Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 254 The All-in-One World and the Proposal to Conquer Chu ([-])

"Sit down, sit down. Zhao Gao, go and invite General Li Mu to use my king's chariot." King Qin greeted everyone to sit down, and said: "Mr. Zhou's gift to me is very good, I like it very much. But, Although Mr. Zhou’s gift is heavy, that is, more than 100 cars of salt, it is not enough for the people of Daqin. The current Daqin is no longer the Daqin of the past, and the population of the land has doubled. We cannot just let the people of Daqin in the past have salt to eat Do not let the people of Daqin now have salt to eat. If you do that, the widow, the king, will be too stupid. You all come up with ideas on how to make the people of the whole country eat salt."

This is a matter of the national economy and the people's livelihood. Everyone agrees with King Qin's words. Li Si said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I think that the Ministry of Industry should be sent to Qidi to increase the manpower and material resources for drying salt." For now, Qidi is near the sea. Therefore, it is the best way to make use of geographical advantages and make salt in Qidi.

Qin Wang nodded and said: "This is a way, what do Mr. Zhou think?"

Zhou Chong replied: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong has nothing to say. It's just that Zhou Chong thinks that wasteland and islands should be used as much as possible, and competition with farmers for land should be avoided as much as possible."

The State of Qin has always attached great importance to agriculture, and the King of Qin had no reason to disagree with Zhou Chong's reminder, and said, "Let's do it this way."

Han Fei stammered, "Your Majesty, Han Fei thinks that Yandi and Liaodong to the north of Qidi are all adjacent to the sea, and they can follow the practices of Qidi to dry and make salt."

"Well, it's a good idea, and it's also feasible." King Qin agreed, and said, "Han Fei, you can choose people to go there."

Han Fei replied yes, and Qin continued, "Is there anything else you can do? Mr. Liaozi, Mr. Zhou, tell me."

Wei Liao laughed and said, "Your Majesty, Liao Zi thinks that besides the seaside salt can be produced, well salt is also produced in some places in the interior. There are well salt in Sichuan and Yan, so we can send more people."

"Yes, yes." The King of Qin agreed very much, and said: "Over the years, Daqin's salt has been mainly supplied by Sichuan, so it should be added to the investment. The widow decided to set up a salt official to be responsible for salt production."

Zigong, Sichuan is known as the capital of salt, and well salt enjoys a great reputation in history.At the same time, Sichuan Well Salt made another shocking discovery, that is, natural gas was discovered, but it was not well utilized because the technical conditions at that time did not allow it.

The king of Qin smiled and said: "I made a rough estimate. Even if I do this, it will not be enough for the people of Daqin. Is there any other way? I think that the state of Chu has many seashores. If the state of Chu is destroyed, then the people of Daqin Salt will increase sharply, and people will have no problems eating salt."

Some historians lament that people in modern society don’t take salt seriously. If it weren’t for the need for salt to eat, people might ignore the existence of salt. In ancient society, salt was a strategic resource. Wars could be fought for salt. Is it proven?
"Mr. Zhou, what is your second gift? Don't hide it, show it to the widow." King Qin asked for the gift.

Zhou Chong saluted with salt, which was so ingenious that everyone sighed. Thinking that Zhou Chong's second gift was even more extraordinary, they looked at Zhou Chong expectantly.However, what Zhou Chong did surprised them. Zhou Chong took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, this is Zhou Chong's gift to you. Please take a look at it."

The King of Qin was also curious, took it over and unfolded it, laughed and said, "Navy! Well, well, it's such a treasure." When he walked to the map, his right index finger started from Qidi, went south along the coast, passed the east coast, and finally arrived at the South China Sea. Bin, said with a smile: "With a navy, the widow is just like a tiger with wings added. Mr. Zhou's move is clever and the layout is good. The navy should be built. If we don't build a navy now, it will be a pity if we don't have it when we need to use it in the future. Mr. Zhou, this gift of yours is better than the one just now, I accept it."

Historically, the unification war launched by Qin Shihuang not only destroyed the six countries of Shandong, but also included the land of Baiyue, which is now Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan Island, and northern Vietnam.These places did not belong to China at that time. It was Qin Shihuang's decisive decision to incorporate these places into the Chinese territory.

In order to conquer these places, Qin Shihuang invested a total of 50 troops. At the beginning of the war, there was almost no resistance. Greatly weakened, the saddest thing is that the commander-in-chief of the Qin army also died.

In order to solve the logistical problem, Qin Shihuang specially dispatched the navy and built the Lingqu to connect the Xiangjiang River and Zhufa, which fundamentally solved the supply problem. The Qin army regained its combat effectiveness and quickly destroyed the indigenous resistance.

Zhou Chong built the navy to prepare for King Qin's expedition to Baiyue. To Zhou Chong's surprise, King Qin immediately thought of how to use the navy to conquer Baiyue after seeing Suo Fang's memorial.Zhou Chong admired this kind of quick talent.

King Qin handed the memorial to Wei Liao, and said, "Mr. Liaozi, take a look. With a powerful navy, these places are not all owned by Great Qin." Swiping his finger on the map from south to north, including Vietnam, Hainan Island, Fujian, and North Korea are places that have not yet been incorporated into the territory.

After reading it, Wei Liao handed it to Han Fei, and said, "Your Majesty, Liaozi thinks that the navy is extremely important to the future of Daqin, and we should invest more in building a powerful navy capable of fighting well in a short period of time."

Han Fei stammered: "Yes! Your Majesty, you should send more craftsmen to Qidi to build more warships. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are good places for sailing. There are not a few people who can swim, and it is also a good place to build a navy."

"You are right, I think so too." Qin Wang was very pleased, and said: "I will immediately issue an order to promote Suo Fang as a general and build a navy for me."

His eyes returned to the map, and he said: "If you want the navy to make a big difference, you must first destroy Chu. Once Chu is destroyed, everything north of Wuling will be owned by our Great Qin. Chu is a hard bone. Although the two factions are fighting fiercely now, it is difficult to It's hard to give up, but since Xiang Yan joined, he is invincible, and the winner will be decided soon.

"The widow invited you to Handan just to hear your opinions. Is it the time to destroy Chu? This is very important and concerns the world, so you can speak freely."

As soon as King Qin finished speaking, Li Mu came in and saluted King Qin, "Li Mu has seen Your Majesty."

The King of Qin was very happy, he grabbed Li Mu and asked him to sit beside him, and said, "General Li Mu, guess what is the reason why I invite you here?"

Li Muqian said: "Your Majesty, Li Mu's defeated general dare not listen to the secret."

King Qin sighed and said: "General Li, you are worrying too much. If you come here, I believe you. Don't just listen and not talk. I will be the first to listen to your opinion. If I want to attack Chu, do you think it is okay? "(To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please visit www.QIDIAN.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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