"There's actually such a vast world outside of Great Qin!”
After a long time, Ying Zheng finally came back to his senses, and his eyes were filled with a burning desire to improve.
To be honest, ever since unifying the six countries and establishing the Great Qin Empire, the First Emperor had been unable to find a goal.
Although the Xiongnu and the Yue still had two targets, one in the north and one in the south, the combined size of the two was not even comparable to Great Qin's, and could not fully ignite Ying Zheng's ambition.
However, now, the world map and the vast world brought by Ying Changqing had completely stimulated the First Emperor's long-dormant desire to conquer.
"There are many Kingdoms outside of Great Qin, and the largest ones are not much weaker than Great Qin.”
Seeing the fighting spirit in the First Emperor's eyes, Ying Changqing knew that he had achieved his goal. He immediately pointed south along the Great Prairie and towards the Peacock Dynasty, which was only a mountain away from Great Qin.
"Imperial Father, please take a look!"
"This is a huge country!”
"Even though it is not as powerful, in terms of size, Great Qin is even bigger!”
"This is the Peacock Dynasty!"
Ying Changqing introduced.
Peacock Dynasty?
Ying Zheng's eyes popped out, and his entire body shook violently.
How could there be such a massive Kingdom so close to Great Qin?
And he didn't know at all before!
Ying Zheng's ambition to dominate the world was completely ignited.
Ying Changqing smiled faintly.
Even though the Himalayas at the top of the world were a natural barrier, they also separated Great Qin from the Western Regions.
Even though Great Qin and the Peacock Dynasty were less than 1,000 kilometers apart, they did not know of each other's existence.
"This Peacock Dynasty not only has a vast territory, but its population is even greater. At its peak, it directly exceeded 30 million!”
Ying Changqing continued.
"What?"
Meng Yi stood up in disbelief and said,"How can there be so many people in this so-called Peacock Country?”
"You have to know that Great Qin has unified the six countries and taken over the rich lands of the Central Plains. After several years of recuperation, our current population is only close to 30 million!”
Ying Zheng's expression changed drastically as he fixed his eyes on Ying Changqing.
In this day and age, population meant productivity and reserve forces for military service. It also meant the amount of strength!
If the comparison of territories only made Ying Zheng wary, then the difference in population made Ying Zheng moved.
"The reason is actually very simple!"
"Even though Great Qin is large, apart from the Central Plains region, the other regions are mostly mountainous regions and the Gobi Grasslands.”
"However, the territory of the Peacock Dynasty is mostly plains. They are all fertile and fertile, comparable to the high-quality paddy fields in the Chuyue region!”
"The rice there can be planted two or even three times a year!”
"One Mu of land can easily feed the population of several Mu of land in Guanzhong!”
"Moreover, before Father unified the six states, the Central Plains had been fighting for hundreds of years, and the population was less than sixty percent of its heyday!”
"And the Peacock Dynasty happened to encounter a relatively peaceful period!”
"With the increase and decrease in population, it's not surprising that the Peacock Dynasty has overtaken Great Qin.”
Ying Zheng nodded. As an emperor, he had always attached great importance to production, construction, and the stability of internal affairs.
Naturally, they understood that there was a huge difference in productivity between different regions.
In the past, the Chu Country had been able to rise from the Southern Barbarian Land that no one valued to become one of the five tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period because of its fertile soil and population.
This was also the reason why Ying Zheng had spent so much manpower and resources to pacify the Yue.
If Baiyue was not pacified, Chu would not be able to have a stable living environment.
If they couldn't even ensure stability, how could they expand production, develop more fertile land, and grow more food?
"However, the number of people can only mean potential, not everything!”
"In your son's opinion, the quality of the population is the true key!”
"On the battlefield, one of Great Qin's elite soldiers can easily deal with more than ten new soldiers!”
"In the production and construction, a qualified official can also increase the efficiency by ten times or a hundred times.”
"The quality of our population is the biggest advantage that Great Qin has over the Peacock Dynasty!”
Ying Changqing said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being blunt, but there aren't many people of insight in Great Qin right now. Moreover, the largest faction, the Confucians, is already at loggerheads with the Imperial Court because of what Your Highness has done.”
Meng Yi gritted his teeth and braced himself to speak.
"This is simple!"
"In the past, there weren't many scholars in Great Qin because the cost of learning was too high. Ordinary people couldn't reach them at all, and they were completely monopolized by the aristocrats.”
"The Confucians are nothing more than a tool pushed out by the aristocrats in the name of Confucius!”
"However, all of this is no longer a problem!”
"Imperial Father, you can take a closer look at the material used to make this world map!”
Ying Changqing said with a faint smile.
"What is this?"
"It's not silk, but it's smoother and lighter than silk!”
"Compared to bamboo slips, it's much better!”
"If it can be promoted on a large scale, the people of the world will not have to worry about learning books.”
"It's just the cost!"
Ying Zheng said as he felt the intelligence of the map in his hand with great fondness.
"This is called paper, a new material that your son invented!”
"The one in Imperial Father's hand is called Xuan paper. It's the best of the best, and one piece costs more than a hundred coins!”
" Other than this Xuan paper, there is another type of paper. It uses tree bark, tree leaves, linen, and other common materials. The quality of the paper is slightly inferior. The cost of one piece is less than twenty coins. If it is mass produced, it can be controlled to less than ten coins!”
"Coupled with the new printing technique that your son invented, you can easily print hundreds and thousands of books in a day. In just a few days, you can fill an entire school hall!”
Ying Changqing took out a stack of hemp paper from his long sleeve, which he used to practice writing, and handed it to Ying Zheng and Meng Yi.
"That's right. Although it's a little rough compared to silk, it's more than enough for writing!”
"Such a magical material is actually so cheap. The commoners of Great Qin will no longer have to worry about not having books to read!”
Ying Zheng picked up the imperial brush and tried to write it down, then said with a surprised look.
Meng Yi's eyes never left the hemp paper in his hand.
"Now, Senior Meng can understand why this Young Master doesn't care about the Confucian school at all!”
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