Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 99 Opening the sea and banning the sea first, the first emperor's praise!
The matter of arresting people to build the Great Wall is a real thing. After thinking about it, the first emperor really made a fool of himself. At present, Daqin is in short supply of human resources, and there are big projects everywhere.

"What's the population in the Fusang area? How about the military equipment?" Shi Huang asked again.

"There is no military equipment..." Zhao Si shook his head, the archipelago is still playing tribal hegemony, a metal weapon is a magic weapon, Xu Fu is stranded in Fusang, and the number of people he brought is only [-]. There are thousands of boys, but it is also a dimensionality reduction blow to the local indigenous people.

"Most places are tribal, they don't even have a decent city, but the population is small... It is estimated that the islands near the sea can have a million people..." Zhao Si sighed.

If it is not fun to sail in ancient times, the sum of Fusang and even the indigenous peoples of the islands such as the Korean Peninsula is not too many.

The good news is that Daqin can reduce the dimension and strike, but the bad news is that it is not easy to arrest people to repair the Great Wall.

"Hmm..." Shi Huang frowned.

There are too few people... But it is a surprise, since there are rich mineral deposits near Fusang Island, Daqin will definitely carry out gold and silver mining there in the future, and the local aborigines will come in handy, catch them to mine, and by the way Expand the fields, grow food, reduce logistics pressure, and the surplus and wealthy population can be transported to the Central Plains to build the Great Wall.

It's a matter of convenience, but because the population is too small, it is definitely impossible for Daqin to search mountains and seas and regard arresting people as its main business, that is, where there are mines, and by the way, arrest people while opening mines.

The first emperor probably had a basic line in mind.

Taking into account the mining of offshore fishing, hunting and mineral deposits, while exploring the distant seas, Daqin does not need to mobilize troops to carry out overseas expansion wars, but the offshore areas can be initially developed.

Among other things, the places where there are mines are occupied first, and it is also necessary to reclaim a certain amount of fields around the mines.

The fruit food produced in the end flows into the Central Plains and feeds back to the country. This is a virtuous circle. Indirectly, although Fusang and even other places have been hit by Daqin's dimensionality reduction, Daqin has helped them complete the civilization transition in advance, right?
In a place where the land is not known, being a slave may not necessarily have a lower survival rate than relying on primitive fishing, hunting and farming.

"You prepare a memorial." The First Emperor signaled Zhao Si to do it, and asked Zhao Si to write out everything he could think of.

At present, Zhao Si is undoubtedly the one with the greatest right to speak overseas, but Zhao Si cannot be avoided when talking about maritime affairs.

Zhao Si nodded upon hearing the sound, took the blank bamboo slips handed over by the First Emperor, and then began to meditate.

Fishing and hunting, coastal development, distant sea exploration!

Zhao Si made a three-step strategic proposal.

There is no doubt about the importance of offshore development and ocean exploration. Offshore development brings back real gold and silver. Ocean exploration can supplement Daqin's ecological environment. Correspondingly, with Daqin's emphasis on maritime affairs, Daqin's navigation industry will also usher in a blowout development. , Shipbuilding technology and sailing experience will also be greatly improved. The upper level will drive the lower level, and coastal residents will also benefit accordingly. Benefiting from technological improvements and gradually increasing experience, the offshore fishing industry will also usher in a blowout development.

Daqin's seaside ports will definitely increase over time.

With the increase of ports, the transportation around the country does not have to be obsessed with land transportation and inland river transportation, and can sail close to the coast and offshore, and the transportation efficiency between ports will be greatly improved.

Zhao Si thought while writing.

Langya is definitely the top priority as the first place to go to sea, but in fact, it is better to go to Guangzhou and Fujian for offshore development ports.

Ports in coastal cities are connected to each other, and a brand new transportation network can be formed, so is it necessary to add a navy?It is natural to be able to transport goods and people.

"Within 20 to [-] years, gradually loosen port restrictions, encourage non-governmental trade and go to sea." Zhao Si wrote it on the bamboo slips after pondering.

Opening the sea, doesn't it mean that after building the port hastily, it encourages the people to open the sea on a large scale. Just kidding, the Daqin officials must not first occupy the rich overseas minerals before talking about it?
After the occupation is over, some cities and ports are not allowed to be built?Daqin has to operate a basic market overseas to ensure its dominant position before letting go of maritime control.

Otherwise, if you let it go rashly, it will be like letting birds fly in the sky and fish jumping in the sea.

Nobles are not fools. Great Qin obtained a large amount of gold and silver from overseas. The nobles in coastal areas, such as Qidi, will definitely be tempted by it. They have the ability to build ships and go to sea.

I listen to you on land, but I don't necessarily listen to you when I go to sea.

There is only one way to avoid this from happening, ban the sea!Yes, the premise of opening the sea is to ban the sea.

While letting nobles from all over the world passively accept the gold and silver exports from the Great Qin Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden for private people to go to sea, and at the same time actively build a basic offshore market.

Within 20 to [-] years, ensure the control of the ecological control of the basic offshore routes and ports, establish the advantages of overseas strikes, and cultivate a sufficiently good navy.

Only then can the sea ban policy be gradually relaxed, and at this time is the time to mobilize redundant private forces to carry out large-scale overseas development.

At this time, Daqin has obtained enough benefits, and the rest are some relatively small gold and silver mines. The routes and ports of various places are controlled by Daqin, and the restrictions are relaxed. The nobles will not be able to affect Daqin's offshore rule. They can do things instead.

For example, the small-scale population scattered in various offshore islands, Daqin will definitely not spend a lot of trouble, this group of nobles may not be, after they are captured, they will eventually be transported back to the country...

Some small gold and silver deposits... some small islands and settlements suitable for development... these places that the Daqin government can't reach, and places that don't affect the Daqin's overseas dominance, are the places that the group of nobles can get their hands on.

Of course, if the nobles from all over the country were more courageous, they could run out of the offshore ruling circle of the Great Qin Dynasty, and they could really go to Africa to grab farm tools, that would be their ability.

"After the opening of the sea ban, sea tax departments should be set up in various ports." Sea tax is also the top priority. This cannot be ignored. Overseas profits are huge. After opening the sea, how can we not cut this group of nobles?
"All in all, what is probably formed is that military garrison ports are established in the offshore relying on the mineral deposits in various places... Relying on the garrison in the offshore and the first-mover advantage, it can basically maintain the offshore rule of the Qin Dynasty within a hundred years."

As for land development in coastal areas, this kind of thing is really beyond the reach of the Daqin government, and Daqin also has a lot of land to develop, so this kind of thing has to be handed over to the nobles, but it doesn't matter, Daqin only needs to control the port and Military superiority, within a hundred years, the fruit of the nobles' sea labor will eventually flow to the Great Qin.

Zhao Si thought about it carefully, then checked it again and again, and continued to add something when he thought of something occasionally.

For the offshore area, the basic development strategy has been determined.Open the mine, open the sea by the way, and build the basic disk of Daqin Offshore.

Daqin traded ten or even 20 years of sea bans in exchange for crushing offshore combat advantages and control of sea routes in various ports.

The distant sea is the introduction of animals and plants, and the investigation of the world.

After Zhao Si finished writing, many bamboo slips were wasted. Looking at the messy content on the bamboo slips, Zhao Si had to use the blank bamboo slips to tidy up again to ensure that it was concise and straightforward.

In the end, nearly 2000 characters were written, the words were simple and unpretentious, and well-organized. Zhao Si felt that he had reached his peak level, which was an extraordinary performance. It is a family of its own, with a unique style.

There is no way, Zhao Si has been practicing hard, but it is not so easy to practice brush calligraphy, and it is still written on bamboo slips, which is a test of skill. In just a few months, it is possible to write on such a small bamboo slip. It is already the limit of Zhao Si's ability to write Xiaozhuan with such complicated strokes.

"Your Majesty, please take a look!" After Zhao Si finished tidying up, he looked up and saw that the sky was already dark.

When I wrote it, I didn't realize that this sea-opening plan actually took a full half a day, plus the half-day of talking with the first emperor, the whole day was about to pass.

The first emperor took the bamboo slips, and all he could see was Zhao Si's unsightly calligraphy.

Suppressing the discomfort and watching, Shi Huang was surprised to find that Zhao Si's maritime planning had been well-organized, clear and straightforward.

Of course, from the point of view of the first emperor, there must be some shortcomings, but Zhao Si couldn't even grasp the key points of the conversation at the beginning, and now he can do this in just three months, which shows that he has really worked hard.

"Open the sea before banning the sea?"

The first emperor looked at Zhao Si's plan and direction for maritime affairs one by one. This was the first time that Zhao Si had written an independent plan.

From the perspective of the first emperor, except for the details that need to be supplemented, it is unexpected, feasible?

For example, the sea ban... If Zhao Si hadn't brought it up deliberately, the First Emperor himself might have ignored it, and the sea tax after the opening of the sea, basically everything that should be considered.

What is even more commendable is that Zhao Si was able to propose a comprehensive and complete plan for the military, government, taxation and people based on maritime affairs, and at the same time, he did not act too hastily. Absolutely Zhao Si has made great progress, she is talented and intelligent,
"What you said is true. It's indeed three days before the scholars, so treat them with admiration." Shi Huang smiled and put away the bamboo slips.

Zhao Si's plan can be directly put into use with only some supplements, which is indeed worthy of praise.

"However, I don't know how many days it will take for your handwriting to impress me." The First Emperor was very satisfied with Zhao Si's performance.

Not only did Zhao Si provide an executable maritime plan, but also Zhao Si's progress was visible to the naked eye.

Zhao Si could only laugh at the words...

"Calligraphy skills, but not a day's work, I think it will take some time..."

"Retire..." Shi Huang put away the bamboo slips and waved his hands to see off the guests, Zhao Si heard the sound and left.

Until Zhao Si's figure disappeared, Shi Huang's eyes looked out of the door.

Ten years... 20 years... or even a hundred years?

But how many years do you have left?
(End of this chapter)