Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Your Majesty, I am seventy-six years old and I don't have much time left."

Having said that, Chen Shimao sighed slowly, his eyes full of loneliness.

"Although Daqian has been stabilized, we are surrounded by wolves. The strength of Shenmu Kingdom and Yan Dynasty is more than enough to attack us from a distance."

"If we can't stabilize the entire territory, Daqian will be in turmoil in the future."

"Look here."

Chen Shimao took out a map from his arms and pointed out the mountains in the west to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming looked in the direction his finger was pointing.

The western part of the Western Regions is composed of continuous mountains that rise into the clouds.

This is a natural isolation zone that separates the Western Regions and the Shenmu Kingdom.

The reason why they like to trade with Daqian is very simple. From a plate perspective, they belong to the eastern part of this continent.

If the Western Regions, Western Shu, Southern Barbarians and other places could all be incorporated into Qin Ming's army.

Qinming is bordered by the sea to the east, mountains to the west, and a vast wasteland to the north.

By then, it will be like an iron wall, and it will be difficult to break it from the outside!

Chen Shimao has had this idea for a long time.

I have been thinking about how to tell Qin Ming for a long time.

It happened that Qin Ming had just returned from Yan Dynasty, so he took the initiative to bring up the matter.

"Before I die, I would like to assist His Majesty in his western expedition."

Chen Shimao's eyes were firm. He had made many contributions to Wang Chao.

Even in old age, I still think about stability.

"Don't you think the vassal state system is unacceptable?"

Qin Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.

In fact, they had already penetrated deeply into the Western Regions and other countries, and had even almost turned them into vassal states.

Chen Shimao shook his head.

"No matter what, they are still self-governing. This is not the territory of Daqian."

This sentence is very true.

In the final analysis, the vassal states simply submitted to the power of Daqian.

If they become powerful in the future, they will definitely continue to look for opportunities to leave Daqian.

"It requires momentum, it requires a reason, and it also requires my return from the Yan Dynasty."

Qin Ming nodded slowly, agreeing with Chen Shimao's statement.

Seeing this, Chen Shimao suddenly felt that even his words became more passionate.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll take care of this matter."

Chen Shimao was very capable and had previously designed to put a lot of pressure on the Western Regions.

It is a good opportunity to take advantage of the time when Qin Ming is fighting outside to re-plan the upcoming war.

After discussing with Chen Shimao, Qin Ming said goodbye to everyone the next day and prepared to return to Yan Dynasty.

Before leaving this time, he came to the workshop specifically to discuss the telephone line materials with them.

In the end, these craftsmen decided to experiment with and lay telephone lines in a small area, such as within the capital.

If the research is successful and can be promoted vigorously.

They would send people to Qin Ming's battlefield and have them lay telephone lines on the war front line.

Maybe it will bring some new changes to the war.

Before Qin Ming left, he did not tell too many people. He only asked Qian Cai and Wu Shizhong, the current Minister of Works, to follow him to the dock.

"Your Majesty, you called us here. Is there something you want to tell us?"

Qian Cai was a straightforward person. Seeing this situation, he started asking directly.

"Yes."

"I want you to allocate funds and select students from all over Daqian to research technology."

"Didn't we run a lot of schools before?"

Qian Cai's face darkened when he heard this.

Building schools in various places is a huge expense for their Ministry of Revenue.

He usually holds on to his money very tightly, and when he heard that such a big thing was going to be done, he immediately felt distressed.

"The school doesn't cover the entire Daqian region. Although it teaches some techniques, it lacks basic science."

Qin Ming built the school in order to quickly train a group of useful people.

Now the court has trained a lot of talents, and the rest can be left to lead the younger generation to study science.

The original technologies are already outdated. If we want to make progress, we must go further in scientific research.

This requires a lot of time and the efforts of countless people.

After Qin Ming explained to them the difference between science and technology.

Qian Cai still didn't nod completely.

"Your Majesty, it can be built, but some of the previous schools can still be used. I will save some money and use those old schools."

"no problem."

Qin Ming spares no effort in cultivating talents.

Those who go to school not only receive scholarships, but also have the opportunity to be recommended to the imperial court or become factory managers.

The key is that you can gain a lot by coming here to study.

It is no exaggeration to say that some families even moved to many wealthy and well-equipped places such as the capital, Lingnan, and Luocheng in the Central Plains in order to allow their young people to go to school.

"I recently sent a batch of high-explosive grenades over. I'm leaving now."

Qin Ming waved his hand and said goodbye to the two of them.

Hearing the words "high-explosive grenade", Qian Cai and Wu Shizhong looked at each other and began to prepare.

After half a month of travel, Qin Ming returned to the capital of Yan Ziqiong's territory.

This is the bad thing about this era. The two continents are separated by a vast ocean. Traveling back and forth requires a lot of manpower and resources, and it will take a long time.

Fortunately, during this period after Qin Ming left, the actions of the Yan Dynasty’s top leaders were all under control.

"how are things?"

After rushing into the princess's mansion, Qin Ming asked Yan Ziqiong in the study.

"The imperial court sent a group of guards to the imperial city, but they were discovered by Wu Qingye, and the two sides were fighting."

Speaking of this, Yan Ziqiong's face became a little serious.

"The loss... is huge."

"How much damage was suffered?"

Qin Ming had already received a lot of information about the imperial city guards from Liu Chuang.

These people go to the battlefield without caring about their lives.

They dared to lead the charge with explosives tied to their bodies. As long as they died on the battlefield, the high-ranking officials of the court behind them would give extremely generous treatment to the families of the dead soldiers.

This has led many people to even seek death.

Especially when charging with explosives strapped to your body, it can be counted as a high-level military merit.

Sacrificing one's life for the Emperor of Yan would already entitle them to very good treatment. If they could achieve military merit before their death, the court's compensation to their families could be tripled.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Yan Ziqiong sighed and told Qin Ming about the situation, then continued:

"The current enemy and our own casualties ratio has reached three to one."

"so tall?"

Qin Ming was also shocked when he heard this!

The other party's performance has exceeded his expectations.

Originally, relying on their top-level technology, they could reduce the casualties to more than one to ten.

This is also true even if you encounter the Tiger Roar Guard.

However, after the imperial city guards arrived, the combat effectiveness they displayed and the fierceness of their one-for-one exchange strategy caused the casualty ratio to reach this level.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ming said:

"I've personally been to the front lines these past two days. Is the laying of the train tracks finished?"