"As I said, these troops using copper bullets are definitely not ordinary masters." Chen Bo said to Yan San.

"Okay. Stop talking. I think we will be here one day today." Yan San said. The **** convoy of the Chu Army found serious harassment. The South Korean Marine Corps continued to harass with firepower, but the firepower of the Chu Army could not cover the opponent. Chu Jun could only be beaten passively.

"Bang." There was a clear gunfire.

"Another one fell down. If this continues, we won't be able to go out for a day." Uncle Chen said, lying in the trench on the side of the road. This is the best place to avoid cold guns. You can't see here from the shooting angle.

"I don't want to leave either, but if this goes on, we will be shot by the other party sooner or later, we have to think of a way." Yan San also hid in and said.

"We are not in a hurry, these are all things that a general thinks." Uncle Chen said disapprovingly. In this way, the Chu army was dragged on the road by the sharpshooter company of the South Korean Marine Corps. Although the generals were very anxious, this cold shot tactic brought a lot of psychological pressure to the Chu army. Most importantly, Chu thought There is no good way to deal with them, they can only passively lie on the ground and get shot. This is probably the last situation they want to see.

Inside the hall of the Qin State Xianyang Staff Headquarters. Wang Jian, who had just entered, took a newspaper and walked to his office. There were not many places where Qin State fought, and the General Staff Department was constantly revising its strategic goals according to the current situation. Make some plans, but these plans have changed a lot. Therefore, the General Staff is very busy, but it is only busy. Compared with the Ministry of National Defense, which controls military expenditures, his importance is reduced a lot. Therefore, Wang Jian's work is relatively easy.

"Pharaoh." At this moment, Yang Duanhe quickly ran over from behind Wang Jian.

"What's the matter?" Wang Jian looked at Yang Duanhe with the newspaper.

"Have you read the newspaper?" Yang Duanhe asked when he saw Wang Jian holding the newspaper in his hand.

"Not yet." Wang Jian answered truthfully.

"Something went wrong. The newspaper published a piece of news that was very unfavorable to us." Yang Duanhe said very worried.

"What's the matter?" Wang Jian asked to read the newspaper.

"Let me talk about it." Yang Duanhe said to Wang Jian.

"There was a news in the newspaper that they found that we were among the troops in the Western Regions. A considerable part of the troops were involved in business activities, and there were a large number of high-ranking officials, which might include Wang Ben and Li Xin. After all, Both of them are senior commanders." Yang Duanhe said.

"This, there should be no problem." Wang Jian wanted to say for a while.

"It's normal for the army to do business. I don't think it is a problem. Moreover, the Prime Minister's rules are relatively loose. This should be normal." Wang Jian said disapprovingly. After all, in Xianyang, Qin State, many businessmen have government official backgrounds, but they are not relying more on their own background, but on their real ability to compete. The State of Qin advocated free trade and officials were allowed to engage in business, but the premise was that they had to open their own property sources and provide tax forms to prove their legal income. If necessary, King Qin will also give certain tax incentives to encourage wealth acquisition, which is much more flexible than putting a lot of economic pressure on the land.

"I know that the prime minister has also given certain policies and legal support. However, the article is clearly aimed at the military. They believe that the military's participation in trade has a greater advantage, and it is not conducive to the stability of the military, anyway. You’d better read this article. Wang Shang will read the newspaper every day. If he sees this report, Wang will notice us. In this case, our situation will be unfavorable.” Yang Duanhe said .

"Yeah." Wang Jian quickly took the newspaper. It seemed that Wang Jian found the article. The content of the article accused the Qin Army's senior military officer in the Western Regions of setting up a trade agency. Using the military to do business is absolutely unfavorable for ordinary businessmen. At the same time, the article also pointed out that the participation of the military in the operation of the trading agency will have a great impact on the military’s operations and confidentiality. Although it is more euphemistic in this regard, after all, no newspaper dares to openly confront the military. , But still pointed out the various drawbacks of the military's participation in commercial activities. And such things have indeed happened. Among them are examples of the two trading societies established by Wang Ben and Li Xin as the top commanders.

Seeing this, Wang Jian frowned, he felt something was wrong.

They think this is nothing, but if the military, especially the high-level military commander who defends the border areas, does business in the border area and at the same time uses his own defense advantages to do such things, it is obvious from the perspective of his duties. The army is wrong. When such a thing comes out, the result can be imagined.

"This matter is indeed bad for us." Wang Jian said to Yang Duanhe after reading it.

"So, we must think of a way. The problem is, the king must know about this. What should we do?" Yang Duanhe asked.

"This." Wang Jian didn't know what to do. He knew that if the king read this article, he would definitely be furious. At the very least, the two chief military officers would never escape the relationship.

"This. Let's calm down first." Wang Jian said calmly.

"We should send a telegram immediately to find out the cause of this incident, at least to verify the authenticity of this incident." Wang Jian said at this time.

"Yes." Yang Duanhe nodded.

"In other respects, the most important thing is to explain. We have to figure out why they did this. These young people, who didn't make a report when they did something, just did it recklessly." Wang Jian thought about it and felt that the consequences would be very serious. Seriously, if you look into it in depth, it will definitely have a huge impact on two people.

"Let’s think of the situation like this, and make a further report after clarifying the situation. I think it’s better for the two of them not to do this. If you do this, it will bring very serious consequences. Before the matter is not serious, please rush them. The trade association of the company will be cancelled." Wang Jian said at this time.

"Yeah. Pharaoh, do you think this will work?" Yang Duanhe thought about it.

"Is there any way?" Wang Jian asked.

"I think this matter has a lot to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you look bigger, it is indeed our military negligence. After all, we are soldiers and not businessmen." Yang Duanhe said.

"However, the Prime Minister's Office, especially the Ministry of National Defense, controls military expenditures. They do not increase military expenditures. Our military welfare is not high. It is compelling to do business. You must know that a considerable part of the military comes from trophies, and now there are fewer long-term battles. If this continues, our situation will naturally be bad. Doing some business, I think the king will understand it too.” Yang Duanhe said to Wang Jian.

"You mean, let the Ministry of National Defense also participate, or let the Prime Minister's Mansion intercede for us?" Wang Jian asked.

"Yes. That's what I mean. You know, when the prime minister is running, the army, after all, holds the votes of a state. If two senior commanders are removed at once, the army will definitely be dissatisfied. Look, it is very likely to be detrimental to them." Yang Duanhe said.

"Yeah." Wang Jian nodded. He thinks Yang Duanhe has a good idea.

"Yes. It can go on." Wang Jian said.

"You go to the Ministry of National Defense and ask them what they think. Only if they think it is possible, I think this matter can be solved better. After all, we also have difficulties here, and the king will not fail to find out. The situation just rashly dismissed two senior commanders from their posts. There must be punishments, but the severity is different," Wang Jian said. In fact, Wang Jian did not want such a thing to happen, but there is no way. In fact, such a thing has already happened, so he can only deal with the aftermath. Qin Jun's involvement in the business was a serious dereliction of duty. Fortunately, no major disturbances occurred.

Inside the Xianyang Palace. King Qin was accustomed to reading newspapers during breakfast. If the content of the newspaper was attractive, he would read the newspaper for a longer time, and the meal time would be relatively extended.

Zhao Gao looked at his watch. It was more than half an hour after he finished his meal. King Qin was still reading the newspaper, but the food in his hand did not move much.

"Zhao Gao, get a pen." King Qin put down the newspaper in his hand and said to Zhao Gao.

"Yes, Lord." Zhao Gao responded cautiously, then turned around and ordered, and then presented the pen he had received to King Qin. After King Qin took the pen, he wrote something in the newspaper.

"Zhao Gao, give this newspaper to the Ministry of National Defense, let them consider it for themselves." King Qin said to Zhao Gao.

"Yes." Zhao Gao nodded. King Qin immediately stood up and left to deal with some things. Zhao Gao didn't dare to look at it, so he had to hand it over to the Ministry of Defense.

Qin State Western Regions Northern Frontier.

"Is there no sugar or tea in your warehouse?" Li Xin's chief of staff asked anxiously.

"No, these things are all from the state of Chu. We all processed them in the state of Qin and then shipped them here. This stuff is too expensive. Moreover, the state of Chu is monopolized by the nobles, and the state of Qin is still out of stock. Naturally it was broken. In addition, the railway had been practising during the previous period. The warehouse has indeed been exhausted." A library officer told the chief of staff.

"If the chief wants to, he can only send a telegram to Xianyang to place an order. Now many businessmen feel that this item can be sold at a better price. They have all gone to Xianyang to order." Kuguan continued.

"Oh." The chief of staff nodded. Originally, he thought he could find these things in the warehouse, but what he thought was that he didn't even find a little sugar. This is not good.

"Nowadays, the price of white sugar and tea is constantly high. Those silly Dawan people think this thing is a rare thing, and they chase it very much, but it is true that we cannot produce this thing in the State of Qin. It's really a shame." Regardless of this to other staff members. They have a good understanding of the origin of the things in the inventory, and this has become their usual conversational material. But the chief of staff didn't care about this at all at this time. What he thought was that before those merchants could get the goods, they could obtain a batch of goods. This batch of goods could really benefit them, and their company had already been registered. Part of the funding problem has been temporarily resolved, mainly due to the participation of the officers and soldiers themselves, and many soldiers are bachelors. They have sufficient military pay, and these military pay have become a way for them to buy shares. They don't need it anyway. Used for shares, it can be regarded as a kind of recognition for one's own chief. These problems are effectively solved. However, the biggest problem has not been solved. They don't have goods, tea, sugar, etc. They are not strategic military materials. They have them in their inventory, but they are certainly not many. After all, they are soldiers and not merchants, and these are not military materials.

"The arms trade is definitely not possible. Other business profits are too low. It is definitely not possible to do what you need to open the market." The chief of staff shook his head and said.

"At present, I can only do these things. But where can I find these things." The chief of staff was in trouble.

"Forget it. Go to your own warehouse to find it." The chief of staff said to himself. The huge profits of border trade stimulated the hearts of these officers and soldiers. They could not profit from wars and could only proceed by participating in these commercial activities.

Within the Ministry of Defense.

"You saw the newspaper too." Yang Duanhe said to Jian Jian Wei Liao.

"This matter can be big or small. I think the key is that your Ministry of National Defense can play a big role." Yang Duanhe said to Wei Liao.

"Don't talk about it, this is the newspaper sent by Zhao Gao just now, with Wang Shang's comments on it. You can read it." At this time, Wei Liao handed the newspaper to Yang Duanhe, who quickly read it.

"One-sided, innocent slanderous army. What does this mean?" Yang Duanhe asked.

"This is the attitude of King Qin. The king thought that this article was written too extreme, and it was written from the perspective of businessmen. They thought that the army had robbed them of their business. Therefore, they came to attack the army, which is probably what it meant." Wei Liao said.

"This is the attitude of the king?" Yang Duanhe felt that happiness had come too suddenly. At first, they worried that King Qin would pursue this matter. But now it seems that their worries are somewhat redundant.

"Well. This matter is really big when you say it is big, and it is really small when you say it is small. But the perspective of the problem is different, and the impact is different. I think you are negligent in this matter." Wei Liao said with some dissatisfaction. .

"You are soldiers, you must maintain the security of the border, but you have become businessmen. If the newspapers hold onto this point, do you think you are not at fault?" Wei Liao asked at this time.

"This. It is indeed." Yang Duanhe admitted. He also felt that Qin Jun had gone too far in this regard.

"However, you also have to pay attention to the fact that there is no sufficient military expenditure and war can be fought. The situation of the army is indeed not optimistic." Yang Duanhe said.

"But if you do this, it will also affect your combat effectiveness. How to solve this problem?" Wei Liao said.

"Yeah. This is true, but the lack of military spending is also an indisputable fact. After all, the prime minister has already cut a lot of military spending." Yang Duanhe said.

"The size of the Qin army is not very large, defense is not easy, and there are few battles. The mood of the officers and soldiers is generally low, and morale is low. If it goes on for a long time, the Qin army's combat effectiveness is not a problem that can be solved by replacing some weapons. I think, Wang Shang is also considering this." Yang Duanhe then moved out of King Qin.

"Yeah. I think it's up to the prime minister to handle this matter. He thinks that there is no problem with your soldiers doing business, so naturally there is no problem. If there is a problem. Then, I can't help you either." Wei Liao simply referred the problem to Shang Wen. In his opinion, Shang Wen should come up with his own solution on this issue.

"So, what do you think of this matter?" Yang Duanhe knew that Wei Liao's attitude was also a key, after all, he could influence Shang Wen's decision-making.

"In my opinion, the first thing you are negligent is that the soldiers turned to businessmen's business. This will have an impact on our border security." Wei Liao said with some worry.

"This is indeed. But there is a fact that you should also notice." Yang Duanhe said.

"Insufficient military expenditure is also a very serious problem, coupled with your strategic decisions. The army has not been fighting." Yang Duanhe said.

"That's what you said. The military expenditure is reduced. Your situation is indeed not good. If you can properly solve this problem and strike a good balance between combat effectiveness and the maintenance of military interests, this would be great." Wei Liao said.

"Yeah. I think it's best for soldiers to do this in business." Yang Duanhe said.

"I hope the Prime Minister can solve this problem," Wei Liao said.

Qi State Jimo City.

"Our defense has already begun. What we are worried about is the reinforcements of the Chu army. After all, we have very few people and the ammunition can last for a while. Maybe we can withstand the opponent's continuous attacks several times." Zhang Ti said.

"Yeah. I know all these things." Xue Gui said.

"It's just, sir. Will our reinforcements come from the sea?" Zhang Ti asked worriedly at this time.

"It should be." Xue Gui said to Zhang Ti.

"Don't worry, they came back. Our current task is to defend here and occupy here. In this case, we will complete the task." Xue Gui said without worry.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Ti said.

The coastal area of ​​Qi State. The South Korean Marines were stationed in the camp, and their top officer was relieved of his duties. They had to stay in place. Their mission was also cancelled. They don't know what to do next.

"Why don't these South Korean soldiers leave?" Tian Heng asked.

"I don't know, General, maybe something happened to them. They seized their merchant ship before, but later they received the telegram and let it go." An official in the coastal area explained.

"Well. Do they have new officials to accept these troops?" Tian Heng asked.

"No. General," the official replied.

"Well. It seems that it will take a long time for them to leave here." Tian Heng said.

Tian Heng looked at the South Korean Marines and said.

Tian Heng still knows a little bit about the military operations of the South Korean Marine Corps. From the fact that they gathered in the Huanhai area, he knew that South Korea might choose to support their land military operations from the sea, but now they are stopped here, he feels Some are worried about problems with the follow-up combat missions of the Korean army.

Xinzheng, South Korea.

"This matter is indeed very contradictory." Shang Wen looked at the telegram sent by Wei Liao and said.

"On the one hand, we want to cut military expenditures, and on the other hand, we want those soldiers to maintain combat effectiveness. Under such circumstances, our soldiers are paid relatively well, but don’t forget. The Qin army’s reference object is a businessman, Qin’s. There are many opportunities. Under such circumstances, they naturally need a lot of comparisons." Shangwen said.

"So, the Wang Shang's reply is one-sided." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"On the issue of whether military personnel can engage in business, I think this is a special case. According to the truth, military personnel are also human beings, and they also have the right to pursue wealth and the various conveniences that wealth brings." Shang Wen said .

"Especially those border soldiers. They are in a favorable position, and these soldiers cannot always stick to their posts, they may face the problem of retirement." Shang Wen said.

"They will also become ordinary people who do not wear military uniforms. If they did not adapt to civilian life at the beginning, then it may be difficult for them to adapt to civilian life in the future. This kind of life is for them, It is too difficult. Therefore, in the army, you can enter civilian life and bring certain economic benefits. I think it is acceptable." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. For such a plan, Shang Wen still believes that it should be agreed. After all, it is also a good choice for a soldier to be transformed into a businessman.

"It's just that it's not easy to solve this matter." Meng Yi said.

"After all, soldiers have a special identity, they are soldiers." Meng Yi said.

"I understand this. Therefore, we need their investment. Investment is not only for businessmen, but also for soldiers if possible. They understand the border and transform from such military status to merchant status is also beneficial to the country. "Shang Wen said.

"What do you mean?" Meng Yi asked.

"They agree to participate in the border trade, but they can be an investor, they can become shareholders, but they do not operate a specific business. After retirement, they can participate in a specific business. In this way, they can guarantee their own Military status. At the same time, they will not ignore the duties of military personnel because of the status of a businessman. The key to dealing with such a problem is their status. We must also guarantee their rights. After all, border trade, some of which still need the state to do. I think that this kind of border trade can be done by them, and if necessary, tax concessions can be given. After all, they are also individuals participating in the economy. For such individuals, we should encourage, not blindly suppress. Soldiers also Happy to accept." Shang Wen thought for a while and said.

"Well. In this case, it is the best. This is very beneficial to the soldiers." Meng Yi said.