The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"Follow." The captain led Lao Zhangtou and the others forward quickly.

"Hey, it's here." The private soldier lowered his head and looked around, but he couldn't find anything that he could find.

"My squad leader is here." Private said with certainty.

"This is it. Sir. This is it." The private soldier said anxiously as if he was eager to prove something.

"My squad leader was still here just now, and half of his body fell into the quagmire. Why, why in a blink of an eye. He disappeared." The private soldier was anxiously looking for it.

"Squad leader. Squad leader." Private shouted loudly.As he spoke, he took a few steps forward.

"Stop." The whole time.The captain shouted loudly to stop the private.

"Back back." The captain called out loudly.

"Sir." The private didn't know what was going on.He stood there not knowing what to do.

"Back back." The captain shouted loudly.

"Hey." The private soldier backed away slowly.

"Go find a rock." The captain looked at the situation ahead and said.

"Sir. Here." The old chapter handed the stone to the captain at this time.

"Boom." The captain threw it into the quagmire in front of him.

"Gudong." With a sound, just a moment later, the stone entered it all at once.

"Your squad leader may have been swallowed," said the captain.

"Ah." The private soldier called out, not knowing what was wrong.

"Hey, what should I do, please save my squad leader. He's a nice guy." Private Bing pleaded.

The captain said nothing.Just sway.

"Sir," the private pleaded.

"Old Zhangtou. I beg you. Save my squad leader." The private soldier begged.

"Alas." The captain left after mourning.

"This is also something that can't be helped." The old Zhangtou said.

"This is a people-swallowing quagmire. People who enter are swallowed alive. There is no way to get through." Old Zhangtou said.

"This." The private soldier wept with a sad face.He didn't know what to do.

"Let's rest here." The captain turned his head and said to the old Zhangtou who followed.

Something like this happens.The captain was very uncomfortable.The Captain decided he was upset and decided to stop for a while to rest.

Over time, the captain's expedition went deep into the vast northeast plain.However, the plains at this time have not yet been developed, and with the melting of snow in spring, it is easy to form some swamps.Such terrain also exists in the Central Plains, but most people avoid it, and few people have seen it.The captain has also seen it once or twice, and there is usually no way to deal with swamps.Can only go around, there is no good way.By going to someone with experience.But among the group, there are too few experienced people.

"Shall we go on, sir." Old Zhangtou asked by the campfire.The private was still sobbing at the death of the squad leader.He is very sad.The squad leader relied too much on him.

The captain glanced at the private.

"How many places like this are ahead," asked the captain.

"I don't know. It looks very wide, and our way forward is blocked." Old Zhangtou said at this time.

"We don't know anything around here. Our people are also very tired, moving forward under such circumstances. It is very unfavorable to us." Old Zhangtou asked at this time.

"En." The captain nodded.

"Let's go back tomorrow," said the captain.

"The road ahead is very difficult to walk. Record the situation here in detail, and then we will go back. I don't think the higher-ups will say anything about us." The captain said.

"En. Alright, sir." The old Zhangtou said.

the next day.The expedition team returned to the way they had come.But soon they stopped.

"What to do, sir." Old Zhangtou asked at this time.They searched for the way they had come and returned.But what they saw was a large swamp area in front of them.These swamps hadn't existed before.But now it stands in the way of their return.

"Map," the captain called.The old Zhangtou handed the hand-painted map to the captain.

This map is extremely crude, and Lao Zhangtou tried his best to walk all the way and draw all the things he could detect.This is his best chance.

"There's a river near here. Let's take the upper reaches of the river. Maybe we can cross over there." The captain said.

"Yes, sir." The old Zhang agreed with a nod.In this way, they have to take a road that has never been taken before, and they have to go a long way.But there was no way, there was a swamp in front of them.They can't get past it at all.Bypass, this is their only way.So a group of people led the horses and walked towards the upper reaches of the river. The winter snow melted in spring, forming a large amount of stagnant water.These pools of water formed larger swampy areas.The swamp has become the biggest difficulty for the expedition.

1654 Silk Road

"En. That's true. Our current financial situation can no longer continue to be invested in military expenditures. If there is any war in the north, our finances will definitely enter the worst period." Shang Wen looked at the map.Meng Yi introduced from the side.

"If the main external affairs are handed over to the merchant group, the situation will be much better." Shangwen nodded.

"This. You did a very good job. And it's great." Shangwen said.

"The prime minister doesn't think that my mistakes are considered good." Meng Yi said with a smile.

"Well, it's different." Shang Wen nodded and said.

"This is done very well." Shang Wen said.

"You see. If we contract out these external affairs and trade rights, we will have a lot of freedom. This degree of freedom is very important, because they have to bear their own risks. In this way, they have This kind of initiative is very beneficial. In foreign affairs, if there is not enough initiative, it will be difficult to carry out diplomacy and trade.” Shang Wen said.

"The most important thing is to solve the current financial crisis of Qin State." Shang Wen continued.

"Qin doesn't have enough financial power to stay in the north. It's even impossible for Qin to see a large-scale war in the surrounding area. Once a war starts, Qin will need to spend more If the financial resources continue, the Qin State needs to rest at present. Such a thing must not happen." Shang Wen said.

Shangwen thinks this method is very good.This is a bit like the East India Company of the British Empire.This is a colonial company, he can pay huge taxes for the country.At the same time, it can also maintain the dominance of the empire on the border and colonies.The most important thing is the market, he can continue to develop those border lands into colonies, and then influence it into a huge market.This is the most urgent need right now.

"In the border areas of Qin State, we should set up more merchant group companies like this," Shang Wen said.

"For example, in the northern part of the state of Qin, set up the North Group Company. In the Western Regions, you can set up the Western Region Group Company. Then you can set up in the southwest and southeast." Shang Wen thought of the East India Company.decided to adopt this method.Although there is not much favor for the colony.However, the market.Qin State needs a huge market.This had to make Shangwen enable such a policy.Perhaps this is a historical process, without such a process, it is difficult to stand firm.

"Several branch companies can be established in these group companies. This group company is led by the Qin government. It attracts several merchant groups on the border to form. It will raise funds by means of public stock issuance to solve the financial problem of the merchant group." Shang Wen Speaking of.

"Then, the government issued licenses to these subsidiaries or business groups to allow them to expand on the territory of the Huns, build their own bases, recruit their own private armed forces, and carry out various activities. For trade, it doesn’t matter if they sell slaves or exploit minerals, we only need to charge a certain fee and pay taxes.” Shang Wen said.

"After Qin's fiscal revenue has risen to a certain stage, Qin only needs to operate the original border defense line. In this way, Qin can be divided into outer lines and inner lines. The Qin government spends money to operate the inner lines. The inner lines , Qin State can increase the basic input facilities, build railways, build a large number of civil facilities, etc. As for the outer lines, Qin State will hand them over to the merchant group to control. In this way, they have a lot of freedom, This degree of freedom is to allow them to launch attacks, use diplomatic means to hover among the tribes of the Huns, divide and disintegrate them. In this way, in the long-term dealings, our profits will be maximized." Shang Wen said.

"En. The prime minister is right. If this is the case, this is a big deal." Meng Yi looked at the north direction on the map excitedly and said.