I carefully recalled the description of this matter in "Historical Records" in my database-like brain.
Tai Shigong said in "The Biography of Meng Tian" that Meng Tian had been away for more than ten years. In "The Biography of Li Si", he said that Li Si's false edict mentioned Meng Tian: "It has been more than ten years, and we can't move forward, and our soldiers will be wasted."
From here it can be inferred that it took at least ten years from Meng Tian's Northern Expedition to the Huns to Ying Zheng's death. But Ying Zheng died in the thirty-seventh year. If according to the records of "Historical Records", Meng Tian only launched the northern expedition to the Huns in the thirty-second year. The period was only five years. How could it be more than ten years?
Furthermore, Tai Shigong said that Ying Zheng decided to attack the Huns in the north because of Lu Sheng's "Hu Ye who destroyed Qin". However, you must know that during the Warring States period, the grassland tribes were already a serious problem in the Central Plains. In the Battle of Changping, hundreds of thousands of people died in the Zhao Kingdom, but Li Mu was not transferred back from the Great Wall. In addition, Yan, Zhao, and Qin unanimously built the Great Wall to resist the Huns. It can be seen that the Huns had seriously threatened the security of the Central Plains at that time.
According to Tai Shigong's records, in the past five years, the Huns were completely destroyed in Zhao and Yan. There were no heavy troops stationed in the north, they did not invade the Central Plains without the Great Wall being connected in a line, and they harassed the people who were only a thousand miles away from the Yellow River and far away from Henan. But Xianyang, five hundred miles away?
In addition, Tai Shigong himself recorded that when Qin merged with the world, the territory reached "...the river was blocked in the north, and the Yinshan Mountains were merged...", and when counties were established in the 26th year, Jiuyuan County was included among the thirty-six counties.
Where is Yinshan? Even the remaining line is north of the Yellow River, which means that at least the Xiongnu have been driven out of Henan at this time. Could it be that the Xiongnu suddenly became kind-hearted and took the initiative to withdraw from Henan?
As for Jiuyuan County, the connected Great Wall did not enclose Jiuyuan County within the Great Wall. Instead, it relied on the natural dangers of the Yellow River and the Great Wall in the north to protect Jiuyuan County. In other words, Jiuyuan County is the land outside the Great Wall and south of the Yellow River. If the Qin Dynasty did not capture Henan in twenty-six years, what was the purpose of establishing Jiuyuan County?
Wu Shiluo and Wu Shiluo saw that I had been deep in thought for a long time without answering, so they thought I had said something wrong again. They looked at each other, and Wu Shiluo cautiously called out: "Your Majesty?"
I came to my senses. Indeed, there are too many flaws in Tai Shigong's records, and there are many unreasonable and inconsistent statements. It is easy to verify. We are in Daqin. When we go back, we can just ask Li Si or anyone else. They will not remember this kind of thing wrongly.
Thinking of this, I took a long breath, calmed myself down, and said, "No wonder the late emperor valued you so much. This matter will indeed be of great benefit to Da Qin!"
At this time, I was a little curious. For such a simple reason, didn't Ying Zheng think of this method? Wu Shiluo’s next words cleared up my confusion.
Wu Shiluo heard this and quickly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not take credit. I just provided some cattle and horses to transport grain and grass for General Mengtian. In fact, when I met with the emperor later, I realized that the emperor had already thought of this. , but the world had just stabilized at that time, and the emperor did not want to use weapons immediately."
"When he inspected the northern region and saw the houses looted and burned by the Xiongnu, and with the advice of his ministers and the ability to provide some small help to the Qin army, the emperor made up his mind to send troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north, build the Great Wall, and protect the Qin army. Our northern land is stable. If there is no emperor, not only the ministers, but also the military tribe of Wushi and the head of Guizhou in the north will be slaughtered by the Xiongnu sooner or later. How can we talk about Wushi County and Jiuyuan County today!"
I smiled slightly. Wu Shiluo's words were perfect. He not only attributed all this to Ying Zheng without taking any credit, but also emphasized his own role in it without leaving any trace.
"Very good, I already understand your intention of meeting me today. Don't worry, as long as the Wushi serve the Great Qin as always, I can ensure that your clan will continue to do business for the Great Qin."
Since I am showing my loyalty, there is certainly no need for me to reject people thousands of miles away.
The two of them were immediately overjoyed and saluted quickly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
I looked at Wu Shimu, and couldn't help but think of the day he spilled the beans, and said with a smile: "Wushi Mu, if you have anything to say in the future, just tell me directly. Don't be vague like before the mission, which will only increase misunderstandings. If one day you If you can make great contributions to the Qin Dynasty like your grandfather did, I will also give you a title of king!"
Wu Shimu's face turned red and he solemnly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is magnanimous and has a mind that can accommodate mountains and seas. Before, he was a petty person and narrow-minded!"
Then the three of them chatted for a while, nothing more than Wushi Luo's illness and the current situation of the Wushi clan. After understanding their situation, I got up and left.
Wushi Mu looked at my retreating back and couldn't help but sigh: "Although your Majesty is young, he has such a big heart and is a wise king!"
Wu Shiluo nodded: "If I didn't know what your majesty did, I wouldn't dare to tell the truth to your majesty easily. After all, there is only one emperor and one minister."
Then he warned: "In the future, you must not do anything that harms the interests of Great Qin. No matter how generous the reward is, don't hide anything from Your Majesty again. There will always be a price to pay for hiding things!"
Wu Shi Mu nodded solemnly.
Not talking about them, after leaving Wushi Mansion, I turned around and walked towards Ba Shi Terrace.
The architectural styles of Ba Shi Terrace and Wushi Mansion are completely different. Wushi Mansion is more inclined to the ruggedness of the North, while Basitai is more inclined to the gentleness of Bashu.
Meng He has already sent someone to notify Taoyao, who is waiting in front of the house.
Seeing Taoyao and Ba Ling following behind me, I smiled and said, "Sisters have a deep love. I heard that you haven't left the house since yesterday."
Tao Yao turned around and glanced at Baling lovingly, straightened up and said, "During my absence, your Majesty, please give me your troubles. Baling has become a lot more sensible. Your Majesty, please come into the house quickly."
After the three of them sat down, Tao Yao's graceful figure leaned forward slightly, cupped her hands and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty again. Not only did I teach Ba Ling, but I also gave you the Ba family tea trade. I can't repay you in return."
I waved my hand: "Ba Ling is nineteen years old this year, right? She has grown up and has nothing to do with me. As for the tea, I promised you and I should keep it. In addition, the porcelain is already being fired. You Arrange someone as soon as possible to find He Qi from Peng Ze's official kiln. The porcelain fired by the official kiln and the porcelain fired by Jiang Zuofu are under his control. I have given him an edict, so you can go and buy it."
Tao Yao responded: "I obey, thank you Your Majesty."
"By the way, have you ever heard of saltpeter in Bashu?"
Taoyao thought for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of it."
I nodded: "Maybe it's not called this name in Bashu. Generally, this kind of thing is used in alchemy. The identification method is very simple. It is white granular, bitter in taste, makes a popping sound when burned, and melts. The flame is purple. , the same kind of white stuff that is produced in dry toilets. You have people look for this kind of thing in Bashu, I need a lot of it."
Tao Yao frowned slightly, obviously not thinking that there would be anything good in the toilet, but one of the reasons why I like her is that she never asks too many questions that shouldn't be asked, so she immediately handed over her hand and said, "I obey."
It would take at least one to two years for the saltpeter from Li Si to be produced. Pasteur was originally in the elixir raw material business. If she could obtain a large amount of saltpeter from Li Si, it should be enough.
After all, firearms are king and explosions are art. In the Qin Dynasty, even developing thermal weapons such as earth bombs would be very difficult, so we had to start as early as possible.
