While Captain Kassandra was hiding in the mountains behind the palace reading "Extreme Breath" and drinking wine, this year's military planning meeting had entered the third topic in the council hall directly south of the lower level of the palace.

Although the hall is majestic, it is not very large, and when you step into it, you can see the throne in the deepest part at a glance.

At the foot of the throne is a circular podium with a paulownia wood fence, and the official seats are fanned out around the podium.

Today's meeting not only brought together the heads of the two departments and three departments of the Ministry of Military Affairs, but also invited several senior officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice to attend as observers.

Under the emperor, there are six ministries of finance, civil affairs, construction, justice, education, and military.

The military department has two divisions, the General Strategy and the United Front Work Department, and three divisions of military logistics, armaments, and military law, which manage the use of troops in the Empire's foreign wars and internal security.

In the early afternoon, the sunlight shone in through the large openwork window on the west wall, and it was like a spotlight on a handsome official who was speaking:

"According to the statistics of the Armaments Department this year, the results of the newly equipped military uniforms put into use last year were not the same in each defense area. ”

The handsome official had a white face, his eyebrows were tight and slender, his slightly sunken eye sockets lined the blue eyes as deep as an abyss, he was wearing a high-ranking official uniform with gold trim and a white background, and a gold openwork badge pinned to his chest, and on a closer look, the badge was sewn with a stag in white satin.

He was the Deputy Minister of the Imperial Army, Earl of White Deer, Kafir Andres.

"Judging from the report, the new uniforms have removed some of the iron armor that protects the limbs, making the soldiers more flexible in combat, and the casualties on the western defense line have dropped by at least 10%..."

Kafir's voice was low and warm, and it was very nice to the ears, but there was another magnetic charm that was not angry and self-threatening, and he looked around at the officials and generals in the audience, and continued:

On the contrary, the southeast defense line has lost more soldiers as a result, and the Armaments Department has submitted a resolution to the Planning Committee for discussion on whether to continue to implement the new military uniform this year. ”

As soon as the words fell, sitting in the front row, a general wearing a military uniform and a thick beard spoke:

"Everyone knows that the beast tide is attacking from the west along the St. Dolan River, and my southwest defense line is under the greatest pressure, and I don't care about other military regions, I can see this new military uniform. ”

The St. Dolan River is not only the mother river of the Orton Empire, but also the natural national boundary in the northern part of the empire.

The officer, who was also in the front row and had a slightly curly mustache on his lips, also spoke:

"Captain Vandall, I don't dare to agree with your words, who doesn't have pressure in the face of the same magic beasts? In recent years, the southern defense line has been repeatedly stormed by beasts, everyone here knows it, is it possible that the lives of my soldiers in the southern region are less valuable?"

The bearded Vandal legion grew up and leaned back in his chair, clasped his hands on his chest and hummed:

"Pick the one that can fight and fight to know who is worth it, hum, I said Connor, you kid still have to come to the southwest for a walk, no matter how thick you dress, the magic beast waved its claws, see if you can block the ice spike or the rock spear?"

The bearded Connor was not as reckless as Captain Vandall, but he was not a good-natured character:

"I remember that the one who can fight the most in the Southwest Military Region seems to have gone to the academy to become the dean, right? Or do you want to go out in person William Vandall? Okay, I'll accompany you to the end..."

A few months ago, Elliott was transferred from the front line by the Queen, and the pressure on the southwest defense line doubled, and Captain Vandal was said to be in the sore spot, and with a big grin, he rolled up his sleeves as he spoke:

"Hey, Connor Garret, you're looking for death..."

"Knock knock knock. ”

A crisp knocking sound interrupted the two, it was the Earl of Bailu on the stage, I saw that his face was displeased, and his tone suddenly became cold:

"Two legion commanders, this is the council hall, Your Majesty's throne is in front, please pay attention to your words and deeds. ”

Connor Garrett frowned slightly, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the handsome official with a cold face for two seconds before he said, "It's me who is rude, Deputy Minister." ”

"Hmph—" William Van Dahl snorted coldly, and turned his head away, although he didn't apologize, he didn't argue with Connor anymore.

Ogu sat not far from William Vandall, and when he saw that the two of them were quite unruly, he also showed uncertainty on his face, and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, the throne is above, as if His Majesty is here, please respect yourself. ”

Just as the air in the hall froze, a dull cough stirred it again:

"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."

I saw that in the middle of the front row, the small-eyed old man with a wrinkled face and who seemed to be napping suddenly coughed dryly twice, and said leisurely:

"Kafir, you go on. ”

Kafir bowed to the small-eyed old man and replied gently, "Yes, Minister Lumir." ”

After sorting out his thoughts, Kafir looked at an official beside Minister Lumir, and then said, "Dare to ask Lord Quentin, if the military department applies for a redesign of military uniforms this year, what is the possibility that it will be implemented?"

"Don't even think about it, Kafir. ”

The Quentin-sama was the Minister of the Treasury, with two long, thin, curly beards on his mouth, and he looked older than Kafir, but his skin was fair and not wrinkled.

He is a special guest today, and his demeanor is a little relaxed, anyway, he has already made up his mind:

No matter what these thieves say, they just bite to death and don't give money.

I saw his pair of short and sparse eyebrows raised innocently, and spread his hands: "For the sake of our little remaining friendship, I will treat you as if you didn't say this." ”

"Thank you, Mistress Quentin, but if the Treasury can approve our application, I'll be happy to make a sacrifice for it. ”

Kafir seriously said that he didn't care about the precarious friendship, and then continued, not without regret:

"Since there is little hope of remaking military uniforms, then I suggest that each military region be separated, equipped as needed, and the Armaments Department will dismantle and recycle 30% of the old military uniforms and deliver them to the War Hammer family to cast weapons. ”

"Seconded. ”

"I don't have a problem with that. ”

“...”

The resolution was passed in a chorus, and Kafir's head bowed slightly, and after waiting for the scene to be quiet, he said aloud:

"So, let's move on to the fourth issue.... ”

Kafir continued to preside over the meeting from the podium, while Pyrsnan Lumyr, as a minister, dozed off in the front row as if nothing had happened.

The small-eyed minister was very old, and although he attended all the meetings, he did not usually speak or preside over the meetings.

Kafir, who was still young and had never been on the battlefield, had been working in the Judge Advocate General's Division since his political career.

Although he is now in the position of deputy minister and a titled earl, the bigwigs like William and Connor who command the side do not take him very seriously.

In the final analysis, the military headquarters is still a place where the fists speak.

However, although the officials from the military court have not cultivated murderous aura in the battle array, they also have a majesty that is not inferior to others.

Kafir also served as the director of the Judge Advocate General's Department and a temporary director of the Ministry of Justice, in charge of the defense of the three counties.

From the city defense armies of the three major cities to the small guard corps of villages and towns, they were all under his control.

In addition, he is capable, capable, and upright, so he is very popular in the military department.

The meeting continued, the chiefs took turns to take the stage, and the problems that had accumulated for several months or even most of the year were brought to the stage one after another, and I couldn't help but hear Ogu, Kafir and others frowning, and even the old minister of the sleepy insect rubbed the corners of his forehead.

“...”

"So... I second. ”

"I also second. ”

Finally some expedient measures were agreed upon, and the meeting finally came to an end as scheduled, and Ogu came to the podium.

He stepped on the golden sunset sun, looked around at the tired faces of the officials in the audience, and slowly spoke:

"Submit, discuss the resolution, and rebuild the Inspectorate. ”