Time Travel: The First Female Imperial Teacher of the Qin Dynasty

"Yes, the more people there are, the more labor force there is, and more materials can be produced," said Lin Anlan.

"An Lan is right. It was my negligence." Ying Zheng suddenly realized.

"In fact, the scale of wars in most parts of the world is very small. For example, the famous Punic Wars in Roman history had only a total of 120,000 participants, while a simple war in our Great Qin involved hundreds of thousands of people." Lin Anlan's words stunned Ying Zheng and others. They did not expect that the strength of the Great Qin was so powerful.

"So, conquering the world is much easier than we imagined." Ying Zheng was excited.

"That's the theory, but it may take us longer," said Lin Anlan.

"We have enough patience." Ying Zheng said firmly.

"Your Majesty, with the current strength of the Qin Dynasty, we only need enough warships to easily conquer America," Zhang Han said excitedly.

"Warships, we need more warships." Ying Zheng was excited.

"Your Majesty, I think our current focus should be on nearby countries such as the Xiongnu, Loulan, and Donghu. Only after conquering these countries can we expand at sea with confidence." Lin Anlan suggested.

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement: "Girl is right, we can't be impatient for quick success."

"Now that we have brought back gold from America, I believe the shipbuilding industry will develop rapidly soon." Lin Anlan said, "Opening the sea is a long process and cannot be completed overnight. We need to take it slowly."

"Look, look, what is that?" At this time, Meng Yi, who was playing on the deck, suddenly screamed and pointed at the scene on the sea in the distance.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw a high mountain appearing on the sea. The entire mountain towered into the clouds, shrouded in clouds and mist, and was looming on the sea.

Zhang Han shouted, "Shenshan, this is Shenshan."

Lin Anlan rolled his eyes. What the hell is this sacred mountain? This is clearly an optical phenomenon.

"Girl, what is this?" Ying Zheng noticed Lin Anlan's expression and asked immediately. He knew that Lin Anlan was knowledgeable and must know what this was.

"This is called a mirage," Lin Anlan explained.

"Mirage?" Ying Zheng and others looked at Lin Anlan in confusion.

"A mirage is an optical phenomenon, a virtual image formed by the refraction of light reflected from an object through the atmosphere."

"What do you mean?" Ying Zheng and others became even more confused after hearing Lin Anlan's explanation.

"To put it simply, this is an illusion, not real," Lin Anlan explained.

As the boat moved, the mountain gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

Zhang Han exclaimed: "It's amazing. If it weren't for Mr. Lin's explanation, I would have really thought it was a sacred mountain."

"Mirages often occur by the sea. The ancients did not know the principles behind them and thought they were miracles. Xu Fu might have been attracted by this mirage and went out to sea for the first time," said Lin Anlan.

Ying Zheng sneered: "Xu Fu is so bold that he dares to enter the East China Sea."

"The first time Xu Fu went out to sea he was attracted by a mirage, but the second time he went out to sea was for the purpose of fraud," said Lin Anlan.

"Fraud?" Ying Zheng and others looked at Lin Anlan in confusion.

"Yes, he went out to sea and didn't find the fairy mountain, but he was afraid of being blamed by His Majesty, so he started making up lies." Lin Anlan said.

"This guy really deserves to die." Ying Zheng said gritting his teeth.

"Mr. Lin, do you think it's interesting to lead troops to fight in person?" Meng Yi suddenly asked this question.

"It's quite interesting." Lin Anlan replied.

Zhang Han understood and immediately continued Meng Yi's words, "I think Mr. Lin will definitely impress people when he goes to the battlefield."

"Oh? Why do you feel this way?" Ying Zheng looked at him curiously.

"Intuition." Zhang Han replied.

"I also want to see how you perform on the battlefield." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Girl, will you go into battle yourself?" Meng Yi asked curiously.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Lin Anlan did not give an accurate answer. She didn't even want to serve as an official in the court now, let alone lead the army to the battlefield personally, which would be even more unfree.

"The girl is omnipotent. We don't know what she will do." Ying Zheng laughed. "An Lan, what do you think of Wang Jian and Meng Tian?"

"Both of them are talented." Lin Anlan replied.

Ying Zheng nodded and shook his head: "Yes, both of them are talented generals, but they are both too cautious. Although they can win every battle in the Qin territory, they cannot win overseas."

"We don't need to be steady and cautious when going overseas, but we need flexibility and maneuverability," said Lin Anlan.

"That's why I need you, girl." Ying Zheng looked at her and said.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Anlan nodded slightly: "I will do my best to share your worries."

……

Sailing on the ocean is always boring. Although Lin Anlan was an ocean enthusiast in his previous life, he is still very bored with this dull life at sea.

Fortunately, Ying Zheng was obsessed with studying military strategies with her every day, otherwise she would have gone crazy.

After a month, Meng Yi and Zhang Han could no longer stand this boring life. Apart from eating and sleeping, they just stood on the deck and stared blankly every day.

"Mr. Lin, how long will it take us to reach America?"

"It should be soon." Lin Anlan looked at the nautical chart.

"I really admire Your Majesty for being able to stay on the ship for a month," said Zhang Han.

"Your Majesty is a man with great ambitions." Lin Anlan said.

"Mr. Lin, what kind of person do you think His Majesty is?" Meng Yi asked.

"Your Majesty is an outstanding politician and a great strategist."

Another half month passed, and land appeared ahead, but it was not America, but a small island. Lin Anlan looked at the sea chart and said, "It should be Fuso Island."

"We are so lucky." Ying Zheng said excitedly.

"Let's send someone up to investigate first." Lin Anlan said.

Zhang Han volunteered: "I'll go myself."

Ying Zheng nodded: "Okay, Zhang Qing, be careful."

"Everyone wait here, I will take people to investigate." Zhang Han clasped his fists towards everyone, then set off with a team of soldiers.

Lin Anlan noticed that Zhang Han was very skilled in commanding soldiers. It was obvious that he had not forgotten that he was a general while serving in the Shaofu. She also noticed that this army was disciplined and had high morale. They were definitely elite soldiers who had fought many battles. Zhang Han's position in the army must not be low.

An hour later, Zhang Han returned.

"The island is desolate and there is no sign of human survival," said Zhang Han.

"It seems we have to go further inside." Ying Zheng said.

"Let's go." Lin Anlan said.

Under Zhang Han's command, the soldiers quickly divided into four groups, each with 50 people, responsible for the left wing, right wing, front exploration and rear security. They marched carefully along the way and finally found traces of humans after two hours, or to be more precise, Xu Fu's traces.

"Look there." Meng Yi suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.