The trap rifle is being intensively rebuilt, but Shangwen's problem is still unsolved. Shang Wen had a determination at this time. That is to introduce a system of think tanks, advisers to help the country solve such major decisions as homeland security.

The situation is already clear. The speed of development of the Qin state has exceeded Shang Wen's imagination. And it's developing at an unusually fast pace. Many things are on the road to integrated development and refinement. The close cooperation that followed the great division of labor forced the state to operate like a factory.

After a brief conversation between Shang Wen and Meng Yi, Meng Yi was very similar to such a system, so he looked for a newspaper to publish such news. And Shang Wen had a headache to solve this problem. He can only mark these problems one by one on the map, and then use his idle imagination to divide them.

Economic problems seem to be nothing, but there is a line of interest behind it that you must effectively grasp, and if you can't grasp it, then the situation will become very bad. For this reason, Shang Wen sent someone to find the relevant documents of the northern economy. He needed to understand what was going on in the north. Every little thing helps him.

The Yanguo concession is very good. Many people began to trade, but the type of trade was still single, which was beneficial to the Qin state. Yan imported a large amount of arms. Logistics supplies and raw materials for export. Fine wood, medicinal herbs, furs, ginseng, Korean natives, and gold.

Shang Wen looked at a report from the magistrate of the concession. His report was very detailed. Even the price of local food and the salary of Yanguo's employees have been mentioned. But this gave Shang Wen a bit of a headache. Because judging by these sources. If Yanguo continues to import on such a large scale, it will soon attract a large number of investors to set up factories in the concession. This is another typical case of capital export. Shangwen does not want to see capital appear prematurely on the soil of other countries. Now is not the time.

The rest of the material is very boring. Most of it is related to the war, how many troops the Qin army sent, where it hit, how many enemies were destroyed, how many prisoners of war were captured, what was the situation of the Xiongnu, etc. This information does not inspire Shangwen in the slightest.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin." Shang Wen was looking at the materials. Wei Yi and Wang Jian hurriedly came in with a battle report.

"Sir, take a look at this first." As he spoke, he handed it to Shang Wen.

"What is this?" Shang Wen took the battle report and saw it. There is also strange text in the above paragraph.

"The Xiongnu envoys are coming to sue for peace." Wei Yu said.

"Summation?" Shang Wen looked at Wei Yu and asked.

Wei Yi and Wang Jian nodded together.

"The Huns have already sent three groups of envoys. The first batch was killed quite a few by our mine border guards. The second group was confronted by the armed men of the trade, and more than half of them were killed, and the rest were taken as slaves. But now these people have been sent to the south to build roads. I'm afraid there aren't many of them anymore. Wei Yu said. The so-called southern road construction is on the road from Qinling to Bashu, the Qin army engineers used explosives to blow up the road, and these slaves had to clear all the big stones on the road, so that the Qin army would build three highways to Bashu and completely solve the problem of Bashu traffic. This is a huge project that is expected to take three years. However, the king of Qin demanded that it be completed as soon as possible, and for this reason, a large number of northern slaves began to move south. Enter the Qinling Mountains to build a highway. Due to the great difficulty of the project. So the number of casualties among slaves was high. Many of the bones were poured with diesel fuel and burned before they had time to be buried. Bleeding can be seen in the report.

"This group is the right king of the Xiongnu, who brought more than 2,000 people out. It was not easy to enter the defense of the Qin State. After a painstaking conversation. It was only in exchange for tying up more than 2,000 people on the spot that such a situation was obtained. Wei Yu explained. In fact, the actual situation is worse than this. The local garrison of the Qin army was only 500 people, while the Huns had more than 2,000 people. In the consideration of not being dominant in numbers. The local military commander took the initiative to attack. After killing more than 700 people on the other side. The Xiongnu kept suing for peace, and only then did they reluctantly gain the trust of the Qin army. But Qin Jun's requirement was that all people had to be tied up with wire before they could be believed. In desperation, in order to seek peace, the right virtuous king agreed. So more than 1,200 people were bound up to get the message out. Except for Youxian Wang and others, the others were secretly sold to slave traders by the local lords. And they didn't even remove this point from the report figures they forwarded. This is a huge mistake.

"Right Virtuous King." Shang Wen looked at the report and said.

"Summation. What are you going to do now? All they had left was one breath. Next year, we can join forces with Zhao Jun to drive them into the Arctic Ocean. Shang Wen said disdainfully.

"The Arctic Ocean?" Wei Yi and Wang Jian asked together.

"It's a cold place in the northern polar regions. As long as the climate remains as it is at present. It's a sea of ice all year round. The ice is several feet thick. To the south is Siberia. Summer is short. Swampy quagmire everywhere. The environment is harsh. In winter, the temperature is usually minus 40 degrees Celsius. Shang Wen said.

At this time, the thermometer appeared. This also allowed the Qin State to grasp the secret of temperature. Shang Wen said that this made the two of them feel the cold of Shang Wen's north. More than minus 40 degrees. The temperature is now around minus 10 degrees, and they are all feeling cold. More than minus 40 degrees. unimaginable.

"Wait." Shang Wen suddenly realized something. It's hard to survive in such cold weather. The Huns were bound to fight to the death. Such a situation was not good for the Qin state. Because the next battle will be brutal. The number of casualties will increase considerably. The value of the Qin people was much higher than that of those Huns. This is very uneconomical. War to be fought, but hopefully with minimal cost. This is often the outcome that the civilian class wants most.

The two looked at Shangwen together.

Shang Wen thought of triangular trade. Replace cold bullets with commodities. Maybe it will work better. Support one side of the Xiongnu with commodities and let that side swell its ambitions. Then control the Huns to attack other tribes, the Huns. Of course, the ultimate goal of the Qin State was very clear, which was to greatly weaken the strength of the other party. This power is horses, cattle and sheep, and population.

To achieve this. Shang Wen's idea was to exchange commodities for people, cattle, sheep, and horses. This kind of trading can not be a loss, and it can also greatly expand a potential market. Think about it. The Qin State could exchange a large amount of canned food and other food for the other party's cattle, sheep, horses, and population. Especially for the population, internal strife is bound to be bloody and cruel. In order to weaken the opponent. The captives who were captured, they were very willing to exchange goods for the Qin State. This has been proven by history. It is feasible for the Huns to fight the Huns.