At that moment, Ying Zheng seemed to have forgotten that he was disguised as a businessman, and just said "hum" and asked:

"Shouldn't they die?

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Because they all know that "whether you should die or not" is not something they can say as soldiers.

At least the ministers at court can discuss it.

Even the ministers should be careful about what they say and do, because it may offend the king, and if you are not careful, it will be a death penalty.

Although Shen Bing said he didn't understand the laws of Qin, he had been here for a long time.

And one look at the expressions and eyes of the soldiers knew that this was a taboo topic, so they naturally did not dare to speak nonsense.

However, Shen Bing has his own way of Shen Bing.

He tore the scallion pancake in his hand into several pieces, placed them on the chopping board, and said:

"This is our Da Qin, these are Zhao and Wei..."

Although it doesn't look like it on the topographic map, the location is correct.

As a military fan, especially one who is very interested in the Warring States Period, it was not difficult for Shen Bing to display this map.

What Shen Bing didn't know was that his move had already surprised Ying Zheng.

In this era when information is extremely underdeveloped and people generally do not have the right to receive education, it is quite difficult to determine the relative positions of the seven countries.

But thinking about it, Ying Zheng was not surprised.

The Shen Bing in front of him could improve the trebuchet, invent the stone mill, and even plan to kill Li Mu. How could he be an ordinary person who couldn't even distinguish the positions of the Seven Kingdoms?

Shen Bing didn't know what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he continued to speak to the map he laid out:

"Wei is bounded by Zhao to the north, Han to the south, and our country Qin to the west."

"At this time, both Zhao and Han have been included in our Daqin territory."

"Wei is surrounded by our army, so there is nothing to worry about."

Ying Zheng secretly thought that Shen Bing really had some ink in his belly.

Once Zhao and Han were destroyed, the rectangular-shaped Wei State penetrated deep into the territory of Qin State.

In this way, Qin could easily divide and surround Wei, whether it was from South Korea to the north or from Zhao to the south, or both, and then encircle and annihilate Wei.

It can be said that Wei State has no ability to resist at all.

This cannot be saved by human power, but is determined by the terrain.

Shen Bing continued:

"So the only ones that can pose a threat to Great Qin are Qi, Yan, and Chu."

"Zhao is bordered by Qi and Yan. If you want to attack Qi or Yan, the food, grass and baggage must be collected by Zhao."

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.

It is impossible to collect grain and grass from Xianyang, thousands of miles away, and then attack Yan and Qi.

That is to seek the far away at the expense of the near, and there is also a lot of waste.

Because the men and horses transporting grain and grass also consume the grain and grass themselves.

For example, based on half a bucket of grain per person per day, it would take a month to transport it from Xianyang to Handan. Each person would consume 30 buckets of grain for a round trip, and a 1,000-person grain transport team would consume 30,000 buckets of grain.

Taking into account the losses, mildew, etc. along the way, it would be good to have half of the grain transported to Handan.

If we continue to transport it to Yan and Qi, it will be almost useless.

That is to say, when people arrive, they have already finished eating the food.

However……

Ying Zheng was puzzled, what does this have to do with killing those Zhao nobles?

Then Shen Bing solved the mystery.

"However, there have been many natural disasters in Zhao State in recent years, first earthquakes and then severe droughts, so the people mostly used vegetation to satisfy their hunger."

"Then he launched a large-scale war and was destroyed by our great Qin... Where would the food and grass come from for our army to attack Yan and conquer Qi?"

Ying Zheng said "Oh" and said:

"Therefore, if you want to capture Yan and Qi as soon as possible, you must first stabilize the people's hearts and encourage production."

"And to stabilize people's hearts..."

Ying Zheng's face couldn't help but darken.

He knew what Shen Bing meant.

Of course, if you want to stabilize people's hearts, you can't go on a killing spree.

In particular, he went on a killing spree against the Zhao nobles who had surrendered.

It would be much better to imprison and control these nobles until they capture Yan and then kill them after Qi.

Ying Zheng was right. Although Shen Bing said nothing, he still said everything.

Historically, Ying Zheng killed all the Zhao nobles, at least thousands of them.

The record in historical records is:

"In Handan, the king of Qin, all the people who had enmity with his mother's family when the king was born in Zhao were all trapped."

The three words "everyone is trapped" easily, but I don't know how much blood and tears followed.

Many of them are old people, women and children who have been implicated.

The consequence was that Qin's rule over Zhao was very difficult, and agricultural recovery was very slow...

The people of Zhao State were forced to be angry and dare not speak out due to Yingzheng's despotic power, but they could slack off production and secretly destroy farm tools to vent their dissatisfaction.

Even the remnants of Zhao's army established a Dai state in the north to continue their resistance against Qin.

In fact, its impact is by no means limited to this.

You must know that the Qin State had a bad record before Bai Qi killed 400,000 Zhao surrender troops.

After that, Ying Zheng used personal grudges to arbitrarily kill the surrendering nobles...

I am asking who among the nobles of other countries dares to surrender easily?

Any sensible person knows that surrendering means death anyway, so why not have a vigorous fight?

Doesn't this force all countries to fight Qin with all their strength?

Although Qin finally unified the six countries, the unification process was delayed for several years and the Qin army also paid a heavy price.

After Qin destroyed Zhao, even if it had such a huge advantage over Wei, it would take four years before it had the strength to destroy Wei.

Even if the six countries are unified, it is not over yet.

Because of Qin's tyranny and bloodlust, all the unified six kingdoms "were in Cao's camp and their hearts were in Han."

So in just 14 years, it collapsed because of a "spark".

Many people think this is because after Qin Shihuang died, no one could control such a large empire.

Shen Bing believed that this was precisely the result of Qin Shihuang's indiscriminate killings in the early stage. Even if he was alive, he could not stop the Chu and Han armies from starting a prairie fire.

Shen Bing didn't want to think about it that much, but he had to think about it.

Because if the historical process is followed, Qin will only need 8 years to unify the six countries, and then collapse in 14 years...

At that time, he was only in his forties. As a member of the Qin army, should Shen Bing surrender to Chu or Han?

Wouldn’t it be necessary to do it all over again?

Therefore, Shen Bing believes that the most important thing is to consolidate Qin's power and strive to extend the Qin Empire for a few more years.

Otherwise, if the nest is overturned, there will be no intact eggs. If the Qin Empire collapses, how can Shen Bing live a good life?

Where can I use the title I earned with my life to cash in the benefits?

Liu Bang?

Xiang Yu?

Don't be ridiculous, it would be fine if they didn't chop General Shen Bing into pieces when they saw him.

Of course, Ying Zheng's thoughts were different from Shen Bing's.

He kept a calm face and said nothing, but he was caught in a dilemma:

Either win the world or kill your enemies.

Which is more important, winning the world or killing your enemies?

This may not seem like something you need to consider, but Ying Zheng does.

Because the nightmares from his childhood have been bothering him like a ghost, making him feel restless every day.
To be continued...