Their days at sea were quite boring.
At first, they felt the sea breeze, looked at the blue sky, and looked at the boundless ocean, and felt quite good. However, after a long time, the blue sky was no longer a rare sight, and they only felt that it was quite boring.
Du Qi's journey was quite smooth.
They didn't encounter any tornadoes or anything like that. They didn't even encounter any truly monstrous waves. At most, they encountered a bit of a storm, but because there were people on board, their journey was quite smooth.
They continued to travel, and they only reached Great Qin in North America in the middle of the tenth month.
However, Du Qi did not directly go ashore.
On land, Great Qin had an endless supply of soldiers, and if Du Qi directly invaded, he would definitely be surrounded and annihilated. Even though Du Qi's soldiers were quite strong, facing Great Qin's army, no matter how strong Du Qi's soldiers were, they would not be able to withstand a sea of soldiers.
As such, on the way, Du Qi decided to settle down on an island near Great Qin's land. They would first settle down on an island before gradually infiltrating.
This was Du Qi's plan.
Only by doing this would they have a chance to settle down in Great Qin.
Luckily, Du Qi's group was able to find an island near Great Qin's land.
Du Qi's group directly went ashore.
This small island was quite vast, and there were a series of islands nearby. The entire area was very wide. The island that Du Qi's group went ashore did not have many people, and the population was quite sparse.
After arriving on the island, Du Qi's group immediately settled down.
However, after Du Qi's group settled down, the people on the island swarmed over, wanting to steal food and other things. However, they were all killed by Du Qi's people without holding back at all.
This kind of method shocked the natives on the island.
After settling down, Du Qi's group carefully observed the situation on the island. Right now, the situation on the island was quite different to that of Wang Tongtong and the others. It was quite primitive, and they did not speak Great Qin's official language.
Evidently, this was not part of Great Qin's territory.
After all, the current Great Qin spanned across the United States and Canada, taking up a massive amount of land. Just governing the regions on land was already quite difficult, and they did not have the time to manage the islands at sea.
After Du Qi and his group settled down, they began to use this place as their base.
Although the surrounding islands had fresh water and fish resources, they didn't have iron ores or other resources. These were related to the forging of weapons and other iron ores, so they weren't easy to find.
Although there was a lack of iron ore, the island was vast. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and so on were widely planted on the island. The island was self-sufficient and did not lack food.
The people brought by Du Qi were all shocked when they saw the sweet potatoes and potatoes. They were especially shocked when they learned that these grains had a high yield and were easy to grow.
These foods were simply blessed by the heavens.
While Du Qi was learning about them, Luo Binwang, Liu Che, and the others were also learning about them.
After observing for a few days, Luo Binwang came to the camp where Du Qi was staying. He said seriously, "Your Majesty, should we send all of the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn back? If the Xia of Xia has such food, then the countless people in the Xia of Xia won't have to worry about starvation. "
Potatoes and sweet potatoes had a high yield.
They could be planted on a large scale.
Similarly, it was the same for corn. Both could be planted on a large scale.
After hearing this, Du Qi lightly smiled and said, "Of course, we'll have to make arrangements to send the seeds back. However, not now, but later. We'll send the seeds back after we've established a firm foothold. "
Luo Binwang said, "Your Majesty is wise. However, how are we going to break this stalemate? No one comes to this island all year round, so we can establish a foothold here. However, it won't be easy for us to enter Great Qin! "
He was quite worried.
He felt that it wouldn't be easy to enter Great Qin's territory.
This was because although Great Qin's official language was similar to that of the Xia of Xia, in reality, the people of Great Qin were generally taller. Even their overall body structure was slightly different.
It wouldn't be easy to integrate into Great Qin.
After hearing this, Du Qi smiled and said, "Our method of integration is very simple. We'll infiltrate bit by bit. We'll infiltrate gradually, starting from the border counties, and then expand our territory bit by bit. Great Qin is too vast, just like the Xia of Xia. Because its territory is too vast, we have an opportunity to take advantage of it. "
Luo Binwang nodded, but he still felt that this arrangement wasn't enough.
It was just a general direction.
Now, they needed a breakthrough.
When Du Qi saw Luo Binwang's expression, he immediately knew what Luo Binwang was thinking. He said, "I've already thought about our breakthrough in Great Qin."
Luo Binwang's spirits were lifted, and he said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Du Qi said, "Our breakthrough is to use salt to break through."
Luo Binwang frowned and said, "Can salt break through?"
Du Qi said, "Of course it can. This is an excellent opportunity. You're carefully observing everything on the island, and I'm also carefully observing everything on the island. Apart from the abundance of fish on this island, sea salt is also very easy to obtain. Because Great Qin is close to the coast, it can obtain large amounts of fish, so it doesn't lack this. However, salt was different. It was a necessity no matter what era it was in. Moreover, Great Qin definitely needs salt now. "
Luo Binwang was puzzled by this.
He was a scholar and didn't know much about the kitchen. He knew about salt, but he didn't know what salt was and how to make it, so he didn't understand.
Du Qi smiled and said, "It's fine if you don't understand. Take your time to learn. A scholar can't just be satisfied with books. You should learn more about common sense and other things. "
Luo Binwang said, "Your humble servant will remember Your Majesty's teachings."
Du Qi directly took out the salt production process that he had written down from the table and handed it to Luo Binwang, saying, "This book records the production process of sea salt in detail. In fact, if you're careful enough, you'll notice that the natives of the sea also know how to dry sea salt. However, they're very crude. "
"This book is different. It's very detailed."
"With this salt-making technique book, we can make salt in large quantities. Especially when we have enough troops, we can produce salt in large quantities according to our method. "
Du Qi spoke frankly and with assurance, saying, "After we produce salt in large quantities, we'll set out to enter the land. We'll also figure out the situation of the land near the island, and then we'll disguise ourselves as merchants."
Luo Binwang took it. Although he didn't understand, he said, "Your humble servant obeys."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Go!"
Luo Binwang took the book and left.
Luo Binwang himself didn't understand much, so he had to gather the knowledgeable people in the army to discuss countermeasures and ensure that Du Qi's arrangements could be carried out.
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