Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 480 The First Emperor almost forgot that his great grandson was dead

"Zhang Liang is dead..."

In the main hall, Zhao Si picked up the memorial from Jiaodong and sighed.

"The handsome and filthy one who caused chaos in the crowd?" the First Emperor asked, squinting his eyes and leaning on the recliner.

"Well, he is also the assassin who assassinated my uncle in Bolangsha in the past." Zhao Si nodded.

"A descendant of the Prime Minister of South Korea, right?" the First Emperor chuckled softly.

"Are you sorry?"

"It's hard to talk about it. He is considered a talent." Zhao Si shook his head.

Zhang Liang is indeed a talented person, but unfortunately it is impossible for him to surrender to the Qin Dynasty. As for the fact that he assassinated Qin Shihuang, even if he surrendered to the First Emperor, he would not be able to accept it.

Besides, to be honest, Da Qin... really does not lack a Zhang Liang.

Da Qin's current top talents are really enough, but what is lacking are grassroots officials. The reason why Zhao Si is confused is purely out of a time traveler's last lament for historical figures.

After all, they are the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty...

Of course, Zhao Si's butt is sitting next to the First Emperor. After all, he is his most important relative in this life. Zhao Si can only sigh with emotion.

"Where is the dirty man?" The First Emperor continued to ask about the situation in the East China Sea.

"The clearing has been completed in the beginning of spring. Jizi Korean Zhenfan Gaoyi and other troops withdrew from the sea, but they were destroyed by Li Xinshuai's navy. The losses were quite heavy." Zhao Si said.

"Everywhere in the world, he is the one who delays it the longest..." The First Emperor seemed quite displeased.

"It is true that he is a little too cautious, but it is understandable that Zhang Liang contacted Dongyi to cause chaos. The Central Plains will not suffer from instability. The foreign barbarians will not be able to gain a firm foothold. It is not a serious problem. As long as they stick to it, the world will be settled. Dongyi collapsed. Besides, General Li Xin is better at cavalry. Before this, he had only seen the navy, which is not the same thing as the navy. Your Majesty reused General Li Xin. This is too heavy a favor. I don’t seek merit but seek no fault. …

Moreover, Li Xin has also apologized, and the reason why he was slower is because he did not expect that Dongyi would dare to cross the sea, but naval battles would be so common..." Zhao Si explained for Li Xin.

When the First Emperor heard this, he didn't hold him accountable too much.

In fact, he understood that what Zhao Si said was right, and there was no problem with Li Xin's choice.

But after all, Li Xin was promoted by himself. In the past, he was even more ambitious. Now that he has finally recovered, he is so cautious and humble...

What he wanted was never the second Wang Jian.

"Li Xin is not unwilling to make progress...eldest father..." Zhao Si coaxed the little old man again.

"In addition to military reports, Li Xin also sent military strategies. Does the eldest father know about Jizi North Korea?" Zhao Si asked.

"Say." The First Emperor nodded.

"There were many Dongyi people who came across the sea, and Jizi Korea was the most important among them. In the past, when the great father destroyed Yan, many people who were not tolerated by the Qin Dynasty fled to Jizi Korea, led by Wei Kou Wei Zhun and his son. Now they have been conquered by Jizi Korea. The monarch was entrusted to the east of Liaodong, adjacent to the Qin Dynasty, and many people served as officials in the Korean court, and were quite trusted by Ji Zhun." Zhao Si said.

"Li Xin believes that we can join forces with Liaodong. The navy will send troops from Langya across the sea and go straight to Pyongyang. Liaodong will use land divisions to cross the Great Wall and march eastward. In this way, Jizi North Korea may be defeated, and at the end it can also force Jizi. North Korea became a vassal state of Qin." Zhao Si said.

"What do you think?" The First Emperor asked the question to Zhao Si.

The First Emperor had already clearly divided the duties when he ennobled the prince and grandson.

Among them, the details, that is, the small and complicated matters in the government were left to Prince Fusu to handle with full authority.

The military affairs were left to the great grandson Zhao Si.

However, because the personal prestige of the First Emperor was too great, the memorials from the ministers were still sent to the palace, and then the First Emperor distributed them to Zhao Si and Fusu.

After the spring of this year, in order to fulfill his promise, or to reduce his burden, the First Emperor asked the three ministers and nine ministers not to present them to the palace except for important tasks.

In other words, Zhao Si and Fusu originally changed from the second-hand handlers of government affairs to the first-hand handlers.

Fusu was responsible for trivial matters, but Li Si was actually responsible for summarizing government affairs, so in the end it was crucial whether major or minor government affairs were left to the First Emperor or to Fusu.

As for military affairs, it is even simpler. Regardless of the size, they are sent directly to Zhao Si.

There are no longer a few people available in the Fusu Palace, and there is no doubt about their personal abilities. To be honest, they handle trivial matters very well. They are really no worse than the First Emperor. In fact, they even do better than the First Emperor because of their personality.

As for Zhao Si, most of his followers are in his feudal kingdom.

But it doesn't matter. After such a long period of hard work, Zhao Si's own military theory level is not too bad.

Moreover, Zhao Si also has a great advantage, that is, he is not blindly confident.

Taiwei Wang Jian and Right Prime Minister Li Si were the teachers appointed by the First Emperor to Zhao Si.

Teacher, isn’t that just for asking?

Others only ask when they are unsure about something, but Zhao Si will ask even if he already has the answer in his mind.

As the saying goes, review the past and learn the new. Even the simplest questions can be answered with new insights from the mouths of top military leaders like Wang Jian.

Wang Jian is getting older and he only has a few years left to live. On the one hand, Zhao Si has been in contact with Wang Jian in his own way so that Wang Jian can be benefited by the aura of raw jade. On the other hand, Zhao Si is really learning to absorb Wang Jian. experience.

After all, after Wang Jian passes away, it may be difficult to learn so much from other people.

It is not what a qualified emperor should do to ask questions about his ministers, no matter how big or small.

But Wang Jian was different... Given his age and status, Zhao Si respected Wang Jian and went there with an attitude of learning, not a yes-man without his own opinions.

The first emperor asked Zhao Si for his opinion for this reason.

It is said that military affairs are all decided by the Taisun, that is, the Taisun is all decided. The First Emperor will not break his word.

As long as there is no big trouble, even for the First Emperor, making mistakes is acceptable.

"The strategy is okay..." Zhao Si looked at Junzou again and said.

"But it's not the right time. The four parties of the Qin Dynasty have initially decided... I am Taisun. When evaluating whether a battle should be fought or not, we cannot just judge it from the perspective of whether it can be won or not." Zhao Si said.

"But this time Gao Yi Bai Yi Zhen Fan Ji Zi North Korea is knocking on the edge. If we don't fight, how will the barbarians be convinced?" The First Emperor raised his eyebrows.

"Then let's intimidate them... send troops across the sea, and at the same time let the Liaodong soldiers and horses cross the Great Wall to scare them, hold Ji Zhun accountable, and send envoys to make them surrender and pay tribute... Anyway, this is their strength." Zhao Si spread his hands.

It's really not that easy to fight a broken place like North Korea, mainly because it takes time.

It took two or three years to conquer North Korea, but should Shinban fight? Should Woju be beaten? Should Gaoyi and Baiyi fight?

Do we have to station troops after the fight? Does it need to be developed?

The cost-effectiveness of land is not that high. If it were really cost-effective, the First Emperor would not choose South Vietnam and Longxi as the main battlefields.

"Keep it... These places were once vassal states of the Yan State. Now there are not enough naval warships. When there are enough naval warships, these places will be like fish and meat on the chopping board, and they will not be able to escape.

To defeat them now, it will take time to mobilize troops and mobilize a large number of people. After defeating them, they will still have to struggle. They are all a bunch of barbarians.

The grains from the Central Plains have been passed on. With high-yield grains, they will naturally be willing to cultivate and cultivate. It won't be too late to conquer them after they have almost expanded the land, right? "Zhao Si said with a smile.

"If you have enough food, you will have more soldiers and horses." The First Emperor smiled. "Once the food crops in Da Qin are cut off, they will only have cultivated land and no food." Zhao Si chuckled.

"Besides, what do the envoys of Great Qin do? How can they be allowed to evolve so easily? They are just supporting the spokespersons to divide and win over..." Zhao Si felt no pressure.

The First Emperor's face froze when he heard this...

I almost forgot about this one...

This kind of grain has degraded and disappeared in five years. To put it bluntly, it still has to be imported from Daqin.

There are high-yielding grains, and barbarians will only choose fishing, hunting and grazing unless they are crazy.

The yield is so high, even if the farm tools are rubbish and the farming techniques are not very good, it is enough for them to transform into a farming nation.

The first step in transforming into a farming nation is to continuously cultivate land.

Reclamation is addictive...

Once the land is well cultivated and planted for three to five years, the land will become mature and can be cultivated in the future.

Maybe they will build some basic water conservancy facilities in order to obtain higher production?

It just so happened that after these things were done, the grain varieties were almost completely degraded.

Then...

Daqin only needs to gently block the grain supply chain...

They can't just go back and continue fishing and hunting, right?

Just kidding, the first step for farming people to reclaim wasteland is to cut down trees, clear mountains, build roads and build bridges.

Thinking of this, the First Emperor felt a little uncomfortable again...

Grain seeds are closely related to one's own good saint grandson. If something goes wrong with the good saint grandson in the future, Great Qin may really suffer from chaos.

Once a person's appetite is large, it is difficult to reduce it.

Originally, the output of 100 jins was enough to make a living, but the change from 100 jins to 500 jins was a surprise. From 500 jins to 100 jins.

On the surface, it seems like we are back to the starting point, but in fact... I'm afraid it's an unacceptable disaster.

The First Emperor wanted to ask... but stopped after thinking about it.

"Who do you plan to send as envoy?" asked the First Emperor.

"Li Shiqi..."

"Use him again?"

"I have no one to use except him..." Zhao Si spread his hands.

"You know what's going on." The First Emperor nodded.

"There is also... the thing about the animal farm, the method of castration is now very mature, often only one or two out of a hundred will die. After a summary, it was found that dolphins are castrated but their meat is not lusty, and horses are castrated and docile. Among them, dolphin is one of the three animals, and it is closely related to the common people in the world. However, the meat of dolphin is fishy. Although it is one of the three animals, it is really cheap meat. I plan to compile the art of castration into a book and publish it, and send people to teach the common people about castration. In addition, in the army War horses, in addition to stallions, can also be castrated." Zhao Si said.

Castration technology is really a great technology.

Eunuchs can become eunuchs, and the emperor doesn't have to worry about hundreds of concubines not being warmed and thus cuckolding themselves.

A gelded horse will grow taller and stronger, have a more docile temperament, will have increased endurance, and will be easier to control.

Castrated pigs can gain weight. They can only eat and sleep, and the meat is not that unpalatable.

The birth of this technology can be traced back many years ago, and it is not new now.

However, this technology has always been relatively high-end, and the success rate is not high enough, so it has not been widely popularized.

Zhao Si knew the benefits of castration technology, so he provided a large amount of financial support to the farm disciples in the animal garden in the hope that castration technology would be innovative.

In fact, if it is not a cross-generational technology, if you pay enough, people can really give you updates and iterations.

Castration technology was researched not long after the zoo was established. With unlimited funding and animal training, mature methods of castration have finally been compiled. The success rate is so high that the cost of failed castration can be ignored. , now it can be promoted to the public.

To the people, it is a castrated pig.

Yu Jun is a gelding.

"Good!" The First Emperor nodded.

"In the future, all stallions in the pass will be kept in animal gardens." The First Emperor nodded.

"The animal garden can't support it..." Zhao Si smiled.

"If you can't support it, expand it!" the First Emperor said.

"The three surrounding mountains are all owned by the Beast Garden. Apart from the castration technology, can the rest be improved?" the First Emperor asked.

"The first batch of grown war horses is about 600. They have been castrated and can be put into use. I plan to put them into the feather forest first. In addition, six more elephants have been sent over. But to be honest, I still don't think much of the elephant soldiers. Your Majesty. It's fun to watch...

Flying pigeons deliver messages... If you fly ten of them, maybe five of them will be able to fly. This thing can only send messages over short distances, and it cannot carry secrets. It is too easy to be exposed, but it may not be miraculous when used in wartime...

Dogs, on the other hand... are extremely smart, almost like children.

There are 1,300 of them available now, and I think they can be used in the army, but we still have to figure out how humans and dogs can work together and what their uses are. Maybe they will be of great use to scouts...

I plan to divide half of them into the army, and let a group of people try to explore the role of human and dog cooperation on the battlefield.

The other half is employed by government officials in various places in the pass. These dogs have smart brains and sharp noses. If they are tracking down fugitives and thieves, they may be of great use! "Zhao Si said.

Zhao Si knows that police dogs and military dogs are very useful. If they were useless, they would not be eliminated in modern times.

They are not vassals, they have real wages and meal allowances, and they are better fed than the big-headed soldiers.

If this thing is useless, who is willing to spend military expenditures on them?

Just like in modern times, how many armies still retain cavalry?

However, police dogs and military dogs are still reserved in almost all places.

However, you have to find out what it is used for and how to use it. (Waiting for a big hand, I want to copy it.)

"good!"

"What about military affairs? What are your plans for the future?" asked the First Emperor.

"In the next few years, I don't plan to use any more troops. As for the near future, I plan to discuss it with Prime Minister Li and sort out labor service and military service first..."

Zhao Si sighed. Although the world was peaceful, there was still a long way to go!

(End of this chapter)