Daqin: Take the bamboo shoots, Zulong eavesdropped on my heart!

I, I was thinking about Qin Ershi's question...

"what?"

"Your Majesty, my servant Feng Quji has a book to play."

Seeing this, Feng Quji had no choice but to speak for the third time.

In the words, there is some helplessness.

After all, he was a right prime minister, but now, he was a little embarrassed.

"OK……"

Ying Zheng nodded, and said in a flat voice, "Ai Qing said so."

He said to himself, if he hadn't heard Feng Zheng's heartfelt voice, I guess I would still be in deep thought.

However, this Qin Ershi is so tyrannical and ignorant, I absolutely cannot give him a chance to gain imperial power!

"Your Majesty."

Feng Quji said, "Since the Great Qin unified the six kingdoms, General Meng Tian expelled the Xiongnu, and then built the Great Wall in the north to resist their invasion. However, the Great Wall has been built for several years, and the annual cost is not small.

There are also 30 troops, who have been trapped in the north.The ministers believe that if the delay is too long, the cost is huge, and it is not conducive to the deterrence and stability of the Central Plains, the court should find a way to get rid of these disasters. The hundreds of thousands of troops should be withdrawn. "

kindness?

Hearing Feng Quji's words, Ying Zheng was taken aback.

Northern issue?

This is indeed the issue of the northern border. Although it is said that there is no serious trouble for Daqin, it has consumed a lot of labor and troops of Daqin, and naturally it will also consume a huge amount of food and materials to maintain it.

In Daqin, if you work as a coolie, you have to take care of a lot of food.

but……

Of course, Ying Zheng knew about the cost of the north, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Because, although the nomadic grassland wolves of the Xiongnu could not bring a fatal blow to Daqin, their impact on Daqin was not small.

With them looting in the north, many counties in the north of Daqin were deeply disturbed by it.

However, Daqin wanted to eat the Xiongnu in one go, but suffered from the fact that the cavalry of the prairie wolves came and went without a trace, so they could only defend with a larger force in the north, and it would cost a lot labor to build and fortify the Great Wall.

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"

Not long after Feng Quji finished speaking, Li Si also came out immediately, bowed and said, "I think what Feng Xiang said is relatively inappropriate! I, Great Qin, should never withdraw the northern army!"

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Li Si, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty."

Li Si said, "The northern army is to defend against the Huns. If these large armies withdraw, they will not be able to defend! In this way, many counties in the north will probably be harassed by the Huns!"

"Oh, Li Xiang, how could I not know this?"

After hearing this, Feng Quji immediately said, "However, the annual expenditure in the northern border is so great, which is very unfavorable to the imperial court! If we can't think of a long-term solution, wouldn't it be that the imperial court should continue to pay for it? So much waste? If so, why not withdraw the southern army first..."

kindness?

what?

Withdrawing the Great Army to the South?

Ying Zheng's expression changed immediately after hearing this.

"No!"

He immediately shouted, "The southern army, I still have other uses, and I can't withdraw it!"

That's right, the army in the south still has to farm the fields, how can they withdraw?

However, Feng Quji's words seemed quite reasonable.

The south and the north are all consuming huge amounts of food and salaries, which is indeed a headache for the imperial court.

Alas, what should I do?

At this moment, suddenly, Ying Zheng heard Feng Zheng's voice.

Chapter 15 In the eyes of the rich and powerful, the common people are not human beings

[Feng Quji's words are righteous. In fact, he must have conspired with all the dignitaries behind the scenes. The army consumes too much food. It is better to withdraw some. The imperial court spends less on the army and the people. Naturally, there will be more subsidies from the rich and powerful. 】

Feng Zhengxin said, 【He said he was going to withdraw the garrison troops in the north is false, but is it true that he wants to withdraw the 50 troops in the south?The north cannot be withdrawn, and the south is slightly less effective than the north, so it is definitely easier to withdraw...]

[But I didn't expect that Qin Shihuang was unwilling. It seems that the conquest of the south has not been complete, so he is not reconciled? 】

[Wait, soon there will be other dignitaries who want to speak out, support Feng Quji, and withdraw the southern troops... But don't be afraid of anything else. To survive with the prisoners?After all, in the eyes of their rich and powerful, these people are not human...]

kindness?

Hearing Feng Zheng's heartfelt voice, Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment.

This Feng Quji and the others really want to come and retreat to advance. In name, they want to withdraw the troops in the north, but in fact, they want to withdraw the troops in the south?

Moreover, what does it mean not to give laborers and prisoners a living?

"His Majesty……"

Just as Yingzheng was thinking about it, an official stood up and said with a bow, "I think what Feng Xiang said is justified. This imperial court uses troops from the north and the south at the same time, which consumes a lot. Now, since the army in the north cannot Withdraw, and the south has calmed down a lot, why not withdraw part of the southern army first?"

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Another dignitary heard this, and immediately came out, "Your Majesty, there are as many as 50 troops in the south, and there have been several years of conquests, and now they are all resting, but the consumption of food and grass is quite a lot. In the land of the Central Plains, It’s also quite empty. Why don’t we just withdraw them temporarily to avoid more losses for the court, which is not good for the court...”

"Your servants, I also think that's the case..."

After hearing this, several other ministers also seconded their proposals.

kindness?

When Ying Zheng saw this, he was taken aback for a moment, and glanced sideways at Feng Zheng who was standing beside him, feeling a burst of surprise in his heart.

This kid, at such a young age, actually has such thoughts?

These ministers really made a feint, taking advantage of the irrevocable opportunity of the northern army to let me withdraw all the southern army?

However, how is this possible?

Ying Zhengxin said, I just ordered them to farm in the south!

"This can't be..."

Ying Zheng said, "I am of great use to the southern army, and must not be withdrawn!"

"Your Majesty, however, the imperial court has been spending a lot of money to raise hundreds of thousands of troops, nearly a million troops at the same time. If this is the case, why not weaken the supply of food and grass to those prisoners and laborers?"

Feng Quji bowed and said, "In this way, the imperial court will no longer have such a great pressure..."

what?

Hearing Feng Quji's words, Ying Zheng was surprised for a while, and Li Si was also surprised immediately.

Especially Ying Zheng, at this moment, I was completely shocked in my heart!

Feng Quji really took the opportunity to cut this knife on the supply of laborers and prisoners?

And these are exactly the same as Feng Zheng's guess?

Good guy, this kid is really a good guy!

He is so young, not only has special skills, but also has a lot of tricks, and his ability to analyze and predict is really quite terrifying!

If this kid can be used by me, he must be a top talent beyond Li Si!

With such a talent who can work for Daqin, not only will Daqin not suffer any disasters, on the contrary, it is even more likely to become extremely powerful!

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help being very excited.

And at this moment, he heard Feng Zheng's voice again.

[Damn, do you really dare to think and say that? 】

After hearing Feng Quji's words, Feng Zheng was speechless all of a sudden, 【It seems that you wish that Daqin would be destroyed faster than before? 】

【For laborers and prisoners, do you think that their rations will be reduced? 】

[You think they have no power to fight back, but I'm afraid it will be the opposite!The size of this group of people is even bigger than the soldiers of Daqin! 】

[Why did Qin Shihuang mobilize so many prisoners and laborers to carry out various construction projects throughout Daqin?That is to consume the labor in their hands!In other words, consume the threats they may have, not eliminate them! 】

【You directly reduced their rations and made it impossible for them to survive. Didn't you just take a shortcut and force them to rebel?Although they may be able to bear it at first, when they can't bear it anymore, there are millions of people, and their explosive power is stronger than any of the original six countries! 】

[Have you ever thought through the consequences?Therefore, slowing down the rations of prisoners and laborers is a shortcut to destroying the country!You probably don't know that the first fire that ignited the demise of the Qin Dynasty was these prisoners and laborers! 】

hiss...

After hearing Feng Zheng's analysis, Ying Zheng was surprised again.

That's right, Feng Zheng really guessed right. The reason why Yingzheng let Daqin evaporate so many laborers and prisoners to build various engineering fortifications was not because he wanted to see spectacle scenes one by one, nor was it just For mindless construction.

His real purpose is to consume the physical strength of these laborers, so that they are not among the people, and their physical strength is consumed almost every day, so that they will not leave too much energy and physical strength to rebel.

This is to delay the time for Daqin to digest the remaining influence of the six kingdoms.

However, Qin Shihuang's painstaking efforts, these dignitaries may not all understand, or accept all of them.

It's not that no one among them can't think of this, but in their view, these husbands and prisoners are not even human beings in a certain sense, so why spend so much rations on them?

Wouldn't it be great if such a large amount of food and materials were rewarded to these dignitaries?

Everyone can raise a few more concubines and dozens of servants to serve their family, wouldn't it be more beautiful?

Chapter 16 Zulong is furious, Zhao Tuo wants to become emperor on his own?

Therefore, although the rich and powerful are the middle and upper class of the imperial court...

but!

Driven by huge interests, it is often easier for them to choose their own interests under the balance between the interests of the court and their own interests, regardless of the interests and future of the entire court!

This is the case for other dynasties, but after Daqin ruled the world, the old Qin group also changed from being the most powerful supporter of Daqin's development and prosperity to becoming a stumbling block to the continued strong and healthy development of the second group of bosses because of interests.

From the original radical, to the current conservative, and even for the sake of self-sufficiency.

And these also gave Qin Shihuang a headache.

For these dignitaries, Yingzheng really needs them and reuses them.

but!

With the unification of the Qin Dynasty, these people are either after the previous meritorious service, or they are the heroes and generals who helped the Qin Dynasty unify the six countries.

More or less, they all have a lot of credit...

And in order to be able to stabilize these capable ministers and generals without insisting on the enfeoffment system, and to reward and feed back their contributions, Ying Zheng rewarded them quite generously.

Therefore, in Qin Shihuang's reign, no meritorious official was punished.

Looking at the 24th history, this is a spectacle in the entire history of emperors...

So now, Ying Zheng is troubled.

He can use his majesty to force all the ministers to obey his arrangements.

He can do this...

However, thinking that my body is a little weak, my temples are turning white, and I am a little weak in doing things.

In order for himself, if after a hundred years, Daqin is still stable enough and does not fall into any turmoil, what he needs to do is to maintain stability.

but……

After hearing Feng Zheng's analysis, Ying Zheng felt that he absolutely couldn't, so he nodded in agreement on this matter.

After all, Feng Zheng himself said that the first fire that ignited the demise of the Qin Dynasty came from these laborers and prisoners. It can be seen that these people were cornered, and they were quite threatening.

That being the case, he is even less able to reduce the rations of these people!

"What Feng Xiang said, we need to think carefully..."