1233 Korean merchants
Shang Wen's words did not understand, but. History will explain why Shang Wen said such a thing, because the state of Qin was at an important historical juncture. The Qin State is creating the conditions to complete a great leap in the industrial quality of the Qin State.
"Lord, how is the negotiation with Zhao Guo?" This time. A strategist beside Tian Heng asked in a low voice.
"Alas!" Tian Heng shook his head helplessly.
"Oh." The strategist nodded at this time.
"It seems that nothing has come of it." At this time, the advisor said.
And Tian Heng didn't say anything.
And on the other side of the Zhao State. Li Mu was urgently discussing some specific matters with his staff officers.
"How's the Qi army doing?" This time. Li Mu asked.
"Back to General. The Qi army was noncommittal about the conditions we had proposed. A staff officer stepped forward at this time and replied.
"Didn't they say anything?" This time. Li Mu asked.
"Nope. Just said, our conditions are too high. "This time. The staff officer said.
"Our conditions are not too high, right?" At this time, Li Mu said.
"That's right. Contact the Qin side immediately, we need their air support. It's better to put pressure on them, and that's all we can do right now. "This time. Li Mu said.
"However, can the Qin State allow us to do this?" This time. A staff officer on the side said.
"Give it a try." Li Mu said.
"We still need more than one regiment to reinforce the operation before this matter can be completely settled." Li Mu said to himself.
"Immediately, mobilize my personal guard regiment and put them into battle." This time. Li Mu said.
"Sir." This time. The staff officer on the side said.
"Leave it alone. Now is the most critical time. We can't afford to be overwhelmed when it's most critical. Do you understand? "This time. Li Mu decided.
"We can't expect the Qin people to help us with anything." This time. Li Mu said.
"For negotiations, I'll go in person, I'll go to the front with those reinforcements, and we need to negotiate and decide things at the same time." Li Mu at this time. In Li Mu's view, the matter of negotiation is difficult. Because this involves military affairs, although both sides are in a stalemate, and neither side has an absolute advantage, but both sides want to gain an advantageous position on the battlefield and then gain a certain advantage at the negotiating table, so that they can suppress the opponent. Get the most out of it.
"My lord, a Korean businessman asks to see me. I don't know if the lord is interested or not. "This time. The strategist on the side said.
"Korean businessman." This time. Tian Heng said.
"A Korean businessman asking to see him?" Tian Heng couldn't imagine it. What is the connection between a Korean businessman and the Qi army, is it possible that a Korean businessman can sell some new weapons or some materials. But Tian Heng thought about it, none of this was possible.
"Nope." Tian Heng, who couldn't figure it out, said directly.
"My lord, let's see you. This Korean businessman is not this Korean businessman. "This time. The strategist took the initiative to speak.
"Oh." Tian Heng said suspiciously.
"So, let's see you." Tian Heng said suspiciously.
"Korean businessman Han ・・・・・・・." A Korean businessman came in dressed plainly at this time, and then said to Tian Heng Shili.
"No need." Before the Korean businessman could finish speaking, Tian Heng interrupted the other party's words.
"Tell me what you're doing here, okay?" At this time, Tian Heng asked directly.
"Huh." The merchant was a little surprised when he heard Tian Heng's words, but he quickly regained the merchant's composure. At this time, the merchant heard some extraneous voices from Tian Heng's questioning.
In other words, coming here can help the Qi army do something so that he can stay, otherwise he will definitely be driven out by the Qi army. Because the current situation of the Qi army is in an unfavorable state.
"Little, let's introduce yourself." This time. The merchant said at this time.
"The small one is actually a business representative of the Royal Bank of Korea. That is, to help the bank pull some voice. The small one now believes that what your army needs at present is not guns and ammunition, nor military supplies. South Korea has all these things, but South Korea cannot provide them directly. And South Korea can't provide it directly. "This time. The merchant said.
"So, what are you doing here?" This time. Tian Heng asked.
"Small, for adults, to provide a weapon that is more powerful than guns, money." The merchant took the initiative to say at this time.
"Oh." Tian Heng was strange at this time, "Oh. "Yes.
"The Royal House Bank of Korea provides money loan services." At this time, the merchant looked at Tian Heng and said. From the eyes of a businessman. The merchant saw a hint of surprise in Tian Heng's eyes.
"Money Loan Service." This time. Tian Heng said.
"Yes. The Royal Bank of Korea, like the Royal Bank of Qin, and other banks in Qin, offer a wide variety of loan services. You can mortgage some real estate, the right to mine minerals, or the local tax revenue, and we will provide a certain amount of financial support, and at the same time, you only need to pay us some interest. This interest can be counted as some of our remuneration. Adults should understand that we are also merchants. At this time, the merchant said.
"We also need a certain amount of money to survive." The merchant said embarrassedly.
"Yes." Tian Heng said at this time.
"How much can we borrow? 500,000 gold, is it okay? "This time. Tian Heng deliberately said that the number was too big, wanting to deliberately scare the other party.
And Tian Heng also has other plans. He believes that the current situation of the Qi army is far from being solved by 200,000 gold. To know. The Qi army still has to return to the country. This is another expense to comfort the morale of the army. At the same time, military spending is significant. Huge military spending is needed to support it, especially the import of guns and ammunition, and there are already serious problems with logistical supplies. These problems need to rely on imports to complete.
"Huh." When the merchant heard 500,000 gold at this time, he was indeed shocked in his heart. This is because the whole of Korea is still unable to come up with such a huge amount of money all at once. However, the merchant soon had a plan in his mind. He thinks. Money can be lent out, but it can be returned to the Bank of Korea, so that the Bank of Korea can use the money for other places and provide it to other places.
"Yes, the Royal Bank of Korea can come up with such a huge amount of money." At this time, the merchant said.
"But there is a precondition." This time. The merchant said.
"Oh. What are the prerequisites? At this time, Tian Heng asked.
"This money must be deposited in our bank, and our bank will give you a certain amount of interest on the delivery period. This interest is lower than the interest you have lent us. Of course. You are free to withdraw this money as you like. "This time. The merchant said.
"Oh." Tian Heng rolled his eyes at this time. I thought about the reasoning. borrowed money from the Royal Bank of South Korea, the current situation is indeed the case, Qi Jun needs a sum of money too much to use for war expenses. And. The rest of the war required a lot of money. It can be said that this amount is too important to align the army. This must be borrowed.
But Tian Heng believes that the operation of this middleman is too profitable. Lend money to them yourself, and at the same time, pay them interest. It doesn't matter how high or low this interest is. It was higher than the interest they gave when they deposited it in the royal bank in the later period, and the interest difference in the middle soon made Tian Heng realize that this may be the secret of the bank's operation.
So. The bank just turned the money around, and it made so much money. Tian Heng thought about it in his heart and felt that this money was earned. It's so easy.
Although Tian Heng was unhappy in his heart. But he still suppressed the anger in his heart. Because, it is too easy for Koreans to make money. It's just that I made so much money just by pouring my hands. Their own people fought and shed blood on the front line, while these merchants made a lot of war money, thinking of this, Tian Heng felt very unbalanced.
"I'll think about it." Tian Heng suppressed the anger in his heart and said.
"Let's go down." At this time, Tian Heng waved his hand, and this gesture made the businessman see an opportunity. Because Tian Heng bowed his head and waved weakly. Usually, the other party does this. It's because they can't change the current situation if the other side is very confident. The businessman believes that a significant part of the effort will be spent to deal with. But now the situation is. The other party seemed frustrated. This is often the case. There is a great deal of certainty that this business will be done.
"Then, the little one, go down first." This time. The merchant respectfully retired, while checking the faces of others. Then slowly exit it. The advisor sent the merchant away. In the eyes of the strategists, the merchant was of great use.
"Whoa." It didn't take long for the merchant to withdraw from the big tent. Tian Heng pushed the case to the ground in annoyance.
"These businessmen are simply sucking the blood of our Qi people, and tens of thousands of our soldiers are fighting bloodily. And these businessmen have no conscience. They even gave us money and put it in, and they made so much money. "This time. Tian Heng scolded loudly.
"How many people do my Qi soldiers have to die in exchange for this money." Tian Heng said at this time.
"Whew." Tian Heng gasped loudly at this time. He was angry and very annoyed.
And at this time, the strategist came in, and he saw everything all over the ground, as well as Tian Heng's face, and guessed what was going on. But the counsellor said nothing, and came straight over, stooped down and picked up something on the ground.
"Businessmen are hateful, but they are what we need." The strategist said at this time.