Diqin Designer

Chapter 221: "Supporting" the development of the Xiongnu, the Qin Dynasty's "righteousness" is unshirkable
How could a country be so stupid as to go to war with someone and notify the other party first? It must be a surprise attack!
Moreover, if anyone gets full and goes to war with the Qin Dynasty, even if the northern countries, such as Buyeo, Donghu, and Xiongnu, join forces, they may not be able to compete with the Qin Dynasty.

After hearing Jiao Li's explanation, Touman and the other leaders had some understanding of the duties of the embassy. To put it simply, it was to represent their respective countries and be stationed in each other's territory. If something happened that was related to the two countries and they couldn't contact the other's emperor or Chanyu for a while, they could first discuss how to deal with it with the other ambassador.

Touman said, "I see. According to the envoy's intention, shouldn't we also send envoys regularly and set up an embassy in Daqin?"

This aroused the interest of the leaders. For them, the embassy could not only be used for diplomatic relations between the Xiongnu and the Qin Dynasty, but also for private work, such as selling some Xiongnu products to the Qin people or buying things from the Qin people through the embassy.

Jiao Li said: "Of course it should be. The Xiongnu have established diplomatic relations with our Great Qin, so how can we not set up an embassy? In the future, the exchanges between Great Qin and the Xiongnu will become closer and more frequent, and there will definitely be things that need to be handled by the embassy."

"If a Qin person commits a crime in Xiongnu territory, or a Xiongnu person commits a crime in Qin territory, how should their crime be judged and how should their punishment be determined? If a Qin person encounters difficulties in Xiongnu territory, he can also seek help from the embassy."

Touman and the other leaders nodded. It seemed that the embassy was indeed very useful, and the Huns must set up one in Qin.

Jiao Li added: "In addition to learning to read and write, Daqin will also provide the Xiongnu with other support so that the Xiongnu can develop as quickly as possible, such as textiles, planting, construction, medical care, winemaking, water conservancy..."

Jiao Li talked about many projects that Daqin was going to support Xiongnu. Although he was not very interested in some of them, some of them were very useful, such as medical care. The Xiongnu had much less doctors and medicine than Daqin.

It's a pity that they don't have the Qin people's methods of smelting and making weapons, nor do they have the technology of making salt. But think about it, if it were them, it would be impossible for them to teach these to others.

Let others use the smelting method I taught them to forge excellent weapons, and then ride on war horses to attack me? And the method of making salt is of great benefit to the world, how can I give it to others easily?

But the Qin people still provided too many support projects, which made Touman and the other leaders wonder: Why did the Qin people help them so much? Did they really treat them as brothers?
In fact, these projects were the result of Li Nian's careful consideration and decision-making after consultation with the First Emperor. Under the premise of not affecting the Qin Dynasty, providing limited support to the Huns would allow the Huns to develop a little, but not too much.

It will not be like during the Cold War, when the Eagle Sauce and the Bear of Russia supported the Huns at all costs, including money, manpower and effort, in order to win over their younger brothers. Although the Qin Dynasty sent people to support, the Huns were responsible for providing security, food and accommodation, and the real construction had to be done by the Huns themselves.

Doing so can also divert the Huns' strength to production and construction, consuming the Huns' manpower and material resources so that they cannot harbor any ill intentions towards the Qin Dynasty.

Moreover, Li Nian also had the idea of ​​asking people to find out the situation of the Huns, such as the terrain, mineral deposits, customs and conflicts between the various tribes, in order to lay the foundation for the future governance of the Huns.

As for whether the Huns could take advantage of this wave of support from the Qin Dynasty and create a "Hun version of Zhengguo Canal", it was almost impossible.

The situation of Zheng State going to Qin to build the Zhengguo Canal and Qin supporting the Xiongnu are different.

At that time, the Qin Dynasty was thriving, like a young man who was already strong but was still exercising to become stronger.

Zhengguo Canal did slow down the pace of Qin's conquest of the six kingdoms, but it also allowed Qin to cultivate its internal strength and become more powerful. The Xiongnu is now like an old man in his twilight years, lacking vitality. The support designed by Li Nian may revitalize it, but it is more likely to accelerate its decline.

Moreover, the support projects designed by Li Nian are quite particular. Although there seem to be many of them, in fact, only a few of them can enhance the strength of the Xiongnu, such as winemaking, textiles, and planting. What can be used to make wine, what can be textiles, and what can be planted?
Only medical care is truly useful, but this is a decision Li Nian made considering that if too many Huns die, a plague may break out and spread to Daqin. It can also win the hearts of the Huns and establish a good impression of "Qin people are kind" in their hearts.

Although Touman knew that the Qin people could not have been completely well-intentioned, he was grateful that the Qin people were willing to support him so much, and said: "The Qin Emperor is benevolent and righteous, and he really regards us as a brother country!"

Touman looked at Jiaoli and said, "Daqin has helped us a lot, but even though we are brothers, we have to distinguish certain things. We can't just let Daqin help me. Brother Daqin, is there anything we can do for the Xiongnu?"

The benefits given by the Qin Dynasty were too many, which made Touman feel uneasy. He felt that he should give something back. Besides, this was also a test. If the Qin people directly said that they did not need the help of the Huns, then it was certain that the Qin people had something to hide.

However, Daqin must have some use for the Xiongnu. Jiao Li said, "Daqin does need the Xiongnu's help. The Xiongnu have been grazing on the grasslands all year round, so they must be quite familiar with cattle, sheep and other livestock. Can the Chanyu send a group of experienced herdsmen to Daqin to teach them how to raise cattle and sheep?"

The only technical personnel of the Xiongnu that the Qin Dynasty valued were the herdsmen. In other aspects, they were inferior to the Qin Dynasty. But even in terms of raising livestock, the Qin Dynasty did not think highly of it, because the Qin State originally started out by herding livestock for the Zhou Emperor.

However, we can exchange technology. Maybe the Huns have unique technology for breeding cattle and horses. There is no problem in exchanging ideas.

After hearing Jiao Li's words, Touman and the other leaders felt relieved. They were not afraid that their eldest brother had any needs, but they were afraid that he had no needs.

If Big Brother has no needs, it means you are not important to him and can be kicked away at any time. What's more, Big Brother is very good to you and gives you a lot of things. You feel scared and always feel that Big Brother will use you as a scapegoat and send you to the guillotine.

Touman smiled and said, "This is easy to discuss. Since Daqin needs it, send two thousand experienced herdsmen to Daqin. If it is not enough, we can discuss it again."

His Xiongnu people were short of all kinds of people except herders. After all, the Xiongnu people had been dealing with cattle and horses since childhood, and it was the same for him. Even though he didn't have to herd the cattle himself now, he still knew how to do it.

Jiao Li said: "Jiao Li thanks the Chanyu on behalf of the Great Qin! In addition to the above, the Great Qin also hopes to open up trade with the Xiongnu and set up a trading city for both sides to exchange what they have."

It finally came. Many leaders were waiting for Jiao Li to propose this, because if this matter could be accomplished, they would be able to reap huge benefits from it.

Jiao Li said: "'Exchange of what one has' means that one party can exchange what is in excess for what is scarce. For example, the Xiongnu have many cattle and horses, which are in short supply in the Qin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty has brocade and glass, which are in short supply in the Xiongnu. So the Xiongnu's cattle and horses can be exchanged for the Qin Dynasty's brocade."

　There’s another chapter tonight!
　
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