Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2309 Unite the Western Regions to fight the Sui Dynasty, and go to the Western Ocean with light eyebrows

Chapter 2305: Joining the Western Regions to Resist the Sui Dynasty, Going to the West with Light Brows

20.00% Four?

This number can't help but make Ying Hao's eyelids jump.

If one percent of the construction plan of the school palace is added, the three major projects alone account for 20.00% of Daqin's finances, accounting for a quarter of the overall finances, and this is not a small number.

The Daqin family has a big business, so there are naturally many places to spend money. Leaving aside other things, the military expenditure must account for the bulk.

The military expenditures of the major generals in the army and the 85 troops accounted for 50.00% of the finances.

This is also the biggest reason for Ying Hao's disarmament, because if there is no disarmament, the military expenditure will reach about 60.00%[-], and Daqin will have no money to grow and develop.

In addition to military expenditures, there are nearly 5.00 officials of all sizes in the Kyushu of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the salaries of these officials also account for about [-]% of the finances.

The cost of expanding the Qingzhou Navy's army is not large, but the shipbuilding plan is a big money-sucker. In addition, it is necessary to build various weapons and armor in advance for future military expansion. These expenses will probably account for 5.00% of the fiscal budget.

For Daqin, the cost of building warships and weapons is only labor costs and time costs. There is no need to spend money on materials, just use local materials, so the cost is naturally small.

In addition to miscellaneous other expenses, it is roughly around 5.00%.

It's not like Ying Hao didn't know, but he was shocked when he figured it out.

Based on this calculation, [-]% of Daqin's finances for the next year has been advanced, and only [-]% of the finances can be invested in internal affairs.

This ratio is really too low. In case of any accident, such as a natural disaster, Daqin can't even provide the money for disaster relief.

Thinking of this, Ying Hao couldn't help but feel extremely dignified. Daqin's financial situation is not optimistic, and he must find a way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

"The plan to open up the sea trade route seems to be carried out as soon as possible." Ying Hao said in a deep voice.

For the current Daqin, the best way to make money is to open up sea trade routes.

At present, there are more than [-] Nanyang forces that can confirm the maritime trade with Daqin, not counting the Nanban.

Nanyang is a huge market, with a relatively small population and a low level of civilization. Basically, all products in Daqin are in high demand.

As long as the sea trade routes can be opened up, there will naturally be no shortage of sellers for the seized equipment that has accumulated dust in the Daqin warehouse, as well as the various surplus commodities, and they will immediately turn waste into treasure.

Through maritime trade with major forces in Nanyang, Daqin can also earn a lot of development funds. Naturally, there will be no shortage of funds for the development of the civil war, and there will be surplus financially invested in other areas, so it must be promoted as soon as possible. is.

"The voyage plan has been accelerated and is expected to officially set sail on February [-]th.

The main envoy Ye Qingmei, the left and right deputy envoys Zheng He and Magellan have all rushed to Qingzhou, accompanied by the envoy of the Nanman, Master Zhu. "Xun Yuhui reported.

Due to the loss of Nanjun, Daqin's business route with Nanman has been cut off, and the only way to continue trading is by sea.

Nanman is a relatively closed place, and there are not many opportunities to do business with the outside world, let alone sea trade.

The transaction between Great Qin and Nanman is not a small number. For Nanman, it is the key to the country's prosperity.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Rong decided to go with Ye Qingmei. She wanted to go with Ye Qingmei to witness this trade route. Only after confirming the safety of the sea trade route can Nanman be confident and bold to conduct transactions with Daqin .

Ying Hao couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, and then continued to discuss other matters with the ministers, but in the middle of the meeting, Jia Xu broke in with an important piece of information.

"Your Majesty, the spies from the Black Ice Terrace in Liangzhou sent back urgent information that the Sui Army secretly mobilized [-] cavalry, with unknown intentions," Jia Xuhui reported.

Ying Hao immediately lifted his spirits, walked to the precise map he had hand-painted himself, pointed to the map and said solemnly: "There are four targets that the Sui army can directly fight, one is my Great Qin, the other is Yuanmeng, the third is Tubo, and the fourth Western Regions.

The Sui army just ceased fighting with our army, and the possibility of resuming the war is not high if the treaty is abolished so soon, so the Sui army's target should not be our army. "

Hearing this, all the ministers nodded involuntarily. They didn't think that Sui State had the courage to fight Daqin alone. If there was a real fight, it would be Sui State who would suffer in the end. Yang Guang couldn't be so stupid.

Ying Hao continued to analyze: "As for Yuanmeng in the north, this possibility can also be ruled out directly. After all, the total number of cavalry in the Sui army is second only to my Great Qin among the princes, and it is not enough to provoke Yuanmeng. point."

Among the lords in the world, apart from Da Qin, Tang State originally had the largest number of cavalry, but after the two battles of Si Yong, Tang State's cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the overall ranking dropped to third place. Instead, it has the weakest comprehensive national strength The Sui Kingdom had the second largest number of cavalry.

Although the Sui Kingdom has the second largest number of cavalry in the world, it is obviously far from qualified to provoke Yuan Meng, who has all cavalry on the grassland.

"As for the Tubo Kingdom in Tibet in the southwest of the Sui Kingdom? Tubo has more than 300 million people, but only more than [-] soldiers, and its combat power is not too strong. For the Sui Kingdom, it is indeed a good direction for expansion.

However, Tubo is located in a plateau area, and people who are not on the plateau will experience altitude sickness when they go to the plateau area, which can range from physical weakness to death.

Most of the Sui army were from Liangzhou and Qiang people. Before adapting to the altitude sickness, they would definitely not send troops to Tubo easily. "

Speaking of this, Ying Hao stopped, and his eyes fell on the Western Region, the meaning of which was already obvious. After all, three of the four targets were eliminated, so only one of the Western Regions remained.

"The Western Regions in the far west is vast and sparsely populated, but there are 36 countries of all sizes, and none of them are very strong. With the strength of the Sui Kingdom, it can completely swallow it. It is the best choice for the Sui Kingdom to expand.

But this time Yang Guang only used [-] iron cavalry, so it should be just the first round of testing. "

In a few words, Ying Hao had already analyzed Yang Guang's purpose, and even guessed that this time it was mainly about probing.

Naturally, Ying Hao also wants to have the Western Regions. After all, as long as the Hexi Corridor is opened up, Daqin will be able to conduct business with Central Asian countries and even Western countries.

Compared with sea trade, the benefits of land commerce are also not small.

If possible, Ying Hao would naturally want to do business with the Western Regions, but the Sui Kingdom blocked Da Qin's business route to the west.

Ying Hao really wanted to destroy the Sui Kingdom, open up the Hexi Corridor, and conduct business with Western countries, but he couldn't do that.

One is that the current Great Qin is no longer capable of destroying the Sui Dynasty. After all, destroying the Sui Dynasty requires at least 15 troops, including at least [-] cavalry, and the current Great Qin cannot afford it at all.

The second is that Ying Hao is afraid that the destruction of the Sui Dynasty will trigger a chain reaction and destroy the hard-won peace and cultivation.

Some people say that although the situation in Daqin is not good, the situation in other countries is also not good, so why should they be so timid?
But you must know that among the major forces, only the Great Qin has the ability to dominate the world, and no other country has this ability.

If Daqin doesn't care about anything and destroys any country he wants, it will definitely attract the princes to attack Qin together. Although Daqin is not afraid, the whole world will be in chaos at that time.

It's cool to do so, but the process of Daqin's unification of the world must also be slowed down. This is the biggest loss for Daqin. On the contrary, the countries have no losses. After all, they do not have the strength to unify the world.

Back to the topic, Yang Guang wants to swallow the Western Regions in one gulp, Ying Hao will naturally not let him do so, he will definitely make some trouble for him, and prevent him from conquering the Western Regions so easily.

"The strength of the countries in the Western Regions is not strong, and they are independent, so it may be difficult to resist the Sui Kingdom.

If the Sui Kingdom acquires the Western Regions, its national strength will increase greatly, and it will become a major problem for our Great Qin, so it is necessary to prevent the Sui Kingdom from conquering the Western Regions. "

Ying Hao's eyes were full of determination, he looked at the ministers below, and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, who would like to go to the Western Regions as an envoy, explain Sui's ambitions to the countries in the Western Regions, and persuade them to form a coalition army? Resist the Sui army?"

Zhang Yi stood up resolutely and said, "I am willing to go."

Seeing this, Ying Hao thought for a while but shook his head, and said, "The Western Regions are thousands of miles away from Luoyang, and this trip to the Western Regions is not a one-day effort, and it may take several years to return to the court.

Zhang Yi, you are in charge of the Department of Foreign Affairs, responsible for the diplomatic affairs between Daqin and other countries, how can you leave the court for several years? "

Only then did Zhang Yi realize that it was impossible for him, who was in charge of the Department of Foreign Affairs, to leave Daqin for several years. Otherwise, who would be in charge of diplomacy with other countries?
You must know that Daqin's diplomatic environment is not good. Apart from him, Zhang Yi, who else can stop Su Qin's plan to fight against Qin?
"Zhang Yi, doesn't the Department of Foreign Affairs have any other debaters?" Ying Hao asked.

"Of course there are countless."

Zhang Yi smiled lightly, and confidently recommended: "Ji Yun and Ji Xiaolan are articulate and eloquent. Since joining the Department of Foreign Affairs, they have completed several missions perfectly.

The official recommended Ji Yun to be the envoy. "

"Ji Xiaolan?"

Ying Hao was taken aback. Ji Xiaolan used to be the prefect of Changshan, and could have taken the orthodox political promotion route, but Zhang Yi tricked her into joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and became one of the generals in the Department of Foreign Affairs.

But there is one thing to say, Ji Xiaolan's eloquence is really good, otherwise she wouldn't have gained the reputation of "iron teeth and bronze teeth".

"Since you have Zhang Yi's recommendation, let Ji Yun be the official history, what about the deputy envoy?" Ying Hao asked again.

This trip to the Western Regions is a big project. After all, there are 36 countries in the Western Regions. If Ji Xiaolan is alone to lobby, the efficiency is too low. Maybe the Sui army has already withdrawn, and the Western Regions coalition has not yet formed. Get up, so it is necessary to find some helpers for him.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Yi replied: "Lu Qinghou can be the deputy envoy, and Jian Yong and Sun Qian can be the envoy."

Ying Hao nodded, this configuration is not bad.

Although Jian Yong and Sun Gan had already descended to Qin, they had nothing serious to do, and now they just happened to find something for them to do.

In this way, the Daqin Mission to the Western Regions was established under the recommendation of Zhang Yi. Ji Xiaolan was the chief envoy, Lu Qinghou's prestige deputy envoy, and Jian Yong and Sun Qian were the attendant envoys.

In addition, Ying Hao also sent the famous general Wang Ben to lead Meng Ben, Ruan Weng Zhong, two fierce generals, and [-] elite cavalry as escorts to protect the mission.

Perhaps Yang Guang would never have imagined that although he was paying attention in the Western Regions, he hadn't sent troops yet, but Ying Hao had already taken the lead. Not only did he want to leak the news to the countries in the Western Regions, but he also wanted the countries in the Western Regions to form a coalition to fight against the Sui Army. .

All in all, the Sui Kingdom's conquest to the west was definitely not that easy.

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The first year of Shenwu, February [-]th.

Qingzhou, Beihai County, Qin Army Navy Dazhai.

More than a hundred warships loaded with supplies have already set sail, and when Ye Qingmei arrives, they will set sail and head south all the way to open up the sea trade route of Daqin.

The fleet for this voyage to the West includes: one main ship, ten large-scale ships, thirty small and medium-sized frigates, and one hundred large-scale material transport ships, a total of 140 warships, and a total of eight thousand escort ships. The leader of the army will be Qi Jiguang.

Zhou Yu, the captain of the navy who married Princess Ying Xuewu, saw that the departure time had come, but Ye Qingmei did not show up, so he couldn't help frowning: "Why hasn't Ye Envoy come yet?"

"Uh, this, Ye Shi was delayed for a while because of makeup, and he will be here soon."

Hearing this, not only Zhou Yu, but also Han Shizhong, Li Sunchen and other navy generals couldn't help but twitch their mouths.

There is only one thought in their minds, and that woman is trouble.

Qi Jiguang sighed helplessly, he is the chief commander of the navy this time, and he will work with Ye Qingmei for a period of time, I hope this concubine Ye will not go too far.

While everyone was discussing, Ye Qingmei, who was full of vigor and vitality, under the protection of Gai Nieweizhuang and Zheng He, Magellan, and Zhu Rong, came late, but took the initiative to apologize to Zhou Yu and everyone.

Ye Qingmei's attitude also eased the faces of everyone, especially Qi Jiguang, which also showed that Ye Qingmei was not a vexatious person at least.

After Ye Qingmei boarded the main ship with the mission, he glanced at Qi Jiguang who was beside him, and after knowing it, Qi Jiguang decisively ordered: "Set sail."

Woo, woo, woo...

The horn sounded, and all the warships sailed out of the water village and headed south.

On the deck, Zhu Rong looked at the vast and turbulent sea, feeling very excited. This was the first time she saw the sea.

After the excitement, Zhu Rong calmed down and asked Ye Qingmei: "Miss Ye, how long does it take for the fleet to sail to Annan?"

Annan, that is, Vietnam in later generations, the transaction between Nanban and Daqin was carried out in the Annan area.

Daqin has reached a cooperation with the local forces in Annan. When the fleet arrives in Annan, the cargo on board will be unloaded, and the people in Nanman will transport the cargo back to Nanman themselves. If there is any problem in the middle, Daqin will not be responsible.

After hearing Zhu Rong's words, Ye Qingmei replied: "The warships used by our Great Qin Navy are the most advanced warships, but the speed of the fleet is not only determined by the ship itself, but also by the wind direction. .

If the wind is favorable, it should be able to arrive in about half a month of sailing, but if the wind is not favorable or even against the wind, it may take a month of continuous sailing. "

(End of this chapter)