IRA Intelligence.

"How's it going to negotiate with the Wuhuan people? The governor needs information on this, and the entire state is waiting for such an outcome. Xu Dou asked anxiously. He knew that such a thing could not be rushed. But the problem is that if the Wuhuan people in the north of Bingzhou don't solve it, their northern defense line will still be porous. Trade will not be able to move forward further, which is a big trouble for them.

"Sir, there seems to be some difficulty in this matter." A lieutenant colonel opened a folder and pulled out a piece of information.

"What do you mean?" Xu Dou asked.

"Sir is like this, after the Wuhuan people came into contact with our people, they expressed their willingness to accept peace talks." The lieutenant colonel said.

"That's a good thing, it's easy to push forward." Xu Dou said. The intelligence services are a little helpless, because when they are carrying out intelligence gathering, they actually do some other things, for example, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in liaison, although the intelligence departments need some cover for diplomacy, but let them work part-time as diplomats, which makes them still have some situations that are not suitable for themselves.

"Sir, it is like this, the Wuhuan people have expressed their willingness to accept peace talks with us, because they are fighting with the Huns. They also need a lot of supplies, in addition to that, they also have to survive the winter, they need more supplies, we promised to open the terms of trade, and they can accept it, but the problem is. They don't have money. The lieutenant colonel said.

"Without money, you can't do anything." Lieutenant Colonel said. Yes, the Wuhuan people are poor. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to go south. Their poverty does not lie in their wealth, but in the resources at their disposal. They were given too few supplies. The iron pot, and even, the arrows that didn't need much, were also exhausted after a large-scale battle. They simply cannot afford to fight anymore.

When the IRA approached them and offered to negotiate with them in exchange for peace, the Wuhuan people directly agreed.

According to the intelligence department's assumption, the Wuhuan people would definitely be tough, but they didn't expect the Wuhuan people to do this at all. They directly stated that they were willing to accept the terms of peace, but the problem was that they did not have the money, that is, they could not afford to buy the goods offered by the Republican Army. And the Wuhuan people are already very poor. Cattle, sheep, and horses can only provide a part of the trade, which means that the Wuhuan people can't buy more things, and the Republican Army can't sell more things, which is very dangerous and helpless.

"It's a real problem, we can't make money for them to do it, can we?" Xu Dou was also very embarrassed, he presupposed, many, many possible situations, such as the Wuhuan people being difficult for them, or the people who killed them, and the negotiation had to use some small-scale conflicts many times to achieve. This time may change by five or six months, but I didn't expect that the situation would be like this. It's a really hard situation for them to control.

"Sir, the economic problem is very difficult for us, it is very difficult, if we can't do this, it will form a very passive situation for us, so the only way for us is to submit it to the top, let the top consider this matter, we can't do it." The lieutenant colonel suggested.

"Okay. That's all there is to it. Xu Dou said that the biggest advantage of the intelligence department is the collection of intelligence, and for other things, they can't do such situations at all, which is what they are most helpless about at present.

War Department. Shang Wu and Jia Xu looked at the report around the stove, exchanged ideas from time to time, and arranged some things.

"The arms business is not very ethical, but we still have to do it, this is the strength of our Republican Army, and we need to maintain these industries." Jia Xu said. An economic report was placed in front of Jia Xu. The arms industry of the Republican Army, after the rapid development at the beginning, finally reached the saturation stage, although the orders will not be completely completed until next summer, but after the summer, if there are no new orders, the factory will stop production, and the factory will stop if it is not profitable. Although the artillery factories are very busy, the number of republican arms factories that have been expanded is still relatively large, for example, in Luzhou, there are more than 2,000 workshops, large and small, providing many important parts and components for individual firearms, if the orders are stopped, these workshops will stop, many people will lose their jobs, lose their economic resources, which is a great threat to social stability. Jia Xu was deeply worried about this.

"The arms industry is very important to us, on the one hand, it is a material guarantee for us to maintain strong combat effectiveness, and on the other hand, it can bring us relatively rich returns, as well as employment and social stability. If the arms industry were to cease and go out of business, the consequences would be unimaginable. However, relying only on our limited foreign trade orders and the needs of the Republican Army itself, we will not be able to achieve such an effect. This would be a big threat to us. After all, fighting a war is not a casual thing. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu knew very well that if he wanted to feed such a large arms industry, it was not simply a matter of some military orders. Behind this is also a strong scientific research and development capacity, demand and other factors.

And the cost of feeding such an industry is very large. Moreover, it is a rapidly expanding arms industry, which is still a very big challenge to Shangwu.

"It's true that there are a lot fewer military orders. Maybe it will be fine after a while. Shang Wu said.

"Well, having said that, I would suggest that we be prepared." Jia Xu said.

"What do you mean?" Shangwu asked.

"My suggestion is really, through integration, reduce the number of military-industrial enterprises, eliminate some unnecessary small workshops, small factories, and concentrate resources on large factories. Let them have a great improvement in capital, technology, and order operation, competitiveness, so that we can also come up with some good demand. Jia Xu said.

"yes, agreed." Shang Wu nodded.

"On the other hand, we can only let the intelligence services operate and make some movements." Jia Xu said: In the final analysis, arms is a special need, and if there are no contradictions, they will not be able to do such a thing.

"Well, maybe, that's all we have to do." Shang Wu said.

It's too difficult to feed a huge military-industrial complex. But the number is too large, and it is also very troublesome, and Shangwu is deeply worried about this. Jia Xu's suggestion is also very seriously considered. In his view, some resources should be pooled. The rapid development of the past will indeed bring great trouble in the future development.

"This is a report that has just been sent by the intelligence services. It was very difficult for the Wuhuan people to accept the peace agreement, but in the trade, they were in a very disadvantageous state, and they had no money. Naturally, trade cannot continue, and the reason why there is peace is because there is no trade, and in this case, the contradictions will continue, which is very unfavorable for us. Jia Xu said with a report.

"No money?" Shangwu asked. Then he took the report and looked.

"Yes, it's true that there is no money, and in such a situation, it is very difficult for them to accomplish such a thing." The other party said.

"Money is not an issue. The problem is that resources, the Wuhuan people do not have resources in their hands. Shang Wu said.

"Money, why isn't it a problem?" Jia Xu asked a crucial question.

"Well, it's very simple, we can lend them through the bank, it's a financial instrument, all we lend them is some paper, and they buy our goods with the paper, which is paper money, so that our goods can be sold, but the question is, what are the resources of paper money exchange? What I do know is that the Wuhuan people, like the Huns, have the same kind of goods. For example, cattle, sheep, and horses do not have a very big advantage. Shang Wu said.

"The Wuhuan people are also very brave, they are fierce, they are very good cavalry, they are more brave than the Huns, but the problem is that they lack equipment. They might be better equipped if they were better. Jia Xu said.

"You mean to say that the brave Wuhuan people can give us some of the necessary help, right?" Shang Wu asked.

"Yes, that's what it means, and that's a very important part of it for us." Jia Xu said.

"Well, I see what you mean. We can hire them to fight, and the enemy is the Huns, attack them, and then according to the booty obtained, and calculate the advantageous point, it will be of great help to us. But what is the spoils of war? Jia Xu asked.

"I am from Xiliang, in Xiliang, there are a lot of Qiang people there, and the Qiang people often attack the Han people, and after they capture the Han people, they will treat them as slaves. Herdsmen, all kinds of heavy work are done by Han people, and slaves have no freedom and human rights. It is very humble. And now, our industry relies on coal as an energy source, and it is said that in some places, there are some accidents with coal, and more people are reluctant to go to the coal industry. I think we can send them there to do things. We can buy those prisoners of war at a high price. The Huns, Wuhuan people, Xianbei people, Qiang people, as long as they are ethnic groups on the grassland, can be arrested, and when there is no one in the grassland, we are the masters of the grassland. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu was born in Xiliang in a harsh environment, and he himself has no feelings for ethnic minorities. To be able to have such considerations. Shang Wu is also very understanding.