The price of gold is still soaring. More and more nobles of the Zhao Kingdom are participating in the process of exchanging gold. The reason is that the bank exchanges only a small amount of gold every day. If it cannot be exchanged in time, it may cause serious losses. Thinking of their possible losses, the nobles will panic even more. And the chaos intensified.

Faced with such a situation, Zhao Guo Li Mu urgently conducted a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"Looking at the current exchange of paper money and gold. All our fiscal revenues can be exchanged. A certain amount of gold can be exchanged. This amount of gold is very limited." The Minister of Finance said pessimistically. Paper money and the golden ratio continue to rise, and the price of gold rises very quickly. As a result, paper money will need to spend more. This is not a good thing for the Zhao government, because the Zhao government has no gold at all, so the paper money in their hands is relatively worthless.

"We use banknotes, and what we want is not such a result." Li Mu told the Minister of Finance.

"We are not replacing the money in our hands with a certain amount of gold. If gold can solve the problem, then we can change it to gold. But the fundamental problem is that gold can't buy a lot of things." Li Mu Then talked about. Li Mu calmly analyzed the situation. Although Qin State and Zhao State's gold rose a lot, Qin State's price was relatively calm. Food can still be purchased with paper money. Qin's banknotes can still buy a large amount of coal from Zhao's hands. In this way, the chaos of gold and banknotes will become impetuous.

"We use paper money to buy things, not to buy gold. We should first understand this." Li Mu, who had calmed down, told his ministers the results of his analysis.

"Yes. That's it," said the economic minister who responded.

"What is Zhao State's financial funds for? Those nobles, since they are willing to change, let's change it. We have to do our own affairs." Li Mu said to everyone.

"The government's financial funds cannot be used for gold exchange, but should be used for economic construction," Li Mu said.

“At present, Zhao has a lot of coal resources. There are many places where coal is used in winter. Coal sales should rise a lot. However, Zhao’s coal is only sold to Qin, South Korea, and the market in Yan is very small. There are many places where coal is used. Because there are many places where steam engines are used, Qin also uses coal to generate electricity. The next step, Zhao Guo is to find a way to transport this coal to more places. It cannot be limited to Qin. In a market in China, it should be connected in all directions and sent to a place with Germany. For example, Chu State in the south." Li Mu said.

"This. Prime Minister, as far as the current funds are concerned. Zhao's funds are difficult to build a railway from Handan to Chu." The Minister of Finance raised objections.

"According to Qin State, sell the surrounding land together." Li Mu said.

"But, in this case, Zhao's railway may have to detour very far." The Minister of Economy said at this time.

"Why make a detour?" Li Mu asked.

"Because some lands are the fiefs of the nobles, those fiefs are impossible to let out, and it is impossible for us to sell them." The Minister of Economy said.

"En." Li Mu had nothing to say.

"However, one advantage at the moment is that, under the pressure of gold, the price of land is relatively cheap. It is very cheap. If we can acquire it, we can resell it." The Minister of Economy made such a proposal at this time.

"One hundred acres of good fertile land cannot be sold for a gold, but we have such a lot of land in our hands. If we can buy all of these things, then it will be too easy for Zhao Guo to build the railway. Although the railway still needs to bypass some places, the acquired land is enough for us. Prime Minister, this may be an opportunity." The Minister of Economy said.

"Wait. What did you say?" At this moment, Li Mu seemed to realize something.

"The current land price is very low. If we can take the opportunity to purchase it, it may bring great benefits." The Minister of Economy said.

"Yes. Yeah." Li Mu thought about the matter and said.

What gold brings? Li Mu didn’t know why the nobles would exchange their own land for gold. Perhaps they liked it, or for other reasons. However, the current land price is indeed very suitable. You should know that there are many nobles. The fiefs are difficult to use because they are their fiefs, and these fiefs have become obstacles to the economy of the Zhao country. But now, due to the use of paper money and the problems of the nobles themselves, the value of the land has dropped a lot. Then, the land problem in the hands of the nobles will be solved. This is not a big problem that I was worried about before, but now it has been solved like this.

"En. Take a part of our financial funds and buy a part." Li Mu thought for a while and said.

"However, this matter should be concealed. It is best to let our bank do it. That's it." Li Mu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"This." The Minister of Economy looked at Li Mu.

"Just do it, don't ask why." Li Mu said.

And in Xianyang, Qin State, in the office of the chairman of Wenyang Bank. Yingyu also encountered a problem.

"Chairman, Director Xiao sent a telegram." Lu Fei said.

"Oh." Yingyu took the telegram and looked.

"This is indeed a problem." Yingyu looked at the telegram and said.

"Most of these nobles are mortgages. Mortgage, that is, one day in the future, if they repay, they can get their things back." Yingyu looked at it and said.

Xiao He mentioned in the telegram. Because of the bank’s mortgage loan business, a large amount of money is raised, but the bank accepts a large amount of fixed assets. In this way, the risk of the nobility is reduced a lot, because a large amount of money is flooded into the market, and the bank is in the hands of However, even though the gold was sold and part of it was recovered, a large amount of funds were flooded out. At this time, the banknotes jointly issued by Qin State and Zhao State have not yet withdrawn. In the market, only Qin State banknotes are supporting the current situation.

"What's the attitude of other banks?" At this moment, Yingyu stood up and asked Lu Zhi.

"En. Other banks are also expanding their business, but their business expansion is very limited, not as big as ours." Lu Zhi reported.

"En. If this continues, we will have to mobilize more funds to the Zhao State market." Lu Fei said at this time. Lu Zhi knows very well that Zhao Guo’s bank managers have sent reports several times asking for more paper money and gold. A lot of paper money is given, but the price of gold is not much.

"Their collateral, a lot of mortgaged things, land, farmland, minerals, real estate, etc., they can mortgage all the things they can mortgage." At this time, Lu Zhi said.

"Our financial situation is a bit bad now." Yingyu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"Send a report to our major banks and cooperative banks. We provide them with a portion of the gold. About, the gold in our hands, release. I think. Just release the continuous success. It should be released gradually, as slowly as possible. Let go. Keep the mortgage price down." Yingyu said after thinking about it.

"Do you put gold at this time?" Lu Fei asked confirmingly.

"Release. Release part of the gold and return the funds in our hands, that's it." Yingyu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"En. If possible, we can continue to release the gold in our hands, that's it." Yingyu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"But we need to be sure." Yingyu continued.

Inside the Xianyang Palace.

"Zhao Guo is really a mess." King Qin said while looking at the newspaper. For Zhao Guo's gold soaring thing. A large amount of gold began to pour into Zhao State secretly, and as a result, Zhao State's illegal mortgage happened. Such reports are increasing. After seeing such reports. King Qin could only shook his head. For such things. He felt that the order of Zhao State was abnormally chaotic, but Qin State did not have such chaotic order. King Qin was very strange, but when he thought that Shangwen was facing these problems, he naturally had no worries. However, King Qin wanted to understand what was going on in this. But at present, only a few people are aware of these situations.

Xinzheng, South Korea.

"This gold has risen too violently, right?" Han Shu said after reading the content of the telegram reporting the rapid rise of Zhao Guo's gold.

"My lord, the price of Qin's gold has also risen a lot. The price of gold we are buying now costs a bit high." Zhang Liang said worriedly.

"Well, it is indeed the case." Han Shu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"Why don't that happen? Stop temporarily." Han Shu said.

"If we continue to collect it, we also lack a lot of funds. After all, we still have a lot of things to buy. If we take up all of them and buy a lot of gold, our situation will not be good." Han Shu thought about it for a while.

"This gold is good. But it's not easy to spend money like this." Han Shu said.

"In addition, we have to look for a large amount of gold overseas. The future gold replenishment must be carried out in this direction and cannot rely on purchase." Han Shu continued.

"Yes, Lord." Zhang Liang continued.

"In addition, the personnel who negotiated with the State of Qi are back." Zhang Liang continued.

"They must carefully consider our requirements. However, considering the help provided by South Korea before, they promised to give us some ports and give us preferential tariffs." Zhang Liang said.

"Is this to please us?" Han Shu asked Zhang Liang.

"Right." Zhang Liang said.

"That's fine. Before, didn't they plan to assign Langya this place to us?" Han Shu asked at this time.

"Yes. King." Zhang Liang said. During this negotiation, this issue was confirmed, and Langya was considered to be given to South Korea. However, the actual control of Langya is in the hands of Chu State. In this way, South Korea has such actual ownership, but it must be seized from Chu State.

"Negotiate with Chu State. If they don't give it, we will seize it by force. It is best to obtain it through diplomatic means. I don't want to use more force to solve the problem." Han Shu said.

As for why Qi State gave South Korea such generous terms. Tian Heng has his own purpose, because by doing so, he can gain South Korea's advantages in navigation, whether it is personnel or trade. Given certain concessions, Qi will also get such an advantage. This is a win-win situation for Qi, and Qi is willing to accept such a situation.

"Although Langya gave it to the Koreans, the Koreans also need to pay a certain price to get it. At the same time, we can cooperate with the Koreans and can also make great progress in navigation. This is very beneficial to the country." Tian Heng analyzed this matter to his counselor. In this matter, Qi State’s attitude is more about developing its own navigation, because maritime trade can bring rich benefits. Such rich benefits are far better than competing for hegemony with those other countries. It takes a considerable amount of time to develop agriculture. It’s a period of time, and the benefits from the development of navigation are considerable.

The coastal area of ​​Qi State.

"How is it?" an official of Qi State asked anxiously the result.

"No way. My lord." An old carpenter shook his head and said.

"No? This, isn't this wood? It's wood, and such a big ship can be built. Why not?" the Qi State official asked anxiously.

"The adults don't know, this big ship, the wood to be used must be air-dried, and the mud in the river must be used before it is air-dried..." the old craftsman explained. The wood used by big ships is different from general furniture wood. However, Qi is a country that has just started maritime trade. It can be said that Qi is in its infancy. Qi is in its infancy and requires a large number of ships to go to sea for trade. However, these ships require a large amount of wood, and these woods need to be stored. Qi cannot produce so much wood in a year. In addition to the previous wars, Qi China simply does not have so much wood for Qi to build ships.

"So, where did the wood for the Korean ships come from?" At this time, the official asked.

"This." The old carpenter said, shaking his head.

"Think of a way. You immediately solve this matter. If you can't solve it, just wait to lose your head." After that, the official left.

Carpenters look at me, I look at you, they don’t know how to do it.

South Korea’s merchant ships were built by Qin State. Because wood is cheap, South Korea can only build a large number of wooden ships. Therefore, within a period of time, Qin’s shipyard began mass production of wooden ships, but wooden ships require a large amount of wood to solve this problem. The technicians of Qin State specialize in tackling key problems, and they have solved the problem of wood. And specifically apply for technology patents for protection. Therefore, Qin State mass produces such wooden boats. But Qi is different. There is no such technical reserve, and the timber reserve situation is not optimistic, so Qi's shipbuilding is not very smooth.

Qin State Xianyang.

"In the Western Regions, the number of railways built in the North is very large. The main roads have reached the limit. There are more than 30 railway projects in the branch lines. This number has exploded a lot." Meng Yi said to Shangwen.

"So many railway constructions, we need a lot of steel." Shang Wen thought for a while and said.

"Yes, at present, many steel plants are stepping up production and producing non-stop, but they are still unable to meet the demand. Not only these, but also more, the demand for iron ore is huge. Meet our needs." Meng Yi said.

"I know this. Qin still needs to increase efforts in this regard." Shang Wen said.

"Yes, but iron ore demand is not a sudden thing." Meng Yi said at this time.

"En. We can send some technical personnel. Or train related personnel. For general prospecting, not only Qin, but all countries should have such a plan." Shang Wen thought for a while and said. Qin has great advantages in prospecting, but the situation in different countries is different. Prospecting is entirely based on people's discoveries. Rather than a deliberate discovery.

"Talent training is also a problem. Qin should need more talents." Shang Wen said.

"Cultivating talents is not a matter of one day." Meng Yi said.

"En. If the elder brother's government can develop such cooperation, or grant relevant patent recognition, I think this method can be solved." Shang Wen said.

"Just follow Qin's method and send a letter to the governments of various countries. Let them prepare for this." Shang Wen thought for a while and said.

"What way?" Meng Yi asked.

"Let the government invest and use financial funds to attract a group of talents and send them to Qin for training. Qin earns a certain amount of money, but these people need to sign certain contracts with them. Some patents for their research and inventions must be granted. Certain patent transfer authority. Government funds are taken from these patent fees." Shang Wen said.

"In addition, their legislation must be reliable, in order to make sure that such a law has a legal effect." Shang Wen said there was a pause here.

"Can this work?" Meng Yi asked.

"Whether it works or not, it must be done. The laws of all countries must have a unified law, so that all countries have a common clause. This is good for everyone. This is to make legal clauses for future unification, otherwise this If you go down, it won't be messy." Shang Wen thought for a while and wanted to say.

"En. Such a proposal is very good. However, there are some problems that need to be paid attention to." Meng Yi said.

"What?" Shang Wen asked.

"The confidentiality of technology, if we teach it, may be detrimental to our technology. And what they involve is also detrimental to us." Meng Yi said worriedly.

"Well, if there is no competition, Qin's commercial technology will not have such a big development." Shang Wen said.

"Don't worry about things like this. Qin needs a lot of talents. As long as the system is perfect, we can solve these problems." Shang Wen said.

"Can these problems come up with Qin's brain alone?" Shang Wen said.

"Obviously it is impossible, we should be more open." Shang Wen said.

"Furthermore, education is a big issue. How much do you invest? Not necessarily how much income, but if you don't invest, there will never be income." Shangwen said at this time.

"In such a situation, it's up to them." Shang Wen said.

"En." Meng Yi nodded.

Then Meng Yi drafted a report. Because of Qin's technological advantages, Meng Yi submitted the report to King Qin at Shangwen's request.

"In this case, is there a big threat to Qin's technical superiority?" King Qin asked himself puzzled after reading the telegram.

"En. This question." King Qin thought for a while.

However, he quickly understood Shang Wen's intentions, and Shang Wen was very clear that it would be impossible for a Qin country alone to give full play to the current think tank requirements. Before that, Shangwen had always emphasized that Qin should treat the issue of unification with an open attitude. From this perspective, in fact, these are all preparations for the reunification of the Qin State.

Zhao State of Handan.

"Qin Guo's idea is very good. In this way, we will solve the problem of our current shortage of talents." Seeing the telegram sent by Qin Guo. Li Mu is very happy. Zhao Guo has always wanted to solve technical problems, but technical problems cannot be solved all at once. Li Mu also wants to follow suit. However, Zhao Guo’s actual situation is difficult to change, and Qin Guo sent such a request at this time. It is beneficial to Zhao Guo.

"Why is the prime minister happy?" Li Zuoche asked as he looked at Li Mu's happy face.

"Look at this, the technical problem has been solved. Although the government has asked for some money to be spent, I think the money is worth it. Qin has helped us establish basic education and now asks for a request for studying abroad. Such a request, It should be." Li Mu said.

"The other thing is the Technology Patent Cooperation Treaty. In my opinion, this is a key to the development of Qin's technology. It is also a right to protect the patent rights of those who have technology. This is a kind of wealth. Maybe it is like this. The state of Qin has the current state of Qin’s current situation.” Li Mu said.

"En. It is indeed very beneficial to Zhao Guo." Li Zuoche said after seeing it.

"However, Prime Minister, I think this is not enough. We should set up some more institutions." At this time, Li Zuoche said.

"Set up some more institutions? What institutions?" Li Mu asked.

"I heard that Qin’s research is all set up by its own private institutions and invented by itself. We, Zhao, can’t do this, but we can set up such a technological invention institution in accordance with Zhao’s requirements. In this case, I, Zhao Guo, can concentrate limited technical talents to solve the current technical problems." Li Zuoche proposed.

"En. Yes, this idea is very good, very creative." Li Mu excitedly stood up and said.

"I think I set up in the State of Zhao, the Ministry of Technology. The Institute of Technology." Li Mu thought about it and said.

"Specially to solve all technical problems." Li Mu said.