Chapter 2291: Going to the West, Connecting to the Sea
Chapter 2291: Voyage to the West and maritime trade
Regarding the news that the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu were forming an alliance to conquer Japan, no one except the kings of the four kingdoms and high-ranking officials like Wang Meng knew about it. This was also the most basic confidentiality measure before the war started.
The civil and military officials in the Qin State were naturally puzzled by Ying Hao's decision to expand the navy and build a large number of warships. Some even thought that he wanted to attack Wang Mang of Goguryeo.
In short, there are various theories, but except for Zhang Liang and a few people from Liu Bowen, basically no one would think about conquering the Japanese, and these people naturally include Ye Qingmei.
After Ye Qingmei learned about it, she immediately entered the palace to find Ying Hao.
"Qin, uh, that's not right, Ying, that's not right either, now I should call you Your Majesty."
Ye Qingmei is still a little uncomfortable with it. After all, she has known Ying Hao for a short time, but Ying Hao's identity has been changing repeatedly.
Ying Hao smiled nonchalantly and said: "Qingmei, just call me the same as before. There is no need for so much situation between you and me."
When Ye Qingmei heard this, her face could not help but blush, and she said shyly: "Brother Hao, at this moment, you are suddenly expanding your navy. Do you want to conquer the Japanese?"
Ying Hao looked at Ye Qingmei in surprise. The conquest of Japan was the biggest secret of the Four Kingdoms. Without any news, even the top counselors might not be able to see this step. Ye Qingmei could actually see it, which shows that this woman's
Extraordinary.
"Why do you ask that? What's your basis?" Ying Hao asked with a faint smile.
When Ye Qingmei heard this, she felt even more sure, and said confidently: "There is no basis for it. I just think that you will do this from the perspective of a fellow traveler. After all, it is a Japanese country. If you don't deal with it now, you will deal with it in the future."
More troublesome."
After hearing this answer, Ying Hao felt inexplicably happy because she, a fellow time traveler, understood her.
Who among the travelers from China doesn’t want to conquer the Japanese country to avenge them?
Not only Ying Hao, but also Wang Mang definitely wanted to destroy the Japanese country, but he was not that strong.
"You are still smart as ice and snow."
After Ying Hao gave Ye Qingmei a slap on the head, he warned: "The expansion of the navy is indeed for the purpose of conquering the Japanese. This matter is currently top secret. Don't accidentally leak it."
"knew."
Ye Qingmei was arranging her hair dissatisfied, but her heart was sweet, and she said: "Well, when we conquer Japan, can you let me go with you?"
"What are you going to do? To cause trouble? No way."
Ying Hao decisively refused.
"Why? This girl is still very useful."
"What about?"
"for example……"
Ye Qingmei just wanted to show off her "accomplishments", but suddenly found that what she was good at seemed to be of no use in the conquest of Japan, so she "explained" it for a long time but said nothing.
"But I want to help you." Ye Qingmei said with a frustrated look.
Ying Hao's heart moved: "You really want to help?"
"real."
Ye Qingmei's big, watery eyes were full of sincerity.
"Okay, I believe you, in that case..."
Before Ying Hao finished speaking, Ye Qingmei rushed to answer: "Take me with you when we conquer Japan?"
"This is impossible, but you can go to the Western Ocean."
"What? Sailing to the West?"
Ye Qingmei unconsciously raised her voice, obviously not expecting Ying Hao to go to the West so early.
This means we need to complete the global voyage 1,200 times ahead of schedule.
After thinking about this, Ye Qingmei became even more excited and said excitedly: "Brother Hao, did you really bite the Western Ocean so early?"
"Um."
Ying Hao nodded and then explained: "At this enthronement ceremony, among the countries around the world who came to watch the ceremony, in addition to the countries in the Western Tibetan Region, there were also major forces from Southeast Asia.
Nanyang is dotted with nearly a hundred forces, large and small, and they are constantly fighting with each other.
When you lead the fleet to the Western Ocean this time, you will not only promote the prestige of our country, Great Qin, but you will also be responsible for opening up maritime trade routes."
"Trade route?"
A light flashed in Ye Qingmei's eyes.
She didn't understand before that if Great Qin wanted to trade with the Southern Barbarians, which way would it take?
After all, with Nanjun being occupied by the Chu State, it was obvious that the Wuling Mountain Road was completely impassable, so how could a huge amount of supplies be transported there?
Now it seems that it will be transported by sea.
Although Jiaozhou was occupied by the Chu State, areas such as Vietnam and Laos to the south of Jiaozhou also bordered the Nanman. As long as they could reach a consensus with the local forces, the Nanman would naturally be able to receive supplies shipped from the sea.
Now Ye Qingmei finally understood why Ying Hao gave her this task.
Business is what she is good at.
"Will the local forces in Vietnam and Laos agree?" Ye Qingmei asked.
"Liu Xiu severely beat up the major forces in Nanyang in Jiaozhou. This also made the Nanyang forces extremely frightened and sent envoys to Luoyang one after another, hoping that Da Qin would become their backer.
At present, the forces in Vietnam and Laos, as well as the forces in Thailand, have agreed to trade with Daqin and purchased a lot of ordnance from Daqin."
After the unification of Hebei and the Battle of Guanzhong, the equipment captured by the Qin army from the four kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Yan and Tang was enough to support an army of 600,000.
Naturally, the Qin Army looked down upon this batch of equipment. In addition to selling it, they only had to recast the circuit.
If it were sold, the quantity would be too huge for any country to swallow, and it would be a pity to recast the circuit.
When Wang Mang was in trouble before, he also spent huge sums of money to purchase equipment from Da Qin, but now that he has overcome the crisis, he will naturally not continue to be taken advantage of.
Without Wang Mang as a customer, Hebei's arms business suddenly lost nearly half of its income.
Just when Ying Hao was at a loss for what to do, and was even preparing to remanufacture the excess equipment, high-quality customers from Nanman, Nanyang, Tubo, and the Western Regions actually came to his door.
Another major benefit of founding a country and proclaiming himself emperor has also emerged.
After hearing Ying Hao's explanation, Ye Qingmei finally understood.
The major forces in Nanyang wanted Da Qin to be their backer, so they traveled thousands of miles away and took the initiative to contact Da Qin.
The Qin Army needs external forces to dump excessive amounts of captured equipment and obtain funds to invest in development.
The two hit it off immediately, so naturally they needed to open up maritime trade routes.
It was her first voyage to the West. Ying Hao was willing to leave it to her to handle such a good thing that would be remembered forever, and Ye Qingmei naturally would not refuse.
"The voyage to the West is a big deal. Brother Hao, how many people are you going to send me?"
“The fleet that sailed to the Western Ocean for the first time had a total number of eight thousand people and was led by Qingzhou Navy General Qi Jiguang.
He is responsible for commanding the army, and you are the envoy. You are responsible for all diplomatic matters, but in terms of military matters, you can leave them to Qi Jiguang."
Hearing Ying Hao's words, Ye Qingmei's eyes lit up. She had never been in charge of eight thousand people, not even when she was a military advisor under Gongsun Xuanyuan.
Ye Qingmei made an 'ok' gesture and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother Hao, Zheng He also made seven voyages to the West before reaching Africa. I will try my best to reach Africa in one trip."
Ying Hao rolled his eyes: "You think you are a god. I don't need you to go to Africa, but at least to India."
"It's just India, we promise to complete the mission"
Ye Qingmei patted her chest and assured.
"In order for you to successfully complete your mission, I have arranged for two people to serve as your deputy envoys."
"who?"
"Zheng He."
"Zheng He?"
Ye Qingmei screamed subconsciously, while Ying Hao unconsciously covered his ears.
After being surprised, Ye Qingmei also realized her gaffe. She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and asked in a low voice: "You even found Zheng He? Can you be sure it's that Zheng He?"
Ying Hao rolled his eyes: "They are almost inseparable. Their abilities and temperaments are very consistent. They shouldn't have the same name and surname."
Zheng He was actually born a long time ago. He was born from a special Bai Zhao card. His occupation was eunuch, but his identity was never revealed until Ying Hao became emperor and he was discovered in the palace.
Ye Qingmei was even more excited when she heard this. After all, that was Zheng He, a diplomat who made seven voyages to the West. Now she has replaced him, and he has become her deputy.
Ye Qingmei was so excited that she rushed forward to hug Ying Hao and gave her her first kiss.
Woo...
Ying Hao was stunned for a moment. He hadn't turned around yet, but it was already over. Seeing that Ye Qingmei's face was now red, he obviously realized how bold his reaction was.
Naturally, Ying Hao would not just let Ye Qingmei tease her. He directly hugged Ye Qingmei's slender waist and kissed her domineeringly and forcefully. He moved his hands up and down until Ye Qingmei was out of breath before letting her go, but he still didn't let her go.
Open her.
Ye Qingmei's brain was deprived of oxygen after being kissed, her head was dizzy, and her legs and feet were weak, but her heart was sweeter than honey. She blushed and said shyly: "Bad guy."
The innocent and shy look made Ying Hao move his index finger, but he did not execute Ye Qingmei on the spot, just because they agreed to stay at the wedding for the first time.
It was a silly and naive agreement, and probably only Ye Qingmei would say this to Ying Hao.
Ying Hao hugged Ye Qingmei and whispered softly into his ear: "Let's get married when you come back."
Ye Qingmei pouted her lips: "Don't raise flags randomly, you idiot."
Ying Hao was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said: "You know, Qingmei, when I am with you, I feel particularly relaxed. What should I do? Suddenly I don't want you to go to the West."
Ye Qingmei was naturally unwilling, but before she could speak, Ying Hao said: "I know you want to go, and it's not without danger to see the West. So, for your safety, I'll send Gai Niewizhuang there.
Protect you."
"Brother Hao, then you are so good. You will definitely be the one to rule the world in the end. Someone like Wang Mang cannot compare with you."
"Isn't that certain?"
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As soon as Ying Haocai became emperor, even if he decided to cultivate and recuperate, he would not settle down.
Not only were they prepared to unite the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Wu to fight against the Japanese, but they also wanted to send fleets to the west, open up trade routes, and trade with major powers in Southeast Asia.
At the same time, many matters during the ceremony of Ying Hao becoming emperor spread like a hurricane throughout the world.
Liu Xiu, Liu Yu, Zhu Di and other princes, when they learned that the auspicious moment descended from heaven during the ceremony of Ying Hao becoming emperor, they all looked in disbelief, and tacitly concluded that this was a scam, claiming that Ying Hao used
An illusion created by some means.
As for what method? No one can tell the reason, but it does not prevent them from using it to discredit Ying Hao.
Many people who didn't know the reason believed what they said, thinking that the auspiciousness was just Ying Hao's trick to fool the people. However, there were also many people who believed that it was auspiciousness. After all, thousands of cattle and horses roared together, and the clouds in the sky looked like dragons and phoenixes dancing.
There was also the sound of dragons roaring and phoenixes mingling. Anyone with any brains would know that this was not something that could be faked by humans.
For a time, Ying Hao's reputation was great, and the saying "The destiny of Qin is in Qin" spread like wildfire among the people, no matter how hard the government banned it, it could not be banned.
After realizing that people's hearts were gradually turning towards Ying Hao, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu felt bad. At the same time, they also increased their investment and worked harder to make up more reasons to discredit Ying Hao, and at the same time forged auspicious omens in their own country.
For example: Liu Xiu went out hunting and encountered a big python. He said that he had encountered a dragon and called it auspicious.
And Liu Yu’s forged auspiciousness is even more outrageous.
When Liu Yu fought with Chi You, he was defeated by Chi You's army. When he was running for his life in a hurry, he encountered an auspicious black and white beast and was protected by it to save his life.
It was later confirmed that the black and white beast was not an auspicious beast at all, but Chi You's new pet and iron-eating beast. Moreover, it was not for protection, but was sent by Chi You to hunt down Liu Yu.
When he learned that Liu Yu actually regarded his pet beast as an auspicious beast and pursued him as protection, Chi You simply laughed from ear to ear and laughed at Liu Yu in front of thousands of troops.
In this regard, although Liu Yu knew that he had misunderstood, he insisted that the iron-eating beast was not the auspicious black and white beast, and that the auspicious black and white beast that protected him was real.
Both sides insisted on their own opinions and quarreled with each other.
Yang Guangdao did not forge auspiciousness for himself, but after signing the armistice agreement with the Qin army, he turned his gun and prepared to expand in the direction of the Western Region.
[Ding dong, the war between Qin, Tang, Sui, Yongliang and Liang has officially ended, and the inventory begins...
The Yongliang War started from the Qin army's attack on Wuguan and ended with Yue Fei's truce in Liangzhou during the Qin and Sui Dynasties. It lasted a total of two and a half months, including:
In the battle of Shangluo, there were 20,000 casualties, 7,000 enemies were killed, and 5,000 were captured;
In the battle of Xiaoguan, there were 2,000 casualties, 2,000 enemies killed, and 1,000 prisoners captured.
In the battle of Qianxian, there were 3,000 casualties, 18,000 killed, and 16,000 captured;
In the battle of Fenglingdu, there were 6,000 casualties, 8,000 enemies were killed, and 2,000 were captured;
In the Battle of Yaoguan, there were 25,000 casualties, 10,000 enemies killed, and 8,000 prisoners captured;
In the battle of Wuzhangyuan, there were 3,000 casualties, 5,000 enemies killed, and 7,000 prisoners captured;
The battle between Lu and Li resulted in two thousand casualties and three thousand enemies killed;
The Chang'an offensive and defensive battle resulted in 30,000 casualties and 15,000 enemy kills;
In the Liangzhou battle, there were 4,000 casualties and 30,000 enemies killed;
According to statistics, the Yongliang War killed a total of 143,000 enemies and suffered 95,000 self-inflicted losses (including prisoners surrendered). After deducting casualties, a total of 480 summoning points were awarded. The host currently has a total of 11,195 summoning points.]
In just two and a half months of fighting, Great Qin lost a total of 95,000 troops. Although at least 50,000 of them were surrendered troops, the loss of 45,000 casualties was also not small.
Of course, the most important reason why there would be such heavy casualties was that the Qin army was on the offensive side. Many cities had to be attacked by force, so some casualties were naturally unavoidable.