Daqin: At the beginning, the father-in-law was invited to rebel, but the father-in-law turned out to

With this train, there will be no more such problems!

Zhang Liang was also inspired, he began to diverge freely, and then thought of what happened when they were standing on the train just now.

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A brainstorm!

Zhang Liang said excitedly: "The train can also be used for army dispatch! The last time I helped Meng Shangqing go to Baiyue to arrest people, I felt that Daqin was very troublesome in terms of transportation and army dispatch."

"But with the train, as long as people and food get on the train, everything becomes extremely simple!"

Brother Zheng and Li Si also said in unison: "Wonderful!"

They should not be too familiar with wars. The trouble in wars is not in the wars, but in the preparations before the wars.

For example, how long will it take to transfer troops from Xianyang to the frontier, how much food and grass will be eaten during the march, and how long will it take to finish the battle when they arrive at the front line, and the food and grass will also need to be calculated.

Even the food and grass returned after the war must be counted.

But with the train, there is no need to count at all, if it is not enough, the train will be sent directly!

The dispatch of the army will also be countless times faster!

Even without the rush during the marching period, the combat power of the soldiers will be countless!

"The steam locomotive is the fetish of Daqin's development! Its importance is no less than that of sweet potatoes!"

Brother Zheng immediately said firmly.

Li Si and Zhang Liang also nodded repeatedly.

Song Yuan didn't say a word, the train has too many functions, and it takes a long time to talk about everything, just let them spread out on their own.

Sure enough, the three brothers Zheng talked more and more vigorously. They talked a lot about the role of steam locomotives. The more they talked, the more they felt that this thing should be included in the "Five-Year Plan".

Brother Zheng even said: "In five years, the entire Great Qin will be filled with railways!"

When Song Yuan heard the words, he immediately poured cold water on him: "Father-in-law, stop dreaming!"

Brother Zheng's face froze, and he immediately asked: "Isn't it possible?"

Chapter 190

"Of course not!"

Song Yuan replied without thinking: "Have you calculated how much steel is needed to build the railway? How many workers are needed? With the current national strength of Daqin, it is impossible to build the railway to fill Daqin within five years!"

Brother Zheng frowned when he heard this.

He was indeed negligent.

They only saw the benefits brought by railways and steam locomotives, but did not see the manpower and material resources required to build railways.

Just now at the railway in the factory, Brother Zheng knows that real steel is used. If the railway is to be built all over the country, the steel needed is definitely an astronomical figure!

The production of steel is not as simple as it is said in the book, it requires a complete industrial chain.

From prospecting for iron ore, to mining iron ore, then transporting it to a steel factory to make steel, and finally shaping it into rails before workers can install them.

The manpower required for this series of processes will also make an astronomical figure.

Daqin now has a total population of about 4000 million, of which the labor force is about 500 million.

These labor forces, after day and night calculations by Li Si and other ministers, came to a conclusion that they were just used in the five-year plan.

If the construction of the railway is added, as Song Yuan said, the manpower is completely insufficient, unless the five-year plan is stopped and all staff participate in the construction of the railway.

But Brother Zheng knew that this was absolutely impossible.

The five-year plan has just been on the right track, and it has begun to develop rapidly. If it is stopped now, it will definitely affect the overall fortune of Daqin, and the five-year plan must not be stopped.

"Is there no solution?"

Zheng Ge said with a distressed face.

Li Si was also frowning.

It's really heartbreaking to see that the steam locomotive can't be used now.

Zhang Liang looked embarrassed, it seemed that he would not be able to take the train for a long time.

Seeing this, Song Yuan sighed and said, "It's not that there is no solution."

Hearing this, Brother Zheng quickly sat up and held Song Yuan's hand as if grasping at straws.

He said seriously: "What solution! I fully support you!"

Li Si and Zhang Liang also looked at Song Yuan eagerly.

As long as the steam locomotive can land in Daqin, the five-year plan will be completed very smoothly.

Song Yuan patted Brother Zheng's hand and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, just listen to me speak slowly!"

Brother Zheng also realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly let go of his hand and took a sip of tea to cover up his embarrassment.

At this time, Song Yuan also recalled a story he had read in his previous life.

Regarding the story of the American Empire building a railway, countless Chinese laborers have achieved the first intercontinental railway linking the east and west coasts of the American Empire.

It even created a world record at that time: a great feat of laying 12 miles and 10 feet of railroad track in 56 hours.

But this is not a story worthy of praise, this is a history of blood and tears!

This can only tell about the gap in national strength between countries, which will directly affect the tragic experience of citizens in foreign countries.

Song Yuan put away his emotions, and said with a firm face: "Building a railway is a very hard and high-risk job. People in Daqin can be supervisors, but they cannot be laborers!"

Brother Zheng was slightly taken aback. Song Yuan's seriousness made him sit up straight subconsciously, and asked seriously, "Where did the labor come from? Those labors from Daqin?"

Song Yuan shook his head again and said: "The six countries are always Chinese nationals, and talents from other countries are the most suitable labor force!"

Brother Zheng and the three of them were all dumbfounded.

Let foreigners build railways?

This is something they could never have imagined.

Li Si: "Will foreigners come to build the railway?"

Zhang Liang: "How do we let them build the railway? Give money?"

Brother Zheng didn't speak. He thought of one thing Song Yuan said before, which was to turn foreign countries into the Daqin Factory's desperate business. He had a hunch that Song Yuan was about to make a cruel move again!

Song Yuan took a sip of tea calmly and said with a light smile, "So what if you don't want to? They will compromise! As for giving money? You can give it, but it's not necessary!"

Li Si and Zhang Liang looked at each other, both puzzled. According to Song Yuan's statement, how could a foreigner come to help Daqin build the railway?

Brother Zheng said bluntly: "Then why would they help Daqin build the railway?"

Song Yuan raised his eyebrows and said: "I didn't say to ask them to help Daqin build the railway. I not only want them to be willing to build the railway, but also annex their country!"

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Brother Zheng and the three were silent, and the shaking of their pupils was an expression of the shock in their hearts.

Song Yuan's words were too harsh.

Brother Zheng murmured, "In order to build the railway, you actually want to start a war?"

Song Yuan shook his head and said, "Who said I want to fight? Fighting will hurt the country and the people. I won't fight unless it is absolutely necessary."

Immediately, Brother Zheng and the three were dumbfounded.

Just now when Song Yuan said that he wanted to annex the country, they guessed that Song Yuan was going to fight, and then turned foreigners into slaves to come to Daqin to build the railway...

But Song Yuan said it was not a war, and the three of them were confused for a while.

Li Si was puzzled: "If you don't fight wars, how can you annex other countries? Can they still hand over the country?"

Brother Zheng nodded seriously: "Song Yuan, you should never underestimate the ambition of a monarch. Even if you force him to die, you will never give up the land."

Song Yuan chuckled and said, "Then you have only seen the first level of confrontation between countries!"

The three were puzzled, especially brother Zheng, who was the emperor who unified the six kingdoms, how could he not understand these things?

Song Yuan said: "My plan this time is not to rely on war, but to rely on other methods to defeat a country!"

As soon as this remark came out, the three brothers Zheng retreated tactically, and all looked at Song Yuan seriously.

If other people said such things, they might dismiss them, but Song Yuan, who can propose a five-year plan, is completely different.

Maybe this time, we can learn a lot.

Song Yuan sipped his tea, and said loudly: "Father-in-law, do you still remember what I said earlier, selling sweet potatoes to foreign countries requires an opportunity?"

Brother Zheng nodded, because there was no good way, the plan has been shelved.

Song Yuan said: "And my plan this time is divided into three steps. The first step is to sell sweet potatoes!"

"Before we thought about selling it secretly, but now I have figured it out! We can directly show the sweet potatoes to foreign countries and let them sell them themselves!"

"I don't believe that foreigners won't be tempted to see such high-yield grain!"

"Of course, there is another thing that needs to be done before this!"

Brother Zheng subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?"

Song Yuan said: "To show the national strength of Great Qin, we need to show off our muscles first, and let the small countries around us know that Great Qin is a country they cannot beat! It is also a country full of opportunities!"

Brother Zheng was overjoyed, he was going to do this a long time ago.

As the emperor, the whole country knows that he is very powerful!

Brother Zheng wants to let other alien races know how powerful he is, even the flattery of alien monarchs.

Especially when I saw Song Yuan's world map last time, this idea became even stronger.

Brother Zheng quickly asked: "What should I do? I can't wait!".

Chapter 191

Song Yuan asked, "Father-in-law, do you still remember how I showed you the strength of Songjiazhuang before?"

Brother Zheng thought about it.

Li Si was impressed, he said directly: "A military parade?"

"That's right!"

Song Yuan nodded and said: "It's a military parade! We can invite the monarchs or envoys of neighboring countries to go to Daqin, and then we will have a big military parade outside Xianyang City!"

"Wonderful!"

Brother Zheng shouted excitedly, he already had the picture in Song Yuan's mouth in his mind.

The elite, headed by the black-armored dragon knights, were dressed in bronze armor, held bronze utensils, and had bronze armored horses under their crotches.

The rest of the Qin soldiers were dressed in steel armor, held steel weapons, or lined up in square formations, or stood on chariots, or rode war horses.

Not to mention martial arts and the like, just such a scene is enough to make countless foreign monarchs or envoys tremble with fear!

"Actually, it doesn't need to be too much trouble. Later, I will make a hot air balloon, go directly to the sky, and throw the detonator from the sky. If the other party doesn't say surrender, they may be the same as you are today, and you will be astonished as a beast!"

Song Yuan talked eloquently, that the current national strength of Great Qin is basically reduced to 27 blows compared to the surrounding small countries.

After the three brothers Zheng heard it, they paid attention to the hot air balloon.

Now that Song Yuan has created the "steam locomotive", a land mythical beast, is it possible that a hot air balloon is a flying mythical beast?

But seeing that Song Yuan didn't want to say more, they didn't ask any more. Anyway, they didn't understand what Song Yuan said, and they would know what it looked like when the thing was made.

Brother Zheng then asked, "What about after the military parade? What do we need to do?"

Song Yuan smiled and said: "That's very simple, open the market, free trade, and open some jobs to the other party, so that the other party's people can work in Daqin!"

All three nodded.

This point is relatively simple. After Song Yuan said a few key words, they could understand it.

Opening up the market and free trade are nothing more than giving foreign races the opportunity to buy sweet potatoes. As long as the other party knows the awesomeness of sweet potatoes, they will definitely buy a lot and return to China to grow them.