Trade is not only about opening up the market, but also about protecting the interests of traders, especially those of the Republican Army.

In fact, the newspapers already show the news about this.

In the north. and state business groups, they took control of the parliament. It was extremely easy for them to actively use troops in the north, and even to do business with the Huns, Wuhuan people, and Xianbei people, and open up new markets. Behind the business team of Bingzhou, there are also Hedong businessmen involved, they are more involved, Guanzhong, and support Dong Zhuo in banking affairs, these are the scope of their business operations, Handan is not very concerned, most of them focus on production, as long as they sell the produced things to Hedong, they can obtain greater benefits, at the same time, they control the financial center, a large number of securities, and securities transactions are concentrated here. This is a situation that neither Hedong nor the state combined can handle. This is a completely acceptable new situation for them.

Although the merchants of Bingzhou and Hedong frequently joined forces to launch challenges, not only in terms of commercial status, but also in politics, they hoped that more Hedong and Hedong legislators would enter the central government. But it is a pity that their strength is still relatively weak, and they cannot expand to a greater extent to develop a larger situation, which is their shortcoming for them, and they can only develop to a greater extent by making up for their own shortcomings.

And Luzhou, which is in the middle of Hedong and Handan's forces, and Zezhou, which has just become independent, is in a very bad situation, and Luzhou's situation is better, and they can develop some iron ore resource-related factories to develop. And the situation in Zezhou is not too favorable. Their land does not provide them with more economic benefits. The only way to do that is through trade. They went to Luzhou and Handan to buy more goods, and then took the opportunity to resell them to Luoyang and related areas in the south. for the greater good.

Probably they weren't very large, and in the IRA reports they were only mentioned as small businessmen, and as smugglers, and the official taxes were unbearable to anyone, and they would collect 300 percent of the taxes. It's almost no different from bandits, and sometimes they even rob their goods directly. This seriously harms their interests.

But it is a pity that Zezhou is a marginal area for the Republican Army, and their political demands and political voices cannot effectively influence the decision-making level of the Republican Army.

This is the current unfavorable situation of the Republican Army in Luoyang. The scale of trade in Zezhou is seen as smuggling, and it is not very large, after all, the roads there are not very important. But if the IRA really notices that, the situation will be a different picture, and this is the difference in their situation at the moment, and if you want to accomplish some of these things, you have to let them develop to a greater extent, and it takes a lot of courage to accomplish such things.

In the Yanmen defense area, a horse-drawn carriage was parked on the side of the road. The wagon was hung with the Republican Army military flag. This indicates that this is a military vehicle, and the back of the military vehicle is photographed.

Several officers walked out of the car, walked to the side of the road to stretch, and then stood on the side of the road to release water.

The officers were not very old, the oldest looked to be in their early twenties, and the youngest was in their teens. But the ranks on their shoulders ranged from lieutenant to major. The most noticeable thing is that there are two articles on their military pants. This indicates that they are staff officers. This is an officer from the headquarters.

"This place has entered the northern defense zone. I wonder what the mess is going to be there? One lieutenant said worriedly, shaking a few times. Then put on your own pants.

"I don't know, there's no telegraph station nearby, and we don't know exactly what's going on, but judging by the latest telegrams from the General Staff, it's very bad. It is estimated that there are nineteen tribes, and there are nine tribes left. Or is it, there are not so many left. According to my understanding. The northern nomadic tribes launched a sneak attack, like a pack of wolves, once they caught the weak point, they would pounce fiercely, if you can make up for your shortcomings in time, it is estimated that you can still survive, if not. They're going to bite it hard. The Major said.

The crowd nodded.

The steppe peoples have always been like this, but their order this time is to let them go to the front line to check the specific situation, and if the situation is accurate, they will participate in it.

Yanmen Pass. Captain Zhang Liao is explaining some of his views and suggestions to Zhou Cang.

"According to my observation of those tribes, they have lost the specific control of the officers, and they are re-establishing their own order, but this restoration of order is not able to be restored all at once, and they still lack more material support, for example, war materials, according to what I know about those steppe peoples, they will attack again, and at that time, if they can't resist, there will be a new situation again." Zhang Liao said.

Zhang Liao was originally supposed to enter the General Staff, and Zhang Liao's promotion has entered the fast lane, first, he has combat experience, and second, his academic background in a military academy is very important, and among important officers in the future, he must have such a resume. In addition to this, there is the experience of special operations unique to the Republican Army, and it seems that the General Staff of the Republican Army is extremely interested in this aspect.

But now Zhang Liao has been transferred here, because he is from this side and knows more about the situation in the north. Zhang Liao believed that it was far more advantageous to establish more actual combat exploits than to enter the general staff.

"I know all of that, what do you recommend? What the headquarters needs now is a concrete situation, what can we do, and not what is happening at the front? What would the above think if I told me about the situation here? Zhou Cang shook his head. Yes, what is needed above is the person who solves the problem, not the person who causes it. Zhang Liao obviously understands this.

"Sir, from some of my experience, I think we should reorganize the nomadic tribes out there. Build an ally in the true sense of the word. Zhang Liao said.

Zhou Cang looked at Zhang Liao. He was surprised. Still, he calmed down.

"Let's talk about the specifics." The other party said.

"We should imitate our officer corps, the non-commissioned officer corps, reorganize the talent we need, I know the situation of which tribes, what they need is bloodline, but now the bloodline is completely non-existent. What we need are people who are advantageous, people who can play a big role, and besides, the control of the Confederate forces is not in our hands in the first place, the tribal leaders can control the alliance, that is, they control the military power of the Confederate forces, and if we want to take the initiative, we must establish the officer corps, and the non-commissioned officer corps to form our own backbone, and build our larger Allied army, which will affect them a little bit, and we, if we have such a military force, At present, we can not only block the attacks of those nomads, but also establish greater initiative in our strategy in the north in the future. Zhang Liao said.

"Controlling the officer corps, the non-commissioned officer corps, it will be much more powerful for us, I know we are worried about their attitude towards us, but as long as we can control some of the current situations, it will be enough for us." Zhang Liao continued.

Zhou Cang looked at Zhang Liao. Nodding.

"Write a report and hand it over to headquarters, and we're going to do that." Zhou Cang said.

This is very much in line with the current strategy of the Republican Army. The IRA does not want to commit more military force to the North. It is impossible for the Republican Army to use troops in both directions at the same time. This is extremely dangerous. Zhang Liao is also very aware of this. Therefore, the IRA needs a situation that can be controlled without troops.

But power doesn't come all at once. The current chaotic situation does make everyone feel very tricky, but this just gives Zhang Liao a great opportunity.

The tribe has been completely chaotic, and it can be said that the original tribal boundaries are suddenly gone. The loss of control of the tribe by the chief, coupled with the spread of panic, exacerbated the collapse of the tribal system, and in the midst of the collapse, new opportunities arose, and this opportunity was just around the corner. He saw something like that. If it develops into such a situation, it will become much more beneficial for him.

Under the collapse of the system, it is easy to establish a new order, the officer corps, the non-commissioned officer corps, and they will have great prospects for development. With such a backbone, the speed of their development will be much faster, which is an unprecedented benefit for the Republican Army.

Shang Wu needs such a situation.

And Zhang Liao suddenly made such a demand. This is the Allied force that the Republican Army itself needs.

The Horde lost control of them, and the Republican Army was able to take advantage of it to establish such an order.

Relying on the officer corps, the non-commissioned officer corps could regain control of the Confederate forces and have greater combat effectiveness. Not only that, but with the officer corps and the non-commissioned officer corps, they will become a new class of forces. They rely on the military power of the Republican Army to maintain it, and the logistics and supply and the new economic order are all based on the new system, and besides, what they need most at the moment is order, a stable order.

Zhang Liao is very keenly aware of such needs, and this is Zhang Liao's keen vision. Despite the fact that he was only a teenager and only a captain, the idea of strategic thinking already existed.