Great Qin Empress's Infrastructure Handbook

Like Fusu and the others, there are still many worries. It is not so easy to go out and expand the territory, especially after they got the draft contract.

Seeing the various terms above, they need to bear a lot of responsibilities and obligations, which places a lot of restrictions on them.

Not only are there many restrictions, but the support they receive is very little, and they basically have to rely on themselves.

There is nothing in those places. If they want to develop by themselves, they need too much investment. It is even more difficult to develop to a city like Daqin. Can they really do it?
Quite a few people have already started to retreat. Compared with trying to build a family business by themselves, life on Daqin's side is more comfortable.

But Zhao Qingrui doesn't care about them, the opportunity has been given to them, it's up to them how to grasp it.

She has a lot of things to do now. Apart from perfecting those contracts, there are still a lot of things in the court. Although Yao Jia has made some progress, she has not gained much. Now she hopes to get rid of those criminals quickly The people cleaned up.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li Si please see me." While Zhao Qingrui was flipping through the memorial, the eunuch came to announce that it was Li Si who had come.

"Let him in." Li Si must be here to do something.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

"Pingshen, come here at this time, what's the matter?" Zhao Qingrui looked at the sky outside, the sun was setting, and he had been busy all day before he knew it.

"Returning to Your Majesty is a matter of this year's military salary. I have already made a plan, please take a look at it." Li Si took out the plan.

Daqin's territory is too big now, and some recruits are recruited every year, and the number of soldiers guarding the border has also increased. Naturally, the expenses are also greater, and the Ministry of Households must make various budgets.

Zhao Qingrui put down the government affairs in his hands, and the issue of military arrangements mentioned by Li Si was even more important.

The plan was very detailed, and almost every item was mentioned, but Zhao Qingrui's brows gradually wrinkled as he watched.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Li Si asked.

"This budget is a bit small. They are guarding the border for my Daqin's stability. Their treatment should be improved a little bit, and the food should be better. Now Daqin is much better. Soldiers must have sufficient nutrition. In order to maintain a strong combat power." Zhao Qingrui looked at Li Si.

"Your Majesty, although there are more taxes now, there are more places to spend the money. The treasury is not as rich as you think." Li Si said with a bitter face.

Ever since he became the Minister of the Household Department, he felt that he had become stingy.

The corner of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched, every time she needed to allocate funds to some places, Li Si would start to cry poor.

"Li Qing, a strong country must have a strong army, and a strong army can ensure national security. The army is more important than other places." Zhao Qingrui said seriously.

"Your majesty understands what your majesty said, but your majesty also said that education is very important, and scientific research is very important. These are all supported vigorously. Research, education, and military expenditures have already accounted for one-third of the Qin State treasury. The second payment has been made." Li Si was serious.

Zhao Qingrui looked at Li Si quietly, "Ahem, these are the foundations of our Daqin's strength, and it's normal to invest more."

"But the money and food saved every year in this way are only about [-]% of the tax revenue." Li Si sighed, if he didn't save enough supplies and money, he felt that it was still very unsafe.

Being stared at by Li Si, Zhao Qingrui felt a little guilty.

There is no way around this. Money is needed everywhere. If she wants to develop these aspects better, she needs more money.

"We have saved money and food for several years, and we already have some background. We are not afraid of risks. We can allocate more funds to the army." Immediately, Zhao Qingrui became confident.

Anyway, after recuperating for so many years, Daqin still has a lot of foundation, Zhao Qingrui knows it well.

"Then how much more money is your majesty going to allocate?" Seeing his majesty's firm look, Li Si still made a little compromise.

This is something that can't be helped. If he doesn't compromise, it would be bad if His Majesty directly ordered to do this.

We can still discuss it now, and we can try to allocate as little money as possible.

Seeing that Li Si had compromised, Zhao Qingrui was also satisfied, and then the two began to discuss how much money should be appropriated and where the money should be used.

By the time both of them were satisfied, it was completely dark.

After leaving Li Si for dinner, Zhao Qingrui now has his own private time and can take a good rest.

Xianyang Palace is still clean, Zhao Qingrui is used to such days.

The bright night pearl illuminated the entire bedroom, and Zhao Qingrui flipped through the book in her hand, enriching herself.

Electricity, the people of the Mohists have already researched it, but it is only direct current, and it cannot be widely promoted. It is still in the experiment.

As for the luminous pearls, they were all found from the royal father's treasury. The luminous pearls were brighter than oil lamps and lanterns, and the ones in the royal father's treasury were naturally the best.

Zhao Qingrui only reads books on governing the country. Sitting in her current position, she also wants to do better.

Although her father would also give her advice, but more to let her think for herself, and when she couldn't think of it, he would give some guidance.

This method is very good, but there are not many opportunities to enjoy the guidance, and it is better to read the book by yourself.

The hall was very quiet, and Zhao Qingrui enjoyed the tranquility.

However, soon the maid broke the tranquility and came to urge her to go to rest.

Zhao Qingrui glanced at these maids. Currently, there are only dozens of maids in the palace, and only a dozen or so eunuchs. Since she came to power, the eunuchs have been canceled by her. These are the people who stayed before.

Apart from these people in the palace, there are only guards guarding the palace.

Lying on the bed after washing, Zhao Qingrui began to think about what to do tomorrow. Fortunately, Shang Lian made a plan for her, and she just had to follow the plan.

Tomorrow is just a small court meeting, there are not many things to do, but there is no need to pay too much attention.

There is also the matter of the father, the father is going back, and the preparations that should be made have to be made.

The emperor already knew about her resumption of the entrustment, and the emperor will definitely ask about it when he comes back. There are many hidden dangers in the entrustment, and I don't know if Feng Quji and the others have completed the contract.

It's time to change defenses this year. I don't know if Meng Tian has made a decision on the change of generals.

Thinking of all these miscellaneous things, Zhao Qingrui slowly fell asleep.

On the other side, Xiang County, after squatting for several days, finally waited for the deal between those people and the Maurya Dynasty.

Watching them secretly transport the steam engine, then put the steam engine on the ship, and then block it with a lot of silk cloth, it's like just going to trade in silk.

Han Xin had received Yao Jia's message long ago, and after their big ship set off, he led the navy to follow it from afar. Naturally, this was done to catch personal stolen goods and get them.

Standing on the deck, Han Xin looked at the big ship in the distance with the binoculars in his hand. Such a luxurious big ship can already be compared to a country-made ship. Are these people holding such a big ship to harm the interests of the country?
Han Xin was depressed and wished he could jump on the boat and kill all those people immediately.

Sailing along with their ship, Han Xin took out a map and probably knew the current location.

This sea route is heading towards the Maurya Dynasty. Many businessmen go this way. It is relatively stable and less risky.

Han Xin followed their ship for more than a day, and finally met a merchant ship of the Maurya Dynasty. This merchant ship is simpler than the Daqin ship, but it is not bad. It is very big. There are many guards on it, all equipped with armor. , It is not a real businessman at first glance.

A total of twelve large ships came, and there should be more than 1000 people on board. The leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes, but he had a big belly, so he didn't have much fighting power at first glance.

The other guards, or soldiers, are not many in number, and under the gunpowder of Daqin, it is not difficult to kill these people.

There are many guards and archers on their ship. It seems that these people came prepared, but Daqin is not afraid.

Han Xin narrowed his eyes slightly, and then made a gesture to the people behind him. The orderly fleet moved quickly, and surrounded the people who were trading over there.

Daqin's warships are specially reinforced, and each soldier is equipped with a shield. Their archers are not a big threat.

Han Xin brought his own weapons, and the boat was already getting ready, and he just waited for a while to set foot on the big boat of those people.

On the other side of the boat, after a brief negotiation with the business partners of the Maurya Dynasty, Yu Wei began to move all kinds of cloth, porcelain and tea to their boat.

On the ship of the Maurya Dynasty, after their people liquidated it, they also had some gold and gems moved out.

Even though it was far away, Han Xin could still clearly see all kinds of gemstones shining in the sun through the telescope, of course, the most is gold.

Daqin's current currency system has undergone innovations, but things like gold are still very valuable, and many rich people will hoard a little.

They actually brought out more than ten boxes of gold, and the boxes are definitely not small. Are these ships worth so much money?
Looking at the gold, Han Xin silently calculated his family fortune.

Since he was recruited by His Majesty, he had no money at the beginning, but His Majesty provided him with food and drink, and let him study with him.

Since entering the army, there have been monthly cases every month.

In the army, he didn't have many places to spend his money, and his salary was saved.

In the past few years, he has done a lot of meritorious service. His Majesty not only rewarded him with several houses, but also rewarded him with a lot of daily necessities. He has never worried about life.

In fact, there is not much money in his small treasury, even with the money rewarded by His Majesty, it is only like their two boxes at most.

At this moment, he was a little envious.

These people's transactions at one time are almost more than those rich pirates. No wonder there are so many pirates, and the encirclement and suppression are endless.

One transaction is so big, according to the intelligence, these people should have been trading with the Maurya Dynasty for a year or two, even if the frequency of going to sea is not high.

You can make a lot of money this trip, envy.

However, this kind of behavior that damages the interests of the country must be absolutely stopped.

Since Zhao Qingrui gave him the opportunity to study, let him join the army, and asked Wang Jian and the others to give him advice, Han Xin is now extremely loyal to Daqin.

With the appearance of the warship of Daqin, the alarm in the heart of Yu Wei, the leader of the caravan under the name of the Maurya Dynasty and the clan, sounded instantly.

"You tricked us? Did you lure Daqin's navy here on purpose?" The leader of the Peacock Dynasty pushed Yu Wei away in an instant, and immediately asked people to put the things that had not been moved over on the boat.

"Be alert, be alert." The leader shouted loudly, and the surrounding soldiers heard his order, and immediately aimed their weapons at Daqin's warship.

Yu Wei's expression was also very ugly. They were followed by Daqin's navy. Damn it, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape this time.

No, you can't wait to die like this.

"Get out of here and smash those warships away." Yu Wei also ordered immediately, but fortunately, he brought a lot of big ships. He knew very well that the ship he was on couldn't have any accidents, and there were things in it that could make his family suffer.

The imperial court stipulated that steam engines cannot be traded to people of other races.

Once caught, all the stolen goods will be taken, not only will he and his family suffer, but everyone above him will also die.

Their resistance was expected, Han Xin was well prepared and gave orders in an orderly manner.

"Fire the arrows." The leader of the Peacock Dynasty watched Daqin's warship approaching, and directly ordered the archers to release the arrows, and then told the people around him, "Leave here quickly and return."

Daqin had too many warships, once they were allowed to approach, not only would they be able to lose their cargo, but they would also lose their lives.

For their resistance, Daqin's navy had already set up a shield, and the arrows of the Maurya Dynasty could not penetrate Daqin's shield at all.

Compared with Da Qin, the forging technology of the Maurya Dynasty is extremely rough. Even if it is a weapon used in the military, the quality is far worse than that of Da Qin.

Seeing the undamaged Great Qin warship, the face of the leader of the Maurya Dynasty suddenly changed.

They all know that Daqin is very powerful, but they have never had the chance to fight against each other. No one knows how big the gap between them is.

I have seen it today, and if I can pass this information back, it will definitely be a meritorious service.

However, Daqin's navy didn't come well, and they might not have a chance to pass this information back.

Han Xin looked at the big boat rushing towards them, his eyes narrowed slightly, and it depended on whether he wanted to run or not.

"Bump into it." Han Xin ordered coldly.

The quality of the big ships of these people is much better than those used by ordinary people, but they are definitely not comparable to those made by the country, especially for the safety of the sea, the entire warship has been reinforced several layers, even if it encounters a tsunami, it is not afraid .

Yu Wei was taken aback, secretly thought it was bad luck, he actually ran into Han Xin, they were here specially waiting for him, and they ran directly towards them, trying to force them to stop.