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    *** On the off-year day, Qin Mu summoned the cabinet ministers, ministers and ministers of various ministries, as well as Meng Ke, Liu Meng, Di Zhongxing and other major military and naval commanders to Wuying Hall, where they had a drink and talked.  Year-end summary.  ¡ê¡Ø This year in Daqin, except for the severe drought in several counties in Shandong, which caused a large reduction in crop production, the weather was relatively good in other places, and there was a bumper harvest of grains and grains.  The imperial court also successfully solved the possible problem of low grain prices and harm to farmers by recruiting a large number of prisoners to build roads.  Industry and commerce continue to develop vigorously, and scientific and technological achievements are fruitful; the domestic order is generally quite stable, people's minds are well-regulated, officials are diligent and honest, and the people have enough food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment.  Of course, the situation was mostly like this when the country was founded in all dynasties.  It's just that Daqin encountered many opportunities that it didn't have before. For example, the introduction of new crops such as corn doubled the food output. Not only did it quickly solve the problem of feeding the people of the Celestial Empire, but it also promoted domestic development due to the surplus of food.  of construction.  In addition, Qin Mu vigorously supported industry and commerce, focused on scientific and technological innovation, vigorously promoted the civilianization of science and technology, and also used the navy to plunder foreign countries and inflict blood transfusions on the country that had endured years of war. This enabled Da Qin to recover several times faster than at the beginning of the dynasty's establishment, and all industries  Also more prosperous.  Liu Boquan, a bachelor of Dongge University and the Minister of Household Affairs, said happily: "Your Majesty, the annual revenue of the imperial court this year has reached 92 million dragon coins, of which commercial tax revenue accounts for 54%, exceeding agricultural tax. The total expenditure is 6,100 yuan.  1.9 million dragon coins, with a balance of 30.1 million dragon coins. " Thirty million dragon coins are actually equivalent to about 20 million taels of silver, but consider that the total annual income of the Ming Dynasty was only a few million, and now the Qin Dynasty.  It has only been a few years since the founding of the country, and it is really remarkable to have a balance of 20 million taels.  Qin Mu was happy just now and then thought about it.  I thought it was nothing. It seemed that when Li Shimin came to the throne, he faced an even more difficult situation. He was forced by the Turks to the city of Chang'an and signed a humiliating alliance under the city.  "As a result, it only took Li Shimin four years to rise to prominence in the fourth year of Zhenguan. Not only did all domestic industries revive, he also wiped out the powerful Eastern Turks in one fell swoop and became the Khan of Heaven.  ¡°I have hundreds of years of experience, and I can continue to plunder the outside world and provide blood transfusions to the country.  Only then did Da Qin become like this. Compared with Li Eryi, there is really nothing to be proud of.  Qin Mu was introspecting, but the ministers here were happy. Now the Qin Dynasty actually has a lot of places to use troops. The country is building roads on a large scale and spending money everywhere. Without raising taxes, it can still have 30 million.  Dragon coin balance.  All the ministers were overjoyed.  "The holy king is on the throne, and the world is prosperous!" "Your Majesty is benevolent to all things, and his virtues spread all over the world, so he has great governance in the world. I congratulate your Majesty" "Okay, okay, hahahaha  To be honest, I also like to hear the ministers singing praises to me, but it is better for you to sing less, lest I, Tao Taoran, don't know where I am, which may be counterproductive." "The young man of Wuying Palace.  discretionary.  The scene was relatively relaxed, and everyone was not so restrained. They laughed one after another. Even Yang Tinglin said with a smile: "Your Majesty's kindness has benefited the world, and it is indeed not the flattery of your ministers. What's even more rare is that your Majesty can always reflect on himself, and I can benefit from it."  I am even more delighted." Qin Mu said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a good man has three gangs. If it were not for the hard work of the ministers, the world would not be able to achieve great governance today. Naturally, I will never forget the contributions of all the ministers.  . Today's recruiting ministers to come and drink are not only to make some summaries for our monarchs and ministers over the past year, but also to thank the ministers for the past year.  "I don't dare. Your majesty is diligent and caring for the people. He works hard at night and day."  , please join me in drinking this cup.¡± ¡°I congratulate Your Majesty!¡± After everyone had a drink, Song Yingxing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: ¡°Your Majesty, now the imperial court has completed the construction of telegraph and asphalt roads, and it has been greatly accelerated.  The speed of material circulation has also made the connections between various places closer. However, both good governance are still in their infancy and require further investment. Since the national treasury has a balance of up to 30 million this year, I suggest that next year.  In terms of telegraph installation and road construction, another 10 million dragon coins will be invested. " Qin Mu said with a smile: "Song Shangshu seems to be an impatient person, hahaha I thought that we should increase some investment.  Yes, but you can't increase it so much. It's better to do everything step by step. If you invest in it all at once, it will easily lead to overcapacity and indigestion in the future. " When Liu Boquan heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!nbsp; Now Great Qin's investment in this area is not small. Last year, as many as 470,000 prisoners were used to build roads. According to the scheduled plan, this year it plans to increase to 800,000 people.  Therefore, in terms of setting up telegraph lines, it may be possible to increase some investment, but in terms of building asphalt roads, Qin Mu does not plan to increase the scale.  He changed the topic and said: "Ministers, what do you think of Ceylon?" Qin Mu has no plans to include India in the territory of Qin Dynasty for the time being, and it will probably be treated as an overseas colony in the end.  But Ceylon is different. The geographical location of this pearl in the Indian Ocean is too important. If it is not completely included in the territory of Qin Dynasty, Qin Mu can't help but think about it.  Gu Junen, the left minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, the ocean is different from the land. It can be passed everywhere. However, due to supply and storms, it relies heavily on some important strategic nodes. Ceylon is in the center of the Western Ocean and is the east-west waterway.  Controlling Ceylon is equivalent to controlling the key to the Western Ocean. In addition, if Daqin wants to better control India, Ceylon is an indispensable stronghold and springboard.  In the Western Ocean, it can be attacked and retreated, posing a strong threat to the Indian mainland. Therefore, I believe that it is very necessary to include Ceylon in the territory of the Qin Dynasty and operate it as the most important stronghold of the Qin Dynasty in the Western Ocean."  Governor Di Zhongxing also said: "Your Majesty, according to the information sent back by the Ocean Fleet, after the Dutch occupied Ceylon, the original royal family of Ceylon was destroyed. Ceylon has been a Dutch colony for decades. Now the Ocean Fleet  Defeating the Dutch and incorporating Ceylon into the territory of the Qin Dynasty was justifiable. At present, Ceylon¡¯s population is not very large, with a total population of about 300,000, and its beliefs are relatively complex. Some believe in Hinduism, some believe in Brahma, and some believe in Buddhism.  After the Dutch colonized Ceylon, a large part of the people converted to Catholicism, and relatively few believed in Tianfang religion. In other words, it was not difficult to solve the problem of faith in order to incorporate Ceylon into the territory of the Qin Dynasty;  In addition, there are only more than 300,000 people in the local area. As long as the birth rate of the local population is slightly controlled, as the number of people from Daqin who immigrate to Ceylon increases, they will soon occupy the majority. On the other hand, the problem of different races can also be solved through mutual exchanges.  Intermarriage is the worst option, and you can also use force to drive these 300,000 natives to the Indian mainland. I believe that Otesa and other countries are willing to accept them, and are even willing to help the Qing Dynasty to suppress the Ceylon natives. "In this era, for  For all countries, population is actually the largest resource. In wars between countries, population plunder is often one of the most important purposes of war.  If the 300,000 natives on the island of Ceylon are given to Otesa and other countries, they will definitely be very happy. I am afraid that even if they send their own troops to clear them out, they will be happy to do it.  Qin Mu suddenly thought of Japan again. Japan is a country with a large population, a hard-working spirit, good combat effectiveness, and high discipline.  You can consider getting an army of 10,000 or 20,000 servants from Japan to do this kind of thing.  In Japan today, there are a lot of samurai who have become ronin because they cannot get support from their daimyo. Yui Zhengyuki echoes the call. It is precisely because there are too many unemployed ronin, which has accumulated serious social conflicts.  Therefore, it is not difficult to go to Japan and organize 10,000 to 20,000 samurai as a servant army.  *********************** ps: Here comes the third update. 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