Yingyu was very upset at this time. The funding situation is getting worse and worse. There are a lot of projects launched. Funds are needed everywhere. And what is most lacking now is funding.

A report was on Yingyu's desk. The content of the report is a report on the flow of funds. Banks in South Korea have lent out large quantities. The country's capacity to absorb deposits is limited. Investing has become a hot topic. In addition, the interest rate of the bank is low. It is easy to get a loan, which greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of all parties to invest.

But Yingyu has made one of its biggest investments so far. She used a lot of money to support a war. The high cost of the war prevented her from carrying out in many ways because of financial constraints.

But this war must be fought. Otherwise, all the previous investment will be in vain. This pressure is just too intense. She wants to waste all the money she raises. The steel mill can't be pumped. Can only be drawn from other industries. For example, retail. She directly canceled the plan to set up twelve large supermarkets. This gives the local retail industry the opportunity to compete freely.

In terms of the application of new technologies, she can only take the first step to buy technology patents. Technology patents are then used as a negotiating weapon. The radio technology that Shang Wen saw had already been purchased by her. Now she's talking to a major electronics company about how to use technology to make a profit.

In order to raise funds, Yingyu thought of using the stocks in her hands. Her portfolio represents between 12 and 15 percent of the total share capital. Now the stock market is basically in a big bull market. Stocks are rising. In particular, steel mill railway stocks rose sharply. The price has exceeded the issue price at the time of the issue of the shares. In particular, the steel and railroad stock sectors have more than doubled.

Even so. Yingyu is still facing financial pressure. Too much money is invested in the war. to businesses. Especially for a consortium like hers, it is very disadvantageous.

Such a situation is also very unfavorable to the Qin State. Because Yingyu controls almost the entire financial world. If there's a problem with her here. Then the entire economy of the Qin State has entered an era of crisis. The impact is significant. Maybe it's too much pressure. Yingyu's mood is very bad.

Bad things happen all the time. With the widespread use of electrical equipment in Qinguo. The state of Qin had to import more and more non-ferrous metal ores. Especially copper ore, tungsten ore, etc. These ores are being traded in increasing volumes. The state of Chu also paid more and more attention to the mining of minerals in the Jiujiang region. It's not just minerals. There are also a lot of duck feathers, goose feathers. The main ingredient of a down jacket. Silk. In the Wuyue area, specialized breeding and sericulture began to appear. Because the demand of the Qin State is very huge.

Take silk as an example. In the past year, the demand of the Qin State has surged to more than two million stones. But the actual production was less than a million stones. The huge demand directly stimulated large-scale silkworm farming in the Chu State.

In addition to these, there is also a demand for rice. The people of Qin began to accept and eat this food. This is also widely cultivated in the Wuyue area. There was a large-scale centralized annexation of land in the agriculture of the Chu State. Especially the entry of the old nobles of the Chu State. Leaving a large number of peasants with small plots of land out of their land.

The peasants, who lost their land, became serfs of these nobles. They work on the land in a contractual manner for the rest of their lives. But that's only a small part. Most farmers still have no source of livelihood. A little bit of the family property moved to other places. The homeless become a factor of social instability.

Since these areas are on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Especially Wuyue, Jiujiang and two places. These places were very closely linked to the Qin economy. The state of Chu relied on these two places to hold half of the wealth of the state of Chu for this purpose. Due to being on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It needs to be transported by ship. So. The transportation industry on both sides of the Yangtze River began to develop.

The peasants who lost their land did not have jobs. Shipping is booming again. Thereupon. These people started to make a living out of it. They attacked these ship ports on land. They then recruited a group of local fishermen. The fishing tax is simply too big. The state of Chu is rearming. The war between Yan and Qi. In particular, a large number of front-loading muskets flowed out to the neighboring countries of Chu. This forced the state of Chu to begin a large-scale rearmament of the state. It takes money. The money came from the fishing industry of the Chu State.

Canned salted fish was also one of the needs of the Qin State. The kind of freshwater fish pickled fish was also the one that the Qin State needed. The north didn't eat much fish. But newspapers advertise the benefits of eating fish. Moreover, the Qin State itself has a high status and consumption power.

These factors led to the emergence of a fishery tax. And the fishing tax increases the burden on fishermen. Either keep doing it or go and transport the ore. It was very tiring. The emergence of unstable factors has turned these fishermen into water pirates.

The land grabbing was crushed by the family's private soldiers. Gaps in weapons. A duel between muskets and cold weapons. After the defeat on land. These people are mixed with fishermen. Water pirates were formed. At first, they just filled their stomachs. They only robbed those ships that transported rice. But with the expansion of the number of people. Their goal is not simply to grab food.

"Damn it. Lao Tzu thought he had robbed a big ship. I didn't expect to grab a lot of broken stones. A water thief looked at the ship's cargo and scolded.

"Grandpa. There are only these ores on this ship. Nothing else. The ship's owner begged for mercy.

Maybe it's nothing to do. Or maybe they want to play tricks on the shipowner. After all, you can't do it in vain.

"What are these stones for?" The leader asked.

The owner of the ship did not dare to hide it. Nature says it all.

"These are tungsten ores. The Qin State is very important. This stuff is a lot more expensive. One stone costs sixty and a half taels of Qin. The ship's owner said.

"What?" The leader couldn't believe it. This stone is so expensive.

"Boss. We might as well be like this. A lewd little boss suggested. The two of them talked to each other. Subsequently, a group of pirates killed the owner of the ship and other people, and transported the ship's cargo to the north shore. As the owner of the ship said. South Korean businessmen bought the ore on a large scale. Then resell it to the Qin people.

This example is open. A large number of landless homeless and fishermen frantically attacked the boats. For a time, the transportation of ships on both sides of the Yangtze River was very tense. Ore prices have skyrocketed. The Qin State needed to manufacture all kinds of alloy steels, and make all kinds of electrical appliances. This had a very bad impact on the Qin state.

This factor will drive the speed of Qin's naval construction in the future. Because there are huge non-ferrous metal resources in the south of the Yangtze River. And the Qin state itself except for the north. It is rare to have such a large number of colored resources. Although there are rare earths in the north. But there is no technical support for the application yet. There is a new value in the South.