Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

Gao Yao was now dealing with an extremely difficult problem: how to properly deal with the huge number of surrendered soldiers from the imperial army. This was not a small number! Adding up all together, there were nearly 100,000 people!

Among these many surrendered soldiers, some were able to continue to fight on the battlefield, but others could no longer be employed for various reasons. Normally, this problem could be easily solved by giving them a generous severance pay and allowing them to return home. However, the reality was far from that simple.

You have to know that they are all veterans who have experienced countless battles! Once they are easily released back to their hometowns, it is very likely that these experienced soldiers will respond to the call for conscription again and join the enemy camp. This is undoubtedly equivalent to indirectly strengthening the enemy's strength and posing a great threat to our side.

After all, they are different from the soldiers who were previously sent to the southern border. After a long time, more than 70% of the soldiers who went to the southern border have settled down there, and some have even brought their relatives from their hometowns to live with them in the southern border. As for the remaining small number of people, even if they still have relatives who have not been brought in, most of them choose to venture out alone and have already established their own families. In general, this group of soldiers has completely established a foothold in the southern border, and the situation is relatively stable. However, if the surrendered soldiers in front of them are not handled properly, there will be big problems.

Many of these soldiers who chose to surrender from the imperial court were from areas inside and outside the Great Wall. Most of them had already started families and some even had children. If they were all killed, Gao Yao really couldn't bear to act so cruelly; but if he didn't kill them, he couldn't feed them for no reason. If he continued to employ these surrendered soldiers, he would have to worry about whether the morale of the army was stable. After all, once they were on the expedition, they were very likely to be persuaded by others to rebel and surrender to the enemy. Gao Yao didn't want to see such a situation happen anyway.

Gao Yao had also considered letting these soldiers settle down on the southern border. For now, the supply of money, food and other materials is easy to solve. The key lies in the issue of people's will. By then, not only will he spend a lot of time and effort, but these surrendered soldiers will not be satisfied and will not be grateful. If he can't find an appropriate way to deal with them properly, then this move will be counterproductive.

Military reforms are being implemented at the moment, which is undoubtedly another thorny problem. It is no exaggeration to say that this is simply a bottomless pit of money! If it were not for the support of the mysterious system, Gao Yao would have been unable to cope and unable to maintain it. And nearly half of the money earned by the Chamber of Commerce has been continuously invested in subsidies for the army and the research and development of various weapons and equipment.

At the same time, with the addition of four counties, the talent gap is further widened. Although Gao has been training in recent years, it is still more inclined to the grassroots level. Some real talents are still not enough. After some inquiries, there are now two solutions.

One of them was the strategy proposed by Li Si. Li Si had a strong appeal at the time. He planned to use his influence to call together the former Qin officials to continue to govern the country according to the concept of rule of law. It must be said that the pros and cons of this method are clearly visible and obvious.

Let's talk about the advantages first. These old officials of the Qin Dynasty are all experienced and experienced. They are very good at being officials and their abilities are beyond doubt. If they are allowed to act according to the past rules, they will be able to stabilize the current situation in an orderly manner and quickly restore the vitality of each county.

The disadvantages were also obvious. After all, these people were old ministers of the Qin Dynasty, and their sense of belonging to the Qin Dynasty was much stronger than that to Gao Yao. Moreover, from a conceptual point of view, in Gao Yao's view, these people's ideas seemed somewhat conservative.

Moreover, it can completely rule out the possibility that some of them will obey the will on the surface but secretly disobey it. More importantly, the people summoned by Li Si are either his disciples or his former subordinates. Once these people get the corresponding positions, Li Si himself will probably be close to a high position. In this way, the excessive concentration of power in the hands of Li Si and his confidants may lead to a series of new problems and challenges.

However, Li Si did not cover up or conceal this matter. Gao Yao, on the other hand, was not angry at all. He knew the truth behind the saying "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth", which is the normal state of human nature. Moreover, Li Si's ambition to regain control of power was not a bad thing for Gao Yao. It was because Li Si had such ambition that he would work harder to give advice to Gao Yao and try his best to gain Gao Yao's support and recognition.

In addition, there was another idea that came from the Four Haos of Shangshan. They proposed that Gaoyao should open up channels for speech and accept people from various schools of thought, so that these people from various schools of thought could serve as officials in the court and participate in political affairs. Then, relying on the reputation and influence of the Four Haos of Shangshan and others, they should vigorously publicize this move and attract many talents to come and join them.

However, although this idea has its merits, it also has some drawbacks. The idea of ​​a hundred schools of thought contending with each other does sound quite wonderful. But if it were in a prosperous period with a stable government and peace, then all this would not be a big problem. But now in this chaotic and turbulent time, the situation of a hundred schools of thought contending with each other obviously brings more harm than good. The fierce conflicts between the various schools of thought alone are enough to make people anxious and overwhelmed.

The same decree, when placed in the hands of consuls of different factions and doctrines, would have completely different effects. The agriculturalists had their own practices, while the legalists had their own practices. This would lead to constant internal chaos, so Gao Yao temporarily shelved this idea.

Gao Yao raised his head slightly during his worry, and found that Lu Zhi and Lu Su were already standing at the door of the study. He looked at the sun and realized that the two had been here for quite some time.

"Come in, I actually forgot the time." Gao Yao said without raising his head while sitting in front of the desk.

"Yes." With this response, Lu Su and Lu Zhi slowly walked into the study. At this moment, they were in different moods, but they didn't dare to show it easily.