Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 258

Zhou Chong pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look. Starting from Jicheng, you can go east to Liaodong, go west to Hetao, and go north to the prairie. Jicheng is indeed the most important town in the north of our Great Qin Dynasty." , had to strengthen the defense."

All of you here are strategists with a strategic vision. Zhou Chong’s words are not wise, they can only be regarded as common sense. Zhou Chong’s next statement is what interests them. Zhou Chong said: “It’s just that there are mountains to the south of Jicheng. Mountains are the barriers of the Central Plains. With these mountains, the Central Plains will be much safer. However, these mountains separate Jicheng from the Central Plains, making Jicheng a strategic isolated island in the north of the Qin Dynasty, and it is not easy to get the support of the Central Plains and even the whole country. Support, this has to be considered.”

The main thing that separates Beijing from the Central Plains is the Taihang Mountains. When Qin Shihuang fought against the Xiongnu, the food supply mainly came from the Shandong Peninsula. The grain transportation team had to cross the Taihang Mountains twice, taking a circuitous road, which consumed a lot of money and caused great harm to the people. Disasters, and even complaints.

"This is a question. If Mr. Zhou hadn't mentioned it, I would have ignored it." Qin Wang patted his forehead and asked Ji, "Mr. Zhou plans to make it out?"

Zhou Chong pressed his finger on the current location of Tianjin on the map, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that a wharf can be built here so that the southern fleet can come here to serve as imperial troops. In this way, Jicheng can gain Supplies, so that the whole north will be much more stable." Friends can see how important Tianjin is to Beijing now just by looking at the map.

"That's right, that's a really good idea!" Everyone applauded and applauded.

The King of Qin kept pacing up and down, saying: "With this wharf, ships from Qi can arrive very quickly. Of course, ships from Guanzhong can also go down the river and arrive by sea; ships from Central Shu can go down the Yangtze River." It can also be reached by sea, and this one port can suddenly increase the strength of the north. However, suitable cargo ships must be built."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it's not difficult." Zhou Chong said confidently, "Your Majesty only needs to build a few more shipyards."

The King of Qin agreed: "Yes, with a boat, everything is easy to handle. No, I must connect the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, otherwise the boat in the middle of Shu will only have to go around a big circle, which is too time-consuming. Why didn't the widow take Zheng The country invited me? He is a genius in this area, with him planning for the widow, it will not take long for the Yangtze River and the Yellow River to become one."

In history, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are indeed connected as one, which is of great significance to China's development. King Qin made such a grand vision, which makes people have to be convinced.

Zhou Chong continued: "With this alone, Jicheng is not enough to become an important town in the north. Zhou Chong thought that roads could be built to connect the north and the south. In this way, the north and the south are integrated, and the king can concentrate all his forces to attack in one direction. .”

Everyone knows that Qin Shihuang practiced the straight way, but I believe that there will not be too many people who understand why Qin Shihuang wanted to practice the straight way.In fact, the reason is very simple. At that time, there was no traffic artery connecting the north and the south, and the power could not be concentrated.Especially in the war against the Xiongnu, the grain transportation team suffered a lot due to the lack of convenient transportation. According to historians' estimates, if the Qin people wanted to transport grain to the northern theater, they would consume 90.00% of it on the way. Five o'clock, this consumes too much.

When this problem became prominent, Qin Shihuang realized that it was a big problem, and he had to solve it, so he built the straight path.Zhou Chong is familiar with the history and decided to build it first, so that military mobilization and logistical support will not be a problem.The difference is that if you avoid a big detour, you can save a lot of manpower and material resources, and you will not repeat the tragedy of wasting people and money.

"That's right, that's a really good idea." King Qin slammed his hands together excitedly, and said: "The road needs to be repaired not only, but also a lot, not just the north-south straight road, but also the east-west main road. Connected, east and west are connected, the power of the whole country can be squeezed into a powerful fist, and the few can hit the points that the few need. In this way, whether it is the Huns or the Chu State, what they are facing is the power of the whole country of the Great Qin , not the power of a certain place, no one can stop the footsteps of the widow, not Chu, nor the Xiongnu!"

Li Si was a little apprehensive, and said: "I think your majesty's plan is very grand, but it will take time and effort to build the road. Daqin currently regards taking the world as the top priority, should you push it back?"

What he was talking about was a big problem, and the King of Qin vetoed it without even thinking about it, saying: "Of course I know that unification of the world should be the top priority right now. Li Si, you have to remember that nothing in the world is waiting for you You can only do the next one when you finish one thing. All you have to do is to do several things at the same time. The widow has not destroyed Chu, and the south has not been pacified. The problem of the Huns in the north has been put on the table, and the widow has to worry about it. .”

This is a pragmatic statement, so Li Si couldn't say it any further, so he said: "Your Majesty, I think you should pick up the most urgent roads to repair first, concentrate on repairing the most urgent roads first, and then it will not be too late to repair the rest if you have spare energy. "

Qin Wang praised: "This is a good idea. I will send people to survey immediately to find the best road construction plan." After the research of later generations, the Qin Dynasty had very high geographical survey technology, otherwise Qin Shihuang would not be able to build it. Straight.

Han Fei thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, building roads is certainly a good thing, and it will be of great benefit to Daqin, but it's just that so many roads need to be built at once, where can I find the money and manpower?" , I stuttered even more.

King Qin said nonchalantly, "Don't ask the widow about this matter, ask Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou didn't cost Da Qin a tael of silver. Didn't he build the road from Xianyang to Xinzheng? I believe that Mr. Zhou has a solution."

He was obviously picking a pick, and Zhou Chong said with confidence: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that the road construction can still follow the previous practice and ask the people to pay for it. It's just that this road is mainly for the convenience of military mobilization. If the army is mobilized without money, I am afraid that the rich folks will not be willing to pay."

"Oh, then what do you think?" King Qin also knew that the current road was different from the road from Xianyang to Xinzheng.

Zhou Chong said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong wants the army to pass without paying money, but can give a certain amount of subsidies. In this way, the losses of the old rich can be compensated to a certain extent. It is much easier to ask them to pay. gone."

The king of Qin thought about it and said: "If the widow sends out a civil husband, there will be too much noise and complaints. Instead, it is better to pay a small amount of money to get a big profit. The widow has the power of two evils. If you get it, you can do it like this." What a shrewd businessman. (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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