"I plan to wait for the two items to come out and go through the Royal Daqin merchants to exchange for various rare items in the Great Qin Empire."

"And money and food..."

The Qin court today is too short of money, which forces Ying Zheng to use any method to make money.

To be honest, Ying Zheng was very concerned about the Royal Business of the Qin Dynasty, after all, this was his private business.

Although after making money, it will be distributed to Shanggongfang, Kefei Office, and the national treasury, the most part belongs to him.

This also led to the Royal Business of the Daqin, which is different from Daqin Heavy Industry, which aims to establish the heavy industrial system of the Daqin Empire.

Even Ying Zheng will establish the Daqin Light Industry next to establish the Daqin Empire light industry system.

However, the Royal Trading of the Great Qin Dynasty was completely different. Its existence was to make money for Ying Zheng and the Great Qin Empire.

It is purely a transaction that sells creativity and inventions, and thus earns great rewards.

Of course, Ying Zheng’s ultimate goal is to establish a healthy and vigorous financial system of the Qin Empire.

However, Li Kang only knows the basics of many things, which leads to Ying Zheng not being able to take too much steps and can only take it step by step.

Taking one step and verifying one step is completely like crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Ying Zheng knew in his heart that although it was difficult to cross the river by feeling the stones, and he spent more time, money, and energy, doing so was undoubtedly the most stable way.

Today's Great Qin Empire needs stability, which is undoubtedly a more suitable way for the empire. The court at this moment can no longer withstand a turmoil.

Even though Ying Zheng was so excited that the idea of ​​reform had been around for a long time, he could not suppress it and stabilize his pace.

From nothing to something, the Qin Dynasty needs to accumulate little by little.

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng stood up, walked to the huge map hanging in the study, picked up the pole next to him, landed on the map, and said.

"This is the Xiongnu, this is the Donghu and other places, which are called the northern border. On the northwest, it goes westward, and is the Western Regions."

"The same goes for Baiyue to the south, and even for the south, the extreme south. Every place has special specialties, maybe it is something that I, Daqin, don't have."

"Let our people go and pay attention to what can be eaten but I don't have, I will find a way to bring back."

"Including its cultivation method, including its consumption method..."

Speaking of this, the pole in Ying Zheng's hand fell to the northwest, and then looked at Cai Jiu, saying: "The main trading target of the Royal Trade Company of the Great Qin Dynasty is the west..."

After saying that, Ying Zheng was silent and he gave Cai Jiu time to digest it.

Foreign trade reminded Ying Zheng of a very famous road in Li Kang's memory, that is the Silk Road.

The Silk Road originated from the Western Han Dynasty, which was sent by Emperor Wu of Han to envoy to the Western Regions, with the capital Chang'an as the starting point.

Through the current northwest, the Great Yuezhi, the Western Regions, all the way to the central and western regions, the extreme west, and the land route connecting the Mediterranean countries.

If this channel is opened, not only the Royal Business of the Great Qin Dynasty will be rich, but it will completely become the number one business of the Great Qin Empire, and it can be said to be rich enough to rival a country.

And you can also find some food crops that the Great Qin did not have from the Western Regions and the extreme west to enrich the daily lives of the common people of the Great Qin Empire.

The most important point is that the Qin Empire needs information and intelligence from the Western Regions, as well as the central and western regions, and the extreme western regions.

In the pre-Qin period, a channel connecting the exchanges between the East and the West already existed.

At this moment, Ying Zheng had such ambition, and no one knew better than him the benefits of running through the Silk Road.

This era is an era of scarce supplies.

Li Kang's memory clearly records that the earliest mainstream foods on the land of China were rice and wheat.

And corn, sweet potato, pepper, watermelon, potato, tomato, and cucumber are all foreign objects and have not been seen in this era.

And he knew even more that, like the terrifying yield of grain crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., once these grain crops were introduced to the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Empire would not starve to death from then on.

This is also the reason why Ying Zheng immediately opened up the Silk Road when he saw Cai Jiu, especially when he heard that Cai Jiu had formed a caravan.

He knew that from the Great Qin Empire to later generations, in the past two thousand years, the most important dietary changes in Chinese history have been experienced.

The first time was the crop seeds brought back by Zhang Qian on a mission to the Western Regions.

The second time was during the 15th to 16th centuries. During this period, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and tomatoes entered one after another.

The third time was the global trade in later generations, and came to China through trade.

After all, the Qin Dynasty is extremely powerful. For the country, he only needs his order to attack it.

The reason why he remembered this was because after Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, he brought grapes, cucumbers, sesame and other foods, daily necessities such as carpets, as well as lions, rhinos, sweat and blood horses to the Central Plains.

This is the most important thing!

According to historical records, Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions and actually brought back about nine kinds of seeds of crops.

These include nuts, fruits, vegetables, etc., namely: walnuts, broad beans, sesame, grapes, pomegranates, coriander, carrots, cucumbers, and garlic.

In this life, the Western Han Dynasty was destined to be gone, and Zhang Qian would not be on the Western Regions. Ying Zheng put his hope on Cai Jiu.

He believed that Cai Jiu could do this too. Cai Jiu and the Royal Shop of the Qin Dynasty will play the role of Zhang Qian and Zhang Qian's mission in history.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng paused to Cai Jiu word by word and said, "This matter is very important. In addition to the spirits developed by the Royal Court of Ceremony, you will lead the team to set off in person."

"When you come back, I believe that in the Kewu Administration, you will definitely develop glass and then completely open up the trade route..."

"promise."

He nodded and agreed, Cai Jiu was a little overwhelmed at this moment. If this matter fell on the other ministers, it would be a huge burden.

However, Cai Jiu is different. He comes from Jiran's family.

Cai Jiu was naturally excited to go to the Western Regions to explore the trade routes, which was unprecedented and unparalleled.

Moreover, Emperor Shi personally supported this matter, and Cai Jiu was very interested in this matter and looked forward to it.

"Um."

Nodding, Ying Zheng walked over and patted Cai Jiu on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "This journey is long, and the journey through the countries will inevitably be extremely dangerous."

"Not only thieves, other countries, caravans traveling with each other, and even part of them, may become a fatal crisis for you."

"If you go farewell to your parents and relatives, I will issue a special edict to let a thousand Iron Eagle Reeds take special care of your safety."

"I hope that in the future, I can personally give you a title on the Xianyang Palace Hall!"
Chapter completed!