Zhang Han's judgment was correct.
Today's Chu land is very important to the Qin Dynasty. Chu land is closely adjacent to the Baiyue lands.
If you want to attack Baiyue, Chu Di is a place that cannot be bypassed.
Not only do they know this, but the court and the worms in the dark also know this.
So all they need to do is wait.
Zhao Tuo was a little anxious. He just scratched his head and looked at the Kanyu map in front of him: "Then how long do we have to wait?"
He sighed faintly: "Do we have to wait until those people take over Chu Di?"
Zhang Han shook his head slightly: "You are wrong."
He suddenly asked: "Brother Zhao, which force do you think is entrenched in Chudi at this time?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment and said with some astonishment: "Aren't they those people from Gu Chu?"
Zhang Han chuckled lightly with disdain in his expression: "Those people from Gu Chu?"
"If those people had the ability and the courage to infiltrate into the rule of the Qin Dynasty and form a force, then they would not be wiped out by the Qin Dynasty before."
"Even the Xiang family can't do something, why do they think they can do it?"
Zhang Han pointed to a certain location on the map and said softly: "This is the basis for their settlement. I guess it should be some of the clans here."
Clan?
Zhao Tuo had heard of this word, but he didn't pay much attention to it and was a little confused.
Although the clan power in the north is also expanding, it is not as serious as the expansion in Chu Di. The imperial court is still the largest.
He looked at Zhang Han, waiting for Zhang Han's explanation.
Zhang Han didn't show off, he just said: "Brother Zhao doesn't understand the Chu land."
"The Chu land is vast and rich in resources, but its population is not as large as the previous six kingdoms. It may even be not as large as the Yan Kingdom in the bitter cold land of the far north."
"If you want to rule such a big place with so few people, you must rely on your clan. Otherwise, the country is too big to take over everything."
"When the Xiong family was king here, Chu's sphere of influence was not so large."
"This place is said to be the place of Chu, but in fact it is more of the hometown of Yue."
Zhang Han said with emotion: "Hundreds of years ago, when Duke Ai was in power, this place was the hometown of the Yue Kingdom, and the Yue Kingdom was also one of the original overlords."
"If we say that the Zhou royal family still had some dignity at that time, and the princes all chanted the slogan "respect the king and repel the barbarians", the most famous ones were King Gou Jian of Yue. "
"Wu Guofu, who was born as a barbarian but had powerful ambitions, even forced him to surrender and was killed."
"Later, although the land of the Yue State was annexed by the Xiong family of the Chu State, some forces of the Yue State survived."
"They have always been entrenched in the current Chu region, especially near their original hometown of Kuaiji."
Zhang Han sneered: "These people have healed their scars and forgot about the pain. Your Majesty is kind-hearted and allows anyone with a Daqin household registration to participate in the Baijia Palace exam."
"These people have never forgotten that they are from a royal family, so they have been actively participating in the Baijia Palace examination. At that time, even that boy Yang Tianyi didn't notice the clues."
"It wasn't until the forces of the Yue Kingdom occupied the official positions in Kuaiji and even several counties in Lujiang and Changsha, and they were faintly competing with several county guards, that they discovered this matter."
"And now, I am afraid that they have been influenced by the power and have a strong ambition in their hearts. They want to take this place and restore their original homeland."
Zhao Tuo felt frightened and dry when he heard Zhang Han's words.
"How can these people be so brave?"
"Don't they know His Majesty's majesty?"
Zhang Han shook his head slightly: "These people have been in this barbaric land for a long time, how can they know the majesty of His Majesty who sweeps the world?"
"To put it bluntly, the more stupid people are, the less afraid they are of powerful people, because they don't know how powerful others are."
"Rufeng never feels inferior to Dapeng, because they feel that Dapeng is just the same as themselves, just a bird with a forehead."
Zhao Tuo was a little silent, not knowing what to say at this time.
He felt that those people were a bit brave, but the bigger question was, were these people really close to succeeding?
That's the problem.
Zhang Han looked into Zhao Tuo's eyes, and he understood what Zhao Tuo was thinking: "Great Qin is too big, and today's Great Qin is still in the process of establishing systems."
"This is the case in all early dynasties, and it was also the case in the early Zhou Dynasty when the enfeoffments were enfeoffed."
"After Shang Tang established Shang, didn't the princes of the world do the same?"
"The Qin Dynasty is considered to be doing well, because His Majesty and the Prime Minister insist on using the system of prefectures and counties, and the Prime Minister even came up with a system for general judges and other positions."
"Without these institutional countermeasures, Kuaiji at this time would probably have become a Kuaiji that transcends people."
Zhao Tuo shook his head slightly: "I don't doubt your Majesty's majesty, I'm just curious, are the people here willing to follow those people to rebel?"
He thought he would hear an answer, but unexpectedly he heard an answer that made him doubt his ears.
"Conspiracy?"
Zhang Han sneered: "What kind of rebellion is this?"
"At this time, the county magistrate of Kuaiji, four or five doctors from Baijiagong, dozens of officials from the Municipal Property Department, several officials from the Manufacturing Department, and even a civil servant from the County Sheriff's Office were already among their people. "
Zhang Han said with emotion: "The leaders of Guizhou don't know that they are following the orders of the Yue people, they just know that they are following the orders of the Qin court!"
"Therefore, those who carry the Guizhou leader and people with them are not Yue people, and Yue people are not plotting rebellion."
"They just put a layer of skin belonging to Da Qin on their "small court". They stole Da Qin's political power, but they also used Da Qin as a skin to deceive the people. "
Change source app]
Zhang Han's voice gradually became colder: "This is also the reason why I am holding back my troops at this time, because the thieves are never outside, but inside our Great Qin!"
He looked at Xianyang City in the distance: "To be able to place so many people in Kuaiji County through the Wenxuan Competition, I even suspect that the first batch of Wenxuan students may also include them."
"The world is too big, and the history of China in the Central Plains is too long."
"Who among the people who can live to this day does not have the blood of some sages? After they can make progress, these people feel that they can be superior to others."
"We can't filter where these people are coming from because everyone has issues."
"I'm afraid Xianyang already has their people, so we have to wait for Xianyang to make some move, and then we will follow closely and sweep everything with the power of thunder."
"In this way, we can completely make the area around Kuaiji safe and avoid harming the leaders of Guizhou."
Zhang Han stood there silently, looking at the dark cloud-covered sky in the distance.
"The dark clouds in the sky are coming, and we can only hide away;"
"On the day when the sun rises in the sky, we will be able to regain the light."
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said nothing.
The situation in Chu Di is indeed very complicated, and no one can make a decision on Chu Di's affairs at this time.
We can only wait for news from Xianyang.
...........
Xianyang
Zhangtai Palace
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke with a slight smile on his face: "Now, those people have entered Baijia Palace and brought some people together."
"Isn't it time to close the net?"
Chen Ke nodded slightly, his eyes sparkling: "Your Majesty, it's indeed time."
He smiled slightly and looked quite emotional: "Back then, Your Majesty and I wrote a letter to let those people enter Baijia Palace and enter certain places in Xianyang. The purpose was to let these people secretly destroy some places where there was no evil. Clean it up.”
"Afterwards, we will also clean them up, so that we can have a temporarily peaceful Daqin."
As early as two years ago when the Baijia Palace Plan was implemented, Chen Ke realized the conspiracy about those Yue people.
In other words, it’s not just Yue Ren.
After so many dynasties and countries had passed through the Central Plains, no matter how peaceful Da Qin looked on the surface, it was still turbulent underneath.
And these scattered things are floating all over the place. If no one has the strength to condense, if someone else touches them, they will fly away quickly, making it impossible to catch them anymore.
At that time, neither Chen Ke nor Ying Zheng was very confident that they could catch everyone.
It was precisely because of this that Chen Ke wrote a plan to Ying Zheng at that time, a plan that no one else knew except Chen Ke and Ying Zheng.
"Use thieves to control thieves"
The appearance of those Yue people was a coincidence, but Chen Ke and Ying Zheng quickly seized this coincidence.
Otherwise, those few people would not have been promoted so quickly.
The south is a large land, mostly hilly and mountainous, which is very difficult to govern. There are too many local clan forces and the remnants of sages and ancestors from various places.
Although the Chu State in the past called itself a barbarian, the barbarians had barbarian governance methods, and every county in the Chu land had its own clan strength.
It is very likely that a certain surname or a certain surname extends to several villages, and it is normal for orders from above to fail to reach the people below.
This was something the emperor would never tolerate, so this long plan began.
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke, who was also a little excited, and couldn't help but ask: "But, do you know something about Baiyue?"
Chen Ke nodded slightly: "The biggest threat to Great Qin now and the one that makes us hesitate is the miasma over Baiyue."
He said confidently: "As for the miasma, it is actually very easy to solve."
"Didn't Xu Fu bring back a vegetable called pepper from the Shang Dynasty?"
Chen Ke thought for a moment, and then said: "It seems that peppers have already been planted. It has the same effect as Zhu Yu, but it is stronger than Zhu Yu."
"If you eat chili peppers, you will generally sweat all over."
"This is the norm."
"The miasma enters the human body as "qi", causing people to be in a bad state. Chili peppers perspire and expel the miasma through "sweating". "
"This will minimize the impact of the "miasma" on the Qin army. "
Ying Zheng nodded: "If the influence of miasma becomes smaller, then the terrain problem can actually be easily solved."
Chen Ke looked at Ying Zheng and smiled slightly. He knew that as long as the influence of the miasma became smaller, Ying Zheng would have a way to solve the terrain problem.
In fact, even without Chen Ke, after the miasma caused Qin to fall into the quagmire of Baiyue, the Qin people would have come up with something to solve the miasma.
According to historical records, after the Qin army went through many difficulties, an imperial doctor ordered a dispensary to treat miasma. It was this dispensary that finally led the Qin army to capture Baiyue.
certainly--
That was something that was finally determined after countless sacrifices.
Now with chili peppers, it can be temporarily relieved.
As early as the twenty-sixth year of King Qin's reign in the calendar, Ying Zheng, who was unwilling to give up the attack on Baiyue, had already ordered people under the imperial physician's order to study prescriptions for treating miasma.
Now the results are almost coming.
Chen Ke couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, I wonder what method your Majesty is talking about?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Chen Ke, and the two of them said in unison: "Cut down trees to make a city!"
The four words fell in Zhangtai Palace, and Ying Zheng, who smiled at Chen Ke, spoke loudly, and his hearty laughter spread throughout the palace.
Chen Ke looked at Ying Zheng, his eyebrows curved: "What your Majesty said is exactly what I am thinking."
"The land of Baiyue is vast. Although there are mountains, there are actually large plains, but there are just many forests on the plains."
Ying Zheng turned around and pointed at the map of Kanyu hanging behind him.
Pointing to a certain place, he said: "Look, this large area is all plains. Although there are hills in the middle, isn't it even better to have a city surrounded by mountains?"
"This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Chen Ke also smiled slightly and said: "And this place is close to the sea. If a port is built here, most cities in the south will be safe."
"I have often heard that there are places in the hills and valleys of Baiyue where you can get rice three times a year."
"Although only the land of Baiyue can harvest three crops a year, if Baiyue's food can be transported to various places, it will be enough to support the food consumption of all parts of Daqin."
He pointed to the place marked ocean next to him and said, "Besides, it's faster to take the water route than the land route."
"At Lu Sheng's place in Baijia Palace, the research on explosives is almost complete. After a while, it will even be possible to crack mountains and crack rocks."
Chen Ke's finger traced a certain horizontal line slightly: "A large river will be dug along this point, connecting the north and the south, and leading directly to Baiyue."
"And here it is."
He pointed at the sea, drew a route with his fingers and said: "And this is the sea. All the states and counties along the way can enjoy Baiyue's food transportation. During sea transportation, there is no need for so many soldiers to look after it. The consumption on the road will be drop to lowest."
"More food can be transported to Xianyang and granaries elsewhere."
"If one thing goes down, the other goes down, Da Qin will no longer have to worry about food."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke with a smile: "Actually, it's not just about not having to worry about food, right?"
Chen Ke smiled slightly and looked quite mysterious: "Your Majesty, this place is closer to the Yin Shang Continent and farther south. The looming Mauryan Dynasty is not far from the Land of Baiyue."
He said meaningfully: "Don't you think your Majesty doesn't want such a large piece of land?"
"Even if you don't want it, don't you want to see it?"
