strictlysupreme Chapter 474
Chapter 474
The next day, above the court.
"Your Majesty, today, several small countries in the Western Regions have submitted their credentials, requesting to be protected by our Great Qin, and are willing to treat our Great Qin as their father country."
Acting Minister Xiao He held a thick stack of booklets and said.
"Recently, what happened in the Western Regions?"
Ying Zheng took the national letter written in Daqin characters from Xiao He's hand, and after looking through it for a long time, he looked at Ying Yu and asked slowly.
"Father, recently, there has been chaos in Rome due to the large sum of money that Daqin invited me to build a railway. In order to calm the anger of the remaining noble families, the Roman consul Scipio allowed these nobles to expand their private army. It is used for the maintenance of non-main fronts to concentrate more forces against Hannibal."
"To put it bluntly, it is to allow the Roman nobles to plunder the small countries such as Gaul and Germania on the edge of Rome to compensate them for their lost interests in the railway project."
Ying Yu introduced with a smile.
The impact of such a huge project as the railway is not only the superficial interests, but involves all aspects.
From a military point of view, the exploration of the railway allowed the Daqin Railway Engineering Team to go deep into the mountains and rivers of the area where the Roman railway passed, and their understanding of the surrounding geography was probably higher than that of the Roman Senate.
From an economic point of view, the construction of the railway has greatly impacted the Roman aristocratic family that originally monopolized the lifeline of the local economy. A large number of cheaper and higher-quality Daqin goods are constantly pouring in, which will inevitably occupy the entire market. To resist, we can only shrink back and face the situation of bankruptcy.
What's even more frightening is that due to Rome's inferior position, customs duties have been abolished for Daqin goods entering Rome, which means that the last line of defense for local Roman goods has fallen. Daqin merchants can use low interest rates first, or even lose money. The merchants are all defeated, and then wait for the market to be dominated before large-scale price increases for harvesting, completing the classic dumping routine.
But in fact, although these will cause damage to Rome, they are only factors of Roman nobles' superficial resistance to the railway.
The real reason is that after the railway is completed, the city of Rome will be connected to various regions, and the government orders will be more accessible. The right to speak of the Roman nobles in their original regions will be greatly weakened, and they will no longer be able to continue to live. The life of the emperor.
When Daqin first started building Qin Zhidao and cement roads, it also encountered delays and obstacles from many local rich and famous families.
It's just that in the Great Qin Dynasty, the prestige of the first emperor made these local tyrants dare not be too presumptuous. After Ying Yu used Meng Yi's surveillance storm to clean up a group of people, the rest could only obey obediently.
Rome, on the other hand, was originally developed from a federation of multiple forces. The nobles not only had great influence, but even had their own private army. Together, even the highest consul Scipio had to be scruples. .
Scipio, who was originally from the largest family in Rome, naturally knew the unknown energy of these nobles.
You must know that there are tens of thousands of Roman nobles and countless minor nobles. Many of them have the privilege of recruiting attendants. Although each person is no more than a few hundred, the sum is an extremely terrifying number.
Not to mention that among some great nobles, there are dozens of people who have titles alone, and a family can mobilize tens of thousands of forces.
Moreover, although the combat effectiveness of these private armies is uneven, their equipment is armed to the teeth, which is stronger than the regular Roman army.
In desperation, Scipio could only use the method of diverting the conflict to the outside world, allowing these nobles to plunder these small countries to make up for their losses, and by the way, more main forces were dispatched to fight the Carthaginians to the death.
"This is definitely the way to die!"
"Originally, the Roman Senate's control over the region was barely maintained. After the nobles were so openly allowed to expand their private army, the balance of power became even more unbalanced."
"Unless the Roman Legion wins the battle with Carthage, as long as there is a slight difference, even if it is a small victory, there is a high probability that Scipio's position will not be able to sit still."
"If you are held back by the Carthaginians, I'm afraid that without my intervention, Daqin, Rome itself will fall apart first."
Ying Zheng frowned.
The reason why he created the county system under the huge pressure of enfeoffment system was to strengthen the centralization system and ensure the control over the local area, so as to prevent the aristocratic power from expanding too much, forming a situation that cannot be lost, and eventually backlash led to the split of Daqin .
The current encounter of the Romans is a complete negative teaching material.
Even as an opponent, Ying Zheng couldn't stand it anymore.
"Father has to consider one thing, that is, if Scipio does not stabilize these great nobles first, Rome will now be divided."
"Now this move can at least divert the attention of these nobles to the outside of Rome and buy some time for Scipio."
"With time, Scipio can gather strength and have the basis for a comeback."
"For example, let these nobles have an accident when they plundered the surrounding small countries, and both sides will suffer, or they will be beaten to the ground and run away, and then the Roman Legion or the Scipio family will go to rescue them and receive the spoils by the way."
"No matter how bad it is, you can use the power of your cronies to take down these great nobles in one fell swoop when the private troops of these great nobles are all transferred out, change the Senate system in Rome, and monopolize the power!"
Ying Yu introduced in a deep voice.
In the history of later generations, although Rome defeated the surrounding countries, it was also a mess inside. In the end, a civil war broke out within the Senate decades later. In the end, the more iron-blooded Octavian won. After slaughtering the rest of the elders, he became The only head of state, Rome has since entered the imperial era.
But now, due to Ying Yu's reason, the rise of Great Qin has completely squeezed the living space of Rome, and the Roman Senate collapsed decades earlier, which is completely reasonable.
Not to mention that the power of Daqin has been fueling the flames behind.
"The mountain and rain are about to come and the wind is full of buildings!"
"But this is an opportunity for me, Daqin!"
"After this period of time is over, I plan to tour Persia westward and take a good look at my new territory of Great Qin!"
Ying Zheng couldn't help but sighed with emotion. He also had a better understanding of the importance of the imperial family's control over the power of the Great Qin Dynasty with Ying Yu's Tweeting Order, as well as the strengthening of road construction, the reform of the state, counties, and military system, and ensuring the royal family's control over the power of the Great Qin.
At the same time, he also understood better why Ying Yu was not in a hurry to attack Rome and Carthage.
These two old Mediterranean powers have been inherited for hundreds of years, and the internal forces are too complicated. Even if Daqin came to the throne with a strong force, it would take a lot of energy to completely control the situation.
It would be better to let them die by themselves and end the internal friction ahead of time, so that the Roman grassroots people will completely despair of these nobles, so as to facilitate the rule of the Great Qin after it settles in.
What Daqin has to do is to stabilize the existing territory and wait for the opportunity.