The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

The entrance of the staff department is heavily guarded. Fifty steps outside the outer door of the staff department, a dense barbed wire fence has been pulled up. The only people who can enter and exit here are some officers. They are all staff officers from various stations.

Shang and Li Mu were only allowed to enter the staff department after showing their pass

It has to be said that these female soldiers have unique handling methods in handling some cases. Their speed is very fast and accurate. There is no problem in handing over the cases to them. The improvement of communication means was first used for military means. Now Qin has only two telephone lines, one is the monk's office in Xianyang Palace and the other is the monk's office in Yingyuyang Bank. This is mainly to facilitate the two people to contact Yingyu. The phone line is nothing to her

"Welcome General Li to our Great Qin's General Staff Department." Wang Jian heard that Li Mu came to visit the General Staff Department in person, so he went out to greet him personally.

"This is..." Shang offered to introduce but was stopped by Li Mu

"Then thank you, General Wang." Li Mu said very bluntly.

"Please..." Wang Jian made a gesture, but he looked at the two helplessly. These two famous generals in the Warring States period were deadly rivals. The ability of the two is higher and the lower. It has to be said that this is a miracle. Shang thought of this and decided to take a picture of the two deadly rivals to commemorate the two people who had a close relationship and entered the staff headquarters. Shang then ordered people to go back to get the camera.

The relationship between Wang Jian and Li Mu is like friends who haven’t seen each other for many years. The two are very talkative. Wang Jian took the initiative to show Li Mu to visit the General Staff Department. The staff has just started and there is still a lot of room for change

Wang Jian didn't shy away from letting Li Mu visit the Eastern Division of Qin State. He was in charge of the Six Kingdoms, and Zhao Kingdom was naturally among the six kingdoms.

Li Mu knew this very well, so he accepted Wang Jian's enthusiasm very bluntly. The operation of the staff department made the war more planned and more scientific. This made Li Mu feel that after returning to China, he must establish Zhao's own staff department. The two communicated constantly. And Li Mu completely became the foil, watching the two of them turn eastward and westward.

Finally, I came to a hall where there is a huge sand table. This is a large macro sand table. It is mainly used to formulate some strategic plans. As the Qin State occupies more and more territories, the need for such a strategic strategy becomes more and more urgent.

"This is..." Li Mu was stunned from the moment he first entered the lobby. It was the first time he had seen such a big sand table. More importantly, there was a mark on it that Li Mu had never seen before. past place

It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to gather information resources to draw a huge sand table. Li Mu is really shocked. If possible, he would like to have such a sand table.

"This is Qin's strategic sand table, which shows Qin's current situation in various places, which is very important for us to formulate strategies," Wang Jian introduced actively.

Li Mu nodded

Shang looked at the sand table. The small black Qin flags were inserted on the sand table to fill the actual areas that Qin State can currently control. Some small red flag areas are the battle areas. For some key points, Li Mu marked them with red powder, such as Qilian Mountain. The southern area is the weakest part of the Hexi Corridor of the Qin State. It is difficult to defend that area. Qin's geographical survey is still in progress south of the Qilian Mountains occupied by the Qin State. Today's vast area in the northeast of Qinghai still has no state, but there is another big area in that area. There is a large buffer zone, but the situation is still not optimistic because the Qiang tribe still exists. There is a highland, which is now the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The high-altitude hypoxia and other harsh conditions make many armed personnel unwilling to go deep into combat. The harsh environment protects their lives and makes the Qiang people safe. People can continue to survive, but Wang Jian believes that this is the biggest threat to the Hexi Corridor. Unless all these Qiang people are wiped out, he does not want to give up the possibility of continuous attack.

Li Mu looked at the sand table and frowned tightly, because Qin State's current territory is really too big, so it is difficult to control because of the large space and space. This is what Li Mu thought. He had never encountered such a difficult problem before. Wang Jian's intention to divide, but this topic is also a headache for him. It is a big issue of national strategic security. It is not something that can be solved by two geniuses. The national strategic security of later generations involves a very wide range of aspects. Talents are organized and a lot of calculations are done to finally come to a conclusion

"Qin has too many enemies, almost every region and every front has enemies, and there is no safe place that can be ignored." Li Mu said while looking at the sand table.

"General Li said a lot. Our Qin State has too many enemies. In the east, there are Korean natives, mountain people (Xianbei Wuhuan people), and Hu people who are retreating like mountains. In the north, there are Huns in the west. The Yuezhi people are more complicated. The Sun Ren, the Qiang people, etc. Recently, there have been reports from the front of Loulan people, Che Shi, etc. In short, there are too many people in the south, and the south is much calmer. The south is mainly Yue people, how do these Yue people divide us?

Li Mu nodded

"Isn't this General Li coming? We will get a great assistant." Shang smiled and said to the two of them.

"Zhao's economic conditions are very bad. It's hard to say whether it can survive this winter, and food has become your biggest difficulty at present, but you still have a huge army. I hope the general can send your army to participate in our military operations in these areas. Of course you can get what you want food money loot you can own the land for us" Shang proposed such a solution

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Li Mu looked at Shang suspiciously. He didn't understand what Shang meant.

"I mean we are helping you get a job, that is, solving the employment problem," Shang waved.

"Employment problem" Li Mu asked

"According to our newspaper reports, the severe drought in Zhao State this year, the reduction in grain production, and the earthquake in Daidi have caused you great losses." Shang pointed to the direction of Daidi and said.

"And your army size is somewhat large, ranging from 40 people, maybe more than that number. I'm not sure, but the conclusion is yes, your economy is on the verge of collapse," Shang said.

Li Mu was very calm. Shang looked at Shang and then nodded for him to continue talking.

"It is impossible for us to give too much aid to Daidi. Why did I take this shot because some people in my country objected to this? Many generals in our army suggested launching an attack to completely wipe out Zhao Guo." Fan Yuqi, stationed in Taiyuan County, has sent letters more than once to launch such a war

"Then why did you start the war?" Li Mu asked

"War will not do us any good, especially launching a war against Zhao," Shang said.

"First of all, our two countries have just signed a peace treaty, which is very unfavorable to us morally, but this is not the main reason." Shang believes that the role of morality is very limited.

"Secondly, our government expenditures. We paid 100 million gold this year to let about 30 to [-] troops disband and go home. They can do a lot of things with this money. There are many places in Qin that urgently need people. With rapid development, you can also see that women in Qin State are all working. Qin State is very large, but its population is extremely incompatible with its territory. A lot of people will die in a war. Besides, the general's talent is comparable to that of General Wang's. We have the advantage of weapons, you have the advantage of geography, and you have flexible tactics. We don't take advantage of this at all. I have already explained to the king of Qin, and he agrees." Shang said that Li Mu nodded, and he agreed with Shang. view

"The last point is that we can cooperate. We have common interests. Our relationship is not that tense. In fact, the signing of the peace treaty is not like that." Shang waved his hand and asked.

"I don't understand this, but I hope you can give me your advice." Li Mu asked respectfully. It's not that Li Mu doesn't know, but some questions need to be asked by the other party to show that this is a test of the psychological bottom line of both parties.

"The specific is that Zhao State has a large number of troops, and only about half of them can be called elite. We should ease the tension on the border. Let's reduce the strength of a military region in the north and the Taiyuan Military Region in the east to show our sincerity. You can ease the tension. It’s a trend,” said Shang

"At the same time, you can transfer part of your troops to less than 2 people to participate in our military operations. We provide military supplies, which count as what we lent to you, and you sell the spoils to us to return the money for the supplies. If you have excess money, you can collect taxes. We don’t care about it, anyway, you can do a lot of things with the extra money, such as buying a lot of grain, Qin has plenty of it,” Shang said.

"Winter is about to enter now, and we can't immediately go into battle to get enough money," Li Mu said.

"We still have the South," said Shang

"It's not just in the South, as long as the weather is warmer, you can go to war before we can train and modify your weapons. The advantage in front of the barbarians is not very great. We provide all these weapons," Shang said.

Li Mu shook his head, but the offer is very lucrative, and it can be said that it is very tempting to rely on the other party to complete the military equipment. The other party is also responsible for the military supply, but in fact, his own army needs to pass through Qin to enter the combat area. These places are far away. Thousands of miles away, the country of Zhao has one of the biggest hidden dangers. The troops sent here will become lonely troops. Li Mu dare not agree easily.

Seeing that Li Mu shook his head, it seems that both parties are still very sensitive about this matter.

"I'm afraid Zhao Guo doesn't have many choices. You don't have many economic resources to use. In addition, your economic resources are single. Most of your economic resources are engaged in agricultural production, and a small part is engaged in handicrafts. You can't gain an advantage in our trade. The most important thing at present is that you have already met. We have encountered unprecedented difficulties," Shang said.

Li Mu also understands this, but it involves a country's strategic security. Li Mu felt that there was a security risk, but he had to choose the method and conditions proposed by Qin.

"We have a lot of sincerity. If we don't believe that the two countries can sign a five-year peace treaty to ensure the safety of both sides, my term of office is very limited. Even if I get re-elected, it is only eight years," Shang explained.

"The relationship between us is an employment relationship. We get the result and you get paid. It's a win-win situation for both parties," Shang said.

"Sir, why do you promote the Qin and Zhao countries so much?" Li Mu asked this question very abruptly, but Li Mu wanted to hear it.

"It's very simple. From the moment there is no winner in the internal battle, we all lose. We should try our best to avoid such a situation," Shang said.

"We can discuss this issue later." Li Mu chose to put this issue aside for the time being.

"Well, the general is also tired. I believe that the general's visit to Qin is wonderful." Shang said with a smile

"It's rare for the two generals to be together, why don't we take a photo together?" Shang suggested

"What is photography?" Li Mu asked in confusion

"It's just to draw the blink of an eye, General," Wang Jian explained.

Then the three of them took pictures outside the hall to commemorate Li Mu's still not used to taking pictures. The first picture showed an unnatural expression, but he decided to take a few more pictures. After the third picture, Li Mu gradually got used to it, and Wang Jian was much better.

Li Mu wanted to see the "portrait" but was told to wait until a day later, and then Li Mu sent him to rest after a day of visits.

This day, Li Mu gained a lot, at least he saw many things that Zhao State did not have, especially the components of the Qin Army. This whole set of things opened his mind, but the purpose of coming this time is not the military, but the internal affairs of Zhao State.

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On the second day, they are still drafting a negotiation on the economic aspects of Qin and Zhao. These conditions are about how to solve the current economic difficulties in Zhao.

Shang didn't have much plans for Zhao Guo at the beginning, but when he was drawing up the plan, Shang found a trick, that is, he could follow the example of the "Concession Act", except that the "Concession Act" aided military supplies and Shang passed economic The purpose of aid is to improve the relationship between the two countries. This is a basis, and then on this basis, the military power of Zhao State is transferred. The target is the Huns in the north, the countries in the Western Regions in the west, or the Yue people in the south. In short, there are too many in Qin State. Economic means can be chosen, and Zhao is obviously not an opponent of Qin in this respect. Their economy still mainly depends on agricultural production. The source of taxation also comes from the cycle of agricultural production. It cannot be compared with Qin.