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Preparing for the construction of the railway
Can a railway be built?
Of course, railways weren't too difficult to build; since there were no steam engines, horses were used instead.
On land, transportation has always relied on human and animal power.
Extremely high transportation costs
He created a wagon that could be pulled by eight horses carrying tens of tons of goods, which would greatly reduce transportation costs.
Thus, these Mongols became laborers.
Appearing at construction sites in various places
Huang Yi's first task was to develop the coal mine.
Deforestation is rampant on the Loess Plateau
Many trees were cut down and used as firewood.
With coal, there can be much less...
More manpower can be saved
Then, he appointed a deputy county magistrate to each county committee.
In charge of health and education
Hygiene, promoting the consumption of boiled water, etc.
To increase the population, health is of paramount importance.
Huang Yi began to implement a series of policies.
Huang Yi had just finished dealing with official business and was about to go find Li Mochou to play.
Lu Chengfeng arrived.
Lu Chengfeng and Wu Mianfeng were essentially prime ministers in the imperial court, though they did not possess the power of former prime ministers.
"Your Majesty, Tolui has been appointed Great Khan."
Although Seton was thousands of miles away, he was unwilling to accept such a defeat.
He then sent envoys to propose a marriage alliance.
After hearing this, Huang Yi sneered.
They also wanted to arrange a marriage alliance.
Knowing that the details of this marriage alliance would be different, he decided to listen.
"Senior Brother Lu, what are the Mongols' plans for this marriage alliance?"
Lu Chengfeng remained silent for a while.
"The Mongols intend to marry Princess Huazheng to His Majesty, and then demand that we release the prisoners."
Will he marry Hua Zheng to him?
This is not impossible
The key point is that this one Huazheng is worth...
It's only worth 100 people.
Even if they release a hundred prisoners, there's no room for negotiation.
"Senior Brother Lu, go and ask them what the dowry is."
"We can have a proper talk."
Lu Chengfeng was taken aback. What was Huang Yi up to now?
Two days later, Lu Chengfeng came to report again.
"Your Majesty, the Mongol envoy wishes to exchange 50,000 horses, 100,000 cattle and sheep, plus Princess Huazheng, for 200,000 people."
Huang Yi scoffed
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll reply in three days."
The zither is worthless; warhorses and cattle/sheep, however, are worth considering.
However, he has the final say on how many people to replace.
How to change it is up to him.
Torre had no choice
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The Mongol army is still very powerful.
However, the Qin army was not the Song army.
The Qin Dynasty now has an army of 800,000, and its combat strength is in no way inferior to theirs.
Furthermore, the Qin Dynasty is now wealthier than the Song Dynasty, and Huang Yi can lead his men to sweep through their rear, making it impossible for them to fight.
Huang Yi got busy on his own.
I learned to draw from a young age
So he drew a world map and then had several copies made.
Three months later, Huang Yifei went to the grasslands to negotiate with Torre.
Huge tents were erected on an empty grassland.
Torre led an army of ten thousand men, five miles away.
Huang Yi, on the other hand, only had one person and one eagle.
Torre was very afraid of Huang Yi
His notoriety was too great.
However, Torre had to come
After a series of defeats, his position as Khan was no longer secure.
Furthermore, if they cannot reach an agreement with Huang Yi, he will surely attack them again soon.
Torre had no choice but to leave the army there and go alone to keep the appointment.
The tent was arranged by Torre, and it was fully equipped.
Arranged according to the standards of the Great Khan.
Huang Yi sat on the throne, drinking mare's milk wine, waiting for Tore.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to His Majesty of Qin."
Torre lowered his position significantly.
He called himself Xiao Wang
"No need to be polite."
"This wine is so-so, let's get down to business."
On the table lay a map, a map that Torre also possessed, brought back from Lin'an by their envoy two months prior.
"Your Majesty of Qin, I don't understand what you mean by this."
Huang Yi pointed to the Danube River and said, "This place has abundant water and grass, perfect for your grazing."
"There is no longer any room for you around my Great Qin."
"Let us march west! There lies a vast land, many times larger than the territory of our Great Qin."
Chapter 108 Conquest of Goguryeo
Torre looked at the map
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
He came to Huang Yi mainly to ask for people.
Now, a third of the population has been captured by Huang Yi.
I heard they were even dumped at construction sites all over the country.
He could no longer continue fighting.
After thinking for a while, Torre said, "Your Majesty, what would you like me to do?"
"A collective westward expedition; the land there is vast and suitable for you."
"There is no longer any room for you around my Great Qin."
Torre had already thought of it.