In mid-July, Zhang Han found me with Nanshi's military report.

"Your Majesty, Nanshi is here to report, the sailor has been basically formed, Nanshi asks if he wants to continue training in Panyu!"

"Oh?" I took the military newspaper and was a little surprised: "It has only been half a year to form a combat force? ”

At the same time as I read the newspaper, Zhang Han said: "Of the 30,000 elite Qin troops brought to Panyu by Nanshi, more than 10,000 people have participated in water battles in inland rivers, and they spend more time at sea adapting to the wind and waves at sea. ”

I put the report in my hand on the table, got up and paced to the map and pondered for a while, and then I ordered, "Qiwan, go and call the third prince to come over." ”

Not long after, Li Si, Feng Zheng, and Yu He came together.

I pointed to the Waguo Island on the map, and said in a deep voice: "Nanshi's sailors have almost been trained, I want to give them a chance to fight and attack Qindong Island!" ”

Li Si glanced at Feng Zheng, as if to say: Every time I come out to resist, it's your turn, right?

Feng Zheng stabilized his mind and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the situation on Qindong Island is not very well understood by Great Qin, is it a little inappropriate to attack rashly?" ”

I smiled, Feng Zheng said this quite tactfully, and if he said it directly, Daqin didn't know much about it, he simply didn't know anything.

However, I naturally knew the situation of Waguo Island, and explained: "I once heard a monk who went to sea say that in the past, Qindong Island was barren, and there were only wild people who used stone tools, and later during the period when the countries were fighting and Great Qin ruled the world, many people fled to Qindong Island, bringing grain, bronze tools, etc., to that place, but most of them are still in the state of savages, and there is nothing else to worry about except to guard against the Qin people who have escaped." ”

Seeing that everyone was obviously a little unconvinced, I looked unhappy and said, "Could it be that I will still deceive you?" ”

Everyone hurriedly said, "The ministers don't dare." ”

Li Si changed the topic and said, "The people who Your Majesty said fled there, will there also be Xu Fu?" ”

I shook my head, uncertain: "The traitor took thousands of people to the sea, and I can't be sure where he went. ”

"Uh......" Li Si bowed down and suggested: "Your Majesty, since it is the intention of training, instead of attacking Qindong Island, which does not know the whole picture, why not capture Fanghu and Yingzhou?" ”

I objected: "Occupy Fanghu and Yingzhou? Nanbi (now Hainan Island) is already outside Xiang County, who wants to go on the island except for the Dan'er people? Fanghu is a small archipelago is not worth mentioning, Yingzhou is slightly larger than Nanxi, but there is also no arable land, except for the mermaids who don't even have a hair, what are you doing to occupy that? ”

Li Si was speechless......

I waved my hand, "Sit down." ”

After a few people sat down, I explained: "The area of Qindong Island is quite large, enough to be the size of Guilin County, although the hills also occupy a large proportion, but the area is placed there, and there is no problem at all with the grain planted to feed the garrison." ”

"In addition, it is the consideration of future generations, the people on Qindong Island can be divided into three categories, one is the indigenous Jomon people in the north, who are similar to the savages, the second is the Yayoi people in the south, who arrived on Qindong Island very early, and the third is the Watarai people, also known as the Watarai Yayoi people, mainly the people from the Warring States period to the present. But don't forget, the Central Plains also slowly developed from the tribes, and now there are people from the Korean Peninsula and even Xu Fu who have brought them advanced civilization technologies such as poetry, medicine, and tools, and the savages on the island may not be able to develop to the point of threatening Great Qin! ”

Everyone fell into deep thought, and when they heard that I was so familiar with Waguo Island, they had already believed it for seven or eight points, and for a long time Li Si agreed: "Your Majesty is reasonable, if this is the case, you can send troops to Qindong Island!" ”

The other three agreed in unison.

Seeing that everyone agreed, I nodded with satisfaction, and then asked curiously: "Speaking of which, I remembered, why didn't Great Qin destroy the Weiman on the Korean Peninsula?" ”

Li Si was most familiar with the Great Qin Unification War, and said: "The Korean Peninsula is all mountainous, and there are Mazishui (now Yalu River) and Hunshui (now Datong River) to block, the old Yan and Jizi Korea draw the Hushui as the boundary, after the destruction of the old Yan, Wei Man took the opportunity to serve the Zhenfan, the Korean barbarians and the old Yan, and the Qi outlaws in Wang Xian (now Pyongyang) called the king, after the emperor unified the six countries, there were Lingnan and Xiongnu to contain them, so they did not levy troops to attack. ”

"Oh, I see." Although I have a lot of knowledge in my memory, the history of Korea and the Wa Kingdom is too complicated, especially the history before the Qin Dynasty, and I really can't understand it without asking the person concerned.

"If you ignore him on the Korean Peninsula, there is no profit there, and you will slowly try it after Qindong Island is captured."

North Korea has been a vassal state of China for more than 1,000 years, basically bowing their heads to their ears, rarely jumping their faces, and now they are not free, and they will clean him up when they are free, otherwise it will be a hidden danger after all, and they will strangle the Japanese in their infancy first.

Then he carefully discussed the specific details with the four of them, ordered Zhang Han to transfer 100 musketeers from Ganquan to Langya County, and ordered Li Taibo to build a simple port in Langya for the Qinnan fleet to dock and rest.

A month later, Nanshi received my edict, and twelve warships set sail for Langya County.

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At the end of July, Qi Wan brought me a letter of state: "Your Majesty, the letters of state of the countries of the Western Regions!" ”

I took the letter and glanced at it, laughing and said, "This canal is really interesting, and I want to offer me some method of immortality!" ”

This time it was even more nonsense, saying that I found a 10,000-year-old immortal lotus on the Tianshan Mountain, and I wanted to dedicate it to me and the two of them for alchemy together, and the effect must be better! Good fellow, this is treating me as an experiment, dare to add anything, he is really not afraid of eating me to death!

Qi Wan was also stunned, smiled bitterly and did not answer, although Changsheng is unrealistic, it is not something that can be discussed casually.

And then looking down, it says two things.

The first thing is that the countries have recovered their national strength a little, and they promised earlier that they would not pay tribute for two years, and now that the deadline has arrived, in addition to that bullshit fairy lotus, there are many precious treasures, and they are asking for tribute to Xianyang.

The second piece, the money and books given to him are being built in the Western Regions School Palace, and all countries have paid for it, and now it is half built, and the drawings will be presented to me.

After reading it, I pondered for a moment and commanded, "Go back to the book." I deeply feel that it is not easy for the head of the Western Regions, and now the national strength of the countries has recovered slightly, and the tribute will be exempted for another two years! Kaqu can come to the court as usual. ”

Qi Wan wondered, "Why did Your Majesty refuse their tribute?" ”

I smiled and said: "I know the national strength of the countries of the Western Regions, the grain and grass consumed by the 20,000 elite Qin army is not a small amount, there is not much land to cultivate in the Western Regions, I am afraid that it is already very difficult to bear the food and salary of Jing Zhu, and the things they pay tribute are dispensable for Great Qin, it is better to be a favor and reduce it for another year, and I have other considerations." ”

Qi Wan didn't say anything more and bowed down.