Qin Dynasty: Father Ying Zheng granted marriage to young Siming

When passing by Li Si, everyone saluted.

Even though Li Si is no longer the Prime Minister of Qin, his status is still there and he is still respected.

At this time, only Fu Che, Shao Siming and Li Si were left in the tent.

Shao Siming still went to make tea by himself.

"sit."

Fu Che said to Li Si.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Thanks Li Si.

"What does Prime Minister think?"

Fu Che asked Li Si.

"Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Li Si has now resigned as Prime Minister of Qin."

Li Si smiled slightly. "

"Whatever your status was before, that's your status here."

Fu Che said, "Let's get down to business."

Li Si nodded and said: "Qiang Yu, Shejian and other generals are all brave generals on the battlefield and are excellent in running and leading the army, but for this kind of farming and mulberry industry, we have to leave it to them in the early stages. It is indeed a bit forced, it is not easy to come up with the following general situation. I must give Li Si some time and select some capable people. Li Si wants to personally coordinate the investigation."

"How much time and how many people do you want?"

Fu Che asked.

"Three months, 500 people."

Li Si said: "The land of Yan and Zhao stretches for two to three thousand miles, and the cross-domain situation is so complicated that it is even worse than the Great Qin of the past. Three months is already Li Si's limit."

"I will give you half a year and 1000 people. As long as they are the ones you like, you can choose them at will."

Fu Che said.

"Thank you sir."

Li Si said: "Did the young master just want to lower taxes on purpose?"

"Yes, this is a border area, and this year is a good year. It would be a good thing if we can reduce taxes and people's hearts. But now the treasury is not full, and the pressure has doubled in terms of taxation, which is a bit tangled. "

Fu Che looked at Li Si: "What about Yu Xiangguo?"

Li Si said: "The current tax rate in our Daqin is three out of ten. You can reduce it by another ten percent this year. There are still 63 stones of grain and grass in the granary. With these taxes, there will be no tax in a short time." what is the problem."

Li Si went on to say: "Compared with taxation, what you should solve most now is another matter."

"what?"

Fu Che asked.

"Corvee."

Li Si said: "Young master should reduce the corvee and use more free people's power to cultivate wasteland."

Chapter 117 Fu Che: “Throughout the universe and through the ages, there is only one person in China!”

"The corvette..."

Fu Che whispered to himself.

"Indeed, heavy corvee labor occupies too much of the people's power. If these corvee labors are liberated, the labor force that can be used to cultivate land and open up wasteland will increase a lot."

Fu Che said to Li Si.

"The land of Yanzhao stretches for thousands of miles and has a population of 700 million. However, excluding women, children, the elderly and the weak, the number of people who can actually become a labor force is less than 300 million, not counting those who were disabled due to previous continuous wars. The old minister has calculated that there are at least 8 civilians who can be released from the Zhao Kingdom alone."

Li Si said: "Moreover, Qin's laws are strict, and the people of Yan and Zhao are very brave and fierce. If the king can grant amnesty during the wedding, at least tens of thousands of prisoners can be released. "

"really."

Fu Che said: "On the way from Xianyang to Handan, after entering the territory of Zhao State, I saw a large area of ​​wasteland. This does not include the areas north of Handan and Yan State. If these people can be released, they can be reclaimed. Wasteland, within three or two years, the grain output in the entire Yanzhao area will have a significant increase."

"The king not only wants to set his sights on reclamation of wasteland. Although reclamation of wasteland is a long-term plan, there is still an urgent matter in front of us."

Li Si smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you can take a guess."

"Flood trouble."

Fu Che said: "Every year during the rainy season, several major river systems in Yanzhao will inevitably flood. However, there was great chaos and wars in the country before. Neither Yanzhao nor Yanzhao had enough energy and national strength to control the floods, so that the losses caused every year were even higher. It’s huge, and there are countless casualties.”

"indeed so."

Li Si said: "Li Si has read what the king wrote a few days ago. Li Si admires it. However, the old minister advised the king not to act too hastily. Now that the king has just ascended the throne, the most important thing is to win people's hearts and wait until they reach the throne. Stable. When the king's power spreads far and wide, it is the time for the king to make bold moves and display his grand plans."

"The widow understands."

Fu Che smiled and said: "With the help of the Prime Minister, I am like Guan Zhong."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary. I have been assisting the First Emperor for nearly 30 years. I still have this experience and sense of smell."

Li Si said calmly: "Then this is the problem that the king has to face in politics and people's livelihood, and then there is the problem of military warfare."

"Yes."

Fu Che took the tea bowl from Shao Siming: "What do you think of Prime Minister?"

Li Si thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, the king should not send troops to the grassland for at least one year. Our strength is still too weak now. The veteran can guarantee that in two or three years, we will have enough strength to compete with the grassland." Fighting for supremacy.”

Fu Che remained silent.

It’s not that I disagree with Li Si’s suggestion.

Instead, he was calculating his own strength in his mind.

There are 25 troops, excluding the garrison troops stationed in various places, there are only 18 troops, of which there are only [-] to [-] cavalry.

The rest are basically infantry.

If you want to attack the grassland directly, this power is simply not enough.

The Qin army was invincible in the world in frontal combat, but the Huns and Donghu had always been nomads, and they could easily pull out 10,000 to [-], or even [-]+ cavalry.

The mobility of cavalry far exceeds that of infantry.

The outcome of the head-on confrontation is still unknown.

However, if they go deep into the grassland and fight away from home, the Qin army will easily fall into the dilemma of being unable to defeat, chasing but unable to catch up, and escaping but unable to escape.

Therefore, the military strategy of the grassland is indeed a very difficult matter.

In fact, Fu Che had already planned not to use troops on the grassland within a year.

Fu Che wants to create a powerful cavalry force.

One year may not be enough.

"I will think about the military issues first and wait until the military meeting in a few days."

Fu Che said to Li Si.

"In this case, I retire."

Li Si said to Fu Che.

……

Li Si left quickly.

Only Fu Che and Shao Siming were left in the big tent.

"take a break."

Fu Che said to Shao Siming, who had been busy making tea.

"Not tired."

Shao Siming looked at Fu Che and said, "You like to drink."

"Ha ha……"

Fu Che pulled Shao Siming over.

Asked in her ear: "Compared to tea soup, what do you think I like to drink more?"

Shao Siming's cheeks were slightly red.

"Bad!"

Shao Siming hit Fu Che.

"Okay, you're tired from this journey, so go get some rest early."

Fu Che said to Shao Siming.

"What are you going to do?"

Shao Siming asked Fu Che.

"Go out alone and think about some things."

Fu Che kissed Young Siming gently on his forehead: "Have a good rest and don't follow me. I need to think alone."

"Well, be careful."

Shao Si Ming nodded.

……

Outside the camp, Handan City can be seen in the distance.

As the capital of Zhao State, Handan itself is very impressive, especially the Zhao Palace, which is actually not much different from Xianyang Palace.

Fu Che was alone outside the camp.

It was already evening.

The smell of cooking smoke wafts in the air.

Politically and economically, with Li Si around, Fu Che can have a lot of peace of mind.