Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Yili has arrived.

Looking at Ili City in front of him, Hamilka was very shocked.

"This city is so huge and prosperous, Mr. Li, this should be your capital, Imperial City, right?"

After listening to Hamilka's words, Li Jian sighed helplessly: "Didn't I already tell you?

Now we have just gone half way, do you have any misunderstanding about the word half? "

Hamilcar: "... Then such a big city should be considered among the best in your big Han country, right?"

Li Jian thought for a while, and said: "It's not enough to be among the best, but there are still about twenty to thirty."

With the development of the Great Han Kingdom in recent years, the Central Plains is undoubtedly the first to develop.

Cities like Imperial Capital City, Linzi, Handan, Daliang, etc., which were originally very developed, are growing rapidly and have become cities with large populations.

Yili is similar to Shenzhen in the later generations. It belongs to a city that is developing rapidly due to commerce and trade. However, Yili has only developed for a few years now, and it is very rare to be able to reach the top [-] or so.

After listening to Li Jian's words, Hamilka looked at Li Jian with complete suspicion: "Mr. Li, are you really joking with me?"

Li Jian rolled his eyes angrily: "It's not that you don't have eyes, so you can see for yourself when the time comes."

Hamilka: "..." Along the way, Hamilka was really shocked.

Of course, he is very clear in his heart that the Han Kingdom is a country with a very large territory, but he never imagined that the territory of the Han Kingdom is as huge as this map.

If it is calculated in terms of area, the area of ​​Carthage is about the same as that of the current Egyptian province of the Great Han Kingdom. However, Hamilcar conservatively estimated that the area of ​​​​at least more than ten Egypt has been taken along the way!Considering that this is still a straight line, that is to say, the area of ​​the Great Han Kingdom actually traveled may be even larger.

Thinking of this, Hamilka felt breathless in his heart, and he looked to the east, where a boundless mountain stood.

Hamilka didn't know that the mountain range was called Tianshan Mountain, but at this moment, he felt that the Han Kingdom was like this Tianshan Mountain, giving him an unparalleled sense of oppression.

terrible!After passing through Ili, you entered the Gobi.

Then Hamilcar began to doubt life again.

He couldn't help but said to Li Jian: "Mr. Li, why is your capital built in this no-man's land?"

Li Jian was speechless, and looked at Hamilka like a fool: "Do you think any normal-minded person in this world would build the capital in this no-man's land?

If you say you didn't arrive, you didn't arrive, just shut up and watch. "

Hamilka: "..." Hamilka felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He found that there were indeed too many unknown things in the Great Han Kingdom!Finally, after they walked out of the Gobi, flakes of snow had already fallen.

Hamilcar stared at the snowflakes in the sky, feeling a feeling in his heart.

The Egyptian governor of the Great Han Kingdom once said that Hamilcar should hurry up, otherwise it would be too late to arrive before the snow fell.

Now that the snow has fallen, what should I do?

At this moment, Li Jian looked at a city that had just appeared on the distant horizon and smiled.

"Dunhuang...has finally arrived.

Haha, our days of riding in a carriage every day are finally coming to an end! "

Hamilcar thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "So, we have already arrived at the Imperial City?"

Li Jian laughed loudly: "The imperial capital?

That's still a long way off.

However, I can congratulate you, because you will get a magical journey that no one in Carthage has ever seen. "

Hamilcar smiled helplessly and said, "Actually, frankly, I think this journey has been amazing enough so far."

Having said that, when Hamilcar got on the train at Dunhuang City Railway Station, he was inevitably dumbfounded.

Chapter 1290 Hamilcar Arrives at the Imperial City

How much impact did the train have on an ancient man?

This can be seen just from the expression on Hamilka's face.

"It's so fast, and it's not a horse-drawn horse?"

Due to the strong shock, Hamilcar even stuttered a little.

He really couldn't believe that there was such a magical thing in the world!Looking at Hamilka's appearance, Li Jian felt a little dark in his heart.

Although it was not the first time that someone saw a stunned expression after getting on the train, but every time he saw this expression, Li Jian still felt very refreshed, very refreshed.

And every time he saw this situation, Li Jian felt that his love for the Great Han Kingdom grew even more.

Our Great Han Kingdom is so powerful!Li Jian smiled and said to Hamilka: "Now you know what I said, right?

This train is more powerful than your carriages and sailboats. Have you seen the door of this carriage?

Go ahead, open it, walk around and see how many cars there are! "

Hamilcar stood up in a daze, and walked out along the carriage door.

Beside Li Jian, several colleagues from the intelligence department couldn't help laughing: "Vice Minister Li, are you not afraid that this messenger will fall off the train?"

Li Jian laughed even harder: "Fell off the train?

Don't make trouble, normal people won't be surprised to this extent. "

Having said that, Li Jian followed Hamilka out very quickly. He was really worried, after all, Hamilka seemed to be really out of his mind.

Hamilcar walked all the way and walked a full six carriages before finally reaching the end.

Standing here, Hamilcar could clearly see that the train roared forward in the snowstorm, leaving the white land behind.

Hamilcar was silent for a long time, then suddenly said to Li Jian: "Here, will you choose to fight in winter?"

Li Jian understood what Hamilcar meant, and said with a smile: "We didn't know it before."

Not before, but in the future?

With the train, I believe that many questions do not need to be answered, and Hamilka can come up with the answer himself.

Hamilcar let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Now I have begun to doubt whether it is a good idea or a bad idea for me to come to you for help."

Li Jian patted Hamilka on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Frankly speaking, sometimes we all need some guidance from fate. Whether it is good or bad, only history will tell us the answer."

Xianyang arrived.

Although Xianyang is not located in the Central Plains, it is also extremely prosperous because Xianyang is still at the necessary node of the railway leading from the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions, and it is also the last Central Plains metropolis that passes through before going to the Western Regions.

Hamilka stared blankly at the high wall of Xianyang City for a long time through the carriage, and then said, "Isn't this your capital?"

Li Jian nodded: "Yes, it will take about two or three days."

Hamilcar sighed, it was unknown how many times he had sighed these days: "It's really hard to imagine what a magnificent city your capital is."

"Majestic?"

After hearing this sentence, Li Jian smiled: "Actually, that is a city you have never seen before."

Three days later, Hamilka walked out of the train station, saw countless houses and pedestrians, and immediately fell into great doubt and shock.

"This capital city of yours is so big that you can't even see the city walls?"

In Hamilcar's sight, there was no trace of the city wall at all.

Li Jian laughed loudly: "You are wrong. It's not that you can't see the city wall, but that there is no city wall at all in this city!"

Hamilka: ""Even though he had already made good mental preparations, this kind of answer still completely exceeded his expectations.

There are no walls.

There is no city wall?

In this world, there are still cities without walls.

Moreover, it is still a capital city!Li Jian stood beside Hamilcar with a smile, and said: "Our emperor said that if an empire has been defeated by the enemy to the capital, it means that the empire's demise is close at hand. If so If so, what difference does it make if there are no walls?"

Hamilcar was so shocked that he couldn't help taking two steps back.

At this moment, Hamilcar was really overwhelmed by the domineering in Zhao Kuo's words!At this moment, Hamilka suddenly felt something, and when he looked up, he saw a young man walking with a smile.

The young man smiled and said a few words to Hamilka, but Hamilka couldn't understand them because they were elegant words.

Li Jian on the side first saluted the young man respectfully, and then translated: "This is His Royal Highness Prince Zhao Qian of our Great Han Kingdom. He said that His Majesty asked him to welcome you."

Hamilcar was flattered immediately, and stammered: "I have seen His Royal Highness."

After so many days of traveling, Hamilka already had a very intuitive understanding of the strength of the Han Kingdom.

In Hamilcar's view, the Han Kingdom is far stronger than Carthage, and the two countries are not even on the same level.

Under such circumstances, the prince of the Han Kingdom was able to come to greet him in person, which is undoubtedly a great respect for Hamilcar and Carthage, and it can even be said that the respect is a bit too much.

Seeing Hamilka's embarrassment, Zhao Qian also smiled.

"The envoy has come from a long way, let me and this palace have a good meal and rest for a few days.

When you rest well, my royal father will naturally receive you. "

In the palace, Zhao Kuo was eating, and Mao Sui appeared to report.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has already received the Hamilcar envoy."

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Very well, let Qian'er talk to him. As the future emperor of the Great Han Kingdom, such opportunities will not be many in the future."

Why are there not many?

Because the whole world will belong to the Han Dynasty in the future, there are indeed few opportunities to receive foreign envoys. Mao nodded, and then continued: "According to the previous news, Carthage should be defeated soon, but I don't know that the Romans will How to define this victory treaty."

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Although Rome is a republic, a republic does not mean a country that values ​​peace.

The next treaty signed by Rome will be an extremely harsh treaty for Carthage, and all we have to do is to provide Carthage with enough confidence and strength to allow them to continue to fight endlessly with the Romans in the Mediterranean go down.

After we occupy Liberia and the Balkans, this grievance between Carthage and Rome will be completely over! "

Chapter 1291 Zhao Kuo meets Hamilcar

Three days later, Zhao Kuo met Hamilcar in the hall.

Hamilcar should have made some psychological adjustments in the past few days. He stood respectfully in front of Zhao Kuo and presented a letter of credence with both hands: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, this is our Carthage Please have a look at his credentials."

Of course, Zhao Kuo couldn't understand the characters of Carthage, and Hamilcar didn't know how to write Chinese characters, so there is also a translation in this book of state written by Li Jian himself.

The words in it are actually very simple, nothing more than some diplomatic rhetoric, such as admiring the strength of the Han Dynasty, and then accusing the Romans of being cruel and ruthless, and hoping to get the help of the Han Dynasty.

All in all, it's a decent book.

After Zhao Kuo finished reading it, he put down his credentials and smiled at Hamilcar, "I have also seen your credentials, so tell me, what kind of assistance do you hope for?"

Hamilcar hesitated a little when he heard this.

In the beginning, Hamilka's idea was actually very simple, that is, he hoped to get the support of the Han army.

The Han army has already swept Seleucus, Ptolemy, and Antigonus, so it must be very powerful. With the support of the Han army, it is no problem for Carthage to beat Rome.

However, after witnessing how rich and powerful the Han Kingdom is, Hamilcar suddenly felt that the idea of ​​asking for troops might not be a really good idea.

why?

Because this might be leading wolves into the house!Hamilcar made up his mind and said, "Your Majesty, we hope to receive material assistance from your Great Han Kingdom, including but not limited to weapons, armor, food, etc.

If the Great Han Kingdom can help us win this war, then Carthage is willing to bow down to the Great Han Kingdom. "

Hamilcar actually understood in his heart that since Carthage wanted to ask the Han Kingdom for help, it was impossible to pay no price at all. This kind of thinking is very outrageous.

Carthage had to pay something before it could get help from the Han Kingdom.

After listening to Hamilcar's words, Zhao Kuo laughed: "I thought you would ask me for an army."

Hamilcar's heart skipped a beat, but he still said respectfully: "It's just a mere Rome, and it's not worth fighting against an invincible army. We, the Carthaginians, can solve it by ourselves."

After Zhao Kuo finished listening, the smile on his face became stronger: "Perhaps you don't know that, for me, Rome is the only country in the world that may cause me some trouble."

When Zhao Kuo said this, Hamilcar was immediately surprised.

It turns out that Rome has such a high evaluation in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor?

But immediately, Hamilcar had a bad premonition in his heart. If Zhao Kuo really had such a high opinion of Rome, then Carthage's outcome in this war might not be optimistic.

Sure enough, Zhao Kuo immediately spoke again: "In fact, just a few days ago, I have received the outcome of your battle between Carthage and Rome.

Li Jian, please read it to him. "