"Iron ingots are only the most primitive products, and such products are not very competitive in the trade of various countries. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info And a lot of wasted resources. Don't look at the current production and demand, but in the future. When Li Mu heard Li Zuoche's words, he also shook his head and said.

Li Mu has long had the concept of product upgrading, not only from the perspective of national defense, but also from the perspective of a country's competitiveness, after all, the more iron ingots produced in Zhao State, the more single the product, the worse the competitiveness, as long as a large number of iron ore and coal mines are discovered, countries can also establish iron plants. In this case, Handan Iron Works will face price competition. This kind of competition is unacceptable to Zhao Guo.

"Prime Minister, the crux of the problem is that we need to import a large amount of technical equipment from Qin, without which we will not be able to further process." The warehouse manager proposed.

"Hmm. We need to bring in not only capital, but also technology. Li Mu nodded and said.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt that it was necessary to increase support for those new technology enterprises, at least, after Qin's technology enterprises came in, they should give great preferential policies, and only these preferential policies could attract Qin's technology enterprises to enter. In addition, it is necessary to communicate with Qin to see if it can be further upgraded. This is crucial to the survival of Handan Iron Works. Come to think of it. Li Mu made up his mind. Then he visited other manufacturing workshops of Handan Iron Works under the guidance of the warehouse manager.

The southern frontier of the Western Regions of the Qin State. In the camp of the westernmost border outpost of the Qin State, Wang Zhaozheng was drinking tea with a calm expression, and white sugar was added to the tea, which had not been drunk for a long time. The price of white sugar in southern Xinjiang has risen a lot, and there is not much sugar among the last remaining military supplies, in order to ensure a certain reserve of military materials. No one dared to use it, after all, the staff department investigated this thing very strictly. There's no way he can get a little bit of it.

But in the outpost camp here, there is white sugar, but these white sugars are not from the Qin army, but from the Yue clan. They had long known that they were going to come here to discuss things, so they brought some, and Wang Zhao was also willing to try the Yue's tea drinking method here, so he also tasted it.

When it comes to drinking tea, there are many ways to do it. Most of the Central Plains countries boil tea, not make tea. The Qin State also boiled tea, but the Central Plains country only added spices and nothing else to make tea. In the Qin State, in addition to adding spices, salt is added to the places that are not rich, such as the Western Regions of the Qin State and the northern nomadic areas. These places are not very wealthy, their tea is only added to salt, salt this kind of thing, because of the convenience of railway transportation, is not lacking, and salt can solve a lot of problems, at least drinking salty tea can get a lot of energy supplement.

And Qin Guanzhong is the richest and most core area of Qin at present, this area, from the King of Qin to the white-collar workers below, as well as ordinary people, are willing to add sugar to their tea, because in their opinion, drinking tea with added sugar is a sign of their improved quality of life, but they can indeed afford to drink such white sugar tea.

The tea in the Western Regions of the Qin Kingdom, except for the addition of salt, there is nothing. However, recently a new way of drinking has become popular, that is, milk tea, speaking of which, this is also a new way of drinking after the Hun cavalry came, it is said that this way of drinking is a unique way of drinking in the northern nomadic areas, they do not use drinking water to make tea, but use goat's milk or mare's milk to cook tea, and then add salt, such a drink to drink, not only has a unique flavor, but also replenishes energy, but this way of drinking is only spread among the army, because this way of drinking has a great disadvantage, It is not high in terms of the quality of tea, so to speak, there is no technology to talk about making tea, as long as the tea is boiled indiscriminately. In the eyes of the people of the Western Regions, this is a very tasteless way to drink tea. However, the army was very practical, because the soldiers in the army saw that the Hun cavalry drank very naturally, and they were willing to enjoy this way of drinking.

However, when drinking tea, you must keep spitting out the tea leaves, because this is how the Hun cavalry drank tea, after all, it was all tea brewed indiscriminately. This tasteless method of drinking tea is the reason for the refusal of the Western Regions of the Qin State. No one wants to spit out tea all the time when they drink tea, and they do not have high requirements for the quality of tea, so only the Huns can come up with such a way to drink.

There is also a way to drink is the Yueshi people Wusun people like this, they try to grind the tea into powder, and then mix goat milk, or water, add sugar, boil it out in a piece, such tea is of good quality, or a kind of enjoyment, naturally liked by Wang Zhao.

"The tea of your Yue people is better than the tea of our Qin people, and I don't want to leave if I drink it." Wang Zhao said with a smile.

"Oh. If the chief likes it, you can give more of these tea powders to the chief. Yerry said with a smile. He was the main official in charge of diplomatic exchanges between the Yue clan and the Qin state, and he could make some decisions. As long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Yue's people, it's fine. In order to gain the favor of the people of Qin, he also specially took a name of Qin called Qin Li.

"Oh. That's kind of that. Wang Zhao accepted such a gift as a matter of course, in his opinion, it is normal to accept such a gift from the Yue family, otherwise, he would not want to come, but this is just the beginning.

"It's just, I don't know what the chief is here for this time?" Although Qin Li said it very easily, he was very worried, he was worried that Qin Guo would suddenly say some conditions that the Yue people could not meet, and if such conditions appeared, it would be difficult for him to go back and explain.

"Oh. Actually, there is nothing to do. This time I came to bring you a great way to make money. Wang Zhao put down the teacup in his hand at this time and said.

"Oh. I don't know what kind of financial guidance the chief has for us? Qin Li asked with a smile. He knew that it was best to be straightforward when dealing with Qin army officers, because they were all soldiers and didn't like to talk around.

"Slaves." Wang Zhao said directly.

"Slaves?" Qin Li looked at Wang Zhao, he didn't know how to ask a question.

"Oh. That is true. I see that your business is also doing relatively hard, and you don't know what our Qin State needs, although there are a lot of gold coins and silver coins. But it's very cumbersome to trade, and it takes time for you to sell the goods, so you will be slow to make money. Wang Zhao said.

"Yes, this is nature." Qin Li still didn't know what the purpose of Wang Zhao's trip was, and he didn't know why the other party said this.

"And you Yue people, Wusun people don't have any special products, even if they do. I guess there is, but it is from the rest of the country. Wang Zhao said.

"Hmm." Qin Li nodded. agreed, indeed, the place where the Yueshi and Wusun retreated, the land was extremely barren, the mountains were here, and the transportation was extremely inconvenient. At the same time, they also have to face the invasion and humiliation of the Sabbath country, and this kind of life is very stressful for them. And the place where they were located did not have any special products in itself, and if it were not for the Qin trade, it would take them a considerable amount of time to accumulate power. And what Wang Zhao said is also a fact of the Yueshi people.

"In fact, I have heard some things about the Dawan people in the north, and I have heard that you are doing very well with the goods of the Qin State, and as a result, it has attracted the dissatisfaction of some people in the Anxi Kingdom, who have become robbers to rob you of your goods. I don't know if you guys have such a thing? At this time, Wang Zhao asked. This matter came from the report of Li Xinbu. Wang Zhao only learned about this matter after seeing the telegram when he came.

"Sir, there is indeed such a thing, and it has happened many times, not only in the country of Sabbat, but also in the country of Tocharians, and these Tocharians are attached to the country of Sabbath. They are responsible for many caravans or unreasonable taxes, and we are very annoyed to them. However, there is no solution. Qin Li kept shaking his head and said.

For Tocharian for the interference of their business. They can't help it, after all, behind the Tocharians is the Sabbath Country, and it is estimated that Tocharian can do this, to a large extent, there is a big reason for the Sabbath Country, and the situation of the Yue people is very bad. To the east of them were the Qin people, and the Qin people were extremely strong, and they were defeated by the Qin people. But to the west of them is the country of rest, such a country, is a regional overlord, and now the Yueshi people are in the buffer zone between the two overlords, they are sandwiched in the middle and it is not easy to survive, they are very weak, and they don't want to have too many things for them to choose.

"Hmm. Now I will show you a way to make money. Wang Zhao knew the difficulties of the Yue people, and at this time, he directly started his purpose.

"You organize your commercial armaments. Organize counterattacks, raid the tribes and towns of the Tocharians, the Sabbatarians, capture the local inhabitants as slaves, and with these slaves, we will make a great exchange for you. And. The benefits are definitely several times greater than what you did before. Wang Zhao pointed out this financial road.

"This. Well, that's not good. Hearing such guidance, Qin Li was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. Although he didn't sit directly on the ground, his heart was beating fast, and he was really scared of Qin Guoren's suggestion.

"This. Fear. We. Qin Li looked at Wang Zhao in embarrassment, he really couldn't figure out why the people of the Qin State would come up with such an adventurous idea. He didn't know what the people of the Qin Kingdom wanted to do, but he knew what the consequences would be if the people of the Yue Clan did this, they would anger the people of the Anxi Kingdom, and such an act would undoubtedly be suicidal for them. Such an approach would be too risky.

"What? You don't want to? Wang Zhao saw Qin Li's embarrassed expression, this was to reject him.

"Oh. No, no, no. Qin Li saw Wang Zhao's accusation. But he can't refuse directly. At the same time, he could not accept it all. In this case, the situation of their Yue clan will be very unfavorable.

"Then you just accept it." Wang Zhao then said lightly.

"Oh. No, no, no. Qin Li hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Zhao asked at this time.

"This. This one. We Yueshi people also have difficulties. Qin Li said embarrassedly.

"Sir, you also know that our Yue clan people can't afford to provoke a country like the Sabbath Country at all, their military strength is very powerful to us, if we send troops to attack the other party, it will undoubtedly be a war against the other party. This is to make our Yueshi people kill themselves. Qin Li said with great embarrassment.

"How can this be a dead end, you have firearms, and it's only a small attack, and you occupy the advantageous terrain, how can you lose in such a situation." Wang Zhao said puzzled.

"Besides. I'm just telling you to go and raid the borders of the Sabbath and capture the slaves. With slaves, you can get paid more, which is much better than if you were just doing business. Wang Zhao said dissatisfiedly to Qin Li at this time.

"But." Qin Li still wanted to explain, but Wang Zhao heard that the other party wanted to continue to explain, so he waved his hand and motioned for the other party to stop talking.

"I don't care what you think, anyway, I have already told you that as long as you are in the slave trade, you will definitely get rich, and if you are not happy, forget it. However, you Yue people should agree with us Qin people to do this. Allow our Qin people to come to your Yue's people. The slave trade of the Sabbaths was a great one. Wang Zhao stood up angrily and said.

"This." Qin Li watched Wang Zhao leave in a huff, he knew that the other party was very annoyed, but he couldn't help it. The strength of the Yueshi people is very small. He couldn't stand the Qin people's indiscriminate command at all, and the slave trade, he didn't know how much profit the slave trade that the other party said would bring. Think about these. Qin Li felt that the Yue people were too weak. Thinking of this, Qin Li walked out very depressed.

"Oh. Mr. Qin. Just as Qin Li walked out of the Qin army outpost, a familiar voice came out, and Qin Li raised his depressed head and looked around.

"White. Mr. Bai. Qin Li saw his business partner at this time, and Bai Shi walked over with a smile.

"It turned out to be really Mr. Qin, I thought I recognized the wrong person." Bai Shi walked over with a smile.

With the development of Qin's border trade, the Qin army's border post has become an important point of traffic rest, and around the Qin army's outpost, there are already many Yueshi people, Qin people live here, and it seems to have developed into a commercial town.

"Since we met by chance, why don't Mr. Qin have a drink with me." Bai Shi said with a smile. As he spoke, he pulled Qin Li and walked away. Inside a tavern. Bai Shi poured Qin Li a full glass of wine. But Qin Li is obviously not drinking. He just sat there, looking at the glass, in a daze.

Looking at Qin Li's appearance, he was very depressed. He didn't know why Qin Li was like this, but it was better for Bai Shi to ask.

"I don't know, is there anything that Brother Qin is embarrassed about?" Bai Shi asked tentatively.

"Oh. This one. Qin Li also felt a little embarrassed when he heard Bai Shi asking him, but he didn't know how to say it.

"Brother Qin, you and I are partners in business partners, is there anything else to be embarrassed about?" At this time, Bai Shi asked.

"Hmm. That being the case. I'll just tell you the truth. Qin Li thought for a moment. Then he decided to tell Bai Shi about today's matter, after all, he didn't know what to do. If you can get the specific views and opinions of the Qin people, this may be a good thing.

After listening to Qin Li's introduction. Bai Shihuan realized.

"That's what happened." Bai Shi raised a glass of wine and said a little lightly.

"I don't know what Brother Bai thinks of this?" Qin Li asked urgently.

"This." It was the first time Bai Shi had heard such a thing, and it was from the military, so he needed to digest the impact of this matter. After all, this matter has the shadow of the military.

"Brother Bai, you and I are both partners in business cooperation, and I don't take care of your business. Now I'm in trouble. I still hope that my brother can provide me with a useful advice. After all, this has a lot to do with our Yueshi people. Qin Li asked anxiously. He saw that the other party was embarrassed. knew that this matter was not easy to do, even so, he felt that it was better to ask the other party for reference, at least there was more hope.

"Oh. Brother Qin was a little worried. Bai Shi said with a smile at this time.

"I just feel that things are a little strange, why our Qin country's military is involved in this matter." Bai Shi said suspiciously.

"However, in my opinion, you Yue people are going to get rich. That's a good thing. Bai Shi said at this time with a relaxed bite of food.

"Rich? I think our Yueshi people are about to come to a catastrophe. Qin Li shook his head and said. In his opinion, Bai Shi is making fun of him.

"This is indeed an opportunity to make a fortune." At this time, Bai Shi said.

"Let me tell you, this slave business is in great demand. Now the Qin State is building railways, I heard that the military sold all the captured people from the Western Regions to the railway company this time, and they made a lot of money, if there is a steady stream of slaves to provide, I think the railway company can also digest these slaves. Bai Shi said at this time.

"And the price of slaves, depending on the current situation, will rise, and as long as the railroad continues to be built, this demand will not be broken. So, doing this kind of business, you will definitely make a lot of money. Since the military asked you to do it, I think you can do it. Bai Shi thought about it and said.

"Since we can make money, we Yueshi people don't dare to do this." Qin Li shook his head and said.

"Why?" Bai Shi asked puzzled.

"Brother Bai, you also know how strong our Yue clan people are, and what the Qin army wants us to attack is the country of rest, and you also know how powerful the cavalry of the country of peace is. The current situation of our Yue clan people is that they are simply unable to attack a big country like the Sabbath Country. Bai Shi shook his head constantly.

"Oh." Bai Shi sighed.

"If we let us attack the country of rest, we will suffer from the other party's cruel retaliation, our Yueclan people have been greatly injured before, and we originally hoped to do some business to recover, but now, your military people let us capture slaves for them, how can the slaves of the country of rest be so easy to catch, if we send troops, we will definitely encounter the fierce resistance of the country of rest, which is a situation that we absolutely do not want to see." Qin Li analyzed.

"Oh. But, I think, this slave trade has to be done. Bai Shi said at this time.

"You Yue people don't have any special products, I heard that the rest of the country once attacked your caravan and seized your caravan, even so, can't you Yue people retaliate, and if you capture slaves, you can just make up for your losses, in my opinion, this is very beneficial to your Yue people." Bai Shi said.

"That's right, too. But we Yueshi people can't afford to withstand such revenge as the Sabbath Country. If there is another impact like this, this will be equivalent to the destruction of the country for us Yue's people. Qin Li shook his head and said.

"In this way, this is caused by the fact that you Yue people can't resist it." Bai Shi said at this time.

"Hmm. So to speak. Qin Li nodded in acknowledgement. Bai Shi also had to nod and admit. It is indeed difficult for the Yueshi people to withstand such a war in such a situation. However, the military wants the Yueshi people to obtain a large number of slaves, so that they can also weaken the Yueshi people through the hand of the resting country, and the Yueshi people are clearly aware of this, but they have no choice. If they refuse, the military will definitely be dissatisfied, and the current Yue people can't afford to provoke a monster like Qin Jun.

"There it is." At this time, Bai Shi suddenly thought of something.

"What?" Qin Li looked at Bai Shi nervously.

"I have a way to make you Yue people develop and make a fortune." Bai Shi said with a smile at this time.

"Brother Bai said quickly, as long as this problem can be solved. The one who will get rich in the future will definitely be indispensable to the white brothers. Qin Li immediately tempted Bai Shidao.

"Hmm. As long as Brother Qin has the opportunity to make a fortune in the future, it is okay to think about his brother. Bai Shi said at this time.

"Yes, that's absolutely fine." Qin Li said at this time.

"Huh. All right. I'll tell Brother Qin. Bai Shi said with a smile at this time.

"It's simple. You can't beat the Sabbatarians, but you can beat the Mauryan Empire in the south, I heard, there are a lot of people in this country, and the country in the south. Usually very weak. Brother Qin's Yue clan has a lot of firearms, such sharp weapons, why don't you go south and give it a try. Put the slave business on the Mauryan Empire in the south. Bai Shi smiled at this time and put forward his opinion.

"Mauryan." Qin Li was a little puzzled. He didn't know what the Qin people were talking about the Peacock Dynasty? But he knew that in the south there was a populous country, population. Slave. The South is weak. Coupled with firearms, Qin Li suddenly understood.