The Jagged Empire of Daqin

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"Your Majesty, after listening to the population, let me talk about fertile land. As of the first month of the 14th year of Shengqin, the total increase of 13 mu of fertile land in Shengqin's 80 years has reached 710 million, of which Hebei County is 100 million mu, 99 million mu in Hedong County, 99 mu in Huainan County, 150 mu in Nanyang County, 130 million mu in Guangfeng County, 30 million mu in Hexi County, and [-] mu in Shangyang County!" Tell Ying Chang everything.

Ying Chang was fascinated when he heard that Shangyang County had so little fertile land, only one-third of that of other counties. It seemed that the Yangguan Defense Battle had dealt a heavy blow to Shangyang County, and it has not been relieved until now.

"Guangfeng County is not bad, 150 million mu!" Ying Chang nodded in praise.

Chapter 403 Temporary court meeting!

"Guangfeng County has always been the county with the fastest growth rate of fertile land among the seven counties. However, not long ago, Zhang Lou, the governor of Guangfeng County, went to the Ministry of Public Affairs, saying that Guangfeng County has reached a bottleneck, and the land can be opened. They have already been opened, and if they continue to open, the canal will need to be repaired!" Jarrow reported with a calm demeanor.

The barren land that can be developed is generally next to rivers and streams, and the people can use the water source to irrigate the fields, while some areas are located between mountains and forests, and the water intake depends entirely on the rain from God. It is also very large, so these areas must be connected to water sources in order to develop fertile fields.

The importance of the water canal is self-evident. If Shangyang County has a certain population base, then the newly added fertile land in Shangyang County will quickly surpass the other six counties until every inch of land in Shangyang County is used up. This is the purpose of the water canal. Function, there are water sources everywhere, and fertile fields can be opened everywhere.

Ying Chang looked around at the six people, and said in a neutral tone, "How did you reply to Zhang Lou?"

After the words were finished, Chang Zifei stood out of the queue, bowed his thin body respectfully, raised his hand as a salute and replied, "Your Majesty, I have ordered the Ministry of Industry to make a water conservancy plan for Guangfeng County!"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has completed the water conservancy plan for Guangfeng County, and the budget has been submitted to the Prime Minister's Office!" Jiang Haiyou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and replied.

Ying Chang nodded in satisfaction, "I see, Jia Aiqing can continue talking!"

"Yes!" Jia Luo replied, and Chang Zifei and Jiang Haiyou retreated to the queue.

"During the 13 years of Shengqin, Daqin's fiscal revenue once again broke the record. According to the repeated statistics of the Ministry of Households, the grain tax of the 13th year of Shengqin was 700 million shi. 12 million stones!"

"The salt tax is 400 million taels, which is 12 taels more than that of Shengqin in 50; the commercial tax is 700 million taels, which is 120 million taels more than last year; the tariff is 500 million taels of silver, which is 12 million more than that of Shengqin in 100. two!"

"The total tax revenue of Shengqin in 13 years is 700 million taels of grain and 600 million taels of silver. Adding this year's fiscal revenue, the treasury now has 4000 million and 50 million shi, 700 million taels of silver, and 50 taels Gold!" Jarrow said with a slight smile on his face.

In recent years, the Great Qin Empire has developed rapidly, and its fiscal revenue has been increasing year by year, which makes him, the Minister of the Household Department, feel happy, like a spring breeze. According to this momentum, as long as the rulers do not waste extravagance, Great Qin does not have to worry about financial deficits at all!

But Ying Chang couldn't laugh after hearing this, and his expression was a little dignified, which made Chang Zifei and others feel puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the financial revenue has reached a new high. Why is Your Majesty so dignified and displeased?" Jarrow asked with a puzzled face.

Ying Chang frowned slightly, and said in a neutral tone: "If I remember correctly, the grain in the 12th year of Shengqin was 11 million shi more than that in the 720th year of Shengqin, which is more than doubled. The grain tax was 12 million taels more than that of Shengqin in 11 years, the business tax was 150 million taels more than that of Shengqin in 11, nearly doubled, and the tariff was 260 million taels more than that of Shengqin in 11. Finance Income has increased dramatically!"

"As compared with Shengqin's 13 years and 12 years, the fiscal revenue has not increased much. This shows that my Daqin has entered a bottleneck stage. So, how do I like it? How happy? Is my Daqin so complacent?"

"This...."

The six ministers fell silent, and the smile on Jarrow's face gradually froze. After hearing this, he couldn't laugh anymore, nor could he be happy.

"That's all!" Ying Chang waved his hands, and said with a blank face: "Let's save this matter for the banquet tonight, and Jia Aiqing will continue to talk about it!"

"I have reported everything that should be reported!" Jia Luo bent down and replied, and automatically retreated to the queue.

"Next!"

Chang Zifei stood out of the queue again and bent down to write a report: "Returning to Your Majesty, during the 13 years of the Holy Qin Dynasty, Daqin's financial expenditure was 800 million taels of silver and 50 million shi of grain, which did not exceed the budget. The current treasury has 4000 yuan. 50 million shi grains, 700 million taels of silver, and 50 taels of gold!"

"As for this year's budget, I can't confirm it yet. The reason is that His Majesty conquered the Northwest Desert in a short period of time. I still don't know what policy His Majesty will use to remediate the Northwest Desert. Furthermore, the list of casualties of the Western Expedition and the Northern Expedition, the Ministry of War It has not been submitted to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The northwest desert is vast and boundless, and there are a large number of Xiongnu. Yingchang has not informed how to deal with these Xiongnu and how to clean up the northwest desert. Up to now, the imperial court has not made a detailed plan, and he has not seen the list of casualties of border guards.

There was no detailed disposal and rectification plan, and no list of casualties. Therefore, Chang Zifei was unable to calculate the budget to be spent this year.

"The list of casualties of border soldiers, I will ask General Zhaolie to give you a list of casualties in the Western Expedition later, and a list of casualties in the Northern Expedition. When General Hussars returns to Xianyang, he will give you a list. As for the detailed plan for the Northwest Desert, I will At the reception banquet, discuss with the courtiers!" Ying Chang said calmly.

The Western Expedition and the Northern Expedition are over, and the next step is to deal with the aftermath.

"How many reserve officials are there now?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

Before the imperial conquest, he had said that he would hold the imperial examinations, train officials, and prepare for the governance of the desert. Now two years and four months have passed, and he does not know how the training has progressed.

"Return to Your Majesty, there are a total of 360 officials. These officials are studying in various government offices in Shangyang County, and they already have a certain ability to handle government affairs!" Chang Zifei quickly replied.

Ying Chang nodded, "I see, next one!"

Chang Zifei retreated to his station, and Jiang Haiyou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stepped out of the queue and bowed down respectfully to make a report: "Your Majesty, in the past two years, the Ministry of Industry has built ten county roads, with a total length of thousands of miles, and the city of Xianyang is hundreds of miles away. The official roads within are all wide and flat county roads!"

"Due to insufficient manpower and a small budget, the Ministry of Industry can only build county roads near Xianyang City. If the official roads in Shangyang County are to be built into county roads, a large amount of silver is needed. At present, the Ministry of Industry has stopped all projects and is preparing Construction of water conservancy projects in Guangfeng County!"

"The county road is well built. My army stepped on it together, and there was no damage. Jiang Aiqing worked hard!" Ying Chang praised that the county road was indeed well built. The road was flat and wide. Twenty-six thousand cavalry stepped on it together, and there was no damage. , along the way, there is no low-lying water, and the willow trees on both sides of the road let Ying Chang see a little modern road!

If the stone bricks on the pavement are replaced with cement, it will really be a modern main road.

Chapter 404 Inviting nations to the celebration banquet!

It's a pity that cement hasn't been developed yet, and he, a garbage traveler, can't do it either.

Jiang Haiyou heard that Ying Chang admired him, and there was an unconcealable smile on his face. As a courtier, he worked desperately, didn't he just want to be recognized and appreciated by the emperor?

"How many prisoners of the Jin army are there in the Ministry of Industry?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

When Jiang Haiyou heard the words, his expression straightened immediately, and he replied, "Return to Your Majesty, there are still [-]!"

Ten thousand captives were sent back to the Jin Empire in a quarter. After more than three years, there were only [-] prisoners of the Jin army left in Daqin.

Ying Chang fell into silence, lost in thought between his brows, and after a moment of thought, he said, "I want to send all the [-] captives back to the Jin Empire!"

This decision was carefully considered by Ying Chang. Now that the Ministry of Industry has stopped all projects, the [-] captives are free to eat and drink. The Guangfeng County water conservancy project plan cannot be started in a short time. Moreover, the Great Qin Empire has no shortage of labor force now. , can be completely self-sufficient!

But in this case, it will cost a lot of extra money. After all, recruiting people to work requires wages. Willing to pay silver, Da Qin sent [-] captives back to the Jin Empire at one time.

The Jin Empire is currently short of manpower. Wouldn't you disagree, and when the time comes, the Jin Empire will be slaughtered, isn't it good?

After Ying Chang finished speaking, the five ministers looked at Jiang Haiyou. At first, the five ministers thought that Jiang Haiyou would not agree, but unexpectedly, Jiang Haiyou agreed!

"I agree!" Jiang Haiyou replied without thinking, without hesitation at all, but rather happy.

The five ministers were taken aback, did the sun come out from the west today?Actually agreed?

Jiang Haiyou's agreement to this matter was not to please Ying Chang. He agreed for a reason. The first reason was just as Ying Chang thought. It is also unknown when the county water conservancy project plan will be launched.

The second reason is to pay back 1 people in a quarter, which is beneficial to Daqin in the early stage, but it becomes troublesome later, because every time after paying back people, people have to be rescheduled to fill the vacancies, making the original clean and neat plan extremely cumbersome.

"Let's talk about this matter in advance, and I won't talk about it in such detail now, the specific details will be revealed at the banquet!" Ying Chang said calmly.

"Yes!"

The six ministers all bowed down and responded!

Since Jiang Haiyou didn't object, and neither did the five ministers. I believe that Jiang Haiyou agreed to this matter, and there must be Jiang Haiyou's purpose!

"Next!"

Jiang Haiyou retreated to the queue, and Yang Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood out of the queue and bowed down respectfully to write a report: "Your Majesty, after more than two years, the Xiguan Daying, Nanguan Daying, Jingshi Daying, Wujin Daying All the soldiers of the battalion have been equipped with new standard weapons!"

"Xiguan camp has [-] iron cavalry and [-] sword and shield soldiers, a total of [-] troops; Nanguan camp has [-] cavalry, [-] pikemen and [-] crossbowmen, a total of [-] troops, and the Jingshi camp has [-] sword and shield soldiers plus [-] troops. The heavy cavalry has a total strength of [-] troops, the Wujin camp has [-] crossbowmen, [-] spearmen, and [-] sword and shield soldiers, totaling [-] troops!"

"The Great Wall camp has 30 cavalry and [-] sword and shield soldiers, a total of [-] troops, and the total strength of the entire Great Qin Empire is [-]!"

Yang Ze first reported the situation of the new standard equipment being installed, and then reported the situation of the major battalions and arms of Daqin and the total strength of the troops.

"In this Western and Northern Expedition, a total of [-] iron cavalry were killed, and about a hundred cavalry were lost in Xiguan. Leaving aside the total strength and deployment of troops, there have been major changes recently. Let's talk about it at the banquet!" Ying Chang said.

After conquering the Northwest Desert, the deployment of troops has changed a lot. This has to be explained in detail, and it is not clear in a short time.

"Obey!" Yang Ze replied with a respectful expression, and then retreated to his stand.

Shangshu Leitong of the Ministry of Punishment immediately stood out of the queue, bowed down with a smile on his face, and wrote a report: "Your Majesty, in recent years, due to the gradual prosperity of the people of our Great Qin Dynasty, the number of criminals has dropped sharply, and petty thefts have disappeared. Very few!"

As Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, what he wants to see the most is empty prisons. Although the goal of empty prisons has not been reached yet, the sharp decline in criminals is enough for him to be happy. After all, these are all political achievements.

"The number of criminals has decreased, which means that the people of Daqin are really rich!" Ying Chang nodded in satisfaction.

If someone has enough to eat, drink warm, and can support himself, will anyone still be willing to do shameful things?Yes, there must be. The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. Human nature is unpredictable.

"Next!"

Lei Tong retreated to stand, and then Kong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, walked out of the queue. Among the six ministers, he was the oldest, in his sixtieth year, but looking at his appearance, Kong was younger than Chang Zifei.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has already prepared the reception banquet, and the silver spent has been submitted to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In addition to the reception banquet that has been prepared, preparations for the canonization ceremony and the wedding ceremony are underway. The canonization ceremony is expected to be held in one month. , the wedding ceremony will be held in two months!" Kong wrote a report with a very respectful expression.

Ying Chang nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Your Majesty, I have a proposal!" Chang Zifei suddenly stood out of the queue and said.

"Oh? What suggestion, Chang Aiqing just say it!" Ying Chang replied with a smile on his face.

"Since ancient times, the North Desert and the West Desert have been our old enemies in Kyushu, and the nations have dared to speak out against them, but now, our Great Qin has swept across the Northwest Desert, completely eradicating the old enemies that have existed for thousands of years, and accomplishing countless tasks. The eternal great cause that has never been completed!"

"My minister believes that we can hold a celebration banquet and invite all countries to come to Xianyang to have a banquet. First, we can take the opportunity to frighten the countries, second, we can show the righteous king of the Great Qin Empire, and third, we can make allies!" Chang Zifei said sonorously, eyes Glittering.

It would be a pity not to find someone to celebrate the completion of the great cause of conquering the northwest desert.

After hearing these words, Ying Chang immediately understood what Chang Zifei meant, and showed off his fists!Find allies!

Showing fists has both advantages and disadvantages. There are two advantages. The first is to deter the nations and promote the prestige of the Great Qin Empire so that the nations will not dare to underestimate Qin. The two old enemies can deepen the people's good impression of the Qin Empire.

PS: "Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a full reservation, and ask for three daily requests. I hope you guys can agree!"

Chapter 405 Weird Yingbei!

There is only one disadvantage. The disadvantages and benefits are relative. While deterring the nations, the Great Qin will also attract the attention of the nations. This will cause many empires to secretly stumbling blocks, and spare no effort to block the development of the Great Qin Empire, especially the neighboring countries.

At this time, it is necessary to find a few allies to contain it!

The main purpose of the grand celebration banquet is to take the opportunity to find allies, and the show of fists is also for the nations to see, to let the nations know that the Great Qin Empire is fully capable and capable of being their allies!

"Let's leave it to the Ministry of Rites at this time. Whether it's an empire or a vassal state, invite them all once. It doesn't matter if you come or not, don't force it!" Ying Chang said, looking at Kong.

"I obey the order!" Kong bowed down respectfully and responded.

"Okay, you go first!" Ying Chang waved his hand indifferently, and the six ministers immediately bowed out and left the imperial study one after another. After the six ministers had left, Ying Chang found a blank piece of paper. Spread the white paper on the imperial case, grind the ink himself, and write down many matters and plans on the white paper with a Langhao brush.

The first is to renovate the northwest desert. The prerequisite for remediating the northwest desert is to set up counties and counties, divide administrative regions, and send officials to work. According to the standard of a county, there are 300 people in a county. According to this calculation, there are more than 3 million Huns, and there are 21 counties conservatively!

The sixteen counties could not all be located in the North Desert, but they should also be located in the West Desert, close to the mainland of the Great Qin Empire, which was conducive to the rule of the court and facilitated the conveyance of the will.

After finishing all this, the foundation for rectifying the Northwest Desert is ready. The next step is to let the local governments confiscate the cattle, sheep and horses in the hands of the Huns, and print the seal of the imperial court. stocking.

If a merchant buys it, the government will be one of the parties to the transaction. After the government receives the money, it will be kept in safekeeping. When the Chinese New Year is about to come, all the money will be sent to Xianyang as this year's tax.

The Xiongnu who restored their status as civilians sold cattle, sheep and horses, and had to pay [-]% of the transaction amount as a commercial tax, which was collected by the local government.

The above is Ying Chang's detailed plan for remediating the Northwest Desert. After Ying Chang finished writing, he let out a breath and stretched his waist. Obviously, dealing with political affairs is more tiring than fighting.

After a short break, Ying Chang began to write the second detailed plan.

Troop deployment plan!

The deployment of troops has actually been done, but the Ministry of War does not know yet. Ying often needs to write a deployment plan for the Ministry of War to review, and also inform all officials at the reception banquet tonight.

Troop deployment plan: A hundred miles west of Yanshui Pass in the Great Moon Empire, set up the Yanshui Camp, garrisoned by the [-] Ningta Legion, and a hundred miles west of Tankou Pass in the Daqi Empire, set up the Tankou Camp, composed of three Wan Yang's army cavalry stationed!

A hundred miles north of the Jinbei Great Wall of the Great Jin Empire, set up the Jinbei Camp, garrisoned by [-] Grassland Army. Hundreds of miles north of the Great Wall of the Great Yan Empire, the Yanbei Camp was set up, guarded by [-] prairie corps!

Note: The [-] Grassland Corps of the North Shanxi Camp has not been equipped with chain mail and strong bows, and the Ministry of War needs to deliver new chain mail and strong bows. Replace with a new chain mail, and the big camp in the northwest desert needs to replenish arrows!

Xiguan was converted into Neiguan, leaving only [-] swordsmen and shields. Although the Great Wall became Neiguan, the soldiers and horses did not withdraw for the time being, and stayed in the Great Wall camp.

After finishing writing the troop deployment plan, Yingchang began to write about other matters, such as the dispatch of [-] captives, the water conservancy project in Guangfeng County, the pensions for casualties, the budget for this year, and so on.

There are so many things, if you don't remember them, you may really miss something.

An hour later!

"call!"

Ying Chang let out a long breath of foul air, collapsed on the dragon chair, and finally finished writing!

Stretching and taking a breath, Ying Chang stretched out his hand to pick up the white paper full of words, looked at it carefully, and forced his brain to memorize all the contents on the white paper. After confirming the memory, Ying Chang walked away from Yu In the study room, I went straight to Guangxian Hall nervously!

After being busy for so long, it's time to see the baby girl Ying Bei who has never masked her face!

Guangxian Hall!

"Uncle Wang, I'm here, grab me, grab me, haha!"

"Heck, you can't catch me, you can't catch me, Uncle Wang, I'm behind you!"

"Little girl, watch how Uncle Wang catches you, don't run away!"

In the courtyard of the Guangxian Hall, a girl who was only one year old and whose facial features looked a bit like Ying Chang hid behind a plum blossom tree, making faces at the giant monster whose eyes were covered with cloth strips. One big and one small stood in the courtyard Running back and forth in the middle of the day, the maids guarding the surroundings watched the big and the small play with smiles on their faces.

In the gazebo next to the courtyard, a dignified and generous beautiful woman seemed to have something on her mind, with a sad face, which was incompatible with the joyful atmosphere in the courtyard.

The clever girl saw that the beautiful woman was always worried, so she ran to the beautiful woman, grabbed the beautiful woman's jade hand and shook it, saying: "Mother, don't miss him, the first thing he does when he comes home is not to see us, but To deal with the dry memorial, he definitely doesn't like us, we must be abandoned by him, he doesn't like us, we don't like him either, come and play with Uncle Wang!"