2117 Soldiers and Merchants
"As I said, these armies that use copper bullets are definitely not ordinary masters. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Chen Bo said to Yan San.
"Alright. Say no more. I think we're all going to be here today. Yan San said. The convoy of the Chu army found serious harassment, and the South Korean marines continued to harass with fire, and the fire of the Chu army could not cover the other side. The Chu army could only be beaten passively.
"Bang." A crisp gunshot rang out.
"Another one fell. If this continues, we won't be able to get out for a day. Chen Bo said lying in the ditch on the side of the road. This is the best place to dodge cold guns, and you can't see it from the angle of shooting.
"I don't want to leave, but if we go on like this, we will be shot by each other sooner or later, so we have to think of a way." Yan San also hid in and said.
"We're not in a hurry, these are the things that those who think about when they are generals." Chen Bo said disapprovingly. The Chu army was dragged on the road by the sharpshooter company of the South Korean Marine Corps, although the generals were very anxious, but this tactic of shooting cold guns brought a lot of psychological pressure to the Chu army, and the most important thing is that the Chu army could not think of a good way to deal with them, they could only passively lie on the ground and be shot, which is probably the last thing they want to see.
In the hall of the Xianyang Staff Headquarters of the Qin State. Wang Qian, who had just come in, walked to his office with a newspaper, there were not many places for Qin to fight, and the General Staff Department was constantly revising its strategic objectives according to the current situation. There are some plans, but they change a lot. Therefore, the General Staff Department is very busy, but it is only busy, and his importance is much less than that of the Ministry of Defense, which controls national defense spending, so Wang Qian's work is still relatively easy.
"Lao Wang." At this moment, Yang Duanhe quickly ran over from behind Wang Qian.
"What's wrong?" Wang Jian looked at Yang Duanhe with the newspaper.
"Have you read the newspaper?" Yang Duanhe asked when he saw Wang Jian holding a newspaper in his hand.
"Not yet." Wang Jian replied truthfully.
"Something went wrong. There was a piece of news in the newspapers that was very unfavorable to us. Yang Duanhe said very worriedly.
"What's going on?" Wang Jian said that he was going to take the newspaper and read it.
"I'll tell you." Yang Duanhe said to Wang Qian.
"There was a news in the newspaper that they had found out that we were in the army in the Western Regions. A significant part of the army was involved in business and trade, and there was a large number of senior officials, probably including Wang Ben and Li Xin, both of whom were senior commanders. Yang Duanhe said.
"Well, there should be no problem." Wang Jian thought about it and said.
"The army does business, it's normal, I don't think there's a problem. Moreover, the rules of the prime minister are also relatively relaxed. This should be normal. Wang Jian said disapprerovingly. After all, in Xianyang, Qin State, there are many businessmen with government official backgrounds, but they do not rely more on their own backgrounds, but on real ability competition. The Qin state advocated free trade, and officials were allowed to engage in business, but only if they had to empty their sources of wealth and provide tax bills to prove their legitimate income. If necessary, the Qin kings would also give certain tax incentives to encourage the acquisition of wealth, which was much more flexible than piling up a lot of economic pressure on the land.
"I know this, the prime minister has also given certain policy and legal support, but the article is obviously aimed at the military, they believe that the military is involved in trade, has a greater advantage, and it is not conducive to the stability of the army, anyway, you better read this article, the king will read the newspaper every day, if this report is seen, the king will notice us, in this case, our situation will be unfavorable." Yang Duanhe said.
"Hmm." Wang Jian quickly took the newspaper and it seemed that Wang Jian had found the article, which accused the senior officers of the Qin Army in the Western Regions of setting up a trading company. The use of the military to do business is an absolute disadvantage to ordinary businessmen. At the same time, the article also pointed out that the army's participation in the operation of the trading cooperatives would have a great impact on the army's operations and secrecy, and although it was written tactfully in this regard, after all, no newspaper dared to openly oppose the army, but it still pointed out the various drawbacks of the army's participation in commercial activities. And such things do happen. Among them, there are examples of two trading societies established by Wang Ben and Li Xin as supreme commanders.
Seeing this, Wang Jian frowned, and he felt that something was wrong.
They don't think it's anything, but if the army, especially the senior commander of the army who defends the border points, does business in the border area and at the same time uses the advantage of his own defense to do such a thing, it is obvious from the point of view of his duties that the army is wrong. When such a thing is poked out, the result can be imagined.
"It's really not good for us." Wang Jian said to Yang Duanhe after reading it.
"So, we have to think of a way, the problem is, the king must know about it. What are we going to do? Yang Duanhe asked.
"This." Wang Jian didn't know what to do. He knew that if the king saw this article, he would definitely be furious, at least, the two military commanders would definitely not be able to escape the involvement.
"This. Let's calm down first. Wang Jian calmed down and said.
"We should immediately send a telegram to find out the cause of this incident, or at least to confirm the authenticity of this matter." Wang Jian said at this time.
"Yes." Yang Duanhe nodded.
"In other aspects, the main thing is to explain, we have to figure out why they do what they do, these young people, do things without reporting, just do it recklessly." Wang Jian thinks about it and feels that the consequences of this are very serious, and if you dig deeper, it will definitely have an absolutely great impact on the two of them.
"Let's think so, find out the situation and make a further report, I think, it's better for the two of them not to do this. If you do this, it will bring very serious consequences, and before the matter is serious, you should quickly cancel their trading company or something. Wang Jian said at this time.
"Hmm. Lao Wang, do you think this will work? Yang Duanhe thought about it and said.
"What's the solution?" Wang Jian asked.
"I think that this matter has a lot to do with the Prime Minister's Office, if you say it bigger, it is indeed a dereliction of duty on our military, after all, we are soldiers and not businessmen." Yang Duanhe said.
"However, the Prime Minister's Office, especially the Ministry of National Defense, controls military spending, they do not raise military spending, our military welfare is not high, and doing business is a last resort. If this continues, our situation will not be good. Do some business, I think the king will understand. Yang Duanhe said to Wang Qian.
"Do you mean to involve the Ministry of Defense as well, or to ask the Prime Minister's Office to intercede on our behalf?" Wang Jian asked.
"Yes. That's what I mean, you know, it's still the time for the prime minister to run, and the army, after all, holds the votes of a state, and if two senior commanders are eliminated at once, the army will definitely be dissatisfied, and the matter of votes, in my opinion, is very likely to be unfavorable to them. Yang Duanhe said.
"Hmm." Wang Jian nodded. He thinks that Yang Duanhe's thinking is good.
"Yes. It can go on. Wang Jian said.
"You go to the Ministry of Defense and ask them what they think, only if they think it's okay, I think this matter can be solved better, after all, there are difficulties on our side, and the king will not rashly dismiss the two senior commanders without finding out the situation, the punishment must be there, but the severity is different." Wang Jian said. In fact, Wang Jian didn't want such a thing to happen, but there was no way, in fact, such a thing had already happened, so he could only deal with the aftermath. Qin Jun's involvement in the business was a serious dereliction of duty. Fortunately, there was no big mess.
Inside the Xianyang Palace. King Qin used to read the newspaper at breakfast, and if the content of the newspaper was attractive, he would read it for a longer time and eat for a longer time.
Zhao Gao looked at his watch, more than half an hour had already passed after the meal was finished, and King Qin was still reading the newspaper, but the food in his hand had not moved much.
"Zhao Gao, bring a pen." King Qin put down the newspaper in his hand and said to Zhao Gao.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao replied cautiously, then turned around and ordered, and then presented the pen he got to King Qin. After King Qin took the pen, he wrote something in the newspaper.
"Zhao Gao, give this newspaper to the Ministry of Defense and let them think about it for themselves." King Qin said to Zhao Gao.
"Yes." Zhao Gao nodded. King Qin then stood up and left to deal with some things. Zhao Gao didn't dare to look at it, so he could only hand it over to the Ministry of Defense for processing.
The western regions of the Qin State and the northern frontier.
"Don't you have any sugar, tea or anything like that in your warehouse?" Li Xin's chief of staff asked anxiously.
"No, these things are all from the Chu State, and our Qin State will process them and then transport them here, this thing is too expensive. Moreover, the Chu State is monopolized by the aristocracy, and the Qin State is still out of stock, so it is naturally cut off here. In addition, this section of the railway has been practicing before. The warehouse is indeed depleted. A treasury manager said to the chief of staff.
"If the chief wants to, he can only send a telegram to Xianyang to order, and now many merchants already think that this thing can be sold at a better price. They all went to Xianyang to order. The warehouse manager continued.
"Oh." The chief of staff nodded, originally he thought that he could find these things in the warehouse, but what he thought was that he didn't find a single bit of sugar. That's not good.
"Now the price of sugar and tea is rising. Those stupid Dawan people thought that this thing was a rare thing, and they chased it very much, but it was true, our Qin State couldn't produce this thing. It's a shame. The warehouse manager said to the other staff at this time. They know a lot about where the contents of the inventory come from, and this has become their usual conversation. But the chief of staff didn't care about this at this time, what he thought was that before those merchants got the goods, they could get a batch of goods, and this batch of goods could really make a profit for them, and their company had already been registered. Part of the problem of funding was temporarily solved, mainly from the participation of the officers and soldiers themselves, and many of the soldiers were singles. They had ample salaries, and those salaries became a way for them to buy shares. They don't use it anyway. It is also used as a kind of recognition of one's superiors. These problems have been effectively solved. However, the biggest problem has not been solved, they do not have goods in their hands, such things as tea, sugar, not strategic military materials, they have them in stock, but they will certainly not be much, after all, they are soldiers, not businessmen, these are not military supplies.
"The arms trade must not be done, the profits of other businesses are too low, and it is definitely not possible to do what needs to open up the market to do it yourself." The chief of staff shook his head and said.
"At the moment, that's all we have to do. But where to find this thing. "The chief of staff is in trouble.
"Forget it. Let's go to your own warehouse and look for it. The chief of staff said to himself. The huge profits of the border trade stimulated the hearts of these officers and soldiers, and they could not make a profit from the war, but could only do so by participating in these commercial activities.
Within the Ministry of Defense.
"You've seen the newspapers, too." Yang Duanhe said when he found Wei Yu.
"It can be big or small. I think the key is that your Ministry of Defense has a big role to play. Yang Duanhe said to Wei Yu.
"Don't talk about this yet, this is the newspaper sent by Zhao Gao just now, with the king's annotation on it. You can take a look. At this time, Wei Yu handed the newspaper to Yang Duanhe, and Yang Duanhe read it quickly.
"One-sided, innocent slander of the army. What does that mean?" Yang Duanhe asked.
"This is the attitude of the king of Qin, the king thinks that this article is written too extremely, and it is written from the perspective of merchants, they think that the army has robbed them of their business, so they come to attack the army, and this is probably what it means." Wei Yi said.
"This is the king's attitude?" Yang Duanhe felt that happiness came too suddenly. At first, they were worried that King Qin would pursue this matter. But now it seems that their fears are somewhat unfounded.
"Hmm. This matter is indeed big when it is big, and small is really small. But looking at the problem from a different angle, the impact is also different, and I think you are derelict in this matter. Wei Yi said with some dissatisfaction.
"You are soldiers, and you must maintain the security of the border, but you have become businessmen, and if the newspapers hold on to this, do you think you are not at fault?" At this time, Wei Yu asked.
"This. Yes, indeed. Yang Duanhe admitted. He also felt that Qin Jun had gone too far in this regard.
"However, you also have to pay attention to the fact that without sufficient military spending, the war can be fought, and the situation of the army is indeed not optimistic." Yang Duanhe said.
"But if you do so, it will also affect your combat effectiveness. How can this problem be solved? Wei Yu said.
"Hmm. This is indeed true, but it is also an indisputable fact that military spending is insufficient, after all, the prime minister has cut a lot of military spending. Yang Duanhe said.
"The scale of the Qin army is not very large, it is not easy to defend, there are few battles, the mood of the officers and soldiers is generally not high, and the morale is low. I think the king is also in this regard. Yang Duanhe then moved out of King Qin.
"Hmm. In my opinion, this matter will be handed over to the prime minister to deal with, and it will depend on how he handles it. He thinks that you soldiers have no problem doing business, so naturally there is no problem. If there is a problem. Well, I can't help you. Wei Yi simply pushed the problem to Shang Wen, in his opinion, Shang Wen should come up with his own solution to this problem.
"So, what do you think about this?" Yang Duanhe knew that Wei Yu's attitude was also a key, after all, he could influence Shang Wen's decision-making.
"In my opinion, you are first derelict in your duties, and the military has switched to the business of businessmen, and this will have an impact on the security of our borders." Wei Yu said with some concern.
"This one is. But, there is a fact that you should also be aware of. Yang Duanhe said.
"Insufficient military spending is also a very serious problem, coupled with your strategic decisions. The army did not fight. Yang Duanhe said.
"That's what you're saying. It would be great if we could properly solve this problem and find a good balance between combat effectiveness and the protection of the interests of military personnel. Wei Yu said.
"Hmm. In my opinion, it is best for soldiers to do business and do this. Yang Duanhe said.
"I hope the prime minister can solve this problem." Wei Yi said.
Qi State Jimo City.
"Our defenses are already in place. What we are worried about at the moment is the reinforcements of the Chu army. After all, we have very few people, and the ammunition will last for a while. You may be able to resist the opponent's attacks a few times in a row. Zhang Yi said.
"Hmm. I know all of this. Xue Gui said.
"Just, sir. Will our reinforcements come from the sea? At this time, Zhang Yi asked with some concern.
"It should be." Xue Gui said to Zhang Yi.
"Don't worry, they're back, our current mission is to hold this place, occupy this place, and in this case, we'll complete the mission." Xue Gui said without worrying at all.
"Yes, sir." Zhang Yi said.
The coastal area of the country of Qi. South Korean Marines were stationed in the camp, and their top commander was relieved of his duties. They had to stay put. Their mission was also canceled. They don't know what to do next.
"Why haven't these South Korean soldiers left yet?" Tian Heng asked.
"I don't know, General, maybe something happened to them, they seized their merchant ships before, and then they got a telegram and let them go." Officials of the Primorsky region explained.
"Hmm. Do they have new officers to accept these troops? Tian Heng asked.
"Nope. Checkmate. The official replied.
"Hmm. Looks like it's going to be a long time before they get out of here. Tian Heng said.
Tian Heng looked at the South Korean Marine Corps and said.
Tian Heng still knows a little about the military operations of the South Korean Marine Corps, and from the time they are assembled in the Huanbin area, he knows that South Korea may choose to support their land military operations from the sea, but now that they are stopped here, he feels a little worried, worried that there will be problems with the follow-up combat missions of the South Korean army.
Sinzheng, South Korea.
"This matter is indeed very contradictory." Shang Wen looked at the telegram sent by Wei Yu and said.
"On the one hand, we want to cut military spending, and on the other hand, we want those soldiers to maintain their combat effectiveness, in this case, our military treatment is relatively not low, but don't forget. The Qin army's reference object is merchants, and there are many opportunities for the Qin state, and in such a situation, they naturally need a lot of things to compare. Shang Wen said.
"Therefore, the king's reply is one-sided." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.
"On the question of whether military personnel can engage in business, I think this is a special case. Logically speaking, soldiers are also human beings, and they also have the right to pursue wealth and the various conveniences that wealth brings. Shang Wen said.
"Especially those border soldiers. They are in an advantageous position, and these soldiers are unlikely to stay at their posts all the time, and they may face the problem of retirement. Shang Wen said.
"They will also become ordinary people who do not wear military uniforms, and if they do not adapt to civilian life at the beginning, then it may be difficult for them to adapt to civilian life in the future, and such a life is really difficult for them. Therefore, in the military, it can enter civilian life, and at the same time it can bring certain economic benefits, which I think is still acceptable. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. For such a plan, Shang Wen still thinks that it should be agreed. After all, it is also a good choice for a soldier to be able to convert into a businessman.
"It's just that this matter is not easy to solve." Meng Yi said.
"After all, the status of soldiers is special, they are soldiers." Meng Yi said.
"I understand this, so we need them to invest, investment is not only a businessman's business, if possible, there is also a soldier's share, they know the border, and it is also beneficial for the country to change from such an army identity to a businessman's identity." Shang Wen said.
"What do you mean?" Meng Yi asked.
"It is agreed that they can participate in the border trade, but they can be investors and shareholders, but they do not run a specific business, and after they retire, they can participate in a specific business. In this way, they can guarantee their military status. At the same time, they will not ignore the duties of soldiers because of their identity as businessmen, and the key to dealing with such a problem is their identity. We also have to ensure their rights, after all, border trade, some still need the state to do, I think, such border trade can be done by them, if necessary, can be given tax incentives, after all, they are also participating in the economy, for such individuals, we should encourage, not blindly suppress. The military is also receptive. Shang Wen thought for a moment and said.
"Hmm. In this case, it is the best. This is very beneficial to the soldiers. Meng Yi said.