Handan City. The IRA has made it their largest economic center. The population and economic output value are the largest in the Republican Army, and the wealth created by Handan City accounts for one-third of the entire Republican Army's financial revenue, which shows how important Handan City is to the Republican Army.

Because there are so many important things of the Republican Army gathered here, for this, the 1st Infantry Division has been stationed in this direction for a long time, even after reorganization. There are still a lot of troops here, because stability here is too important for the IRA. The IRA could not afford to lose such a place.

Finance, industry, minerals, trade, and banks are all gathered here, and in addition to this, there are large and small professional colleges, schools, hospitals, and research institutes, and if they are lost here, the losses of the Republican Army will be very heavy.

Handan is too close to the border. But the people of Handan still believe that it is safe, and they believe that their army has a lot of power to control it. The situation occupies their side. This is what everyone thinks, and it is an opinion that everyone thinks.

On the top floor of a six-story building in the center of the city, there is a large conference room of more than 100 zhang, with a huge round table in the middle. It looks empty. The décor is exquisite, and at first glance it is something that only bankers can enjoy.

Now they're negotiating a new business. The main leaders and shareholders of the top 15 fastest-growing banks in Handan gathered here because they felt that they still could not afford such a big business, and they wanted to start a new industry. This is the most important thing they should be aware of at the moment.

"Guys, we all know that the situation in the state is not going well, because of the weather, and the road conditions, and we have no problem with logistics, but the problem is that some unforeseen circumstances limit our military operations, and this is the biggest trouble for us, and we can't let this trouble continue." A *** in his early thirties stood up and said. He is an executive in a commercial bank. The banking business is also a business, but his goods have some special things, and only those who are good at learning and grasping opportunities will integrate into such a new business in time.

Banks exchanged gold and silver money for large amounts of paper money from the Republican Army, or the bank's stocks and bonds for large amounts of paper money, and then expanded the bank's expansion power through lending, borrowing, and various banking operations. In the past period of time, through this way, banks have continued to expand their scale, trade, finance, factory construction, construction fields, etc., as long as there is a need for money, there are banks, so banks promote the development of all walks of life in the Republican Army, without banks, the Republican Army wants to develop in a short period of time, it is simply impossible. The development of the Republican Army was based on the rapid development of the banking industry.

"Please be direct about our concerns. After all, everyone's time is tight. A bank shareholder said unceremoniously.

The faster the economy grows, the more time they care about, and the shareholder also took out a pocket watch, which only has an hour hand, because it can't be made too closely. This required some more intensive processing, but the hour hand could still indicate the loss of time, and early pocket watches were very large and inaccurate, with errors of more than one moment in a day. Because the lubrication effect of many parts is still not good, and it is made very large, it looks like an alarm clock, and it is not very convenient to carry, but this thing can remind the time, which is too important for those bank shareholders. Because they're making money all the time, they're making money when they're sleeping, they're making money when they're awake, and if they waste a second, they might lose even more money.

The faster the economy grows, the more people care about the importance of time, because without time, no one cares how far such things will go.

"Okay, here's the thing, I think, we should focus on the problem of the road, the front line is not going well, it is because of the situation of the road, we have found that if we build the railway there, we can make a greater profit, and there are a lot of resources for development there, if we can transport some goods there, and at the same time transport the local resources, the profit is very considerable, as long as the railway is built, the wind blows, it rains, it is continuous rain, as long as the railway is strong enough, Nothing will matter. The man introduced.

Bankers are not interested in new technologies, they just feel that the world is new, there is nothing, but if some technology is more profitable, this is something they have to pay attention to. Nothing cares more about their situation than profit. That's what they care about.

"It seems like that's really the case, the railway has a very high transport capacity, and it doesn't stop, unlike those damn horses, who need forage. You need to hire more people, and if the machine breaks, as long as you fix it, or buy more, and run back and forth, night and night, you can get more and more profits, which is great. Some bankers are excited because they suddenly see the market prospects brought about by the new technological forces. That's enough to make their situation much more favorable.

"However, it costs more to build a railway. Money, more money is needed. Some bankers said worriedly. That's true, the good news, it's a big market, because that's the way the business of the bank, for example, the construction sector needs money, because they need to build new houses, for example, the bank needs buildings, the commercial sector needs hotels, restaurants, pastimes, places for trade. Minerals need to be developed, roads need to be built, and so on. These places need money, and naturally some new projects are coming. As long as there are projects that can make money, they will naturally provide a lot of money.

So, as long as a large amount of money is needed, and the bank provides the funds as long as there is a suitable project. That's the business of banks.

"So, we need to come together here and join forces to build more money for the railroad project, which is a big business, and if it is done, the railroad will monopolize the whole state, and even the whole business in the north. That's a lot of money. The man said that it was an unprecedented amount of money. Big business, he is very confident in it and ambitious.

And state, independent division, a transfer center, Pei Yuanshao rushed all the way over. He kept coming here day and night, because he felt that if he came too late, he would not be able to catch up with anything.

"Don't tell me something useless, talk about the war." Pei Yuanshao unceremoniously opened the canned food and ate it, I don't know why, Pei Yuanshao loves this bite, maybe other people are not used to these foods for a long time. Because if you eat it for a long time, it is not eaten by people, such as those hard biscuits, which are terrible dry, and if there is no water, you can't gnaw at all. Eating can make your teeth fall out, but Pei Yuanshao thinks it's the best food. Especially canned meat, large pieces of meat, oily, and a lot of salt, there are all kinds of peppercorns, condiments such as large ingredients, numb, and delicious. Now his mouth is full of oil, and of course, it would be best if he could eat a can of canned fruit. That thing, sweet, smelled of honey, and appetizing when it mattered.

"I ran out of the military academy, and for this battle, I just want to be a big soldier, and it's all good." Pei Yuanshao said that some people are born for war. For example, Pei Yuanshao, for a comfortable life, he is not willing to enjoy it at all.

"Sir, your punishment order has actually come down. You're just a lieutenant colonel now. Deputy Head of Regiment. A captain said helplessly.

Pei Yuanshao thought that he ran very well and appropriately, but in fact, he underestimated the swiftness with which the Republican Army conveyed orders, according to the sentence of the military court. Pei Yuanshao is going to prison, but the problem is that the republican army still needs such experienced officers, and Shang Wu signed a special order. Directly demoted, Pei Yuanshao became a lieutenant colonel, leading at most one regiment of troops to fight, but most of them formed a battle group, with two battalions of troops to fight.

"Enough. I can still fight, it's much better than I thought. That's the big soldier, and I'm happy. Pei Yuanshao said this, and the captain was helpless. Because this commander of his own, who has no official luck, is very powerful in every battle, and can do what he can't do, but when he goes up, he comes down. The reason is that his temper is too short-tempered. It's used to not obeying orders.

"Tell me about the situation on the front line, I think you have too many supplies here. How? Isn't the front line not going well? Pei Yuanshao asked, he was not stupid.

If it is really opened, the more supplies are transported in the rear, the better, on the contrary, the hoarded materials do not move, and the battle on the front line is 100% not smooth.

"Sir, the road can't be opened, it's not going well, there are too many non-combat attrition. You see, we would come down more than one platoon every time, and at most, one company, our infantry division, combined, that is, twenty-five infantry companies. But now, seven or eight infantry companies have come down. This. It's too bad. The captain said.

"What kind of bird war is this?" Pei Yuanshao said anxiously after listening to it.

"It's too grinding. Like a, you have to rush over, at all costs, to insert yourself into the enemy, to give them a blow. If it goes on like this, it will become a sick number. Pei Yuanshao said anxiously, and then he ran to the front line in a hurry. Can't wait.