Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"For those Wuhuan tribes, most of our assistance is supported in a very dispersed situation, and the benefits of this are very obvious. Decentralization is what is in our best interest. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu and Jia Xu are discussing a series of issues related to diplomacy. These questions will best meet a wide variety of needs.

For example, the current issue of support for the Wuhuan tribe.

"Well, I agree. Although it is very advantageous to concentrate the military forces of the Wuhuan tribe to harass the Huns, there is one situation that we must face some special situations. If we allow the other side to concentrate its forces, it will pose a threat to us, and in this case, the military security on the northern border will be greatly damaged. Shang Wu said.

The IRA's military support for the Wuhuan people played a small trick, and they took a series of other measures to carry out these military operations. For example, they never concentrated on a few large tribes that were supplemented by the Wuhuan people, but dispersed, and the larger tribes with more than 3,000 people were not considered by the Republican Army at all, which directly led to the fact that the Wuhuan people had to disperse their tribes in order to be supported.

On the one hand, it can greatly reduce the risk. On the other hand, if this is done, the Wuhuan people will never be able to concentrate their military forces again. They can only be put into combat by decentralization. Each tribe can only dispatch a cavalry force of about 500 people at most, which is relatively easy for the Republican army's defensive tasks.

The reason why the IRA did this was entirely because the businessmen thought it this way. You know, the businessmen are very shrewd, they know very well that this is a seller's market, and the buyers are in great demand, they have no advantage in bargaining, they need collateral, they need to be suppressed by all kinds of conditions, otherwise, they simply can't get a loan from the bank to buy their necessities, and naturally they can't survive, and that's their situation at the moment, in such a situation. The IRA naturally has its own advantages.

"With regard to the harassment of the Huns, I think that both sides should maintain this military struggle to a lower degree. As long as it's long enough, it's all in our best interest. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu nodded in disagreement. The Wuhuan people have suffered a relatively large loss of strength, and many tribes are difficult to survive the current difficulties. Therefore, in terms of military force, relatively few are dispatched. But this low level of military harassment is very advantageous, the tactics of the other side are more suitable, and at the same time, it can also obtain some advantages in more favorable ways, which is a small diplomatic victory for the Republican army.

"In this way, the diplomatic aspect of the Huns fell into a frozen state." Shang Wu said. At a time when the Republican Army turned to support the Wuhuan people and harassed the Huns. Diplomatic relations between the Republican Army and the Huns quickly turned to the brink of rupture.

"It's an inevitable scenario." Jia Xu said.

The Huns were extremely annoyed by the counterfeit and shoddy products sold by the Republican Army. On the other hand, the Republican Army was also extremely annoyed by the military operations of the Huns in the demilitarized zone. The reason for this is that both sides are very annoyed by the military operations against each other. In such a situation, a contradiction naturally arises, and this contradiction will continue to continue.

Obviously, diplomatic relations between the Republican Army and the Huns have developed a great rupture situation.

"From what I know, the Huns still need our goods, which shows that we still have a great advantage. The two sides relied on smuggling to keep trade going. And there is nothing to be done about the rupture of diplomacy. In such a situation, it is naturally difficult for us to do some of these things. Jia Xu said.

Sangwu nodded in agreement with such an idea.

"Although our diplomatic situation on the side of the Huns is in a state of disaster. But there's no denying that we've had some small wins on other fronts. For example, the giant deer. Han Fu's blockade of us has become useless. It seems that our intimidation diplomacy has made a big difference. Jia Xu said with a smile. Shang Wu shook his head slightly, in this regard, he himself could only recognize the existence of such a way. The reason is simple. The economic ties between the two places have been closely linked, and in addition to this, they have also developed many other ways to do so. For example, they will use more new situations to develop. In other words, a new stage of development has emerged in their development.

The economic ties between the two places can no longer be severed, and if they are severed, it will cause serious tax losses. In the context of extremely limited agricultural recovery, business taxation is an important stage of development to support their development.

And the bureaucracy also needs a favorable stage to make money. In such a situation, they develop naturally. Because they need to make money too. It's a triumph of decay. It was also a diplomatic victory for the Republican Army.

"In this way, our market problems have been temporarily alleviated to a certain extent. But we must realize that sometimes, some situations can have a great adverse impact on us. For us, we still need to pay attention, because in many cases, many places, will not take the initiative to open up the market. In addition, we should also see, for example, that the local business tax is very high. It's scary to come up, which is very detrimental to our market suppression, and in the future, we have to deal with such a situation and let this situation continue to develop. Shang Wu said worriedly.

This kind of local protection is a natural occurrence, and as trade between the two sides unfolds, trade barriers will become very numerous. This is an extremely unfavorable situation, which is very unfavorable for the IRA.

"It's a real problem." Jia Xu said. But this one is long-term. They need to be developed in a phase that is conducive to development. In such a case. The level of their development will be reduced little by little.

Hedong, Binh Duong.

Lao Zhang is a less mature blacksmith. The level of his skill is not very high. But it's not too low, and it's still possible to process some parts of firearms. If it takes some time, it is still possible to assemble some firearms. After all, he had learned something.

His blacksmith shop started out very well, because he could get a lot of orders from the Republican Army. But in the last month. His order is gone. It is said that a larger ordnance assembly plant snatched up all the orders. Lao Zhang will lose his job, and the blacksmith shop will not be able to operate.

Lao Zhang was also helpless, as more processing factories appeared in Anyi, new production methods gradually replaced blacksmith shops like theirs. In the past, there was still a chance for a blacksmith like theirs. But with the advancement of technology and the improvement of management methods, Lao Zhang's blacksmith shop has lost such a value.

His blacksmith shop relied entirely on manual labor, and could only be responsible for some things by hand, although the things were good, but after all, they were purely handmade, and the processing time was long, and in some cases, it was impossible to cope with the kind of factory that several companies set up together. They can get more money from the bank, buy more equipment, hire more people, and still have quality guaranteed. Quality, quantity they can fully guarantee. In such a situation, they simply cannot compete. So, the blacksmith shop is facing elimination.

Lao Zhang was very anxious, he wanted to improve, and he even spent half a month processing a firearm, and the quality was very good. It's a pity that it's expensive. Moreover, it can be substituted.

That's the pressure of competition, and it's going to be very intense. It's going to be hard for them to hold on. What to do?

Lao Zhang saw such a news in the newspaper.

Guanzhong needs some excellent blacksmiths who can process some special parts. In effect, it is to recruit some craftsmen to make firearms. This could be an opportunity for Lao Zhang. The only thing he was worried about was that they needed to leave here, and besides, they had to go to Guanzhong, and he didn't know if they could guarantee their advantage there. In short, a lot of things, full of unknowns.

The unknown situation has made their state extremely unsatisfactory.

But in consideration of keeping his blacksmith shop afloat. He decided to do it. Go to Guanzhong and have a look.

And there are the same thoughts. Lao Zhang is not the only one.

With the advancement of technology, as well as the fierce competition. The orders of the IRA will become less and less. More orders will be concentrated in the future on a few projects with advantages. Funding, management, manpower, material resources. And all of this needs to be done by larger businesses. And this kind of small workshop that relies on handicraft simply cannot survive. They are not able to develop an advantage in their skills, and, more often than not, it is difficult to do so. It's a difficult situation for them to accomplish.

That's their state. Their development will be extremely unfavorable.

And the more fierce this state of competition, the more their situation becomes very bad. As a result, they are in a state that is difficult to deal with.

In the future, the Republican Army will eliminate such small workshops and let enterprises with more technology and capital survive, which will improve their competitiveness. And this kind of small workshop can no longer adapt to the fierce competitive environment of the Republican Army, and their only way is to move, to a remote place. Maybe this is where they can live, and as for some other situations, they simply can't cope with some of these situations.