Zhao Si longed for wandering on the sea, but unfortunately, he had to extend his life for the First Emperor.
According to the original historical process, the current Shi Huangdi should be approaching his end.
"Calculating the time, now Jing and the others have gone out to explore the sea, but it's a pity that they can't go with them." Zhao Si sighed.
"Iwami Ginzan and Kanedao should also be found..."
In this era, there are no telephones, no mobile phones, and no wireless communication. We are far away from each other, the message transmission is slow, the message lag is huge, and there are many uncontrollable factors.
"By the way, how long did it take from the time Xu Fu died until his head was returned?" Zhao Si looked at Wang Li and asked.
"More than a month." Wang Li thought for a moment and said.
"Not only Xu Fu's head was sent back, but also a large amount of gold, silver, copper and iron. It is said that the gold sent back alone was more than a thousand taels, and the silver was a full 300,000 taels!" Wang Li beamed with interest.
The previous demotion and reduction of rank had a temporary impact on Wang Li's mentality. Only a few days had passed, and Wang Li had recovered and became cheerful again.
"Now all the officials are quarreling like crazy. Dr. Shusun Tong and a group of senior officials are admonishing to set up counties overseas and intend to completely integrate Fusang into their rule. Languan Su Jiao and others are admonishing to build a navy and raise troops overseas.
Even Li Xiang, who was coordinating the affairs of Dongjun, and Shang Qingdu, who was responsible for capturing the remaining assassins, couldn't sit still. "Wang Li smiled.
"So eager?" Zhao Si raised his eyebrows.
"How can you not be anxious? A lot of gold, silver, copper and iron deposits have been discovered. Daqin is currently short of copper and money. Be it Longxi or Baiyue, they are all greedy for money. I don't know how much has been invested so far. Manpower and material resources." Wang Li rolled his eyes.
“To the north, the Donghu, Xiongnu, and Yuezhi are not so easy to fight, and the north is vast and barren, and there is not much land worth attacking.
Baiyue had suffered a major defeat a few years ago, and there was a miasma of poisonous insects everywhere.
Overseas, there are gold, silver, copper and iron deposits everywhere, and they are suitable for farming. The key is that the enemies are not easy to fight... Officials are not fools, who doesn't want to send troops overseas? "
"I want to go too... There are not even decent armors and weapons. There are many tribes, big and small. When the king's master arrives..." Wang Li said excitedly.
"No one objects?" Zhao Si frowned.
"Li Xianghe and Meng Shangqing objected, and His Majesty has no decision." Wang Li said.
Zhao Si then calmed down and nodded.
Zhao Si did not object to raising troops overseas.
But there must be a moderation in everything. How long did it take for Xu Fu to die and send his head back to Da Qin? More than a month.
This is a case of traveling day and night. If the weather is bad and there is a storm at sea, there is a risk of news being cut off in an instant.
The islands and continents are separated by the sea, which is a natural barrier.
…
The autonomy is too high, the message delivery is too slow, and the military is too independent.
This is the offshore...
What if it’s the far sea?
It can take half a year, a year or even longer...
This kind of thing cannot be supported blindly. Militarism and military aristocrats who desire military success and nobility will not consider this.
They will lead Da Qin on the road of war to no end.
As long as they can fight, they don't care whether they lose money or whether Great Qin falls into the quagmire of war.
Generally speaking, offshore is profitable, but offshore is a bottomless pit.
In this current era, colonization is too difficult to enjoy, it is too primitive. In many places, Da Qin has to help them with infrastructure construction.
The further away, the greater the staff and costs that Great Qin will have to invest, and the higher the control risks, not to mention the extreme wall of the empire.
Zhao Si opened a hole in the sea, but he must also be careful not to let Da Qin be dragged into a bottomless pit.
This is not an era during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the economy and trade were mature and we could develop maritime affairs with our eyes closed.
Zhao Si's current thoughts are still more inclined to plunder the original mineral deposits of Fusang to feed the mainland of Daqin, promote the infrastructure construction of the mainland of Daqin and improve the industrial structure of the mainland of Daqin, so that the Qin State will become rich and powerful, and the Qin people will receive tangible benefits.
Instead of giving Da Qin a blow, he continued to transfuse blood overseas.
The common people in the world have suffered too much. What they need is to recuperate and recuperate, not to give them another place to serve and fight.
To put it bluntly, it is a matter of focusing on the internal or the external.
Focusing on internal affairs means using the wealth from the sea to build the mainland of Great Qin.
To focus on foreign affairs is to find ways to expand the territory, bring overseas countries into the rule, and establish counties and counties.
Focus on the inside and leave the legacy for thousands of years.
Emphasis on foreigners, for fear that Great Qin's control would decline in the future, and the remaining construction and culture would be in vain to benefit outsiders.
The most important thing is that the decline in control is actually inevitable from the perspective of historical laws.
Unifying the world was just a joke, and Zhao Si never took it seriously.
It can't be done, at least until modern society, there is no precedent.
Zhao Si was really worried that the First Emperor and even the civil and military officials of Great Qin would not be able to bear it any longer.
After all, it was just Zhao Si's family statement before, and the reason why he went overseas was not because Zhao Si had no physical verification.
The biggest reason is the push behind the Yin Yang family. They want to perfect the Dajiuzhou theory, and Da Qin also needs to question Xu Fu.
Zhao Si said in vain that Fusang had a gold and silver mine with huge output. Who believed it?
I'm afraid only the First Emperor truly believed it.
However, now that the physical goods have been shipped back, Zhao Si underestimated the reaction of the civil and military officials.
They underestimated that when there was wealth worth plundering overseas, the military nobles of Great Qin could not restrain their determination to start a war.
"This is just the beginning. When Shi Jian Yinshan and Jin Dao are found, I'm afraid the three princes and nine ministers don't know what the quarrel will be like!" Zhao Si frowned.
However, Fuso, which is located at the junction of tectonic plates, has frequent geographical activities, leading to the illusion of rich mineral deposits. This is just an exception.
To put it bluntly, the First Emperor could suppress it, but if there were another emperor, I am afraid that Great Qin would have already begun to mobilize.
Dongjun is currently in a turmoil due to the assassination incident. The return of Xu Fu's head adds another spoonful of oil to the turmoil here.
At this moment, Xianyang is not very peaceful...
"It's done!"
"It's cooked!"
When the First Emperor set out on his grand tour of the world, millet was ripe.
But all the grains in Zhaosi's land were planted, and in addition to grains, there was also rice.
It’s just that the maturity stages are not consistent.
Now, after the last good harvest, it is time for another good harvest of hemp, soybeans, yellow rice, and rice.
This is not just a simple harvest, it is about saving seeds and spreading them throughout the world.
In fact, the growth cycles of hemp, soybeans, yellow rice, and rice are not exactly the same, but they have already worshiped heaven and earth before the last great tour of the world.
As these four kinds of grains ripen one after another, we cannot just worship the heaven and the earth day after day and do nothing else.
Fortunately, the time was not much different, and the weather was sunny and windy, so the four crops were managed to be brought together.
Of course, the wheat growth cycle is longer, and you have to kowtow once when you turn around.
Although the things were grown by Zhao Si, they still had to be given the destiny, and they still had to respect the destiny.
Right now, it is the Right Prime Minister Wang Wan who is responsible for this harvest festival.
All the officials arrived, and there was a symphony of rituals and music.
Ji Cheng was mixed among the hundreds of officials and felt a little out of place.
After all, he was just a small pavilion chief before.
But now, suddenly, he was promoted to Yilang.
Although the official position is not very big and there is no specific position, he is a Langguan!
After being released to the outside world in the future, he will at least be able to lead the affairs of a county!
When they heard the news, everyone in Ji Cheng was stupid. Not only Ji Cheng was stupid, but Ji Chang was also stupid. The village elders in Chelin were also confused.
Yilang!
Lang Guan! The position of being close to the king!
Able to serve as a guard in the palace!
Among the Gonggun princes in the court, Yilang might not be considered an inconspicuous person, but in the countryside, Ji Cheng became a big shot overnight.
The village elders visited constantly, and not only that, even the local county captain came to visit several times.
Ji Cheng didn't know why such a huge good thing suddenly hit him.
Until, he entered the court of Da Qin as Yilang.
He heard his brother Zhao Si!
This is a figure who is constantly discussed. Although Zhao Si does not have many interactions with Baiguan, his reputation is an unavoidable topic in the court.
Although Zhao Si is only a minister, everyone knows the terrifying gold content of Zhao Si.
He was too close to the First Emperor!
As long as Zhao Si thinks about it, even what he says is more effective than the three gongs and nine ministers.
Not to mention, Wang Jian's direct grandson and Zhao Si were on good terms, and Li Si, the powerful left prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, also had a good relationship with Zhao Si.
Zhao Si has very few friends, but they all have top connections.
Ji Cheng is not a fool.
He realized that there was probably only one reason why he was suddenly promoted from pavilion chief to Yilang.
Brother!
Zhao Si!
No, Ji Si.
Ji Cheng had long recognized that Zhao Si who had returned from the sea was Ji Si.
It's just that his brother came back from the sea, attracted everyone's attention, and was in a high position. He was already very different from him. Ji Cheng was uncertain, and he was afraid that his grandfather Ji Chang would be disappointed, and he had no way to contact Zhao Si alone, so he never knew how to recognize each other.
Ji Cheng did not dare to expose Zhao Si's identity rashly when the matter was not certain.
After all, in this era, the most important thing is the affection of the hometown party. Ji Cheng is worried that if he acts rashly, his brother Zhao Si will be labeled as unfilial and unloved.
Now, he was suddenly promoted to Yi Lang...
Ji Cheng, who was still a Langguan after all, finally had a channel to inquire about Zhao Si.
Zhao Si's deeds are relatively transparent, and many people among the officials know about it.
Ji Cheng soon learned the reason why his brother did not return home.
When I went to sea, I encountered a sea storm, injured my head, and lost my memory.
Ji Cheng felt that the reason why his brother changed his name to Zhao Si was probably because he forgot his previous surname.
But now...
He was suddenly promoted to Yilang.
Is it because you remembered it?
So, why did the brother leave in a hurry without even leaving a word?
Is it because of... what happened back then?
(End of chapter)
