In early September, Sihai Palace.
I looked at the map of the Western Regions presented by Zhang Gou and kept nodding.
It has been more than a month since Zhang Gou came back, and he only presented the map of the Western Regions today because I asked him to verify the mountains, rivers, products, human settlements, etc. in the Western Regions and carefully draw a detailed map because of the environment of the Western Regions during the Qin Dynasty. It is still very different from later generations, after all, two thousand years have passed.
After Zhang Gou returned, he gathered the people who were on the mission together. Based on the records along the way and the memories of everyone in the mission, he repeatedly confirmed and revised it, and finally produced this extremely detailed version of the map.
I looked at the surviving Loulan Kingdom and Lop Nur, which was recorded as having lush water and grass, and couldn't help but said to myself: "Yes, the Western Region is still relatively livable now, and it must be included in the territory of the Qin Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Zhang Gou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, if you wish to incorporate the Western Region into the territory of Great Qin, I think you need to beware of Hujie, Da Yueshi and Guishang."
I raised my head and said doubtfully: "Hujie and Kuishang really need to take more precautions. The Da Yueshi only have the grassland near Longshou Mountain left, so why should they be afraid?"
Zhang Gou solemnly said: "Your Majesty must not underestimate the Dayue clan. The Dayue clan is weak because they are compared with the Xiongnu and Hujie in the north, but their tribe has more than 100,000 people, making it the largest country in the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions. Wusun only has more than 100,000 people, and it is impossible for all the people to be soldiers."
I frowned slightly: "So, the Da Yuezhi also covets the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions?"
Zhang Gou nodded and responded: "I mentioned in my report when I came back that Wusun attacked the Six Kingdoms of Shanbei and the Six Kingdoms of Cheshi more and more often, and the intervals became shorter and shorter. Except for Hujie, The support is also the reason why the Yueshi plundered twelve countries at the same time."
I pondered for a while and smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, I have a plan. You will be at the Sihai Palace today, and I will draw a map of the world."
Zhang Gou responded: "As ordered." He didn't know that the world map I mentioned referred to the map of the earth. He thought it was to fill in the blanks of the Western Regions and Kushan based on the Great Qin Dynasty.
"Qiwan, go get Taiyue."
Not long after, Taiyue came in a hurry and bowed.
I pointed to the white silk prepared on the table and said, "Taiyue, draw a world map according to my description."
Taiyue was very excited. Last time I just briefly talked about it. This time he was finally going to see the map that fascinated him. The first batch of information I gave him was about the basic knowledge of the earth, which detailed the composition of the earth, the reasons for the formation of mountains, and the concept of the starry sky and the universe.
Taiyue didn't take it seriously at first. After all, this statement was too shocking. However, when he went deep into it and combined it with his own knowledge of celestial phenomena, he couldn't find anything unreasonable at all. This made him fall into deep self-doubt and he couldn't wait to look forward to more books from me.
However, the time I could use to write the book was limited, so I could only take time to dictate it at night and let Qiwan do the writing. I only wrote a little bit in half a month, but Taiyue was very anxious.
Seeing Taiyue writing, I first orally described the divisions of the continents and oceans, and then described in detail the mountains and deep ravines of each state and ocean, as well as the general geography, climate, and landforms. Regarding the Western Region, it was added based on the map brought by Zhang Gou. The territory of the Qin Dynasty was drawn in more detail, including cities, counties, counties, li and pavilions.
Zhang Gao was stunned when he heard this, what is this, Dong Qinzhou, Qin Nanyang, why have I never heard of it?
Naturally, I didn't have time to explain to him. Taiyue drew the map in extremely detail and exquisitely according to my request. Unlike the map hanging in the palace, only cities and simple lines represented rivers and mountains. Looking at Taiyue's handwriting on the map, I couldn't help but nod. It was very professional and fully met my requirements.
It took a full day to paint this piece of white silk, which was two feet wide and one foot long, and was not completed until late at night.
When Taiyue put down the last stroke, I smiled and said: "Very good, Taiyue, your painting technique is quite skillful. I prepared three rolls of white silk, but I didn't expect you to complete it in one roll, not bad!"
Taiyue raised her sleeves and wiped her sweat, fearing that the sweat would drip on the map, she cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. I am the Taishi Ling. If you are not familiar with the drawings, how can you draw the complicated stars."
I nodded, looked at the map and said, "Take this map back and make a copy."
Just as Taiyue was about to say yes, I waved my hand and changed my words: "Forget it, you will live in the West Side Hall. That is my study. After you finish the painting, go back."
I'm afraid that the map will be leaked, so I'd better draw it here. The timing of publishing the map must at least wait until Liu Bang builds ships that can cross the sea. Otherwise, once it is known that there are other lands besides Da Qin, there will be a large-scale flight to the sea. After all, many people are still trying to restore the country.
Once the court has more advanced ships, even if they escape to sea, the court can easily deal with them.
"Qiwan, go get ready. Taiyue will draw the map here before leaving the palace. Prepare some food and send it over. I will take a closer look with him to see if there is anything missing."
Zhang Gou was thinking quickly and immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will resign."
I nodded and warned: "Stay back. Don't tell anyone what happened today."
Zhang Gou said yes and withdrew from Sihai Palace.
After the court meeting on the second day, Taiyue continued to draw the map in the Sihai Palace. This time the speed was much faster, and he copied it in half a day.
"Meng He, send someone to send this map to the Panyu Shipyard and give it to Liu Fan, telling him to keep it secret." In fact, there is no need to give Liu Bang the map, but I am afraid that he will slack off there, so I still have to give it to him. Give him some motivation. I don't believe anyone can resist the temptation of the New World.
Another map was hung behind my back, replacing the original map of Daqin. People who can enter the Four Seas Palace are naturally people I trust very much, and I am not afraid of them going out and talking nonsense.
After thinking about it, I'm afraid it would really take ten or twenty years to build something like a sail battleship. I immediately wrote an edict in handwriting and gave it to Meng He, asking him to bring it to Liu Bang.
Let's build some ordinary ships first. That bastard Xu Fun has gone somewhere. He deceived Ying Zheng and took away so much wealth from Da Qin. He must vent his anger on Ying Zheng's behalf!
I specifically learned about the shipbuilding technology of the Qin Dynasty. Based on Xu Fu's ship and the navigation technology of the Qin Dynasty, he should not be able to enter the deep sea and can only sail offshore. Moreover, in this timeline, he started from the Jiaodong Peninsula. To the south and north were the coastlines of Daqin. If he did not seek death, he could only go east.
The territory of the Qin Dynasty only reached Liaodong, and straight to the east was the Korean Peninsula. There was a small border country led by Wei Man, a native of Yan. There was no official country name. Xu Fu was more likely to seek refuge with Wei Man. If Weiman did not accept him, he might go to Japan along the Korean Peninsula.
There is another consideration. Even if I don't publish the world map, it will be leaked sooner or later. The current ship is enough to cope with possible escape incidents.
