Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

"If you are sure of this, then I won't say much else. Let me hear what you think." Hearing Chen Xi say that he was sure to control the Western Regions, Cao Cao also became interested. Conquered more than once, but in the end every time it is inevitable to lose, the reason, five words, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

"The method is very simple. Road construction and garrison plus relocation and assimilation, and don't play with the previous set of remote control, just seal it up, and you know the criminal law of exile. We can make it happen. Those who have been exiled there." Chen Xi said calmly.

"That's not enough. How many people can be exiled for a mere year. One or two hundred people will die, and there can be no more." Cao Cao shook his head, not very optimistic about Chen Xi's proposal.

"The way we are exiled, we are allowed to bring family members, friends, servants, slaves and so on." Chen Xi said with a touch of sarcasm, [With the current empire's frame, it won't be long before those frontiers are gone. It is no longer a frontier, the so-called exile is more of a fool. 】

"Is this still called exile?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Marquis Chiyang and Marquis Meiyang should be regarded as being exiled." Chen Xi looked at Cao Cao calmly, Cao Cao frowned, he somewhat understood why Liu Bei said that the most incredible thing about Chen Xi was his way of thinking.

"If you say that, it's not wrong." Cao Cao nodded and said, "It's just that, I'm afraid it will attract criticism."

"Forget it, let's use the normal method, which is the garrison I mentioned before, and then move those local people back and let our people move there." Chen Xi spread his hands and said, "Anyway, we are close to five Tens of millions of people, all social and cultural aspects are stable, and these populations can be digested casually.”

"Of course, if you don't want to move to the Central Plains, I'd be more than happy to send them out of the country." Chen Xi said with a light look on his face. To be honest, he needs those unyielding people to use the so-called justice to fight against the evil of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, as for who is the real evil, I can only say that the heroes of the other side and the devil of mine, the ones who write history must be the ones who survived, morality and so on also need to be packaged, at least Chen Xi doesn't think they are evil.

"In this case, it is not impossible for people to go and stay where they are, and then let us develop, but there is also such a problem, how to rule, even if they are of the same language, it will inevitably require a showdown." Cao Cao seems to have already I agree with Chen Xi's approach, but I am still a little worried about the hidden dangers caused by this approach.

"That's why we need to build the road. If you want to come to Cao Gong, you know that if a 12-car straight road leads from Chang'an to Yecheng, how much time will be saved in the travel between the two parties." Chen Xi replied calmly.

"It's just that building a road to the Western Regions in this way, I have to think about whether it is cost-effective. The distance from Chang'an to the Western Regions is not less than ten thousand miles. The benefits that such a road can obtain in the Central Plains are completely different from the benefits that can be obtained in the Western Regions." To a certain extent." Cao Cao shook his head and said, not impressed by Chen Xi's proposal.

The prosperity under Liu Bei's rule, even Cao Cao can't deny that a lot of it is because of the wide county roads that run through most of the counties. Troop dispatch has become a lot easier.

Similarly, it also made government orders and governance a lot easier, which is of great benefit to stabilizing forces. These are places that Cao Cao is very keen on. Unfortunately, even under Liu Bei's rule, there are only a few cement factories.

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't sell cement. Even if it's a strategic material, Chen Xi would occasionally start selling it out of his mind. But the cement that Cao Cao obtained was from Chang'an to Nanyang, and two strategically important places in Hanoi. road.

As for other places, Cao Cao can only get so little cement. He didn't even dare to build two particularly important roads according to the standards of national roads and county roads. In this way, Cao Cao also clearly felt the convenience of the road, but it is a pity that he has no choice but to repair it more.

Although Xun Yu later thought of building as many roads as possible in other places in the same way as Qin Shihuang built straight roads, it is a pity that if the roads are to be leveled and not corroded by mud and water, it is too difficult to build, and the cost is much higher than before. It is more expensive to buy cement from Chen Xi.

Of course, the terrifying level of construction of the Qin people is reasonable, if it is built according to the highest requirements of the Qin Dynasty, it is actually worth it in terms of service life.

When the Qin Dynasty built the Three Bridges over the Weihe River, it was used from the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, and it was not damaged. If Dong Zhuo did not destroy it, it is really hard to say when the bridge would go wrong.

Of course, Dong Zhuo destroyed the bridge deck, but the bridge foundation was not damaged, so when Cao Cao came to Chang'an and repaired it, the bridge could be used again. After that, the bridge deck was repaired in successive dynasties until the end of the Han Dynasty, 700 years later, and the end of the Five Dynasties. The bridge is really broken.

Therefore, it is really necessary to build according to the standards of the laws of the Qin State, standard wood and stone buildings, and maintain them according to the requirements without being deliberately damaged. The service life of the building is one thousand years...

Of course, that’s just nonsense. The construction methods of the Qin Dynasty were not scientific at all. In the end, Xun Yu could only tamp down the roads under Cao Cao’s rule as much as possible. If he wanted to compare with Chen Xi’s inferior cement roads, he had to , no matter how bad the quality is, it is much better than dirt roads.

Therefore, in Cao Cao's opinion, it is better to let him repair the road under his rule to build a national highway level road that is thousands of miles long to the Western Regions.

"There are indeed many benefits if we cultivate it in China, but if we cultivate it in the Western Regions, we will leave a piece of land for future generations." Chen Xi didn't show a special expression when Cao Cao asked, and asked another question Let Cao Cao answer.

"Having said that, I just don't think it's worth it. The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are indeed rich and prosperous. The benefits of building such a road are not small, but if it is built in the country, the value is even greater." Cao Cao went around and finally It still falls on whether it is worth it or not.

Chen Xi pressed his temples, and he suddenly remembered the price of his cement. It seemed to be the same price as grain, which means it was about dozens of times more expensive than the cost.

In this way, in Cao Cao's view, the real price of paving a road from Chang'an to the Western Regions is basically a hundred times what Chen Xi knows.

Chen Xi's burning of this thing here is actually one of Chen Xi's main schemes for labor relief, but because Chen Xi disassembled it, the workers didn't know what they were doing. Anyway, if there is no machine, it depends on people. It can also become a labor-intensive industry.

In addition, these parts Chen Xi is playing with integration, upstream and downstream are basically involved, and in the end the money spent can be returned. As far as the cost is concerned, if the upstream and downstream are added up, I am afraid that Chen Xi, who has a low cost, will feel embarrassed explain.

As for labor costs, is this considered a cost? The country is called human resources. Anyway, these people either saved their money in the end, or spent it in the area under Chen Xi's rule. For Chen Xi, it means that the country's industries are prospering and the people's lives are moving towards a well-off life.

As for the so-called overcapacity, let's go to sleep. If we don't enter the industrial revolution, we won't even have an economic crisis. To be honest, the economic crisis is a dream that will never come to countries that have not entered the industrial revolution.

That is to say, from Chen Xi's point of view, Cao Cao's so-called high cost is a bit short-term, but in the long-term, Chen Xi does not do business that loses money.

"Cough, cough, Duke Xuande, I can say no." Chen Xi turned to look at Liu Bei.

"That's one of your family's properties." Liu Bei said calmly.

"Well, only a few places belong to my family, and the others are controlled by the state bank. Although they are also managed by me, the essence is still different." Chen Xi explained casually.

Liu Bei shook his head and didn't say anything. Whether it is Chen Xi's control or Chen Xi's management is of great significance to future generations, but it is of little significance to Liu Bei.

"What charades are you two playing?" Cao Cao frowned and looked at Chen Xi and Liu Bei. These two guys can communicate many things with only simple words.

"Actually, let's put it this way, the cost, if you really want to say it, is very low, very low, so low that it is almost negligible, just like I was able to lower the price of salt to a stone and a hundred yuan in Chang'an back then. I am willing, and I can make a little profit for ten dollars per stone." Chen Xi said with a slightly proud expression.

"What?" Cao Cao was taken aback. With such an analogy, Cao Cao instantly understood what Chen Xi was going to say.

"Then how much can you lower the price?" Cao Cao asked after taking a deep breath.

"If it is calculated according to the country, these data can be directly smoothed out. If it is directly about money, it is actually a bit exaggerated to say single digits. It is actually profitable to say that double digits are profitable. As for the current three digits, it is a bit of a money grab. "Chen Xi scratched his cheek and said.

Cao Cao was dumbfounded, Chen Xi said the truth, then he was about to vomit blood, and looking at Chen Xi's face, he knew that the other party was not joking, that is, what Chen Xi said was true, Cao Cao's face was obviously swollen one period.

"Then how much does the white porcelain and the glass mirror cost?" Cao Cao was a hero after all, so he swallowed it all at once, looking at Chen Xi and said.

Chen Xi hesitated for a moment, raised his index finger, and then put his hand flat. Cao Cao was about to spit out a mouthful of blood immediately, but it was really the same as before. In other words, the cost was so low that it fell below the bottom line of normal people. Is this really the case? How did you do it.

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Liu Bei, Liu Bei sighed, made a dumbfounded expression, then turned his head silently, Cao Cao was completely speechless.