Three days later, in the school administration building, an enlarged committee meeting was in progress. This meeting not only added a lot of guard members, 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 is about how to deal with the awakening of the God of Nature. The second is the alliance with Count Carlos.
This is not the first time these two issues have been discussed at the meeting, but today is the time to produce some results.
"I think our pace of development should not be disrupted. Yes, the God of Nature may wake up in five to ten years. If so, what? You have all seen this year's annual fiscal budget, right? The military budget has accounted for 15% of the fiscal expenditure budget. In addition to the research on magic and technology, the investment in the magician school, and the investment in these projects related to fighting the God of Nature, it has accounted for half of the fiscal expenditure.
We need to increase investment, but how? We won't plant the land, and we won't produce daily necessities? We won't pay employees' salaries? The god of nature won't come tomorrow, and you can't exhaust all the resources. Only a healthy and stable economic development model can make our foundation stronger and stronger, and when we really have an explosion, we can reach higher heights. "The speaker is Bai Yicheng, the current Minister of Finance. He usually speaks in a gentle manner, but now he is a little excited. He vigorously refuted the plan proposed by a committee member to transform the economic model into a wartime economy.
"Old Bai, take a breath." Guo Qian, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "No matter what, the God of Nature is something that is worth our 120% or even 20% effort to deal with. I think, first of all, the capital investment should be tilted. There are always some places where the expenses can be squeezed out, so that the funds can be left for areas directly related to strengthening strength. The second point is that the internal plans of the research and production departments themselves must also be adjusted. I heard that the scientific research and magic research departments have already started to launch some life and entertainment products such as magic crystal record players. Now that the situation has changed, we need to adjust the limited funds to where we need them more. The same goes for factory production. The toy factory that is being prepared can be stopped for a while, and it would be good to build another standard crystal production line."
"Chairman Guo, what you said sounds much more reliable. It's not like some people increase it by 10 percentage points without considering the actual situation." Bai Yicheng said, "But there must be a plan for the specific adjustment."
"I think Chairman Guo's proposals make sense. When it comes to specific operations, I suggest setting up a cross-departmental response team for the awakening of the God of Nature." Chang Lin said, "This team should have multiple responsibilities such as assessment, 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 ten-member team to be responsible for this matter. Guo Qian and Chang Lin served as the head and deputy head respectively, and Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Peng Ziyi were also among them. However, the specific promotion work could not be started so quickly, and there was 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's sneaked in again." Peng Ziyi's voice, even in his soul, was filled with strong dissatisfaction.
"Chang Lin doesn't have any flaws right now." Xiao Chen said to Peng Ziyi in the Soul Bridge, "But the closer we are to him, the harder it will be for him to hide."
"Let's wait and see." Peng Ziyi said.
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It was already afternoon when the second topic was discussed. The most essential point of the alliance proposed by Count Carlos was an offensive and defensive alliance, which was also the focus of the debate among the people present. In other words, was it necessary to start an uprising with the Count
The main point of view in favor is that since we are already enemies with the current queen of the kingdom, we should stand in the same trench with the enemy of our enemy. There is no doubt that the Chinese need to expand their territory. In this case, it is better to use the power of other old nobles to fight the kingdom.
There are many different opposing views. Some people think that the Chinese should sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between tigers, waiting for a better time to join the war; some think that the allies of the local nobles are unreliable, and instead of forming an alliance with them, it is better to fight on their own and maintain a certain tacit understanding; others think that once an alliance is formed, one must bear the political risks of the other party. It is common for these noble armies to massacre a village and kill civilians, and there is no need for the Chinese to associate with these people.
Today's discussion continued the content of the previous discussions, and several groups are still arguing on these issues.
"I have a new idea that I want to discuss with you all." Xiao Chen saw that everyone had been discussing for a long time without any progress, so he said, "Today's discussion is basically under the framework of fighting the kingdom. But I think we need to add two other factors. The first is what the northern empire will do. The second is what this matter has to do with the awakening of the God of Nature."
"Are you implying that we might go to war with the Empire?" Chang Lin asked.
Xiao Chen said: "If we want to take Suero City, we can't ignore its northern barrier, Heimu Pass."
"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 through Heimuguan and attack the kingdom's territory. If you block Heimuguan directly, it's like they are sitting there with knives and forks and scarves wrapped around their backs, but you don't let them eat a single bite of food."
"This has to be discussed in connection with the matter of the God of Nature. We have been developing steadily, but the awakening of the God of Nature has forced us to speed up our pace. The area around Suero, especially the northern region, is known as the granary of the western empire. If this area falls into our hands, it can greatly improve our food production. Everyone knows that agriculture is the foundation for the development of anything. Only with food can there be people."
"That's right." 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 very 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 over Heimuguan, this natural barrier will be in our hands. It will be much better than facing small-scale harassment from the empire every day!"