Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

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After the court meeting ended, Meng Yi did not leave in a hurry, but came to Yingzheng's private hall.

"Your Majesty, do you want to tell the young master about this?"

"No need!"

Ying Zheng rejected Meng Yi's plan. As an emperor, he can still handle such a small matter.

"How about the forging of refined salt and refined iron? I estimate that the Xiongnu should be eager to go south. Within half a month at most, I will send these materials and equipment to northern Xinjiang!"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the production of refined salt and refined iron is going well, but the time is too short, and now only a total of more than 2 sets can be produced."

"Twenty thousand sets?"

Ying Zheng's eyes sparkled.

"Enough is enough. Our Great Qin soldiers are mighty. With stirrups and saddles, we can catch up with the cavalry, which is enough to resist the invasion of the Huns."

If there is enough time, Yingzheng even wants to go directly north to completely wipe out the scourge of the Huns.

But now that time is short and conditions are limited, let the Huns live for a while longer.

"Your Majesty, although our army has refined iron and has advantages in equipment, there are still some problems that are difficult to solve."

"what is the problem?"

"Logistics, food and grass!"

There are hundreds of thousands of troops in northern Xinjiang, and there are countless prisoners who built the Great Wall.

Although Yingzheng had ordered before, the construction of the Afang Palace and the Great Wall of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor was stopped.

But such a long period of food consumption has long since drained the treasury.

The caravans that sold smuggled salt were raided and arrested before, but some property was harvested, which made Daqin's treasury bloody.

However, in the face of the battle with the Huns, the food and grass and other materials to be consumed must not be a small amount, at least the current Daqin cannot afford it.

Even if it can be taken out, it will still hurt Daqin. If another disaster happens this year, it will inevitably cause a wave of turmoil.

"If it doesn't work, just collect food from those gentry and nobles."

Yingzheng had a headache. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't conjure up so much food out of thin air.

Forcibly collecting grain is of course the most inferior strategy, but it is currently the only way for Yingzheng to collect enough grain in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, don't forcibly requisition food!"

As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, Meng Yi immediately objected!

"Why? Those merchant aristocrats took advantage of opportunism and took so much material and food from my Great Qin. Now that Great Qin is in trouble, what's wrong with asking them to stand up and contribute a little money and food?"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, this kind of forced food requisition happened not once or twice.

"Your Majesty, why don't we ask the Young Master for a good plan?"

"Ask Cheer again?"

Ying Zheng's expression was a little pale.

Zhao Che has so many talents, but it doesn't mean that he has to be found for everything.

"No, why ask Che'er about things that I can solve by myself? What's more, I have so many talented officials in Daqin, can it be better than a child who has just been crowned?"

"But……"

"No but!"

With a wave of his hand, Ying Zheng interrupted Meng Yi's words directly, and planned to have many ministers discuss this matter together at the court meeting tomorrow.

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"Is Cher at home today?"

At noon the next day, Ying Zheng's carriage appeared at the door of Zhao Che's house.

"Sir, you are here, the young master is in the backyard, I'll call him!"

As soon as the two got out of the car, Xiao Niu greeted them at the door, and then went to inform Zhao Che.

Ying Zheng and Meng Yi waited in the living room for a while, then Zhao Che came over.

"What's the matter, father? What's the matter?"

Zhao Che was still wearing sackcloth for work, his body was covered with mud, and there were still wet sweat stains on his forehead. When he heard that Ying Zheng was coming, he walked over without having time to change his clothes.

"What did you do? Why are you in such a mess?"