I have to say that Chen Ping’s thoughts were very timely. The power outage temporarily suppressed people’s panic. After the power outage, they caused a small pause in their thinking. It was such a small pause that made them sensible temporarily. They are thinking about what they should do next.

However, such a matter made Chen Ping feel the seriousness of the matter. He felt that the rice speculation was too serious. If the rice continues to fall, the result will have a big impact. Faced with such a huge impact, Chen Ping feels that he should find a way to solve it slowly.

North of Qin State. The young warriors of the Rouran tribe are embarking on a road they have never experienced before. This road is very difficult. At the beginning, there are horses to ride, but when it comes to the back, they have to face all kinds of nature. The environment is challenging.

"The situation here is very bad, terrible." Captain Chen Jie ate the dry food while recording what they encountered along the way. The warriors of the Rouran tribe are seizing the time to rest, or boil some water for a rest, they have been advancing for a long time.

"The Rouran tribe is a seemingly weak tribe, but I see that their willpower is very tenacious. Perhaps because of poverty, they have to do this. I have to say that they are stronger than the Huns. Many, perhaps the Huns have become very comfortable. They are unwilling to take risks, and they are unwilling to do things like this. Because they can't commit their lives for such dangerous things." Chen Jie wrote in the notebook. Write like this.

"At the beginning of our journey, we encountered the most unbearable muddy road in spring. Horseshoes can easily sink into it, and people are struggling to walk on it. Often you just get stuck in the front and the back kick. It takes a lot of effort to pull it out. One of my boots was destroyed in this situation, but that's it, we still need to pull out the boots and move on. This can be a very bad situation for us. Everyone is like this, and it’s even more so with horses, but the Rouran tribe warriors have no complaints. They continue to move forward. Every step forward takes our greatest energy. This is the situation we need to face, every step forward. , We spent a lot of our energy, and our goal is still far away, I feel that we are only faster than climbing speed." Chen Jie said.

"Captain Chen, drink some mare's milk wine and warm up, if that's the case. We will have the strength to move forward." Just as Chen Jie was about to write a line, the leader came to him safely.

"Well, thank you, I still have some spirits for you." Chen Jie has received a lot of care along the way, and he feels that such spirits can show his heart.

"No. We use it when we need it most," An Ran said.

"I want to know, how far have we advanced?" An Ran asked. The survey is the business of Captain Chen Jie. He is the officer in charge of the results. Whether the Anran tribe can get a large amount of land money depends on this officer.

"We have only walked five hundred miles. There is still a long way to go." Chen Jie lowered his head and said. The money gained from such a distance is also very meager, but they have already paid the cost of more than 20 people's lives. This is obviously an unbearable loss for this small tribe. He bowed his head because he was unwilling to face the situation of the other party. Because they sacrificed a lot.

"Oh. I thought I had gone a long way, it seems we still need to work hard." The other party said.

"Well. It's just this way, and there is still a long distance. It will be very unfavorable for us to continue this way." Chen Jie raised his head and said.

"Well. What I also think is, I think we should stop for a while, wait until these roads are dry, and then move on. Today, three people have not returned. I think they must have entered the swamp. We even found it. There is no possibility for them." Chief An Ran said sadly.

"Yeah. I see. They will get the compensation they deserve. If our rear base is successfully established, we won't have to be so troubled when we come back." Chen Jie comforted.

"Yeah. I hope so. Our tribe life is very difficult. This is what it should be. The warriors died in seeking a future for the tribe. They are true warriors." Chief Anran said. Chen Jie nodded. Poverty has been driven mad by these marginalized small tribes. Otherwise, they would not do such a thing. You must know that expedition is very willpower. Only the poor and crazy tribes will do it. For example, the Huns did it because of this opportunity before. , But after they have developed, they are reluctant to do such a thing. Because they already have a certain amount of property, if they are allowed to take risks, they must have some concerns.

An Ran then proposed to rest for a few days to let their warriors rest. He felt that such a muddy road would allow them to move on as long as they were dry. The melting of snow in winter turned it into a swamp. It was difficult for them to move on. Perhaps waiting was their last good way. Up. Chen Jie agreed that they need to be repaired.

And in the south of Mengzhou. The local councillor of Qin State is inquiring about various news.

"Oil, what kind of resource is this?" a congressman asked puzzledly. The tavern is an important source for inquiring about all kinds of news, because this is the time when people are most relaxed, and all kinds of news will be released from here.

"Well, the things that the Guanzhong area in the south needs are dark and dingy. Anyway, they come in various colors, but they are all liquid. It is said that chemists can get enough chemicals from it. We Qin All kinds of materials needed by the country are obtained from this, such as gasoline, engine oil, lubricating oil, and diesel. Yes. The highest-priced gasoline also comes from this, and Qin's production output is still reduced. It is said that the cost of mining has risen sharply, and there are also in the Hexi Corridor, but the mining is not in place." An intelligence dealer boasted.

"It seems that this thing is very valuable." The member asked.

"Of course. I'll tell you another secret that no one else knows." The intelligence dealer said in a low voice at this time.

"Talk about it." The congressman asked curiously at this time. As he said, he put a small pile of money into the other party's pocket.

"It is said that our prospectors have discovered a large amount of oil resources in the western part of Dawan, that is, in the marginal areas of the Parthians and Dawan. These resources are enough for Qin to develop. But Qin is not enough. There is still a lot of need, so, The purpose of Qin's westward expansion this time is oil." The other party said so.

"But what does it have to do with the current situation? The difficulty of building the northern railway is very, very large." The congressman said. In fact, the parliamentarians and merchant groups of Eastern and Western Mongolia are actively discussing these issues. After analyzing various conditions, they believe that the construction of the Northern Railway is not of great significance. First of all, it is more difficult to build than the Dawan Railway. Only one section is difficult, but the others are still easy to say, and this time the railways are all developed in the wild, and the difficulty is not ordinary. Secondly, the capital needed is huge, because the construction cost of this railway is very high, and the investment is huge, it is difficult to say whether it will be able to pay back in the end. Finally, the value of the transported goods, that is, the investment, is not great, but now, I don’t know where it came from. They said that oil resources were discovered in the far west. This kind of resources is very important for the development of Qin. It is important. With this condition, it is enough to change the nature of the railway. They just want to know whether the railway has investment value, or in other words, where the investment point is. This is for them. , Very important, otherwise they would not spend such a large price to do such a thing.

"Yes, if Qin wants to develop oil resources in the West, it needs transportation. This needs to pass through Dawan. We are all aware of the situation in Dawan. Now Dawan is divided into two factions. One faction thinks The people of Qin are good. They actively contacted the people of Qin, but on the other hand, they rejected us very much. As a result, they were extremely dissatisfied with us. Under such circumstances, of course Qin must be prepared. Therefore, the army Only then has the Ministry actively launched an expedition to expand westward, and the government is also actively preparing for this." The other party explained. Members understand at this time. Everything is to prepare for the war. Oil resources sound very important to the Qin State, but if it goes to war with the Dawan people, the Qin State will need to spend a lot of time to solve the railway transportation problem, but in that way, It will inevitably affect Qin's oil production, and the impact will be very large. Therefore, Qin must complete the layout as soon as possible at this time.

However, this is only for political purposes. Businessmen, business groups, and parliamentarians care about economic interests. They don’t care what these political needs are. They care about economic interests. If they don’t have great investment potential, they still won’t. Investment.

Qin State, Xianyang. Inside the prime minister's house.

"The reserve report sent by the military. Our oil reserves are running out. Especially our aviation fuel reserves, they need more high-octane gasoline, but our output is no longer able to meet such demand, we must as soon as possible To solve this problem, otherwise, when our oil reserves are depleted, our airships and all kinds of internal combustion engine machinery and equipment will stop operating. In that case, it will be a huge disaster." Meng Yi said.

"But to solve this problem, we still need to look at the military operations in the Western Regions. It is said that the military operations there are not fast at all." Shang Wen told Meng Yi helplessly.

"I think we need to urge them. We can't go on like this. Otherwise, Qin's economy will enter a period of regression, in that case." Meng Yi said.

"Well, maybe we can get oil from other places. We can't put too much pressure on them in the military, otherwise, the situation will become extremely bad for us." Shang Wen said. He felt that military and politics are different. Political considerations are interests, and military requires specific analysis of many conditions. There is a big difference between the two. In order not to allow political purposes to interfere with the military, Shangwen must bear such pressure. Meng Yi just nodded, but he was a little worried about the dwindling oil reserves. Although they had begun to increase production, it would be difficult to solve this problem if there were no new substitutes.

South Korea, Xinzheng. With the increase in food prices, especially the price of rice in the southern Chu country, and the increase in wheat prices in the northern Qin country, this suddenly drove the price increase of other agricultural products, for example. Another important material resource, cotton. South Korea has listed a new type of cotton futures in Xinzheng. In order to facilitate trading, South Korea has also set up a branch exchange in Qingcheng. In this way, cotton trading is very convenient.

South Korea has a large number of cotton textile enterprises in Jiaozhou, and these enterprises have a very large demand for cotton. The cotton market prospects are very broad, which directly stimulated Zhao Guo, Korea, and Wei Guo to grow better-value cotton on some land. Because of the impact of the riots from the Western continent, the cotton price is still rising rapidly, and at the same time, it is affected by wheat and rice. Cotton has risen a lot. If the cotton market is not small and the price of cotton is extremely expensive, no one has noticed that the cotton market has developed independently in the context of the hot wheat and rice trade.

The variety traded in South Korea has actually controlled most of the cotton market. The supply-demand relationship that the market will determine the demand has been settled.

Dawan Country. The Minister of Agriculture is giving a report to Chen Muge.

"According to the report of Qin's agricultural analysis. They think that it is more cost-effective for us to grow cotton here. Moreover, although the price of food has risen a lot now, it is still not cost-effective for us to grow food because it requires a large number of slaves, which will cause mineral formation. Effective competition is not conducive to the production of our minerals." The Minister of Agriculture said.

"Don't you need slaves to grow cotton?" Chen Muge asked.

"No. Cotton requires fewer slaves, and it can also produce minerals. The most important thing is. The price of cotton can maintain a high value for a long time. This is very profitable for our planting, but if we grow wheat If this is the case, this requires government subsidies, in addition to more interest-free loans. From this point of view, we seem to be unable to do this." The Minister of Agriculture said. He knows the financial situation of Dawan too well. The Qin people’s agriculture is subsidized and there are interest-free loans, so that their agricultural production can enter a period of development and growth, besides, agriculture still needs a lot of infrastructure, and Dawan is too lack of such conditions. In contrast, the conditions for growing cotton are much more mature, which is still very beneficial to them. Therefore, the Minister of Agriculture recommends planting cotton instead of wheat.

“It’s okay to import a large amount of wheat from the Qin country. It’s really impossible. We can entrust the Yueshi people to trade. I heard that they are walking with the Indians in the south. The Indians have a lot of rice and we can eat rice. In addition, we also have animal husbandry, which can solve our food crisis. However, food cannot increase our financial income, but cotton can.” The other party said.

"Well. As long as the financial crisis can be solved, planting or whatever, I don't care, as long as you solve such a problem, I will follow your method. Just do it." Chen Muge signed his name on the document. In this way, Dawan joined the cotton planting army. Besides, the cotton market is indeed very good.

Seth, the war here continues. The Koreans launched a large-scale offensive. They outflanked the Seth from the two wings. They thought of the Seth’s defensive position and advanced six miles deep, and then they established there. Get up. At the same time, the Shazhou cavalry also protruded from the two wings. They entered within 20 miles of the Seth people. They cut off all the logistic supplies and related connections of the Seth people. They did a very good job, and the Seth people did this. It seemed to react at that time. They began to organize some sporadic counterattacks, and then the strength of the counterattacks began to grow stronger and stronger. This means that the Seth people realize that the situation is not good for them.

"Tutu, tutu." The South Koreans' machine guns kept spurting out fire tongues, and the Seth people continued to charge, but many of them were swallowed by relentless bullets. Many people fell in a pool of blood and could never stand up.

Lieutenant Colonel Feng Li of the 23rd Infantry Regiment of South Korea used a telescope to observe the conditions of the Seth. Their attack was small at first, but then became very large, in order to achieve a breakthrough. The Seth people took a crazy meat bomb attack. Those holding gunpowder kegs and explosive bags rushed into the Korean position. Fortunately, they were blocked by a piece of barbed wire, but soon this kind of blocking became meaningless. Get up, because those people madly charged with explosives bags, this kind of charge caused them to bear a great cost of casualties.

"Let our machine gunners aim at those **** gunpowder kegs. They are the most threatening people." Feng Li said anxiously.

"Boom." There was a huge explosion, but there were still people rushing over with explosive barrels and various explosives. In the face of such crazy attacks, the Koreans would be under a lot of pressure.

"Boom." Feng Li saw with his own eyes that a Seth had his arm broken and his head was severely injured, but it was such a person who rushed to their position and the explosive exploded. The bomb detonated the new South Korean army position, where there was a machine gun, but now it is useless.

"Damn it," Feng Li scolded. But it was useless. The Seth’s counterattack was crazy. After all, the Koreans blocked the opponent’s back. They knew that once they had no supplies, it would be over.

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