Chapter 581: No One Can Die
"The reason I say this is to let you two know that there are people outside the heavens. As long as two of them have the courage and courage, they can lead my Daqin man to sweep the world, trample the Mauryan Dynasty and the Macedonian Empire under their feet, open up the land for my Daqin for thousands of miles, and achieve unparalleled achievements..."
"Mr. Marquis tells me what should I do?" Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu bowed their fists at the same time. They already understood that Chen Xu wanted them to do something.
"Two generals, I, Daqin, currently have more than one million troops in China. These soldiers are constantly supporting but not working, and consume countless daily consumption. However, since the six countries are pacified, there is no need to continue to maintain such powerful force. Once the northwest is stable, the 300,000 troops stationed in the northwest will inevitably become a decoration, with no effect except for consuming food and equipment. Therefore, I am going to report to Your Majesty to streamline the army, and except to retain a few powerful pawns, the 300,000 troops will be removed, and the land and real estate will be distributed according to military merits. Therefore, I need the two generals to capture the position we just said through a refreshing victory, and then advise Your Majesty to lay off the army..."
Jiang Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "Marty, it is not impossible to submit a memorial to withdraw the army, but Your Majesty may not agree!"
"So what we said just now, you two will win this time, and completely eliminate 60,000 or 70,000 Xiongnu nobles here in one fell swoop. Your Majesty will naturally be moved when he sees the fierceness of the horses and horses. This land is like a pearl outside the Great Wall, with abundant water and plants, fertile land, and construction of irrigation ditches and reclaimed grain fields, which is enough to garrison 100,000 households. Once successful, there will be no more external troubles and harassment in the northwest of the Great Qin. In addition, with the obstruction of the Great Qin and the city walls, the border only needs a small number of soldiers to garrison the northwest of the Great Qin to ensure the stability of the northwest of the Great Qin!"
Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu looked at each other, then clasped their fists together and said, "I must do my best to do my best in this matter, but I dare not guarantee that Your Majesty will accept it. As the Marquis said, now with powerful new pawns and equipment, tens of thousands of pawns are completely stronger than the attack power of a 300,000 army. If the Hun and Hu disaster are pacified, there is no need for the Northwest Army to continue to retain so many, but all this depends on Your Majesty's thoughts. Moreover, although we made great contributions this time, our foundation is unstable, and we cannot guarantee that Your Majesty will listen!"
"Haha, I just need your Majesty to know that someone is proposing a disarmament. I will naturally discuss other matters with Your Majesty!" Chen Xu waved his hand with a smile.
"Mr. Marquis, why do you want to come to us? I heard that you and Marquis Di Dao have a close relationship. If he comes forward, your Majesty might believe it more!" Jiang Bu said in confusion.
When Chen Xu thought of Li Xin who had just left, he couldn't help but shudder when he walked, he immediately twitched a few times and said, "Mr. Di Daohou is not a subordinate of General Meng. If he speaks, it may cause all kinds of suspicion!"
"So that's it!" Jiang Bu understood and nodded, but he still felt a little nervous in his heart: "Marty, you can actually discuss this matter with General Meng. If General Meng comes forward, Your Majesty will definitely agree!"
"Your brain is broken, right? How could General Meng report to lay off the withdrawal soldiers?" Jiang Hu slapped Jiang Bu on the back of the head.
"Uh, yes, marquis forgive me, I'm in a hurry!" Jiang Bu quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake with a slight look.
Meng Tian controlled 300,000 troops to guard the northwest, which was almost equivalent to a stabilizing sea magic needle to stabilize the Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, the Meng brothers have always been two loyal dogs in Qin Shihuang's hands. Not only did they have the greatest honor of literature and martial arts, but they almost contracted half of the Qin Dynasty. Meng Tian controlled the most fierce army in the Qin Dynasty. Meng Yi monitored officials all over the world. In less than a year, Meng Yi stepped on Gao Ji, Shang Tu, Ao Ping, Zhao Gao and a group of third-rank and fourth-rank officials of the Ministry of Rites. Each step was a scene of flesh and blood flying, but Meng Yi did not hesitate at all.
Therefore, if the emperor does not ask for a withdrawal, Meng Tian will never ask for a speech. In order to stabilize the Qin Dynasty, he may even ask for a continued increase in the army, because only with enough troops in his hands can he help the emperor protect the Qin Dynasty.
As for the sufferings of the people, it has nothing to do with Meng Yi and Meng Tian.
Farming, weaving, eating and dressing are the affairs of the two prime ministers and the six ministries. They are only responsible for fighting and spending money.
Jiang Hu is a subordinate of Meng Tian. He has been guarding the northwest for many years and is almost conscious of the situation in the northwest. Moreover, if he leads new pawns twice in a row, it is even more convincing to say it.
The current situation of the Qin Dynasty cannot support so many troops, because if the 300,000 troops remain unscathed and the new pawns are still equipped on a large scale, the military supplies will only become larger and larger, the court's exploitation of the people will only become more and more vast, and the domestic conflicts will also become larger. This is not in line with all the strategies of lightening taxes and reducing taxes to cultivate the people after the founding of the country. In particular, the Qin Dynasty must appease the people and people of the six countries. The more severe the exploitation, the more fierce the rebound will be.
After returning to Xianyang, Jiang Hu visited Chen Xu twice, and also invited Chen Xu to have dinner and drink at the Qinghe Hotel with several lieutenants who returned at the same time and made great contributions. These generals and soldiers who made great contributions were naturally grateful to Chen Xu. If it weren't for Chen Xu's advice on the plan to guide Henan and the new pawn equipment and weapons they created, they would never have made great contributions.
Therefore, since Jiang Hu is willing to move closer to him and show kindness, Chen Xu naturally hopes to have some influence on the army. However, the army is different from court battles. It is a very special place. It is difficult to insert hands in. Moreover, intervention requires very concealment and caution. The emperor does not really hope that there are people besides himself who can influence the orders and construction of the army.
Therefore, Chen Xu could only get support from the reform army through the temptation outside the Western Regions and the gratitude of Jiang's family to him.
"Mr. Marquis, in three days, we will set out to the Northwest Military Camp. We will come to visit and say goodbye. When we return from Dasheng, we will drink and chat with the Marquis!" Since Chen Xu has explained the matter clearly, Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu are also preparing to say goodbye and leave.
"Haha, it's easy to say. The two generals returned from a great victory. Xu welcomed the two at the Qinghe Hotel!" Chen Xu also said happily with a laugh.
"By the way, Yinshan Hou, Xu still has something to ask for, I hope it can be convenient!" Chen Xu suddenly remembered something after sending Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu to the door.
"Mr. Marquis, please give me instructions!" Jiang Hu said respectfully.
"I have a disciple named Ying Bu. He has a strong martial arts skills and a calm personality. He completed the test drills of new pawn equipment and weapons by himself. Because of this, he was awarded the title of the sixth-level captain. Now he has been leading the imperial guards in the factory outside the city. He has been doing his duty and never made any mistakes on weekdays. Xu felt that Ying Bu was a bit in a talented place in the Academy of Sciences, so he wanted to recommend him to serve under General Jiang Hu!"
"This matter is easy. Later, I went to the Ministry of War to request the transfer order to transfer Ying Bu to my command. After arriving at the Northwest Military Camp, I was granted the position of lieutenant. Whether he can make contributions in this war depends on his own ability!" Jiang Hu agreed without any hesitation.
"Thank you, thank you, and making contributions is naturally all about your ability. Now, I, the Qin Dynasty, regard military merit as the most respected, and I don't want him to be inferior. If I can't support myself on the wall, I will let him live and die!" Chen Xu nodded.
After seeing off Jiang Hu and Jiang Bu, Chen Xu was not sleepy when he returned to the study and ordered his servants to go outside the city to find Ying Bu back.
Now Ying Bu has settled his home in Xianyang, and has bought a house and married a wife and concubine. Compared to the happier life when he was wandering around alone two years ago, when he wanted to rebel against Qin and Chu, Chen Xu once repeatedly warned Ying Bu not to regain his ambition to restore his country. Although he didn't know what Ying Bu was thinking, it seems that Ying Bu has managed the security of the factory very well in the past six months, and he is conscientious and strict in discipline every day. Except for the iron smelting furnace collapsed last winter, the imperial guards also respected him very much. It can be seen that the historical records of the battalion department and later generations are indeed a general.
Chen Ping, who was also in a rebellious mind of Qin and Wei, has now become the boss of the Qin Metropolitan Daily. He has completely abandoned the idea of restoring the country and turned into a sharp blade in Chen Xu's hand, specializing in dealing with the riots of the hundreds of alchemists and specializing in treating all kinds of dissatisfactions of cultural gangsters.
This literary and military figure is the key figure in the historical records of later generations who assisted Liu Bang in winning, but now it is Chen Xu.
As for the later generations, there are similar figures such as Xiao He and Han Xin, and Chen Xu did not intend to find them one by one. Zhang Liang did not get Huangshi Gong's military strategy, and the general trend of the world began to irreversibly distort. As long as Hu Hai came to power, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Li Xin, Zhang Han and Wang Ben and other old Qin generals were not dead, the Qin would be as stable as a mountain. Even if Xiang Yu and Liu Bang wanted to jump out to rebel, they might not be successful. Moreover, the gunpowder has been developed successfully, and craftsmen are still constantly improving and building guns. With the foundation of fireworks, it is almost a natural thing to make shells with great lethality.
In the face of hot weapons, all troops mainly composed of cold weapons are slags, unless there is really a magic trick in this world.
Chen Xu will not easily take out the thermal weapons. This is technical reserve and the key to his final step in preventing them. Chen Xu needs to make all necessary preparations for Guiguzi's nine-year disaster.
Half an hour later, Yingbu came to the Marquis's mansion with his servant to pay homage to Chen Xu, and Chen Xu also told him about recommending him to serve as a new-style sling captain under Jiang Hu's command.
"This is your chance to make meritorious service. If you are lucky enough to make great contributions, you will have a great family in the fief, fief, fief, and house. Maybe you can become the leader of the army, and it won't be a waste of time to fight me!"
"Thank you for your appreciation and recommendation!" Ying Bu's face turned red with excitement, and he knelt on one knee on Chen Xu's face and bowed to worship.
"Get up, the military barracks are no more than the Academy of Sciences. There are strict military rules and strict military laws. After you go, you should not pretend to be arrogant and domineering. If you violate the military rules, your head will be chopped down. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance!"
"Don't worry, Marquis, Ying Bu will never embarrass the Marquis. This time, he will definitely make contributions to the Marquis!" Ying Bu stood up excitedly and said loudly.
"That's good, go and prepare. Let's go and set off with General Jiang Hu in three days. Last time I heard that your wife is pregnant, I will arrange for someone to take care of her family affairs, so don't be distracted!" Chen Xu waved his hand.
"Mr. Marquis, Ying Bu is leaving!" Ying Bu said goodbye with excitement, walked out of the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion and then turned over and galloped away.
Looking at Ying Bu's back as he left, Chen Xu frowned slightly and ordered to prepare a carriage to go out of the city and return to Qinghe Villa.
Ying Bu is really a little confused about Chen Xu.
This person is very ambitious, but he has indeed been very serious and responsible in the past six months in the Academy of Sciences. However, the so-called soldiers who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers. He hopes to dispel the unrealistic ideas of Ying Bu by making meritorious and honorable titles. As long as his status reaches a certain level, his glory and wealth are tied to the interests of the Qin Dynasty and become a top noble of the Qin Dynasty. The idea of restoring the country will inevitably become increasingly weak.
Moreover, Chen Xu is urgently in need of a nail in the army at present. In this era of force supremacy, there is no military force to rely on. Once unpredictable things happen, they may not be able to protect the safety of themselves and their family.
Chapter completed!