If it weren't for Alexander's stiff face and intimidation by force, the Peshawar court would have almost turned the sky upside down on the spot.

Zhang Bai also has a lot of knowledge, after all, he was just a businessman in his previous life, and he didn't see or hear much in politics, but today he has seen a living power struggle and felt its complexity.

This time there are indeed many things that need to be made to make concessions from the high-ranking officials and nobles in Peshawar.

The first is the easiest, which is Princess Tolan's throne of Kushan, which most people have no opinion on, only Adrian, the deputy commander of the Southern Expeditionary Corps, asked a little if there were any other men in the Vesudeva family. After learning the true situation, he also agreed to Princess Tolan's accession to the throne.

The second is the question of who is the emperor when the two countries merge, which is not a big controversy, after all, Aldaban V is male, and in this patriarchal society, most family lineages are still male. As for the title of emperor after the merger, there is no more controversial title, the Parthian king has a traditional title: King of kings, which also means "savior" in Persian, and there is no more appropriate title.

Then there was the question of the name of the country, which Alexander proposed to call "Indo-Parthian Empire", which was a state that had existed in history. Parthia is placed at the end of the name, but the word Kushan no longer appears.

Many believed that Kushan had been oppressed, and Hazard and Adrian said it was difficult to accept such a name.

Just once, even Zhang Bai felt that Guishuang was a little wronged, and couldn't help but wonder why Alexander did this.

Sure enough, Alexander was premeditated, and he pretended to be righteous and quarreled with the ministers and nobles for a long time. In the end, as a last resort, a compromise plan was proposed, and the name of the country would still be "Indo-Parthian Empire", but the capital of the empire would be in Peshawar.

The quarrel subsided instantly, and everyone was satisfied. Isn't this a sales tactic used by profiteers to raise prices first and then claim to be discounted? Governing the country can also use this trick? Zhang Bai said in his heart that he had learned something.

The fourth topic was the location of the wedding ceremony at the time of the marriage, and of course the Kushans insisted on holding it in Peshawar, and finally Alexander made a little concession and decided to hold three ceremonies in a row.

First there was the ceremony of Princess Tolan's succession to the throne, which was of course in Peshawar, then the wedding, which was also held in Peshawar nearby, and finally the coronation of Aldaban V announcing the union of the two countries and crowning him as the joint emperor of the "Indo-Parthian" empire, which was naturally to be carried out in Ctesiphon.

In this way, the problem of the ritual is also solved together.

The fifth, and most troublesome, is the question of the official position of the high-ranking officials, and the question of the property and land of the nobles.

This seems to be an easy matter, as if it is enough to maintain the position and at the same time ensure that the property and land of the nobles are not violated, but when it is really discussed, it turns out that it is far from that simple.

In fact, the local bureaucracy and nobility of Kushan did not suffer any direct losses. What they really feared was the possibility of future competition from the nobles from Ctesiphon, and the resulting losses. Zhang Bai suddenly understood that this is the so-called "expectation" in economics.

Expectation psychology is the earliest term used in the stock market, which refers to the psychological judgment of shareholders on future stock prices and various influencing factors. For example, during a downturn, a stock has fallen to a fairly low level, but most investors are reluctant to sell and take a cautious wait-and-see attitude, causing the stock price to fall further.

Once the market flips, shareholders are willing to buy stocks at a higher price under the effect of expected psychology, and finally cause the stock price to rise all the way, forming a larger bubble.

The current Peshawar court is quite like a stock market, and the "stock" that has attracted attention is the "India-Parthian Empire". What officials and aristocrats were really worried about was the future of the empire.

When Zhang Bai communicated with the locals, he had already learned that the so-called India-Parthian name had existed for a long time in history, and it was the nominal vassal state of the Parthian Kingdom at that time. The country was later wiped out by the Kushan Empire.

Therefore, the restoration of this name was Alexander's reminder to the Kushan nobles that since they had inherited everything from the original Indo-Parthian kingdom, they hoped that the Kushan would be able to unite with Parthia with peace of mind like the original kingdom.

However, the locals don't really care what the name of the country is, after all, their ethnic group comes from the nomadic tribe of Central Asia, the Otsuki clan. They are just worried that they will become dwarves and become second-class citizens in the future.

Although Alexander's promise to establish the capital of the kingdom in Peshawar greatly alleviated the Kushans' doubts, when it came to actual power, these doubts flared up again.

"I have a suggestion, I don't know if you can listen to me explain it with peace of mind. Zhang Bai shouted loudly.

The court was noisy, and no one listened to him. Zhang Bai had no choice but to put forward his own ideas to Alexander, and let the Roman emperor say it instead of himself!

They whispered for a while, and Alexander suddenly felt a light in his eyes, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Come, come, come, please listen to me!" Alexander immediately spoke to his ministers, but there was still a commotion below, only a few people such as Surin and Hazard were quiet and watching him.

"Shut up! Listen to me!" Alexander stood, and he was so angry that he used a vocal technique that was as loud as if he were shouting in his ear.

The cacophony finally ceased abruptly, replaced by a subtle buzz of flies. Most of them fixed their eyes on Alexander and continued to communicate in a low voice.

"Ahem!" Alexander tactically cleared his throat, steadied himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have discussed a method with Lord Ahurama to ensure that everyone here can gain political recognition, and at the same time, the people on Ctesiphon's side will have a common space for development after they are merged. ”

There are still all kinds of discussions at the bottom.

"Our suggestion was to establish a senate in Peshawar, modelled on the Roman model, with the first senator to be chosen from among the nobles and officials present and Ctesiphon. What do you think?"

The buzz was completely silent, and people were stunned.

Copying the Roman Senate to Peshawar seems a little too out of place, but it seems very, really good.

"It's a good idea, and I think the nobles of Ctesiphon will agree with it. Surin suddenly spoke, he was the representative of the Parthian nobles of Ctesiphon, and he thought it was good, indicating that the Parthian nobles could also accept this arrangement.

"I think it's good, too. A local nobleman said softly.

"It seems that there can be more official positions, which is friendly to the nobles. A nobleman spoke.

"Then the appointment and dismissal of official positions in the future will be decided by the emperor or the senate?" There were also some calmer voices.

"It's the same for whoever appoints and dismisses them, at least half of the people in the Senate are Kushan, but there is only one emperor. ”

"It makes sense, I support the Senate. “

"We support it too!"