Molested Zulong at the beginning

The two looked at each other, and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean, sir?"

Xiang Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Besides us, there are Huns Shanyu Modun in Mobei, and Donghu in Liaodong..."

"After establishing the Protectorate of the Western Regions, Baisu staged a military parade. On the surface, it did intimidate many small countries in the Western Regions, but it made the Donghu in Liaodong and the Xiongnu in Mobei even more afraid of Xianyang."

"This fear reaches a certain level, that is anger..."

"Think about it, the former overlord of the grassland is now lingering on the barren Mobei grassland. Facing the guard of the Beiting Dufu, after the snowstorm in winter, he has no way to go south to plunder and replenish supplies. He can only grit his teeth and bear the huge burden. loss."

"Moreover, because the trade route is completely controlled by Xianyang, they want to buy salt, cloth, porcelain, tea, these daily necessities, and need to sell a large amount of cattle, sheep, horses and other materials to the Central Plains."

"I can only watch helplessly as the strength of the Beiting Protectorate next to me is getting stronger and stronger, and there are more and more cavalry. Of course she is afraid, worrying that one day the Beiting Protectorate will go to the Northern Expedition and destroy the entire army. The grasslands are incorporated into the territory."

"So as long as there is chaos in the Central Plains, they will definitely attack Beiting Protectorate with all their might, wanting to regain this fertile Monan grassland and make the declining Xiongnu tribe great again."

"Therefore, as long as there is an accident in the Central Plains, they will definitely unite and go south together, dragging Meng Tian on the grassland, let alone return to Xianyang to help Xianyang, as long as there is no accident, it will be good."

"If the plan goes well, under the situation of domestic and foreign difficulties, the Great Xia will fall apart just like the Great Zhou in those years, and the power of the world will return to the hands of us and the other six countries."

Everyone looked at each other, very excited about Xiang Liang's plan.

After all, there was a successful example once.

King Zhou You wanted to abolish the elder and establish the younger, and let Bao Si become the queen. Then the prince's natal family saw that his many years of support would be in vain, and his status was in danger of declining in the future.

So he decided to join hands with Quan Rong to let the aliens enter the pass, break through Gaojing, kill King You of Zhou, and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.

After that, the queen's natal family supported King Zhou You's son to move eastward and established the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Then, the queen's natal family changed from a prince to a power in the world for more than a hundred years, which can be said to have been in power for a while.

If they can make good use of the opportunity of the Xiongnu, Donghu and Xianyang fighting to the death and use it as a pawn, they may not be able to overthrow the first emperor of Xianyang, restore the six kingdoms, and regain the throne.

Thinking of the hope of restoring the country, both Wei Bao and Han Wangxin had surprise on their faces.

The two of them cupped their hands one after another and said, "Okay, so we are willing to form an alliance, respect Your Highness Xiong Xin as the leader, and raise the flag of righteousness together to overthrow Bao Xia."

Chapter 270 Open the door, free trade

The next day.

The morning light was bright, Bai Su sat up from the bed, a white arm slipped down from his chest, and he looked along.

The girl next to her was still asleep, her mouth was slightly curved, and she was filled with a sweet smile. She was very light, curled up, and nestled in a corner.

It seemed that he took Bai Su's body as a pillow and slept soundly.

Bai Su looked at Da Qiao carefully, it had been a long time since she had seen her, compared to her youthfulness at the time, she had changed a lot at this time.

The jet-black hair shone brightly in the sun, as smooth as silk, and the delicate skin was like suet white jade from the Western Regions. It felt warm and moist to the touch, soft but not greasy. The hair on the side of the face was stuck to the side by the dry sweat. , giving people a dignified and demure feeling.

Bai Su stroked the girl's black hair, and looked at the girl who looked tired and was still sleeping.

A sentence could not help appearing in his mind: "The tree-lined path you yearn for, in fact, will be covered with hoarfrost in the morning and evening..."

At this moment, the maid's voice came from outside the door.

"Master, the giant of the Mo family sent someone to invite the master to the Shaofu, and it seems that he has something important to report."

Bai Su was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said, "I see."

This Mo Xun's character is quite old-fashioned, and he usually would not take the initiative to come to him if there is nothing wrong, but now that someone is sent here, something important must have happened.

He covered Da Qiao with the quilt, swished into his clothes, and after washing up, he headed towards Shaofu.

All the way to the Shaofu, walking along the quiet corridor, after a while, a slender figure came into view.

That slim girl with slender legs and slender legs was Mo Xun or anyone else.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Mo Xun raised the blue hair between his brows with his slender white hand, and turned his head. When he saw Bai Su, his cheeks flushed bright red, and he said in a low voice, "Master... Your lord, you are here!" .”

Even though several days have passed, every time she faces Bai Su, she still feels inexplicably nervous.

Bai Su admired the girl's pretty face for a while, and after seeing Mo Xun's face blushing, he asked with a smile, "You called me here today, why?"

Mo Xun bit his red lips lightly with his bright teeth, and said, "My lord, the people sent by my Mo family to the Maurya Dynasty have returned."

"You mean they came back with cotton seeds?"

Bai Su's eyes lit up when he saw Mo Xun nodding his head slightly. He had been thinking about Cotton before, but now he finally came back with the seeds.

You know, for the Central Plains, cotton is not just a raw material for the textile industry. It is as simple as keeping the people of the Central Plains warm from the cold.

This cotton seems inconspicuous, just a small crop, but it has the attributes of hard currency like tea and porcelain.

To put it simply, this thing is no different from gold. No matter where it is shipped to, it will be in short supply no matter which country it trades with.

The continuously grown cotton can be exchanged for a large number of cattle and sheep livestock, spices, copper ore, iron ore and other precious resources, and even a large number of...slaves.

It is no exaggeration to say that whoever controls the cotton trade will own [-]% to [-]% of the wealth in the entire world today.

Relying on commerce and trade alone is enough to support a powerful empire that mobilizes hundreds of thousands of troops.

When Bai Su thought of this, there was excitement in his eyes: "Go, let me go and have a look."

Mo Xun didn't know why his lord was so happy, but he nodded anyway: "My lord, this way please..."

Bai Su quickly came to a room, and saw two Mohist disciples dressed in rags, yellow and thin, with chapped lips, sitting weakly at the table, sipping rice porridge.

This arduous journey can be described as exhausting. At this time, it is not easy to eat too much meat and vegetables. You can only eat some light things, otherwise the stomach will easily be overwhelmed.

Seeing Bai Su coming in, the two hurriedly stood up and cupped their hands together, "Master...Master."

"You don't need to be too polite, this time you have come back from a long distance, you have worked hard..."

Bai Su hastily helped the two of them up, looking at their obviously much older faces, he couldn't help feeling a burst of emotion in his heart.

These two disciples of the Mohist School followed the example of Master Xuanzang and returned from their journey to the west. Although this time they had the official support of the imperial court, they provided horses, money, and customs clearance documents along the way.

However, relying on manpower, he crossed the grasslands, deserts, neighbors, and mountains all the way. With his own feet, he walked tens of thousands of miles in a foreign country. There were countless beasts and poisonous insects on the way. If something goes wrong, he might die. This kind of test is not for ordinary people. able to bear.

"Our Mohists have used our own feet to measure the earth since ancient times, observed the sun, moon and stars with our own eyes, and explored the laws of nature. This hardship is nothing."

One of the older Mohist disciples smiled shyly and took out a purse from his bosom: "Sir, this is the seed you want..."

Bai Su reached out to take it, and found that it was a dilapidated purse. It was obvious that the clothes of the two of them were already in tatters, and they were no different from beggars.

But in the purse was a clean cloth handkerchief, the seeds inside were well wrapped, clean and without any damage.

Seeing this, Bai Su said to the two of them: "You two have made great contributions this time, enough to be your official doctor."

"Doctor Guanju, this...how is this possible."

The two looked stunned for a moment, and even Mo Xun, who was beside him, couldn't believe it.

After all, a doctor is equivalent to a five-level military title, rewarding houses, servants, land, etc. Needless to say, he even has the qualifications to advise the court.

The status can be considered quite high. Even if ordinary soldiers fight on the battlefield, even if they survive, it will be difficult to climb to this position without three to five years of effort.

The two of them just brought back a few small seeds, and they went directly from a craftsman to an official doctor, which is really unimaginable.

Bai Su said with a smile: "Don't underestimate these mere seeds. It only takes a few years to change the pattern of the entire Central Plains, and even the entire world."

"It's not an exaggeration for you to bring back such an important weapon of the country and directly obtain the fifth-class military merit title."

After listening to Bai Su's words, everyone looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

Especially those two Mohist disciples, they never imagined that the few seeds they usually carried in their bosoms could be exchanged for such meritorious deeds, and they regretted it for a while.

When I came back, why didn't I grab it more? This is not a crop, it is clearly gold all over the mountains and plains.

Bai Su smiled: "There is no need to regret it, you follow what I said, and plant this seed well, and when it blooms and bears fruit in the future, your Majesty's reward will be indispensable."

"Thank you...thank you sir."

The two hand in hand.

Bai Su asked, "By the way, the map I asked you to draw, how is it now?"

"My lord, please take a look..."

The two stood up in a hurry, ran to the side of the tattered package, and took out a stack of rice paper wrapped in sheepskin, which contained pictures of countries along the way, folk customs, and the distribution of mountains, rivers, and waters.

Although the map drawing is a bit rough, the route is clearly marked, extending from the Western Regions all the way, even the local climate is hot and dry, and there are many poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests.

Even the situation where the local plague is prone to outbreaks in winter is marked out.

Seeing this, Bai Su smiled and said, "Okay, you guys did a good job this time."

Mo Xun blinked his black and white eyes, and couldn't help but ask, "My lord, what do you want this map for?"

"Naturally, it is open to trade. My Central Plains has been a state of etiquette since ancient times. How can I have evil intentions?"

"But I always feel that your purpose is not that simple."

Seeing the girl's strange gaze, Bai Su couldn't help but smile, and didn't try to explain too much.

His purpose is actually very simple. It really is to open up trade, first to open the way through trade, to sell all the porcelain, tea, and silk from the Central Plains, and to let a steady stream of spices and gold flow into the Central Plains.

Monopolize the trade between the Central Plains, grasslands, Western Regions, and even the Maurya Dynasty.

If the other party is willing to cooperate for a long time, then it is easy to say that this kind of unilateral monopoly of trade can be harvested, it is simply a word, cool.

But once the other party doesn't want to trade anymore, kills the envoys of the Central Plains, and robs the caravans of the Central Plains, then Xianyang will use the excuse of mobilizing troops in the future, and directly gather a large number of cavalry from the grasslands and the Central Plains to the Western Regions.

Open the door, free trade, never open the door...

I can just call in.

Chapter 270 Six, You Have Too Many Scoops

Xianyang Palace.

Holding the map in his hand, Bai Su said to Sister Zheng: "Your Majesty, please take a look..."

Sister Zheng walked in front of him curiously, took the map in her white jade hands, looked at the mountains and rivers, the local customs and customs, and her slender willow eyebrows could not help but slightly frowned.

After pondering for a long time, she said, "Didn't I expect there to be such a powerful foreign country outside of the Western Regions, with a vast territory and population not inferior to our Central Plains?"

"Bai Su, do you think this Peacock Dynasty will be a threat to our Central Plains in the future?"

Bai Su smiled and said, "No."

Sister Zheng was taken aback for a moment, looked up suspiciously, looked at Bai Su, and asked, "Why?"

As the saying goes, how can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch.

Especially for an ambitious person like Sister Zheng, it's okay to say that she doesn't know the situation outside the Western Regions, once the fog of war is opened.

Let her see that in this world, there is actually such a large country not far away, and she naturally began to think about it.

For the sake of Daxia's future generations, Zheng Jie's first reaction was how powerful this Peacock Dynasty was, and whether she could find a way to destroy it.

Bai Su said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. This is just a paper tiger. It looks fierce, but in fact it poses no threat."

There was a hint of doubt in the phoenix eyes of Zheng Jie: "What do you mean by that?"

After all, just looking at the information brought back by the Mohist disciple, the Maurya Dynasty has a vast territory and a population larger than that of the Central Plains. No matter how you look at it, the potential for war is not weak.

Bai Su said: "The reason why my population in the Central Plains is not as good as theirs is not because of the gap in national strength, but because the Central Plains has too much martial virtue. Tens of thousands have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, so the population growth rate is not very fast."

It's not that he lied.

According to history books, after sister Zheng unified the world, the population of the entire Central Plains was nearly 2000 million.

Afterwards, the Han Dynasty was another war machine, and the foreign wars almost never stopped, but only the internal wars in the Central Plains were less. In a few hundred years, the population soared to 6000 million.

Today, the Central Plains already has important materials such as hybrid rice and cotton. It only takes a few generations to double the population of the Central Plains. .

After hearing what Bai Su said, Sister Zheng nodded thoughtfully.

Bai Su continued: "Besides, the potential on paper is one thing, but it's another thing to be able to display some ability."

"In the Central Plains, since King Chao of the Shang Dynasty and King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, slaves have been gradually abolished and production has been increased. After the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the well field system was reformed, land was allocated to increase production, household registration was unified, population was managed, and taxes were collected."

"There are also a hundred schools of thought, Legalism, Mohism, Confucianism, military strategists and other gentry, as a connection, to help the monarch and the people of the world to establish an effective control system such as taxation, household registration, and land step by step."

"After His Majesty unified the world, the books and carriages are the same, the weights and measures are unified, the system of prefectures and counties is promoted, and the land of nine states and four seas is turned into a whole."

"It can be said that under one order from His Majesty, millions of troops can be mobilized, and the entire Central Plains will be activated like a war machine with all its strength, and orders will be sent down."

"However, the Maurya Dynasty was full of great kings, short-lived and brilliant, and the government's decree has very limited ability to restrain the various places."

"They have different characters, different cultures, different languages, different laws, and different systems. They are not so much a country, but an alliance of states."