The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

Handan, State of Zhao.

"I don't know, Mr. Xiao is here so late. Do you have any suggestions?" Li Mu was very interested in Xiao He's suggestions because Li Mu understood Xiao He's role in Qin Guo Wenyang Bank, especially in terms of business philosophy and operation methods.

Very helpful.

"That's right, the current rise in gold prices, the issuance of national bonds, etc., are a series of issues." Xiao He explained the purpose of his visit.

"Yes." Li Mu nodded.

"I thought of another security risk in Zhao State, which is Zhao State's royal family expenses." Xiao He said.

"Royal expenses?" Li Mu was a little surprised when he heard this. Li Mu had considered this problem, how to solve the problem of royal expenses. Separating national finances from royal expenses became a difficult problem. Li Mu wanted to learn from Qin's approach, but,

He didn't know how Qin accomplished it. Now that Xiao He had raised such a question himself, Li Mu didn't have any opinions.

"Yes. This issue has put great financial pressure on Zhao State. According to my observation and understanding, royal family expenses currently occupy a large portion of government expenditures, and the account transactions between the two parties are also very unclear. If this continues, Zhao State's

The finances will continue to deteriorate. If they cannot be divested reasonably, it will further affect the issuance of government bonds in Zhao's future.

.Because the financial situation is unclear, it is easy for investors to lose trust. In the case of a crisis of trust, the bonds of the Zhao government will be completely unsaleable. This situation is definitely not good news for Wenyang Bank.

You must know that Wenyang Bank is the bank that underwrites a large number of Zhao government bond issuances. The risks borne by Wenyang Bank are far greater than those of the Zhao government itself.

"The current expenditure of the Royal Bank is a hidden danger to the Zhao State's finances. I heard that King Zhao's expenditure is very large. In this way, the royal family will continue to suppress the government's financial expenditure. The current tax revenue of the Zhao State is extremely unsatisfactory.

If it is stable, it will not be able to obtain more fiscal and tax sources. And if there are no restrictions on expenditures, it will cause a greater crisis." Xiao He said.

"Yes." Li Mu nodded. Li Mu agreed with Xiao He's suggestion. Royal expenses have become a hidden danger to Zhao's finances, which is definitely not a good thing for Zhao.

"So, I would like to hear Mr. Xiao's suggestions on how to solve the current problem?" Li Mu asked.

"Financial management." Xiao He answered simply.

Li Mu waved his arms to ask about the situation.

"Investment and financial management. This is what Qin Royal Bank does." Xiao He said.

"Tell me about it." Li Mu adjusted his sitting posture, obviously he wanted to hear more clearly.

"Yes, that's it. A considerable part of Qin's previous fiscal revenue was still royal expenses. The Prime Minister of Qin was obviously aware of this problem, but at that time Qin was issuing bonds, relying on the reputation of King Qin.

Of course, the credibility of the Qin government is also very good." Xiao He said.

"Subsequently, Qin State established a large number of banks. Among these banks, Wenyang Bank was among them. What happened next, the prime minister was also very clear about. After Qin State's currency reform, especially the use of paper money, the role of banks was very important.

Obviously. In this way. In this way, the role of Qin’s financial independence is very obvious. If this

If the royal family's revenue and expenditures and the Qin State's finances continue to be tied together, there will be problems. This problem is very big. Prime Minister Shangwen also thought of this before he suggested to the King of Qin to separate the royal family's finances and use the royal family's revenue and expenditures to establish a royal bank.

.And make various investments based on this, so that the royal family has a stable income every year, and the royal family’s foundation

This expenditure can also be separated from the finance, which is a relief for the Qin State's finance, of course. The Qin State's finance must provide certain compensation, but the royal family's finance can be independent." Xiao He said. The reason why the Qin State was able to make the royal family

The independence of revenue and expenditure is largely due to the emergence of banks, especially the emergence of banknotes, which accelerated the demand for currency.

Management, the Qin royal family used its strong property to quickly register and establish, then raised a large amount of funds and carried out various investment activities, which expanded the bank assets of the Qin royal family a lot. And this expansion was far greater than that of the Qin Dynasty.

The country previously relied on finance to obtain more. This allowed the Qin royal family to independently establish its own revenue and expenditure system.

"Yes." Li Mu nodded.

"If the royal family of the Zhao State also established its own bank and conducted effective management, would it be possible to do this?" Li Mu felt that if the Qin State's model was followed, the Zhao State's finances could be separated from the royal family's income and expenditure.

In this way, it will reduce the financial pressure on Zhao State. This is a good thing and can solve many things.

"It should be possible. That's why I came in. To solve this problem." Xiao He said.

"Well, if that's the case, it would be best." Li Mu said.

"Well, I have submitted such a suggestion to the headquarters. I believe it will not take long to solve this problem. I just hope that the Prime Minister can solve this proposal. If it can be approved, this is the best." Xiao He suggested.

"This is no problem. The problem that Director Xiao solved is exactly the problem that our Zhao government is struggling with. If this problem can be solved, it will be of great help to us." Li Mu said.

"Well, that's the best. This is the result of cooperation between both parties." Xiao He said. At this time, Li Mu stood up and held Xiao He's hand. This represented the beginning of further cooperation between the Zhao government and Wenyang Bank.

The Wenyang Bank headquarters has received Xiao He's report. Regarding this report, Ying Yu has adopted a shelving method because the main funds of Wenyang Bank are currently concentrated in the direction of Zhao. To solve this problem, Zhao must be solved.

The problem of national funds. After solving this problem, the royal family's independent revenue and expenditure can be further solved. Only in this way can the problem be further solved. This is a time sequence.

Outside the Wei State Parliament.

"These congressmen are so noisy that they can't solve the problem at all." Chen Yu was very annoyed that the congress was unable to decide on the financial direction. But he had nothing to do. If this continues, how to solve the situation of military expansion and war preparations, which made Chen Yu

Yu was very annoyed.

"I think it would be better for both of you and me to compromise." Zhang Er saw Chen Yu's annoyed look and exhaled to persuade him.

"No, no. This is related to the future of Wei. This must not be done." Chen Yu said forcefully.

Regarding the government of King Wei, Chen Yu believed that it must be completely solved, otherwise it would be difficult to tolerate their existence. Currently, Wei State has two governments, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Zhang Er ignored this reason. Chen Yu refused

Then he walked away. Zhang Er looked at Chen Yu and shook his head. Zhang Er knew Chen Yu's thoughts very well. However, the Wei State Provisional Government had not been established for long and its foundation was extremely weak. If the military expansion and war preparations were carried out rashly,

In the final battle, if some mistakes are made, the situation will be really difficult to solve.

Zhang Er would rather be cautious than continue like this, because if he does so, it will be really difficult to talk about something he is least willing to solve.

Sinjung, South Korea.

"Is the situation true?" Han Shu asked Zhang Liang.

"It's true. Wei Li, the special envoy of Wei State, has arrived at Xinzheng Railway Station and is transferring to Qin State. Because Qin State has adjusted the train operation schedule, it is expected to stay for some time." Zhang Liang reported.

"Oh." Han Shu nodded and said oh.

"What does the Wei State envoy want to do when he comes at this time?" Han Shu asked.

"Whatever the situation is in Wei? I believe that the current problems in Wei still need to be solved by the people of Qin." Zhang Liang said.

"Well, that's true." Han Shu said.

"Qin's attitude is indeed very important." Han Shu said.

"We can't be anxious now. Let's wait a little longer." Han Shu said.

Xianyang, Qin State.

"Wei's special envoy Wei Li stayed in Xinzheng, South Korea. Should we solve the Wei problem in Xinzheng, South Korea?" Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Wei's problem?" Shang Wen asked.

Meng Yi looked at Shangwen.

"Let me see, how about you solve this problem?" Shang Wen looked at Meng Yi and said.

"Shall I solve this problem?" Meng Yi was obviously a little surprised. There were many people in Qin State who could solve this problem, but Meng Yi did not expect that Shangwen would send himself to solve Wei State's problem.

"Yes. Just you. I think you are very suitable. As long as we can achieve a peaceful solution to Wei's current predicament, I think these problems should be solved." Shang Wen said.

"Well, okay, leave this matter to me." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Yes." Naofumi nodded.

"Is there anything else that needs attention?" Meng Yi asked.

"Not yet. If we can avoid a major war and advance where it is beneficial to us." Naofumi said.

"Yeah, I understand." Meng Yi nodded and said.

"Then, I will go back as soon as possible to prepare and solve the problem of Wei." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Well. By the way. Before solving it, it's best to inform South Korea and Wei. Try to let both sides sit down and discuss this issue calmly." Shang Wen said.

"Yes. I will do this." Meng Yi said. Shangwen nodded. As for the issue of Wei, Shangwen only hopes to avoid war. The two governments can solve the current problems through peace talks. If they insist on continuing the war,

Naofumi was helpless.

Korean Peninsula.

"Sir, none of them surrendered." A Yanjun lieutenant officer reported. A Yanjun colonel looked at the fortress guarded by Korean soldiers in the distance with a telescope.

"Damn it, you've already gotten to this point and you're still holding on." The colonel cursed while holding the telescope.

"Equip me with artillery. Bomb him to death." Colonel Yan Jun cursed.

"Yes, sir." The second lieutenant saluted.

"Artillery, prepare. Artillery, prepare." the second lieutenant shouted loudly. The twelve artillery pieces of the Yan army aimed at the same target, and then aimed and fired.

"Boom. Boom. Whoosh." The artillery shells continued to fly to the key points defended by North Korea, and the billowing smoke rose rapidly. The Yan army soldiers held their guns and watched the strong points turned into ashes as if they were watching the scenery. They were attacked.

A fatal blow.

The reason why the Yan State army attacked North Korea was because North Korea frequently attacked the Yan State, which put the Yan State's Liaodong under North Korean attacks. In order to deal with North Korea, the Yan State army had to attack North Korea in retaliation. In fact, the attack

The army of Yan State was not from Korea, but from Goguryeo, which was located in the mountainous area in the northeast of the Korean Peninsula.

As well as the Silla and other tribes in the south, because these two areas were harassed by Qin's armed forces, North Korea did not dare to resist because it was located in the plain and hilly area in the east. In this way, Yan's military retaliation mainly targeted this area.

region. And North Korea suffered a military attack for no reason. But Yan State would not care about this at all.

"Boom. Boom." Artillery shells continued to attack the fortress. The rammed earth structure of the fortress could not withstand the fierce bombardment of the cannon. As long as they concentrated their firepower and bombarded fiercely for a period, the Yan State could send their infantry to attack. And then quickly

attack the opponent.

"Everything is ready. Let's kill." The colonel took a look with a telescope and found that the main structure of the fortress had collapsed in several places. The defensive role of the fortress had basically lost its original role, and the Yan army quickly launched an attack.

Just when Yan launched a retaliatory attack, Qin's Ministry of Defense was also discussing this issue.

"General Meng Tian is fighting on the front line, unlike me, who is sitting in the Ministry of National Defense." Wei Liao and Meng Tian chatted over tea.

"No, no, the role of a superior is far greater than that of us front-line generals. This time I can come to the Ministry of National Defense and I want to study hard. After all, the Ministry of National Defense is too important to the current Qin State." Meng Tian said.

"Well, the general has a good idea." Wei Liao said.

"Do you know what the general thinks about the current situation?" Wei Liao asked.

"Well, I don't know much at the moment. However, I know there are many problems on the front line." Meng Tian said distressedly.

"Well, our Ministry of National Defense needs front-line commanders like generals." Wei Liao said to Meng Tian.

"Well, thank you sir." Meng Tian said.

"It's just that many things on the front line are very distressing for us soldiers. The Ministry of National Defense has taken into account some of the Prime Minister's Office's ideas. I think it would be best if the Ministry of National Defense could solve these things." Meng Tian said.

"Well, tell me." Wei Liao motioned for Meng Tian to continue.

"On the front line, my troops often encounter a series of problems. There are insufficient troops, difficult terrain, and many unknown factors. These factors have a great impact on us." Meng Tian said.

"For example, we cannot go deep into some mountainous areas. Once we go deep, our weapon advantages will not be able to be used. However, if we do not go deep, our situation will not be good. For example, in the northeast direction of the north,

There are a large number of mountainous forests. Once you enter these forests, it is difficult to get out. We have no idea what kind of special conditions there are in the forests. Moreover, fighting in mountainous areas is different from fighting in plains and grasslands.

.The troops are extremely dispersed, and the advantages of weapons cannot be used. For this reason, the local indigenous people have maintained their advantages. We are trying to use new weapons, such as airships, to solve the problem. In plains and open areas, the problem is easily solved.

, but in mountainous and forested areas, these problems are very serious. The airship has extremely strict requirements on wind direction. Once we encounter sudden bad weather, we will suffer heavy losses." Meng Tian said.

"The problems the general mentioned are no longer rare." Wei Liao said after hearing this.

"To our southwest, that is, in the area south of the Qilian Mountains, in those plateau areas, it is extremely difficult for us to fight. The air on the plateau there is thin. It is extremely difficult to fight. If our medical science hadn't discovered this problem, I'm afraid we still wouldn't have been able to fight.

There are many soldiers encountering the same problem." Wei Liao said.

"In addition, the plateau area there is extremely barren and difficult to develop. Our businessmen are unwilling to do it. Many of our areas have such problems because it is difficult to develop. But these places where development is difficult have become

If we cannot solve the hidden dangers to our national defense security, it will cause big problems." Wei Liao said.

"The current financial pressure is also relatively high. Most of the major funds are concentrated on economic construction. The Prime Minister does not pay much attention to expansion." Wei Liao said with some worry.

"This is indeed the case, but Qin's current expansion territory is already large enough. If it continues to expand, Qin will have a huge shortage of troops. From the current financial point of view, the possibility of increasing domestic troops is very small."

Wei Liao said.

"Currently, the Qin State needs a large number of troops to solve the defense problems in these special areas, but the Prime Minister's Office does not seem to have such a plan." Wei Liao said worriedly.

"Yes." Meng Tian nodded.

"Qin's territory has expanded a lot, and it has also brought a lot of problems. It is far from being as simple as solving the six kingdoms of Guandong." Meng Tian analyzed.

"This problem has risen to an economic issue. Under such circumstances, the development of the six countries and the development of Qin's borders, as well as expansion and solving the border crisis are all put together. The difficulty of the operation has exceeded that of any previous generation of Qin kings.

That’s the question that comes to mind.” Wei Liao said.

"It can be said that the problems encountered by the current king have exceeded the problems that any king needs to solve." Wei Liao said.

"That's true." Meng Tian said.

"But these borders are still in a defensive state, and this state will not end all at once." Meng Tian said.

"If we can't defend well, it will cause a crisis, and the financial side will be very passive in solving these problems." Meng Tian thought about it and said worriedly.

"Well, these problems can only be defended by relying on military technology. At present, the Ministry of National Defense of Qin will purchase landmines on a large scale and then deploy landmines on a large scale for defense. It is estimated that the scale of production may exceed hundreds of millions." Wei Liao

Said to Meng Tian.

"So many?" Meng Tian asked.

"Yes, that's all. I don't know if these are enough." Wei Liao said.

"Such a large number of landmines require a large amount of barbed wire to support them. In addition, daily maintenance and layout, especially defense facilities such as machine guns and artillery, are required for some key points. Such a project may require a lot of troops."

Meng Tian said.

"Yeah." Wei Liao just nodded.

"General Wang Jian's staff also hopes to mobilize the troops to reorganize and upgrade. But at present, it may be difficult to do so." Wei Liao said. Thinking of this, Meng Tian also became worried. The current Qin military

The power seems to have entered a strange circle. This strange circle

That is, the Qin State needs a safe place, but it does not want to expand its military strength, and it is not willing to support more financial funds. In this way, Qin State's security and economy are linked, and security issues will have a negative impact on economic construction at any time.

impact, but the military threat has been unable to be resolved.

The premise of economic construction is to be able to solve external security problems well, but Qin State still has such security risks, insufficient military strength, and a considerable defense area, plus more areas, which makes Qin State's national defense

The situation was very pessimistic. Wei Liao was worried about this situation and felt that he had a heavy responsibility.

"Does the Prime Minister have such considerations?" Meng Tian then asked.

"Yes, there is. What the Prime Minister wants is to use the method of a trading company to solve the problem. This method has been used before, but as of now, it is still unclear how effective it can be and what problems it has."

Wei Liao said.

"And operations also require some flexibility. The Ministry of National Defense is too busy now because of these things." Wei Liao said.

"Now I just hope that there won't be any problems in all directions. If there is a large-scale invasion." Wei Liao was worried.

"Yeah." Meng Tian was worried.

"In this way, the Ministry of National Defense has a heavy responsibility." Meng Tian said.

"No, after the affairs of Zhao State are resolved, we must ask the Prime Minister to solve these problems. If these problems cannot be solved, it will be difficult for me as the Minister of Defense to continue." Wei Liao said to Meng Tian.

"Yes." Meng Tian nodded. As for the issue of national security, this is a big problem. Qin is currently facing two major problems, economic construction and national security.

In the prime minister's house, Mo Li took a report and handed it to Shang Wen.

"Have you read this report?" Mo Li took a report and handed it to Shang Wen.

When Shang Wen received the report, it seemed that the report was about Qin's use of slaves and slave riots. Such reports had existed before, and most of them were simply ignored. The state government didn't want to deal with such things.

"What's wrong?" Naofumi asked.

"Is this what you do?" Mo Li asked.

Naofumi looked at the report. There were some photos in the report. The notes under the photos were that the solution to these rioting slaves was hanging, beheading, and skinning. Naofumi had seen reports like this, but a large number of other things drowned out these reports.

"Yes." Naofumi nodded and admitted.

"You are too cruel. There are children and women among them. Do you even want to kill these people?" Mo Li looked at Shang Wen seriously. This problem is very serious for Mo Li.