"If you want to go to Jiaozhou, just tap and draw. Hurry up." The blind man with only one eye waved his arm and commanded it. This is a small boat, which can only hold 20 people at most, but now, there are a full 38 people on board, nearly double the number of people. Most of them are young adults, and there are a few women with two children.

"Tell you, when you go to Jiaozhou, you will be able to enjoy the blessings. All you eat are canned meat, absolutely canned. There is also work. You can get ten and a half two dollars a day, ten, enough for you to survive in Jiaozhou. One How much is the bag noodles? Only eight and a half dollars. You can earn half a month's food in one day. If you work hard for a month, your money can buy dozens of acres in Qi. The ground is here." Blind Chen kept nagging.

They are located in the eastern coastal area of ​​Qi. Not far from them, a Korean merchant ship is moored there, and they are waiting for them to board. This is Chen Xiazi's twelfth round trip. There were almost 20 times in a day, and the Qi nationalities who went to Jiaozhou were transported like this for three consecutive days.

Because of the land blockade, many Qi people cannot go home. They have to smuggle to their country and meet their relatives through smuggling channels. This is a kind of helplessness, but it also gives these smugglers a great opportunity to make a fortune. Because after they transported people and goods to Qi, after a lot of publicity, people in the coastal areas also began to actively mobilize to go to Jiaozhou to go fishing, but in that case, the risks are great and the benefits of fishing are far. It is far better to go to Jiaozhou to work and make money. Although it sounds hard, they have to work more than fourteen hours a day, but they think it is very satisfying because they have benefits and do not have to take great risks. This is for them. It is an attempt, or a way of maintaining life. The people of Qi need such a way to feed themselves. Therefore, many people started to go to Jiaozhou.

"Captain, these people don't need money to take a boat. How can we make money? And we still stay here for three days. We have arrived in Jiaozhou in three days. Qingcheng, the opportunity to make money there is no better than checking here." The first officer said to his captain in a puzzled way.

"Ha ha ha. I think you are too simple. You know?" the captain said.

"There is a shortage of people in Qingcheng now. The salary of a laborer has reached 20 and a half a day. We transport all these workers to the factory area, and if they take ten and a half or eight and a half, we can get half. . And this number is very large. If we transport 10,000 people, this is definitely a good job. The key is that they have to do it for us for a year. In this way, we can make money without going to sea. This way Good thing, where are you going to find?" the captain said.

"Oh. I understand." The first officer said.

"Didn't you read it in the newspaper? The people of Qi blocked the land. Many people couldn't get there at all. They couldn't make it after thinking about it. The army of Qi is very powerful. But they don't have a navy, the coastline is very long, and there are many people of Qi. , As long as they reach the beach, we can transport them to Qingcheng. Now this is only starting, I think, it won’t take long, and there will be a lot of people. At that time, I am afraid that more ships will be needed to complete such a large scale. Delivery." The captain said disapprovingly.

"Yeah. Captain, I think we should make preparations early. It is estimated that the south wind direction will change in some time, and the north wind will stop. The south wind is prevailing, and we can do more business like this. However, the business on the sea is It's difficult." The first officer said.

"Yeah. So, I have to change ships in the future. I heard that the navy guys are studying ships, and I saw their ships, which are too far from Qin's ships. The experimental nature can only be in shallow and still water areas. When sailing, once the wind and waves are too strong. Such a ship will be completely lifted up and unable to sail. And it is expensive to build, which is definitely not something we can use. One steam engine can buy two such sailing ships. It’s really burnt. Money ship.” The captain picked up his binoculars to check the transportation of small boats in the distance. They have several such small boats. As the number of people increases, they will spend more and more time at anchor. However, there are still too few Korean ships like him involved in the smuggling of Qi's private affairs. After all, some people still don't know this route.

Qingcheng. Zhang Qing's office.

"This matter is very troublesome to resolve. Xinzheng has been in constant communication, listening to today's newspapers. The blockade of Qi people also shot and killed people. In this way, the passage of Qi people going south is completely sealed. ." Zhang Qing said to an official. For this matter, he personally has a very headache, because the people of Qi are clearly targeting them, but they have no alternative. After all, they are blocking their own borders, which has little to do with them.

"Are we giving the Qi government some benefits? They can do this. I heard that some shipyards and some chambers of commerce have started to actively contact the Qi people, and they are willing to pay a fee to open the channel." Said the official.

"It's useless. The people of Qi are very ambitious. What they need is something we can't imagine. People of Qi, this move is to put pressure on Xinzheng. If money can solve the problem, it will be very good. Unfortunately, it is impossible. Solve such things." Zhang Qing said, shaking his head. It is not that such a thing has not been thought of. Zhang Qing also proposed the idea of ​​investing in the construction of a shipyard, but the Qi government just did not allow it, which made him very annoyed.

"Mayor." Just then. Zhang Qing's secretary-general came in anxiously, and he seemed to have an important thing to say.

"That's it for the first time. I'll take care of this." The official left here while speaking.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Qing lowered his head and asked.

"I got a piece of news. It was from the sea and related to the people of Qi." The Secretary-General said.

"End." Zhang Qing said.

"Yeah. This is the case. Through smuggling by sea, we can transport Qi people to us. Some ships that transport Qi people home bring a large number of Qi people back. They come by sea. Qi has no navy. They cannot block off the long coastline. We have a large number of ships. There are many such ships in the shipyard. They can rent them and moor them on the sea under the name of the government, and then send out small boats. I heard , The news has spread over there. Many people have begun to go to the beach, where they can go to our Jiaozhou and Qingcheng. Such things have spread. And there is no pressure to do it." The Secretary-General said .

"Oh." After listening, Zhang Qing raised his head and thought that this was a way, but he thought it was a bit too much. After all, they started to dispatch merchant ships. This is the government's behavior, which may affect the relationship between Qi State and Jiaozhou.

"Mayor, now the railway needs a large number of railway workers, the number is very large, it is impossible to build successfully without 100,000 people, and the construction period given is very tight. But now the personnel have not expired, if only the businessmen This matter, speaking of it, is smuggling, but, in this way, it can effectively stimulate economic growth and meet our labor needs, which is very beneficial to us. If we do not do this, the situation will be very good. Trouble." The Secretary-General went on.

"Yeah." Zhang Qing nodded.

"If possible, some chambers of commerce are willing to provide such funds. I think the railway companies are also willing to do so. After all, the land is now blocked. I don't know when the blockade will be. Although Xinzheng actively communicates, the Qin people are not. Stop the telegram, but the attitude of the people of Qi is too tough. We can’t wait for a long time because of the people of Qi. The people of Qi can consume time, but we in Qingcheng and Jiaozhou cannot consume time. What we lack now is Time, many people are busy in a hurry, but we can’t follow the Qi people. I think this is the purpose of the Qi people.” Zhang Qing’s Secretary-General said anxiously.

"Yes. You are right. We don't consume any more energy. Do it. This thing must be done, and it must be done, and it must be done. Order immediately. Organize ships, collect ships in the name of the government, and we want to transport them. More than 100,000 people have come to Jiaozhou and Jiaozhou needs them." Zhang Qing issued an order. In order to make the development of Jiaozhou Qingcheng faster, Jiaozhou Qingcheng needs more labor, but the Qi people blocked the passage of labor to the south. This is a kind of restriction, or a kind of time consumption. The people of Qi can consume it, but Jiaozhou and Qingcheng cannot consume it. They change every day, and this is the benefit of development. They need more resources. And more resources will continue to arrive here because of value factors.

"Okay, Mayor, I'm going now." The secretary-general said excitedly.

"Wait." Zhang Qing stopped the secretary-general.

"What else? Mayor." The Secretary-General is worried that the mayor will stop such things. After all, such things are unfavorable to the country. If such things happen. The Secretary-General is also very helpless.

"Make some leaflets, but the newspapers make more leaflets. Don’t use words. They have to make posters and print a few more so that the people of Qi will know at a glance. The advantage of coming to Jiaozhou is that the people of Qi don’t know the words. The influence of literacy is also great, but we must let all Qi people see and let them come here. With such posters, I don’t believe that more Qi people will not come here.” said the Secretary-General.

"Yeah. I see." The Secretary-General nodded and agreed. Then he left here quickly. Zhang Qing nodded. Many things have to be done. South Korea needs to put pressure on the Qi people to let them know. The benefit of lifting the blockade order for them.

Ministry of National Defense of Qin State.

"This matter is not something we can do." Wei Liao received a telegram from Li Xin. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Defense of Dawan sent a telegram jointly that they wanted to borrow money and purchase a large amount of military weapons, even though they occupied a large amount of mineral resources. However, they have no money, because the mineral resources need to be excavated and transported out to realize the funds, but they do not have the funds because the road is broken. They have no source of funds. But they have minerals, as well as all kinds of ores that they have unearthed, which are piled up like mountains. But they just have no money.

"The Ministry of Finance of Dawan wants to borrow money, but we are the government, the Qin government, and the Qin government can lend money to them, but this is a business. We don't want to do this kind of business and take this kind of risk. I think we still It’s better to hand it over to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to take care of this matter. As soon as possible, after the financial problem is resolved, I think they will get the military weapons they want, but if this matter cannot be resolved, we can’t do anything about it. Help them." Wei Liao shook his head and said to his assistant.

Inside the prime minister's house.

"Yeah. Department of Defense documents." Shang Wen said.

"Yes, but they think this is something that our Prime Minister's Office should do. After all, we are more in this area. People in Dawan need money and buy a lot of arms. Only the arms trade involves the Ministry of National Defense. But, the problem Yes, we must first solve Dawan’s financial problems. They do not have sufficient funds to solve their financial problems." Meng Yi said.

"They have piles of ore, iron ore, coal mine, gold mine, copper mine. And all kinds of chromium and nickel we need. Oh my God. It's really a good place." Shang Wen said.

"Yes. But the Dawan people also need our things, such as arms." Meng Yi said.

"Well. In this case, I think this matter should be handled by the bank, and the bank can do better. The bank handles this matter much better than we come forward to solve this matter." Shang Wen said after taking a look.

"The bank will do it?" Meng Yi asked Shangwen.

"Yes, banks have to do this better than us. They now have the right to issue metal currency, and they also have the right to issue a certain amount of paper money. Banks are specialized in financial affairs, and they have to do more than us in this regard. Flexible. This matter should be done by the bank, not us. We are just the government, providing strong protection to allow the bank to enter. If you want Dawanese to make loans, you need to let them abide by our rules, and the government guarantees It's this, not every business, just leave the business to the businessmen to do it." Shang Wen said.

"Yeah. Okay." Meng Yi nodded. Then Meng Yi forwarded the matter to the major banks, believing that they should do it.

Qin State, a gear production and processing factory, there are a group of new special workers here, they come from the Zhao State processing factory, they come here to visit and study in the name of factory apprentices, they are very easy to learn, many things, they have to get A clear dish is fine.

"With such a big gear, what are you going to do?" an apprentice from Zhao Guo asked curiously. Unlike others, other apprentice unions hold notebooks and keep records, and some people also draw various mechanical drawings. These are what they learned here. Qin's technology has a great influence on them. Many people think that they come here to learn technology to win glory for the country.

"Steam turbine," a middle-aged worker said. He seems to be very technically stable, wearing a work uniform, and his uniform looks very hurry. His white gloves were spotless. It doesn't look like a worker.

"Steam turbine? What is that? Is it the same as a steam engine?" the apprentice asked curiously.

"Haha, it's different. A steam engine is a piston. A steam turbine drives a turbine to work. This requires a great level of processing." The middle-aged worker said with a smile.

"This thing, no, it should be called a steam turbine, I have never seen it before." Zhao Guo's apprentice asked.

"Of course. This thing is used to generate electricity. With such a large generator, we will use the power plant in the north. The electricity consumption is very large now, but the use of small steam turbines is very fuel-intensive. , And the amount of electricity generated is not enough to use. We urgently need a gas turbine that can generate more electricity. This thing is processed here." The middle-aged worker said.

"Yeah. Turbine technology, steam turbine." Apprentice Zhao Guo muttered.

"We Zhao Guo don't have these technologies, and we Zhao Guo can't make a steam engine by ourselves. We don't have piston technology. But I believe that Zhao Guo has such technology ourselves." Zhao Guo apprentice said firmly.

"Haha. Little guys, I believe you will solve this problem, but now, you must study hard and master more technical knowledge. If you don't let it, this will only become empty talk." The middle-aged worker said with a smile. .

This factory is processing a kind of gears that allow gas turbines to be well integrated. They need to make larger gas turbines. With the increasing demand for electricity, traditional small thermal power plants have become increasingly difficult to meet the demand for electricity. Demand, Qin needs further development, using larger gas turbines for work. Power generation. If you want to make a larger turbine, you first need to solve the material problem. Qin Guo uses a lighter and thinner aluminum alloy as the material. And countries now don't even know what aluminum alloy is. For them, being able to use iron and steel well is already a very powerful technology. Qin has far surpassed its opponents in this regard, but these are not enough. Qin’s gas turbine technology is still not mature enough. They only have simple gas turbines used in small power plants. The power of gas turbines can only be comparable to that of medium-sized steam engines. ratio. But their size is huge. In order to be able to further upgrade the technology, Qin needs to invest more financial support, but it is not the time yet. Because this demand is still not strong enough, unless there is a strong stimulus, they can go further to let steam turbines and new technologies be used in production and life. What Qin has to do is to make these technologies widely used.