I’m The King Chapter 1269: : Carry forward the past and open up the future (one hundred and fifty-nine) bridge

As night fell, the city of Yingchuan County was brightly lit. Tan Feng stood on the tower, staring at the star-like lights extending from his feet to the distance, from here to there.

"Did you see it? That's Yingshui City." Raising his hand, Tan Feng pointed to the distance, and in that direction, there was a bright light towering high in the night sky, compared to the lights in other places , to be much higher.

"It's hard to imagine that this is the front line of the confrontation between the two armies." Mr. Zhao shook his head and said, "If you are a newcomer, you will think this is a city."

Tan Feng smiled and said: "In the past, there was a huge wilderness in the middle, and it was perfect for a battlefield where the two armies confront each other. But now, this place that should have been a battlefield has become a battlefield. The market, that long dark place is the Yingshui River, we are on this side of the river, and they are on the other side of the river.”

Mr. Zhao turned his head, looked at Tan Feng's sharp-edged side face, and thoughtfully said: "If another bridge is built over the river, it will almost be indistinguishable from each other."

Tan Feng laughed loudly, "Don't tell me, a businessman from the Han Dynasty approached me and asked to build a bridge on this river with his private funds. Do you want to know why he did this?"

"Does it need to be said?" Mr. Zhao also laughed, "This person must have the background of the Han Dynasty, and the bridge is erected, and nowhere is there to make it easier for them to fight when there is a war in the future! "

"Wrong!" Tan Feng shook his head and said, "The two sides really want to fight, there is a bridge and there is no bridge. Is there a big difference? Mr. Zhao, you are not a member of the army, and you don't know much about war. A lot?"

"Oh. Then what does this businessman want to do? It will cost a lot of money to build a bridge! Does he want to be a good person?" Mr. Zhao said in surprise.

"He doesn't want to be a good person!" Tan Feng sneered, "He just wants to make money. He came to tell me that he has already negotiated with the Han side. As long as I agree, he will be able to sell it on Yingshui River immediately. Build a bridge. A reinforced concrete bridge costs half a million taels of silver."

Hear the number. Mr. Zhao was obviously taken aback, "So expensive?"

"Yes, mainly because steel is too expensive."

"It's so expensive, how does he make money? What does he use to make money? Do you buy road money? I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to go to the front of the mountain, stay and buy road money?" Mr. Zhao joked authentically.

Tan Feng smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao is right. He just wants to set up a card on the bridge and collect money at both ends. Does Mr. Zhao know how much people travel between the two sides in a day? Carriages that are transported by boat every day How many? This person brought a statistical data, which really surprised me. Speaking of these businessmen, they really do everything in order to make money. This person brought his river plan in Ying He stood by the river for a full month. Just to count the heads, vehicles, and goods stranded on both banks. According to the statistics of this person, if he is allowed to build this bridge, it only takes two years for him to pay back the cost. Then, it was a pure profit, and he promised that as long as I allowed it, he would give me 20% of the profit every year. I believe that the amount he promised the Han Army might be the same."

"500,000 taels, pay back in two years. If it is the latest reinforced concrete bridge construction technology in the Han Dynasty, a bridge can be managed for at least decades. Calculated in this way, it is a profitable business. The only risk is If the two countries go to war, he may lose money, but as long as the current model exists for a few years, he will make a steady profit without losing money, and it is said that the Han people are good at doing business, which is really great." Mr. Zhao said.

"I was really moved at the time. There is no bridge. For the two countries to fight, the difference is not big, but 20% of the profit is a huge number to me. But after thinking about it, I But still gave up." Tan Feng shook his head.

"Why do you want to give up? So, isn't it a matter of mutual benefit." Mr. Zhao said puzzledly.

"Mr. Zhao think about it again, this shouldn't trouble you, right?" Tan Feng laughed.

Mr. Zhao was silent for a moment, "I understand. For political reasons, without this bridge, you can still withstand the pressure from Xianyang, but with this bridge, I am afraid that the doubts from Xianyang will be able to suppress Break you."

"Yes! Sometimes, the right thing may not be done." Tan Feng shook his head regretfully. "If there is a dividend of tens of thousands of taels of silver, I can train another army."

Mr. Zhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "General Tan, can you introduce this businessman to me?"

"Why not?" Mr. Zhao said with a smile: "Since there is such a high profit, this is a good business. Why not do it? There are mountains and rivers in our big Chu. For this businessman, it is a big deal. Business opportunities are everywhere!"

Tan Feng laughed dumbly, shook his head, and said after a while: "Mr. Zhao is not in the bar. What you value is the technology of this businessman who can build a bridge across Yingshui!"

"I want technology, which cannot be bought with money, but making money is also very important. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could have both fish and bear's paw?"

"No problem, this businessman is still in the territory of Yingchuan, and he has not given up. He comes to pester me every few days, and I am a little annoyed by him. If you can take him away, it will help me I'm busy." Tan Feng said with a smile. "However, whether you can take him away is not up to me. He is from the Han Dynasty. Mr. Zhao, let me say something first. You can't force him. This man is also a well-known businessman in the Han Dynasty. And the Han people are the most protective, if such a person disappears from my place, there will be trouble, do you know who is guarding the opposite side now?"

"Of course this is a matter of mutual consent, but since the Han people can sell anything as long as they make money, I think they can still be persuaded. By the way, who did you just say was stationed opposite? I really don't know I know."

"In the past, in Yingshui City opposite, there was the Chinese army camp of Xu Yuan, Commander of the Northern Field Army of the Han Dynasty. In the small Yingshui City, tens of thousands of Han people were squeezed in, but now, there are only more than 10,000 people left on the opposite side. Soldier, the highest military leader is just a division commander, but this person is very famous, his name is Ye Feng."

"Ye Feng? Gao Yuan's brother-in-law?" Mr. Zhao was slightly taken aback, "How old is he, can he lead an army of ten thousand people?"

"Young generals can be found everywhere in the Han army. Of course, this relationship is indispensable for Ye Feng to come up. Speaking of which, he is also related to you Chu people!" Tan Feng laughed loudly. .

"Are you related?" Mr. Zhao asked confusedly: "Ye Feng comes from the Langya Ye family. How is he related to me, Da Chu? As far as I know, the Langya Ye family has never had any record of intermarriage with Chu people!"

"This generation has it." Tan Feng said: "Ye Feng's wife's surname is Qiao, and her name is Qiao Rongniang. She is from Chu. It's no secret. The story is now compiled into a storybook and sung in the Han Dynasty!"

Mr. Zhao saw that Tan Feng didn't look like he was joking, so he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, he laughed a few times: "Is there really such a thing? It's really worth listening to, but if you want to come, it's only like this Is it because you are a dandy who can do such a thing? If someone else dared to do this, Gao Yuan would not have killed him alive. It's also strange, Gao Yuan allows them to spread such a thing that has greatly lost the dignity of the Wang family?"

Tan Feng shook his head with a smile. For this woman, Han Guo used the elite action team of their National Security Bureau. , Running thousands of miles, it satisfies the heroic plot of ordinary people. As for face, Tan Feng didn't think Gao Yuan would value it much. It was reported in the newspaper that he was asking for the Minister of Household Affairs in order to ask for salary. The guy who wrote this story is now well-known in the Han Dynasty, and Gao Yuan didn't know what to do with him. up. Thinking about it, the mood suddenly became heavy again. Although the two sides' sites were brightly lit, there was still an obvious difference, that is, on the opposite side, there were densely moving lights, which were when pedestrians were walking. There is no such thing as a city with a curfew policy in the upper and lower cities of the Han Dynasty. Even a city on the border like Yingshui seems to be very lax in the defense of the opponent, but if you think about it one more layer, this is not a problem. A show of confidence?

The gap in national strength between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger. Even if Qin Guo is now trying to catch up, it may be too late. Fan Xiang was in charge of changing the government, and there were many obstacles. Now that there is chaos in Shu County, I am afraid that the situation will be even more difficult. Tan Feng has already written a letter, suggesting that Fan Sui must do his best to put out the rebellion in Shu County, because Tan Feng has seen it from the inside. The shadow of the Han people intervening, and Zhou Liang's death in the canyon is too strange. He knew Zhou Liang~IndoMTL.com~ With his talent, he would never have entered such a desperate place like Biandanya so inexplicably.

Mr. Zhao noticed Tan Feng's sudden disinterested attitude, cupped his hands and said, "General Tan, I've been bothering the general for a day today, and I'm really tired. I want to go back and have a good rest, so that's it." Farewell."

Tan Feng came back to his senses, "Are you still used to living in the post house?"

"People who have been away for a long time can get used to living there. What's more, the post house here is much better than other places. I should say goodbye tomorrow, but now I'm still disturbed a few times. God." Mr. Zhao laughed.

"No problem!" Tan Feng waved his hands.

How could Mr. Zhao sleep when he returned to the posthouse? In the past few days in Yingchuan, he has indeed confirmed the judgment of the first assistant to Tan Feng. This person is indeed a great talent, but he is not easy to control. You can say that he is loyal to Qin, but his attitude towards his proposal is ambiguous. Let’s call him unfaithful, what he did in Yingchuan, but he is indeed doing his best for Qin, he is a very complicated person. If Chu State wanted to recruit this person, they had to be cautious.

After finishing this letter, I picked up my pen again and wrote another letter, but it was about the bridge. (to be continued)