656 Secret contact between Qin and Chu
In fact, it was not only the Qin State that developed rapidly in agricultural production, and in the Six Kingdoms, land annexation became more and more prevalent. A large amount of land has been concentrated in the hands of a few nobles. They rely on large amounts of land for intensive cultivation. Especially wheat. With the advent of mills, especially electric mills using electric drives, in the food factories of the Qin Kingdom. Let wheat gradually become one of the main foods of the six countries.
The bumper wheat harvest in the Six Kingdoms could not be compared with the initial mechanization of the Qin State. In particular, they were far from meeting the requirements of modern agriculture in terms of management, technology, and capital.
Most of their fields were made up of family serfs, and these peasants, who relied on indentured relations for life, could not be permanently separated from the land. They will have to work the land for a long time. On the other hand, the annexation of land by the Six Nations led to the widespread practice of slavery.
The people from the Western Regions who won the war began to become a new source of labor in the Zhao State. They found that instead of using the more resistant natives, it was better to use these by-products from the war, the prisoners. Factory owners, farmers, and mine owners are free to use these two-legged animals regardless of life or death. Moreover, the increasingly fierce strikes and demonstrations in Zhao have seriously interfered with Zhao's economic development. In particular, in the two tax months of June and July, Zhao's tax revenue fell sharply.
However, agricultural production in the six countries is gradually disintegrating from the original mixed small-scale peasant economic model to a large-scale commercial grain model. In this regard, Korea is already very close to the state of Qin. South Korea relies on convenient transportation. They can rely on the modern agricultural model of large-scale development of chemical fertilizers and various machinery transported from the Guanzhong area of the Qin State.
In the vicinity of Xinzheng, hundreds of farmers with thousands of acres of land have appeared. These farmers grow wheat in a unified manner. The establishment of the Xinzheng branch of the Qinguo Xianyang Commodity Futures Exchange has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm for investment in agricultural futures planting, and under such stimulation, the development rate of wheat planting in Xinzheng is much higher than that of the other six countries.
In short, the mass popularization of wheat solves one of the most fundamental problems. That is, the state of Qin, Korea, the state of Zhao, and the solution of the problems that have plagued them for a long time. The food problem. With this grain, they can let go of factory production, which is very beneficial for the further development of capitalism.
"I guess you've already seen this movie, right?" A man dressed in the costume of the Chu State said to a group of upper-class people of the Chu State in a restaurant with a more Qin style decoration.
"I don't know what the intentions of the Qin State are?" One of them said bluntly.
"Hehehe. It seems that this adult is still very straightforward. Well, I'll get straight to the point. "This person wearing the costume of the Chu State is actually a detailed work placed in the Chu State by the Qin State, and in the Warring States Period, a preliminary spy warfare system has been formed. Countries have elaborated on this early spy arrangement. This arrangement is to facilitate the countries to inquire about each other's latest developments. However, the speed of espionage information transmission in the Six Kingdoms was still far less developed than that of Qin. Relying on telegraph technology, the Qin State always gave priority to knowing the opponent's every move in the dissemination of news. In this regard, Qin has absolute self-confidence.
"The state of Qin, that is, the prime minister of my Great Qin, means to reach a peace agreement on this. This was the end of the war between the two countries in the waters of the Yangtze River. Qin Guozuo said confidently. Long before the sneak attack by Qin's naval aviation, Qin's intelligence system began to try to get in touch with the upper echelons of Chu. But the intelligence system was in a state of confusion at the time, so it was delayed.
But after the successful sneak attack of the naval aviation of the Qin State. The Qin state changed and seized part of the initiative on the battlefield. At the very least, there is a stalemate between the two countries. This impasse is the result of the military parity between the two sides. Although the Qin State had a variety of advanced weapons, surface warfare still relied on surface ships to win the final victory, rather than shore-based aviation. And the shipbuilding industry of the Qin State is just emerging, and even shipyards are under construction. So let's not talk about surface ships.
Shang Wen after synthesizing various circumstances. It was time to think it was time to end the war properly. Qin's plan to go to sea could only come step by step, and the navy could not achieve the final goal in one day. It takes time. Especially shipbuilding time. Qin's basic bottom line is to maintain the waters of the Yangtze River in the area currently controlled by Qin. If possible, it is best to make full use of the superior transportation convenience of the Yangtze River waterway to complete the import of non-ferrous metals, especially tungsten ore and manganese ore.
"The meaning of my family is very clear, everyone here has the resources of silk, tea, rape flowers, copper ore, tungsten ore and other resources in Jiujiang and Wuyue. However, these things have not been shipped to Qin for three months. ”
"The prices of these futures in Qin are already very high. And these things in your hands are very low. It's almost a money-losing cargo. ”
"My lord is willing to make concessions in the event that the interests of the Qin State are damaged. The State of Qin is willing to buy these things in your hands. ”
"You know, these things will only turn into gold in the Qin State, half a tael. And in your hands, it's a bunch of useless things. "The first method of inducement was adopted.
"Hmph. There are a lot of places to ask for in my Chu State, do you have to be a family in your Qin State? One said dissatisfied.
"Hehehe, that's natural, but don't you make a fortune when you give a seat here?"
"Look at Zhao Guo, the two Koreans, follow me Daqin. How much Zhao's taxes increased. South Korea, how many rich people. These two countries have recently gained a lot of good things in the Western Regions. Are you just watching these two families get rich? ”
"My family naturally knows what worries in my heart. That is the navy of my Qin State. That's reassuring. I Daqin's navy yearns for the ocean. Just use the Yangtze River waterway of all of you. Moreover, my Daqin is renting and giving money. That's reassuring. Moreover, I, Daqin, need the mineral materials of Dachu. And the state of Chu also needs all kinds of new things from my Great Qin. Is the relationship between the two families interconnected and interdependent? ”
"Besides. Aren't the two of us all for one word of wealth? He asked rhetorically.
In fact, it is. The upper echelons of the state of Chu could no longer tolerate the opportunity for such a developed traffic obstacle. What are they annexing, annexing those minerals for? It's just to get more money. Nowadays, these goods can only be obtained by selling them. There is only one such buyer, Qin Guo. These aristocrats knew this very well. They can't wait any longer. Problems arise while waiting.