Daqin Ghost Valley, makes you vertical and horizontal but not unified

Zhu Ying stepped forward and asked.

"Xiu, continue to let him repair the canal."

The corners of Cao Chao's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a slight smile.

"However, it is not to build Zhengguo Canal, but to build a Ling Canal to connect Xiangshui and Lishui."

"???"

"???"

The three important ministers were dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, the Xiangshui River is in Changsha County, which belongs to Chu State."

Feng Quji asked suspiciously.

"Not yet, but soon it will be my place!"

Cao Chao waved his hand and said softly:

"The widow received the latest information. A few days ago, King Chu's army fought against Lord Chunshen's army in Zhaoguan. As a result, the Chu army was defeated. Lord Chunshen is now heading north to encircle Shouchun."

"If my predictions are correct, envoys from Chu State should come to ask for help soon."

"If the widow agrees to Chu State's request for help on the condition of Changsha County, will the King of Chu agree?"

After Cao Chao finished speaking, he looked at the three of them as if he was holding a wisdom pearl.

In fact, this is the latest news from Bandit Zhi who was lurking in Chu State only three days ago.

Originally, Cao Chao made up his mind to ignore it, after all, he had formulated a policy of rest and recuperation long ago.

But now Zheng Guo took the initiative to deliver it to the door, and after a few days of inspections, he found that the improved rice seeds presided over by Tian Mi far exceeded expectations.

It is estimated that this year's harvest should be good, so Cao Chao planned to take this opportunity to take Changsha County and expand southward.

"Does Your Majesty want to expand south?"

All the people here are first-class wise men, and they immediately heard Cao Chao's implication.

Zhu Ying was the first to ask.

"Not bad!" Cao Chao nodded with a smile.

"Your Majesty can't!"

However, this time Zhu Ying was in a hurry.

"There is a lot of miasma in the south, and soldiers are likely to get sick due to acclimatization when marching.

"And there are hundreds of tribes there, known as Baiyue.

"The larger ones are Dongou, Xiou, Luoyue, Minyue, and Nanyue.

Wait for a few big countries.

"Most of these tribes live in the mountains, and they live among snakes, insects, tigers and leopards, and are extremely difficult to deal with.

"If the big man rashly provokes the war, I'm afraid the gain will outweigh the loss."

Feng Quji and Wuming also stepped forward to persuade each other.

It sounds unreliable to conquer Baiyue in the south.

"The widow didn't say he was going to fight!"

However, after the three of them finished talking in a hurry, Cao Chao spread his hands and looked at them with a strange expression.

"This……"

The three important ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, and they couldn't be dealt with by this guy for a while.

"Didn't Your Majesty just say to expand to the south?"

Feng Quji asked with a puzzled face.

"Yup!"

Cao Chao nodded slightly: "But expanding south doesn't mean sending troops."

"It's not good to fight and kill!

"The widow is kind by nature, and everyone knows this.

"What I can't see the most is the continuous war, the displacement of the people, and the loss of life."

"How could you start a war for no reason?"

Hearing that no troops would be sent out, the three of them felt relieved.

Immediately, a trace of curiosity arose in my heart, not knowing what the king wanted to do.

Chapter 450 Cultural Invasion

"What does the king mean..."

"That's right, I just set up a chamber of commerce in my private name."

Cao Chao said calmly:

"As long as the Lingqu canal is built, the goods from Bashu can be transported continuously along the Yangtze River to Nanjun, and then turn into the Xiangshui River to go south to Changsha, and then go straight down the Lishui River through the Lingqu Canal to the southernmost point.

"At that time, the widow will encourage members of the Chamber of Commerce to go south to trade with Baiyue."

Speaking of this, Cao Chao's eyes lit up.

It seems that unlimited business opportunities have been seen.

"As far as I know, Baiyue is rich in pearls, agates, rhino horns, rubber bands, as well as various spices and rare medicinal materials.

"I bet that those merchants will definitely buy these things at a low price and ship them back to South County to sell to the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

Speaking of this, Cao Chao didn't hold back anymore, and simply confessed all the thoughts in his heart.

"In this way, the imperial court can not only collect taxes from it to enrich the national treasury, but also use these merchants to further monopolize the market of the Seven Kingdoms!

"With the ties of interests, the chamber of commerce will naturally be able to establish a network of relationships in the seven countries, creating opportunities for the widow to dominate the world in the future."

"And that's not the most important thing.

"The most important thing is that with the continuous trade between Dahan and Baiyue, the local Yue people will definitely be affected and begin to accept Han people.

"When the right opportunity comes in the future, the imperial court will open markets in various places in Baiyue to further deepen the understanding between the two sides.

"Then bring the better seeds and farming tools to teach the local people how to farm, and gradually change their customs.

"In the end, the widow will build schools in various parts of Baiyue to teach Chinese to the children of Baiyue people who are willing to naturalize, and let their children wear Han clothes and celebrate Han people's festivals, completely changing the customs of these Baiyue people. "

Maybe because he talked too much at one time, Cao Chao felt his mouth was dry.

He simply picked up the water glass on the desk and drank it all in one gulp before finally seeing him.

"At that time, it will be much easier to win Baiyue.

"It's not too late for me to discuss the issue of sending troops again."

What he said left the three important ministers present dumbfounded.

They thought about countless possibilities, but they didn't expect so many thoughts to be hidden in a mere spiritual canal.

When the three of them heard that Cao Chao actually wanted to build a school in the local area to spread Chinese language, Han clothing and Han festivals, there was only one voice in their minds.

What the hell!

Your Majesty is going to break the roots of Baiyue!

As soon as this move is made, a proper devil enters the village.

What's more ruthless than the devils is that the big man not only sends grain seeds and teaches farming, but also teaches reading and writing.

It is estimated that every Han festival, there will be some programs to entertain the local residents.

Who the hell can withstand sugar-coated shells of this level? !

It can be foreseen that as long as this system is really implemented, it will only take five or sixty years, that is, the efforts of three generations, and the various ethnic groups in Baiyue will take the initiative to ask to be merged into the Han Dynasty if they cannot keep it.

After earning other people's money, they have to cut off their roots. In the end, even the people have to be swallowed in one bite, and there is not even a bone left.

ruthless!It's too cruel!

At this moment, the three important ministers looked at Cao Chao with the eyes of a ghost.

I just want to see how the king's brain grows to come up with such wicked and bubbling ideas.

However, Cao Chao is not conscious at all, and is still boasting.

"Hey! Who told the widow to be a person with the world in mind, and the most despised the common people to suffer.

"Looking at those Baiyue people living in the corner of the mountain all day long, without food or sleep, I felt very uncomfortable.

"Let the big man save these lost lambs, and hope that they can always be bathed in the glory of the big man!"

After all, he stood up directly, raised his hands high, and looked like a magic stick embracing the sky.

The three present were stunned.

There is no way, Cao Chao just discussed with Atusa the whole night of the way of preaching yesterday, the process was quite intense and exciting, so now he is still a little too deep into the drama.

It can be expected that, in addition to the cultural invasion that was put on the surface just now, this guy will definitely engage in the religious invasion behind the scenes.

It's also wicked enough.

Zhu Ying: "..."

Feng Quji: "..."

nameless:"……"

Chapter 451 Lin'er, You Have a Good Father

After the discussion ended, Cao Chao decisively slipped away.

The planning and preparations for Lingqu were all left to Zhu Ying, Feng Quji and Wuming.