Great Qin Shi Empress

Chapter 98 269~270

==·Gap·==

Before setting off, these envoys had heard about the power of the Qin State countless times, but because they had never seen it with their own eyes, they didn't have much real sense of it.

The image of Qin in their hearts, to be honest...

It is not much different from the most powerful country among the countries in the Western Regions.

But the most powerful country among the countries in the Western Regions, as long as all the countries unite, it is actually entirely possible to destroy the country.

Powerful is very powerful, but it is not so powerful that it is daunting.

Therefore, after Qin sent troops to attack Loulan, but then retreated directly after other countries sent troops to support them, these countries inevitably misunderstood the strength of Qin. They only thought that Qin might be strong, but it was impossible. Stronger than all of their countries combined.

(Li Xin: ???)

Therefore, although these countries want to please Qin, they are really not afraid of Qin.

The big deal is to unite with other countries to resist.

——Most countries in the Western Regions think so.

So in the end, the only ones who proposed to become a vassal state of Qin State were Qiucha State and some unknown small countries.

Needless to say, small countries, there are lessons learned from those small countries that Loulan was captured before. They know very well that even if the countries of the Western Regions unite and have a chance to defeat Qin, they may not be able to wait for the arrival of support from other countries.

Kucha country...

The main reason is that the king of this country is old and timid, unwilling to take any risks.

Until they bid farewell to Xiao He and others, their thoughts did not change.

So where did all these changes start?

If you study carefully, you can find that the change started from the unbuilt city on the North Sea, from the steel monster they saw in that city, and the speed of that monster that can be called lightning.

Yes, the change in the attitude of this group of envoys towards Qin State originated from the train.

After they arrived at the unbuilt city, they were startled by the soldiers stationed nearby. However, the number of soldiers and their deployment are secret, so they didn't get a glimpse of the whole picture, and they didn't suffer too much because of it. Influence.

But the train I saw later subverted the three views of these envoys.

How could a huge machine without livestock pull it move by itself?It not only moves by itself, but also carries hundreds of people to Xianyang at flying speed.

This is completely beyond everyone's imagination.

Just a train was enough to make them stunned. They didn't expect that after arriving in Xianyang, they saw more things they had never heard or seen before.

First of all, it is the bicycles that carry the people and fly past them from time to time.

That kind of strange car with only two wheels, which needs to be stepped on by oneself without being pulled by livestock or manpower, stunned every envoy who saw it.

If it wasn't for Dianke who was beside him and explained to them what a bicycle was in time, the group of envoys might not have made any jokes.

Then there are the more common barbecue stalls on the roadside.

Although the countries in the Western Regions also planted, they mostly grazing, and their daily food was mostly meat and various fruits.

The meat on the barbecue stand should not be attractive to them.

Yes, it should have been.

When they saw those barbecue stalls from a distance, they couldn't help but despise the too few and small meat skewers on those barbecue stalls, but as they got closer and closer to the barbecue stalls, the strong and pungent smell The smell of spices could not stop drilling into their nostrils.

Almost instantly, their mouths began to secrete saliva, and their already full stomachs began to squirm non-stop, as if their whole bodies were urging them to eat quickly.

but……

Hell, they came out after breakfast in Dianke's official office, and they weren't hungry at all.

Fortunately, Dian Kehao, after discovering their predicament, immediately sent someone to the barbecue stand to buy a lot of meat skewers for them, and only said: "This is a street food that has just appeared in the past few years, let everyone have a taste. "

After everyone took the meat skewers, they couldn't wait to eat them into their mouths.

then……

Someone was puzzled: "This meat skewer is not fishy at all, and it doesn't taste like beef and mutton at all."

After Dianke's explanation, everyone knew that this skewer was actually made of pork.

pork?

Countries in the Western Regions eat beef and mutton all the year round, but have never eaten pork.

But the taste of this pork is really good, many envoys are still thinking about buying some piglets from Qin to feed them back.

But the most surprising thing about this meat skewer is not the type of meat, but the spices and salt sprinkled on the meat skewers as if they don’t want money.

Even ordinary people can use spices and salt in this way. It is conceivable how rich Qin is.

After that, they went to visit the textile factory.

The women in the textile factory and the cloth produced were not taken seriously by them. After all, not everyone knows enough about weaving, which is mostly done by women.

But when they knew the price of the cloth spun by the textile factory, they all went crazy.

After that, I went to see the bookstore, the school, and the coal mine...

Although I have never visited the most core Mohist workshops, chemical research institutes, imperial hospitals and other places in Qin State, there is no doubt that these things have been widely used in the folk, just looking at the surface is enough to make people feel shocked.

All the envoys were dumbfounded after visiting Xianyang City.

Pian Ke called someone, but they didn't respond.

It seems that they have received a lot of knowledge beyond their acceptance in a short period of time, so the brain must be restarted to return to normal when it is down.

Dianke just took people around Xianyang City, but he didn't expect this kind of result.

So in the next few days, Dianke asked people to rest in the official office.

however……

After the group of people adjusted themselves, they quietly went out by themselves.

Then they saw all kinds of paper, all kinds of vegetables and fruits, all kinds of soaps, sweaters and other novelty items...

At once……

After everyone spent the initial bewilderment, they soon became...

Happy or not?

No, panicked.

After looking at the things in Xianyang City, even the envoys of the countries in the Western Regions, who were as stupid as pigs, realized the strength of Qin.

Or rather, not just powerful.

Their reference is still the most powerful country among the countries in the Western Regions, but they used that country's strength to measure Qin's strength before, but now they use that country's strength to measure Qin's weakness.

In the former, they will only come to the conclusion that Qin State is not much different from that country.

The latter is depressing.

Because they found that even some of the most common things in the Qin country were not available in that country.

This is enough to make people desperate. After all, Qin has always been famous for its strict laws and the strong fighting strength of the Qin army, and the living standards of the people have always been criticized.

But what's even more depressing is...

After they changed into Qin's clothes and went out, the people had no scruples in talking, and naturally mentioned the matter of the border soldiers who had just passed by after a big victory and returned to the court——

"Do you still remember the last time when General Meng Tian and General Li Xin returned to the imperial court?"

"Remember, that scene was so grand, how could I forget it?"

"Who are the group of people that Tiandianke took to go shopping in the past, do you know?"

"I know, the envoy from the Western Regions."

"Then do you know that there was some relationship between the two?"

"Huh? How did these two get together?"

"What's so strange about this? General Li and General Meng led troops to attack the Huns, but we didn't want the Huns to resist the beating, so we took them down soon. The two generals didn't seem to be satisfied with the fight, so they led troops again Sweeping away the Donghu, Wusun and other tribes, directly won the entire grassland in less than two years..."

"I know about this! What does this have to do with the Western Regions?"

"Why doesn't it matter? The Western Regions are on the edge of the grassland!"

"what?"

"Ah, what? General Li fought a war back then, and it wasn't enough to take down the grasslands. He led his troops out of the grasslands and wandered around the Western Regions. I heard that General Li was going to take down the entire Western Regions. It's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that the food and grass can't keep up, so I was called back by His Majesty. But if the food and grass can keep up..." The man sighed, "I heard that the countries of the Western Regions came back to see His Majesty this time, but they were frightened by General Li Xin..."

The envoys from various countries in the Western Regions could no longer listen to the latter.

Although the words of these people are true, some are false, and some are exaggerated, but...

It must be true that Li Xin led his troops to the Western Regions after taking over the entire grassland with another general, and then withdrew his troops because the food and grass could not keep up.

They had completely misunderstood them before!

Thinking about the railway that seems to be still being built to the Western Regions...

The envoys gathered in the same room for the next few days, but there was a dead silence inside, everyone's face was mournful, and they were completely speechless.

== Transactions ==

After that, Ying Zheng summoned him, and the group of envoys wanted to bow down to him immediately.

Because the order before departure was not like this, the envoys did not dare to make their own claims, but after seeing the First Emperor Yingzheng with their own eyes, it was difficult for a group of people to maintain a neither humble nor overbearing attitude.

He was already very strong without directly kneeling down to Ying Zheng.

But Ying Zheng didn't know.

Lin Qian took the performance of these envoys into his eyes, then looked at the expressions of the envoys who hesitated to speak, and asked hesitantly: "How are the envoys doing in Xianyang City these days? Dianke is always hospitable. , should let everyone have a good time, right?"

When the envoys heard this, they shuddered immediately.

They looked back at Lin Qian, then up at Ying Zheng, with extremely embarrassed expressions.

"Dianke is really warm and hospitable. On the second day of our stay, he personally took me and others to play around in Xianyang City, allowing us to see many things that we had never seen before."

"Yes, yes, Dian Ke also invited me to eat a lot of Xianyang's delicacies, which opened my eyes."

"Dianke even took us to ride bicycles..."

"Dianke brought us..."

Ying Zheng's eyes fell on Lin Qian, seeing her shrugging, he instantly understood the reason why the envoys behaved like this.

After knowing the reason, he didn't intend to say anything more.

Yingzheng asked the envoys of the Kucha Kingdom to submit the letter from the king. After reading it, he confirmed that there was no problem, and directly accepted their surrender.

After that, they received the treasures donated by these countries, and planned to disperse the dynasty.

"Wait a minute—"

Ying Zheng paused and looked over coldly.

The envoy met Shang Yingzheng's eyes, and for some reason, the words he was about to say seemed to be blocked in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.

【This, this, this Emperor Shihuang looks so scary, even if the princess is really brought into the harem by him, it is impossible for the princess to have a good life, right? 】

Ying Zheng's eyebrows twitched, and his eyes became colder: "What's the matter?"

The envoy trembled in fright, took a deep breath and squeezed out a sentence from his throat: "I, I just want to ask Your Majesty, if, if the king wants to belong to Qin, may I still be able to meet His Majesty at that time."

Ying Zheng glanced at him: "When the time comes, deliver a letter to Dian Ke, and he will tell you what to do."

After speaking, he got up, glanced at all the envoys, and said something vaguely: "Don't do unnecessary things, or you will bring disaster to yourself in advance, and you may not be able to bear it."

As soon as the words fell, several envoys felt a sense of horror that their minds had been seen through.

They trembled in fright and quickly lowered their heads.

Ying Zheng stopped interfering and left the meeting hall.

After they left, the envoys walked over to Dian Ke subconsciously. Lin Qian wanted to ask where Dian Ke had taken these envoys recently, but when he saw this, he took a step ahead and went to the main hall to find Ying Zheng.

Lin Qian didn't know that after she left, those envoys pestered Dian Ke to ask her about her identity.

Dian Ke looked at them suspiciously: "Why are you inquiring about Marquis Gu Feng?"

The envoy of the Kucha Kingdom sighed: "We have brought a lot of beauties with us this time..."

"I received you before, don't you remember seeing a woman?" Dian Ke looked at them in disbelief, "It's a good thing you rein in the precipice, otherwise today would not end so normally."

After finishing speaking, Dianke changed his friendly attitude before, and left them directly.

A group of envoys: "..."

When Lin Qian came to the main hall, he was not surprised to find that he had picked up an official document and was reading it.

She sat next to Ying Zheng and asked him curiously, "Did you hear those envoys say something bad in their hearts just now? Why did you suddenly change your face?"

Ying Zheng looked at her and said, "It's not hard to be obedient, but you won't be happy if you say it."

Lin Qian paused: "Will I be unhappy?"

Ying Zheng nodded and said with a smile, "Want to hear it?"

"No, no, no," Lin Qian laughed, "Since I won't be happy to hear it, it's better not to listen."

Ying Zheng was not surprised: "You came here just for this matter?"

Lin Qian said seriously: "Of course not. I just suddenly remembered that although it is not easy to attack the countries of the Western Regions for the time being, it may not be impossible to cooperate with the countries of the Western Regions. We can give cotton to the people of the Western Regions to help plant them. We are responsible for supplying the seeds and For the final purchase, they can directly sell the cotton to us. We can even open factories in the countries of the Western Regions, employ local people to weave the cotton into cloth, and then transport it back to Qin for sale. In this way, the people of the Western Regions will benefit. We also get better quality cotton. And we can do that for other commodities besides cotton.”

In fact, it is OEM processing, which Huaxia did back then.