The Qin army occupies Egypt.

After entering Alexandria, Li Yuan ordered glutinous juice to be poured into the cracks of the pyramid, which was regarded as completely sealing the secret passage of the pyramid, and this move of the Qin army made the anxious residents of Alexandria have a good impression of the strange oriental "invaders".

The Egyptians' obsession with pyramids is like the Chinese's enthusiasm for underground mausoleums, inside which are the tombs of Egypt's holiest pharaohs. In the era of ancient Egyptian civilization, almost every generation of Egyptian pharaohs would build their own pyramids, of course, due to the strength of the country at that time, the scale and structure of the pyramids varied.

The Ptolemaic kingdom was also an outsider to the Egyptians, and the Hellenistic states in the north ruled Egypt with a much longer history, much to the dissatisfaction of the Egyptians.

During the Macedonian army's occupation of Egypt, in order to consolidate his rule, the Egyptian governor Ptolemy not only ordered the ancient city of Canopus in Egypt to be renamed Alexandria, but also destroyed the remains of dozens of pyramids on the Pharaoh Island near the port, and those demolished boulders were used as stepping stones for the docks and lined up at the port docks.

For Daqin, the Egyptians have not heard that the caravans on the Silk Road will always spread the wonders of the Orient here, and for the ordinary civilians and slaves who live at the bottom of the oppression, it is really incredible that a country so developed in Daqin would have no slaves.

Slaves were the maximization method of exploitation of labor by the nobles, the slaves had no freedom, no property, and everything they had, including their children, was the private property of the nobles.

"The Qin people have given us freedom, slaves, you don't have to be oppressed anymore. You're free. The Egyptians who were running and shouting looked excited, they did not expect that after defecting to Qin, they would enjoy benefits that were impossible under Ptolemy V.

Li Yuan issued edicts throughout Egypt to destroy the original system of the old dynasty, distribute land to slaves and commoners, and place officials and administer localities according to the county system of the Qin state. Even if the remnants of the Ptolemaic kingdom rebelled from time to time, it would not change the whole situation.

North Africa was annexed to the alliance between Qin and Carthage, and Qin's expansion in the southern Mediterranean was like igniting a raging fire, making the slave states and tribes here nervous.

On the Ethiopian plateau, black slaves who were good at running, armed with bone spears and wooden sticks, fought for survival and freedom with the nobles of the tribe.

Their uprising, Zuihou though failed. But nearly 50,000 of them escaped the yoke and traveled down the Nile to Qin's territory, near Cairo. Patches of new reclamation have been planned, and there is a shortage of labor to cultivate them.

Alexandria is currently the largest port and capital of Egypt, and in a short period of time, Li Yuan does not want to change what it will do. It is clear that such a city-state with the awakening consciousness of the people will cause a series of problems if it is not handled properly. The best way is to put it on hold.

A vast area.

Xin'an City is the core city of the entire Western Regions, and in the area of the Nile River in Egypt, Qin also needs to have its own central city.

Cairo City.

When the Qin army arrived, it was still a small market town surrounded by pyramids, and Li Yuan had already decided to build a new city around the original site.

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The Roman fleet remained stranded on the island of Crete for seventeen days.

When Crassus finally escaped the hurricane and decided to sail again, he was shocked to hear the unexpected news that the Ptolemaic kingdom had fallen.

"The Carthaginians actually sent a fleet, and they also cooperated with the Qin State to destroy the Ptolemaic Kingdom." This sudden change in the situation made Crassus feel sensitively that Rome was about to face unprecedented competitive pressure.

When Scipio received the news of the Qin occupation of Egypt and the return of Hannibal, the former commander of Carthage, it was already mid-June, and the young and wise commander of the Roman Republic, after several days of intoxication in the gentle countryside, finally gradually regained his senses.

The southern shores of the Mediterranean change hands.

It means that the Qin army in the east and Carthage in the west can attack the Apennine Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula in a roundabout way, which is unprecedented for Rome before.

In response to this dire situation, the Roman Senate convened an emergency meeting for several days, and after a long period of silence of the consul Fabian, although he sat in his position by virtue of his seniority, it was obvious that he had been questioned by many parties at the meeting for his poor control of Carthage, and he could be ousted at any time.

June 20.

Scipio led his triumphant army from the northern heights of Milan to the city of Rome, where Roman civilians crowded on both sides of the road to welcome the victorious army fighting for their country. For ordinary Roman civilians, there were their relatives in the ranks, fathers, sons, and husbands, who hoped that their relatives would be able to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, and at the same time, they also hoped that they would be able to return safely.

The return of the army.

Scipio, a young and accomplished commander, was unrivalled in his strength, and Scipio, who had the support of some of the senators, believed that the time had come to seize power in the Senate.

Time waits for no man.

Scipio had never desired the position of consul so much as he did today, he had no choice, and vaguely he had heard the fateful adversary of the East, and had beaten the rumbling drums of war!

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The seventeenth year of the Great Qin calendar, summer.

In the calm and eerie atmosphere, the sea in the Mediterranean is calm, and the merchant ships are moving safely, transporting shiploads of goods from the East to the West and from the West back to the East. After the occupation of Egypt, the Qin army mainly focused on consolidating the territory it had occupied, and at the same time, Li Yuan also freed up his energy and began to make a roving trip back to China along the Middle East and Central Asia.

Egypt, together with the area of the Dead Sea inhabited by the Jews, has been taken over by the general Li Zhongxiang, for the sake of convenience, Li Zhongxiang has already sent a letter to Loulan's wife An Qinglan, saying that in the near future, the entire Longxi Li clan will gradually migrate to the West.

As for the corner of Loulan, An Qinglan's younger brother will continue to govern, and such a power distribution system is also to prevent possible disharmony between the An sisters and brothers in the future, after all, in the face of power, even if the intimate relationship is, it will slowly deteriorate.

In addition to Yan Feng, there were also some noble envoys from Carthage, Judea, Greece and other countries, who had been yearning for the mysterious and powerful Eastern Empire for a long time.

Of course, in order to show their sincerity in learning advanced knowledge, these weak and small ethnic groups in the West all invariably presented treasures and gifts to meet the Great Qin, and the expenses along the way were also paid by them, and there was no need for the Qin State to bear them. Regarding this statement, Li Yuan generously expressed his approval.

As a superior, sometimes occasionally express his recognition of the filial piety of his subordinates, in fact, it is also very necessary, and Li Yuan's closeness also relieved the Jews who were already a little nervous. After more than a month of arduous travel from Cairo, Dongyang, Xin'an, to Xiyong and Peacock City, we finally arrived at Gushi, the westernmost border city before Daqin, in mid-August.

As a key city at the eastern end of the Silk Road, Gushi has more than doubled in size over the years, like blowing up a balloon. Relying on the snow water at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the groundwater exploitation of Gushi City ensured the supply of water available to city residents.

Stepping out of the inherent countryside and constantly exploring the unknown realm in the distance is the most valuable thing that Li Yuan has brought to this era, and from the confident eyes of the Qin people, Li Yuan can find the source of this nation's self-confidence and pride. (To be continued......)