coobybook Chapter 455 The Naive Foreign Messenger
Chapter 455 The Naive Foreign Messenger
"The prince has already known all of your requests."
"The prince doesn't want to waste time, so let's just open up.
"It's not impossible to ask Daqin to help build the railway, but there are a few conditions that need to be met first."
Ying Yu said lightly.
"His Royal Highness, please speak!"
The Ptolemy Egyptian envoy quickly spoke.
"First of all, Daqin can help you build railways, but it is impossible to transfer technology. All trains running outside Daqin will take special confidentiality measures. After the railway opens, all drivers must be designated by Daqin."
Ying Yu said in a deep voice.
"No problem, please trust my sincerity in Rome, Your Highness."
The head of the Roman mission quickly nodded.
In my heart it was unconvincing.
As long as you are in Rome, it is the territory of the Romans. No matter how strict the Daqin secrecy measures are, there must be omissions. It is impossible for Roman craftsmen to miss opportunities.
But the most important thing at the moment is to get Daqin to agree first, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
"It's refreshing for you to promise!"
Ying Yu glanced at the Roman envoys with a half-smile, and then said:
"Everyone also knows that many materials for the construction of the railway must be transported from the mainland of Daqin."
"So if we want to build railways to other countries, we must open special ports and land routes to Daqin to facilitate our Daqin's early exploration and subsequent material delivery."
"The safety of all Daqin-related personnel in various countries must be absolutely guaranteed, otherwise Daqin is qualified to stop cooperation at any time and hold them accountable."
The head of the Roman envoy froze for a moment, but nodded quickly.
After all, Daqin has always attached great importance to the safety of its people. Before, on the Silk Road, there were bold thieves who robbed Daqin caravans, and they were all chased to death by Daqin cavalry.
In the previous business cooperation, there were also many regulations to protect the people of Daqin.
It is reasonable to continue to add it now.
And just taking advantage of the opportunity to protect the Daqin engineering personnel, more people can be deployed to spy on intelligence, which may not be a bad thing for Rome.
"The last point is that after the exploration work is completed, all countries must first pay all the construction funds so that Daqin can expand the corresponding production capacity and ensure the smooth construction of the railway."
Ying Yu said lightly.
"Absolutely no problem. I, Rome, have agreed to all these conditions."
All the Roman envoys spoke in unison.
To be honest, they were already prepared to be rejected before coming.
Unexpectedly, it was easy for Ying Yu to agree, and the several conditions proposed were completely within their acceptable range.
They even wondered if the previous rumors of His Royal Highness Ying Yu's domineering were a bit too exaggerated.
But soon, they found a reason for themselves.
That is, although the railway is good, the cost is also extremely high.
Even if it is the Great Qin Dynasty, it will definitely be too much to start construction of several railways at the same time.
Pushing the railway out of Daqin and sharing the cost has become a relatively good solution.
The biggest evidence is that Daqin requires that all payments must be paid before construction. It is obvious that Daqin is also short of money.
Moreover, the construction of the railway will inevitably take up most of Daqin's power. In their view, at least until the opening of the railway, Daqin will not make any further moves to expand abroad.
Based on this, even if it costs a little more to buy peace, it is worth it.
Moreover, if the railway can be opened, it will also greatly enhance the national strength of Rome.
On the contrary, the envoys of Ptolemy Egypt and Macedonia hesitated.
In the first two points, they have no pressure at all.
But they really couldn't meet the last request for money.
Moreover, the two countries still have the fantasy of being able to peacefully integrate into Daqin like Seleucus, and directly let Daqin build the railway, so they decided to report to the country first, and then make a decision after discussion.
"The prince's request has been made, everyone can go back and think about it first."
"For the follow-up specific negotiations, you can go directly to the Dian Ke Department. The prince still has something to do, so he left first."
After Ying Yu finished speaking, he got up and walked away, leaving only a group of envoys with different expressions.
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"My husband, why did you give these countries such loose conditions this time, and continue to ask for more?"
In the Prince's Mansion in Xianyang City, Di Ya also raised her own doubts.
As Seleucus successfully integrated into Daqin, Diaiya completely regarded herself as the side concubine of Daqin's crown prince, and she considered things from Daqin's interests.
This also made Ying Yu like Dia Ya more and more.
"The reason is very simple. These conditions are just superficial engineering."
"The real purpose of this crown prince is to obtain a large sum of funds from various countries, and to strengthen the survey of the geographical environment of various countries by the way, so as to prepare for my Great Qin to take over in the future."
"When the railway is actually built in the future, I, Daqin, can completely put forward more requirements based on the actual construction situation."
"And Daqin's current focus is not to continue to expand, but to digest and absorb the existing territory."
"For example, the construction of the Persian Railway is completed first, so that it is more convenient for Xianyang City to go to Antioch, so that our little Diaya can often take her husband back to her mother's house to visit."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
"My husband knows how to laugh at others."
Deya scolded, but she felt a little more hopeful in her heart.
After following Ying Yu for a long time, Dia already knew the importance of infrastructure construction, otherwise the Seleucid royal family would not have taken the lead in supporting the construction of the Persian Railway with their treasures.
Once the entire line of the Persian Railway is completed, the development of the Seleucid region will grow extremely fast. She, the Seleucid princess, can be regarded as an account of the Seleucid people.
And it can also increase his status in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion and in Ying Yu's heart.
Ying Yu smiled lightly.
Since ancient times, as long as there are people, there must be competition.
As long as a benign range is maintained, the biggest beneficiary is Ying Yu himself.
And what Ying Yu said to Di Ya before is indeed true.
Today's Daqin really should sort out the interior.
The most important thing is the adjustment of the new and old districts.
For example, Seleucus should be divided into several counties. How to divide, how to arrange managers, and what policies to implement all need to be carefully considered.
These things are all related to the long-term stability of the Seleucid region.
There is another very important thing, which is the readjustment of the Great Qin military system.
Although with the prestige of Ying Yu and Shi Huang, the current Great Qin army will certainly not have any problems.
But the territory of Daqin is too big after all.
If it is not planned in advance, it will be difficult to ensure that the emperor behind Daqin can also fully control the situation.
Moreover, with the development of technology, the original military system of Daqin could not keep up with the development of the times.
All of these require Ying Yu to make a good plan, and at the same time, they need a lot of money!