"Great things come ......"

When the emperor issued an edict and asked Heifu to write down the strategy of westward expansion in detail, Heifu knew that Qin Shi Huang had made a choice.

"The desire to expand the territory, the benefits of practical interests, and the dream of seeking immortal immortality are three-pronged to make the emperor change the national policy."

The emperor held the six reins, and his goal determined the direction of the empire, so that the wheel of history, under the guidance of Heifu, slowly deviated from the original track......

For at least a few years, Heifu's subordinates in Yuzhang will be able to farm without having to go to the rainforests of South Vietnam to suffer early.

But the Qiang people around Guanxi, as well as the Xiongnu Yue clan, are afraid to tremble under the obscenity of Qin Shi Huang......

This matter, Heifu asked himself to do quite rigorously, God knows, he knows, Wu Zhizhi knows.

Wu Zhi is already a person who has half a body into the ground, in order to compete with Yan Qi Fangshi, he has to move out of the legend of the Queen Mother of the West that has been circulating in the world for a long time, and Heifu just provided a manuscript of "The Biography of Mu Tianzi", so that the old witch can say more details. As for the term "black dog", it was the emperor himself who came up with it.

Although Meng Tian had also suggested that the Huns should be prepared for the Huns, the proposal of the Western Extension was indeed initiated by Heifu, and it was understandable that the emperor regarded him as a guide.

To make Qin open up westward, Heifu was not a whim, but a deliberate one.

Historically, although Qin also made Meng Tian build the Great Wall in the north and guard the fence, the Xiongnu were more than 700 miles, so that the Hu people did not dare to go south and herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and revenge.

However, the Xiongnu rose again during the Chu and Han dynasties, and became a huge empire with a territory of thousands of miles and became a fierce rival in the Central Plains. The siege of Liu Bang Baideng was almost in danger, and then he barely maintained the situation by relying on his relatives, and the Xiongnu Empire suppressed the Han Dynasty for decades, and it was not completely resolved by the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

So Heifu thinks that Qin's attack on the Xiongnu can be a little earlier and more ruthless?

Anyway, the current grassland is a three-legged stand of the Xiongnu, Yueshi, and Donghu, and if they can be broken through each and eliminate a major hidden danger for China, wouldn't it be beautiful?

The Huns didn't seem to have anything to do with going west to find the state of the Queen Mother of the West, but Heifu still found a way to forcibly connect.

When he read "The Biography of Mu Tianzi", he couldn't figure out many of the place names in it, such as the starting point of King Mu of Zhou's westward journey, "Hezong Clan". After consulting Zhang Cang, Zhang Cang said that the country of the Hezong clan may be the Hetao area west of the Jiuyuan in Yunzhong.

During the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, Zhao had occupied the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and built fortresses such as Yunzhong, Jiuyuan, and Gaoque. More than ten years ago, the Qin army took control of it and garrisoned Yitun, and it was from there that Meng Tian set out to attack Daiguo to the east and defend against the Xiongnu support.

Now, in the past, the Hetao and Henan land where the Hezong clan was located were in the hands of the Xiongnu, and they were used as winter pastures.

Although the Yellow River is not so fierce in these years, the Hetao is indeed a good place, not only the sky is vast and wild, the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep, there are also a lot of forests, and in the more fertile areas, you can also operate some agriculture.

However, regarding the affairs of the Xiongnu, Heifu only mentioned it briefly, and said that he did not know anything and did not dare to say anything, so he asked His Majesty to find another minister who was familiar with the affairs of the Xiongnu to discuss.

This candidate, apart from Meng Tian, the young eunuch of the Shaofu, who else can there be? Since Meng Tian was able to successfully defeat the Xiongnu in history, he should be able to take charge of himself this time, and Heifu didn't have to worry about it.

He was personally more interested in the Western Regions.

Heifu thinks that resting on his laurels will only lead to stagnation, and that civilizations in different regions need to come and go!

The stones of the mountains can be used to attack jade, China has superior technology, and so do Greece and Rome. In addition to science and technology, civilizations in different regions have different technology trees due to different natural environments, and even domesticated completely different crops and animals, and then slowly spread to other places.

For example, wheat, barley, sheep, and horses were all introduced to the Central Plains from the west and the north before they gradually spread. But Hefu still didn't see many of the fruits and vegetables that were common in later generations: watermelons, grapes, melons, pomegranates, sesame seeds, walnuts, cucumbers, peppers, spinach......

He really wants to nibble on watermelon, drink grape juice, sprinkle a circle of sesame seeds on the hot wheat cake, and sprinkle some pepper when cooking......

There is also a high-legged Scythian horse, alfalfa that can be used as high-quality feed for horses, and cotton that will be used in the world for future clothing, all of which are not available in the Central Plains.

These things are not close, but they are not far away, and they are found in the Western Regions, Central Asia, and West Asia. At present, the Western Regions should be a bunch of small oasis countries, guarding the jade road to live, for the wolf-like Qin army, it is simply a lamb to be slaughtered.

Crossing the Pamirs, one can come into contact with some of the Greek kingdoms left behind by Alexander's crusade......

It only takes a few steps to establish a connection between the seemingly isolated world of things and things, which is quite exciting to think about.

And the way to come and go, it can be trade, or it can be conquest!

Therefore, Heifu believes that if he opens up to the west, sooner or later he will be included in the rule of the Central Plains, it will be difficult for Baiyue to go further south to benefit most, and in another thousand years, Southeast Asia will also be a nightmare for the people of the Central Plains.

But what if China could open its eyes to the size of the world in the Qin Dynasty? It's not about how much land you conquer in a short period of time, it's about the benefits you bring in the long run.

"Of course, the premise of all this is to pass the Zhuqiang and Hexi Yue clans first. And if you want to seek Hexi, Henan, and Hetao, you have to start by consolidating Longxi, Beidi, and Shangjun......"

Heifu knows that he can't become a fat man by eating one bite, which is why he is not worried that Qin Shi Huang will be angry with him because he can't find the state of the Queen Mother of the West.

"The construction of roads, immigration, building a military frontier, and training cavalry in the three counties will not take three years, can it not be done?"

"After that, I will fight the Huns, fight the Yueshi, and take the Hexi Hetao, and I won't be able to defeat it in three years, right?"

Therefore, according to Heifu's plan, it would take six or seven years for the Qin army to establish an outpost in the Dunhuang area.

As for the Western Regions, before the road was built, the army could not pass, and Dingtian sent several caravans to take a look along the "Jade Road", the predecessor of the Silk Road.

With such a vast place in the south and north of Xinjiang, how could the merchant envoys easily find the "State of the Queen Mother of the West". It will be a few years to go back and forth, and when the envoy will travel all over the Western Regions and come back to resume his life, Qin Shi Huang may have already returned to the sky, and there is no need to wait for the Queen Mother of the West......

Heifu's wishful thinking is called "digging and filling", just sell it, but don't care about after-sales service.

"It's better to get something to the west, it's better than spending money and letting the magician go overseas to find immortals."

Although it can be regarded as a "bully", Heifu has done it with confidence.

With the level of science and technology in this era, ships can at most rely on the coastline, and if they drive a little bit out, they will sink, and what kind of things like colonizing Japan in the Age of Discovery to go to the Americas to find corn and potatoes are just like the Queen Mother of the West who Qin Shi Huang loved, it is a mirage, an illusory bubble, and it is out of reach.

Although the ideas are wild, most of them cannot be understood by outsiders, and Heifu's recital still has to come at a glance, so he spread out the paper and ink on the desk, held the Meng Tian pen, and began to write.

"When the minister heard Xun Qing's words, he didn't accumulate steps, and he couldn't reach thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas. Now Your Majesty wants to have something to do in the West, thousands of miles away, and you should start from a small step. When the three counties of the wasteland were opened first, the immigrants filled it in by 10,000 households, so that they could cultivate the fields and store grain, and then the children of Huarong in the three counties were recruited into the army, and the method of riding and shooting galloping was practiced......

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A day later, Heifu's recital had been sent to Qin Shi Huang's palace, and it happened that Zhao Gao was also in the CRRC Mansion, and when he saw that Qin Shihuang learned about it, he immediately put down the government affairs in his hand, and wanted to see Heifu's recital first, and he couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart.

But more than that, it's shocking.

"Heifu is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, so young, he can lead important national policies, and Li Si back then was nothing more than that?"

What's even more annoying is that his name is Heifu, and when he was the pavilion chief, he called himself "Qin no Tengu", which happens to correspond to the black dog that Qin Shi Huang led the way in his dream. With this incident, Heifu was even more trusted by the emperor, and the bad medicine that Zhao Gao had ordered before was completely ineffective.

Although Zhao Gao felt that the matter of the "Queen Mother of the West" mentioned by the witch was a little suspicious, he was very smart and knew that he could not spoil his interest when the emperor was on the rise, so he could only hide this matter in his heart and not make trouble for the time being.

At this time, the confessor sent the recital up, it was a thick stack of paper, Qin Shi Huang couldn't help but sigh: "Heifu should have thousands of words, if it is simple, I am afraid there are several catties of weight, the paper is really light and easy to use......

Zhao Gao could only make a promise.

But Qin Shi Huang opened Heifu's recital, but frowned, Zhao Gao's heart moved, and he thought that Heifu said something that made the emperor unhappy.

But after reading a few pages, Qin Shi Huang's brows quickly relaxed, and he scolded with a smile:

"It is worthy of being the first person to advocate this matter, although Heifu claims to be a southerner and does not understand the affairs of Kansai, and hopes that I can make the prime minister and the imperial history consult, but he writes in great detail and insight."

It's just that the name he gave to Xi Tuo is really ...... It's weird. ”

Qin Shi Huang read the name of the article again, and always felt that something was wrong.

He shook his head as he put the hemp paper on the desk, and Zhao Gao happened to catch a glimpse of the first page, which was written in five large characters......

"Western...... Big development? ”