Qinguo, Xianyang, commodity futures market.

"Oh my God, copper has gone up so much? What the hell is going on? One investor exclaimed that the price of copper had risen by seven percent in one day, which was absolutely frightening. Because the base of copper is very large. Up seven percent. This profit is very substantial.

"I'd love to know what the hell is going on with copper?" One investor said.

"I don't know, maybe it's the weather, or maybe it's the war. In short, the price of copper, in the long run, should fall, not rise, because this is very counterintuitive. Another investor said. Many investors have tried to explain the factors behind the sudden rise in copper prices, but many have not been able to explain it because they themselves do not know what is going on. But in fact, this is due to the rapid decline in the inventory of copper in the Qin State.

Copper is needed in many places, copper is a good conductor, in communications, especially in cable manufacturing, he has a great advantage, therefore, copper will first consume a large amount of copper in cable manufacturing, more and more copper money, bronze is decomposed out, they must first meet the needs of communication.

South Korea is actively developing the Western Ocean, and they need to be aware of everything that is happening in the Western Ocean, so a large number of submarine cables and cables are being manufactured. At the same time, the state of Chu is also actively expanding the number of their cables. As a result, the demand for copper has expanded rapidly.

Not only these countries, but also copper is used in many parts, for example, South Korea is developing the propellers used in their hulls, and the propellers are using a large amount of bronze, and in order to obtain bronze, some people even want to steal bronze products used in the court, which shows how scarce copper has become.

However, the largest demand for copper comes from power companies, and the demand for electricity is increasing, especially the electricity consumption in the Guanzhong area of the Qin State is increasing rapidly, and the increase in the number is extremely huge, a large number of generators and motors are manufactured, and among them, the demand for copper wire has reached an astonishing level.

On the one hand, the demand is increasing rapidly, and on the other hand, the mining intensity of copper and transportation is greatly affected. This directly led to the rise in copper prices in Qin.

"The Qin State needs a lot of copper, but there is a big problem with the supply of copper." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"I know this clearly, the only solution is to build a large number of railways, and to provide more labor to the north, the northern Huns can only become a good soldier to provide land, in this regard, I think, the military reform plan of the Qin War Department should be completely nullified, they are too anxious. This has harmed the interests of the Qin soldiers all of a sudden, and I think it should not be done in this way. Shang Wen said.

"But how to solve the problem of copper?" Meng Yi asked.

"I have to think of a way only from the Yueshi region. A large number of prisoners of war had to be replenished to the northern regions. Maybe other regions can do the same, it depends on how much is left after passing through the Western Regions. Shang Wen said helplessly.

"Okay. But I think the railroad in Dawan has to be built, but we need more railroad workers who can withstand the massive attrition. Meng Yi said.

"Hmm. It depends on the situation of the Yue people. Shang Wen said.

"If the Yueshi can provide a large number of prisoners of war, this problem will be easily solved. The problem is that we can't solve so many problems with just one month. Shang Wen said.

South Korea, Xinzheng, a cable manufacturer, their cables are cheap kerosene paper cables, this kind of cable is cheap, but it can be manufactured on a large scale.

"The price of copper has risen so much all of a sudden, and our cables will not be profitable." The director said worriedly.

"No, many carriage parts, as well as some parts production factories, are also worried about such a thing, but they have no way at all, because the supply of copper is in the hands of the Chu people, and the Qin people need to rely on the Dawan people, which is also a matter of no way." The purchasing supervisor said helplessly.

"But, director, I have a solution." The Director offered his opinion at this point.

"What's the idea?" The Director asked.

"It's very simple, use silver, according to what I learned from the people of the Qin State. The price of silver is relatively low, and this time the rise of copper has exceeded that of silver, so the price of silver is much lower. We can use silver on a large scale, and you know, the performance of silver is not lower than that of copper. The director said.

"Hmm. Then do as you want, however, we must meet our production needs, and now the south needs more and more cables. Especially Chu State, which is our big customer, we have to meet their needs first. Do you understand? The director said.

"Yes, I still understand that." The director said.

If it were to be produced at the current price of copper, the cable plant would probably lose a lot of money, but with silver, a precious metal that has been found to be of good use, it will be used in cable production, which may be the only effective use for it.

But this is also a helpless move, after all, the rise in copper prices has affected their production, as the cost of production increases. That's all they can do.

Yue's. Attack on the Western Sector Front.

"Boom. Rumble. "The artillery units of the Yueshi are frantically concentrating their firepower to fire, and the shells are directly hitting the Indian fortress, which has endured a large number of shells, but it is still in a stalemate here.

"With such heavy artillery fire, the damned Indians can still stalemate." Admiral Moran held a telescope and looked at the Indians in the distance who were under artillery fire.

"Looks like we're going to need more powerful weapons to solve all the problems here." Admiral Moran asked.

"We've gained a lot. Now is the time for us to leave. Mengla said.

"Yes, we have to get out of here. We've gained so much. Many soldiers are no longer willing to give up their lives here. It's time for us to go back. Retreat. Admiral Moran said.

This is the temptation of the Yueshi to the Indian fortress, the temptation before they retreat.