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

Chapter 546 One year’s progress!

The Three Gongs and Nine Qings, the highest level of power in the Qin Dynasty!

From Xianyang, the government order was quickly conveyed to all officials through the Taiwei, Prime Minister, and Yushi officials, and was sent to all counties and counties all over the world!

As a result, following the reduction of corvees, tax cuts and the establishment of Qin laws, the slightly relaxed life of the people in the world became tense again.

Without him, corvée would be needed to start the construction!
Especially for major infrastructure projects all over the world, counties and counties all over the country have begun to collect corvees.

Of course, compared with before, food production has increased across the board, and the laws have been changed to a certain extent. Even if large-scale corvee is imposed, as long as it is not too harsh and no corvee is imposed during busy farming seasons, the people can actually survive.

Because Da Qin is now fully able to support a family by farming alone.

And because of the increase in grain production, the food during the corvee period was naturally relatively abundant, so that the people would not become weak and die of illness and starvation after serving the corvee service.

Of course, no matter how much corvee is imposed, it will inevitably have a certain impact on people's livelihood.

Originally, during the off-season in Guizhou, you could use your free time to engage in some handicrafts or engage in other production and business activities to earn extra income, improve your quality of life, or save family savings.

At the same time, Da Qin's department responsible for diplomacy, "Dian Ke", was officially renamed Da Xing Ling.

Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of Big Brother?
Of course, Zhao Si's purpose is not for trade.

Most of the main content of the service is to build bridges, pave roads, connect canals for irrigation and other projects related to people's livelihood, so the resistance in Guizhou is not very high.

So after consultations, Maodun also set aside 300 acres of land near the royal city for Qin to establish an embassy. At the same time, the Huns envoys also officially settled in Xianyang to establish an embassy.

Afterwards, the General Order began to take effect, a series of equal and friendly trade treaties were signed, and foreign trade was gradually liberalized.

Qin's emphasis on simplicity was far inferior to the endless supply of luxury goods and materialistic desires during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Wu Heng and Xianbei, who had the deepest interference with the Qin Dynasty, were the first to establish the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qin Dynasty.

Now, except for the important farming season, their free time is almost occupied by corvee labor.

Because there has been no friction for a long time, coupled with Maodun's foreign policy and Jizhu's hostage to Qin, the current diplomacy between Qin and the Xiongnu is in the honeymoon period.

Because the Xiongnu was powerful, Wu Heng Xianbei could only rely on the Qin Dynasty. The two generously set aside more than thirty acres of land for the Qin Dynasty to establish an embassy in the royal city. At the same time, Wu Heng Xianbei also officially sent diplomatic personnel. Settled in Xianyang and set up an embassy.

With the establishment of embassies in various countries, the initial success of the diplomatic system, and the initial opening of trade, private business is still recovering, and cross-border trade is quite prosperous.

Followed closely by the Dongyi and Southern Barbarian countries such as Ye Tiaoguo and Zhenfan.

Therefore, as long as the government does not encroach on their farming time and can ensure food, Qian's work enthusiasm is quite impressive.

In fact, Zhao Si has not thought about annexing too many countries, but whether it is annexed or not, it is always good to know more about the other party.

But the national power lies here. Qin is the country with the most developed productivity, and the quality and goods are absolutely first-class. Therefore, a trade treaty that does not involve internal affairs and military affairs was quickly signed.

The Xiongnu couldn't defeat the Qin Dynasty because the Qin Dynasty was too strong. In fact, the Xiongnu still had no problem rubbing against the countries in the Western Region.

After all, it was like this before, and it was even worse than now.

After Wuheng Xianbei and Da Qin formally established diplomatic relations, they were followed closely by the Xiongnu.

Of course, this street cannot be entirely allocated to Wu Heng and Xianbei. Strictly speaking, they only occupy a few houses. The vacancies are for the convenience of embassies from other countries.

Of course, because Yinshan was almost completely taken away by Great Qin, in fact, no matter how smoothly the Xiongnu progress was, Great Qin could still free up its hands to intervene in the Western Region pattern at any time.

Their role can be seen as that of later European missionaries.

Working locally means you don’t have to travel too far from home.

The main purpose is to establish a diplomatic department, form regular diplomacy, and establish overseas offices.

Because of Qin's strong interference in the grasslands and Maodun's fear of Qin, the Xiongnu's main development direction was concentrated in the west.

Students, caravans, one bright and one dark... Zhao Si's ambition is almost obvious.

Of course, occasionally something not-so-friendly happens.

After the treaty was signed, the General Order also began to organize people to set up caravans to conduct real-time inspections of the situation in various countries.

After all, life in the past was too depressing, and the people had just escaped from the sea of ​​suffering, so they could still adapt to this large-scale conscription of corvee labor.

Especially Xianyang, as the most beautiful place and an area where diplomats from various countries gather, it also has the largest number of rare things gathered here.

Of course, because it is a comprehensive large-scale infrastructure project, the corvee levies and conscripts are all served in the county. In addition, a considerable number of them serve in the township.

For example, some countries maliciously inquire about Qin's political news, such as some commercial and economic disputes related to foreign trade...

Contributing to local infrastructure, roads, bridges and water canals can be used by most local people.

Of course, Xianyang is the center of the world, and the buildings are already quite dense. Every inch of land is expensive. It is impossible to set aside a piece of land for them to build an embassy. Therefore, the final result of the negotiation was to set aside a street as a future diplomatic hub. street.

Under Zhao Si's will, in addition to organizing caravans, Daxingling also organized a group of scholars to travel to various countries for academic research.

Today, the Xiongnu is beating up Dawan and making rapid progress. If things go well, it won't be long before the Xiongnu can pass the Western Region dungeon.

At the same time, under Zhao Si's instruction, the Daxing Order began to send diplomats to various countries.

Afterwards, with Li Shiqi's efforts, Jizi North Korea also officially sent an envoy to Daqin, and quickly finalized the establishment of an embassy.

On the one hand, it is to promote the reputation of Da Qin, on the other hand, it is to carry out cultural propaganda, and the second is to get in touch with the politics of various countries.

Establishing trade is to establish contact, and establishing contact is to inquire about the situation.

After all, the door has been handed over to the Xiongnu, and it is almost nonsense to completely block the Qin's road to the west.

Of course, in addition to the caravans, there are also certain academic exchanges. Well... it is a bit too much to say that it is academic exchanges. It is purely a unilateral crushing by Da Qin.

The bigger the stall, the more things will happen. In the same way, if Zhao Si is interested in spying on other countries, he will inevitably test Da Qin from other countries.

Of course, Zhao Si doesn't mind the cultural plagiarism, and even the political imitation Zhao Si strongly agrees with.

The only thing he has to guard against is technology...

The more similar the cultures and the more similar the political models, the more convenient it will be for annexation.

If it wasn't for the sake of not being so obvious, Zhao Si would have even wanted to send hundreds of students from various schools to carry out a series of political reforms for this group of foreign barbarians.

Leaving aside diplomacy for the time being, the general's office also began to exert its efforts. The first is the reform of salary and job content...

There are no slaves in the current Qin Dynasty in the strict sense. At least legally, there is no such thing as slaves. And most of the craftsmen who will work in the Shaofu are naturally no longer slaves and concubines, but in reality As a remnant of the old times and other factors, they are no different from the previous days.

They are also subject to personal control but also receive no salary.

Under Zhao Si's repeated orders, Xian Gong had no choice but to reluctantly release the money...

At the same time, the Shaofu branches in Jiaodong, Longxi and other places are also undergoing intensive preparation and construction.

Zhao Si planned to build a military factory directly in an area where the military gathered, and it would also be under the jurisdiction of the general's Shaofu. However, the advantage was that it could be built on site and distributed nearby, without having to transport it from Xianyang.

Of course, there are also disadvantages... The border areas are already in chaos, and if a large-scale military factory is established, once it is captured, it means that the enemy not only gets a city...

However, the area around Longxi and Jiaodong is now regarded as a border area...

The future may be the hinterland.

Zhao Si has been thinking about this for a long time. It is impossible to unify the earth. The limit of the empire is here, but it may not be impossible to try to cross Europe and Asia.

No matter how bad it is, there is no problem in becoming the talker of the entire Eurasian region. As long as the territory is large enough, the Jiaodong and Longxi areas can be regarded as the hinterland.

It's much easier to control Li Naishi's side. Their main task is to increase production!

Under the instruction of Zhao Si, Zhili Nei Shi began to recruit agricultural assistance officials from various schools of thought.

The job content of the agricultural assistant officer is to go deep into the villages of counties and counties to popularize the latest and most scientific crop cultivation and planting techniques summarized by farmers.

Although they are said to be officials, they are actually just non-staff personnel with no rights and low wages.

but! The experience and achievements of the agricultural assistant officer are considered as political achievements.

If you are not an official, it will not be counted, but your political achievements will be taken into consideration, so there are naturally not a few people participating.

As for the results, they have not been shown yet. After all, it takes time to grow food, and Qianshou's learning ability is not that strong. In terms of agriculture, only initial results can be achieved in five years.

The most important thing is naturally the military reform.

The first one to bear the brunt is Lingnan...

After the selection of the Lingnan 600,000 Corps, 60,000 troops were initially selected to become permanent full-time soldiers.

Post-employment soldiers!

That is to say, soldiers who do not perform any production activities and are only responsible for combat tasks.

Originally, Zhao Si was ready to review, but he received a memorial from Shusun Tong, so Zhao Si waved his hand and ordered Zhao Tuo to reduce the 60,000 troops to 30,000.

The reason is simple. Although only one-tenth of the 60,000 selected from the 600,000 were taken, the number that could be called high-quality soldiers still did not exceed 30,000.

The remaining 30,000 is a bit of a make-up. The cost of off-duty soldiers is too high. It's not that we can't afford the money, but it's a waste of money to spend on low-quality soldiers.

As a result, the military composition of Lingnan changed from the original 600,000 production and construction corps to more than 500,000 field soldiers and 30,000 off-the-job soldiers.

The taxes on the field soldiers were very heavy. In addition to their own food rations, the land they farmed also had to support 30,000 part-time soldiers. It could be said that they could not make ends meet, and Xianyang had to provide a certain degree of support.

Of course, this is only a temporary measure. When Lingnan is fully developed, there will be no special arms such as field soldiers. The land will belong entirely to them, and they will no longer need to undertake combat missions and support soldiers.

Lingnan, which has been developed, naturally does not need so many off-duty soldiers to be stationed.

As for the feudal conditions of Longxi and Zhao Si, they are quite different.

There are 50,000 soldiers who are completely out of work in the Longxi area, and the rest are construction corps. In addition to farming, they also have to herd cattle.

And Zhao Si's feudal state is a bit deformed... How should I put it, there are too many soldiers... At present, the total military strength of the entire Zhao state is about 300,000, of which 80,000 are completely off-duty soldiers.

To put it bluntly, all the extra income of the entire Zhao Kingdom was probably used to train troops.

Hmm... the effect is very significant. If there is any problem, as long as Zhao Si can escape to Zhao State, even with all the power of Qin, he cannot be conquered and destroyed in a short time.

"Tell Zhang Cang to dismantle the army. How can he support so many troops?" Zhao Si rubbed his brows and issued an order.

"Great Qin is building, and Zhao cannot be left behind or be held back."

Time flies by......

One year flies by...

Of course, for the construction project of the entire country, one year is indeed nothing, and now it can only be regarded as the initial results.

However, Jizi North Korea, where Li Shiqi was sent as envoy, achieved new progress.

The conflict between Ji Zhun, the king of Jizi Korea, and the Wei family gradually intensified. With the death of the former Prime Minister Ji Ping, and after Wei Man fled back to the Wei family fiefdom, the war between Jizi Korea and the Wei family was destined to begin.

At the same time, the Wei family immediately sent an envoy to Da Qin as an independent force, and requested to establish diplomatic relations with Da Qin, which was recognized by Da Qin.

Hmm... The Wei family was technically Ji Zhun's domestic slave, not an independent force.

Of course, if it can be recognized by Da Qin, then the Wei family can legitimately call their fiefdom Weiguo.

Da Qin was currently in the midst of production and construction, and it was inconvenient to send troops to intervene. After careful consideration, Zhao Si agreed to Wei's request.

In other words, in the eyes of Great Qin, the Wei family was completely independent of the forces in Jizi Korea.

Of course, it was not to support the Wei family, but to intensify the conflict between the Wei family and Jizi North Korea.

If the Wei family is not independent, it can only be regarded as an internal political struggle.

Ji Zhun can also be solved through political struggle, or the Wei family can solve Ji Zhun's usurpation of the throne through other means.

Da Qin's intervention in the internal political struggles of other countries seemed a bit unfair. Secondly, the internal struggles were relatively mild. No matter which side won, the weakening of national power was quite limited.

But once the Wei family becomes independent, the two will inevitably have a real fight.

Da Qin had enough confidence to intervene between the two, and let them fight to the death, making them unable to stop fighting.

Until Da Qin can free his hands to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)