Handan, controlled by the Republican Army. It's still bustling with activity. The difference is that the population of Handan has broken through. The one million mark. One such thing has been published in the newspapers recently. Because Handan announced the adoption of zoning management, it was divided into five districts. Each district has its own trade, commercial circles, for example, the north is mainly an industrial settlement. The south was all trade areas, because they were closer to the areas controlled by the imperial officials, and for them, such areas were the closest they should be to. Because it's so convenient.

The central area is the business district, as well as the financial district. However, the administrative district is close to the north because it is relatively close to Lijiazhuang, the core heart of the Republican Army.

The whole of Handan is in an active construction.

The floors are getting higher and higher. Five floors have already appeared. It seems that people are used to such high-rise buildings. Because in more areas, such floors are built. There are also higher, and the floors built in the CBD are not only high, but also very large. Many people are used to this.

Li Li finally has his own trading desk, because he is relatively large, of course. Most of them are combined with their own partners, and the scale of funds is large. They can buy a counter where they can submit their orders at any time, because there are dedicated personnel to handle them at any time. They don't have to crowd the trading desk to trade. They have now become retail investors.

The trading floor has also recently been relocated, and it is said that a five-story building is already under construction nearby, and they are under intense construction, and they will be moving there to trade after the construction is completed. Because there are more and more people trading here, it is becoming more and more crowded, especially in early autumn, at noon, the autumn tiger is still very powerful, and many people simply can't adapt to such a situation.

It's going to be extremely stuffy inside because there are so many people inside. It's scary, and many people can't bear such a heat. As a result, fainting, more people will run outside. It's too hot inside.

Despite the large number of windows inside, the trading desk is constantly employing people to speed up air circulation, and they have installed the latest air circulation windows. It's called a propeller, but it needs to be rotated by a human being. Even so, the situation is not good. Therefore, relocation is inevitable.

However, for many traders, they still feel that it is like a war, and if they can't stand such a situation, they will lose a lot.

Li Li bought a large number of shares in the iron works. There are also military stocks, they are rising very fast, because the trade is constantly expanding, and recently they have seized an opportunity, and the southern court seems to want to find trouble with the Republican army, and they are constantly provoking on the border. Both sides are putting on a posture, as if they are about the beginning of a large-scale war. The unfavorable factors of the war hit trading stocks hard, and the main force of the decline was trading stocks. However, there are also some trading stocks that will not fall, but will rise, mainly, they are close to the east and west of the river, and the trading stocks in these areas will rise rapidly, because they know from the newspapers. There is an active war on the border trade, there are several bazaars, the volume of transactions is very large, and the market prospects there are very good. If they continue like this, maybe there will be such an opportunity, and they should be happy.

However, in Li Li's view, the demand for iron is the greatest, because many places are inseparable from there, and the export output of iron produced by the Republican Army is still very high, and more and more places where iron is used, iron pipes, iron beams, and even horse-drawn carriages have begun to use iron frames. It is said that some design institutes in the north have already begun to build bridges with iron.

Iron is no longer simply used to make agricultural tools and weapons. With the use of more daily necessities, it is foreseeable that the output of iron will reach a greater level in the future, and the demand for iron will reach an astonishing level. Therefore, his market prospects in the future are very large, so Li Li's current long varieties are mainly concentrated in iron works and military stocks, because the battle of the Republican Army is still not over, and the surrounding hostilities are still unfavorable to the Republican Army, which will lead to another disadvantage, that is, the trade with the Republican Army is very bad, which is also an important factor that causes the market to be not interested in trading stocks.

But if there is no trade, there will be no exports, and this will lead to a serious consequence for the situation of the Republican Army, which is very serious, so serious that many of their things cannot be quickly solved such a problem, and they must find a way to properly deal with such a problem, otherwise, they will not deal with many things properly.

Lijiazhuang. The War Department, Shang Wu and Jia Xu are also facing such a problem.

"The military confrontation and military exercises have brought about instability in the situation, which has directly led to a lot of decline in our trade with the South, and we rely on exports in exchange for a large amount of food and all kinds of necessities. Now, trade cannot be carried out, relying entirely on smuggling activities, which is very unfavorable for our situation, and the longer such a situation lasts, the more unfavorable it is for us, I really don't know how long this situation will last, such a situation, I feel very worried, but it seems that such a situation cannot be completed, after all, in many cases, our situation is not too optimistic. Jia Xu said.

"Well, it's not optimistic. If we fail to expand our trade in a timely manner, it will inevitably affect our production, and if there is a serious backlog of products in these areas, it will be very troublesome. Shang Wu said worriedly.

But the opening of trade is not a very simple thing, the imperial court seems to be intent on the trade blockade of the republican army, because the imperial army stuck in the south, they can't fight, but intercept merchants, they are still very set, many merchants because of such interception led to bankruptcy. Of course. There are also some bold businessmen, who either carry out smuggling activities by local family forces, or some local people, carry out smuggling activities on their own, such smuggling activities are not very helpful for them to expand the market, and the most important thing for them at present is to open the market in the south.

"We can't negotiate with the southern court at all, there are too many contradictions between the two sides, and we can't open up the situation at all, and many times, we ourselves know that such a situation is in a situation, and if this kind of thing continues to develop, the result will be very unfavorable to us. If such a situation continues. Shang Wu didn't dare to think about it. He is also very anxious about this, this is a disadvantage of factory production, once the market demand can not keep up, no matter how many products they produce, they will fall into a huge crisis, such a crisis for them. It's unavoidable.

But the market is not open all at once, for example, in the direction of Luoyang, the imperial court is deliberately embarrassed, although they can't beat the republican army, but they can still clean up a few merchants. Without merchants, trade with the Republican Army could not have begun. The damage to the economy of the Republican Army was very large, and the best way to avoid such a situation was to find a new market, but this market could not be developed all at once.

"The imperial court in the south will not give us so much time to open up so many situations at once, we must find a way to make up for such a situation from other places, but where can we make up for such a situation, it seems that many places cannot meet our needs, which is a big trouble for us." Shang Wu said.

"This. I don't have a good way either. Jia Xu said. Then the two men looked at the map, because only from the map could their situation become the best and much more favorable, and if they wanted to solve such a problem from somewhere else, it seemed that the north was a good breakthrough.

"Say, 'What is the situation in the north?' At this time, Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"Recently, we received a telegram from the north saying that the trade market there is developing well, and the local herdsmen are very optimistic about the market we have opened, and even, very enthusiastic, if we can negotiate with the Huns to open their market, our situation will be solved for a long time." Jia Xu said at this time. He also noticed something going on there.

"That's right, fighting is not the goal, the purpose of our fight is to talk, in order to expand the market, since the south is blocked. If we can't open it for a while, we can go to the north to find a way, so that we don't have to be blocked. For us, this may be a good way to live, but with such a way of life, what can't we do? Shang Wu said after hearing this.

A living person cannot be suffocated by urine. Since the southern court is unwilling to let them get more markets and blockade the materials they produce, they can turn to the north and look for the Huns, although the Huns and their current hostile relationship with Haihuasi, but because of the hostile relationship, the loss of strength of the Huns on Aki, and their urgent need for some other material supplements, will be more in need of trade to do, without trade, the two sides will fight sooner or later, in this case, they will lack more materials when they fight. Trade may solve the problem.