Chapter 168: A Difficult Meeting

Zhang Lin patted the table and motioned for everyone to be quiet, and he said to everyone: "I know everyone's concerns, I have considered these, but at present, the enemy we are facing is getting stronger and stronger, without a strong fleet, it is difficult to win at all, and I have carefully considered expanding the fleet!" ”

Everyone listened to Zhang Lin's words quietly, Zhang Lin continued: "Everyone knows the threat from the Pirate Alliance, but we don't know the threat from the unknown enemy. ”

Zhang Lin knew that even if the naval battle was won, it was still necessary to occupy some important cities, and controlling the land was the ultimate goal of the war, so he instructed the Ministry of Intelligence: "The Ministry of Intelligence should pay attention to and start collecting intelligence from neighboring countries, let's start with the weak, remember to let agents and spies buy their VIPs, whether it is money or beauty, status and power are nothing more than these, if you can't buy them, find a way to control them, and get rid of these people at the beginning of the war!" ”

"Now what I'm saying is that after such a long war, our troops are maturing, and the rank system can work, I declare that the commander of the destroyer is awarded the rank of major, the adjutant is awarded the rank of captain, the rank of operational staff lieutenant, the captain of each squad is awarded the rank of lieutenant, the squad leader is given the rank of corporal and above, the captain of a light cruiser is awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, the adjutant is awarded the rank of major, the combat staff officer is awarded the rank of captain, and the rest is the same, the same is true for heavy cruisers, as for battleships, lieutenant colonel adjutant, and operational staff officer is awarded the rank of major, The rest is the same as above, the aircraft carrier is the same as the battleship! ”

After saying this, Zhang Lin asked: "Do you have any objections?" ”

As for the military rank, the people below have no objections, Zhang Lin continued: "As for the commander of the combined fleet, when the fleet is divided into equal parts, it will be designated separately, and when the battle is coordinated, the one with the highest rank will be the temporary captain of the fleet, and as for the promotion of military ranks, I will formulate detailed promotion rules!" ”

After Zhang Lin finished speaking, Avril stood up and said, "What about civilians?" Now that the military rank system has been introduced, will there also be a hierarchy for personnel in the internal affairs department? ”

This is the basic system of the system, and if it is not well divided, it will be difficult to carry out some work!

"I will give detailed rules for these, follow the rules, and whoever has a better opinion can say it immediately!" Zhang Lin asked!

The Minister of Education stood up and said to Zhang Lin: "Chang Gao, I have no objection to you expanding the fleet, but the Ministry of Education requires you to increase the funds for the Ministry of Education?" ”

Zhang Lin was a little strange, he attached great importance to education, and the funds given to the Ministry of Education were also very generous, why did the minister of the Ministry of Education ask for more funds, Zhang Lin asked her: "Can you tell me your reasons?" ”

The Minister of Education doesn't look like a woman, but he is very strong, Lisi said to Zhang Lin: "Sir, it seems that you pay little attention to the internal affairs of the harbor, now that so many schools have been established in the harbor, the funds are already stretched, and now we have excavated a lot of teachers in other countries, and established three universities, the Naval University, the University of Science and Technology and the Storm University, you won't know it, this does not include primary and secondary schools at all levels, according to your requirements, primary school to university are free, and children of school age must go to school, That's a lot of money, so I'm asking for more! ”

Lisi sat down after speaking, Zhang Lin was a little speechless, he really didn't pay attention to these things, and then the minister of the Ministry of Commerce stood up, this is a young man, Zhang Lin has never seen it, it may be a talent that he has just found recently. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He said to Zhang Lin: "I want to report to Changgao about the income and expenditure of the Ministry of Commerce in the last three months!" ”

After getting Zhang Lin's affirmation, he said: "Our business is very successful, first of all, the fishing and sales of bluefin tuna have been very hot, and the supply exceeds demand, accounting for 70% of our business, and the income in three months is 1.57 million gold coins, and the rest is only 30%, so I ask the Ministry of Commerce to get financial support to expand our foreign trade!" ”

Zhang Lin thought of this, the Ministry of Construction also stood up, said a lot of words, and finally asked the Ministry of Finance to increase the funds for the Ministry of Construction, which made Zhang Lin a little speechless, he just said that he would expand the armament, these people asked for more funds for various departments, and they would really pick the time!

However, the reasons made Zhang Lin unable to refuse, and Zhang Lin was also a little embarrassed for a while!

After hearing this, Tang Xue stood up and said, "Have you ever thought about the difficulties of the Ministry of Finance? What you need is not a little money, and our income is simply not enough, let me start by saying that the income in the last three months is 3.3 million gold coins, and the expenditure is 6 million gold coins, first of all, the maintenance of the fleet is 50 percent, which includes the repair of battle damage and the consumption of various materials, and the construction of the harbor has cost more than 2 million. The rest of the departments are consumed, I can't meet your demands, the fiscal deficit is already very large, I can't do anything! ”

Tang Xue's showdown made the chief officials of various departments speechless, the Ministry of Finance actually reflected so much, a batch of warships were sold in the harbor before, and the income was a lot, why didn't there be any money? It seems that the Ministry of Finance is frightened by this kind of department that spends money faster than running water!

Everyone looked at Zhang Lin with blank eyes, and the decision returned to Zhang Lin's hands at this time, Zhang Lin made up his mind that he must break this predicament, but who knew that even if the economic income was dozens of times higher later, the policy of the seaport was too considerate of the people, and Zhang Lin really didn't expect the expenses in all aspects, but these Zhang Lin always felt that it was worth it, which was inseparable for him to win people's hearts in the future!

However, Zhang Lin understands that if you have money, it will not become more if you don't spend it, as long as it is used on the blade, Zhang Lin is not afraid at all, he said to Tang Xue: "I will solve the financial problem, each department will count the departmental expenses, find the Ministry of Finance to spend, don't care about the money in front of you, our finances will not be so tight in the future!" Believe me! ”

But who knew that these words were ruthlessly blocked by Tang Xue later, which made Zhang Lin very embarrassed, not mentioning these for the time being, Zhang Lin said to Avril: "Is there anything else to say from the Ministry of the Interior?" ”

Avril stood up and said: "The total population of the harbor is currently 160,000, three percent of the temperament is the elderly who cannot work, twenty percent are children, the remaining labor force is occupied by the army one-third, the current population of the harbor is in short supply, and there are previously captured pirates, after education and reform, these people are behaving well, almost no one has broken the law, and the criminal pirate leaders are basically imprisoned, the Ministry of the Interior believes that in order to solve the problem of population shortage, it is necessary to increase external contacts and attract more people to move to the harbor!" ”

Zhang Lin understands that population is one of the key issues restricting the development of the seaport, and this problem needs the seaport to be known by more people, so the trade and exchange with the outside world is one of the key issues, and the focus of the later work can be placed in this regard!