Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get a piece of paper and write it down."
"Okay, I have some in my room. Come to my room and write it."
After Qin Chuan finished speaking, he got up and led Xiao Yue into his room.
Upon seeing the parrot Xiao Ba, Xiao Yue teased it for a while before sitting down in a chair and picking up her pen to write.
"Regarding the arrangements after the conquest of the Southern Xiongnu, the following plans are made."
Qin Chuan stood upright with his hands behind his back, his voice steady and powerful.
"First, the original territory of the Southern Xiongnu will be divided into three provinces, and the names will be decided by the ministers. After that, there will be no more Southern Xiongnu. The Southern Xiongnu residents will have their original personal property, clothing, etiquette, diet, customs, beliefs, etc. respected by the law. In short, their lives will remain the same as before."
Xiao Yue did not write down everything Qin Chuan said, but only wrote down the words "divided into three provinces". She then briefly summarized the rest of the words, knowing that she had a good memory and could relay them to Xiao Li word for word.
As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, she still possesses this level of ability.
"Secondly, select an elite force from the northern border army and the garrisons of the northern provinces, and establish a construction corps of about 50,000 men in the heart of the Southern Xiongnu territory. The soldiers of this corps can be rotated, and Han Chinese who go there can be allocated land, marry, have children, and even have their descendants settle there..."
He continued speaking, and Xiao Yue continued writing.
"Third, implement Sinicized education in these three provinces, build schools, and send unsuccessful candidates such as those who passed the imperial examinations to the capital, with the court providing them with salaries. At the same time, provide free Sinicized education to the Xiongnu people and allow them to participate in the imperial examinations and become officials. This should be persisted in for at least twenty years, and it is also a key measure to completely assimilate the Xiongnu people."
Hearing this, Xiao Yue was puzzled, but she did not interrupt immediately, and continued to take notes.
"Fourth, build a straight road from the capital, at least as wide as two carriages, to Longmen Pass in the north. Then, starting from Longmen Pass, build three more straight roads to the governor's offices of the three provinces. This will not only accelerate the central government's control over the region, but also facilitate trade."
"Fifth, several markets will be set up in each of the three provinces to strengthen trade between the Han people and the local area. These three provinces will not pay grain taxes, and a tax of 10% to 20% will be levied on each trade transaction."
"Sixth... these five points are enough for now. We can talk about the rest later."
After saying that, Qin Chuan sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and poured one for Xiao Yue as well.
He disliked being served by eunuchs, and since his mansion was full of them, he did most of the dressing and tea-making himself during this period.
Ever since the Empress took a liking to him, he has felt extremely restricted...
Xiao Yue finally finished writing and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her, "Thirdly, you said you wanted to provide free Chinese language education to the Xiongnu people, but there are still many women in our country who cannot read. How can this be implemented? Won't our people have a lot of objections?"
“Uh…” Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, “What you said makes a lot of sense, so we should make great efforts to implement free education for all citizens in the existing thirteen provinces first.”
"Where's the money?" Xiao Yue couldn't help but ask. "Do you know how much this will cost?"
Qin Chuan said, "Isn't your royal sister rich? Go ask her for it!"
Xiao Yue sighed, speechless, "Where would she get so much money? The national treasury only has a little over six million taels, and the more than ninety thousand Xiongnu people sent to various provinces for labor service consume tens of thousands of taels every month..."
Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but interrupt, "How can they eat so much? Aren't they performing corvée labor? The local government offices all benefit from it. Have your elder sister cut some of the expenditures of the local government offices..."
"Okay, I'll write it down..."
After Xiao Yue finished writing, she continued the topic of "free education": "The registered population of Da Gan is 40 million. If we calculate based on all the underage boys and girls, there are more than 13 million. If we want to implement free education, it will cost at least five taels of silver per person per year, totaling 65 million taels. Where will the money come from?"
"this……"
Qin Chuan was speechless. There was only one way to solve these problems: marry the Empress and make money through the system...
However, the current problem is that the Empress insists on pressuring Ruyan, which makes things very difficult.
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan continued, "Just write it down first, do what can be done first, and do what can't be done for now, and do it later."
"Alright, I'll take it back and report to my elder sister. I'll relay everything you said to her verbatim."
After Xiao Yue finished speaking, she got up and left the room.
Qin Chuan followed behind her and said, "Come over when you have time, and I'll teach you how to dress. You'll look at least ten times better than you do now..."
Xiao Yue turned around and looked at him, saying, "You should take better care of yourself. I don't want to get married, so why dress up so nicely..."
Why don't you want to get married?
"I just don't want to get married, why ask so many questions..."
Xiao Yue left after speaking, leaving Qin Chuan with only her back view.
...
More than an hour later, in the Imperial Study in the palace.
After hearing Xiao Yue's account, the Empress was also told that his temples had turned white.
Instantly, tears welled up in her phoenix eyes, and she was on the verge of sobbing.
"Royal sister, are you alright?"
Seeing the glistening tears in her eyes, Xiao Yue quickly asked with concern.
"I'm fine, Xiao Yue, you may leave now."
After Xiao Yue left.
The Empress's tears streamed down her face as she murmured, "Qin Lang, it's all my fault..."
She sniffed, took a deep breath, and said, "Prepare the carriage, let's go to the Prince of Yan's residence!"
...
Qin Chuan was surprised that she would come in person so soon.
When I saw the Empress, I still felt a little guilty; after all, lying to her like that didn't seem right...
The Empress entered Qin Chuan's room and instructed the palace maids and eunuchs to wait at the door.
"Qin Lang!"
Upon seeing him, the Empress could no longer contain her longing for him. She immediately rushed over, stroking his white hair at the temples, her eyes reddening.
With the soft, fragrant woman in his arms, Qin Chuan's heart softened instantly.
"Li'er..."
"What did you call me?"
The Empress lifted her head from his chest, her eyes filled with mischief. "You, Qin Chuan, how dare you call me by my name! Believe me or not, I'll punish you right now!"
"Then what crime does Your Majesty intend to punish me for?"
Qin Chuan reached out and gently stroked her delicate nose. Seeing the smile on her face and her joyful expression, he knew that she had no intention of being punished at all.
The Empress smiled sweetly, her phoenix eyes gazing at him with amusement. "Qin Lang, you're so naughty! I'm going to punish you by making you dine with me!"
"That's it..."
"No, that's not it. I want you to be with me every day, every month, every year, for all eternity..."
"Okay, I promise you."
Qin Chuan's hands began to wander restlessly over her slender waist, and for a moment, he couldn't control the gun at all...
"No, Qin Lang... please don't do this."
Feeling his passion, the Empress gently pushed his hands away and whispered in his ear, "I really can't stand you like this..."
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