In the early morning of the next day, Qin Yang and Li Zhao set off from Yulin in the dewy morning light. In less than half an hour, they crossed the old Great Wall on the border between Zhao, Wei and Qin and entered the "straight road" of the Qin Empire. Although Qin Yang had no control over the Qin Empire's major projects in the original time and space.
They all knew about it. Especially the ruins of Qin's "Straight Road", Qin Yang even went to see it on site. But when he actually stood on the Qin Empire's "Straight Road", he was still deeply shocked.
The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sandy ground is yellow. A road that is more than twenty feet wide and made of loess, sand, stone, and lime winds northward, as if it goes straight to the horizon. The sun at Mao hour
There was not much heat, and a breeze blew through the road and took away some dust, making the "straight road" even more smooth and thick.
Qin Yang stared blankly, knowing that this was just a "straight road" on flat land. History books record that the most spectacular thing about Qin's "straight road" is that almost all roads passing through mountainous areas were built on ridges, which historians call "along the ridge line".
The width of the roadbed at the ruins ranges from fifteen feet to twenty-five feet, and its curvature radius is no less than fifteen feet, which shows its grand scale. In later archaeological studies, it was discovered that Qin Zhidao originated from Chunhua (ancient Yunyang) in Shaanxi Province.
It starts from the north gate of Qin Linguang Palace (i.e. Ganquan Palace of Han Dynasty) in the north, and goes northward through Xunyi, Huangling, Fuxian, Ganquan, Zhidan, Ansai, Yulin and other places, and then passes through Yijinhuoluo Banner in Inner Mongolia to Dongsheng
, Dalate Banner to Baotou. The total straight-line distance of the road is about 700 kilometers, and the total length of the road where ruins have been discovered is about 750 kilometers.
Qin Yang didn't know how in this era without any machinery, he could build such a magnificent road in just two years.
"The First Emperor wanted to travel all over the world. He traveled to Jiuyuan and reached Ganquan. He sent Meng Tian to pass through it. From Jiuyuan to Ganquan, he passed through mountains and valleys for more than 1,800 miles, but the journey was not completed." Qin Yang recited "The Biography of Meng Tian" in a low voice.
"This sentence in.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? What did you say?" Li Zhao saw that Qin Yang was inexplicably stunned as soon as he got on the straight road, and said such strange words that he couldn't understand. He couldn't help but become a little wary. His face
It's full of questions.
"Oh, it's okay. I have never seen such a straight road. I was very surprised when I saw it today. It made my elder brother laugh." ** Sima Qian was born ten years later. How could Li Zhao listen to what he said in "Historical Records"
Do you understand? Qin Yang hurriedly concealed himself when Li Zhao asked.
"Haha, under the First Emperor's rule, the construction of the Great Wall, the construction of Chi Road, the construction of straight roads, the construction of river defenses, the dredging of river canals, and the construction of Epang Palace were all unprecedented and huge projects. Brother, you are so rare." Li Zhao disagreed very much.
"It's just, it's just a pain to the people of the world." Qin Yang said sadly.
"So what? Could it be that the shore of Sui Tu is Wang Tu? He is the emperor, who can stop him?" There was already a hint of anger in Li Zhao's words.
"Perhaps the emperor was just too eager to seek treatment. Defending the Sichuan River and dredging the canals will do more good than harm to the people of the world. The straight road and the Great Wall may not be visible now, but in fact, I think the first emperor wanted to deal with the Huns.
"Qin Yang saw that Li Zhao was angry and couldn't help but defend the First Emperor.
"How to deal with the Xiongnu? How do you say this?" Li Zhao was a little confused.
"Brother, just think about it, before Qin unified the world, which countries were the most invaded by foreign invaders?"
"It should be the Three Kingdoms of Qin, Zhao and Yan."
"Which country is worse?"
"Yan State has nothing to fear from foreign invasion in the east; Qin State was mostly harassed by the Xiongnu, but it has strong military strength, and has stationed heavy troops in Jiuyuan to resist the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu still dare not attack easily; on the other hand, there are Linhu tribes in the north of Zhao State, and there are Xiongnu in the northwest, so it should be
The country most troubled by foreign invasions.”
"Now that the world is unified, Qin, the only country outside the original three kingdoms, has to accept it. How should we deal with it according to what the elder brother wants?"
"Just like Meng Tian, he killed the Xiongnu until his blood flowed like a river!" When Li Zhao talked about the Xiongnu, he seemed to feel pain in his skin and wished he could immediately go out to fight.
"The vast desert north is extremely bitter and cold, and the area is tens of thousands of miles away. The Huns disappeared without a trace as soon as they ran away, but how many years and months will it take to kill them all?"
"this……"
"Therefore, I think that the First Emperor built the Great Wall and built a straight road with intention. He is now pushing the Lintao Qin Great Wall northward to the Jiuyuan Qin Great Wall, then connecting the Qin, Zhao, and Yan Great Walls, and finally reaching Liaodong, using it as a long-term defense against the Huns.
The effective foundation of Donghu and Linhu's remaining tribes. If so, this Great Wall will stretch for more than ten thousand miles and become an unprecedented fortress of ten thousand miles! At that time, the entire China will be able to be constantly prepared for all kinds of border dangers that flow like grassland fire, and for a long time
The Xiongnu barbarians who are attacking China can only exchange trade and travel with me, but cannot raise armies at will. In the long run, it is not known that China and the Xiongnu barbarians will become harmonious neighbors or even merge into one! If the Great Wall can be successfully closed, these 1,800
The straight road inside will be the most solid backup channel, and the combination of the two will undoubtedly become a real barrier to eradicate border troubles, and its effectiveness is far greater than gathering heavy troops every year..." Historical facts prove that this road was not completely completed until the fall of the Qin Empire.
It was only during the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty that the Da Qin Straight Path played its due role. "Anyone who offends our reputation as a great Han Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away!" The Da Qin Straight Path has made great contributions. But how can Qin Yang tell Li Zhao at this moment that nearly a hundred years later?
What happened?
"What my brother said is absolutely true. If the First Emperor really thought this way, he would be a great emperor of China. It's just that he was extravagant and wanted to overhaul the palace, tortured and killed people, but how can he explain it?" Li Zhao has always been concerned about the many other actions of the First Emperor.
Worrying about it.
"Brother, gold is pure and no one is perfect. In this life, no matter whether he is an emperor or a commoner, who will not make mistakes? Maybe the emperor is trying to correct the mistakes he made." Qin Yang
Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he reluctantly offered words of advice.
"Gold is pure gold, and no one is perfect? What do you mean? Who said this? Xunzi? Mencius?" Li Zhao's eyes widened with confusion on his face.
"Haha, brother, this sentence means that there is no perfect person in the world. People always have advantages and disadvantages. Even gold is not perfect, let alone people? This, this sentence is from my hometown
An old man said it." When Qin Yang saw Li Zhao asking about it, he realized that he had stolen the classic famous saying of Dai Hui from the Song Dynasty. His face turned red and he hurriedly hid his words.
"Oh? From the accent of my brother, he must be from Guanzhong. There are people with such knowledge living in seclusion in Guanzhong. It must be a treasure." Li Zhao's face was full of admiration.
Qin Yang couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that although Li Zhao was no longer obsessed with the First Emperor's way of doing politics, he seemed to be interested in his own life experience. He didn't want to tell his elder brother about his secrets yet, nor did he want to implicate this heroic and courageous elder brother.
Qin Yang was involved in his own affairs, so Qin Yang hurriedly said: "Brother, let's hurry on. There are some things that we can't explain at once. When I finish this matter, I will talk to my eldest brother late at night some other day. Then you will know
I know everything about my little brother."
"Okay! We are brothers and don't stick to trivial matters. I know brother, you are hiding something from me, but there are some things about me that you don't know either. Let's talk some other time! Let's go..."