Qin State, Xianyang, Shangwen's office.

"According to the situation in the two countries of Dawan and Tocharians, neither country has taken security measures to guard against the Shabbat. If the Shabbats are attacked by Seth, they urgently need to take some measures. Turn to attack Dawan and Tochar in the east. After all, these two countries have accumulated a certain amount of wealth in the past period of time. For the Parthians, looting them can make up for their previous wars. Losses, this kind of loss is obvious and predictable. In the future, they will inevitably suffer a lot of offensive losses. But they are not prepared for the two." Wei Liao said.

"In view of this, I think that Tocharo and Dawan can establish a military alliance, Qin can help Tocharo, and Dawan can establish a technical or economic plan to help them." Wei Liao said to Shangwen To.

"Well. This method is very good. What do you think?" Shang Wen nodded and asked Meng Yi.

"I think this method is feasible. After all, the two countries have a great demand for development here. This is an acceptable thing for us." Meng Yi said to Shangwen.

"If this is possible, then do it, but I think the biggest difficulty is their financial problems. If we can obtain a large amount of bonds, funds, and a large amount of gold in their hands through some banking methods, I think they can Do this." Shang Wen said.

"Yeah. But this requires the support of the bank, which has been separated from the planning of military strategy." Wei Liao reminded Shang Wen.

"Well, I understand. At this point, I will let the bank actively make some choices." Shang Wen said. Facing the offensive posture of the Parthians, especially the logical thinking of the bandits, what they can’t get in the west will move to the east, and what they don’t get from the east will go to the west. At the same time, they are still active. Learn something from some places that are not available on both sides. Such an opponent is a bit tricky to deal with. Faced with such a situation, alliances and military alliances seem to be a very good choice, which can effectively suppress them. The military posture of the Parthians. It is a wise choice to create one's own partial advantage.

Qin State, inside Wenyang Bank.

"The Prime Minister's Office asked us to find a way to solve the financial problem as soon as possible, especially the financial problem of the two countries. They face a big opponent, especially the Shaman." Yingyu looked at the relevant information given by the government in his hand. Speaking after the report.

"This matter, the only way is to use paper money, but we took the opportunity to buy back a large amount of their gold reserves. The question is how to solve this problem." Xiao He said.

"What I know is that Dawan and the Tocharian parliament do not want to levy taxes. If they come back, they will not be able to expand their financial and tax sources. Under such a situation, they will inevitably choose another model, which is to release taxes. Debt, only in this way can they solve their debt problem well, but if they do this, it will inevitably affect our banking business. After all, they are unwilling to increase taxes, and our risk will increase in comparison. A lot. This has a great impact on us." Xiao He said.

"Well. If we can achieve the right to issue their banknotes, this problem can be solved very well. I heard that Korean banks have already done this. After all, they will have a lot of such permissions." Yingyu Speaking of.

"So, we need to make such a decision. However, we need an opportunity. Or, to persuade them to issue more bonds. Because this requires their parliamentary approval." Xiao He said.

Yingyu nodded and thought, she knew that this matter is not easy to do, and many things need to be considered.

Yueshi North Line. Moran's front line commanded inside the carriage. The people of the Yue family had no regard for the fact that the front line was very long, and the weakness of their weak forces. All the troops are advancing frantically, because there is a large accumulation of Indian supplies. Who gets there first. That's who owns it. Therefore, the various armies are now advancing frantically, and they don't care about the logistics of their troops, whether they are prepared or not, and so on. such as. Some infantry units and artillery were left far behind, and the cavalry units and the forward units had separated from the main force by as much as one hundred and fifty miles away. But the troops were still advancing quickly, and the cavalry troops were advancing almost close to the Indian guards.

"Are they moving too fast?" Moran put down the telescope in his hand and said to Meng Ping.

"I think so too. If the Indians suddenly kill us, we will not be able to resist. However, the Indians seem to be very disinterested in us." Meng Ping said.

"I hope so, they are not interested very well. If they do something wrong, this is my biggest concern." Moran said.

"However, according to the report sent by the Ministry of National Defense of the State of Qin, the Indians are not doing very well. Their offensive posture in the Champa Nation in the south is very terrible. If their two city-states are defeated, the entire Indian There will be the possibility of disintegration of the land." Meng Ping said.

"It's just right for them to disintegrate, but we still have a lot of problems to solve. These land, accept it. How to distribute is the key, but the army has done a lot of effort." Moran said.

Meng Ping did not speak because he was not involved in such a thing.

Within the month of the Ministry of Defense.

"The war is over. We need to solve a lot of problems, such as a large amount of land. These land issues have been arguing in Congress for a long time. Not only that, we also need to repay the debts of the people of Qin. These problems are all right. For me, it is very difficult." The Minister of Finance said to the Minister of Defense embarrassingly.

"I'm only in charge of fighting, I can't control other things." said the defense minister.

"Well, if this is the case, I will take some measures to resolve the spoils. Soldiers must retire. The Yue army can only maintain a standing army of only 30,000 to 50,000. We will sell other weapons and equipment. To the Indians, the Indian Prince Barry has expressed interest in this regard. We must sell these things. In addition, the Dawanese are also willing to buy our muskets. They have a large number of militias to be armed." Speaking of.

"Well, whatever you do." said the defense secretary.

Qin State, Ministry of the Army.

Newton, the newly appointed deputy director of the cavalry unit adaptation, looked at the report in his hand. The State of Qin maintains a strong cavalry force, but the designation of the cavalry force is extremely chaotic, coupled with insufficient training, especially some Huns soldiers and mountain soldiers, there is still a big difference in tactical skills, this difference makes It is difficult for them to adapt to modern warfare. Therefore, the State of Qin changed such a situation. Since Newton was born in the cavalry unit, he has plenty of experience in this area. He was promoted to this position and was responsible for related matters. However, he was more willing to lead the troops. Perhaps that could actually solve such problems and be able to serve. Such positions belong to a very small number of the Huns.

"Those are good soldiers. They shouldn't be robbers. They are also forced." Newton said to his officer.

"But things have happened. Dawan has suffered losses, and we need to deploy some troops to solve this problem." The supervisor told him.

"Sir, I have a suggestion. In the north, my subordinates, about a cavalry brigade, more than half of the regiment soldiers have been retired. I know their conditions, and many people cannot find jobs because of their experience and knowledge. The acceptance of the people is very limited, but to let them return to the tribe, and the tribe has no source of livelihood, this is a very bad opinion thing for them." Newton waved his arm and said.

"As for the fact that our retired soldiers become robbers in Dawan, in fact, we are also responsible. If we hadn't taken some measures, they might not have done so because they could not find a good one. Work, they can't enter another life." Newton said.

"Tell me what you think, I understand your feelings very well. After all, there are retired soldiers beside me. They are our brother Paoze. I can't see them in difficulties, and I don't do anything. In that case, I will feel It's very embarrassing," the supervisor said.

"Yes. Sir." Newton nodded and said. he knows. His commander is a real soldier. There are many such soldiers in Qin State. They are all officers who have come down from the battlefield. They don't have the bureaucratic style of the traditional officers sitting in the office.

"My solution is to recruit them again and let them pick up their weapons." Newton said.

"No, just kidding, Qin doesn't need so many cavalry units." The supervisor said worriedly.

"No, no, sir, I mean so. We can let them go to Dawan, I know Dawan lacks enough troops, but if they can solve the financial problem, we can give these soldiers to They, let them become mercenaries, take their wages, and then do something. In this way, they can also have a part of the income." Newton said.

"Well. This is a very good suggestion. I will write a report, but you need to write your name on the report. If you adopt it, your contribution will be very big." The supervisor said.

"No, sir, I just do something for the retired soldiers. After all, you know, I am a Huns. I just want to do something for them." Newton said.

"Don't care about other things, you did this very well," the supervisor said. Newton nodded.

Seth, Zhang Xi looked at the list of weapons in his hand.

"The Parthians can open trade ports with us. They also have some coastal areas, but we need to provide a very long list of weapons. There are more than 500 artillery pieces, including more than 300 light artillery pieces. This type of artillery can be leaned against. Pulled by two horses, very light. There are some medium artillery and heavy artillery. There are also some weapons and ammunition. Explosives. And some defensive weapons. Such as barbed wire." Guo Xiang said.

"It's just that they paid us with something, should we give them these weapons like this?" Zhang Xi asked.

"No, they said, they grabbed some trophies in Seth, mainly some gold and silverware. The value of these gold and silverware is very large, and it is very important to us. Therefore, they hope that these things can be combined with Some of our weapons are exchanged." Guo Xiang said.

"If it's the best, but we have to worry, what if they do some cunning things? After all, the Parthians are very clear about our situation. Here, our military strength is almost negligible. This is the worst for us. Situation." Zhang Xi said.

"I am also very worried about this, but we may have to do this." Guo Xiang said.

"Because some businessmen have already considered how much money they can make." Guo Xiang said. Zhang Xi shook his head helplessly, because businessmen always do this. After they came here. I am very happy. They are making money every day, and they keep inquiring about news. In such a short period of time, some of them have actually learned some Seth. Not only that, local businessmen will also speak of some Koreans, and they have learned a lot, such as saluting, greeting, and saying something literally. Knowing that, it looks like they are from the Central Plains.

The Seth people gave the Koreans a lot of preferential treatment. A large number of Seth people entered here to do business with Korean businessmen. From arms to daily necessities, mirrors, and silk became the most demanding commodities. The Seth people are very good at doing business. They brought some of their common commodities, but they were of little use.

However, one of the products has attracted the attention of many Seth people, and that is paper. This kind of light writing instrument is very popular. They like it very much. They want to take it to a more western position, because in the north, There is a wealthy country in the West, and they like these strange commodities very much.

Qi State, Laizhou Shipyard.

"Sir, please look at this. This is our newly modified warship. For fire prevention, we have specially added some heavy iron armor. Although his speed has been reduced a lot, it can effectively protect the fireboat from attacking." The designer explained to Tian Heng.

"And these iron armors can protect against the opponent's medium artillery attacks to a certain extent. For small-caliber artillery attacks, they can't penetrate us at all, and our artillery can completely defeat them with only two rounds of firing. "The designer said excitedly.

This is a brand-new warship. This is a large arrow ship. Three auxiliary masts are installed on the hull. This is to speed up the speed because their ships are covered with some iron armors. These iron armors come from the country of Zhao. . With Zhao Guo providing raw materials. The craftsmen of Qi have bold ideas. To prevent fire attacks. Wearing iron armor in key places can effectively protect against fire attacks. Not only that, iron armor can also defend against artillery attacks. The actual combat experience from the front tells them that their ship is very weak. In other words, as long as the opponent fires artillery, they will inevitably lose a lot of this piece. This kind of military warship that was refitted with a merchant ship has suffered a lot. At this point, they all feel the same. After all, such a ship was originally designed for merchant ships, not warships for military use. In order to increase its defenses, craftsmen had to come up with a way to put on iron armor. Like the soldiers on board, this can greatly improve the survival rate of the warship. But there is no way to put on iron armor, because they simply cannot change such a situation structurally.

"Well, very good. When can such a warship be launched, and how is the firepower equipped?" Tian Heng asked anxiously.

"This. The sir. Don’t worry, you can launch in three days. As for the artillery, although the number of artillery has been reduced, there are only a hundred artillery, but the majority of large-caliber artillery, among them, there are 12 seven-inch artillery. They can shoot the opponent's ship into the bottom of the sea with one round of attack." The craftsman said.

"Good. Very good. What we want is such a ship." Tian Heng heard it. Very happy. With Zhao’s support in naval cooperation, Qi has a large number of artillery. In addition, they also cast artillery to meet the needs of the navy. However, they need to build a steel plant, but the casting material they use is bronze. , It was not a loss at first. Qingcheng, South Korea.

"We got a message." said a young engineer in the design department of the United Shipyard.

"Qi is building a warship with iron armor. If such a warship emerges, his protection ability will be very high. Although they may sacrifice some advantages in terms of speed, such a warship can fight Impenetrability is a threat. The most important thing is that if we are hit by the opponent’s artillery, the situation will be very bad, because what I know is that they used the largest caliber 7-inch artillery. Once this type of artillery is concentrated Asking for a mast will completely stop the ship in place. This is a very big threat.” The engineer said.

"If this is the case, we must find a way to solve this problem." A middle-aged engineer said with his arm. he knows. Faced with such ships, they still have no great way to solve such problems. After all, they still lack very good artillery in this regard, and the Qi State Navy, which has received support from the State of Zhao, has a great deal in this regard. The superiority, attack power, and the rapidly expanding defense power make them feel unprecedented pressure.