Luoyang.

Jia Runfu, the commander of the Jinyiwei, accompanied the emperor to view the map in the Guanwen Hall map pavilion. There are maps from all over the world known to the Qin Dynasty. Some were left by previous dynasties, some were drawn by this dynasty. Some were drawn by the Jinyiwei, some were drawn by the Imperial City Division, some were drawn by the Fang Division of the Ministry of War, and many merchants copied it.

Countless maps and related information such as mountains, rivers, geographical customs and humanities are collected. The top craftsmen screened the information, then summarized it, and refined it into maps and sand tables.

This pavilion is one of the top core secrets of the Qin Dynasty.

On a table, there is even an exquisite copper spherical instrument with many place names marked on it and many mountains, rivers and rivers are drawn.

"Luoyang, Chang'an, Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Dunhuang, Yiwu, Gaochang, Yanqi, Kucha... Oh my God, is this true, we live on the same ball?"

"Well, according to known speculations, the world we live in is indeed a huge ball, which is no different from the sun and the moon we usually see. They are both spherical. Even those stars that shine at night are actually all balls. The brighter the stars, the closer they are to us, and the moon is closest to us."

"What about the sun?"

"All planets are also divided into different types. For example, the sun is a huge fireball that spits fire day and night. It is a place where humans are difficult to survive. The moon is also a barren planet. Among the planets we call the Milky Way, the only known earth ball under our feet is suitable for our survival, with air and water...."

Lao Jia thought this was crazy.

But looking at the logo on the big earth, I feel it is possible.

Because he not only saw Chang'an, Luoyang, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Tianshan Mountains, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Kunlun Sea marked Kunlun Sea, the Tianzhu Sea and the Persian Sea.

To the north of India, after passing a snowy mountain, it was Tubo, and to the north of Persia, it was Tochar, and then the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and then to Tianshan.

After a walk, I'm back.

However, there are many lines on this big copper ball that simply outlined, without any words, and in some places, there is still a blank space.

"This is the Arctic Ice Field, this is the Antarctic Ice Field, that is the wild continent, this is the Great Wilderness Land in the Sea, this is a black country south of the countries of Taixi, which is even darker than Kunlun slaves."

"How did Your Majesty know this?" Lao Jia asked.

"I have countless ears and ears to find unknown places for me. I believe that one day, my adventurers in the Qin Dynasty will be able to find every corner of the earth. For example, not long ago, Shi Xin personally led an adventure caravan to the north along the coast. They discovered other people except the tribes of the Marine tribes. In the depths of the Northeast Pole outside the pass, in addition to the Black Water Monastery tribes, there are many more primitive, backward and barbaric tribes. Shi Xin discovered that there were the countries that drove the country of Shuai, the country of Liugui, and the country of Yasha."

"Shi Xin said that Liugui Country goes to Chang'an for 15,000 miles!"

Old Jia exclaimed, "The Marine is six thousand miles northeast of the capital. Wouldn't that mean that this miraculous ghost is still nine thousand miles away from the Marine? Would it be a little exaggerated?"

"What's there to exaggerate? Chang'an to Sunset Kingdom is thousands of miles away, and Luoyang to Kangju is more than ten thousand miles away?"

"Yes, it's really unimaginable. I thought the Black Shui Maru behind the Baishan Maru was the farthest tribe in the northeast. I didn't expect that there would be a tribe thousands of miles away."

Shixin took the fleet to the north to take an adventure, and along the way, they had a good relationship with people from many tribes, established trade relations, and set up trading points to exchange Central Plains commodities for their fur, herbs and other items.

The northward, the better the fur.

"Shixin reached the Yaksha Kingdom in the north, and all three sides reached the sea. To the east, there were archipelagos. When they crossed the archipelago, they found another wild ice field continent, and there were ghosts. There was "Yaksha" to the north, "people all pigs raised their teeth and ate people." They passed through the Channel Islands and arrived at the wild ice field in the east, where people drove away long-haired dogs and hunted large whales."

Luo Cheng was also amazed at Shixin's adventure and actually arrived in the Kamchatka Peninsula in later generations, around the Chukoc Peninsula, and even crossed the Bering Strait to the east to Alaska. He saw the Eskimos who were pierced at the corners of the lower lip, stuffed with animal teeth, bones, shells, stones, wood and other decorations, and rode dog sleds to see them hunting whales with their own eyes.

Shixin said that those people had no bureaucratic laws and did not know the four seasons, and had the benefits of salt fish, and had no city walls.

"There is a Simul Muslim in the northwest of Hei Shui (Heilongjiang) and a Simul Muslim in the north, and a Junli Muslim in the north. There is a ten miles northeast, a cave saying Muslim in the southeast, and a Moyeji Muslim in the south."

In the past, in the Central Plains, for the distant Northeast, they only knew that this was the territory of the Mushi tribes, including Sumo tribes, Baishan tribes, Heishui tribes, and distant places were all classified as Heishui tribes. But now Shi Xin understood that in the Heishui River Basin, in addition to Heishui tribes, there were four major Mushi tribes. In the farther place, there were Liugui, Yasha and other Three Kingdoms, and in the farther east, there was also an ice and snow-capped world, living with a group of people who drove dogs and whales, with beast teeth stuffed with their mouths for decoration.

"The world is so big, it's really amazing!" Old Jia sighed.

"Yes, Shixin brought back many magical things this time, and was coming across the sea with treasure boats. He was going to come to Luoyang to pay tribute." Luo Cheng smiled. "Shin also invited some envoys to come to the five major Marine tribes near the Heishui River, as well as Yasha, Liugui and other countries. I am preparing to grant their kings or tribal leaders as dukes and marquis, and to include them in the vassal tribute system of our Great Qin."

Old Jia smiled, "Your Majesty, those places are too far away, right?"

"What are you afraid of if you are far away? Include it first, and then you can set up an embassy, ​​send envoys, and then establish a trade point. Although these places are remote, backward and wild, there are still many good things. There are sea and river transportation, but you are not afraid of being far away. As long as you slowly grasp the route, it is not a problem no matter how far it is."

Use goods produced in the Central Plains, such as silk cloth, porcelain, tea and wine, etc., to exchange for precious furs such as sea otter skins, beaver skins, whale skins, sea lions, seals, cows, tiger skins, marten skins, etc. These furs can be processed into leather coats and leather hats, which are very popular among the nobles and wealthy people in the Central Plains. The market of this thing is very profitable, and leather coats and leather hats can also be exported to foreign trade, and there is also a very good market.

Of course, it is worth exploring thousands of miles away. In Luo Cheng's view, using the fur trade economy to open up the way, gradually guide the Central Plains to understand those wild places. In the future, there will inevitably be trade points and some coastal ports. In the future, there will definitely be people from the Central Plains to establish trading points, and there will be people who will stay there, and then there will be Tunbao Market Town, and gradually more hardworking and brave Central Plains to go over.

In the future, there will be development and colonization. From a long-term perspective, this is to take the lead and gain a foothold as soon as possible.

And if the fur trade is done well, the profits here are indeed extremely attractive.

In comparison, it would be a great deal to award the barbarian leaders a title of Duke and Marquis.

Luo Cheng even asked the Provincial Escort to start preparing to form a brand new merchant fleet to specialize in this fur route.
Chapter completed!