"Sorry, you think too much!"
Yang Dong glanced at Wan Yanyue helplessly,
"How can our Majesty, who is young and vigorous, want Hou Jin to surrender? To tell you the truth, if it weren't for Luozhou encountering a once-in-a-century flood, you Hou Jin would not have the qualifications to occupy Youzhou!"
"You are just messing around!"
Wan Yanyue pouted her mouth in dissatisfaction and said angrily:
"My queen, the Golden Iron Cavalry, is unparalleled in the world. If it weren't for the food and grass problem, my father would have..."
Halfway through her words, her voice suddenly stopped, and then she glared at Yang Dong angrily.
When Yang Dong saw this, he immediately waved his hand.
"You said it yourself, and it has nothing to do with me."
Then he took a sip of tea and continued:
"There is no point in discussing these things now. Let's get straight to the point. I plan to go to Youzhou to do a business deal in a while. Are you interested in returning your money?"
"Doing business?"
Wan Yanyue was startled at first, and then a look of caution flashed across her cheeks.
"You are His Majesty's favorite minister. Why do you want to go to Youzhou to do business? No, no, you must be hiding some kind of ulterior conspiracy."
"Oh, the response is pretty quick."
Yang Dong smiled and praised, then continued:
"Actually, there is nothing to hide. I plan to sell the cement to Da Qin in exchange for them sending troops to assist Da Zhou."
"Cement? What is that?"
Wan Yanyue was confused when she heard it, but she understood the logic behind it.
This Xiao Dongzi clearly wanted to use a certain item in exchange for Da Qin's support for Da Zhou.
But... what item could be more attractive than the benefits that my father gave to Da Qin? Could it be that Xiao Dongzi's head was kicked by a donkey?
Wan Yanyue couldn't help but feel ridiculed, but after a moment, she frowned again.
If it had been anyone else, she would have thought this was nonsense and nothing to be afraid of.
But the problem is, the one who proposed this plan was Yang Dong!
Wan Yanyue's emotions towards Yang Dong are very complicated. On the one hand, she admired his knowledge and that he was her savior; but on the other hand, she felt that he would definitely be Hou Jin's biggest enemy in the future.
The two complex emotions were intertwined, making Wan Yanyue want to get close to Yang Dong, but at the same time, she was defensive.
Therefore, what she said about bringing Yang Dong back to Houjin Palace was not just talk.
She just didn't have the right opportunity.
"What exactly is that cement?"
Wan Yanyue suddenly spoke, staring at Yang Dong seriously with a pair of moon-like eyes.
Although she knew in her heart, the other party might not tell her. But still with the mentality of giving it a try, he asked.
"It's not a rare thing."
Yang Dong smiled lightly and assumed a casual posture.
"It's just a kind of powder. When mixed with water, it can form an adhesive. It's like using glutinous rice water to build a city wall, except that cement can make the wall stronger."
Hearing this, Wan Yanyue was shocked.
She is the princess of Houjin. She has been exposed to it since she was a child, and she also understands that her father's biggest headache is the strong city walls of Daqin and Dazhou.
My father once said: If there were no city walls in the world, my Houjin cavalry would conquer the world!
However, the towering and solid city wall was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the ambition of the Lord of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Although the cavalry is powerful, when facing a siege, they will instantly fall into passivity.
This is also the reason why the Central Plains dynasties were rarely completely overthrown in history.
According to Yang Dong's memory in his previous life, it was not until the Song Dynasty that the Mongols mastered firearms and finally overthrew the peaceful Southern Song Dynasty.
However, it is obvious that today's Houjin has not mastered the big killer weapon of gunpowder. If you want to capture the city, you need to make a ladder, which will cost a lot of casualties and time.
"This item must not be sold to Da Qin!"
Wan Yanyue said subconsciously, but soon she realized that she had no right to make this request.
After all, Yang Dong is from the Zhou Dynasty, so there is nothing wrong with him in order to protect his country.
Besides...this cement may not be as useful as he described. Otherwise, why wouldn't the city walls of the capital city of Great Zhou be reinforced with this material?
With a sense of luck, Wan Yanyue asked:
"Youzhou today is in the hands of our Houjin people. If you want to lead a caravan to contact the Daqin people, you will inevitably set foot on the borders of Youzhou."
"Do you want me to help you deal with my father?"
Having said this, Wan Yanyue thought she had guessed Yang Dong's plan, and immediately a sneer appeared on her face.
"Xiao Dongzi, you underestimate me too much! I am the princess of Houjin, and I will definitely not cooperate with you, Dazhou! Even if... you have saved my life."
Yang Dong seemed to have expected Wan Yanyue's reaction. He was not in a hurry, but took another sip of tea and said calmly:
"Princess Wanyan, please don't refuse in a hurry!"
"Think about it differently. Don't forget that Pingzhou in Dazhou is also bordering Daqin. Although it may take an extra half a month on the road. But I think people from Daqin will be happy to see the cement. Agree to cooperate."
When Wan Yanyue heard this, a hint of gloom flashed across her pretty face.
She knew that what Yang Dong said was true.
Even if they don't go to Youzhou, Dazhou's caravan can still reach Daqin, but it will take a little more time.
Thinking of this, she frowned and asked:
"In that case, why do you need to cooperate with me?"
"Princess Wanyan still remembers that I told you just now that Hou Jin's cavalry has occupied Guyu Pass."
Speaking of this, Yang Dong sighed softly.
"It takes no more than twenty days to travel south from Guyuguan to the capital. Therefore, if the war cannot be stopped in time, it is conceivable that the lives of the great Zhou Dynasty will be destroyed."
"So you want me to stop the cavalry sent by your father for you?"
Wan Yanyue's brows knitted together at this moment. She gradually understood Yang Dong's plan, but because of this, hesitation began to appear in her heart.
"That's it. I wonder if the princess can help me with this?"
Yang Dong smiled slightly and asked.
"Do you think I'm crazy?"
Wan Yanyue sneered and immediately shook her head.
"Even though the cement you are talking about is really effective. But by the time the Qin reinforcements arrive, your capital of the Zhou Dynasty may have been breached long ago. And then..."
"Princess Wanyan, I wonder if you are interested in coming with me out of the palace."
Yang Dong suddenly spoke and said something irrelevant. But Wan Yanyue heard what he meant. After a short silence, she nodded slightly and said:
"good."
…
A carriage left the palace and headed straight for the outer city.
In fact, as early as when Yang Dong was building the official road of Luozhou Expressway, the empress was simultaneously carrying out a project to reinforce the city wall with cement.
Today's Zhou Dynasty cannot afford to tear down the city wall and rebuild it again.
But it’s still affordable to reinforce it with cement!
Some people died, but not completely...
