Xianyang, Qin State. Vertex. The fastest update in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"According to the latest news we have received, the people of South Korea and Chu are very close, and this is the telegram we just received." Meng Yi handed a telegram to Shang Wen as he spoke. Shang Wen took it and looked at it.

"It seems that the Koreans and the Chu people are indeed very close." Shang Wen said. The situation of the main leaders of the two countries at the railway station was reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion at once, in fact, such a thing is not to be deliberately understood by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Qin State will also know, the situation is very simple. Qin has a large number of media reporters, and they report on such and such things every day.

"The crux of the matter is, what did they discuss?" Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"As things stand, we don't know exactly what they're doing, but I'm sure there's some sort of connection between the two. Or a distributed benefit. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen worriedly.

"I know that, too, but we'd better not worry, or we can get the truth." Shang Wen said.

"Knock knock." Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Shang Wen picked up the phone and said outside.

Then Shang Wen's assistant came in and handed Shang Wen the latest country reports. These are simplified reports. Shang Wen only needs to look at the title to understand what happened, and the Prime Minister's Office does these things, they have to classify, do all kinds of reports and summaries, and so on.

"Let's see." Shang Wen picked up a report and said.

"South Korea, the state of Chu has sent a telegram that they have decided that the two countries will each develop their own regions, and it says that the state of Chu and South Korea are on Zhangxiong Island. The place where the state of Chu is called Shaman Island. There was a serious dispute, this place was the dividing point between the West and the South Sea, and the two countries decided to suspend the dispute, and decided to keep Zhangxiong Island occupied by the Koreans, and the Chu people had the right of passage. The two countries are officially divided into economic regions. Shang Wen said at this time.

Meng Yi quickly read the telegram, and he read the content of the telegram more carefully.

"Isn't there anything else?" Meng Yi asked.

"Perhaps." Shang Wen stood up and said.

"The two countries are developing the South and Western Oceans respectively, so they have a very large demand for ports, and in such a situation, what do we need?" Shang Wen said.

"For investment, both countries need to build infrastructure on a large scale, for example, the Jiaozhou area set up by the Koreans, the Wuyue area of the Chu people, and the Xuzhou area, etc. These are the focus of their development. Shang Wen said.

"It seems that we are ready to invest." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Yes, that's it, we in the Qin State must do this well, only in this way can we take the initiative." Shang Wen said.

"Hmm." Meng Yi just nodded, for some development issues. Meng Yi still couldn't see clearly. Because there are many channels for development at present, as for which one is good, Meng Yi himself can't say clearly, industry also needs it, trade also needs it, which road can bring great benefits, this is what they need most.

Zhao Guo, Handan. Li Mu's Prime Minister's Mansion.

"The Chu people and Koreans are moving so fast." Li Mu said with a smile after reading the telegram.

"Huh. Koreans have always been like this, they are very anxious, for example, in the land of Jiaozhou, Qi has not had time to object, they have already established a state council and a state government. Although there is a lot of opposition from the top of the Qi people, it seems that the Qi people do not care about this. Li Zuoche said.

"Hmm. Fought for so many years. Who cares about any of that. Li Mu said. Qi suffered a lot of damage from the war, many places did not recover from the war, Qi's economic policy itself has problems, there is no long-term development, just a single development of traditional agriculture, which is extremely unfavorable to the economic development of Qi, on the contrary, Jiaozhou region has adopted a new economic policy, allowing land annexation, and encouraging urban immigration, in this way, a large amount of land is concentrated, which is conducive to agricultural planting, and farmers who have lost their land can enter the city to become workers, further promoting the development of the city. This is a long-term benign development, and the state of Qi obviously did not achieve this.

"The people of Qi are very poor now, while Jiaozhou, which is also the territory of Qi, is undergoing great changes, and I think that the people of Qi should reflect on this." Li Mu said.

"Alright. Don't talk about Qi country. Let's talk about our own affairs in Zhao Guo. Li Mu said.

"Both South Korea and Chu have moved. Do we also take some actions, at least we have to go to Qin to have a look, and introduce advanced technology or funds. Li Zuoche suggested.

"Nope. Han and Chu went to Qin, and they were ready. Are we ready for the situation? Li Mu asked.

"This." Li Zuoche couldn't answer, because he didn't know what Zhao Guo was going to prepare.

"I've seen that South Korea and Chu may have reached some kind of agreement on trade, so they are confident that they can do this, but what do we have in Zhao, in addition to rich coal resources, it is to produce a lot of iron, cement At present, our output is still relatively small, and the output of glass can only help general demand, if you want to expand demand, Zhao must do better." Li Mu said.

"Recently, I have noticed the use of Goguryeo labor, and I have noticed that after using labor, our coal production has increased a lot. Strikes, riots have decreased by a significant part. Li Mu said. Of course, this is true, because the Goguryeo laborers were all bought out, and in fact they were slaves in disguise. They simply don't care about the cost of labor. Coupled with the low wages, many mine owners did not care about their lives, and even if there was a fatality, they only needed to pay a small part of the compensation to the Goguryeo government. It can be said that the Goguryeo people are contributing to the economy of Zhao with their lives.

And those Zhao laborers who were replaced began to become the main laborers of Zhao's expanding infrastructure labor force, and they only needed to study briefly to get to work. After all, the risks of digging coal are far greater than these, and the labor wages and remuneration are good, and the benefits are relatively large. Although coal is profitable, mine owners are generally willing to accumulate their capital with blood. It is simply not willing to increase the remuneration package of workers. And these people always create all kinds of troubles for them, and in such a situation, the people of Zhao basically have their own personal freedom. Because Zhao had already announced the abolition of slavery in his country, in this context, Zhao had an abundant labor force, which cleared the way for the development of factories.

"Our next goal is to sort out Zhao's industrial economy, make Zhao's economic development more effective, and be able to develop under such conditions, which is very beneficial to us." Li Mu said.

"In addition to building a large number of iron works, cement, and machinery and equipment, Zhao Guo also has a variety of infrastructure engineering teams, and they have to learn how to use these construction machinery and engineering facilities." Li Mu said.

"Architectural development Zhao Guo, that's what I think." Li Mu said confidently.

"Hmm. As a result, countries need to develop a lot of infrastructure to be viable. Li Zuoche said.

"Don't worry, the people of Chu and South Korea will do this, their energy is focused on trade, and the engineering problem will be very complicated, because of the lack of manpower, but we are not lacking, we have a large number of people who can do this." Li Mu said.

"As for how to do that, I've thought about it. The state recruits a large number of people into the engineering force by means of reserve forces or the method of recruiting engineering personnel, and the engineering team learns, and then after completing the study, they turn to the commercial engineering team, and the engineering team contracts projects, and they enter the engineering field of construction. Li Mu said.

"The foundation of our construction is to build a whole line of fortifications along the Taihang Mountain, as a foundation for us, so that our problems have been solved a lot." Li Mu said with a smile. In fact, Li Mu is still using a national defense and security mindset to solve problems. For example, when he talked about national defense engineering, this plan was obviously aimed at the Qin State. If Qin Guo was disgusted, he didn't have any choice.

"It's just that I'm worried that if we do this, it will cause disgust among the people of the Qin State, especially the construction of a defensive belt along the Taihang Mountain, which is easy for us, but extremely sensitive for the people of the Qin State." Li Zuoche said worriedly.

"Prime Minister, I personally think that we should focus on engineering buildings, such as government buildings, railway stations, and various urban facilities, in this way, it will be beneficial to us to build fortifications, which is too threatening to the challenge of the Qin State." Li Zuoche said worriedly.

"Well, we can test it. Look at the attitude of the people of the Qin State? Li Mu decided to test the attitude of the Qin people.

"Prime Minister, we may be able to go to Qin to build roads, after all, they need to build a lot of infrastructure, I think, this way, we need a lot of money to build fortifications, and we can have a lot of money to help the people of Qin build roads, and then it's not too late to build." Li Zuoche still felt that he should not provoke the people of Qin at this time, and he should make some more reasonable plans. After all, Zhao Guo's strength is not good. It is very unwise to provoke the Qin people without taking the initiative.

"Hmm." Li Mu nodded, Li Mu felt that there might be something wrong with what he thought at first, because he patronized the national defense and security of Zhao State, and ignored the attitude of the people of Qin, and in the case of peaceful development in the general environment, Li Mu's move may cause more discomfort. After all, many countries attach great importance to this.