Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Before dawn arrived in the capital, Qin Ming walked out of the inn and called Chang Baishan to his side.

Then he took out a list and handed it to him.

"Take Yan Ziqiong to play in the capital, and in the next few days, secretly transport the things to him according to the requirements of the higher-ups."

Yan Ziqiong came to order goods on behalf of Yan Dynasty. In addition to the obvious orders, the biggest goal was to purchase these weapons and equipment.

Qin Ming will provide all of these to her to help Yan Ziqiong build a top-notch army.

Now that Qin Ming has shown up at this point, the relationship between the two is naturally self-evident.

Chang Baishan showed a look of understanding, chuckled and turned to leave.

The canal within the capital soon began to expand towards the northwest.

Since the imperial court had money, it had sufficient resources to supply Qin Ming's construction.

Coupled with the commitment and help from the giants in the northwest, the canal project was promoted vigorously.

During this period, more than one million people were mobilized, and the construction period was repeatedly advanced, more than half the two or three years that Qin Ming had expected.

At this time, Chen Shimao found Qin Ming.

"Your Majesty, I have good news."

"what happened?"

"Many people who migrated from the Yan Dynasty to the northern border areas wanted to participate in the construction of the canal."

Qin Ming raised his eyebrows and quickly guessed what they were thinking.

These people don't just want to participate in construction and find a job.

I also want to move away from the bitter cold land outside the northern border.

"how many people?"

"It's incalculable. Basically, anyone who can move out wants to come."

According to Chen Shimao, the population outside the northern border has reached millions.

Such a scale has resulted in factories and troops being overstaffed.

Not to mention the construction corps that started recruiting early.

Wu Qingye’s biggest headache here every day is not construction, but how to expand.

Even if they were allowed to absorb more people, they would not have the capacity left.

After all, there were too many people from the Yan Dynasty who were migrated here by Qin Ming.

Up to now, people from the Yan Dynasty have continued to arrive.

This leads to a surplus of labor, and some people have nothing to do after arriving.

As soon as they heard that the construction of the canal had started, countless people signed up enthusiastically.

"Population migration is a big deal. Let's ask those wealthy families in the northwest what they think."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ming decided to see what the Yun family and the Xu family thought.

If they could take over this group of people, perhaps things would be simpler than they imagined.

"The Ministry of Rites has already contacted local officials and asked them to make preparations. Your Majesty can ask the local wealthy families."

Chen Shimao has basically made all the necessary preparations, and the officials' tasks have also been assigned.

Just waiting for Qin Ming to negotiate with the wealthy family in Northwest China.

The only person in the entire court who had this honor was Qin Ming, who had just withdrawn his troops from the northwest.

"Yes, I understand."

Qin Ming quickly contacted people from the Xu and Wan families.

The heads of these two wealthy families took a special train to the capital and arrived in the capital within a day.

Led by the secret guards, he entered the palace and came before Qin Ming.

"Your Majesty, how many men will you give us?"

As soon as they met, Wan Yunhao, a member of the royal family, spoke straight to the point.

If they were extorted by Qin Ming last time, this time they were given real benefits.

In any feudal dynasty, population is always the most important cornerstone.

Ever since Qin Ming moved the people of Yan Dynasty here, many royal nobles, wealthy businessmen and powerful families have been watching to see how he would deal with these people.

If such a large population could be under one's control, the value generated would be beyond imagination.

However, Qin Ming never transferred them away. Instead, they continued to participate in construction in the north.

Seeing that the people of Yan Dynasty were reluctant to enter the pass, they could only sigh in despair.

"How much can you two take?"

Qin Ming had long wanted to find a good place for these Yan Dynasty people.

Although the political culture is different, after one or two generations of education, these people can become the people of Daqian.

"As much as you want."

This time, Xu Kang spoke without hesitation and in a decisive tone.

This is a windfall, anyone who doesn't want it will be like having their head stuck in the door.

"Are their treatments guaranteed? If they enter the factory, all standards must comply with the court's requirements. Their treatment cannot be lowered privately just because they are outsiders."

Qin Ming frowned slightly. These two people were too direct.

It's like he's coming to me to ask for someone.

Wan Yunhao immediately patted his chest and promised:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Not only us, but also the major families in the northwest are in need of manpower. We will definitely not let them encounter any problems. Everything will be done according to your requirements."

"Go to the Ministry of Rites to receive orders and have the local officials coordinate with you on personnel and how to relocate."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

There was a sudden burst of ecstasy on the two faces.

Qin Ming's behavior was simply throwing money in their faces.

The Northwest region is vast and can accommodate a large number of foreign populations.

This also helped Qin Ming solve a problem in his heart.

As population migration began in the northwest and north, Qin Ming also married Wan Shu in a formal ceremony and invited her into the palace.

When this decision was announced in the court, none of the officials were surprised and all showed expressions of "as expected".

In their opinion, Qin Ming should have done these things a long time ago.

Although he had married a royal concubine, Qin Ming did not restrict Wan Shu's actions, but asked her to focus on the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce.

On the day of the marriage, all the major wealthy families in the northwest, several major families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce, the Beijing Chamber of Commerce and some martial arts sects all sent gifts.

In addition, several rulers of neighboring countries also sent envoys to offer congratulations.

After successfully getting married, Qin Ming began to contact the troops stationed in the north and prepared to go to the north to command the battle.

Ye Shoujiang and Wu Qingye have been stationed here for half a year.

Liu Chuang and Cao Chuan also went there several times.

Since Chenpi and Heifu returned from Yan Dynasty, Qin Ming has handed over the maritime affairs to them, and they are now mainly in charge of transportation routes and the suppression of pirates.

With so many helpers, Qin Ming did not seem worried even though there were external enemies at the door.

He even put the invasion of northern tribes after the construction of the Grand Northwest Canal.

"Teacher, I will leave the imperial court in your care for the time being. I need to go to the north to see for myself just how formidable this nomadic tribe is."

"Your Majesty, please be careful."

In the imperial study, Chen Shimao, who had known Qin Ming's itinerary for a long time, spoke slowly.

It is already April.

The biting cold in the north gradually subsided, and after a while, it would be the time for Daqian and the nomadic tribes to really start a war and fight without any scruples.

Qin Ming's trip this time will probably take quite some time.

Just at this time, Song Dingsheng from the Ministry of Rites suddenly entered the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the envoy to Shenmu Kingdom has brought back the news!"