The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

But what Shang Wen said next made it difficult for the King of Qin to worry about it. This came from Fan Zeng’s proposal, that is, Qin State must first implement its own political party system before intervening in other countries’ politics. The country's existing news and propaganda financial support and military backing are used to support the establishment of political parties that are inclined to Qin, and then support the government that is close to Qin to be elected prime minister and interfere in the politics of other countries.

The King of Qin thinks that this is in line with his thoughts. Qin not only wants to lean outward, but also exerts pressure inward. This force is this kind of invisible political interference. Qin's sending troops has always made the six countries panic, but Qin The country is now suddenly changing to another situation. This situation is blatantly interfering in the internal affairs of other countries under the guise of political corruption. Isn't this what the King of Qin wants to see?

Although the King of Qin had some doubts, he thought about why he didn't try it. The last content of the telegram was borrowing the turmoil in Zhao State to intervene.

At this time, Qin Guo finally found a brand-new method. This method adopts the Huairou method to control step by step. This kind of control is more threatening.

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The party system needs diplomatic intervention to fix it though it will take some journalistic means to spread the message

Shangwen first accepted special interviews with journalists from major news newspapers. At this time, the radio broadcast program was only available in Xianyang, and its spreading effect had not surpassed that of newspapers. So newspapers were still the main media at this time.

"May I ask, Mr. Prime Minister, what is your opinion on the current situation in Zhao State?" the reporter asked

"I think Zhao Guo should properly resolve the current situation. This kind of chaos is really a kind of harm to Zhao Guo," Shang Wen said.

"As for the specific measures, I think Zhao Guo should have a more responsible civil servant to preside over such a situation, just like Qin Guo elected a prime minister, Zhao Guo also needs a person from the people or who has a deep understanding of Zhao Guo's situation to take charge of this situation. important task," Shang Wenfu told reporters with a long-term plan

"Then you mean that Zhao Guo can also elect a prime minister like Qin Guo?" the reporter asked

"Well, it can be said that after all, the elected prime minister can best understand what Zhao people want most, at least that's how I see it. If possible, I would suggest giving Zhao a try. I guess you have also seen that there are many situations in Zhao. This kind of force is very chaotic, so it needs to be unified or to achieve a stable situation. In this situation, I don’t think force should be resorted to. Everyone can decide by agreeing and opposing or being neutral.” Shang Wen clearly said

Subsequent newspapers spread the meaning of Shangwen. Qin State hoped that Zhao State would use democratically elected prime ministers to solve the chaotic situation in the country. As for how to do it, it depends on Zhao State’s own choice. This kind of mess is the only way to go

Zhao Guo doesn't want chaos, he needs to be stable, everyone wants to be stable, this is a situation that has to be accepted, besides, this proposal comes from Qin State, if Qin State cuts off the coal and iron ingot contract of Zhao State, Zhao State's economy will be completely over

Such a state of Qin's economy will also be greatly affected. After all, one of the most important resources in this era is steel. However, there is still one thing for Qin and Zhao to do, and that is to stop the allied forces.

The headquarters of the Qin Army is also the headquarters of the Qin Army. A meteorological department in the Qin Army's General Staff issued such a warning. It is already August and all military operations of the Allied forces should be stopped, and the winter clothes hoarded on the front line are not enough. An emergency call is needed. A large number of train skins are transported to the front line. According to the information provided by a large number of prisoners of war, the weather in the western region is as cold as that in the north. The thickness of snow is also very high, which is not conducive to combat. Not only that, but also some cases of frostbite. If the allies do not prepare in advance A victory could turn from a colossal strategic defeat to a war that's not over yet

In view of this, Wang Jian began to urgently convene a tripartite military meeting to deploy such a situation

"I think everyone already knows the information we sent you, right? The winter in the Western Regions comes earlier than the winter here. If the calculation is correct, there is at most one month before the winter in the Western Regions is coming. The winter in the Western Regions is not bad. It is abnormally colder than our place. According to the temperature we obtained in February last year, the lowest temperature was more than 20 degrees below the water temperature (Qin State’s own way of expressing temperature). This temperature is not the coldest time,” Wang Jian said.

"So I think we should stop the army." Wang Jian made a decision

Li Mu nodded in approval

Now that the two famous generals nodded in approval, the others also nodded to express their agreement. According to Wang Jian's view, preserving strength is the most important thing. There is no need to waste limited troops on vast land, especially in the combat environment of the Western Regions.

The next thing is to mobilize various forces. First, purchase and replenish a large number of winter clothes. Since the war started in winter, soldiers were still wearing winter clothes. These winter clothes are generally collected and returned to the warehouse. These winter clothes can still be used. Solve part of the heating problem, but after all, some supplements are needed to completely solve the problem of soldiers' winter clothing

However, the South Korean side requested to take the initiative to bear this part of the winter clothes, because their clothing factories can produce in large quantities and the transportation is very convenient. They can be loaded on the train from Xinzheng and sent directly to the Western Regions. The Western Regions urgently repaired a single-track railway. A branch line is at the mouth of the North West Region

But these things have to be handed over to the Guowei Mansion, which can be regarded as the procurement of armaments. The staff department is just a place for planning.

The second is the problem of transportation. The number of trains going to the Western Regions needs to be increased to transport clothing, clothing, heating equipment, fuel, etc. Other defense equipment, especially a large number of barbed wire mines, must also be speeded up. These are the highest opportunities for the Allied forces to consolidate their defenses in winter.

Finally, there is the last position where the Allied forces stopped. According to the latest battle report, the Allied forces have occupied the position of 24 degrees west longitude in the South Western Region (this is based on the latitude and longitude marked by Qin State itself, not the latitude and longitude commonly used by the international community) near 37 degrees north latitude. Line, this is the situation in the South Western Region. What the South Western Region needs to do is to compress its forces to some larger strongholds as much as possible. These strongholds must have complete logistics facilities and defense facilities to prepare for a safe winter.

The situation in the North Western Region is to stop near 23 degrees west longitude and 44 degrees north latitude, and then enter the defensive state based on this line. In the last month, the railway construction should be as close as possible to these lines of longitude and latitude to provide convenient railway supply.

The plan is finalized, and the next step is to speed up as soon as possible. The front line must also be withdrawn as soon as possible to the defense line, and use as much resources as possible to build fortifications.

When Shang Wen saw the report, he had to start appropriating funds and personnel for some matters as soon as possible. First of all, the operation of the western railway was urgently assigned to the state management. This is an emergency mobilization method for the state. The equipment is transported on the train or called from along the way

Calling slaves is obviously not in line with the current situation. Only a large number of machines and equipment can be used to complete such a arduous task. The front line needs a period of time to convey orders and mobilize the army. It takes at least ten days to stop the army.

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In fact, this kind of thing is not an isolated case. Long before the armed merchant ship was burned, a Qin State armed merchant ship that was not on guard had already been robbed. At the same time, when the Qin State armed merchant ship was docking for supplies, it took the opportunity to slip away. Get on the ship and kill the crew, but most of the crew are killed, only a small number of crew members are left behind, such as the captain's mate and the engineer and boiler crew. Armed Merchant Ships

Qin's armed merchant ships are quite rich. The armed merchant ships not only have a lot of weapons and equipment, but these weapons and equipment have never been seen by pirates, let alone used them. At the same time, there are also a large number of industrial products, processed agricultural products and a large number of Qin. Half a tael of cash, these are the funds used by the Qin State for commercial activities with the local area, and now these things have flowed into the hands of pirates, and the merchants of the armed merchant ships of the Qin State want to use these to establish another commercial route in the State of Chu to make a fortune. Cai now makes a wedding dress for someone else

It's no wonder that Qin people have always been in an advantageous position in commerce and trade, and it is very easy to make a fortune as long as they are willing to take risks. Such opportunities are not without opportunities, but too much opportunities.

Although Qin's armed merchant ships are difficult to get from the front, these pirates have never been from the front. They are good at being caught off guard, so the Qin people are quite disadvantaged in this respect. In addition, the entire Chu country is difficult to provide effective supply facilities. This kind of outsider is easy to suffer

This matter cannot reach the ears of the Qin government for the time being, because there is no telegraph line in Chu State, and there is no faster speed to tell the matter. Also, the people of Chu State themselves do not know that such a thing happened. If they know They will be very shocked when such a thing happened. The relationship between Qin and Chu has just improved. If conflicts occur at this time, the war may be reopened.

Just when the Qin-Chu-Yangtze River trade encountered some problems, Zhao’s general election also started to get on the right track. Zhao’s prime minister election was obviously more grand than Qin’s prime minister’s election. Zhao Wang also adopted some of Guo Kai’s opinions and announced it. Some laws and regulations of Zhao Guo's election

He stipulated that anyone who is an adult man can join the prime minister. The term of office is two years. Originally, Zhao Wang planned to be four years, but Guo Kai thought that Zhao State should not learn everything from Qin State, so they changed it to two years.

There is no upper limit for the prime minister to be re-elected. In fact, this one is reserved for Guo Kai himself. If he is elected prime minister, he can be re-elected because the next one is the most critical.

Zhao Wang has the final veto power in the prime minister election, and the vote is a secret ballot. As long as you come to Handan to vote on the election day, you will be counted as a voter. There are many imperfections in this regulation, but this is unprecedented for Zhao.

Then there is the candidate King Zhao who stipulates that a candidate must have more than 5000 support and votes to be considered a candidate. This is relatively enlightened. According to the tradition of the Warring States period, the king of Zhao did not clearly define the nationality of the candidate, even the state of Qin did not make it clear. Nationality The standard of talent in the Warring States period did not distinguish by nationality. In particular, many of the prime ministers who made great contributions in Qin State came from other countries, so in terms of nationality, Zhao State, like Qin State, did not use nationality to qualify candidates.

In this way, talents from other countries can enter the country of Zhao, but although there are many talents in the country of Zhao, there are not many famous ones. The important thing is that most technical talents, especially professional talents, are concentrated in the hands of Qin State. Qin State adopted appeasement measures to make it difficult for technical talents to flow out.

For the management, especially the figures of various schools in the Warring States period, they are mainly concentrated in Qi State and Qin State. On the contrary, there are relatively few talents in this area. Even in a country like Zhao State, there are very few such talents.

The reason is estimated to be that Qin State did not set up the Jixia Academy like Qi State did to support these talents with state taxes, and the state’s use of talents is only for management and maintenance, and Qin State’s style of study is very pragmatic, so that most of the majors Talents are all concentrated in Qin State. Qin State has never had much influence and market for that kind of unrealistic academics.

Most of the scholars who come to Zhao State are still on the road. The road conditions in Qi State are very bad, unlike Qin State, Zhao State, South Korea, and even Yan State. There are also special expressways in Qi State, but Qi State still uses dirt roads, and the use of ox carts and horse carts is basically the same. They are full of official cars, while the state of Qin is a car. Zhao Wang seems to have overlooked this point. The construction of public facilities, especially the diversification of contact methods, speeds up people's reactions. That's what Zhao Wang thinks, because it only takes two or three days. The news can be seen basically in the whole territory of Zhao State. Relying on a relatively developed transportation network, they can reach Handan to complete the election. However, some people in Qi State are slowly rushing to Zhao State to participate in the election in slow ox carts.

For this part of Zhao people, they don't care whether they come or not. What they care about is who are the current election candidates?

"Please let us meet General Li." A group of Zhao people in shabby clothes begged the guards to let them pass to see Li Mu in front of the general's mansion.

"The general is really not here, why don't you go back?" The guard didn't threaten him but persuaded him to leave

"Please let us in," these people still shouted loudly

"Go back, go back," the guard waved helplessly.

In fact, Li Mu knew that these people asked Li Mu to participate in the election. He could know what happened in Handan with just a telegram. Affairs, especially the special sense of mission of the military

Li Mu is very aware of this point. You must know that the Zhao army had mutiny several times. This is why Li Mu insisted not to participate in the election and hid in Qin State far away. Soldiers have weapons in their hands. If they disagree, they can rely on force to resolve it. It is because of this that Li Mu dare not agree.

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Although Li Mu thinks so, their subordinates don't think so. Instead, they think that Li Mu should and is definitely qualified to be elected prime minister, especially Li Mu's qualifications are unmatched by Zhao's domestic politicians. At the same time, it can also drive the benefits of military families. This mutual relationship makes soldiers eager to participate in political elections, and they also want to improve the status of soldiers through political elections.

However, in Zhao State, there has always been a vague worry about the participation of soldiers in elections. The status of soldiers has an incomparable advantage in Zhao State. Those who join the army are aimed at most people. If soldiers participate in elections, it is easy to get the votes of most people. There is a kind of martial spirit, which gives the soldiers an imposing advantage before the election

Although the power of mine owners in Zhao State is rising rapidly, they lack foundation and they need to achieve a network of mutual utilization and mutual protection through the exchange of money and power. Not much, and Zhao Guo did not gain huge victories through the war to digest the idea of ​​colonies. Although it was mentioned in unofficial documents, Qin Guo did not give a clear answer, especially when the war has not yet fully ended. So Qin State clearly rejected it for this reason. As a result, Zhao State did not get huge benefits in a short period of time in the foreign war.

Moreover, the mine owners have close contacts with the nobles who hold real power, so that most of Zhao's financial support is transferred to the civilian officials. On the contrary, the soldiers only have a small amount of financial support. In this regard, the military's momentum is indeed not as good as the financial strength, but behind these funds, Qin China's banking and financial industry is also slowly involved

In particular, Guo Kai’s election funds, in addition to the support of the mine owners who are closely related to him, are also part of the funds provided by the Qin State Bank, especially loans. The Qin State bankers believe that Li Mu is a professional soldier. This professional characteristic determines In addition to participating in the election, there is not much advantage. It is a political game, not a military game. They think that Guo Kai, who is similar to a rascal, has some hope, and Guo Kai can negotiate conditions, while soldiers are not good at negotiating conditions.

For example, the bankers gave 20 gold as election funding support. If Guo Kai is elected, Guo Kai will promise to give some actual discounts to Qin’s banking industry. Put down small banks, which means that Zhao's entire financial system will be controlled and monopolized by Qin's bankers