Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 360 The Power of Gold

Regarding the matter of sending troops to support the Yueyang Front Army against the military alliance of the 24 orc nations, the thirteen senior officials of the Ministry of Defense of the Qin Dynasty did not agree, otherwise they would not have sent reinforcements for a long time. Almost a month has passed.

Chief of General Staff Zhou Botao said in a deep voice: "According to the exact information obtained by the intelligence department, the Yueyang Front Army now has more than 3000 million troops and tens of thousands of fighters, and also has a powerful naval fleet. Even 24 orcs The country has formed a military alliance, and it is difficult to defeat the Yueyang Front Army in a short period of time. However, our Ministry of National Defense only has more than 600 million army troops. It's not here."

Chief of Staff Zhou Botao has always been opposed to sending troops to support the Yueyang Front Army, hoping that the more than 600 million troops affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense can preserve their strength and play a role in restraining the Yueyang Front Army. Otherwise, the final authority of the Great Qin Kingdom will be without any suspense It fell into the hands of Su Yi.

Deputy Minister Zhao Zeling then said in a cold voice: "Chief of Staff Zhou, the current war with the military alliance of the orc nation has even related to the future of our entire human beings. At this time, don't keep some personal grievances in your heart. You should Focus on the overall interests of our entire humanity.”

At the beginning, in order to secretly win over the generals under Su Yi's command, the Chief of Staff Zhou Botao dispatched many of the Zhou family's confidantes, but in the end these confidantes were shot dead by Su Yi, which caused the Chief of Staff Zhou Botao and Su Yi to have a lot of grudges. deep.

Zhao Zeling's words immediately made Zhou Botao's eyes stand up, "Zhao Zeling, what do you mean by that? I'm thinking about the thirteen factions present here. Now our thirteen factions should preserve their strength and step up their efforts." Reorganize more troops, or our thirteen factions will probably be swallowed by Su Yi!"

Although the army affiliated to the Great Qin Ministry of National Defense has retreated to the four southeastern provinces, the control of the Great Qin Army by the thirteen factions of the Great Qin Army has not weakened in the slightest.

Today, the army affiliated to the Daqin Ministry of Defense, in addition to more than 600 million troops, also has more than a hundred fighter planes of the Daqin Air Force and dozens of warships of the Daqin Navy, and the dozens of warships of the Daqin Navy are basically based on torpedo boats. Mainly with gunboats.

Vice Minister Zhao Zeling twitched his lips slightly, "The combat effectiveness of the more than 600 million army troops belonging to our Ministry of Defense must be very clear to all of you here. If Su Yi wants to seize the power of the Great Qin Kingdom, it will only rely on us What role can the more than 600 million army troops lacking guns and ammunition in the hands of the Ministry of National Defense play! Why don't we show the goodwill of our thirteen factions to Su Yi now, and when the Great Qin Kingdom really falls into Su Yi's hands, Su Yi must Yi will not do too much to our thirteen factions."

Shi Zhigang, one of the six deputy ministers of the Ministry of National Defense, then sighed and said: "I think what Deputy Minister Zhao said is very reasonable. Although I don't know how Su Yi did it, the strength of the Yueyang Front Army under Su Yi's command is even comparable to that of Su Yi. 24 orc countries are competing against each other. With the more than 600 million army troops in the hands of our Ministry of National Defense, it is impossible to prevent the Yueyang Front Army from seizing the four provinces of Nanjiang, Puyang, Nanchuan, and Lingnan in the southeast. Now our Ministry of National Defense sends troops to support the Yueyang Front Army. On the one hand, it is for the sake of the entire human race, and on the other hand, it can also convey the goodwill of our thirteen factions to Su Yi."

Yan Degang, one of the five deputy chiefs of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, snorted coldly and said: "The intelligence also said that the Yueyang Front Army now has more than 3000 million troops. Millions of armies with outdated weapons and equipment, don't put a hot face on a cold ass."

Among the thirteen senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense, Yan Degang had the greatest conflict with Su Yi. In order to secretly buy off the generals under Su Yi's command, Yan Degang sent out his three sons. The crime of being a spy in the Ice Lion Kingdom was killed, and Yan Degang wished to swallow Su Yi alive for the revenge of killing his son. If there were no other factions that warned Yan Degang before, it showed that the Great Qin Kingdom still needed Su Yi to lead troops to resist the invasion of the Ice Lion Kingdom. Yan Degang wanted to send someone to assassinate Su Yi.

This time, the high-level meeting of the Ministry of National Defense was still like last time. Several senior officials who supported sending troops to support the Yueyang Front Army quarreled endlessly with several senior officials who opposed sending troops to support the Yueyang Front Army. Neither side could be persuaded.

Defense Minister Liu Fuchen looked at the incompatible high-ranking officials from both sides, couldn't help but rubbed his temples, and then said: "Okay! Everyone, stop arguing. If this quarrel continues, it's impossible to get a result. I don't think it's better." Let's vote! The minority obeys the majority, do you have any opinions?"

Chief of the General Staff Zhou Botao immediately objected: "Now there are only four people who oppose sending troops. The voting decision is not fair at all!"

Deputy Minister Zhao Zeling immediately retorted: "Chief of Staff Zhou, many resolutions of our previous high-level meeting of the Ministry of National Defense were all voted on. This is also the tradition of our Ministry of National Defense. Why is it unfair now?"

Defense Minister Liu Fuchen immediately said decisively: "That's the decision, now agree to send troops to support the Yueyang Front Army, please raise your hand."

As soon as Liu Fuchen's voice fell, Zhao Zeling, Shi Zhigang and other eight people raised their hands, and then Liu Fuchen raised their hands and said: "Since nine people agree to send troops, then we will study how many troops to send to support Yueyang. Front Army!"

Chief of General Staff Zhou Botao looked at each other with the other three senior officials who had been opposed to sending troops, and could only shake their heads helplessly. Just like Vice Minister Zhao Zeling said, voting has always been a tradition in high-level meetings of the Ministry of National Defense. things must be executed.

After discussion among thirteen senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense, it was decided to send 24 troops to support the Yueyang Front Army and assist the Yueyang Front Army to fight against the military alliance of [-] orc nations.

The army units currently affiliated to the Daqin Ministry of National Defense are still in accordance with the regular establishment of the Daqin Army. Each army has about 5 people, and sixty armies are almost 300 million army troops.

After the high-level meeting of the Ministry of National Defense, Minister of National Defense Liu Fuchen returned to his office. At this time, in Liu Fuchen's office, the current president of the Great Qin State, Cai Yongchang, was waiting for Liu Fuchen.

"Minister Liu, have you passed the resolution to support the Yueyang Front Army?" President Cai Yongchang asked anxiously.

Liu Fuchen nodded and said: "It has been passed, and the Ministry of National Defense has decided to send [-] full-staffed troops to the front line against the military alliance of the orc nations."

President Cai Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's fine if it is passed. Next, the government will immediately contact the Yueyang Front Army to discuss various matters concerning the dispatch of troops."

Liu Fuchen hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Excellency, I don't understand why the government is trying so hard to support the Yueyang Front Army?"

President Cai Yongchang said with a bitter smile: "Minister Liu, our government's finances are almost bankrupt. With the tax revenue from the four southeastern provinces, we can't support more than 600 million troops. In addition, the Qin Yuan has plummeted continuously. Even Nanjiang, Puyang, The people in the four provinces of Nanchuan and Lingnan only recognize the military tickets printed by the Yueyang Front Army, and the government will discuss with the Yueyang Front Army, and the Yueyang Front Army will bear all the expenses of the sixty troops going out."

With the successive victories of the Yueyang Front Army on the battlefield, the military ticket issued by the Yueyang Front Army has completely replaced the Qin Yuan issued by the Great Qin Government in the control area of ​​the Yueyang Front Army.

In the four provinces of Nanjiang, Puyang, Nanchuan, and Lingnan that the Great Qin government currently controls, Qin Yuan is almost like waste paper, and the people of the four provinces have almost returned to the era of barter, only gold and silver and the Yueyang Front Army issued Only military tickets can be used as currency to buy things in the four provinces of Nanjiang, Puyang, Nanchuan, and Lingnan.

Even the military salaries belonging to the various army units of the Ministry of National Defense have become paid in silver or food.

The reason why the military ticket issued by the Yueyang Front Army is very strong is because Su Yi moved a large amount of gold and silver from the Tang Empire and the Han Kingdom to the world on the side of the Great Qin Kingdom. The military ticket issued by the Yueyang Front Army can directly In the various banks in the Yueyang front army's control area, they exchanged them for gold and silver at will.

Liu Fuchen frowned and asked, "Is the government's finances really so difficult?"

President Cai Yongchang sighed and said: "Anyway, next month, the government will not be able to give any real money to the Ministry of Defense. Of course, if the Ministry of Defense is willing to ask for Qin Yuan, it will not be a problem to give several billion."

Liu Fuchen shook his head and said: "Qin Yuan is almost like waste paper, even if we give our Ministry of Defense tens of billions, it is useless. It seems that we can only hope that the Yueyang Front Army can help our Ministry of Defense to solve part of the military expenses, otherwise we will rely on our Ministry of Defense. The food reserves, which support more than 600 million army troops, cannot last for two months. As for the military pay of more than 600 million army troops, the Ministry of National Defense has been in arrears for more than half a year."

President Cai Yongchang pondered for a while and said: "The government still has some food reserves in its hands. If it only manages the rations of more than 300 million army officers and soldiers, it can support them for three or four months. At that time, the government hoped that the Yueyang Front Army would best take over the military expenditures of all the army units of the Ministry of National Defense, and even... take over all the expenditures of our government departments."

Liu Fuchen was slightly taken aback, "Your Excellency, there is no free lunch in the world. Once the Yueyang Front Army takes over the military expenditures of our Ministry of National Defense's more than 600 million army troops, as well as all the expenditures of government departments, it means that we will take over all the expenditures of the Great Qin State. The authority has been handed over to Su Yi."

President Cai Yongchang shrugged and said: "Minister Liu, now that the Yueyang Front Army has grown into a towering tree, what's the use of us being tough? As long as Su Yi wants the power of the Great Qin State, the thirteen factions of your military will And me, the president, how can I stop it?"

Liu Fuchen shook his head helplessly and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, if Su Yi wants the entire Great Qin Kingdom, our Ministry of National Defense really has no way to stop it, but I am really unwilling to hand over the Great Qin Kingdom to Su Yi. , Presumably there are more people who will not be reconciled."

President Cai Yongchang sighed again, "If you want to say that you are not reconciled, I am the president who is the most unwilling, but what can I do if I am not reconciled? As a president, I can't make real money, unless the Ministry of National Defense shrinks more than 600 million army troops. To 30, our government can barely maintain it for a while."

Liu Fuchen said with a wry smile: "At present, there are hundreds of thousands of Ice Lion Army troops in the Southeastern Province of Aonan Province and Yunhu Province. How can we reduce the strength of our Daqin Army on a large scale at this time!"

President Cai Yongchang then said: "Now we can only rely on the Yueyang Front Army. No matter what, Su Yi is a member of our Great Qin Kingdom. If the Great Qin Kingdom is handed over to him, at least the Great Qin Kingdom is still the Great Qin Kingdom. Anyway Our government's finances cannot afford to support the more than 600 million troops belonging to the Ministry of Defense."

When President Cai Yongchang returned to the temporary presidential palace in Jinju City, Vice President Li Qingwei was waiting for him in his office.

"President, what about the Ministry of National Defense?" Vice President Li Qingwei asked anxiously.

President Cai Yongchang nodded and said: "The resolution to support the Yueyang Front Army has been passed. The Ministry of National Defense is preparing to send [-] troops to the front line. You can contact the Yueyang Front Army. Don't forget to ask the Yueyang Front Army to prepare the remaining [-] tons of gold. He bought the entire Great Qin Kingdom with one hundred tons of gold, and Su Yi has made a lot of money in this transaction."

Su Yi was not prepared to use force against the government of the Great Qin State and the millions of army troops affiliated to the Great Qin Ministry of Defense.

Of course, the Yueyang front army has grown to such a scale, especially after the clones and biochemical humans under Su Yi's command can enter the world of the Great Qin Kingdom through the Star Gate, Su Yi must control the authority of the entire Great Qin Kingdom.

To control the entire Great Qin State, the current government of the Great Qin State, which still occupies four provinces in the southeast region, and the millions of army troops belonging to the Ministry of National Defense cannot be bypassed.

At the beginning, Su Yi used [-] tons of gold to buy President Cai Yongchang and Vice President Li Qingwei, and with the help of these two people, he took over Lushan Province and Xiling Province in the central region from the Ministry of National Defense.

This time, the Intelligence Bureau under Su Yi contacted President Cai Yongchang and Vice President Li Qingwei, and promised them that if they can cooperate with the Yueyang Front Army to take over the four provinces of Nanjiang, Puyang, Nanchuan and Lingnan in the southeast region and the national defense If there are more than 600 million army troops in the Ministry, the Yueyang Front Army will present [-] tons of gold to each of them.

After President Cai Yongchang and Vice President Li Qingwei agreed, the intelligence agency immediately paid each of them ten tons of gold as a deposit.

Vice President Li Qingwei immediately showed a hint of excitement and said: "Next, I will have specific consultations with the people from the Yueyang Front Army to see how to get the Yueyang Front Army to incorporate the more than 600 million troops of the Ministry of Defense as soon as possible. As for the remaining [-] Tons of gold, I think Su Yi will not regret it, and Su Yi must be very satisfied that he can buy the entire Great Qin Kingdom with one hundred tons of gold."

(End of this chapter)