Chapter 259: All Things Are One
The performance of Ardaban V made Zhang Bai breathe a sigh of relief.
"I completely agree with you, we have never thought and are not prepared to put you in an unsolvable problem, and you must be assured that it will be detrimental to all three of us. I suggest that we first determine the necessity of the content of the agreement. Then negotiate a well-thought-out plan of execution, so that all the nobles and citizens have nothing to say. ”
"What can be done?" asked Princess Tolan anxiously.
"Add other clauses to the agreement! All kinds of clauses, preferably too many to confuse people!"
Aldaban V and Princess Tolan looked at each other and asked, "What are the specific terms?"
"The specific terms will definitely take time to work out, but I can give a few examples. Zhang Bai said.
"For example, the trade of horses, because the Han is at war, we need a large number of war horses, and Guishan is already rich in good horses, so the relevant terms can be stipulated in the agreement. In that case, the new empire would no longer be a mere middleman, but would also benefit from the trade routes. ”
"There are many similar trades, and there are iron ore, copper mines, oil, cattle and sheep, wool, slaves, etc. in the empire that can be used to trade with the Han, and I believe that your nobles will not be willing to give up this opportunity. ”
Finally, it could also stipulate that the Roman troops stationed in the new empire must be under a certain number, and at the same time have an obligation to help the empire defend its territory. In particular, the wars were fought against the Sassanid Empire, as well as against the sugarcane kingdoms and the Andaro kingdoms in southern India. ”
"The agreement could even be worded as follows: The Roman Empire 'requested' the new emperor to 'allow' Roman troops to be stationed. You see, isn't that much better? I see that the Southern Expeditionary Corps is preparing for war with the Sugar Cane Kingdom, so even the army will approve of these terms. ”
Zhang Bai's remarks made Aldaban V nod frequently, and Princess Tolan also smiled. In fact, they are not opposed to signing an agreement, because there is a lot of visible tax in the middle, the new empire has just been established, and it has survived the war before and needs to be repaired, and there must be a lot of places to spend money. Moreover, the agreement has added a state-to-state trade component, which makes it even more tempting.
The only thing that made them hesitate was the issue of royal face, which was a small matter for ordinary people, but a matter of life and death for the royal family.
Now after Zhang Bai's wording and embellishment, the key point of this agreement is not a discerning person, and it is difficult to see.
And so everything turned out to be gratifying.
The next day, the ceremony was successfully completed and the Indo-Parthian Empire was founded.
The people of Peshawar are desperate for the stability of the country after a great upheaval, and this major festive ceremony has made everyone very excited, and the hearts of the people who had been chaotic have gradually stabilized.
That night, the Roman Emperor Alexander, the Emperor of the Impalan Empire, Artaban V, the Empress, the representative of the great nobleman Surin family, the representative of the Surin family, Adrian, the representative of the army, and the Zoroastrian Ahurama Zhang Bai, who represented the Han Dynasty, a total of six people gathered in the inner courtyard of the palace.
A trilateral pact was signed, with the signatures and fingerprints of Rome, the Impalatian Empire, and Zhang Bai.
The other three were witnesses to the document and pressed their handprints at the same time.
This was a major event, and since then, the trade route between the Han Dynasty and Rome has been half stable.
However, half of it is still not smooth enough, and the main blockage is Nanzhong, where the rebellion has swarmed.
When I got back to the tent, it was already late at night. Zhang Bai and Mu Jing were about to enter the dream world, and suddenly Zhang Bai remembered something.
"Alas? I remembered, what happened to that Jiang Dingsheng? He didn't die after you sucked him into another world, right?"
"How do you ask him? I was originally taking him hostage, I think you have released him a long time ago, do you have something to ask him? Is it early?" Mu Jing asked.
"It's nothing, he's not dead. I promised Yu Zhenzi not to hurt Jiang Dingsheng's life, and Yu Zhenzi also promised not to oppose me again. ”
Mu Jing nodded a little surprised, "This is a great thing, but how could he easily agree to you?"
So Zhang Bai told Mu Jing in detail about the causes and consequences of Yu Zhenzi's breakthrough into the dream world.
Mu Jing listened and nodded as if he suddenly realized, but he didn't say anything.
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A few days later, Surin suddenly arrived at Zhang Bai's residence with Hazard. Hazard looked nervous, Zhang Bai felt a little strange, so he asked the two to sit down first, the servant poured tea, and the three talked slowly.
As soon as they chatted, Zhang Bai knew that Hazard had come to seek refuge with Zhang Bai.
Previously, Zhang Bai promised Surin that as long as he could persuade Hazard to surrender for himself, he was willing to hand over Zero to Dedalus on the spot. However, no matter how much Surin tried to persuade Hazard, Hazard remained silent.
It wasn't until yesterday that the three-country agreement was signed, and Eden Hazard suddenly relented and said that he was willing to talk to Zhang Bai. Su Lin was overjoyed and immediately brought him to see Zhang Bai.
Knowing the intention, Zhang Bai was also very happy and welcomed him with a stack of voices. However, Hazard was still very cramped, overly polite, and seemed to be preoccupied.
Seeing this, Zhang Bai was suspicious and puzzled: "Lord Eden Hazard, forty years ago, the Han Dynasty was in turmoil, and it is still three points today. During this period, the war disasters were frequent, and countless elite soldiers and strong generals threw their corpses on the battlefield, so that the good and talented generals were not accepted, and all countries were eager to seek talents, and the generals would inevitably make meritorious contributions here. However, today I saw that the general was deeply worried, and I don't know what to worry about?"
Adjara is not good at hypocrisy, and when he saw Ahurama asking, he really didn't dare to deceive, so he bluntly said: "Actually, I have long intended to defect to Ahurama. Some of my old subordinates, some of whom are old enough to leave the ranks, have nothing but to fight. I want to get them on a good errand, and I hope that Ahurama will take them in the Air Force, they are battle-hardened and experienced, and if they are on a ship, they will definitely be of some use. But..."
"But what?" Zhang Bai asked.
"His Majesty Alexander did not let me defect at will, he said that before we can defect to you, we must get his consent..."
"What?" Zhang Bai and Su Lin were stunned at the same time.
What Surin didn't expect was that Alexander would be so blatant in preventing Hazard from defecting to Zhang Bai. I thought in my heart that the Romans really wanted to recruit Eden Hazard, which was not good news.
Zhang Bai was even more surprised, but he now knew Alexander quite well, this guy was definitely dark and greedy, and it couldn't be as simple as a trivial matter of competing for talents.
"Could it be that this guy is trying to blackmail something? Is it a spaceship again?"
He suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and goosebumps all over his body, this Alexander really did not give it for nothing, and he was outrageously shrewd.
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That night, Zhang Bai did not rush to see Alexander, but entered the Hualin Treasure Pool with Mu Jing to cultivate. It's not that he's really not in a hurry, it's that something seems to have gone wrong with his cultivation.
Originally, I cultivated well, but in the past few nights, as long as I practiced, I felt that there were ghosts and shadows around me, and it always seemed that someone was haunting, but I couldn't see where it was.
This situation was really terrifying, and he couldn't concentrate on cultivation, so he had to ask Mu Jing to help him take a look.