Chu State, Pengcheng.

"Qi people and Koreans can't fight at all, so you don't have to think about such a thing at all." Fan Zeng said.

"The Koreans don't want to fight, the Qi people don't want to fight, the Koreans scare the Qi people, if the Qi people can get some benefits, I think, they can't fight." Fan Zeng told Chen Ping about the recent situation.

"The prime minister's speculation is really accurate, I heard that the South Koreans and the Qi people have begun to contact privately, and it seems that this war is no longer possible." Chen Ping said.

"This matter, there is not much interest in us, or rather, there is not much that can attract our attention, what we have to do now is to make our Chu State rich as soon as possible." Fan Zeng said.

"Hmm." Chen Ping nodded.

"How's our shipyard going?" Fan Zeng asked. The number of ships launched at the shipyard is directly related to the growth of Chu's trade, and only when trade grows can the financial problem be further solved.

"About two hundred ships were launched." Chen Ping looked at the report in his hand and said.

"No, it's still too little, if the quantity is too small, it won't be able to meet our needs at all, can you come up with a good way, which is to increase the number of shipbuilders in our shipyard at once, for example, like Qingcheng, Jiaozhou, South Korea. What kind of approach do they take? Fan Zeng asked Chen Ping, he personally didn't know much about the specific business, after all, he was not a businessman, he was just a politician.

"Well, the Korean solution is to expand the number of shipyards, which requires the participation of private individuals, that is, businessmen, and if they can participate in the establishment, the number of shipyards will be very large. In addition, it is the merger that makes the shipyard bigger and more efficient, which requires the shipyard to become a large enterprise. This needs to be listed. Chen Ping suggested.

"Hmm. It doesn't matter, it can be done, then let the private sector participate, the big shipyards, we also need to further expand their scale, make them more powerful. Fan Zeng said.

"That's right. The shipyard needs a lot of iron, especially the iron beams, our iron beams are transported from the north, which is very troublesome, the Zhao people are also actively manufacturing, in this way, we may have to be limited to the production capacity of the Zhao factory, in order to avoid such a thing, I personally think that we should build our own iron factory, I think, in Danyang County, or other places to establish related iron works. In this way, with a large amount of iron, we can make iron beams, and if necessary, we can make weapons, and we must get rid of the control of the Qin people. Fan Zeng said.

"This, I understand, I'll do it." Chen Ping nodded. If the Chu State needs independence, it needs economic independence, and the advantage of this independence is that they can solve their own problems well.

Yanguo, Liaobei.

A considerable number of Yan people entered the Liaobei Plain. However, the plains here are mostly swampy, but they are doing the farm work diligently.

"Old man, you have worked hard." A man who looked like a businessman came over.

"Oh. Hard work. An old man said as he drank water.

"We are passing merchants, we are here to collect some ginseng furs, and we are a little thirsty passing by here, and we need to ask for a bowl of water to drink." The merchant said with a smile.

"It's okay, it's okay. This water is here, but there is no tea and no sugar, I'm afraid I'm not used to it. The old man said with a smile.

"It's okay, we'll get used to it." As he spoke, the merchant beckoned his men to rest.

"Old man, have you cultivated so much land?" The merchant asked.

"Hmm. Yes, our family, with twelve people, plus five hired people, we have cultivated nearly 200 acres of land, which need to be maintained, and it will take some time. The old man said.

"Oh. What do you plan to plant this year? The merchant asked curiously.

"Well, beans, you can only grow some beans, that's the kind of oil beans. The fertility here is not enough, and it still needs to be raised, and when it is enough. You can grow wheat, and then you can make some money. The old man said.

"Oh. Oil beans? The merchant asked curiously.

"That's right. Now cooking, rarely with steaming, boiling. Meals are mostly stir-fried. There is a lot of oil used, and more oil was used in the past, and now more soybean oil is used, which is still from the Qin people. Over the years, many people in Yan Kingdom have done this. After the oil beans are planted, the oil can also be extracted, and this oil is much more expensive than the beans. This year, we have all opened on this reclaimed land. A lot of time has been wasted, and the season has passed quite a bit. It's much colder in the north than in the south. It is estimated that it can only be planted for one season, and I think that only by planting this oil bean, squeezing the oil, and selling some oil, and then exchanging it for some grain, so that the family's life will be useful. The children are still young, and a few adults can go out to work, so that they can subsidize some families, and they can barely get better in a year. The old man said with a smile.

"Oh. I see. The merchant said with a smile.

"It's not just my family, there are several other families nearby, and they all do this, and if they come early, they can harvest the wheat of the previous season, and they have the bottom of their house, and we are too late. There is no government here, there is little management, and there is no need to pay taxes, so it will be easier for us to store more, and this winter will pass. The old man said.

"However, I've heard that the winters here are very cold. It's so cold, even in Yandu, there are many people who freeze to death. The merchant asked worriedly.

"This, it doesn't matter, we are all from Yanguo, and we also have some furs, this thing was exchanged for the mountain people over there. They also have such mountain ginseng. But we don't need that kind of thing, we can use muskets, bullets, and some food, and exchange them for these things, and we can get these things, and we basically don't have to worry about life, but if we really can't do it, we can get some down jackets, stoves, and coals from there. In the woods to the east, there is a lumber yard, where wood is cheaper than coal, so there is no need to worry about winter at all, as long as you worry about having enough food, you can live. The old man said with a smile.

"In this way, it is much better than living in the south." The merchant said.

"Hmm. Yes, there is no tax here. If you go to the south, the tax will be enough to keep many people from living. It's still a lot better than in the south. We're a little late. The old man said.