Chapter 380: Sending troops to the Yue Clan?
"What does Taifu mean...... Is it saying that I, Great Qin, can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to the Yue Clan? ”
Seeing that Li Yang was so surprised, Fusu immediately saw what Li Yang was thinking, and couldn't help but quickly ask.
Li Yang nodded: "Your Highness is wise, the Yue Clan's division of troops to attack Wusun and Qiang is a God-given opportunity for my Great Qin to destroy the Yue Clan." ”
When everyone heard this, they also nodded and agreed very much.
The Yue Clan attacked Wusun and Qiang, which was indeed a great thing for Great Qin!
Daqin has been vigorously developing the handicraft industry, and the glass and crystal manufacturing industries in the south are now mass-produced under the personal guidance of Li Yang during his inspection in the south. At the same time, the invention of the textile machine also brought great progress to Daqin's textile industry, and the efficiency was increased several times.
In addition, there is the advent of the clipper ship and the reform of the Qin currency, all of which are for the next step of international trade.
In Li Yang's words, today's Daqin has been peaceful and peaceful, and the internal worries have been solved, so if you want the country to be rich and the people strong, Daqin's next task is to make money!
And this making money is also a thing worth thinking about. Like, how to earn? Whose money is it earning?
If the imperial court only wants to make money from its own people, there are three ways:
First, collect taxes. Excessive taxes and excessive levies, so that the people can hand over seventy or eighty percent of a year's harvest.
Second, the printing and distribution of currency. Constantly printing and distributing paper money, turning worthless "paper" into money.
The third is to sell land and realize land revenue. He used the public ownership of land in the Qin State to engage in real estate on a large scale, so as to collect the wealth of the people of Great Qin into the treasury.
It's just that the above three ways to make money from Daqin's own people are not very desirable for Li Yang.
Because the taxes are heavy, the people are miserable.
If money is issued indiscriminately, the hard-earned wealth of the people will shrink. For example, he finally saved 10,000 Qin Dao, and after a few years, his purchasing power depreciated by half, which was too unscrupulous for Li Yang, and he couldn't do it. More importantly, currency is related to the social affairs of the Great Qin, and there is no room for the slightest risk.
As for real estate, at this time, Mo said that the people of Qin were still very poor, and they had no money in their hands, even if the people had a small amount of savings in a few years, Li Yang did not plan to cut the wool of the people of Qin.
Because Li Yang knows very well that the suffering of the people is not easy for the people. finally solved the problem of food and clothing, just had some savings, and let them take on the mortgage and become house slaves, how sad it is.
The house is nothing more than for living. It is normal to spend three or five years of savings to build a house, but if you gather the wealth of two or three generations and the energy of your life just to provide for a house, Li Yang believes that this is the sorrow of the whole nation.
Because what Li Yang wants is that the people of Daqin have higher ideals, and the entire nation has a soul.
Therefore, after thinking about it, you can't increase taxes or rob the people's wealth, and if the Qin State wants to make money, the only way is to make money from foreigners!
And international trade is the most important means!
Sell some goods such as glass, crystal, and brocade silk to foreigners at a high price in the form of luxury goods in exchange for a large amount of wealth, and at the same time buy back basic materials such as grain, so that Great Qin is truly rich and strong.
Of course, in addition to making money in international trade, Li Yang also has a more ambitious ideal, that is, through the international trade of commodities, to make Daqin's currency an international currency, so as to achieve the ultimate goal of cutting the world's wool.
And the premise of all this is to open up a channel for international trade.
And this passage is nothing more than two, one is by sea and the other is by land.
By sea, after a large number of clippers are built, they can go directly to all countries in the world. However, the land route is relatively difficult because it is necessary to take the historical Silk Road.
From the Western Regions, through Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc., to the Mediterranean Sea, to Rome. In this way, Daqin's goods can be sold to the Middle East and European countries by land.
However, this land route is not easy to get through. First of all, the portal to the Western Regions has not been opened.
The first to bear the brunt is naturally Yue's.
Yue's family lived in the Hexi Corridor, Qilian Mountain, and now Qinghai and Dunhuang, Gansu. And this is actually the only way to go through the Silk Road.
Therefore, in order to open up the "Silk Road" in history, more than a dozen countries in the Western Regions such as the Yueshi must be solved.
It's just that the Yueshi is known as the 100,000 strings, so the strength of the Yueshi is stronger than the original Xiongnu and Donghu.
More importantly, once Great Qin used troops against the Yue Clan, the countries of the Western Regions, as well as the Qiang of Great Qin, which was a neighbor, would feel dangerous, which was likely to cause these small tribal states to form an anti-Qin alliance.
Of course, Great Qin has millions of troops, and he is not afraid of the alliance formed by these small tribal countries. However, once they form an alliance, if Great Qin wants to solve them all at once, he will inevitably have to pay a corresponding price.
If he wanted to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers in exchange for a victory, Li Yang was unwilling.
And now, the Yue clan is in a hurry to use troops against Wusun and Qiang, which is a good opportunity for Daqin!
First, the Yue's 100,000-strong army, divided into Wusun and Qiang, its royal court will inevitably be empty, and Daqin will send troops to the Yue's at this time, and will definitely sweep the Yue's royal court and win a complete victory.
Second, at this time, Great Qin sent troops to the Yue Clan, and the Qiang, as well as Wusun and other countries in the Western Regions adjacent to Great Qin, would not form an alliance with the Yue Clan, but for them, Great Qin sent troops to the Yue Clan, which was to solve the crisis for them.
This is simply the right time, the right place, and the right people, all three!
Therefore, if Daqin does not send troops at this time, when will it wait?
"If the Yue Clan can be unified by my Great Qin, the countries of the Western Regions will have no strong enemies. At that time, it is not impossible for the countries of the Western Regions to surrender to our Great Qin without a fight. The Western Regions, for my Great Qin, is not only the work of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, but also an important trade route for my Great Qin to go west, which is of great significance! In order to highlight the necessity of sending out the Bingyue clan, Li Yang made a summary of its importance.
After listening to Li Yang's words, everyone nodded in agreement.
Especially Fusu, thinking that if he could destroy the Yue Clan, and then unify the entire Western Regions and open up the Western Trade Road, he couldn't help but feel a burst of enthusiasm in his heart.
What a majesty, what a great cause?
Thinking of this, Fusu immediately said: "What Taifu said is extremely true, this is a heaven-sent opportunity for my Great Qin to send troops to the Western Regions, what do you think?" ”
Everyone seconded the proposal: "The ministers agree!" ”
"Good!" Fusu applauded.
Just when he was about to ask everyone how to use the troops, the Xianyang City Gate Commander hurriedly came to everyone and reported: "Your Highness, there is a team of Wusun envoys outside the city, who want to enter the city to see Your Highness!" ”
"Envoy of Wusun?" Fusu was stunned for a moment and said, "Why did the Wusun envoy come to my Great Qin at this time?" ”
The city gate ordered: "The envoy of Wusun said that there are 100,000 urgent things to see His Highness. ”
"A hundred thousand urgent?" Everyone frowned slightly, surprised and curious.
Fusu obviously had no intention of meeting them tonight, so he said: "Today, I want to discuss important military affairs with everyone, how can I have time to meet them, so let's receive them first!" ”
A pawn is an official who is in charge of the Hajj affairs of local ministers and external envoys, and receives all matters.
However, Li Yang vaguely guessed the purpose of the Wusun envoy's visit to Qin this time, so he said: "Your Highness, it is better to meet with Yichen." If Ruochen guessed correctly, they should have come to ask for help from my Great Qin this time. ”
"Asking for help?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Zhen Guojun is saying that the Yue clan attacked Wusun?" ”
"Exactly!"
Li Yang nodded and smiled: "Since someone has come to ask my Great Qin for help, how can we refuse?" ”
Everyone was stunned, and then they all looked at each other and smiled.
Obviously, it is a foregone conclusion that Daqin will send troops to the Yue Clan, but if someone can give some more benefits, it will be even better.
Fusu naturally understood this meaning, and he smiled at the moment, and said, "Summoned to the Qilin Hall to meet you!" ”
"Whoa!" The city gate order immediately received the order and went to the Xianyang city gate to receive the Wusun envoy......
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PS: Because it's the plot of a new chapter, I've been thinking about the plot, plus I'm eating out on my birthday tonight, and I didn't come back until late to codeword, which caused the update to be late, sorry.