"We need a lot of funds. The main purpose of these funds is to buy a large amount of arms. I think you may have learned about our situation in Qin. We need such a lot of funds to solve our national defense and security problems." Dawan The Minister of Finance said to Fan Dou. With his understanding of Qin State. He knew that Wenyang Bank was the largest bank in the Qin State. If the largest bank could mortgage a large amount of funds to them, their problems would be completely resolved.

"Yeah. We understand your situation very well. We will definitely solve such a thing." Fan Dou said with a smile.

"But, Mr. Minister, I have an idea, don't you know if you want to listen?" Fan Dou said with a smile.

"Yeah. Yes, but we want to know if you can agree to our funding needs. You know, Dawan has already launched a lot of mineral development. We have piles of ore. As long as they are transported out, all problems will be solved. It can be solved. Really." The Minister of Finance said with some worry. He believes that for safety reasons, Wenyang Bank may not be willing to agree to such a request. After all, there are some risks. Banks have the need to avoid risks.

"We know that Dawan has so many minerals and they can develop more ores. However, the only demand for these ores lies with us. That is to say, we need such a large amount of ores in Qin. One of the most important issues has not been resolved, the transportation issue." Fan Dou said with a smile.

"Well. This is indeed a problem. But at present we must solve the funding problem." Dawan Finance Minister said anxiously.

"Don’t worry, Mr. Minister, we will agree to your funding needs. The funds for the purchase of arms are only a small amount for us. The issue we are going to talk about is a big issue. This issue is related to the future development of Dawan. It can be said that if this problem is solved, Dawan will have no such problem." Fan Dou said with a smile.

"Oh. How to solve the transportation problem? The military did not give us a clear answer." The Finance Minister said curiously.

"It's very simple. Railway transportation. Only railway transportation can guarantee navigation in winter conditions, and its transportation volume is very large. Of course. At the beginning we can use a large number of carriages for transportation, which costs a lot." Fan Dou Speaking of.

"But it can solve larger development problems. From the perspective of future development, we will need more and more minerals in Qin State, and the types will become larger and larger. In this way, you need to dig out more. However, it is not your output that restricts the demand for ore, but the transportation problem. If there is no railway with a huge transportation volume, I think your ore will be useless if it is dug out. They will only accumulate There." Fan Dou said.

"What you said is very correct. It is very important for us in Dawan. However, one problem is that we don’t have money. We can’t do this without money. I heard that the amount of money spent on railways It’s very big, and it’s surprisingly big. Our Dawan government only has minerals, but this needs to be sold. This is a future thing.” The Finance Minister seemed helpless. In fact, with the progress of mineral development, Some mine owners in Wanzhou have discovered this problem. What restricts mineral output and profit is not how many ore they can dig in a year, but how much ore they can transport at once. These ore can only be produced when they are transported to Qin. The role of ore, without such ore, is not effective at all. For them, this is the fact. But they cannot change.

Because the profits of the mines are limited, their capital accumulation is not enough to build a railway. Moreover, the price of railways is a bit expensive. Although they can solve the problem very effectively, they can't do it.

"I know that there is a financial problem. Therefore, after we cooperate in the purchase of arms, we can buy a large number of horse-drawn carriages, and then borrow funds to build railways. Our bank is willing to do this kind of business. You are the number one bank in Qin Guo Wenyang. The batch of guests is also our most important guest. We are friends, your difficulties, we need to help you solve such problems as much as possible." Fan Dou said with a smile.

"This." The Finance Minister was a little embarrassed, but he knew that Dawan was still at risk.

"Well, we don't have that much capital. Nor do we have that many mortgages to get a lot of funds. Railways are expensive." The Minister of Finance said.

"It doesn't matter, the problem will be solved. Our bank is doing the business expected in the future. I believe that more minerals will be needed in the future. There will be more and more wisdom in the development of minerals, and the demand will increase. Your business will only Getting better and better." Fan Dou said.

"This is a good expectation for the future, and this expectation is very useful to everyone. As long as this expectation is good, Dawan people can mortgage the future expectation to our bank, and we can make such a mortgage loan and build the railway. It's not a problem." Fan Dou said.

"You are saying that you have a large amount of ores in Dawan, and these ores will be excavated in the future. Once the railway is successfully built, they can be shipped out. This is a very cost-effective expectation. At that time, you can get a lot of money to repay. Bank debt. We have also solved one of your big problems." Fan Dou said.

"We have a bank to do business that is expected in the future. With such expectations, many people will do it. Banks do this kind of business." Fan Dou said.

"I think, I understand. It's just that there are certain risks in this." The Minister of Finance explained.

"It's because there are risks, our banks have to do it. We need to do business with risks. We need to do this." Fan Dou said.

"Well, I think we need too much money in Dawan. We will not only have the first cooperation to buy arms like this, we will also buy horse-drawn carriages, purchase railways, and build a lot of railways." The Minister of Finance was thinking about it. It was decided afterwards.

"Happy cooperation." Fan Dou reached out and said.

"Happy cooperation," the Minister of Finance said.

Qi State, coastal area. Ships from Qingcheng arrived here quickly, and the Qi people who returned to Qi landed from the coastal areas, and then they found various means of transportation to return to their hometowns. They didn’t have many problems because they brought a lot of money. There are also some good things that can't be bought in Qi, canned food, leather shoes, ready-made clothes, and various daily necessities. These things are very expensive in Qiguo, but in Jiaozhou area, they can be easily bought.

"Go to Qingcheng, Jiaozhou. There are jobs there. There are jobs. One month in Qingcheng is much better than your one year. I went to Qingcheng, Jiaozhou. The ferry ticket is free. You can take care of board and lodging." Arrived at the shore. The people of Qingcheng began to shout loudly that they wanted to assemble a large number of workers in a relatively short period of time.

Hearing such a cry, many people nearby came to watch the excitement. In their opinion, this matter is very new, but some young people are still willing to give it a try. After all, they can solve the problem of eating at home after going out. Those Qi people who came back are also willing to share some of their experiences in Qingcheng, Jiaozhou, such as how much money they take in a month, what they eat every day, how long they work, what is the difference between work and farming, and whether they are tired or not. .

The most fascinating thing is the various good things they brought home, and these things are very rare in Qi, but they are very common in Qingcheng, Jiaozhou.

"Tell you guys. In Qingcheng, there are still many shipyards like that. They need a lot of carpenters. When they go to Hu, the shipbuilders are very big. The smallest ones are more than 30 feet, and they are launched into the water every day. There are a lot of boats, and the craftsmen are very busy over there." said a person returning home from Qi. He needs to wait to get the bullock cart because the nearby bullock cart has been recruited. So he sat down to tell the people of Qi what he had seen and heard in Qingcheng, Jiaozhou. Let them open their eyes. Even though it is written in the newspaper, it is very convincing to hear what others say, especially from people in their own country.

"This Qingcheng also cares about the children's education. I will get married there. When we have children in the future, we can send them to the school, where the teachers and masters will teach everything. Like what Qin people have learned, I may still go there in the future. Qin country learns.” The Qi countryman said.

"Do the women there look pretty?" a young man asked boldly.

"Pretty. The women there will dress up, and there are perfumes." Qi Guoren replied.

"Okay. I'm going. Let's take a look at this Jiaozhou Qingcheng. Maybe it's better than ours here. This is also an opportunity. Isn't it?" The young man stood up and said.

"Okay. If you want to go to Qingcheng, you can just go there. Get your things ready and get on the boat. This is a fleet organized by the Qingcheng government, which is very reliable." The man said.

"Okay. I'm going to prepare now." The young man hurriedly left as he said. Some young people around were excited, and some young people left quietly, they had already taken action.

And on the shore. A ship in Qingcheng near the harbor berthed here.

"Damn it, if they can't fly, I won't say anything." The captain looked through the telescope. And those people are heating their airship airbags continuously. They spent more than two hours installing their skeletons and then full of heat. This is the simplest hot gas airship, although hydrogen airships perform better. But for safety, Koreans are still willing to use hot airships, and they are not willing to go deeper. There is no need to do that.

"Get up. Get up." Some sailors said curiously. The captain went back to get the wine and drank. After more than half an hour, the airship slowly flew up. The captain also gradually lost interest, because alcohol is more attractive to the captain. The alcohol can make him fly better. A feeling of airiness will make him very comfortable.

The airship flew slowly over the sky, and threw a large number of posters over the nearby villages. The content of these posters is feudal. Qingcheng will be very high.

"Hehe, look, how good the paintings are on this. Those villains can still go to school." Some children collected a large number of posters in the village. These posters are all different, but they are easy to understand. Can see clearly.

"I want to go to school too." said one of the children.

"I heard that if you learn to read, you can live in a tall building and there are so many delicious foods," the child said.

"Look, it's this, look, this is a cake, my mother said, the cake is delicious. Sweet. It's better than sugar." Another small child stared at the deliciousness in the promotion. .

"I want to eat roast chicken, and canned beef, that can be full, and when I grow up I want to drive an airship in the sky. I fly very high, very high." The child said enviously.

"What is an airship. I want to drive a train, and the train can run faster. Take my mother, my father, and my grandfather and grandma to Qin and run everywhere." The children looked forward to the poster with the poster. .

And under the big tree, there are still many people from Qi people gathered together.

"My child, dad, is this painting real?" a woman asked cautiously.

"It's true, are you going?" The child's father said angrily.

"The wheat has gone down. It can be harvested this year. If there is no food, where do you go?" said the boy's father.

"I think, in this line, Koreans are much more capable than our Qi people. Taxes there are also much less, unlike ours, where the newspapers mentioned above. Taxes are very small, but those military officers, It happens to be a lot of money. This is for our food. Our food is not much. One year is enough to eat and wear. If I go to Jiaozhou or Qingcheng, I can eat freely. I will go. , I will not pay this tax." A man in his early thirties stood up and decided.

"Sit down. This matter can't be decided casually. The painting is good, but I don't know if it is true. Maybe I sold you, but you don't know." An old man said cautiously.

"The uncle is right. Let's be more cautious. At least we have to wait until the wheat is ripe before we go again. In that case, we will have one year's food. At least we can have enough food and clothing. Go there to see, too. Yes, if it's really that good, let's go in groups, make enough money, and come back when we buy food. If we have food, we are not afraid of anything." The child said her father.

"Yeah. That's right." The uncle nodded in agreement.

Xinzheng, South Korea. Naval Technology Department.

"According to the ocean currents we observed and the wind direction reports summarized locally. With the arrival of summer, the wind direction will be very unfavorable for navigation. At present, our ships need a lot of wind to sail. In this way, all our ships will be sailed throughout the summer. They will all go north instead of south, and the navy in Bangla, South Korea’s new army, will be in a state where supplies are cut off, which is not conducive to our voyage on trade.” A technician worriedly did. Out of the report.

"Therefore, we need a ship that can generate power by itself. There are still such ships, but they are manpowered and use water-wheel drive. The power is somewhat small and not suitable for ocean navigation." The technician Report to it.

The others listened patiently.

"Our technical department is also actively using steam engines as power. I heard that the results of the experiment are okay, but the operating conditions are not very good," said the technician.

"This technology is very important to us. We should learn related technology from Qin people as soon as possible and use it first. This is very important to us. No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way, understand?" Technology The bureau chief nodded his finger and said.

With the expansion of the maritime trade, South Korea needs better and better ships, especially those that can get rid of the wind, but there are such ships, but they are not at the stage of sailing, but the South Korean Admiralty has taken care of these, despite the need for naval warfare. It's not obvious yet, but it is already the case. Whoever masters such technology first will have an absolute advantage. Who can obtain dominance of the sea. The naval personnel of all countries have a clear understanding of this.

Qin State Xianyang.

"See. Our bank will definitely do such a thing. This kind of business is very obvious. If it doesn't do it, it will be abnormal." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"You encountered such a situation from the beginning?" Meng Yi asked Shangwen, and Shangwen was very satisfied with the positive performance of Wenyang Bank.

"No. This is the market's opinion and the market's decision. After the currency is released, a large amount of currency will sleep in the vault. It is impossible for those bankers to tolerate such a thing. So, the only way is, Let a lot of funds go out and find places that need funds. There are many places in this place, such as Dawan, Yuezhi, and Tocharou. They all need funds, and they will also find another thing for themselves, such as, The construction of the railway is a capital-intensive project, but only large banks can provide it, and they will do a lot of things only by releasing them from their shackles." Shang Wen said.

"In this way, we can solve the railway problem. This problem has always plagued us before, but now the Dawan government does this, which is also a good thing for us, but for the present, I am worried about the future. The ownership of the railway. What should we do?" Meng Yi asked.

"It may be very simple, we don't want to, and we will get the issue of railway ownership in the end." Shangwen said.

"But as for how to do it, it's the bank's business. I think they will know how to do it. Don't worry too much." Shang Wen said with a smile. Then he started to deal with other things, with the Qi State question on his desk. This problem makes Shangwen feel very difficult. On the one hand, the speed of development is very fast, on the other hand, the speed is very slow, but Qi also has the value of development, that is, their coastal areas. The value of this region far exceeds the value of Qi's own development.