Chapter 122 The beginning!

Author: March

Chapter 122 The beginning!

The words have been made very clear.

Offshore risks are relatively small, and it is also the main target for future development. The fishing industry, mining industry, and even slave capture all require a large number of manpower.

There are very few people exploring the open sea, the risk is higher, and the time span is longer, so there won’t be too many manpower.

Those who are willing to go to the open sea are either Yin-Yang family disciples who have ideals and plan to supplement the Yin-Yang family's Great Kyushu theory, or they are sailors who want to try their luck at wealth.

Moreover, their mission is not only to travel around the world, but also to undertake political inspections, population distribution inspections, and even climate and terrain inspections. They also need to search for and introduce overseas crops and organisms. The time span is longer and the potential risks are also greater.

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"In this case, I think it would be more appropriate to return as scheduled." Zhao Si said.

"If some of the tribal forces we have negotiated with have not yet been destroyed and still remember us, they can spread their manpower overseas. After all, geographical inspections, population distribution inspections, and environmental inspections cannot be accomplished in a day." Zhao Si said.

"Oh? What's wrong?" Zou Feng's eyes showed some interest.

"You see, the land of the eight overseas states is extremely vast. If you want to explore it with just a few ships and hundreds of manpower, even a rough exploration will probably take decades, and there are too few manpower.

If you are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out. What I mean is this. Every time you go to a place, you will negotiate with the local forces and put down a group of people overseas to explore the place. At the same time, the ships can also replenish some supplies and communicate with the local forces.

Friendly exchanges were established, and the ships did not stop too many and returned according to the route.

When encountering a wild place that is difficult to negotiate without human gatherings, try not to go too deep, just make a rough estimate, and try to find a suitable place for ships to dock along the coast to mark it.

According to this method, the ship will be able to return smoothly in about three years. By this time, the first batch of new sea-going ships in Daqin will be almost completed. By then, there will be no need to be so embarrassed. Although it is impossible to set foot overseas on a large scale, sending a second

It is also necessary for thirty sea ships to explore overseas and establish exchanges with overseas forces.

In this way, bring more manpower and ships, continue to travel along the original route, take over the work of the previous batch of manpower, carry out personnel replacement, intelligence data recovery and seed handover.

In this way, it is a round trip every three years, the risk is less, the intelligence that can be collected is more real-time, and more contacts can be made with overseas. Although overseas cannot be involved on a large scale for the time being, like a small fleet, thirty or fifty

If you have a ship, it is not difficult to do some luxury goods trade and become self-sufficient.

And in this way, the information Da Qin obtains will be more timely, and it will not lag too far behind, and the information can be updated every three years." Zhao Si said seriously.

Zou Feng was thoughtful when he heard the words, and then said: "I have always heard from the crew that overseas is too barren..."

Zhao Si smiled and shook his head: "Barren is indeed barren, and Da Qin's large-scale overseas involvement is indeed not worth the gain, but overseas countries are not without power and climate. If we can establish good exchanges, do some cross-sea trade, and ensure a manpower

There is no problem for a fleet of one or two thousand people to be self-sufficient. If the prospects are good, you can even make money."

"When we passed through Yingzhou and Xuanzhou (America), the local indigenous people were very hospitable and there was some mutual trade. In order to thank the other party for their warm hospitality and to solve their urgent needs, we gave each other weapons as gifts, and the other party reciprocated with gold and stones... We still made money.

Yes, the silks, silks, cloths, bronzes, and lacquerware of the Qin Dynasty are all luxurious items overseas. It is not difficult to exchange these items for some gold and silver." Zhao Si said with a smile.

The current situation overseas is that the population distribution is not dense enough, and the logistics pressure of sending troops across the sea is even greater. Da Qin is fighting in a different place, and there is no technology tree to crush it. Colonization is definitely not a thing.

To be honest, you can only earn some gold and silver from trading. Large-scale commodity trading is not possible at all, but with small-scale trade, it is not a big problem to support a fleet and explore the world.

The Indians in the Americas really like the weapons and equipment of the Qin Dynasty. The Indians are a bit embarrassed. There are so few copper and iron mines on the surface of this place that they can't even point out any decent weapon technology trees. There are no war horses in the country...

The bronzes of Da Qin were thrown over the rare treasures that were perfect weapons and weapons for them.

No matter how poor the country is overseas, it cannot bear the price that glass balls can fetch as jade.

Gold and silver are used all over the world. It is better to use them to buy out the productivity wasted by the nobles after returning to China. I strongly advocated that nobles be buried with gold and silver and other luxury goods when they die. The more gold and silver utensils are buried with them, the more gold and silver can retain their value.

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It is really impossible to come up with a funeral law that strictly stipulates how many gold and silver vessels must be buried to build a large mausoleum.

If there are no gold or silver items to be buried with them, just build a tomb. The fewer the burial objects, the smaller the size of the funeral will be.

Common people can only dig graves, which has no impact. Comparison among nobles must be common. Who wants to live in a small house after death? In addition to a little impact on moral character, this trick can effectively offset the inflow of large amounts of gold and silver.

Resulting in the depreciation of the purchasing power of gold and silver.

Use overseas gold and silver to stimulate Daqin's local productivity, avoid wasting productivity, and simultaneously build Daqin's country on a large scale. After completing the development and popularization of basic agriculture, with a sufficient population base and a sufficiently advanced industrial system, Daqin's shipbuilding and navigation industries will also

It has achieved considerable growth, and at the same time, the basic development of the offshore has been roughly completed, and folk navigation has begun to sprout. Only at this time can Da Qin begin to try to set foot in the distant sea.

Zhao Si’s estimate is... at least twenty years!

With the promotion and popularization of the three new grains, Da Qin's population will definitely experience an explosive growth.

Doubling the population is not a big problem. Don’t underestimate the fertility of ancient people.

In twenty years, if Da Qin can complete the transformation from bronze to steel, it can try to intervene and set foot overseas, and the operation of seizing farm tools to build the Great Wall can also be officially launched.

"In this way...it's not impossible..." Zou Feng nodded and then pondered.

"It's just that...the first voyage will be more dangerous and difficult." Zhao Si looked at Jing.

Zhao Si's proposal is pertinent and more sustainable, and the information and resources obtained are also more timely.

However, the pressure on the first batch of crew members is even greater. Every time they go to a place, some people have to be dispersed, and they have to have close contact and negotiation with local forces, which makes the risk even greater.

Far away overseas, the name of Da Qin cannot scare many people. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Who cares whether Da Qin is Da Qin or not?

Of course, the closer the contact is with the indigenous people, the greater the room for manipulation.

As the connections become closer and more frequent, and the luxury goods trade exists, the other party will recognize the existence of Da Qin even if it is far away across the ocean, and the information Da Qin can obtain will become more detailed.

It is even possible for them to participate in politics in foreign countries.

As for the first ship, due to the lack of ships, there would not be many manpower. Da Qin was a completely unfamiliar concept to overseas indigenous tribes and countries. To complete these things, Jing, as the captain, had an even more arduous task.

Moreover, as the number of accompanying crew members becomes smaller and smaller, Jing, as a necessary return crew member, becomes more and more dangerous.

But if this matter becomes sustainable... ten years... or even twenty years, when the Qin Dynasty begins to set foot in the distant sea, it will be the time when Jing becomes the Marquis.

Of course, the premise is that Jing can survive safely.

Zhao Si knew that Jing wanted to be rich, so he simply gave Jing a road to heaven.

It's just that this road is very bumpy, no less difficult than fighting in the army.

Jing didn't say anything, he just picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

"After the court meeting, we will leave in a few days..." Jing looked at Zhao Si.

"Brother, if you really can't come back..."

Zhao Si pointed at Jing's mouth and shook his head. You can't put up a flag at this time.

"Don't talk nonsense! Drink! After the meeting tomorrow, we will not return until we are drunk!"

A toast to both...

Zou Feng stroked his beard and smiled.

Although Jing is not as quick-thinking as Zhao Si, he is also eager to learn and down-to-earth, but he also has a positive attitude and will not look back when he sees the right direction, which is very suitable for Zou Feng's temperament.

Zou Feng was very satisfied with this disciple!

A drinking victory... Jing was a little drunk...

The singers and dancers are still working tirelessly to stretch their graceful figures.

"Brother, there will be a court meeting tomorrow..." Jing raised his wine glass, but Zhao Si forcibly put it down.

"Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk tomorrow!"

Jing's condition was not suitable for driving, so Zhao Si simply asked his family members to drive him to see him off.

"Sir..." Zhao Si stood at the door, suddenly hesitant.

Zou Feng looked at Zhao Si with his hands behind his back.

"Sir, are you going too?" Zhao Si finally asked the question.

Zou Feng laughed when he heard this...

"I'm an old person. Not to mention I'm drifting on the sea. Even if I walk to Langya, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up."

Zhao Si blinked, feeling a little embarrassed. Zou Feng had always been so enthusiastic, and he thought that Zou Feng was also planning to go overseas to devote himself to his ideals regardless of his health.

"I will wait for the disciples to come back in Xianyang." Zou Feng looked at the drunken Jing who was sitting in the carriage and said in a deep voice.

"I won't be able to move my body for a few days, but I think I can wait a few more years."

This time, not only his new disciple Jing was going overseas, but also many, many more... He personally taught him, and most of the disciples he had taken under his wing also went.

It is a fact that the political competitiveness of the Yin and Yang family is weak, and they cannot win against other schools of thought.

But the distant sea, where professional counterparts are concerned, is an unexplored blue ocean.

All schools of thought have their own political demands, and they must first have the right to realize them.

"It just so happens... I can stay here and give you some extra lessons." Zou Feng climbed onto the carriage with a smile and waved his hand.

The official drove the carriage, and the carriage disappeared into the night.

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Until the next day, Zhao Si dressed up early.

It's a court dress, and it's a new court dress.

Today is the time to hold court meetings and go to sea for court meetings.

It is also the beginning of Da Qin’s second voyage to explore!

Zhao Si, who had tidied up his dignity, also wanted to see what the various schools of thought and the big figures in the Qin Dynasty thought of overseas affairs.

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