Chapter 794 Ying Gao's shot has always been for the great Qin Wanshi, not just for the moment.
As a close confidant of Ying Zheng, Meng Tian naturally understands Ying Zheng's concerns about the Bashu land. This is a natural granary and the place where trouble is most likely to breed.
Since King Huiwen annexed Ba and Shu, Great Qin has never left heavy troops to guard Bashu. This is the most important reason why Bashu has always been in peace.
However, Bashu is such an important place. It is not heavily guarded and cannot be controlled. Anyone will feel uneasy.
Therefore, Ying Zheng attaches great importance to Ying Gao's expedition to the extreme south, because Ying Gao is rich and can continue to invest funds.
Coupled with the slaves plundered from the south this time, it was enough to completely open up this Chi Road, allowing the Great Qin court to control Bashu to the extreme at once.
Meng Tian knew clearly that both Ying Gao and Ying Zheng were ambitious people, and they were the kind of people with extraordinary ambitions who were determined to win the world.
Their desire to control power is astonishing.
Meng Tian was also very optimistic about this. He knew in his heart that since Ying Zheng and Ying Gao paid so much attention to the Xianyang Pole South Road, within a few years, this road would be successfully constructed.
With a thought in his mind, Meng Tian turned to the official responsible for the construction of Chi Road and said, "Don't worry about this matter. You will continue to dig. Soon, Lord Wu'an will go south to Bashu. I will discuss this matter with him."
"promise."
Nodding, a happy look appeared on Gongshu Qing's face. He knew in his heart that Meng Tian was just a military general. Although he was both civil and military, he could only stop there.
In the final analysis, the construction of Chidao depends on the ability of Lord Wu'an of the Great Qin Dynasty. But Qing Gongshu knows that whether it is the Quyuan plow that swept through Guanzhong or all the good things, they all come from this young master.
Moreover, the excavation of the Xianyang Pole South Road also came from Ying Gao's idea.
Of course, the most important point is that Ying Gao alone holds the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce and the Peacock Chamber of Commerce in his hands, plundering wealth from the entire Central Plains, and has already become extremely rich. With Ying Gao, the God of Wealth, even without other help,
With capital investment, the excavation can be more successful this time.
Watching Gongshu Qing leave, Meng Tian couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that in just a few years, Ying Gao had grown to such a height that he could already give the Qin government and the public a certain degree of confidence.
At this moment, Meng Tian fully understood how big the gap was between Fusu and others and Ying Gao.
This time, the Meng family seemed to be one step behind the Wang family in taking sides. However, fortunately, his legitimate son Meng Liao had the foresight at the time. Although he was one step behind, he would not be left too far behind by the Wang family.
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The army marched south.
It is never a simple matter. The movement of hundreds of thousands of people not only requires advance greetings to the local government offices, but also requires reserves of luggage.
After all, it is a big problem for hundreds of thousands of people to eat horse chews, and the road to Shu is so difficult that it is difficult to reach the sky. This is no joke.
Any place with difficult roads is often the most likely to give birth to bandits. This is true for Bashu and Lingnan.
Historically, with Zhao Tuo's experience in Baiyue, Ying Gao would naturally be on guard. In his opinion, Bashu was not safe either. This was one of the purposes of digging the Xianyang Pole South Road.
Ying Gao knew clearly that the road to Shu passed through the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountains. The mountains were high and the valleys were deep, and the road was rugged and difficult to pass. Li Bai once wrote a poem "The Road to Shu is Difficult" to express the difficulty of the road to Shu.
What he knew more clearly was the record in the Qin palace books. In the fifth year of King Shenliang's reign in Zhou Dynasty, King Huiwen was caught in a behavioral dilemma.
At that time, there was civil strife in the Bashu region. King Huiwen wanted to take the opportunity to capture the three-point Bashu region that he had long coveted, but he was worried that the road to Shu was difficult and dangerous and would be difficult to succeed. He was also worried that once the troops were divided, the powerful enemy South Korea might take the opportunity to invade the border.
In this regard, Prime Minister Zhang Yi advocated that it would be better to attack South Korea, but General Sima Cuo advocated taking the opportunity to divide his troops to destroy Shu.
Sima mistakenly said that the Qin State was weak. If it could obtain the Bashu region, it would not only expand its territory, but also take the wealth of the Bashu region, which would be enough to make the Qin country rich and powerful.
Moreover, Bashu can attack Chu from the water: "If you win Shu, you will win Chu; if Chu dies, the world will be united!"
From this, King Qin Huiwen finally made a plan and sent Sima Cuo and Du Weimo to dig the Golden Bull Road and attack Shu and Ba successively. This laid the foundation for the future unification of the Qin Empire from an economic and military perspective.
Strong economic and military foundation.
On top of the war horse, Ying Gao looked south to Bashu and couldn't help but sigh, saying: "Take the road to Shu and you will get Bashu. Therefore, you will always be the king of the world!"
In the history of China for thousands of years, if we can capture Hanzhong and Bashu south of the Qinling Mountains, we can often achieve dominance.
Such examples abound over thousands of years.
The Qin State captured Bashu and eventually annexed the six countries; Chu and Han fought, and Liu Bang relied on the Guanzhong Plain, Hanzhong Basin and Sichuan Basin as his rear area. In the end, despite repeated defeats, relying on his strong economic foundation, he defeated Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty.
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During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang used the Hanzhong Basin and the Sichuan Basin as his bases and launched several northern expeditions, creating a military miracle of using offense as defense.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang and captured Guanzhong, and then quickly went south to capture Hanzhong, Bashu, and Jingxiang areas, which ultimately laid the foundation for the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
The Northern Song Dynasty also conquered Sichuan first, and finally conquered Jiangnan to unify the country.
It can be said that if you want to rule the world, you must take Hanzhong and Bashu.
Ying Gao had learned about Great Qin's rule over Bashu before. He knew in his heart that Great Qin's rule over Bashu seemed indestructible, but in fact it was too insubstantial.
Once a general blocks the Shu road, the Great Qin court will lose control of the entire Bashu. This is the most dangerous, especially when the Great Qin is about to leave eastward.
Historically, until the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty did not deploy heavy troops in Bashu. This is the most important reason.
The land of Bashu is a natural granary, enough to feed hundreds of thousands of troops. The problem of Shu road was not solved until later generations.
When Ying Gao realized this, he had the idea of excavating Chidao. Anyway, there will be too many captives and slaves in the future of Great Qin.
Instead of leaving these people alone or building the Abang Palace and others, they might as well dig out the Xianyang Pole South Road. In this way, the land of Bashu will truly be the back garden of the Qin Dynasty.
Even if something unexpected happens, once Guanzhong and Bashu cooperate, the Qin Empire will not fall apart all at once, leaving no room for counterattack.
Ying Gao's actions are always for the sake of the Great Qin Eternity, rather than just focusing on the present.
After all, the current Great Qin is full of momentum and is moving towards the direction of the empire. He does not need to worry too much. What he cares about is the future.
Or in other words, a hundred years after the First Emperor.