On the Seven Towers

Three days later, in the school administration building, an enlarged committee meeting was underway. This meeting not only added many members of the Guards, but also called in key members from various departments. The number of people in the meeting exceeded fifty.

There are two topics for discussion today. The first one is about how to deal with the awakening of the God of Nature. The second issue is the alliance with Count Carlos.

This is not the first time that these two issues have been discussed at a meeting, but today it is time to produce some results.

"I think the pace of our development cannot be disrupted. Yes, the god of nature may wake up in five to ten years. If it is true, so what? Everyone has read this year's annual budget. ? The military budget already accounts for 15% of the fiscal expenditure budget. In addition to the research on magic and technology, the investment in magician schools and these projects related to fighting the God of Nature already accounts for half of the fiscal expenditure.

We need to increase investment, how to invest? The land is no longer planted, and daily necessities are no longer produced? Staff salaries are not being paid? The God of nature will not come tomorrow, and you can't do anything but catch the best. Only a healthy and stable economic development model can make our foundation stronger and stronger. When the time comes, we can really explode and reach higher heights. "The person who spoke was Bai Yicheng, the current Minister of Finance. He usually spoke kindly, but now he was a little agitated. He vigorously refuted the plan proposed by some members before to transform the economic model into a wartime economy.

"Old Bai, take a breath." Guo Qian, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "Anyway, the God of Nature is worth spending 12 or even 20 points of effort to deal with it. I think, first The first point is that the capital investment must be tilted. There are always some areas where expenses can be squeezed out, so that the funds can be reserved and put into areas directly related to strengthening the strength. The second point is that the research and production departments must also have their own internal plans. Adjustment, I heard that the scientific research and magic research departments have already started to launch some entertainment products such as magic crystal record players. Now that the situation has changed, we need to adjust the limited funds to places where we need them more and put the factory into production. Likewise, the toy factory under preparation can be stopped and it would be good to build an additional standard crystal production line.”

"Chairman Guo, what you say sounds much more reliable. It's not like someone who just opens his mouth to increase the rate by ten percentage points regardless of the actual situation." Bai Yicheng said, "But how to adjust it specifically requires a plan."

"I think Chairman Guo's suggestions are very reasonable. At the specific operational level, I suggest establishing a cross-department response team for the awakening of the god of nature." Chang Lin said, "This team should have multiple responsibilities such as evaluation, coordination and inspection ”

Chang Lin's suggestion was recognized by most people, and even Xiao Chen himself had nothing to say. Soon they elected a group of ten people to take charge of this matter. Guo Qian and Chang Lin serve as team leaders respectively, and Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Peng Ziyi are also among them. However, the specific advancement work cannot be launched so quickly. There is still a lot of preliminary work waiting for them to slowly carry out. Xiao Chen glanced at Peng Ziyi, who raised his eyebrows at him and glanced at Chang Lin.

"He got in again." Peng Ziyi's voice sounded very dissatisfied even in his soul.

"Chang Lin has no flaws now." Xiao Chen said to Peng Ziyi in the Bridge of Souls, "But the closer we get to him, the harder it will be for him to hide."

"Just wait and see what happens." Peng Ziyi said.

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It was already afternoon when the second topic started to be discussed. The most essential point of the alliance proposed by Count Carlos is an offensive and defensive alliance. This is also the focus of debate among everyone here. In other words, is it necessary to join the rebellion with the Count.

The opinion I agree with is mainly a view, that is, since I have become an enemy of the current queen of the kingdom, I should stand in the same trench as my enemy's enemy. There is no objection that the Chinese territory needs to be expanded. In this case, it is better to use the power of other old nobles to fight against the kingdom.

There are various opposing views. Some people think that the Chinese should sit back and watch the fight between tigers and wait for a better time to join the war. Some people think that the allies of the local nobles themselves are unreliable. Rather than forming an alliance with them, it is better to It is enough to fight independently and maintain a certain tacit understanding; some people believe that once they form an alliance, they will bear the political risks of the other party. It is common for these noble armies to slaughter entire villages and kill some civilians. There is no need for the Chinese to fight with these Surround yourself with people.

Today's discussion continues the content of previous discussions, and several groups are still arguing about these aspects.

"I have some new ideas that I would like to discuss with you." Xiao Chen saw that everyone had been discussing the situation for a long time and there was no progress, so he said, "Our discussion today is basically within the framework of fighting the kingdom. . But I think there are two other factors to consider. The first is what the northern empire will do. The second is what it has to do with the awakening of the God of Nature."

"Are you suggesting that we might fight the empire?" Chang Lin asked.

Xiao Chen said: "If we want to capture Suero City, we cannot leave its northern barrier Heimuguan alone."

"Heimuguan? It's a long way from Suero, with several small cities in between. Do you want to include these places in our territory?" Chang Lin said, "The other side of Heimuguan is the empire's territory. Current intelligence shows that they will enter from Heimuguan and attack the kingdom's territory. If you block Heimuguan directly, it's like they are sitting with knives and forks and scarves wrapped around their necks, but you don't let them eat a single bite."

"This has to be discussed in connection with the matter of the God of Nature. We have always been on a path of steady development, but the awakening of the God of Nature forces us to speed up our pace. The area around Suero, especially the northern area, is known as the granary of the western empire. If this area falls into our hands, In our hands, we can greatly improve our food production. As we all know, agriculture is the foundation for the development of anything, and only with food can we have people. "

"That's the truth." Wang Jiyuan agreed: "At the beginning, some people suggested dividing the northern land of Suero with the empire, but I disagreed. The national borders of this era are completely different from ours. It is common to send a small force to the other side's territory to rob people, money and food. If we use a mountain pass or a river as the boundary, I am afraid that the imperial people will not stop this border harassment just because we are Chinese. So I agree with Xiao Chen's opinion. If we take down Heimuguan, this natural barrier will be in our hands, which is much better than facing small harassments from the empire every day!"