Afterward, Ying Zheng summoned the Mohist leader and began developing Great Qin in every sphere according to the knowledge in One Million Whys.
Although ministers and nobles opposed many of his decrees, under Ying Zheng's iron-fisted rule, they could do little more than complain.
Seven and a half years later, Great Qin's elite soldiers had been equipped with the four-piece warhorse kit, raising their fighting strength to new heights.
A concrete highway had also been built from Xianyang to Shang Commandery, wide enough for four carriages to travel abreast.
Bamboo slips had been replaced by paper invented by the Mohists.
At the same time, Ying Zheng established academies on a grand scale, allowing commoners to learn to read and write. He also greatly expanded the imperial examination system to recruit talented people from across the realm.
In the fifth year, Ying Zheng dispatched Wang Jian and Han Xin with fifty thousand troops to conquer Baiyue in the south.
Han Xin displayed exceptional military talent in his very first campaign. In just three months, with losses of only three thousand armored soldiers, he conquered all the Baiyue tribes.
When the news reached Xianyang, Ying Zheng was delighted. He granted Han Xin the rank of Left Commandant and formally incorporated Baiyue into Great Qin's territory, establishing Nanyue Commandery with Xiao He serving temporarily as its governor.
In June, Ying Zheng mobilized three hundred thousand troops under Meng Tian, Bai Qi, Li Cunxiao, Wang Jian, and Han Xin, sending them out from Shang Commandery to strike north against the Xiongnu.
Great Qin's cavalry had already been formidable, let alone after receiving the four-piece warhorse kit. With every commander except Li Cunxiao being a renowned master strategist, the Xiongnu were battered without any chance to fight back.
Under Han Xin's guidance, Li Cunxiao