After discussing a series of countermeasures, Shang Wen asked his assistant to sort out his contents and send them to Qin by telegram. As for how Qin looks at it domestically, it needs to depend on how King Qin is. Shang Wen can only put forward his own views for now.

However, when the King of Qin saw Shang Wen's report, he thought that it was very inappropriate for the Qin State to take the initiative to negotiate at present, and it was not a wise move, because if he took the initiative to negotiate, there would be a feeling of taking the initiative to show weakness, and once he took the initiative to show weakness in the negotiations, then in the subsequent negotiations, the Qin State would face a passive situation, which was very unfavorable to the situation in the Qin State. Because King Qin believes that it is still too early to negotiate.

This view is not only held by the king of Qin, but also by Wei Yi and Wang Jian and others, who also believe that active negotiation will not help Qin's current situation in any way, on the contrary, not only will it not help, but it is likely to cause Qin's military passivity.

"If we Qin take the initiative to negotiate, then Qi thinks that as long as they win militarily, then they may take the initiative, and in that case, Qin's external situation will be very unfavorable. At the same time, this will greatly increase the pressure on the military side, which will make our already militarily disadvantageous position even more serious. So, I don't agree with diplomacy now. On the contrary, I think we should do more to use any means other than diplomacy. To contact the Qi people, you can only do it when the Qi people feel pressured. Wang Jian said to Wei Yu on the phone.

"Yes. I agree with you, but I think we should take some easing measures in terms of trade restrictions on exports, because if we adopt restrictions, the commercial side will react more and put more pressure on our public opinion. You should know that I am a civilian official, and if I can't solve the problem militarily and it leads to other problems, my responsibility is great. Wei Yu said on the phone. What Wei Yi means is that if trade is used to restrict exports, especially steel exports, then Qin's domestic pressure, especially steel, will exert pressure, and that feedback to the news media will put the government in a very disadvantageous position, because the Qin government did not solve the military problems well, but turned to commercial means, which led to the loss of the interests of Qin merchants, and such losses would lead to a reduction in taxes. This was a damage to the Qin economy itself.

Wei Yi's view is very unique. It was the first time that Wang Jian knew about the impact of economic problems on the military.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I think we should have other solutions." Wang Jian said.

"Well, well, I'm thinking of something else." Wei Yu then said. His thinking took into account the major problems that arose after the restriction of trade and exports, which was a double-edged sword that could hurt both Qi and Qin's economy. This requires finding a balance between the two. This balance is how to consider both immediate and future interests.

This kind of interest consideration depends on the specific needs of the Qin State. According to the current needs of the Qin State, the main task of the Qin State at present is to revolve around the military siege. On the one hand, the Qin state tried its best to avoid getting involved in the war. If all 300 people were annihilated, then the matter would be reported by the domestic media in Qin, and it would cause a strong public opinion pressure, which might ignite the belligerent heart in the hearts of the people of Qin. Once ignited, then the consequences will be very harmful. The Qin government is bound to fall into the condemnation of public opinion, and if the government cannot enter the war, then the Qin government, especially the Shangwen government, is likely to collapse early. No matter how much you contribute, as long as you put the Qin State in a weak position in the external world, then you have to step down.

Once the Shangwen government collapses, who knows who will come to power later, what kind of policies will be implemented, and whether the subsequent political situation will be stable. We can only look at the direction of history. Because Shangwen has lost the maximum possible control.

Therefore, the problem must be solved in an appropriate way.

Just when Qin was busy with how to solve the current crisis. The southern side of the Qin State was not idle either. Since the Qin State began to form an armed merchant fleet on a large scale. And take a sustained attack on the water pirates of the Chu State. There is zero tolerance for water piracy. In other words, the armed merchant fleet of the Qin State and the water pirates of the Chu State formed a high-pressure situation, and the formation of this situation seriously deteriorated the living environment of the water pirates.

"The Great Iron Ship." A soldier of the Chu Navy holds an old-fashioned wooden telescope in his hand to inspect the armed merchant ships of the Qin State approaching in the distance. The armed merchant ships of the Qin State were hoisted with a Qin flag on the bow of the ship, which symbolized their origin from the Qin State.

What appeared in the eyes of the soldiers of the Chu State Navy was more Qin State iron ships. This is an armed merchant ship of the Qin State, and its scale exceeds twenty-two ships of various sizes.

"Are we going to check on these Qin ships?" The Chu State sailor took the binoculars in his hand and watched the Qin State armed merchant ship sail towards him, and the Qin State armed merchant ship on the opposite side also had someone holding a telescope to check their situation here, not only that, but the machine gun muzzles on the Qin State armed merchant ship were aimed at this side.

"You don't want to die. What kind of ship we are, people are ships. Damn. A veteran of the Chu State Navy kicked up and scolded loudly. The idea of this soldier of the Chu State Navy is too dangerous. I even thought of going to check the armed merchant ships of the Qin State.

Some of the ships of the Chu Navy were not even equipped with artillery, and they still used old-fashioned bows and crossbows. These weapons did not pose a great threat to the armed merchant ships of the Qin State that were made of iron armor. What's worse is that the machine guns equipped on the armed merchant ships of the Qin State can easily take out any kind of ship in the Chu State Naval Army. And this is just the armed merchant ship of the Qin State, this is not the warship of the Qin State. This huge gap caused the armed merchant ships of the Qin State to run rampant in the waters of the Yangtze River of the Chu State. And the range, depth, and frequency of activities are also getting wider and wider. The Chu State Navy wants to manage. But it doesn't work at all. The difference in weapons is very large. Moreover, the state of Chu did not have any weapons that could stop it. This led to the negligence of the Chu navy in the management of the Qin armed merchant ships.

This attitude of ignoring made the armed merchant ships of the Qin State more relieved and bold. In particular, more drastic measures have been taken against water pirates.

"Jing San, the leader of the water thieves of the Chu State. He repeatedly led the crowd to rob the merchant ships of the Qin State, and deliberately killed the lives of the Qin merchants. Caused heavy economic losses to the Qin State. Now we take the eighth paragraph of the criminal law of the Qin State and Article 3. Gathering a crowd to injure with intent to injure, robbery. He was sentenced to death by hanging. And execute it immediately. "A Qin captain stood on the deck of a Qin armed merchant ship and pronounced his sentence.

In addition, all the members of the gang were hanged, and their bodies were hanged. Give warnings. The captain of the Qin State glanced at the water thieves of the Chu State pitifully. This water thief named Jing San was an armed merchant ship of the Qin State who took the initiative to attack and strangle. The pirates pursued the pirates for more than three days, and finally annihilated them all in the harbor where they were anchored. His leader and several of his men were captured alive. As for how to deal with it, the captain of the armed merchant ship of the Qin State believed that it was caught by the Qin State itself and should be dealt with according to the method of the Qin people, so the captain of the Qin State tried it. And a brutal death sentence was imposed on him.

"Die." A Qin State sailor desperately pulled the rope in his hand.

"Oh. Oh. The water thief desperately tried to break free from the rope that had been around his head. But no matter how much he tried to break free, he couldn't break free. Then he felt his feet off the ground. At the same time, the neck was tightly strangled. At the same time, you don't feel a little bit of air entering. The whole body feels like everything is being emptied.

"Me. Kindness. Kindness. The leader of the water thieves struggled desperately, trying to speak, but his face was already red to the base of his neck, and his whole body was struggling.

"Hehehe." The crew of the Qin State watched pitifully as the leader of the water pirates struggled meaninglessly.

"Hahaha. Damn water thieves, go die. "The crew of the Qin State made all kinds of insulting actions against the water pirates.

Eventually, the pirates slowly lost any struggle. He was hanged alive on a Qin armed merchant ship, and then the Qin crew put all the other gangs on ropes and pulled them up with force.

"Spare me, I have no choice but to do this, I still have an old mother at home. I'm going home, I'm ・・・・・. Burst. A water thief of the Chu State who tried to intercede shouted loudly. He tried to trade this plea for his own life. But the ships of the Qin State were hit too deeply by the water pirates of the Chu State. And the policy is that it is unforgivable. Permanently unforgivable. Therefore, the armed crew of the Qin State did not give it a chance, but directly knocked out its teeth with the butt of the gun in their hands. Then the rope was put on hard and hung up quickly.

The water thieves struggled desperately to get rid of it, but they just couldn't get rid of it. Then slowly died, and seeing this scene, many water thieves were scared. The purpose of the hanging was thus achieved. Although the hanging is not bloody, it can cause a great sense of fear in the hearts of the inmates. This is what Captain Qin wants to see.

Some of the pirates peed their pants on the spot, and some of them kept shaking, and in any case, these pirates were roped one after another, hung on the armed merchant ships of the Qin State, and then their bodies were hung on them all day long.

As a result, the armed merchant ships of the Qin State began to hang the corpses of those water thieves as a blessing for the ships. Because this means that the water thieves of the Chu State have suffered a great blow, and they are not afraid of the water thieves, if they dare to come. That's the consequence.