Northern Xinjiang in the area controlled by the State of Qin. Li Xin's staff.

"What's your name?" Li Xin asked at the desk.

"My name is Yang San." A Qin countryman called.

"What's his name?" Li Xin said to the Huns next to Yang San.

"His name is Yang Wu. The Huns." Yang San replied.

"Yang Wu?" Li Xin asked.

"Yes. Huns, he is our herder. He is our slave." Yang San said.

"Our Simon State Assembly issued an order saying. As long as these Huns can fight and achieve very good results. They can be liberated and become free people." Yang San said.

"So, you want to come here to fight and get a lot of spoils?" At this time, Li Xin asked.

"Yes. Sir." Yang San replied.

"How much do you know about the situation here?" Li Xin asked at this time.

"Well, we don't know much about this. We only know a few. The people of the Western Regions, they fight with us, it is difficult to have an advantage. We have the Huns. They fight fast. We know very little about the enemy. I don't know. What kind of weapons do they have, and what kind of equipment. Where are they? None of us knows." Yang San said.

"I, we can detect their existence." Yang Wu said at this time.

"Can you detect each other's existence?" Li Xin asked at this time.

"Yes. We are cavalry, everything on the grassland. As long as there are horses, we can know them. On the grassland." Yang Wu said.

"En. Okay." Li Xin looked at Yang Wu and said.

"You can report your reconnaissance situation to us, and we can give you some military assistance. It is to help you respond to you in times of difficulty. This is considered a fair deal." Li Xin said.

"We don't want your spoils, we want your intelligence. That's it." Li Xin said.

Yang San looked at Yang Wu, then nodded. Agree. Li Xin is very relaxed. Qin Jun’s biggest problem at present is not logistics or morale, but ignorance, ignorance of the surrounding environment, leaving Li Xin at a loss. This situation is extremely passive to Qin Jun. Not knowing the situation, this made the Qin army extremely passive. The Qin army also wanted to send its own scouts to investigate the situation. However, the special geographical situation of the Western Regions made Qin's scouts feel helpless, because they had to stay far away from their base. Only the locality can know the situation of the other side. For them, the Western Regions are too vast. It's so vast that they can't understand the situation in time. Under such circumstances, they had to find another way. This approach is to use the reconnaissance power of commercial organizations to meet their own intelligence needs. It would be difficult for Qin Jun to do it himself.

"Sir, we should prepare now and get ready to go. We need to look for those people from the Western Regions." Yang Wu couldn't wait to say at this time.

"En. Don't worry, those from the Western Regions can't run away." Yang San said. The **** Yang Wu was anxious to be warlike, and Yang Wu felt very relaxed when he came here.

"Okay, now we are going to get ready to go." Yang San patted Yang Wu on the shoulder, and then pulled the other party away. Regarding Qin Jun's request, Yang San believed that each needed what they wanted, and Yang San also hoped that Qin Jun could help them, so that they would have a reliable guarantee. After all, they are too few in number. If they encounter a large group of enemies, they can only escape.

Zhao State of Handan.

"The price of gold has dropped slightly. And all the major banks have it. Go ahead." A Zhao Guo businessman said to a relative of his. Then he hurried to Qin State Bank. His relatives heard the news and thought it was feasible, so they ran home immediately and ran away with Qin's money in their hands.

Zhao’s gold price has dropped, but, however, the demand is great. Although Qin has provided some gold, the purchase restrictions are still in place. As a result, the gold that has just been listed is suddenly looted by Zhao people. Empty. For them, the value of gold is far greater than that of paper money. They don't know why, anyway, if they have gold in their hands, it's fine.

And on the black market of Zhao State. A large number of real estate, previous things, and real estate are sold, and then replaced with paper money. With paper money, you can go to the bank opened by Qin Guo to exchange for gold. Not only these, you can directly exchange it on the black market if you need it. Gold, but, in that case, the cost is extremely high. Simply, people still sell things, because in this way they can get more money, mortgages, and relatively less money. Because of the gold, a large number of people from Zhao people began to buy gold. Although the price of gold fell a bit, it soon reached a new high. The high price raised up suddenly caused the people of Zhao to rob gold again.

In the mansion of Prime Minister Zhao Guo.

"Currently, regarding the construction of railways. We still need to pay attention to some things." Li Mu said.

"We should continue to issue bonds and invest part of the funds in the form of bonds, so as to increase the money supply in the market. This is of great benefit to Zhao's infrastructure." Li Mu said.

"The main problem at present is that the supply of money in the market is insufficient. We should increase this supply so that Zhao’s economy can develop, especially in terms of economic infrastructure. It can quickly provide sufficient money, and the government will also Can drive economic development." Li Mu said.

"Also, Prime Minister." At this time, the Minister of Economy said.

"Our department also got some information." The Minister of Economy said.

"Qin's steel factory wants to invest in some factories in our Zhao country. Mainly iron smelting plants and coking plants." The Minister of Economy reflected this situation.

"En. Yes. As long as there is a profit." The prime minister said.

"So, would it be easy for them to do this for Steel?" Li Mu asked.

"It's not clear for the time being, but Qin should have a demand in this regard. According to the projects that Qin has started, it seems that Qin is in urgent need of a large amount of steel. Qin has started construction of a lot of railways all at once." The Minister of Economy said .

"En. Cooperate as soon as possible. For cooperative enterprises, trading companies, and other companies, we should give them certain tax reductions and exemptions. In order to encourage them to continue to do so. In addition, Zhao Guo should also establish a corresponding railway construction company. Learn railway technology." Li Mu said.

"Yes. In this regard, our finances also need to spend a certain amount of financial expenses to subsidize some students to complete their studies. Only in this way can we complete the current situation." The Minister of Economy said.

"I hope to provide some government interest-free loans, perhaps like banks provide to students, in addition, we can provide some tuition subsidies, which can help them complete their studies, and they can become our technical staff immediately after graduation." The Minister of Education said.

"En. In this case, our research can also progress quickly." The Minister of Education said.

"It's just that the Ministry of Finance has not allocated funds to us yet." The Minister of Education said at this time.

"Prime Minister, I think you should understand that the funds of the Ministry of Finance are currently very limited." The Minister of Finance said at this time.

"I know, you don't want to use this money." Li Mu said to the Minister of Finance.

"However, if we don't take out the money now, we won't be able to take it out in the future." Li Mu said.

"Qin's investment in education is sometimes higher than military expenditure. We are doing this now, and it is considered very small." Li Mu said.

"Take it out. You must have at least 200,000 gold in it." Li Mu ordered.

"This." The Minister of Finance looked at Li Mu embarrassedly.

"The Prime Minister, if you take away this part of the money, the king will not be able to explain it at all," the Minister of Finance said.

"The royal family's expenses are all drawn from the finances. If the royal family has no money to take, the situation will be very bad for us." The Minister of Finance persuaded.

"Don't care about it. Just do it." Li Mu said. Regarding the royal family's expenditure, it has been suppressing this important reason that Zhao's finances cannot spend a lot of money, and Zhao can use it without restrictions. This suppressed Zhao's financial ability.

"Education expenses cannot be in arrears. The reason for this is the support of Zhao Guo's future development. That's it." Li Mu said.

"En." The Minister of Finance nodded. The Minister of Education was happy.

However, there was a problem that caught Li Mu's attention, and that was the royal family's expenses. If this continues, Zhao’s financial problems will continue. Li Mu must separate the royal family’s expenditures from Zhao’s fiscal expenditures. Only in this way can Zhao’s financial situation improve a lot. If this continues, the royal family’s expenditures will continue. Cannibalize Zhao's financial funds.

On the ocean surface of the North Pacific. The Korean battleship Kuanbow is sailing westward.

"There was nothing in the market this time, it was terrible. I just found some unknown islands." The second officer said with dissatisfaction.

"It's not bad to be able to come back alive." The captain comforted.

"As long as we live, we will find a lot of things. It's just that there is nothing on the ocean here." The captain said.

"Sir, I think that if we continue to move forward, we may find many islands. Up to now, there are not many islands found in this sea area. If we continue to sail, we will definitely find something." The second officer said To.

"That's how it is said." said the captain.

"However, we must cross a large ocean surface before we arrive. This ocean is the biggest obstacle to us. It is not a storm or a terrible reef. It is an ocean that cannot be passed through. Challenge, if we can't find any supplies in the middle, the difficulty will be too great." The captain thought about how to cross the ocean. After hearing the captain's words, the second officer nodded. He also believed that the captain made sense. The biggest obstacle before them was the consequence of the vastness of the Pacific Ocean.

This also explains why, for more than two thousand years, Chinese merchant ships can only discover the rich South Ocean, but not the new continent on the other side of the Pacific. The reason is that if you sail eastward, you have to cross the Pacific Ocean with few islands. Without sufficient supplies, it will be difficult to cross. Perhaps, if you use more advanced ships, the current problem can be solved. However, it is clear that it is currently very difficult. It's hard to solve. No matter how fast the wooden boat is, it is also a sailing boat, and no steam engine is used as power. South Korea does not have such technical reserves. For the time being, South Korea has not been able to overcome this huge obstacle.

Queen Island, the largest overseas island currently occupied by South Korea.

"How many merchant ships have returned?" a special officer sent by South Korea asked.

"Twenty-one ships came back. Two warships, the rest are all armed merchant ships." A local official replied.

"En." The special officer nodded.

"What did they find?" the special officer asked.

"A lot of things, spices, ivory, these are all appearing in the west, in the south, there are a lot of fish, wood, and other minerals, sulfur mines, etc." The official replied looking at his records.

"That's it?" the special officer asked at this time.

"Yes, that's it." The official looked at the record again and said.

"Didn't you find something like gold and silver?" the special official asked.

"No. Such things are not registered." The official said.

"Well, I see. What are these places, even the gold has not been found." The special official complained. Special officials received orders to make them pay special attention to places with gold. So, he came here to check, and as a result, he was very disappointed after the check, because there was no gold at all. And more are some treasures. For such results, officials in particular are disappointed.

"This, sir." The official said at this time.

"Sir. If you want to discover gold, you need special prospecting methods. You have to find someone. People here don't know how." The official said, reflecting the situation.

"Oh. I see." The special officer responded. Special officials do not care about what is already needed for prospecting methods. What he cares about is the news of the discovery of gold, and ignores everything else. No interest.

A coastal area in Chu State.

"Be careful. Be careful." The young man from Chu State dangling aboard a Korean merchant ship carrying several silks. The South Korean merchant ship was going to the coastal area of ​​Qi State, and when he thought of reaching Qi State, he entered the northern region. The young man was so excited that he stepped up and boarded the Korean merchant ship.

"Who is this kid?" the captain asked while standing on the deck.

"Oh. This kid is called Huang An." A sailor on the side explained.

"It was a native of Chu who went to the north to do business, and all he transported was silk. These things are very cheap in Chu. This kid wants to make a fortune, so he wants to transport this stuff to the north to sell." The sailor explained .

"Oh. I want to make a fortune." The captain looked at Huang An and said.

"Yes, Captain," the sailor explained.

"Now, there are relatively few places where silk is needed in the north. Not to mention Qi. This kid. It's really hard to say whether you can make a fortune." The captain said.

"Has the ship's money been collected?" the captain asked at this time.

"Closed. Closed. Anyway, we pretended to be dissatisfied this time, so I let him come up." said the sailor.

"En. Put some tea away. This thing is much better than silk." said the captain.

"Yes." The sailor nodded.

"If you are ready, let's set sail." said the captain. After preparing for a period of time, the South Korean merchant ship set sail. Their purpose is the coastal area of ​​Qi. Although the wind direction during this period is unfavorable, they can advance by means of tortuous sailing.

Qin State Xianyang. Shangwen's prime minister's house.

"I heard that civilians in Chu State rioted?" Shang Wen asked at this time.

"Yes." Xiang Bo nodded and said.

"That's it. After some discussions, we came up with a solution." Shang Wen understood at this time.

"I don't know what the prime minister has come up with?" Bo Xiang asked.

"Using labor services to solve the problem of your surplus labor during the war." Shang Wen said.

"The labor issue?" At this time, Bo Xiang asked unclearly.

"Yes, your population is superfluous, so superfluous that there are many people engaged in wars and riots." Shang Wen said.

"Your Chu country has people, lack of food, and your handling methods are improper. Therefore, there are many problems and riots have occurred," Shang Wen said.

"But Qin now needs a large number of people to carry out effective construction projects. But your people are fighting. If you hand these people to us. We will effectively manage the costs, and we will cooperate with you." Shang Wen Said. Uncle Xiang listened.

"Then you can get a considerable part of the income, which is good for you." Shang Wen said.

"And we can also solve our current labor problem." Shang Wen said.

"En." Xiang Bo nodded.

"If we do this, we can also solve the riot problem in our country. Right?" At this time, Xiang Bo asked.

"Yes." Shang Wen replied.

"I want to report this question." Xiang Bo replied.

"Yes. You can," Shang Wen said.

"You Chu State does not have a telegram. If you have a telegram, you can go faster." Shang Wen said.

"En." Xiang Bo nodded. For telegrams, it is much longer than their communication time.

After Bo Xiang left. Meng Yi stepped up and asked.

"Can Chu State agree?" Meng Yi asked.

"It should be possible." Shang Wen said.

"The situation in Chu State is worse than we thought." Shang Wen said.

"Chu needs a lot of funds. If they can make money at this time and solve their current predicament, they should be able to agree soon." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"En." Meng Yi nodded.

"Can you see Prince Yan Guo?" Meng Yi said at this time.

"Prince Yan Guo?" Shang Wen asked strangely.

"Yes, I made an appointment before, but I have always wanted to see you a few days ago, but I don't seem to be so concerned these days." Meng Yi said.

"Because of Zhao Guo's accident." Shang Wen said.

"Yes." Meng Yi said.

"That's it." Meng Yi said.

"They wanted them to join in before, but now it seems that they are a little hesitant." Meng Yi analyzed.

"En. Hesitate. We must solve the problem of Zhao State as soon as possible to solve the problem of Yan State. If they come together, we really can't stand it." Shang Wen said with a smile.

Shangwen was cautious about Yan Guo's plan to join Qin's banknotes and Yan Guo's ideas.

At present, Qin can only deal with Zhao's family, and can only do other things after stabilizing Zhao's situation.

"It is necessary for us to gather Zhao's artisans together." Li Mu thought of a question when he was resting and said.

"Gather the craftsmen together so that they can think of what to do." Li Mu said.

Regarding the current reality that Zhao Guo lacks technology, Li Mu wants to solve it quickly, but in fact, it is impossible to solve technical problems so quickly. Therefore, Li Mu set up a special research institute and research department, but Zhao Guo lacks a lot of technical talents, and this shortcoming cannot be made up all at once.

"If you gather craftsmen. This can indeed solve the problem." The Minister of Education said.

"But, expenses. What I am most worried about at the moment is expenses. The prime minister's ideas are very good. But I need to spend a lot of money at once. At present, I still ask for this 200,000 gold. The Ministry of Finance is not very concerned about our Ministry of Education. Optimistic. Although we have a technical research department under the Ministry of Education, everyone knows how bad our situation is." The Minister of Education said to Li Mu.

"En." Li Mu nodded.

"How did the people of Qin solve this problem?" Li Mu asked.

"This problem. It seems that their businessmen have invested, that is, each company has its own research institute, and then they form their own R&D team, although some of their companies have a small scale of existence. However, they all have their own research and development teams. For core technologies, their costs are derived from the patents of these core technologies and cooperative projects. But we are different. What we need is financial and financial money to research. If we don’t have money, it’s difficult to act. Therefore, we The enthusiasm of technology and the development of technology are difficult." The Minister of Education said. The Minister of Education has visited the State of Qin. He is very interested in Qin’s model. It can be said that in his mind, this model is the best model. In this way, those craftsmen and engineers who study, There is both motivation and a lot of money to make, and Zhao Guo’s research institute currently lacks such motivation.

"We have to set up our own projects to study, and how much resistance and how difficult the research is, we need to solve these by ourselves. If we can have a business research institute, it would be great." The Minister of Education said.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu began to think about some questions. Technology relies on human intelligence, which is invisible. There are many factors affecting human intelligence. This may be the fundamental reason why Qin State advocates democracy. To liberate the people's intelligence, to liberate this kind of intellectual barrier, thinking of this, Li Mu felt that Zhao Guo should speed up the pace of abolishing slaves.