Chapter 503: Artery Project

However, when the surrounding countries discussed the matter of Cai Guo and Xiao Guo, in the Shang Kingdom, this matter was no longer discussed.

Cheng Jiming has already led 70% of the Shang Kingdom's air force, including more than 300 supersonic aircraft, more than 5,000 general propeller aircraft, and even hundreds of large flying platforms. They have already set off in the early morning.

Now that troops have been dispatched, Li Xian no longer pays attention to these matters. I believe that Li Yulong will definitely handle it cleanly.

As for the so-called offensive and defensive mutual assistance agreement signed by multiple parties, it was clearly written at the time, and it was "external". Internally? Of course, he was beaten until he didn't even recognize himself.

These "little problems" have been noticed as early as during the negotiations.

When the surrounding countries were discussing the war here, Li Xian was chatting with Zhao Ming, the crown prince of Zhao State; beside him, Ji Buxian, the Zhongshuling of Zhao State, was negotiating with Xu Ren and others.

Negotiations include many, many items, and many more details.

Ji Buxian, Xu Ren and others negotiated major projects and main directions; the remaining assistants negotiated small details separately. The more than 200 elites who came from Zhao Guo were all so busy that they didn't have time to drink water. Every project negotiated here is easily worth several million taels of gold, or even hundreds of millions of taels of gold.

Of course, it is impossible for the State of Zhao to offer so much gold, and the Kingdom of Shang would not be foolish enough to only want gold. There are still many, many conditions and privileges that need to be negotiated.

For example, if people from the Kingdom of Shang were bullied in the middle of Yingzhou and their legitimate interests were harmed, it would be too far to find the Kingdom of Shang; at this time, the Kingdom of Zhao had to come forward. And this is also within the negotiation.

In exchange, people from the State of Zhao can seek help from the State of Shang if they are bullied in the east or have difficulties.

There are countless such conditions. Agreements were signed one after another.

While Li Xian was chatting with Zhao Ming, the two kept signing and stamping the negotiated documents. But occasionally some documents were sent back by Li Xian or Zhao Ming.

In fact, such negotiations have been going on for many days; today is the final decision.

This continued until the evening, when everything was initially settled.

At this moment, Xu Ren stood up and said formally: "Master Ji, our Shang Kingdom has a big plan and wants to cooperate with your country.

This is another cooperation project and another negotiation project. "

"Oh?" Ji Buxian looked at Xu Ren, and he was also very curious that the think tank of the Shang Kingdom in front of him could pay so much attention to him.

Xu Ren said: "We are going to build a main artery and a railway to connect Shang Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom. The straight-line distance between our two countries is about 150,000 kilometers; if we build a railway, the length may reach 180,000 kilometers.

During this period, at least 40 countries have to pass through. "

Ji Buxian was not shocked, but puzzled, "I'm afraid the investment of such a main artery will cost hundreds of millions of taels of gold, right? I calculated that if a dual-lane railway is used, the average cost of a kilometer of railway is as high as 1,500 taels of gold.

For 180,000 kilometers, 270,000,000 taels of gold are needed. This is still a visible hard cost.

In fact, if you want to build such a railway, you need to calculate ten times the amount of investment.

Moreover, such large arteries are also very fragile and can be easily damaged. If one village along the way fails, the entire artery cannot function.

Now that the war is inevitable, it will be difficult for the 180,000-kilometer main artery to remain intact. Even, the construction cannot be completed! "

Xu Ren smiled this time, "No, I think it will be easy to complete the construction. Moreover, the countries along the route will do their best to protect this main artery!

Shang Kingdom has a fundamental rule of business communication, and this rule is - win-win.

If we build a railway that can bring wealth and industrial products to the countries along the way, and can promote the prosperity of this country, they will definitely not refuse. "

"It's taken for granted! What if the countries along the way fight with each other?"

Xu Ren smiled, "What if our railway is guarded by a Nascent Soul stage master every ten kilometers? We use luck as currency to pay the Nascent Soul stage master's salary. I think it's still possible.

In addition, there are gold, spirit stones, pills, magic weapons, etc., which can all be used as currency to pay masters in the Nascent Soul stage.

The countries along the way can gain benefits, and there are masters in the Nascent Soul Stage to guard them. I believe that such a railway will be indestructible.

Even if there is a melee in the countries along the way, they will be fighting for the ownership of the railway. because……"

Having said this, Xu Ren's face suddenly became a little grim, "Because they are close to the railway, they can obtain ammunition! Only after obtaining ammunition can they expand abroad!

And as long as there is an interruption on the railway, the entire railway line will stop operating. This is a last resort, but it is also a very effective method!

In this way, other countries will inevitably attack countries with railway problems! "

Ji Buxian was persuaded. "If you really do this, it is really possible to succeed!"

Xu Ren smiled brightly again, "Actually, Zhao Guo needs such a railway more than we do. Because only with this railway, Zhao Guo can get out!

In contrast, Shang Kingdom is close to the sea, and we don't really need this railway. "

"Oh?" Ji Buxian pondered for a while, what do you mean, you want to blackmail, right?

Xu Ren seemed to ignore Ji Buxian's questioning gaze, and continued: "The Xian King once said that because of the transportation volume, in the era of industrial and commercial development, countries near waters have more advantages.

For example, one of our ships can carry thousands of tons of goods; and if these goods are transported on the ground, if ordinary manpower is used, at least thousands of people and hundreds of vehicles are required.

This is not only a question of the number of personnel, but also a question of efficiency, and it is also a question of the efficiency of personnel utilization!

A boat and a dozen people can complete the workload of thousands of people in the past. "

Xu Ren paused again, giving Ji Buxian a little time to react, and continued: "But on the ground, there is also a very powerful means of transportation, and this is the train.

Trains may not be as efficient as ships, but trains are more reliable and relatively flexible than ships. When there is no choice, the train is a good choice. And the train is fast!

In addition, Zhao Guozhen wants to take the industrialization route, and everything depends on your own development and construction, and it may be too late now. It is better to import supplies from the Kingdom of Shang.

how? "

Ji Buxian thought for a long time, and had to admit that he was persuaded!

"But there is still a problem. It may take a long time to build a 180,000-kilometer railway. Can it be completed within five years?

Also, the countries along the way may have to negotiate one by one.

Moreover, there are more than a dozen tall mountains that cannot be bypassed along the way, as well as wide rivers, wide lakes, and bottomless abyss canyons. How do you deal with these? "

Xu Ren was very proud: "Open the road in every mountain and fill the bridge with water. You should have contact with Shang Kingdom's tunnel technology and viaduct technology. The big deal is to make these bigger. I believe that there is no difficulty that Shang Kingdom can't solve .

If so, we're on our way to dig into the science! "

The Kingdom of Zhao took over the Kingdom of France and Shang in an all-round way, and with the start of school education, the word 'science' no longer needs to be kept secret.

"What about the negotiations between countries?" Ji Buxian was very dissatisfied with Xu Ren's cheating and cheating, so he didn't answer half of the questions.

"It's too simple!" Xu Ren stretched out two fingers, "Two methods are enough.

First, you, Zhao Guo, made a statement, especially Zhao Guo personally admitted the strength of industry and commerce. With your status as Zhao Guo and your personal experience, all countries are bound to be moved.

Second, we use the latest supersonic aircraft as the vehicle for negotiating envoys, which saves time and demonstrates the miracle of industry and commerce incidentally. Of course, we also need to convey our idea of ​​"sending people to the fairyland with an aircraft".

I believe that with these two points, no country will refuse! "

"What if?" Ji Buxian made progress step by step.

"There is no chance!" Xu Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a faint cold light flickering inside.

Everything is unspoken; if most countries agree, and one or two countries want to play tricks, then I'm sorry, just incite the surrounding countries to attack.

The minority must obey the majority, because as far as the current matter is concerned, if they do not obey, they will be beaten or even destroyed! Of course, the specifics are still uncertain, and it is just a plan now.

Ji Buxian thought for a while, and finally nodded seriously, "I agree! Let's talk about the details next!"