Qin State, Xianyang.

"Look at this, something unexpected." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"What?" Shang Wen took the telegram and looked quickly.

"CrNi ore? There is no exploration error, right?" Shang Wen asked.

"No, it has been verified. However, Tocharo has already known the news. Their locals have already followed our people early. They learned our way behind their backs, bought the prospecting specimens, and then With the relevant data, they can explore such resources on a large scale." Meng Yi said with some displeasure. Because the exploration of mineral resources was made by the Qin State himself, Tocharo made opportunistic tricks in the future. This is difficult for them to accept.

"If there are so many minerals, they will be useless, but we need these mineral resources, we invest, and eventually they will be discovered by the Tocharians, and then they will adopt other methods to proceed." Shang Wen patted the other person on the shoulder and said.

"Well, that's it. I also think that Qin's interests have suffered a lot." Meng Yi said.

"I don't think so." Shang Wen said.

"How Qin got this mineral is a trouble, because the difficulty of development will become very large, first of all, mining, which requires a lot of manpower and capital, how to solve this problem, it is difficult for us to solve." Shang Wen said .

"Only banks will consider such investment issues. Other aspects will not be considered. Secondly, in terms of labor, Tocharo has more advantages than us. They can hire a lot of people with very little money. At the same time, they will actively explore minerals because they can sell them at very high prices." Shang Wen said.

"Finally, if we let us mine, it will be a burden for us. You must know that we not only have to buy the entire mineral, but also pay various fees. These fees are invented by the Tocharian people. Finally, these minerals are mined. It also needs transportation, how to build the railway, they mine it out, and make money, we can sell them the railway. In this way, this is a very cost-effective thing for us." Shangwen said.

"In other words, we only need to build the railway?" Meng Yi said.

"Yes. Now the demand for railways has become very large. Without these railways. Even if they mine the minerals, there is no benefit to anyone." Shang Wen said.

"So, we don’t have to worry too much about this issue. The banks will handle these things. They are more savvy than us. Sometimes, we should give up some things, such as mineral ownership, since they want to If you want to fight for it, just give it to them. Let them participate, if one day we don’t need it. Instead, they produce too much. In the end, it is them, not us, who will lose, understand?” Shangwen said.

"Okay. What I want to say is that this is a free economy." Meng Yi said.

"Yes, after you understand the free economy, in fact, it is very simple to manage." Shang Wen said with a smile.

In fact, the Qin government really cannot manage too much, because if it manages too much, the financial funds will become more, which requires a lot of financial funds to support development. But the current situation of the Qin government is not very good. First of all, Qin will be in a low tax environment for a long time. This is also an important reason why the Qin government is reluctant to use force to expand abroad.

Secondly, too much government management will greatly affect the enthusiasm of economic individuals, and the consequences of such enthusiasm frustration are very large. Qin State is a traditional national policy that emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business. However, it will take a long time for this national policy to change. Once the government manages it too broadly. The enthusiasm of the merchant will become very weak. This is very unfavorable for them.

The last point is that the Qin government seems to have been lacking a kind of enthusiasm. Because they have never managed such a vast area, they still need to accumulate a lot of experience.

State of Zhao, Handan. Staff.

"The Admiralty has been actively preparing for the establishment of the Marine Corps." Li Mu put down the report in his hands and said to Li Zuoche.

"In this way, we will soon have Marines that can invest in the expansion of foreign occupation of overseas colonies." Li Mu said with a smile.

"Sir, I think we are not optimistic enough in some situations." Li Zuoche said, shaking his head.

"Oh. Why?" Li Mu asked.

"Our navy development is not very complete. At least the problem of a large number of transport ships is difficult to solve." Li Zuoche said.

"I have thought about this question. The Admiralty has thought of a very good way, that is, the method of hiring. For a time, it is difficult for us to expand a large number of transport ships at once, but merchant ships can meet this demand. In addition, We can also hire ships from other countries. In short, the problem can be solved very well." Li Mu said.

"Another point is that in terms of the direction of our colony, what we know is that the Chu and South Korean governments are two crazy governments, and they have been expanding abroad. It must be on the Western continent. The two countries have almost all All the coastal areas were occupied. One battalion, one company, they occupied a large area. After they occupied a large number of coastal areas, they began to quickly develop inland. After we got there, how to develop? The coastal areas have been Without a suitable port area, for us, we just went to a transit base. Without these, we would not be able to cooperate at all." Li Zuoche said. When Li Mu heard this, he nodded and agreed. He did not think of this.

"Another point is that, except for the Western Continent, unless there is an accident, it is difficult for us to squeeze in. The only area is the State of Seth, and the unknown area, but there is very far away from the mainland, and the supply is extremely difficult. We must stop at South Korea, a colony of the Kingdom of Chu. If we engage in hostility with these countries, it will be very unfavorable to us. Therefore, our only choice is also the most unfavorable." Li Zuoche said.

"You said this to remind me. This matter must be as soon as possible, not too late. When it is too late, the result will become very miserable. We finally have no colony. You are very clear, South Korea People, Chu people are crazy. Almost all areas have been flagged by them." Li Mu said with some dissatisfaction.