Ding Kui didn't expect that Lu Ying actually had an investment mind.
Although the profit from buying national bonds is not much, it is better than stability. The key is that it supports Ding Kui who is short of money. The friendship between the brothers and sisters is reflected in actions, which makes Ding Kui very touched, even though the money is basically given by him.
Of course, playing mahjong during the Chinese New Year is just a pastime. He doesn't really want money from his followers and family members, just to indulge his addiction.
"Your method of borrowing money - national debt, will soon be imitated by others, which may cause us trouble in the future." Fei Ze expressed his worries.
"Well, national debt is not a commodity, it is just a kind of loan. There is really no way for others to imitate it. Therefore, we must give priority to ensuring the production and sales of factories and use the manufacturing industry to reduce the poor population. Financing is suitable only if the private sector has surplus wealth." Ding Kui did not.
Ways to prevent others from imitating him.
National bonds are different from newly invented products. They can only be regarded as a method of borrowing money. This world has never prohibited learning other people's methods. He can issue national bonds, and so can others. At most, he can use another way of saying it, and there is no need to worry about him suing the Senate.
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"Your ideas are always ahead of others. Although my subordinates don't fully understand your surplus wealth and financing, they do know a little bit about it. In fact, Wan Guo Financial Exchange can use part of the money to buy national bonds, and you can just let it go."
Fei Ze had been with Ding Kui for a long time, and he could barely understand some new terms. For someone who was not familiar with Ding Kui, he would not understand what Ding Kui was talking about.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! What a good idea. Mengji, take a piece of paper and write it down. Well, reserves can be allocated to treasury bonds, and treasury bonds can be lent to the financial market. Interoperable financing channels should be established. In short, idle funds must be reduced." Ding Kui.
It was like an enlightenment, and I immediately remembered more financial knowledge.
Hai Mengji quickly put down his snacks, found paper and pen, sat next to Ding Kui, and wrote down each word.
This kind of financial knowledge is not for Ding Kui himself. Most of it must be left to Shaodianluan and his wife to learn and organize relevant information.
The mahjong session in the middle of the night changed direction and turned into a chat about finance.
The first three days were the key to the new campaign. Our country's advance dispatch of troops disrupted Ding Kui's plan. It was originally planned to take Yanling County as the first step, but most of the troops had not yet assembled, so they could only rely on the National Army's one division plus 74,
There are four divisions including the 75th, 199th, and 200th, with a total of more than 50,000 people.
These troops are enough to capture a few cities, but if the battle continues, some troops will need to be left to defend the city. If you want to capture the entire Yanling County, you will be stretched thin.
Nanjing City now controls 300,000 local troops and 100,000 regular troops, of which 100,000 are guarding Nanjing City, 100,000 are stationed in Anyang County, 100,000 are in Dingxiang County, and the Tenth Army Corps is still in and out.
The actions of the 111th Division were to attract some local troops, and the navy also wanted to attract some troops in the waters of Jinping County. The purpose was to cover the friendly forces attacking Yanling County.
Yanling County belongs to the protrusion, with Nanqiu County to the south, Huashan County to the west, and Tongyuan River to the east. The rescue team can only enter from the north. The tenth Army Corps can get there the fastest, and they can reach it non-stop day and night.
;The second is the army stationed in Dingxiang County, which can cross the county boundary in two days of urgent march.
The day of the third day was the last moment of the vacuum period for the Yanling County garrison. Ding Kui stayed at home waiting for the results of the first phase of the battle.
In Shiwa City, Lei Feixiang supervised his men to break into the homes of two wealthy families, and they participated in the blocking operation in Rock Town.
"Report! The mission has been completed and no nearby people were affected." Shaodianye's Second Infantry Regiment was in charge of this operation.
The Second Infantry Regiment is no longer a single arm, but is composed of crossbowmen, armored infantry and equipment troops. It has two crossbow battalions, one infantry battalion, plus equipment troops directly under the regiment, with a total strength of 3,000 people.
Taking down two houses couldn't be easier. An iron pulley is responsible for breaking down the door. The infantry raises shields to cover the charge of the crossbowmen. It only takes more than ten minutes to clear out the remaining enemies.
"Well, the hostility here is very high. We must leave strong enough troops to guard it. Your second regiment should stay." Lei Feixiang thought about tomorrow's mission.
The First Division of the National Defense Army has three infantry regiments, a special operations regiment and a cavalry brigade directly under the division. Lei Feixiang left one regiment and the special operations group that moved in advance, leaving only half of the strength.
Tomorrow he will capture at least two cities along the Tongyuan River. This is the goal he set before setting off.
"Take away the troops directly under the regiment, there is no use staying here." Shaodianye knew the division commander's difficulties.
"Well, that's fine. You can let the troops directly under the regiment rest on the spot and set off in the middle of the night." Lei Feixiang announced on the spot that Shaodianye would be the acting city lord of Shiwa City.
Under the dark night sky, three fire dragons gathered on a small hill.
Dou Xiaoqi put down the torch in his hand, raised his head and stared at the sky without any light, and said in a low voice: "It's a bit troublesome, I seem to see clouds."
If you can see clouds at this time, it means that the cloud level is very low, which means that the possibility of heavy rain is very high.
The new commander of the first battalion, Shi Xiaocha, rubbed his hands vigorously, then spread his fingers and waved above his head, "Oh no, it will rain in less than half an hour. Everyone, please pack up all the crossbows immediately." He is a local and is familiar with the weather here.
People can get wet, but crossbows cannot. The power of crossbows is greatly reduced in rainy days, and the combat effectiveness of the special operations group will also be reduced due to this.
"Jisha City is difficult to fight. It's difficult for us to sneak into the city on rainy days. What should we do? Commander Lei will launch an attack tomorrow morning." Dou Xiaoqi was worried about the next combat mission.
"Let's march quickly, and we'll think of a solution when we get there." Shi Xiaocha was able to take this position because he had excellent abilities and was an officer of the special operations group who grew up in battles.
Dou Xiaoqi couldn't think of a better way for the time being, so he could only bite the bullet and hurry on.
Sure enough, within half an hour, it rained heavily, and there were no torches to continue burning in the open air. The special operations group could only rely on oil lamps with good airtightness to illuminate the ground, and the marching speed dropped significantly.
"The infantry has iron pulleys and the lighting conditions are better than ours. I'm afraid we can't get in front of Commander Lei." As soon as Dou Xiaoqi finished saying this, his mouth filled with rainwater. The wind and rain were really too strong.
Shi Xiaocha shouted beside him: "Sir, the first battalion can speed up and mark the road conditions for the larger army."
"Okay! You go!" Dou Xiaoqi could only shout in reply.
There are more than ten people in the first special operations battalion who are from the same hometown as Shi Xiaocha. They are all from Yanling County. They are relatively familiar with the roads and terrain, and their marching speed is faster than that of the large army.
As long as there are markers on the roadside, the large troops can run faster even if they cannot see the ground clearly, at least ensuring that they reach Jisha City before the infantry regiment.
Jisha City is the southernmost city along the coast of Yanling County. It is separated from Nanqiu County by a mountain range. It is difficult to travel by land, but the waterway is very smooth, and you can go back and forth once a day.
Since Ding Kui had a falling out with the imperial court, Jisha City had prohibited ships from traveling to and from Nanqiu County. Only two towns in the south occasionally had ships sailing to Nanqiu County.
Ligang Town is the closest to Nanqiu County, and people in the town often go south for walks. The Sun family, the mayor of the town, is the most prestigious in the local area. Their family took the lead in breaking the ban and sailed to Dingjiang City to do small business from time to time.
The mayor of the town, Sun Mou, has five sons, each of whom has acquired good martial arts skills. They like to fight against injustice and have a chivalrous spirit in their hearts. They are known as the Five Heroes of the Sun Family.
Tonight, the boss, Sun Li, decided to find the four brothers despite the rain. He asked, "Have you heard? Troops were sent over there to fight. The four gates of the city will be closed from dusk, and no one in the town is allowed in or out."
The youngest Sun Liwu started playing and asked excitedly: "Really?"
"I'm afraid it's true!" Second brother Sun Lizhi said slowly, "I asked my little aunt, and the city gate happened to be closed when she left the city. There was a notice outside the door that the whole city was under martial law recently and no one was allowed to enter or leave."
The third oldest, Sun Lixiong, stood up, pushed the youngest back on the chair, and said, "Don't get excited yet. Listen to what the elder brother says."
"What do you think, second brother?" Sun Liyi gave it up.
Among the five brothers, Sun Lizhi loves to use his brain the most, and also likes to analyze government affairs, and often has different opinions from others.
"Since eldest brother asks this, I'll just say it casually."
Sun Liwu wanted to speak but was held down by his third brother.
Sun Lizhi glanced at his brothers and continued: "It was only a matter of time before the Jianguo attacked. The terrain of Yanling County cannot stop the army commanded by the Prince Consort. I have been waiting for this day since Shibu County surrendered to the Jianguo.
Last year, even the Tenth Army was defeated. Nanjing City was defeated. No one could stop Jian Guo from regaining Nanzhao Prefecture. I heard that Jian Guo and his consort went to our country last year, otherwise they would have fought here long ago.
The current city lord is not a timid person, and he would not blockade the entire city unless it was an emergency. What he did today shows that the Supervisory Army’s army is not far away from us. They have at least reached Shiwa City, and there may be a large army to besiege the city tomorrow.”
The brothers nodded while listening, and no one questioned the second brother calling the eldest princess Jianguo.
"No more?" The boss wanted to hear the second child continue, but the second child stopped.
"Yeah, that's what I see. Hehe, brother, if you have any ideas, you can tell us. Brothers all respect your wishes." Sun Lizhi hinted that he would listen to his boss.
"Yes, yes, brother, take the lead!" the youngest couldn't help shouting.
"Brother, let's make a statement." Sun Lijun, the taciturn fourth child, also spoke up.
"Okay! Let me tell you." Sun Liyi sat upright, "Everyone knows what it is like under the supervision of the state, why can't we live like that? Why should Yanling County suffer hardship?
I heard that the poor valleys in Tunchang County and Daling County are now richer than us. What are the governors in Nanjing City thinking? Jianguo is the daughter of the late king, why can't he submit to her?
When the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms occupied our land, it was Prince Consort Ding who risked his life to sneak attack on Zhenbeiguan and cooperated with our army to break through the Helian Jade Wall in one fell swoop! Later, Prince Consort Ding made a surprise attack on Chunlu Bay Water Village, eventually forcing the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms to retreat.
In fact, I have long wanted to defect to Prince Consort Ding and become a member of the Red Army to protect the country, but my family is under the control of Nanjing City. If I go, my whole family will be affected. Now Prince Consort Ding's troops are coming, and I don't want to wait any longer."
He looked at his brothers one by one and said solemnly: "Tomorrow I will take some good villagers to defect to Prince Consort Ding. Who is willing to follow?"