Chapter 1169: New Qin Recruits, Where Do They Go?

Ying Ying Zi Ye pondered for a while upon hearing this.

Great Qin still had five hundred thousand new recruits in various camps.

This was a massive force that could not be ignored.

If utilized well, it might even create miracles.

Now was a time when both the north and south needed manpower.

However, war in the north was imminent.

All military strength should be pressed toward the north.

The great grasslands had now been taken by Modu.

Perhaps his forces were even more numerous than those of General Meng Tian.

To be safe, it would be best to commit them all to the north.

"Father Emperor, war in the north is imminent; let us commit all the new recruits to the north."

"It can also be considered time for them to be tempered."

"After all, these are new recruits who have not yet been baptized by war."

Ying Zheng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The south also needed manpower at this time.

How could they all be committed to the north?

"Commit them all to the north?"

"Then what about the south?"

"Does the south not need manpower?"

Ying Zheng knew that although fighting had not yet broken out in the south,

the south also lacked manpower.

"As for the south..."

Ying Ying Zi Ye did not want to transfer people to the south for the time being.

It would be fine to deal with that side later.

The priority now was the north.

But since Brother Zheng asked like this,

he seemed very worried about the south.

How could he put his mind at ease?

Abruptly—

A flash of inspiration struck Ying Ying Zi Ye's mind.

Weren't there still hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu captives?

He wondered how the construction of the Great Wall and the imperial highways was progressing.

Thinking of this, Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at General Zhang Han.

"General Zhang, how is the construction of the Great Wall and the imperial highways coming along?"

"Where is that batch of Xiongnu captives now?"

"How are they doing now?"

General Zhang Han was stunned upon hearing this.

Why did the topic suddenly shift to this?

But he still answered very earnestly.

"Those building the Great Wall are our own people; they all volunteered to participate."

"This general received news a few days ago that the Great Wall project will be completed in the near future."

"As for the current location of the Xiongnu captives, they should be in Hengshan Commandery."

"Construction has reached that area, and it is estimated they will soon reach Changsha Commandery."

"The imperial highways in the important commanderies of the Central Plains are almost finished."

"Only the south remains to be built."

"I wonder what Your Highness intends to do?"

General Zhang Han was truly very curious about this question.

They were originally talking about the war in the north, so why did he suddenly ask about this?

Ying Ying Zi Ye revealed a faint smile upon hearing this.

"Father Emperor, then there is absolutely no problem."

Ying Zheng, General Zhang Han, and General Wang Li were all a bit confused.

What was this mess?

What was "no problem"?

What was he talking about?

Seeing the three of them looking bewildered, Ying Ying Zi Ye smiled: "Father Emperor, do you think this is feasible?"

"Since the imperial highways in the important commanderies of the Central Plains are mostly finished, let's transfer all the Xiongnu captives to the south."

"Of course, not to have them continue building imperial highways in the south."

"Let them go to the south to clear mountains and dig roads, to prepare for our future expedition to the Peacock Dynasty."

"In this way, Father Emperor, you won't have to worry about the south lacking people, right?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye did not want to let the Xiongnu captives stay idle.

If there was work to be done, he would naturally have them at the forefront.

At the very least, it was best for the Great Qin treasury; no wages needed to be paid, just keep them fed.

As for the laborers, there would be no need to conscript more, which could also reduce the pressure on the Great Qin treasury.

If the situation allowed, he would have liked to capture all the Xiongnu and put them to work on various construction projects.

Fortunately, Great Qin no longer needed to build anything else; it could be completely self-sufficient.

The four major projects of Great Qin were now almost all completed.

As for the remaining houses and such, let the local people build them themselves.

General Zhang Han and General Wang Li stared at Ying Ying Zi Ye in astonishment.

To think he could come up with such a method.

Each table was seated with four or five people, which was a large flow of people.

However, they felt no pity.

Anyone who knew of the monstrous crimes committed by the Xiongnu would not have any pity.

These Xiongnu were completely uncivilized savages.

Now, they would just have to act on behalf of Heaven to properly discipline these savages.

Ying Zheng was also speechless for a long while after hearing this.

So this kid had been harboring such a plan.

It was unknown how many lifetimes of bad luck these Xiongnu had accumulated to fall into this kid's hands.

Looking at this kid's posture, he wouldn't stop until he had squeezed these Xiongnu dry.

He hadn't thought of this problem before, only thinking of using the Xiongnu to continue building imperial highways for Great Qin.

Who knew this kid's ideas were even more radical, actually wanting to drag them to the south to clear mountains and dig roads. ===== CHAPTER 1171 =====