Chapter 363: Mediate! ridiculous

The immigration wave with Qin State also started with educational preparations. But this work ran into trouble. The main problem is. The government does not have this money. Can't withdraw this sum of money either.

This is a time of war. Military expenditures account for more than half of fiscal expenditures. The replacement of military weapons, as well as the replacement of weapons of the three major services that arrived early. The Qin government that Shang Wen took over was a little overwhelming. In addition, many projects are being launched. such as. Qin State wants to develop a new urban area on the south bank of the Weihe River. And the implementation of a large number of tax exemption policies. For example, military factories produce weapons. A large part of the State of Qin did not levy taxes in consideration of support. The same is true for agricultural production. Because it is the first year to implement land farm production. Shangwen did not tax it. Instead, a bill is being drafted to abolish taxation on agriculture. In this way. Out more. Incoming less. The financial situation is very worrying.

Qin's current situation is. Agriculture and industry are proceeding simultaneously. The two have not developed in a wrong direction. Financial pressure is great. And this kind of pressure is likely to crush the government. announce bankruptcy.

That is undoubtedly the worst. The solution is undoubtedly taxation. But this is not advisable. Taxation takes a long time. The object of taxation and the amount are related to the development of Qin State. Shang Wen does not intend to change the status quo. Many things of a commercial nature need to be fostered. This requires the government to make a large part of the expenditure.

"I think our next task will be more onerous. It is even very difficult." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. Shang Wen comprehensively considered Qin's economic situation.

"Our previous economic activities were mainly driven by war. Now the war has come to an end. It is impossible to rely on war to drive our economy. We need to make the economy change a mindset. Let them learn to think independently. Independent development." Shang Wen said To.

Meng Yi is now very skilled at the job at hand. And began to adapt to this kind of work. This is mainly due to his ability to take over new things in time. Especially technical patent applications. This allowed him to see a lot of novelties. Eyes wide open. Meng Yi recorded something quickly.

"How to do it?" Meng Yi paused and said.

"Trade. Trade with six countries." Shang Wen said after finishing his thoughts.

"I checked the arsenal, clothing factory. There are also many shops. Some factories produce a large number of muskets. For example, Wenyang arsenal. They actually produced 300,000 old Wenyang muskets." Shang Wen said.

"There are no less than 100,000 muskets in our warehouse. They are all flintlocks. The Army has asked for an additional sum of money. They have requested to modify their flintlocks." Meng Yi said, flipping through his notebook.

"Oh my God. The army is going crazy. They already have a grant of 300,000 gold. The sum of their grants is more than that of the sky army and the navy. We have to cut half of the expenditure. And we must do everything possible to deal with the surplus. Materials." Shang Wen said.

"Yeah." Meng Yi nodded. record on file.

"Foreign trade needs to expand quickly. Roads must be built. If necessary. Civilians are also encouraged to build ships. But we don't know anything about the trade of the six countries." Shang Wen said.

"I have a report here. It seems to be an embassy clerk from Chu State. This clerk was temporarily recruited. He wrote well. Probably it means. Suggest that we make good use of the Yangtze River's water transport. The best exported goods are weapons and perfumes. . Military uniforms. And paper. Then import the rice and silk there." Meng Yi said through his notebook.

"Very thoughtful. What's that person's name?" Shang Wen asked.

"I'll look for it." Meng Yi checked his notebook and said.

"Found it. It seems to be called Xiao He." Meng Yi said uncertainly.

"Xiao He?" Shang Wen asked in surprise.

"Yes. It's Xiao He." Meng Yi confirmed.

"We are looking for this person. This person is very knowledgeable." Shang Wen said.

"I'll send someone over in a while. Bring someone over," Shang Wen said.

"People must invite people over. By the way, people will also send newspapers there. Not only Chu State. But Qi State. Zhao State. South Korea and so on." Shang Wen said. Meng Yi's fast record.

Just when Shangwen and Meng Yi discussed how to specify economic and trade strategies. A diplomatic turmoil is brewing.

Shangwen writes about Zhao, Qi, and Yan. The letters of the Three Kingdoms arrived in the hands of the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms. Zhao Guo first arrived. Wang Zhao is quite patient. After reading Shangwen's mediation book written in vernacular.

"His State Qin despises the widow. A prime minister writes his letters like this. It is simply an insult to the widow. Mediation. Humph! The widow is not afraid of his Qin State. Mediation! A joke." He threw aside the documents issued by Shang Wen. Ignore this. The ministers underneath didn't know anything about it.

Zhao Guo is now a capable person in the imperial court. Guo Kai went out as an envoy to Qi. Discuss the division of the land between the two parties. Li Mu is fighting in Yan Kingdom.

King Yan now retreats to Liaodong. Although it is now in early February. But the weather in Liaodong is still cold. When King Yan received a letter from Shang Wenshu sent non-stop. King Yan suddenly felt that the cold in Liaodong was like spring. Qin Guo even came forward to mediate. Asked for a truce on both sides although he did not know what humanitarianism is. But he knows. Yan Guo rescued.

The last letter was received by Qi Guo. The king of Qi is addicted to the female **** in the harem. He ignored Shangwen's letters at all. Then win the monopoly. After reading Shang Wen's letter, he openly mocked Shang Wen's writing style in front of Qin Guo's messenger, not as good as a three-year-old child. The messenger could not say anything. After resigning, he quickly returned to the State of Qin. This is a stone thrown into the calm water of the lake. The waves will spread soon.

Just when several parties started their diplomatic activities. Yan Guo discovered a surprising event.

Near Chifeng in Inner Mongolia today. An old man who drove arms and drove. When crossing a frozen river. Because the foot slipped. Hand instinctively. Drag a box of muskets down. The heavy munitions even smashed a big hole in the river. The head carrying the arms was very annoyed when he saw it. "Damn it. Looking for death. How terrible this ammunition is." The head cursed.

The old man also knew that arms are very valuable. Regardless of the cold on the water. Look sharp. Fortunately, the water is not very deep. But it's too cold. Things are too heavy. Among the curses of the head. People began to salvage arms.

Accidents always happen like this. When they salvaged the arms. When lighting a fire to bake clothes. They discovered gold sand by accident. They couldn't believe their eyes. I think these are just dazzling. But many people are beginning to determine that this is not dazzling. This is gold.