Fish swimming around the world

Du Lun nodded and laughed up to the sky: "Okay! Okay! You are right, why bother, at least we are still friends today, let's go."

Watching him get on the horse and whip away, Jiang Fan sighed softly, "Born in the wrong place."

Montaigne's voice came from behind: "You can't choose your birth, but you can choose your life."

Jiang Fan was stunned, nodded slightly, turned around and said: "Well said."

Mengge also came over: "Your Highness, it's time to go and see the foundation you have laid."

That day, accompanied by Mengge, Montaigne and two Lishan students, Jiang Fan inspected Nanluze in an all-round way and made many important instructions, including starting to stockpile refined salt.

Jiang Fan asked to expand the production scale again and take out a part of the stockpile. And needless to say, everyone understands that this is for war preparation.

Compared to Montaigne's calmness, the older Mengge was extremely excited. He understood that the day when the Qin army would sweep the world was probably not far away.

Montaigne saw further: "You and your majesty will not be satisfied with just five countries."

Mengge was stunned, but the next moment he was horrified. It's not that he had never thought about it, but he always felt it was unrealistic. No one in history had ever conquered the barbarians. Could it be that these two really wanted to set a precedent for the Chinese?

Looking at Jiang Fan's calm face, he was sure that this day would eventually come true.

For a moment, he suddenly felt that the blood in his body was rushing to his head. What does this mean? If successful, the Chinese will wipe out the humiliation of two thousand years, and it is even more likely to establish an unprecedentedly powerful empire, dominating the four seas and eight wildernesses!

How can a general like him not be excited about such an unprecedented feat?

"Once that day comes, this Nanluze will probably stop production." Montaigne looked around and said.

Jiang Fan nodded: "If we don't think of a better way, it will be like this ninety-nine percent of the time, so I want to mine as much as possible in these years. Salt is something that never goes bad."

Montaigne said seriously: "Your Majesty, is that day far away?"

Jiang Fan shook his head calmly: "It seems very far away, but it may be very close. Although we want to have as much time as possible, the barbarians may not be able to survive, especially in recent years. The climate is bad and the barbarians have a hard time surviving. Going south is probably the best way to improve cohesion and obtain survival resources."

Montaigne frowned slightly: "I am still worried that the barbarians will We took advantage of the situation when we were conquering the five countries."

Jiang Fan nodded: "We have to be on guard, so His Majesty ordered the Zhenbei Army to increase its troops again. You and General Mengwu have a heavy responsibility."

Montian pondered: "Qin only borders the Zuoxian King's tribe, but the border is very long. If we want to be completely on guard, the Zhenbei Army must have at least 300,000 elite soldiers."

Jiang Fan nodded: "There is still a shortfall of 100,000, you have to speed up. How is the Liancheng plan going?"

The so-called Liancheng plan is actually the initial stage of the Great Wall. Connecting relatively closer cities with city walls will reduce a lot of defensive pressure.

"It has connected 27 cities along the 300-li line west from the border of Yuzhou. The pressure in this area will be much less in the future. Moreover, we have successfully misled the barbarians by building this kind of fortification, making them think that we should follow the example of our predecessors and focus on defense." Jiang Fan nodded, "This is what we hope for. When the country was in trouble, His Majesty and I wanted to start this plan. The purpose was to paralyze them." "Thanks to cement, otherwise, how could we have such ability." Montaigne sighed, "I didn't expect that the prince's creation would have such a significant strategic role." Mengge also nodded and said, "Yes, what's more amazing is that because of the appearance of cement, the transportation route from Yangdu to the northern border has been built, and the speed of marching and transporting grain is more than three times faster than before." "It's not enough, we need more roads and longer city walls... Unfortunately, there is not much time left for us..." Jiang Fan's eyes are deep and his tone is a little solemn. Montaigne said: "In addition, the west cannot be missed."

Jiang Fan turned his head and looked: "Yes, we must prevent the Left Wise King from taking a detour or borrowing a road."

Montaigne said: "Tianqi stretches for 5,000 miles and borders the Kunlun Mountains to the west. The natural barrier is not easy to cross. As long as we guard those key passes, it will be difficult for the army to pass."

Jiang Fan pondered and said: "Therefore, the Zhenxi Army must pay close attention. Don't think that those small countries in the Western Frontier can't cause any trouble, but behind them, there is a powerful Uzbek Empire."

Speaking of this, Mengge's expression suddenly changed slightly: "Prince, have you and His Majesty considered the Western Frontier?"

Jiang Fan just smiled faintly, leaving him with an unfathomable smile.

And this smile made Mengge excited again. No answer was the best answer.

It turns out that the heart of His Majesty and the Prince is not only in the Five Kingdoms, not only in the Northern Frontier, but also in the Western Frontier and even the Southern Frontier. For a moment, he seemed to see an unprecedented magnificent empire standing in the world, and goose bumps all rose.

As he spoke, the night was deep, Xinyue and Xiaoyuan brought wine and meat. Looking at Xinyue's back as she left, Jiang Fan pondered for a moment: "Montaigne, what do you think about Xinyue?"

Montaigne was silent for a while, raised his head: "I will follow the Prince's arrangement."

Jiang Fan said seriously: "Putting aside other things, I just want to ask about your own thoughts."

Montaigne was not vague this time: "She is a good woman, and I have seen myself clearly."

Jiang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Montaigne, obviously found true love, and thought clearly about his feelings, and would not be confused by Xiaoqi.

"If you like her, take her. To be honest, it will not only make you happy, but also benefit your family and country." Jiang Fan looked at him: "I once said that this is no less than conquering a Zuo Xian Wang."

Montian pondered for a long time, but shook his head: "Meng Yi said that if the barbarians are not destroyed, how can we have a family."

Jiang Fan chuckled: "Don't make a fuss, that kid is going to get married."

Montian still shook his head, his eyes calm and firm: "Mengtian will destroy the royal court in this life. If Xinyue can wait, if she doesn't hate me at that time, I will marry her."

Jiang Fan sighed slightly and said nothing more. Emotional matters depend on individuals, and others should not interfere. Moreover, he did not want to influence these real generals who were born with a historical mission with his own thoughts.

"A few days ago, Meng Yi caught up with a team of Hunxie King, probably exploring. This old jackal is obviously not so easy to give up. You should be vigilant." Jiang Fan warned.

Mengge said: "Not only King Hunxie, King Tuling also sent strong men to secretly cross the territory of King Zuoxian and tried to sabotage Nanluze, but we killed them all."

Jiang Fan was a little surprised: "King Tuling? He needs the refined salt here, there is no big reason to do this."

Mengge sneered: "Indeed, we caught a tongue and roughly figured out that Batulu was behind this. He once visited King Tuling privately, and then this happened."