Chapter 816

The first batch of grain and fodder had been collected in these three days.

But there was too much grain and fodder, and the two hundred thousand border-guarding troops couldn't transport it all.

In the end, ten thousand new recruits had to be added to help with transportation.

Therefore, this transport team was also boundless.

Han Xin's mission this time was to transport the grain and fodder safely to the northern border.

And this was only the first batch of grain and fodder; there would be a second and third batch later.

As long as there was a war on the northern border, Great Qin would continuously transport supplies.

As long as Great Qin had sufficient grain and fodder.

It would well solve the worries of war.

Letting the logistics troops play their role to the extreme.

No need to worry about soldiers not being able to fill their stomachs while fighting.

It was also on the day the border-guarding army left.

The Great Qin Daily published a sensational piece of news.

Mobilizing civilians!

Restarting the Lishan project!

As soon as this news came out, it immediately exploded throughout Xianyang City.

This topic became the well-deserved top topic.

Everyone who got this news was stunned.

What the hell?

The project had finally stopped, why was it restarted?

Wasn't it being built by the Xiongnu?

Why mobilize civilians this time?

"Mobilizing civilians to build is not a good thing."

"Why mobilize civilians? Didn't we capture another two hundred thousand Xiongnu?"

"Isn't it good to use the Xiongnu to build? Why mobilize civilians again?"

"Great Qin is mobilizing civilians again; should we run away?"

"I also want to run away a bit; building the Lishan project is no joke."

"Why run away? This time the mobilization of civilians is different from the past."

"In the past, when mobilizing civilians, there was only a meal, and it was mandatory."

"This time, it's not mandatory, and there are actually wages!"

"And the wages are not low; besides mobilizing civilians, there are also craftsmen."

"Those who participate in the project have a minimum duration of one month, can come and go freely, not mandatory, this is good."

The people discussed it heatedly.

This mobilization of civilians was different from the past.

They didn't know what the Great Qin imperial court wanted to do, why it was so gentle?

It was completely different from the tough style of the past.

This left many people scratching their heads.

But when they knew it was the Crown Prince's edict.

This dispelled the fog before their eyes; it was the Prince's meaning.

But this was a good thing.

Mandatory mobilization had a great impact on them.

Now they could go if they wanted to, and if they didn't, they wouldn't lose their heads.

Some people were moved; after all, they could come and go as they pleased, and the pay was not low.

But some wealthy families didn't want to go.

Those who wanted to go were just those with average families.

This news spread rapidly from Xianyang City to the surrounding cities.

More people learned of this news.

But this time it was not a mandatory mobilization of civilians.

Therefore, it wouldn't cause panic.

And many people wanted to go.

After all, this was also a job to make money.

If there was no money and only food, many people would probably run away.

But now the situation was different from before; everything was voluntary.

Many people went to sign up according to the address on the Great Qin Daily.

The registration location was at the temporary registration points set up by various government offices.

Some people were even afraid that if they went late, there would be no quota.

This showed that not everyone in Great Qin was rich.

There were still many people who lacked money.

Just three days.

The number of registered people reached four hundred thousand.

This was a huge number.

But for the population of Great Qin, it was still a bit small.

And among these four hundred thousand people, most were civilians, that is, those doing hard labor.

There were very few craftsmen who signed up, accounting for less than ten percent of the total.

And this group of people also quickly rushed toward Lishan.

They didn't need soldiers to lead the way; they organized themselves into teams and rushed to Lishan.

In the Prince's mansion.

Wang Li brought a list.

Ying Ying Zi Ye lowered his head and looked at the list quietly.

Four hundred thousand civilians was still a bit small.

And there were too few craftsmen, far from enough.

After all, there were many jobs that needed craftsmen to do.

But this time it wasn't a mandatory mobilization, so many people didn't want to sign up.

Perhaps they thought the Lishan project was too hard, not as good as working among the people.

"Your Highness, are those civilians and craftsmen too unappreciative?"

"Only this many people signed up."

"What should we do?"

Wang Li didn't know what to do.

This was the Prince's next job.

If it wasn't done well, his reputation with His Majesty might be damaged.

Therefore, he was secretly anxious.

"What's the big deal, getting so anxious?"

Ying Ying Zi Ye put the list on the table.

There wasn't a trace of worry on his face.

"What's the big deal?"

"Your Highness, if we can't find people, we won't be able to explain it to His Majesty; is this a small matter?"

Wang Li couldn't understand why Ying Ying Zi Ye was so calm.

Ying Ying Zi Ye took a sip of tea, his tone indifferent.

"Since that's the case, we can only use the ultimate move."

"When the time comes, they will naturally go."