"Sir, is this, true?" One of the leaders asked worriedly.

"Don't you believe in the Admiralty of the Qin State?" Zhang Mo asked.

"No, no, it's just, it's just that there is no such price, and if you don't mind, we're willing to mortgage the tribe to your Admiralty." The leader said.

"Oh. What are the other worries? Tell me, those expedition materials were given to you by the Admiralty of the Qin State. Zhang Mo said.

"This, this." The Huns in the north were honest and simple, they had long been accustomed to the era of low prices, and they sold their tribal soldiers at very low prices, and suddenly raised them to such a price. They are a little confused, or rather, it is difficult for them to accept it all at once.

"Oh. I understand. Five hundred, ten thousand and a half taels, is this okay? Zhang Mo suddenly felt that the price he opened was big enough. You know, he had also specifically considered this price before, and he thought that if he was a hundred miles away, he might get the price of ten and a half thousand taels, but he thought about it. He felt that it was better to add a ruthless point, so he set three hundred miles, but seeing the expressions of the Huns, he knew that the price he opened was too high.

"No, no, no. We. There, there's all wilderness, this. The leader said.

"Oh. In this case, it will be a thousand miles away, is that okay? Zhang Mo suddenly felt that what he thought was too simple. If we had been able to bring in merchants, perhaps the price would have been lower. But now that's how it is. He had no choice but to keep the price down.

"Good. Okay, we are willing to cooperate with the Admiralty of the Qin State, our tribe will be mortgaged to the Admiralty, and if we can't get the land, the Admiralty can dispose of it at will. Or we just pour out the power of all the tribes to do such a thing. The old leader of the tribe hurriedly said. He was very worried about the Admiralty's price increase, because those supplies would give the tribe a lot of stability. A radius of 1,000 miles is not difficult for them, as long as they don't fight, they can do that.

"Hmm. Our request is very simple, that is, from here, to the east, or north, to the seaside, and the tribe that reaches the seaside first, we will give another twenty and a half taels. If you find a bigger island, or something else, we'll give you more rewards. Zhang Mo said.

"To the east?" One of the leaders asked.

"Yes, to the east, only to the east, to the north, to get to the position of the sea, we are the navy, only the sea can meet our requirements, is there any kind of problem?" Zhang Mo asked with some dissatisfaction.

"No, no, we don't. We don't have a problem anymore. The old chief took the lead. Next, they will discuss the specifics. These details can help them solve a lot of substantive problems, and nothing like this has ever happened in the Xiongnu region.

Qin State, Xianyang.

"The Admiralty is actively planning an outlet to the sea to the east, and it seems that they are not very satisfied with our arrangement." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Although the development conditions of Liaonan Prefecture are relatively sufficient, but, in my personal opinion, it is still not enough, after all, the initiative is in the hands of the Yan people, not in our hands, which is for us. The Yan people controlled the railway, which was very restrictive to the development of our navy, and the Qin State could not fall into such a state. Shang Wen said.

"But we also have railway investment, so that we can develop Yanguo. I think Yan Guo bargained for a big bargain. Meng Yi said with some unconvincing.

"No matter what, the Qin State will eventually dominate the world and build it, just to leave some foundation for the Qin State." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"There are other areas that are currently developing, and we should also pay attention to some of them, such as Yueshi, which is the only place in the Qin State that can provide labor at the moment. The development of railways in various places is very fast, and the demand is very large. It may not be good to rely on war alone, but if it can be resolved peacefully, I think it would be a good stimulus. Shang Wen said.

"A peaceful settlement?" Meng Yi looked at Shang Wen with suspicious eyes, in Meng Yi's opinion, this was absolutely impossible.

"I don't think it's likely, even though the Indians have a lot of troops, they are an old-style army after all. They can still resist the attack of the Yuetians, although the Yue's army is not large, but they are advanced in weapons and can defeat ten with one, in this case, I think, the situation of the Indians. Meng Yi shook his head and said.

"However, we have to note that the cost of war is also increasing, and their financial spending capacity is getting higher and higher, and what the Yueshi need is land, and what we need is labor, and they need land to expand their territorial needs, in such a situation. The needs of both sides are different, and there is a great danger that excessive financial expenditures, especially for military spending, will be excessive. I don't think we should let that danger be magnified, because our banks are so much involved. Shang Wen said.

"Doing so can greatly avoid such risks. The risk of a bank is difficult to control. We need to do that as a precaution. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. But Meng Yi believes that the move is a bit too early.

Northern Dynasty. Zhang was reading a book, and this was the only way he had a good time here. This is the barracks.

"Has Mr. Zhang rested?" A voice came from outside.

"Oh. Not yet. Is there something going on. Prince Atho. Zhang Dahui heard that this was Prince Atuo's voice, and this voice could only be Prince Atuo, because the prince's voice was rather strange.

"Oh. I have some questions for my husband. Atuo said. Zhang went out to greet him.

"I wonder what kind of problem Prince Atuo has?" Zhang asked.

"This is not the place to talk?" Prince Atuo said. Immediately, the two men entered the tent, which was guarded by Meng-La native soldiers, and the army of the Northern Dynasty could not get close to this place at all.

"The Yueshi have already built a fortress, and on our inner line, the situation may be very unfavorable to us." Prince Atuo said worriedly.

"Well, I know, the only way to deal with the fortress is to besiege the other party with more fortresses, and according to your situation, it can only be like this." Zhang Dahui said helplessly.

"I know that, but it will require a lot of troops, and it will pose a great threat to our rear, which will also be very bad for our financial situation." Prince Atuo said.

"To tell you the truth, our Northern Dynasty has already imposed heavy taxes on various states. A large number of troops are concentrated in the north, and if there is a rebellion in the states at this time, we will not be able to control those countries at all, which is very bad for us, and for the time being, I think, the situation in the north has reached a point where it is impossible to control. The Yueshi are aggressive, and their weapon superiority is very obvious, compared to us, despite being given muskets. But it is still not possible for the Yueshi to carry out a military operation, but the Yueshi can easily launch a military operation against us, they can make a detour behind us, in that case, the army may be surrounded, at that time, the loss of troops is definitely an astonishing amount. We can't afford to lose, and we can't do that. Prince Atuo said.

"Besides, it is a mistake in itself, and I think Sir understands that in such a situation, our scattered guards are very weak. And the financial needs are a huge drain. Such a long period of consumption is a great loss to our national strength. We can't afford to lose, and I think we may need your help from South Korea, and if we can really reach an agreement, we are willing to accept such a loss. "Prince Atuo is still more sensible. He saw that the situation in the north was the result of a long period of attrition, and behind the Yue people was the Qin State, and they had heard of the way to issue bonds to survive such a situation, although Prince Atuo did not know this, however, what he knew was that the Northern Dynasty could not withstand such a large attrition. This consumption is staggering. It is simply not something that a country like theirs can afford, and if it continues for a long time, the unfavorable situation will continue to expand. And the northern dynasty may face a situation of collapse. In order to avoid such a situation. He needed to change that. Sum, that's the only thing that can be done.

"This." Zhang Dahui felt very embarrassed, and he could not do anything about such a thing, because it was impossible for one of his reports to attract the attention of the upper echelons. And, he learned. Prince Atuo is just a prince with partial power, and his power is not very large. A prince without power wants to do such a thing. He felt very embarrassed. In other words, he was not too optimistic that Prince Atuo's idea would come true.

"Okay, I'll do my best, and I'll submit a report when I get back. Our higher-ups may notice this. Zhang Dahui said.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang. These are small gifts that I hope you will be able to accept. As he spoke, some of the attendants brought in some boxes. He knew that it was some of the other side. However, Zhang Dahui didn't know if what he did could attract the attention of the other party. But I can't do that anymore. If you have gold, you can take it, but if you don't take it, you won't take it for nothing.

Qi country. Laizhou area.

"Isn't this General Meng? That's great. Come on, our Tian's Bank, the bank given is lower, and the preferential margin is very large, if you take out a loan, we can also help you contact the horse convoy, and the freight is all free. A young bank clerk said earnestly.

"Oh, this, this sun is coming out of the west. I borrowed money from your Tian's Bank before, but you were still unwilling to borrow it, either because you didn't think my property was worth much, or you didn't think the land was enough. What's going on now? The General Meng said. In fact, he is no longer a general. He became the owner of a shipyard.

"Also, don't call me a general. I'm Manager Meng now, not a general, for your bank. Oh. I remember. This is Mr. Lou's policy good. He attracted some banks from Korea, Qin, and Zhao to come in. Their bank interest rate is lower than yours, that is, with some freight, you still have a very high interest rate, with such an interest, I think, I still go to other banks to see, people in South Korea should serve tea and water, the attitude is much better than yours. Manager Meng said.

"This." Young people know that their bank attitude is bad at first. But a lot of things need to change, if it weren't for the fierce competition between the Bank of Korea and the Bank of Jinguo. They won't do that, their interest rates are very low, and they have investments to do, and they can get the money to invest in construction as soon as they want to. The efficiency is very high. In contrast, theirs will not do so. Coupled with the serious bad attitude before, this made it difficult for them to do business.

"Don't do this, that, I'll give you an idea for the bank, no, it's a suggestion." Manager Meng said kindly. He was in a very happy mood now, and he finally saw the bad time of the Qi National Bank.

"This, Mr. Meng will teach." The young man said.

"This, very simply, is that you will change all the men in the future. Like people in South Korea, use more women, this man talks about business, which is too blunt. Not good. There is no softness. That's it. With that, Mr. Meng patted the other party's shoulder and left. He was very happy. And the young man didn't know what to say.

With the participation of South Korea and Qinguo Bank, the situation of Qi Guoban is very bad. Although they have changed some things positively, it still does not change their current situation.

Seth Country. A group of resting cavalry calmly entered the safe area established by Guo Xiang.

"Who are you?" One of the sentries asked worriedly.

"Tell you the Central Plains people, we are the messengers of the Sabbaths, and we have no intention of offending you. We're just here to do something peaceful. Said the man with the beard at the corner of his eye. He looked very relaxed, and although the Koreans were aiming muskets at his head, he was not afraid at all.

"My name is Tob." The bearded man said.

"I know that you are from the Central Plains, and our people have found that your words are the same as those on their muskets. So, they know, they're meeting people we don't want to meet. I'm here to see, we're not going to attack you. Tob said.

Tob was then let in. He met the person in charge here, Guo Xiang.

"We were surprised when we saw you, our men almost attacked. Korean. Tob said.

"We're also very worried about your attack." Guo Xiang said.

"There aren't many people here, but they're Seth, we've taken them in, we need a piece of land, and here, we're just here to trade." Guo Xiang said.

"Hmm. If you can provide arms, of course. We're willing to exchange, twenty slaves for a gun, or gold. Tob said. This is their purpose, with the smooth development of the military operation, the ammunition in the reserve of the Sabbath country is very seriously depleted, they need to replenish, complete the supply as soon as possible, and they also need other areas of the government, they want to develop westward. That's what they're for.

"I see, it will take time, but you must keep us safe." Guo Xiang said.

"This is natural, otherwise we wouldn't have done it. I'm not going to come here either, it's a large army here, we're besieging Basra, it's near you, maybe you can't hear the artillery, but you can go and see. We have gathered a lot of artillery, and if we take Basra, we will get a lot of money. Tob said.

"We have captured many cities, and Baghdad is also our target, and we will attack Baghdad at a distance of eighty miles according to your conversion. The capital of the Seth Kingdom will soon be taken by us. Tob said.

"What, Baghdad." Guo Xiang asked curiously. He seems to have heard the same vocabulary as Baghdad, but unfortunately, he has no idea what the specifics of the Seth country is.

"Surprised? That's right. We went well, eighty miles away, we defeated the main field force of the Seth country, our cavalry completely played a one-sided advantage, we killed a lot of people, relying on your muskets made in the Qin country, Korea, those muskets were very useful to us, of course. And artillery, we don't have a lot of artillery, but we will first finish the city of Basra before we can take Baghdad, hoping that the offensive in Baghdad will not be too troublesome. Tob said.

"Can you tell us about the situation here? We're just here, of course. We're just here for business. Guo Xiang asked curiously.

"Okay, Koreans, we are also for business, Seth country, it's so big, he currently has two big cities, one Basra, in the south, near the sea, where there are rivers. Along the river, two Horui, you can reach Baghdad, where the land is fertile, the people are rich, and the treasury is rich in gold, and we are here for this, to occupy this place. You Koreans are also in it for gold, but you need to provide what we need. If we finish Basra, we will be able to destroy the kingdom of Seth. Well, no more ado. If you say too much, it will be bad for you. With that, Tob was about to take his leave.

It was the first time Guo Xiang had heard of such a thing. It was the first time he knew about Baghdad and Basra, but the information was still not comprehensive, and they still didn't know much about the Seth Country, which was still from the Sabbath Country. They don't know anything if they don't tell them, but the best thing for now is that their safety is greatly guaranteed, and that's a good thing for them, and they don't have to worry about it.