Yingchuan County City, General's Mansion.

After reading the latest issue of Dahan Daily, Tan Feng silently put down the newspaper and walked to the window. On the school ground outside, a group of workers were busy. The horizon of the entire yard would be re-leveled. A new type of building material was officially introduced into Yingchuan by Han merchants, and immediately became popular among officials and the people.

This kind of building material is called cement. As for why it is called this name, it is rumored that it was given by the King of Han himself. This latest building material is used to pour the ground and the roads are not only flat, but also sturdy. More importantly, the speed is extremely strange. In such weather, if the pouring is done in the morning, you can run on it in the afternoon. Although the schoolyard in General Tan Feng’s mansion is large, it can be completed in one morning based on this speed.

The Han Dynasty has endless tricks and tricks. This kind of cement was invented by accident by Guo Quan, the former Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works of the Han Dynasty, in the process of building the east-west transportation artery. Now, in the Han Dynasty, such cement workshops are springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain. However, no matter how many workshops there are, they should not be able to meet the huge demand in the country. Merchants who want goods line up in long queues outside the workshops. Once cement is in stock, it will be transported away immediately.

The Yingshui River is separated by a river. In recent years, the two sides have been politically hostile and confronted on the military. However, in terms of economy and under the acquiescence of both sides, it is surprisingly lively. The merchants on both sides communicate with each other, and they actually turned these two military places in the confrontation into a distribution center for commodity trade between the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Seeing Tan Feng silently, a middle-aged man in blue shirt and long beard walked to Tan Feng and smiled and said, "This thing that the Han people invented has made it convenient for us. The most feared thing elsewhere is rain and muddy, but when we arrived in Yingchuan City, it was refreshing. General Tan had a broad mind. The prosperity of Yingchuan is really impressive!"

Tan Feng smiled slightly, "Mr. Zhao, don't you think the Han people are scary? Did you only see these things that make people convenient? What I see is their huge role in military affairs."

The person known as Mr. Zhao smiled and said nothing.

"This kind of thing called cement can be used to build roads and naturally to build cities and forts. I also heard that in the Han Dynasty, this kind of cement and steel can be used to build buildings dozens of meters high. All bridges in their territory are also transformed by this new construction method." Tan Feng sighed and said.

"Of course, Zhao knew that our Da Chu had just paid a large patent fee to the Han Kingdom through a merchant and purchased the cement formula. Soon, our Da Chu would also produce this new material. Why didn't you buy it from them?" Mr. Zhao smiled.

"Do you think I need to buy this patent? I am so close to Yingshui. I just want to buy it with them. Pay a large amount of patent fees to get this thing, and then build a factory and build a workshop. With this money, I might as well give more money to the soldiers and build a few more steel knives, spears and feather arrows!" Tan Feng shook his head with a smile.

"Understand, understand!" Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "But our Da Chu is different. This new technology can be bought as long as you spend money, of course it is bought."

"Mr. Zhao hasn't thought about why the Han people are willing to sell?" Tan Feng asked: "They are willing to sell. It means they don't care about this thing. Even if you use this to build a city and strengthen the city defense power, they have the confidence to defeat it, so they are willing to use this thing to make money. If the Han people really sell everything, their iron smelting and steelmaking technology will not be sold. I think if the Han people are willing to sell it, even if they shout a sky-high price, your country will definitely flock to it!"

Mr. Zhao's face changed slightly, and after a while, he said: "It's better than not. Mr. Tan thought he had found out that the production cost of this thing in Han Dynasty is extremely low, but selling it will be several times the profit!"

Tan Feng nodded, "Have your country noticed this problem in the past two years?"

"Of course, we are not fools. Over the past few years, the trade deficit with the Han country has been astonishing. What does this mean? It shows that a large amount of wealth in our country is flowing to the Han country. If it continues for a long time, how can it be achieved? Now the only thing that our great Chu still has profits to the Han country is silk weaving and grain. But I won't talk about grain anymore, and the profits of silk weaving are also declining year by year."

The two turned around and walked to the table and sat down. Tan Feng picked up the teapot and filled the cups with fragrant tea. He seemed to ask casually: "I heard that the Jiangnan area of ​​your country seems not to be very peaceful this year!"

Mr. Zhao smiled: "General Tan is facing the might of the Han army, and he is actually distracted from paying attention to the affairs of our country. It is surprising. My Great Chu region is vast, and some unlucky people are not surprising, but they are all scabies and are not worth mentioning. They don't even need to use the army. They only need local force to maintain public order. This makes General Tan laugh. Compared to the rebellion in Shu County of your country, it is really a waste of dog meat!"

Listening to Mr. Zhao's ridicule, Tan Feng didn't care and held the cup in his hands and rubbed it in his hands, "The spark can start a prairie fire. Do you know who said this? Gao Yuan! Although the rebellion in Shu County in our country is considerable, Shu is far away and not within the heart of my Daqin. Even if Shu County finally breaks the soil and leaves, it will not cause fatal damage to Daqin. However, if the scabies you just mentioned, if it occurs, for Daqin, it may be like a choking in the throat and a light on the back."

Mr. Zhao fell silent. In front of the person in front of him, he obviously could not hide it from the other party.

"General Tan is right, so we have prevented problems before it happens. We are confident that we can handle these things in China, but the threat of the Han State makes us worry day and night. It's ridiculous that some people in China think that the world is peaceful, and they are doing business with the Han State and making a lot of money. However, they don't know that for every point they earn, the Han people earn at least five points. The Han people are nourishing themselves with our blood and sweat!" Mr. Zhao sighed without much sigh. "In a few years, the Han people are getting stronger and stronger, and we are getting weaker. If we don't innovate vigorously now, we are afraid that the country will be destroyed in the future!"

"Mr. Zhao is a wise man. It's a pity that there are not many wise men like you in Chu. Although Huang Shoufu is very talented, he is too cautious and refuses to do things that are not sure. Qu Taiwei is also threatened by the power of the Han army and devotes himself to training troops. He only wants to train a large army that matches the Han army. This creates the status quo. Last year, we, Daqin, contacted your country to jointly attack the Han country, but unfortunately, it's not possible. Now, it's probably even more difficult. Little do you know that there is no sure thing in this world. If you have a 60% or 70% chance of winning, you can fight it with all your might. If you have a 40-5% chance of winning, you can try it."

Hearing Tan Feng evaluated his two ministers in China, Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Even if our Da Chu is willing to join forces with Da Qin to send troops, you are afraid you will not be able to make any moves. Let's not talk about the rebellion in Shu County for a while, the gap between your king and General Lu will not last for a day. I'm afraid that a large-scale attack would be a joke!"

Tan Feng shook his head and said nothing, unwilling to talk in depth on this topic.

Mr. Zhao obviously understood Tan Feng's thoughts, and changed his subject, "But General Tan has only been in doubting Chuan County for a few years, but the talent he showed has made me look at him with admiration. Now, Yingchuan County is thriving regardless of military strength or financial resources, and is no less than that of the Han people."

"I can't compare with a talented person with lofty talents, but I am a good scholar, but I am not afraid of being ridiculed." Tan Feng put down his cup and said.

"You can learn, but we Chu people cannot learn it. After carefully evaluating the lofty policies, our country finally decided to give up." Mr. Zhao sighed: "The national conditions are different, what if it is done? Your country's overlord is forced to take action. It is a time when our country has no choice but to make up its mind without such a painful pain. Moreover, Huang Shoufu asserted that your country's reforms may end in failure."

"Oh, Huang Shoufu is so sure?" Tan Feng was a little surprised. "Oranges grow in Huainan and are oranges, and those born in Huainan are zhi. The two countries have different national conditions, political theories and strategies. It is also different to force them together. It is unreal to find the opposite? Gao Yuan's reason was that he started from scratch. Whether it is the general or officials under his command, most of them have emerged from the cold. The Han Dynasty has vigorously restricted land annexation from the beginning. General Tan should see that in the Han Dynasty, there are some great tycoons in the Han Dynasty? There is one law in the Han Dynasty that officials cannot own more than 100 acres of land. This rigid regulation is only in the Han Dynasty.

Only the country can work? However, in the Han Dynasty, there are many wealth that can rival the country's merchants, but these two are incomparable. The Qin Dynasty and I, the Great Chu, are just the opposite. How can you learn the strategies of the Han Dynasty? General Tan was able to succeed in Yingzhong because the local tycoons here were killed and injured in the war, and the remaining people were eliminated by the general using the thunder teachings. The old ones have gone, and the new ones have not yet arose. The general took advantage of this blank period to establish the current prosperity. But the locality is prosperous, and there are more hands? Can the general be troubled now?"

Tan Feng sighed deeply.

"The general is now supported by Fan Sui in the court, so he is not afraid of them. However, once Fan Sui fails to reform, he will be the scapegoat that will be the first to be the one who will bear the brunt of it. How could the general handle himself at that time? Can he still block the greedy palms that come out?" Mr. Zhao said slowly.

"Of course I can't stop it. I'm not a Qin person and I'm very suspicious. Fortunately, the king and Fan Zhengfu are trustworthy, so today is where I have today. If Fan Zhengfu goes away, I'm afraid my fate will be in danger."

"Have you never considered going forward?" Mr. Zhao put the teacup on the table and made a jingle sound.
Chapter completed!