I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

If time does not permit, it will definitely cost a lot for the Yuan country to attack and destroy the Chu country if it does not go straight down from the upper reaches of the river.

This is a very simple reason. The territory of Chu State is very large. It will take a long time for them to mobilize their own troops and food.
For things like grain transportation, the more grain you transport, the more manpower and animal power you need. Once you transport more manpower and livestock, the food consumed on the way will definitely not be less. Under normal circumstances, transporting a catty of grain When arriving at the front line, the food consumed during transportation may be as much as ten catties.

In the past, the original country attacked Wei, Qi, Zheng, Song, Yan and other countries, so the consumption of the war to destroy Yan was relatively large. It is also more convenient to use, and the consumption will naturally not be too exaggerated.

The next battle to destroy Chu was different. From stepping out of the territory of the original country to the capital of the Chu country, the journey was as long as thousands of miles. Not to mention that the offensive was going smoothly, the original army would definitely have to continue going south.

However, the original country will actually consume no matter from the mobilization of troops or food and grass. If the family is weaker, it may be difficult to even start the battle to destroy Chu.

Now, counting from the westernmost border of the original country to the east coast, the mileage is 130 miles long; from the northernmost point to the south, the width is about [-] miles, and the total territory is about [-] kilometers. Thirty thousand square kilometers, [-] million square kilometers less than that of the Qin Empire during the unification period.

This is because the original country has not yet annexed Bashu, and the Chu country, Yuedi and Lingnan are not part of the original country's territory for the time being.

In terms of population alone, the current population of the original country has decreased by more than 1000 million at the same time as the Qin Empire.

In terms of science and technology, Yuanguo was completely ahead of the unification period of the Qin Empire.

"How many troops are there in 'Pakistan'?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there are already two 'divisions' so far."

"Golden Bull Road really leads to the 'Shu' land?"

"The place your majesty called 'Hanzhong' should be an important traffic road, which can lead to Bashu. However, plank roads are still built in some sections of the road."

The history is surprisingly similar. In the original history, the Ba Kingdom was afraid of the Shu Kingdom and invited the Qin army to enter the Ba Kingdom for protection. However, the Qin Kingdom played a "cow dung gold" operation in order to allow the Ba Kingdom to open up passages by itself.

Is it gold that the cow pulls out?How stupid would you be to believe it.

However, no matter how bizarre things are, there are people who believe them. For example, in the era when the earth’s orbit is full of satellites, some people are willing to believe that the earth is not spherical. The kings and ministers of the Ba Kingdom believe that cows can pull out gold. It seems understandable?

Recently, Zhiyao is hesitating about one thing.

It may not take too long for the original country to capture Bashu, and the subsequent effective control is the biggest problem.

After all, the locals live in the mountainous areas, so the government of the original country should not send troops to suppress them every time?

If Bashu cannot be effectively controlled, where to dredge the river or carry out other water conservancy projects, where will the manpower come from?

Zhiyao tried very hard to remember, but she couldn't find the relevant memory fragments of how Qin State made Bashu obey the rule, but she knew that she absolutely couldn't use killing methods like Chu State did to Wu and Yue. …

Wudi and Yuedi also have many mountains and rivers, but there are no continuous mountains. Furthermore, the atmosphere of civilization is stronger than that of Bashu, and the areas that can be used as habitats have been discovered earlier. It is easier to find hidden resistance forces than Bashu. of.

On the Bashu side, more than 80.00% of them are mountain forests, and the mountains are connected one by one. It is difficult to walk in peacetime, let alone marching that may be harassed or ambushed at any time during wartime?
Therefore, if Bashu is ruled by means of killing, the Qin army's conquest of the three places in Lingnan will become the status quo that the original army will inevitably encounter. It is impossible to stabilize in a short period of time, and the number of dead soldiers must be very large.

Until the demise of the Qin Empire, the three places in Lingnan had not surrendered. It took decades for Zhao Tuo to self-govern and change his ruling strategy, and it took decades to form an effective rule, only to allow the later Han Empire to enjoy the fruits of enlightenment.

"Maybe indulgence is the most suitable method?" Zhiyao really didn't expect to get anything from Bashu, and maintaining superficial dominance was acceptable.

Under this kind of thinking, it is impossible for the original country to carry out water conservancy projects in the Chengdu Plain. Otherwise, if there is a grain-producing area there, doesn't it mean that the area is unstable?

It is so straightforward, once there is a large grain-producing area, it is too difficult to enter and leave Bashu, which must be creating opportunities for the separatist forces. The center of gravity of the original country is not in Qin, and the construction of Bashu becomes dispensable.

In this case, it is very likely to wait for the population of Shu to increase to a certain amount. Out of local needs, the central government will confirm the permission and support before the relevant water conservancy construction will be put on the agenda. At that time, whether the central government agrees or not Two said.

I'm not joking. During the Song and Yi dynasties, the development of Shu was extremely good, which led to constant suppression from the central government. At one time, it went straight to the government of Shu to maintain the water conservancy project. The fear was that if the conditions were too good, any ambitious person would open the entrance and exit. Guan formed a separatist regime, so that they would rather collect less taxes, and even various natural disasters that could have been avoided occurred in Shu.

There are too many similar things. The suppression of the center did not happen only in the Song Dynasty. It is just that the Zhao and Song courts suppressed the Shu region too hard and did it extremely unscrupulously, so the Shu people always remember it.

Zhiyao didn't know how the Qin Empire ruled Bashu. The idea was to learn from the Ming Dynasty's rule of Yunnan and Guizhou.

The current situation in Bashu is actually similar to that of Yunnan and Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty. There are many tribes, and those who are far apart do not know the existence of each other. Whether the tribes that are close can live in peace is a problem.

"The local government acts as an arbitrator, just maintain the rule. As for the future..." Some memories in Zhiyao's mind cannot be described in detail.

To put it simply, even in the age of industrialization, some mountainous areas are there, but the mountains and the outside belong to two worlds.

Zhiyao, who was thinking, was reminded by Taihuyi, only to realize that the people who participated in the closed meeting had been waiting for a long time.

The bigger the event, the fewer the participants.

On the contrary, for some trivial matters, there will be a lot of people participating in the discussion.

This characteristic of Zhuxia will continue for a long time to come.

In a certain room, Han Geng and the others had been chatting for a while, and seeing Zhiyao was late, even if they were dissatisfied, they definitely did not dare to express their dissatisfaction. …

"It's the widow's fault to keep you waiting for a long time." Zhiyao should express something, which is indispensable.

Now is not the age when the king wants his ministers to die and his ministers can't die. The king really offends someone. It is very common for rebellion to happen. Moreover, it is still a situation where the rebels know that they will be wiped out soon, but they will still raise troops for the sake of dignity.

Zhiyao is running towards the goal of becoming an emperor through the ages, and she will admit her mistakes in some small things, but it is really a big mistake...but not necessarily.

Han Geng took the lead and said that he didn't come for long, some people agreed, and more people kept quiet.

The trend of flattery has long existed, but most nobles don't bother to do it, and at the same time they extremely despise those who rely on flattery.

Everyone present could still understand why Han Geng seemed to have no bottom line. Whoever made the Han family once had the same status as the Zhi family, naturally they had to appear more cautious, and even self-deprecated in some things to protect themselves.

Zhiyao first smiled at Han Geng, then looked around at the crowd, and said, "Today's gathering of ministers is related to Bashu."

The current Yuan country is already a superpower, with a large enough territory and a large enough population. If something happens in a county, there are too many things that need to be handled by the center.

There is nothing too special, so there is really no need to close the door and discuss it so cautiously.

Therefore, Zhiyao made a point, and everyone in the meeting should understand that the matter is indeed going to be big.

Seeing Zhiyao looking over, Sima Rangju took over the topic and introduced it to everyone.

First of all, Yuan Guo was still fighting with the Chu army on Wuyue's side. The two sides deliberately controlled the scale of troops, and the intensity of the fighting did not increase.

To put it bluntly, both the Yuan country and the Chu country are troubled by the resistance of the local people. It is very clear that if the local resistance is not suppressed, the two countries will fight over there, and there will be great additional risks.

What is now to be seen is whoever suppresses the resistance first can move forward first, otherwise they can only stand still and continue to fight.

"For this reason, Dayuan may go first to conquer Bashu, and strive to annex within a year and control the upper reaches of the great river."

"With the strength of the Ba and Shu kingdoms, it is not difficult to destroy their kingdoms, but the difficulty lies in how to rule them."

"Its people are not like the Central Plains. Most of them live in the mountains and belong to the same tribe. Even the Ba Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom cannot effectively use manpower and material resources."

Sima Rangju introduced a lot, some of which were well-known, and many of which were never heard of.

Don't look at just some information, I don't know how many people worked hard for it and how much sacrifice they made.

According to a series of information, Yuanguo came to the conclusion that it is not difficult to destroy Shu and Ba, but the difficulty lies in being unable to rule.

Seeing that Sima Rangju had finished speaking, Zhiyao asked, "What do you think should be done?"

The question is whether there is any way to use the local manpower and material resources once it is necessary to sort out the section of the big river or carry out some water conservancy projects.

Han Geng is now in power, and he is directly responsible for things related to the locality. When he found that Zhiyao turned his eyes to himself when he was talking, he would say a few specious nonsense even if he had no idea.

"Since this is the case, is it possible that the country will be destroyed, and the survivors will worry about the Dayuanzuo? Is that the case, or do we need to make a lot of money? Let it be used by me." Han Geng said. …

Halfway through the conversation, Han Geng thought of something, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt, and asked, "Is there any flood in the area?"

Isn't it possible for Yuanguo to do some water conservancy projects?

If there were floods in the area during the rainy season, the local people would have been tortured unspeakably. If there is a strong center willing to take the lead and come up with relevant plans, the local people would still be willing to cooperate, right?

Zhiyao hadn't thought about this aspect at all before, and when Han Geng asked, some memory fragments flashed out.

"I seem to have relevant memories. The first emperor had no plan to manage water conservancy projects in Bashu. One year, the flood in Shu was too serious, so he wanted to solve it, which led to Li Bing's family..." Zhiyao was thinking He stared straight at Han Geng, which made Han Geng feel hairy.

In the Qin Empire, there was a family like Li Bing who controlled water in the era.

There is also a Dou family here in Yuanguo!
Under Han Geng's dodging eyes, Zhiyao gave a high-five, laughed a few times, and then said: "The ruling is justified! There must be floods in the local area, and the atrium is meant to eliminate harm. How can the people not want it?"

This is not what the center wants to achieve, forcing the locals to contribute.

Seeing that the local area is troubled by floods, it will become a center and is willing to come up with a plan and some funds to benefit the local people.

The Bank of China can understand that the original Congress will start military operations in Bashu next year, because there are already two "divisions" near the capital of Baguo, and it will be easy to destroy the Guozuo of Baguo. It will take longer to come down and destroy the Kingdom of Shu.

No one mentioned the fact that the original army was invited by the monarch and ministers to station there, but the original army wiped out Ba.

After the topic changed to military affairs, Zhi Xuwu had his own opinion and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps you can destroy Shu first, and then Pakistan."

Hu You immediately agreed and said: "The Ba Kingdom invited Dayuan to garrison troops because they were afraid of the Shu Kingdom. Dayuan is willing to destroy Shu for the Ba Kingdom. If the Ba people are so happy, they will definitely cooperate with them."

Considering that the monarchs and ministers of the Ba Kingdom are able to invite the original country to send troops to settle in, it is definitely not a coincidence that the monarchs and ministers of the Ba Kingdom are out of their minds?

Of course, maybe the rulers and ministers of the Ba Kingdom thought about it, the territory of the original country is so large, and the environment under its rule is so good, they don’t even look down on the poor mountains and rivers of the Ba country, so they don’t worry at all about what the original country will do to the country?
Of course, there will be people in Pakistan who are aware of the danger, but those who can realize this, they may be happy to become a part of the original country, and become a member of a powerful country.

This is not a joke. In history, the Qin State was able to annex the Ba State, and some local people in the Ba State contributed a lot.

Yuan Guo has not contacted some of the leaders of Ba Guo for the time being because he does not have the relationship of beating grass and scaring snakes.Originally there was a relevant plan, but after deciding to destroy the Shu Kingdom first, the relevant plan could only be delayed.

Zhi Xuwu looked at one thing from conception to plan, and said suddenly: "The prince needs to be recalled first."

Use troops against Shu first?The plan is to send troops on the scale of three "divisions".The risk here is that once Pakistan wakes up in time, there may be no return.

Zhi Xuwu was worried about accidents, the loss of the three "divisions" would not hurt Yuan Guo, and it would definitely be a major event if the crown prince had an accident.

Everyone in the meeting did not expect this level of words, and they were all grateful to Zhi Xuwu.

But don't succeed in destroying Bashu at that time, but in the process, the prince will be compensated, resulting in resentment from the king.

Zhiyao thought for a while and asked: "If the prince is recalled, will it make Ba people suspicious?"

No one will answer this kind of question, so Zhiyao can only make the balance by herself.