"Third brother, the cabinet has come up with some suggestions for me to deal with those Tatar prisoners, and I want to ask for my instructions on how to deal with them. But you brought these people back, so please tell me what you think!"

After glancing at the contents of the memorial in his hand, the little fat man immediately handed the memorial to Wang Bing.

"Huh? This is the suggestion given by my Ming cabinet? Can't these people come up with a reliable solution?"

Although Wang Bing had already thought of a way to deal with these Tatar prisoners before escorting them back, he still couldn't help but frown after seeing the handling opinions given by the cabinet in the memorial.

It turned out that the method given in this memorial, in addition to the old tradition of being incorporated into the Ming army, also included the suggestion of returning these people to the Hetao areas to herd war horses for the Ming Dynasty.

Just kidding, if we really set these Tatars free, will they herd horses for the Ming Dynasty or become bandits again?

"Your Majesty, if the number of Tatar prisoners is small, this method of integrating them into the army is barely feasible. But this time there are tens of thousands of strong prisoners. How can we ensure their loyalty when they are integrated into the army? In addition, this

Returning the land in Hetao to graze war horses for the Ming Dynasty, isn’t this child’s play that we take for granted!”

After handing the memorial back to the little fat man, Wang Bing took a shot at the solution plan from the cabinet.

"Haha, who told you not to cut it all in one go and bring it back? It's been years since this happened, and these people are inexperienced!"

The little fat man who originally agreed with the cabinet's approach could not help but shake his head after seeing Wang Bing's disapproval.

"They say that you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a family member. I think these people don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are a family member! Such a good and strong labor force does not want to make good use of it to save money for the court. Instead, it wants to return to the mountain and cause disaster.

Descendants!"

"Save money? Third brother, tell me what you think!"

When he heard the word 'save money' from Wang Bing, the little fat man who originally didn't care much about the cabinet's method of dealing with these Tatar prisoners could not help but his eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Bing eagerly.

ice.

"How does Your Majesty think the cement road from the Military Academy to the capital is effective?"

Ignoring the little fat man's eager eyes, Wang Bing asked the little fat man about the effect of the cement avenue.

"Needless to say, with this cement road, no matter it's raining or raining, it will be accessible without any obstruction, and even the time spent traveling between the two places has been reduced a lot."

As for the benefits of concrete avenues, the fat man who often travels between the capital and the Royal Military Academy is not clear about it.

"Then think about it, Your Majesty, if our Ming Dynasty's two capitals, thirteen provinces and the capital are all connected by cement roads..."

"If it can really be done, wouldn't the imperial court's control over the provinces be greatly enhanced?"

Before Wang Bing could finish what he said, the little fat man who understood it instantly couldn't help but look excited!

You know, the importance of road transportation to a country has been clear to rulers since ancient times. Otherwise, Qin Shihuang would not have built the Chi Road and Emperor Sui Yang would have built the canal!

However, since ancient times, road construction has been a thankless task. Not to mention the huge amount of money spent, the key is the use of people's power. If it is not done right, it will shake the foundation of the country and cause unrest, and this is also

One of the reasons why the Qin and Sui dynasties were short-lived.

"Lao San, you mean to use these Tatar prisoners..."

At this time, the little fat man, who had been unknowingly and subtly influenced by Wang Bing for more than ten years, finally figured out Wang Bing's plan.

"Exactly! With these strong Tatar laborers as civilian laborers, as long as there are thousands of officers and soldiers to guard them, and coupled with the command of officials from the Ministry of Works and craftsmen, there is no need to requisition the people at all. Our Ming Dynasty's two capitals and thirteen provinces can use this spacious

Connected by cement avenues!”

Facing the little fat man's excited expression, Wang Bing transformed into a 'painter' again and began to draw a pie for the little fat man.

No way, even if later generations had mechanical help, it would have taken hundreds of thousands of people and decades to connect the whole of China with roads to all provinces and counties.

Nowadays, a mere 50,000 to 60,000 people, without the help of machinery, want to build cement roads connecting the entire Ming Dynasty purely by hand. The time it takes can only deceive the "uninformed" ancients like Little Fatty.

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"And when you use these Tatar prisoners to build roads, you don't have to pay wages, as long as there are stutterers. And more importantly, you don't have to worry about abusing people's power like Qin Shihuang and Sui Yang Emperor did, thus making the people resentful!"

In order to make the little fat man make up his mind, Wang Bing once again analyzed for him the benefits of using these Tatar prisoners of war.

"When someone comes, tell all the cabinet ministers to come immediately!"

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"Marquis Champion, although this method reduces the burden on the people, it will also damage your Majesty's future reputation..."

When several cabinet members heard Wang Bing's method of building roads using Tatar prisoners of war, they all immediately frowned.

"I would like to ask some of my lords, is Your Majesty the emperor of the Ming Dynasty or the emperor of the Tatars?"

Facing a cabinet without Zhang Juzheng, the big boss, Wang Bing was not afraid at all.

"Of course Your Majesty is the emperor of my Ming Dynasty! But..."

Faced with Wang Bing's questioning tone, Zhang Siwei, the first assistant, couldn't help but stand up first.

"Since your Majesty is the emperor of our Ming Dynasty, why not do it for the benefit of the people of our Ming Dynasty? The so-called hero of the other side is my enemy! As long as your majesty can be sincerely loved and respected by the people of the Ming Dynasty, why should you sacrifice the interests of your own people?

To fight for a false reputation recognized by the enemy?"

Before Zhang Siwei could finish speaking, Wang Bing took over his words and spoke loudly.

"What's more, the barbarians fear power rather than virtue. If you want to make them fear you, you have to conquer them first and then show them a little kindness. How can they be compared with the people of the Celestial Dynasty? The strong men of the Tang Dynasty in the past

, which of the great ancestors of our dynasty did not first beat up the barbarians and then appease them a little?"

Well, Zhang Siwei just said one sentence, but Wang Bing said a lot.

However, in the face of Wang Bing's extremely naked remarks, several highly educated cabinet ministers found it difficult to refute him at this moment.

There is no way, in this era, from emperors and civil and military officials to ordinary people, Han supremacy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is not an era in which all kinds of foreign-loving 'talents' emerge in endlessly in later generations.

What's more, Wang Bing also pulled Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu out. Do these people dare to refute?

"Well, there is no need for you to argue. The third one is right. I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, I put the people of the Ming Dynasty first. If I can't even protect my own people, how will I, the emperor, have any face in the future?

Facing all the clans and clans? As for reputation, haha, I am satisfied with the approval of the people of Ming Dynasty!"

In the end, it was the little fat man who made the final decision and ended the debate.
Chapter completed!