The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 846 The Silly Son of Zhou's Family [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"I should say it or not, you are indeed the stupid son of a landlord!"

Yan Yan complained madly in his heart.

The copper boxes of other countries only contain products of civilization from backward times, but the things that come out of the copper boxes of Yan State are timeless.

This nautical chart will not be outdated at least until the Age of Discovery.

Yan Chunjun also fell into deep thought while looking at the sea chart.

Originally, he handed over the copper box because he couldn't open it, and he also wanted to use it to exchange for a favor, squeeze out the last bit of value, in exchange for the bloodline to be passed down to the royal family and not become extinct.

Who would have thought that their ancestors still loved them and they were not unwanted children.

Their ancestors left them a map to make a comeback and a way out!
Even the map showed a plan for their retreat.

No less than five retreat routes were marked for them on the map!
The first is that the State of Yan sent troops to occupy Gojoseon, sailed across the sea from the Korean Peninsula, and sailed to Yingzhou.

The second route was to sail from the existing ports of Yan State to Yingzhou via the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.

The third route is to cross to Yingzhou from Langya Port in Qi State.

The fourth route is to cross to Yingzhou from the mouth of the Huai River.

The fifth one is a bit far-fetched, sailing from the State of Chu to Penglai.

As for the latter part, it is even more ridiculous. It requires crossing to Fangzhang from Ouyue, Luoyue and other places among the Baiyue.

In other words, these three overseas mountains actually point directly to Yingzhou - Japan Island, Penglai - Taiwan Island, and Fangzhang - Hainan Island.

The most terrifying thing is that this nautical chart not only marks the location of the three mountains, but also marks the sailing route.

If Yan State opened the bronze box by itself, it would not need to ask for Bingzhou. It could buy ships from Wei Ju and go out to sea to avoid war, preserve its strength and wait for a comeback in the future.

"Your Majesty, look..." Yan Chunjun really felt a little regretful and wanted to take back the sea chart.

With this sea chart in hand, they had several more routes of retreat and no longer had to fear the Qin army.

If we cannot win, we can preserve our strength and retreat overseas.

The Qin State would not rush to kill them and chase them overseas!
This is not in the interests of Qin and the cost outweighs the gain.

“Hehe…” Yan Yan rolled his eyes. After arriving in Bingzhou, he wanted to take back the things in his hand?
It can only be said that the Zhou Dynasty was worthy of being the boss of the entire Central Plains of China and the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history.

Even now, even Wei Ju was not sure that he could get the navy to produce such detailed nautical charts and navigation routes.

All we can say is that the Zhou Dynasty was probably too deeply influenced by Taoism, so they only spoke half of what they said and were secretive about what they did, which resulted in later generations not knowing how to open the bronze box.

If we really count them, with the seven bronze boxes left by the Zhou Dynasty, if it was the early Spring and Autumn Period when there were many princes, any of the princes or small countries could have obtained and opened the bronze boxes and relied on the classics inside to suppress the other princes.

However, a hundred years later, various schools of thought emerged, a hundred schools of thought contended with each other, and a hundred schools of thought flourished. Countless classics, state policies, military training and military books appeared in an explosive manner, and some of the classics left in the bronze box were eliminated.

Unless there is a civilizational discontinuity, the value of the seven bronze boxes, except for this nautical chart, will not be that high.

Yan Chunjun also knew that it was impossible for him to get the sea chart from Yan Yan again, and he was even in danger now.

The Three Mountains Overseas are the place where gods live in mythology.

What if Yan Yan also wanted to live forever, was interested in the three overseas mountains, and didn't want anyone else to know? As an insider, he might not be able to walk out of the Bingzhou Palace alive.

"Can I make a copy of this sea map?" Yan Chunjun asked. Not only for the sake of Yan State, he also wanted to live forever.

For both official and private reasons, he wanted to make a copy and take it back with him.

As for whether Yan Yan would kill himself, it depended on Yan Yan's mood.

Yan Yan's attention was still on the nautical chart, or rather, the fourth navigation route left for the State of Yan on the nautical chart.

In the past, even though the times had already developed into a global era, many people actually did not have much concept of geographical location.

For example, Yan Yan himself once thought that Japan was located on the Korean Peninsula, in the northeastern region of China.

However, after looking at this nautical chart, Yan Yan discovered that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were actually on the same latitude as Japan.

However, what people in later generations saw most was the globe, which was spherical, and they subconsciously thought that Japan was in the northeast of China.

The Huai River has not yet been blocked or silted up. From the Huai River out to the sea, you can directly reach Japan without even going around the Korean Peninsula, which makes the speed even faster.

There is another reason why Yan Yan paid attention to this fourth sailing route!
Wei Ju's naval headquarters is now stationed at the mouth of the Huai River.

If Wei Ju got this sea map, then Yingzhou would now be a piece of meat at Wei Ju's fingertips, and it would be a virgin land that had never been touched by anyone.

"It's a pity that we are now on the gold standard, not the silver standard yet!" Yan Yan also felt a little regretful.

Although Yingzhou Island is not very rich in minerals, its gold and silver production is not small considering the same area.

If it were the silver standard era, with the ability of Wei Ju's navy to directly cross the sea to Yingzhou Island, then Wei Ju could take as much mineral resources as he wanted on the entire Yingzhou Island.

"Mo Ya, the map of Bingzhou will be expanded again. Remember to mark Yingzhou Island!" Yan Yan turned around and handed the nautical chart to Mo Ya.

The map of Bingzhou is still widely circulated in the country and its credibility is still very high.

At least the maps after Bingzhou was marked had backups among various schools of thought, so that when they had the ability in the future, they could turn these undeveloped lands into China's ancient territory.

After all, Bingzhou is a vassal kingdom recognized by China.

In the future, when future generations have the ability or are forced to leave their hometowns for some reason, they can also have a legitimate reason to do so and make it a tradition that has existed since ancient times.

The achievements of Bingzhou were acknowledged by the Chinese philosophers. This was equivalent to leaving them a way out when they were at the end of their rope.

Although no one wants to use it, it is at least an extra way out, right?
Just like the sea map left by the Zhou Dynasty to the State of Yan, if it had not been hidden, with the strength of the State of Yan during the reign of King Zhao of Yan, it would have been fully capable of annexing Gojoseon of Jizi.

If Qin Kai had this sea map, it would not only help expand the territory of Yan State by 3,000 miles.

The main reason was that the Yan State in the Qin Kai era believed that Gojoseon had no value, so it did not continue to attack.

However, if Qin Kai knew about the existence of the three overseas mountains, especially Yingzhou Island which was so close to Jizi Korea, then with the national strength of Yan State at that time, it would be fully capable of completely occupying Jizi Korea and crossing the sea to search for immortals.

"We are so ashamed of our ancestors!" Yan Chunjun felt a little depressed after knowing that Yan Yan had no intention of returning the sea chart to him.

They thought of many ways to open the copper box, but they also believed that it could not be opened by force.

But after seeing how Bai Feng opened the copper box, he wanted to beat those craftsmen to death.

Especially after seeing what was inside the copper box, Yan Chunjun even wanted to die.

(End of this chapter)