Some people in later generations always said that China lost its enterprising spirit after the Qin Dynasty, and the territory was always controlled within a small area in the Far East.

But in reality this view is wrong.

Because the dynasties of later generations have not lost their enterprising spirit and pioneering spirit.

It's because.

At this time, the Chinese Dynasty had already placed the Great Wall within the 400 mm isoprecipitation line.

All the land suitable for cultivation and habitation was occupied.

And the grasslands in the north, the Western Regions in the west.

It was also occupied, but later found that there was no profit from maintaining these places, and it was impossible to reclaim them as fields.

The most important thing is that the cost of occupying it is extremely high, and it will be abandoned after a generation or two.

Under such circumstances, later dynasties will limit the territory to the Great Wall.

At this time, the Great Qin Empire was facing such a dilemma.

That is, the land that is known and can be conquered has been occupied by Great Qin.

The Xiongnu steppe peoples in the north have also been defeated.

Further north is the vast expanse of Siberia.

It was unusually cold, and it was uninhabitable and uncultivateable, so for the current Great Qin Empire, there was no difference between occupying it and not occupying it.

Because of the occupation there.

There are only a few wild people in the Stone Age.

If you don't occupy there.

As long as Great Qin has enough strength in the future, that place will belong to the Great Qin Empire sooner or later.

And in the West, it's the desert next door.

That's normal.

After all, anyone who knows the terrain of a place in the future will know that this place is really not a good place.

The vast northwest area looks large though.

In reality, however, there are very few places suitable for cultivation and habitation.

It's nothing more than a few river valleys suitable for farming, and some oases.

and near Takayama, where agriculture is developed through alpine snowmelt.

But there is too little oil and water in these places.

It is not worth the Great Qin Empire to take this place at all.

And further west, it's even harder.

There are plateaus, Gobi deserts, and deserts.

Moreover, there is also a harsh climate.

The most important thing is that it is too far away from the Great Qin Empire.

You must know that during the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sent the general Li Guangli to launch an unprecedented expedition.

Then.

The Han Empire sent more than 100,000 horses, more than 100,000 men and 100,000 livestock to provide them with a few supplies, and their goal was very simple, that is, to cross the mountains and deserts.

Then I went to the country of Dawan at that time.

This is the place where Alexander arrived during his crusade.

Destroy this Dawan country.

For the Han Empire at that time, this Dawan Kingdom was not a great power.

Even the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.

Nor is it a powerhouse.

These are small countries scattered between the basins of the oasis river valleys.

If you talk about its area.

On scale.

It was not even as good as a county seat in the Han Dynasty at that time.

This is not to talk about the famous ancient kingdom of Loulan in history.

At its peak, there were only a few thousand people.

One can imagine how much water these so-called thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have.

In such a situation.

Of course, Daqin can do it easily.

Sweep away these small countries and slaughter them all.

Just like in the Han Dynasty, when Li Guangli marched westward to conquer the Great Wan Kingdom.

All countries that dared to disobey along the way were slaughtered.

But here's the problem.

It's too expensive to do.

At the beginning of Li Guangli, there were 100,000 soldiers.

180,000 people were brought for them.

There are also 100,000 head of livestock inside.

But such a large logistics team.

But just by going to the edge of the Western Regions, it is no longer possible to provide it with enough supplies.

So much so that Li Guangli and they had to eat the enemy.

Ask every small country in the Western Regions along the way to provide them with food and fresh water.

If you don't obey, you will be killed.

In such a situation.

When they arrived in the kingdom of Dawan.

An army of 100,000 at the time of the expedition.

There are only 30,000 forwards left under the leadership of Li Guangli.

As for the rest of the army?

It didn't fall into the yellow sand.

It is the countries of the Western Regions that stayed along the way.

And when Li Guangli's army returned.

Although he achieved an unprecedented victory in this war.

The prestige of the Han Empire spread far to the Western Regions.

But the cost is too great.

When the 100,000-strong army returned, there were only more than 10,000 left.

There is not one in ten.

And this.

Among them really died on the battlefield.

How many are there?

The vast majority fell on the way.

And this is also known as the existence of military miracles.

Because at that time.

Dawan is more than 6,000 kilometers away from the Han Dynasty.

And Li Guangli, it is naturally impossible for them to march in a straight line.

They traveled more than 12,000 kilometers, and there were no military stations that could provide supplies along the way.

So.

The current Great Qin Empire faces exactly the same predicament as the Han Dynasty.

It is to know that the world is vast.

But here's the problem.

Although the world is vast, it is limited by the times.

Limited by the means of transportation at this time.

The invincible warriors of the Great Qin Empire, even if they can fight.

Nor can it be hit.

For Ying Changsheng, who is familiar with history.

The sea route is the most suitable option.

And his words obviously won the approval of Yingzheng on the side.

I saw Ying Zheng slap his thigh, and then said.

"That's a good idea, I think it's okay!"

Ying Zheng's voice just fell, and Prime Minister Li Si on the side hurriedly signaled Ying Zheng to say.

"Your Majesty, building a fleet and going to trade in the West is just a trivial matter, and now there are important things to talk about......"

Prime Minister Li Si's words instantly woke up Yingzheng.

Only then did he remember that he had something important to say when he came over.

I only saw Yingzheng, and his face was heavy.

"You kid came here to ask you, what's going on with the stove in your tavern, and what's the fuel burning in it?"

"The stove? Isn't it just a stove? What's so special about it, as for what is burning inside, don't you recognize it, father?

Ying Changsheng looked at Ying Zheng in front of him in surprise, and then asked.

"What's that? I've never seen anything like this before! ”

Ying Zheng frowned, and then said.

Win Changsheng, he smiled, and explained.

"Father, how could you not have seen it, isn't that thing just coal?"

"You mean it's made of coal?"

Ying Zheng reacted instantly.

He slapped his thigh and then couldn't help but say.

"That's right, why did I forget about it, I can still burn coal if I don't have firewood!"

"Father, are you interested in that stove and this honeycomb coal?"

When Ying Changsheng heard this, he couldn't help but show surprise.

Ying Zheng nodded.

"That's true, you kid tell me, what the hell is going on with the furnace? And why do you have to make so many tons of coal that you can't see it? ”

"Because that's good for burning, and it's good for replacement!"

Ying Changsheng explained with a smile.