farming, although there were prisoners who built the Great Wall settled on the spot, but it only slightly alleviated the need for grain and grass, and most of them still needed to be supplied by Ganquancang.

I had this idea before, and Sima Li had also proposed it, but at that time, the threat of the Xiongnu and the Hu people was still there, even if there was a Great Wall to defend it, Tunken was looking for death. Now that the conditions are ripe, it is still necessary to implement it as soon as possible to reduce the burden on the imperial court.

Moreover, those people who are stationed on the spot are still the Qin army, so this will not make Meng Tian think that I am deliberately reducing his military power, which is more acceptable.

The three dukes naturally have no objections, who would dare to stop the emperor if he wants military power? Meng Tian didn't see any dissatisfaction, and immediately took the order: "Your Majesty is wise! This move can open up Jiuyuan, and at the same time, it can also reduce the number of Qin troops and leave elite soldiers, so I think this move is feasible! ”

I nodded, and continued, "Another 10,000 loyal, young and intelligent soldiers will be drawn from the 120,000 people and stationed in Ganquan. Except for Wang Ke, you all already know the existence of musketeers, and now although the construction of firearms has stopped, the improvement of firearms and the training of musketeers are still continuing, and there is no slackening at all, I want these 10,000 people to go to Ganquan to learn the use of firearms and combat methods! ”

Zhang Han nodded slightly, Rewufang is in his management, naturally I know that I am not satisfied with the power of the musket, those people are stepping up to improve the musket, and at the same time casting more powerful artillery!

Meng Tian also had no opinion, and said yes.

"However, there are many problems involved in the reclamation of the 160,000 Qin army, and the most important thing is where do women come from!" I have been thinking about this since the Xiongnu were destroyed, as early as after returning from the inspection, Ge Yue and Bai Chong have begun to prepare farm tools and ploughing cattle, this thing is not difficult to solve, but women can't work hard to make it......

Wang Ke was in his fifties, a little old and dizzy, and when he heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty wants to choose a concubine?" ”

“？？？” I looked at him with a question mark, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Junshou, did you hear what I said before?" Choose a concubine to go to Jiuyuan County to choose? ”

Meng Tian saw that I was displeased, and hurriedly confessed: "Your Majesty, don't blame me, Wang Junshou injured his ears when he was young, and his hearing is not very good!" ”

Immediately approached Wang Ke's voice and said: "Wang Junshou, Your Majesty means to marry the Qin soldiers in Tunken!" ”

Wang Ke suddenly realized when he heard this, got up and bowed down and said: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, the minister misheard Your Majesty's words, and he should be punished!" ”

I frowned and waved my hand, ignoring him, and continued, "What do you think about this?" ”

Feng Zai was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the slaves can be moved to the north to increase the population!" ”

I shook my head and objected, "All slaves belong to them, and if the imperial court forcibly releases them and moves them to the Northland, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction. If the imperial court spends money on the purchase, it will cause the prevalence of human trafficking, which is inappropriate. ”

Li Si thought for a while, then arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you move those prisoners over?" ”

I thought about it, nodded in agreement, and said, "Yes, but how many prisoners are there?" Women are even rarer, I'm afraid it's a drop in the bucket, and we need to find another way. ”

Wang Ke understood this time, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he arched his hand: "Your Majesty, you can move the women in the female lu to the north, presumably the number of people can be satisfied." ”

Don't talk about me, everyone frowned when they heard Wang Ke's proposal, no matter how old and dizzy Wang Ke is, he won't come to this point, right?

I was really a little angry this time, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Ke! The soldiers of the Qin army have fought countless battles for my Great Qin, which one is not a meritorious man, how can he insult his prestige with the wife of a woman! What are your intentions? ”

Wang Ke was startled, got up again and accused: "The minister is dull, the minister is dull, please atone for your sins!" ”

My face is ugly, the head of a county would actually want to let the soldiers of the Qin army marry prostitutes! It's not just stupidity, it's stupidity! Let's not talk about fame, how can there be any contraception in this era, let alone safety measures, those prostitutes don't know how many diseases they have infected, wouldn't it be self-digging to let them enter the Qin army!

I don't want to have children yet, and the measures taken by He Taoyao and Li Shiyun are also some flowers for future generations...... Not to mention having an affair with those women in Nulu, I don't dare to touch a woman like Taoge who only sells her art and doesn't sell herself!

"Wang Ke! Go out, don't come in if I don't tell you to! "I just kicked him out.

I hadn't paid much attention to this old man before, and looked at Meng Tian a little strangely: "General Meng, what is the origin of this Wang Ke?" How can you be the guardian of a county so mediocre, I don't know the general situation! ”