"Judging from the distribution of resources we have seen so far, I think that the Western Regions currently has the largest blank area, especially this area. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info space demand is the greatest. As she spoke, Ying Yu took a pencil and marked a large piece of the location of the Western Regions on the map.

"Northern Iron and Steel, which mainly produces military steel, I have heard that most of their steel has large rare earths. Therefore, they produced steel, which was mainly used in the manufacture of guns, as well as various weapons, and some steel for the engines of some machinery, which was also made by them, as long as a small part of the production was used for the construction of railways. Yingyu said, looking at the map.

"Yes, Chairman." Xiao He nodded and said. In order to complete the largest investment project in steel and railway, Wenyang Bank had to study the current status of steel in Qin.

"The other is the Qinguo Guanzhong, the steel here is mainly to meet the Guanzhong, as long as a small part radiates to the Hexi Corridor, as well as Luoyang, Xinzheng direction. Then there is the direction of Taiyuan, and Shangdang County, these two areas, most of the steel they produce is used to build railways, and a small part has some mechanical processing to meet the needs of military and civilian production. Generally. These productions are still not enough. Yingyu shook her head at this time and said.

"Chairman, it's not just these problems, bigger problems are behind, steel production in these areas, and a considerable part of it is in the hands of government departments. For example, Northern Iron and Steel is not a commercial organization, but a departmental factory under the jurisdiction of the government. Most of the factories that do the processing are very small, and they are small and medium-sized factories that are attached to the surrounding processing and production. Xiao He reminded at this time.

"Hmm. Yes, I heard that they have to pay a lot of profits every year, this is a kind of government-run factory, they produce steel, only after completing the government's tasks, they can have their own plans to arrange some civilian production to meet our needs, although they are also willing to start producing some civilian steel, such as rails, ordinary steel, high-carbon steel, low-alloy high-strength steel and other steel, but their factory tasks limit their production capacity. If we can annex them, it will be fine. Yingyu looked at the map at this time and said.

"Well, we Wenyang Iron and Steel are also actively producing, but unfortunately, a lot of resources are given priority to these government factories, such as railway transportation, iron ore supply, etc., which are given priority to these steel factories, and we can only occupy a small part. Although we also want to actively expand, there is no way to do it, and most importantly, the government factories still have a large number of technology patents in their hands, and these technology patents are limited enough to prevent us from producing more steel. That's the biggest difficulty we're facing right now. Xiao He said.

"These technology patents have been completely monopolized by the government, and the government only provides a small number of low-end technology patents, and those high-tech patents are not used by us at all, even if we pay more technology patent fees, it is impossible." Xiao He continued.

"Hmm." Yingyu nodded.

"The future demand for steel is certain, not only in Guanzhong, but also in six countries, when the current situation is viewed, even if we invest, we will not be able to expand the project in a short period of time. We also have to bypass the checkpoints set by the government. Yingyu said with some annoyance.

"Yes, chairman, my personal suggestion is that the best thing we can do is to be able to get a stake in these steels through investment, control them now, and then reorganize and expand them, after all, if we do this, we can achieve the purpose of our expansion in a short period of time, meet the needs of various places, and at the same time be able to make profits in a short period of time. It's a huge benefit for all of us, and it's not just that. These are some of our most important steel producing regions. They are the pillars. Xiao He persuaded him.

"Hmm. It seems that I have a trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Yingyu nodded and said.

"However, you should take a look at this, chairman, this is a very unexpected result." Xiao He then took out a report and handed it to Yingyu, who took it and looked at it quickly.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that there would be such a thing, they would really do this." Yingyu laughed and said.

"Yes, Chairman, if we do this, we will save a lot of money, and most importantly, more people will participate. And if we let those merchants, as well as the nobles of Qi and Chu, set up their own banks, we will be able to mobilize more sufficient funds to do this. They participate in loans and investments, and we can also mortgage or sell our shares to each other in a timely manner, which is an invisible mobilization of a large amount of funds for us. We should actively encourage the existence of such banks. Xiao He said.

"Hmm. This is indeed what should be done, and the most important thing about investment is what it drives, and what we need now is to have such an effect. Yingyu said.

"Okay, I think this matter will be handled by Director Xiao, and I will deal with the steel matter, which is the investment in the largest project we are targeting." Yingyu said to Xiao He. Then Yingyu hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion to deal with this matter.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shang Wen was discussing the affairs of the Western Regions with his ministers.

"I think that the prime minister is very right, what is there in Dawan, the traditional grazing industry can no longer meet our needs, our Qin country also has its own pasture, where there are many cattle and sheep, if we expand the grazing industry again, we will have more pastures, such production is extremely unfair to our Qin ranchers, because in that case, the price of cattle and sheep will seriously damage the interests of these ranchers, so the idea of transforming into pastures, I think it should be vetoed." The Minister of Agriculture agreed with Shang Wen.

Shang Wen's view was that the development of various minerals such as coal, iron, copper, gold, and chromium in the territory of the Great Wan State, and at the same time, the Qin State would grow a large amount of cotton in the area. It was used to meet the future demand for cotton in the Qin State.

"Prime Minister, I think this is a bit too hasty. How can we conclude that the territory of Dawan is rich in coal, iron ore, and a large number of various scarce resources. Moreover, the prime minister also knows that although cotton is an agricultural product, we only know about military use, which is used to produce powerful explosives. Others, we simply don't know what kind of use they are. Moreover, the use of a technology has an extremely complex process. I think it's too risky to do that. The Minister of Finance said worriedly. He was in charge of finance, and although it was not very practical for him to be able to offer proposals for such meetings, he was very reasonable from the general business principles.

"Hmm." Shang Wen just nodded.

"If we don't do this, how can we start the slave trade, it takes a lot of manpower to build a railway, and the Sabbath is a hegemon in the Western Regions, they directly threaten the trade in the Western Regions, and there have been reports. The Sabbath country harasses the commercial trade of the Dawan people, and the main object of our goods is the Dawan people, if the Dawan people do not accept our goods, the entire Western Regions trade will be very bad for us. Moreover, Qin also has a great demand for gemstones, especially some white gemstones, and we need them for industrial use, which is a hard demand. The Minister of Industry said.

Shang Wen only took notes in his own position, while Meng Yi also recorded different points of view without saying a word.

At present, in general, the cabinet is very inconsistent with the ideas put forward by Shang Wen, and those who agree with it mainly believe that with rich minerals can be opened up, which is conducive to the industrial development of Qin, and at the same time, Qin also has a great dependence on these minerals, which is an industrial opinion, and agriculture is also in favor, after all, Qin has enough farms, pastures, and food is no longer the most worrying problem for Qin. On the contrary, he also actively needs a substitute for silk, or other cash crops, after all, wheat and millet are already abundant. After hearing from Shang Wen about the benefits of cotton, the Ministry of Agriculture decided to promote this cash crop. After all, cash crops are lucrative.

At the same time, out of economic support for the Dawan people, they desperately hope that the Dawan people have their own economic industry to maintain trade with the Qin State, after all, the Dawan people do not have a lot of products, at the beginning, they used enough cattle and sheep in exchange for the weapons of the Qin State, as well as various commodities, if it were not for the people of the rest country to have gems, I am afraid that their trade would be difficult to maintain, in order to maintain this smooth trade relationship, the Qin State also needs the Dawan people to have their own economic industry, and this industry is best attached to the Qin State, At the same time, the economy is unitary.

Mining industry, as well as the cultivation of a single cash crop This is the best choice, at the beginning Shang Wen proposed this plan, Meng Yi was very agreeable, you know, Meng Yi is cautious, for everything, he has to consider carefully. When this time, Meng Yi also agreed with Shang Wen's plan very much after hearing about it, he thought that Shang Wen's plan had a certain risk, but it was enough to develop the Dawan Kingdom, which was very beneficial to the Dawan people.

"I think the key question is not whether this is good or not, but the certainty of those minerals and cotton. Maybe the prime minister's own plan is good, but in fact it is operational, such as minerals, maybe the prime minister knows where there are minerals, but in fact, it takes a long time to develop, who will solve the problem of funding? "The Minister of Finance gave his views on the problem of funding. Faced with such a problem, Shang Wen also felt a little tricky, after all, such a problem was very difficult to solve. If you don't get it right, the plan will fail completely.

But at this time, Shang Wen's assistant came in quietly, and the assistant saw that Shang Wen was recording something, and frowned, thinking about something while recording, the assistant knew that this might be the prime minister thinking about a good solution to the problem, everyone was putting forward their own opinions, as for these problems, the prime minister should pay attention to them in order to solve them well. In order not to disturb the prime minister, he had to quietly walk to Meng Yi's side and report to Meng Yi.

"Where's the princess?" Meng Yi asked.

"It's right outside." The assistant replied in a whisper.

"Alright. I know about it. I'll tell the prime minister. Meng Yi nodded. Then the other party can go out. The assistant nodded and left. Meng Yi looked at Shang Wen, Shang Wen was concentrating on thinking about the different views put forward by the ministers, Shang Wen also thought that his idea was good, but the problem was that it was too risky, after all, no one knew where the minerals were, Shang Wen only knew about this area, and at the same time, there was a lot of uncertainty about cotton, whether the textile industry would be able to handle these cottons. Shang Wen believes that there is still a big risk. Such a risk should also be worried. If this problem is not solved, it will cause big problems in the future.

However, Shang Wen calmed down and thought about it carefully. I also think that this is so, and from an investor's point of view, there is too much risk involved. From the perspective of cotton production cycle, the current cotton is only planted in a small area, and if it is planted on a large scale, seeds are not enough. If it is popularized, it will take a long time. It seems that the best approach at the moment is to concentrate on mineral extraction. This was Shang Wen's initial idea. After all, it's quite realistic to do so.

"Look at this." At this moment, Meng Yi handed Shang Wen a note. Shang Wen looked at Meng Yi suspiciously, and then opened the note and looked. It reads, "Here comes the princess." You'd better see it. Shang Wen looked at Meng Yi with some confusion.

"I'll leave it to me. Perhaps the princess has come to you for something important to discuss. At this time, Meng Yi whispered.

"Oh. Got it. I'll take care of it, and I'll leave it to you here. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi. Then he quietly stood up and walked out quickly.

Ying Yu sat quietly in Shang Wen's office chair and looked at some of Shang Wen's correction reports. Shang Wen walked in quickly.

"Oh. There you are. Yingyu put down the report in her hand and stood up and said.

"Oh. I'll pour you a glass of water. Shang Wen didn't like to drink tea because the taste of tea made him unacceptable. So he gradually had only cold water here. However, it is all cold boiled water, and his assistant thinks that the cold water is not hygienic enough, which is a great threat to the prime minister's health.

"Oh. No need. I don't drink. Yingyu said with a wave of her arms.

"Oh." Shang Wen didn't know what to say next.

"I've come to you for one thing." Yingyu spoke.

"Oh. Sit down and talk. Shang Wen waved his arm and motioned for Yingyu to sit down and talk.

"Okay." Yingyu is not polite, after all, she often comes here. Two people sit on the couch and sit facing each other.

"I'm here to settle the steel thing." Yingyu said straight to the point.

"Steel?" Shang Wen was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's about steel." Yingyu nodded and said.

"After analysis and evaluation, Wenyang Bank has concluded that the bank has the largest profit from investing in steel projects, because steel is needed in many places now, and steel is a very important resource in the future. With this resource in hand, there is no need to worry about running out of profits to make. Yingyu said to Shang Wen.

"Well, you Wenyang Bank have to say that you can see it very accurately." Shang Wen nodded in approval. Shang Wen is well aware of the importance of steel in the future.

"However, we have a problem. At present, there are four places where steel is produced in the Qin State, Beibei, Taiyuan, Shangdang, and Guanzhong. But in these four regions, the main steel is government-run, that is, directly under the government's jurisdiction. Not only that, but the government is simply reluctant to provide some important technologies to commercial organizations for processing. I need to let go of such a prohibition and let us in. Yingyu made her own request.

"Well, why do you say that?" Shangwen asked. In Shang Wen's view, commercial organizations can indeed enter the steel industry, which is something that the Qin government supports, after all, the more steel, the greater the strength.

"But the problem is with the government." Yingyu said.

"Can you explain?" Shang Wen asked at this time.

"Well, yes." Yingyu thought for a while and nodded. She thought that Shang Wen must not understand the situation here.

"You also know the importance of steel to the Qin State, steel first meets military needs, and then commercial use, such as a large number of steel bars, and the processing of various machinery, etc. At the beginning, the Qin government established the four major iron and steel producing areas for military needs, and only after the completion of military tasks, the rest of the steel will be transferred to civilian use. But such production simply cannot meet the growing civilian needs. Civilian needs are always ranked after military needs. Yingyu said.

"Oh. I remember. It does seem to be controlled by the government. Shang Wen nodded in acknowledgement.

"So, the problem is here, the government not only controls the four major steel producing areas, but also controls some technology patents, which brings great hidden dangers to our production, especially to expand production and upgrade production. We need to lift such a ban. Yingyu said directly to Shangwen.

"Hmm. You're right. Shang Wen nodded in agreement. Hearing Shang Wen say this, Yingyu's heart suddenly relaxed a lot.

"What are you going to do?" Shang Wen asked directly.

"The idea is to invest in these four steel producing regions, and preferably we will be responsible for the production. After all, if we want to pursue commercial use, we need to expand the scale of production. This is extremely beneficial to the production of steel in Qin, if we can get the support of technology patents, I think we can get greater profits, as for the interests of the government, I think, we can through reorganization, or other ways, so that the government's profits can be expanded, but if the government continues like this, it will definitely be extremely unfavorable to the government, and now Zhao Handan Iron Works is also actively introducing Qin's steel technology, although in a year or two, Zhao can not pose a great threat to Qin, But if it takes a long time, I think it will definitely be very disadvantageous if the Qin State still maintains the status quo with such technology. Yingyu continued.

"Not only that, but the demand for railways, as well as urban construction, especially reinforced concrete, which is far beyond our imagination, is what we need most in the future." Yingyu said.

"If Qin doesn't expand its production, then there will always be a shortage of these materials." Yingyu persuaded Shang Wen to arrive.

"I know all of this. I know exactly what you're saying. Shang Wen said.

"But what exactly do you plan to do?" Shang Wen said.

"What do you mean by reorganization?" Shang Wen asked at this time.

"I haven't figured this out yet." Yingyu said to Shang Wen.

"Well, my plan is this, the government will take a certain amount of shares in exchange for withdrawing from these steel productions, and then you will invest, enter, and the scale of the capital contribution must have a corresponding proportion to complete the control of these four major steel production. Then, you can scale it up on a large scale. Technology patents, except for a few core technologies, mainly for artillery, you can all get them. This ratio is based on your contributions. Shang Wen said to Yingyu.

"I think the government should withdraw from these projects, and leave the opportunity to you businessmen to prepare." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"This." Yingyu felt too surprised. She didn't expect Shang Wen to put forward a specific opinion.

"I know that there are some things that still need to go through your father, after all, if such a thing is not handled well, your father will directly remove me from my position." Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"But this thing has to be done, and the demand for steel is huge. It is estimated that the production of more than one billion stones in the future of the Qin State is still not enough. Shang Wen said to Yingyu.

"As far as the current steel production is concerned, it is less than a fraction of the current demand." Shang Wen said to Yingyu.

"However, I admire your vision to be able to see that steel is the key, and it is not easy." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"This. I still need you to solve this problem as soon as possible. Yingyu said with some unease. As long as this problem can be solved, her funds can go to these steel groups.

"Hmm. Soon. But before that, you should understand the future development goals of steel. Shang Wen said to Yingyu at this time.

"I have an important meeting here that involves the construction of the railway, and indirectly requires your participation. This could be a very big business opportunity. Shang Wen invited.

"Such an important meeting, okay, I'll take a look." Yingyu said to Shang Wen.

"Good. Let's go, you come with me. Shang Wen said and led Yingyu into the meeting. At this time, the meeting was still very intense. Meng Yi saw Shang Wen come in with Yingyu. A little surprised, but quickly calmed down and looked at Shang Wen.

"What's going on?" Meng Yi asked.

"Oh. I brought the solution to the problem, and when the bank heard about such a meeting, they would definitely be willing to participate. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.