Chapter 16: Great Qin is strong, but not strong enough!
Other dynasties are not clear, but during the Qin Dynasty, military craftsmen were definitely the standard configuration of the army.
Compared with other dynasties, there are more of them, and the craftsmanship is more exquisite.
In peacetime, it is responsible for the maintenance and repair of weapons, and in wartime, it is responsible for the manufacture of war equipment.
Wang Li ordered, and after a while, a military craftsman was ordered to come, and under Wang Li's order, he waited for Zhao Si's instructions, and was ready to go, which made Zhao Si slightly increase some pressure.
After a scramble of drawings and drawings on the ground, the craftsmen began their work.
Most of the people of this era are silent, and it is difficult to discern any special expression on their faces, like a fogged black and white television.
Only Wang Li seems to be full of free and vigorous atmosphere.
"What's overseas? Can there be a fairy mountain? Can there be dragons? ”
When the craftsman began to get busy, the curious Wang left his mouth to ask.
In this era, the sea was shrouded in a veil of mystery, and even if it was near the sea, the scope of activity was limited to the near sea.
And for a child like Wang Li, who was born and grew up in Xianyang, the sea for him mostly only exists in Zou Zi's Great Kyushu Theory, as well as a distant wait-and-see.
Coupled with Xu Fu's theory of overseas immortal mountains put forward in the early years, the sea was shrouded in a veil of mystery.
"Nope." Zhao Si shook his head.
"But there are big fish more than ten feet long!" Zhao Si said with a smile.
Zhao Si is talking about whales, and they really often encounter whales when they are at sea.
"I know that His Majesty sent someone to hunt Jiaoyu in Langya a few years ago! It is said that it is dozens of feet big, with a mouth, which can accommodate a big boat, and when the tail moves, the wind and clouds surge. The king replied.
"Is it big out there? Is there really an eight states out there? Wang Li continued to ask.
"It's big, it's a little different from the big Kyushu statement, but it's not that big." Zhao Si groaned and spoke.
Although Zou Zi's conjecture about the sea is not accurate, the earth does not present the pattern of Kyushu as he thought.
But Zou Zi's thoughts are commendable, and the most important thing is Zou Zi's way of understanding the world.
i.e. decentralization.
When the ancients understood the world, they usually preconceived that the Central Plains was the center of the world, with outstanding people and outstanding natural resources, all concentrated in the Central Plains, and the rest were wild lands.
This is the Kyushu theory.
By extension, the earth we set foot on is the center of the universe, which is the theory of the round sky.
Zou Zi is able to look at the world from a self-centered perspective, which is rare in this era.
And what is even more commendable is that Zou Zi's speculation based on only conjecture and speculation of the Great Kyushu theory has basically conformed to the pattern of the earth.
Of course, Zhao Si will not deny Zou Zi's big Kyushu and say, it's a big deal to be rigid on it, who stipulates that there must be seven states on the earth? It's a big deal to find two more large island groups to name as states.
What is valuable is Zou Zi's thought and thinking model, as well as the great Kyushu said a wide audience in this era.
To be honest, Kyushu said, it's outdated.
It is inevitable that Kyushu will be eliminated by the Great Kyushu, because the world has been mixed and unified.
Later, Kyushu said that the revival was stained with the light of Confucianism, and the bad money drove out the good money.
Da Kyushu said that it needs the support of the fact that Zhao Si went to sea, and Zhao Si wants to tell the world the whole picture of the world, and he also needs to rely on the fact support of the Da Kyushu theory and a wide audience.
In particular, Zou Zi's Great Kyushu Theory may be the case of the World Theory officially recognized by Great Qin.
Wang Li is very curious about the sea, and his questions are also messy.
Zhao Si answered them one by one, interspersed with some interesting stories about himself at sea from time to time.
"At that time, when I first arrived in a place, I had to guard against the attacks and plundering of the natives, but the boundaries here were different......
"When we first arrived here, there was a shortage of food and grass, and the people and horses were tired, and the natives here first arrived, and immediately took precautions, and finally this group of natives actually sent melons, fruits and food, and exchanged materials with us, which solved the urgent need, and potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn were exchanged from here."
"Later, when I sailed, every day we came, it was like a festival."
"What holiday?" Wang Li asked curiously.
"Thanksgiving, have fun." Zhao Si shook his head.
"Then these natives are really hospitable!" Wang Li nodded.
"Yes, if you are lucky enough to come again, you have to bring some gifts, and the gifts are still exchanged, so as not to lose my Central Plains style." Zhao Si nodded.
The Indians are still very hospitable, although the language is different, the customs are different, but on the other side of the ocean, it is still easy to meet such a group of hospitable people with the same skin color, it is still easy to make people feel close.
If there is a chance in the future, the exchange of gifts is certain, of course, Zhao Si will not give away people with plague-stained fur clothes.
Zhao Si talked a lot, Wang Lizhen was like listening to a story, and he was still a very qualified person.
Whenever Zhao Si talked about the thrilling novelty, Wang Li would always exclaim just right.
Zhao Si was planning to get closer to the other party, and he didn't feel tired, and when he mentioned some interesting things, the crew would also gossip.
Away from the exhaustion of life at sea, the crew will be lively and interesting to talk about, but if you let them go again, most of them will not want to go again.
And the other side...... On the way to the Great Tour.
After the First Emperor had finished his affairs, he looked up at the map of the world hanging in his hand.
Great Kyushu!
World!
Vast territory and land!
Abundant environment and fertile soil and water!
The First Emperor has not forgotten Zhao Si's description, in Zhao Si's mouth, some areas do not even need to farm, and can be self-sufficient just by relying on the gifts of nature!
What a blessed place this is?
The Great Qin, which he was proud of, was only an insignificant point in the world map.
The most important thing is Zhao Si's description of overseas.
Many places are indigenous, not even national.
Not even decent weapons and armor, fighting with stone and wooden spears?
What does it mean if what Zhao Si said is true? It means that this group of enemies can be destroyed for Great Qin!
This is much easier to fight than the Six Kingdoms, and after fighting for a lifetime, I am afraid that Daqin has never faced such an easy opponent.
Even barbarian places such as Yiqu, which are not civilized, may not even have a decent political structure and weapons and armor.
On the other hand, they occupy most of the land on the world map.
This is simply incredible for the First Emperor.
What he heard in Zhao Si's description was that a group of poor, immoral and incompetent people occupied a vast and fertile land, while he, the emperor who ruled the six kingdoms, was surrounded by the sea and the high mountains and deserts, trapped in Kyushu!
What's even more a pity is that no matter where you go, the price is too expensive, and Great Qin doesn't seem to have the capital to pay such an expensive price at all.
Great Qin is strong, but not strong enough!
They were strong enough to build fleets to sail across the seas BC. It is so strong that its combat effectiveness is already in the unique gear of T0 in this era, but it is not strong enough, because they still can't cross the natural barrier.
The First Emperor looked at the world map with a distant gaze, and after a long time, he slowly lowered his gaze and frowned.