Zhu Cijiong was stunned by Zhang Pu's proposal to dig a canal, of course he knew what a canal was, and the original idea of the Eurasian Canal was put forward by him based on the memories of later generations, but he did not think about the problem of digging a canal in the Siberian Plain.

Because, whether in his previous life or in this life, he is not very familiar with Siberia, especially the Siberian Plain, and he has never set foot in two lives.

Is it feasible to dig a canal in the Siberian plain? This depends on the length of the canal, but also depends on the topography, the canal is not dug if you want to, if you want to dig thousands of miles, it will dig people to death, if the terrain is complicated, it may not be able to dig to death.

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but look curiously at the place Zhang Pu pointed to, the map at this time was not printed, but hand-drawn, and it was drawn with a brush, so it didn't look as clear as the map of later generations.

He looked at it for a while before he understood that what Zhang Pu was referring to was that one was a tributary of the Yeni River and a tributary of the Ob River connected by a canal, and the other was that the main trunk of the Wu River and a tributary of the Ob River were connected by a canal.

The span of these two canals is less than two blocks, that is to say, the length of the two canals is less than two hundred miles, if the length is just in terms of length, for the current Ming Dynasty, to dig through is as simple as drinking porridge.

He took a closer look at the terrain in the two places, and there were no mountains in between, so it seemed that it was not difficult to dig up.

However, there is another very important question, that is, the amount of water, which cannot be seen from the map, Zhu Cijiong thought about it, and then asked with hope: "What is the width of these two tributaries, can large ships pass through?" “

When Zhang Pu heard this, he said confidently: "Back to the emperor, this Weichen has already carefully understood, the width of these two rivers is more than 100 steps, and the super battleships can sail freely in them, and there is naturally no problem with other warships and merchant ships." “

Since this is the case, then what else is there to say, the reason why Zhu Cijiong didn't think of digging a canal in the middle was mainly because the distance between the main trunks of the three big rivers was too far, at least thousands of miles, and as for the tributaries, they were densely packed like spider webs, who knew which one was wide and that one was narrow.

This Zhang Pu really had a heart, not only thought of using tributaries to connect the three major water systems, but also found three suitable ones from thousands of tributaries, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but admire: "Qiandu, your proposal is very good, use the canal to connect the three major water systems, very good, very good." “

This is indeed a good proposal, and everyone can't help but follow the emperor and admire.

Seeing this, Zhang Pu hurriedly bowed his hand, thanked the emperor, and begged for mercy, and everyone smiled and closed it.

Everyone stopped, Zhang Pu pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, not only the waterway can be connected, but also the railway can be connected, Weichen suggested that two railways be built from Rem City, one leading to Wushan City and the other leading to Chodaha, so that the Eurasian Railway and the Western Regions Railway will be connected, which is even more beneficial to the mobilization of troops." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help nodding and said: "Well, Qiandu's proposal is very good, anyway, there are a lot of captives in Siberia now, so don't use it in vain, let the captives from the Western Regions countries build the railway from Rem City to Kandahar, and after it is built, they will be freed." As for the Russian captives, they were divided into three parts, one part to dig the canal between the Yeni River and the Ob River, one part to dig the canal between the Ob River and the Wu River, and one part to build the railway from Rem City to Osan City. “

When Zhang Pu heard this, he handed the ash rod back to Sun Yuanhua, and then bowed and said: "The emperor is wise, Weichen is finished." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "En, sit, Chuyang, you continue." “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he immediately pointed to the map and continued: "In the end, the defense of the Eurasian Railway is left, and Weichen thinks that the defense of the Eurasian Railway should be based on deterrence, and a city can be built along the Caspian Sea to garrison 100,000 troops to obtain the resources of the Caspian Sea, and another 100,000 troops will be stationed in Kandahar, and there will be no need to garrison troops in other places." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he was stunned again, what kind of method is this, you can deter the Persian Safavid Empire, but you can't deter their civilians, the railway line can be destroyed without the army, and civilians can also destroy it, he hurriedly reminded: "Chuyang, this is not appropriate, even if the Persian Safavid Empire does not send troops to destroy the railway, just go to a few civilians and cut the railway!" “

Sun Yuanhua said slyly: "Your Majesty, you can order the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the Persian Safavid Empire that the destruction of the Eurasian Railway, whether by the army or civilians, is regarded as a provocation to the Ming Empire, and the Ming Empire will inevitably take action to defend its dignity." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Sun Yuanhua means that he has thoughts about the Persian Safavid Empire, what a provocation, this is to find a reason for the Ming Dynasty to go to war!

Now that the north has been decided, the Ming Dynasty can free up its hands and draw dozens or even millions of troops, and the Persian Safavid Empire is indeed a piece of fat in front of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Cijiong didn't want others to see the Ming Dynasty as a very unreasonable country, so he didn't have the idea of fighting the Persian Safavid Empire, and now Sun Yuanhua made such a suggestion, which couldn't be more obvious, as long as the Eurasian Railway is destroyed, I will beat you.

Presumably, the Persian Safavid Empire will pay more attention to the safety of the Eurasian Railway than the Ming Dynasty, so it is good, that is, it saves troops, saves trouble, and can find a reason to do it at any time, you know, the Ming Empire can also send people to dig up the Eurasian Railway, and then plant it on the head of the Persian Safavid Empire!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but nod and said: "Okay, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform the Persian Safavid Empire that if you dare to sabotage the Eurasian Railway, the Ming Dynasty will not spare it." “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he put down the ash rod and bowed his hand: "The emperor is wise, Weichen is finished." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded, motioned for him to sit down, and then said to Yang Sichang: "Wen Weak, do you have any suggestions for the division of provinces in Siberia?" “

When Yang Sichang heard this, he hurriedly stood up, took the ash pole, pointed to the map and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that although Siberia has a vast territory, the population is small, and the number of provinces should not be too much, so Weichen suggested that Siberia be divided into provinces with the three major river systems as the center, and a Wushanbian town should be set up, with a total of nine provinces and one town." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Well, nine provinces and one town, it's very good, just do as you say." “

Yang Sichang put down the ash rod and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, a town has been named Wushan, but the nine provinces have not yet been named, and the emperor is invited to give the name." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, his head grew in an instant, one or two are easy to say, nine is too much, how would he come up with so many suitable names for a while and a half, is it called Xibo Province 1, Xibo Province 2 or Dongxi Province, Southeast Xibo Province or something?

This definitely doesn't work, it's too unrigorous, he began to think about the previous dynasties, nine place names, and some meaning, did the previous dynasties have?

Thinking, thinking, he thought of the pre-Qin, thought of the Han Dynasty, thought of the Three Kingdoms, didn't there was a saying of Kyushu at that time, and now there are really few provinces in the name of the state.

Thinking of this, he said aloud: "Let's take Kyushu as the name, add a new word in front, such as new Jizhou, new Yanzhou, new Qingzhou, in this way, it is easy to distinguish, and there are strong Central Plains characteristics, which makes people think of their homeland, the Central Plains, and the Ming Dynasty!" “

When everyone heard this, they all exclaimed: "The emperor is wise, the new Kyushu, good, good, good, good!" “