If time does not allow for it, and the river is not directly downstream from the upper reaches of the river, it will definitely cost the Yuan Kingdom a lot to attack and destroy the Chu Kingdom.
This is a very simple reason. The territory of the Chu State is very large. It takes a long time for them to mobilize their own troops and food. The invaders have to bring food from the mainland. How can the consumption be small?
When it comes to transporting grain, the more grain is transported, the more manpower and animal power is required. Once there are more people and livestock, the grain consumed on the way will definitely not be less. Under normal circumstances, one kilogram of grain needs to be transported.
After arriving at the front line, ten kilograms of food may have been consumed in transportation.
In the past, when the Yuan Kingdom attacked and destroyed Wei, Qi, Zheng, Song, Yan and other countries, the battle to destroy Yan was relatively expensive, and the rest were at their doorstep, and the territories of those countries were not large, and the transportation was
It is also more convenient to go online, and the consumption will naturally not be too exaggerated.
The ensuing battle to destroy Chu was different. From the time they left the territory of the Yuan Kingdom to the capital of the Chu Kingdom, the journey was thousands of miles long. Not to mention that the offensive was progressing smoothly, the Yuan army would definitely need to continue moving south.
However, whether the Yuan Kingdom mobilizes troops or supplies, it will actually consume them. If the family's financial resources are thin, it may be difficult to even start the war to destroy Chu.
Now, counting from the westernmost territory of the original country to the eastern coast, the mileage is 2,800 miles; from the northernmost to the south, the width is about 1,900 miles, and the total territory is about 1,000 miles.
1.33 million square kilometers, which is 2.04 million square kilometers less than during the unification period of the Qin Empire.
This is because the Yuan Kingdom has not yet annexed Bashu, and Chu, Yue and Lingnan are not part of the Yuan Kingdom’s territory for the time being.
In terms of population alone, the current population of the original country was more than 10 million less than that of the Qin Empire during the same period.
In terms of science and technology, Yuan Guo was completely ahead of the Qin Empire during its unification.
"How many troops are there in Pakistan?"
"Back to your Majesty, there are now two 'masters'."
"Can the Golden Bull Road really lead to Shu?"
"The place called 'Hanzhong' by your Majesty should be an important transportation road, leading to Bashu. However, some sections of the road are still built with plank roads."
The history is surprisingly similar. In the original history, the Ba Kingdom was afraid of the Shu Kingdom and invited the Qin army to enter the Ba Kingdom for protection. However, in order to allow the Ba Kingdom to open its own channels, the Qin State played a "cow dung gold" operation.
What a cow pulls out is gold? How stupid must you be to believe it?
However, no matter how bizarre things are, some people believe them. For example, in the era when the earth's orbit is full of satellites, some people are willing to believe that the earth is not spherical. Does it seem that the monarchs of Ba also understand that cows can pull out gold?
Zhiyao has been hesitating about something recently.
It may not take too long for the Yuan Kingdom to capture Bashu, but subsequent effective control is the biggest problem.
After all, the local people live in the mountainous areas. If the government does not support the country, do they have to send troops to suppress them every time?
If Bashu cannot be effectively controlled, dredging rivers or carrying out other water conservancy projects, it will first be a problem where the manpower will come from, and secondly, it will be unable to carry out related projects even if it is repeatedly harassed.
Zhiyao tried very hard to recall. She was frustrated that she could not find any relevant memory fragments of how Qin made Bashu obey its rule. She just knew that it was absolutely impossible to use killing methods like Chu did to Wu and Yue.
Wu and Yue are also mountains and rivers, but there are no continuous mountains. Furthermore, the atmosphere of civilization is stronger than that of Bashu. Areas that can be used as habitats have been discovered long ago. It is easier to find the hiding resistance forces than Bashu.
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On the Bashu side, more than 80% are mountains and forests, and the mountains are connected one after another. It is difficult to just walk on the road in peacetime, let alone the march that may be harassed or ambushed at any time in wartime?
Therefore, if killing methods are used to rule in Bashu, the Qin army's conquest of the three areas in Lingnan will become the current situation that the original army will inevitably encounter. It will not be stable in a short period of time, and the number of soldiers who will die will definitely be very large.
Until the demise of the Qin Empire, the three Lingnan regions had not surrendered. It took decades for Zhao Tuo to establish autonomy and change his governance strategy, but it still took decades to form an effective rule, which only allowed the later Han Empire to enjoy the fruits of enlightenment.
"Perhaps indulgence is the most appropriate method?" Zhiyao really has no extravagant expectations of getting any output from Bashu, and maintaining superficial rule is acceptable.
Based on this idea, it is impossible for the original country to launch a water conservancy project in the Chengdu Plain. Otherwise, if a grain-producing area appears there, wouldn't it mean that the area is unstable?
It's so straightforward. Once there is a large grain-producing area and it is too difficult to enter and exit Bashu, it must be creating opportunities for the separatist forces. The center of gravity of the original country is not in Qin, and the construction of Bashu will become dispensable.
In this case, it is very likely that we need to wait for the population of Shu to increase to a certain number. Out of local needs, and then confirm the central government's permission and support, the relevant water conservancy construction will be put on the agenda. At that time, whether the central government agrees or not, it will still be
Two theories.
It's not a joke. During the Song Dynasty, the development of Shu was so good that the central government continued to suppress it. At one time, the Shu government directly maintained the water conservancy project. The fear was that if the conditions were too good, some careerist would destroy the entrance and exit.
The customs formed a separatist regime, and they preferred to collect less taxes, which resulted in various avoidable natural disasters in Shu.
There are too many similar things. The central government's suppression of places did not happen only in the Song Dynasty. It was just that the Zhao and Song Dynasty suppressed the Shu area too hard and acted extremely unscrupulously, so the people of Shu have always remembered it.
Zhiyao did not understand how the Qin Empire ruled Bashu, and his idea was to learn from the Ming Dynasty's way of ruling Yunnan and Guizhou.
The current situation in Bashu is actually similar to that of Yunnan and Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty. There are many tribes. Those who are far apart have no idea of the existence of each other. Whether tribes that are close to each other can live in peace is a problem.
"The local government acts as an arbiter and maintains rule. As for the future..." Some memories in Zhiyao's mind cannot be described in detail.
To put it simply, even in the era of industrialization, some mountainous areas are there, but the mountains inside and outside belong to two different worlds.
Zhiyao, who was thinking, was reminded by Taihu, and then she remembered that the people who participated in the closed meeting had been waiting for a long time.
The bigger the event, the fewer the participants.
On the contrary, for small things, many people will participate in the discussion.
This characteristic of Zhu Xia will continue for a long time to come.
In a certain room, Han Geng and others had been chatting for a while. When they saw Zhi Yao, they were belatedly arriving. Even if they were dissatisfied, they certainly did not dare to show a trace. They stood up and saluted and greeted, and only sat down again after receiving the signal.
"It's my fault for keeping the ministers waiting for a long time." Zhiyao should have something to express, it is indispensable.
This is not yet an era when the king wants his ministers to die and the ministers must not die. Who has the king really offended? Rebellion is very common. Moreover, the rebels know that they will be wiped out soon, but they will still raise troops for the sake of dignity.
Zhiyao is pursuing the goal of being the emperor for eternity. He will admit that some minor mistakes are really big mistakes... but that may not be the case.
Han Geng took the lead and said that he had not been here for long. Some people agreed, while more people remained quiet.
The culture of flattery has been around for a long time, but most nobles do not bother to do it, and at the same time they also extremely despise those who rely on flattery to get to the top.
Everyone present could still understand why Han Geng seemed to have no bottom line. Who knew that the Han family had the same status as the Zhi family, so naturally he had to be more cautious and cautious, even degrading himself in some things to protect himself.
Zhiyao first smiled at Han Geng, then looked around at everyone and said, "Today's gathering of ministers is related to Bashu."
The current Yuan country is already a superpower, with a large enough territory and a large enough population. If something happens in one county, there are too many things that need to be dealt with by the central government.
If there's nothing too special, there's really no need to discuss it behind closed doors so carefully.
Therefore, Zhiyao nodded, and everyone in the meeting understood that things would indeed be serious.
Seeing Zhiyao looking over, Sima Rangju took over the topic and introduced it to everyone.
First of all, the Yuan Kingdom was still having a small fight with the Chu army on the Wuyue side. Both sides intended to control the scale of their troops, and the intensity of the war did not increase.
To put it bluntly, both Yuan and Chu are troubled by local resistance. They know very well that if the local resistance is not suppressed, the two countries will fight there, and there will be great additional risks.
What matters now is who can suppress the resistance first and move forward first. Otherwise, they can only stay where they are and continue to fight.
"To this end, Dayuan may first pass through Bashu and strive to annex it within a year and control the upper reaches of the river."
"With the military strength of Ba and Shu, it is not difficult to destroy the country. The difficulty lies in how to rule it."
"Unlike the Central Plains, most of their people live in the mountains and belong to the same tribe. Even the Ba Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom cannot effectively utilize manpower and material resources."
Sima Ranju introduced a lot of things, some of which are well-known, and many of which have never been heard of.
Even though it's just some information, we don't know how many people worked hard for it and how much sacrifice they made.
According to a series of intelligence, the Yuan Kingdom came to the conclusion that it is not difficult to destroy Shu and Ba, but the difficulty lies in their inability to rule.
Seeing Sima Ranju finish speaking, Zhiyao asked, "What do you think we should do?"
The question is whether there is any way to utilize local manpower and material resources once it is necessary to rectify the river sections or carry out some water conservancy projects.
Han Geng is now in power and is directly responsible for matters related to the local area. He found that Zhiyao's eyes turned to him when speaking, and she would say a few specious nonsense even if she had no ideas.
"Since this is the case, don't worry about the country Zuo being destroyed and the remaining people antagonizing the great original? In this case, maybe we need to use heavy profits to make it for my use." Han Geng said.
Halfway through the conversation, Han Geng thought of something. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it became, and he asked, "Are there any floods in the area?"
Isn’t it possible for the original country to build some water conservancy projects?
If there would have been floods in the area during the rainy season, the local people would have been tortured to death. If there was a powerful central government willing to take the lead and come up with relevant plans, the local people would still be willing to cooperate, right?
Zhiyao had never thought of this aspect before. When she heard Han Geng's question, some memory fragments flashed out.
"I seem to have related memories. The First Emperor had no plans to manage water conservancy projects in Bashu. One year, the floods in Shu were too serious, so he wanted to solve them, which attracted Li Bing's family..." Zhiyao was thinking in her mind. He looked straight at Han Geng, which made Han Geng's heart tremble.
In the Qin Empire, there was a family like Li Bing who was good at controlling floods in this era.
There is also a Dou family here in Yuan Kingdom!
Under Han Geng's eyes, Zhi Yao gave her a high-five, laughed a few times, and then said: "The words of governing are reasonable! There must be floods in the local area. The atrium is meant to eliminate harm. How can all the people not be willing?"
This is not what the central government wants to achieve and force local people to contribute.
It will become a center that sees the local area being troubled by floods and is willing to come up with plans and some funds to benefit the local people.
Zhongxing Qi finally understood that the original Congress would start military operations in Bashu next year. Because there are already two "divisions" near the capital of Ba, it would be easy to destroy Ba's Guozuo and then follow up. It will take longer to come down and destroy Shu.
No one mentioned that it was unethical to invite the monarch and ministers of the country to the original army to station, but the original army instead destroyed the country of Ba.
After the topic changed to the military aspect, Zhi Xuwu had his own opinion and said: "Your Majesty, maybe we can destroy Shu first and then Ba."
Hu You immediately agreed and said: "The emperor and ministers of Ba invited Dayuan to garrison because they were afraid of Shu. Dayuan is willing to destroy Shu for Ba. If the people of Ba are happy with this, they will definitely cooperate with all their strength."
Considering that the monarchs and ministers of the Ba Kingdom are capable of inviting troops from the original country to move in, do you think that the poor thinking of the monarchs and ministers of the Ba Kingdom is definitely not an accident?
Of course, maybe the monarchs and ministers of the Ba Kingdom thought that the territory of the original country was so large and the environment under its rule was so good. They simply didn't care about the poor mountains and rivers of the Ba country. They were not worried at all about what the original country would do to the Ba country.
Of course there will be people in Pakistan who are aware of the danger, but those who can realize this may be happy for Bati to become part of the original country and become a part of a powerful country.
This is not a joke. Historically, Qin State was able to annex Ba State, and some local people in Ba State were indispensable.
The Yuan Kingdom did not have any contact with some of the leaders of the Ba Kingdom for the time being because they did not want to alert the enemy. They originally had relevant plans, but after deciding to destroy the Shu Kingdom first, the relevant plans could only be postponed.
Zhi Xuwu watched each thing go from idea to plan, and said rather suddenly: "We need to recall the prince first."
The plan is to send troops to Shu first? The plan is to send three "divisions" of troops. The risk here is that once Ba wakes up in time, there may be no return.
Zhi Xuwu was worried about an accident. The loss of the three "divisions" would not devastate the country. If something happened to the prince, it would definitely be a big deal.
Everyone at the meeting did not expect this, but they were all grateful to Zhi Xuwu.
But don't succeed in destroying Bashu, but in the process, you lose the prince, which will cause you to get resentment from the king.
Zhiyao thought for a while and asked: "If we recall the prince, will it cause suspicion in Basheng?"
No one will answer this kind of question, Zhiyao can only let Zhiyao weigh it herself.