Ying Gao not only held an army of 30,000, but was also the leader of an army of ten thousand victors. He had an extraordinary foundation in the army and was once the governor of Sanchuan County. It can be said that Ying Gao's performance was outstanding in both civil and military fields.
Even so, Ying Zheng knew in his heart that the reason why Ying Gao took this step was all due to his own fighting and seizing every opportunity given by God and him.
At first, Ying Gao, Jiang Lu, and Fu Su all had equal chances, and even Fu Su's chance was far higher than Ying Gao's, but in the end only Ying Gao stood out.
Ying Zheng knew in his heart that Wang Jian was right, Ying Gao was the hope of the future of Great Qin.
What made him a little helpless was that no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty was aware of Ying Gao's intentions. He could only ask Heibingtai to keep an eye on Ying Gao's news.
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While the ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty were discussing, Ying Gao and the Python Army had already reached Lintao, which was later known as Min County. Looking at this undetailed map, Ying Gao's eyes darkened.
He had grown up here. Although the landforms were very different over the past two thousand years, Ying Gao still had a general impression of the basic geographical location.
Looking at the map, his fingers kept moving forward and landed on a place. He knew in his heart that this was Lintan in later generations. However, at this time, only a few people gathered here, and it was a township belonging to Lintao.
And if you go forward here, along the edge of the Tao River, you can enter the land of Qingqiang.
"Wang Li, send scouts up the Tao River. We are going to get a clear picture of the distribution of the Qiang tribes here. Once the logistics supplies arrive, we can attack!"
After groaning for a long time, Ying Gao ordered Wang Li and said.
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Wang Li turned and left. He knew in his heart that Ying Gao was the most powerful on the battlefield. After all, he had proven himself on the battlefield.
And he was still a novice with only the experience of leading troops.
After Wang Li left, Ying Gao continued to look at the map. He knew in his heart that the land of Qingqiang was Qinghai, and the location of the remaining Rongdi and Dayue clan was the land of Ganliang.
There is salt above Qinghai and iron above Liangzhou, which are extremely important materials for war. Although Daqin at this time had Bashu salt wells, there was still a general lack of salt.
Ying Gao remembered that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong of Qi proposed the "official mountain and sea" policy, which was to implement a monopoly on salt and iron. Da Qin initiated the Shang Yangtai Reform to control the benefits of mountains and rivers, and also implemented a monopoly on salt and iron.
At that time, the main products of the mountains and seas were salt and iron. The government had a monopoly on these products, and taxes were included in the price, so that the people could not avoid taxation but did not feel the taxation.
Therefore, it is called salt and iron monopoly, also known as "salt and iron official business".
It was mainly a monopoly on salt and iron implemented to limit industrial and commercial development and increase fiscal revenue.
Some imperial courts set up salt officials and iron officials to manage areas where salt and iron were produced.
The salt monopoly is produced by the salt people under the supervision of the government, purchased by the government at a fixed price, and transported and sold by the government. The iron monopoly is under the government's control of all aspects of iron ore mining, steel smelting, iron casting and sales.
Ying Gao, salt and iron are the foundation of a strong country.
A long-term battle can be fought without weapons or food, but without salt, the body will inevitably be weak and unable to survive. There is a shortage of salt in this era. In long-distance battles, every soldier carries salt of different sizes, and
Only add a bite or two at critical times.
This is one of the reasons why Yinggao conquered the Ganliang Land.
But this news cannot be told to Ying Zheng in advance, he can only figure it out step by step.
"General Ying, our entire army has arrived in Lintao, Jingyesi has also gone to the Qingliang Land, and the grain and grass have reached Ji County. We will reach Lintao in three days."
After glancing at Meng Liao, Ying Gao motioned Meng Liao forward, then pointed at the map and said: "Order the army to move forward. The shogunate will not be located here, but in Lintan Township."
"At the same time, tell Bai Ze that I will know the specific strength of Qingqiang and the specific distribution of the tribe. He has three days!"
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Meng Liao turned and left. He knew in his heart that in normal times, Ying Gao was very easy-going and would often joke with them, but on the battlefield, when doing business, he would not tolerate the slightest joke.
In the shogunate, charcoal fires burned.
Ying Gao was waiting for news from Bai Ze and the military scouts. At this time, Wang Hu had already found local people to understand the surrounding environment and also had a certain understanding of Qingqiang.
"General Ying, according to the local people, this Qingqiang is very powerful and has extremely elite cavalry. It has been plundering our border areas all year round. The local county magistrate simply ignored it, resulting in too many deaths and injuries among the local people."
"Wang Hu, asked the captain to lead a team of people to bring all the officials from the Lintao County government office. At the same time, he sent people to Longxi Didao to find Ying Zhong, the clan member. He said that Ben would temporarily take over the governance of Longxi.
Let all the top local military officials come to the shogunate."
Having said this, a sharp look appeared in Ying Gao's eyes, and he turned towards Wang Hu and said: "If the other party does not agree, arrest him directly and bring him to the shogunate."
"promise."
With a nod of agreement, Wang Hu turned and left.
Ying Gao's expression changed slightly. He knew clearly that this place was not only the home of the old Qin people, but also the comfortable home of the Ying family. Although they were far away from the royal power, they had also unknowingly become corrupted and no longer had the original strength.
determination.
At the beginning, the main line of the Ying royal family was stationed in Xianyang, striving for world hegemony, while the branch of the Ying royal family was on the border of the country. At that time, this was an order issued by the chief of the Ying royal family, in order to prevent the Ying royal family from infighting.
Peace and happiness are the most terrifying poisons in the world. No matter how great your ambitions are, they will be wasted in the years of peace and happiness, just like in later generations, the king of beasts, roaring tigers in the mountains and forests, will suppress the mountains.
The beasts couldn't be lifted up, but once they were sent to the zoo, many years later, they lost all their ferocity and were eager to make a living by being cute.
This is the current branch of the royal family with the surname Ying.
It can be said that if it did not continue to participate in the war, it would have been abolished.
"General Ying, there is news from Bai Ze. Among the Qingqiang, there are no less than thirty people, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands or hundreds of people. The closest to us is the Xianling tribe, which has about a dozen people.
There are more than ten thousand people, and the largest tribe is in the deepest part, and its name is Zhong.”
After hearing the news from Bai Ze, Ying Gao was silent for a long time and said to Sima, the Chinese army: "I will give you a task. To integrate all the troops in Longxi, we will need a logistics army to suppress the prisoners."
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Sima Zhongjun was extremely happy. He knew in his heart that this was his opportunity.
Whether you can soar into the sky depends on whether you can catch it.