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On each ship, the soldiers of the Qin army, dressed in black armor and holding Changge, stared at the coast that was getting closer and closer with stern eyes.

Five or six years have passed since the Qin State and Rome entered into trade.

The silk of the Qin State was extremely popular in Rome, but in comparison, the things that Rome could exchange with the Qin State were somewhat pitiful.

Overall, it can be said that the wealth of Rome is flowing towards the Qin state.

However, no one has been able to pay attention to the trade deficit in this day and age. Even the people of the Senate only noticed the wealth in their hands.

After all, the trade of silk in the Qin State would more or less pass through their hands before it would be sold to those nobles. One can imagine how much they earned.

Moreover, with Ying Zheng, a person with experience in later generations, and with Shang Ji Hao and other monks, in just a few months, the Qin State even mapped a route from Songhai to Africa.

Relying on the Gongyi family and the Mo family's tricks, within a few years, the sea was almost full of ships going back and forth between Qin and Rome.

The advent of HNA made it more convenient for the Qin State to transport silk and other goods to the West, but the price did not decrease much.

"This canal has to be built, and you know how much wealth it can bring us, you know?"

In the Senate, the senators, who had received a lot of benefits from the Qin State, pointed at the consul and reprimanded angrily.

"How much manpower and material resources do it take!" The consul was not weak either, and retorted directly.

"How can those lowly slaves compare to fine silk?"

"Then it can't be up to us to build the canal and let the Qin people make money!"

"The Qin State will also pay money, and we are more of people, some lowly slaves!"

The voices of both sides echoed in the vast Roman court. Whether it was the Senate or the consuls, neither side had the slightest sign of relenting.

And in the midst of this quarrel, there was an old man from the East who looked to be fifty or sixty years old, sitting silently in place, without the slightest intention of interjecting.

"Mr. Li, your eloquence is good, let's talk about it!"

At this time, a middle-aged man who was huffing and huffing sat next to Li Si with a bit of flattery.

As the agent of the current empire in Rome, Li Si not only succeeded in opening the last trace of Rome's vigilance against Qin, but also infiltrated the Senate and occupied a very special seat.

In the face of the patriarch's suggestion, Li Si shook his head.

However, immediately afterwards, Li Si stood up, smiled, and said in fluent Roman dialect: "Building a canal in Suez is good for both Rome and Great Qin." Since the consul feels that the cost is too great, then I will suggest to Wu Anjun that more money be funded. ”

Li Si's words made everyone slightly stunned, but soon, everyone's faces couldn't help but have a look of joy.

Both Li Si and the rest of the Senate knew that the reason why the consul was reluctant to let go was that he felt that he was not good in the final analysis.

As for the manpower in his mouth, hehe, how could the Roman Republic, which was in the slave period, care about the lives of a few slaves.

If it's dead, then grasp it again.

Sure enough, the consul who had been guaranteed by Li Si reluctantly agreed to Li Si's suggestion.

Leaving the gates of the Roman court, both the senate and the consuls were satisfied.

To each according to his needs, he will benefit together.

Rome under the republican system can be said to be the product of family interests. As long as it can satisfy its own interests, who will care about the rest?

Li Si, who walked out of the palace slowly, squinted slightly with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

As one of the representatives of the Legalists, Li Si, although he is now far away from the political center of the Qin State, his thinking has not changed.

Even, seeing the voting system in the Roman court, which was like child's play, made him firm in his Legalist thinking. At the same time, they are even more contemptuous of businessmen.

Li Si, who used to be the left minister of Great Qin, understands what it means to cultivate people's power. The slave Roman Republic, however, did not care about this.

In order to make up the number of slaves, the consuls, who held most of the military power, ordered the main Roman forces originally stationed in Ctesiphon to retreat to Africa and mainland Europe and start to advance north and south.

At this time, most of them were tribal, Celtic and Germanic, and many African tribes were suddenly in trouble.

Even, the Romans often rebelled against many of them, and tens of thousands of people in the once resting cities became slaves.

By the time they reached the shores of the Red Sea, there were nearly 300,000 people.

Of course, when preparing for these, as an archon, it was naturally impossible to let go of the opportunity to knock on the Qin State and the Senate.

After the Qin State paid a lot of wealth, the construction of the Suez Canal finally began.

Year after year, the nobles of Rome, dressed in increasingly elaborate silk clothes, watched the blood in the Colosseum, and enjoyed their prosperous years.

However, on the shores of the Red Sea, countless dry bones have almost filled the canal that was originally dug up again.

Four years later, the Suez Canal, which is nearly 400 miles long, was finally completed.

The huge Imperial fleet, which had been waiting in the Red Sea for a long time, almost couldn't wait to sail into the Mediterranean.

Ships laden with silk and fine bronze work slowly sailed into the heart of the Roman Republic. In the cheers of the nobles, it was continuously transported into their bags.

"Your Majesty, the Great River has been built. At this time, the Roman people were exhausted, and they thought that the war planes were coming. ”

In the Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng silently looked at the letterhead from Bai Qi in his hand. Moments later, he placed the two letters into the Black Dragon Scroll again.

"Someone!"

"Your Majesty!" A shadow guard in crimson armor knelt on one knee and replied respectfully.

"One was sent to Wu Anjun, and the other was sent to Wang Ben."

"Whoa!"

Andong County, Mulu City, which has been used as a military fortress of the Qin army, can be seen almost everywhere with a murderous black armor Qin army.

"Step! Trample! Trample! ”

In the sound of neat steps, the Qin army, which was like a square, slowly marched on the open avenue.

Andong County is mountainous, or in other words, the rest of the land conquered by the Qin State is dominated by mountains. However, for almost a decade, the vast amount of wealth that the empire had made from Rome had been invested in the construction of roads in the counties.

Everything is preparing for today, ten years from now.

In Songhai City, Songhai City, which has long been known to be several times more prosperous, is now a world of big ships on the sea.

The interior of each ship is not exquisite, but it can accommodate a large number of soldiers, and all kinds of weapons and mechanisms are also readily available.

"Board the ship!"

On the shore of the Sanghai Sea, which was under martial law, the soldiers of the Qin State, who had long been accustomed to sailing across the sea, walked silently on the deck in turn.

Starting from the Qin State and going straight to the Red Sea, even with the current construction techniques of the empire, it will take more than a year and a half to travel.

By the time they arrived, perhaps the main force of the Qin army on land had already engaged Rome near Ctesiphon.

However, Wang Ben didn't care. Because their task was to bypass the Roman army and go straight to the heart of Rome.