Tu Sui escorted the nobles of the Three Kingdoms to stay in Liuguo City, which was the biggest event in July.
Because the migration had been prepared for a long time, and there were heavily armed lieutenants stationed in Lishan, watching the Shandong immigrants with eager eyes.
Therefore, this matter was completed smoothly without any incident.
This made Zhao Tuo secretly nod.
With these Three Kingdoms clans having made a good start, there should be no problems with the subsequent migration plan.
He no longer thought too much about the Six Kingdoms City and focused his attention on Qin's military merit group.
The conversation with Tu Sui made Zhao Tuo realize that the military merit and title system was a big hidden danger.
As soon as Tu Sui returned from Qi, he had the idea of conquering Baiyue in the south and being promoted to a noble rank and making meritorious service.
So what did the Qin generals think who had been idle in Xianyang for a year or even several years?
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger.
Zhao Tuo took advantage of his identity and started testing with his own cronies.
"Shejian is already in the middle class, and I am still the right concubine. Alas, it is a pity that there is no war, otherwise I would have to climb to the same title as Shejian. I don't know when the emperor will fight again."
At the cocktail party, Hei Butt and others, under the guidance of Zhao Tuo, talked about this topic.
Compared to Black Butt's desire to compete with Shejian, Zhong Lizhen and Lu Wan also looked eager for war.
They were from Chu people, and they gained a foothold in Xianyang's officialdom by relying on their military merits and promotions.
But after all, the two of them were not native Qin people, nor did they take root in Xianyang for decades like Li Si. Their colleagues from Qin in the officialdom were somewhat repelled by them. Although they would not cause trouble, there was always a sense of alienation.
Therefore, both of them wanted to go to the battlefield and perform meritorious service. Firstly, they wanted to stay away from the Qin land that they were not used to, and secondly, they wanted to be promoted through meritorious service and gain a better foothold.
As for Shejian, under Zhao Tuo's special inquiry, he nodded and said: "I certainly want to go to the battlefield and be promoted. Only by being promoted, can I better help Tuo."
Shejian's words were warm, but they also frightened Zhao Tuo.
No matter what their reasons are, after all, everyone wants to fight and be promoted.
They are military generals. If they don't fight, half of their abilities will be wasted.
These grassroots generals brought out by Zhao Tuo are like this. Those generals who have been serving as generals for generations will probably only have a stronger desire for war.
Zhao Tuo then made a special trip to visit the Wang family, Xin family, Yang family and other military general families with whom he had made friends.
The situation turned out exactly as he expected.
Taiwei Wang Bi has retired from the army and has less desire for war, but his son Wang Li is still young and vigorous.
Wang Li was dissatisfied with the fact that he was hidden in the war to destroy the Six Kingdoms and only went out once to defeat Qi, and expressed his strong desire for war.
Veteran generals such as Xin Sheng and Xin Wu of the Xin clan all cherished the battlefield.
Yang Xiong and others of the Yang family were also thinking about going to the battlefield and getting promoted.
Wang Li, Yang Xiong, Zhao Ben and other younger generation generals have been studying military tactics for more than ten years and are responsible for the future of their families. However, the war is over after they have only fought a few battles.
They are young, but they have no meritorious service and no promotion, so they are naturally resentful.
Zhao Tuo was very worried.
But compared to these generals' desire for war, he was more worried about the aloof king.
Facts have proved that his worries were not unfounded.
In late July, Shejian, who was serving in the Taiwei Mansion, brought him important news.
The emperor has issued an edict, allowing Feng Wuze to continue to station in the newly conquered Yuzhang, Changsha and other places, and to mobilize civilians from various counties in the Chu region to build roads leading to Lingnan.
At the same time, the Taiwei Mansion was also asked to coordinate the troops, and it is very likely that soldiers will be recruited to the south of the river next year.
"This is a sign of the southern expedition to Baiyue. The emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore."
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched.
Sure enough, even though he dissuaded Tu Sui from seeking war because of the dangers of the Baiyue Land, the First Emperor himself still set his sights on the vast land in the south.
In the Qin State, it was not just the generals who were eager for war.
Their emperor was the real war madman.
Since he succeeded to the throne as King of Qin, the world has been in constant war for twenty-six years. The Qin army repeatedly went eastward and fought fierce battles with the princes of Shandong. Finally, they defeated the remaining warriors of the sixth generation and unified the world, fulfilling the great wish of the ancestors of Qin.
But after conquering the six kingdoms, the First Emperor, who had no goals, suddenly felt that everything was boring.
He began to unify books, documents, and carriages, unify weights and measures, and unify the world's currency, in order to transform the world into what he wanted.
Although these big projects are not all finished now, they are all on the right track and no longer require the emperor's attention.
The First Emperor lost his target again.
He needs a new goal.
After fighting for twenty-six years, he was not a king who kept his peace and rested with his people.
Those idle generals in Qin who were eager to make meritorious deeds also needed a goal that would allow them to achieve meritorious service and be promoted.
At this time, the Qin State destroyed Chu, and the Baiyue tribes that had fought with it naturally became prominent.
Zhao Tuo marched south, defeated Yue, surrendered Yuejun, and made the area Kuaiji County.
Feng Wuze marched south, defeated Qianyue, occupied the Gan region, and brought Qin's territory to the north.
Judging from past battles, the people of Baiyue had no advantage in armor and were vulnerable to attack. Coupled with the vast territory and rich resources in the south, they naturally became a target of conquest that attracted the attention of the kings and ministers of the Qin State.
The First Emperor is now making arrangements.
After thinking about this, Zhao Tuo did not write a letter to make suggestions.
He could not speak before the First Emperor asked, he had to wait.
He is the Shaofu and is in charge of all kinds of work.
Military affairs are the Taiwei's responsibility and are not under his control.
Unless the First Emperor brings this matter to the attention of his ministers at the imperial court, otherwise he would be overstepping his authority and meddling in matters that do not belong to his own responsibilities by speaking out in private. This is a taboo.
Fortunately, for such a major matter as launching a war, the First Emperor adhered to the practice before unifying the world and relied on the wisdom of everyone instead of one person's arbitrariness.
At the great court meeting at the end of July.
The First Emperor sat on the imperial couch, his majestic eyes swept across the ranks of generals, and glanced at the young man Zhao Tuo who was standing beside Li Si, and formally expressed his thoughts to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
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"Shaofu Zhao and General Feng have successively decided to occupy the land of Yue and Qianyue. However, the Baiyue people have not yet submitted to the court. I want to send troops to destroy them and make the land Qin County. Please discuss it with your ministers."
The First Emperor's voice was very calm, and his words made no secret of his coveting the land of Baiyue.
In the main hall, except for a few people, the ministers showed no signs of surprise, and many generals even looked excited.
They waited and waited, and finally the war they wanted came.
"Our Qin State destroyed Chu, and many Chu nobles fled south to Yue. The Yue people took these Chu nobles in and opposed our great Qin, and they should be killed."
"Your Majesty, Qiang Yu, begs for orders and is willing to lead a large army to exterminate them for Your Majesty!"
General Qiangxu raised his chest and raised his head, speaking loudly to express his support.
Xin Sheng, Yang Duanhe and other veterans also spoke out in support.
They are old and will not go south to conquer the country, but there are still younger members of the family.
By waging war with foreign countries, their young people can fight on the battlefield, be promoted and perform meritorious service, and continue their glory as a general.
Zhao Tuo and Feng Wuze's successive victories in Yue showed that the Yue people were easier to deal with, which made them feel relieved.
The military generals supported it, and there was no objection among the civil servants. Many people even found out the legitimacy of the southern expedition to Baiyue.
"The people of Baiyue eat their hair and drink their blood, and have the bad habit of cannibalism. I have heard that there are people from South Vietnam who like to eat people from Fujian and Yue. They break bones and eat marrow. They are really barbarians!"
"Now that your majesty has become a sage and has unified the world, you should naturally bring these barbarians and Yue people under your command, change their bad habits, and make them gradually embrace the Qin wind and show your majesty's holy virtues!"
Wang Wu, the governor of Su Neishi, spoke loudly and spoke righteously, as if he wanted to use civilization to transform the land of Baiyue.
Some people quoted classics to prove the inevitability of Qin's conquest of Baiyue.
"Under the sky, there is nothing but the king's land; on the shore of the land, there are nothing but the king's ministers."
"Now that your Majesty rules the world, all the people in the world should serve as your Majesty's ministers. The people of Baiyue are the king's ministers, but they do not obey the rules. We, the Qin State, will send troops to conquer and make them lie under the emperor. Only in this way can we show our strength.
Your Majesty’s mighty virtue!”
Various voices sounded in the hall, but no one objected.
In this outpouring of support.
However, the First Emperor noticed that Zhao Tuo, the young man standing next to Tingwei, looked calm and did not follow the minister.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Zhao Tuo.
"Master Zhao, you personally led the army south to conquer Yue, surrendered the Yue king, opened up territory for me, and established Kuaiji County. You must understand the people of Baiyue and have some suggestions."
When the First Emperor opened his mouth, all the ministers shut up and looked at Zhao Tuo.
Feeling the gazes of the First Emperor and the ministers, Zhao Tuo took a deep breath.