The First Emperor waved his hand and went to find Zhao Si, leaving Zhao Gao alone.
"The eldest son returns to Qin..." Zhao Gao sighed as he looked at the departing figure of the First Emperor.
He knew that he might not have much chance or time anymore.
He had to do something, he had to fight for something, but when he thought of Hu Hai, whom he supported, Zhao Gao rubbed his brows and felt a headache.
What should I do?
The oppression brought by the First Emperor to Zhao Gao would not disappear in a short time, but when he was in a life-and-death crisis, the madness in Zhao Gao's heart was gradually growing.
If this continues, there will be only one way for him to die.
Once Fusu becomes the crown prince, the Meng brothers will not let him go, and the First Emperor will not protect him. Zhao Gao knows that if the First Emperor really makes up his mind to make Fusu the crown prince, the First Emperor will personally clear all obstacles for him.
Zhao Gao knew that if he continued like this, he would become a miserable abandoned son.
"First Emperor, Fusu..."
He must seize some opportunities, but where are the opportunities? But no matter what, he must be fully prepared.
After thinking about this clearly, Zhao Gao began to look for Hu Hai and wrote letters to contact some of his friends.
Of course, it was just contact and reminiscing. He was not a fool and could not make the treacherous things public.
Zhao Gao still understands the principle that if things are kept secret, success will occur, and if things are revealed, failure will occur.
On the other side, when the First Emperor found Zhao Si who had left him alone to drink secretly.
Zhao Si and his gang were already drunk.
Zhang Cang and Chen Ping were okay. Although they were a little tipsy, they could still maintain their appearance.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were already lying down.
Wang Li was also a little unconscious.
Only Zhao Si and Li Shiqi were left drinking together.
Li Shiqi was a good drinker and called himself a drunkard of Gaoyang. He was actually a drunkard, while Zhao Si was purely happy.
This was the first time Emperor Shi Huang saw Zhao Si drinking like this.
When Zhang Cang saw the First Emperor arriving, he immediately poked Zhao Si to remind him, and then stood up to salute.
Zhao Si reluctantly raised his head and opened his eyes, only to see the three First Emperors wandering in front of him.
"I have seen... Your Majesty, I have seen this Your Majesty, I have also seen this Your Majesty!" Zhao Si wanted to get up, but failed in the end.
Although it was unclear why there were three His Majesty, Zhao Si still raised his glass to toast.
The First Emperor was a little angry and wanted to laugh.
Finally, he knelt down in front of Zhao Si and said with a solemn expression: "Pour some wine!"
"Okay!" Zhao Si chuckled, lifted the wine bottle with both hands, shook it, half to the table, and half to the First Emperor.
The First Emperor didn't pay attention, he just raised the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp, and then looked at Zhao Si seriously.
"Why did you lose your composure?"
Zhao Si sat there with his head lowered as if he was about to shut down his phone. When he heard the First Emperor's question, he reluctantly raised his head and said, "I'm happy...hey!"
After saying that, he lowered his head, and when he looked carefully, he saw that his phone had been turned off.
The First Emperor's lips moved slightly. He originally wanted to have a drink with this boy to relieve his inner annoyance, but he didn't expect that this boy fell down first...
"Take him down to wash up and rest..." The First Emperor stood up, looked at Zhang Cang and waved his hand.
Zhao Si Wang Li Shiqi and his party were taken away by Zhang Cang and Chen Ping.
Zhang Cang, who was white and fat, was worried about this grass-roots team. He called his maids to wash him, sent his ministers to wait for him, and cleaned up all the messes...
In the days that followed, Mao Dun submitted a surrender form to Da Qin as a Xiongnu prince.
After receiving the order from the First Emperor, Meng Tian replaced the First Emperor in Longxi and consecrated Maodun as the new chanyu of the Xiongnu. At the same time, the Xiongnu formally surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.
Afterwards, Mao Dun returned to the grassland with the help of Meng Tian.
The Xiongnu were indeed severely weakened. The Yuezhi and Donghu beat the fallen dogs hard and couldn't wait to absorb the Xiongnu's population and occupy the Xiongnu's land.
The originally prosperous Huns lost most of their main force in the first battle, and even a hero like Mao Dun was unable to do anything.
Fortunately, although the Xiongnu is now seriously injured, he has a new father.
Da Qin!
"I know there is a road that can reach the hinterland of Donghu!"
Not long after he returned to the throne and succeeded to the throne, Maodun went to borrow troops from Da Qin and asked for Da Qin's help.
It's impossible not to borrow troops. A clever woman can't make a living without rice. The Huns are currently in a state of fragmentation. Many tribes have directly separated from the Huns. Maodun's prestige is not enough, and the royal family has suffered heavy losses, so it can't be defeated at all.
Mao Dun became the leader without any psychological burden. While calling Taijun to invite him, he carefully observed Qin's equipment and weapons.
Only then did he discover such exquisite items as the three-piece set.
He was born on horseback, so why couldn't he see the ingenuity of riding on a saddle and riding on a horse's shoes? In fact, there is no technical content in horse stirrups, saddles and horseshoes. You can imitate them at a glance. Once you use them, you can't hide them. This is why Meng Tian held back for so long.
"In this battle, the defeat is not due to my father, but to the fortifications!"
The Xiongnu can’t, but the Qin can!
With the Xiongnu leading the way, the Donghu and Yuezhi who stretched their hands to the southeast were severely chopped off by Meng Tian, who led more than 30,000 cavalry. The Donghu and Yuezhi reined in their troops because of this, and did not dare to continue to annex the Xiongnu.
Mao Dun naturally asked Qin to open the pastures in the Hetao area for them to graze for recuperation, but was rejected by Fusu righteously.
Fusu also stated that he asked Mengtian to take over all the few mines of the Xiongnu and monopolize all the mining rights of the Xiongnu.
Modu's little idea didn't work, and he suffered a huge loss. All the recorded minerals in the Xiongnu territory were taken away by the Qin State, and only some miscellaneous minerals with low yields were left.
But there is no way, the situation is stronger than the people...
Although it is very easy to imitate horse stirrups, saddles and horseshoes, without the Central Plains... with the productivity of the grassland nomads and the distribution of minerals in the grassland, it would be difficult to make an arrow.
Minerals are just the first step of restraint.
Next, there’s salt!
food!
All kinds of production supplies!
"It is said that there are two large gold and silver mines over there in Fuso. They have been occupied by Da Qin. I heard that there is an endless stream of large ships loaded with gold and silver?" Fusu looked at Meng Tian and asked.
"Well, these two large mines were marked by Minister Zhao himself." Meng Tian nodded.
"Zhao Si again?" Fusu smiled. He was still in Longxi and had heard about Zhao Si's relationship more than once.
The ministers close to the father, even Meng Yi, could only feel ashamed, and Zhao Gao could not speak next to him.
What's more, it is rare to have such a great favor, but he is not a sycophant, and is known as a gentleman among the courtiers.
At present, Fusu has received the news that the First Emperor has allowed him to return to Xianyang, and he is in a good mood. However, the Great Wall and Straight Road in Longxi have come to an end, and the strategy to contain the Huns has just begun. Fusu plans to do a good job in the aftermath.
Then, return to Xianyang, return to your home, and see the old scenery and new people.
He really wanted to see what a talent that his father valued so much looked like.
"In this case, there should be no shortage of gold and silver in the national treasury in the future. I will write to my father and ask him to bring me some gold and silver from Langya to buy the Xiongnu's cattle, sheep and horses." Fusu smiled.
Gold and silver are hard currencies. Some people may not accept copper coins when buying things, but no one will refuse to accept gold and silver when buying things.
The same goes for the Huns!
Fusu planned to control the Xiongnu's salt, iron and grain, and at the same time use gold and silver transactions to appease the Xiongnu.
It is necessary to retain the ferocity of the Xiongnu without being too harsh.
In fact, economic control and other messy things are all things that our ancestors have already played with.
The Qin people's Eight Classics of Zheng'er were founded by destroying the Xirong. These are all required courses for the Qin government.
Anyway, there is so much gold and silver brought back from Fusang, and it is just for display. It is better to spend it. When the Xiongnu needs to buy food, salt and iron, the gold and silver will just go around and return to the hands of Da Qin.
Under the attack of Donghu and Yuezhi, the Xiongnu could only tremble under the stride of Qin.
And time passed quietly...
As the troops continued to march, the weather became colder and colder, and heavy snow came as expected.
The snow was so heavy that the First Emperor's Chariot had to stop at Shan Yang and could not move forward.
No one expected that the heavy snow would come so early, and no one expected that the weather would suddenly become so cold.
Even if the weather forecast is inaccurate, stargazers are not omnipotent.
Shanyang, the land of the old Zhao Kingdom, was one of Zhao's front lines against the Huns.
This is a remote place with a small population and no bustling businesses.
The total population within the jurisdiction is only more than 50,000, so the First Emperor's drive stopped in Shanyang due to heavy snow, which was a devastating disaster for Shanyang.
Without him, the population is too small and the economy is too poor.
Even the supply of charcoal is unaffordable...
The First Emperor's traveling entourage numbered more than 10,000 people, which was simply not something a frontier place could bear.
And not only that, the people did not expect the great cold to come so early, so the local people themselves had to cope with the cold winter...
There are border areas all around, and everyone has too much time to take care of themselves and can only let the court control it.
Snow disaster...
In a borderland like this, it is normal for thousands of people to die due to snowstorms. There is no other way, resources are insufficient, and the ability to withstand disasters is too limited.
It is already remote and there is not enough cultivated land. Where can you get so much firewood for you to burn? It would be damning if a few freeze to death every year.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said they didn't care, while Zhang Cang and Chen Ping said it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Fortunately, Zhao Si discovered a rich open-pit coal mine here.
Calculating the geographical location, this was the Shanxi area in later generations.
That place is rich in coal bosses. With rich coal mines, this snow disaster will not be so difficult to deal with.
Not only that, you can also rub out the briquettes.
(End of chapter)
