In order to find out why the Persian prince wanted to build this railway, Liu Hong had already passed through his intelligence department, and it was in this way that in Liu Hong's eyes, the Persian prince became a big fat sheep.

Since Liu Hong has made up his mind to slaughter the fat sheep, of course he must serve the fat sheep first. Therefore, even if Liu Hong did not hold a court meeting to formally receive the Persian prince, he also found a lot of civil and military ministers to hold a feast in the palace to receive him from the wind.

The Persian prince who entered the palace was really flattered to see Liu Hong's formation. For a moment, I was almost speechless with joy.

"Come on, come on, Your Royal Highness the Prince, no, it should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now, hurry up and get into the table." Seeing the arrival of the Persian prince, Liu Hongying went far away, took his hand, let him into the seat, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, we are friends. Therefore, I don't want to make any of those vain things in the court, and directly set up wine for you in the palace, don't blame me for snubbing you! ”

"Your Majesty, where are you talking about this? You can treat Xiao Wang as a friend, that is definitely Xiao Wang's honor! ”

"What an honor is not an honor, we are friends, don't talk about this, come and drink!"

As soon as Liu Hong said this, the other ministers all raised their glasses and toasted to the Persian prince.

As soon as the Persian prince drank the wine, he spoke, "Your Majesty, our two countries have enjoyed frequent trade in recent years, and both of us have benefited greatly from it. ”

"Yes, our two countries are big countries, and if we communicate with each other, we will definitely benefit greatly!" Liu Hong knew very well what the Persian prince wanted to say, but it was not a business to rush up, so in order to slaughter the fat sheep, he pretended not to understand and dealt with it on the side.

Liu Hong can handle it, but the Persian prince can't. You know, it is impossible for him to stay in Dahan for long, after all, if he stays in Dahan for a long time, if something happens to them in peace, it will be a bad thing. Therefore, he had to settle this matter as soon as possible and hurry back.

"Your Majesty, our two countries are trading so frequently now, but the transportation is so inconvenient, which has a great impact on both of our countries. And when Xiao Wang saw the train of Dahan, it could transport so many goods at once, which could greatly facilitate our two countries, why didn't Dahan build a railway to our rest? ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know anything about this matter." Seeing that the Persian prince spoke directly, Liu Hong began to complain, "The railway is not only costly, but also extremely difficult to construct. Especially in the western region, where there are many mountains, the terrain is undulating, and the climate is changeable, it will take a lot of effort to build a railway. ”

"Wasted?" After listening to Liu Hong's words, the Persian prince asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, isn't this railway just paved with rails, how can it take a lot of effort?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know anything about this." There was no need for Liu Hong to answer this, Hu Zhao, the secretary of the Ministry of Communications, began to explain to him, "Our train, it has limited power." The slope is so high that it can't climb up. And even if it can go uphill, when it comes downhill, it can't stand that inertia. However, in the western region, there are too many high mountains, and there are such slopes everywhere. Therefore, it will be very difficult to build a railway there. ”

"Ah, the train can't climb uphill?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, what Hu Shangshu said is not wrong at all." Seeing the surprised look of the Persian prince, Liu Hong said: "You have also seen that train, think about it, such a big train, full of goods, it is already very laborious to run on the flat road, let alone climbing." So when this slope reaches a certain level, it will definitely not be able to go up. ”

After listening to Liu Hong's explanation, the Persian prince was disappointed, but he still asked unwillingly: "Your Majesty, so there is no way to build a railway to our rest?" ”

"I can't say that there is absolutely no way." Liu Hong began to explain to the Persian prince, "As long as we can lower that slope." Whether it's filling in low-lying areas or cutting off towering mountain cliffs, railroads can be built. That's why I said that I would have to work hard to build a railroad in the west. ”

Filling in potholes or simply flattening mountain cliffs really scared the Persian prince. But since he can build this railway, he is a lot more relieved.

"Your Majesty, if it had been in the past, it would have taken a lot of effort to cut down the cliffs. But now that the power of the Han's firearms is so great, it is not a big deal to cut down the cliff. Therefore, Xiao Wang thinks that in order to strengthen the ties between our two countries, it is better to build a railway. ”

"Of course I know it's good to build a railroad, Made! But if you want to build this railway, the key is that you have to pay for it! Hearing that the Persian prince didn't mention the key, Liu Hong began to complain again, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't look at the current firearms that seem to be quite powerful, but if you really use it to open the mountain, the effect will be far worse." If you want to level a mountain cliff, you need a lot of gunpowder, and the cost is really amazing. Moreover, there are so many such mountains in the western region that we do not have such a large financial resource to build such a railway. ”

Hearing Liu Hong say that the Han was not financially enough, the Persian prince laughed. As a local tyrant, he lacks everything, but he is not short of money. As long as it can be settled with money, it is not a matter for him.

"Your Majesty, it's easy to talk about money. Since the construction of this railway is a matter of benefit to both of our countries, it is also appropriate for us to bear part of the cost in the resting country. So so, as long as Your Majesty agrees to build this railway, we are willing to bear the general construction costs. ”

"Bear half of it, that's enough!" The fat sheep was in front of him, and the little blood he came out of was far from Liu Hong's expectations, "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not that I don't want to build this railway, but I really can't afford to repair it!" ”

"I can't fix it, how is this possible?" Regarding Liu Hong's words, the Persian prince didn't believe it at all, "The Han Dynasty is so rich, the cities everywhere are built so well, and the people are so rich." Xiao Wang, I traveled all the way, and saw that the people of the Han Dynasty were not only rich in food and clothing, but also had many people, all of whom could wear silk clothes, so how could the Han Dynasty not be able to build a railway? ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know anything about this." Seeing that the Persian prince didn't believe it, Liu Qian began to explain to him, "Our Han practice of hiding wealth from the people, and the people are rich, does not mean that the court is rich. For example, if we build a railway in another place, then it is better to say, we can directly raise shares from the people. However, in the western region, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and if you want to build a railway, you can only pay for it at the expense of the imperial court. But the money of the imperial court was planned early on, and there was no plan to build that railway in a short period of time. Therefore, there is no money to prepare for the construction of the railway, and of course it cannot be repaired. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have also heard it, it's not that I shirk it, it's really that the systems of our two countries are different, and we can't afford to build this railway."

"Your Majesty, do you think that if this is not the case, what do you think of our resting and contributing sixty percent?"

Although there is money in peace, you can't just throw it away. If it weren't for the fact that this railway was related to whether his throne could be stable, the Persian prince would never have paid so much money.

"Six, one more." The construction of such a large project of the railway, one percent of the funds, that is definitely not a small amount, and Liu Hong is very happy to see that he has saved so much money. But happy to be happy, I finally met a fat sheep, Liu Hong didn't let him go, naturally he could knock a little more, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it's not that I don't want to build this railway, it's really that the money of the imperial court has already been prepared, and there is no money to build the railway at all." And if this part of the money is not much, then you can still think of a way, but this amount of money is too big, and the court can't think about it at all. ”

"I'm x, I've been out so much, and they're still not satisfied." If it weren't for the throne, the Persian prince would have thrown off his sleeves a long time ago, but now he could only grit his teeth and bid again, "Your Majesty, we can rest in peace and give out sixty or five, if there are more, the little king will not be able to explain to my father." ”

"This time, he only has half a percent more, and it seems that he has reached his psychological price."

Seeing that he couldn't squeeze any more oil and water, Liu Hong was very disappointed. But in the blink of an eye, he thought of another idea to squeeze the rest of the country.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, we are friends, how can I let you suffer so much. Therefore, to build this railway, you only need to contribute six achievements to the country, and we will bear the rest of the costs! ”

After listening to Liu Hong's words, don't talk about the Persian prince, even the civil and military ministers here don't know what Liu Hong is going to do. However, they know very well that Liu Hong will definitely not do loss-making transactions. So, they're all waiting to see a good show.

"Your Majesty, since the Han is in difficulty, let's rest in peace. When the time comes, there will be any accidents. ”

"No, six achievements will do." Liu Hong waved his hand at the Persian prince and didn't say: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the prime minister also said just now that we Han really don't have extra money to build this railway." So, no matter whether we have a burden of 40% or 30% or 30%, for us big men, it is almost the same. Therefore, if we want to build this railway, we need to find another way. ”

"Another way? What is the solution? ”

"Actually, my solution still needs the help of His Royal Highness the Prince." Seeing that the Persian prince was puzzled, Liu Hong did not sell the guanzi, and said directly: "I am quite clear about the richness of your resting country. Therefore, I plan to sell the treasury bonds of our Han while you are resting, so that we can raise money to build this railway. ”

"Rest in peace and sell the treasury bonds of the Great Han?" Hearing this, the Persian prince was completely stunned. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe (this site), reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )