Diqin Designer

Chapter 220: Studying Abroad and Setting Up an Embassy
"Now Daqin is the elder brother and Xiongnu is the younger brother, so the elder brother should help the younger brother!"

It did not say that now Daqin is strong and Huns are weak, and we should use the strong to help the weak, but it changed to Daqin is the elder brother, Huns are the younger brother, and the elder brother helps the younger brother.

Saying this would make it easier for the Huns to accept it. If they said that you Huns are weak and backward, and we are here to help you develop, become stronger and more advanced, even if it is out of good intentions, it would make Touman and others feel uncomfortable.

Once people have grudges in their hearts, even if they agree to something, they will still try to hinder others in secret. Moreover, these people hold high positions in the Xiongnu, so if they try to hinder others in secret, the consequences will be even greater.

At least on the surface, we still have to give face to the Huns. Even if we want to swallow them up immediately, we have to maintain harmony on the surface.

Sure enough, they didn't say in a condescending manner, "I am strong and you are weak, we are here to help you, this is your blessing, you should kneel down happily to thank us." This made Touman feel very comfortable and respected. He thought that the Qin people were not as cruel as rumored, and were called tigers and wolves by those people in the south. They were quite polite.

Touman followed Jiaoli's words and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Qin is right. The Great Qin is the elder brother and the Xiongnu is the younger brother. We should help each other, but I don't know how to help each other?"

Jiao Li smiled and said, "Master Li Nian said, 'China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; it has beautiful clothes, so it is called Hua.' Since the Xiongnu are Huaxia, how can they not understand Huaxia etiquette? And to know etiquette, you should first learn to read and write!"

These words were not said by Li Nian, but by Kong Yingda in his annotations to "Zuo Zhuan", but were applied by Li Nian to this era.

Touman and the other Xiongnu leaders were stunned by these words. What the hell? The Qin people came to teach them how to read and write? What did the Qin people want to do?
After thinking quickly in their minds, Touman and the other leaders did not think about what benefit the Qin people's actions would bring to them, or what harm it would bring to the Xiongnu. No matter how they thought about it, it would be beneficial to the Xiongnu and not harmful.

Could it be that the Qin people were kind people and really regarded them as brothers from the Chinese nation? Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why the Qin people did this!

It's not that Touman and the leaders were stupid, but they were limited by the times. Using the methods that Daiying and Yingjiang used in later generations to deal with the Huns was a bit ahead of their time for Touman and others.

Even in later generations, there are still many countries and people who were successfully fooled by the Eagle Sauce, let alone Touman and others.

However, Touman and others understood the truth that "the grassland will not suddenly grow cattle and horses". This seemingly harmless help may cause greater harm, but they just couldn't think of where the harm was at the moment.

However, Touman and other leaders thought that they should agree to it. Looking at the current situation, they would probably have to have close contacts with the Qin people in the future. When dealing with the Qin people, such as doing business, sending people to Qin to buy luxury goods, or even seeking refuge in Qin when encountering danger, they would need a group of Huns who could read Qin characters, understand Qin language, and know Qin affairs.
However, we must carefully consider who can learn Qin characters and who can speak Qin language. We cannot allow all Huns to learn. These people must be under their control.

Touman asked, "How can one learn to read and write? Who can learn?"

Jiao Li said: "Report to Chanyu, firstly, we will set up an embassy in Xiongnu and send some teachers to teach; secondly, His Majesty the Emperor has given 300 people a place to study abroad, Chanyu and the leaders can send people to Xianyang to study. As for who can study, it is up to Chanyu and the leaders to decide."

The Qin Dynasty didn't care who came to study abroad, whether they were the princes of the Xiongnu or the lower-class slaves, as long as the Xiongnu could send people to study, it was fine.

If the people who came were the princes of the Xiongnu, then they would be made aware of the civilization, strength, prosperity, and advancement of the Qin Dynasty, and become spiritual Qin people. When they returned to the Xiongnu after completing their studies, they would see that the Xiongnu were so ignorant and backward, and compare them with the advanced and civilized Qin Dynasty. The gap would make them spontaneously transform the Xiongnu into the Qin Dynasty, and adopt the Qin Dynasty model to reform the Xiongnu.

It would be even better if the people who came were Xiongnu civilians or even slaves. In Xiongnu, they were the lower class who were oppressed by the Chanyu and the leaders, and were not treated as human beings. But when they studied abroad in Daqin, Daqin treated them as its own people.

When these people finish their studies, it is estimated that some of them will not want to go back to the Xiongnu at all. Even if some of them go back with the ambition to serve their country, if they are bullied and treated as human beings by the headman and the leader, when they think of their lives in the Qin Dynasty, which is far more powerful than the Xiongnu, I am afraid that the Xiongnu will start to cry like a fox soon.

Under the leadership of this group of insects, how can we, the Xiongnu, live a good life and catch up with the Qin Dynasty? Is the leader of the Shanyu a species? He is a traitor to his mother!
Regardless of whether these people succeed or not, they will cause trauma to the Xiongnu. And if they succeed in overthrowing the rule of the Chanyu and the leader and becoming the new rulers of the Xiongnu, who will they imitate in governing the Xiongnu?
Looking to the south, isn't that huge beacon of civilization standing there? Is there any need to think too much? The Qin Dynasty has already proved the advancement and superiority of its civilization with facts, so just copy it directly.

Moreover, Daqin and Xiongnu are brothers of China, so maybe they can get support from Daqin, such as low-interest loans, technical personnel support...

But given the nature of Touman and the Xiongnu leaders, they would definitely choose their confidants or descendants. How could civilians and slaves have any chance?

But no matter what class of Huns came to study in Daqin, in Li Nian's conception, it would eventually cause a huge split in the Huns and evolve them into the shape of Daqin.

Not knowing that this was a huge trap, Touman looked at the other leaders, and the other leaders signaled to Touman tacitly, indicating that they could agree to this matter.

Tou Man then said, "In this case, we thank the Qin Empire for its kindness, but we still need to discuss and decide who will go to Xianyang to study."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiao Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Chanyu and the other leaders can discuss it slowly. But it would be best if the person chosen is a child or a teenager, as they will learn faster."

Not only do children and teenagers learn faster, they are also more easily influenced and shaped into what Daqin wants them to be.

Touman nodded and asked, "The envoy just mentioned that he wanted to set up an embassy in our Xiongnu. What does this mean?"

Although I heard the Xiongnu envoy talk about the embassy last night, how could he know as much as the Qin people? After all, this thing was invented by the Qin people.

Jiao Li said: "The embassy is also something that Master Li Nian mentioned. Basically, if two countries formally establish diplomatic relations, they should send envoys to stay in each other's territory. The envoy's residence is the embassy. The embassy's responsibility is to promote and stabilize relations between the two countries, handle some things that happen between the two countries, and also be responsible for transmitting some important news between the countries."

"For example, if the Chanyu has any advice for the Great Qin in the future, he can summon the ambassador to the Xiongnu and have him convey the advice back to the Great Qin so that the Emperor can know it. For another example..."

Jiao Li paused deliberately before continuing: "If a certain country wants to declare war on Daqin, it can also inform the ambassador and formally declare war on Daqin!"

(End of this chapter)