Traveling through Great Qin: Father Qin Shihuang!

"Since this is the case, we can choose to attack the Xiongnu. They have been rampant for so long, and it's time for them to feel the feeling of being robbed."

Zhao Che rubbed his chin and said in thought.

"I came here this time just to ask about this matter, what do you think, Che'er?"

"Of course there are ideas, and there are two kinds. One is to fight a wave of autumn wind in the Xiongnu, and then leave after a wave of raids. All you need is a team of elite cavalry to go in and kill them when they are not prepared."

"What about the other one?"

"The other method takes a long time and costs a lot of money, but it may be possible to wipe out the danger of the Huns in one fell swoop and wipe the Huns tribe from the grassland!"

Ying Zheng was overjoyed when he heard the words.

time?They have been fighting the Huns for hundreds of years, do they care about spending a little more time now?

money?Da Qin just made a lot of money, and Ying Zheng is worrying about having money and no land to spend. Isn't this an opportunity?

"Che'er, talk about the method that can completely wipe out the Xiongnu!"

"As the saying goes, go up to attack the enemy, then attack the enemy, then attack the soldiers, and then attack the city. These are the four ways of war. We can also adopt this strategy when dealing with the Xiongnu!"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng frowned.

What Zhao Che said was the strategy proposed by Sun Wu, the soldier sage. Ying Zheng and others were familiar with military books since childhood, so it is impossible for them not to understand.

"Che'er, do you mean that you want us to subdue and assimilate the Xiongnu and make him the head of the Qin Dynasty?"

Yingzheng pondered for a long time, but he could only explain Zhao Che's words in this way.

"No!"

Zhao Che shook his head, the Xiongnu's wolfish ambitions, even if they really subdued them, they would never be so willing.

In China's thousands of years of history, there are very few ethnic groups who have such an inextricable hatred with China's Xia Dynasty like the Xiongnu.

Thinking about it, Ying Zheng had misunderstood just now. He might have thought that Zhao Che was trying to deal with the Xiongnu with the gentle means that Daqin used when he conquered Baiyue.

"Father, in fact, you don't know much about the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu is rich in water and grass, and the land is sparsely populated. You don't really think that they live by plundering our Great Qin?"

"Isn't that so?"

Ying Zheng was surprised. They had been dealing with the Xiongnu for so many years. Almost every autumn harvest, the Xiongnu would come to the border of the Great Qin Dynasty to plunder. Naturally, they thought that the Xiongnu lived by robbing.

"Father, you can't think like this. The Huns also have their own strengths. The northern prairie is definitely a treasure land. If it falls into our hands, it may not take a few years to build a land that is even stronger than Daqin." rich country."

"This is impossible!"

Ying Zheng shook his head without even thinking about it. If the Huns were as good as Zhao Che said, how could they be beaten like this by Meng Tian?

"If you still don't believe it, the Huns are different from our Great Qin. They are mainly nomads. The northern prairie is a natural pasture, so of course they will focus most of their energy on animal husbandry, but this does not mean that the Huns They would not be able to grow agriculture, but they are still doing very well, and the grain they grow is even higher than our Daqin's output!"

"But according to what you said, since the Xiongnu have no shortage of land or food, why do they often plunder our Great Qin border?"

Meng Yi frowned. When the people of Daqin mentioned the Xiongnu, the first thought in their minds, apart from the hatred between the two sides, was naturally that the Xiongnu had a lot of cattle and sheep.

But the food output of the Xiongnu is actually so high, this is really the first time they have heard.

"Didn't I just say that the main energy of the Xiongnu tribe is still on animal husbandry. After all, in the natural pasture of the northern prairie, if we go all out to develop agriculture, it's not putting the cart before the horse."

"But what does this have to do with conquering the Huns?"

Ying Zheng asked a question.

"Not only is it related, but it has a lot to do with it. The Xiongnu's background is not weak, and they don't have a fixed location. It is almost impossible to eliminate them all at once, so our best way is to It is to start by disintegrating the foundation of the Xiongnu."

"To dismantle the foundation of the Huns?"

Ying Zheng was aroused by Zhao Che's words.

"It's actually very simple. The Xiongnu don't pay attention to agricultural development, but they have a lot of grain in their hands. Dad, have you forgotten how we dealt with those grain merchants before? In fact, we can also use this commercial method to deal with the Xiongnu. "

"Can the merchants still deal with the Huns?"

This time, everyone was really shocked.

"That's right, but the Xiongnu is such a big tribe. It's definitely no better than those grain merchants. If we really want to deal with them, we'll probably have to spend a lot of energy and money."

"Hahaha, Daqin Bank has made so much money this time, the last thing we need now is money."

For the first time, Yingzheng tasted the feeling of a local tyrant. It turns out that the problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

"Che'er, just tell me how much it costs!"

With a big wave of his hand, Ying Zheng held two cash cows, the Daqin Treasury and the Daqin Bank, with such confidence!

"It's hard to say how much you need, but at least you have enough money to buy all the food for the Huns!"

"puff!"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng spit out the tea that Ying Zheng had just brought to his mouth.

"Buy all the food from the Huns? Is it possible? Even if we are willing to pay, will they be willing to sell it to us?"

Obviously, Ying Zheng did not agree with this proposal.

The Xiongnu is no longer what it used to be. Their strength is far from that of the Great Qin Dynasty. They absolutely dare not plunder easily. Therefore, if they want to survive, the food they grow by themselves is particularly important.

Therefore, Ying Zheng also believed that the Xiongnu would never easily sell the food they depended on for survival to Daqin.

"Father, you have to know that money seems insignificant, but sometimes it can play a huge role. Besides, who said that we should give them money? Our Daqin money is useless in the Xiongnu! "

"Then what do you mean?"

"Compared with us, which aspect is the Xiongnu worse?"

"Population? Economy? Combat power?"

Meng Yi pondered for a while and raised three aspects.

"Yes, these three aspects are actually considered, but what the Xiongnu want most must be my Daqin's weapons and equipment!"

"Che'er, you don't mean to say, let's exchange weapons for food?"

"is it not OK?"

"Of course not!"

Ying Zheng rejected Zhao Che's idea without even thinking about it.

The Huns are so cruel now, if they get the latest weapons, wouldn't they be going to heaven?Will Daqin be able to stop the Xiongnu by then?
"Dad, don't forget, we now have iron smelting skills, and the weapons have been updated long ago. Those retired old bronze weapons can't be left to wait for them to rust?"