"In summary, the situation in Lu'an City has basically stabilized. Through publicity and guidance and several effective work-for-relief efforts, the government officials we sent have gained the initial trust of the local people, and the large-scale renovation of the church area It is regarded as the victory of the "heroic struggle" operation, and has won the praise and support of almost all Luan citizens."
Hetty put a report in front of Gawain, and said with a look of relief on his face.
"In this way, even if there are diehard members of the old church who want to make trouble, it will be difficult to make any waves."
Gao Wen flipped through the report in front of him, and nodded slightly: "Very good... But we still have to be vigilant against the resurgence of the ashes. It's not scary for the remnants to make trouble on the surface. It's the most difficult stage to deal with them when they turn into ambush. I'll leave this to Amber Well, the operatives of the Military Intelligence Bureau are very good at this kind of thing. By the way, how is the demolition of the inner city wall going?"
Hetty thought for a while: "According to the plan, two-thirds of the city walls on the west and east sides of the church area will be demolished, and the remaining walls will be kept only for commemorative and decorative purposes. Currently, the west city wall has begun to be demolished by the citizens of Luan. Of course we support this, but to be honest... ancestors, is it really necessary?"
"The inner city wall of Luan City is different from other places. For hundreds of years, that wall is not only a city wall, but also a symbol. Absolute gap, as long as the wall is still there, even if we tear down the cathedral, the "church area" in people's minds will still be an area that ordinary people cannot set foot in, and this is completely contrary to the holy light theory promoted by Protestantism. Gao Wen patiently explained, "I know what you are thinking about. The inner city wall is a part of the city's defense. Dismantling the inner city wall may reduce the ability of Luan City to deal with disasters. Regarding this, you can take a look at it..."
While talking, Gao Wen took out a copy of the documents at hand and pushed it towards Hetty who was standing across the table.
Hetty looked down curiously, and immediately found that it was a sketch of some kind of large-scale rune array. The details of the runes on it were not listed due to space limitations, but they were clearly marked on the roughly circular general structure diagram. There are words such as energy extraction array, resonance area, functional area, amplification area, projection area, etc.
"What is this?" Hetty looked carefully at the contents of the information, "The scale... so big?!"
"It's the city-level shield of Rock Fortress." Gawain picked up the teacup next to him and took a sip, "We found the most original design of the city shield in the library of Rock Fortress. The staff also dug up the foundation and saw the rune array data from a hundred years ago. After getting it back, Jenny took her apprentices and assistants to study for more than half a month, and this is their result."
Hetty's eyes widened suddenly, and the hand holding the blueprint even trembled slightly. For a mage, this is unimaginable wealth!
Although this mage is now almost full-time engaged in city construction and internal affairs...
"The city-level magic shield is a strategic-level creation... There are less than ten shields of this level in Anzu..." Hetty's tone was unbelievable, "The Rune Academy... Everything can be produced?!"
"The biggest problem with city-level shields is energy consumption and stability. Because it consumes a lot of energy, it must be built on a natural magic focus. Because stability needs to be ensured, it must consume a lot of expensive magic materials. These two points limit Its application, but now Jenny has optimized it in two layers, and directly integrated the magic net and the base structure of the city-level shield, which makes it possible for mass production," Gao Wen said, " I plan to install the first verification shield in Luan City, which can be constructed simultaneously during the large-scale renovation of the church area. If the effect is as expected, then every city and even every town-level unit on Cecil's land will will build such shields."
"Build...a strategic-level shield in the town?!" Hetty exclaimed suddenly, and at the same time, a large wave of budget went through her mind instantly. Go back, "Ancestor, you have to calm down! This is a giant shield system, not a magic street lamp..."
The butler Cecil, who is in charge of the financial power, lost his mind the moment he faced the budget problem, and even complained about his ancestors like Rebecca. It turns out that the top talent of the Cecil family is mostly genetic, but Some people are dominant, some people are temporarily recessive...
Gawain looked at Hetty's expression that almost died on the spot, and he could probably guess why the eldest granddaughter lost her composure. Anyway, Hetty lost her composure for two reasons, either working overtime or lack of money. Looking at her spirit now The condition is good, and there is no smoky makeup on the eye circles, so it is probably because there is no money, so he shook his head: "Don't be so nervous, the cost of the giant shield optimized by Jenny is lower than you think, and once this large-scale project starts , means the rise of a large number of auxiliary industries, the by-products of manufacturing shield units, new construction machinery, and a large number of jobs, these things will be beneficial in the long run."
"Funds are valuable only when they flow. Is it just ore ingots stored in the treasury..." Hetty helplessly thought of what her ancestor had said to herself, and then she looked at Gao Wen and said with some hesitation, "Ancestor, do you want Is there another reason to spread this shield to every town... "
Gawain looked into Hetty's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this great-great-great-granddaughter is really a smart person, and her intelligence is different from Rebecca's. She can always find the key to the problem keenly, which reduces the problem. Difficulties in a lot of communication (Of course, Rebecca can sometimes find the key point of the problem by mistake, but the upright roe deer always tries to hit the key point with his head): "As you think, Mochao we always have to face it."
Hetty exhaled, thinking that it was indeed so.
The cost of installing this huge shield system in every city and town-level settlement is not cheap, even as the ancestors said, Jenny has reduced its cost to a level that the Principality of Cecil can afford , that is still a huge expense. At this stage when the situation in the principality has just stabilized and there are countless infrastructure projects waiting to start, if a considerable part of the infrastructure capacity is used for this expensive shield that has no direct economic output, then it is possible Sex is only one…
The tide of magic can come at any time.
"I understand." Hetty bowed slightly and said solemnly, "I will make a plan in this regard."
Looking at Hetty, who looked as heroic as if she was about to die, Gao Wen was also thinking.
The situation in the Principality has stabilized, and internal and external troubles have basically settled down or there is no possibility of an outbreak for the time being. Next, Cecil will undoubtedly usher in a stage of rapid development. With the start of four new industrial cities, there will be Countless infrastructure projects, countless basic education projects, countless talent recruitment plans... In order to ensure the smooth development of all these, Cecil will consume a lot of funds and resources.
At present, the internal economy of the Principality is indeed developing rapidly. Thanks to the promotion of the new decree and the support of merchants from all over the country, the river of trade that was originally bound by the old aristocratic system is unfreezing, and gold coins are beginning to be sold on newly built roads and newly opened roads. The waterway of the river is flowing, but these... still not enough.
Magic Industry is a beast with an insatiable appetite. It has to devour more things to grow. Gao Wen must at least let it grow to the point where it can sustain its development before it can be initially at ease, and relying solely on the economic dividends of the new reforms within the Principality, this The development of the beast will become very dangerous: a single economic support is unstable. Once there is a slight problem in the economic chain, the Principality of Cecil may collapse at any time.
Especially now that there are so many big projects... Gao Wen doesn't want the basic foundation he has finally laid down to be dragged down by a few big projects that are developing too fast.
Hetty noticed that her ancestor hadn't spoken for a long time, and couldn't help asking curiously, "Ancestor... what are you thinking?"
Gawain sighed leisurely while thinking: "Lack of money and resources... is a problem."
"Who do you want to cheat this time?"
"You said the Kingdom's Army..." Gao Wen said casually, but he reacted in the middle of the sentence, "What did you just say?"
Hetty realized it only after she said the words, her face flushed immediately, and she quickly bent down: "I'm sorry ancestor! I... I was a little distracted just now..."
To be honest, Gao Wen was also a little stunned. He had never seen the mature and prudent Heidi lose his temper twice in such a short period of time. It seems that she really has no money recently. As long as the topic related to the budget is mentioned, the eldest granddaughter will directly It's out of control.
He coughed twice and knocked on the table: "Be careful next time that we never cheat people, we are an upright business. Back to the topic just now, although the Principality of Cecil has closed the gate of the Rock Fortress, we cannot completely close it , nor can it be closed forever, Rock City, as a fortress city, part of the area was originally designed to be used as a trade transit area, although the fortress is not yet completed, the merchants... can already take action."
The ancestor was keen on doing business, and the facts proved that the business of the ancestor can sometimes bring more considerable benefits than war, so Hetty immediately reacted: "Are you planning to start a trade with the Holy Spirit Plain?"
"Strictly speaking, it's doing business with the royal family," Gao Wen nodded. "What do you think the Royal Army lacks?"
"...there is probably no shortage of alchemy potions," Hetty said while thinking, "The crusaders have joined the Royal Army's camp. Priests and Holy See knights will not be stingy with magic power on the battlefield. With the support of holy water and holy light, the Royal Army is very sensitive to alchemy potions." The demand is not great, what they lack... should be more powerful weapons."
Speaking of this, Hedi paused, and continued: "The Royal Army has almost never been able to defeat the same number of Eastern Border Legions on the battlefield. The main reason is that the quality of the soldiers is poor. Therefore, almost all of them are veterans. In the Kingdom Army, it is said that apart from the mountain corps from the north, ordinary soldiers need two or three people to deal with an Easterner... It is difficult to improve the quality of soldiers in a short time, but if there are more With sophisticated weapons, the Royal Army can close the gap with the Eastern Front Legion in a short period of time."
"Then it looks like we can make a batch of 'Foreign Trade Weapons'..." Gao Wen touched his chin and said, "We have to let Nicholas Egg design it..."
Hetty looked at Gao Wen with some hesitation: "Ancestor... are you really going to sell weapons to the Royal Army?"
Gao Wen answered with certainty: "We need funds, as well as the rich minerals in the Holy Spirit Plain."
Before Heti could speak, he continued to say thoughtfully: "Besides... since the Holy Light Sect, which is best at healing, has completely fallen to the Kingdom Army, do you think the Eastern Border Legion...is there a shortage of potions?"
Hetty: "???"