The thirty-fourth year of Qin Shi Huang, spring.

Guanzhong, Xianyang, Qin Palace.

"What is this?"

The First Emperor looked at the strange object on the table and pointed to one of them.

A few shriveled strips of greenish-yellow object.

Fu Su hurriedly said: "Father, this thing is called courgette, it is said that it can be sliced and eaten, and it tastes very good. ”

"A new melon."

The First Emperor nodded, and then pointed to an ornate lacquer plate with purple objects the size of fingernails on it: "What is this?" ”

Fu Su glanced at it and replied, "This thing is the grape that the martial arts marquis said before. Because the Western Regions were too far away from Guanzhong, it was inconvenient to bring fresh fruits back, so the envoy dried a part of the grapes according to the habits of the local Hu people, so that they could be preserved for a long time and brought back, so they were called raisins. ”

"Grapes."

The First Emperor also thought of some of the products of the Western Regions that Zhao Tuo had described to him before.

There is a fruit called grape in the Western Regions, which has a sweet and sour taste, which is not only very good to eat, but also can make wine.

Zhao Tuo said that he had listened to what Hu Ren said, and he had not seen it with his own eyes.

Now the First Emperor saw it with his own eyes.

Several years passed, the envoys and caravans sent by the Qin State to the Western Regions returned, not only probing a large amount of information about the Western Regions, but also successfully bringing back a lot of good things.

Strangely shaped metal utensils, special spices with strange flavors, and a large number of fruit and vegetable crops.

Courgette, grape, alfalfa, garlic, cotton......

Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Wugong, once said that these extraterritorial things have their own benefits, which can enrich the products of Great Qin, so that all the things in the world can gather in Xianyang for the emperor to enjoy.

The First Emperor was so impressed with this that he asked the envoys and caravans to return with more crops and their seeds when they set out.

Now is the time to see the results.

After some review, the First Emperor was greatly impressed by alfalfa, an edible horse feed, and cotton, which could be made into warm clothing.

"Zhao Tuo is right, if the exotic things are used properly, they will bring great benefits to my Great Qin. It's just that there are some small states of Huyi, and they don't know how to lift. ”

The First Emperor reached out and threw a washed raisin into his mouth, chewing slowly, feeling the sweetness bloom on the tip of his tongue while a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Sweaty horses.

As the woman of the Moon Clan, Sugartha, said.

Thousands of miles away from Daqin, there is a country named Dawan.

It has good horses, sweat like blood, tall and strong, can travel thousands of miles a day, far more suitable for galloping than the war horses of the Central Plains.

After the popularization of the Three Treasures of Cavalry, the importance of cavalry has been greatly enhanced, and it has become the main combat arm in the army, and the chariot soldiers are on the verge of elimination.

At a time when this kind of cavalry was popular and became the main combat arm of a country. Having a good horse breed is naturally a very important thing.

Therefore, before the envoy set off, the emperor asked them to go to Dawan on this trip, and brought back a BMW to see if it was really a horse in the world.

Keeping in mind the emperor's instructions, the envoys of the Qin State traveled to Dawan on a trip to the Western Regions, hoping to buy their BMWs.

Then, it was rejected by the Dawan people.

"How dare you refuse me."

The First Emperor was very angry in his heart, and he dared to refuse his request to buy a horse, which was simply looking for death.

When the crown prince Fusu heard the emperor's words, he immediately understood what his father was angry about.

With the character of the First Emperor, I am afraid that he does not want to launch a war to destroy the country, let the Qin army fight directly to the Western Regions, and destroy the Dawan who dares to refuse the emperor.

Fu Su hurriedly said: "Dawan and small states, I don't know the power of heaven, I really brought about my own destruction, and my sons can't wait to lead troops to destroy it for their father." However, now that our Great Qin is marching south, hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering in the south, and it is not easy to start another expedition of 10,000 miles. Therefore, Erchen thought that after the martial arts marquis conquered Baiyue, he could send a large army to the west to exterminate this barbarian state. ”

The First Emperor glanced at Fusu and said lightly: "Well, this matter will be discussed when the martial arts marquis pacifies Nanyue for me." ”

He saw Fusu's intention to dissuade him, but he didn't say much.

Because Dawan is indeed too far away from the Qin State, tens of thousands of miles away, and there are Wusun and dozens of small countries in the Western Regions in between.

It is not easy for the Qin army to go on an expedition to the past, even if the First Emperor really wants to fight Dawan, he will not do it immediately.

He is very clear about this.

What's more, as Fusu said, compared to the rejection of the Dawan people, the emperor hated the Yue people in the south more.

Tu Sui, Feng Wuxue, and tens of thousands of troops died there, and if that place was not defeated first, it would be difficult for him to sleep day and night.

It's just that before Zhao Tuo led the army to the south, he once told him that Baiyue was difficult to conquer, and it might take a long time, so he didn't have to worry.

"Minyue has been decided, there are still three more unsettled, I don't know when Zhao Tuo will surprise me."

The First Emperor sighed secretly, picked up the honey on the table and took a big sip.

Since the failure of Bigu last year, he has not continued to persevere, after all, the feeling of being hungry is really uncomfortable.

But perhaps because he used to feed his hunger with honey during that time, the First Emperor liked to drink this sweet drink. If you don't drink it for a day, your mouth will be dry and your heart will be uncomfortable.

"Go down, let Wang Wu bring these species brought back from the Western Regions. In the second half of the year, I want to taste the taste of these exotic fruits."

The First Emperor waved his hand and let Fusu leave.

"Yui."

Fusu saluted and left.

The First Emperor sat in front of the desk, watching Fusu's back gradually become blurred, with a complicated look on his face.

His eyesight seems to be worse than January.

"I'm old."

……

The First Emperor's emotion lasted only half a day, because in the afternoon, an envoy from the south sent the latest military information.

"Big win!"

"General Zhao Tuo set up South Vietnam, beheaded its king Agus, and subdued the South Vietnamese tribes!"

"South Vietnam is gone! Now it's my Great Qin's territory! ”

The entire Xianyang shook instantly.

Because it has only been a year since the Qin army conquered Minyue.

Destroying one country in a year, and it is also known as the most ferocious South Vietnam among the hundred Yue countries.

Such a speed of annihilation made the Qin people in Xianyang extremely excited.

Especially those Qin people who had children sent to the southern expeditionary army, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Winning a battle is always better than losing a battle to save their lives, and their fathers, sons, and brothers have a better chance of coming back.

"Wugong Hou is worthy of being the first general of my Great Qin, and South Vietnam can be wiped out with a snap of his fingers! I'm so happy that the restaurant and all the diners here pay for it. I want to congratulate the martial arts Hou and congratulate me for Daqin! ”

In the Xianyang restaurant, a bearded man spoke loudly and excitedly.

The excitement drew applause from the other diners, who talked about the legend's achievements.

Compared to the excitement of the people about this big victory.

The first emperor in the Qin palace was not only happy, but naturally did not hesitate to reward the heroes of this war.

"Zhao Tuo, the marquis of martial arts, conquered Nanyue, I was very happy, and gave thousands of households food and money, 500,000 yuan."

"His son Zhao Che was the result of his father. He was given the fourth rank of knighthood and was the fifth doctor. ”