He took out the silk book from it and spread it out on his desk. Ying Zheng read it carefully and read it from beginning to end. He also understood the process of conquering Wu'an and Yang Duanhe's requirements.
Putting down the silk book, Ying Zheng closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened his eyes: "Zhao Gao, Wang Wan, Wei Liao, Feng Quji, Meng Ao, Li Si entered Zhangtai Palace."
"promise."
After Zhao Gao left, Ying Zheng's eyes remained as calm as water, but his heart was filled with joy more than sorrow. Thirty thousand soldiers would be a loss if they exchanged one city for the other.
However, if it is exchanged for Wu An, it is still worth it.
The warriors of the Qin Dynasty captured Wu'an and cut off the Zhao State in the middle, making it impossible for Zhao State's Handan to support Jingxing Pass. Jingxing Pass may have responded to Handan, and the situation returned to Qin.
"Reward..."
Looking at the reward mentioned at the end of the silk book, Ying Zheng was silent. He knew what Yang Duanhe meant.
Use rewards to stimulate the morale of the troops to prepare for the next bloody battle. After all, whether they attack Handan in the south or encircle Jingxing Pass in the north, what awaits Yang Duanhe is a tough battle.
However, this reward is difficult to award. Should we reward them all together, or reward part of them first, as well as verification of military achievements...
"I will pay my respects to the king. The king has lived for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has lived for ten thousand years——!" Just as Ying Zheng was thinking about it, the ministers headed by Wei Liao and Feng Quji walked into Zhangtai Palace.
Alarmed by the voice, Ying Zheng nodded and signaled: "My dear friends, there is no need to be polite. Please stand up and take your seats."
"I will thank you, Your Majesty."
The ministers sat down, and Ying Zheng motioned to Zhao Gao to hand the silk letter to Wei Liao: "My dear friends, the messenger of Jin Lingjian has sent news that Yang Duanhe has conquered Wu'an."
"The silk book contains the process of siege and some problems that need to be solved. Please circulate it and tell me how to solve the problem."
"promise."
After nodding in agreement, everyone looked at the silk book in Wei Liao's hand. For a moment, everyone was also thinking about Wu An.
They are all smart people. Even if they don't have silk books, they can still guess some problems, because in recent years, the officials of the Qin Dynasty have been dealing with such matters for as many as eighteen if not eighty.
Most of them have formed certain norms in their hearts and just need to apply them.
After a quarter of an hour, everyone circulated it, and finally Li Si handed the silk book to Zhao Gao and returned to Ying Zheng's desk.
When Wu'an was defeated, Li Si suddenly thought of Zhao Shu. In his opinion, Zhao Shu seemed to have amazing luck. He had only arrived in Wu'an for a few days, but Wu'an was defeated by Yang Duanhe.
If Zhao Shu had not died in the battle, there would definitely be a reward after the battle.
At this moment, Li Si had more expectations in his heart. At the end of the silk book, he saw Yang Duanhe's request for credit.
"Your Majesty, now that the city of Wu'an has been defeated, our army has divided Zhao's territory into two parts. Handan and Jingxing Pass are not in contact with each other."
As the state captain, Wei Liao was the first to speak, facing Ying Zheng: "At this time, Handan is the capital of the Zhao Kingdom, with sufficient food, grass and weapons, so there will be no worries in a short period of time."
"But Jingxingguan is different. Li Mu led an army of 200,000 people, and he was able to eat Dai County and other places."
"This time Yang Duanhe cut off the enemy, and the 200,000-strong army continues to feed Daijun. Without the support of Handan, sooner or later they will run out of food."
"After this battle is over, the advantage lies with me. I, the Qin Dynasty, will destroy Zhao. It is a certainty and will never change again."
Wei Liao discussed the matter. He only analyzed the military aspects and did not mention a word about how to fight next.
He knew in his heart that the leader of this battle was Wang Jian. Once Wang Jian got the news, he would definitely make corresponding adjustments.
The information they know is too backward, and the decisions they make may not be suitable for the current war situation, and because they carry the Qin King's policies, the generals in front will be at a loss.
As the prime minister, Feng Quji also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, I believe that what General Yang Duanhe said is very true. Civil servants in the army have limited experience in handling government affairs. Wu'an is the frontier to destroy Zhao. We should send experienced civil servants there."
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"Um."
Seeing that the others did not speak, Ying Zheng smiled and nodded: "What the two dear ministers said makes sense. As for the civil servants to be dispatched, the government offices will propose candidates and then submit them to me."
"Since the general is here to deal with the war, I won't worry too much. Can you please tell me how to deal with this reward?"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers fell silent. They did not mention this point just now and deliberately avoided it because of the difficulty of the matter.
As the courtiers of the Qin Dynasty, they naturally knew the plan of the Qin Emperor's administration, which was to lavish rewards after the unification of the world.
However, everyone knows that Yang Duanhe's request is not unreasonable, and the matter has been put on the table, so it must be resolved.
"Your Majesty, I think you should be rewarded. Otherwise, if so many people were killed in the attack on Wu'an, there would be problems with the morale of the army."
Wei Liao spoke solemnly and said to Ying Zheng: "What's more, whether Yang Duan and his troops go south to attack Handan, or go north to attack Jingxing Pass, it will be a tough battle."
"At this time, military morale is extremely important."
As a member of the army, Wei Liao was naturally the first to speak, and all his words were in support of Yang Duanhe and for the sake of the officers and men in the army.
"Your Majesty, I also agree to reward the troops in Wu'an. After all, they conquered Wu'an and made great achievements in battle."
At this moment, Feng Quji also expressed his position, but no one mentioned how to award rewards or who should be rewarded.
Ying Zheng's sharp gaze passed over everyone, and the ministers lowered their heads. Naturally, they knew that Qin Wangzheng was not satisfied with their words.
However, there are too many people involved in this matter, and if you are not careful, one sentence will offend the entire Da Qin Ruisi.
You must know that in the Qin Dynasty, the country was founded by force, and the warriors of the Qin Dynasty were extremely powerful. After the Qin Dynasty was established for hundreds of years, there were countless nobles who were awarded titles because of their military merits, and they could not afford to offend them.
Finally, Ying Zheng's eyes fell on Wang Wan and Li Si and said: "Wang Wan and Li Si, you two have been silent since entering Zhangtai Palace. What do you think of this matter?"
Hearing this, Wang Wan and Li Si looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. No one wanted to take over such an offending matter.
But when Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth, they had to answer. They could not leave the king on the stage.
Wang Wan was the first to speak, facing Ying Zheng, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that meritorious officers below the rank of captain of a thousand captains should be rewarded. As for the meritorious soldiers above the rank of captain of a thousand captains, they will accumulate military merits and wait until the war is over before awarding them."
"The purpose of awarding rewards this time is to boost morale. It would be too laborious to award a full reward, not to mention that the war has not yet ended, so it is not appropriate to award large-scale rewards."
Wang Wan's tone was solemn. He knew in his heart that large-scale rewards were not conducive to the overall situation. Now was the critical moment to destroy Zhao, and Ying Zheng would not allow such a thing to happen.
