The villain system of Mingyue in Qin Dynasty

The sun slowly rises from the horizon, and as the last red glow in the sky dissipates, golden light shines on the earth.

When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the Yunzhong Palace, on the large bed, Ying Ziyi stretched and sat up slowly.

Xiao Meng lay on her side next to Ying Ziyi, her white body looming under the quilt.

Because of some indescribable strenuous exercise, Xiaomeng slept soundly, with the wings of her nose trembling slightly. Her long silver hair was scattered, and a strand of long hair stuck to her side. After the sweat dried, her hair looked a little dry.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiaohe's figure appeared in the bedroom, kneeling on one knee under the bed.

"whats the matter?"

"According to intelligence reports, Meng Tian led his army out of the Great Wall, and Yang Wengzi led his army out of Xiao Pass. Under attack from the east and west, the Huns have been completely defeated. South of the river is the land of our Great Qin."

Ying Ziyi beat Haqie and said sleepily: "It's only been one night, and the Huns are almost wiped out. The world is changing so fast!"

"Your Highness, Peng Yue has already started taking action."

Xiaohe glanced at Ying Ziyi and reminded him.

"I understand." Ying Ziyi nodded and said. "Let Fatty Jin come here."

"Yes, Your Highness."

At this time, Xiao Meng woke up from her sleep, put her hands around Ying Ziyi's waist, and pressed her whole body against his back.

Xiao He glanced at Xiao Meng, then lowered his head and retreated.

"You have been living in the clouds for these years. Now, are you finally going to take action?" Xiao Meng said in a friendly voice.

"I have been farming for four years. Now, it's time to take action."

The empire raised 300,000 troops to attack the Huns in the north. Overnight, the mountains and rivers changed color, and all south of the Yellow River was the land of Qin.

But this is just the beginning.

How to manage such a vast land? In fact, Emperor Qin already had the answer in his mind.

Da Qin's current military system can be roughly divided into five parts.

The Guanzhong Army Corps guarding Qinchuan for 800 miles were all elite Qin troops, numbering roughly 200,000.

The Kwantung Army Corps guarding the Six Kingdoms approximately numbered half a million, but among them, there were a large number of surrendered soldiers from the Six Kingdoms, and the composition was complex. In order to maintain the stability of the counties and counties in Guandong, Emperor Qin recruited a large number of old tribes from the Six Nations, many of whom served in the Guandong Army. For example, Chen Rong, who rebelled against Zhao a few years ago, openly pledged their allegiance to Da Qin, but no one knew what they thought secretly.

The Baiyue Regiment guarding Xiang County, Guilin County, and Nanhai County. Because of Ying Ziyi, the war in Baiyue ended quickly, and the size of the Baiyue Army remained at around 200,000. Among them, those led by Zhao Tuo, the magistrate of Longchuan County, and those led by Ren Xiao, the magistrate of Panyu, were the most elite.

The Western Region Legion directly under Ying Ziyi has about 100,000 people. This group of troops has Zhaowu City, the governor of the Western Regions, as their heart, and their control range extends from Dayuan Kingdom in the west to Wuche City in the east. Most of the troops are cavalry, and they can come and go freely in this wide area.

The remaining one is the Great Wall Legion, which now covers all the land of Henan and the territory of Qin, with a number of approximately 300,000.

Today's military is not a completely professional killing machine. Just like the Wei soldiers under Wu Qi in Hexi in the past, they were completely separated from production and were like mercenary troops. Although elite, with the financial resources of the Wei State, the overlord of the Central Plains, the number of Wei soldiers at its peak was only 50,000, let alone other countries.

Even in today's Great Qin, there are only a very small number of professional armies that are completely divorced from production. Most of the others are semi-professional armies based on farming and fighting, half farming and half soldiers.

This is probably the reason why the 500,000 Vietnamese troops in another time and space never went north.

Emperor Qin passed away, and the Qin army of 500,000 people lost their leader who swore loyalty to the death. The newly enthroned second generation Hu Hai, in addition to being extravagant and licentious, killed all his brothers and sisters, the ministers and generals left behind by Emperor Qin, and even forgot all the soldiers in the land of Baiyue.

How can such an emperor be convinced? I don’t know what kind of emotions Zhao Tuo felt in his heart when he saw the six kingdoms were in chaos and issued the order to abandon the Chidao that the empire’s soldiers had worked so hard to build.

Is it the eagerness to achieve one's own ambitions, or the helpless sigh of seeing a great empire eventually destroyed?

He works as a farmer in his spare time and as a soldier in time of war. The Great Wall Legion is such an army.

Before the Northern Expedition to the Huns, the empire had already discussed how to govern this vast land.

The two counties of Beidi and Jiuyuan were established, and all the land in Henan was placed under its rule. In addition, forty-four county towns were built along the Yellow River, and millions of people were relocated and filled with land.

The empire has millions of people and 300,000 troops stationed on the northern border of the empire to digest this land. Moreover, the final plan is to capture the fertile land north of the Yellow River and south of Yangshan Mountain, and build a Great Wall to defend Beihu along the dangerous edges of Yangshan and Yinshan Mountains.

If this plan succeeds, there will be a defense line spanning thousands of miles along the long northern border of the empire to prevent Beihu from moving south.

And Ying Ziyi has been preparing for this plan for four years.

The area directly under the jurisdiction of Ying Ziyi was centered on the Hexi Corridor where Zhaowu City and Wuchecheng City were located, among which Wuchecheng City was the largest.

The area around Wuchecheng is a mixture of Hu and Qin people, with a population of 200,000. It is an important town on the Silk Road that connects the east and west.

In a few years, the Chidao connecting Fuping County from Wucheng to the north has been completed. Starting from Fuping County, you can go to Beidi in the west and Jiuyuan in the north.

Once these places are connected, it means that the cattle and wool on the grassland, the scimitars and horses, and even the slaves can be quickly digested on the Silk Road relying on this road.

In charge of Linglong Pavilion, the largest chamber of commerce under Ying Ziyi, Fatty Jin, the former Weiguo businessman, is now getting richer and richer. He was wearing a large brocade suit, with a mustache, holding his signature golden abacus in his hand, licking his belly, looking like a profiteer, and walked into Ying Ziyi tremblingly. In the side hall where government affairs are handled.

"My subordinates pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Fatty Jin came to Ying Ziyi and bowed his hands.

"No need to be so polite." Ying Ziyi could hardly bend down when he saw Fatty Jin like this. "How are things prepared?"

"According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan, preparations have been made over the years. Linglong Pavilion's fleet collected a large amount of wood from the Land of Baiyue, transported it to Guanzhong, and then headed north along the Chi Road. Among the warehouses in the counties of Jiuyuan Shangjun, At this moment, a large amount of wood, stone and other building materials have been stockpiled. In addition, a lot of materials are also being transferred north in large quantities."

"Yes!" Ying Ziyi nodded. The land of Baiyue is rich in timber resources, and most of the straight wood used to build the temples was transported from there. Of course, such large-scale transportation naturally consumes a lot of money. However, Ying Ziyi intended to maintain a large fleet that could travel north and south along the imperial waters, and such consumption was within an acceptable range.

Moreover, in addition to timber, other abundant resources in Baiyue Land are also included in Linglong Pavilion's transactions.

At least, now in Xianyang City, dignitaries are vying to see the strange beasts such as elephants, giraffes, peacocks, etc., which can bring a lot of income to Linglong Pavilion every day, and it is still insufficient to describe it as a daily income.

"At this moment, the land in Henan has been pacified, and Meng Tian will lead his troops to cross the river soon. Taking advantage of this moment, when other chambers of commerce are not prepared, sell the wood and stone stored in each county to the border immediately. The empire establishes county towns, A lot of building materials will be needed. This time, Linglong Pavilion can make a lot of money."

"My subordinate understands." The golden light flashed in Fatty Jin's eyes, and he was already eager to try. "Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, Linglong Pavilion has established several horse farms in the north under the orders of His Majesty. We have hired many horse masters who are proficient in horse breeding, using the sweat horses from the Western Regions and the grassland horses of the Hu people as breeders. , to breed better horse breeds. Now, some results have been achieved."

"Oh?" Ying Ziyi was a little surprised. You must know that in this era, excellent war horses are hard to find.

"Your Highness must also know that the horses from the Western Regions are extremely fast, but have poor endurance. If a cavalry regiment is formed with horses from the Western Regions, during a long march, the horses will probably be scrapped, either to death from exhaustion or to serious weight loss. Although the Hu people's grassland horses have great endurance, they are not as fast as the horses from the Western Regions in terms of marching speed. The new horse breed bred in the Beidi Horse Garden is comparable to the grassland horses in terms of endurance, and also faster than the grassland horses. It is much faster. Moreover, it is more suitable for fighting in extremely cold places such as the border."

"You did a good job." Ying Ziyi nodded and said: "Henan belongs to our Daqin. The horse garden in Linglong Pavilion can be expanded to the north to more than ten. In addition, the horse training team can be sent to search north. A fine breed of horse.”

In the Hetao area, along the Yellow River, there are a large number of grasslands, and there are many excellent varieties of wild horses on them. In the past, due to the Huns, Linglong Pavilion was unable to send a large number of horse training teams. But at this moment, there is no such care.

Excellent grassland can breed a large number of horses. As the most important means of transportation in this era, horses are everywhere on the galloping roads.

Whether it is war horses for riding, or pack horses and draft horses for transportation, whether in the army or locally. With the rise of the Silk Road and the Northern Expedition to the Huns, horses were rapidly in demand and consumed.

Build new roads, construct water conservancy projects, and facilitate commerce and trade. In this way, Guanzhong, Bashu, Hexi Corridor, Hetao, and even various places in Guandong and Baiyue can gradually be integrated into one.

"Your Highness, there is one thing that I have to pay attention to."

Fatty Jin frowned and said worriedly.

"whats the matter?"

"A few months ago, the ministers suggested building a straight road from Yunguang Palace to Jiuyuan City for the sake of the empire's war, but it was strongly rejected by Chang Wenjun and others. Why is this?"

"I know this."

Ying Ziyi smiled, how could he not know. He was the one who asked people to do this, and he even produced the detailed construction drawings. This straight road starts from Linguang Palace on Ganquan Mountain, a military town north of the imperial capital Xianyang, and passes through 14 counties to Jiuyuan City.

Once this straight line is established, there will be trouble at the border. The empire's most elite Guanzhong Corps and a large number of cavalry troops near Xianyang can quickly gather northward through this straight road. It takes three days and three nights to rush from Xianyang to the border.

However, such a strategic military road was rejected by Chang Wenjun and others on the grounds that it was expensive and involved too much labor. This is certainly not short-sighted on their part. It's because, once this straight road is built, although it will be much faster from Xianyang to Jiuyuan, it will be the same from Jiuyuan to Xianyang.

Jiuyuan City is located at the western end of Yunzhong County. In other words, once something happens in Xianyang. Ying Ziyi, the crown prince of Great Qin, could quickly rush to Xianyang through this straight road and take control of the situation.

This is what Chang Wenjun and others don't want to see.

For Fatty Jin, the meaning of this straight road is also extraordinary. If the empire is not at war, this straight road can be used by the Linglong Chamber of Commerce.

Imagine that Jiuyuan City is thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, and it is very inconvenient to travel there. But after the opening of this road, it will be much more convenient for caravans to travel, and the transportation of goods will be much safer.

"Don't worry!" Ying Ziyi smiled and said, "The construction of this straight road will start soon."

"Why is Your Highness so sure?" Fatty Jin asked.

Ying Ziyi shook his head, thinking that this golden fat man was extraordinary in making money through currency, but in the struggle for power within the empire, he was as immature as a child.

Nonsense, who is Emperor Qin? Would he give up a straight road of such great strategic significance just because of the petty thoughts of Chang Wenjun and others?

A lot of labor? Don’t you look at how many laborers are working inside and outside the Great Wall? Was it a waste of money? Could this be considered a reason in Emperor Qin's mind?

What Emperor Qin longed for was a great cause for the ages. If he was willing to compromise, the empire would not be in the crisis-ridden situation it is now. If Emperor Qin was willing to sit safely on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he could divide the descendants of the Ying surname, the descendants of the clan, and the meritorious officials into the world to maintain the stability of the empire, instead of adopting a centralized system of prefectures and counties.

Cars and writings were written on the same track, books were written on the same track, currency was unified, roads were built, and even now the Huns were driven from the north, and the Great Wall would be built in the future. What Emperor Qin wanted to do, what he wanted to achieve, how many people in the world could compare with him?

Chang Wenjun and others wanted to object, but they did not understand from the beginning what kind of king they were serving?

"The construction of the straight road will require a lot of equipment, manpower and livestock. You should start preparing for this!" Ying Ziyi said to Fatty Jin.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Fatty Jin bowed his head and retreated.

As soon as Fatty Jin retreated, Xiaodie hurried in.

"Your Highness, the Yueshi suddenly led their troops eastwards one month ago, and there are signs of instability on the Wusun side."

"Order Zhang Han in Zhaowu City to immediately summon all the kings of the Western Regions. If there are any who don't come, the commander-in-chief will attack and destroy them." Ying Ziyi said with a serious face.

If Da Qin cannot maintain its prestige among the countries in the Western Region, then the Western Region will collapse instantly like an avalanche.