"Your Highness is right. I was just too anxious." Li Xin bowed quickly.
Li Xin also admired Zhao Qingrui very much. Although she was a woman, she squeezed Fusu out and was able to gain a firm foothold in the court. This was something that no other princes and princesses could match.
"Your Majesty, there are 300,000 troops stationed in Shangjun. Isn't that enough to conquer the Huns? Do we still need to recruit soldiers?" Zhou Yan was a little frightened. The Qin Dynasty had more than one million soldiers. With so many people, it was scary to think about recruiting soldiers.
"Don't you know, Zhou Pushe, that we have to build the Great Wall with so many prisoners of war and criminals? If too many troops are withdrawn and unrest occurs, you, Lord Zhou, will be responsible?" Li Xin sprayed at Zhou Yan without hesitation.
He wanted to fight, he wanted to achieve merit, he wanted to wash away the humiliation of the previous attack on Chu, and no one could stop him! !
Ying Zheng looked at Li Xin and raised his eyebrows slightly. This guy could be used, so he should give him another chance.
"I have made up my mind now. The Huns have been a scourge to the Qin Dynasty for many years. Now many of the Qin soldiers are old and need new blood to replenish them." Ying Zheng looked down and his voice was cold.
Who could understand his pain? He is healthy now, Daqin has some money, he has powerful military strength, and he also knows about the wider world outside.
Staying in Xianyang all the time is simply a torture.
He wanted to conquer all the land and unify the whole world.
"Your Majesty, in this case, how many soldiers do you want to recruit?" Feng Quji stood up and asked. They had long known that His Majesty wanted to expand outward.
Fortunately, the Qin State is making money faster now, otherwise we really cannot afford Your Majesty's desire to launch external conquests.
"Recruit another 200,000." This was something Ying Zheng had considered. Shangjun and Lingnan both needed people, and Xianyang also needed a large army to guard it.
There are actually not many troops that can be mobilized, and only a part can be mobilized from Lingnan and Shangjun.
There are so many powerful countries in the overseas world. This group of newly recruited soldiers can only be trained first and it is impossible to take them out to fight directly.
Two hundred thousand, this number made many people gasp.
"Your Majesty, the Huns are just a tribe on the grassland. There is no need to recruit so many soldiers." This number made many people's scalps tingle, and they quickly stood up to persuade them.
Although the position of the Grand Marshal of the Qin Dynasty is vacant now, who among those brave generals in the court cannot take that position?
But this time, Li Si and Feng Quji didn't say anything. They had already known about this matter. In order to convince them, Ying Zheng even showed them his precious globe.
It was precisely because they knew the situation in the outside world that the two of them did not object to the expedition against the Huns. Knowing that the outside world was so vast while the Qin Dynasty was confined to a corner, they were naturally unwilling to accept this.
"Hmph, you are short-sighted. Do you only see the Huns? There are many tribes near the Huns, and these tribes have always been eyeing our Great Qin." Ying Zheng looked at these people coldly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. They have been in Xianyang all the time. It is normal that they are not aware of the situation outside." Zhao Qingrui said calmly.
Dad must be impatient now. It is impossible for this batch of new recruits to go to the battlefield, but which part of the soldiers to select is also a problem.
"Well, Qingrui, you should explain it to them in detail so that these people who are narrow-minded can broaden their horizons." Ying Zheng, who was a little angry, immediately calmed down after Zhao Qingrui's persuasion.
He knew that his daughter agreed with his expedition against the Huns.
He could also see from those historical books that if these tribes were not dealt with, they would become a disaster in the future.
"Besides the Xiongnu, many other tribes and states were also excluded from the Great Wall, including the Yuezhi, Qiang, Donghu, Fuyu, Wusun, and Loulan. In addition to these, there were also many powerful countries thousands of miles away overseas, such as the Maurya Empire and the Seleucid Empire."
"My father wishes to expand our territory and broaden the territories of our Great Qin, thus creating a lasting legacy for future generations."
"Instead of thinking about how to make the Great Qin stronger, you are trying to hinder our father's conquest and hinder the Great Qin. You are truly the loyal ministers of the Great Qin."
Zhao Qingrui's words made many people stare wide-eyed. Is the outside world so big? They only knew about the Xiongnu and Yuezhi, and didn't know much about the others, nor did they take it seriously.
Now that Zhao Qingrui said this, many people felt that the war was still necessary. No one would be happy if they knew that a group of people with ulterior motives were lurking near their home.
Especially the military generals, their faces flushed with excitement. There was so much space outside and there were still many battles to fight. These were all achievements.
It was very difficult for the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to be granted the title of nobility. According to the twenty-level military merit system, only Wang Jian and his son Wang Ben had become full marquises.
"Your Highness, where did you learn this? Is it alarmist talk? Apart from the Xiongnu, the other tribes are not a threat at all." Zhou Yan said in a deep voice.
What Zhao Qingrui said today really refreshed their cognition.
"I had people find out all this. Do you still have doubts?" Ying Zheng received his daughter's gaze and took the responsibility of this matter on himself.
Naturally, no one dared to question Ying Zheng's words.
At this point, the conscription was temporarily confirmed.
"Your Majesty, in this case, matters such as the treatment of new recruits need to be carefully considered. Although the Qin treasury has some money, it cannot be spent lavishly." Feng Quji bowed.
"This requires everyone to discuss and decide together. The conscription will not begin until the spring planting is over." Ying Zheng said lightly.
"Your Majesty, I think this conscription should be widely publicized. The current military salaries and other information should be made known to more people to encourage those young men to sign up." Zhao Qingrui said immediately.
According to my father's idea of conquering the whole world, the conscription will probably not stop. To conquer the whole world, it will take more than a year or two, unless there are epoch-making weapons.
Although she could exchange it, the epoch-making items were too expensive, and she would not give them to the military casually.
If the Qin Dynasty wants to develop, it should do it step by step. With the example of its father, it cannot take too big a leap in one go.
Soldiers' salaries and benefits increased a lot last year, but some of the original rules were also abolished, such as the system of granting land for military merit.
"Well, Qingrui's idea is very good." Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Qingrui gently. She was worthy of being his daughter. She thought the same as him. The court must encourage her to join the army.
"There's also the issue of veterans, which also needs to be addressed. Father, Daqin needs many places right now, such as the salt fields, the glass factories, and the village and pavilion chiefs in various places. These all require manpower."
"Those veterans have sacrificed so much for the Qin Dynasty. I think we need to arrange their lives after retirement." Zhao Qingrui said seriously.
Daqin’s current departments are not yet perfect, especially those in the economic field, as there are too few talented people.
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