"The Prince of Persia is here again, what is he doing here?" Hearing Qiao Xuan's report,.

"Your Majesty, it's a good thing that the Prince of Persia is here this time." Seeing Liu Hong's doubts, Qiao Xuan hurriedly explained with a smile, "Your Majesty, although Weichen didn't have a detailed understanding, but listening to the meaning of the Persian prince, it seems that he heard the businessmen who went to them say that our Han now has such a thing as a railway, which can greatly promote transportation." So, he came to our big man, and wanted to discuss with your majesty, to build a railway to their rest. ”

"Build a railroad to rest?!" Liu Hong was directly stunned by the Persian prince's idea, but then there was a pity, "Made, if it weren't for the high mountains in the west, the undulating terrain, and the changeable climate, with the current technology, it would not be suitable to build a railway in the west." This Persian bamboo pole sent to the door can definitely be knocked on well. ”

Although the matter of road construction is not under the control of Qiao Xuan, Qiao Xuan is still very concerned about things like this that are related to national strategy. He saw that Liu Hong's face was cloudy and a little reluctant, so he hurriedly persuaded, "Your Majesty, aren't you building a highway to the west?" Now that this rest has come to your door, you can simply replace the road with a railroad. Anyway, if you have money to rest in peace, let them invest more, which not only saves us the trouble, but also the capacity of the railway is much stronger than the road. ”

"Qiao Aiqing, of course I know that the capacity of the railway is stronger than that of the road. However, with the geographical conditions of the west, it is really not suitable for building railways at this stage! ”

"Your Majesty, what can be unsuitable." After listening to Liu Hong's words, Qiao Xuan shook his head for a while, "Although Weichen doesn't know much about railways, Weichen also knows that the west you said is not suitable for building railways, it is nothing more than that the west is mountainous and it is difficult to build railways." ”

"It's just a little more difficult?" Hearing Qiao Xuan say it so lightly, Liu Honghao was suspended, "Qiao Aiqing, this is not a little more difficult, but quite difficult!" ”

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if it's just a little more difficult or quite difficult. It is precisely because it is difficult to build a railway there, so we have to build a railway with the help of the power of rest! ”

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, the west has many resources and an important Silk Road. It must be a matter of time before our big man builds a railway in that place, right? ”

"That's right." Liu Hong nodded and said, "If it weren't for the fact that it was too troublesome to build the railway there, I would have even wanted to repair it now." ”

"Your Majesty, since it is all repaired in the morning and evening, according to Weichen, it is better to cultivate later than to cultivate early!" After listening to Liu Hong's words, Qiao Xuan said quite firmly: "The geographical conditions in the west are like that, and it will never change. In a short period of time, even if our technical conditions can be improved, how much can they be improved? So, unless we are not on the Western Railway. Otherwise, the cost of early repair and late repair is almost the same. Since this is the case, why don't we build this railway with the help of the power of rest, which can save us a lot of things. ”

Listening to Qiao Xuan's words, Liu Hong realized that his thinking had entered a misunderstanding. Although his idea was good, he wanted to use the power of technology to make it easier to build a railway. But we don't know when we have to wait for this technology to rise to that level. Because he knew quite well that in the era when he lived in later generations, it was a difficult problem to build railways in the west, let alone the current age.

The technology is not enough, and if you want to build the railway, you have to use money and human lives to fill it. This thing has experience to follow in later generations, after all, almost all of the railways in later generations were built with human lives. Therefore, with the current technical conditions, he will inevitably take this road.

What Qiao Aiqing said is that now that the Persian tyrants are here, they still take the initiative to ask for the construction of the railway. It would be a shame if we let go of such a good opportunity. Since he wanted to open it, of course Liu Hong couldn't hang the Persian prince, he smiled and said to Qiao Xuan: "Qiao Aiqing, you can arrange for me to meet with the Persian prince as soon as possible, so that this matter can be determined." ”

Liu Hong and Qiao Xuan were in the palace, discussing how to knock on the bamboo pole of the Persian prince. And the Persian prince went door to door to give gifts to those important ministers in the court.

The rest of the country is not the same as before. With those mercenaries of the Han Dynasty and those firearms of the Han Dynasty, the country of peace has been completely stabilized. It is precisely because of this that the Persian prince who came to the Han Dynasty to move troops can be regarded as having made a great contribution, and was directly named the crown prince by King Anxi.

Being named the crown prince is a happy thing, but it is also jealous. After all, King Rest is not the only son like him, and the other princes are also staring at that throne. Now that someone has taken the lead, the other princes are inconsistent with the outside world, so it's no wonder that the one who took the lead is pulled down!

The Persian prince was not a fool either, and he was quite clear about his situation. And he also understands quite well that his position as the crown prince is because of the Han Dynasty, and if he wants to keep the position of the prince now, he must maintain his relationship with the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the firearms trade between Anxi and Dahan, he is firmly controlled in his own hands, as his killer weapon.

Of course, he also knew very well that Dahan was too far away from resting. Although he had a firearms deal with the Great Han and could make the other princes throw a mouse, their scruples were limited. After all, the Great Han had already rested and built the city, and without him, other people could easily contact the Great Han. Therefore, as soon as he heard that a businessman said that there was such a thing as a railway train in Dahan, he immediately became interested. Moreover, in order to be afraid of the exaggeration of those merchants, before he came to see Liu Hong, he deliberately went to Chang'an first, and took the train to Luoyang there.

When he saw the train, the Persian prince was relieved. Because in his opinion, the train was even more miraculous than the merchants said, so on the train, the Persian prince made up his mind that no matter what the cost, he would build the railway to rest. After all, once this railway is built, the connection between the Han and their rest will be close. In that way, his relationship with the Great Han will not only be a deterrent to other princes, but he can really rely on the power of the Great Han at any time.

In order to be able to get those important ministers of the Han Dynasty to speak well for him, the Persian prince played his tyrant nature and desperately gave gifts. And with Cheng Yu and Tian Feng's appearance, those officials had no scruples about receiving gifts from the Persian prince, and for a while, it was really a joy for the guests and hosts. It was also at this time that Qiao Xuan came to inform the Persian prince that Liu Hong was going to meet him.

After listening to Qiao Xuan's words, the Persian prince thought that the gifts he gave were working, and happily went into the palace to see Liu Hong. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe (this site), reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )