Longmen Ferry.

Because there is a military pontoon bridge, all of a sudden ushered in the arrival of a larger commercial team, originally the business here is developed, after the republican army controls here, the business here has entered a new high point again, which is the news they want to hear the most, because the demand in Guanzhong is very large, and the opening of trade, for businessmen, is the beginning of a financial road.

Before the prisoners of war in Hedong were completely settled, a large number of merchants had already entered here, and they rented local houses, and the courtyard became their own treasury. They hoarded all sorts of goods, and this was the place they were best known for doing business.

Anfa is a small businessman. He turned out to be a side line of a landlord and a powerful side. Mother is just a servant. His father would not recognize him, relying on some financial support from his mother, he did some small business, the first was Luzhou wholesale some small commodities to Hedong to buy, such as, needles, or iron products, kitchen knives, or farm tools or something. The quality of the Republican Army products was good, and the demand was very large at the beginning. So, he also made a lot of money. Later, with the development of Hexi Prefecture, he also made some money, and he opened a branch in Hexi Prefecture. Started to do some leather business as well.

As soon as the battle of Hedong ended, he came here. Because hot spots mean that money-making places have begun to develop rapidly, he knows that the demand in the Guanzhong market is very large.

Although needles are small objects, such as kitchen knives, but every household can not do without such things, Luzhou can make such things through machines on a large scale, how to do it, he doesn't know, he just knows that making such things is very fast, so fast that others dare not imagine. He had visited the workshop and the warehouse, and he knew that those things were enough to meet the needs of the Guanzhong market.

However, the Guanzhong market was first only involved in some arms dealers, or people with special backgrounds, such as the intelligence department of the Republican Army, as well as the reformed landlords and big businessmen, because they were the only ones who had the ability to do such business, the transportation of arms and special strategic materials, and so on. The only way for a small businessman like him is to wait until the market opens to enter, and now the opportunity has come. Anfa will never give up such an opportunity. He organized two carriages to Guanzhong to make a fortune.

After paying a certain amount of taxes, Anfa quickly crossed the pontoon bridge with his convoy. The military did not dismantle the pontoon bridge, because they found that the commercial need was far greater than they thought. The local government has begun planning to build a new bridge over the Yellow River to meet this demand, although such a bridge seems to be difficult. But as long as it can bring greater benefits, no one will choose to reject such a situation.

"Boom. Rumble. Suddenly Anfa heard some rumbling explosions, and the horses were a little frightened, but fortunately the coachman quickly stabilized.

"Don't worry, there's just a drill over there, follow a certain road, we'll guarantee all safety, rest assured, the war is over." An officer shouted loudly to calm his uneasy heart.

Anfa didn't know what the situation was over there, but he knew that no one would pose a big threat to the IRA. No, not even a little, it can't be. This is what he thinks, thinking of developing the Guanzhong market, he has to speed up, because if it is too slow, he will not be able to catch up. There are too many merchants with whom he has the same kind of goods. He didn't want to lose the market in Guanzhong.

The rumbling explosion is actually a war, but to be precise, it is just a lively act.

"Whoosh. Boom. Rumble. "The IRA artillery units are just firing their shells at the predetermined area, so that the shells can keep falling. But if you look closely, there will be no casualties at all.

"We are going to retreat from the west bank of the Yellow River, under our heavy artillery attack, and then retreat, and Dong Zhuo's troops on the opposite side will take over there, and then the war will be over." A sergeant on the side explained. Zhang Liao took the telescope to observe the situation on the other side.

"It's not a drill at all, it's a display of firepower." Zhang Liao said. The sergeant on the side just nodded, and he agreed.

After Dong Zhuo's army arrived, it did not launch a quick attack, but the republican army launched a series of fierce attacks according to its own plan, of course, it would not cause great casualties to Dong Zhuo's army. At the same time, they also expelled the prisoners of war of the Hedong Army to Dong Zhuo's army, because according to a secret agreement between the two sides, those Hedong prisoners of war were handed over to Dong Zhuo to deal with.

Then the Republican Army opened fire fiercely, fought for a while, and then retreated, Dong Zhuojun and the Republican Army formed a standoff, and then the two sides ended the battle happily. War is like that.

The order given by the Republican Army was the order for the exercises. Then they easily carry out such orders. As for the rest, they do it with ease. Because they just fired at the intended target, shot, and then completed the retreat. Dong Zhuojun on the opposite side just watched. Look.

"The IRA is ferocious. Such heavy artillery fire. Our army rushed to the past, and it was bound to suffer heavy casualties. Dong Zhuo stood on a high ground and looked at it with a telescope. Heavy artillery fire brought about a huge separation of fire. If a huge net of fire is formed, the situation is even worse. His troops were flesh and blood. In the face of heavy artillery fire, he felt that there was no possibility of continuing the fight against the Republican army.

"My lord, we are right to choose to join forces with the Republican Army, and the Republican Army has given us more than 10,000 soldiers at once, and our army can organize nearly twenty infantry battalions. That's a huge encouragement to me. Guo Yan said excitedly. The firepower is a huge shock, but more importantly, with these more than 10,000 prisoners of war, they can quickly expand their armaments and let their strength develop rapidly.

"Well, though, what I care about is equipment, and we can't do anything without it." Dong Zhuo looked at the fierce artillery fire and said. Even if there are many people. If you can't break through the fierce fire of the opponent. Dong Zhuo had to sigh that the fighting power of the Republican Army was very strong.

However, Dong Zhuo was also very excited, because he suddenly felt that his decision was correct, because he could achieve the goal of suppressing the imperial court by strengthening firearms, and he finally understood why the imperial court would spend such money to do such a thing.

Firepower determines their combat effectiveness. With huge combat effectiveness, is he still worried about these? Apparently don't worry about these things. That's where he needs to notice.

However, it is difficult to build firepower, and the main reason is money. It's all built on money, and without money, there's nothing.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"The secret terms with Dong Zhuo have not yet been formally established. But we must be prepared for that. Shang Wu said.

"Our commercial trade has begun, and not only that, but we have a lot of other things going on and we should be aware of that." Jia Xu said.

"That's right." Shang Wu nodded.

"First of all, we have to reduce the pressure on the banks, because the risk will be very large, if Dong Zhuo can't take on so much debt all of a sudden, after all, they won't invest in the economic field, in such a situation, Dong Zhuo borrowed money to buy a large amount of arms, it is easy to use it on a result that we don't want to think about, we should understand the impact of such a situation." Shang Wu said.

"But we have to admit that we need to open each other, and at the same time we need each other to expand their armaments to stimulate our factories, otherwise, without military orders, we will have big problems, so, we have to lend them money." Shang Wu said.

"I couldn't agree more, but the question is how do we reduce military risk to a greater extent. Or to avoid a greater degree of financial risk, which banks are exposed to too much. Jia Xu said.

"Borrow money, then wrap it, and we allow them to sell these bonds, transfer them, or, we issue more banknotes, buy these bonds. Of course. There was a larger premise that all foreign trade settlements had to be made in paper money, and then moved to more other regions, such as the Huns, and a part of their funds were used to buy these bonds to make a profit. We can transfer these things to them. Shang Wu said.

Banks think they'll understand what they have to do. Because they know how to pass on the risk.

In fact, the main force to buy government bonds, in addition to the banks of the Republican Army, is the eunuch group, and the nomads of the north, do not underestimate the corrupt determination of the nomad leaders, in the bad environment, people will always enjoy something better, although the Republican things are not too good, but their leaders will always find a way to buy some luxury goods they want.

But how does the money come from, on the one hand they are still fighting, and on the other hand they have to maintain their own tastes. If there is an opportunity to make money, they will naturally not let it go, and after the introduction of the intermediary, it seems that buying bonds is an extremely good choice, and they actually do the same, and to be able to reach such a level, maybe it is some of the methods they want.

The situation is such a situation, so, Shangwu thinks, they can pass on some of the risk to the head of the people, and the financial advantage is here. This is where the advantage of the Republican Army lies, as long as it goes through finance, the risk of the banks will be reduced.