Chapter 12: The World Is Big
"Hiccup~"
Zhao Heng, Ying Zheng, and Wang Qian, who were full of food and drink, hiccuped together.
"Little sir, if these new grains can be extended to the whole of Great Qin, there will be no more people starving to death in the world."
Ying Zheng touched his round belly and said with a different look.
"If I can see this day, I will die without regrets!"
Wang Jian sighed with a full hiccups.
They have all experienced disasters and witnessed the horror of starvation.
Qin Wangzheng has been in power for three years, and he is hungry!
In the fourth year of the reign of King Qin, locusts covered the world, and there was a great epidemic!
In the twelfth year of the reign of King Qin, there was a great drought in the world!
In the seventeenth year of the reign of King Qin, the earth moved, and the people were hungry!
In the twenty-first year of the reign of King Qin, blizzard, great hunger!
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Although Shang Ying's reform turned Qin into a crazy war machine, and its national strength far exceeded that of the other six countries, it also almost hollowed out Qin's finances and civil affairs.
Moreover, stimulated by the military merits and knighthoods, the old Qin people are all fearless of death, everyone is eager for war, it can be said that all the people are soldiers, coupled with natural and man-made disasters, which made the Qin country poorer.
In order to alleviate this situation, the Qin State can only frantically fight against foreign countries, constantly plundering the resources of the six countries, and nourishing the war with war, otherwise, it will be starved to death!
Now, although Great Qin dominates the world, this problem has not only not been solved, but is becoming more and more serious.
The first emperor built the Great Wall, repaired the emperor's mausoleum, built the Afang Palace, passed the road, resisted the Huns, and conquered Baiyue, which one did not spend money like flowing water?
In addition, the levy was heavy, and the punishment of Qin Law was too harsh, and the people were almost overwhelmed.
It can even be said that in today's Daqin, social contradictions have reached a critical point that is almost exploding.
Because of this, after the death of the First Emperor Yingzheng, even if Hu Hai's Tie Hanhan did nothing, or even if he worked hard, the demise of Great Qin would be a matter of time.
This is like Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, no matter what he does, it will be difficult to save the Ming Dynasty.
"As long as you help me well, you will soon see this day."
Zhao Heng said confidently.
After the chaotic times began, he could quickly storm troops with the base camp of the Walled City.
He is responsible for the overall situation, Lao Wang is responsible for conquering the city, and Lao Zhao is responsible for managing all the territories that have been defeated, and I believe that it will only take three years at most, and he will be able to take down the entire Great Qin.
"Lao Wang, you are not young, but don't learn from Brother Zheng, eat those messy pills for longevity, and you Lao Zhao, although you are younger than Lao Wang, but your body seems to be inferior to him, not only does it look a little fat, but your physique is also a little weak."
After a pause, Zhao Heng said to the two of them again: "In this way, from tomorrow onwards, you will follow me for morning jogging and morning exercises, exercising, especially Lao Zhao, you must lose weight first." ”
"By the way, at your age, you should be powerless, so soak wolfberries in a thermos cup and arrange it for you."
He didn't want the two great talents he had recruited with great difficulty to die before he had started to make contributions.
Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Ying Zheng and Wang Jian couldn't help but be overjoyed, is Mr. Xiao going to teach them the art of immortality?
"On that day, I will lead the army to conquer Baiyue and destroy the Huns, so that Daqin will have no external troubles!"
Wang Jian said proudly.
"In a world without internal and external troubles, Daqin will surely be glorified forever."
Ying Zheng also said with burning eyes.
"There may be no internal worries, but external troubles are not so simple to solve."
Zhao Heng shook his head and said.
"What do you mean, little sir?"
Wang Jian asked suspiciously.
Ying Zheng also looked at Zhao Heng, with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"The world is very big, even if the Xiongnu and Baiyue are destroyed, there will be other external troubles."
Zhao Heng said with a different look in his eyes.
There is no need to wait for eternity, it only takes more than a thousand years for the Western powers to bombard the gate of China with strong ships and cannons.
"What does Mr. Xiao mean that in addition to Baiyue and the Xiongnu, there are other countries?"
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian both looked at Zhao Heng with surprised expressions.
"Not bad."
Zhao Heng nodded and continued: "In the southwest of Great Qin, there is a Peacock Dynasty with a population of more than 20 million, almost the same as Great Qin, and its territory is even broader than Great Qin. ”
As his words fell, Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were completely shocked.
They never imagined that there was a dynasty with a population equivalent to Great Qin, and a territory even broader than Great Qin.
If this was said by someone else, they would definitely not believe it, but this came from Zhao Heng's mouth, so they naturally would not doubt it.
"There, the rice should be three crops a year."
Zhao Heng added.
"Three crops a year!"
A gleam flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes.
Mauryan Dynasty, I want it!
Wang Qian's eyes at this moment were even more warlikely, and he seemed to be eager to immediately command millions of troops to defeat the Peacock Dynasty.
"The Mauryan Empire is not easy to fight, not only has nearly a million cavalry and infantry, but also has more than 10,000 war elephants."
Zhao Heng naturally saw the thoughts of the two, so he said with a smile.
In his opinion, with Great Qin's current national strength, it is a bit difficult to fight Baiyue, let alone fight the Peacock Dynasty.
However, when firearms can be equipped in large quantities, whether it is Baiyue or the Mauryan Dynasty, it will no longer be a problem.
Only then, there are other issues to consider, such as management, transportation, etc.
"Little sir, what is a war elephant?"
Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"This is an extremely large animal, named elephant, more than a foot tall, weighing more than 10,000 catties, can easily break up the battle array, if people are trampled under its feet, it will turn into meat paste in an instant."
Zhao Heng explained.
Elephants are docile creatures that are not aggressive, but if they are really angry, their destructive power can be called terrifying.
Of course, under artillery bombardment, the elephant is really just a bigger target.
After all, the saying that the truth is within the range of the cannon is not just talking.
"There is such a terrible thing in the world!"
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian couldn't help but show a little surprise in their eyes.
"Don't worry, as long as there are enough Hongyi cannons, war elephants are no different from local chickens and dogs."
Zhao Heng smiled and said.
When the two of them heard this, they both thought of the power of yesterday's shot, and they immediately breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Great Qin has such a heavenly artifact as the Hongyi cannon, how can it be stopped by a mere war elephant.
"In addition to the Mauryan Empire, there were also the Roman Republic, the Macedonian Kingdom, the Pontus Kingdom, Carthage, the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and so on."
Zhao Heng continued: "Among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, there seems to be a big Wan country, rich in good horses and horses, there is a kind of sweaty and bloody horse, which sweats like blood when running, and can travel thousands of miles a day. ”
Sweat and blood BMW, thin head and high neck, slender limbs, thin skin and fine hairs, light pace, great strength, fast speed, strong endurance, is a very rare and superb BMW.
In the future, if he has the opportunity, he can raise a few horses to play with.
As for using it to travel, then forget it, don't you make your own trains, ships, and planes?
At this moment, Wang Jian has a pair of eyes that have become extremely hot.
As a military general, how could he refuse to get such a BMW horse.