"Sit down, sit down. Zhao Gao, go and invite General Li Mu and use my king's cart." The King of Qin greeted everyone and sat down, saying, "Mr. Zhou gave me a very good gift, and I like it very much.

However, although Mr. Zhou's rituals were heavy, only more than one hundred cartons of salt were not enough for the people of the Qin Dynasty.

The current Daqin is no longer the former Daqin, and its land population has increased several times. We cannot just let the former Daqin people have salt to eat, so we will not let the current Daqin people have salt to eat. If we do that, I will be too foolish to be regarded as the king.

You all come up with ideas on how to make the people across the country eat salt.”

This is a matter of national economy and people's livelihood. Everyone agreed with the words of the King of Qin. Li Si said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I think the Ministry of Works should be sent to Qidi to increase the manpower and material resources for salt drying.

"At present, it is best to make salt in Qidi in Qidi, and to give full play to its geographical advantages.

The King of Qin nodded and said, "This is a solution, what does Mr. Zhou think?"

Zhou Chong replied: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong has nothing to say. But Zhou Chong thought he should make as much use of wasteland and islands as possible and try to avoid competing with farmers for land."

Qin State has always attached great importance to agriculture. When reminding Zhou Chong, the King of Qin said, "Just do it."

Han Fei stuttered, "King, Han Fei thought that Yan land north of Qi and Liaodong land were all near the sea. You can refer to Qi's method to dry salt and make salt."

"Well, it's a good idea, and it's also feasible." King Qin agreed and said, "Han Fei, just select people to come over."

Han Feiying said yes, and Qin continued, "Do you have any other way? Mr. Liaozi, Mr. Zhou, tell me."

Wei Liao smiled and said, "The king, Liaozi thought that in addition to being able to produce salt on the sea, well salt is also produced in some places in the mainland. There are well salt in Shu and Yan. You can send more people."

"Yes, yes." The King of Qin agreed very much and said, "For so many years, the salt in the Qin Dynasty has been mainly supplied by Shu, so it should be added to the investment. I decided to establish a salt official and be responsible for the salt preparation."

Sichuan Zigong is known as the capital of salt, and well salt is famous in history. At the same time, Sichuan well salt has another amazing discovery, that is, natural gas was discovered, but because the technical conditions at that time did not allow it, it was not well utilized.

The King of Qin smiled and said, "I have made a rough estimate. Even if I do this, it will not be enough for the people of the Qin Dynasty to eat. Is there any other way? I think.

The State of Chu has many coastal areas. If the State of Chu is destroyed, then the salt of our Great Qin will increase sharply, and there will be no problem for the people to eat salt."

Some historians lament that people in modern society do not take salt seriously. If it weren’t for the need for salt to eat, people might have ignored the existence of salt. In ancient society, salt was a strategic resource, and wars could occur for salt. Isn’t this proven?

"Mr. Zhou. What is your second gift? Don't hide it, let me show you." The King of Qin asked for the gift.

Zhou Chong used salt as a gift, which made everyone sigh. He thought that Zhou Chong's second gift was even more extraordinary, and looked at Zhou Chong with great anticipation. However, Zhou Chong's approach surprised them, and Zhou Chong took out a memorial.

He said: "Master, this is the gift Zhou Chong gave to the Master. Please check it out."

The King of Qin was also curious, so he took it and opened it, laughed and said, "Navy! OK, what a good baby." He walked to the map, and his right index finger started from Qidi, headed south along the coast. Passed the east coast.

Finally, he arrived at the shore of the South China Sea and said with a smile: "With a navy, I am like a tiger with wings. Mr. Zhou made this move well and well, so the navy should be built. If you don't build a navy now, you will have to use it in the future, but you won't have it. Isn't that a pity?

Mr. Zhou, your gift is better than the one just now. I will accept it.”

In history, the war of unification launched by Qin Shihuang not only destroyed the six countries in Shandong, but also included the land of Baiyue, which is now Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan Island, and northern Vietnam.

These places did not belong to China at that time, but were Qin Shihuang's decisive decisions that incorporated these places into the Chinese territory.

In order to conquer these places, Qin Shihuang invested a total of 500,000 troops. At the beginning of the war, he encountered almost no resistance and fought very smoothly. It was not until Guangxi that he encountered great trouble. The main problem was that the logistics supply was insufficient, the Qin army lacked food and clothing, and its combat effectiveness was greatly weakened. The saddest thing was that the Qin army commander also died.

In order to solve the logistics problems, Qin Shihuang specially dispatched the navy army and built the spiritual canal to connect the Xiangjiang River and the Zhufa, fundamentally solving the supply, the Qin army restored its combat effectiveness and quickly destroyed the resistance of the natives.

Zhou Chong was also preparing for the Qin King's expedition to Baiyue. What Zhou Chong unexpectedly expected was that when the Qin King saw Suo Fang's memorial, he immediately thought of how to use the navy to expedition to Baiyue.

Zhou Chong admired this agile talent.

The King of Qin handed the memorial to Wei Liao and said, "Mr. Liaozi, look. With a powerful navy, these places are not all from the Qin Dynasty."

"The fingers were swinging from south to north on the map, including Vietnam, Hainan Island, Fujian, and North Korea, which have not yet been incorporated into the territory.

After reading it, Wei Liao handed it to Han Fei and said, "The King, Liaozi thinks that the navy is extremely important in the future of the Qin Dynasty. He should increase investment and build a powerful navy that can conquer and fight in a short period of time."

Han Fei stuttered: "Yes! The king should send more craftsmen to Qidi and build more warships. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are suitable for boating, and there are many people who can meet the water, which is also a good place to build a navy."

"You are right, I think so too." The King of Qin was very pleased and said, "I immediately issued an order to promote Suofang to be a general and build a navy for me."

His eyes returned to the map and said, "If you want the navy to do great things, you must first destroy Chu. Once the Chu State is destroyed, the north of the five ridges belongs to our Great Qin."

The State of Chu is a tough guy. Although the two factions are fighting fiercely and cannot be separated, since Xiang Yan joined, he has been invincible and will soon decide the winner.

"I invited you to Handan to listen to your opinions. Is it the time to destroy Chu? This matter is very important, and it is related to the world, so you can speak freely."

As soon as the King of Qin finished speaking, Li Mu came in and bowed to the King of Qin and said, "Li Mu has met the King."

The King of Qin was very happy and grabbed Li Mu and asked him to sit beside him, saying, "General Li Mu, guess what happened to me if I invite you here?"

Li Muqian said: "Your Majesty, Li Mu's defeated generals really dare not listen to the secrets."
Chapter completed!