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"En." Han Shu nodded in satisfaction.Obviously, she is very satisfied with such a strategy.
"In this way, South Korea will take the initiative. South Korea can help, but it must be accepted after Langya. As for Qi, it is impossible to receive supplies after recovering Langya. That's how it is done." Han Shu analyzed it again Said.
Everyone nodded.
Xianyang, Qin State.
"There are a lot of things going on now. This makes us feel very stressed. The country is undergoing rectification, while the Zhao State is in riots. And there is no improvement at all. The war in Qi State has dragged the two countries of Qi State and Chu State into In the middle of the war. The consumption of the two countries is getting more and more serious." Meng Yi's assistant analyzed to him.
"We are still busy with our own affairs. There are still a lot of things in Qi State. Just building railways and roads is enough to bother us. Moreover, the problem is this. Who will get the right to benefit from this railway and road All. These are all diplomatic issues, we can't just build this railway and road, and who will own the right to benefit later." Meng Yi said worriedly.
Meng Yi accurately pointed out the crux of the problem.There is no problem in building a railway.However, after the construction of this railway, how to solve the usufruct rights of the railway and road is the most critical.Because there is a cost to building a railway. This time, the capital of the enterprise must be used to participate in the construction of the railway. If the capital cannot recover the cost, or there is no security, presumably, even if the people of Qin want to build it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to build successfully.Without funds, it is difficult to start.
"We can talk to South Korea and Wei Guo. Try to get Qi people involved." The assistant suggested at this time.
"En. I think it should be possible." Meng Yi nodded at this time.
"I'm going to the palace. I want to report this matter to the king." Meng Yi continued.
"Should there be nothing wrong?" Meng Yi then asked.
"En. Chu's navy has recently occupied Changsha City. I don't know what Chu's actions will be. Besides, our special envoy seems to be arriving soon." Meng Yi's assistant continued.
"These are not big things for the time being," Meng Yi said.
Meng Yi's office car then entered the dedicated parking lot outside the gate of Xianyang Palace.Then get out of the car to meet King Qin.
In the state of Chu, the nobles of the state of Chu are nervously discussing the outcome of the battle on the front line.
"The progress of the Chu army is extremely slow." An old nobleman sat there and said as if nothing had happened.
"En." Another nobleman nodded and said.
"You guys are talking. This battle has already cost a lot of money and food. There is still no sign of ending." A middle-aged nobleman stood up and said anxiously.
"How to fight, the people of Qi are staring at Zong, and they don't move at all." The old nobleman knew in his heart that it would take a lot of money for Chu to win such a war.So he was thinking about how to withdraw from this competition with dignity.He doesn't want to fight anymore.Because the money spent is simply not worth it.
"Linzi, as long as we take Linzi and cut off the logistics supply line of the main force of the Qi army on the eastern front, we can get Qi. At that time, even if Qi doesn't need to fight, we can take it by ourselves." The middle-aged nobleman waved his arm shouted loudly.
"Where does the money come from?" At this time, the old nobleman asked softly.Although it was soft, it was enough to make everyone feel the pressure.
"This." The middle-aged nobleman heard such a question.Completely speechless.
After a while of silence.A nobleman put forward such a view.
"It is collected from the people. Taxes are not very high now. We should have no problem raising taxes, or we can set up checkpoints along the Yangtze River. In this way, we can get more taxes to support Qi's war." One A nobleman suggested.
"Not bad." The middle-aged nobleman said at this time.
The old noble didn't say anything at this time.It's as if it's tacitly allowed to do so.In fact, the nobles were not willing to take out their own property for this battle. In the beginning, everyone was only going for the gold of Qi.But now, everyone has not seen the gold back.Therefore, everyone did not pay another penny.Instead, they handed over this war to the country, and let the country clean up the mess. They don’t want to pay a penny to support this war. The current expenditure of this war needs the support of the state. Only by raising taxes can the country save money. It's time to beat it down.
This is the situation facing Chu State.The war has shown itself in the state of a war of attrition.The nobles have realized this, and this battle will consume a lot of money.Money will quickly reduce Chu's disposable financial expenditure.In this situation.Chu State can only raise taxes to support this war, which will undoubtedly cause serious disasters to Chu State.
But during this period, the country of Chu became a little calmer.
With the rapid expansion of Qin State's trade with Chu State, it was mainly the import of some important agricultural raw materials that made Chu State rapidly rich.
Because there is no cotton at this time.The discovery of cotton needs to be found on the Indian Peninsula.At this time, people used blended fabrics.That is, a blend of plush and linen.Most of the people in Qin State are like this, but with the rapid improvement of the quality of life in Qin State, people began to use expensive silk for blending or the use of a single fabric.Not just Qin.The same is true in South Korea, with the increasing demand from the people.The production of silk cannot keep up with the demand.The price of silk rose rapidly.Qin State's futures trading market is not considering whether to include silk in futures trading, because only in this way can the price of silk be stabilized.
The huge demand for silk greatly stimulated the production of Chu people.The Chu people began to expand silk production with great hope.Some agricultural areas have given up growing food on a large scale.Turned to silkworm farming.
In addition to silk needs.The demand for tea is also huge.People's demand for beverages is getting higher and higher.Especially the demand for tea.Before, drinking tea was a necessity for nobles and upper-class people, but after people's quality of life improved.People's demand for tea also expanded rapidly, but tea in this period could not be popularized quickly, and the output of tea was also very limited.The limited supply has stimulated the rapid rise of tea prices.The trade between Qin State and Chu State began to gradually balance at this time.
Qin's exports are industrial products.Mainly mechanical aspects, such as steam engines, boiler equipment, etc.Then there's the ammunition.South Korea exports a large number of light industrial products, garments, hardware, furniture, etc.The two countries continued to conduct trade with Chu.Qin people began to use gold coins in foreign trade, because gold coins can be traded quickly.Although it is very troublesome, it can quickly start the transaction.
South Korea is also actively launching transactions, but most of them are large-scale transactions. They support local people, find agents, and then reach deals in this way.The main species of Chu people's trade is slaves.Rice, silk, tea, and various raw ores.But in these trades, Chu people gradually began to have the upper hand, especially in the agricultural field, because of the unique climate and geographical factors, which led to Chu people having a monopoly right to speak in some special varieties.
In addition to these monopoly factors, another point is the monopoly operation of the nobles. Almost all commercial projects that can generate major benefits are monopolized by the nobles of Chu State. They monopolize the mining of minerals, and they contract the entire mine .No one can mine it.
There is still a large amount of land gathered in the hands of the nobles, and the concentration of these lands is getting higher and higher.The aristocrats saw that commercial varieties could earn a lot of money, so they quickly expanded the scale of production on these lands.
In contrast, the folks rarely have the ability to carry out such a large production.To a certain extent, the monopoly production of the nobility meets such needs, and it also solves the employment problem of some people, but relatively speaking, the monopoly production of the nobility does not make much contribution. On the contrary, its existence, It has already caused more people in Chu to lose their jobs. If it weren't for the rapid development of the navigation industry, otherwise there would have been a larger-scale riot in Chu.
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The monopoly of the Chu nobles.Temporarily stabilize the economy of Chu State.Such a stable economic base.Only then did Chu State have the idea of capital to send troops to Qi State.
If not.Chu State could not send troops to Qi State at all.economic basis.Determined the thinking of the upper class of Chu State.
Treasure Island.Korean sailors are gathering together.They were hearing a speech from a college student in the State of Qin.
"According to our prime minister's records. He said. To the east of us. There is a large ocean. After sailing through the ocean there, there will be a large land. That land. And the land we control now The scope is the same. There is a peace-loving nation on it. The same yellow skin as us. Black hair. Black-eyed nation." Said the university student of Qin State.Update as soon as possible
"Then how big is this ocean." At this time.A Korean sailor asked curiously.
"It's very big. It's about one hundred thousand miles." The college student of Qin State said at this time.
"Oh. So far away." At this time.Korean sailors.you look at me.I look at you.They didn't think about it.It's so far away.
"It's so far away. That piece of land is quite far away." A South Korean sailor said in surprise.
"Yeah. It's too far away. It's hard to get there." The Korean sailor said at this time.
"That's right." Another Korean sailor continued.
"These are not problems. Update as soon as possible," said the university student of Qin State at this time.
"The crux of the matter is. But. I can't figure it out. What does our prime minister mean. He said. If we sail along the ocean currents. Only through the North Pacific passage. Because that area happens to be in a westerly wind Belt. The wind direction is very favorable for navigation. However, because the channel is in the westerly belt, the route will be greatly affected. In addition to these, it is the ocean current. The North Pacific warm current will also help us reach that continent smoothly." Qin The NUS student continued.
"The direction of the wind. The direction of the ocean current. They are all very consistent. This consistency will allow us to reach the continent we have always wanted to reach." The university student of Qin State said.Update as soon as possible
"Well. And the same. If we go south, we will encounter the northern equatorial warm current. And the equator without any wind direction. The direction of the ocean current is not consistent with the direction of the continent we are going to. Apart from these. In this way. We The course is very unfavorable. Therefore, if we want to reach the land on the other side of the ocean, we can only go through the northern waterway." The university student of Qin State explained.
"Captain." Standing not far away.The South Korean captain, who could hear the college students in Qin State explaining their knowledge, thought about it at this time.
"Captain." The first officer on the side said while pushing the opponent's arm.
"What is it?" The captain said at this time.
"Captain, what are you thinking." The first mate asked at this time.
"What the college students of the state of Qin said. You say it. The sea to the east of us. What will happen there." At this time, the captain asked.
"I don't know." The first officer dragged at this time.
"If it's really like what the students of the Qin State said. We may find a big land. This land. It will be more than all the countries combined. I think. We should try it. Put this Record the matter in the logbook. After returning, immediately submit such a matter for discussion." The captain ordered at this time.