Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 304 The Gongshu clan comes to visit!
And this time.

Guowei's mansion.

Although the task deadline given by the system is to unify the six countries within three years, the current Qin State has gone through several wars and its national strength has also suffered huge losses.

It can be said that we need soldiers but no soldiers, and we need food but no food.

Now Qin has less than 50 troops left in the country, and it is impossible to destroy the six countries in one go.

Even if they go to various villages to recruit soldiers, these recruits must undergo continuous training before they can fight and kill the enemy. Otherwise, even if they go to the battlefield, they will undoubtedly die.

Now, we can only wait until General Meng Ao leads the army back to Xianyang.

Just as Yingjun was thinking, there was a rustling of footsteps outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man's voice sounded outside the door.

"Sir, Mr. An Guo came to the house with two generals and an old man. He said he wanted to see you and is waiting in the hall."

When Ying Jun heard this, his face showed a hint of joy. He naturally knew who was coming.

Ying Zhu!

As for the two generals, they were naturally Zhao Yun and Li Cunxiao, and the old man was Jia Xu.

Unexpectedly, they all came together!
It just so happened that I still had something to ask them about.

Yingjun stood up immediately, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the door.

After a while, they arrived in the hall.

When Ying Zhu saw Ying Jun arriving, his face was full of joy. He immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Brother Jun, no, it's Lord Guo Wei!"

"I didn't expect that in just a few months, I have been promoted to the rank of Imperial Lieutenant! Congratulations!"

Previously, two people were canonized by the King of Qin at the same time, one was Lord An Guo and the other was Lord Wuwei, with equal official positions.

Now, Yingjun has been promoted again, and his title has reached the highest level of Chehou, so he is naturally higher than him.

Although they are both princes, Qin's laws are strict.

Even if you are a prince, you must bow to someone with a higher official position than you.

This is also the reason why the royal family is not treated differently in Qin.

Ying Jun waved his hand and said calmly: "Forget the title of Guowei, you and I are brothers with the blood of Yingshi clan in our bodies. You are my brother, so in private you still call me Brother Jun." Be more palatable!"

Ying Zhu's face was full of joy and he laughed loudly: "Okay, Brother Wei was indeed right!"

After seeing the two of them finish speaking, Zhao Yun, Li Cunxiao and Jia Xu quickly stepped forward, bowed and said, "See you, my lord!"

Ying Jun nodded slightly, stepped forward, put his hand on the shoulders of Zhao Yun and Li Cunxiao and asked, "Have the matters on the grassland been settled?"

Zhao Yun's face was full of confidence, and he cupped his hands and said: "My lord, except for some nomadic tribes with no strength, all other tribes on the grassland have been wiped out. Only a few foreign cavalry fled to the mountains."

"The food, war horses, cattle, sheep and horses of various tribes on the grassland have all been transported back to Qin. The total is about 20, which can provide three months of rations for the people of Qin."

"And those herders who were willing to surrender to Qin also returned to Qin with the army. There were about 15 people, and they were all handed over to Mr. Jia Xu and Wang Zizhu."

After Zhao Yun finished reporting, Jia Xu, who was standing aside, immediately continued: "My lord, there are too many herdsmen who have returned from the grassland this time. After I and Wang Zizhu have distributed them, they will keep the remaining [-] herdsmen." In Wuwei County."

"I wanted to wait until General Dian Wei came back to give him training, but General Dian Wei has not returned yet, and now the 10 people have not been allocated."

Ying Jun nodded with satisfaction. Although he had long known that the grasslands were rich in supplies, he was still a little surprised after listening to Zhao Yun's report.

Now the alien tribes in the west have been wiped out.

Without the foreign aggression, now we only need to concentrate on wiping out the six countries of the Central Plains.

As for Baiyue in the south, it has little influence on Da Qin for the time being, not to mention that there is Chu State to contain it in the south, so there is no need to consider it at all.

Ying Jun immediately raised his head and looked at Jia Xu and asked, "How is the food growing?" Jia Xu frowned slightly, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said slowly: "Lord, under the supervision of the Qin Army officers and soldiers, those Zhao Army prisoners We and herdsmen work hard every day, and the seeds are growing rapidly, but there are always problems with water sources.”

"Manpower is constantly needed to fetch water from distant rivers and even lakes for irrigation. Even if there are enough manpower now, the people responsible for planting will definitely complain in the long run, and even water source problems will affect the food harvest."

Yingjun touched his chin, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

Now food has undoubtedly become an obstacle to Qin's unification of the six countries. If the problem of water supply cannot be solved, even this food harvest will not meet his expectations. What's more, he wants King Qin to guarantee that he will hand it over in one year. 300 million stones of grain.

If it cannot be done by then, someone in the DPRK will definitely make a fuss about it.

As far as he knew, Qin State had not built any dams, let alone reservoirs to store water.

Once there is a drought in the future and no grain is harvested, it will definitely affect the speed of unifying the six countries later.

Even Qin Shihuang in history only started to unify the six countries after building the dam and solving the domestic food problem.

What's more, in this era of war and strife, people in all countries are already in dire straits, and even daily food and clothing are a problem.

If Qin can solve the food problem and the national treasury is rich, then all the people from various countries can be introduced to Qin.

Food is the most important thing for the people. As long as Qin has enough food, it can solve the problem of military strength at the same time.

Thinking of this, Yingjun suddenly remembered a person in his mind.

Zheng country!

Qin Shihuang relied on him to build the Zhengguo Canal, which solved the water source problem for Qin.

Calculating time, Zheng Guo should be in South Korea now.

As long as this person can be found, the water source problem can be solved, and it can also lay the foundation for sweeping the six countries in the future.

After asking about the food and grass, Ying Jun looked at Ying Zhu again: "Brother, how are the horses that were transported to Shandan Military Horse Farm being tamed?"

Ying Zhu smiled happily and said with confidence on his face: "Brother Jun, those war horses of yours were obtained from the grassland. If they are ridden by herdsmen on the grassland, it will definitely not be a problem."

After saying that, Ying Zhu's face turned slightly heavy.

"But if the Qin soldiers are riding war horses, only the first [-] horses are available now. The remaining [-] horses need to be trained for two months before they can be put into use. But Qin soldiers rarely have them. For those who are good at equestrian skills, even if all these horses are put on the battlefield, it will be difficult for them to fight on the horses."

"They can't be as brave and unstoppable as the cavalry under Brother Jun!"

Yingjun smiled calmly, with a flash of confidence in his eyes.

Each of the tiger and leopard cavalry, golden fire cavalry, and white horse knights under his command have been continuously trained, and they are famous even in history.

What's more, the horses of these cavalry are equipped with horse armor and stirrups. Even the horses on the grassland cannot be compared with them.

And these are things that Qin does not have.

Since there is not one, then if it can be forged, wouldn't it also increase the combat effectiveness of these cavalry.

Just as he was thinking about it, the housekeeper from Fuyuan ran in from the door again.

Panting, the housekeeper ran to Yingjun and saluted, "Sir, an old man with a cane came to the door. He also said that he was the leader of the Gongshu clan and wanted to see Lord Guowei!"

"Oh?"

"Gongshu clan!"

Yingjun was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips.

I heard King Qin mention this person in the court this morning, and ordered him and Ying Jun to design the Liannu Chariot.

Unexpectedly, Gong Shuqiu would take the initiative to visit, and he happened to have something to explain to him.

Yingjun immediately said to the housekeeper: "Let him come in!"

(End of this chapter)