Chapter 60: The Canal of Hope

ended the concert, with glory and hope, Zhang Hongbin returned to Chang'an.

Then, he was called over by Congress.

"Your Majesty, congratulations from the bottom of my heart on a series of pleasant performances, but our intelligence officers have recently suddenly received a piece of news, one that we have to pay attention to and that gives us a headache...... Manchurian, not dead yet! In Congress, Ink Dye said.

"Of course, the Manchus are not dead, in fact, most of their people are helping us build bridges and pave roads...... What did that little of them do? Zhang Hongbin is not a fool, and he reacted quickly.

"They planned a qiē, a qiē starting from the Imperial Stone...... Worst of all, according to the information sent back by our intelligence agents in Europe, the Manchurians have sent all our open knowledge to Europa, and at the same time, with the help of our old acquaintance Kong Yu, we have established a European alliance of states, the European Union for short. And the original purpose of the establishment of this union government is to use it against us. Mo Dye handed the information to Zhang Hongbin.

While he hadn't even started reading, he continued: "As for Kongyu, who helped Europa establish the European Union, together with his new master, established the Manchu Empire in South Africa. You may not have thought that Fu Lin is not dead, he is still alive! And the one who secretly helped them was Sony, who used to have a friendly relationship with us. ”

"I know the general situation, I just want to ask, before I come, what is the opinion of Congress?" Zhang Hongbin frowned and finished reading the information.

"There are only two options, either send an emissary and order them to return the books and pay for the use of the patents. It's just that those materials are more than three generations behind, otherwise we really don't know how to deal with them; The other is to send troops directly, either from the land or from the sea, to destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and by the way go to Europe to experience the so-called European style. "Congress does have a plan, so ink dyeing is a no-brainer.

"I'm sure you won't like the so-called European style, there was a time when the Black Death was prevalent in Europe, and it was actually the plague. Those who survived thought that bathing could be contagious to the Black Death, or that bathing would make it easier to contract the Black Death, so from that time on, Europeans did not like to take a bath, especially the aristocracy. On top of that, the Europeans don't seem to have evolved from being barbarians to civilized people, their cities have no sewage systems, and all garbage and feces are littered...... Trust me, you're going to have nightmares all day when you get there. Zhang Hongbin showed off his European knowledge.

"Don't they stink, then?" Before Mo Dye could speak, the people in the auditorium suddenly asked.

That's why they needed a lot of spices to hide their smells, and the use of spices in large quantities promoted the scale and boom of the spice trade, which also made European countries more enthusiastic about exploring the outside world. It can be said that this is also one of the causes of the European Age of Discovery. Zhang Hongbin said with a smile.

"Does that mean there is a great lack of spices in Europe?" The man asked again.

"Sir...... Now is the time for the National Assembly, not to discuss maritime trade......" Zhang Hongbin shook his head.

"Please correct me, ma'am!" A head was exposed, well, it was Dong Xiaowan from the Investment Department of the Project Hope Foundation.

"Okay, ma'am, now that we're getting to business, can we be quiet?" In the face of his own woman, Zhang Hongbin can be tolerant.

Dong Xiaowan stuck out her tongue, sat back, and then closed her mouth very obediently.

"Which choice does Congress prefer?" Zhang Hongbin looked back at Mo Ran.

"We don't have the money and the manpower to go on the expedition...... On top of that, we have to go around Africa to Europa......" Mozen sighed.

"So, why not think of a way to dig a canal here? As far as I know, there are also a number of crisscrossing rivers here, and as long as you use them, I believe that digging a canal between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea should not be a problem. Zhang Hongbin came to the big map and clicked on it, which was where the Suez Canal was located in the future.

"Great idea! But where does the manpower come from? And, how are we going to manage the canal? Mo Dye couldn't help but be surprised by this big deal.

"India has presented us with a letter of surrender and has paid homage to us...... In fact, we all know that the main thing is that we can't eat the whole of West Asia and the Middle East, as well as the Arab region, so we will support a well-behaved puppet first. Interestingly, India's population base has been increasing in recent years, while people in the Middle East and the Arab region have ...... Life is not very good. Zhang Hongbin said after rummaging through his memory.

"Okay, the workers are fine, but how to manage them?" Ink Dye continued to ask.

"It's too far to Europe, but it's not too far to go to the Red Sea...... The Ottoman Empire had begun to decline, but they still held the power of the Red Sea generation. Did we tell them that we were going to go to the Red Sea? Zhang Hongbin thought about it and said.

"Well, justice is within range of artillery......" Ink Dye smiled wryly.

"In recent years, the rebels in the Arab region also seem to be active, and we can contact them, whether it is arms or all kinds of supplies, I believe that they are all good things that they are desperately needing and have nowhere to buy...... You have to do everything on two sides, right? Zhang Hongbin said with a smile.

"Guys, what do you think?" Mo Dye didn't answer, just looked up and asked.

Then, what awaits him is the result of the unanimous pass guò.

"One last question...... Who will contract this project, the private sector or the government! Ink Dye asked, looking back.

"Sometimes, it's better for the government to leave it alone...... When it comes to the exploitation of foreign workers, the private sector is the expert...... Anyway, don't think that I can't see you if you hide from me, I know you're waiting for me to say this, but your foundation is not allowed to participate in it! As soon as Zhang Hongbin said half a sentence, he immediately thought of something, and raised his head and shouted to Dong Xiaowan in the auditorium.

He kind of understood, this girl was afraid that she had already taken a fancy to the right to build the canal...... Relying on her identity as a concubine, she blended into the auditorium, and I have to say that this is always the place with the most business opportunities, because things involving military affairs are always full of business opportunities.

"Your Majesty, you can't ...... like this" Dong Xiaowan, as the head of the investment department, couldn't allow such a big piece of cake to be thrown away.

"It's not negotiable!" Zhang Hongbin shook his head, confirmed that there was nothing to do, and announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Seriously, he's really not in a very good mood at the moment. It's not for Dong Xiaowan, but because of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he didn't expect this nation to be so tenacious, and the most important thing is that they are all behind the scenes...... As a group of murderers who made their sons addicted to drugs, Zhang Hongbin is really a little hot this time.