Zhao Guo, in the laboratory of Handan Iron and Steel Plant.

"How about this steel?" a metallurgical expert asked the engineer who made the artillery.

"Very good, the pressure bearing capacity seems to be very powerful. How did you do it?" the engineer asked very curiously. Because the quality of the steel in his hands is much better than the steel manufactured in any previous period.

"It is made by the electric arc used in the laboratory. The steel produced by the electric arc can effectively remove the magazines inside, improve a certain degree of purity, and at the same time allow some metals to be fused in it." The expert said.

"Oh, in this case, you can be regarded as solving the problem of our gun steel steel. You have to build it on a large scale. Otherwise, this demand is even difficult for us." Engineer Speaking excitedly. Arc technology can solve the temperature problems of some alloy steels. Although coal can also reach a certain temperature, the temperature control is not very high, and it consumes a lot of fuel, and they cannot meet the qualified technical requirements. For them, the biggest problem lies.

"No, we are still unable to carry out large-scale production, we need a lot of conditions to meet." The metallurgical expert shook his head helplessly and said.

"Why? Lack of funds, no, I don't think you should lack a lot of funds. You are a steel company, and you have a lot of orders. Apart from coal mines and banks, I am afraid that no one can match your situation." The engineers were puzzled. Looked at each other and said.

"It's not the case, it's the electric arc, which requires a lot of electricity. However, we have coal resources in Zhao's state. However, the production of electricity is insignificant. This electricity production simply cannot meet our needs. For us, It's a huge test." The expert said.

"Yes. I remember. Our electricity production is like this. There is a serious shortage. Many places need electricity. But we can't do this. Oh, this. This is not easy. This is to build a power plant. , The funds needed are quite a lot." The engineer suddenly thought of this then.

"No, I am also worried about this. Although the prime minister has issued an order to enter the power industry, it is not possible to quickly build a large-scale power plant at this time. In addition, the commissioning of this power plant requires a lot of capital. There are a lot of equipment. Without these, it will not be able to meet our requirements quickly. Therefore, we still cannot produce such a large amount of gun steel on a large scale. Many technical equipment also require electricity, such as hot rolling mills, which Qin people have already used. Freezing steel. And we can't solve this problem even with hot-rolled steel. It's really difficult." The other party said.

The lack of electricity makes it difficult for Zhao's steel industry to continue to progress, because hot-rolled steel requires a lot of electricity, and the advantage of coal resources alone cannot expand such a large demand. Electricity is the most lacking thing.

Qin State, Xianyang. Inside Wenyang Bank headquarters.

"The demand for aluminum is becoming very large. For example, lightweight aluminum cookware. The military likes such things. They hope that their military can be equipped with lightweight aluminum materials instead of heavy iron kettles and tableware. Also. Well, we found some bauxite in Luoyang. Once the aluminum is produced, it will be of great help to us." Yingyu said to Xiao He.

"Chairman, this aluminum material can solve many problems, and the future demand will become very large, but there is one problem we have to pay attention to." Xiao He reminded.

"Our aluminum plant in the Hexi area is close to a large number of coal producing areas. The coal there can be used directly for power generation. There is no problem in terms of electricity demand. However, how to supply electricity in Luoyang area, how to supply electricity in Luoyang area, and how to supply electricity in Hexi area? The supply needs to supply part of the north, and there is still a considerable part of the electricity demand in Xianyang. If we develop the aluminum production in Luoyang area, what will happen? Even if we start production. I am afraid it will be difficult to meet our needs. Luoyang Aluminum's investment. Because electricity restricts our production input. We need to find other places to solve our electricity energy problem. Otherwise, it will be difficult to develop the bauxite mine in Luoyang. They can at best make some cement. "Xiao He said so.

"Well. This is a problem, but this problem can be solved to a great extent. At present, the power stocks on the stock market have risen very sharply, and they have become the stars among the stars." Yingyu said.

"Yes, Chairman. I have seen this. However, it is still difficult for them to complete such a large construction only relying on the power of Zhao Guo. Even after completing the construction of the power plant, they still need to build a considerable power grid. These power grids It also takes some time for the construction of the power plant. In short, at this point, it is still difficult for us to complete the electrical transformation.” Xiao He said.

"No, no, we work with Zhao Guoren to solve this problem together. Only by solving this problem can all things be solved. Not only the production of electricity, but also the transportation of electricity, the establishment of high-voltage wires, etc., These, we can all start relevant cooperation." Yingyu said.

"Funds, what I am worried about is funds, how to deal with funds?" Xiao He asked.

"The Tocharian people will solve the funding problem for us. It is estimated that Prime Minister Meng Yi now knows our relevant report." Yingyu said with a smile.

Xianyang, the prime minister's house.

"Does Meng Yi know about this?" Shang Wen asked the Minister of Finance.

"It is estimated that we know it now. Banks believe that with the increase in the country’s fiscal deficit, it is difficult for metal currencies to meet their needs. They must issue and use banknotes. Only banknotes can meet their needs. The same is true for Luo. It’s best to let Yueshi people enter such a system. After all, if this is the case, their financial problems can be solved. Paper currency can be well controlled and issued. Metal currency can be recycled and become Part of the bank’s gold reserves.” The Minister of Finance said.

"Do you think that such a plan can meet such needs?" Shang Wen asked cautiously. Shang Wen is very clear that the demand brought about by war is huge, and it is difficult for metal currency to meet such demand.

"The prime minister, I think, you should be very clear that the significance of paper currency is much greater than that of metal currency. If the local economy does not need metal currency, there may be no such thing as metal currency. At the same time, the economic development of various places It is also different. But the future trend is banknotes, because only banknotes can meet the needs of mass production. Without banknotes, mass production is just empty talk, and this is simply impossible." The Minister of Finance said .

"Yeah. I see. You mean that we need such an opportunity, right?" Shang Wen said.

"Yes, but my personal suggestion is that it is better to issue a unified Western currency. In this case, it is still more beneficial to us, but if this is not possible, it does not matter. At least it is beneficial to us. , That's it." The Finance Minister said.

"Well, but your idea is a bit advanced. I personally think that the time for the issuance of a large-scale unified currency is not yet ripe. First of all, in terms of military alliances, the Tocharians have not formally joined in. This is for them. In terms of it, it is still difficult to accept. To make the Tocharian people accept such a thing, they must get benefits. Without such benefits, it is very difficult." Shang Wen said with a smile.

This is a wry smile. Shangwen knows that this is a diplomatic strategy. Without a diplomatic strategy, the Tocharians would not care about it at all.

"But for specific problems, Prime Minister Meng Yi, he will solve these problems." Shang Wen said.

Within Tocharo. Inside Meng Yi's temporary office. The Tocharians are very particular, and the treatment here is the best. There are blankets from the Parthian Kingdom underneath, which are very soft when stepping on them, and their texture even exceeds the texture of the Qin Palace, which makes Meng Yi feel uneasy. But Tocharians do enjoy it. The heating equipment from the State of Qin made it very warm here, even in a single shirt, you can't feel the cold outside the window.

"Issuing banknotes can solve this problem, but it can only be distributed in a dispersed manner. Tochara and Yueshi, as well as the situation in Dawan are different. The Dawan government can repay such a situation, and Tochar has the potential to repay. The Yueshi people are probably not so good. Such an economic environment determines that their currency exchanges are different. Maybe the currency of the Tocharo and Dawan people can be guaranteed, but the situation of the Yueshi people is not good. "Meng Yi thought. Because the economic development of the three countries is different, Dawan’s situation is the best, and the Yueshi people are the worst. If a unified currency is issued, it will inevitably cause great trade conflicts. In order to avoid such contradictions, The banknotes of the three countries must be issued, not unified banknotes.

State of Qin, in Xianyang Palace. An expert in printed text is presenting what he has encountered so far. Please see.

"There are not a few countries using Qin's small seal characters, but the engraving of the small seal characters, coupled with the complexity of typesetting. The small seal characters cannot meet the current demand for larger and larger mechanical printing," said the expert.

King Qin looked at the report on the case. Experts just put the content of the report. The general content was reported.

With the development of the newspaper industry, the printing industry is also developing rapidly, from the original printing to the textile printing and dyeing industry, this is a kind of progress, but the text has only obtained a preliminary unity.

The promotion of newspapers allowed Qin’s Xiaozhuan to formally unify the writings of various countries. Because the Xiaozhuan characters were recognized by some people, they were the characters of their own country, because they did not occupy the newspaper’s printing initiative at the beginning. It is absolutely difficult to master printing technology and papermaking technology at the same time. Therefore, when the Qin State newspaper began to promote it, it was decided to unify the fonts of the Qin State Primary School Seals, because most people have to read the newspaper, they are not familiar with the Qin State Primary School seals, and gradually become familiar with it. By the time newspapers in other countries began to be published, Qin’s small seal fonts had been unified for a long time. It is already difficult for people to correct. Under such circumstances, Qin’s Xiaozhuan naturally and accidentally completed the unification of words. Some countries have tried to change this situation by publishing newspapers, but the habits of the people are very inertial, even if they I have tried to take some actions on the article several times, but there is still no effect to change this situation. The final result can only be this, they have to use Qin's small seal font.

However, with the development of the printing industry, some problems with the small seal characters are still manifested. For example, the number of reports has increased, and the number of prints has increased. The small seal characters are not suitable for such fast-paced font needs because of his gestures. It is more complicated, and in some places it is not very standardized. At the same time, as the office becomes more and more formalized, some companies require the office text to become tidy. Xiaozhuan cannot meet such requirements. Especially in terms of mechanical compliance, it is difficult for Qin’s printers to meet such distorted fonts. Adaptability. In this regard, the inventors racked their brains and cannot change this situation. The only effective way is to change the font. In this way, the Xiaozhuan characters will develop towards the official script, because the official script is a regular script, which looks easy. Understand, and, some unofficial, but some large-scale office enterprises have used this type of text to print, the effect is relatively good, although there are still some fonts that are difficult to type in mechanical printing, at the same time, the mechanical printer is large and complicated. But it is formal, which is a common demand of people.

"Change the Xiaozhuan to the official script." King Qin said after reading the report.

"Yes, Wang Shang and Xiao Zhuan's strokes are difficult to solve through technical problems, and they don’t seem to be very formal. The official script can avoid such problems, and the advancement in writing can make our technology very good. Solve such problems." The expert said.

"Well. You are an expert in this area, do you think it is necessary to make such a change?" Qin Wang asked.

"Wang, it is very necessary. After the improvement, the mechanical printer can make a big step forward, and part of the current text file has already done so." The expert said.

"Well. If that's the case, let's change it. The widow also has a headache. Since the official script is the trend, we will adopt the official script." Qin Wang waved his arm and said.

This is a big improvement in writing. However, King Qin also had his own selfishness, because he changed the official script, it was difficult to return it again. After all, such a thing has already happened.