418 Possibility of Cooperation
"To tell the truth, our assistance to the elves is free of charge...... In this case, it is natural that the assistance to the dwarves cannot be the same. Chris shook his head at Falai, the envoy of the elves, holding his glass.
This was the second time he had refused the Elves' request to raise the standard of assistance, and he had rejected a similar request from the Elves just before the banquet began.
At that time, the elven envoy Falai hoped that Iran Hill could provide the elves with some necessary production equipment and building materials.
Although the elves are friendly to nature, they are not primitive societies, and they do not live in tree houses, and use leaves as clothing.
They still have some light and even heavy industries of their own. Elven warriors also wear armor, and they also have their own castles, as well as their own state systems and laws.
Of course, they are more friendly to nature, so the buildings also support the system, and the appearance of their buildings is different from that of humans, in a sense, full of natural aesthetics.
Coming from afar, these elves have almost nothing left now. Most of their castles were destroyed in the war, and the only thing that followed them was the giant tree of life.
There was no place to live, no way to continue smelting and replenishing their living utensils, and there were no weaving tools to replenish their clothesβthe rebuilding of the elves was almost a no-brainer.
Although Alan Hill and Greken provided them with some tents and daily necessities, these things were really a drop in the bucket for the millions of people of the entire elven race.
What made the elves even more depressed was that there was no harm without comparison, and their former allies, the dwarves, got much, much more than they got.
The dwarves had even started to rebuild, and everything was in order, as Alan Hill also provided advanced computing support such as co-ordination, making the entire rebuilding effort half as much as possible.
Therefore, with no other way, Falai has just asked Chris again to ask Iran Hill to increase his assistance to the elves, who need to settle their own people before they can start production. Although the elves are theoretically not short of food, they still need something else.
"We can trade food for ...... But we're a few months in arrears. Farley offered a compromise solution. Elves can manipulate plants in a friendly way, so they can always get a bigger harvest with less land.
But now, in an era when all walks of life in the empire were short of supplies, exchanging food for more things was not particularly cost-effective for Iran Hill.
A lot of materials are crowding out production capacity, and Chris doesn't want the iron ore he mines to be turned into pots and pans to help others.
"Perhaps, it will be easier for us to build a relationship of trust by working together to be mutually beneficial." Chris thought for a moment, looked at Falai and said, "The elves can send their own magicians to Irlanhill to serve the agriculture of Alleyland. β
"We also hope that you can provide more magical technical support in environmental protection, animal protection, and environmental transformation." He shook the wine glass in his hand and continued: "For these magicians who have come to Ellan Hill, we will provide them with a living allowance and pay their salaries, which can also relieve the pressure of the elves to rebuild now. β
"It's a really good idea." After hearing Chris's suggestion, Farley was also interested in the plan: "I can accept this plan, and I am personally even willing to work in Iran Hill immediately in exchange for all kinds of support from Iran Hill. β
"Of course, if the elves are willing to cooperate on a deeper level, then we are still willing." Chris saw that the other party no longer wanted to reach out and take things for nothing, so he was willing to say a few more words to the other party: "The specific cooperation depends on the ability of the elves in these aspects." β
In fact, Chris also hopes to win over some elves and do something for the improvement of Alan Hill's environment.
In his opinion, the elves can make the forest grow faster, which means that Iran Hill has more wood.
More greenery can also improve air quality in Irlanhill, which is also an important measure to benefit the people.
Then there's Chris's space program, which includes experiments using elves to grow oxygen-producing vegetation in outer space β an experiment that is so important that part of the hope of continuing to survive in outer space lies in this experiment.
If you take into account the benefits brought by the increase in agricultural production, in fact, these super farmers of the elves are still very useful.
Of course, there is a necessary premise for all this, that is, the elves must be under the control of Iran Hill and sincerely serve Ran Hill!
"Your Majesty, if, I mean, if we are willing to send an army to fight for you, are you willing to pay some fee for this?" Falai suddenly opened his mouth and asked about another topic that the elven high-level was more concerned about.
Although the elves are already unbearable to fight, this race, which is almost entirely a soldier, can still put together a large army.
As long as Alan Hill is willing to supply this army, they can still defeat many opponents - at least, against magical empires like the Golem Empire, that is no problem at all.
And the elven clan is thinking that in this way, they can not only feed an army, but also get some rent for renting this army, which is a typical one-shot win.
In fact, there are some hawks in the elven clan who are unwilling to admit defeat and are willing to fight all the time, but they are now suffering heavy losses and their momentum is not as strong as before.
How to place this part of the pure soldiers, the elven high-level also has a headache, they hope that Iran Hill can use these people, and by the way, exchange for more benefits for the elven clan.
But Chris is not willing to pay for it himself to feed a group of armies of other forces. This kind of thing is actually very difficult to deal with, it is easy to affect the relationship between the two parties, not to mention, and it will cause chaos.
What's more important is that Chris now has no shortage of troops who can fight well. His army was now almost invincible, and there was no need to feed an alien army that was not much stronger than his army in actual combat effectiveness.
"I think this matter needs to be discussed carefully before it can be decided. Personally, I feel that the current battlefield situation is very favorable to Iran Hill, our enemies are retreating one after another, and we have the initiative in all theaters, in this case......" Chris shook his head and said: "It is completely unnecessary to continue to increase the input on the front line. β
He has just finished his televised speech, and the focus of Alan Hill's work in the new year has shifted to the research and development of new technologies and people's livelihood.
If it weren't for that, Chris wouldn't have to rush to the elves to improve the environmental conditions in Ellan Hill, and would be willing to pay a fee for it.
This is the next priority for Iran Hill and the beginning of a gradual return to normalcy for the entire country.
Just yesterday, after basically confirming that the dwarves would join Iran Hill, Chris drew up a plan to compress the total number of Iran Hill's army from 10.32 million to 9.55 million!
This is the first time in the last year and a half that Iran Hill has reduced its total strength to less than 10 million.
At the same time, it was also the first time that Iran Hill took the initiative to disarm some of the soldiers and let the soldiers who served return to their hometowns.
In addition, Chris also decided to let 1 million veterans who have served for more than two years take turns to go home to rest for half a year in the next month!
These benefits were accompanied by a series of livelihood policies introduced by Iran Hill, which immersed the entire empire in a wave of ecstasy. The common people's love for His Majesty the Emperor was unprecedentedly high, and almost all of them sang the praises of this unprecedented great empire.
In such an environment, Chris did not think that there was any need to spend money to hire elven magicians to go to the front line to cause trouble.
When Farley heard Chris say this, although he had already guessed this answer before, he still had some regrets.
"Well, if Your Majesty needs this, we can talk about cooperation again." He pondered for a moment, nodded and accepted the reality. Then he tasted the mellow taste of high-quality red wine, and changed the subject to praise: "This wine is really good, we also have fruit wine, but although the taste is more natural, it does not have such an impressive feeling." β
"I can give you some privately if you like." Chris doesn't mind being a little generous at this time.
Falai shook his head with a smile and refused, "If you are willing, I would prefer to exchange these precious drinks for materials of equal value and give them to our entire elven clan." β
"Hahaha, Mr. Falai is really a good manager who cares about his people." Chris laughed, then drank the wine from the glass, and said with a smile: "I will give you a drink, not only for you, but also for Her Majesty." As for the equivalent supplies, Mr. Falai, when you leave the banquet, you can bring back the elves. β
Although these red wines are not cheap, they are not rare wines. So Chris can give it away lightly without feeling distressed at all.
For the elves, one truckload of bread and two truckloads of bread are a drop in the bucket, and there is no substantial difference at all.
Hearing Chris say this, Falai also laughed and raised his glass: "Then I will thank Her Majesty for your generosity." β
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The other two are in the middle of the night, and everyone can watch them tomorrow morning.