Chapter 61: Winter
The First Emperor waved his hand and went straight to find Zhao Si, leaving Zhao Gao alone.
"The eldest son returns to Qin...... Zhao Gao looked at the back of the first emperor leaving, and sighed.
He knew that he might not have much opportunity or time left.
He had to do something, he had to fight for something, but thinking of Hu Hai who he supported, Zhao Gao rubbed his eyebrows and only felt a headache.
What should I do?
The oppression brought by the First Emperor to Zhao Gao will not be able to dissolve in a while, but when he is in a life and death crisis, the madness in Zhao Gao's heart is gradually breeding.
If he continues like this, he will only be left with a dead end.
Once Fusu becomes the prince, the brothers of the Meng family will definitely not let him go, and the first emperor will not protect himself, Zhao Gao knows that if the first emperor really makes up his mind to let Fusu become the prince, the first emperor will definitely clear all obstacles for him personally.
Zhao Gao knew that if he continued like this, he would become a pathetic outcast.
"The First Emperor, Fusu ......"
He had to seize some opportunities, but where were the opportunities? But no matter what, he has to be well prepared.
Thinking about this, Zhao Gao began to look for Hu Hai and wrote to some of his friends.
Of course, it is only to contact and reminisce, he is not a fool, and it is impossible for him to make public the big rebellion.
Zhao Gao still understands the truth that if the matter is secret, it will be successful, and if it is leaked, it will be defeated.
On the other hand, when the First Emperor found Zhao Si, who had thrown himself away and was secretly drinking.
Zhao Si and his gang have already drunk seven meat and eight vegetables.
Zhang Cang and Chen Ping are okay, although they are a little drunk, they can still maintain their manners.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have already laid down.
Wang Li was already a little unconscious.
Only Zhao Si and Li Shiqi are still fighting.
Li eats his good wine, calls himself Gaoyang drunkard, is a demon in wine, and Zhao Si is purely happy.
This is the first time that the First Emperor has seen Zhao Si drink like this.
When Zhang Cang saw the arrival of the First Emperor, he quickly poked Zhao Si to remind him as soon as possible, and then stood up and saluted.
Zhao Si reluctantly raised his head and opened his eyes, only to see the three First Emperors dangling in front of his eyes.
"I've seen it...... Your Majesty, I've seen this Majesty, I've seen this Majesty! Zhao Si wanted to get up, but he didn't get up in the end.
Although it was not clear why there were three Majes, Zhao Si still raised his glass and wanted to toast.
The First Emperor was a little angry, and he wanted to laugh a little.
In the end, he knelt down in front of Zhao Si and said with a solemn face: "Pour wine!" ”
"Okay!" Zhao Si smiled, lifted the wine jug with both hands, and shook it, half to the table, half to the first emperor.
The First Emperor didn't care, he just lifted the wine bottle and drank it all, and then looked at Zhao Si with a straight face.
"Why is it gaffe?"
Zhao Si sat there with his head down and looked like he was about to turn off the phone, and when he heard the first emperor's inquiry, he still reluctantly raised his head and said: "Happy...... Hey! ”
After speaking, his head drooped, and when he looked closely, it was already turned off.
The First Emperor's lips moved slightly, originally he wanted to find this kid to drink two sips to relieve the boredom in his heart, but he didn't expect this kid to lie down first......
"Take him down to wash and rest......" The First Emperor got up, looked at Zhang Cang and waved his hand.
Zhao Si Wang Lili Shiqi and his party were taken away by Zhang Cang and Chen Ping.
The white and chubby Zhang Cang was heartbroken for this grass platform team, and he called the maid to wash it, and sent his subordinates to wait for it, and all the wolves were cleaned up......
In the following days, Mao Dun submitted the surrender table to Daqin as the prince of the Xiongnu.
After Meng Tian got the order of the first emperor, he replaced the first emperor in Longxi to canonize Mao Dun as the new single Yu of the Xiongnu, and at the same time the Xiongnu officially bowed to the Great Qin, Mao Dun called himself his nephew, and the first emperor was called his uncle, and the Great Qin and the Xiongnu became the country of uncles and nephews.
Later, Mao Dun returned to the grassland with the help of Meng Tian.
The Xiongnu were indeed greatly injured, and Yueshi and Donghu beat the water dogs, and couldn't wait to absorb the population of the Xiongnu and encroach on the land of the Xiongnu.
The originally prosperous Xiongnu lost most of the main force in the First World War, and even a hero like Mao Dun could not do anything.
But fortunately, although the current Huns are greatly injured, they have recognized a new father.
Great Qin!
"I know there is a road to the hinterland of Donghu!"
Not long after returning to succeed to the throne, Mao Dun went to borrow troops from Daqin and asked for Daqin's help.
The Xiongnu are currently in a state of fragmentation, there are many tribes that have directly separated from the Xiongnu, the prestige of Maodun is not enough, and the royal family has suffered heavy losses, and they can't fight at all.
Mao Dun became the leader of the party without any psychological burden, and while shouting Taijun to please, he carefully observed the equipment and weapons of the Qin State.
It was only then that he discovered such a delicate item as the three-piece suit.
He was born on horseback, how could he not see the ingenuity of the horse's saddle and horseshoe? In fact, the horseshoe saddle horseshoe does not have any technical content, it can be imitated at a glance, and this thing cannot be hidden as long as it is used, which is also the reason why Meng Tian has been holding it for so long.
"In this battle, the defeat is not due to the father, but to the fortifications!"
The Xiongnu can't do it, but Daqin can!
There were Xiongnu as the leading party, and Donghu and Yueshi, who stretched their hands to the southeast, were fiercely chopped off by more than 30,000 cavalry led by Meng Tian, and Donghu Yueshi strangled their troops because of this, and did not dare to continue to encroach on the Xiongnu.
Mao Dun naturally asked the Qin State to open the pastures around the Hetao for them to graze to recuperate, but was rejected by Fusu Yizheng.
And Fusu said that he asked Meng Tian to take over all the few mines of the Xiongnu and monopolize all the mineral management rights of the Xiongnu.
Mao Dun's careful thinking did not work, and he suffered a big loss, all the recorded minerals in the Xiongnu were robbed by the Qin State, and only some miscellaneous minerals with low output could be left.
But there is no way, the situation is stronger than people......
Horseshoe saddle horseshoe is of course very simple to imitate, but if there is no Central Plains...... With the productivity of the steppe nomads and the distribution of minerals in the steppe, it is difficult to make an arrow.
Minerals are just the first step in clamping.
And then there's salt!
Grain!
A wide variety of production materials!
"It is said that there are two large gold and silver mines in Fusang, and now they have been occupied by Daqin, I heard that there is an endless stream of large ships full of gold and silver?" Fusu looked at Meng Tian and asked.
"Well, these two big mines were marked by Zhao Shilang himself." Meng Tian nodded.
"Zhao Si again?" Fu Su smiled, he was still in Longxi, and he had heard about Zhao Si's relationship more than once.
The close ministers around his father, even Meng Yi could only be ashamed of himself, and Zhao Gao couldn't speak beside him.
And it is rare to have such a great grace, but he is not a courtier, and he is known as a gentleman among the courtiers.
At present, Fusu has received the news that the first emperor has allowed him to return to Xianyang, and he is in a good mood, but the Great Wall and the straight road in Longxi have come to an end, and the strategy of clamping down on the Xiongnu has just begun, and Fusu intends to do a good job in the aftermath.
Then, back to Xianyang, back to your home, to see the scenery of the past, and the new people.
He really wanted to see what it was like to be able to make his father value him so much.
"In this case, there should be no shortage of gold and silver in the treasury in the future, I will go to my father and ask my father to transfer some gold and silver from Langya to buy cattle, sheep and horses from the Huns." Fusu smiled.
Gold and silver are hard currency, and some people may not accept copper money to buy things, but no one will not accept gold and silver to buy things.
The same is true of the Huns!
Fusu planned to control the Xiongnu's salt, iron and grain, and at the same time, use gold and silver transactions to appease the Xiongnu.
It is necessary to retain the ferocity of the Huns, but also not to be too harsh.
In fact, what kind of economic control and other messes are all things that the ancestors have already played.
The Eight Classics of the Qin people were the beginning of the destruction of Xirong, and these are all compulsory courses in the Qin State Office.
Anyway, Fusang brought back so much gold and silver, and it was better to spend it, and when the Xiongnu needed to buy grain, salt and iron, the gold and silver would just go around and return to Daqin's hands.
Under the attack of Donghu and Yueshi, the Xiongnu could only tremble under the straddle of Daqin.
And time passed silently......
As the drive continued, the weather became colder and colder, and heavy snow arrived as scheduled.
The snow was so heavy that the first emperor's drive was moored in Shanyang and could not advance an inch.
No one would have expected this heavy snow to come so early, and no one would have expected the weather to suddenly become so cold.
When the weather forecast is uncertain, stargazers are not omnipotent.
Shanyang, the land of the old Zhao State, was one of the front lines where the Zhao State once resisted the Xiongnu.
It's a deserted place with a small population and no bustling business to speak of.
The total population of the jurisdiction is more than 50,000 people, so the first emperor's drive stopped in Shanyang because of the heavy snow, which is a devastating disaster for Shanyang.
Without him, the population is too small and the economy is too poor.
Even the supply of charcoal can't afford it......
The First Emperor's entourage had more than 10,000 people, which was not something that the frontier could afford at all.
And not only that, the people did not expect the cold to come so early, so the local people themselves had to deal with the cold winter......
The surrounding areas are all borderlands, and everyone is too busy to take care of themselves, so they can only let the imperial court dispatch them.
Snow disaster......
In a border place like this, it is normal for thousands of soldiers to die because of the snow disaster, but there is no way, the resources are insufficient, and the ability to carry disasters is too limited.
It's already deserted, and there is not enough arable land, where did you get so much firewood to burn? If you don't freeze to death a few times a year, that's hell.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said that they didn't care, and Zhang Cang and Chen Ping said that it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
Fortunately, Zhao Si found an open-pit coal bonanza here.
Calculating the geographical location, this is the Shanxi area in later generations.
The place is rich in coal bosses, and with a coal bonanza, this snow disaster is not so difficult to deal with.
Not only that, but it can also rub out the honeycomb coal by the way.
(End of chapter)