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Chapter 149 The Qin people are all mad dogs!
Zhang Liang felt that he had greatly underestimated Ying Zheng's ambition.

Even though he has no choice but to work for Ying Zheng in order to return to his homeland of Han, he actually doesn't have that much approval for Ying Zheng.

In fact, Ying Zheng, Fusu and Meng Tian all knew this.

After all, Zhang Liang was a descendant of the Zhang family, which had served as prime ministers of Han for five generations. The hatred of losing their country was irreconcilable, but those who could accomplish great things did not care about trivial matters. Everyone knew what Zhang Liang wanted, and Zhang Liang himself was not shy about saying it. They all took what they needed, and there was no such thing as righteousness and loyalty.

It is precisely for this reason that Ying Zheng has a high tolerance for Zhang Liang.

He had caused the destruction of his country and had even planned to assassinate him, but this person was extremely talented and quite in line with the needs of the Qin State at the time... It was okay to tolerate disrespectful behavior. I heard that Li Shimin was later scolded by his subjects. It was impossible that Ying Zheng was less tolerant than Li Er.

"We don't need to fight the Baiyue? We don't need to fight the Xiongnu?"

Ying Zheng asked back slowly, then stood up and walked straight to the sand table in Zhangtai Palace that had never been removed.

This was a necessity in all his permanent palaces.

He picked up a wooden stick and tapped the southern part of the country a few times:

"The Baiyue were once governed by the Chu State. They obeyed the Chu State. After I destroyed the Chu State, the Baiyue tribes became restless and have been ready to make a move. Zhang Liang, although you have not been an official in the court of my Great Qin, you have been trying to assassinate me and gathering intelligence everywhere. Don't you know this?"

"No matter what, the hidden danger in the south must be quelled. Besides, I have also heard that it is very suitable for growing some food there."

"The climate in the south is hot and humid, with all kinds of poisonous miasma. But as long as we take it over and manage it well, and pass it down from generation to generation, a large area will be called a land of fish and rice, and it is also a huge outlet to the sea, which will benefit us endlessly."

Then Ying Zheng pointed to the north with his stick:
"Not to mention the Xiongnu. When the seven kingdoms were fighting for hegemony, these barbarians often invaded our borders, but the warring princes at the time had no time to deal with them. The three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan in the north were all deeply affected by them. This is why I insisted on building the Great Wall."

"As far as I know, not only now, but even two thousand years later, the Central Plains has been invaded by these barbarians. It's just that the northwest was more serious in the first thousand years, and the northeast was more serious a thousand years later. What's the difference? They were all beaten to their doorsteps by these people!"

"Everyone knows that you can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. But no one can do anything about these barbarians. They don't have cities that can't be captured, and they don't have common people, only slaves. Therefore, the leaders don't have the slightest idea of ​​cherishing their lives. They usually herd horses and sheep, and those who don't have food become soldiers, coming to rob us."

"Zhang Liang, maybe you have been in Han before and have never experienced them, so you don't understand what this means, but I need to be responsible for Daqin!"

"In your eyes, the Qin and I are both the sinners who destroyed the Kingdom of Han, but the world will eventually be unified. If it's not me, it will be someone else. If it's not Qin, it will be another country. And no matter who unifies the world, these barbarians in the north are our common enemies. I will drive them away, the farther the better."

"Even if the Qin Dynasty cannot last forever, one day the emperor will be replaced by another family. But since future generations will say that I am the first person to unify the world, I will teach them a lesson."

"I will fight the Baiyue in the south, and I will also fight the Xiongnu in the north."

"Not only these two places in the south and the north, but also other places, such as Japan, places further north, or the thousands of miles of fertile land in the northwest and west. In my lifetime, I will conquer as many places as I can, so that I can leave a wider territory for future generations!"

"Of course, there will be people like you, Zhang Liang, who will call me a tyrant who refuses to rest with the people, but it is up to future generations to judge my merits and demerits. If we don't take advantage of the fact that the Qin cavalry is still unstoppable, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity to expand our territory after Fusu and others take over the world. I don't care about being cursed for all eternity, I just want to be punished for my crimes in this life and to be rewarded for generations to come!"

The other three people in the hall were all silent.

Zhang Liang's mouth, which had been wide open just now, slowly closed, and he stopped blaming King Zheng of Qin, whose ambition had expanded to the point of swallowing up the world.

He did not doubt whether what Ying Zheng said was true.

The three places of Qin, Zhao and Yan have been harassed by northern barbarians in the past hundred years. Everyone knows this. The only difference is whether they have experienced it or not.

Although Zhang Liang did not agree in his heart that the seven countries were all one family, he knew with a normal brain that at least the seven countries came from the same origin and were all descendants of the Zhou king's fiefdoms, and could be considered different branches of the same family.

It is normal for various branches and descendants of the same family to fight, argue, and divide up the property and land. However, if outsiders from the neighboring village want to take advantage of the chaos to get a share of the pie, no one will agree, not to mention that the neighboring village is full of uncivilized barbarians who eat raw meat and drink blood.

Baiyue once belonged to the State of Chu, so after unifying the world, it was natural to take back this part of the property. All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects.

The Huns came from the neighboring village to rob us, so after we have divided the land here and cleaned up our house, we can go pick up sickles and chop down the enemies next door, and there is nothing wrong with that.

and many more.

Zhang Liang's handsome and feminine face showed a rare grin:
"I was almost fooled by you..."

"No, I didn't say that we can't fight in these places. I just mean that you are too anxious!"

"The Qin Dynasty swallowed up the entire territory of the six kingdoms in one gulp. Why don't you consider the descendants of the six kingdoms who are ready to make a move first, but instead focus on the Baiyue who are ready to make a move? What's the logic behind this?"

"When you were discussing national policy and answering questions before, you said that we should gradually change the military merit titles of the Qin Dynasty. Otherwise, the Qin Dynasty will run wildly like a carriage that can't stop, and finally the carriage will be destroyed and people will die. So what are you doing now?"

"Whether it is fighting the Baiyue or the Xiongnu, which one is not a waste of money and manpower, and which one does not require military merit? If this is the case, then why not just not change it and finish fighting these places as you wish!"

These words sounded unpleasant and the tone was very aggressive, but everyone who had dealt with Zhang Liang knew that what he said now was already considered tactful.

Fusu sighed:

"Zhang Liang, if that's what you said, then my father really doesn't need to change his military rank, because he was originally planning to attack these two places, so that the remaining soldiers of the Qin Dynasty would have a battlefield to go to."

"Building the Great Wall, building mausoleums, and dredging rivers all work on the same principle..."

"No matter what the purpose is, thousands of soldiers must have a place to stay and something to do. Why can't the implementation of the county-state system and fighting wars go hand in hand?"

"After the soldiers have gained military merit, they can be distributed to various countries to obtain land. If the survivors of the six countries want to turn their lives around and no longer be slaves, they can also go to the battlefield to gain military merit. In this way, everyone gets what they want, and the slaves will not disappear, they will just change from one group to another. When the Qin needs soldiers, they will go to the battlefield to fight."

"Although I have never been to the battlefield, I have heard General Meng mention that those soldiers who were originally strangers will become closer than family members as long as they fight together a few times. The young and strong men of the seven countries rely on each other in the battlefield against foreign enemies. When they return home, won't they change their previous ideas? Will their families not be affected?"

"Thinking more deeply, the Qin Dynasty has been promoting the same wheel gauge and the same writing system for a long time. The effect is not bad but not great either. Because the country is so large, most of the people in the various countries are illiterate, and there are many people whose pronunciations vary from place to place. If the army can promote the same language, and wait until they return home after serving for three years, and then let them teach the people around them such a language, wouldn't it be better... much better..."

At this point, Fusu was stuck, and suddenly he didn't know what words to use to describe it. Ying Zheng smiled and added:
"More grounded!"

This was a word he had accidentally heard from the gentleman, and it was very reasonable and appropriate to use it here.

Fusu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and praised loudly:

"Yes, yes, yes, it's landing!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were full of smiles. He patted Fusu on the shoulder and said:
"You have made a lot of progress in handling the bamboo slips for me these days. This method is very good. After I discuss and perfect it with all the officials, I will decide on promoting homonyms in the army."

Meng Tian didn't quite understand all these twists and turns. He was originally a military general, and although he had read quite a few classics, he only spoke about matters related to marching and fighting, and tried not to get involved in other matters.

But Zhang Liang understood it completely.

Not only did he understand, but his eyes widened again.

"Prince Fusu, your reputation was not like this before..."

Fusu's reputation was naturally much better than Ying Zheng's, both among the people and in the court.

Firstly, he was the eldest son. Even though the Qin Dynasty did not have a crown prince, everyone tacitly accepted that he was the future heir of the Qin Dynasty. Given his status and his kindness to others, everyone naturally thought he was good.

The second reason is that Fusu had always disagreed with the First Emperor's political views. They quarreled and Ying Zheng did not like his son's style of doing things. This was almost known to everyone in the court. The people also felt that Ying Zheng did not like Fusu because this eldest prince was too kind-hearted, so they secretly hoped that he would do something after he came to power.

But now, Prince Fusu, who had always hoped that the Qin Dynasty could rest with the people, actually agreed with Ying Zheng to go to war, and he wanted to fight against the Baiyue and Xiongnu, as well as other places...

It’s really incredible!

Zhang Liang choked for a long time before saying:
"You...you all must fight?"

"What can the Baiyue use to fight? That damn place can only be fought with human lives! The mountains and forests are thick, poisonous miasma is everywhere, and insects are hard to guard against. I have heard that many people who fled to the south during the war died in the forest and never heard of them again. Could it be that the Qin Dynasty would rather let its soldiers die than give up the Baiyue?"

"As for the Xiongnu, Qin, Zhao and Yan have all fought against them in the past, but none of you have ever achieved a result. As you just said, the Xiongnu have no cities to occupy, and they are like weeds that can never be burned out. Not to mention that you can't defeat them, even if you win once in the future, they will still come after recuperating for decades. Isn't it enough to build the Great Wall? Why bother with such trouble?"

When it comes to fighting, Meng Tian has something to say.

He first bowed to his own Majesty, and when Ying Zheng agreed with him with his eyes, Meng Tian spoke seriously to everyone.

"I did ask some of the questions Your Majesty asked earlier."

"Li Jing from the Tang Dynasty was later called the military god of the Tang Dynasty. He said that hundreds of years later, the barbarians on the grasslands changed from Xiongnu to Turks. But no matter what they were called, they were all the same. They were all barbarians and once had strong fighting power."

"First, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, he got two killer gods, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, to be his generals, and slaughtered the Xiongnu. From then on, there was no king's court in the south of the desert, and they were completely driven away, making the Xiongnu tremble with fear. Later, Li Jing attacked the Turks on a snowy night, defeated them in one blow, and completely wiped out the Turks."

"So, judging from the Han and Tang dynasties, these barbarians in the north are not invincible."

"In my humble opinion, Liu Che was just lucky. Any one of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing could be a general comparable to Wu'an Jun, but he had two of them. But Li Shimin had Li Jing. To be honest, I think if it wasn't for Li Jing, Li Shimin could have done it himself."

"Of course, I don't deny that Li Jing is very powerful. He even told me some items, saying that as long as they are equipped, the strength of the Qin Iron Cavalry will surge. After listening to him, I also think that is true!"

As soon as these words came out, Ying Zheng, Fusu, and Zhang Liang asked at the same time:
"What object?!"

Meng Tian used his finger to draw a horse leg on the sand table and drew a circle under the horse's hoof.

He said in a deep voice:

"Horseshoes—and harness!"

"As the name suggests, horseshoes are iron sheets made into the shape of horseshoes, which are then nailed to the four hooves of the horse. This thing may sound absurd at first, but it is actually very useful. I felt it deeply when I was guarding the border in the north. A cavalryman must practice for at least one or two years to be considered elite. Heavy cavalry and heavy armor, and if a horse runs with a heavy load for one or two years, the horse's hooves will be greatly worn out."

"Not only the Qin, but the seven kingdoms all treasured their horses and cavalry like treasures, and would not use them unless necessary. This is precisely because horses are precious, and elite cavalry are even more rare."

"With horseshoes, horseshoes don't need to be worn out. Iron is precious, but horses are more precious."

"And then there are the horse gears. The barbarians have grown up on horseback since they were young. When it comes to horsemanship, our soldiers can never compare to them. Almost all of them can move swiftly on horseback. There are some in the Qin army who can do this, but it's rare."

"With these saddles and stirrups, the situation will be much better. It is not impossible for us to be better than them!"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.

If he wasn't worried about the Huns, he wouldn't have asked people to build the Great Wall. Now that he heard there were auxiliary methods to defeat the Huns, who wouldn't be tempted?
But the problem is...

"With so many horses, iron plates need to be nailed to their feet... The Qin army doesn't have enough iron..."

Ying Zheng looked up to the sky and sighed.

Meng Tian smiled:
"Your Majesty, I have heard them mention that there are abundant iron ore deposits on the grasslands. Many places are full of them if you dig."

Ying Zheng:? ? ?
Ying Zheng: !!!!

Oh my god, oh my god!!!
Zhang Liang, who was standing by, was speechless after hearing this.

The Qin people...are all fucking mad dogs!
(End of this chapter)