After the court meeting, the government offices of the three provinces and six ministries were busy, and not only rewarded and rewarded the Northwest Army that won this victory, but also properly handled millions of surrendered soldiers. Therefore, officials and postmen who were circulating in Xianyang and ordered the government were seen riding horses and carriages to head straight to the northwest counties.

In the Zihuan Hall where the Secretariat is located, there are people coming and going in the offices of the six ministries. The chief officials of the six ministries of the Lihu Office were all busy, with noisy, roaring, and stampings coming one after another. Groups of people came in and out and almost stepped on the threshold of the six ministries' offices.

According to the decree, the rewards of the winning generals and the handling of surrendered soldiers must be passed through the Ministry of War, which requires a large number of people to go to the northwest counties and the guards guarding the Great Wall for careful handover.

The reward is easy to say. During the war, there were military officers and chief officials who followed the army to record military merits, but they basically couldn't escape. Just check and distribute them according to the records. However, the differentiation of surrendered soldiers requires careful consideration, because there are too many and complicated situations involved. It is estimated that all millions of people will be sent to the designated places to garrison, reclamation or build bridges and roads. Once the identity of these people changes, the management department will also change. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue has to arrange a large number of people to accept these people for treatment, and the other departments are similar. In addition to the Ministry of Rites being a little more at ease, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Personnel have all started to be busy. These people are assigned to designated locations and need to strengthen supervision. This is the matter of the Ministry of Justice, and these people also need to eat, drink, defecate, and live together. This requires the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to handle these people. To properly manage these people, a large number of officials are also needed, and therefore a large number of middle and low-level officials are also needed.

What comes from this is that the three provinces and six ministries suddenly found that there was not enough manpower and needed to recruit a large number of civil servants who were proficient in writing. Therefore, the busyness of the court began to spread to the people, and various orders to recruit low-level civil servants were passed to various offices. This also stirred up the entire Xianyang. Many disciples from the Hundred Schools who were in Xianyang who could not see any direction of life were suddenly excited and ran to the yamen to deliver their resumes. They were lucky and were naturally overjoyed and were hired on the spot. Then they followed the order to go to various places in the northwest to become officials.

The Henan War won the Hetao area, which was divided into the three counties of Jiuyuan, Shangjun and Beidi, and was divided into Jingbian, Hengshan, Yulin, Shenmu, Hequ, Guyang and other seven counties. Although they were all under the grassland areas with sparsely populated grasslands, Meng Tian had already begun to arrange surrendered soldiers to cut wood and take stones to start building cities in designated places. Once the city is repaired, officials perform their duties, and a large number of surrendered soldiers guarding the border and border residents migrate to live with the Huns, this abundant grassland will be completely incorporated into the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

In fact, the caravans that followed the army to receive the spoils of the Huns before the court.

Because of the three rules, there were more than 200 merchants who participated in the construction of pawn equipment. They all organized huge caravans to receive their rewards with orders issued by the court. When they saw those unattended cattle, sheep, horses, piles of furs and prisoners of war and women and children abandoned by Li Xin's army on the grassland, they all went completely crazy. Many people hugged the horse's neck and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Nothing else, it's cheap.

A tall Hun horse only costs 3,000 yuan, almost 2,000 yuan, and a foal even costs 200 yuan. As for cattle and sheep, cattle and sheep are cheaper, according to the group, no matter the male and female, the old and the young, they are sold directly in packages and sell them. They are not only sold or sold separately. If you want to buy them, they are just a group, because these cattle, sheep and horses are not taken care of at all, and they are scattered everywhere, and they cannot be counted and counted at all.

Therefore, the officials responsible for the aftermath were not in the mood or energy to strictly follow the original contract distribution. The huge Henan area is hundreds of thousands of miles in radius, and there are hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. It is estimated that it will be one year after the strict order is completed. These unattended livestock will definitely be less than a year. It is estimated that the wolves will be in trouble before the summer is over. So at the end, the accompanying officials directly arranged soldiers to protect the caravans and search on the grassland. Whoever finds it will be calculated, and then the value is calculated at a discount. The excess will be purchased with money.

The merchants were not fools. After they found them, they bought Xiongnu prisoners of war and arranged personnel to let these slaves grazed on the spot. Then this place became a supply base for the family's inexhaustible cattle, sheep and horses. The officials of the Qin Dynasty who accompanied them naturally also liked it. Because the merchants joined in disguise, they strengthened the supervision of the Xiongnu in disguise, allowing them to communicate and manage better. Therefore, many people stationed in the caravan were quickly appointed as Lichang Chang, the Li Dian and other positions, and then they coordinated to arrange military soldiers to serve as You Jiao to cooperate in the management of the Xiongnu herders.

In addition to grazing on the spot, merchants who also selected strong horses, cattle and sheep to drive them back to the Central Plains. It is now early summer, with the vegetation and affluence and grass along the way. These large livestock can easily eat and walk. After spending a month or two, those who are alive can be sold at a good price, and naturally each one will make a fortune.

Therefore, these cattle, sheep and horses are all walking coins in the eyes of merchants. Eighty-one million floats on the horses and three-thousand and five thousand floats on the strong cows. Even a big sheep is worth three or five hundred coins. It emits a golden light while walking, and a large group of people who are shaking cannot open their eyes.

So after being cashed in, many caravans could not wait to drive cattle, sheep and horses to the Central Plains. The more than 100,000 livestock were driven back, the sooner they could sell them at a good price. Therefore, during this period, the Great Wall Pass in the northwest counties was closed and opened. Every day, caravans led the Huns to drive large groups of livestock into the mainland through the gates. When they arrived at the gates, they would send many cattle and sheep to the Qin army stationed in the gates to reward them for their years of protection of the Central Plains. At the same time, they would also make a familiar face for the smooth entry and exit in the future. This is considered an emotional investment. So, the living standards of the Great Wall Generals and soldiers close to the counties in Henan have improved a lot.

In addition, there is no need to worry about the harassment of the Huns anymore. Many border residents have also begun to set up stalls to sell some food and specialties in some passes, such as pecans, chestnuts, barbecue, noodles, dried fruits, dried dates, and even people sell pancakes. So the caravans entering and leaving, the postmen and officials coming and going would stop to eat and drink when they were hungry. In recent days, people have begun to build shopping halls, food houses and foot houses, purchase wild medicinal materials, and provide food and accommodation services. These once heavily defended Great Wall Passes instantly became relaxed and lively because of this unprecedented victory.

But whether it is the busy court, the excited merchants, or the happy people on the border, they have nothing to do with Chen Xu.

Because today is the seventh day of Wang Qingxiu's death, commonly known as the first seventh day, although he knew that only one empty coffin was buried in the grave, Chen Xu still had to act in the whole set of the show and could not see the flaws. Therefore, he pretended to be very depressed and took his family to the cemetery to burn incense and worship again.

In early summer, the banks of the Wei River have already lush vegetation.

The wheat fields are green, and the wheat seedlings that have begun to grow and bloom in the warm wind and the scorching sun. The Zongshan Mountains in the distance are dark green like dark green, lying across the Wei River plain like a long dragon winding winding. The beautiful peaks suddenly rise up and stand among the mountains, appearing and disappearing in the tumbling clouds and mist, as ethereal as a fairyland.

The clear and lush Wei River is sparkling, reflecting the distant mountains and nearby trees, and the water surface is rippling with golden ripples in the sun.

The four-brid carriage slowly moved forward on the bumpy dirt road. Chen Xu and Shui Qingrou were sitting in the car, and there were two carriages behind. The second carriage was Chen Jiangshi, Xing'er and Yu Ji, and the last carriage were sitting several maids from the Qinghe Marquis' Mansion.

Dozens of guards with tiger backs and bear waists followed both sides wearing leather armored swords. Yu Wuya's black horse followed Chen Xu's carriage, carrying a new steel sword, and a leather hood hung on his body. Inside the leather hood was Chen Xu's musket.

Since the last time he was slashed by Gai Nie with a sword, Yu Wuya's injuries have not fully recovered. Although he had been resting for a full month, his skills have not recovered half of his past, and he cannot fight violently. Therefore, Yu Wuya fell in love with Chen Xu's musket and carried it all day long, so his equipment looks very inappropriate.

Chen Xu sat in the carriage, with no sadness or joy on his face. He looked at Zhongnan Mountain in the distant horizon in a daze, and his body shook gently with the bumps of the carriage.

Shui Qingru held Chen Xu's hand tightly, looked at Chen Xu's absent-minded expression, and felt a burst of pain in his heart.

Since Wang Qingxiu's death, he has been like this almost always, as if he had lost his soul at once. Sometimes he stayed for one or two hours without any movement.

"Bang~" The carriage pressed against a stone and shook suddenly, Chen Xu's body shook suddenly, and then it seemed as if he suddenly came to life. He let out a long breath and turned to look at Shui Qingrou, with a look of relief on his face.

"Husband~" Shui Qingrou hugged Chen Xu's arm in surprise.

"I'm sorry, I've made you worried these days!" Chen Xu reached out and hugged Shui Gentou in his arms, feeling his delicate and hot body, with an extremely apology on his face.

"Gengrou is one with your husband, so why do you need to apologize? Gengrou just hopes that your husband can be safe every day!" Shui Qingrou said with red eyes.

"I originally wanted to tell you about Princess Qingning in advance, but I felt I couldn't speak. Alas~" Chen Xu sighed, and then shook his head, "It's all my fault, but the deceased has passed away, and the living still has to work hard to move forward. I hope she can live a good life in another world!"

"Husband, do you really think that the dead will go to another world? The underworld and Naihe Bridge you mentioned are all true?" Shui Qingrou asked curiously.

Chen Xu shook his head: "Who knows? Maybe there is, maybe not, just like you are asking about the truth, pursuing the illusory immortal path, but who can actually know the truth or false?"

"Cultivating the truth is just asking for peace of mind, not for immortality, Qingrou never thought of seeking immortality. Master said that everything is false, and Tao is only in the heart, meditating and practicing, sitting and forgetting to be empty, without self, without form, without sorrow or joy, transcending the outside and guarding the magical mechanism inside, this is the path to cultivating the mind. Only when the mind and mind are peaceful can we reach the realm of forgetting the truest and most peaceful things, and only then can we understand the great way and understand the secrets of heaven. Unfortunately, Qingrou is too stupid. After practicing for eight years, she can actually know nothing. If she had not been able to meet her husband, Qingrou might not be able to withstand the troubles of ordinary people and seek peace in death!" Shui Qingrou leaned into Chen Xu's arms and said softly.

"Don't think like this in the future. If you die too, I'm too lazy to live. If my wife marry one and die one, then my dignified Qinghe Marquis will be a bad reputation for defeating his wife. Wouldn't I be a bachelor in my life?"
Chapter completed!