The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

Only by reducing the number of troops can the defense be strengthened. After making such a plan, they immediately reported what happened here and what they had speculated about the situation to their superiors, hoping that their superiors would get reinforcements here as soon as possible.

Qin State Xianyang. Zhang Liang came to Qin State again as South Korea's special envoy. In Meng Yi's office, the two people sat opposite each other.

"I don't know, is Prime Minister Zhang coming here for bank loans?" Meng Yi asked.

"Well, yes, this is just one of the things." Zhang Liang nodded and said.

"There is another important thing." Zhang Liang said.

"Oh." Meng Yi was surprised.

"I wonder what's going on?" Meng Yi asked.

"Our merchant ships have gone to the coast of Qi to unload their goods," Zhang Liang said.

"Yes." Meng Yi didn't know why Zhang Liang said such words, but he knew that he needed to listen patiently now.

"The tax collection behavior of the Chu nobles has caused their entire Yangtze River waterway to come to a standstill. A large number of merchant ships are now docked in the Wuyue area. These merchant ships have piled goods as high as mountains. There are many kinds of products.

Countless. Prices have fallen again and again. Merchants have lost a lot of profits. Our merchant ships cannot continue to lose like this, so we plan to transport all these things to the north for sale, hoping to find a suitable market."

Zhang Liang said.

"Yes." Meng Yi nodded, and he began to think about this matter. He knew how important merchant ships were, which were no less important than carriages and cars. The development of the Yangtze River waterway in the south could make Chu State rise rapidly and become rich, almost.

It also developed on this waterway. It is not the Jianghuai region of Chu State that is rich, but both sides of the Yangtze River, because the passing merchant ships can bring a lot of trade taxes. With these taxes, enough money can be quickly gathered

.

And now the nobles of the Chu State have blocked their own financial path. It has to be said that the nobles of the Chu State themselves made a stupid move in this matter and put themselves into a passive situation. If you think about it from a large strategic level

, these merchant ships go north, then it is very likely that they will develop north

Commerce in coastal areas. In this way, finance and taxation will shift northward. Since it is northward, it may have a great impact on the north. The countries with the greatest impact are Yan and Qi, and they will lose important economic sources.

The Chu State may fall into a passive situation.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?" Meng Yi asked immediately after thinking about this.

"What I mean is that the Qin State also needs to import some ores, timber, and other raw materials from the south. Now that the trade routes in the south are blocked, should we turn our attention to the north. For example, Qi State, and Yan

Our merchant ships can dock directly in the northern coastal area. Moreover, the current situation in Qi State is very delicate. I think Qin State should get involved here." Zhang Liang stated his views truthfully.

"You know, Qin needs to import a large number of slaves and minerals. But these things are shipped in large volumes. Qin cannot afford to delay," Zhang Liang said.

"I understand this. It's just that there are some problems." Meng Yi said.

"The reason why Qin chose the south is to develop the south. Now, Qin has laid a southern railway, and the railway to Bashu is also under construction. If it stops at this time, it may be detrimental to Qin." Meng Yi said.

What Meng Yi said is indeed true. Because of this railway, the Qin State's finances have exhausted millions of gold, but now this railway is still not completed. The Qinling Mountains and the laying of railways and roads have surpassed them.

expectations.

But the Qin State is bound to develop Bashu and firmly control the land of Bashu, because it is of great significance to develop Bashu and control Bashu. This is the strategic reserve force of the Qin State. This was decided before. Because of this, the finances have been exhausted

Millions of gold were spent. If there is no result and major projects are stopped at this time, Qin will waste its national power.

But the problem is that the current situation is indeed unfavorable to Bashu. Bashu relies on waterways, and now, Chu State controls the access to waterways, which is extremely unfavorable to Qin State. In fact, there are many unfavorable conditions. This is why these conditions are still

There are no major constraints.

"Prime Minister, I understand this, but now the Yangtze River waterway is impassable, and Qin's demand is strong. If we don't make other arrangements, it may be detrimental to Qin. My idea is that it will be easier to concentrate some of Qin's financial and material resources

The railway will be laid in the Central Plains. In this way, the railway can connect Qi State and Yan State, two important external shipping routes. Qin State can enjoy its benefits. The benefits to Qin State are obvious." Zhang Liang said.

"It's just that the southern railway will be stopped. If it is stopped, it will be very detrimental to the Qin State." Meng Yi said. In fact, the southern railway, especially the Bashu line, was developed and constructed by the Qin government itself.

Yes, because of this railway, Qin's finances fell into a passive situation. This railway has become a useless project for the government. Let's continue. It still requires a lot of money, which requires the government to continue to invest, but the result will not be

It soon became apparent. But give up, Qin is unwilling to do so, which means that everything done before will be in vain. This is very unfavorable to Qin. It doesn’t matter if you take it, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t take it. And the Central Plains Railway in the east

The laying is not difficult and it is easy to complete. The benefits are obvious. It is very beneficial to the Qin State, but the government cannot start construction because the finance does not support such a large project. The Qin State does not have money, it really does not

Money did this.

"There is a bigger problem in the construction of this railway. There are many countries it passes through. How to do this?" Meng Yi raised a question.

"This needs to be completed by both countries. Moreover, the Eastern Sea Transport has not yet been launched. Our ships just have such a plan. Once it is launched, I think the situation will be much better." Zhang Liang put forward an opinion of his own

.

"Yes." Meng Yi nodded.

"The Prime Minister really brought some important news. This news is too important for our Qin State." Meng Yi said.

"We don't know how to solve it. I can tell you truthfully, Prime Minister, that our Qin State's financial situation is also unfavorable. If we do this, our finances will fall into an unprecedented bad situation. I don't know if Qin State can sustain it.

"Meng Yi smiled bitterly. The current situation in Qin is not optimistic, especially in terms of financial resources.