Chapter 55: Another mention of the Xiongnu’s three strategies (Part 1)
Li Si and Meng Tian were not very optimistic about Qin An, but they knew Hu Hai and the others too well. He was an uneducated, mischievous, and even a bit vicious guy.
And Ying Zheng likes Hu Hai's character the most, because this character is like Ying Zheng.
It is precisely because of this that Ying Zheng took Hu Hai with him every time he went on tour. This also gave everyone the illusion that the First Emperor would also pass the throne to Hu Hai.
This was also done deliberately by Zhao Gao, so that no one would find out that he had tampered with the imperial edict.
"Village Chief, if there are no other questions, I want to continue teaching the four of them."
"Sir," Meng Tian said, "I have been thinking about your three policies towards the Huns these days. Finally, I sorted them out and asked you to comment on them for me."
"I dare not comment on it, let's talk about it." Qin An said immediately.
Just kidding, I'm just a history buff, and I didn't graduate with a history major. I know best how much I weigh.
"Thank you, sir." Meng Tian thought Qin An was just being humble and was very happy. He presented his policy to Qin An respectfully.
Qin An took over Meng Tian's policy, frowned slightly when he saw the words on the paper, and said, "Old Meng, it's not like you don't know that I don't know Qin Zhuan, so it's useless to give it to me."
The others couldn't help but laugh.
Meng Tian scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "I originally planned to show this to the village chief, but I hope that sir can take a look at it and correct the bad things in it."
Li Si smiled and said: "Lao Meng, why don't you just say it directly? In this way, the village chief and us can hear it, and the eldest son can also learn from it."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, this is a good idea, Meng Tian, just say it."
"No." Meng Tian responded, "I have made changes according to the policy of my husband. My husband said that we should allow the border gates to trade with the Xiongnu. I won't talk about this, because to the Qin Dynasty, merchants are a low status.
The Qin Dynasty implemented a policy of emphasizing agriculture and neglecting commerce, and would not agree to trade with the Huns at the border. Moreover, the Huns were cruel by nature, and would not trade with us.
So I didn’t consider the first one. "
Qin An shook his head and said, "Continue."
Ying Zheng asked: "Why are you shaking your head, sir?"
Qin An smiled bitterly and said: "The reason why the Qin Dynasty emphasized agriculture and neglected commerce was because of insufficient productivity and lack of agricultural products.
I have looked at the situation in the village and found that plows are still used for heavy land here, and harvesting is done manually. It is really too backward.
The most important thing is whether to plow or use a straight plow, which really makes me heartbroken.
If it were outside, one person and one harvester could harvest all the food in the village in one day. "
"What?"
Ying Zheng and others were shocked.
There are three thousand acres of fertile farmland in the village, and one person can harvest it all in one day. How terrifying this is.
Young Master Gao said: "Sir, do people outside use magic?"
"What kind of magic?" Qin An said with a smile: "I think you have read too many novels and still don't know magic. This is just the crystallization of human wisdom.
Outside, whether it's flying in the sky, going to the sea, or escaping to the ground. We can all do it with the tools we invent.
Moreover, the outside world has already achieved the feat of landing on the moon, and has even begun to build space stations in the universe.
I believe that in a few hundred years, we will be able to live in space. "
Ying Zheng and others were shocked again. At this time, they had forgotten that Meng Tian was going to talk about the strategy for dealing with the Huns. Qin An's words directly ignited a new topic.
"Sir, you said you can fly outside, sir, can you fly?" Li Xiao asked.
"Don't talk." Li Si immediately interrupted Li Xiao and looked at Li Xiao with an unkind look.
Your Majesty and the two gentlemen are sitting here, so it's not your turn to speak.
Qin An immediately said: "Old Li, don't be like this. It is a good thing for children to have such ideas. It is because we have wonderful ideas that we can create so many useful things.
I know why it thunders, rains, and winds. "
"Dad, sir, this is teaching us to learn more and ask more questions, so that we can increase our knowledge faster." Xiao Li said.
"That's right." Qin An nodded.
Li Si was a little embarrassed and scolded Principal Li as a brat and stopped talking.
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "What you learned is really different."
"Haha..." Qin An smiled and said, "We seem to have digressed. Now is not the time to talk about this. Lao Meng, you can continue."
Meng Tian came back to his senses and remembered what he wanted to say.
"Sir, I don't agree with your first argument. You won't be unhappy."
"No, it's just that you haven't seen the benefits of trade. There was a dynasty in history that was not good at fighting, but was very good at making money. By using business, it destroyed the surrounding powerful countries." Qin An said.
Ying Zheng was shocked and said: "Is there such a way? How can business be so powerful?"
"Of course, shopping malls are like battlefields, and business between countries is a war without smoke. The losing country will suffer heavy losses.
For example, if the Huns only recognize the coins of the Qin Dynasty but not the coins of the Xiongnu, then the Qin Dynasty will no longer do business with the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu had a lot of Qin Dynasty coins in their hands, which was like holding a pile of scrap copper and iron. The tribal leaders who were originally wealthy were suddenly not as rich as the herdsmen who raised thousands of cattle and sheep.
I would like to ask, will the Huns be in chaos? "
"But the Xiongnu have no coins, and they have always traded things for things. Even if the coins of the Qin Dynasty enter the Xiongnu, it will not have any impact on them." Meng Tian said.
"Wait a minute," Li Si said, "I seem to have caught something from what Mr. said. Let me think about it for a while."
Ying Zheng and others looked at Li Si.
Li Si was very knowledgeable. Although he specialized in law, he also studied other things, so he realized something from Qin An's words.
But this is just a flash of inspiration, and it still misses the point.
Now that so many people were looking at him, he was even more anxious, so much so that he could never speak out.
Ying Zheng saw Li Si's anxious look. He had not seen him for a long time and missed it very much, so he immediately opened his mouth to help him out.
"Sir, you should know what Li Si caught, right?"
"It's economic occupation." Qin An said, "Meng Tian said that the Huns did not use coins and exchanged things for things, but that was only temporary.
As long as the border gates do business with them, the Huns will naturally accept Da Qin coins. We can also guide them to use Da Qin coins, and the method is very simple. "
"How to simplify it?" Meng Tian asked.
"Tell the Huns at the border to buy grain, sell wine, and sell the daily necessities that the Huns need. Will the Huns come over to do business?"
"Probably, they lack the necessary items for life." Meng Tian said.
