Chapter 707

Originally, the military strength of the Great Qin Empire was around one million.

Now, they had conscripted one million new soldiers at once.

Something happened, something big happened!

Li Xin and Wang Ben's eyes were wide open.

They did not know what had happened.

But having conscripted so many new soldiers, something they did not know must have occurred.

This matter was filled with strangeness everywhere!

The three of them looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye in disbelief.

They wanted to see something on his face.

But they were disappointed; there was only calmness on the Prince's face.

It seemed that one million was just a small number in his heart.

"Your Highness, did something happen?"

"Otherwise, why would so many people be conscripted?"

Wang Ben came back to his senses, his face full of disbelief.

"Nothing much, it's just that Great Qin's grain and fodder are sufficient."

"Conscripting soldiers to train them so that we can counterattack when something happens in the future."

Ying Ying Zi Ye explained casually, reached out to take the roster, and flipped through it at will.

One million new recruits.

This number was within his expectations.

After all, in Great Qin, being a soldier was a way out.

Another path was to go to the Great Qin Academy to study.

But being a soldier was the easiest way to reach the pinnacle of life.

Although it came with risks, not everyone was suited for studying.

This conscription had no limit on the number of people, only on time.

Once the time was up, conscription would stop immediately.

Some people in remote areas received the news late.

By the time they rushed to the conscription site, they had already missed the time.

Otherwise, the number of people would have been far greater than it was now.

"Let me see."

Wang Li took the roster.

After seeing the number written on it, he was speechless for a long time.

This number was truly large.

It was not even less than the veteran soldiers.

Wang Li flipped through it quickly.

The more he looked, the stranger he felt.

"Many of the names on here are previously disbanded convicts and corvée laborers."

"Weren't they disbanded? Why did they come to enlist in the army?"

Li Xin took the roster and flipped through it as well.

"This is not hard to explain; either they want to be soldiers to change themselves."

"Or someone is operating in the shadows to make them come to be soldiers."

"However, the former should be more likely; wanting to change one's current situation, only being a soldier is the way out."

Li Xin quickly deduced it once.

This matter could be figured out as long as one thought about it carefully.

"It is understandable that they want to change their current situation."

"But what I cannot understand is, why conscript so many soldiers?"

Wang Li looked at Ying Ying Zi Ye, wanting to see something.

Ying Ying Zi Ye did not explain too much.

Instead, he took a piece of Xuan paper from his bosom and handed it to Wang Li.

"I just saw that the rice is about to mature; it can probably be harvested in about a month."

"This is a manufacturing blueprint; find a time to send it to the Academy of Sciences at the Great Qin Academy."

"See if anyone among them can tinker this thing out."

Wang Li was a bit confused; this topic shift was a bit too fast.

Even if he didn't want to say, he didn't have to shift the topic directly.

Wang Li did not open the Xuan paper; he was not interested in these things.

He would just hand it to the Academy of Sciences when the time came.

"Your Highness, your level of shifting the topic is not very good."

"There is no technical content at all."

Wang Li was a bit speechless.

Just as he finished saying this, he received a slap on the back of his head.

"You little brat, how are you talking to His Highness."

Wang Ben glared fiercely at Wang Li.

That was the Crown Prince; talking to His Highness like this, was there still any distinction between ruler and subject?

"Your Highness, please do not take offense; my son is a bit ignorant of etiquette."

Wang Ben hurriedly explained, truly afraid that His Highness would be angry.

It was very obvious that His Highness did not want to explain, yet this blockhead Wang Li still wanted to continue asking.

Ying Ying Zi Ye shook his head, indicating it did not matter.

"Report."

A soldier walked up quickly.

"Your Highness, this is news from the northern border."

The soldier presented a bamboo tube.

A letter from the border?

What could it be?

Ying Ying Zi Ye curiously took the bamboo tube.

After opening the bamboo tube and looking, he was stunned for a moment.

"Good fellow, well done."

"Surprises are everywhere!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye laughed.

Meng Tian, Han Xin, and the others had given him another surprise.

Very impressive!

"Your Highness, what happened?"

Wang Li leaned in.

"See for yourself."

Ying Ying Zi Ye handed the Xuan paper over.

Wang Li took it and started reading.

Upon reading it, he immediately exclaimed.

"This... this can't be, right?"

It could be seen that what was written on it was precisely the letter sent back by Meng Tian.

The general meaning was to have Lishan prepare to welcome a large batch of Xiongnu captives, numbering about one hundred thousand.

This news gave Wang Li a fierce shock.

How long had it been? ===== CHAPTER 709 =====