My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1054 The barbarians have stepped on my Daqin territory! It’s not me! I really can’t take care of it!

There was no concept of nomadic or agricultural people in the Warring States Period.

Because the Chinese countries in the Warring States Period knew very well that the Hu people were not a naturally nomadic group, nor were they stupid people who could not farm, and they did not inherently like living on the grasslands. Some Hu tribes were even formed by the remnants of the Xia and Shang dynasties. Their ancestors were also part of China and shared the same roots as the Chinese people.

Then why did they run to the grassland and live by the grass?

the reason is simple.

The Chinese countries coveted the grain-growing land under the feet of their ancestors, and drove their ancestors all the way to the grasslands that could not be cultivated!
They can only choose to live by following the grass and can only support themselves by grazing.

The so-called farming people truly love farming, while the so-called nomadic people truly are incapable of farming.

When they were forced to adopt a nomadic production method of following the grass as the basis of their economy, their superstructure would inevitably change accordingly. When the superstructure changed, their thoughts, customs, etiquette and pursuits would inevitably change as well. Coupled with external reasons such as the extreme shortage of daily necessities and the lack of an educational environment, they became part of the Hu bandits.

Therefore, in Ying Zheng's view, the Hu bandits were not the inheritance of bloodline, but the masterpiece of external environment.

Even if the Qin Dynasty killed all the people on the grassland, as long as there are still people going to live on the grassland in the future, as long as these people still need to live by following the grass, no matter how respected the blood of these people were, it only takes a few generations for their descendants to become new Hu bandits!
You can never kill all the barbarians!
Ying Chengjiao took out a scroll from his bosom, slowly unfolded it and said, "All land south of this line can be cultivated."

Ying Zheng subconsciously looked at the scroll in Ying Chengjiao's hand.

He thought that the three treasures of cavalry had already brought him the greatest shock. Before this shock subsided, no matter what news Ying Zheng knew, he would not be shocked.

But when Ying Zheng saw those lines clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "All areas south of this line can be cultivated?!"

"If the arable land is so vast, how can the Donghu people not cultivate it?!"

The west of this line is basically in the Hetao area, which is the place that Ying Zheng intended to seize.

But the east of this line rose all the way, directly penetrating into the east of Donghu, which had never been explored by the Qin Dynasty, and flew out of the upper edge of the Kunyu map!

If the vast territory under the rule of the Donghu could be used for farming, why didn't the Donghu turn it into good farmland? Was it because the Donghu people were afraid that the Chinese countries would send troops to fight for their land after seeing their land?
Ying Chengjiao patiently explained: "There are many reasons."

"For example, Donghu's hydraulic engineering and craftsmanship are not good, and they lack manpower and equipment. What exactly is the problem? We can only find out after this place returns to our Great Qin."

"I only know that everything south of this line can be cultivated."

"North of this line, if there is a big river flowing through the land, it is not completely uncultivable."

Whether those lands can be cultivated or not has nothing to do with what Ying Zheng, Donghu, or Ying Chengjiao has to say.

The 400 mm precipitation line is what counts!
The line drawn by Ying Chengjiao on the Kunyu map is the 400 mm isohyet calculated by later generations.

The 400 mm isohyet of this era is definitely different from the 400 mm isohyet of later generations, but there is not a huge difference and it can be used as a reference.

Ying Zheng took the scroll from Ying Chengjiao and his breathing became heavier: "The Donghu bandits actually seized so much arable land!"

"The Donghu often provoked our Great Zhou, and the Emperor of Zhou sent troops to conquer them repeatedly."

"As the only legitimate successor of the Great Zhou, our Great Qin should inherit the aspirations of the Zhou emperor and complete his unfinished work!"

If this Kunyu map was presented by someone else, Ying Zheng would only sneer at it, but this Kunyu map was presented by Ying Chengjiao, so is there any need to question its authenticity?

It doesn’t matter why the barbarians don’t use these fertile fields for cultivation.

The important thing is, this is Daqin’s land!

The Donghu bandits have trampled on the fertile land of the Qin Dynasty!

Ying Chengjiao's mouth curled up slightly, and his finger pointed at the two triangular symbols on the Kunyu map: "This symbol represents a coal mine."

"There are two giant coal mines in the Xiongnu territory north of Yanyou Beiping, the ancestral land of the Donghu Shiwei tribe. Each of them is larger than the largest coal mine under the rule of our Great Qin, and both are easy to mine."

"And this symbol." Ying Chengjiao pointed to the square symbol on the Kunyu map and said, "It represents a gold mine."

"There is a huge gold mine in the Xiongnu territory just north of Shanggu County, and there is an even larger gold mine at the northwest corner of the Yellow River in Hetao..."

As Ying Chengjiao introduced the various symbols on the Kunyu map, Ying Zheng's pupils turned slightly red, his breathing became more rapid, and there was a hint of disbelief in his voice: "There are so many treasures on the grassland?!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and said, "This is just a small part of it. The grassland is vast, and I don't know much about it."

"In the future, I will send more alchemists to go deep into the grassland to search for the precious pearls on the grassland."

"I believe that what I gain will not disappoint my Great Qin!"

Ying Chengjiao is not a professional geologist, but he has some understanding of well-known large mines due to his work and study experience in his previous life.

Just like gold mines, there are more than dozens of gold mines on the grassland. However, Ying Chengjiao only knows the approximate locations of two of them, but of course, this is enough.

That's a gold mine! What is a gold mine? A gold mine is money!

Not to mention, in addition to gold mines, there are also coal mines, copper mines, iron mines and many other minerals on the grassland that are vital to Daqin.

Ying Zheng's impression of the northern grasslands was completely refreshed.

Is that a place where you will become Hu Di's rotten and cowardly place if you go there?

Do not!
That is the treasure land that has belonged to our Great Zhou since ancient times, and it is the lost pearl that must return to China!
Ying Zheng's fighting spirit and greed had been fully aroused, and he said without hesitation: "Under the vast heaven, all land belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects!"

"Such a precious land cannot be stolen by the barbarians who do not respect the king!" "Brother wants to order the Ministry of Works to do its best to forge the three treasures of knights and strengthen our Qin Knights."

"Please lead our elite Qin troops to the north to drive out the Hu Di people and show your rule!"

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Good farmland is mine! Gold mine is mine! Iron mine is mine! All of them are mine!

Ying Chengjiao's eyes lit up: "Do we really want to equip the entire army with the three treasures of knights?"

"Brother, do you want to wipe out the Hu Di in this battle?!"

Ying Chengjiao would not dare to make this decision himself.

Now Ying Chengjiao still does not have the courage to take the initiative to lead a nation into an unknown future. He does not think that he has such a smart brain, nor does he think that he can afford the chain reactions that will follow.

But if Ying Zheng made the decision, Ying Chengjiao would rush up without hesitation, roaring!

Ying Zheng's fighting spirit, which had just reached its limit, immediately waned again, and he hurriedly explained: "That's not the case."

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"The main goal of this war is still to attack the three kingdoms of Tai, Yan, and Zhao, to unify them and help our Great Qin inherit the kingdom of Zhou."

"My brother, if you find that the war is not going well, you will be worthy of the country if you can maintain your undefeated status."

"If my brother has enough strength, you can defeat the Donghu, Xiongnu, Gaoyi and other foreign tribes again, so that they will not dare to look down on our Great Qin for a few years, giving our Great Qin a chance to recuperate and rectify internal affairs."

"If my brother still has strength to spare, you can turn the entire southern part of this Kunyu map into the territory of our Great Qin when you defeat the foreign races."

"At this point, this battle is already perfect, adding one more point would be redundant."

"After all, my brother knows that the Qin Empire is still in a state of exhaustion. If we wipe out the Hu Di completely, the Qin Empire will be powerless to control it!"

Ying Zheng no longer dared to fight.

Because Ying Zheng had no idea whether there was a limit to the north, nor did he know whether there were other forces to the north of the Huns.

Ying Zheng didn't even know whether Ying Chengjiao would have to march north for 10,000 miles, 100,000 miles, or 1 million miles if he wanted to achieve his goal of annihilating all the Hu bandits.

Not to mention how long this war would take and how great the logistical pressure would be if the strategic goal was to completely wipe out the Hu Di.

Just the fact that the territory had no known limit was enough to make Ying Zheng's eyes go dark.

Uh, no more!

No, it’s not!

I really can’t control it anymore!

Ying Chengjiao was very sorry and tried to persuade him: "Since you want me to use the three treasures of knights in this battle, the Hu bandits will definitely see these three treasures."

"If we fail to inflict heavy damage on the Hu bandits in this battle or even wipe them out completely, they will become the biggest enemy of our Great Qin in the future!"

Ying Zheng quickly held down Ying Chengjiao's arm and said, "My brother, please don't have such thoughts."

"The internal affairs of the Qin Dynasty are already quite tense. The annexation of Dai, Yan, and Zhao will certainly cause the situation in the Qin Dynasty, which has just stabilized, to become unstable again. The officials newly acquired by the Qin Dynasty this year should all be deployed to the Dai, Yan, and Zhao regions in order to govern the newly annexed regions."

"Let alone annihilating all the barbarians, even retaking control of the Hetao and Sushen regions would be an extremely difficult task for our Great Qin."

"If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first strengthen yourself."

"How can you defeat the enemy if you have weaknesses?"

Ying Zheng was very panicked!

Ying Chengjiao hadn't even set out on the expedition yet, but Ying Zheng was already feeling a little regretful.

Why am I so arrogant that I allow my brother the prince to make decisions on the spot and act first and report later? !

If he was not afraid of discouraging Ying Chengjiao, Ying Zheng really wanted to quickly revoke the order and order Ying Chengjiao to report everything to the court and not change the overall strategy of the Qin Dynasty.

Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao was always well-behaved. Seeing that Ying Zheng was serious, he nodded and said, "I understand."

"Brother knows, I don't know anything about government affairs."

"Since elder brother has made such a decision, I will obey."

Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and warned in a gentler voice: "Although the high-bridge saddle, stirrups and horseshoes may make the barbarians rampant, the national strength of our Great Qin has also been skyrocketing in recent years."

"My brother, you can rest assured and trust Daqin."

"Even if the Hu bandits can make some progress, they will still be far inferior to our Great Qin."

"Once our Great Qin has fixed its internal affairs and unified the world, we will send troops to the north to eliminate future troubles for our descendants!"

My brother, the king, is indeed the most obedient to the king's orders!
(End of this chapter)