"Sir, the wheelbarrow convoy transported from Qi has reached the border of South Korea, and the materials they transported have also been purchased by merchants." Xiaohe reported to Han Shu.

"En. The things they transported are nothing particularly valuable. They are all ordinary items. Nothing." Han Shu shook his head and said.

"Yes. King. But the things they purchase are very cheap, and some of them have hired a lot of carriages from our South Korea to load and unload." Xiaohe continued to report.

"What are they loading and unloading?" Han Shu then asked.

"It's all food, and a small part is munitions." Xiao He said.

"Food?" Han Shu asked.

"Yes. A large amount of grain, they also hired our carriage to carry a large amount of grain to Qi State." Xiaohe said.

"Oh." Han Shu nodded.

Qi's unicycle fleet delivered the goods to the South Korean border before they felt South Korea's abundance. In Qi State. Food has reached a point where food is very scarce, but the price of food in Korea is very low, especially the grain from the Qin country, which flows into Korea in large quantities, and then flows from Korea to Wei, Zhao, Yan, and Chu respectively. Country, Qi Country. Low food prices have attracted food merchants from all over to buy.

Qi's unicycle fleet also discovered such benefits. They not only bought and transported them back in unicycles, but also hired horse-drawn carts for some of the remaining money and carried a large amount of grain to Qi. These grains can solve the food plight of Qi on a large scale. This is very important for the country.

"The value of the goods that our Korean merchant ships transported to Qi is not very high. Except for some sulfur mines that can be valuable, other things are not very valuable. For example, these silks are not too valuable, and Qin needs There are not many places for silk. On the contrary, the demand for sulfur is quite large." Han Shu said.

"Let those Korean businessmen carry more valuable things ashore. If this continues, Korean merchant ships won't make much money at all?" Han Shu said worriedly.

"Here." Xiaohe nodded and agreed.

"My lord, our overseas merchant ships have found a lot of pearls, corals, and spices. Did they bring some of these things here?" Xiao He said.

"En. These things are of great value. It's just that they are in the hands of the people of Qi. As a middleman, Qi can easily eat part of it." Han Shu said worriedly.

"My lord, didn't our convoy also go to Qi country? What they deliver is cheap food. The food is not worth much?" Xiao He reminded.

"En." Han Shu nodded.

"What you said is. Just do it like this!" Han Shu nodded and said.

State of Zhao, in the Palace of King Zhao. A fierce debate is underway.

"The current situation in the Zhao country is in crisis, and the miners do not leave the mines. Qin is eyeing again. The domestic situation in the Zhao country is unstable. It is reasonable to let General Li Mu come forward to stabilize the situation." A middle-aged doctor who responded to the son Jia stood up and said. To.

"Jun Wu'an is already in the prominent position. If you are further in the aspect. I am afraid that power..." said a minister with white hair and long beard.

"Yes, Wu'an Jun has the military power in his hand. If he has the power in his hand," some ministers said worriedly.

"My Zhao's prime minister was elected. The proposal is only for the election of the prime minister. Wu Anjun is just a candidate, so don't worry about it." A slightly younger military attache stood up and said.

"Don't worry, it's easy to say." Some civilian officials objected.

"Humph." The young military officer snorted coldly at this time. Other civil servants accused the other party of disrespect.

"This Li Mu is not the prime minister. I really don't know whether this situation in the Zhao country can be resolved. It's not a thing to consume it like this at the moment." Several nobles gathered in a quiet discussion, whispering.

"That's right. I heard that Qin State is trading with those miners to exchange coal for food. Damn it. The coal in our mine is used for gold. But the food is exchanged. How much can those broken grains be exchanged for? Money. These silly miners are really silly." A middle-aged aristocrat in gorgeous clothes scolded dissatisfiedly.

"Isn't it! Those old fools, the people of Qin State lied to them." Another middle-aged nobleman said dissatisfiedly.

"I heard that the people of the Qin country are still trading arms for them. It is really maddening. These people of the Qin country are really nothing." said the middle-aged nobleman.

"If this goes on. We can't beat those foolish miners at all. They have food and arms, how can we fight this battle!" An aristocrat who was only a teenager waved his hand. His voice is somewhat, attracting the attention of the civil servants. Others kept silent, indicating that they had nothing to do with this person.

"Look at our King." An elderly minister looked at King Zhao on the stage. King Zhao closed his eyes and dozed off. Last night he played with his concubine for too long. In the court hall unexpectedly dozed off unconsciously. Mainly the topic is very boring.

Guo Kai did not discuss with them. He felt very annoyed in his heart, but also felt very wronged. Why? Because the son Jia actually proposed to re-elect for the prime minister, this obviously means that he can't trust him, Guo Kai, and at the same time accuse him of his limited ability? Guo Kai felt that he was full of grievances. At this time, he felt that his heart was cold.

"These equipment are all yours." The boy said with a generous wave of his hand.

"These are all of us?" the tribe leader asked in surprise.

"Yes. These arms, as well as food, cloth, salt, etc.. These things are yours. As long as you obey our orders. If you don't listen, we can let you listen. The current situation, you should Understand what is going on in your own situation, right?" the boy said in a threatening tone.

The tribe leader excitedly opened the box and looked at various supplies. For these things, they were too short.

"I want you to stabilize here first. After the situation is stabilized, you can say anything." said the boy.

"You have to withstand the attack of the Huns, and then stabilize, we will continue to provide you with all kinds of materials to support you." The boy said.

"En. Good." The tribe leader nodded and said yes.

"En. You guys can do it yourself." The boy said. This is their first step to stabilize these northern nomadic tribes, and then slowly infiltrate them and control their armed forces. These materials are nothing to the Qin State, and nothing to the entire merchant group. But if they want to arm a force by themselves, it will take a lot of time. A lot of money. This is a shortcut, they must control each other's armed forces as soon as possible. This is the result of negotiations among the businessmen of East Mongolia, and they did the same. This is the key to their first step.

The prime minister's residence of the State of Qin was discussing a major event at this time.

"According to what we have learned, the first batch of Qi’s transshipment commodities has entered South Korea and most of the transactions have been completed. The money they traded has purchased a large amount of grain. It seems that what they lack is still grain. Do we provide them with some food to open up some situations." The Minister of Economy said.

"Compared with food, I think Qi is even more short of sufficient funds. We have a lot of funds in the bank, but it is difficult to say how these funds will be used." said the bank minister. He believes that lending some funds to Qi is the most important thing. Qi State can do more with funds, so that Qin State can get more interest and can control Qi State by controlling capital.

"En." Meng Yi just nodded.

"This is only the first trip. The first trip is also the beginning." Meng Yi said.

"As the merchant ships arrive, more people from Qi will arrive at the South Korean border. Then more goods will flow into us. The problem is that we have a lot of resources here, how can they communicate." Meng Yi said .

"Businessmen must have a business route if they want to make a business. There is an urgent need now. But we still can't intervene." Meng Yi said.

"This question, I think we should try diplomacy first before entering." Meng Yi thought about it for a while and said.

"Next, it's food." Meng Yi said.

"You must know that we have a large amount of grain in our hands. Qin's arable land has expanded a lot at once, and each state has its own large farms and pastures. With the promotion of agricultural technology, we have too much grain in our hands. The price of wheat in Qin country can’t be lower anymore. This year’s grain planting area is a bit less, but still a lot.” Meng Yi said.

"If these grains continue to squeeze, I think everyone understands what the consequences will be." Meng Yi said.

"So, at present, we must sell the grain. Find a way to sell it. These grains are meat. We can no longer squeeze them in our hands. Otherwise, it will be too big for Qin's agricultural production." Meng Yi said.

"En." The ministers nodded one after another.

"The prime minister, I think the coal-for-grain plan at the border of Zhao State is very good. We need coal, and there is a lot of food. Zhao State has a lot of coal, but they have no money. We exchange directly with them. In this way, we Imported coal is very cheap. Moreover, Zhao State has food, so many people don't have to go hungry." The Minister of Economy said.

"This idea is very good." Meng Yi nodded and said.

"It's just that the scale of coal for food is very small. If it starts on a large scale, I am afraid that Zhao will not be able to say. And each country has different situations. If it is exchanged, I am afraid that there will be different degrees of difficulties." The Minister of Finance is worried. Speaking of.

"It's hard to get rid of, but it's better than putting food in your hands." The Minister of Economy said.

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