"With Commander Zhou's expression on his face, could it be that something happened to the fund-raising matter?"

Meng Ren hesitated and said.

In order to raise funds, Mengren not only summoned the powerful and wealthy households in the entire Persian county, but also sent propaganda specialists to Seleucid and Tianzhu, and even Macedonia and Ptolemaic Egypt. Due to the long distance, he also asked Zhou Bo to dispatch the county.

Soldiers escorted.

Now that Zhou Bo came with a strange expression, Meng Ren thought that there was probably something wrong with the fundraising.

"The governor has misunderstood. The current fundraising work is going very smoothly. The Seleucid region alone has raised 160 million yuan, half of which came from the original Seleucid royal family. They

I also really long for a pilgrimage road that goes directly to Xianyang."

Zhou Bo quickly explained.

Since the arrival of the Great Qin Heavenly Army, Seleucid, who was about to be beaten to the capital by the Romans, finally no longer has to worry about the tragic fate of his country and his family. The local dignitaries and people also relatively recognize the Great Qin.

After being brutally beaten by the Romans for nearly a hundred years, the Seleucids had long lost the pride they had during the Alexander Empire. They were fearful all day long and only wanted to have a stable living environment. Therefore, in the end, they were still facing the pressure of the Qin Dynasty.

Choose to accept.

The reason is very simple. Being a resident of the civilized and reasonable Qin Dynasty is much better than becoming a slave of the Romans, right?

Especially after the Qin Dynasty took over, not only did they no longer need to worry about the threat of the Roman barbarian legions, but the lives of the people actually became much better.

Ordinary Seleucid people were immediately affected.

Both Seleucid and Persia were semi-slave societies, and ordinary people's lives were very difficult.

Everyone was even more grateful to Da Qin for bringing them hope.

Especially the free schools and medical clinics made many Seleucid people, like the native people of Great Qin, set up Ying Yu's longevity tablets at home and worship them every day.

Although the aristocracy was dissatisfied with not being able to continue to dominate, they soon became honest after the Qin army effortlessly uprooted several nobles who dared to jump out and cause trouble.

Seleucus could not even defeat the Romans, but the Qin Heavenly Army destroyed 300,000 Roman elites at once, and was a terrifying existence that forced Rome to surrender.

He and Da Qin were simply seeking death by insisting on it.

Even the Seleucid royal family has knelt down, what else can these nobles do?

After a period of time, the Seleucid nobles were also surprised to find that under the governance of the Qin Dynasty, although they did not have the privileges of being superior in the past, they could actually live quite comfortably.

In particular, the business environment in Daqin is excellent. Anyone who is willing to do business in a down-to-earth manner can earn a very good income.

Although he has lost his power, it is not bad to be rich and to be a free man.

Especially some time ago, a major locust plague broke out along the entire Mediterranean coast, resulting in a loss of 89% of the harvest in summer and autumn.

When Rome and Carthage were starving, the Seleucids and the Persians were able to survive easily with the support of the Qin people. This made all the Seleucids understand the meaning of enjoying the shade under the big trees.

Therefore, the entire Seleucid region was very active in raising funds for the railway this time.

The Seleucid royal family, under the call of the eldest princess Deya, took the lead in purchasing railway stocks with a total of 80 million yuan from the royal family's many years of inventory.

Many Seleucids directly called this railway a road of pilgrimage and a road of hope.

"Since raising funds is very smooth, why are you doing this?"

Meng Ren suddenly said angrily.

"Sheriff, you will know after reading this letter yourself."

Zhou Bo spread his hands, took out a letter written in both Qin and Roman, and handed it to Meng Rendao.M.

Seeing this, Meng Ren was immediately stunned.

"Is there something wrong with the Romans' brains? They actually want to ask me, Daqin, to build a railway for them too?"

Meng Ren checked each word over and over again before speaking in disbelief.

"I guess I've been fighting the Carthaginians for too long and my brain is damaged."

Zhou Bo also looked puzzled and said, "Then what should we do now?"

"This matter is of great importance. It must be reported to Xianyang and handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince for handling."

"In addition, inform Xuanwu to strengthen the intelligence work on Rome. I would like to see what the Romans are planning."

Meng Ren thought for a long time before speaking.

Although he was in Persia County, Meng Ren also knew that Ying Zheng had already left all matters concerning the Western Regions to Ying Yu.

And when it comes to understanding of the Western Regions, no one in the entire Great Qin can compare with Ying Yu.

The entire land of thousands of miles in the Western Region was conquered by Ying Yu for the Qin Dynasty, which is proof.

...

Daqin, outside Xianyang City, at the foot of Qinling Mountains.

Ying Zheng and all the civil and military officials in the court all had excited faces.

Because today, with the joint efforts of gunpowder and steam machinery, as well as tens of thousands of craftsmen, the first Qinling Tunnel in the Qin Dynasty was finally completed.

This is absolutely of extraordinary significance to Daqin's engineering construction.

Because on this day, Da Qin truly accomplished the feat of Foolish Old Man moving mountains in the mythical story.

From now on, the Qinling Mountains will no longer be an obstacle to Xianyang City's traffic.

The last obstacle that hindered the completion of the entire Xianluo Railway has also been completely resolved.

It only needs to continue to dig out the remaining tunnels and connect them with the railway sections that have been constructed in sections. The Xianluo Railway can be completely completed.

By then, Xianyang City will be completely integrated with Luoyang, realizing morning and evening arrivals.

“Such a magnificent project is really unimaginable!”

"Only His Royal Highness can create so many miracles."

Meng Yi stood in the tunnel, looking at the cement supports around him and the light at the entrance of the tunnel, and he felt very strange.

"This is just the beginning. The Xianluo Railway is only a thousand miles long. The truly magnificent railway connecting Xianyang to Jiangnan, Liaodong and Persia is already under planning."

"That is the foundation that truly lays the foundation for our supreme empire, Great Qin, on which the sun never sets."

"I really hope that by then I can take a train and travel to every territory of our great Qin!"

Ying Zheng laughed and said.

"Jiangnan and Liaodong are not bad. People in the prefectures and counties they visit are very supportive of the railway. Fundraising and personnel recruitment and training are quite smooth."

"It's along the Persian Railway that I still have no idea."

"I hope everything goes well, otherwise I really have no choice but to borrow money from Da Qin Royal Bank. The annual interest is not a small sum!"

Nestern was silent for a long time, and then he finally spoke.

Ying Zheng and others couldn't help but have a look of solemnity on their faces.

Yes, Jiangnan and Liaodong are both the mainland of Daqin after all, and are completely within control.

But Persia, thousands of miles away, is really a headache.
Chapter completed!