803 A Merchant Telegram
"Then the highlight is South Korea, right?" Shangwen asked.
"Yes, Prime Minister." said the head of the press department.
"Alright then, let's do it." Shang Wen replied helplessly. In fact, domestic affairs have been messed up by the news media. This kind of thing is very tricky and involves a wide range of things. And the Qin State is in its own consideration and cannot participate. And every effort was made to avoid further escalation. As a result, the Qin State is currently in a passive situation. Moreover, public opinion in the country is extremely unfavorable to the government, and the government cannot say this situation clearly. This makes it difficult for the government to do things.
In order to divert the attention of the media, the government urgently needed a new news highlight to divert the attention of the people in Qin, knowing that the Qin government needed taxpayers to pay taxes in order to support their army. And whether the people support it or not has a lot to do with the fact that the Qin State can get enough funds.
It is precisely because of this that the Qin government wants to divert the attention of the people in the country. Enhance the prestige of the government, and then do something that will benefit the government in the long run. Subsequently, Shang Wen sent a telegram to Qin, suggesting that an approach should be adopted to agree with the Korean mainland. And the benefits of doing so are explained in detail. And what benefits can be brought to the Qin state after doing so. In response to this, the King of Qin issued a special report to express his agreement.
Subsequently, Shang Wen sent a telegram to Korea in the name of the Qin government. It was agreed that South Korea could take further measures. At the same time, Shang Wen also ordered the spokesman to publish relevant news developments.
"Recently, South Korea's foreign trade tax on Wei has been more serious. As a responsible power, the Qin government made preliminary diplomatic adjustments to the foreign affairs of the two countries, but neither side reached a unified consensus. Reconciliation failed. As a responsible power. Qin was very disappointed by this. The spokesman said. In fact, the adjustment of the Qin State has not yet begun. It's not so much that it's not being rolled out, it's being implemented slowly. Because the transportation situation in Wei was really poor, and there were no modern means of communication in Wei, although Qin had an embassy in Wei, the embassy was not connected to telegraphs. Judging from the diplomatic circles of the Qin State. Serving as the diplomatic ambassador of Wei was purely a chore. This also caused the connection between Qin and Wei to be in a state of slow growth. This made the always efficient Qin State a little unbearable.
But things always went beyond the Qin state's expectations. Qin was calling for mediation between the two sides. The twin engines have actually developed to a state of misfire. And the double-shot regular force has already fought a game, which is not a big deal. But it's not a small battle either. Since this is the case, there is no need for the Qin State to continue to mediate. Because there is no point anymore. At this time, it is better to let South Korea fight. In order to divert the pressure of public opinion in Qin.
"Just yesterday, there was a battle between the two sides over a thousand people in the disputed territory of the two countries. The battle was fierce. In the interests of its own country and its ally South Korea, Qin decided not to carry out double adjustments. and support all actions of Korea against the Wei state. Including all military operations. The spokesman hereby explained.
"Whoa." There was a sound of a camera taking pictures. Qin reporters expressed incomprehension of the Qin government's sudden statement. Only then did they know that their neighbor, Korea, had already fought a big battle with Wei. But why did the state of Qin support Korea. What do national interests mean? The Qin reporter arrived and was very puzzled. And they don't know. Korea and Wei have already fought a battle. At this time, they also verified the accuracy of the news, which made the news reporters of Qin State feel very passive. Because the news came too suddenly. And all the reporters didn't hear anything about it before.
After getting the news. Reporters rushed through the phone booths almost in a charging gesture and began calling their news editor-in-chief to verify the news. Then publish that message. The editor-in-chief was also at a loss when he got the news. They don't know if the message is right or not. However, out of the consciousness of the news media people, they thought that there must be an article on this matter, so they began to send their own team of journalists to South Korea overnight. Gather first-hand information.
Just when reporters in Qin were scrambling to buy train tickets to South Korea. But the Korean people are a sea of joy.
"Haha. We won the battle. A South Korean citizen shouted loudly with a newspaper in one hand and a wine bottle in the other.
"yes, we won. Our army is still very strong. It's been a long time since such good news has reached us in Korea. Another South Korean shouted with the same joy.
"Long live Korea." A young South Korean shouted loudly.
"Long live the Queen." Some Korean students shouted.
"Yes, long live the Queen." South Koreans chanted.
Qin's telegram had not yet reached Korea. The Queen of South Korea can't wait to spread the news. South Korea's major newspapers published such explosive news almost simultaneously.
"An unprecedented victory." "Victory. Victory. "This is a victory, a victory for our army." South Korea's major newspapers used this exaggerated language to express their desire for victory. It's been a long, long time since there has been such good news in South Korea.
"We've won." "We've won." The South Korean people's desire for victory is clearly too strong.
"Yes, we won." A South Korean citizen looked at the newspaper excitedly and said.
"Look, it's our soldiers." A South Korean officer walks down the street in a military uniform. And the populace looked at them with a kind of adoration for the soldiers.
"You're amazing." The crowd said with a thumbs up to the officer.
"Thank you, you're welcome." The officer said in a gentlemanly manner.
"You're amazing. We are proud of you. A South Korean woman shouted. The officer looked very embarrassed. He used his smile to show his gratitude to the South Korean people for their support.
"See. The outnumbered soldier can also walk down the street with his head held high. The military also became a noble profession. "The queen stood on the gate tower of the palace and watched everything that was happening in the streets. She had already seen this scene just now. For everything that happened in South Korea, and the reaction of the population to the victory. The queen was very satisfied, and the various victories brought about an unprecedented expansion of the queen's self-confidence. This kind of expansion is a good development pattern in South Korea, and she feels a sense of pride.
"We have a lot of things to do. The king. Zhang Liang said respectfully.
"Yes." The Queen simply nodded.
"That's right. Prime Minister Zhang. Han Shu looked at the people on the street and said.
"There is one more thing that the widow needs to see for Prime Minister Zhang Cheng." Saying that, Han Shu nodded to the attendant beside him. The attendant nodded in understanding. Turning around, he forwarded a prepared telegram to Zhang Liang.
"What is this?" Zhang Liang asked puzzled.
"This is a business manager sent by the widows in the South. The business manager. is the manager of the Widowed Southern Shipyard. He ran the shipyard in the south, and also inquired about Qin's business in the south. Han Shu explained.
"Yes." Zhang Liang just nodded. This was the first time he had heard Han Shu talk about it.
"What this telegram says, I want to hear what you think." Han Shu continued.
Zhang Liang just silently opened the telegram to read the contents, and for the others, he has not said anything else for the time being. Because he has only just learned about the situation in the south.
Originally. This telegram came from the southern Jiangbei port of the Qin State. A large number of mooring docks and shipyards are concentrated there. The cheap and fast shipping industry has brought a huge stimulus to the local economy. The development there is unusually fast. And Han Shu's keeping up with Qin Guo made her taste the benefits. Han Shu has invested in several shipyards. Shipping companies. and aggressively bought shares in the fledgling shipping companies. This was done through the stock exchange of the Qin State, although the price paid was relatively high. Qin's speculators took the opportunity to hype up the stock price quickly, but Han Shu's business was much larger.
This was South Korea's earliest investment in a Qin ship. After these acquisitions, there is a wide range of operations. The opening of the Yangtze River waterway between Qin and Chu. Let a large number of goods from the Qin State flow into the Chu State. The cheap raw materials of the Chu State also swarmed into the Qin State. The business and trade atmosphere between the two countries is becoming more and more harmonious.
But because of traffic problems. In particular, South Korea is in the center of the Central Plains, so South Korea does not make a lot of profits in this business. The industrial products produced in Korea were sold to the Chu people by the trading company of the Qin people. South Korea only earns processing fees. The processing cost is not very much. But Korean businessmen could not go to the territory of the Qin State to do business.
In view of this, Han Shu instructed the local managers to pay attention to finding some other businesses that make money quickly. Under such instructions, the manager actively participates in the investigation of the news. Hard work pays off. Finally they got a piece of news that was very exciting for them.
In all businesses. The slave trade business was in first and second place, and the Qin state carried out a large number of infrastructure projects. These projects are especially in the south and in the land of Bashu. One is the newly developed place of the Qin State. One is the strategic reserve of the Qin State. Therefore, the Qin State attaches great importance to these two places. However, the construction of the project is particularly difficult. This also caused the Qin State to not be able to use large construction machinery, but it needed a large number of slaves. This is also the most exciting point of the slave trade. And that's it. It was written by this businessman who sent the telegram.