After the two of them tasted a round of tea, Gao Junshan assigned a specific task to Cao Wenzhao.

Gao Junshan stood up and beckoned to Cao Wenzhao and said, "Cao's family, you come with me." ”

He took Cao Wenzhao into his study, took out the nautical chart and spread it out on the desk, he used the nautical chart as a world map.

"Look, this is Saudi Arabia, this is Egypt." He pointed to the map and showed it to Cao Wenzhao, "Now that these places have been annexed by the Ottomans, I have sent you to defeat the Ottomans and help the locals rebuild their country." But you know, I'm not going to do a loss-making deal, so what are we going to do there? ”

Cao Wenzhao did not speak, and his pious eyes were expecting Gao Junshan to give an answer.

Gao Junshan said: "When you go, bring a team of geological engineers, in this place, yes, this is the place called Saudi Arabia in the future, there is a lot of oil, let the engineers find out where the oil is deposited, and then enclose these places, I want to assign this place to China, we want to build one or even two cities in this circle, so that this place will become our inherent territory in China." This is your first mission. ”

"So, what about our second mission?" Cao Wenzhao asked.

"That's a good question!" Gao Junshan nodded and stretched out two fingers, "This second mission is here, have you seen it?" Egypt, there is an artificial canal in Egypt, this canal is called the Suez Canal. But when you hit this place, you will find out. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Junshan paused, and Cao Wenzhao asked curiously, "What will we find?" ”

Gao Junshan said: "There are no canals here. ”

"No canals?"

"Yes, there are no canals."

Cao Wenzhao asked, "Is it, has it disappeared?" ”

Gao Junshan bowed his hand: "No, because it doesn't exist at all." ”

"Non-existent? What do you mean? ”

Gao Junshan said: "The development of the Suez Canal is a secret project, there is no canal here, I drew it in advance. Come and see, what would happen to sea transport if a canal was opened in this place? ”

Cao Wenzhao didn't know this, he shook it like a rattle.

Gao Junshan explained to him: "Look, we have to go around here when we go to Europe now, do you see it?" ”

Gao Junshan gestured with his hand and said: "If this canal is successfully excavated, it will be a major shipping route connecting the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean, and connecting the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. Do you know how economical it is? What would it mean that it would significantly shorten the range between East and West by 5,000 to 8,000 kilometers from the countries of the Atlantic coast of Europe to the Indian Ocean, from the countries of the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and by 112,000 kilometers for the Black Sea coast compared to a detour of the Cape of Good Hope in Africa? ”

Cao Wenzhao said: "Our transportation will greatly save costs. ”

Gao Junshan said: "Not only these, have you thought about it, if we set up a checkpoint on the canal, all ships passing through here must pay fees, how much income will this be?" ”

Cao Wenzhao's eyes lit up and said, "High move!" We opened our own canals, and we charged him as much as we wanted. ”

Gao Junshan said: "The toll of the canal must be reasonable, otherwise people will not go here, and we will be blind." ”

"That's right."

"As soon as this canal opens, we can charge here for generations, and you think about it, how much can we charge?"

Cao Wenzhao said excitedly: "I can't imagine it! That's an endless amount of money, how can you calculate it! ”

Gao Junshan said: "You know what to do, right?" ”

Cao Wenzhao immediately replied: "Back to the emperor, the last general understands!" In the end, the Suez Canal will also be enclosed and become the inherent territory of China. ”

……

In August, the temperature in Xichang is still so mild, the temperature remains around 20 degrees during the day and around 15 degrees at night.

The days are particularly long in the summer and short in the winter.

One day in August, Gao Junshan welcomed a special guest in the summer palace, she was Ao Lei Yilan, a high-ranking official in Xijiang Province.

Ao Lei Yilan is a Daur people, grew up in the Jingqili River, is the hero of the Daur tribe to resist the invasion of the Rakshasa Kingdom in the Jingqili River, and has made outstanding contributions to the Chinese resistance to the invasion of the Rakshasa Kingdom.

Ao Lei Yilan has a high prestige among the Daur people, and Gao Junshan reuses her, first of all, for her merits, and secondly, to be able to unite the Daur people well enough in the big family of Huaxia.

After several years of Chinese training, Ao Lei Yilan spoke Chinese very well, so she only came to the summer palace to meet Gao Junshan, without bringing a Chinese interpreter.

Gao Junshan and his wife Han Yuyan summoned Ao Lei Yilan in the main hall of Xichang Summer Palace. Under the guidance of Li Derong, she came to the main hall.

"Ao Lei Yilan see the emperor and the queen!" Ao Lei Yilan Hall bowed to Gao Junshan and Han Yuyan.

Gao Junshan said: "No courtesy!" ”

Ao Lei Yilan stood up, and Han Yuyan said to her with a smile: "This palace has long heard that the emperor has heard your heroic deeds in advance, and when I saw it today, I really have an extraordinary bearing, and I have the pride of a heroine!" ”

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Gao Junshan asked, "I heard that you came by train this time?" ”

Ao Lei Yilan said: "Exactly. The railway has been built to the doorstep of our Daur people, and I was entrusted by the Daur people to take the first train to meet the emperor and the queen. ”

Gao Junshan said: "Thank you to the people of Daur for their love for me!" ”

Ao Lei Yilan said: "Our village also specially asked me to bring some special products of the Daur tribe to the emperor. ”

Gao Junshan smiled happily: "Thank you! Thanks a lot! My emperor doesn't have any gifts to give them back! ”

Ao Lei Yilan said: "Our Daur people are living a very happy and contented life now, and this is the best gift from the emperor to us!" ”

Gao Junshan said: "Now that you have a train there, as a high-ranking official in Xijiang Province, you should think carefully about how to use the train to create a better life for Daur." ”

"We are preparing to use the train to further develop our trade in Daur, to encourage people to develop production and promote commerce." Ao Lei Yilan Road.

Gao Junshan said: "The train will not only lead to your doorstep, but also to Vladivostok in the near future, and in a few years, it will be connected to the railway in the capital, at that time, you can go wherever you want, as long as you take the train, you can go, because at that time, our train has been connected throughout the country." ”