Yingchuan County, General's Mansion.

Tan Feng finished reading the latest issue of Dahan Daily, silently put down the newspaper, walked to the window, outside the school field, a group of workers are busy, the entire courtyard will be leveled, a new style of building materials not long ago, officially introduced by Han merchants into Yingchuan, immediately by the officials, down to the people's love.

This building material is called cement. As for why it is called this name, it is rumored that the king of the Han Kingdom personally gave the name, and this latest building material was used to pour the ground, the road, not only smooth, but also solid, and more importantly, the speed is strange, like this weather, poured in the morning, in the afternoon can run horses. Although the school field in General Tan Feng's mansion is large, at this speed, it can be completed in one morning.

Han country kit kat prostitution skills are endless, this kind of cement is said to be the Han State of the former Ministry of Industry Shangshu Guo Quan in the process of building the east-west traffic artery, an accidental situation invented, now in the territory of the Han Kingdom, this kind of cement workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, but no matter how many workshops, it should not be able to meet the huge demand of the country, the merchants who want the goods, lined up in a long line and waited outside the workshops. As soon as the cement is in stock, it will be shipped away.

Yingshui and Yingchuan are separated by a river, in recent years, the two sides have been politically hostile, military confrontation, but in the economy, under the acquiescence of both sides, it is surprisingly lively, businessmen on both sides communicate with each other, and even the two military important places in the confrontation have become a distribution center for commodity trade between the Qin and Han dynasties.

Seeing that Tan Feng was silent, a middle-aged man in a green shirt and long beard behind him walked up to Tan Feng and said with a smile: "This thing invented by the Han people has made it convenient for us all. It's muddy, but when it comes to Yingchuan City, it's refreshing, General Tan has a broad mind, which has created the prosperity of Yingchuan, which is really impressive! ”

Tan Feng smiled slightly. "Mr. Zhao, don't you think the Han people are terrible? Are you just seeing these things for convenience? What I see is their tremendous role in the military. ”

The man known as Mr. Zhao smiled silently.

"This kind of thing called cement can be used to build roads, and naturally it can also be used to build cities and forts, and I have heard that now in the territory of the Han Kingdom, this kind of cement can be mixed with steel to build buildings up to tens of meters high. All the bridges in their territory are also being renovated with this new construction method. Tan Feng sighed and said.

"Of course, this Zhao knows that our Da Chu has just paid a large amount of patent royalties to Han Guo through a businessman and purchased the formula of this cement, and soon, our Da Chu will also produce this new material. Why didn't you buy from them? Mr. Zhao said with a smile.

"Do you think I need to buy this patent, I'm so close to Yingshui here. If you want anything, just ask them to buy it, pay a large amount of royalties to get this thing, and then repair the factory and build a workshop, with this money, I might as well use it to pay more salaries to the soldiers. Craft a few more steel knives, spears, and feather arrows! Tan Feng smiled and shook his head.

"Understood, understood!" Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "But we are different, this new technology, as long as it can be bought with money, of course it is bought." ”

"Mr. Zhao didn't think about it. Why are Han people willing to sell? Tan Feng asked: "They are willing to sell, it means that they don't care about this thing, even if you use this to build a city and strengthen the city's defense force, they also have the confidence to break it, so they are willing to use this thing to make money." If the Han really sell everything, why don't they sell their iron-smelting and steel-making technology, I think if the Han people are willing to sell, even if they shout a sky-high price, your country will definitely rush to it! ”

Mr. Zhao's face changed slightly, and he said after a while: "It's better than nothing, Mr. Tan thought about it and investigated it, the production cost of this thing in the Han Kingdom is extremely low, but when it is sold, it is several times the profit!" ”

Tan Feng nodded, "Has your country been aware of this problem in the past two years?" ”

"Of course, we are not stupid, in the past few years, our trade deficit with the Han State is amazing, what does this mean, it shows that a lot of wealth in our country is flowing to the Han State, in the long run, how to get it, now I Da Chu to the Han State The only thing that still has profits is silk weaving and grain, but not to mention the grain, the profits of silk weaving are also declining year by year."

The two turned around, walked to the table and sat down, Tan Feng lifted the teapot, filled the cups of the two with fragrant tea, and seemed to ask casually: "I heard that the Jiangnan region of your country does not seem to be very peaceful this year!" ”

Mr. Zhao smiled: "General Tan is facing the prestige of the Han army, and he is still distracted from my domestic affairs, but it is surprising, my Dachu has a vast area, and it is not surprising that some people are distracted, but they are all small diseases of scabies, not worth mentioning, and they don't even need to use the army, only local forces can maintain law and order, but it makes General Tan laugh, compared to the rebellion in Shu County, your country, it is really dog meat on the table!" ”

Listening to Mr. Zhao's ridicule, Tan Feng didn't care, holding the cup in both hands and rubbing it in his hand, "The spark of the stars can start a prairie fire, do you know who said this?" Lofty! Although the rebellion in Shu County in my country is worrying, but after all, Shu is remote and not in the heart of my Great Qin, even if Shu County finally splits the ground and leaves, it will not cause fatal damage to Great Qin, but the disease of scabies you just mentioned, if it starts, for Da Chu, I am afraid it will be like choking in the throat and like a mang in the back. ”

Mr. Zhao was silent, in front of the person in front of him, obviously he couldn't hide it from the other party.

"General Tan is right, so we have taken precautions. We are confident that we can handle these things in the country, but the threat of the Han Kingdom makes us worry day and night, it is ridiculous that there are still some people in the country who think that the world is peaceful, and the business with the Han State is doing a lot of money, and they make a lot of money, but they don't know that for every point they earn, the Han people earn at least five points, and the Han people nourish themselves with our blood and sweat! Mr. Zhao didn't sigh very much. In a few years, the Han people will become stronger and stronger, and we will become weaker and weaker. ”

"Mr. Zhao is an understanding person, it's a pity that there are not many people like you in the Chu State, although Huang Shoufu is talented, but he is too cautious and refuses to do things that he is not sure of, Qu Taiwei is threatened by the prestige of the Han army, and he is immersed in training, just want to train a large army that is comparable to the Han army, which has created the current situation, last year we Daqin contacted your country to jointly send troops to attack the Han State, but unfortunately it didn't work, now, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. As everyone knows, there is no such thing as a ten or nine percent in this world, but if there is a chance of six or seven percent of the victory, you can try to hit it, and if you have a chance of four or five points, you can try to do it. ”

Hearing Tan Feng's evaluation of his two domestic ministers, Mr. Zhao smiled and said: "Now even if our Great Chu is willing to join forces with Great Qin to send troops, you are afraid that you will not be able to spare your hands, not to mention the rebellion in Shu County for the time being, the estrangement between your king and General Lu will not disappear for a day, I am afraid that a large-scale attack will be a joke!" ”

Tan Feng shook his head and was silent, unwilling to talk deeply about this topic.

Mr. Zhao obviously understood Tan Feng's thoughts, and changed his words, "However, General Tan has only been in Suchuan County for a few years, but the talent he has displayed has made me look up and down in Dachu, and I am impressed, and now Yingchuan County is thriving in terms of military and financial resources, and it is not inferior to the Han people." ”

"It's just picking up people's teeth and wisdom, and I can't compare with the lofty talent, but I'm a good scholar, but I'm not afraid of being ridiculed." Tan Feng put down the cup and said.

"You can learn, but we Chu people can't learn, after carefully evaluating the lofty policy, my country finally decided to give up." Mr. Zhao sighed: "The national conditions are different, what can I do? The overlord of your country is forced to bow hard, and it is impossible for our country to make up its mind without this kind of pain. Moreover, Huang Shoufu asserted that the reform of your country may inevitably end in failure. ”

"Oh, Huang Shoufu is so sure?" Tan Feng was slightly surprised, "Orange is born in Huainan, and orange is born in Huaibei, the two countries have different national conditions, governance theories, and strategies. The reason why Gao Yuan succeeded was because he started from scratch, whether it was a military general or an official, most of them came from a humble beginning, and the Han State vigorously restricted land annexation from the beginning. There is a law in the Han Dynasty that officials cannot own more than 100 acres of land, and this kind of hard rule can only work in the Han Kingdom, right? However, in the Han Kingdom, there were many merchants whose wealth rivaled that of the country, but the two were not the same. And Da Qin and my Da Chu, it is just the opposite, you say how to learn the policy of the Han State, General Tan can succeed in Yingzhong, but also because the local tycoon here has been killed and injured in the war, and the remnants of the people have been removed by the general by means of thunder, the old has gone, the new has not risen, the general took advantage of this blank period to finally establish the current state of prosperity, but the place is prosperous, and there are more hands, right? Is the general too much to worry about now? ”

Tan Feng let out a long sigh.

"The general is now supported by Fan Sui in the court, and he is not afraid of them, but once Fan Sui fails in reform, he will bear the brunt of the scapegoat, so how can the general deal with himself at that time? Can you still hold back those greedy palms that reach out? Mr. Zhao said slowly.

"Naturally, it can't be stopped, I'm not a Qin person, I'm already very suspicious, but fortunately, the king and Fan Shoufu are trusted, so I have today, if Fan Shoufu goes, I'm afraid that my fate will be in danger."

"Didn't the general ever think about the way back?" Mr. Zhao placed the teacup on the table and made a soft clanging sound.

Tan Feng Huo Ran raised his head, his eyes as sharp as a knife. (To be continued......)