The situation Fan Zeng said was what happened to the nobles of the Chu State when they expanded their plantations.

For example, in the Mekong Delta, three Chu nobles established a large number of rice plantations there, and the rice produced could reach three crops a year, which greatly solved the food problem.

However, the expansion of the plantation was not without its challenges, and it can be said that over time, some hidden problems were also exposed, such as the harassment of local indigenous people. With the migration of these foreign Chu people, the locals coveted their food, or the contradictions between different races. The aristocracy's private armed forces took some radical measures, which further exacerbated the contradictions between the natives and the plantations. This contradiction kept feeding back to Fan Zeng, which made Fan Zeng feel very annoyed.

Because the local natives are tribes, they hide in the dense jungle, they are familiar with the local geography and climate, and the Chu people feel that there is to establish a plantation, they did not start a large-scale war with the local aborigines at the beginning, and the other party is only harassment, and there is no large-scale frontal conflict.

"It would be nice if it was a head-on conflict." Fan Zeng put down the telegram in his hand and said. If it is a frontal conflict, it is very beneficial to the Chu State, in this way, they can solve the problem at one time, the flintlock pistol armed by the Chu National Militia can play a great role in the frontal battle, but if they do not listen to the harassment battle, it will be extremely unfavorable to them, because the long-term consumption is what the Chu people do not want to see, which requires continuous investment in their extremely limited manpower and material resources. This is a kind of attrition, and the people of Chu do not want to see it.

Faced with such attrition, plantation owners sent telegrams demanding that troops be sent to exterminate the local indigenous people. But no one came up with this kind of military expense. Fan Zeng thinks. This is a serious economic problem, and the existence of this economic problem has seriously affected the next development of the Chu State.

In the telegram. The dilemma of the development of such a plantation is mentioned.

The Wong Plantation, which is a relatively small plantation, they have just over a thousand people, and they set up in the area of present-day Thailand. The local climate is very suitable for growing rice, so they have cultivated a large amount of rice, and the harvest looks good, but the local natives think they are unfriendly, so they keep destroying the local rice, which will damage the harvest of the plantation, so more than 1,000 people formed a musket team of about 100 people, they kept patrolling, but in fact, only less than 20 people were the main force, in this case, it was still not enough to meet the patrol economy of their huge plantations, The local indigenous people continue to harass them. And with the constant clashes between the musketeers and the natives, there have been sacrifices, and then there is a high probability that the conflict will escalate further, which is not a good sign. And it's definitely not what they want to see, but it's already happening, and there's simply nothing they can do to stop it.

Fan Zeng thought about this question quietly. He needed to solve the puzzle in a combination of all the circumstances.

The Prime Minister's Mansion of the State of Qin.

"Zhao Guo, South Korea is getting more and more technology, we are not, take some measures." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"And with the further opening up of technology, there are more and more overseas talents in Zhao Guo and South Korea, and in the future, there may be more scientific and technological talents outflow. I'm worried that our technological superiority will gradually be overtaken over time. In that case, we're in a very bad situation. Meng Yi said worriedly. Meng Yi held a report. According to the report, in the previous quarter, there was a net outflow of about 500 related technology patents, in addition to an outflow of more than 700 scientific and technological talents. This had to make Meng Yi worry that Qin's technological superiority was greatly worried.

"Don't worry, as long as the Qin State doesn't fight and maintains this good development momentum, there will definitely be huge benefits." Shang Wen said without worrying at all. Because the Qin State continues to maintain the leading position of this science and technology.

"Hmm. It's just that I'm a little worried. Meng Yi said.

"You can see what kind of technology we are selling, and we have quite a large technical reserve. We don't have to worry too much about what happens. Shang Wen said.

"The technology we sold is about comparing some low-end technologies, such as steel technology, but in terms of special steel, Zhao Guo can not catch up with us, in addition, in terms of processing and manufacturing technology, Zhao Guo is not able to manufacture related machine tools and equipment on a large scale, which is a major disaster for them to speak. Not only that, cement, high-grade cement, Zhao Guo could not produce. Looking at the South Korean side, they seem to be ahead in shipbuilding, but they are not yet able to fully build ironclads. The use of iron is still very limited, not only a technical problem, but also a financial problem, and they do not seem to be very interested in iron welding technology. This makes it difficult for them to expand further. Shang Wen said.

"And in terms of steam engines, although South Korea has in-depth research, their research only stays in the research aspect, they can only make small, low-power steam engines, which requires the progress of a country's overall level, they can only introduce such technology, because their talents limit them to introduce higher technology, on the contrary, our Qin State can not continue to retain such technology. The reason is very simple, because processing will seriously limit our technological development, labor costs will be higher and higher, and there is no technical content, the competitiveness in the market will be seriously reduced, which is an extremely serious mistake. Shang Wen said.

"According to what you said, I feel that there is some truth to it." Meng Yi said.

"It's just that I'm worried that our technology will be further lost, such as the loss of key technologies. That's what worries me. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"Hmm. You are right, however, we must also take into account that only the outflow of technology can bring huge benefits to the Qin State, and without such an outflow, the Qin State will have no sense of existence to maintain its technological superiority. Why is the development of the Qin State so weak at present, especially the technological development, because the demand is sluggish, if it is not changed, it is difficult to make such a choice. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.