Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

"Is it just for this? Tell me, is there anything else?"

Gao Yao sat down on the chair and looked at Xiao He with a teasing look. After all, they had known each other for more than a day. Xiao He always took a steady approach. If it wasn't for a big happy event, Xiao He would never make the trip in person.

"Han Xin has already wiped out the foreign tribe that was causing trouble before. The entire tribe was killed by Han Xin."

"Not bad. If he can't win again, there's no point for Han Xin to come back alive. He really should be beheaded."

Gao Yao was not surprised at this point. He led a well-trained regular army with weapons, equipment and logistics far exceeding those of the enemy. Apart from not having an absolute advantage in numbers, even the map was drawn by Gao Yao himself. If he lost again, Han Xin would be humiliated.

"There's something else going on. If that's all, I wouldn't ask you to come all this way in person."

"My Lord, this is a letter from a country that claims to be from the Peacock Kingdom."

"What? A letter from the emperor?"

At this time, Gao Yao was also stunned when he saw Xiao He taking out a piece of silk cloth from the wooden box in his arms. He was especially stunned by the letter from the country that Xiao He mentioned.

"Yes, there is a country 500 miles northwest of Xiangjun that calls itself the Peacock Kingdom."

After hearing this, Gao Yao finally remembered that there was indeed such a dynasty in history, the Maurya Dynasty. The Maurya Dynasty was indeed strong during its heyday. The territory of the Maurya Dynasty was not small. It can also be said to be the predecessor of the later Great Yuezhi and the Parthian Empire.

Gao Yao immediately opened the high-definition map in his mind and roughly calculated the distance. It didn't matter. It was really possible to make contact. The Qin Dynasty had no intention of establishing diplomatic relations with the Maurya Dynasty of the same period.

When Gao Yao received the so-called letter from the country, he was immediately confused. The reason was very simple. He could not understand it at all. This was a completely different language. When he first arrived in Daqin and joined the army, Gao Yao spent a long time gradually becoming familiar with the two mainstream fonts, small seal script and official script.

After all, although modern characters and Qin characters are the result of evolution, they can indeed be reversed, but in fact, this process of reversed application is quite troublesome.

This does not include the rest of the fonts, including Dazhuan, Xiaozhuan, Kefu, Chongshu, Moyin, Shushu, Shushu and Lishu, which are called the Eight Styles of Qin Script. Each of these styles has its own specific application. For example, Kefu is used to dispatch troops, Chongshu is used for banners, Moyin is used for seals, Shushu is used for weapons, Shushu is used for door plaques or seals, etc.

Even up to now, Gao Yao still can't write all these fonts. Most of them are only limited to being able to understand. He can't even write them. Fortunately, there is no mandatory requirement for this kind of thing. Naturally, there are officials who are responsible for this kind of thing. This shows how comprehensive the knowledge and calligraphy of those who can sit in the court, especially those who can reach high positions, must be.

The Qin Dynasty did not establish diplomatic relations with the Maurya Dynasty, so naturally there was no economic or cultural exchange, so Gao Yao could not recognize any of the characters on the top.

"Where did this thing come from?"

"My Lord, this thing, do you still remember the appearance of the caravan you encouraged?"

"Caravan? Wait, you're not going to tell me that this thing was brought back by the caravan?"

"Yes"

Gao Yao was also confused when he heard this. Among the taxes exempted by Qin Shihuang for the southern border, there was a part of commercial taxes. Gao Yao knew the fastest way to develop a place. Farming was only the foundation. The real way to develop was to do business. Trade the local surplus goods and exchange them for things from other places. Repeating this process would not only develop faster, but also promote economic circulation.

The taxes exempted by Qin Shi Huang were only a part, not all of them. They were mainly the head tax and grain tax. Business means transactions, which will lead to transaction taxes, and they account for nearly 20% of the total. This is already very high. After all, the cost must be taken into account. In this era, many people do business just to survive, and the status of businessmen is not high.

Gao Yao was also trying to promote commercial prosperity. Now, the products from the southern border have long been sold to Minzhong, Jiujiang, Changsha, Bajun and other places, and a certain business model has been formed. Gao Yao encouraged these caravans to travel more, so he took the initiative to propose the concept of forming a caravan to save the risk of a single merchant and share the risk.

Gao Yao could also lend certain weapons and equipment to these caravans, so that they could protect themselves, which was considered strong support. However, he never expected that they would bring him a letter from the credible state.

Normally, this thing should be sent directly to Xianyang, but this matter was no longer something Xiao He could decide, so he took the initiative to come to the military camp to ask to see Gao Yao, but he couldn't understand the words on it, so it was useless.

"What's written on it?"

"It says that in the name of the Peacock Kingdom, we are willing to establish a state of non-aggression with the Qin Empire."

"that's it?"

"that's it"

"Can this also be called a national letter?"

"My lord, according to what the merchant said, the Maurya Empire seems to have some problems now, and the person who gave him the letter is not a king. To be precise, the Maurya Empire is in chaos now, and the person who gave him the letter is just a prince, whose name seems to be Agampo."

After hearing this, Gao Yao also understood that this matter was most likely true. The name alone had a flavor of Ah San, and at this time, Gao Yao roughly remembered part of it.

The Maurya Dynasty was a famous slave dynasty in the ancient Magadha Kingdom. It was named after its founder, Chandragupta, who came from a family that raised peacocks. During the reign of King Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, the empire had a vast territory, a strong regime, and Buddhism flourished and began to spread. After King Ashoka's death, his son established independence. Andhra, which was originally in a semi-independent state in the empire, also declared independence in the south. The Maurya Dynasty continued to rule in the Ganges River Basin for about 50 years.

During the peak period of the Maurya Empire, when Chandragupta was in power, the Maurya Empire had 3 cavalry, 60 infantry, and 9000 war elephants, which was considered quite powerful. However, judging from the time, King Ashoka of the Maurya Empire had already died by then, and the entire dynasty was now in a state of disintegration.