Jingshi, Luoyang.

"The IRA just wants to extort us from some land, that's all. Don't we know what they think? Dong Zhuo said disapprovingly to Li Dao.

Li Dao said this after seeing the latest newspaper. In the newspapers, the top commander of the IRA said that the use of any means was not ruled out, and any such means would indicate that force could be used. At present, their battle with the Kwantung Coalition Army is in a great stalemate, and if they suddenly enter it, the result can be imagined. Li Dao definitely didn't want to see such a situation happen.

Therefore, he expressed his strong opposition to such a situation.

But Dong Zhuo disagreed, in his opinion, this matter is very normal, and even, there is no need to worry so much at all.

"It's just a couple of businessmen. Are they going to war for a few merchants? Dong Zhuo asked rhetorically. This is simply unreasonable. In Dong Zhuo's view, the merchant is killed when he kills. There is no need to mention it at all. But the IRA is different.

"My lord, this matter is completely different. The Republican Army was built on the basis of profit, and life and money are equal to their second life. Now that we have killed them, if the IRA does not react, it will not show the world that everyone can rob the IRA of its money. Commodity goods, if that were the case, the Republican merchants would inevitably suffer heavy losses, and this would be the most serious result. Li Dao said.

Dong Zhuo nodded, agreeing with such an opinion, but only in agreement. -

"What do you mean we should do?" Dong Zhuo is still very concerned about how to solve their actual problems.

"My lord, I mean, killing a few officers to each other and appeasing their anger is a solution to a problem." Li Dao said.

"This." Dong Zhuo seems to have some meaning that is difficult to explain, he relies on his own subordinates to complete his hegemony, once he gives up, doesn't he tell others that he has done many things very well? This will be a serious blow to morale.

"I think so, look for a few soldiers, and some bandits to change their clothes, and give them to them." Dong Zhuo said.

"My lord, no. Never. Li Wei said worriedly.

"Why not. The matter was thus resolved. Dong Zhuo said impatiently. In his opinion, the Republican Army just needs a face, Dong Zhuo will give him some face, some of the troops he has incorporated are bandit troops, they are originally bandits, not Dong Zhuo's descendants, and there is nothing to say about killing a few people. And isn't that the reason why the IRA needs? Give it to him.

Li Wei knew that the Republican Army was not so easy to deal with at all. In fact, he also vaguely felt that something was wrong. For example, the IRA will look for more and more reasons to provoke trouble and get involved.

But the main problem at the moment is to calm down the event. Dong Zhuo's method is to conceal it. Or even falsify the truth. This is not at all a problem that can be solved by handing over a few murderers. What the IRA needs is deterrence, coupled with the seriousness of the IRA. If Li Dao doesn't handle this matter well, there will be big problems.

Luzhou Iron Works.

"Factory director. It's all made of barrel materials, and those are all good pipes. Those pipes are all military. A workshop supervisor said anxiously, he looked very distressed. He is a supervisor in a firearms production workshop, mainly responsible for the production of firearm tubes, some of which are very advanced drilled barrels. At present, only their Luzhou Iron Works and Handan Iron Works have this kind of technology. And in terms of quality, they are much higher than Handan Iron Works. This is their flagship product. But all of a sudden, he was taken to Zezhou. It will cost them a lot. Because of this material, it was actually used to build roads. This is waste, serious waste. So, he protested.

"I know." The director said.

"Director, we can't do this. There will be a lot of orders lost at this time, and after we finish this, we will lose a lot all of a sudden. Another supervisor said anxiously. All they produce are rails. The rails they produce not only meet the needs of the Luzhou Zezhou Railway, but also sell to Bingzhou, Hedong, and even some sections of Handan also need their rails, there is no way, the quality is good.

But that's it, their rails were gathered and all transported to Zezhou, also for the purpose of building roads. In many places, railways are not being built. And if they sell these rails, their profits will multiply several times at once. The remuneration package of factory workers will be increased. They also invest more money in equipment. Carry out more technical upgrades, and the welfare of employees will be improved to a higher level.

But that's all gone. They are going to cancel all civilian orders, and then concentrate all resources on transporting them all to Zezhou. Even, they have to work overtime to produce some special devices. It's a complete waste of resources.

"I know. I know all of that. The factory director said helplessly.

"But it's an executive order. There will be other aspects of compensation above. Don't worry about that. Do not worry. The director of the factory comforted. But in fact, the director himself was also a little dissatisfied, because they could expand their own market, in fact, the state iron works had just been put into use, and their own rails could only barely lay one track, and in many cases, the maintenance needed to be carried out in a timely manner, and the quality was seriously not up to par, but the republican army could. Their situation is very favorable, and even they can develop to a greater extent, which is a very beneficial thing for them.

The rails produced by Luzhou Iron Works have a great advantage in terms of quality and length, and they can occupy more markets, so that they can control the two markets of Hedong and Bingzhou, and such a market share is quite large, if necessary, they may collapse the Bingzhou Iron Works and make this iron plant that has just been put into production a subsidiary of Luzhou Iron Works.

This is an extremely ambitious plan. But just when Luzhou Iron Works entered such an extremely important golden period of development. The executive order is down. The first thing they wanted to concentrate on was the needs of the military battlefield in Zezhou, where the factory director did not know how much material was needed. But he knew that they had to produce at full capacity to be satisfied.

But they missed many, many things. For example, by capturing other markets, they missed a golden period of development, and at the same time, they may encounter a strong opponent in the future. How can these solve their problems? The director didn't know, he didn't want to think about it. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that I had lost a lot. Even if there are later supplements, how much space will they have if they lose market development. The director didn't dare to think about it.

The supervisors looked at the plant director.

"To do what we are supposed to do. The civilian market is important to us, but we were originally converted from a military factory. We also have responsibilities and obligations in this regard. This is something we have to face, and all of you should understand that. The other party said.

The directors nodded. They understand that this is their responsibility, and although they are increasingly focusing on development in the civilian market, they still have the potential for military production.

They sacrificed too much. Everybody knows that.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"Importing a large number of laborers?" Shang Wu said.

"This is a proposal from Xun Yu, you know, we need more cheap labor." Jia Xu said that they do have this kind of need for showmanship.

"But if you do that, it's going to increase the pressure on our population, and the law and order situation, you know, the current situation is very stressful for us, even to the point where we can't stand it. In such a situation, what would be the outcome if we continued with it? Shang Wu asked.

"I know the consequences, but our situation is also very unoptimistic, we have repeatedly increased the pay package of labor, and those lawmakers have deliberately done it in order to win votes, so that the cost of labor has increased again and again. This makes our remuneration package extremely unpleasant. Many factories are under a lot of pressure. They need cheap labor. Jia Xu said.

"But cheap labor will become a poison, our industry will be upgraded, machinery and equipment will become more and more advanced, which requires more advanced personnel to operate, and their technical level must be improved. It is inevitable that the remuneration package will increase. But such a treatment is obviously extremely bad for us. "That's how Sangwu sees such a thing.

Of course, the development of the Republican Army cannot be without the development factor of cheap labor, but this factor is one of several important factors, but it is not a very fatal situation, on the contrary, excessive dependence on cheap labor, if there is no higher industrial development, what will be the result, their situation will become extremely passive.

In terms of technical products, if they do not occupy the commanding heights, they will be overtaken by latecomers. It's a big stimulus for them.

"Transportation is also an extremely troublesome thing, and if necessary, I think it is possible to set up factories in the local area and export capital, which in the past we used to export goods and were extremely passive. But the export of capital is different. We can set up factories locally to produce them, and those products can be produced and sold locally, or they can be transferred to us for development, which is very beneficial for us. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. It's a good idea, I'll record it. Jia Xu said.