"Well, I wrote to Brother Tu last time, trying to comfort him, but he didn't reply to me. He was probably also annoyed with me."
Ren Xiao raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and said helplessly: "Brother Tu, once you figure out what's going on, you won't be able to pull back ten cows. I advise Brother Zhao not to send him any more letters.
Firstly, it is of no use, and secondly, it will only make Brother Tu angry. When he finishes defeating Baiyue and has made great achievements, and comes back happy, the previous matter may be over."
In the battle to destroy Wei, Zhao Tuo led his army after Wei Bao and Zhou Shi, and defeated the Wei army at the foot of Xingyang City, which was a great achievement. However, he was hated by his superior Huan Zhao, who humiliated and bullied him. At that time, it was Ren Xiao and Tu Sui who stood up
Come out and fight for Zhao Tuo.
Especially Tu Sui, with the suppression of his title, Huan Zhao could only swallow his anger and did not dare to do anything to Zhao Tuo.
Tu Sui admired Zhao Tuo's resourcefulness and courage, and invited him to a banquet in Xingyang City. He did not take pride in his age or title, but treated Zhao Tuo as a brother, acting like a loyal elder brother.
He even personally wrote the military report of the Battle of Xingyang later and gave it to Wang Bi to show his merit for Zhao Tuo. Wang Bi later promoted Zhao Tuo to a military marquis, including the merit of slaughtering Sui.
Zhao Tuo liked this kind of brother-like figure very much. He and Tu Sui had always had a good relationship.
Little did they know that the two would have a disagreement over the conquest of Baiyue, and eventually become estranged from each other.
"At that time, if Brother Tu led an army of 500,000 to conquer Baiyue, he would be repeating history. He would surely lose his troops in southern Xinjiang. Not only would his life be difficult to save, but he would also drag Qin into a quagmire of war that would be difficult to break out of. I opposed it at the time, since
Saving him also saves Qin."
Zhao Tuo felt a little uncomfortable.
He wanted to explain to Tu Sui after the court meeting, but Tu Sui became angry and not only left quickly, but also refused Zhao Tuo's visits many times afterwards.
He didn't even reply to the letter Zhao Tuo wrote to him, as if he wanted to sever contact with him.
This severance lasted for five years.
Now Tu Sui, as the governor of Changsha, was appointed by the emperor as the deputy general in the expedition against Yue to assist Feng Wuze in his attack on Baiyue.
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but feel worried when he thought about it.
Because the land of Baiyue is where Tu Sui died.
Even though most of history has been changed by Zhao Tuo, whether it is the generals, military strength or time, it is very different from the original history, but people's character cannot be changed, and it is easy to make the same choices on some issues.
That's why he came to Ren Xiao's house to discuss it.
Ren Xiao understood Tu Sui's character and advised him to ignore the matter.
Zhao Tuo couldn't let go of this feeling after all. After returning to his mansion, he decided to write a final letter to Tu Sui.
In order to prevent Tu Sui from resisting, Zhao Tuo no longer talked about the difficulties of conquering Baiyue in his letter, but deliberately flattered Tu Sui, and then mixed in some practical suggestions, hoping to help Tu Sui win this war better.
After the letter was sent, Zhao Tuo felt a little tired. He sat on the couch and looked at the sky outside the window.
It was gloomy, as if it was going to rain.
After the emperor decided on the candidates for the generals and the strength of the troops to conquer Baiyue at the court meeting.
The entire Qin State is like a machine, running efficiently and quickly.
The Taiwei Mansion is responsible for coordinating the troops, deciding the proportion of troops recruited in each county, and deploying various strategic matters.
Zhao Tuo's Shaofu temporarily stopped some unimportant projects, concentrated all efforts, and began to produce more soldiers and armor to be used as substitutes.
To govern Su Nei Shi Mansion, you need to transport grain and fodder and prepare rations for an army of 200,000.
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All departments are cooperating with each other to prepare for this war.
The official dispatch of troops was scheduled for late autumn.
On the one hand, the recruitment of troops should be done after spring plowing, so as not to delay the spring plowing event and ensure that subsequent military supplies are available. At the same time, it also takes a certain amount of time to gather soldiers from each county and deploy them to corresponding places.
The second is to consider that the terrain in the south is mostly jungle and mountainous, and the climate is hot and humid.
According to the people of Yue who surrendered to Dongou, there is no spring, summer, autumn and winter in Yue, but a dry season and a rainy season. The rainy season is not suitable for fighting, and it is easy for a large army to enter and be wiped out. Therefore, they chose to march after autumn, which is the dry season.
Can reduce many problems.
When Zhao Tuo inspected the workshops of the Shaofu and watched the craftsmen working hard to pull the bellows and forge the red-hot iron into various weapons, he couldn't help but sigh: "The national strength we have finally accumulated is going to waste again."
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As Zhao Tuo said, the reason why the First Emperor's expedition to Baiyue was unanimously approved by the court was that even Zhao Tuo and the war-weary Crown Prince Fusu did not object.
Except that the Yue people started the war first.
What's more important is that in the 30th year of Qin Shihuang, there were no new wars or major construction projects in the entire Qin Dynasty. Military service and corvee were not heavy. The common people in Guizhou rested for a whole year, and the people's power recovered slightly.
As for the national treasury, there is also a lot of food piled up, which can be consumed in a war.
Compared with the Qin Dynasty in the same period in history, the Qin Dynasty in this time and space started several new wars due to Zhao Tuo's participation, but the actual national power was still stronger than in the original history.
The reason is that Zhao Tuo invented the retting method many years ago. The Quyuan plow improved the agricultural production efficiency and grain output of this era. After the unification of the Qin State, it was extended to the whole world, allowing the Qin State to harvest more grain every year.
The quantity is very huge.
It was only because there had been too many wars in the past, and wars were fought on all sides, that Qin's grain supply was somewhat unable to sustain itself.
Last year, I rested for a whole year, which gave the empire a lot of blood. In addition, this year, two armies returned, bringing back many young men. The recruitment was after spring plowing, so it would not delay the plowing, and I think it will be the same this year.
A great harvest.
In the past, the Qin State relied on Guanzhong and Bashu to conquer the six countries in the east, and there was no worry about food shortage.
Now there is the entire Jiuzhou world as a production area, and after two years of accumulation, it is enough to support a large-scale Baiyue War.
This was probably the reason why the First Emperor started this war.
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I have food.
I still have countless armies.
Baiyue, why can't we fight!
This war is inevitable and no one can stop it.
However, the start of this war woke Zhao Tuo out of his enthusiasm for inventing.
Technology cannot save Da Qin!
At least the technology that Zhao Tuo can develop now is not enough to change it.
The increase in food income, the improvement of metal smelting technology, and the emergence of various good things that are beneficial to a powerful country will not only fail to prevent wars, but will also give the First Emperor and the entire Qin generals the confidence to launch wars.
After defeating Baiyue, there will be no new strong enemies around. Perhaps cultivating immortals can curb the First Emperor's desire to fight.
But what about the generals of Qin?
Maybe he would even take the initiative to instigate the emperor to get himself poisoned.
Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.
The image of Qiang Xu spitting in the court hall, dancing and shouting that he would personally lead the troops and defeat Baiyue appeared in his mind. And Xin Sheng, Bai Meng and other veteran generals all agreed and echoed.
Even Tu Sui, the reason why he always wanted to attack Baiyue was because of his meritorious service and promotion.
Zhao Tuo thought again of the heroic words he said in front of the First Emperor when he first entered the Qin Kingdom.
A real man lives in the world, and when he is alive, he will be a prince, and when he dies, he will be the food of the temple.
"It's an ascending channel!"
Zhao Tuo opened his eyes and already grasped the core of the problem.
"Shang Yang's military merit title system tied the entire Qin State to the chariot of constantly waging war. Only through constant battles can the generals' disciples be promoted to titles and meritorious services, and the Guizhou leaders at the bottom have the opportunity to climb up. This is the Qin State's
So the core reason for being able to annex the six countries."
"But now that the world has been unified, the country's shape is different. It must transform from a country that advocates military merit to a country ruled by civilized people. It is difficult to stop the chariot of Qin that has been running for hundreds of years."
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo felt his head hurt.
To change this situation, we must first create a new upward channel.
Something immediately appeared in his mind.
"Imperial examination?"
Zhao Tuo shook his head again.
It seems unrealistic for the Qin Dynasty to conduct imperial examinations.