"General, feel free to speak." Ying Zheng said directly.
Li Xin had quickly destroyed the Chu Country, and had also helped him seize half of the Yue Country. In Ying Zheng's heart, Li Xin's weight was almost equal to that of the old general Wang Jian.
Wang Jian requested to remove his armor, but Li Xin was still young!
Next, Ying Zheng wanted him to go to the Qi Kingdom to fight. Not to mention two requests, even if there were ten Ying Zhengs, they would agree to it.
Li Xin said," Firstly, I implore Your Majesty to dig a spiritual canal between the Xiang River and Li River. This way, we can open up the grain route from the Great Qin to the Bai Yue and prepare for the complete conquest of the Bai Yue in the future."”
Ying Zheng was stunned. Digging a river was a huge project.
It was still to open up the Xiang River and Li River. The amount of manpower needed was definitely huge.
In addition, Li Xin didn't take long to destroy Ou Yue and Min Yue, he was even faster than destroying Chu.
This made Ying Zheng think that it would not be difficult to conquer the Yue.
It was so easy to take over half a hundred Yue, was there really a need to spend so much money to dig a canal?
Seeing the expression on Ying Zheng's face, Li Xin knew that Ying Zheng had thought too easily of the Hundred Yue.
He hurriedly explained," Your Majesty, if we go further south, the weather will be even more humid and hot. The miasma will be rampant, and the burden on our Qin soldiers will be too great. Under such circumstances, we must ensure that the logistics are not worried. Only then can we prevent the soldiers from suffering losses without fighting."”
"Moreover, although the project of digging the spiritual canal is huge for a moment, it can be enjoyed for thousands of years. It is truly a once and for all move. I believe that when future generations see the spiritual canal, they will remember the king's achievements.”
"Yes…" Hearing Li Xin explain the function of the spiritual canal, Ying Zheng was also moved.
Li Xin was the general who attacked the Bai Yue, so he definitely had a deeper understanding of the Bai Yue's environment.
If what he said was true and the climate of the Baiyue Lands was extremely dangerous, there was a need to dig this spiritual canal to ensure that Great Qin could successfully take over the Baiyue Lands.
Moreover, after the completion of the spiritual canal, it could be used for thousands of years. When future generations walked on the canal, they would remember that this spiritual canal was built by him, Ying Zheng…
It had to be said that Ying Zheng was an emperor who was very willing to consider his descendants.
Thus, he nodded to Li Xin and said," Alright. I will discuss the matter of digging the spiritual canal with the ministers at the court meeting tomorrow. Soon, I will be able to come up with a concrete plan and arrange for labor to go south."”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xin heaved a sigh of relief. If Ying Zheng felt that there was no need to build the spiritual canal, then the Yue would not be easy to defeat.
Ying Zheng chuckled and said," General, you don't have to thank me. I should thank you instead. You have done your best for the Great Qin Empire. In order to reduce the casualties of our elite soldiers, you have proposed this to me. I will naturally agree."”
"What about the other request? Let's talk about it together."
Li Xin cupped his hands." The second point is to request Wang Shangqian to send a large number of Central Plains citizens to Vietnam. We will reclaim fertile land and live in Vietnam. We will spread the culture of the Central Plains to the Yue and completely assimilate the Yue people!”
As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, Ying Zheng's eyes immediately lit up.
He had long thought of how to solve the problem of the Bai Yue.
Other than sending troops to attack, the Yue people did not have manners and did not know how to educate them.
He couldn't just kill their ruler and leave them be, right?
In that case, a new ruler would still appear in the Bai Yue Land many years later.
At that time, Great Qin would have to pay such a huge price to take down the Yue Empire, and it would be in someone else's hands.
After thinking about it, Ying Zheng came to a conclusion.
If he wanted the Vietnamese to completely return to the Central Plains, the best way was to move the people of the Central Plains to the Vietnamese.
Let the Central Plains culture impact the Yue culture.
Only after several generations would they be able to completely subdue the Yue people and make the Yue an inseparable part of Great Qin!
At this moment, Li Xin had made this request, which was obviously in line with Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng had never expected that Li Xin, a general who led his troops to war, could actually come up with a way to govern the land of Baiyue.
This was a question that ordinary generals would never think of.
At this moment, Li Xin's importance in Ying Zheng's heart grew even heavier.
In Ying Zheng's eyes, Li Xin was a Divine General of Great Qin, who could defeat enemies and win battles.
But now, looking at the young Li Xin in front of him, Ying Zheng suddenly felt that the path of this kid was getting wider and wider.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng could not help but ask curiously,""General, how did you think of all this? Can you explain it to me?”
Naturally, Li Xin would not tell Ying Zheng that he had only said that because he had seen him doing so in a history book…
He slowly said," Your Majesty, you may not know this. When I was attacking Ou, Yue, and Min, I discovered the difference between the Yue people and the people of the Central Plains.”
"Tell me."
"Take attacking a city for example. In the Central Plains, regardless of the country, the general guarding the city is the spirit of the defenders in the city. Once the general guarding the city dies, the morale of the soldiers guarding the city will definitely fall, or even collapse.”
"When I attacked the Chu Country, I used this point. Every time I attacked the city, I would kill the enemy generals first. After that, the Chu army guarding the city would be in chaos and would no longer be a match for my Qin army.”
"As for the Bai Yue, even if I kill the leader first, the remaining ordinary Vietnamese soldiers will charge towards our Qin army without fear of death.”
"Whether they have a leader or not, it won't affect the Vietnamese much. In fact, it might even anger the Vietnamese and increase their fighting strength, causing even more casualties to our Qin soldiers.”
"From this, it can be seen that the Yue people are filled with hatred towards outsiders who have invaded their land.”
" In such a situation, it's difficult to resolve it with just force. We can only spend time to assimilate the culture of the Central Plains. After a few more generations, the Yue Clan will be completely loyal.”
Hearing Li Xin's explanation, Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly. He had almost forgotten why he had ordered Li Xin to return to Xianyang this time…
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