The First Emperor lowered his eyebrows and looked...
The map is oval in shape, with mountains and rivers on it, but no borders.
Of course, it is impossible for Zhao Si to mark national borders. The world map he can draw is the world map of the previous life.
I remember that this country was also a country in the previous life... Zhao Si couldn't figure out how much territory Da Qin had in this era and what the other countries were. How could he possibly draw it?
Zhao Si only drew the seven continents and four oceans and their general appearance, and also marked the plateaus, hills, plains and mountains and other landforms.
As for rivers and lakes, Zhao Si did not draw graffiti. Even if his historical knowledge was not very good, he knew that the rivers of this era were different from modern ones.
Even the Yellow River has undergone many changes in its course. The lakes and rivers of later generations will definitely be full of mistakes and mislead others when compared with Da Qin.
However, in general, the basic layout of the seven continents and four oceans was drawn, and a large number of plateaus, hills, plains, ravines and other landforms that are not easy to change were also marked by Zhao Si one by one.
As for the more detailed details that may change, Zhao Si plans to wait until he conducts personal inspections before filling in the drawings.
Even if it is not very detailed, Zhao Si can be regarded as the first world map of this era.
There are two copies of one map. Next to the world map is the sea chart drawn by Zhao Si.
It records the sailing direction in the past five years and the islands and land that are more convenient for anchoring.
At the same time, it also plays a supplementary role to the world map.
"Where is Great Qin?" asked the First Emperor.
Zhao Si stepped forward and looked at the world map and roughly circled a place.
The current territory of Da Qin is far smaller than that of later generations. It only occupies the Central Plains area, not counting Lingnan. The plateau area and the places further north are not yet considered the territory of Great Qin.
"The grass-roots people were still young before they went to sea, so they can only draw a rough picture..."
The First Emperor noticed that the land of Qin circled by Zhao Si's fingers was extremely small compared to the entire world map.
“Is there a big country here, here?”
The First Emperor pointed to America and Africa.
This is a livable zone marked by Zhao Si himself.
It is worth mentioning that Africa is not the image of a sky full of yellow sand and drought that often appears on TV.
In fact, except for deserts, a large part of Africa is a livable zone. Even if you look around the world, it is one of the few places with a pleasant climate. Some areas are even so livable that you don’t need to farm, and you can just rely on naturally grown fruits and crops. Fill the stomach.
Needless to say, the Americas, although undeveloped and full of mosquito miasma, are obviously more livable than the barren and hot Middle East and cold Northern Europe.
Of course, it is inevitable that a lot of development costs will be incurred.
"There is no country, there are mostly tribes, large and small, they are barbarians and not educated!" Zhao Si said.
"The race of the people here is the same as that of the people in the Central Plains. They are organized by tribes, and there are many tribes, large and small. The grassroots and handsome crews landed here. They were given fruits and vegetables to fill their stomachs, and they traded weapons with each other. Although they were not civilized, they Easy to communicate." Zhao Si pondered and pointed to Africa before continuing.
"The people here have skin as black as ink, faces like evil ghosts, and are prone to plundering. Because of the pleasant climate, they can survive without farming. They are all good at eating, lazy, and plundering..."
"Where is this place?" The First Emperor pointed to Europe, which was also the habitable zone marked by Zhao Si.
"There may be a city-state here, but the language barrier makes it unclear to the common people. The people here have eagle noses and different eyes. They have red hair, black hair, brown hair, blond hair... different shapes."
The First Emperor nodded slightly. Objectively speaking, Europe was not too far away from Qin. It's just that the northwest land is barren and difficult to navigate, so I'm afraid we have to go by sea.
Africa and America are a bit far away from Daqin, and even a round trip by sea would probably take a long time.
Out of habit, the First Emperor instinctively weighed the cost of sending troops and the problems he might face after being included in the rule. He found that no matter where he was, it seemed that the distance was too far, and it was almost impossible to convey the king's orders.
Moreover, each of these areas is vaster than the Qin Dynasty. Qin was somewhat unable to conquer six countries with one country, let alone span such a distance to swallow up the whole world.
Besides, no one can say whether the map given by the young man in front of me is true or false.
After all, there was no so-called world map in this era. Zhao Si was one of the first people to travel around the world, and no one could corroborate what he said.
Moreover, the First Emperor keenly discovered that the world map drawn by Zhao Si and the description of livable areas could actually match some places in Dajiuzhou.
Although the ancients never made the feat of traveling around the world, they had more or less guesses about the outside world.
The ancients believed that the sky was round and there were nine states on the earth. The nine states refer to the livable generation of the Central Plains. In addition to the nine states, there were some corners and corners. The Xia had already occupied the most extensive territory in the world.
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Kyushu theory had always been the mainstream understanding of the world.
By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the development and expansion of the times, the footprints of Zhuxia continued to expand outwards and expand their territories, and the limitations of the Kyushu Theory became increasingly large.
Zou Yan, the founder of the Five Elements theory and a representative figure of Yin-Yang scholars, proposed the Dajiuzhou theory.
The so-called China is one of the eighty-one parts of the world. The Chinese name is Chixian Shenzhou. There are nine states in the Chixian Shenzhou. The nine states were the order of Yu, and they cannot be counted as states.
There are nine Chinese states outside China, such as Chixian, which are the so-called Kyushu. Therefore, if there is a sea surrounding it, and the people and animals cannot communicate with each other, it is like a district, which is a state.
In this way, there is the Great Sea of Ying around it, which is the boundary between heaven and earth.
That is to say, China is only one eighty-oneth of the universe, and the Kyushu mentioned by Dayu is just the Kyushu under Chixian Shenzhou.
There are nine other countries outside the world like the Chixian Shenzhou. They are divided by mountains and oceans and can never meet each other. Therefore, their customs are also different from those of the Xia. This is Central Kyushu.
For example, there are nine states in the middle, which are divided and do not touch each other. This is the great nine states.
The Great Kyushu theory proposed by Zou Yan was more complete than the Little Kyushu theory and quickly became popular.
When the First Emperor unified the world and all the Xia lands were lumped together, the market for the Small Nine Provinces theory dropped again. And because of Qin's system and the lack of awareness of the outside world after Qin's unification, the Great Nine Provinces theory once became the officially recognized mainstream theory.
It is impossible for the First Emperor to not understand the Dajiuzhou theory.
After Da Qin unified the world, Da Qin's military merit system and Da Qin's future foreign wars all needed theoretical support from the Da Jiuzhou Theory.
The world map that Zhao Si sent up has a bit of the Dajiuzhou theory.
The rich and powerful Da Qin is only a small place in the world.
Da Qin is not the only place with a livable environment, there are many lands worth conquering by Da Qin.
It's just that some places still don't correspond to Greater Kyushu.
Of course Zhao Si didn't know anything about Dajiuzhou. As a history lover, it was pretty good to know about the death of Daqin II and to be able to talk about a few well-known figures.
After all, in Zhao Si's impression, Kyushu has always referred to the Central Plains... Well... After all, it has long been a stereotype that the Central Plains is rich in resources and looks down on the barbarian and barren land.
(ps: The protagonist did not name the outside lands. Later, the naming will not use modern names such as Australia and Europe. In the past, when I read novels, I always felt that it was awkward for the protagonist to use Europe, Australia, and America when he discovered the New World. This time it is my turn to write it in the name of big names. Let’s name and divide them based on the Kyushu theory.)
