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Chapter 174 - Losers' Wishful thinking

"Yes." Baili Mingyue nodded, and used Nangong Yu's army to transport the food. Although it was just an ox knife, it wasn't really a solution, as it could temporarily ease Jin Ling's burning eyebrows: "Nangong Yu, for now, the most important things are the Huainan and Shaoyang, that side of Dong Heng, it's a little harder."

"Since it is adjacent to Dong Heng, why not borrow Dong Heng's power?" Hong Zhong looked at the two of them curiously.

With Hong Zhong's words, Baili Yi Chen's eyes lit up. That's right, since it was right next to Dong Heng, wouldn't it be much more convenient to conduct a disaster from Dong Heng's side?

But after thinking about it for a while, Baili Mingyue slowly spoke up: "Dong Heng is downstream of Southern Qi, and the three provinces of Southern Qi have encountered water calamity, and the water calamity downstream will only be more or less. Maybe the situation with Dong Heng is even worse than ours, they probably won't be able to take care of themselves, so how can they have the energy to help us?"

"At this time, I feel that the Red House can actually be used!" Hong Zhong folded his arms across his chest and spoke with confidence: "Isn't my big brother Hong Li the wealthiest in the world? There is also someone who manages grain, oil, and rice noodles in Dong Heng's industry. Why not let him do the deed, buy the grains from Dong Heng, and then directly transport them to Shaoyang? "

If that's the case, it can't be considered that Dong Heng is helping us, it's just a business cooperation.

Baili Mingyue and Baili Yi Chen looked at each other, thinking that this plan was feasible!

Thus, he agreed to Hong Zhong's suggestion. He allowed Hong Li to appear and purchase a large amount of grains from Dong Heng, then transport them to the Huainan and Shao Yang. The water calamity in the three provinces of Southern Qi should have been solved, but Hong Zhong didn't know that her suggestion today would bring about an unexpected calamity in the future. Of course, that was something for the future!

… ….

"This is so infuriating!" Feng Feili sat in front with a sullen face.

She had just instructed a servant to send a gift of condolences to Baili Yi Chen. However, in her heart, she was extremely enraged.

Seeing that, Wei Wuyang took a step forward: "My royal daughter, please calm your anger. As a sovereign, it is best not to be impatient. Now that the Southern Qi's birthday feast has ended, we should choose a day to return to Qingyang City.

Another envoy from the side immediately stepped forward to advise her. "Yes, my royal daughter. Last night's assassin meant that we have been targeted. This humble one feels that we should return to Qingyang City as soon as possible."

Feng Feili replied unwillingly: What are you anxious about? This royal daughter also wants to know more about the local customs and practices in the Southern Qi. " Most importantly, Hong Zhong had not removed that bitch, Baili Mingyue, and she still had not caught hold of Hong Zhong's heart. How could she leave?

Wei Wuyang was well aware of Feng Feili's temper, so once she makes a decision, it will be very difficult to change. He thought for a moment, "In that case, let's stay for a few more days.

After he finished speaking, he did not care about Feng Feili's reaction, and left.

Feng Feili looked at Wei Wuyang's back and couldn't help but feel a little stifled. She had long known that this Tutor was the Royal Grandmother's spy, so she definitely could not offend him.

He closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before turning his head to the servant girl beside him and ordering her coldly, "Qing'er, send a letter to Baili Ziyan, tell her to find a chance to take action within five days. Also, send Mang Jia and the Blue Sun's twenty-eight hidden guards to secretly assist her."

She only had five days to wait, if she did not get rid of Hong Zhong, she would never be willing to do so!

Hearing this, Qing`er paused for a moment before nodding her head, "Yes!"

… ….

The problem of the water hazard was temporarily solved.

Baili Mingyue had already returned to the Bright Moon Hall to handle the other government affairs.

As someone who took care of patients from their injuries, Hong Zhong was currently sitting on a chair in the imperial study, looking at the imperial report of Baili Yi Chen like an old man: "Baili Yi Chen, I actually have a very good suggestion for you. I guarantee that after you listen to my advice, the economy of the Southern Qi will greatly increase, and you'll overtake the other four nations in just a few minutes."

"It's the Three Kingdoms!" Baili Yi Chen looked at the imperial report without even raising his head. After telling her a few times, the Navy Tide Continent was split into four nations and one city. Although the Zhonghe City was an independent city, it was only a city and not a country!

"Three Kingdoms?" What does this have to do with the Three Kingdoms?! Hong Zhong was stunned for a moment. Not caring whether he was from the Three Kingdoms or Journey to the West, she saw that Baili Yi Chen didn't seem to have the time to care about him. She walked over, took down his imperial report, and seriously said to Baili Yi Chen, "Your majesty, I'm talking to you about proper business. Can you look at me seriously?"

Baili Yi Chen helplessly raised his head and said, "Speak, you have the time to make tea." Having seen so much of the imperial reports, it was about time for him to take a little break.

Seeing that Baili Yi Chen was getting serious, Hong Zhong began to formulate his own plan again, "Have you ever heard of a saying, 'If you want to be rich, you need to cultivate on the road'? The meaning of this sentence is actually quite understandable. If you want your country to get rich, then you must first build up your road, and if the traffic goes smoothly, then the economy will move even faster and more rapidly. "

Baili Yi Chen's eyes were calm. After thinking about it, he felt that Hong Zhong's words made sense, so he looked at her without blinking, gesturing for her to continue.

"This time, the water hazard in the three provinces allowed us to see a problem. That is, our Southern Qi's transportation, it is too inconvenient. After several months of rain, the road is covered in mud, the transportation industry is simply in chaos, so I suggest that we build a railway line across the entire Southern Qi! "

"The railway that runs through the Southern Qi?" Baili Yi Chen frowned. Although iron grade equipment were common things in this era, how could they be used to build a path through the Southern Qi?

How is that possible!

Although the Southern Qi's territory couldn't be said to be the biggest of the four nations. However, it was still thousands of miles in radius. If he were to create a road made of 'iron' to run through Southern Qi, it would mean that he would have to use the entire continent's iron ore. It might not even be enough to dig all the iron ores along the way!

As Hong Zhong was speaking, she looked at Baili Yi Chen excitedly, "That's right, we should build a railway line that cuts through the entire Southern Qi. Then, we should create a few steam-driven trains. Think about it, this way our Southern Qi will have much more convenient transportation. "

In the end, he could not help but raise his hand and touch Hong Zhong's forehead. After confirming that she did not have a fever, he decisively shook his head and said, "I don't know what you are talking about. "I don't know about railways, trains, or the speed of an hour."

"Eh …." Hong Zhong was stunned for a moment, and after seriously pondering for a while, she took a piece of white paper from top of Baili Yi Chen's casekeeping, drew on the side, and then began to give a new explanation: "So it's like this, we should first construct a railroad formed by two tracks like this, and the raw materials would be to melt the iron metal, then turn it into molten iron, and then pour it into this kind of long, work-like strip. Afterwards, we would lay a foundation on the ground, lay down a layer of the pillow wood, and finally put up our finished 'worker' type iron strip …"

As Hong Zhong spoke, she drew a diagram of a railway for Baili Yi Chen. It had to be said that because Hong Zhong had learned engineering design in university, the drawing that she had drew now could be said to be a 100% restoration of the appearance of the modern rail line.

"And then?" Initially, he had thought that the railway was completely made of molten iron. It was simply impossible to build such a road in Southern Qi. However, the pattern in front of him was still acceptable. After all, pouring molten metal to build a growth bar saved a lot of effort compared to pouring it directly into a road!

Hong Zhong took another piece of paper, and drew the image of a steam train: "Then we will build a few of these trains, of course, steam engines, it's hard to explain it to you right now, so let's talk about this train first, each train can have several, or even dozens of carriages.

"Most importantly, if this train is able to run, it can travel two hundred kilometers per hour. If that's the case, even if the train is thousands of miles away, it would take less than five to six hours to reach there. Think about it, if the three provinces of Huainan have a water hazard like this train or train, then disaster relief would simply be a piece of cake, wouldn't it? "

"Think about it again, if all the borders of Southern Qi are filled with these kinds of railways, then the country's military supplies will be greatly reduced. Also, during a war, there is a saying that goes' God of War is quick ', if someone dares to offend our borders, then even if they transferred reinforcements from a thousand miles away, it would only take one or two days. Who would dare to provoke us?"

He pondered for a very long time. According to Hong Zhong's plans, if the construction of the railway line were to succeed, then to the Southern Qi, it would be a hundred percent profit without any harm. However, would this thing really succeed?

He looked at Hong Zhong with great suspicion and asked: "Can this thing really walk two hundred kilometers in two hours?"

"Yeah." According to the data, most steam trains would run at speeds of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour. If that was the case, wouldn't they be able to travel over 200 kilometers in an hour?

Baili Yi Chen stared at the map again for a long time. His gaze was still uncertain.

Seeing that Baili Yi Chen was still worried, Hong Zhong decided to just put away all the paintings, "Since you don't believe me, then forget it, I'll go find my brother and have him sponsor my cultivation. If elder sister can successfully cultivate it, I won't give it to you!"

"Ai, it's not that I don't trust you." When Baili Yi Chen saw that Hong Zhong had taken away all the paintings, he hurriedly held her hands and explained, "I was just thinking, how on earth did you think of such a strange thing?"

's expression froze for a moment as he held onto Baili Yi Chen's hand and used all his strength to pull his claws out, "Because I'm smarter than you, that's why I thought of it. It's because you're stupid that you couldn't think of it. "

This thing is out of date in the twenty-first century, okay? The main reason is that I don't have any advanced equipment. Otherwise, even if you want cannons, I can get them for you!

Seeing the hand in his hand being pulled, Baili Yi Chen also felt Hong Zhong's deliberate distance away from him. His heart gradually sank, and after a long while, he changed the topic, "Then, this thing you're talking about, how do you want to deal with it?"

After taking the map, Baili Yi Chen called Hong Zhong over to take a look. Hong Zhong looked at Baili Yi Chen's position and smiled awkwardly.

When Baili Yi Chen saw the awkwardness on Hong Zhong's face, he could not help but find it funny: "I didn't expect a woman like you, who is usually not afraid of anything, to actually be scared at this time. Come here, help us research that thing you said.

"Really?" The moment he said that he could obtain the rewards and get away with being innocent, Hong Zhong immediately became spirited. He no longer bothered with the ceremony of a sovereign, and directly walked to Baili Yi Chen's side, and looked at the map on the casekeeping with him.

The two of them watched for a while. Seeing that Hong Zhong was still standing and explaining things to him, Baili Yi Chen quietly moved to one side of the Dragon Throne, looking for an opportunity, and then pulled Hong Zhong to sit down on the other side without batting an eyelid.

When it came to the excited Hong Zhong, however, she did not care about such details. The two of them combined with the current situation of the Shengjing City and discussed for a while, and then, it was already midnight.

When Baili Yi Chen heard Hong Zhong's plan, not only did he not feel the slightest bit sleepy, he had even become more spirited the more he listened. At this moment, an unexpected guest arrived at the royal study.

Nangong Yimeng carried a box of food and appeared outside the entrance of the imperial study.

However, when she arrived at Baili Yi Chen's bedroom, she discovered that there was no one there. She thought that Baili Yi Chen would stay up every night to read the imperial report, so she directly brought the supper to the entrance of the imperial study.

Seeing that Nangong Yimeng had arrived, and looking at the two of them who were wholeheartedly focusing on the casekeeping s, Xiao Shunzi quickly went to greet them.