Diqin Designer

Chapter 404 Qin, the strongest country in the world!
Five days later, the Peacock Kingdom delegation and the Tamolidi monks, escorted by a Qin army, set out from Xianyang and headed for Lianyue City, located southeast of the Qin Dynasty. They would leave from there and return to the Peacock Kingdom.

They had entered Daqin from this road in the beginning, and now they were leaving Daqin from this road, but the difference was that their moods when they arrived and when they left were very different.

On the way, they passed through some Qin villages and towns. Some of the cities and villages they had also passed by on their way here, but compared to when they came here, they could noticeably feel that these villages and towns had become better.

When I came here, I saw many Qin people in these towns and villages wearing shabby clothes and looking thin. It was obvious that they lived a relatively poor life. But now, after passing by, I found that the local Qin people's clothing had improved significantly and they looked stronger.

Although not everyone was wearing new clothes and everyone was strong, it was enough to show that the lives of these Qin people were gradually getting better.

The Qin people's lives were getting better. They had new clothes to wear and more food to eat than before. This also meant one thing: the Qin Dynasty was becoming more powerful.

This is a good thing for the Qin people, but it is not a happy thing for the Peacock Envoy, Master Moye and others: the Qin people are already very strong, and are still getting stronger, so the threat to their Peacock Kingdom will continue to increase!

When they thought that the Maurya Kingdom might face a more powerful Qin State in the future, Master Moye and others felt even more heavy-hearted. How could they, the Maurya Kingdom, be a match for such a powerful Qin?

With such heavy hearts all the way, this group of Peacock people arrived at Lianyue City.

This was the first city they encountered when they entered the territory of Daqin. It was a city built to represent the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daqin and the Baiyue tribes. It had also undergone significant changes compared to when they first saw it.

When Master Moye and others arrived, the city had not yet been completely repaired, but now it has been completed. It is larger than before and has many new buildings. There are more people in the city as well. They can see many people whose clothes and hairstyles are different from those of the Qin people walking in the city. They know that these are all Baiyue people.

The presence of so many Baiyue people in the Qin city shows that the Qin State had frequent exchanges with the Baiyue tribes.

Since it was the last city before leaving, the Qin people allowed them to rest in the city for a day and check for any missing items that they might need on their way back home.

Although we will have to pass through the territories of the Baiyue tribes to get replenishment later, we may not be able to get what we want from the Baiyue tribes. Moreover, the Baiyue tribes are located in the mountains and forests, so it is not as convenient as it is now.

After entering the city, the envoy of the Maurya Kingdom, Master Moye and others discovered details that Suduo could not notice outside the city, such as that the Baiyue people who came to this city were very skilled in using Qin's currency and spoke Qin language.

You can even see Baiyue people shouting loudly in Qin language outside a shop: "Fellow villagers, elders, if you pass by, don't miss it. If you pass by our shop today, there will be no such affordable shop!"

Following the direction of the shouting, I found that it was a shop selling cloth. There were indeed quite a few Baiyue people attracted by the shouting and were listening to them in front of the shop.

"The fabrics in the store are genuine products that our boss brought in from Xianyang. They are from the century-old Heyi Store in Xianyang. It is said that the clothes worn by the current Prime Minister Li were made from Heyi Store's fabrics."

The implicit meaning of his words is that as long as you use the fabrics from our shop to make clothes, the clothes you wear will be of the same level as those of the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty.

Hearing this, one hundred Yue people raised questions, saying, "It is said that the current prime minister of the Qin Dynasty is Prime Minister Wang, so where does Prime Minister Li come from? Moreover, the fabrics used by such a noble person as the prime minister are not something that ordinary people can buy. Are you deceiving us?"

Many Baiyue people around nodded and looked at the Baiyue man who was promoting the store. Baiyue people don't cheat other Baiyue people, but why does this guy look like he wants to cheat them?

Which tribe is this guy from?

It must have come from Luoyue. It is said that the people there are the most cunning!
The Baiyue people who were shouting laughed and said, "My fellow countrymen may not know that the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty is indeed Prime Minister Wang, but the Qin Dynasty also has several deputy prime ministers, and this Prime Minister Li is one of them..."

The Maurya Kingdom's envoy, Master Moye and others did not hear the following words, but they felt a silent terror.

A group of Baiyue people did not use their own language, but used the Qin language, and bought and sold things produced by the Qin people. Moreover, they were accustomed to these things, just like drinking water and eating in daily life, and did not find it strange. This in itself was a very scary thing.

These Baiyue people have become accustomed to using Daqin's things and words. If this continues, will they still get used to using the original things? If one day Daqin cuts off its connection with them, what will happen to them?

Of course, what is even more terrifying is the Qin Dynasty that did all this. If the Qin Dynasty did this consciously, it would be even more terrifying.

After a day of rest, the Peacock Envoy, Master Moye and others were escorted by the Qin army to leave Lianyue City and arrive at the border between Qin and Xiou. The Qin general who led the escort pointed to the boundary marker erected by Qin and said, "From now on, it is the land of the Baiyue tribes. You all hold the pass of Qin and can pass through the Baiyue tribes. We will not see you off and say goodbye to you here!"

The Qin general clasped his fists and saluted the Maurya Envoy, Master Moye and others: "The journey is long and arduous, I wish you all a safe return home!"

The Maurya Envoy, Master Maya and others returned the greeting with the Maurya etiquette: "Thank you for your kind words, General. Thank you for seeing us off all the way!"

Although they were very worried about the threat from Daqin, they were about to leave the territory of Daqin. Master Moye and others had mixed feelings. Perhaps they would never be able to go to Daqin again in their lifetime, and it would be difficult to see a country like Daqin again.

The days in Qin were not good, but the Qin had left a deep impression on them. Master Moye and the others looked back and then set off to the south. Their journey in Qin had ended. They would have to walk the rest of the way back home on their own without any Qin people accompanying them.

A few months later, the Maurya Kingdom delegation and the monks of Tamakolidi finally arrived at Tamakolidi by boat.

The ship was sailing on the sea. The envoy of the Maurya Kingdom, Master Maya and others stood on the deck, watching the Tammo Lidi gradually change from blurry in the distance to clear nearby.

As they got closer, when the familiar buildings in Tamakuri came into view, many people couldn't help but show joy on their faces, for they had finally returned to their homeland.

But some people were not so happy. Master Moye was one of them. When he saw that Tammo Lidi was still the same, as if there was no change since they left, Master Moye shook his head.

The officials, nobles, and senior monks of Tamolidi who had received the news in advance were already waiting at the port. When the ship entered the port, Master Maya, the envoy of the Maurya Kingdom and others got off the ship and immediately went to greet them.

Although the nobles and officials of Tamalidi only wanted to welcome Guru Moye and others, and did not want to welcome the Maurya Kingdom delegation, the other party was, after all, a delegation sent by the king. Now that they returned with Guru Moye and others, they could not just welcome Guru Moye and others and leave the other party aside.

In fact, they were also wondering why Moye and his companions returned together with the king's delegation?
They had sent Master Maya to Qin with monks in advance in order to create a fait accompli before the king could react: preaching to Qin and turning Qin into a place that also believed in Buddha. The king sent an envoy to Qin in order to disrupt their preaching in Qin.

Therefore, there were conflicts and contradictions between the people they sent, such as Master Moye, and the delegation sent by the king to the Qin State. One side was targeting the other side, and they should not have gotten along with each other.

But Moye and his companions actually returned from Qin together with the king's delegation, and judging from the situation, there didn't seem to be much conflict between the two sides, and they got along quite well.

What exactly happened to them in Qin?
Did Moye and his team succeed in their missionary work, or did they fail?
The mayor of Tammo Lidi City came forward to greet the returning Master Maya and the envoy of the Peacock Kingdom. He personally held the unique homecoming ceremony of the Peacock Kingdom for the returning Master Maya and the envoy of the Peacock Kingdom, and said with a smile: "Welcome back, Master and Ambassador. You have worked hard on the journey!"

What surprised the mayor of Tamakuri City was that Maye and the ambassador sent by the king did not seem very happy, but instead looked rather serious.

What's going on here?
Did something go wrong on this trip to the State of Qin?

With more doubts, the mayor of Tammolidi said to Master Maye again: "Tammolidi is still the same as before the master left. It is also happy that the master has returned!"

The original intention is to express that although you have been away for some time, Tanmo Lidi is still the Tanmo Lidi you are familiar with, still waiting for you there.

Unexpectedly, Master Moye glanced at the buildings of Tammo Lidi not far away and said, "I hope that Tammo Lidi can change a little bit, and not be the same as before I left."

The cities and villages of Daqin were constantly changing with each passing day, but the cities of their Peacock Kingdom had hardly changed. In comparison, Daqin was constantly changing with each passing day, becoming stronger, while their Peacock Kingdom was standing still or even retreating.

How can we cope with the future crisis from Qin?
Looking at Master Moye strangely, the mayor of Tamolidi City became more and more certain that something went wrong on this trip to Qin State. An idea popped into his mind: Could it be that what those Qin people said was true, and Qin State was a powerful country that was no less powerful than their Peacock State!

In fact, he had a bolder idea in his mind, but he didn't want to think about it too deeply: judging from Moye's attitude, it was not as simple as Qin being no less inferior to them, but it was very likely to be stronger than them.

The mayor of Tanmo Lidi looked at the boxes that were being unloaded from the ship and asked, "Are these all things brought back from Qin?"

Master Moye nodded and said, "All of them, but we were unable to obtain the things we wanted most from Qin. The Qin people did not allow us to take them away! Even these can only be taken back with the Qin people's permission!"

After hearing what Master Moye said, an official of Tanmolidi said in dissatisfaction: "The Qin State is just a small barbarian country. The envoys of the superior country asked for something from them, but they refused?"

Another noble from Tammolidi also spoke up: "What does the Master want to bring back from Qin?"

Master Moye did not hide it and said: "Qin's knowledge and skills are more advanced than ours, such as the method of making cannons, the method of making steam engines, the art of papermaking, and the jade..."

The new terms left the mayor of Lidi City and others confused. What are cannons and steam engines?

They knew about the paper and the jade. When the Qin people came to Tanmolidi, they gave them as gifts.

The Tammolidi noble who asked what he had brought back asked again: "Master, what is a cannon and what is a steam engine?"

Master Moye said: "This cannot be explained in one go, I will tell you later!"

At this time, everyone felt that Master Moye and the king's delegation might have encountered some serious trouble in Qin, and that Qin might not be the barbarian country they originally thought.

Another Tamolidi official asked, "What did the master bring back from Qin?"

Master Moye said: "I brought back the classics of the various schools of thought of Qin, the law code of Qin, the enlightenment books for Qin children, and the historical books of Qin..."

The classics of the various schools of thought of the Qin Dynasty?
I remember that the Qin people who went to Tamlidi said that their country also had saints and wise men who were no less than the Buddha, who were called "philosophers", and the schools of thought they established were the "Hundred Schools of Thought".

But many of them did not take it seriously at that time, thinking that it was a fabrication made up by the Qin people to save face after they knew that there were saints such as Buddha and Mahavira in their Maurya Kingdom.

How could one country produce so many saints who are comparable to Buddha and Mahavira?

But now Master Moye actually said that he brought back the classics of the various schools of thought of the Qin State, which means that those Qin people did not make up lies, what they said was true, and the Qin State really had many saints and wise men.

Thinking of this, the smiles on the faces of the officials, nobles, and monks of Tamolidi gradually disappeared. Qin had produced so many saints and wise men, so the power of Qin was probably far greater than theirs!
Thinking back to the other things the Qin people said, it is very likely that they were true. The Qin people's ancestors defeated their ancestors. The Qin State really fought for hundreds of years, and one battle resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries. The Qin State destroyed the other six countries before unifying their area.

Compared with the Qin people’s military achievements, what are the achievements of King Chandra and King Ashoka?
When the Qin people heard them talk about the achievements of King Yuehu and King Ashoka, they probably laughed in their hearts. How could they boast about such achievements? And they even slandered King Ashoka and whitewashed King Ashoka?

The Tamolidi official asked again: "Master, may I ask which 'philosophers' and which 'hundred schools' are the classics of the various schools of thought in Qin, and what are the records in them?"

Master Moye said, "This is something that cannot be explained all at once. I will tell you later."

From the joy during the welcome, to the heavy mood now, but still according to the process prepared in advance, a banquet was held for Master Maya and the envoy of the Maurya Kingdom.

Although the banquet was great, everyone's heart was elsewhere. They all wanted to know what had happened in Qin. What was going on?

As soon as the banquet was over, the mayor of Tamlidi, Master Moye and others gathered in a room. The mayor asked directly: "Master, what did you encounter in Qin? Why did you return with the envoy of Ashoka's grandson?"

Master Moye sighed: "This is a long story. What we encountered in Qin State is hard for you to imagine. Qin State is probably the most powerful country in the world. There is no one in the world who can compare with it!"

(End of this chapter)