"In future naval battles, torpedo deployment is a trend. We can only do this to complete an effective blockade. You know. They are just pirates. The task we complete is blockade, not other tasks." A Chu army officer Speaking of. Although they are helping pirates. From the perspective of the regular navy, they are amateurs and may not be professional naval personnel. They see it this way, but the problem is that the opponents and tasks they face are equally unprofessional. There is nothing professional or unprofessional about war, in their opinion. As long as the task can be completed, everything is achievable.

South Korea, Xinzheng.

"There was an uncontrollable situation in the whole canal. Although we used the Shazhou cavalry to continuously harass the Aiji country. However, the Aiji people still did not give in. I personally think that our threat to the Aiji country is not great enough. Because we are too far away from them, they believe that our military operations are ineffective. It seems that the locals have also seen this." The Secretary of the Army reluctantly reported to Han Shu. Although the current main task is focused on the Indian state of Maharashtra, which has attracted a lot of attention from South Korea, the problem is that the Patriotic canals also have a great effect on South Korea, and the Koreans cannot give up on this. A canal. Facts have proved that this canal will play a greater role.

"Well, I see. We don't have any more troops to take care of the affairs of several countries. There is still a large amount of oil being ignited in Port Seth, and our oil import and export have a big problem. This Concerning our wealth, we don’t have more funds to do this kind of thing. Although Qin State Bank has solved part of our funds, there are still some difficulties in the construction. We can only maintain the previous project. We still have this problem. We need to wait for other things to be resolved before we can solve the problem." Han Shu said distressedly. South Korea’s territory has become larger and larger. They rely on their own maritime trade, maritime transportation lines, and the expansion of maritime trade, which is the expansion of the empire. However, many things within the empire also need to be dealt with. Han Shu can only concentrate some funds. It is not easy to solve these problems by using troops and materials to solve such problems. Therefore, Han Shu needs to abandon some issues for the time being.

"Yes, Majesty, but Majesty, we also have another good news to report." The Secretary of the Army said at this time.

"Oh. Tell me about it." Han Shu asked in surprise at this time.

"In the area north of the State of Seth, the Seth people have discovered oil. They hope to exchange some food or some traded goods through the oil trade. They are willing to pay some price for such exchange with us." At this time, the Secretary of War reported. To. The discovery of oil by Seth is nothing new. After all, they are oil-producing countries, and finding oil is not difficult for them. And the Seth people also need oil to maintain their control of the Persian region. However, such control seems to be somewhat meaningless. Because more and more places are out of control, some provinces tend to be independent. The more so, the more Seth Nation needs such a sum of money to solve such problems. Therefore, oil export has become their only choice. Besides, Port Seth is burning. A large amount of petroleum is turned into ashes, which is not very good news for them.

"The situation is such a situation. Our situation is not very good. But we can import a lot of oil from there and then resell it. They have a lot of manpower. However, there are some problems that need to be solved in transportation because of their transportation. Some trouble." said the Secretary of the Army.

"I know this. They don't have a railway, but we can build a pipeline. However, I think the railway is even more important, because the railway can also open up their roads, let our railway companies participate in it, and continue to expand their railways. All the way to Basra. And further afield." Han Shu immediately issued an order.

"Yes. King." The Secretary of the Army nodded. He knew that South Korea is still interested in such a country, because there is oil there, and oil can bring great profits to South Korea. South Korea is doing this now. This is to maintain South Korea’s current status. One of the most important points of the trade balance is that without a large amount of capital, South Korea cannot engage in a protracted war.

Port Seth. The sky is still dark, and the fire is still burning, but the fire has weakened somewhat, but only weakened, which caused Zhang You's oil land purchase plan to start to come to a halt.

"Boss." A subordinate reported at this time.

"Don't call me the boss, this is very vulgar, we are regular, regular, and our business has been established. Do you know?" Zhang You said angrily.

"Yes." His men nodded immediately and admitted their mistake.

"Chairman." The subordinate changed his words.

"Yes, we must be formal, chairman, we are a joint stock company, a joint stock company, and all the directors are sitting here, understand?" Zhang You said with a smile. But his mood is not very good. Because of some problems in his business.

"We have purchased 210,000 acres of oil fields with certain oil-producing areas. We don’t spend too much money, a few million, two and a half. It’s not too much. However, there are still more than two hundred thousand. The oil fields of acres are outside, and some of them have not suffered fires. The bosses of those oil fields will not sell the oil fields, and some of them are people from Zhao Guo. This is a bit tricky." The embarrassing report of the subordinates . Zhang You's company has begun to formalize, and he must take such a crucial step, which is very important for him. Because he needs to do this, if he doesn't do this, no one will care about him at all. His company is called United Petroleum Company. United is really a United. He has annexed all oil burning areas. At the same time, he also combined with some larger oil owners to form such a company. His funds are also very strong. Behind him is Qin's bank, those coalition oil owners, and the South Korean investment bank. They are tentatively investing in some small and medium-sized oil fields. In this way, Zhang You's expansion is very large.

But he is a guy who is very unwilling to be satisfied, because he knows that if he does not expand at this time, he will soon be replaced by others, and he must control all the oil. Control means monopoly. Only a monopoly can get more profits. This is what he has to do.

"Well, I know all of this. What we need to do at the moment is monopoly. Monopoly. Understand?" Zhang You said.

"Although the oil fields we acquired from them have problems of this kind. But these are not problems. We only need to get through the current predicament. This is not a problem for us." Zhang You said.

"But they can still produce oil. Exporting oil will give us a competitive advantage." A director said worriedly. The reason why they are involved is because the other party can guarantee that they can get sufficient benefits, and this benefit will be very, very large. They came for the other side. They knew Zhang You was very capable, because the fire allowed them to purchase a large amount of land at a very low price. These are all oil fields, oil fields that can produce a lot of oil. A very good investment, but they believe that only by monopolizing and establishing a new oil order can they control the world with peace of mind and establish the order they should have.

"I understand this, but what I want to tell you is that this is very simple for us. It is very simple, because we need to detour from other directions and outflank them. This is like fighting. We don't just have to charge directly. , And give the other side a certain blow. Believe me, we will soon encounter such and other problems." Zhang You said lightly. How did he do this by himself, he himself knows very well what he relies on, it relies on such a grasp of business trends, and the acquisition by a series of improper means, improper means, timely and illegally, He knows that if you want to monopolize, you must have some extraordinary means. This is Seth. Although it is a Korean colony, Korean laws have some effects, but the problem is that their situation is very normal because they need This is such a situation. This is what they need, and this situation is understandable to him, because they can do it.

Qin State, Xianyang.

"The Koreans agreed to our plan, but they will ensure that troops are dispatched as soon as possible. The Zhao people continue to increase their strength because their strength will increase to an unprecedented level. This is very helpful to them. We I also hope they can do this." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Yeah. They did a good job, I hope they can keep it going. This is a very good choice for us." Shang Wen nodded and said. He didn't have any opinion on this, after all, they had already divided some occupied areas, and Qin wanted to occupy the north.

"Should we adjust our combat plan to change the harassment and direct occupation? In this case, we need to add one or two more infantry divisions at the border." Meng Yi said to Shangwen.

"These people are working in the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense. They are professional. We won't worry too much about this, and they are doing very well." Shang Wen said lightly. Dividing one's sphere of influence with the Koreans will help resolve regional territorial disputes. At the same time, as an area of ​​intermediate relaxation, Indy will provide more trade opportunities. In this regard, the Indian government is not clear at all. What they don't know is that their territory has been divided by the Qin people and the Koreans. Lost. What the Qin people have to do now is to mobilize their own forces and participate in the military offensive. What they have to do is simply send an army to occupy there.

Within the Ministry of Defense.

"It seems that we need to adjust our military deployment. We have reached some agreements with South Korea. These agreements will effectively help us solve some problems. This is of great benefit to us and will greatly help. We solve some problems." Wei Liao said after reading the report. The Ministry of National Defense has a certain degree of power to mobilize troops and make suggestions on the revision of combat plans. Of course. The General Staff is the department that does this kind of thing. They have a great ability to mobilize troops, and they are professional.

"Mr. Minister, in this case, are we going to occupy the entire Yueshi. Or part of the Yueshi?" a security official asked.

"Yes. We need such an area, which is better than those of Yueshi who are disobedient. Moreover, if we do this, it will be very useful to us. We must know that we have to do a lot of these and other things, and the things we do. Including these, it is better than their random planting of Yapian to entrap us Qin people, and the Yue people will greatly affect our Qin country in the Western Regions and the influence of the region. This is a very different thing. For a good start, Qin must solve this problem. At the same time, we should see that the southern region has a vast market and we need their market. This is our demand and what we must do." Wei Liao said Speaking of. For him, all this is just an excuse. For them, these problems are not too big a problem. What they have to do is just such things.

In the southern coastal area of ​​the peninsula, there will be some fishing boats arriving here, and there are some small fishermen nearby. They live on this. The people of Qi have invested and established some food factories here. Because the labor here is cheap and the raw materials are cheap, the most important thing is that these people also have a great demand for food, and they can also supplement their needs. With the transfer of technology industries, Qi State began to move some food factories here. This is the case for labor-intensive industries, where labor is cheap, and they go there. Qi’s local trends seem to be somewhat unfavorable. Or to open food factories, some small and medium-sized food factories, for them, the profit is not very thin.

With the establishment of a large number of shipyards, more and more workers have entered the shipyard. In addition, a considerable number of steel plants have been established. The demand for construction workers has also increased. In some special positions, women are also Being able to participate in this has already shown that Qi's labor force has been fully mobilized. As for food factories, the profits they generate are not very large. At the same time, they have great demand for raw materials. Some food factories have begun to evolve. For example, they have slaughtered whales. They have become chemical factories. Lubricants, soaps, and various chemical products are all You can get it from there. In contrast, it is not cost-effective to make food. Only some remote areas still have some opportunities. When urbanization develops, such food factories face the risk of closing down. But some factory owners cannot change their profession. They believe that they have their own reasons for doing so. It is unimaginable for them to lose control of this industry, because they can't do it, and it's hard to do it. They cannot afford such a loss, which is unfair to them. In desperation, they can only move the factory here, here, there may be some opportunities, or they can do something they should be able to do. This is a very good choice for them.

Ever since, some food factories in Qi state have moved here. Because it can meet their location advantages, cheap labor, and sufficient raw materials. There are also cheaper sea transportation, which can meet their needs, what else can they not meet? These are good enough.

In coastal areas, some small fishing boats will be moored here. This is an important property of local fishermen. Food factories will buy their fish. For them, this is the most important thing.

"What is this, that is, it is so long, it seems to be copper, this thing is so valuable." Many locals looked at the long thing and looked heavy, but they were very happy to catch his big pillar. , Because this thing is made of copper, it can sell a lot of money. This is more valuable than the fish he catches in a boat, and, with this money, he can change to a bigger boat. Anyway, this is a good thing.

However, the locals didn’t know what it was, but if Chu naval officers were allowed to see it, they would be shocked immediately. That’s right, it was the torpedo they launched, and a torpedo inadvertently entered the local fisherman’s. Among the fishing nets, they salvaged a piece of this kind of thing, which was very heavy, but very effective. For them, this was the most important thing. This is something they never thought of.

"This stuff seems to be heavy. It seems to be very valuable," some people said.

"This is natural, copper." The locals still don't know what kind of thing they are facing. This is the torpedo launched by the Chu people.

"Get out, get out." People from the food factory rushed over to take a look at the new things they had seized.

"Copper, what is this thing?" The people in the food factory are from Qi, and they themselves can't figure out what it is, but they think that this thing should be something. In fact, this is a weapon, an underwater bomb.

"No matter what this thing is, you have to tell me how it came." The person in charge asked curiously.

"This, I caught it by fishing. I don't know anything. Anyway, it got into my fishing net. It was very heavy and heavy. Several of us dragged him away. I went into the water to tie him and slowly dragged it back. Yes. Otherwise, this thing will sink to the bottom of the sea." The other party said.

"Well, no matter what, I will charge it according to the price of copper." The person in charge does not know what it is. He thinks it should be sold to people in China. Maybe they know what it is. If it is valuable, it may be more expensive than copper. To be much higher, his idea is very simple.