Hearing this, the generals in the tent looked in the direction Li Mu pointed.
His right index finger tapped heavily on the southernmost point on the map.
That was the part near the ocean.
It was also the intersection of several large rivers in South Yue.
The entire landscape seemed to be missing a triangle because of the river flowing into the sea.
If there were people in the future who saw the place Ying Mu pointed at, they would definitely not feel unfamiliar.
That was because that was the famous Pearl River Delta region.
It was also one of the most prosperous areas in the Dragon Country.
Not only was the geographical location superior.
It was close to the mouth of the sea, and the sea trade was flourishing.
It was also a rare large plain in the Southern Mountains.
It was suitable for farming and was an important granary in Lingnan.
Therefore, the Pearl River Delta region, whether in ancient times or in the 21st century, was a prosperous place with great development value.
It was also the most suitable place to establish a fief in Lingnan.
even. Ying Mu requested to be granted the land of South Vietnam for the sake of the Pearl River Delta.
"I see!"
"This place is densely covered with rivers, and there are several large rivers that flow into the sea. I think there will be a large area of land suitable for farming.”
"No wonder His Highness requested to be sealed in South Yue. He must have discovered this long ago!”
Li Xin looked at the Pearl River Delta region that Ying Mu was pointing at and couldn't help but feel enlightened.
Originally, he was still wondering why someone as intelligent as Ying Mu would request to be sealed in the barren and forested South Yue.
Now, they saw the Pearl River Delta region that Ying Mu was pointing at.
All his doubts were resolved.
It was not strange that Li Xin only looked at the map and knew that there would be a large area of land suitable for farming in the Pearl River Delta.
Because this was a common sense question for the ancients.
Since ancient times, no matter where the people were, they had the habit of living along the river.
This was not just for the convenience of getting water.
It was because they realized that wherever the river washed, there would be fertile land suitable for farming.
Especially where rivers flowed into the sea, large areas of fertile land would appear.
For example, Qi, Huai, Chu, etc.
After knowing Ying Mu's goal and plan, Li Xin also let out a sigh of relief.
He shifted his gaze away from the Pearl River Delta region on the map and looked at Ying Mu."This matter is simple. Your Highness, please give me half a year. I will definitely be able to clear that area.”
Half a year!
This was Li Xin's own estimation.
It was not that there were any powerful enemies in the Pearl River Delta region.
It was because there were many forests and rivers in Yue Di.
The Qin army had just arrived here and was not familiar with this place.
They needed to spend a lot of time exploring the river, building ships, connecting to Qin, coordinating logistics, and other issues.
Therefore, half a year was already very fast.
If he did not consider other issues, just wiping out the Vietnamese resistance in the Pearl River Delta region?
Why would he need half a year?
Half a month passed.
It was enough!
"Half a year?"
Hearing Li Xin's reply, Ying Mu couldn't help but sigh.
He looked at the map on the table and naturally knew the real difficulty of Li Xin's army.
However, Ying Mu still felt that half a year was too long.
He thought for a moment and said," How about this? General, why don't you occupy Mount Zhong first? Then, send someone to explore the road and find this place. We'll find out the situation here."”
"After investigating the situation here, this king will move a portion of the people and follow the general to build the city and open up the wasteland.”
Ying Mu added,"Otherwise, we will delay the farming season and have to wait for several months in vain.”
It was already July!
If they were to move the people there after half a year…
Including the construction of the city and land reclamation, it would definitely delay the farming in the coming year.
This way, before they could finish building the city, they would have wasted a year.
This was undoubtedly something that Ying Mu couldn't accept.
Therefore, Ying Mu suggested that the commoners move with the army.
This would save time, and by the end of this year, the city and land reclamation work would be completed.
It would not delay the farming in the coming year.
As for the Vietnamese invasion and attacks in the Pearl River Delta region?
There was no need to worry about this at all.
This was because the entire Bai Yue, including Ou Yue, Min Yue, Nanyue, and Yelang, only had a population of 300,000 to 400,000, and less than 50,000 soldiers.
What kind of concept was this?
In the words of later generations, the population of the seven provinces of southern Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan combined was less than 400,000.
According to this calculation.
How many people could Guangzhou have?
At most, it would only be 30 to 50 thousand yuan.
In fact, Ying Mu even suspected that it would be a problem if there were people living in that area.
It was already like this.
If Ying Mu brought 50,000 soldiers and 10,000 to 20,000 people, he would not be able to gain a foothold in the Pearl River Delta region.
He could forget about establishing a kingdom and raising the level of his territory.
It was better to stay in Yan County and be a profligate Yue King.
Just wait for death.
Although Li Xin's understanding of Yue Di's situation wasn't as good as Ying Mu's.
However, he also had his own understanding.
He was very clear.
If they were in the forest, the Vietnamese could still fight with the Great Qin soldiers.
What if it was a plain?
Li Xin felt that those Vietnamese natives who didn't even have decent weapons were no different from cows and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
They were completely vulnerable.
Therefore, Li Xin thought about it and nodded in agreement,""Yes!"
After they finished talking about the Pearl River Delta.
Ying Mu, Li Xin, and the others focused on the road opening and logistics transportation.
This was the true difficulty of conquering and developing the Hundred Yue Land.
In any case, Ying Mu did not think that just the 20,000 residents of Yan County and Li Xin's tens of thousands of soldiers would be enough to open up a transportation route between Great Qin and the Pearl River Delta region.
The mountains and rivers were dangerous, and the rivers flowed.
These questions might not mean much to the future.
This was because the later generations had the support of blasting engineering and a huge industrial foundation. They could completely cut mountains and build bridges when they encountered water.
A mere mountain and river blocking the road was nothing at all.
But it was different in the Qin Dynasty.
According to Ying Mu and Li Xin's estimations, if they wanted to open up a road between the Great Qin's hinterland and the Pearl River Delta region, they would need to build a road on land.
At least 100,000 laborers would have to be recruited, and it would take three years to complete.
This was not even counting the obstruction and destruction of the Yue people.
100,000 slaves for three years!
After Ying Mu came to this conclusion, he immediately gave up on the idea of repairing the road.
if you have the time
With this population and labor force.
He might as well use it to build his own territory. There was no need to waste it on opening up mountain roads.
It wasn't that Ying Mu didn't know the importance of building roads.
Instead, there were priorities.
Instead of wasting time and labor to build roads, it was better to expand the territory as soon as possible and increase the population.
When his lord level reached level 3, he could unlock the technology store of the Iron Age and master the gunpowder manufacturing formula and all kinds of ironware. Wouldn't it be easier to build the road instead?
What was this called?
This was called sharpening a knife without delaying the work of chopping wood!
Even after his lord level rose to level 3.
Perhaps he had unlocked the mode of martial arts cultivation for all.
Each person was a Hercules, and everyone could fight against a hundred armor.
In this way, even if there was no gunpowder explosion, repairing the road would be as easy as playing.
As such, after hearing Li Xin say that building a road to Great Qin would require 100,000 laborers and that it would take three years, Ying Mu instantly lost interest.
This matter was not urgent and could be taken slowly!
In any case, they could use the water route to contact Great Qin in the early stages, so it was fine if it was troublesome.
This kind of trouble might be a good thing for Ying Mu.
at least. In a short period of time, he didn't have to worry about the development of the territory being exposed.
Therefore, there was no need to rush to repair the road!
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