The Jagged Empire of Daqin

"Whether it is strategic significance or poor strength, the Xia Empire is the best choice for my Great Qin!" Zhang Feizi talked eloquently, giving three reasons.

Ying Chang nodded in satisfaction, "That's what I mean too, first destroy Xia, then Zhao!"

"According to what His Majesty said, did you agree to marry the Zhao Empire?" Zhang Feizi smiled calmly.

"Let's get married, I don't lose money anyway, haha!" Ying Chang couldn't help but smile.

How can you refuse to send your wife? Furthermore, after the marriage between Qin and Zhao, it is not easy for the Zhao Empire to intervene in the Great Qin to destroy Xia. They can only watch the Xia Empire be annexed by the Great Qin Empire. There are great benefits.

"I understand. I will inform the envoy Zhao now to prepare for the marriage!" Zhang Feizi smiled knowingly.

"Don't go now, I still want to ask you something. When I was not in court, the court didn't send anyone to manage the Yan territory?" During the ten days when he was locked in Xianyang Palace, he didn't participate in any government affairs, so he was very worried. Yanjing situation.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister has followed the usual method and transferred the officials who have been selected to take up positions in various places in Yanjing. In addition, the Ministry of Industry and the Chinese Academy have also sent officials to Yanjing to start repairing water conservancy roads and building school!"

"At the same time, the Marquis of Anguo had already divided the administrative regions of Yanjingxing before his death. Yanjing was divided into two prefectures, Fuzhou and Wuzhou respectively. Fuzhou governed Jinchang County, Changfu County, Huaibei County, Mingguang County, and Jiyuan County. In the land of the five counties, the state capital is Jiaocheng, Jiyuan County, and the prefect of Fuzhou is Zhang Zeling, the former prefect of Chongnan County in Dongzhou!"

"Wuzhou has three counties under its jurisdiction: Wuyang County, Haozhou County, and Meng County. The state capital is Wuyang City in Wuyang County, and the prefect of Wuzhou is the former governor of Nanyang County in Beizhou!" Zhang Feizi reported respectfully.

"Qi Zhen knows that he is an old minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, but who is this Zeling? Why is it that I have no influence? Is it a former Jin official?" Ying Chang asked curiously and perplexed.

"That's right, Zhang Zeling was an official of the former Jin Dynasty, the prefect of Chongnan County in the former Jin Empire. After the Great Qin Dynasty destroyed Jin, Zhang Zeling returned to his original post and continued to govern Chongnan County. After several years of investigation, Zhang Zeling was an official. Transfer him to be the prefect of Fuzhou!" Zhang Feizi replied with a respectful expression.

Ying Chang nodded, expressing his understanding, and then immediately asked: "Report to me about the financial situation and public sentiment of Sheng Qin in the past 24 years!"

"Of order!" Zhang Feizi bent down to compose an answer, and then he talked eloquently: "Let's talk about the population first. As of December 24, 180, the statistics of the three prefectures inside the Daqin Pass increased by 120 million, and the three prefectures outside the pass The new population increased by 300 million, and the total population increased by [-] million!"

"Nowadays, the population in Daqin Pass has reached 2000 million, of which Beizhou has a population of 800 million, Zhongzhou has a population of 700 million, Dongzhou has a population of 500 million, and the population of the three states outside Daqin Pass has reached 900 million. States each account for 300 million!”

"The total population inside and outside the Daqin Pass is about 900 million. Among the 900 million population, there are still more than [-] million young adults available!"

"There is also fertile land. As of December 24, 600th year of the Holy Qin Dynasty, the national fertile land of the Great Qin Empire has exceeded 600 million mu, an increase of 24 million mu compared with last year. Furthermore, there are schools. As of December 380th, the year of Shengqin According to statistics on the 20th, there are a total of [-] million students in schools across the Great Qin Empire, which is only [-] more than last year!"

"The second is the reserve battalion. As of December 24, 300th year of the Holy Qin Dynasty, the reserve battalion of the Great Qin Empire has 60 million active soldiers and [-] retired soldiers!"

"Finally, there is fiscal revenue. As of December 24, 7000th year of Shengqin, the total fiscal revenue of the Great Qin Empire for the whole year is 2000 million shi grains and [-] million taels of silver!"

After hearing these words, Ying Chang showed satisfaction on his face, "Yes, last year's total financial revenue was 800 million shi grains and 7000 million taels of silver, and now it has exceeded 2000 million shi grains and [-] million taels of silver. It's a nice increase!"

"By the way, what's the budget for this year?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

"Because the Great Qin pacified the Yan territory, it needed to build water conservancy roads, build schools, rebuild the government, and appease the Yan people. Therefore, the annual budget of the Holy Qin for 25 years is 5000 million taels of silver and [-] million shi of grain!" Zhang Feizi replied. road.

"How much was lost in my battle against Qin and Yan?" Ying Chang continued to ask.

"My Great Qin's campaign against Yan lasted for a year, wasting 600 million shi of grain and costing 550 million taels of silver!" Zhang Feizi answered every question.

In fact, the front line did not receive so much grain at all, and half of the grain was eaten by the laborers who escorted the grain. Among the 550 million taels of silver, 150 million taels of silver were spent on the laborers, and the remaining 400 million taels of silver was spent on the laborers. It's time to feed the dog.

Who is this dog?Of course it was Zheng Long. Zheng Long asked for military pay at the beginning, and Ying Chang borrowed 200 million from the soldiers, and promised to repay double the amount. Now that the war is over, the court pays the bill.

"Excluding this year's budget and the loss of the war against Yan, our Great Qin treasury still has 15 billion taels of silver, 500 million taels of silver!" Zhang Feizi continued.

"The national treasury is full, so I can rest assured!" Ying Chang breathed a sigh of relief. He had always been worried that the court would not be able to make ends meet. Now it seems that this worry is unnecessary.

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Chapter 727 The plan to build a navy!

Ying Chang stretched, got up from the dragon chair, walked down the high platform step by step, walked up to Zhang Feizi and said, "Does Zhang Aiqing know anything about navy?"

"Your Majesty wants to build a navy?" Zhang Feizi understood what Ying Chang meant.

Ying Chang nodded and said solemnly: "I have wiped out all the enemies in the eight counties of Yanjing, but Yin Li is entrenched in Yandao, and it is difficult for me to take it without a navy. Besides, I will attack Zhao in the future." Sailors are also needed!"

"The establishment of a naval division is inevitable. When I first became Prime Minister of Yan, I paid attention to the naval division for a long time. As far as I know, naval divisions usually use warships to collide with each other to see whose warship is stronger. The stronger side is often the victorious side, and if the two warships are equally strong, the warships will approach each other, relying on the sailors on the warships to board the deck of the enemy ship and fight to win the victory!"

"It is precisely because of this that naval divisions of various countries attach great importance to the size of warships and the capacity of their decks, because the larger the warship, the stronger the impact force, and the larger the capacity of the deck, the more sailors it can accommodate. It's the key to victory!"

"However, there are big benefits for big, and small benefits for small. Take the present, the navies of all countries equip warships according to three standards. The first type is large warships, with a hull length of fifteen feet and a width of five feet. , three feet high, and the deck can accommodate a thousand sailors!"

"This type of large warship is the main force of water warfare. It relies on its own size to smash the opponent's warship. The second type is a medium-sized warship. The hull is ten feet long, four feet wide, and two feet five feet high. The deck can accommodate seven hundred people. Sailors, this type of medium-sized warship is also the main force of water warfare, and belongs to the second echelon of the navy!"

"The third type is a small warship with a body six feet long, two feet wide, and two feet high. The deck can accommodate two hundred sailors. Although this type of warship is small, it is very fast. It is used to outflank or sneak attack enemy troops. Behind the ship!"

Zhang Feizi told Ying Chang everything he knew, and after Ying Chang listened, he asked, "What is the cost of building the three types of warships?"

"This..." Zhang Feizi couldn't help but feel embarrassed, because he didn't know how much it cost.

The cost of warships varies depending on the material, and Zhang Feizi doesn't know much about them.

Seeing that Zhang Feizi couldn't answer, Ying Chang felt a headache. He thought, if even Zhang Feizi didn't know the cost of the warship, then the Manchao Wu didn't even know it.

"I will give you two months to give me a detailed plan for forming a navy!" Ying Chang ordered decisively.

"I obey the order!" Zhang Feizi responded respectfully and solemnly.

"Get back!" Ying Chang waved his hand lightly.

"Obey!" Zhang Feizi bowed and retired, and soon left Xianyang Palace. After Zhang Feizi left, Ying Chang shouted to the outside of the hall: "Pei Ji, pass on the food!"

Pei Ji, who was outside the hall, heard that Ying Chang was going to pass on the meal, with an unconcealable ecstasy on his face, and immediately responded loudly: "Okay, Your Majesty!"

"Hurry up and pass the meal!"

"Yes!"

"Haha, Your Majesty has finally eaten, but I'm in a hurry!"

"Speed ​​speed!"

The military guards of Xianyang Palace were very happy that Ying Chang was able to eat, because eating meant that His Majesty had recovered from his grief, and he could live a normal life from now on.

"No need to pass the meal!"

Just when Pei Ji asked someone to pass on the meal, a heroic female voice came from not far away. All the military guards of Xianyang Palace looked subconsciously, and saw a young and beautiful woman in a red phoenix robe and a wind crown He hurried over with a group of sword-wielding female guards, and these sword-wielding female guards were still holding wooden boxes for vegetables.

It was Queen Yang Xiao who came, and these female guards with swords were Wuwei of Ganquan Palace.

"Sir Pei Ji, I pay my respects to the empress, the empress is a thousand years old!"

"We pay homage to the empress, the empress is a thousand years old!"

Pei Ji and other ten Xianyang Palace military guards knelt down on one knee to pay their respects. Yang Xiao stepped on the red embroidered shoes and walked up to Pei Ji. He said with a gentle smile, "Prince Pei doesn't need to pass on the meal. This palace has already prepared it for His Majesty to eat." meal!"

"I would like to obey the Queen's order!" Pei Ji still knelt on one knee and saluted.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Empress!"

After Yang Xiao got everyone up, he led seven or eight female guards with swords in wooden boxes into Xianyang Palace, and Pei Ji followed. As soon as everyone entered Xianyang Palace, they saw Ying Chang sitting on a dragon chair Wait, and seeing Yang Xiao bring someone in, Ying Chang couldn't help laughing and said, "I even wonder if you are the roundworm in my stomach, why did you bring the meal as soon as I passed it on!"

"I don't want to be the roundworm in your stomach!" Yang Xiao rolled his eyes, with a look of disgust on his face, "I just learned that Mr. Zhang came to see you, and when you met Mr. Zhang, you knew that you were going to pass on the meal." , so I made some food in the imperial study with my own hands, and brought it to you!"

"Smart!" Ying Chang said with a smile.

"Let you tell?" Yang Xiao couldn't help but rolled his eyes again, and then turned his head to the many guards of Ganquan Palace and said, "Take out all the food and drink and put them on the imperial case. Come down!"

"Yes, madam!"

All the guards of Ganquan Palace bent down to answer, and then put the food, wine and rice in the wooden box on the imperial case. Only Ying Chang, Yang Xiao, and Pei Ji remained in the main hall.

Ying Chang looked up at Pei Ji, and said angrily, "What are you still doing?"

Pei Ji didn't regain his composure for a while, after glancing at Yang Xiao, he understood instantly, and hurriedly exited Xianyang Palace, and carefully closed the door for Ying Chang, seeing Pei Ji close the door, Ying Chang's face turned dark, this kid , what was going on in his mind, let him go out just to chat with Yang Xiao, that's all.

Although Ying Chang thought so, Pei Ji didn't think so, not only Pei Ji didn't think so, but Yang Xiao couldn't help but blushed when he saw the situation, and felt a little itchy in his heart, obviously he also thought wrongly.

Regardless of what they thought, Ying Chang stretched his head forward and sniffed the aroma of the food. It was so fragrant. Ying Chang couldn't wait to pick up the silver chopsticks, wanting to eat extravagantly. Xiao suddenly walked up to the high platform and pressed Ying Chang's chopsticks hand.

Ying Chang looked at Yang Xiao blankly, "What is this for? Why don't I eat it?"

Yang Xiao angrily snatched the chopsticks from Ying Chang's hand, and looked at Ying Chang's whole body with disgust in his eyes. The messy beard, messy clothes and hair, people who don't know, think this is the king of subjugation.

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Chapter 728 Rain and Dew Even!

"Your Majesty, my Great Qin Emperor, don't you think it's time to take a bath?"

Ying Chang looked down at himself, then stroked his beard and hair, looked at Yang Xiao with a bit of displeasure and said, "Do you think that my appearance is not worthy of your cooking?"

"Oh, hurry up and take a bath!" Yang Xiao pulled Ying Chang up impatiently, wanting to pull Ying Chang to take a bath and change clothes, but Ying Chang had no choice but to let Yang Xiao pull him.

About half an hour later, Ying Chang walked out of the left hall with a new look, put on the black dragon robe, the black jade dragon crown, and the gold-plated dragon boots. His messy hair was also combed neatly and softly. , to sweep away the previous sloppy feeling.

The imperial majesty is here again.

On the other hand, Yang Xiao walked out of the left hall with a crutch, looking at Ying Chang with eyes full of resentment, Ying Chang smiled triumphantly in his heart, who made you despise me, now you have suffered a lot.

Hey!

Ying Chang bathed and changed his clothes, and after fighting a primitive war, he ate all the food Yang Xiao cooked, and after eating, he burped with a satisfied face, which almost made him feel good.

"Come!"

After Ying Chang finished his meal, he picked up Yang Xiao who was sitting on the side, and walked straight to the bedroom in the right hall. Seeing Ying Chang carrying him to the bedroom, Yang Xiao immediately said anxiously: "What are you doing, didn't you... ..”

Ying Chang interrupted with a smile: "You underestimate my strength too much. Just now, I was only concerned about the cold food, so I ended the war hastily. Now, hehe, work when you are full!"

"No!"

"You promised me that you would give birth to many princes and princesses for me!"

"Can't it be tomorrow?"

"Not tomorrow, starting from tomorrow, I have to deal with government affairs, so I don't have time to start a war with you!"

"Take it easy, it hurts"

"I told you one thing!"

"what's up?"

"The Zhao Empire wants to marry Daqin. If there is no accident, there will be one more person in my huge harem."

"......"

"shameless bastard!"

"what"

It was the start of another primitive war. This primitive war lasted a bit long, a full two hours. Of course, this was not a one-time duration, but the accumulation of one war after another.

Yang Xiao couldn't stand the two-hour blow, so he fell asleep on the dragon couch, while Ying Chang began to visit the harem, venting his desire to start a war for a year on every concubine, so as to achieve the goal of evenly covering the rain and dew.

After playing for a day, Ying Chang was also tired and fell asleep early.

But some people couldn’t sleep. For example, Tian Jixian, the envoy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Zhang Feizi never came to see him since he finished the peace talks with Zhang Feizi. Jixian couldn't sleep at night.

The next day, Tian Jixian hadn't received a reply from Zhang Feizi. He really wanted to go to Zhang Feizi, but held back.

On the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day, and the sixth day, for four consecutive days, Tian Jixian still didn't get a reply from Zhang Feizi, and he didn't know whether Emperor Qin refused or agreed. After waiting for five consecutive days, there was no news. When it was heard, Tian Ji first decided to go to Zhang Feizi to ask for clarification.

But Zhang Feizi refused to see him and sent someone to tell him to wait for news.

Tian Jixian didn't have the patience to wait at all. After all, time waited for no one. The reinforcements from the Great Qin Dynasty did not arrive in the Northern Wei Dynasty in a day, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was in a dangerous stage. Tian Ji first.

Palace, back garden!

In a certain gazebo in the back garden, Great Qin Concubine Wei Shuyi and Northern Wei envoy Tian Jixian sat opposite each other at a stone table. Wei Shuyi has not changed much from before, except that she is more mature and loving as a mother.

"Empress De Concubine, don't blame me for taking the liberty to see you, I have no choice but to ask for Empress De Concubine!" Tian Jixian looked at Wei Shuyi worriedly and said.

Wei Shuyi smiled disapprovingly, "I have long wanted to find someone to ask about the situation of the imperial brother, and you just came, so how can I blame you, Mr. Tian, ​​please tell me how my imperial brother is doing now gone?"

"Ah..." Tian Ji sighed heavily, and said with a sad expression: "I asked to see the concubine De, it was for the crown prince. In the past year of the Northern Wei Dynasty, many things that were not conducive to the Northern Wei Dynasty happened. For example, the southeastern countries lost their respect for the Southern Wei Dynasty Without patience, they withdrew their troops one after another, and because the Moon Empire was entangled by the Shu Empire, it was hard to protect itself!"

"The Northern Wei Dynasty is already in danger. I went to Qin at the order of the crown prince this time just to ask for help. However, Prime Minister Zuo of the Great Qin Dynasty did not reply a letter for five consecutive days. I was so anxious that I had no choice but to ask to see the concubine De. I hope Concubine De can persuade Emperor Qin to ask him to send troops!"

The smile on Wei Shuyi's face disappeared in an instant. Instead, her brows were tightly furrowed, her expression was solemn, and she said in a worried tone, "How could this be? Isn't it always good? Why did the situation suddenly turn around!"

Tian Ji got up from the stone bench first, bowed down and saluted with a pleading expression: "Ms. Defei, now only the Great Qin can save the Northern Wei Dynasty, please see that the Northern Wei Dynasty is the mother's country, and help the Northern Wei Dynasty to speak up." Bar!"

Wei Shuyi also immediately got up from the stone bench, turned to her valet Xiao Rong and asked, "Where is Your Majesty now?"

"If you go back to your mother, His Majesty has taken the military officials to the suburbs to attend An Guohou's funeral!" The maid Xiaorong replied respectfully and knelt down.

"My palace is going to find His Majesty now!" After Wei Shuyi finished speaking, she was about to step away. Seeing this, the maidservant Xiao Rong quickly blocked Wei Shuyi's way, and said in a hurry: "Young Majesty, you can't go to Your Majesty now, Your Majesty!" I am attending the funeral of An Guohou, if you bother me, I may offend His Majesty!"

Tian Ji saw Wei Shuyi's recklessness first, and immediately felt that Wei Shuyi was a little unreliable, so Tian Ji walked up to Wei Shuyi's side, and advised Wei Shuyi: "My lady, I have a plan, and I will definitely let Emperor Qin agree Send troops to support the Northern Wei Dynasty!"

"Oh?" Wei Shuyi's eyes lit up, and then she looked at Tian Ji with a more urgent expression and said, "Please tell me!"