Surin had a serious face, saying that the end of the battle was a good thing and that losses could be avoided, but he had already known about Peshawar's situation in advance, and the content of the information worried him.

The three largest nobles in Kushan, the royal Vesudeva family, the Sega family, which was once known as the largest family, and the Cho family, were almost all wiped out. For Surin, who is also a nobleman, this kind of thing is almost no different from the disaster of destroying the country.

He can't be like an ordinary soldier, cheering when he wins, and rejoicing when he lives, he wants to inherit the entire Surin family, so the easy destruction of the three nobles of Guishan simply makes his heart tremble.

In addition, there were many more news that reached his ears, such as the entry of the Roman army into battle and regency, the defeat of the Sassanid cavalry, the burning of the Sega mansion by Adzar, and the successive miracles of Ahurama, each of which was very shocking.

Among them, Su Lin was most concerned about the news about Zhang Bai.

The temple at the Kabuli Gate was built overnight, and the bronze statues of the gods in the temple were even higher than the city walls, which must have been due to the divine power of Ahurama.

The sudden growth of a man-high thatched wall on the steppe to the east of the city, which stretched neatly almost all the way to the Indus River, blocked the escape of the Sassanid cavalry, which could not be explained by miracles but by Ahurama.

There was a mysterious explosion in the north of the city, and Lord Taha was blown to the ground, although most of the people involved were silent about it, but it is also said to be related to Ahurama.

And the news that Su Lin cared about the most was the participation of the spacecraft in the war, the role of the spacecraft in wartime, as well as the location and actions of the spacecraft at that time. And the more he asked, the more he felt that the role of the spaceship was unique.

Experienced generals know that wars are fought primarily in terms of logistics. The spaceship can store a lot of food, at least if the spaceship is used to transport food and grass, it can ensure that the army has a minimum food supply during the expedition.

Moreover, from this march, it was also found that the spacecraft can conduct reconnaissance at high altitudes, its field of vision is broad, and its reaction is fast, and with it, it can reduce a lot of time and energy spent on reconnaissance.

The performance of the spacecraft in actual combat sounds average. Aside from the psychological intimidation of nomadic riders and Sassanid war elephants, there wasn't much else. But Surin thinks that this is enough, you know, whether it is a nomadic rider or a war elephant, their participation in the war is very expensive, and the maintenance of the ship seems to be much easier.

And for the explosion in the north of the city, Su Lin firmly believed that Zhang Bai did it, because in the palace of Tai Xifeng before, Zhang Bai had blown up several layers of pagodas. This effect shows that the actual combat effectiveness of the spacecraft is comparable to that of an army.

In addition to buying a spaceship, this explosive skill also had to be learned, and Su Lin secretly made up his mind.

Before evening, the spaceship that Su Lin had been thinking about suddenly came to the west of the city. Zhang Bai deliberately sat on Zero and came to greet Su Lin and the others.

He landed Zero in the clearing, in the middle of two adjacent large camps. Then let Chen Cao, Zheng Xuan, Huang Xian and others guard, and he also invited Su Lin and Zirax and others to enter the palace in the city for a banquet.

Seeing Zhang Bai, Surin finally became happy, he didn't care about gold, silver, food or war loot, he only cared about the spaceship, if this young Ahurama didn't break his promise, then the hegemony of the Surin family would be just around the corner.

During the banquet, the Roman Emperor Alexander unceremoniously sat in the host's seat, and Nanhua Laoxian and Zhang Bai sat on each side as the two national teachers. Nearby on the South China side were Maximinus, the leaders of the Roman Guard, Ezar, and Sharma, the general of the Southern Expeditionary Legion;

"Lord Surin, please drink as much as you like. Thanks to the help of the Surin family this time, we can be like a fish in water in Peshawar, thank you very much!" Zhang Bai greeted Surin during the banquet.

"Your Excellency Ahurama is so polite, we came late and didn't do anything to help. Surin replied.

"At least the silver you sponsored will be of great use. “

Zhang Bai told Su Lin that when he first arrived in Peshawar, he opened a medical center and a clock shop to inquire about the news. If it weren't for this series of temptations, it would certainly not have been so successful this time.

Su Lin was immediately full of humility, but took the opportunity to ask, "Then what you promised before... Ship business, you see..."

"No problem, I've already sent another spaceship to meet Princess Tolan, and the reason why the spaceship left behind is that it was kept for you. Zhang Bai said generously.

Su Lin was overjoyed, he thought that such an important thing, Zhang Bai would not be able to be happy, and he would definitely have to grind for a while, but he didn't expect to get a promise as soon as he came.

"But...!" Zhang Bai added.

Su Lin's heart sank, thinking that there were still conditions, and immediately asked, "What does Ahurama command?"

"Actually, it's not a big deal!" Zhang Bai said in a very embarrassed manner: "There is a shortage of food and money in the capital! Can I borrow some from you? After a while, when Her Royal Highness the princess ascends the throne, how about using the empire's taxes to repay you?"

"I see, that's naturally to help, I don't know how much is needed in total?"

"As long as there is enough supply for the whole city of Peshawar, until the princess ascends the throne. Now around Peshawar, in addition to the 20,000 men we brought from Parthia, there are 20,000 troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army and 20,000 of the Forbidden Army. These troops were either temporarily deployed or had lost their grain crops, and most of them were not logistically prepared, so there would certainly be a shortage of food. ”

Su Lin nodded and replied, "Then I will ask my subordinates to calculate the amount of grain needed, which can be converted into Parthian silver dramak coins or Kushan gold coins to pay off the debt, what will happen in half a year?"

"What about interest and collateral?" Zhang Bai asked.

"What?" The Surin family usually has a money lending business, but Surin himself never cares, because the wealth of the Surin family is too large, and the interest on these loans to individuals is almost negligible. So when Zhang Bai asked about the specific interest and mortgage, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Well... In fact, if the amount is not large, it can be used as the balance of your deposit. Surin was referring to the ship deal.

"I don't think that's appropriate. Zhang Bai said categorically, "The final payment is the final payment, and we have to trade separately, this time it is lent to the Kushan Empire." “

He thought for a moment, and then said, "How about taking Guishan's market tax-collecting right as collateral and the interest at 10%?"

Kushan's food consumption for half a year is not a small amount, even if it is roughly calculated, it will require tens of thousands of silver coins worth of delamak.

In half a year, the interest of one percent is worth thousands of silver coins of Delamarc, and there is also the right to collect taxes as collateral, which is a good condition. Su Lin didn't understand why Zhang Bai made such a generous deal, and was a little surprised.

However, this is Zhang Bai's own proposal, so he might as well accept it, there is nothing disrespectful about him, and Su Lin decided to agree.

"Since Ahurama takes care of the Surin family so much, if there is no inconvenience, then I will accept it, is that okay?"

"Very good! You calculate the amount as soon as possible, and I will ask the Kushan Empire to make a batch of bonds for you to use as a voucher for the state to borrow. If you are tired of this kind of lending business, you can sell them, which can keep your principal safe on the other hand. “

Zhang Bai made a somewhat abrupt proposal.