Zhao Guo, Handan.

"Koreans are crazy. They even wanted to borrow troops. Li Mu looked at the telegram in his hand and shook his head and said.

"Prime Minister, are we going to get involved in such a thing?" Li Zuoche asked cautiously.

"Hmm. What's your opinion? Li Mu asked.

"Well, I think, Cho should be involved in getting involved, and at the moment South Korea is going very well in terms of trade. Zhao and South Korea have a great relationship in trade, for example, South Korea imports a large number of parts and components from our Zhao country, from bearings, to the keel of ships, the girder of carriages, etc., which need to be exported by us, and our economy is very close to South Korea. If South Korea can open up its market in Qi country, or if it can continue to develop outside Qi and export more things, I think this will be a great boost for us, and this will be a very good thing for us. Li Zuoche said.

"Actually, what I think is that our Zhao State can maintain good relations with South Korea, and through their overseas trade, we can develop our own trade development of Zhao State, which will greatly promote the relationship between our Zhao State, which is a very beneficial thing for us." Li Zuoche said.

"Hmm. According to you, we should help the Koreans?" Li Mu asked.

"Yes, Prime Minister, besides, the Qi people don't have much intersection with us, or rather, they don't mean much to our Zhao State, the market prospects of Qi State may be very good, however, they don't have much meaning to us, their market is not open to us, through this border blockade incident, I personally think that this is the result of the Qi people themselves walking too unopen, and the people of Qin have repeatedly emphasized that they want to open up, but what is the result? Qi people are very closed, they do not accept new technology, do not accept capital investment, the development of Qi and the development of Jiaozhou are seriously out of touch, Qi is not as good as Jiaozhou developed by Koreans, Qingcheng development speed far exceeds Qi country, Qi country, in terms of future development direction, they must open their own market, otherwise, they have no chance of development at all. This is what the Qi people themselves found. Li Zuoche said.

"You have a lot of point. In this way, we must also walk with the Koreans, so as to teach them a lesson, so that the Qi people understand their situation, which is also a punishment for them. Li Mu said and put the telegram aside easily, Zhao Guo would not help in vain, get the market of Qi State, and opening the market of Qi State is the purpose of Zhao State. At the same time, obtaining an outlet to the sea, so that Zhao Guo also has its own navy, or rather, Zhao Guo himself also develops the naval career, this is Li Mu's purpose.

Qin State, Xianyang.

"The attitude of the Koreans is very tough, and they have decided to take active measures to force the Qi people." Shang Wen said.

"In doing so, will it make the relationship between the two countries very stiff, or the situation we don't want to see the most is that it will start a big war, this is not a situation we want to see, the South Koreans have finally developed, Qingcheng is very important to South Korea, and the South Korean economy is also very important to Qin." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen worriedly.

"I think the reason why the South Korean side is doing this is just to teach the Qi side a lesson, they themselves will know the proportion, we still don't have to worry too much about this, after all, they themselves know what to do, if they don't know what to do, I think, they won't dare to do it." Shang Wen said.

"But there's still a lot of risk-taking intent to do so." Meng Yi said.

"That's how it goes. They also had to take risks. That's the case. Shang Wen said.

"As for the specific things, it depends on how the South Korean government operates, both sides learn to compromise, the Qi people can't afford to fight, the Koreans don't want to fight, they can scare each other at most, if the Qi people are smart enough, once they put on a posture, they will know very well that their own strength is not as good as others, in this case, they will naturally choose to retreat, because it is very beneficial to themselves." Shang Wen said.

"I hope so." Meng Yi could only say this after hearing this. He hoped that the situation would not develop too complicated. Or out of control. After all, this is just a show of national strength.

Jiaozhou, Qingcheng.

"What's written on this?" A large announcement written outside the shipyard cafeteria. But because there are so many people, many people don't look down on it at all.

"Hehe, here you go, look at this. This is a leaflet, the content on it is the same, this is issued by the Qingcheng City Government. A young man said to a middle-aged carpenter who was in a hurry to enter.

"What is this?" The carpenter asked.

"Huh. The conscription order, the South Korean government decided to send warships to resolutely safeguard the interests of our southbound Qi people, and the Qi Guotianheng government blocked the passage to the south. The defending garrison also killed our own people, you say, are those who are soldiers still people? The young man said.

"This is indeed not a person, we are all from the Qi country, what kind of life is going on there, we know for ourselves." The carpenter said.

"That's right. Now, in order to prevent the Qi people escorted by the warship from encountering the retaliation of the Qi State, we need to be recruited to become militiamen, and we will be given free guns, not only that, but also our training, if the Qi people retaliate. Let's take up arms to defend our gains. The young man waved his arms and said vigorously.

"What? Are we going to fight too? The carpenter asked, confused.

"That's right. We must fight, we know, Qi has no ships at all, if we retaliate against us, how will it come, it must come from the land, Jiaozhou is the Jiaozhou of the Qi people who went south, but it is not the Jiaozhou of their Qi soldiers, if we don't defend it, will we still let the Qi people occupy it. The young man said.

"No, no, I didn't mean that, I mean, we are all Qi people, there is no need to be so stiff, otherwise, the result will not be like this. Never mind. That's how it happened. We don't have any way about it. The carpenter said.

"Hmm. Anyway, this matter is voluntary, this is the matter of our own militia in Jiaozhou. The young man said.

"Hmm. Why bother. The carpenter shook his head and left, and the young man still had a bloody courage. They are easily seduced, but the middle-aged carpenter has seen too much bloodshed. After all, fighting a war is a bad thing, besides, this is still a war between the people of Qi and the country of Qi, Jiaozhou was also the land of the country of Qi before, and now the people of Qi actually want to kill the people of Qi, which is still difficult for the old people of Qi to accept.

Qingcheng, within the city government.

"Now the number of applicants is very positive, the number of people participating in the militia group has suddenly exceeded more than 50,000 people, and this number is still increasing, so that we can organize more than 20 militia regiments, which are enough to resist the invasion of the Qi people." The Secretary-General's excited report arrived.

"It's not enough, war is not a matter of numbers, there is artillery, there is also training, in short, there are a lot of things, and there must be more material reserves, food, ammunition, and medicine. In addition, if necessary, the hospital can be expanded, and there will be no war. And let our militia die outside. Zhang Qing said.

"Yes, Mayor, there's absolutely no problem with that." The Secretary-General said.

Zhang Qing waved his hand to signal the other party to go down, he was thinking about the problem, he was very worried about the Qi army going south to fight. There are not many garrisons in Jiaozhou at all, at most there are only two infantry regiments of the South Korean New Army, and they are still very scattered in various places, and it is very difficult to resist the attack of the Qi Army. Because they only have militia, they don't have a regular army at all, they don't even have artillery, and when the fight starts, they will only be beaten, and there will be no chance to counterattack at all.

This is only second, what he is most worried about is the destruction of the war, which will greatly damage the development of Jiaozhou, the development of Jiaozhou has just started not long ago, it is really a time of development and prosperity, and it turned out to encounter such a thing. Zhang Qing himself doesn't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, and how long Jiaozhou can support it.

Yue's front. Inside the assault command.

"This is the latest news that has just arrived, a battalion of the 5th Cavalry Regiment of our 2nd Cavalry Brigade has suffered heavy losses, and more than 300 cavalrymen have been killed. The regiment commander was also killed. Meng Ping regretted to tell Moran such news.

Hear this. Moran couldn't believe it, and he thought the news might have been mistaken.

"Well, is this a mistake. You must be mistaken. This is a casualty of the Indians, and this is definitely not us. I'm kidding, I think. Admiral Moran still didn't believe it, he shook his head and said.

"It's true. Sir. You can take a look at this report. They wrote in great detail, the Indians still have an army at a distance of four hundred to five hundred in the south, they can organize a counterattack, and they are taking the initiative to ambush us, so, seeing that we have suffered heavy casualties, originally, our troops do not need such large casualties, but it turned out that our soldiers were too scattered. They had to escort a large number of prisoners to the rear, and not only that, but our infantry was also constantly sending them back, and they were all scattered. An infantry company had to escort more than three thousand prisoners, which was too large. They're under a lot of pressure. I think we should think about it specifically. Meng Ping looked at Moran and said.

"You mean to say, let's stop the attack and let our soldiers retreat?" Moran asked.

"Yes, that's what I mean, after all, it's the first time we've been in an area like this, and a lot of things have exceeded our imagination, and if something different happens again, it's very bad for us. If we can take the initiative to retreat and regroup our troops, I think the problem may be solved a little easier, and one of our important tasks has been partially solved, for example, the capture of a large number of prisoners of war, which is already a very good thing for us. But it's not enough, we need to try something, it's better to defend back. Take the initiative to attack the defensive fortresses of Indy from the rear, and besides, we still have many problems that we cannot solve, such as logistics and supplies. If the logistics and supplies are not smooth, the problem will be very big. Meng Ping said.

"Okay. As you say, we'll take the initiative to retreat. Maybe it's our best bet. Admiral Moran nodded in agreement. In the face of such losses, it was difficult for Admiral Moran to accept, and although it seemed that the losses were not very large, they lost one colonel officer. On top of that, the Indians still have a chance to fight back, which is not a good thing for them, and if they continue to launch such attacks, they are really in a bad situation.

Bangla, inside the camp of the Korean New Army, merchant area. Nowadays it is not only a military camp for the Korean New Army, but also a place of residence for Korean merchants, a commercial area, and the Bangla people are willing to come here to trade.

Temporary office of Korea Seoh Trading Company.

"How's it going?" Zhang Guang asked Zhang Ye, who had just come in.

"It's hot, this place is dying of heat." Zhang Ye said sweating profusely. The Mengla woman on the side fanned her fan diligently and took cold water. Grab a towel.

"You're going to enjoy it." Zhang Ye looked at the Mengla woman and said. Those Mengla women are not good-looking because their skin is so dark. This may have something to do with the fact that there is too much sun here, in short, he likes it, but Zhang Guang likes it. He's here, and he's already had three Mengla women. But for these black women, they don't have much affection.

"These Menglas taste good, especially their small waists, twisted up, you definitely can't stand it." Zhang Guang said with a smile.

"I'd better save it, these women are too dark. It doesn't look good, their eyes are quite big, but what's the use? Zhang Ye said.

"I'll tell you about the situation here, I just inquired. The Menla, that is, their northern dynasty, needed a lot of military weapons, especially muskets, artillery, in large quantities, and many arms dealers had already begun to act. You know, their noses have always been sensitive. Zhang Ye said with a saliva. Most of the tea was sold to the Monglas. On the contrary, they can't drink tea anymore.

"The problem is, you saw it when we came. The military warehouses on Zhangxiong Island have been emptied of all the munitions and firearms. If you move again, I think, no one will agree to do this, unless, what I want is to build an arms assembly factory on Zhangxiong Island, that is, a simple military factory, and pull these black women to Zhangxiong Island, and let them assemble muskets, so that they can be regarded as giving them a job, if they don't do a good job, they can be sold to the locals, anyway, the local women are not good-looking, they are low, their skin is dark, and their noses are still facing the sky, they are not good women at all. Zhang Ye complained.

"Got it. Got it. You need a Korean woman, I'll send a telegram and ask the head office to get you a woman. However, what you said can really solve the problem, the labor here is very sufficient, but there is too little labor on Zhangxiong Island. If you sell it there, you can make money, but the problem is that there aren't many people here. You know, it's very bad for us, this business can be done. Zhang Guang said.

"Hmm. I'm worried about the ship heading south, and it's almost summer. There is a big change in the direction of the wind, they are not conducive to going south, the assembly plant needs a lot of gun parts, what do you do without these things? Zhang Ye raised a question of his own.

"This. It's really hard to do. Zhang Guang said.

"So, we have a lot of problems to solve. There is another business, but I think it can only be said that it is one thing, which is the Champhu country, and there is still a big contradiction between this Champhu country and the Bangla country, but now the Koreans are using the Champo country to attack the Bangla country, but the problem is that the war is over. The situation of the Cham country is very bad. It's hard for them. If we can solve this problem properly, I think this matter will be very important for us to open up the situation in Bangladesh and the Champ country. It's just that I haven't figured out a specific way yet. I don't have a good way either. Zhang Ye said.

"Hmm. It's a thing, and it's great that we at the Western Trading Company can solve such a thing. Zhang Guang said.

Wei State, Great Liang.

"I know about this matter, but our Wei State can only produce, not trade." Zhang Er waved his hand and said. Chen Yu looked at Zhang Er. Somewhat annoyed.

"It's not what you think, I've heard that the Qin people have established some carriage factories in the Western Regions, and if they solve the labor problem, they can solve the factory production problem. In that case, the Koreans would be able to produce parts, and the Qin people would organize the collection and assembly in the Western Regions, and in this way, the problem would be solved. But what are we doing in Wei? We, the Wei people, can't do anything. We should have some sense of crisis and take the initiative to do some business things, and we should rely on the railway to eat. Chen Yu said.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Er asked.

"I mean it very simply, it's to do trade. Using the railway to do trade, the products of our Wei country have to go out, only in this way can we make more money, so how much money can we make by helping people to process all the time. Chen Yu said dissatisfied.

"You're right, but it's not easy to do, because a lot of times it's not what we want to do and we can do it successfully, and there's a lot of things to think about. For example, in this trade, we have to open tariffs, and many things are not simple. Zhang Er shook his head and said.

"If it's not easy, just don't do it. If there is a problem with the development of Wei in the future, it will be troublesome. Now this is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the convenience of transportation to open up the passage to the Western Regions. If not, have some money in hand. Set up a factory there, and with a factory, you can do some business, and you can still make money. Chen Yu said.

"Investment. Well. Not bad. Zhang Er touched his chin and said.