Chapter 134 Steamship
At this time, the people of the tribes or small countries in Southeast Asia and Central Asia that were conquered by the Qin Dynasty were also shocked.

Compared with this distant Eastern power, the Maurya Empire undoubtedly had a greater influence among them. In their minds, the Maurya Empire was already a super powerful country.

But unexpectedly, this super powerful country was directly destroyed by the powerful country in the far east.

This news is simply too fantastic and unreal.

After tens of thousands of Qin troops and more than ten thousand registered disciples of Yinxian Peak destroyed the Maurya Dynasty, they began to quickly destroy the temples of the three religions and build temples for Taoism.

At the same time, they also widely publicized the decisive battle in order to attack the beliefs of the three religions. After all, the difference between a true god who performed miracles and a false god was as obvious as the difference between clear water and ink.

Coupled with the forced worship and the sight of the Dao Zun's registered disciples displaying extraordinary mysterious powers, countless Maurya Dynasty believers suddenly defected.

As for the few diehard members, we naturally sent people to wipe them out by force.

At the same time, Ye Yu could feel that an even more vast and boundless power of the thoughts of all living beings was surging in, and the many star gods transformed by Ye Yu's thoughts and visualization were also rapidly becoming stronger.

The stronger the Star God is, the more energy of the mysterious starlight substance he can leverage and absorb, and the converted magic power is also richer, forming an efficient cycle.

Ye Yu's cultivation is also increasing bit by bit at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his Yang Shen form is constantly growing.

"In this way, most of Asia has fallen under the control of the Qin Dynasty. Next, if we want to spread the gospel westward, Europe will be the destination."

Ye Yu sat upright on the Hidden Immortal Peak, looked towards the west, and muttered to himself.

At this time, further north of the vast sea, it is a completely barren and primitive land. The big brother countries of later generations are actually now a group of uncivilized primitive tribes.

Moreover, it was extremely cold there. Not to mention the Qin Dynasty, even stronger tribes like the Xiongnu and Donghu were unwilling to continue moving north.

So the population there is sparse, the environment is harsh, and it doesn't have much value at the moment.

Now, Central Asia, the Maurya Empire and Southeast Asia have all fallen completely within the territory of the Qin Dynasty. It can be said that almost most of Asia has been actually controlled by the Qin Dynasty.

While the Qin army and the registered disciples of Hidden Immortal Peak were advancing towards the whole world outside, a large number of people were mobilized from many counties and prefectures to lay railroad tracks within the original territory of the Qin Dynasty.

In the territory of Daqin, thousands of miles of tracks have been laid from east to west and from north to south, and this vigorous mobilization is still ongoing.

In addition, the number of steam locomotives has skyrocketed to dozens. With large-scale production and extremely high efficiency, the number of steam locomotives in the country will soon exceed 100.

Moreover, the number of carriages pulled by steam locomotives has increased to more than 12, greatly increasing the efficiency of transportation.

The connections between different places suddenly became close, and a large number of goods were exchanged from east to west, north to south, and trade suddenly became more prosperous than ever before. A large amount of goods entered major cities.

Costs have dropped, things are much cheaper than before, and even products that many people have never seen before have appeared. Business is booming everywhere.

Peicheng's population is surging again, almost reaching three million, and the size of the city is expanding again and again.

This is also thanks to the fact that the Qin Dynasty had entered the industrial revolution, society was undergoing drastic changes, and all aspects were rushing into modernization. Otherwise, it would really be difficult to bear the gathering of such a large population.

Now the population around Peicheng alone is comparable to the population of an entire county.

In addition to these, steamships have also officially begun operations.

Near the sea and the great rivers, the sound of steamship whistles resounded through the sky, thick clouds of mist rose to the sky, and ships carrying countless goods and people were constantly traveling. Although the number of steamships is still small, it can be expected that in the near future, the four seas of Daqin will be full of speeding steamships.

"It worked! It worked!"

At this time, at the Ministry of Industry testing ground in Pei City of Daqin, many Mohist disciples cheered when they saw the tungsten filament lamps lighting up in front of them.

Although this was only the initial use of electricity, it was undoubtedly a huge progress.

In fact, electricity was developed by the Mohist School more than a year ago under the suggestion of Ye Yu. Now, the light bulbs that use electricity have also been produced under the suggestion of Ye Xianren, which undoubtedly provides a usage scenario for electricity.

Ying Zheng rushed over excitedly after receiving the news. The use of electricity means that many of the things that the gentlemen had said before can be gradually realized.

In fact, it is not difficult to generate electricity. It only requires a wire to cut the magnetic lines to generate electric current. Technologies such as copper wire drawing are not difficult for Mohist craftsmen.

During this period, I was even researching battery packs.

"Great, everyone will get a reward."

When Ying Zheng arrived at the Ministry of Industry's testing ground, he looked at the lit tungsten filament lamp and couldn't help but shout excitedly.

All of a sudden, the officials and craftsmen around were so happy that they cheered.

"The wired telegraph, sir, can transmit messages over thousands of miles. The current power facilities have basically met the requirements. If they are manufactured and laid out, then the problem of the Qin Empire's uncontrollable territory can be solved."

Ying Zheng couldn't help but pace back and forth excitedly, talking to Li Si, Meng Yi and others not far away.

Officials in charge of the research and development of this project also came over to report on the progress. Everything was going smoothly, and Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly after hearing that.

"Your Majesty, there has also been progress with the hot air balloon and airship. They use steam engines as power and can travel 20 miles in half an hour at the fastest."

At this time, the official in charge of another project also reported the good news about the airship.

The hot air balloon experiment began several years ago and caused quite a stir throughout Pei City at the time.

However, hot air balloons are almost uncontrollable. If you want to control them, you must improve them and add power. The steam engine is currently the most ideal power source.

However, with the development of electricity, it is conceivable that the energy source of airships in the future may be replaced by electricity to drive and control.

However, since hot air balloons and airships can fly, Ying Zheng has ordered that no hot air balloons are allowed within a hundred miles of Yinxian Peak, so as not to disturb the gentleman.

Therefore, the experiments were all carried out in counties and prefectures hundreds of miles away.

Fortunately, steam locomotives are now in operation and it only takes less than half an hour to get there, so it is not too troublesome for officials to travel back and forth.

While various research and developments of the Qin Dynasty emerged one after another, the tens of thousands of Qin troops and thousands of disciples of the Hidden Immortal Peak who had been advancing westward finally entered the territory of the Seleucid Empire after conquering several small countries.

After the Central Asian countries surrendered, the Qin army and the disciples of Yinxian Peak split into three groups. One group stayed where they were and taught the Central Asian countries, while the other group headed south to the Maurya Empire.

(End of this chapter)