northernbook Chapter 222
Chapter 222
Chapter 188 Snow Disaster
"The court will provide subsidies after it has counted the number of people affected by the disaster."
The snowstorm has already occurred, and all the court can do is try not to stay.
Others can't help.
Besides, it is very cold now and the ground is frozen, so the manpower and material resources required to build a house will increase at this time.
It would be better to wait until the snow melts before building.
However, the snow has been quite heavy these two days, and I don’t know how many people have been affected.
If the number of people is too large, it will be a huge burden on the court.
But we can't just ignore it.
Fusu looked up and glanced at Ying Zheng.
He then hesitated and said, "If the national treasury is not sealed, we can organize officials in the court to donate money. Is this also a way to pray for themselves?"
Fusu thought about it and felt that donating money was a good idea.
But for the time being, I don’t know what Ying Zheng means.
Fusu could only ask tentatively.
At this time, Ying Zheng handed Fusu a memorial.
This memorial was submitted by the border guards to the imperial court requesting the first two items.
Maintaining an army is very expensive.
Fusu understood after seeing the word "zhe".
He then fumbled with the memorial and said, "The expenses of the border defense forces are getting higher and higher, but they are guarding against foreign enemies, so the court can only give them as much money as possible."
"But perhaps you could send a general to the border defense forces to see if there are any areas where we can reduce expenses."
The Qin Dynasty has a large army.
The annual consumption of money and grain was even greater, which was a heavy burden on the imperial court.
What Fusu actually advocated was to screen out some of the old, weak and sick.
Streamline the troops.
There aren't that many people who can support it this way.
The burden on the court would not be so heavy.
If this continues for a long time, it may even drag down the entire court.
The capital is now suffering from a snowstorm.
The national treasury doesn’t have much surplus grain. If a major disaster occurs in the local area, won’t it be even harder to come up with money?
The number of targets cannot be too small, but some of them can be streamlined.
But Fusu couldn't make any rash suggestions because he didn't know what Ying Zheng meant.
Ying Zheng looked at Fusu and said, "My intention is to release some of the older veterans and let them return home to farm."
"This way, the burden on the court will be much lighter."
Fusu was delighted when he heard what Ying Zheng meant.
It seems they are thinking the same thing.
This will be easier to handle.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty maintained so many troops was, on the one hand, to defend against foreign enemies, and on the other hand, to prevent the remnants of the six kingdoms from reviving.
This requires military support from the court.
So Fusu suggested, "Father, I know that the remnants of the six kingdoms have been ready to make trouble, but it is not easy for you to kill them all."
"In that case, why not organize those veterans to cultivate good farmland and establish a military farming system?"
"In peacetime, they farm. When war breaks out, they can lead the charge. This will not only reduce the burden on the national treasury, but also eliminate the worry of the remnants of the six kingdoms causing trouble."
The military farming system also existed in later generations, and the Qin Dynasty might be able to use it at this time.
It can not only reduce the burden on the national treasury, but also prevent the remnants of the six countries from causing trouble.
Fusu always knew what was bothering Ying Zheng.
When the Qin Dynasty unified the world, it had already killed many people.
Now that he had destroyed the six kingdoms, Ying Zheng did not want to appear too cruel.
In order to win the hearts of the people of the six countries, they had to be more lenient.
Only then did they let the remnants of the six kingdoms go.
Ying Zheng became interested when he heard about Fusu's military farming system.
Ying Zheng raised an eyebrow and asked, "Tell me about the military farming system in detail."
Fusu replied, "Those veterans are experienced in battle. It would be a waste of their talents to send them home to farm."