As for those merchants, Fusu's report showed that they were indeed dishonest. They were secretly engaged in human trafficking, and the bandits kept the people who were sold in the capital of Qiandu.
This angered the merchants, and they contacted several caravans with them and prepared to get rid of all the bandits, so that they would not be blackmailed by these people next time they took this route.
Then, the biggest fight in Liaodong County's history broke out.
Zhao Qingrui's face turned slightly cold. These businessmen were probably not simple.
"Seal all the properties of these merchants and thoroughly investigate whether they have any connection with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms."
"Bandits and guards who gather to fight will be sent to cultivate the land and build Liaodong County for three years of hard labor."
It would be a waste to not use so many people, nearly a thousand of them. If these people are used to build Liaodong County, it will also reduce a lot of corvee pressure on Fusu.
Within two days, Fusu received Zhao Qingrui's order and looked thoughtful.
The human trafficking may really be related to the remnants of the six kingdoms, and it must be investigated thoroughly.
Zhao Qingrui said directly that if these people were involved with the remnants of the six kingdoms, they would all be killed.
With Zhao Qingrui's order, Fusu quickly took people to confiscate the property of these merchants. It just so happened that these merchants were from Liaodong County and Yuyang County, so it didn't take much effort to wipe them all out.
Looking at the things he copied, Fusu's eyes widened. There were mountains of money, as well as a lot of grain, jewelry, jade, and so on.
Even though he was the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, he grew up watching all kinds of good things.
But he had never seen so much money and all kinds of treasures before.
After various means were used, these leading businessmen finally confessed.
They did have secret connections with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and those people they sold were sold to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
As for what it was used for, among these people there were two people under the command of the remnants of the six kingdoms, and Fusu also learned the reason from them.
After knowing the result, Fusu couldn't help but feel terrified.
He used to think that his father was too cruel, but now he realized that there were so many hidden dangers within the Qin Dynasty.
The remnants of the six kingdoms continued to gather strength in secret, preparing to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.
If the Qin Dynasty falls into chaos, many people will surely die.
Thinking of this, Fusu felt a pang of guilt. He was too naive.
"Master Fusu, what should we do with all this money and food?" The county lieutenant was extremely greedy for the money and food.
He also received a lot of horses, cattle and sheep from these merchants, all of which he wanted.
"We need to consult the court before making a decision on this matter." Fusu said seriously.
With these supplies, there will definitely be no problem in building Liaodong County into a prosperous one.
He also didn't expect that the remnants of the six kingdoms were so wealthy.
The lives of the people are already so poor, but these people are still exploiting them. They deserve to die.
"That's right. These horses are all good. There are only more than 20 horses in our army." The county lieutenant looked at the horses and his saliva almost fell.
The horses in the hands of these merchants are more abundant than those in the military. It's simply unfair.
The war horses in the army are now mainly concentrated in Shangjun. Now that we are fighting against the Huns, the losses incurred by the war horses are also huge.
Fusu was silent for two seconds, then looked at the well-raised horse. No wonder the county lieutenant was jealous. He wanted to have it just by looking at it.
After Zhao Qingrui learned about this, he also called Li Si and Feng Quji to discuss the matter.
"With so many people being forced to do labor service for three years, can the garrison in Liaodong County manage so many people?" Li Si hesitated.
"It's not a big problem. Those bandits are honest. It's just right to use them to restrain the merchants' entourage." Feng Quji said seriously.
"Minister Feng is right. These people will be used to develop Liaodong County. I just want to leave more people for my elder brother so that he won't have difficulty finding people when he wants to build Liaodong County." Zhao Qingrui nodded.
"This amount of money is huge. Should we leave it in Liaodong County and let Prince Fusu control it?" Li Si pondered.
Such a large amount of money is no small matter.
"Liaodong County is cold and harsh, and is often harassed by the Fuyu people. Give it to them. I also want to see how my elder brother can govern Liaodong County." Zhao Qingrui straightened his body and said with anticipation.
"The jewels can be taken back, but the grain can be left in the county governor's treasury for other expenses."
"As for the horses, there were forty-seven horses in total, and five of them died. The local county lieutenant wants these horses. What do you think?" Horses are a strategic resource. She was a little shocked that these merchants could accumulate so many horses.
You know, there are not many horses in the entire Qin Dynasty. The horses accumulated by these people are more than the horses of the garrison in a county. This is very scary.
"The border still needs war horses. These horses will be sent to the border." Feng Quji said with a serious expression.
"The Liaodong County Commandant is also in charge of the Great Wall surrounding Liaodong County. It would be okay to give him some." Li Si held the opposite opinion.
Now that the Qin army is attacking the Xiongnu coalition, those small tribes that did not join the coalition are all ready to make a move while the Qin army is gathering in Shangjun and Jiuyuan counties.
With these war horses, the border garrisons can also deter those villains.
"We don't have that many war horses. Prime Minister Li's idea is acceptable, but we can't give them all to the Liaodong Commandery lieutenant."
"What does Your Highness mean?" Feng Quji looked at Zhao Qingrui. It was not a good thing for one company to dominate the military forces of a county. Since not all of them were handed over to the county lieutenant of Liaodong County, he felt that it would not be a problem as long as they were distributed reasonably.
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