Commercial tax is very important to Yan State. Because commercial tax is currently the main force of Yan's finances, Yan's country attaches great importance to commercial tax, and it has become a taste for agriculture. Because agriculture requires a large amount of cattle, seeds, and distribution of land, under such circumstances, Yan State does not have the money to buy cattle. Therefore, the strategy of neglecting agriculture was completely adopted.

Prince Dan accepted Shangwen's suggestion. He needs to carefully weigh the matter of joining the Qin State banknotes, and the final decision still needs King Yan.

Xinzheng, South Korea.

"Because the southern sea area is vast and boundless, we temporarily call it Nanyang." A South Korean official gestured on a map.

"Nanyang is vast, with many islands, and we don't know how many products there are on the islands, but these things are our rare things." South Korean officials said at this time.

"Are these things obtained from the Nanyang Islands?" Han Shu asked at this time.

"Yes, my lord, these things are all obtained from these Southeast Asian islands." The South Korean official said. This South Korean official is the director of oceans who just returned from Queen’s Island in South Korea. He is responsible for the management of Korean merchant ships in a certain area in South Korea, as well as the affairs of the voyages. The directors of oceans do not have much real power, they just record. Some local customs, what you have seen and heard. After these things are recorded and reported, some decisions can be made.

"Pearls, ivory, sulfur mines, and some precious trees all came from these areas." The director said.

"Then explain some of the circumstances in detail." Han Shu waved his arm to motion to the other party.

"Yes, the king." The council official said.

"As far as the Nanyang Pig Island has been discovered is very large, these are the largest islands that have been discovered so far." As he said, the council officer stayed on the two main islands on the vast ocean surface of the southern part of Queen's Island.

"These are some of the islands we have discovered. These two islands are the two largest islands. After crossing these two islands, there are a series of archipelagos. The size of the islands and how many are still clear." The director said at this time. To.

"The other thing is that after crossing these islands, a strange phenomenon will appear. The sun is to the north of us, not to the south. We don't know what happened, and we can't explain the principle and reason." At this time, the director. The official said.

"En. There is such a thing. It seems that there is a chance. The widow should also look at the sun in the north." Han Shu said after hearing it.

"So, what else is in the position further south?" At this time, Han Shu continued to ask.

"At the location further south, it is not clear enough at present. We have only discovered some islands. We still don't know enough about other things. However, the further south, the wetter and rainy weather in the south will be greater, and, People get sick very easily there. Many of our crew are scattered on these islands." Han Shu said.

"Scattered on these islands?" Han Shu asked when he heard this.

"Yes, my lord, this is also a helpless move. The southern areas are rainy, where the humidity is very humid and the plants are too lush. As soon as our boats landed, some people got sick from mosquito bites, which is a kind of cold and heat. It is contagious, and we have to do this in order to prevent more people from spreading it.” The director explained.

"It's kind of inhumane to do this. Forget it. Now that it's done." Han Shu thought that it might be helpless for the other party to do this. If they didn't have these merchant ships, they wouldn't know these places. If they continue to carry these As far as people are concerned, the situation may be even worse. Thinking of this, Han Shu understood why he did it.

"Xie Wang," the council official said in a salute.

"Okay." Han Shu also waved at this time and said.

"The widow also understands that you have your own difficulties, and you have to do it like this." Han Shu said.

"However, these people must find a way as soon as possible to gather them all together, or gather them together, spreading these people on so many islands, it is not a way, after all, they are all my Korean citizens." Han Shu said distressedly.

"Master King." At this moment, Zhang Liang on the side whispered.

"The minister believes that since it has been scattered on these islands, we should step up immigration. Among the immigrants, if you can still think about it, this is the most fortunate thing. Then you can use the island as a base and continue to search and discover. This can also solve a lot of problems. Question." Zhang Liang said.

Hearing what Zhang Liang said, Han Shu suddenly understood Zhang Liang's thoughts. Zhang Liang's meaning is to allow South Korea to emigrate quickly to develop Southeast Asia.

Han Shu just nodded.

"You have stepped up the development and discovery of this Nanyang matter. This Nanyang is extremely important to South Korea and must be discovered." Han Shu said to the board of directors.

"Yes. Lord." The council officer nodded. Then Han Shu ordered him to go down first. Continue to sort out the news related to Nanyang. This may have a great effect on South Korea.

"How about the development of Nanyang?" Han Shu asked Zhang Liang after the council officer withdrew.

"My lord, the minister also has this intention." Zhang Liang said at this time.

"It's just that the development of Nanyang is not a simple matter." Han Shu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"This requires a lot of funds." Zhang Liang said.

"My lord, not only these, but also the maritime trade. We need to maintain a considerable number of merchant ships and warships, otherwise these developed islands and colonies will become an enclave. Once the other party has a huge fleet against our islands If we launch an offense, our situation will become very bad." Zhang Liang said. Zhang Liang was first aware of it. If you want to develop Nanyang, you must have a huge merchant fleet. Not only these, but also warships to protect them. As a result, South Korea will spend a lot of money.

"Korea currently does not have these things. It will take a long time for us to gather these things." Han Shu said.

"At present, what South Korea needs is not only the protection of merchant ships, but also the protection of warships. The minister heard that Chu also has warships, and there are also a large number of pirates. These will affect the influence of South Korea on Nanyang." Zhang Liang analyzed. To.

"In addition, the issue of control over railway passages will also affect the influence of my country's commerce and trade." Zhang Liang went on to say.

"In particular, domestic commercial materials need to be transported quickly." Zhang Liang analyzed.

"En. In this case, South Korea needs to develop a lot of things, and these things, without sufficient funds, it is difficult to develop." Han Shu thought for a while. The final issue is not the direction of South Korea's development, but the issue of large amounts of funds. South Korea lacks sufficient funds to develop the marine industry. The direction of South Korea's development has been determined to be the marine sector. Although Zhang Liang opposed it at the beginning, for the present, the development of the marine industry is correct.

"This accumulation also takes a certain amount of time. Especially for this trade, we have not yet found a place with a large population. In these places, if the industrial products in our hands are consumed, this is really a problem." Han Shu continued.

"Yes, Majesty, it takes a lot of time to develop trade, and there are also big problems in the direction of our development in Nanyang. Especially since there is no population, it is difficult to sell our industrial products. This We need to discover more islands, especially places with populations." Zhang Liang continued.

"En. It seems that this Nanyang should not only develop south, but also develop in the surrounding direction, especially looking at the surrounding indigenous people. If we can draw these indigenous people into our consumer goods market, it will be very easy. "Han Shu said at this time.

"Look, here." Han Shu then pointed to the western position on the map.

“There are many islands in the south, and the ocean to the east. We don’t know if there are islands on the ocean, but the crux of the problem is that we still don’t know what is on the west. All we have to do is to sell these traded goods. Selling to these places, in the West, we haven't found a place yet. The next step is in this direction." Han Shu continued.

"West." Zhang Liang said while looking at the map. He didn't understand why Han Shu noticed the west side suddenly. Could it be that there is something important in the west side that Han Shu could not tell the prophet, or Han Shu knew what to develop to the west side.

And Han Shu herself doesn't know why she wants to develop the west instead of the south, or she has her own reason. Maybe it was Shangwen's influence. She didn't know why Shangwen wanted to develop the Western Regions and why he built more railways to the Western Regions. Is it because the Western Regions are densely populated or there is a huge market waiting for them. She doesn't know this, but it is certainly good to develop westward, because she knows that Qin is also developing westward. Since Qin is developing westward, there is nothing wrong with South Korea developing westward. Thus, such a decision was made.

Inside a military camp in Qi State.

"Is this news true?" a major general Qi Guo asked.

"It's true. These are all news from Handan, Zhao State, and the price of gold is soaring." At this time, the ensign officer who came to report reported.

"Really?" The major general still looked at each other with suspicion.

"General, it's true, really. When I came, the comparison of gold and Qin State banknotes had reached a price of one hundred to one. At this price, letting out gold would definitely make money." The ensign officer was excited. Speaking of.

"This Qin State banknote is good or not, if it is really compared like this, wouldn't it mean that Qin State banknotes are worthless." The major general thought for a while and said.

"This one hundred to one, one gold of Qin's banknotes is equivalent to one gold. It's fine now. The price has been entered all at once. This..." The major general hesitated. He was afraid that the gold in his hand would really turn into paper money. When the time comes, the paper money will further depreciate and the loss will be great. Moreover, the gold he got was also loaned to him from above. If it doesn't get paid by then, the situation is not good. Thinking of this, the major general did not dare to do so.

"General, really, when I came, the nobles of the Zhao country were selling houses and land and turning their assets into banknotes. Then they took the banknotes to buy gold, and some went directly to buy gold, but the price of gold went all the way. Soaring. Many Zhao people are buying." The ensign said at this time.

"You speak more in detail." At this time, the major general asked in detail.

"Yes. General." The ensign began to say everything he knew at this time. From the people lining up at the gate of Zhao State Bank to the large number of people on the black market all selling real estate, real estate buyers buying gold, and the soaring price of gold, all of a sudden, Zhao Guo was chaotic.

In addition, the second lieutenant also talked about the relationship between gold and banknotes he knew. The key to the issuance of this paper currency is how much gold the government of Qin has in the hands of. If Qin has enough gold reserves, at this time, the paper currency may appreciate again. In other words, this is a chaos, this chaos. It is an opportunity to make a fortune.

Hearing this, the major general began to carefully calculate the stakes.

If Qin Guoren’s paper currency has a lot of gold reserves, Zhao Guoren must lose money in the end, because at this time Zhao Guoren sells real estate, real estate, and other people at low prices. This may be Qin Guoren’s price, because it is very It's easy. Qin will try to increase the price of gold and drive down the price of land and real estate. That's easy. As for the nobles, their money has shrunk after making low prices. At this time, I took the shrunk money to buy gold. On the surface, the price of gold has soared. The soaring high, Qin State banknotes fell into a slump, as if Qin State banknotes would soon become worthless. But, think about it, if Qin suddenly sold the gold in his hands at this time, that's the case. Thinking of this, the major general suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

The second lieutenant continued talking, and the major general had already thought of this. If this continues, the key to the problem lies in the gold reserves, how much gold reserves Qin people have in their hands. If they are released all at once, the price of gold will be high. Can be sold at a high price. Plus if the gold is released all at once. Thinking of this, the major general felt that the key to this should be the Qin government.

"En. Tell me, what is happening in Qin State?" At this time. The major general thought for a while, and felt that the decision should be made only after seeing the Qin government's movements.

"This." The ensign paused.

"In this regard. Not much attention has been paid. I don't know how much can be provided?" the ensign said carefully.

"Then tell everything you know." The major general asked at this time.

"Right." The major general seemed to have thought of something.

"What's Qin's domestic attitude toward paper money? Is it the same as Zhao's Handan, looting gold, and the price of gold has soared a lot." At this time. The major general asked.

"This." The ensign began to recall.

"It seems that there is no such thing in Qin State Xianyang." The ensign thought for a while and wanted to report.

"Are you sure?" the major general stepped forward and asked seriously.

"This. Let me think about it." The ensign slanted his eyes and began to think about the problem.

"About Qin State." The second lieutenant said at this time.

"It seems that Qin State seems to have moved quite a bit lately." The ensign remembered one thing.

"Qin State has started construction on many railway projects. I heard that it is hiring people everywhere. Zhao Guo has already heard of such news. It was just that some people began to hesitate when they heard that it was Qin's banknotes. Qin State gave less money. When the time comes, it is worthless, and they will lose a lot of money at once." At this time the ensign said.

"But there are some people who go, because Zhao Guo really can't survive. Some of them think that Qin is so big and the country is so strong, even if it is gold, I heard that there is a lot of gold in the Western Regions, Qin. The country only needs to repair more railways, and then the gold will come in carts. In this case, the price of gold can be lowered. Many people think this way, but I don't know why, anyway, gold keeps rising." At this time the second lieutenant said.

"Okay, okay." The major general didn't notice any strangeness after listening for a long time at this time, but he felt that Qin State was indeed powerful. There is indeed a great ability to maintain banknotes, but the position banknotes have risen so much? He himself didn't know why.

The second lieutenant saw that the general was annoyed, so he retreated after the major general waved his arm. He didn't even think about the use of the information he provided.

The major general was thinking about this matter back and forth. At present, Qi is in special need of money, especially after some generals have the right to go to sea for trade, the generals are very active, but the problem soon came out. The money borrowed is relatively small and not enough. If you can't build many ships, you won't have any money. At this time, there is no other money to buy things. In order to make money, some generals have to think of ways to start their subordinates and start a business together. He doesn't know what kind of business, but he knows that it must be a non-profit business. , Because they are all military commanders, their thinking is extremely simple.

"General, general." At this moment, his chief of staff rushed in.

"General." The chief of staff called at this time. The major general is still thinking about something.

"Does the general think about anything?" the chief of staff asked in a low voice at this time.

The major general still did not notice.

"General." At this time, the chief of staff called out loudly again.

Because of the loud voice, the major general woke up instantly, but he still shouldn't be scared.

"Scare me." The major general rebuked.

"The sir has made atonement." The chief of staff apologized.

"No need." The major general said, waving his arms at this time.

"Let's talk, what's the matter?" The major general asked at this time.

"Hey, what else is there, lack of money." The chief of staff said at this time.

"Oh. That's it again." The major general said with some distress.

"It's just that the general didn't know what he was thinking so much?" the chief of staff asked at this time.

"Hey." The major general sighed at this time.

"What do you want? Thinking about money." At this time, the major general said anxiously. The money borrowed from the finances was not enough, but they needed money urgently. At this time, they felt that the money at this time seemed to be spent, and they went out all at once. There was no way to borrow again. However, it was difficult for Sima in charge of the money to borrow money. They asked the lord Tian Heng. Tian Heng was also very annoyed. They waved their hands and borrowed again. In this way, if they borrow money again, some The general was unwilling. They didn't want to see Tian Heng's irritation and the uncomfortable look of Sima in the army. So mention borrowing money. The general was also very annoyed.

"This money thing.\" At this time, the major general suddenly thought of what he had just thought. If the gold is really transported to Zhao Country, Zhao Country will suddenly become a lot of banknotes, and then take these banknotes and go to Qin Country to buy it. Put a lot of things on, so that many things can be solved. Qin also has artisans. It is okay to invite a few to come. Not only that, but this is a lot of money. Or if you start a business with Qin people, if you want to go out to trade anyway, there is only a way to buy goods. There are many benefits of changing to Qin State banknotes, but the risks are also great after changing to banknotes. Thinking of this, the major general hesitated after all.

The chief of staff on the side was very strange, and his chief said half of his words, but he didn't say anything. And it seems why things are hesitant.

"If you have anything to do with the chief, it's better to say it. Everyone is optimistic and think about the countermeasures, right?" The major general suggested at this time.

"En." The major general nodded.

"Oh." The major general was relieved at this time.

"I think, let me tell you about this matter." After thinking about it, the major general told his chief of staff of what happened in Handan.

"What I think is, don’t we have gold in our hands? Now that Zhao’s gold price is very high, we will change to Qin’s banknotes, and then we can go to Qin’s Xianyang to buy a lot of things with these Qin’s banknotes. This food can also make a lot. It's not just that." The major general thought for a while and said.

"Gold can exchange a lot of Qin State banknotes, Qin State banknotes can buy a lot of things, and Qin State banknotes can also hire a lot of Qin State engineers. This is a good thing for us," said the major general.

"It's true." The chief of staff said after listening.

"Only, General, there are some risks in this, we have to consider. If Qin's paper currency is really worthless. At that time, you and I will hold a lot of Qin's waste paper, When the time comes, we can't cry all of a sudden." The chief of staff may be because of his position considerations. The first thing he thought of was not how much he earned. It is the danger that may be faced in the first place. There is no way, the chief of staff first thinks about the bad side, and the chief military officer ignores these because they are more decisive.

"Yes. I think so too, but, just now, you saw it too. How terrible what we lack, what we lack." The major general said, shaking his head.

"Yes," the chief of staff said, lowering his head. Qi Guo faces too many dilemmas. The lack of materials, especially food, cannot be replenished all at once.

"It doesn't matter. Just do it. I will bear all the consequences." The major general thought for a while and decided immediately.