Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 603 They Can Afford to Wait for the Future

Chen Ping, in history, has always been known for being treacherous and ruthless.

But Chen Ping next to Zhao Kun is a person who is good at managing politics and easy-going. Although he also has a fierce side, he never loses his temper easily.

When he saw the second memorial that Zhao Kun handed him, he really became popular.

I saw that it recorded in detail the whole story of the security officer of Sibal City ordering the massacre of Daqin merchants, as well as the details of being sheltered by the governor of southern Rome.

It's no wonder that Wang Li ordered to kill the envoys sent by Marcus many times.

Being a bitch while erecting a memorial archway, will Daqin spoil you?
Obviously not!

Therefore, the garrison in Sibal City is not just for the benefit of the military, but the battle point of Daqin in Europe. In the long run, Daqin will definitely enter Europe.

But from Zhang Han's garrison at Loulan, it can be seen that Daqin's current logistics supplies are still quite difficult.

Wang Li wanted to turn Xibal City into an enclave of Great Qin in Europe, and the difficulty was not ordinary.

There are a myriad of issues involved in this.

The most important thing is that it is difficult to be self-sufficient when stationing troops in Sibal City.

If it is only to support the navy, it can still rely on the coastal ports, but without the army stationed there, it is still an enclave.

Moreover, the original population of Sibal City was small, so it could survive by relying on the coastal ports.

But how could it be possible for Daqin to station a small number of troops in Sibal City?

So, this is the crux of the matter.

Among the people around Zhao Kun back then, others had their own positions and were in charge of a lot of things.

Only Chen Ping and Zhang Liang stayed by Zhao Kun's side all the time, no matter what they did, they were used to focusing on the overall situation.

Chen Ping is very clear that the second five-year development plan has fully reflected Zhao Kun's layout thinking for Daqin in the next five years.

That is, give priority to concentrating on solving domestic problems.

Today, Chen Ping can be said to be the person who understands Zhao Kun's worries best in the whole of Daqin.

In the eyes of others, after several years of development, Daqin can be said to be thriving.

Last year, the national treasury's annual revenue exceeded [-] million silver dollars. As soon as the news was released, the whole world celebrated.

But who can know the turmoil hidden behind this prosperous scene?
Three years ago, if someone told Chen Ping that having too much money is a bad thing, Chen Ping would have scoffed.

However, when Da Qin really encountered this situation, Chen Ping couldn't help being dumbfounded.

In the past few years, he has followed behind Zhao Kun and has been conscientious.

Chen Ping didn't think he was a fool, but he always felt that he couldn't keep up with Zhao Kun's thinking.

Chen Ping didn't understand Zhao Kun's imperial examinations at the beginning.

Especially supporting the scholars of the Six Kingdoms was not necessarily a good thing for Daqin at that time.

But later, this policy directly returned the hearts of the scholars of the six countries.

On this basis, the sense of belonging of the old people of the six countries to the Great Qin has been greatly enhanced.

A series of measures such as the same text of the first emperor's book and the same track of the car did not do a good job, which was solved by Zhao Kun's simple policy.

What is a stroke of God?
At the beginning of the first five-year plan, Zhao Kun vigorously promoted business development.

The National Bank, the Bureau of Supervision and Administration of the Sea, and the Market Supervision Bureau were established, and almost in the most important places, a change of blood was carried out for the court institutions.

Since then, the operation of Daqin's court has almost revolved around these three departments.

With such a big change, Chen Ping originally thought it would be very difficult.

However, before Yingzheng and Fusu suppressed those old-fashioned nobles, and later Zhao Kun promoted various reforms behind the scenes. At the beginning of the reform, he carried out his firm will.

At that time, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was against all opinions and that it was going its own way.

But the result was equally unexpected.

Along the way, no one knows Zhao Kun's strength better than Chen Ping.

Many people only think that Zhao Kun's thinking is like a powerful and unconstrained style when he is in power, and there is no trace to be found.

But every time there is an extremely satisfactory result.

But only Chen Ping knew, how could it be so simple to change a huge country like Daqin?
Zhao Kun is indeed a unparalleled talent, that's right, he seems to have a prophet's eye, and can accurately see the most suitable development direction for Daqin.

But in that position, Zhao Kun must be cautious in every word and deed.

Even if the emperor enjoys the power and splendor of the world, correspondingly, any small sound of his will be heard all over the world, that is the roar of a giant dragon.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, Zhao Kun governs the country with ease.

But Chen Ping knew that from the time he helped Su Jianguo, Zhao Kun was walking on thin ice behind his back, trembling.

Just like the current situation, Zhao Kun keenly discovered the crisis amidst everyone's optimism.

Chen Ping can't remember how many times Zhao Kun did this, but he will definitely follow.

The so-called anti-foreign must first settle inside.

Although Zhao Kun has the heart to swallow the world, the premise of everything is that it will not affect the stability of the country.

Therefore, Chen Ping guessed that at this time, Zhao Kun actually did not want to garrison troops in Sibal City.

The reason why he was looking for himself was because there were some things that Zhao Kun could talk about before, but he couldn't now.

Before Zhao Kun ascended the throne, the relationship between the courtiers of the new court and Zhao Kun was similar to fighting the world with bare buttocks.

Both sides are like brothers, more than monarchs and ministers, Zhao Kun can say whatever he has.

But now, Zhao Kun's identity has changed, so he naturally needs to consider a lot.

Just like this time, if Zhao Kun directly vetoed Wang Li's proposal, no one could say anything.

But there will inevitably be some inappropriateness.

At this time, a courtier like Chen Ping needs to take the blame.

Therefore, after reading the two reports, Chen Ping took the initiative to stand up.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the troops should be stationed in Sibal City as Wang Li said!"

"Ha ha."

Hearing Chen Ping's words, Zhao Kun smiled, waved his hands and said, "Then follow Aiqing's words!"

"However, there are many hidden dangers in the country now, and the army is stationed in Sibal City at this time, and there may be accidents," Chen Ping pondered.

The European duo is really not a weak chicken.

When Marcus, the governor of southern Rome sent envoys, although Zhao Kun did not receive them, Chen Pingke put in a lot of effort.

He specifically sought out businessmen from the Western Regions and asked for information about Europe.

At the end of last year, Rome defeated the main force of Carthage.

The outcome of the Second Punic War gradually became clear.

Today's Carthage is just fighting in a corner.

If Rome completely defeats Carthage, there will be a dominance in Europe.

When Rome frees up its hands, the Qin army stationed in Sibal City will inevitably become a thorn in its side.

After Rome won the Punic War, it would definitely use troops against the city of Sibal.

A country that has existed for hundreds of years has maintained a strong strength until now, not entirely by brute force.

Chen Ping did not believe that the Roman Senate would be so stupid.

But Zhao Kun knew that no matter what the Punic War was, it would last at least three to five years.

By that time, will Rome still be able to send troops to Sibal?

In this regard, Zhao Kun has enough confidence.

The war of this era is not a modern war, and it ends after a few months of fighting.

When the Punic War is over, Daqin's construction of Sibal City is enough to support Daqin's logistics supplies. By then, it will be more than just an enclave.

If Rome really dared to send troops, the garrison in Sibal City would immediately gain a vast strategic depth as long as they retreated to Eastern Europe.

Even Rome did not dare to act rashly.

Zhao Kun does not believe that Rome will fight on multiple fronts, or fight a war of attrition with Qin.

If things can't be done, Zhao Kun certainly doesn't want to waste a lot of resources to acquire an enclave that doesn't make any sense to Daqin.

But now, all the deployments have begun to bear fruit, so he naturally wants to be greedy.

In Zhao Kun's heart, there has always been a wish.

That is, during his lifetime, he would plant the Black Dragon Flag all over the world, and then take Ying Zheng to swim freely in the world he conquered.

In this process, Daqin will definitely face many troubles.

Among them, the biggest trouble came from Rome.

Zhao Kun knows how terrifying the potential of this country is.

Today's Roman Republic is actually quite moderate.

The system of separation of powers limits its potential.

Hundreds of years later, after the crash of the Roman Republic.

The huge empire reborn from its ashes can be regarded as the complete Rome.

The monster that had activated its full potential was a war machine through and through.

In the following hundreds of years, across Europe, it was rare to meet an opponent.

If possible, Zhao Kun is absolutely unwilling to release that war monster.

It's not that he has no confidence in Daqin, but that he doesn't want his people to throw their lives on the battlefield for nothing.

Now the Western Regions have been included in the Great Qin.

When the Great Qin army toured the Western Regions before, the first battle frightened the Bendu Kingdom. Now the Bendu Kingdom has become a quail.

Faced with Daqin's unreasonable excuses several times, the Bendu Kingdom dared not speak up and obediently obeyed.

It can be said that the road from the west of Qin Dynasty to Rome is completely smooth.

Once Zhao Kun sorted out domestic affairs and prepared to send troops westward, then the Qin army could reach the frontal battlefield of the confrontation with Rome unimpeded.

On the other side, Fusu has gained a firm foothold in America.

The news that came back was also extremely gratifying.

It is estimated that within five years, Fusu will be able to initially complete control of the Americas.

At that time, America will also become the territory of Great Qin.

Sending troops from the Americas to Europe is much closer and can be taken by surprise.

Once the war started, the siege of Rome could be completed.

How could Daqin lose in such a situation where the right time, place and people are all in place?

Today's Zhao Kun is completely confident about this kind of overall planning.

It was precisely because of these reasons that he agreed to Wang Li's request.

"The decree is to order Wang Li to return most of the navy to Qin. Since the city of Xibal has been taken, there is no need to give it up. There will be thirty warships and ten thousand soldiers stationed there."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kun thought of a piece of information in Wang Li's memorial, and said with a smile: "Since Zhou Bo is recognized by Wang Li, let him stay in the army. How to reward him is entirely up to Wang Li!"

At the same time, deep in the Qinling Mountains.

Since Zhao Kun ascended the throne, he has increased his investment in the Academy of Sciences.

Today's Academy of Sciences is split into three major departments: the Academy of Civil Sciences, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Academy of Science and Technology.

The Academy of Science and Technology, which specializes in weapons and equipment, was moved to the inaccessible Qinling Mountains.

The emergence of most high-tech starts with military equipment.

Wang Xue, Guiguzi, Jiang Chao and others at the Telegraph Research Institute of the Academy of Science and Technology were staring intently at a strange-shaped box one person tall.

Ten months have passed since Zhao Kun ordered the study of telegrams at the beginning of the year.

During this period, the Academy of Science and Technology concentrated a large number of researchers and devoted themselves to the study of telegraphs.

The technical principle of the telegraph is actually not complicated.

After 2000, any hobbyist can tinker with a device.

However, the basic components involved are very technically difficult, at least not something that Daqin can achieve at will.

During this nearly one year, the Academy of Science and Technology first realized the miniaturization of high-power generators.

And then overcome a lot of technical difficulties.

It wasn't until yesterday that there were certain results.

This time, the Academy of Science and Technology manufactured a total of two telegraph prototypes.

One is in the Xianyang Palace hundreds of miles away, and the other is the one in front of everyone.

The two prototypes were connected by wire, both powered by steam generators.

Although it is a miniaturized generator, it is not small in size.

The main component of the strange-shaped box in front of me is the power generation equipment, and it is also equipped with a steam boiler drive.

No way, time is tight and tasks are heavy.

In fact, with the current results, Zhao Kun is already very satisfied, so he sent Jiang Chao here to experience.

At this time, the boiler was burning red, and the sound of a huge steam generator filled the entire room.

Jiang Chao sat in front of the telegraph with an excited face.

On his head was an equally grotesque helmet.

This peep has two long earflaps with a wire at the top, which is connected to a telegraph, and it looks extremely funny.

This is the headset specially developed by the Academy of Science and Technology to receive wired telegrams.

In fact, the principle of wired telegraphy is very simple.

Use the switch to close, and then match it with a sound device, you can get it done.

The current Daqin naturally does not have a Moore cipher. Under the reminder of Zhao Kun, the Academy of Science and Technology invented another set of ciphers to cooperate with it.

Jiang Chao was one of the first to learn the telegraph cipher.

At this time, everyone was staring at Jiang Chao closely, trying to see something through his expression.

Even Guiguzi and Wang Xue are no exception.

Guiguzi and Wang Xue have had enough of this era, and the speed of information transmission every few months.

The emergence of the telegram can completely make a subversive change in this respect.

Guiguzi and Wang Xue were not from the Academy of Science and Technology.

But one day, they took the initiative to find Zhao Kun and said that they would change Daqin together with Zhao Kun.

Zhao Kun readily agreed with them, and let them join the Academy of Science and Technology, leading those original researchers to develop technology together.

Although the current technology is not as good as the cutting-edge technology and extraterrestrial civilization in their minds, once the foundation is laid, bread will come sooner or later.

Moreover, after the development of the past few years, the scale of the Academy of Sciences has become larger and larger.

Even the researchers of the Academy of Science and Technology have thousands of people.

Even though the current research is still very primitive, compared to the original Daqin, I don't know how many times it is advanced.

It is equivalent to the scientific and technological development of Daqin in a few years, catching up with the development of hundreds of thousands of years in the original history.

You must know that the invention and application of the steam engine and the telegraph were more than 1000 years later.

So, what should come, will always come.

It's just a matter of time.

They can wait.

(End of this chapter)