Diqin Designer

Chapter 175: Making the Private Sector the Pioneer in Overseas Development
Li Nian said: "Now the Great Qin does not have much manpower and material resources to carry out overseas development. This does not mean that the Great Qin lacks people or materials. In fact, a large part of them are hidden among the people."

"I suggest that we let the people know that there are vast lands outside of the Qin Empire, and mobilize this part of human and material resources to make them the pioneers of the Qin Empire's overseas expansion."

"Overseas development is not a simple matter. It requires accurate measurement of sea routes, such as what kind of weather will be encountered in a certain sea area, the exact location of a certain island, and the detailed situation on the island. Although I can provide some information... it may not be accurate."

Even if this Earth is of similar height to the one he came from, it has been more than 2,000 years, and who knows how different the environment is from today.

Using information from later generations to fit the present world is truly like following a map to find a horse. What if the horse in the map is not there?
"Someone needs to investigate all of the above!"

After hearing this, Ying Zheng and everyone else understood that Li Nian was planning to let those civilian forces explore the way forward on behalf of the Qin government.

In this way, the official manpower and material resources could be saved, and overseas development could be carried out in advance to obtain news from overseas areas.

"In addition to exploring the way and understanding the overseas situation, we can also train a group of professional talents for Daqin."

"Generals, when you lead troops in battle, you all know the importance of a guide. This is especially true for sea voyages, which require experienced people to observe the weather at sea and accurately identify the direction. Otherwise, losing your way in the vast ocean is more fatal than being on land."

The ministers nodded. Just thinking about it could imagine the scene. There was sea on all sides. If they couldn't find the way on the sea, it would be more desperate than being lost on land.

"Daqin naturally needs to train a group of such professionals, but it will be difficult to do so within a period of time, and we still lack experience in actual operations."

"But if civilians go overseas to explore, although they will be unfamiliar at first, they will gradually become proficient through a lot of practical operations. It is just right for Daqin to train this group of talents. Daqin can then directly order them to serve the country, and also let them pass on their experience in sea navigation."

I also understood that the public should be allowed to produce people and materials to train talents for the country, and finally, when the talents mature, the country will reap the fruits and directly use this batch of trained talents.

I have to say that this proposal is really attractive. It does not cost the Qin government a single cent, and one can gain benefits from it. Anyway, the Qin government is unable to expand overseas now, so it is better to leave it to the people than to leave it there and rot.

But there are also problems. One minister said: "Li Shangshu's words are true, but how can we make the people willing to go overseas?"

Li Nian said: "You can issue a reward, for example, give gold or a title to those who bring back certain crops from overseas, to encourage them to explore overseas; you can lure them with money, saying that there are many precious lands overseas, with fertile soil and water, and a large number of minerals and rare objects. Faced with these rare objects and minerals, there will definitely be people who are willing to go to sea."

The minister nodded and said, "We can indeed reward them and lure them with benefits, especially the merchants. However, according to Minister Li, if the people know that the overseas land is vast and rich, the news will spread. What if other countries know about it? Will it be disadvantageous to our Great Qin?"

Li Nian glanced at the minister and replied, "I think there is no need to worry. Even if they knew, it would be difficult for them to compete with the Qin for overseas lands."

"Because the Great Qin is a large country with many people, while other countries are small and have few people, the Great Qin will develop in one day, while other countries will need one month. The two countries are not at the same level of strength, so how can they compete? Don't you have the confidence to defeat other countries?"

There is one thing Li Nian did not point out. With the technical skills he provided to future generations, the development of the Qin Dynasty was beyond the reach of other countries.

If this can still be caught up by the development of other countries, then the other party must also have a cheat, and the cheat is bigger than the search engine in his brain!
Another minister asked: "What if those who go to sea intend to rebel? What if they become disloyal after going overseas?"

This kind of thing is indeed possible. There are still many nobles of the six countries hiding among the people. If these people escape overseas and raise the banner of anti-Qin, Qin will not be able to wipe them out for a while. Li Nian said truthfully: "If I say that this matter can be completely avoided, I am afraid that your Majesty and you will not believe it. However, I think these people who intend to rebel will not cause too much trouble."

"Although overseas areas are rich in resources, they have not yet been developed. Most of them are wild and barren, far inferior to our Great Qin. Not many people are willing to leave their homes and go overseas and never return. On the contrary, if they go, they can open up overseas areas for Great Qin first and clear some obstacles."

Mouying, Mouya and Moulan all did the same thing. They sent a group of criminals over there. It was both an exile and a way of letting these people act as the vanguard of development. The effect was quite good.

If the nobles of the six countries really fled overseas and wanted to fight against the Qin Dynasty, they should first develop the local land and wipe out those cannibalistic barbarians.

This will also bring Chinese culture to the whole world and let those ignorant and barbaric nations know the prosperity of Chinese civilization.

"And these people who intend to rebel are willing to go overseas, which is just the right way to relieve the pressure at home. If they stay at home, won't they have thoughts of rebellion in their hearts?"

"Of course they will, but they dare not raise the banner of rebellion openly. They only dare to stir up trouble in secret, hindering the real unification of the Qin Dynasty."

Indeed, those who intend to rebel will not give up their rebellion because of a political decree, unless this decree is to restore their country and their former glory and wealth.

From this perspective, it is really a good thing for Daqin for these people to go overseas.

Although these people may raise the banner of rebellion against the Qin Dynasty when they go overseas and may pose a threat to the Qin Dynasty, many things in the world are like this, with advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to gain only advantages without disadvantages.

The ministers who were able to sit in the court of the Qin Dynasty naturally understood this truth. Although some ministers opposed Li Nian’s proposal, more ministers thought it was worth a try.

Because after comprehensive consideration, the advantages of this matter outweigh the disadvantages!
In the end, it was Ying Zheng who made the final decision on this matter. He made some overseas information known to the people, used the power of the people to carry out overseas development first, and accumulated experience in overseas development.

Since it was the first court meeting of the Qin Dynasty, many things were discussed at this meeting. After the meeting was over, Ying Zheng left Li Nian alone and asked, "How do you feel about attending court for the first time?"

Li Nian said: "You are all outstanding people of the time. With your assistance, Your Majesty will surely make the Great Qin strong and the people rich. For me, participating in court meetings is very tiring, so it is best not to come more often!"

Hearing Li Nian's answer, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "You are so honest! Today is the first court meeting of the Great Qin. As my Minister of Education, how can you not come?"

Li Nian actually had a lot of objections to the official position of "Minister of Education". What a weird name, it was neither fish nor fowl and sounded awkward, but since Ying Zheng had chosen it, he had no choice but to accept it.

After all, Ying Zheng is the boss and will soon become a father-in-law. As a son-in-law, he cannot be too picky with his father-in-law.

Li Nian was thinking about the fact that the First Emperor was going to be his father-in-law, so the First Emperor asked, "When do you plan to marry Shunying? According to the marriage rules of your later generations, Shunying should still be young, right?"

(End of this chapter)