Listening to Chen Ke's words, Ying Zheng's worries eased a little, but a strange smile appeared on his face.
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said with a smile: "You are so scheming against General Wang. Aren't you afraid that General Wang will fall out with you?"
Chen Ke shrugged his shoulders, with a helpless smile on his face. He looked at Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you said."
"What did I do?"
"Why are you plotting against General Wang?"
"Look, the old general wants to go to the battlefield, so I will help you to intercede so that the old general can go to the battlefield."
"I didn't do anything to feel sorry for the old general at all."
Ying Zheng pointed at Chen Ke and said mockingly: "You are the only one who has not done anything to disgrace the old general."
"The old general only wants to die on the battlefield, so he doesn't have to linger on the sickbed."
"But what about you?"
"There is no preparation at all for the veteran general. Whether it is gunpowder or combat methods for attacking Baiyue, you try to use safe methods."
"Even on the most energy-consuming long journey, you had a good idea for Wang Jian."
Ying Zheng curled his lips: "In this case, it is impossible for anything to happen to Wang Jian, and there is no possibility of "die in battle"."
"Is not it?"
The look on Chen Ke's face was even more smiling.
"Your Majesty said this, isn't this bad?"
"Maybe no one wants to die if they can live, right?"
"With the presence of gunpowder, Da Qin's attack on Baiyue can be accelerated, and the casualties of Da Qin's soldiers can also be reduced. This is a good thing for Da Qin."
He looked at Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, do you think if the old general knew the existence of gunpowder and knew that gunpowder could reduce the casualties of soldiers, do you think he would use gunpowder?"
Ying Zheng said without any hesitation: "Yes."
Chen Ke continued to ask: "Even if you may not be able to accomplish what you want in your heart?"
Ying Zheng nodded: "The old general is devoted to the Qin Dynasty. There is no doubt about this."
Chen Ke smiled and said, "Isn't that enough?"
"I just haven't told the old general for the time being. Since the old general will make the same choice after knowing it, what is the need to say anything?"
Ying Zheng clicked his tongue, but did not say anything against it.
Because he really had nothing to say against it.
"Chen Ke, sometimes I really feel that you are not a disciple of the Mo family, but a disciple of the Zongheng family."
"Otherwise, how could you be so glib and changeable?"
Chen Ke chuckled: "Your Majesty said this. In fact, I am a disciple of that sect. It doesn't matter, right?"
"It has no influence on Your Majesty."
"As long as what I know is useful to His Majesty and to Great Qin."
Ying Zheng glanced at Chen Ke, then shook his head: "So in your plan, attacking Baiyue is a matter that is implemented throughout the first five-year plan?"
Chen Ke nodded.
"Your Majesty, there is no rush to attack Baiyue."
"Sometimes, war can bring not only disadvantages, but also benefits."
"In the past, most of the time a country didn't want to delay a war because wars cost countless money, even more food, and would kill a large number of people."
"But this war is different."
Chen Ke raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng, with a calm voice: "First of all, with the existence of gunpowder, not too many soldiers will die in this war. Even if our soldiers are just a little more careful, they can fight While achieving military exploits, save your own life."
"Secondly, with the implementation of taxation policies and Daqin's monetary policy, Daqin will experience a short-term tax boom in the next few years, and the money and food that can be obtained will reach a peak."
"After this peak, it may enter a relatively smooth period."
“Because people have to adapt and explore in the beginning, a lot of trial and error costs will be incurred, resulting in a lot of tax revenue.”
"The planning starts after that, so there will be a brief period of peace."
"After this peaceful period is over, tax revenue will gradually increase because they already know what to do and will enter a development period."
Chen Ke said while looking at Ying Zheng and said: "So we must make good use of this period."
He smiled and said: "Besides, the purpose of our attack on Baiyue is not to occupy Baiyue's territory or to make Baiyue surrender."
"Firstly, we want to train the two generals Zhang Han and Zhao Tuo, and secondly, we want to build a city on the territory of East Vietnam and make this city one of the most important ports in the Qin Dynasty."
Chen Ke sneered: "It takes a certain amount of time to build a city. It also takes time for us to develop Zhongmu into a city with developed four-way connections. It also takes time for us to transform East Vietnam into a place suitable for us Central Plains people to live. All of this is It takes time..."
"In a short period of time, we will use gunpowder to quickly attack East Vietnam, and then open up the wasteland bit by bit. While supporting the war with war, we will build a city at an entrance to the sea somewhere in East Vietnam. This is our ultimate goal."
"When this city is built, we can use it as a foundation to devour a large area of the surrounding land."
"So a long war is good for us."
Chen Ke had a slightly cold look in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "My plan is five years. Within these five years, Daqin's economic development and transportation will also be developed."
"While the Qin Dynasty was prosperous, it captured Baiyue."
"Only in this way can the world surrender."
He looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten?"
"The things I found in Penglai, and the things I want to get from the Yin Shang Continent."
"Da Qin needs a certain amount of time to learn how to utilize these two resources, so that Da Qin can transform from a wooden ship into a steel ship."
Steel ship?
Ying Zheng listened with a little curiosity in his eyes. It was the first time he heard Chen Ke talk about steel ships.
“Can steel also build ships?”
“What does a ship made of steel look like?”
Chen Ke had nostalgia in his eyes and said with a smile: "Steel can of course be used to build ships, Your Majesty, but that is still a little far away from us now."
"That is a kind of ship imagined by the Mohist sages."
"Steel ships ride the wind and waves, penetrating all wind and rain, and no wind or wave between heaven and earth can stop such ships. They are the most powerful things that humans can create."
"Something that conquers the ocean."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke's expression with a smile in his eyes.
"I hope the Mo family can create this thing as soon as possible. I'm starting to want to see it."
