Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 197

Sure enough, if you ask the prince when you are in doubt, even if the prince doesn't tell the truth, you can solve the problem by listening to his heart!
Just like what Zhao Yi was thinking now, how to prevaricate Yingzheng so that Yingzheng would not trouble him, so he directly said to Yingzheng: "Father, my son doesn't know much about these military affairs, you should ask Zuo Xianghe The one on the right is."

After hearing Zhao Yi's words, Ying Zheng knew that it was impossible for him to give useful suggestions directly, so he didn't make things difficult for him, and then asked the last question, "The prince thinks, if he attacks the Qiang land, how can he reduce the battle damage?"

Zhao Yi blinked and said with a smile: "Father is asking the wrong person. My son has never been out of Xianyang, and I don't know the situation in Qiang. How can I give advice to Father?"

"However, General Li Xin has been at the border for a long time, and the generals and soldiers of the Great Qin Army have used their lives to sweep the Qiang land. It shouldn't be a problem!"

Ying Zheng was speechless for a while when he heard the words. Zhao Yi now talked about official language or nonsense, all in the same way.

"Prince, if you are asked to lead the army to Qiang, what do you think? You should also practice."

Zhao Yi's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he waved his hands again and again, "Father is just joking, military and state affairs are not child's play, how can my ministers lead the army, at least not now."

[Are you kidding, I want to pull Lao Tzu to be a strong man, what does the old man think, I will not go to such a ghostly place as Qiangdi! 】

[But having said that, Mo Daojun should be able to use it. I heard that it has been completed. 】

[Speaking of which, the Modao Army has not been on the battlefield yet, so it happened to test the sword with the Qiang people. Although the Modao Army was prepared for the Donghu, the surprise is still not as good as a group of soldiers who are good at conquering and fighting. 】

yes!Yingzheng's eyes lit up again, and then he remembered that the Qiang people are also nomadic people, and most of them are cavalry.

And the reason why I established the Modao Army is not to deal with the cavalry?
The Qiang cavalry heard that their strength was not weak, so they just brought it to the Modao army to try their swords. Such a good whetstone should not be wasted!

"Forget it, you can just stay in the Prince's Mansion and enjoy it slowly, I'm leaving first." Ying Zheng sneered at Zhao Yi, but he walked away, and Zhao Yi was fooled.

After returning to the palace, Ying Zheng summoned his ministers again.

"Your Majesty, there is a holy order for the Yuezhi's credentials?" Li Si understood Yingzheng's thoughts very well, and explained it clearly.

"After careful consideration just now, I decided to send troops to Qiang territory." With Ying Zheng's words, the eyes of the ministers present showed doubts and excitement almost at the same time.

The military generals are all excited, fighting a battle means having military merits to win, but the civil servants think more about the overall situation, and are a little unhappy about Ying Zheng's decision.

"Your Majesty Shengming, join forces with the Yue Clan, our army will be the first to break into the heart of the Qiang people!" Qiang Li grinned loudly.

Feng Quji frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to discuss this matter in the long term. I, Daqin, have no name after all, so I'd better think twice!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, if everyone in the surrounding Hu tribe is in danger, won't they be making enemies for our Great Qin?" Li Si also persuaded.

Faced with the doubts of the two prime ministers, Ying Zheng did not panic at all, and said with a faint smile: "I have already made a comprehensive consideration, and it is imperative to send troops to Qiang. There are three reasons."

"First of all, the climate and terrain of the Qiang area are suitable for breeding and planting, especially animal husbandry, which can provide us with more pastures in Daqin, so this is the first reason why we must fight."

"The second is that I have found out that there are cotton fields in the Qiang land now, and the importance of the cotton land, don't I need to say it?"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, all the important ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty present were shocked for an instant.

Is there cotton in the Qiang area?This is real?If this is the case, there is really a reason to fight.

Regarding cotton, the courtiers now all have the same attitude. This is an absolutely important strategic material that must be in hand.

It's just that the cotton is now in the hands of the prince, and no one can touch it. Even so, the quantity is still very scarce, which makes the courtiers very troublesome.

But now His Majesty the Emperor actually said that he found out that a large amount of cotton was grown in the Qiang land, which means that the Qiang people also have cotton. This is definitely a very important military situation!
"Your Majesty, are you serious?" Feng Quji couldn't help but blurt out the question because he cared most about Mian Mian.

"I arranged for the most capable secret spies to investigate this matter, and there is no mistake." Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "According to the news sent back by the secret spies, Qiang has begun to try to grow a large area of ​​cotton, and has already begun to grow cotton." It works."

"According to the secret spy's judgment, the Qiang land is more suitable for growing cotton than my Daqin Guanzhong land, and after many investigations, I have determined that the cotton seeds in the hands of the prince are actually from the Qiang land!"

Hearing this news, all the courtiers present were not calm.

A sharp light flashed in Li Si's eyes, "In this way, Qiang Land is indeed a good place, but I underestimated it before!"

Feng Quji still had doubts in his heart at this time, so he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that there are three reasons why you must attack the Qiang land? You just said two points now, so what is the third point?"

Ying Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Darqin now suffers only from the north and the south, and only the Qiang land in the west."

"The Qiang people are the weakest, but they can bring enough benefits to my Great Qin. In addition, I also want to see what else is in the world outside the Qiang land. At the same time, it will also be useful for attacking the Yue clan in the future!"

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the eyes of the courtiers present brightened again. It seemed that Ying Zheng was planning to send troops with the Yue Clan this time. This would remove the last worry of the civil servants.

"Your Majesty is right, the Qiang people will be destroyed, and in the future we will deal with the Yuezhi from the Qiang land, and by the way, completely wipe out the Xiongnu!
The generals clamored one after another, thinking that Yingzheng's strategic intention was very obvious, that is, to create one more horse grazing land for the Great Qin, and then map the northern land.

"Right Minister, what do you think?" Seeing Feng Quji silent, Wang Ben asked with a smile: "Your Majesty has said so much, and you still don't agree, right?"

Feng Quji shook his head and sighed, "Since Your Majesty thinks that the Qiang land is so important to the Great Qin, it is indeed necessary to attack it, but I think more about learning from unknown sources, after all..."

Ying Zheng interrupted Feng Quji with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense. Now that the teacher is born without a name, let's all brainstorm to make the teacher's nameless become famous!"

Um?When the ministers heard Ying Zheng's words, their eyes shone brightly. His Majesty's words really awakened the dreamer, why didn't they expect it!
Wang Ben's eyes narrowed slightly, "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, so I arranged a caravan to deliberately bypass the Qiang area, let them see the property and goods in the caravan, and lure them to do it, then I will be famous!" "

(End of this chapter)