Meng Tian said helplessly: "Your Majesty, when Prince Wang was young, he followed Marquis Tongwu to conquer Qi. He was the first to conquer Qi and was seriously injured. Later, he followed his father Meng Wu in the Northern Expedition. He fought bravely and was appointed as the general of the left. Since then, his hearing has been impaired." Not so good. When the emperor built the Great Wall and inspected the Northern Territory, he thought of his hard work and merit, so he was not allowed to continue serving in the army and was given the post of Jiuyuan County Governor."
I nodded and frowned: "I see, I still don't know enough about these veterans. However, although he has contributed to the Qin Dynasty, he was born in the army and does not understand the art of educating the people and governing the country. How can he stay in the position of a county governor? Don’t you want to miss the head of Jiuyuan?”
Meng Tian was speechless. After all, he was his father's brother on the battlefield, so what could he say.
Yu He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Ke's assessment over the years has been passable. Maybe he is really old. Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
I calmed down and ordered: "Since his political performance is acceptable, there is no need to touch him for the time being. He will be replaced when a suitable candidate is available. The court can reward him for his meritorious service, but it cannot be used as an excuse to miss national events!"
The matter turned around, everyone discussed for a while, and Li Si proposed a solution: "Your Majesty, after years of war, there are many widows in various places, and marrying widows is also a relatively common phenomenon. After all, how can there be so many perfect girls? Most families can't afford to get married, so I thought we could move them to live in the north. If there are soldiers who are willing, they can get married. Although the number is not large, many of the soldiers have families, which is enough. I wonder what your majesty thinks of making up for part of it?"
I pondered for a while, but there was no better way. The population base of Daqin was here, so I had to agree: "That's it. But be careful, even if they are widows, their virtue must be confirmed. If they are Those who are restless, immoral, lazy and lazy must not be sent to the North, and they must be old enough to have children, otherwise it will cause chaos."
"In addition, if you already have a family, the court can provide a partial subsidy to allow them to bring their wife and children to live in Jiuyuan. The land there is vast and can be called the fortress of Jiangnan. Living there may not be inferior to other counties. The original fields Twice the land was transferred to the new Qin land, and the remaining fields were returned to the imperial court and contracted to the head of Guizhou by the government."
The most indispensable thing in Jiuyuan now is land, which is in urgent need of reclamation. Even if it is doubled, there will still be a lot of usable land.
Everyone agreed.
After the matters in Beidi were dealt with, I asked Meng Tian to retreat, and then said: "Summon Zhao Tuo."
Everyone has different ideas. The reclamation system in Lingnan is already implemented, and they all think that I will reduce the Qin army in Zhao Tuo's hands again.
After Zhao Tuo came in, he still had the same strong figure and bowed in high spirits.
I also smiled and motioned for him to sit down, and said, "How are you, General Zhao?"
Zhao Tuo raised his hands and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the Qin army in Lingnan has the control of the army. It has strict military discipline and high morale. It has won many battles. It has advanced to the Pingxiang area. There are dense forests blocking it further, so the advance will be slow. This is all thanks to Your Majesty!”
I nodded and said with a smile: "General Zhao leads the army well and knows how to run a family. I heard that General Zhao's wife is quite intelligent and takes great care in raising her husband and children. I also heard that she played an important role in Ren Xiao's rebellion. It’s of great use, I wonder where your surname is from, Madam?”
Mi Yi did not play a role when Ren Xiao made trouble, and only reminded Zhao Tuo when he reported it later. However, there must be a reason for testing, and it does not matter whether it is true or false.
Zhao Tuo was stunned. He didn't know why I suddenly paid attention to Mi Yi. He didn't have time to think too much and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Zhuo Jing's parents died when he was young. He wandered alone for many years. He met me in Lingnan. As for the past, Don’t mention me, Zhuo Jing himself doesn’t remember where his ancestral home is, so your Majesty, please take a closer look.”
I chuckled, waved my hand and said, "I'm just asking casually, it's okay."
Nothing was found out, so I said, "How many cultivation troops and how many troops are there dedicated to fighting in the Lingnan Qin Army now?"
Zhao Tuo respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, the army for cultivation is about 400,000 people. Since most of the tribes in Lingnan are small-scale tribes, they do not pose much of a threat, so the army dedicated to fighting is very small, only more than 70,000 people."
I nodded and continued to ask about shipbuilding: "How is the shipbuilding at Panyu Shipyard going? It has been two years. Shipbuilding was already possible. There should be some completed ships, right?"
"Your Majesty is wise. In the past two years, the Panyu Shipyard has built twelve ships. The largest one is twenty-two feet long and five feet wide, which is larger than all the ships in the Lingnan Navy!" Zhao Tuo had Sima Cuo at that time. There are seventy warships in the land for trading, but they are all small boats that can only sail on inland rivers. The longest ones are only twelve feet, and no matter how big they are, they cannot sail on inland rivers.
"Very good." A fifty-meter boat is enough to sail offshore. I stood up and waved: "Come closer."
Everyone gathered around the map. I pointed to the Indochina Peninsula and said, "General Zhao should know that this is the birthplace of Champa Rice. Have you ever heard the person who brought Champa Rice back explain the terrain and climate here?"
Zhao Tuo nodded slightly and responded: "Your Majesty, according to the reports of those people, from Pingxiang to the south there are still deep mountains and dense forests, but after traveling a thousand miles, it suddenly became clear that there are large rivers and plains in the south, and the people there mainly live in the plains. The food is abundant and very suitable for rice cultivation! Those who went to look for Champa rice did not encounter any obstacles, but for the sake of caution, they did not come into contact with them and came back with rice seeds."
I moved my finger down: "It should be here. There is a fertile plain with a radius of four thousand miles and is rich in rice. I hope to form a fleet to occupy it! There are three benefits: First, the resistance of Daqin will become more and more as it continues southward from Lingnan. It is becoming more and more difficult to supply food and grass. Occupying the dense forests there will not bring much benefit to the Qin Dynasty. It is better to directly cross the thousands of miles of mountains and reach the plains of the Qinnan Peninsula. In this way, the barbarians will be attacked from both sides and will surrender sooner or later!"
"Secondly, the rice produced in the Qinnan Peninsula can be transported by sea through Qinnanyang, the East China Sea, and then through Dajiang and Deshui to all parts of Daqin. A ship can carry up to twenty people, but it can transport nearly 50,000 shi of grain. Not only is there no obstacles from mountains and rivers , the consumption on the road is also much lower than that of land transportation!”
"Third, I envision going here in the future." I pointed to the Indian Peninsula: "March to the Kunlun South Peninsula! It is also a rare plain suitable for farming, and its area is more than six times larger than the Qinnan Peninsula! It is almost equivalent to the area of Great Qin. . The climate should be similar to that of the Qinnan Peninsula, and by occupying it, Daqin can have an additional granary. However, it is too far for the fleet to directly reach the Kunlun Peninsula, and it needs to dock for rectification on the way. The Qinnan Peninsula can be used for this purpose!"
