Tian Heng's idea is very crazy, but this can't change the current predicament of the Qi navy lacking ships, they need too many ships. A navy without warships is useless.

State of Chu, Wuyue Shipyard. A naval convoy is quietly assembling and a large number of Marines are preparing to board the ship. The soldiers looked relaxed, and more than a hundred ships of various types would transport three regiments of marines out of the port of Wu Viet, and more than twenty-five warships would provide fire support and escort.

"This time we are going to Mengla, or the Western continent to make a fortune, don't worry, and we will establish a governor's palace, and the Koreans will get rich over there." A sergeant of the Marine Corps of the Chu State said lightly. He held a cup of tea provided by the army in his hand. There's unprocessed brown sugar added to it, but it's good enough. They are quite satisfied.

"Sergeant, are we really going to the Western Ocean? It's a very long way away, it's said that there are more than 10,000 miles, and we're not a little too much. A private said worriedly. The Marines are all elite troops, and he joined because he was relatively large. However, he did not participate in the battle. Many soldiers have not participated in combat, veterans with combat experience or retirement. They went to the colonies to find work on the farms, or became mercenaries, in short, the army paid them very little, and many of them came here to gain experience. For them, the value of the army is just that.

"What is too much. Tell you, that's the way it is, nothing, those Mengla, the natives of the Western continent, have very poor combat effectiveness, even the flintlock pistol is enough. We are armed with single-shot rifles, which are very reliable. And with a fire cap, you can punch through them at a distance of seventy paces, you're too worried. We also have artillery. This is definitely an opportunity to make a fortune. The sergeant said.

The various companies were assembled, and they discussed their destinations, but the recruits were worried, and the veterans were hopeful, for there was gold everywhere, and their officers had painted a good picture of them, and there were many opportunities to make a fortune, and it was up to them to seize them.

"The Second Fleet has departed. I don't know if we'll be able to catch up with them. Xiang Liang looked at the merchant ships that were still loading various supplies and said. They have to be ready to go. Because of the stimulus of the governor's order, the Second Fleet, that is, the Yangtze River warships of the Chu State, quickly gathered a force of more than 1,200 ships, about four infantry regiments, and an artillery regiment will set off for the Western Ocean.

"Well, they're fast, but I don't think it's that simple to expand further." Xiang Zhuang on the side said. This time he will personally go on an expedition to solve the problems on the Western continent.

"Okay. I hope that this kind of thing can be properly resolved. Xiang Liang looked at the merchant ship that was loading all kinds of supplies. They had to hire merchant ships to get involved, and the merchants would provide a lot of conveniences, and in order to get these cold involved, they had to give taxes, as well as conveniences for goods, and only then would the merchants follow them, otherwise, there would be a great confusion of all military supplies. At the same time, there are also merchant ships that are getting involved, and they are trying to find ways to mobilize all kinds of supplies to their ships.

"How many ships do we have at the moment?" Lu Pheasant asked her assistant.

"There are only seven ships, however, they all lack goods, such as muskets, all kinds of materials, even if we keep up with the first fleet of the Chu Navy, we can't do so much, these goods need to be transported from Qingcheng, and if they are purchased in Chu, it will take a lot of money." The assistant said.

"So, what kind of goods are those merchants carrying?" Lu Pheasant asked.

"Silk, tung oil, and all kinds of daily necessities we have here, I heard that they even loaded pottery bowls." The assistant said.

"Well, we also load these goods, we can't go to Bangladesh empty, these things are money, we can sell them, we really can't do it empty, but we have to carry a lot of money, and then buy more arms and ammunition on Jangxiong Island, or the port of the Koreans who are anchored." Lu Pheasant commanded.

"Yes, manager." The assistant recorded that he had many, many things to do. This time, there were many Chu businessmen who followed behind the First Fleet of the Chu Navy, they provided logistics and material transportation for the navy, and at the same time, they could also get more business opportunities and get more preferential treatment in the navy, which was the best way for the Admiralty to solve the logistics supply. At the same time, the merchants of Chu were also willing to do this, in order not to miss such an opportunity, Lu Pheasant also decided to join, she mortgaged seven merchant ships in her hands, and then took out a loan from the Qin State Bank, and then decided to follow the first fleet of the Chu Navy, she was very optimistic about the Xiang family's naval fleet, because they had the support of the King of Chu, who was the symbol of the Chu government.

Seth Country.

"Have you decided?" Zhang Bi asked Guo Xiang.

"Oh. I figured it out. I think it's better for me to stay here, there's a lot going on here, and also, we need a lot of supplies to replenish our side, and most importantly, we still need to wait for news. So, I'm not going to Baghdad anymore. Perhaps, the situation of the Sabbatarians is not so bad. Guo Xiang said.

"Well, I've decided to go to Baghdad and see what the hell is going on, maybe rest in peace and need more help." Zhang Bi said. After Zhang Bi got the news of Hazabi, he decided to go and see, anyway, there was nothing to do here, he felt that it was better to go out and see, so that the South Korean side could know more things, so Zhang Bi decided to go to Baghdad to see the situation, maybe he could provide some advice.

"Alright. Koreans, it's time for us to go. We need to see what those Sethians will do. Hazabi said impatiently not far away.

"Okay, here we go." As he spoke, Zhang Bi waved his hand, and then left with Hazabi.

"It seems that the Qin State side already knows about our affairs. They will send some military advisers here. Hazabi said.

"Oh." Zhang Bi was a little surprised. However, he felt that this matter was still very cordial, because he could see the people of the Central Plains. Although they were Qin people, they were a kind of ethnic group after all, and their foreign expansion had accelerated their sense of national honor.

"The Qin people want to know more about the situation here, but I think the Seth people seem to be actively learning about the weapons in our hands, we have more than 300 captives captured by them this time, although they don't know the composition of gunpowder, but the Seth people will definitely analyze the substances, or they will capture some tongues to probe our secrets. I'm very worried about that. Hazabi said.

"If that's the case, we're going to lose our advantage and it's definitely not the result we want." Hazabi said worriedly to Zhang Bi. Zhang Bi just listened, he didn't know what was happening at the front. And how the Seth fought, he also did not know. This will not be known until you arrive in Baghdad.

"That's right. Koreans, my friend. Forgot to tell one thing. Hazabi felt as if his mood had seriously affected the South Korean friend next to him.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Bi asked with a smile. He still has a lot of things that he needs Hazabi's help with.

"I think it won't be long before we get a telegram, like that. You might be more convenient? Hazabi said.

"Telegraph, my God, the people of the Qin State helped you fix the telegraph?" Zhang Bi asked in surprise.

"Yes, the people of Qin seem to be very concerned about our affairs, but we also spend a lot of money, but I think that as long as the information can be smooth, I think the problem will not solve too many things." Hazabi said.

Zhang Bi nodded. He was very excited because it gave them an opportunity to connect with the country. But Hazabi thinks a lot of things.

Dawan borders, Dawan's finance minister, and the rest of the country. Haas, who resembles the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Sabbatarian State, had an intimate conversation.

"We, the Sabbath Country, now need a lot of money, on the one hand our army needs money. On the other hand, we need to build railways. Of course. These still need your help to solve this problem through the people of the Qin State. Haas said affectionately to the Minister of Finance.

"Well, that's a bit harder. We also did this through the loan provided by the Qin State. Now there are a lot of things that we need to solve. Dawan Finance Minister said.

"The Qin people have provided a lot of help, which has been very effective for us. Our railroad is under construction, of course. We can buy your slaves. The Minister of Finance said. As for the loan to the Qin people, this required a mortgage, and the Minister of Finance did not know if such a thing would succeed, and what would happen if the people of Anxi could not get the loan. He himself did not know. Therefore, he felt that it was best to push this matter for the time being, and if he couldn't push it over, he would take a look.

"We also know Dawan in great detail, we know that Dawan is preparing its own self-defense army, but what I want to know is, how did you prepare so much money and rely on your minerals?" Haas asked. As for the source of funds for Dawan to build its own railway, Dawan people have received reliable information. This news comes from their surveillance of the Dawan Kingdom, or rather, they themselves control quite a number of secret agents.

"Nope. Funds from Qinguo Bank. The Minister of Finance said.

"However, we have collateral, we have pledged a lot of bonds, state bonds, and those bonds are pledged against our land, minerals, and we have to return them within the deadline, but we." said the Minister of Finance.

"I don't care about that." Haas shook his head.

"I think you also know that we are in a lot of trouble in the Sabbatical Country. In Baghdad, we were routed by a counterattack by the Sethians. We need to stabilize our defenses, protect our vested interests, and in that case, we need more supplies, of course. It is very troublesome to transport materials, and we need trains, which are what the Qin people say, railways that can transport a large number of materials, and I think that in this way, we can solve the logistical problems. At the same time, it can also carry out larger military operations. Haas said.

"However, it depends on the attitude of the people of the Qin State, in this regard, Dawan can only provide such help, and the specific behavior still needs to be discussed between you and the people of the Qin State, but we can help you launch a telegram." The Minister of Finance said politely.

"Very good, this is the purpose of this trip, we need you Dawan people to be the middleman, how to do it, is our business." Haas said. The Minister of Finance nodded, and as for the matter of the Sabbatarians, he thought it best to meet their demands as much as possible. Because the Sabbatarians are greedy, if they can't meet their demands, they will inevitably look for a breakthrough in another direction, such as Dawan. This is something that the Minister of Finance absolutely does not want.

Qin State, Western Regions, Wenyang Bank, Western Regions Branch, Fan Dou's office.

"Introduced by the Dawan people." Fan Dou looked at the telegram in his hand walking back and forth.

"Yes, manager, it's the Sabbaths involved, and I'm worried about the credit status of the Sabbators, who they use to fight, depending on what the goods they pledge?" An assistant said worriedly.

"If there's no value, we're losing a lot." The assistant said worriedly.

"You're right." Fan Dou said.

"However, we now have a lot of gold coins in our hands, and we have the right to issue metal currency in the Western Regions of the Qin State, not only our bank, but also other banks have such things." Fan Dou said.

"Do you know what that means?" Fan Dou said in a didactic tone.

"We have a large number of gold coins in our hands, these gold coins can buy all the resources, not only us, but also other banks, the Qin government has released the right to issue gold coins in this area, which means that the number of gold coins is very large, before, the major banks have a large number of metal currencies in their hands, and now only by putting these metal currencies out, can we make money, understand?" Fan Dou said.

"Yueshi, a Dawan, may not be able to meet our needs, although they build a large number of railways, but this cannot meet our needs to put all the gold coins out, we must also join a country, perhaps, rest is the most important direction, only by adding rest to it, all our things can be done well, in this way, all our things can become extremely advantageous." Fan Dou said. The assistant nodded blankly. What he knows is that the government's liberalization of the right to issue metal money means that a large amount of money is in the hands of banks, and banks can only lend a lot if they want to make money.

"Alright. Tell the head office about the situation, we need to get in touch with the Sabbatarians, but what resources do we need? We still need to think about this. Fan Dou said.

Qin State, Xianyang.

"This is a telegram just sent by Wenyang Bank." Meng Yi looked at Shang Wen seriously.

"What?" Shang Wen looked at the telegram and asked Meng Yi.

"The Sabbatarians want to borrow money from our bank, and I think this matter may not be trivial. After all, the condition of the Sabbaths is not very good. I'm worried that if they lose their credit. The impact on our bank is significant. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Hmm. That's what I think, but we need to do it, and the banks have their own money to lend out to solve this problem. And, I think, recently we've known about it too. The Sabbatarians have suffered a failure, and they desperately need capital to solve all their problems. Shang Wen said.

"I think the bank will take care of this on their own." Shang Wen thought for a moment and said to Meng Yi.

"Aren't you worried?" Meng Yi asked Shang Wen.

"Worry, but worry is useless, we have given all the right to issue metal money to the banks, although there is a risk, but, I think, the risk will be taken into account themselves." Shang Wen said.

"That is, we are passing the risk on to the bank. And we're just reaping the results. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Yes, so to speak, so, we don't have to worry about such a thing now, but what we need to consider is that we have formed a kind of military repression, and it is better to force the Sabbatarians not to take such actions, because such actions are very bad for us." Shang Wen said.

"Hmm. This can only be done by military force. Meng Yi said.

"But judging from the current situation, our army and the sky army are unable to form such an effective suppression, I don't know what you will do?" Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"I know that we don't have a lot of money in our finances, but we can build small armies to serve our purposes. We just need to achieve that. I think we can expand our Army Air Force, and in addition to our Space Army's bombing capabilities, as long as this ability exists and occupies the initiative, I think the Sabbatarian side will have to think about such consequences. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"Okay. I think you're right, but that will inevitably increase military spending. I don't really know where we're going to get the money from. Meng Yi shook his head and said.

Shang Wen nodded. Indeed, the state of Qin must need to suppress the people of peace in order to solve such a matter. This will inevitably require the Qin State to maintain a strong combat force existence, Shang Wen must consider such a result, the Qin State should increase the existence of the Qin State military force in the Western Regions, but the Qin State cannot increase the military expenditure too much, because this will seriously affect the Qin State's tax reduction policy, as well as economic development, Shang Wen must reconsider this issue.