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"This is not a big deal. This is your credit. If you hadn't insisted on opening Qin's border trade and turning Qin's smuggling trade into a serious trade business, I would never have thought of it." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi Speaking of.
"I just borrowed some methods from the prime minister. The prime minister said that governing the economy is like dredging a flood. What is needed is not blocking, but dredging. Just like Dayu's flood control." Meng Yi said.
"Hey." Shangwen smiled slightly.He approved of Meng Yi's approach and statement.
"What?" Meng Yi looked at Shang Wen suspiciously.Seeing Shangwen smiled slightly, he thought he had said something wrong.
"Did I say something wrong?" Meng Yi asked.
"No." Shang Wenye said.
"You're right. Quite right." Shangwen nodded in praise.
And outside the prime minister's mansion.Qin Wang Jian went to the prime minister's residence.
"Your Majesty, do you want to inform me?" Zhao Gao asked from the side.
"No. Let's go in like this." Qin Wang saw the busy prime minister's mansion.This is the center of Qin State governance.But it doesn't take up much space.Just an ordinary courtyard.And the office workers were busy coming in and out, and the lights were never turned off even in the middle of the night.
"Your Majesty." An office official saw King Qin arriving.Hurry up and salute.
"Don't disturb the prime minister. I'm just here to take a look. Go ahead." King Qin waved his hand.
"Yes." The official nodded.Then he went to the office of Prime Minister Qin Dynasty.
"Next is the northwest. The situation in the northwest direction is very special." Meng Yi said.
"Especially the Western Regions." Shang Wen said.
"There are many surrounding countries, not just a resting country. There are many other countries." Shang Wen said.
"This resting country is a country established after the retreat of the army after Alexander the Great's Eastern Expedition. This country occupies Central Asia. It is an extremely important traffic artery with lush grasslands. It is very suitable for nomadic tribes to settle, and Many countries with a certain degree of civilization live here, and to the south is the mountainous area of Afghanistan, and after passing through the mountainous area, you can directly enter India." Shangwen drew a pencil on the map to look like the Indian Peninsula.It is densely populated and rich in products, and many kinds of plants are produced here, such as cotton.This kind of thing is much easier to use than linen.Also very strong.It is very convenient to grow, and there are many spices, medicinal materials and so on. "Shang Wen gestured.
"Continue to the west, cross the Iranian Plateau. Enter the West Asia region. There is also a relatively dense population here. There is rich oil, but it is relatively dry. But there are major rivers." Shang Wen said looking at the map.
"Here." Shang Wen said, pointing to Central Asia, especially the location of Parthia.
"This is an important place for business and trade transactions. The place where Eastern civilization and Western civilization can meet at present." Shang Wen said.
"Oh." Meng Yi looked at the place where Shang Wen gestured.He still can't understand what Shangwen is saying.
"Our products can be handed over to merchants in Central Asia, Western Regions, or merchants from Arabia, no. Maybe Persia, or Semitic merchants. They can sell our products to farther places, such as .Rome. Greece. Macedonia and other countries." Shang Wen said while looking at the map.
"This." Meng Yi couldn't understand Shangwen's leaping thinking.
"What? Didn't understand." Shangwen asked.
"En." Meng Yi nodded.Shang Wen looked at Meng Yi and smiled.Shang Wen looked at the map and thought of an important trade route.This main road is the famous Silk Road.The prosperity created by this road is a sign of the prosperity of several important historical dynasties, and the military action of Qin's westward expansion undoubtedly opened this important Silk Road in advance.But to open up trade, an important link is still needed, trade.Start large-scale trade.
"Silk Road." Shang Wen said while looking at the map.
"This is an important Silk Road." Shang Wen said while looking at the map.
"Tell me, what is the Silk Road." At this moment, King Qin came in from the door and asked.
"Ah, Your Majesty." Meng Yi saw King Qin.I feel very surprised.But Shangwen turned his head and saw King Qin coming in.Then salute.
"Your Majesty." Shang Wen cupped his hands and said.
"There are not so many rules. Tell me about your Silk Road. I have never heard of it. I didn't even have such an idea when I came back from the Western Regions. These days, you were kidnapped by the Mohists and sent to the Western Regions. How do you know better than I More?" Qin Wang looked a little annoyed, but more excited.Because he just listened to Shangwen explaining a future expectation outside the door.
"Your Majesty, no." Shang Wen replied with a smile.
"I just remembered." Shangwen realized at this time that history cannot be broken.So he made up an excuse.
"Your Majesty, I just remembered an idea I had when I traveled to study with my master. These Western Regions, Central Asia, Arabs, and Indians are very interested in our Chinese silk. We can use the silk products produced in Chu, and Various products. Transported by rail to the Western Regions, and then sold to Central Asia, through Central Asia, into India, Mesopotamia, and further places." Shang Wen gestured.
"And the products in these areas, such as oil, cotton, and other products, can enter Qin's control of the Western Regions, and in this kind of trade, Qin occupies a dominant position, and these businessmen will definitely come to us. Qin State. In this way, our Qin State’s finances and taxes can be expanded a lot, and our influence can be extended to farther places.” Shang Wen said.
"For example, we can influence this country of Anxi." Shangwen said and clicked on the location of the country of Anxi.
"En. In this way, Qin's taxation can be expanded, right?" King Qin asked.
"Yes." Shangwen replied.
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"The existence of this channel is of great significance to the Qin State. The surplus goods produced in Qin State can be sold through this channel, occupying a very large market." Shang Wen pointed at the Central Asian region with his hand, and then turned into a finger Pointing to the direction of India and Central Asia and other places.
"En." King Qin nodded.
"Are these places really that big?" King Qin asked.
"Yes. These places are really big. Some countries are older than the history of the Central Plains. They have existed longer than us." Shang Wen continued to explain.
"For example, from here to here." Shangwen then crossed the Central Asia region and gestured at the location of West Asia.A special nod in the direction of Egypt.
"The civilization here is 2000 years earlier than ours," Shang Wen said.
"If this is the case, wouldn't they be more developed than us?" King Qin asked broadly.
"No. Their civilization is weakening," Naofumi said.
"But." Shangwen was looking at the map at this time and suddenly remembered something.
That is, the Silk Road on land.Shangwen knew it.Moreover, Qin State is also developing. However, there are two roads for the ocean and the Silk Road, one is the land Silk Road, and the other is the Sea Silk Road.Looking at the map, Shangwen suddenly thought of the Maritime Silk Road.
But when the powerful dynasty of the Central Plains appeared.The emergence of the two Silk Roads is of great significance.In the powerful Tang Dynasty, there were two Silk Roads.Even the Song Dynasty relied on a maritime silk road.Able to have rich fiscal and tax income.And with the development of history.The development of the land silk road is far less fast than the development of the sea silk road.
The overland Silk Road mainly used camels and horses.The transport volume is relatively small.Moreover, the transportation cost is relatively expensive. Compared with the Maritime Silk Road, the shipping volume of the ship is much larger. Although the risk is high, the transportation cost is low. If you are lucky enough, it will even be faster than the land speed.Obviously, the Maritime Silk Road has far broader advantages than the Land Silk Road.
"But what?" Meng Yi asked from the side.But Shangwen fell into deep thought at this time.Naofumi looked at the map and thought about a lot of things.
At this time, King Qin stretched out his arm, signaling Meng Yi not to disturb Shang Wen's meditation.Because King Qin knew Shangwen very well.Once in such a state, he will think of many things that others can't think of.
At this time, Shangwen was swaying, because he thought of many places that were not conducive to the development of the overland Silk Road.However, Shang Wen soon faltered, because he could not ignore a technical factor, and this technical factor was the railway.The emergence of railway transportation has greatly reduced the cost of land transportation. If Qin builds a large number of railway lines.There is a great advantage.This advantage is that more materials can be transported out and other materials can be imported at the same time.
In addition to this point, Naofumi also thought of other things.The Maritime Silk Road has great potential and a great speed of development. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, it only has great potential, because there are still many undiscovered unknowns in the sea, the development of the Nanyang waterway, and the mastery of the necessary navigation skills. Technology, especially how much potential there is in the entire southern sea area to absorb the current excess production capacity.Shang Wen really didn't know.The population of the South has not found, and lacks, a sufficient population to consume so many commodities.
In addition, there is the issue of transportation.Qin's railway was only built to Xinzheng, South Korea.There is barely a railway from Taiyuan to Handan and from Handan to Yandu.The volume of transportation is not very large.The construction of the port cannot be completed in a day.And to what extent did the sailing go.Shangwen is still unknown.Judging from what Shangwen saw.Today's ships still use wood as the main building material.The number of masts is usually only three.The maximum load capacity ranges from one thousand stones to three thousand stones.South Korea has large warships, and the load capacity of the warships is only more than five thousand stone.Such a load capacity obviously cannot meet the requirements of ocean-going navigation.As for the situation around the sea area, it is more known that some colonies have been established on the southern coastline.These colonies are not yet capable of digesting this much product.
on the contrary.The advantages on land are more obvious.In the Western Regions, there is a large population, and these countries have strong consumption power.After all, there is a strong demand for Qin's products, such as arms.That's the hard defense requirement, and then there's silk and all kinds of other products.These countries will have strong demand.In this way, Qin can easily occupy a dominant position in trade.Get a lot of motivation.This is very beneficial to Qin.
On the one hand, the Maritime Silk Road has great potential, but the entire market is very immature.If you think about it, it took a long time for the entire Maritime Silk Road to replace the Land Silk Road.It takes time, a lot of time to develop it.In other words, the Maritime Silk Road is immature, and the market power is immature.Although the potential is great, Shang Wen cannot fully develop it.This goes against the general trend of history.
On the other hand.The Western Regions have ready-made power to shame the market.mature country.Anxi, Daxia, and the people from the Western Regions and Yuezhi who fled to the west still have a lot of valuable things in their hands, which can be exchanged for through trade.At the same time, Qin was unable to continue to wage war, and the cost of war was too high.The logistics supply will become bigger and bigger as the battle line stretches.This is extremely detrimental to Qin.