The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"The supreme officer is not here, how can we solve this problem? North Korea's power is growing, and they are equipped with muskets. Although they can't fight against us as a whole, but think about it, they have a geographical advantage. Relying on these, they will It has grown rapidly." A colonel and staff officer of the Qin Northern Military Region said with an intelligence report at this time.

According to recent intelligence.North Korea in the southeast of the Northern Military Region of Qin is rising rapidly, and they are equipped with more advanced muskets.Although there is no further evidence that they were armed with artillery.However, according to some people's dictation, they were attacked by artillery, so that the mercenaries would encounter great trouble in fighting.In this situation.The staff officers of the Northern Military Region of the Qin Army began to worry about the surrounding situation, especially the changes of some minority ethnic groups in the surrounding areas.

The military pressure of Qin's northern military region is very high. First, they want to put military pressure on Zhao Guoyunzhong area in the south of them, and then Yan Guo.These areas must maintain a certain military presence.In the north, they had to face the attack of the Huns.Similarly, they also need to maintain a strong military presence, and because the military strength of the Qin army has crossed the desert, the existence of Qin's military pressure may be weak to a certain extent.

In addition to these, there are Xianbei people in the east, mountain people, and Koreans in the southeast. Although Yan State maintains a certain military advantage in North Korea, Qin State has its own military presence in that area after all. To maintain such a military presence, there is no need to wait or prepare.

It can be said that the entire Northern Military Region is under considerable pressure, but the Northern Military Region only has the strength of two infantry divisions.The total force was no more than 4. An army of 4 people has to defend a large area of ​​land, which is unique in Qin State.

Therefore, the pressure on the entire Northern Military Region is unprecedented.On the surface, it seems that the northern military region has a large number of troops and a complete range of arms, but the defense area of ​​the northern military region is unusually large.This led to the huge defense suffered by the Northern Military Region. Staff officers had to pay attention to some small movements at all times. Even if the other party changed the leader, they had to take it to heart in order to solve the problem at the most fundamental level and save a lot of trouble. It is troublesome to use military power on a large scale, because the Northern Military Region cannot mobilize sufficient troops.There are no garrisons in many towns, and Qin's main force rarely has defensive tasks, and they must maintain a high degree of mobility to fight.The local defense is basically handed over to the militia, and they do not conduct defense.This is the status quo of Qin's defense in the north.

It is under such circumstances that the militia forces have risen.Without these militias, Qin's defense would not be able to be built at all. This is also an important reason why Qin vigorously supported the growth of the militia, and Qin's gun-holding law was further expanded. This is the reason why the empire is getting bigger and bigger. The limited mobile force is getting less and less, and the empire must maintain a high degree of mobile force advantage. Therefore, defense tasks in many places are handed over to the militia.The militiamen have great advantages because of their awareness of local defense and their will to fight.

"Well. The chief officer is not here, and the deputy officer will not take any specific actions. Besides, the matter has not become serious yet." The major general on duty said looking at the colonel.

"I think. Now is not the time to worry. There are many such things. Do you know?" The major general looked at the colonel at this time and said.

"Yesterday, I received a telegram. From the border guards, they reported that the Huns approached the periphery of their defense zone, and their number exceeded a thousand. That is to say, they have thousands of cavalry troops. According to estimates, They should have more than ten thousand cavalry forces, and the existence of such a force still poses a threat to us." The major general looked at the colonel and said.

"One of our border posts may be attacked by the other party at any time." The major general continued.

"But." The major general continued.

"We didn't do anything. We knew what to do, but we just couldn't do it." The major general said, looking at each other.

"This is the status quo of Qin State. We can only maintain this status quo. Qin State does not have so many troops to fight." The major general said.

"We can't even mobilize the mobile forces to attack the six countries in Shandong. Can you imagine what else we can do?" the major general looked at the colonel and said.

"You should understand. Qin State has never had such a large land before for overall defense. But now, Qin State has so much land. The most serious thing is that Qin State's beef, mutton, milk, all kinds of It is unbelievable that all kinds of food come from here. We are defending the food of Qin State." The major general looked at the colonel and said.

"This is Qin's burden. Qin has never had it before. Do you know?" the major general looked at the other party and said.

"En. Understood. Sir." The colonel looked at the other party and nodded.

What the major general was talking about was the current situation of Qin State. Although Qin State's territory expanded rapidly, it had reached the limit of defense.And this limit, Qin Guo is also struggling to support it.Qin was unable to attack the status quo of the six countries in the Kanto region.If Qin expands its army to prepare for war, it will be detrimental to Qin, because after its rapid expansion, Qin will face serious governance problems. This problem has already been pointed out by Shang Wen.Occupation is one thing, real governance is true unity.Faced with the problem of governance, King Qin also had a very headache, and even said that he did not have the confidence to unify the six countries.Although the territory of the six countries is not as large as the northern grasslands, their population density far exceeds that of the grasslands.Population management is the biggest problem.This point made the king of Qin worry about it.

Sinjeong Railway Station, South Korea.

"Prime Minister, although I am a little tired, our majesty still hopes to have a private conversation with the prime minister. After all, the content of this meeting has a lot to do with South Korea. I'm sorry, Prime Minister." South Korea The economic minister said to Meng Yi who had just got off the train.

"En." Meng Yi thought for a while.

"Okay. I also have the same intention. There are many things that need to be sorted out. When I came here, I was also thinking about this issue. Maybe at this time, it would be better to talk to the Queen. It is a very good thing to be able to communicate. Good idea." Meng Yi nodded and said.

"Then enter the palace!" Meng Yi continued.

Inside the Han Palace.

"I'm sorry, Prime Minister Meng Yi must be very tired at this time. But." Han Shu said apologetically at this time.

"Don't dare, dare not. The queen doesn't have to blame herself too much. I also happen to have a lot of questions to explain." Meng Yi continued.

"En. Then sit down and talk. How about trying the latest tea?" Han Shu said with a smile at this time.

"Thank you Queen." Meng Yi nodded, and then sat down on a chair.

"Actually, Shangwen also held such a small meeting before the official meeting. He talked with representatives from many countries alone." Han Shu said at this time.

"Oh. Really?" Meng Yi looked at Han Shu curiously.As if asking, is it true?

"Well, yes, and he usually only records, and rarely takes the initiative to talk about this issue, and then he will record it in his mind, and in the subsequent meeting, he will sit quietly in a corner. Say nothing, do nothing Don't do it, take a notebook and record what you think is the key. Because the content of the first few meetings will be very intense, and the opinions of all parties are very inconsistent." Han Shu said.

"And he himself sat there quietly. At that meeting, many people were talking. The people who talked about the whole meeting wanted to leave, or beat each other to death. However, I saw that he was very calm. When the meeting is irreconcilable, he usually stops the meeting, or changes another topic." Han Shu continued.

"En. It seems that our prime minister is very smart." Meng Yi nodded excitedly at this time.Meng Yi believes that Shang Wen's approach is very wise, because he took the initiative to talk to other representatives, in fact, he was trying to find out the other party's ideas on those interests.And in the first few days of the meeting, nothing is said, in fact, it is to let the other party say what they think.This situation is very beneficial to Qin State. In fact, the people of Qin State are equivalent to supporting this meeting. The reason why Qin State was able to hold the summit at once, and many countries came to participate, is actually to recognize Qin State's current status.and strength.

Shangwen’s approach, in fact, is like this. Shangwen sums up all the contradictions of various countries, then finds out the balance point of all parties, and comes up with a plan that everyone or coordinates for discussion. Usually, all parties agree I think it is very appropriate, and then, through some covenants to achieve the purpose of benefiting Qin, Shang Wen's approach is very wise, because Qin's foreign affairs capabilities are expanding rapidly, that is, Qin's influence is great.Qin State needs to maintain such influence. Only with such influence can Qin State quickly become invincible.

"Prime Minister Shangwen's idea is very good." Meng Yi continued.

"And it's very wise. It's worthy of being the prime minister of Qin." Meng Yi praised.

"En. I think so too." Han Shu nodded.

"Shang Wen's idea is very special." Han Shu said.

"But he can always meet the requirements of all parties. This makes us all trust him. His personal ability and personal charm can conquer everyone." Han Shu said with a smile.Han Shu seemed to be praising her husband.

"En." Meng Yi nodded.

"I want to learn too. Learn from Prime Minister Shang Wen." Meng Yi continued.

"En. Then let's talk about the affairs between South Korea and Qin." Han Shu shifted to the formal topic at this time.

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1485 Starting with Funds

"First of all, the interests of Qin and South Korea are the same." Han Shu said first.

"Qin State wants to influence Qi State, and South Korea also wants to. Not only politically, but also economically." Han Shu said at this time.

"En." Meng Yi was very interested in Han Shu's opinion.

"Currently, South Korea's products are largely sold to Chu and Qi. In contrast, Chu's market is relatively large. We seem to think that we should not participate in Qi's war. Among them, especially the Qi State as an ally to help." Han Shu continued.

"But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be the case." Han Shu said.

"Whether it is Qi State, Chu State, or even Wei State next to South Korea, I think there is no difference in the existence of these countries." Han Shu said.

"The taxation systems of these countries are very backward. South Korea followed up with reforms. The Korean economy was able to develop rapidly. But these countries, even Zhao Guo, are like this." Han Shu continued.

"Zhao Guo?" Meng Yi asked strangely at this time.

"Yes. Zhao Guo." Han Shu said.

"Actually, the taxation of these countries has not been reformed. Their taxation is very unfair. They only tax the common people. But for the nobles, they never collect taxes. In this way, the nobles are getting richer and richer. , while the common people are getting poorer. But because the merchant class has to pay heavy taxes, its significance to the country has diminished a lot. It is much more difficult for them to expand production and carry out some industrial expansion.” Han Shu said.

"Not only merchants, but also purchasing power. We produce a lot of goods. In fact, most of them flow to the nobles, and only a few cheap products of our goods can be circulated to the common people. The common people don't have much money to buy These things. The low purchasing power is the problem we should pay most attention to at present." Han Shu said worriedly.

"Low purchasing power?" Meng Yi said at this time.In fact, Meng Yi is no stranger to this term. In Qin State, someone has proposed such a term more than once.However, the high-level officials of the Qin State didn't seem to pay much attention to this point.Even Shang Wen didn't pay much attention.But Han Shu noticed this, because the situation in South Korea is different from that in Qin.

The Qin State is equivalent to a light industry to meet domestic needs, and the rest are luxury goods, aimed at the needs of the nobles of the six countries, because the price is high and the production cost is low.Therefore, Qin Guo is willing to accept such a list.That is to say, the light industry of Qin State, the people of Qin State supported themselves.They don't pay much attention to this when they expand abroad.

The main export commodity of Qin State is arms, and the arms trade of Qin State has risen rapidly to become the largest trade item category.This has a lot to do with the continuous development of Chu's overseas business. A large number of artillery exports have met the requirements of these countries for arms, especially the gold of Chu's rapid flow to Qin.This gave Qin State unprecedented wealth.

It can be said that Qin is currently relying on arms trade, not just arms trade, but building materials.Especially in terms of steel export, Qin State has an absolute advantage, because no country has such old technology.