The palace of Qin itself was very shabby and had no advantages compared with the palaces of other empires. The king of Qin was unwilling to build a larger palace. The reason was actually very simple: he had no money.
Qin has never been rich, so it can only spend money where it should be spent. This has been the case for kings in the past dynasties, and nothing changed until Yingduo.
Even though Yingduo became emperor, he did not rush to repair his palace, but invested all his funds in developing the military and revitalizing national strength.
However, as Qin became more and more powerful and its national power grew, Yingduo finally ordered the expansion of his palace. However, this was the only expansion, and the scale was still small.
At this moment, Emperor Qin Yingduo was lying on his bed, sighing as he watched the memorial. The country was in a difficult situation, and although he was recovering from his illness, he was still worried.
Although Prime Minister Ying Ke has done a good job, the Qin State's system is unlikely to have a minister who usurps power. But Ying Duo still insists on reading the memorial every day to see what the situation has become.
Wangdu has been lost... This was the first news he saw. Chen Li organized a defense at Daxiguan. There was a gap in the mountains. It was a pass in ancient times. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The Qin army concentrated its forces to set up defenses here. It has some terrain advantages and should be able to hold on for a while.
But... if all hope is lost, the two cities of Xiqing and Bingshuo will definitely not be saved. Under such circumstances, how long can the Qin State hold on?
Only the part of the originally vast territory that was handed down from our ancestors is left, and if the war continues, whether this part can be preserved is still a question.
He has given orders to reduce the palace's expenses. Even he himself only eats two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, for every meal.
The concubines in the harem were ordered not to waste, and the queen even called on all the female relatives to donate their gold and silver jewelry and collections of rare treasures to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor.
Although millions of funds have been raised, the money has no effect on changing the situation now: Qin has cut off ties with other countries and can no longer buy anything it wants.
Internal production is becoming even more difficult. There is a shortage of raw materials, a shortage of factory workers, a shortage of machinery and equipment. There is a shortage of almost everything. No matter how much capital is available, the output cannot be increased.
After closing the memorial that reported Wangdu's loss, Ying Duo grabbed a new memorial and read it. His mood became even worse at this sight.
This is a memorial from the southern region of Qin. The content is to persuade Qin Emperor Yingduo to seize the time to sue for peace in order to preserve the foundation left by the previous kings of Qin.
"Alas..." Ying Duo sighed. He knew that the people below were talking about it, wondering what the point of continuing this war would be.
But he had no way to end the war. Even though he was willing to surrender, the Tang Empire still had no intention of making peace. In fact, the envoys recently sent to the Tang Empire were not even serious Tang diplomats.
At the beginning, Qin's special envoys would spend money to bribe Tang aristocrats, such as the Duke of Egret, who was known as a man with great eyes and hands... But later they found that even after bribery, they could not get things done when they met with Tang's diplomats, so they simply gave up.
This money is saved.
They had no choice. Qin's special envoys couldn't do such a thing as using money to finance the enemy, but they couldn't come up with money, and the other party didn't even want to meet.
Now Yingduo really wants to end this war, even if he has to pay a price that he had never thought of in the past.
However, the attitude of the Tang Empire is obvious: they also hope to end this war, and are prepared to end the division of the Western Continent at the same time as this war.
Yes, even a fool can see that the Tang State is ready to destroy the Qin State. It's just that some naive or idiotic nobles in the Qin State are still dreaming about ceding territory and paying compensation to seek peace and end the war.
These people naively thought that by bowing their heads, ceding land, donating beautiful women, and paying huge sums of money, they would be able to satisfy the Tang people and allow Qin to continue to exist as a slave state.
Every time Ying Duo thought of these fools, his mood became more and more depressed. He threw the memorial in his hand on the ground, as if he was discarding a piece of waste paper.
The third memorial is about production. Qin's factories around Wuyang City are beginning to experience a shortage of raw materials. Due to the lack of skilled workers and equipment, the quantity and quality of various weapons and equipment produced by Qin have been severely reduced.
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In order to ensure output, the production of rifles has become more and more simplified, reaching the point where accuracy is affected. Not to mention things like tanks and cars, some tanks have even had their protection levels reduced to about the same as armored vehicles.
Anyway, there is no chance to fire, and there is no need to charge into battle anyway, so just save some materials to increase the quantity.
Due to insufficient raw materials, Qin's newly produced tanks have actually begun to reduce the caliber of their guns in order to accommodate the weight of the vehicle body.
In other words, because the armor of the tank has been chopped off, the weight of the tank is too light, and it can no longer carry large-caliber artillery and cannot withstand the recoil of large-caliber artillery.
As a result, the original 90mm caliber artillery or 100mm caliber artillery was reduced to 75mm, or even reduced to 50mm... This can at least ensure that the vehicle will not be damaged or rolled over when firing.
This kind of appearance looks unchanged, but in fact it is no longer a tank product. It was named "Qin 6 tank" by the Qin State.
The purpose of the existence of such tanks is nothing more than to waste Tang's ammunition, embolden Qin's soldiers, and maintain the number of Qin's armored forces.
As for letting them really play the role of armored forces, don't even think about it. The Tang Empire's individual anti-tank weapons can easily penetrate such "cut corners" gadgets without even having to get close to fire.
From a distance of more than 100 meters, the Tang Army's rocket launchers could penetrate the front armor of these Qin tanks, and the Qin State would never use such makeshift tanks to participate in counterattacks.
After seeing what was said in the memorial, wood had already been used to produce some unimportant aircraft fuselage parts, and truck cabs and doors, Ying Duo couldn't stop coughing.
His empire was falling apart, he could feel it from these words. But he could do nothing... He could only watch helplessly. The only option was to surrender.
