Three Kingdoms: I, Yuan Shu, will not be a short-lived emperor! The first thousand two hundred and eighty-eighth chapters, the direction of the Western Regions, forward
The first thousand two hundred and eighty-eighth chapters, the direction of the Western Regions, forward
Chapter 1,288 Heading towards the Western Region, moving forward
Xun Yu knew the function of this thing. If he could really get it continuously from Yuan Shu, then he would rather drain himself dry and provide one to every place.
Especially in the expedition to Guishan and the Western Regions, if there is a transmitter, the rule over there can be greatly strengthened, which will benefit the empire forever.
"Isn't one hundred thousand taels too much? It's still some time before we go to the Western Regions. Don't you want to restore it in reverse?
Let’s dismantle the whole part first, and if it can really be restored, the cost may be reduced to an unexpected price.”
Seeing Iron Rooster Xun Yu asking for one hundred thousand taels of gold, even Yuan Shu was a little surprised.
You must know that this man has never been proud since he surrendered to him. It is really hard for him to believe that he suddenly wanted to buy a transmitter with one hundred thousand taels of gold.
"Your Majesty is right, then buy a set first. I will send it to the Academy of Sciences immediately and let them dismantle it and study it. If you can't restore it in reverse before the expedition, I will have no choice but to bite the bullet and buy it for the long-term stability of the empire in the distance.
, this deal is worth it.”
Xun Yu nodded when he heard what Yuan Shu said. If the transmitter can be cracked, it will definitely be strategic good news for China.
Just imagine that every army has a transmitter. If nothing else, it is great news for the command of the army, especially for large-scale maneuvers and insertions. It will definitely be even more powerful.
"Okay, you send the money and I'll deliver the goods."
"promise."
Xun Yu saluted directly to Yuan Shu, left with the wind at his feet again, and immediately arranged for someone to send two thousand taels of gold over.
After receiving the gold, Yuan Shu was not idle. He directly exchanged it for a set of transmitters from the mall and had them delivered to Xun Yu's Hubu government office the next day.
After Xun Yu received the transmitter, he immediately sent it to the Academy of Sciences and handed it over to elite academicians selected from all over China to carry out reverse restoration work.
Although the transmitter seems simple, the things inside are still too advanced for China's current social environment. If nothing else, solar power generation is not something they can build.
There are copper coils, closed resistors, and transistors everywhere inside the transmitter. These messy things cannot be disassembled and restored in reverse.
"How about it?"
Xun Yu directly found Zheng Hun, the chief academician of the Academy of Sciences who was responsible for the reverse restoration. He was responsible for these things. He wanted to know if China had the opportunity to reverse restore and build the transmitter with its current strength.
"It's very difficult. It's too difficult in the current situation, but this thing also inspired me a lot. How fantastic and ingenious it is to come up with such a structure. It's really a God-given work. It's a God-given work."
Hearing Xun Yu's question, Zheng Hun looked excited. To be honest, he had made some inventions, but he had never seen anything like a transmitter.
If there were engineering masters like Lu Ban and Mozi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, then he would have become the number one engineering master in the Chinese Empire through these.
"You said it's difficult, but is there still hope?"
Xun Yu glanced at the excited Zheng Hun and heard that the question in his mouth was difficult, which meant that there was still hope that it could be completed.
"As long as adults can accept the high price and time, it can be made, but I can't guarantee the results."
Zheng Hun nodded to Xun Yu. It was not impossible to do it, but he couldn't guarantee how much time it would take and how much gold and silver it would cost.
"Just do what you have to do. I will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds. If it is true that the thing cannot be restored, we must find a way to make something simple. Even if the transmission distance is shorter, it doesn't matter. Do you understand?"
Hearing Zheng Hun's affirmative answer, Xun Yu also nodded. This is a century-old plan for China. Even if it costs a lot, we must continue to do it.
"As commanded."
Zheng Hun clasped his fists at Xun Yu. Even if Xun Yu did not support it, he would definitely continue to do it. Now that the other party was funding the project, he was exactly what he wanted.
After coming out of the Academy of Sciences, Xun Yu also had a heavy face. He couldn't reversely restore the transmitter. He could only spend a lot of gold to buy it from Yuan Shu, but there was nothing he could do. After all, this was a major national event, even if it meant tightening his pants.
The belt is also a strategic item that needs to be purchased.
"Your Majesty, Shangshu Xun is here again."
"Let him in."
Xun Yu came back in just a few days, which proved that the transmitter was probably unable to be restored.
"Xun Yu pays homage to His Majesty."
"Is there no way to restore it?"
Looking at Xun Yu kneeling on the ground, Yuan Shu directly asked him to stand up and speak.
"Zheng Hun said that it is too difficult to recover and it will not be completed in a while, so I still have to trouble Your Majesty. I will arrange for someone to send one hundred thousand taels of gold over immediately."
Xun Yu's face turned gloomy, as he said again, if it cannot be restored, he will have to spend a lot of money to buy it.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold, which is fifty sets, did you use that much?"
Yuan Shu also frowned. You must know that this is one hundred thousand taels of gold. It would be a waste to buy fifty sets of transmitters now.
"If it's not too expensive, I would like to buy more. Apart from anything else, just saying that this expedition to Kushan requires a lot. Although the countries in the Western Regions can use soldiers and horses to scare them, they will still leave disasters after all.
If there is a telegraph machine, you can know the news in real time, and if there is a problem, you can respond quickly. Just one machine requires several transmitters.
Then when the army enters the hinterland of Kushan, it is definitely impossible to maintain the march of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the troops will inevitably be divided.
If every unit has a transmitter, His Majesty can still do it even if the troops are divided.
Especially for large-scale insertions with high mobility, the presence of transmitters is indispensable.
And all over China, I mean every county must have a telegraph, which will make it easier for us to rule, so can your majesty be a little cheaper?"
According to Xun Yu's thinking, fifty sets of one hundred transmitters would only be enough for the Battle of Kushan, and he would definitely need more transmitters in the future.
"Okay, I'll do my best. You can immediately arrange for the gold to be sent to my No. 1 villa."
Yuan Shu glanced at Xun Yu and wanted to negotiate a price. He wanted to do the same, but he didn't know if the system would give him this opportunity.
"promise."
Xun Yu left to arrange the transportation of gold, while Yuan Shu transferred out of the system mall.
"System, are you here? If so, please answer the call."
Yuan Shu silently called the system in his heart.
"Host, why are you calling me?"
The voice of the system also sounded in Yuan Shu's heart.
"I want to get a discount from you."
Yuan Shu was also overjoyed when he heard the system's response.
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The system was confused for a while, wondering what Yuan Shu wanted to do?
"I want to buy a large number of transmitters. Can you give me a half-price discount?"
If we talk about being shameless, Yuan Shu has no one now, and he always speaks in half.
"Host, I advise you to respect yourself, fold it in half?
Isn’t it a bit too shameless?”
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, if the system were a human now, his face would definitely be blackened to the bottom of the pot.
"Then let's be honest, how much discount can you give me for one hundred thousand taels of gold? It can't be the original price."
Yuan Shu is also a little embarrassed. After all, he is shameless. If you expose yourself like this, you are not a friend enough.
"If it's one hundred thousand taels, I can give you a discount and get one for every ten. This is my highest authority."
Hearing that Yuan Shu had made a big deal, the system pondered for a while, and then gave Yuan Shu a one-for-one discount for purchases over ten.
"Then the 20,000 taels of gold that I exchanged before can be replenished for me?"
Yuan Shu is also very happy to be able to get one for every ten. After all, he can take advantage of the system, even if it is just a little, he is happy enough.
"I can only advise the host to respect himself."
The system also had black lines on its face, and once again said words that made him respect himself.
"Okay, I understand, respect yourself, then prepare to accept it."
Yuan Shu nodded and directly chose to exchange for fifty sets of transmitters.
With a flash of golden light, the one hundred thousand taels of gold arranged by Xun Yu to be sent to the No. 1 annex disappeared immediately. At the same time, the fifty sets of transmitters plus the five sets given as gifts all fell into the annex.
Yuan Shu came to the other courtyard, looked at the fifty-five sets of transmitters neatly arranged, nodded, and then arranged for people to send them all to Xun Yu's Hubu government office.
Looking at the sets of transmitters, Xun Yu's anxious heart was settled in his stomach. With these transmitters, he would be more confident about winning the Western Region and even Guishang this time.
"Come here, thirty sets of transmitters will be sent to the Minister of the Ministry of War immediately. The remaining twenty sets will be temporarily sealed in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. No one is allowed to approach. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy."
"promise."
Soon thirty sets of transmitters were transported by carriage to the military headquarters where Guo Jia was located, and Guo Jia was overjoyed to get these.
Although he didn't know where Xun Yu got so many transmitters, these were not a problem for him.
With the existence of so many transmitters, he will definitely be able to make the soldiers and horses of this Western Expedition even more elite.
"Give these ten sets of transmitters to General Yuan Chen and ask him to lead a thousand cavalry and go to Yizhou to meet Lord Jia Xu and hand them over after a round. Remember, these things are extremely valuable and must not be lost."
Now Guo Jia is considered to be wealthy. He has so many transmitters at once, which is enough for him to spend as he pleases. He immediately arranges for Yuan Chen to lead a thousand cavalry to escort the transmitters to Yizhou to meet Jia Xu. At the same time, he will send the remaining twenty
Five sets of transmitters are ready, and we will go to the Western Regions with Yuan Shu.
Once the horn of war sounded, it could not be stopped. The Kushan Empire issued a nationwide mobilization order, and Yuan Shu also began to gather troops here.
In addition to Gao Lan and Zhang Liao, there was another Fazheng staying on the grassland, while Zhao Yun escorted Xun You and tens of thousands of cavalry to leave and return to Liangzhou to prepare for the war.
At the same time, all the elite soldiers ordered by Yuan Shu left their territories and began to gather in Liangzhou.
The states and counties also assembled large armies. A total of 150,000 troops from Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou passed through the waterway and began to advance towards Yizhou.
An army of 200,000 from Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jizhou, together with Yuan Shu's bodyguard, advanced first, and the Tiger Wing Army also advanced towards Liangzhou.
At the same time, grain and grass collected by various states were continuously transported to the border of Liangzhou through Chidao.
Jia Xu was stationed in Sanxing City. After receiving a telegram from Yuan Shu, he did not stop and began to lead his army to attack the Kushan Empire.
Compared with the attack of the Chinese Empire, the Kushan Empire was indeed unable to resist. General Hariwan led his army to withdraw directly to the west bank of the Ganges. Along the way, he organized tens of thousands of strong men to evacuate with him, completely ignoring the life and death of the remaining people.
