Inside a shipyard in Qingcheng.

"Shoot us, give us guns, we've been here for days. It was said that it was a gun, but where was the gun? Do we want to go to war with our bare hands? The young man of Qi State, who had never fought before, shouted excitedly.

"Yes, that is, send guns, give us guns, if you don't give us guns, we won't do it. Let's fight, we have to have guns. The other young people also shouted that the men were still a little excited about the battle, and when they heard that there was a battle to be fought, the young people of the shipyard were first encouraged, they joined the militia group, and they were very positive at first, but after a few days, they began to be negative, because they did not see the guns. Many Qi people have never seen guns, because guns, only the army has. There were also very few guns in the factory, and the pistols used by the police did not attract them very much.

"Guns, there will be, there will be, everyone waits, now militia regiments are being formed everywhere in Qingcheng, and the demand for rifles is at least more than 100,000. This is a large amount, how could Jiaozhou and Qingcheng have so many rifles, everyone wait patiently. Got it. One of the people in charge shouted loudly, he was just an ordinary police officer, and he didn't have a gun. There is only one baton.

"I think it's better for Mr. Policeman to get a gun himself." The young man taunted dissatisfiedly.

"Who said there are no guns, isn't there below? You can still hit people. Some of the young people were heckling.

"That is, this kind of gun can only be used against women, and it is useless for men to use it, but the Qi army is all men, and female soldiers are not. Do we want to shoot a man with a gun like that? Some young people joked. The people present laughed, and the policemen were full of embarrassment. They simply did not undergo rigorous military training.

And Qingcheng has never encountered such a thing, Qingcheng's defense is handed over to the South Korean New Army to be responsible, they simply do not have their own militia system, now in a hurry, the South Korean New Army can not defend Jiaozhou, Qingcheng, they only have two regiments of troops, and the number is very chaotic, the most difficult thing is that they are extremely scattered, many squads and platoons are scattered and stationed, so that they can resist the invasion of the Qi army, it is obviously very unrealistic, but they have not undergone systematic training, the situation of the militia regiment is very bad.

The most important thing is the lack of weapons, the Qingcheng side does not have a large number of weapons in stock at all, the ammunition depot is still provided to the South Korean New Army, there is an extreme lack of weapons, insufficient training, they do not even have an effective organization, the militia regiment, in the eyes of some South Korean New Army. They are a rabble. War is not like this at all.

Qi country, Binhai District. The armed merchant ship "Herring" was moored not far away, but they did not dock, and their ship was too heavy, and once it got too close, it might run aground. Captain Zheng Yu took the telescope in his hand to check the situation on the shore, and his first mate led a team of people to organize manpower on the shore. These days, they have been transporting Qi people who rushed to the sea of Qi to go to Qingcheng, Jiaozhou, many of them have propaganda posters in their hands, in their opinion, it seems that these propaganda posters have become a kind of voucher, or a kind of ticket, they can enter Jiaozhou, Qingcheng, they can enter the life they want.

"Slow down, don't rush, don't squeeze. Everybody's going on board. "The first mate carefully organized the manpower to let these Qi people merchant ships. And the people of Qi were obviously more anxious, they were afraid that they would not be able to get on the boat, in that case, they would come in vain.

"Can we get on? We have tickets. You see, the propaganda, your airships flying in the sky, the leaflets that are scattered, we have this. "A woman holding a child and holding a crumpled leaflet covered in sweat looked very nervous.

"If you can go to school, you can go to Qingcheng, you will have food, housing, and your children will go to school, don't worry." The first mate said with a smile.

"That's great. That's great. The woman was suddenly much lighter.

"Come with me, everyone will go to Qingcheng." The first mate said. The woman was much more relaxed, and it seemed to her that they were relieved.

On the "Blue Fish", Zheng Yu put down the binoculars. He was thinking that there were more people boarding the ship today than the other day. If this process continues, they may set sail back to Qingcheng today. Thinking of returning to Qingcheng, Zheng Yu was much more relaxed. His mission was accomplished. Many ships were waiting, and because of the publicity, some ships were still dissatisfied, and some ships that were in a hurry to go back returned early. But with the deepening of the propaganda and the passage of time, more and more people came, which shows that their situation has been greatly improved.

"Captain, two ships are coming in the distance. Looking at the flag, it seems to be a patrol ship of the Qi country? "The lookout post is reporting such a situation at this time.

"Oh," Zheng Yu was interested at this time.

"Captain, what should I do?" The gunners looked at their captain with some nervousness.

"Don't panic, calm down, we can go over and have a look, send a signal, let the first mate and them dodge a little, don't rush to the sea. It's not good if they shoot. Zheng Yu said.

"Yes. Captain. The gunner then began to convey the order.

Soon, the herring quickly approached.

"Report, captain, the other side is only two broken fishing boats, and there are only five or six guns in total." The lookout post reported with a telescope.

"Huh. This little force also dares to come, our armed merchant ships, one ship is equipped with seven guns. Zheng Ping said with a smile.

"Captain, let's not fight. These boats are good targets. The gunner came over and asked.

"Well, if they fire, we fire. There is no need to take the initiative to attack these Qi patrol ships, after all, we are not here to fight. Zheng Yu said.

On the opposite side of the Qi State patrol ship, the captain of the captain and an officer is now also looking at the South Korean armed merchant ship with concern.

"Damn, this armed merchant ship is pretty big." The captain unbuttoned his military uniform and looked at the South Korean armed merchant ship not far away, the caliber of the opponent's artillery was even worse than theirs, although they were Qi naval forces, but their armament was really not very good, the boat was modified from a slightly larger fishing boat nearby, the fishing boat itself was not big, and it could only be equipped with three guns at most. The artillery was also a small two-inch caliber gun used by the infantry. It's okay to fight infantry, but to fight ships, their ships are very problematic, that is, patrol ships like them can only scare and scare the other side, and if they really want to go to war, their situation will not withstand the first round of attack of the other side will be completely defeated.

"Sir, what should I do? Shall we fight or not? A sergeant asked his commander worriedly.

"What's wrong? You're scared. We are Qi Army, is it wrong to patrol our own place? The captain asked his commander dissatisfiedly.

"However, if we open fire, those armed South Korean merchant ships will attack us at once. In that case, we are not. The sergeant said worriedly.

"Damn, this is our own place in Qi Country, when will we be able to let Korean merchant ships come to spread wild." The captain scolded dissatisfiedly, but he was still very scared, because the guns used by the South Korean armed merchant ships were much larger than theirs, and as long as the cannon was fired, the other side would also fire.

"Damn, aim the guns at those boats, as long as we don't fire at those South Korean armed merchant ships, what do I think they can do?" The captain gave the order. The sergeant looked at his captain in surprise.

"Scare them. This is our own place for the Qi people, do you want the Koreans to see our jokes? The captain impatiently ordered.

"Open fire. Fire. The captain gave the order.

Herring.

"Captain, they seem to be going to fire. You see the officer waving his arm, as if he was about to give an order. The gunner said worriedly.

"Boom." That's when it happened. A cannon rang out. The opponent's small-caliber artillery fired shells, but unfortunately, the gunners of the Qi State lacked effective training, and their shells missed. And it's very outrageous. The boat was greatly frightened.

"It's a shot. Shots. Qi Guoren, who had already gone to sea, shouted loudly. They hurriedly let their boat go back, and they realized at this time that it was a great risk to go to sea to Qingcheng, Jiaozhou.

"Boom. Rumble. "Just when the patrol boat of the Qi State Navy opened fire. South Korean armed merchant ships also opened fire, and the large-caliber artillery directly hit the patrol boat of the Qi State Navy. Zheng Yu personally watched through the telescope as the other captain's officer was killed. The shell broke the opponent's body in two.

Just two shots. The opposing patrol boat stopped. The Herring quickly pursued another patrol ship, and the other patrol ship immediately fled when it saw this situation, but their speed could not outrun each other at all, and they were stopped by the other party at once, and then sank to the bottom of the sea after several shells. Until now, the battle was over, and the Qi navy floating on the sea could only continue to swim to the Qi country. This is the strength, the extremely backward equipment of the Qi State Navy can't even defeat the South Korean armed merchant ships, and they can't resist such a situation at all.

Sinjeong, South Korea.

"We will be in the name of the exercise. Gather two regiments of the Zhao State, as well as our three infantry regiments in the border area, and in addition, on the Qingcheng side, Qingcheng will establish more than about thirty-five or more militia regiments. But the state of their combat effectiveness is really worrying. The South Korean Defense Minister made a report.

For the build-up of troops. The exercise is the best reason and can deter the other side, and the South Korean side will inform the other side of the situation through the news media. This is to tell Qi Guo that in fact, the Koreans don't want to fight, and if they really want to fight, they won't use this way to tell each other at all.

"Let's talk about the situation in Qingcheng, after all, this is the first time we have issued such a mobilization order." Han Shu nodded and said.

"The thirty-five militia regiments established by Qingcheng are mostly young adults who have not been on the battlefield, they lack weapons, there are not so many guns and ammunition in Qingcheng's arsenal, the number of artillery is also very scarce, and the training is also very poor, especially the lack of officer corps and non-commissioned officer corps, if they fight with the Qi army, I am afraid that they will collapse all of a sudden, and such a thing is very likely to happen." The Minister of Defense reported.

"That's for sure." Han Shu nodded and said.

"In their opinion, the militia are all stragglers, and the militia of the Qin army has to go through training before they can be formed into new combat units, and look at us, there is no unified logo and uniform. Never mind. We still ordered our military factories to produce some weapons and send them over, and the other thing is to select the officer corps, right. Han Shu remembered something.

"Let our cadets, and the trainee officers who have not graduated, go among them and teach them how to do it. Then select the non-commissioned officer regiment from among the remaining sergeants and let them train those militia regiments. Han Shu said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but what the General Staff means is that those militia regiments can be involved in the construction of fortifications, and they can build some defensive fortresses and turn Qingcheng into a defensive fortress. This requires a lot of trenches, barbed wire and, if necessary, a lot of minefields. This can effectively form a confrontation. Said the Minister of Defense.

"Hmm. Just do as you say. Han Shu nodded and said. Zhang Liang didn't speak on the side, he was just silent, frowning and thinking about something. After the departure of the Minister of Defense. Han Shu asked Zhang Liang.

"What's wrong? Is there anything to worry about? Han Shu asked.

"Well, I'm worried about the stock market, which has already fallen. They are very worried about the battlefield war, they are worried that there will be a fight. In that case, South Korea's hard-fought situation will be dragged into the abyss of war. Zhang Liang said worriedly.

"Don't worry, wars sometimes end quickly, and wars are not necessarily bad, they also have benefits, for example, our military production can be quickly turned. We don't need to worry about that. Han Shu said.

"This, I understand, just. I fear that the war cannot be controlled. Zhang Liang explained.

"Hmm. The war will not be fought. Feel relieved. The people of Qi will not, and neither will we in South Korea, because both sides are afraid of war. Han Shu comforted Zhang Liang and said.

"Yes. The king. Zhang Liang just nodded. For the war, he is still instinctively a little afraid, after all, many people will die, and the current situation is already very favorable to South Korea. He didn't want to expand anything more.

Qi State, within Tian Heng's headquarters.

"Damn the Zhao people." Tian Heng looked at the newspaper and scolded. The newspaper was just delivered by a staff officer, and the content of the newspaper was that the Zhao army would hold a military exercise in Jiaozhou with the South Korean New Army, and that the troops participating in it would be two regiments, a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment, and that they would mobilize more artillery if needed. The South Korean side will send three infantry regiments to participate in the exercise, and the artillery will no longer be among them, and they will mobilize more artillery to participate, according to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.

"They're putting pressure on them again." Tian Heng scolded in annoyance. But the situation has changed badly. Lou Jing, who was outside, looked at the newspaper in his hand and drank tea, he knew that now was really not the time to say that these times, the situation in Qi was very bad, and there were too many things that needed to be changed.

But Tian Heng is too stubborn. He stubbornly believes that many things are deceptive, politicians who will not compromise are very dangerous, the current strength of the Qi State is too poor, they need to make compromises, and only compromise can save the current situation. Lou Jing can only wait until the situation is more crisis, and then he can change the current situation. There was nothing he could do about it.

Xianyang, Qin State.

"Copper. Copper is needed now, and the development of the power industry is inseparable from copper, and copper is the best conductor. A technician said.

"But now the development of copper is very uneven. In the Western Regions, the Dawan people have a large number of copper resources, as well as a variety of scarce resources, in the north, our exploration team found a rich copper mining site, but it is more troublesome to mine, first, lack of manpower, and second, lack of funds. Copper prices have risen a lot now. Copper is needed in many places, and with the development of industry, the demand for copper will become extremely broad. The technician said. He is at the investment meeting of Qinguo Bank, he is making relevant reports, he hopes that these bankers can invest a certain amount of money to do copper mining business, he has a copper trading company, but unfortunately the copper in Dawan is not transported by rail, and the copper in the north also needs to be transported, his plan is that some smelting companies can be established in these places first. When they set up the smelting company, they would be involved in the construction of the railway company, because he knew that Wenyang Bank was planning the construction of a railway.

"Your plan sounds very tempting." An old banker nodded.

"However, there are still a lot of risks in this, copper, we know that copper has a lot of value, but after these copper are excavated, they will not run over themselves, which requires railway transportation, only railway transportation can meet the huge transportation volume, but, I think you also know that the current transportation situation is very dissatisfied, and a lot of railway construction is needed in many places to complete. That's the difference. Difference. The old banker said.

"Railways are so dangerous that we are unlikely to invest in something so risky, and to do so would be very difficult. I think you should know. The old banker said.

"I'm sorry. There is nothing we can do about it, and we can only regret it. The old banker waved his arm, and he motioned for someone to take him down.

Although the Qin State had a great demand for various resources, it was limited by the dilemma of transportation conditions, and many resources could not be transported to the places where they were needed, which required investment in construction. For example, in places like Dawan and the north, this situation has been very obvious. The Qin government had to address such a matter, and only by doing so could the needs of the Qin state be satisfied. This is an economic law.