Meiyang, the front line of the confrontation between the rebels and the official army.

"Hmph. The army was short of food and grass. Under such circumstances, it is even necessary to put down the rebellion. Dong Zhuo scolded extremely dissatisfied.

"The general is angry, don't say much." Li Wei worriedly persuaded.

"What are you afraid of, even under the account of that bird Zhang Wen, Lao Tzu also said so. The army is short of food and grass, how can we defeat the rebels, we can't go hungry when we fight. Dong Zhuo shouted dissatisfiedly. Li Dao persuaded again. But it couldn't calm Dong Zhuo's anger.

The supply of grain and grass from the direction of Luoyang has been greatly reduced. Dong Zhuo: They know some inside stories. It was said that their Emperor His Majesty wanted to get some munitions. Or in order to be able to make the West Park Military Factory operational, a part of the military rations originally given to them were withheld and transferred to the Republican Army. It is true that His Majesty the Emperor has only withheld some of them, but when something passes through the hands of the eunuchs, things change completely, because many things can make them extremely difficult. Most things are extremely out of their control. That's what they're going to be in.

There was a serious shortage of military rations, and the soldiers basically did not have enough to eat. If they can't eat enough, they won't have the strength to fight, this is an ancient war, and if they don't have enough to eat, their morale will naturally be low. But the new chief didn't seem to care about these at all, which made Dong Zhuo very annoyed. He can understand the mood of counterinsurgency, but he can't ignore some specific situations of his subordinates, this is not a war, this is to let his subordinates die. He was seriously opposed to doing so, because to do so would mean that he would face the greatest difficulties in the first place. Such a situation would put them in an absolute disadvantage.

No one likes an underfed soldier to go to war. Morale was low, there was a lack of necessary replenishment, and the number of cavalry was less than the enemy. Most importantly, they did not have important weapons to restrain the cavalry, and there were none of the favorable conditions for combat.

Luoyang, Beijing. Inside the North Palace.

Emperor Ling of Han was concerned about money, and fighting a war was too expensive. The finances of the Han Empire entered the most difficult period. There are too many places to lack money, and there are even more places to spend money, which makes Emperor Han Ling very worried, and he is always thinking about getting some money.

"This tax can't be levied any longer. Officials everywhere have already strongly opposed it. Emperor Han Ling said helplessly.

The new giant deer Taishou Sima hanged himself. The emotion he uttered at his last moments dispelled the idea of Emperor Han Ling increasing his fiscal revenue by taxing again.

"Is there any other way for Zhang Rang to make a lot of money?" Emperor Han Ling threw down the piece in his hand and asked distraughtly.

"This, Your Majesty, there really is." Zhang Rang thought for a while and said.

"Oh." Emperor Han Ling looked at Zhang Rang curiously, he wanted to know, what kind of business could make so much money at once, he was very short of money now. Without that amount of money, he couldn't actually do a lot of things. Therefore, the problem of money must be solved as soon as possible.

"Tell me about it." Emperor Han Ling said. In fact, he had no choice but to do it. There is no way to collect taxes. The taxes on salt and iron have increased very high. The common people can no longer afford to eat salt or iron. If it weren't for the fact that they needed iron pots, they really wanted everything to be made of wood, and even, the government wanted to find a way to tax the wood, and this life really couldn't be done. For some daring businessmen. This was an opportunity, because iron production on the IRA side was rising very fast. The price is very reasonable, and if you ship it here, you can also make a lot of money.

An increase in the salt and iron tax. As a direct result, these necessities of life have become the most sought-after smuggled goods. A large number of smugglers were involved. Although he was caught by the government, the punished person went bankrupt. But the profits are high. They will be desperate to risk being killed, and there is nothing to stop these crazy businessmen.

"Your Majesty, it's like this, in Handan, there is a Republican Army stock exchange, which is full of stock trading, and this stock trading can make a lot of money at once, and we put this money into stocks, make money, and buy back a large amount of iron, and these irons make a lot of money." Zhang Rang said with a smile. In fact, this is Zhang Rang's business. However, he also deliberately concealed some of it, and he was also involved in the construction of banks and munitions factories, in which he had a certain amount of stock. is one of the hidden major shareholders.

"What's the profit?" Emperor Han Ling was not interested in stocks, he didn't know what was going on with this thing, and he didn't know. But what he knows is that as long as he makes money, it must be a good deal. Because you can't do a losing business. At present, he needs money, because when Emperor Huan was in power, he did not store a lot of money, and he could not be an emperor without money, in this case, he was not as good as before.

"This. In three months, three million dollars can earn one million. Zhang Rang said.

"A million dollars. Not a lot. Not a lot. Emperor Han Ling said. In fact, Zhang Rang said a million dollars less, or even more, because as long as there is excessive speculation, it is possible to earn double the profit. Yes, on the stock market, it is possible to double the profit. Zhang Rang already likes that kind of wild speculation. It's literally a place where wealth is replicated. Moreover, there was a great deal of secrecy about his wealth, and he loved the Republican Army. He felt that the Republican Army was the favorite place for their eunuchs.

In fact, the Republican Army's treatment of funds is completely controlled by businessmen. The development of the stock speculation market is entirely due to the operation of businessmen.

You must know that Handan City is controlled by a group of businessmen, and there are many places where the republican army fights, and they spend money like running water. Agricultural subsidy funds, military spending, roads. and various government employees. Businessmen are also human beings, and they never imagined that they would one day be able to become officials. But after becoming officials, they realized that they needed to use their expertise to get money for the Republican Army.

Taxes cannot be increased at will, they can only open up new taxes in some places where they make money. For example, the opening up of a large number of trade zones. The Republican Army has something to export on a large scale. But that wasn't enough, they found that stock speculation could bring in more tax revenues. So stamp duty appeared, and so did transaction tax. But none of this has curbed the frenzied speculation, because this era has suppressed capital for too long. They seem to have received the financial satisfaction they need most and crave the most. They are growing rapidly. Merchants from all over the Han Empire came here to speculate. Stock trading is their first stop. They buy some bonds, stocks as a capital preservation business. Because doing business also needs some connections, but there is no need for connections here, what is needed here is capital, no one cares how you get these funds, they care whether you have money or not.

If you have money, you are the master, and the stock exchange will open its doors to welcome you warmly. But if you don't have money. I'm so sorry. Please leave. This is already a very modest approach. Actually, it's just one word, get out.

Emperor Han Ling belonged to the rich man, but he wanted to make a fortune in a short period of time. As for the rest, he didn't really care.

"I'm not easy. So many things have been done for this world. Emperor Han Ling seemed to be helpless and said. He felt that he might be the most wronged person in the world.

"I am doing this for the sake of the world. For the sake of this country. I. This grievance, I. Emperor Han Ling shook his head helplessly, and tears fell.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty's good intentions, those who are courtiers should really look at it. Zhang Rang also said with tears in his eyes.

"Alas. Zhang let go. This matter is up to you. I'm here for the world. Emperor Han Ling said aggrievedly. Zhang Rang hurriedly nodded and agreed. In this matter, they have suffered a lot of grievances. However, the investment matter is settled. What Emperor Han Ling didn't know, in fact, most of the people in the entire palace were buying all kinds of bonds. Stock. They themselves don't know where the news came from. But they know. The IRA's bonds and stocks helped them earn a lot of money.

Handan City. The development here can be described as changing with each passing day. Thirty miles south of them, Yecheng, the two cities were in stark contrast.

Yecheng looks quaint. Tradition. He represents an old era, while Handan is developing rapidly.

Three-story buildings have already appeared in Handan. The three-storey building is a bank because doing so shows the strength of the bank and can attract more depositors to come and deposit their money here. The streets look a bit chaotic because the whole street is full of businessmen. The IRA never discriminated against businessmen, and the government in the south did not see it that way, and they always took away all the money they earned. They don't think about the value of the existence of businessmen at all. For them, these are completely unnecessary.

The business atmosphere here is very good. Merchants love it.

They bought land and worked hard to make their shops better. I like it even more. There are no restrictions here, there are many, many freedoms. So, it's developing fast here.

"Our mayor is a businessman, he knows what we businessmen need, so he is always able to meet what we need." A businessman said. Yes, without the constraints of the city wall, the development of Handan City suddenly over-developed. They had paved roads, all made of concrete. This is the best way to go.