Chapter four hundred and eighty fourth sweaty horse
Ying Zheng was somewhat confused by Qin's expanding territory.
For example, Ying Zheng originally wanted to build the Great Wall in Hexi, but soon the Hexi Corridor was included in Qin's territory, so building the Great Wall in Hexi became meaningless.
Then he wanted to build the Great Wall on Shazhou. Soon the Western Regions were included in the territory, so the Shazhou Great Wall lost its meaning again.
Then even the grasslands were included in the territory...
So this even made Ying Zheng give up the idea of building the Great Wall.
But now, Ying Zheng is worried that Shen Bing's power will be greater than that of the Central Plains. He is worried that Shen Bing will rebel...
So wouldn't it also be possible to use the Great Wall to block Shen Bing from rebelling?
Although Shen Bing could control hundreds of thousands of fine cavalry, the Great Wall was built on high mountains, so the cavalry would be completely meaningless.
If Shen Bing has artillery...can't the Central Plains build artillery and place it on the Great Wall?
The most important thing is that these words came from Shen Bing's mouth.
This made Ying Zheng's heart, which was still half-suspended, completely relieved.
Because if Shen Bing had the intention to rebel, how could he come up with a plan to restrain himself?
After thinking for a while, Ma Shang nodded and said:
"That makes sense!"
Then without saying much, he left with a group of servants.
Shen Bing drank a few more drinks, and then returned home with his guards.
The so-called return home is actually a military camp.
Shen Bing only built a commander's residence in Yunzhong County. In other places such as Jiuyuan, Wuyuan, and Hexi, he lived in barracks.
Shen Bing was a little surprised. Ying Zheng had said in his edict that he should go to Wuyuan to meet the Holy Spirit, but he had already arrived at Wuyuan and didn't know where Ying Zheng was.
I wanted to send someone to send a letter to report it, but I didn't know where the letter was going to be sent, so I had to wait uneasily in the barracks.
The next day, when Shen Bing was inspecting the new recruits, he saw Ren hurried over and reported:
"General, the emperor is staying at Tingxuan Inn and has summoned the general to come and see the emperor!"
Shen Bing was startled and hurried back to dress up. He took a few more guards and rushed to Tingxuan Inn.
I thought to myself:
"Now I can finally meet the legendary First Emperor!"
At this time, Tingxuan Inn was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, and the surrounding streets were blocked to traffic. Even Shen Bing had to surrender his weapons and be searched before he could enter.
Under the guidance of a servant, Shen Bingzhong walked into Tingxuan Inn again, and the compartment he came to was actually the same one where he had a drink with the horse merchant yesterday.
Shen Bing did not dare to hesitate and immediately knelt down and said:
"My subordinate Shen Bing, please see the Emperor!"
The compartment door opened, and Shen Bing was surprised to find that it was the horse dealer who came out.
Ma Shang helped Shen Bing up and said with a smile:
"General, no courtesy."
"For the sake of safety, I often go on patrol incognito. General, don't be surprised!"
Shen Bing quickly replied:
"My subordinates dare not."
"I don't know that I am the emperor, so please forgive me for my negligence!"
Ying Zheng smiled and said:
"The general has great military exploits and is loyal, so why is he guilty of this?"
"However, the oil pancakes made by the general made me forget about food and tea!"
As he spoke, he burst into laughter.
When Shen Bing thought about it, it was true that he had cooked a lot of food before and even invited Ying Zheng to join him.
Why didn't you see that Ma Shang was Ying Zheng at that time?
I have known for a long time that this horse merchant has an extraordinary temperament and is not an ordinary person.
Then Ying Zheng motioned to Shen Bing to sit down in front of the desk. It was the same desk as yesterday, but there was a map on the desk.
Ying Zheng looked at the map and asked proudly:
"General, now the world has been conquered by the Qin Dynasty, and the territory of our dynasty is unprecedentedly vast."
"Is it time for me to become a Zen monk?"
Shen Bing was stunned. He didn't understand what Ying Zheng meant.
What is the relationship between territory and being able to become a Zen monk?
Could it be that you are talking about merit?
But it turned out that Ying Zheng was no longer suspicious of Shen Bing, and the next thing he thought about was the idea of immortality, hoping that Shen Bing could give him the elixir.
How could Shen Bing have guessed this? He only knew that the Silk Road had been opened at this time, especially after the conquest of the Xiongnu, the opening of the Prairie Silk Road made the road to the Western Regions and Central Asia much closer and easier...
Most of the Prairie Silk Road walks on grasslands, which is faster and safer than the desert areas of the Western Regions.
The reason why it is not mainstream is that in ancient times this road has been controlled by northern nomads.
At this time, if the Silk Road on the grassland is opened, then merchants will soon know that there are foreign countries and foreign countries.
Therefore, Shen Bing did not dare to talk nonsense and could only answer truthfully:
"Back to the emperor, if we talk about the vastness of our territory, then our dynasty is unprecedented."
"But it is too early to say that the world will be restored to Qin."
Ying Zhengqi said:
"Are there other countries outside the Western Regions?"
Shen Bing pointed at the map and replied:
"It's natural."
"Beyond the Western Regions, there are Wusun, Dawan, Kangju, Anxi..."
"By the way, Dawan is also rich in a kind of BMW. It not only travels thousands of miles a day, but its sweat is as red as blood, so it is called a sweat-blooded BMW."
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up instantly:
"Is this true?"
"How could there be such a strange horse in the world?"
Shen Bing immediately regretted these words.
The horse in this era has special significance, because it can not only be used for transportation and war, but also a symbol of status, such as the emperor driving the six princes and the five.
Therefore, this high-quality BMW became the pursuit of the princes and nobles. In the eyes of the emperor, it would even become the basis of a strong army... If this horse could be obtained and multiplied in large numbers, wouldn't all soldiers across the country be equipped with BMWs?
And Ying Zheng is extremely possessive. If he heard that there was such a horse, how could he not take it and run after it?
However, Shen Bing had already said these words and could not take them back, so he could only reply:
"Back to the emperor, of course it is true."
"It's just that this horse is extremely rare, and it's a long way to Dawan..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ying Zheng:
"No problem, I will send an envoy to Dawan immediately to buy some horses!"
Shen Bing could only say yes and stopped talking.
Then Ying Zheng said:
"The general can handle the matter of King You Xian by himself."
"The construction of the Great Wall that the general mentioned yesterday, I think can be left to Yang Duanhe to supervise the construction, so that the general can manage the Western Regions and grasslands with peace of mind."
"What do you think, General?"
Of course.
Because at this time, the person who built the Great Wall for defense was none other than Shen Bing.
That is to build a safety line for Ying Zheng... Only by building such a safety line to keep Ying Zheng in an invincible position, can Ying Zheng dare to continue to use Shen Bing with confidence.
Therefore, the Great Wall certainly cannot be built by Shen Bing.
How could Shen Bing dare to object? He immediately agreed:
"It should be so, my subordinates have no objection!"
On the other hand, Zhao Gao and others are also very satisfied with this.
Because if the Great Wall is built one day, then they don't need to worry about Shen Bing and Fusu outside the wall.