Chapter 1379 Border
Ouno sat on the train, curiously touching and touching things. He was already surprised by the Qin ship, and he was even more curious that there was a train now.
"It's so smooth and fast. If this kind of transportation spreads to Rome, it will definitely be sought after by the nobles." Ouno knew that those nobles would never refuse this comfortable way of moving. If there is a train, then the carriage will be completely eliminated.
Ouno's canteen has been built, and now he has a new job: go to the north, go to the Great Wall, and build a wall of ten thousand miles. This will be the largest project Ouno has ever done, but Ouno thinks it can be completed in three to five years, just as quickly as he built the canteen.
The canteen was built in just two months, which is simply a miracle. It is a building even larger than the Roman palace. However, with the huge golden man, everything became simple. It is said that the emperor of Qin collected metals from all over the country to build it. No wonder it is so powerful.
Those giant statues that only exist in Greek mythology are standing alive on the land of Qin. This is indeed a land favored by the gods. Ounuo blushed when he recalled the embarrassing situation when he almost knelt down when he first saw the golden man.
But the golden man was really useful. Ounuo sat on the golden man's shoulders and commanded the golden man to work. One golden man was equivalent to tens of thousands of slaves. The golden man would not get tired at all and could work day and night. And he who commanded the golden man was like a god, which was exciting.
All the countries in the Mediterranean must be willing to exchange half of their country for a golden man.
Because that was something in mythology.
The train was not fast, so Ounuo had to stay on the train for a few days. They were arranged in sleeper berths, two people in a room. However, as the most capable person, Ounuo still got the right to a separate bedroom. Ounuo was satisfied with this arrangement.
Now Ounuo was surrounded by not only the slaves he brought, but also several Qin students. These students were very young but very studious.
"It's time to eat." Ounuo thought that after coming to Daqin, every meal was a test for Ounuo. He always had to consider what to eat because there were too many dishes.
After passing through two carriages and coming to the dining car, Ounuo said in his unskilled pronunciation: "I want shrimp fried rice." Duran has obviously spread the cooking skills of later generations. As long as all institutions related to him can make a table of good dishes.
"Okay, wait a minute!"
Ounuo found a seat and looked at the ever-changing scenery outside the window. He began to miss his wife. This time his wife could not go with him, because when he arrived at the Great Wall, he had to sleep in the open air for field surveys, which would be very hard. Ounuo did not want his wife to suffer with him.
However, if there is a chance, Ounuo still hopes to take a train with his wife to cross Daqin, which must be a very romantic thing.
The days on the train are very leisurely, just like a vacation. Ounuo often walks from the front of the train to the back of the train and measures the length of the train with his feet. The train will stop at the station, and Ounuo will get off to see different places.
Sometimes, Ounuo will also talk about the situation in his hometown with the slaves, but no one thinks it is bad here. In addition to missing their families, this place is completely a paradise. They even hope to bring their families with them when the fleet sets out next time.
The fried rice arrived soon, with lobster meat in it. It is said that this is from the New World, but it is a very rare thing that ordinary people cannot eat. However, this train is specially for the Great Wall construction team going to the border, so the ingredients are rich.
I have to say that the taste of lobster is really good. Ounuo has seen lobsters, but they are alive and look unpalatable. However, the chefs of Qin State can actually turn lobster meat into delicious food, which is really a miracle.
Delicious!
No matter how many times you eat it, you will never get tired of it. Ounuo said that this is the life of people, and the good life that even the head of Rome cannot envy.
A few days later, the train stopped at the newly built station, and General Meng Tian had arrived. Although he did not like the great master, the great master's mechanical skills were still very outstanding. Now the great master said that he wanted to build the Great Wall to resist foreign enemies, and Meng Tian also supported it very much. This is good for both the country and the people.
The Huns in the north were rampant and harassed the border many times. After Qin State unified the six countries, the border line was extended all of a sudden, and the Qin army was somewhat powerless.
Therefore, the First Emperor wanted to connect the Great Walls of Qin, Yan, and Zhao to form a north-south defense line. However, such a huge project also caused a large number of civilians to be conscripted, which consumed a lot of national strength and was also a reason for the decline of Qin.
Meng Tian prepared another residence outside the military camp, and waited until all the people were sent in. Meng Tian's deputy general said: "Sir, are those foreigners with high noses related to the strange army of the Xiongnu?"
Meng Tian signaled the deputy general not to say it here, and looked around calmly: "Go back first."
A few days ago, Meng Tian led the army to clear out a small group of Huns troops, but it turned out to be a trap set by the enemy. The Huns led Meng Tian's troops into a valley, and then a strange army rushed out.
They used shields and spears as a formation, and were extremely fierce. Meng Tian charged without knowing it, and was caught off guard by the opponent's formation, with heavy casualties. If it weren't for the soldiers fighting hard, Meng Tian might have died in that nameless valley.
After returning to the barracks, Meng Tian and the deputy general began to talk about these foreigners: "They do look alike. Maybe they are from the same place. Didn't His Highness Fusu say that there are many countries to our west? Maybe they came here over the mountains and colluded with the Xiongnu."
"General, can we ask the people sent by the Grand Master for help? Since they are not Xiongnu, they may rebel against the Xiongnu and join us on the condition of returning home." "The Grand Master has opened the sea route, and we can definitely go west again." The deputy general said.
Meng Tian nodded. In fact, he also had the same idea. It was probably a stopgap measure for that army to obey the Xiongnu, but before that, the two sides could not talk to each other, let alone communicate, so Meng Tian did not think about negotiation.
But if foreigners come to persuade foreigners, it should be much simpler.
Now that His Highness Fusu is in the army, that strange army still needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Meng Tian has suffered a loss once, and he doesn't want to suffer a second loss.
But this still needs to be asked with the Qin people in the construction team first, and foreigners cannot be directly contacted. Meng Tian thought about it and went to see Fusu, hoping to hold a welcome party in his name, and he would find an opportunity to ask about the situation at the meeting.
Fusu had heard that the Grand Master was going to send someone, but he was not feeling well recently, so he did not go with Meng Tian to pick him up. The welcome party was indeed going to be held. When Fusu left Sanghai City, the fleet had not returned yet. This time he wanted to see the world and see the Romans in the mouth of the Grand Master.
In fact, Fusu had also read "The Great Voyage", but he felt that what he learned from the book was shallow, and it was still interesting to see the living Romans.