Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

The next day, above the court

“Your Majesty, today several small countries in the Western Region have submitted their letters of credence, requesting the protection of our Great Qin, and are willing to regard our Great Qin as their fatherland.”

Shang Shu ordered Li Si to hold a thick stack of Zhezi and said

“Fusu, the land of the Western Regions, has anything new happened recently?”

Ying Zheng took the letter of credence written in Daqin script from Li Si and read it for a long time. He did not answer Li Si directly, but turned to look at Fusu Dao.

“Recently, there has been a quarrel in Rome due to the huge sum of money that invited me to build a railway in Daqin. In order to calm the anger of the remaining noble families, the Roman consul Scipio allowed these nobles to expand their private armies and use them on non-main fronts. maintenance to concentrate more power against the Carthaginians”

“To put it bluntly, the Roman nobles were allowed to plunder small countries such as Gaul and Germany near Rome to compensate for their losses in the railway project. Fusu introduced with a smile.

The impact of a huge project like the railway is not just superficial.���It is only 10 interests, but involves all aspects.

From a military point of view, the exploration of the railway allowed the Daqin Railway Engineering Team to go deep into the mountains and rivers of the area where the Roman railway passed. Their understanding of the surrounding terrain was probably better than that of the Roman Senate.

From an economic point of view, the construction of the railway has dealt a big blow to the Roman aristocratic family that originally monopolized the lifeline of the local economy. A large number of cheaper and higher-quality Daqin products continued to pour in, which will inevitably occupy the entire market. Local Roman products simply cannot If you resist, you will only face the situation of continuous retreat and bankruptcy.

What’s even more frightening is that due to Rome’s disadvantaged position, tariffs on Daqin goods entering Rome have been cancelled. This means that the last line of defense for local Roman goods has been lost. Daqin merchants can use low interest rates or even lose money to take advantage of local Roman merchants first. They will defeat them all, and then wait for the market to be unified before raising prices on a large scale to harvest, completing the classic dumping routine.

But in fact, although these would cause damage to Rome, they were only factors that caused the Roman nobles to resist the railway on the surface.

The real reason is that after the railway is built, the city of Rome will have smoother access to various regions, and political decrees will be more accessible. The Roman aristocrats’ right to speak in their original regions will be greatly weakened, and they will no longer be able to continue to be emperors. Life.

When Da Qin first started building the Qin Straight Road and cement roads, it also encountered delays and obstacles from many local wealthy families.

It’s just that in Great Qin, the prestige of the First Emperor prevented the powerful in these places from being too arrogant. After Fusu used the supervision storm set off by Meng Yi to clean up a group of people, the rest could only obey obediently.

Rome, on the other hand, was originally developed as a federation that brought together multiple forces. The nobles not only had great influence, they even had their own private armies. Together, even the supreme consul Scipio had to worry about three points..

Scipio, who was originally from the largest family in Rome, was very aware of the unknown energy of these nobles.

You must know that there are tens of thousands of Roman nobles and countless small nobles, many of whom have the privilege of recruiting attendants. Although each person is only a few hundred at most, when added up, it is an extremely terrifying number.

Not to mention that among some of the great nobles, there are dozens of people with titles alone, and a family can mobilize tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, although the combat effectiveness of these private armies was uneven, their equipment was well-armed to the teeth, much better than the regular Roman army.

In desperation, Scipio could only resort to diverting conflicts externally, allowing these nobles to plunder these small countries to make up for their losses, and by the way, dispatched more main legions to fight to the death with the Carthaginians.

“This is definitely a way to die!”

“Originally, the Roman Senate barely maintained its control over the local area. After openly allowing the nobles to expand their private armies, the balance of power became even more unbalanced.”

“Unless the Roman legion won a complete victory in the war with Carthage, as long as there was a slight discrepancy, even a small victory, Scipio’s position would most likely be compromised.”

“If it is held back by the Carthaginians, I am afraid that Rome itself will fall apart without the need for Great Qin to take action.”

Ying Zheng frowned and said.

The reason why he created the county system despite the huge pressure to enfeoff the system was to strengthen the centralization of power and ensure control over local areas, so as to prevent the aristocratic power from expanding too much and forming a The situation where the tail cannot be lost eventually backfired and led to the split of the Qin Dynasty.

And what the Romans are experiencing now is a perfect negative example.

Even as an opponent, Ying Zheng can’t stand it anymore.

“My father must consider one thing, that is, if Scipio does not stabilize these great nobles first, Rome will be divided now.”

“Now this move can at least divert the attention of these nobles to outside Rome and buy some time for Scipio”

“With time, Scipio can gather strength and have the basis for a comeback.”

“For example, when these nobles were plundering small neighboring countries, something unexpected happened, and both sides were hurt, or they were simply beaten to the point of running away, and then the Roman legion or the power of the Scipio family came to rescue them and receive the spoils of war.”

“No matter what happens, you can use the power of cronies to win over these big nobles in one fell swoop when all their private armies are transferred out, change the Senate system in Rome, and monopolize power!”

Fusu introduced in a deep voice. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In later history, although Rome defeated the surrounding countries, it was also a mess internally. In the end, decades later, 873 books in the Senate Internal strife broke out, and in the end the more iron-blooded Octavian won. After killing the other senators, he became the only head of state, and Rome entered the imperial era.

But now, due to Fusu, the rise of Qin has completely squeezed It is completely reasonable for the Roman Senate to collapse decades earlier than the living space of Rome.

Not to mention that the power of Great Qin has been behind it to add fuel to the flames.

“The storm is about to come and the wind is filling the building!”

“But this is a good opportunity for me, Da Qin!”[]

“After this period of time is over, I plan to patrol Persia westward to take a good look at my new territory of Great Qin!”

Ying Zheng couldn’t help but feel impressed. He also had a better understanding of the importance of the imperial order proposed by Fusu, as well as strengthening road construction, reforming prefectures, counties, and the military system to ensure that the royal family controlled the power of the Qin Dynasty. At the same time, he also Understand better why Fusu is not in a hurry to attack Rome and Carthage.

These two old Mediterranean powers have been inherited for hundreds of years, and their internal forces are too complex. Even if Great Qin takes over with a strong force, it wants to completely control the situation. , it also takes a lot of energy.

It is better to let them commit suicide, complete the internal friction in advance, and make the grassroots people of Rome completely despair of these nobles, so as to facilitate the rule of Great Qin after it takes over.

What Great Qin has to do is to consolidate the existing Territory, just wait for the opportunity…