Chapter 488: Rescue

The newspaper published the news of the Great Earthquake at an extremely fast speed. The public only learned about this when they got up to read the newspaper in the morning of the third day. The people of Qin were just surprised by the news, or treated it as a conversation piece for today. For the rest, there is nothing.

Zhao Guoren, who was doing business in Xianyang, tried to raise money and food to be shipped back to Zhao. The rest of the six nations just gave up sympathy.

Ying'er, who is already the owner of a well-known fashion store, is from Zhao Guo before, so she is raising money everywhere, buying a lot of blankets, food, medicine, and tents to send to Zhao Guo.

The "Financial Express" also reported the matter for the first time. As they saw the fact that Zhao was short of food, they were unable to rescue the disaster, so it directly led to a general increase in food prices. Because demand stimulates supply relations. Even if the grain harvest is generally bumper, prices are generally lower. But they are still willing to raise food prices a little bit.

But when the newspapers spread the news of the Zhao Guodai earthquake, Li Mu's rescue letter was also delivered.

After reading this, Shang Wen immediately asked King Qin to order the military supplies, blankets and other military supplies stored in the Taiyuan Military Region to be transported to a part of Zhao State. Although King Qin didn't understand. But let Wei Liao give the order. After Shang Wen found Wei Liao, he quickly issued a change order. This order should be transmitted to the Taiyuan Military Region as soon as possible.

At the same time, Shangwen issued an emergency cabinet meeting while revising a book for Li Mu, so that he could prepare for Zhao Guo. Qin Guo decided to help. This is the best opportunity to improve relations between the two countries. The earthquake gave Qin State the opportunity to improve the direct confrontation between the two countries in the past.

"I believe that Gewei has already learned about the situation of the great earthquake in Zhao Guodai through the newspapers. What I want to say is that Qin Guo decided to help the other party. What we are going to discuss now is how to assist and how to use this assistance to open up the other party's economy. The gate made Zhao a serious dependence on Qin," Shang Wen said while standing. Because the office is too small. The sofa of the three people was squeezed and there were four people sitting on it. Others moved in chairs and sat down.

"Why don't you send troops? Send troops directly to occupy the State of Zhao. All problems have been solved." Yang Duanhe, as the representative of the General Staff, spoke first. For a long time, the generals of the State of Qin have always believed that the military should always be suppressed against the State of Zhao. Only in this way can Zhao Guo yield.

"No, no. This will only make the people of Zhao State hate us Qin people even more, and they also think that we Qin people have won disgrace. Presumably, generals are not willing to see such a thing." Shang Wen said.

"Furthermore, the current diplomatic policy has also been greatly changed. We must try to change the previous practice of suppressing Zhao. Moreover, the two countries have signed many agreements. Therefore, we cannot do this, otherwise we will break the trust of everyone. This is right. The future unification will be very unfavorable. Okay. Return to the original topic." Shang Wen waved and interrupted.

"I have ordered the Taiyuan Military Region to provide some supplies to the other side, but the demand is far from enough, and the quantity is very large. In particular, some areas of Zhao State also suffered from drought, and our grains were piled up in warehouses waiting for mold. . This is very bad for our production. The demand is too weak. Now is a good time to deal with those grains." Shang Wen said.

"Not only that, but this is also another good opportunity to boost my country's economy. We must not miss it. As for such a rescue, I would like to hear the advice given to you." Shang Wen said.

Obviously Shangwen's cabinet is still a bit unsuitable for the current economic model, because many people have become accustomed to the original model. After all, economic officials are the original members, not the management members of the existing economic entities. They still have a certain vague barrier to the current economy. If this gap is not understood in time, it may cause great damage.

"Well, let me talk about my views. First of all, we have to provide a large amount of loans to Zhao Guo. This is also the best time for our banknotes to be issued in Zhao Guo. Zhao Guo is extremely short of money. As loan collateral, then It is their tariffs. In addition, there is a large amount of labor. We can't help in vain, a large amount of labor will enter our factory to work. I think the factory owner is very happy, besides." Shang Wen paused and continued.

"There is also the huge and combative army of the State of Zhao. The number of this army remains at about 300,000. If we add some other troops, the loss to us will be even greater. Moreover, the current weapon is a musket. Artillery, the casualties will be greater, and we don’t want to see a situation where both lose and lose. Therefore, to assist and use more moderate means to reunify the Zhao country, I think our nation will be very willing to see such results." Shang Wen said.

Everyone nodded their heads to accept it. Okay, then, let me talk about my arrangements.

Later, Shangwen will begin to arrange some matters, including medical aid and food aid. As well as launching an offensive in the news media, high-profile publicity of Qin’s move, and at the same time calling for the participation of non-governmental organizations. As for the subsequent series of financial assistance and diplomatic actions, Shang Wen decided to do it himself. Yao Jia, as Secretary of State, will make an emergency visit to South Korea and the country of Yan, so that more countries can participate in it. This is a critical moment for the precise unity of several countries. This will help form a new alliance for Qin.

After the meeting, Shangwen had to solve one of the biggest problems. Funds, loans to Zhao Guo. Qin has already developed three banks. In addition, the establishment of state banks in newly established states is usually done by Yingyu or in cooperation with the local state government. Of these three banks, Yingyu's Wenyang Bank is undoubtedly the largest. Secondly, the banks set up by the royal family members themselves have large sums of funds in their hands. In order to cooperate with Shang Wen's reform actions, King Qin voluntarily asked the royal family to participate in commercial activities, so they themselves targeted the big cake of the bank. The last to be established was King Qin's own bank. The royal palace is very expensive. In addition to military expenses, the second largest expense was royal expenses, which was also one of the main reasons why King Qin took the initiative to participate in commercial activities. Military expenditures began to be reduced on a large scale, and in order to express their stance, they participated in it. The national climate is changing.

"Wenyang Bank." Shang Wen looked at the big sign, took a deep breath, and walked in. It has been a while since Shangwen came back. After he came back, he hadn't even seen Yingyu's face. This is indeed a bit, unreasonable, and the worst part is that Shang Wen even broke up the correspondence. Shang Wen can think of what kind of posture Yingyu will appear in.