There are two reasons why Ying Yu decided to support Scipio.
First, naturally Scipio is the father of Sophie. Sophie married into the Qin Dynasty, which is equivalent to Scipio being the father-in-law of the Qin Dynasty. In one fell swoop, Scipio became a relative of the Qin Dynasty from a foreigner. , in terms of relationship, they are naturally much closer than other nobles in Rome.
Second, although Scipio is now in prison, Hannibal's Carthaginian army is eyeing him outside, and the armed forces of the separatist nobles from all over the country are conflicting inside. He has only a small number of troops, and is in a very embarrassing situation. Quge
But in terms of status, he is still the supreme consul of Rome, and the soldiers under his command are all regular troops, so he is still widely recognized in the hearts of the people.
And now Rome is in turmoil, with wars happening almost all the time.
Under such an environment, people in various areas of Rome became fierce. From a seventy-year-old man to a six-year-old child, everyone knew how to kill.
Each of them is extremely brave and unafraid of death. They are simply born war machines.
At this time, Scipio's own appeal and prestige in Rome were revealed. As long as they were given some help, Scipio would soon be able to recruit local troops and expand an army that could crush other separatist forces in Rome. .
With this army, I believe it is only a matter of time before Scipio defeats the Carthaginians and even unifies the entire Rome.
Third, Scipio's own ability is strong enough, he is a good talent, and he is smart enough.
He was able to lead Roman Orthodoxy to survive internal and external troubles, and even when the heroes of Rome were divided, Roman Orthodoxy could always have a place.
He even occupies a certain dominant position among the powerful ones. This is already quite remarkable and definitely not something that ordinary people can achieve.
If he hadn't been born in the wrong place, trapped in a country like Rome that had sunk into the sunset and could not be saved no matter how wise he was, and had the invincible Qin as his opponent, Scipio would definitely be able to go down in history. A generation of wise kings.
Because of this, by cooperating with talents like Scipio, he knew how to maximize the benefits of the resources given to him by Great Qin.
And eventually turn it into greater benefits and give it back to Da Qin. Otherwise, if you support a fool, then no matter how much resources Da Qin gives him, no matter how much Da Qin supports him, it will never be enough.
And the advantage of working with such talents is that their minds are very clear and they know what they should and should not do.
After Scipio unified Rome, he would be ambitious and want to conquer more countries, even the Qin Dynasty!
This is normal, but any ambitious person will think so, let alone a person like Scipio who has great experience and strategy.
But what is different from ordinary people is that they may just do whatever they think of.
But a smart man like Scipio would not. He knew very well how everything about him came about, especially after realizing the suffocating power of Da Qin, which was an insurmountable mountain. He also knew better What are the consequences of resisting Da Qin?
Another characteristic of smart people like this is that they cherish their lives very much.
He would never be so stupid as to sacrifice his own life to win an absolutely impossible future. Ying Yu liked to cooperate with such smart people.
When the Qin Dynasty incorporates Rome into its territory in the future, Scipio will be able to be used by the Qin Dynasty. I believe that by then, he will be able to make a great contribution to stabilizing the situation and allowing Rome to fully integrate into the Qin Dynasty.
"Your plan is indeed very thorough. With the situation in Rome as complicated as it is, it would not be good for our Great Qin to forcefully intervene from the outside.
Supporting Scipio and letting them solve their internal problems internally would, on the one hand, allow them to fight against each other and weaken the overall strength of Rome.
On the other hand, it can also radiate the influence of the Qin Dynasty through Scipio and strengthen the Qin Dynasty's control over Rome in the future, which is simply the best thing."
"However, I still have to say that there should be a limit to the help I, Da Qin, can provide to them. For example, items such as steam engines and ships must not be provided to them.
If these core technologies are leaked and stolen by those Romans, they will probably become someone else's wedding dress."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, agreeing to Ying Yu's proposal, but finally reminded him.
"About this, my father can rest assured. Rome has been in constant war in recent years, and young farmers have been captured to become young men. This has resulted in large areas of land being left uncultivated and gradually degraded into wasteland. In addition, in recent years,
Due to the locust plague, Rome's food reserves were extremely short."
"Therefore, in Erchen's vision, Great Qin's support for Scipio only requires a certain amount of food, money or weapons, and there is no need to fund advanced technological products such as steam engines."
"Taking a step back, even if the situation in Rome changes and we have to invest in high-tech products to Scipio, complex and sophisticated mechanical products like steam engines cannot be built just by thinking about it.
Even if they in Rome knew the core technology, it would be basically impossible to manufacture it without sufficiently advanced steel-making technology."
"And this kind of machine has almost no redundant parts. Every part is a whole, which can be said to affect the whole body. Many times, there may be a problem with just a small screw assembled inside, and the machine may fail.
It won’t work anymore.”
"With the current situation of Rome being divided and broken, the level of science and technology is probably not as good as before, let alone compared with the current Great Qin. It is extremely difficult for them to process such fine parts.
Therefore, naturally, steam engines and other appliances can only be elusive and out of reach.”
Ying Yu has never been one to suffer losses, so he has naturally thought about Scipio's matters for a long time.
"Since you said that, I'm relieved."
"Speaking of which, you saw Scipio's daughter just now. What did you think?"
Ying Zheng said with a smile.
In an instant, Ying Zheng's image changed from the powerful Qin Shi Huangdi to an old father who loved gossip. This huge contrast made Ying Yu dumbfounded.
"Reporting to my father, this Princess Sophie is beautiful and charming. She is a rare beauty. She is also extremely filial. She is a rare and virtuous woman."
Ying Yu knew he couldn't escape, so he had to answer truthfully.
"It seems that you have a good impression of her. In fact, I also have a very good sense of the Roman princess. This little girl has a vitality that I don't have in the Qin women."