Zhangtai Palace was equivalent to the imperial study of the later dynasties.
At this moment, the First Emperor was sitting on the throne, looking at the memorials. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his dignified face revealed a hint of coldness.
It was obvious that the First Emperor was furious.
Zhao Gao stood at the side with his hands by his side, his eyes sweeping over the memorial.
Rong Di had come to visit!
If the Rong Di army attacked, it would be fine. With Great Qin's current military strength, it would be enough to wipe out the Rong Di army.
The current Great Qin was not like the Dynasty Legatees that came after.
Great Qin's Cavalry and elite soldiers were quite valiant. When they fought against the Rong Di and Xiongnu, the casualty ratio was usually 1:2, 1:3, or even more exaggerated.
But the problem was that these invading Rong Di would not confront you directly at all.
Assault.
That's right, it was harassment.
These people on horseback came like the wind and left without a trace. Their whereabouts were erratic, but they were extremely fast.
Great Qin's territory was incredibly vast, and the long borders were always places that were lacking. These Rong Di people were incredibly crafty as they attacked the weak areas on the borders and madly killed and plundered before escaping before Great Qin's army arrived.
"Pass down the order to have Fu Su, Meng Tian, and Li Si come for a meeting.”The First Emperor turned his head and looked at Zhao Gao.
"Yes." Hearing the First Emperor's voice, Zhao Gao's heart trembled, but he didn't show it on his face. After responding, he walked out.
After walking out of the main hall and giving the First Emperor's orders to the Chief Eunuch, Zhao Gao walked back to Zhangtai Palace and came before the First Emperor.
Standing with his hands by his side, Zhao Gao began to ponder.
He was very familiar with the Mythology TV series.
According to the development of the TV series, it should be the first time Zhao Gao went to court as the commander of Zhongche Prefecture. Then, Zhao Gao and Prime Minister Li Si conspired to establish the so-called Loyalty Hall, which dealt a heavy blow to the Hall of Virtue.
Later, when the Rong Di incident appeared, Young Master Fu Su and Meng Tian took the opportunity to teach Zhao Gao a lesson without any mercy.
If the First Emperor hadn't softened his heart, this time would have been enough to take down Zhao Gao.
The current situation was obviously different from the ones in the Mythology TV series.
Perhaps it was because of the butterfly effect caused by his transmigration.
At this moment, Zhao Gao thought to himself.
After a while, Young Master Fusu, Meng Tian, and Li Si entered Zhangtai Palace under the lead of the Chief Eunuch.
"Fusu greets Imperial Father."
" Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The First Emperor, who was sitting at the head of the table, nodded slightly and went straight to the point,""Recently, the Rong Di have continuously invaded the southwest border of Great Qin, and the border counties are in a state of emergency. Dear ministers, do you have any good plans?”
As the head of the officials, Li Si was the first to salute.""Your Majesty, I believe that we should seize the time and build the Great Wall as soon as possible.”
Hearing Li Si's words, the First Emperor nodded slightly and looked at Meng Tian. He said in a deep voice,""That's right. The construction of the Great Wall cannot be delayed. I will leave this matter to Minister Meng.”
"Your subject has received the decree." Meng Tian replied directly.
"Your Majesty, outside of the Great Wall, there is a large amount of Great Qin's territory, and there are Great Qin's people living there. I've thought about this for a long time and have come up with a solution, which is to build a straight road from Xianyang to Jiuyuan County.”
At this point, Meng Tian paused and continued,""If I can cultivate the straight path, then it will take at most a day and night to send cavalry from Xianyang to the Great Wall. Only then can the northern part of the Great Qin be guaranteed to be stable.”
The First Emperor nodded slightly.”
At this moment, Left Prime Minister Li Si said,""Your Majesty, I don't think so."
"Your Majesty, the Great Qin Empire destroyed the six countries and expended a large amount of manpower, resources, and wealth. In recent years, we have had another 500,000 soldiers pacify the barbarians in South Yue and built a road to the south.”
"Right now, the galloping road is not yet completed and the expenditure in South Yue is extremely high. The national treasury has almost nothing left. If we build a straight road now, I'm afraid the national treasury will not be able to bear the burden.”
"Therefore, I believe that after the South Road is completed and South Vietnam is completely stabilized, the best choice is to start building a straight road to the North.”
Zhao Gao's eyes narrowed when he heard Li Si's words.
At this moment, he could already confirm that this place was definitely not as simple as it was in the mythological television series.
The Li Si in the Myth TV series was only led by the nose by Zhao Gao and did not have any opinions.
However, at this moment, his resolute voice and his consideration of the overall situation all showed the elegance of this prime minister.
"Your Majesty, I think the Left Minister's words are inappropriate.”Meng Tian took a step forward and said in a deep voice.
"South Yue has just been pacified, and the hundreds of thousands of South Yue soldiers need to guard the borders and defend against the South Yue people's retaliation. Other than the South Yue soldiers, Great Qin still has about 500,000 soldiers.”
"With an army of 300,000, it will be very difficult for us to take care of the entire northern side. The northern side's Rong Di and Xiongnu have always been eyeing the borders of Great Qin. If we're not careful, those barbarians will break through the borders and invade the inner regions of Great Qin, killing and looting.”
"The straight road was built for the sake of the people of Great Qin in the north. If the treasury is still insufficient, we will collect an additional 10% of taxes and a batch of corvee.”
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