"Jingle bell. Jingle bell. The sound of hammers pounding was heard. This sound, for ordinary people, is noise. But for Dong Zhuo, this is the most beautiful music.

The craftsmen who made the fire guns from Hedong have been valued by Dong Zhuo to a great extent. It only took them a day before they quickly returned to the same situation.

The craftsmen of Hedong are too much needed for Dong Zhuo. They are experts in making weapons, which is a key to reducing costs, which is a big cost saving for Dong Zhuo.

"How much does it cost to make such a firecracker?" Dong Zhuo picked up a firearm and asked Li Dao on the side. In the matter of introducing craftsmen. Li Dao played a great role, and when the Republican Army did not let go of the relocation of firearms manufacturing workshops, Li Dao had already sent people to recruit more than a dozen craftsmen in firearms, although they could only make some simple parts and components, or assemble them. Some key materials. For example, pipes still need to be smuggled secretly from the Republican Army. But this is enough for Li Dao. At the very least, to some extent, they already have the ability to make their own.

"My lord. If it is converted into republican dollars, it will still cost more than 300 yuan. The most expensive of them is the pipes, the others are not very good, and if we increase the number of people, the cost may be much lower. Li Dao said.

"That's very good." Dong Zhuo nodded. In fact, Dong Zhuo's requirements are not very high. Because he did not meet the common standards required by the IRA, all firearm parts and components must be able to meet common standards. This is an important factor in increasing man-hours. But here, there is no such element, as long as it can be assembled and can become a firearm, it will be fine. Such requirements have been greatly reduced, which has further reduced the difficulty of processing parts, which has made many craftsmen who can only become junior workers become craftsmen all of a sudden, and their proficiency has been greatly improved, but the quality has seriously decreased a lot. However, Dong Zhuo values the cost, and he can only hehehe for the quality problem. After all, for them, this is the last thing they want to see.

"However, the cost of this firearm is still too expensive. We spent too much money before, and now we have consumed too many firearms, and we need to replenish them as soon as possible, and we need to replenish this item as soon as possible. The cost must be reduced in order to meet the needs of expansion. Dong Zhuo said.

"Lord, I'll understand." Li Wei said this, and he couldn't be more aware of this. Dong Zhuo's understanding of firearms is extremely profound. Because he once lost to such weapons and equipment. Therefore, he needs to strengthen this supplement. The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the armed forces that use firearms has been greatly improved and the cost has been greatly reduced, and the only shortcoming is that the degree of firearms equipped is too much. But it doesn't matter, as long as he greatly increases production, all problems can be solved to a large extent. It couldn't be too simple for them. In such a situation, they are in very good shape.

Because if the firearms soldier calculates, the cost is not very high. And they can be greatly expanded. The only constraint to the current expansion was the serious shortage of firearms, which was the most unbearable for him.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo's attitude towards firearms is to speed up production and expand production, and the quantity must be expanded. When it comes to quality, he never thinks that it needs to be guaranteed. Originally, firearms soldiers were like cannon fodder to him.

"My lord, there is one more thing." Li Dao said worriedly.

"Oh. Let's hear it. Dong Zhuo put down the weapon in his hand with satisfaction and said. He used to buy arms through trade, which cost too much. This made him very unhappy, none of those arms dealers were good, they actually made more money, and even claimed that they didn't make money. Dong Zhuo was very dissatisfied with this, but he was helpless, but now, he could make his own weapons. He is still very satisfied with this.

"Lord, we owe the Republican Army a debt of nearly 10 million, and the Republican Army Bank has sent a reminder, although we can pay part of the interest, but this principal still has to be repaid partly, otherwise, this firearms workshop will not be established, and what's worse is that the Republican Army is very difficult to explain." Li Dao said helplessly. It's a tricky thing.

What is the situation of Dong Zhuo's financial situation, he knows very well that most of his funds are used to expand armaments, the number of people has increased by a large margin, and the military strength has been greatly improved, but these are all large expenses, and the more money is spent, the more difficult things will be. Because the amount of debt they owe is very large.

"This." Dong Zhuo also made a difficulty. It's a really hard thing to do, and they're taxed hard enough. In addition to this, there are also merchants' taxes, although they do not impose heavy taxes on the merchants of the Republican Army, but the problem is that they can increase the variety of taxes, and they can tax the merchants of the Western Regions, as well as the merchants of the Western Liang. But this is only to pay the interest of the bank, and if it is necessary to repay part of the bank's loan at the end of the year. They can't afford the money.

"Will the plan be released?" Dong Zhuo didn't know how to deal with such a thing, after all, owing money was not a bad thing, and the bad result was that it would be difficult for them to borrow money next time. This is the only place where Dong Zhuo can benefit from the Republican Army at the moment. If you lose your funds, it will be very difficult.

Li Wei thought about it, shook his head, and said that he didn't have a good way, he couldn't increase taxes, and he couldn't increase commercial taxes. They just couldn't figure out where else they could get something out of here. Dong Zhuo is also very helpless, he knows these things too well. If these things could be handled properly, he would not have such a result.

For Dong Zhuo, this is the biggest problem.

Handan, a high-class conference room in a hotel. Bankers in Handan also gathered to discuss the matter. After all, the profits brought by Guanzhong Dong Zhuo are very high. However, if some debts cannot be cleared in time, it will cause them great trouble, after all, they are doing a business on money, and once there is a problem with the turnover of money, this eighty percent will have a bad reaction.

"In my opinion, the possibility of Dong Zhuo repaying the money is too small. You see. What are the things we export? Firearms, artillery, pig iron, all kinds of iron products, Dong Zhuo is more in and less out. Except for a part of the grain, the horses, there was nothing else. This is a lot more threatening to us. One banker said worriedly.

Banks are in control of the flow of funds, many large transactions must be traded through the bank, as long as you look at the flow, you are very clear about a series of differences in the middle, in this case, many of them are difficult to complete such a situation, in such a state, they want to complete such an agreement, it is too difficult.

Dong Zhuo as a whole spends too much and earns too little. Because the grain can't be sold for much money at all, such a large-scale expenditure has led to a serious shortage of his final balance, which is a point that many people know very well. But for them, this time was some of the worst things they could have done. They were worried that Dong Zhuo would not be able to afford it.

"I think we're worrying a little too much. In fact, we don't have to worry about Dong Zhuo not being able to pay it back at all. In this matter, there is also the Republican Army. Another banker said without any concern.

"We pay taxes to the Republican Army, and we have to do many, many things, and many places can't do without banks. Banks are a key place. In such a situation, if something goes wrong here, the scope of the impact is quite wide. The Republican Army is in need of stability, and it will not produce much fluctuation. So, something like that. The IRA will certainly be able to solve it. The banker said.

It sounds plausible, after all, the bankers are backed by the force of the Republican Army, otherwise, how could they have done so much business, otherwise, without the guarantee of force, they would have collapsed quickly, and this kind of thing would have happened.

Moreover, the banks are too important for the IRA. Because the banks are constantly lending money, they are an important force in the revitalization of their economy, and once this power is lost, the situation of the republican army will immediately be in an extremely unfavorable situation, and it will be in a security consideration. They will inevitably carry out protective measures. All of us know this very well, and in such a situation, if they want to accomplish such a situation and achieve such a certain state, they still have a lot of things to explain. Done.

"Having said that, it is better for us to be cautious about such businesses." The other party said.

After all, it's too hard for them. If you want to accomplish such things, you must solve such situations, so that their situation becomes extremely favorable, this is the most important thing for them, capital sometimes will appear cautious, conservative, after all, their sense of smell of risk is also extremely sensitive, in their opinion, many things can be avoided, if they can't complete such things, it will have a great threat to them.