Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 265 The world is united and the old man returns ([-])

Seeing Zhang Liang's mouth wide enough to stuff an egg into, Zhou Chong patted his forehead and said, "I only care about chatting with Zifang, but I forgot to show my gratitude to the landlord. Come, bring a table of food and drink. Why are you so hungry?" ?”

The Huben guard came in with a smile, and said, "My lord, you haven't eaten two meals, of course you are hungry. You are busy all day long, and you don't even bother to have a good meal. My lord, the meal has been prepared for you long ago." It's here." Without waiting for Zhou Chong's order, several people brought in the dishes, and after offering them, they saluted and retreated.

Zhou Chong filled a glass of wine for Zhang Liang, poured another glass for himself, and said with a smile, "Zifang, you don't have to be surprised about this matter, it's a matter of course. Think about it, the two factions of the Chu Kingdom are fighting, the most feared What is it?"

"It's obvious, of course it's because he's afraid that the other party will overwhelm him." Zhang Liang didn't even think about it, he drank the wine in one gulp and said, "In order not to be overwhelmed by the other party, we must do everything possible to increase our own strength."

Zhou Chong drank it dry, put the wine glass on the table heavily, and said, "That's right. Zifang, you have been to Lingnan, and you can tell me what is the most valuable thing in Lingnan, but the Central Plains doesn't have it. Central Plains people love it very much.”

Zhang Liang pondered and said: "Speaking of this land in the south of the Five Ridges, the folk customs are quite different from the Central Plains, and the products are also completely different. It is rare to transport any of them to the Central Plains. The most valuable ones are rhino horn, tortoiseshell, pearls, Emeralds, ivory, etc., some are very good decorations, some are very good medicinal materials. They are not worth much in Baiyue, but it is different in the Central Plains. As far as I know, they are very sought-after. However, due to inconvenient transportation , it is difficult to transport these things to the Central Plains.”

Zhou Chong analyzed and said: "Zhou Fang, please think about it, if there is a road to transport these things to the Central Plains, what will be the result?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Liang said: "You don't need to ask, it must be a hot item, and you will definitely make a lot of money from trafficking it." He slapped his forehead and said loudly: "Okay, brother Zhou, this is what you came up with. Good idea. As long as someone tells any faction in Chu that they want to open up trade with Lingnan, and there is no market to sell from it, the profits will be much higher. Although financial resources are tight, they will squeeze out financial resources to build roads.”

Zhou Chong further analyzed: "The road is repaired, and the benefits are not limited to these. Think about it, the aborigines in the south of the Five Ridges are simple, but they do not have advanced technology and civilization, and only need a small army. Take them for your own use, with these natives, you don't have a source of soldiers, you don't have a good labor force, the more you fight, the stronger you are."

Zhang Liang greatly agreed: "Although the idea is good, it's just that it takes too much time and effort to build this road. If it can be built in a short period of time, it will definitely work. Anyone who is not a fool will do it."

"How difficult is this?" Zhou Chong said with a smile: "I will give you the formula of gunpowder. If you use the gunpowder to open mountains and build roads, you will get twice the result with half the effort. We are building roads on a large scale now, because we use gunpowder. Otherwise, how could it be repaired so quickly and smoothly."

Zhang Liang couldn't help nodding his head and said, "I heard that you used a kind of magical medicine to build roads, which can explode stones. It's gunpowder, right?"

Zhou Chong considered that the construction of roads would inevitably require the creation of mountains, so he specially wrote out the gunpowder formula and asked someone to prepare it.Gunpowder played a great role in road construction, saving a lot of human and material resources.Zhou Chong knew that even without gunpowder, Qin's bronze weapons could unify the world, so he was not in a hurry to use limited resources on military affairs.Of course, this is only temporary. If the situation permits, Zhou Chong will definitely use gunpowder in the military.

"That's right, it's gunpowder." Zhou Chong admitted.

Zhang Liang rejoiced and said: "With gunpowder, what else can we do? Just build a road. It's just that I'm an unknown junior, so I can't control the situation in Chu State all at once. I have to work hard. You We have to wait."

This is the truth, Zhou Chong should support his statement, but Zhou Chong shook his head and said: "Otherwise, I have already thought about the steps for you. After repeated battles and victories, Li Yuan is almost out of parry power, isn't this a ready-made step?"

Zhang Liang laughed, patted Zhou Chong on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, brother Zhou, I've already thought about everything for you. Well, for the state of Chu, it's even more difficult to decide the outcome and not win." It is beneficial, but it is very unfavorable for the King of Qin, so you asked me to go to Li Yuan, find a way to defeat Xiang Yan, and maintain an invincible and undefeated situation before King Qin destroys Chu."

"Who knows me is Zifang!" Zhou Chong said frankly, "Going to Zifang will kill two birds with one stone."

Zhang Liang is a born strategist. He was very excited when he faced a test for the first time. He said, "Success, brother Zhou didn't say anything. I will definitely do this. Xiang Yan, although he is good at fighting, is always invincible on the battlefield. He defeated Li Yuan." He is helpless, but according to Zhang Liang, he is just a warrior, his usefulness is only on the battlefield, and he is a fool in other aspects. Let alone defeating him, taking his head will not be a problem."

His talent has been praised throughout the ages, and no one dares to say that he is talking big.Zhou Chong reminded: "Zifang, you know that an invincible and undefeated situation is most beneficial to Daqin, and the winner cannot be determined."

"Don't worry, I'll keep my senses." Zhang Liang patted his chest and said, "This is the pillar of support. If there is no Xiang Yan, the outcome will be judged. I will keep him until the Qin King's army comes down." Time. Once King Qin's army is overwhelmed, it doesn't matter whether Xiang Yan lives or dies."

Until then, it didn't matter whether Xiang Yan lived or died. Zhou Chong thought that his descendant Xiang Yu was an arrogant and rude guy, and he must not stay, so he said: "It is best to wipe out the entire Xiang family."

"Brother Zhou, I didn't expect you to be a ruthless character." Zhang Liang said with a smile, "Success, I will do this, and it will prove that he can't run away. Brother Zhou, let me remind you, Xiu As for the road, if Li Yuan did it, I think that Xichu must follow suit, you can do whatever you want, and you can fix a few if you want, and it will be much more convenient to march into Lingnan in the future."

Zhou Chong laughed loudly, and said: "What Zifang said is exactly what I want, but I don't want them to build roads, but I want him to dig a river."

It was hard to imagine this at the time, Zhang Liang was very curious, and asked: "Oh, there is such a thing, brother Zhou, please tell me."

Pointing at the map, Zhou Chong said, "Zifang, look here. The distance between these two rivers is only a few miles. If these two rivers are connected, what do you think will be the result?" What Zhou Chong was referring to was The current Xiangjiang River and Lijiang River.

Zhang Liang's eyes lit up, and he said, "You don't need to ask, it's more useful than building roads. However, I've been here before, and the difference between the two rivers is hundreds of feet. It's just a waste of effort."

Zhou Chong shook his head and said: "Of course what Zifang said is reasonable, but to Zhou Chong, a mountain man, it's just a trivial matter."

Zhang Liang was so amazed that he couldn't stop rubbing his hands together, and said, "What magic method does Zhou Chong have?"

Zhou Chong didn't answer the question, but said: "Drink, drink." He raised his glass and invited. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please visit www.QIDIAN.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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