Chapter 1457: War and Opportunity (IV.)
"I still know Osin well, he was a pirate in his early years, and was deeply appreciated by Maximian, but this man is not bad in character, bold and resolute in his character, calm and calm, and experienced in seafaring, so he is the best person to manage a trade fleet. "Kun Tiliang said solemnly.
"The person you recommended must be wrong, wait for me to 'take time' to go to Koras Island, talk to Oxin, if nothing else, the North Sea Trading Company will 'hand' him management, and Helena's fleet will provide escort for the trading company's freighters, ensuring that this sea magic crystal supply channel is unimpeded." Roland clinked his glass with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then drank it all.
At the cabinet meeting three days later, Roland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kun Tiliang and Minister of Commerce Yevgenia jointly proposed the multilateral trade plan jointly formulated by the three of them, the core content of which was "grain for magic crystals", and the details were revised according to the suggestions of the Ministry of Commerce.
The proposal was unanimously approved without any suspense, Rudolph authorized Kuntiliang to communicate with Hailan and Fei Zhen in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if the other party is interested in negotiating this business, the specific negotiation work will be transferred to Yevgenia, and Roland will provide all necessary assistance to the two ministers. Over the past year, Roland has proven himself to be the most indispensable character at 10 Avenue Independence, and his work performance is worth most of the cabinet.
If the supreme authority of the Kingdom of Kolas is used as a magic locomotive, the cabinet officials agree that His Royal Highness the Prince is the engine of this locomotive, constantly driving the locomotive along the right track, but Roland does not like the positioning of his colleagues, firstly, he is suspected of being too popular, and secondly, the "engine" has to run non-stop to keep the locomotive on the track, and this tired life is too tiring.
Roland prefers to be the booster of this locomotive that carries the whole country, he doesn't mind helping when a certain government department's 'door' is not running smoothly, and when the work of the department's 'door' is on track, he can 'take a break' to do something else, and occasionally hope to give himself a few days off and go out to relax.
In the blink of an eye, the trade cooperation between the Far East, Hailan and Feizhen has reached a preliminary consensus, and the next tedious technical "sex" work is not "worried" by Roland, and can finally "withdraw" to consider another work: maintaining the third - and currently the most important - channel for the supply of Far East Magic Crystal.
The kingdom of Kolas had two neighbors in the southern Gobi region, one was Canaan and the other was Parnia.
The Veres River, which originates in the snow-capped mountains of West Asia and runs through the north and south of the Far East, is undoubtedly the main artery and mother river of this country. The lower reaches of the Viles River have many branches, one of which is the White Deer River, which provides water power for the Karon industrial area, and the other important tributary is the "Turbidity 'Lang' River", the actual boundary river between the current Kolas Kingdom and the Yashan Empire, and the main stream of the Veres River goes all the way south to the Coral Sea at the Golden Horn. Parnia is located at the throat of this land and water 'exchange', and the only region in the Far East that produces magic crystals, the "Twilight Valley", is also within its borders, and its geographical location can be said to be very important.
Although the Far East and Parnia are allies, the relationship between the two countries is not as inseparable as that of the Far East and the North Sea Federation, Kitland, and Lighthouse Mountain, and they have already formed a community of destiny, and they can discuss merger when the time is ripe.
Whether it is for the sake of gaining access to the sea in the south or obtaining a stable supply of magic crystals, the authorities in the Far East must further deepen their cooperation with the Parnias, and Roland is well aware of this, and now it is time to act.
For two years apart, Roland had been in correspondence with Her Royal Highness the Princess of Parnia, and Veronica had more than once 'revealed' her thoughts about him in letters, inviting him to be a guest in Parniabor. Roland felt that the time was not yet ripe for a foreign visit, and he had to live up to his sister's expectations again and again, until a recent conversation with the Minister of Communications, Matvey, changed his mind, and finally made up his mind to go to Parnia as soon as possible for a state visit as the prince of the Far East.
It all started with the railway project. At the end of October, the main line of the Northern Railway was repaired to the southern foot of West Asia, because the frost has begun to fall in the north, and the midwinter season is approaching, the road repair project has to be suspended, at least until the snow melts in the north in early May of the next year.
In this way, the construction will not be able to be carried out for at least half a year, and of course the old man Matvey cannot tolerate wasting precious time in vain, so he immediately made a decision: the railway construction team turned around on the spot and went south by train, and continued construction in the southern region where the climate is relatively warm in winter, and strived to build the main southern railway line from the Great Falls to the Gobi Territory within half a year.
According to Matvey's plan, the Gobi Territory was only a stop on the main railway line, and then it would turn southeast, extend into the desert region, cross the Twilight Valley, and reach the border trading city of Medea in Canaan. Of course, there are many risks involved in this section of the project, which requires the cooperation of Canaan, Parnia, and the Naraku Order, and is still only planned on paper.
Roland generally agreed with Matvey's railway plan, but he thought it would be more profitable to move the main line of the railway from the Gobi to the southeast.
"The main railway line turns to the southwest, runs through the Parnia Peninsula to the Golden Horn, and terminates at Parniabort, so that the Far East and Parnia are connected by the southern railway line, which is conducive to strengthening further close cooperation between the two countries."
Roland's words were only half said. The biggest advantage of the construction of this railway is that the Parnia Peninsula will be integrated into the Far East Economic Circle with the help of convenient 'traffic' communication, and the political unification will be driven by economic integration, and finally the two places will form an inseparable community of interests in the economy, chemistry, politics, military and even foreign 'exchange', and Parnia will also become the actual administrative region of the Kingdom of Kolas like the North Sea Federation, Kitland and Lighthouse Mountain, and the coveted southern port and stable magic crystal supply channels will not have to worry.
Matvey, who understood Roland's intentions, revised the plan for the Southern Railway, which was sent to Parnia shortly thereafter along with a letter from Roland.
In this letter to Prince Carroll, Roland proposed that the two sides jointly build a southern railway line connecting the two megacities of Krasbourg and Parniabort: the Far Easterners would start construction from north to south, and the Parnians would start construction from south to north, and the tracks undertaken by both sides would eventually be closed along the border between the two countries.