Chapter 186 Reasons for sending troops
"I believe it." Ying Zheng said.
"Village chief?" Li Si looked at Ying Zheng in disbelief.
Fusu followed and said: "I believe it too. When China is unified and all the people are twisted into one rope, there will be no distinction between you and me. They only have the country in their hearts."
"That's right." Qin An said, "It was because of my belief and perseverance that China was able to drive the invaders out of China one by one, allowing China to have a higher and higher status in the world."
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said: "I am very pleased that China can be as powerful as Mr. Wang said.
Sir, there is something I don’t understand, please help me clarify it. "
"Excuse me, village chief. I will tell you everything I know." Qin An said.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Sir, I would like to know how the land of Baiyue is doing now?"
"It is prosperous and rich. Especially Guangzhou, which is close to the coast and has very developed commerce, is a key city in the country." Qin An said.
"Does that sir know the history of Baiyue?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"Understand a little bit." Qin An replied.
"Please inform me sir."
Qin An said slowly: "The land of Baiyue is also called Lingnan. Zhao Tuo established the Nanyue Kingdom at the end of the Qin Dynasty. It was destroyed by Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then established nine counties in Lingnan, called the Nine Counties of Lingnan. .
From then on, Lingnan, the land of Baiyue, became a part of China.
The development began in the Western Jin Dynasty, when a large number of people from the Central Plains moved to Guangzhou, and then experienced the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Each dynasty paid great attention to Guangzhou at that time because shipping brought great benefits to Guangzhou.
I have shown you the world map. During the Tang Dynasty, China was the strongest in the world both militarily and economically.
Therefore, in the eyes of other countries, we are also called Tang people. Many countries in the world have Chinatowns, and we are all Chinese people.
During the Tang Dynasty, there were four major ports, one of which was Guangzhou, which brought a lot of taxes to the entire Tang Dynasty.
That is to say, Lingnan became an important place in Guangzhou from then on.
Of course, Lingnan is too big and there are places that are difficult to govern. However, it was not mentioned in the history class, so I don’t know much about this aspect. "
As Qin An briefly explained history, Ying Zheng and others finally understood the importance of Baiyue.
Ying Zheng asked: "Sir, since Baiyue is so important, is it right to send troops to Baiyue after Qin unified the six countries?"
Li Si was surprised. Is His Majesty doubting his own national policy?
Fusu also looked at Ying Zheng in surprise. His father, who had always been omnipotent, would actually question himself.
General Lu also looked at Ying Zheng in shock. Is this still the father who unified the six countries?
Qin An frowned slightly, he didn't understand the question, and then shook his head and said: "That's right, I said, the reason why China is what it is today is because the First Emperor laid the foundation for China.
Perhaps for the Qin Dynasty at that time, sending troops to South Vietnam was not the best opportunity because he got the priorities wrong.
Qin had just unified the six kingdoms, but the people of the six countries had not yet returned. The Huns were harassing the border. At this time, it was the Huns who had to send troops to deal with them, not the Baiyue.
The focus should be on educating the people and sending troops to hundreds of countries. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Sending troops to the Huns? Didn't the First Emperor send Meng Tian to lead the Meng family army to attack the Huns?"
"Although the Xiongnu were driven away, they were not completely exterminated, or the Xiongnu were not made a part of the Qin Dynasty. Otherwise, why would Meng Tian lead the Meng family army to build the Great Wall at the border." Qin An replied.
Ying Zheng suddenly felt a sense of sympathy again. The one who knows me is Qin An.
"What you said is absolutely true. If Meng Tian were to lead the 300,000 Meng family troops to the grasslands to pursue the Xiongnu, I am afraid that the Xiongnu would have been destroyed by then. It has nothing to do with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."
"That's right. But how can everything be so simple?" Qin An said.
"I would like to hear the details." Ying Zheng said respectfully, and he also walked to Qin An, sat down, and asked others to sit down and listen to Qin An's words.
Qin An knew that he had another opportunity to show off his eloquence, and immediately continued: "Village chief, after the First Emperor unified the six countries, he actually cared most about the people of the six countries, not the remnants of the six countries."
Ying Zheng thought: "Yes, there are more than 20 million people in the six countries combined. If they rebel, the Qin Dynasty will not be completely destroyed."
Fusu said: "Sir, are you mistaken? The First Emperor should care about the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, right?"
Li Si and Jiang Lu nodded slightly, this gentleman is not reliable. m.
Qin An smiled and said: "When the Six Kingdoms were still there, the First Emperor was not afraid of them, let alone the remnants of the Six Kingdoms that had been destroyed."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "What you said is absolutely true. When the Six Kingdoms were still there, the First Emperor was able to destroy them, so what's so scary about the mere remnants of the Six Kingdoms?
What really worried the First Emperor was the people of the Six Kingdoms. If the people of the Six Kingdoms still yearned for the Six Kingdoms, were deceived by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and then joined the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to rebel against Qin, then Great Qin would be truly in danger. "
I see.
Only then did Fusu and others understand Ying Zheng's worries. In fact, Li Si also knew the dangers of the people of the Six Kingdoms, so he always chose to use severe punishment to suppress the people of the Six Kingdoms.
But Li Si never expected that the effect would be counterproductive.
Qin An nodded and said: "The village chief is right. So the First Emperor did not sum up the people's sentiments immediately, and also used strict laws to restrain the people. This was the biggest mistake.
That's why I said that the policy of attacking Baiyue is right, but the time has not come yet.
The Land of Baiyue can wait until the people return and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms have become a thing of the past before sending out troops.
Moreover, you need to find an excuse to send troops, an excuse that the people can support. In this way, even if the court wastes money on the people and sometimes increases taxes, they are willing to do so and will not complain about the court.
However, the First Emperor sent troops to the Huns and Baiyue, but he did not give the world a convincing reason.
It is estimated that everyone in the world will only feel that the First Emperor was not satisfied after unifying the six kingdoms. He also wanted to conquer the Baiyue in the south and the Xiongnu in the north, with the purpose of expanding the territory of Qin.
At this time, I am afraid that except for the people of Da Qin, the people of the six countries will not support the imperial court. "
"It's exactly what you said," Ying Zheng said. "The reason, the reason for sending troops, I have never thought about."
Ying Zheng fell into deep thought, why he had never thought of a reason to send troops. If there was a reason, at least he wouldn't have to worry about the remnants of the Six Kingdoms making trouble.
Fusu asked: "Sir, I wonder what excuse there is for sending troops to Baiyue and the Huns?"
Qin An smiled and said: "Do you still need an excuse to send troops to the Huns? I'm afraid the people at that time knew that the Huns often harassed the border gates, burned, killed, and looted the people at the border gates, and did all kinds of evil.
If the imperial court does not send troops to deal with the Xiongnu, the people will lose even more support.
As for Baiyue, it is actually very simple. It is food, which is what I call rice. "
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