Chapter 429 I wish: On the territory of Daqin, the sun never sets!
In this era, gold was not gold in the true sense, but copper. The currency of the Qin Dynasty and the currencies of the Central Plains countries were all copper.
Therefore, bronze swords require a large amount of copper veins and are too expensive to make. However, once iron becomes popular, the price will be much lower.
Not only will the development of iron tools be better, after all, the bronze technology of the Qin Dynasty in this era has reached its peak, which is equivalent to a kind of black technology.
However, future development will definitely consume a large amount of iron ore veins, and bronze is expensive, and copper is in demand for currency.
No matter which aspect you look at, the popularization of iron weapons will be good for the Qin Dynasty, and there will be no harm.
What's more, Ying Gao has seen that era of flourishing flowers, and naturally knows that iron ore veins are definitely more convenient than bronze in the future development.
There is no doubt about this!
After all, this book has been tested by time and has been tested in later generations. In Ying Gao's memory, everything is clear.
No matter what, the Qin Empire needed to let the Iron Age come.
Therefore, Ying Gao has been subconsciously and even deliberately promoting the development of Da Qin's iron smelting technology.
He wanted to promote the transition of Great Qin from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. This would greatly improve the national power of Great Qin.
What's more, there are some things that iron is more suitable for casting.
There were even some things that transcended the times, allowing Great Qin to take off completely.
What's more, the horseshoes, stirrups, and saddles require a lot of iron. Therefore, whether it is the Great Qin court or the people of Great Qin, saying goodbye to the Bronze Age and entering the Iron Age is a major choice.
Moreover, he has now established the Central University of Qin, the School of Mohism, the School of Mathematics, and the School of Taoism, plus the Daqin Shanggongfang, the Shaofu, and the laboratories in his mansion.
Maybe it can start the first industrial revolution!
Once this era comes, Da Qin will have the ability to span the entire earth. This will be the opportunity for Da Qin's Black Dragon Flag and Black Bird Flag to be planted all over the world.
Therefore, Ying Gao has always had great enthusiasm for this matter. He believes that Great Qin has such potential in this era.
Historically, the reason why Great Qin did not have such an opportunity was simply because it lacked a leader at that time.
Missing a forerunner!
And in this era, he, Ying Gao, the Young Master of Da Qin, is that prophet.
The man who led the entire Central Plains to achieve leapfrog development.
Looking across the vast earth, this position, this person, who else would it be?
“How much cheaper will iron be than bronze?”
The Qin Dynasty had nearly a million troops. Although Ying Zheng was not directly in charge of the Su Nei Historian Office, he was well aware of the consumption of the Qin warriors in a year.
Hearing what Ying Gao said, he couldn't help but said to Ying Gao.
Hearing this, Ying Gao thought for a long time and said to Ying Zheng: "Father, the reserves of copper veins are too small, but there are many iron ore veins and the reserves are huge."
"As long as our iron smelting technology matures, the swords and weapons we can produce will be far superior to bronze, at least ten times more powerful."
After taking a sip of tea, Ying Zheng suppressed his shock and pondered in his heart for a long time before turning to Ying Gao and said.
"In this case, we must follow up on this matter and ask your laboratory to issue a report on this matter."
"The same goes for promoting iron smelting technology and speeding up the process."
"promise."
Nodding in agreement, Ying Gao pondered for a moment and said to Ying Zheng: "Father, the development of iron smelting technology requires extremely high temperatures."
"Charcoal alone is not enough."
"The most suitable fuel for iron smelting is coal. However, in the area controlled by Daqin, there are coal veins, but they are all small veins."
At this moment, Ying Gao paused, took a sip of tea from the long table, and said to Ying Zheng.
"Jingyesi under Erchen received news that there is a huge coal vein near Pingcheng where Yanmen is located."
"It is also open-air and easy to mine. I thought that I should lead a large army to conquer Yanmen first and occupy Pingcheng."
"In this way, our country, Great Qin, will have enough fuel. When the iron ore vein problem is solved, we can start the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age."
"Pingcheng in Yanmen is the land of Zhao State. Li Mu is still here. Even if you defeat Li Mu, it will be even more difficult to obtain Yanmen."
As the king of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng knew the geographical locations of various countries very well, let alone those close to the Qin Dynasty.
After Ying Gao opened his mouth, he immediately sensed the position and said to Ying Gao: "Unless there is a big war with Zhao at this time, it is impossible to get Yanmen."
"Um."
Ying Gao nodded, looked at the map in the study, pondered for a moment, and said: "A battle is indeed needed, but there is no need to provoke Zhao Guo at the moment."
"This time I am going south, it will take several months just to recruit and move the army. Therefore, I plan to ask the other generals who are going south to recruit 100,000 troops and go to the Bashu land to station first and find out the local situation."
"At the same time, I personally entered Xihai County, led the Python Army and the Wansheng Army, and mobilized 100,000 Qin warriors, totaling 300,000 to 400,000 troops, to wipe out the remnants of Rong and Di in one fell swoop."
"Then we will fight a war to destroy the country and annex the entire Da Yueshi!"
Ying Zheng's eyes followed Ying Gao's fingers, and he looked at Ying Gao with some confusion and said: "These places are relatively desolate and far less fertile than the Central Plains. Why do you have to annex them first?"
Putting his finger on the location of Gansu in later generations, Ying Gao said in a deep voice: "Father, according to the news obtained by my son, the area occupied by the Da Yuezhi and the remnants of Rong Di can not only support tens of millions of people, but also has iron ore veins.
, coal veins with huge reserves.”
"What I mean is that the Qin Dynasty understands that an army of three to four hundred thousand people can pacify this place in one fell swoop and turn it into the rear area of the Qin Dynasty."
"By then, whether it is iron ore veins, coal ore veins, or salt ore veins, they will all fall into the hands of Da Qin."
"By that time, our Great Qin's national strength will have greatly increased, and its war potential will increase. If I can finally break through to the extreme south."
"Within five years, Great Qin will undergo earth-shaking changes. At that time, with the help of the three treasures of cavalry, we, Great Qin, will be able to wipe out the Xiongnu, Donghu and other northern foreign tribes."
"Then pacify the land of Baiyue, conquer the north and south, and establish a Qin Dynasty where the sun never sets!"
As for the Empire on which the sun never sets, only [Biquge www.biqugeso.vip] as a time traveler, as long as there is a chance, and as long as a man is a man, he will yearn for it.
After all, that sentence was too shocking.
Ying Gao also wants to one day proudly declare to the world that the sun will always shine and never set on the territory of our Great Qin Empire.