Diqin Designer

Chapter 180: The Xiongnu Mission Enters Xianyang

The Xiongnu delegation soon set out from the border. Shangjun was adjacent to Qin Neishi where Xianyang was located, just to the north.

At this time, the Hetao region and Henan area had not yet been recovered by the Qin Emperor under the order of Meng Tian to lead his army, so the current territory of the Xiongnu borders the Qin Dynasty in Shangjun.

So in fact, when Qin Shihuang asked Fusu to go to Shangjun to assist Meng Tian in building the Great Wall and resisting the Huns, he did not let Fusu leave Xianyang too far.

Unfortunately, the First Emperor didn't know that even if it was not very far, it was still a distance. How could it be more convenient to have someone by his side?
Since they carried many gifts, the Xiongnu delegation was not traveling very fast, but this allowed them to observe the situation in the Qin Dynasty and take their time to appreciate and observe along the way.

The situation they saw made the Xiongnu delegation feel very heavy. Although most of the Xiongnu people in the delegation, including Maodun, did not understand Qin language, it could be seen that the Qin people were satisfied with their current lives and full of hope for the future. The smiles on their faces were not fake.

When they saw the delegation passing by, the Qin people were not afraid at all, and even looked at them with some contempt, and sometimes pointed and said, "Boy, see, the barbarians from the north are coming to pay tribute to Your Majesty. This is our Great Qin! Barbarians, don't be afraid of them!"

This shows that the Qin people are quite confident and do not take them seriously, but this is not a good thing for the Huns.

Because the Qin people are very satisfied with their lives and very confident, this kind of confidence can only be brought about by the feeling that the country they live in is strong.

What kind of terrifying fighting power will be unleashed when the army composed of these confident Qin people goes to the battlefield?
The Qin people they saw along the way were not actually wealthy, but their high-spirited and confident spirit made the Xiongnu delegation very worried.

At the same time, they also admired and envied him: they admired the fact that the Qin people, under the leadership of the Qin Emperor, could destroy the six states and unify the land;
I envy the Qin people for being able to achieve such great achievements, being able to speak to people with their backs straight, full of confidence and not afraid of others.

Unlike the Huns, they have not yet recovered from that battle. Although their vitality has been restored, the spirit that dared to fight against heaven and earth has been lost.

When will the Huns be able to look at others with contempt like these Qin people and possess such spirit?
Maodun was the most depressed person in the delegation. He deeply realized one thing. Although his father and that group of leaders were a group of insects, their idea was correct: they should not go to war with Qin. Qin was far stronger than them, the Huns. If they went to war with Qin, the Huns would have no chance of winning.

It would be impossible to defeat Qin relying solely on the Huns.

Because Qin's territory was too large and its population was too large, while the Huns only had a few people?

It would be impossible for the Huns alone to fight against the Qin Dynasty. They needed more people, more craftsmen, more land, and more cattle and horses.

However, if the Xiongnu were allowed to develop on their own, how many years would it take for them to have the same population and land as the Qin Dynasty?
An idea popped up in Maodun's mind: there are not only Qin and the Huns in this world, but also Donghu, Buyeo, Loulan and other countries. Since it is impossible to have the same population and land as Qin in a short period of time, he should rob these countries, take them for his own use, and provide manpower and material resources for the Huns.

If you want to fight against the Qin Dynasty, there is only one way: conquer other countries first and use their power for the Huns.

But would his father, the Chanyu, dare to do so? Would those leaders dare to send out troops?
Maodun had the answer in his mind: those insects were afraid of Qin, Donghu and Yuezhi, so they wouldn't dare!
It seems that he has to personally create glory for the Huns and make them great!
As Maodun was thinking, the delegation arrived at Xianyang City under the escort of the Qin army at the border.

When they saw the city of Xianyang, the Huns, including Maodun, were shocked.

Compared with this city, the city built by their Chanyu can only be said to be a slightly larger earthen village. The scale alone is not on the same level, not to mention the tall and solid city walls.

This is what a city is, this is where a king should live, majestically standing above the earth, accepting tributes from all directions.

"If I have the chance, I will also build such a city!" Maodun thought secretly, although he also knew that building such a large city would not be of much significance to the Xiongnu.

After the documents were verified, the Xiongnu envoys entered the city, except that the Qin army escorting them was replaced. However, the Xiongnu envoys did not pay much attention to it. Now that they entered the Qin capital, it was reasonable for a new group of Qin army to escort them.

The prosperity of Xianyang City was greater than that of all the towns they passed by on the road. There were many reasons for its prosperity: mainly, because the Qin Dynasty had just begun and the new Qin law was implemented, which relaxed some of the restrictions on the people in the original Qin law, making the people more active.

It has only been implemented for less than a month, but there are already some results.

The creativity of the people is actually not low. As long as they are given a suitable environment, they can do many things spontaneously. Today, there are many more foods and items in Xianyang City that have never been seen before.

Soon after entering the city, Maodun smelled a strong fragrance, which was the smell of meat, but they had never smelled such a fragrance before, it was so fragrant.

They all looked towards the source of the aroma and saw many Qin people queuing in front of a shop. The aroma of meat was coming from there. Knowing that they were an envoy, it was not appropriate for them to leave the team and go to the queue, so they asked the official from the Ministry of Rites who was leading them, "What kind of meat is being sold there? It smells so good!"

Through the translator, the official replied with a smile: "It's not the meat that smells so good, but the ingredients used to stew the meat that make it smell so good."

The Huns hurriedly asked what it was. Although they often grilled meat and did not stew it, this thing was so fragrant that maybe it could be used to grill meat, and the meat would be so fragrant and delicious.

The official said, "This ingredient is called Thirteen Spices, and it was created by our Great Qin Minister of Education, Li Nian..."

When mentioning Li Nian, the official's face was full of respect. He also enjoyed the benefits of the things made by that young man.

The official from the Ministry of Rites pointed to the shop that was selling meat and said, "But the ingredients used in this shop are different from those first made by Master Li Nian. The flavor is stronger, so so many people come to buy it."

After receiving a reply from the Ministry of Rites officials, the Xiongnu envoys remembered that the ingredient was called "Thirteen Spices" and was made by a prince of the Qin Dynasty and passed it on to the people.

But Sir...

Isn’t that a title only given to the sons of kings in the southern countries?

Could this Master Li Nian be the son of the current Emperor Qin?
Continuing forward, they saw the place where refined salt was sold. Seeing the snow-white salt, the spirits of the Hun delegation were lifted again.

Although they can obtain salt from animals, it would be better if they could have salt to use. And this salt is special at first glance. It is so white, and it is obviously high-quality salt.

This kind of salt should only be used by the Qin Emperor and his nobles, right?
But what they saw now was that it was being sold and ordinary Qin people could buy it and eat it.

In response to the Xiongnu envoy's question, the official of the Ministry of Rites bowed in the direction of the palace and said, "This is a favor from your Majesty. Your Majesty is crowned emperor and shares the joy with all the people, so that this salt can be eaten by people all over the world."

"As for your desire to buy salt, I cannot decide. It must be decided by your Majesty and the ministers."

(End of this chapter)