Bangladesh, the Republic of Korea inside the New Army defensive fortress. Inside Zhang Shi's office.

"The Menlas on the opposite side have retreated. Although they were supported by reinforcements of almost 20,000 men, they were unable to take down our fortified fortress and had to retreat. Zhang Dahui said helplessly to Zhang Shi.

"Hehe, they think, but their abilities are very limited, and there is no way to do it." Zhang Shi said.

"Sir, I've been in contact with the Mengla. They are willing to negotiate peace with us and restore peace as soon as possible, but they do not even have the courage to refuse our demands. Zhang said.

"Huh." Zhang Shi just smiled, Zhang Dahui was very contemptuous of the cowardly behavior of the Mengla people, because such a person would not play much role at all, on the contrary, it would become a burden, but it was also the Mengla people who were such a person, so there was a premise for cooperation, and a powerful enemy would not seek cooperation.

"They're not going to impose tariffs, they don't want tariffs at all. And they would give us a third of their taxes, which was the cost of our garrison, but the Menglans asked us to protect them against military action against them, and the Champa acted very quickly, and they seemed to be ready for a major war. Zhang said.

"Quickly. If they had been quick, the damned Mengolians on the opposite side would not have attacked. Zhang Shi said.

"It's impossible to start fighting now." Zhang Shi said unhappily. The Champ people still haven't kept up with the Koreans. They were in a wait-and-see mood at the beginning, because their military strength had lost a lot before, and if they went to war, they might not be ready, so they had a wait-and-see attitude, but this wait-and-see attitude made them miss the opportunity, and when they saw that the Koreans had defeated several times the enemy in defensive operations alone, and when the Koreans' strength was very large, what would happen, and finally the country would definitely go to war, but their combat preparations were not ready, and the war was over. They came late.

"We don't have to pay attention to the Champs. We can tell them not to do this, and that they can restrain their military behavior. We still need to spend a lot of money on the safety of the people of Bangladesh. "Zhang Shi does not give up any kind of extortion.

"Yes, sir. They have already promised. They opened ten trade ports in one go, and the taxes in the trade area are ours, and we can build our own land, and they will provide us with sufficient labor. Plus they will give us ample fees to stay there. Zhang said.

"But there's one thing that strikes me as strange. In the treaty, they want us to export a large number of arms and weapons to them. The prices they offer are very high, and the number of guns is very large, and based on my tentative dealings with them, they may buy more than a million rifles, about the size of more than three hundred guns. These weapons were enough to equip the Benglas several times the number of troops. Zhang Dahui said worriedly.

"How much?" Zhang Shi was also a little surprised, he didn't expect that the Mengla people would need so many weapons.

"More than a million rifles, more than three hundred artillery pieces. This is a staggering figure, and South Korea's arsenals may not be able to meet their needs even if they produce for a year. Zhang said.

"What do they want so many weapons for? Do you want to take revenge on us? They don't think it's too much. Zhang Shi asked vigilantly.

"So, I'm worried about that, but they don't want to tell us, they just say yes, they need so many weapons, and they're going to give us a very fair price." Zhang said.

"No, we will provide them with more than 10,000 rifles and 25 artillery pieces at most. We won't give them too much. Of course. Merchants are willing to give to them. But the price will be very high. Zhang Shi said.

"But, sir, I think it's a demand, or rather, a potential market, and if we can capture it, he's going to make a fortune, and if we don't do it, he's still there. Sooner or later, the problem will be solved, so I think it is better for us to solve this matter. After all, the stimulus of this demand can be amazing. Zhang said. Zhang Dahui thinks that this is an opportunity to make a fortune, as for why the Mengla people need so many muskets and artillery, what is the reason, it may be to retaliate against the Koreans, or it may be that they are on the defense of their own safety, but for what purpose, the Koreans should sell to each other, after all, this kind of weapon is not too powerful for them.

"No, I can't. We don't know what the other side's purpose is, if they are armed with such flintlock pistols and artillery on a large scale, there are too many of them. If there are too many of them, it will pose a great threat, and I think, you know what this means, the advantage that we have built up so hard will be negated by this huge number of rifle advantages, and we can't do that until such a threat is eliminated, it's too risky to do that. Zhang Shi said.

"When we told Xinzheng about such a situation, we didn't quite agree. If necessary, we need to find out why these damned Benglas need so many muskets and artillery. They had to state that otherwise, not a single rifle would be sold to them. Zhang Shi said solemnly.

Zhang Shi thought that this was a threat, because the other side needed a large number of muskets and artillery for unknown reasons. What they want to do, that's a huge threat sign.

Qin State, Xianyang. Prime Minister's Office.

"The idea of the Goguryeo people was rejected." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"What's the matter?" Shang Wen looked up and asked. He was busy writing something.

"The Goguryeo opened a second battlefield, and they needed a lot of ships. The ships that the Yan people sold them were too broken. Meng Yi said.

"They need good new ships, but they can't do that because their finances are so bad. As a result, the Koreans refused their request, and that's the way it is, but through this incident, we also learned about it. The condition of the Goguryeo people has already worried Koreans. They have to solve their problems properly, otherwise things will be difficult to do. Meng Yi said.

"Hmm. It's a tough thing to deal with. Shang Wen said embarrassedly.

"You know, Goguryeo doesn't have very good financial inputs, they only have mining, and some foreign exchange, which requires a lot of labor. The situation is very bad. I heard that the people of Zhao are digesting those Goguryeo people. I don't think the financial situation of the Goguryeo government will be any better. Shang Wen said.

"That's it, the Goguryeo people still have a lot of war reparations, and if this problem is not properly resolved, the situation will be very bad. This involves the interests of our banks and countries in the Qin State. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Hmm. When it comes to banks, it's even easier. Shang Wen said with a smile.

"Why?" Meng Yi asked Shang Wen in surprise.

"Because the banks themselves don't do business that loses money, I think they will definitely notice this and take some measures, and of course our Qin government will also provide the necessary support, and they need to do that." Shang Wen said.

"Hmm. Let's hope so. Meng Yi nodded and said.

"However, the Goguryeo people must find a way to solve some problems, if they can't solve these problems, their situation will be very bad, and the Qin government can do very limited, I hope they can understand this, after all, the influence of the Qin government is also very limited." Shang Wen said.

Meng Yi nodded. The Goguryeo government blindly started war, viewing war as a national management strategy, which was very dangerous, because war itself was a gamble, and if it was lost, it would cause great losses, and this kind of loss was unbearable for them.

Goguryeo.

"The Koreans refused our request, they thought that our financial situation was not very good, they did not accept the deposit, only the full amount, otherwise they would not have given us ships at all." Hawke said to Li Wending.

When Li Wending heard this, he didn't say much, if they took the form of a deposit, they could get a certain number of ships, but if they bought them in full, they could only buy three ships, and the difference was too great. Goguryeo needed ships too much. But they can't afford that much money.

"There's no way, our finances are so bad. Koreans are well aware of this. They are not willing to take such a risk, such a risk is for them. Too big. It's hard to accept. Hawke said.

"Do you have any solutions to our problems?" Li Wending turned to Hawke for help at this time, he was an advisor to the Qin State and knew how to properly solve some things.

"My approach is to seek the help of the South Korean government, or to engage in military cooperation with the South Korean government, which would greatly stimulate the South Korean government to get involved. On the one hand, we give them certain benefits, and on the other hand, we cooperate with them militarily. Or charter a boat, which is a business practice. Hawke said.

"Business practices?" Li Wending asked.

"Yes, if we charter a ship, the South Koreans can send ships to our military bases, transport supplies, transport soldiers, and we can bear the losses if they occur, this is the cooperation of the government, they get the money, we pay a small amount of money, and we pay for the freight, in this way, it is more direct than buying a ship." Hawke thought of another solution.

"Moreover, it can also bring the Koreans in, so that the Qi people may be worried about some things." Li Wending said.

"Yes." Hawke nodded.

"Yes, that's it." Li Wending nodded and said.

Sinjeong, South Korea.

"In cooperation with the Goguryeo government, the Goguryeo people can really come up with it." Han Shu said impatiently.

"What do you think about this?" Han Shu asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is just a general thing, or rather, it is just an ordinary business cooperation, and there is nothing important to alarm the government forces to participate in it." Zhang Liang said very easily, in Zhang Liang's view, this is just business cooperation, and there is nothing.

"Well, that's right, I think it's also business cooperation, but it involves the interests of the people of Qi State. You know, the Qi people are also involved in the situation on the peninsula, and if we Koreans are involved, isn't it a little too sudden. Or it is to arouse the vigilance of the people of Qi, originally, in the matter of Jiaozhou, Qi has already made a bad deal with our South Korea. If this continues, I am worried, I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable to us, this matter, should we be cautious, after all, this is how things are handled. Han Shu said.

"Hmm. The minister thinks that there is no need, king, we can explain it completely. Business cooperation is business cooperation, South Korea's attitude is just to make money, and it has not caused any political impact, isn't this what the Qi government does? Zhang Liang asked rhetorically.

"Hmm." Han Shu felt that it made sense.

"South Korea is only carrying out commercial cooperation, not military cooperation, and as for military cooperation, or other aspects, the South Korean government can completely ignore such things." Zhang Liang said.

"Hmm. Why do we in South Korea have to look at the attitude of the Chinese people, just like that, let them do it boldly, as long as they can make money, the South Korean government may not necessarily stop it. Han Shu decided.

Qi State, Tianheng Mansion.

"This is what I found on the border between Qi and Jiaozhou. The people there found that the Qin people said that oil, this kind of thing, after some distillation, you can get some kerosene, and the current countries are starting very fast, especially some factories, which need a lot of fuel. The price of candles is too expensive, and vegetable oil does not work very well, but with kerosene, the situation changes a lot. Lou Jing introduced to Tian Heng.

"And kerosene comes from oil. It can be said that the oil found in Jiaozhou can also be found on our side, and many people have already done so. They just sell simple oil to the Qin people, or some Koreans who resell it. And the real profit does not belong to our Qi country. Lou Jing said.

"If you say so, it's not too unworthy for us to lose Jiaozhou." Tian Heng thought of something else. This made Lou Jing feel that such a topic was too sensitive.

"Oh. This thing is in the past. Do not say. Or is the strength of our Qi country not enough. Otherwise, there would be no such thing. Tian Heng waved his hand and said. For Tian Heng, Jiaozhou is a pain, because of the limited military strength of the Qi army, they could not solve the problem of the Chu army occupying the land, which led to the emergence of the Jiaozhou problem, but the Koreans solved such a problem, and now if the Qi country wants to recover, they can only wait for the opportunity, because their national strength is too limited.

"At present, I think this is an opportunity, and such an opportunity is also very important for the development of our Qi country, you know, the gasoline that the people of Qin need is also obtained from this oil. We can purchase such resources in a unified way and sell them to the people of Qin, and as time goes by, I think that things like oil are not only needed by Qin, but also by South Korea and Zhao. In this way, our Qi State occupies a resource that can be compared with the coal resources of Zhao State. Lou Jing said.

"Hmm. That's right. Why don't we develop these resources, with which we can solve a lot of problems. These resources are also an important source of revenue. Tian Heng said.

"I think that you are the best at economic affairs, and it is more appropriate for you to do this matter, many things, it is difficult for people in Qi to do this." Tian Heng thought about it and entrusted Lou Jing to do this. Lou Jing couldn't refuse, so he had to accept such a thing.

For the strategic resource of oil, because the internal combustion engine has not been popularized on a large scale, his strategic position is far less important than coal, and Qin also has oil, but the demand determines that his strategic location is not very large. On the contrary, coal and iron ore have become important strategic resources, especially coal resources, and Zhao Guo, which occupies a large number of coal resources, relies on coal resources to develop heavy industry, and this demand is very obvious. Therefore, Zhao was able to develop, while in comparison, the coal resources discovered in various countries are not very many, and the relevant exploration is not very smooth, and Zhao has developed because of such advantages.

Qin's coal resources are not as good as Zhao's, Qin's only some high-quality open-pit coal mines in the north, but compared with the high-quality coal in the north of Zhao, especially in Daidi and Yunzhong, the difference is very big. This directly led to the unshakable industrial status of Zhao, and Qin also imported Zhao's coal to lay such a foundation.

The demand for oil resources, in contrast, is not too obvious in Qin, and the demand for oil in various countries only stays on kerosene, because they find that the price of kerosene is low, and the lighting effect is better, and it can be promoted on a large scale, and the role of kerosene is not very large.

For countries, kerosene means much more than gasoline. This is the reason why Qi wants to develop kerosene, because when there is no large-scale promotion of electricity, kerosene is the cheapest lighting material resources, and he has a great demand, and this demand is directly for Qi Guo, it is a large amount of financial revenue, you know, the Zhao government is also actively promoting its own coal resources. The resources they tap out can help them bring in a lot of financial revenue. Obviously, Qi also has to take a resource road route.

Oil is one of the financial revenues of the Qi State, but the people of the Qin State do not think so, they are actively developing their own oil industry, and they have set their sights on the Western Regions, as well as the regions outside the Western Regions of the Qin State, where the resources must exceed the resources of the Qin State itself.