Chapter 1409

Zhang Jiao took the scroll in one grasp.

He looked at the departing cavalry, lost in thought.

The surrounding deputy generals began to discuss it.

They felt this cavalryman delivering the message was too arrogant.

He actually dared to ignore their existence.

Su Jiao did not say much either, directly opening the scroll.

When he saw the content on the scroll, a look of realization appeared on his face.

"Stop arguing, this is a handwritten decree from His Majesty."

Su Jiao spread the scroll out.

They saw a few words written on it.

"Follow all instructions from His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"His Highness the Crown Prince has full authority over this matter!"

At the signature, there was a seal.

It was precisely His Majesty's Imperial Jade Seal.

After seeing this seal, everyone fell silent.

Fortunately, their choice had been correct.

They hadn't been gossiping or anything of the sort.

Otherwise, that messenger soldier from just now would have surely told His Highness everything.

Everyone felt a chill down their spines and broke out in a cold sweat.

It was a good thing they hadn't said anything out of line.

Otherwise, they would have had a hard time in the days to come.

"Everyone prepare, we set off for Lishan in one quarter of an hour!"

"Cooperate fully with His Highness's orders!"

Su Jiao issued the command; they were going to Lishan to help.

His Majesty had issued the decree, so no one dared to resist.

"Understood!"

The others hurried away to begin their preparations.

One quarter of an hour later.

The entire Commandant's army set off toward the location of Lishan.

Many commoners in the surrounding area also began to gather toward Lishan one after another.

It looked like the scale was not small at all.

Lishan.

The New Ducheng.

Three days passed in succession.

Commoners and soldiers from around Lishan arrived one after another.

The number of people building the New Ducheng surged by more than twofold.

It would be no exaggeration to say the entire city was made of workers.

Originally, there were 400,000 Xiongnu, and 200,000 laborers and craftsmen.

Now, the Xiongnu captives plus the Great Qin soldiers totaled one million.

One million soldiers participated in building the city walls!

The number of laborers and craftsmen also increased from 200,000 to 600,000!

Looking at this trend, people were still arriving, and it was estimated the number would continue to increase.

It was estimated that before long, it would reach two million person-times.

The summit of Lishan.

Ying Ying Zi Ye stood at the highest point.

With the telescope never leaving his hand, he kept observing the situation at the foot of the mountain.

The rallying power of Great Qin exceeded his imagination.

He had not expected so many people to come.

The soldiers, naturally, went without saying; they had to obey orders.

He was talking about the laborers and craftsmen; quite a few had come in these three days.

400,000 had arrived in succession.

Having so many people come to this vicinity already exceeded Ying Ying Zi Ye's imagination.

And this was just the people nearby; if one counted those from further away, there would be even more.

Those too far away did not come, which was also what Ying Ying Zi Ye had requested.

If they came from too far away, by the time they arrived, the new city would likely already be finished.

Because he was only conscripting people from the vicinity.

"Your Highness, these people are becoming more and more numerous."

"If it continues like this, it might become full."

"Grain and forage must also continue to be mobilized, otherwise we will soon have nothing to eat."

Wang Li walked over.

He had just returned from the foot of the mountain.

He knew the situation at the foot of the mountain clearly.

Therefore, he was also somewhat worried; having too many people come was not necessarily a good thing.

The daily consumption of grain and forage was also a terrifying figure.

Ying Ying Zi Ye put down the telescope.

He turned to look at Wang Li.

"Then have people go and mobilize the grain."

"Great Qin today does not fear a lack of grain."

"With many people comes great strength; we just need to build the New Ducheng quickly."

Ying Ying Zi Ye had never worried about grain.

This New Ducheng had already begun construction; otherwise, he would have wanted to stop it.

It was somewhat time-consuming and laborious, but since it had already begun, it could only be completed.

Giving up halfway was not a good thing.

Only by building the New Ducheng quickly.

Would there be more energy to deal with other matters.

"Your Highness, then let this general handle this matter."

Wang Li had no objections.

In any case, Great Qin had the strength; it had money when it needed money, and people when it needed people.

Anything it wanted to do was easy, as long as a command was given.

Countless people would surely come to help.

"No need."

"Let General Zhang handle this matter."