Marco Polo has now become a pioneer in the West and can be regarded as the first person to awaken in the West.
When he saw the cement road, the iron horse train, the high-rise buildings, the motor, the telegraph and all the new and high-tech things, he already placed Daqian in the supreme position in his heart.
God?
God has existed for so many years, but has only brought endless wars and backwardness to the West.
The nobles ate with their mouths full of oil, while the poor even ate a bite of meat as a luxury.
After Marco Polo learned Chinese, he became even more filled with admiration for this mysterious ancient oriental country.
There was a sentence in it that was so right and made him like the Chinese characters of ancient Eastern countries so much.
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.
What amazing oriental Chinese characters!
What a sentence that makes people admire, make people feel deeply, and make people think of the scene at once.
When Marco Polo arrived in Qiongzhou again, he discovered that the city had expanded a lot.
The population has also increased a lot.
Ten miles back from the pier is Qiongzhou. The long street is filled with people and traffic.
Marco Polo only rested for two days.
Just set off again.
Arrive at Guangzhou City, take the iron horse train here and arrive at Jinling City.
The current imperial capital of Daqian is in Jinling.
When Marco Polo arrived in Jinling, he saw a modern metropolis-like city with cement asphalt roads and houses built of cement, reinforced concrete.
There are six floors at the lowest and dozens of floors at the highest.
Such a capital city.
And what I saw in Chang'an that year.
Another brand new look.
Marco Polo felt that after he returned, he could write a guerrilla book to introduce the rapid development in the eight years of Daqian.
Zhang Juzheng is Daqian's current Minister of Household Affairs. He picked a few documents from the desk, held them in his hands, and prepared to go to His Majesty's study. There were several important things that needed to be discussed with His Majesty.
When passing by the garden, I found Xiao Sujing sitting alone under a willow tree, boringly playing chess records.
He carried the document and came to Xiao Sujing's side, looked at the chessboard and said, "The knife is too sharp. If you kill the dragon, you will also hurt yourself."
Xiao Sujing pulled out seven or eight white pieces from the black chess circle and said: "Daqian is already the most powerful empire in the world. What are we afraid of?"
Zhang Juzheng said: "Costs and benefits. That's game theory. Daqian is indeed very strong. It's really because we have become the most powerful country in the world, no one, so we will work step by step and seek stability within stability."
Xiao Sujing looked up at Zhang Juzheng with interest and said, "How else can we be stable?"
"In the past, the princes always focused on the Central Plains, thinking that the Central Plains was the most fertile land in the world. Now, our vision has begun to spread all over the world. You should understand that the further north you go, the higher the cost of living. , the less time people have for activities.”
"If we continue to go north, we will occupy the Ulan Batu grassland, occupy the north of the North Sea, and complete the vast territory of the entire east."
"But in this case, we will be responsible for the development of the Northland and the lives of the people in the Northland."
"Otherwise, there will be internal instability in Daqian. The Northland has been fighting for years and the war continues."
"I would like to ask, we have always upheld the Han-Fan family. If we capture the north of Beihai, will the red-haired people be considered Dagan people?"
"Do we want them to have a good life too?"
"Will the cost of doing business increase? The Secretary Supervisor has already done a deduction. The cost of developing one acre of land in the north can be used to cultivate five acres of land in the south."
Xiao Sujing snorted and said: "Short-sighted! Do you know how important it will be to the future development of Daqian if we occupy the north of Beihai? Today, only the east and south sides of Daqian face the ocean, but the west and north sides But we still face neighboring countries."
"If Daqian can take advantage of the current strength of its troops and the enthusiasm of its soldiers to capture the north of Beihai, it will leave Daqian with only one west side facing its neighboring countries."
"And to the west, there is the Tubo Plateau. If people from the west want to come here, they can only take two ways."
"One is coming from the north of the North Sea, and the other is coming from the Strait of Malacca."
"But Dagan's artillery is still the strongest in the world, and Dagan's ships are also the strongest in the world."
"A hundred years from now, if the West wants to come over, it will have to fight north of the North Sea."
"In this way, we can keep the enemy at bay."
"You conservative, talking to you is useless, get out!"
"Oh!" Zhang Juzheng agreed and left with the documents in his arms.
King Yan has been sitting here for ten days.
Zhang Juzheng is not interested in the geopolitics of Greater China that Xiao Sujing is trying to create.
He prefers a refined, wealthy, and powerful Daqian, rather than spreading Chinese people everywhere, which would delay the happy life that Daqian people should have enjoyed long ago.
Today's Daqian has changed its face. It has accelerated its development from an era of feudal blockade and backwardness to the current era of modernization, high technology, high level and rapid development.
When the people of Daqian were constantly facing the crisis of foreign invasion, they were eager to know what was going on outside. When the empire had completely expelled or massacred all nearby foreigners, they began to care about their current lives.
Opposition to the expedition grew louder and louder.
Daqian's latest expedition seemed to be six years ago.
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and expressed that he did not understand Xiao Sujing's proposition and did not want to support it.
It would be better for the Ministry of Household Affairs' money to be used to develop the mainland.
"Your Majesty, Duke Xing (Su Lie) has sent a letter requesting your Majesty to allow the Qiang people to enter Us Tibet."
"The State Council's view on this matter is that the Qiang people are wild and untamable and the time is not right."
Xiao Yan put down the official document in his hand and said: "Although the Tubo Plateau is not suitable for human survival, it is a plateau after all and is the birthplace of the two river basins. It must be in the hands of Daqian."
"My father said at the beginning that in the west of Tubo, there is the highest mountain in the world, which is also the roof of the world."
"Such a place must be in Daqian's hands."
"It's wild and hard to tame, so how does it compare to Meng Yuan?"
"Let the Buddhist and Taoist sects go through first."
"Also, find some people and try to find the highest peak."
"I want Daqian's flag to be planted on the top of the highest mountain in the world!"
Zhang Juzheng bowed and said: "I obey your orders."
"When you came in, was King Yan still under the willow tree?"
Zhang Juzheng replied: "Your Majesty, I'm still here. Your Majesty, King Yan, thinks that as long as he stays under the willow tree and waits until the leaves of the willow tree fall, your Majesty will agree to his Northern Expedition."
Xiao Yan sat there, frowning slightly.
