Military and economic are the two pillars of the city, and after listening to the two of them's report, the king believes that everyone present has a better understanding of the city. However, King Pullen did not gather so many people here for the sake of military and economic memories.

King Pullen turned his gaze to the head of the Oceanic Bureau.

Wang said: "Ferens, you are the general overseer of the second strategic deployment force in King Puron, and I need your information on the number of warships, ships, merchant ships, all employees and all shipbuilders in the Maritime Bureau, as well as their status. ”

Ference stood up and bowed respectfully to the king, and then he spoke.

"The Maritime Bureau of the Puron Wangcheng is proceeding in an orderly manner according to Wang's five-year plan, and at present we have more than 1,300 ordinary laborers, 76 shipbuilders, and 17 foreign shipbuilders. The total number is 1,400 full members and 200 external staff. “

"At present, most of the ships under construction by our Oceanic Bureau are mainly fishing boats, with a total of 30 ships. Some of them are given away for free to nearby residents to attract them to settle in Pandora, Harbour City, and some are used to trade cheap and sell to residents on the other side of the river in exchange for favor. After all, the material is just ordinary wood, and the cost and manpower requirements are low. This was very much in line with the king's request to get the least amount of money in exchange for the favor of the non-Puren people around him. “

"In addition, the maritime trading fleet belonging to the King of Puren has seventeen merchant ships to be built, including five large three-masted hundred-man merchant ships, and twelve small and medium-sized ships under eighty people in the spinnaker class."

"However, the construction cost of large merchant ships has exceeded the budget of our Oceanic Bureau in the first half of the year, although if the construction is completed and the current third party is sold to sell goods, the profit that we can earn by selling directly to the outside world in the King of Pleun will be tripled~four times, but considering various possibilities, we still only build less than half of the quantity. At present, three of the six dockyards are under construction, and it is expected that three large merchant ships and eight small and medium-sized ships will be completed in October this year. A third less than expected. “

King Pullen nodded in satisfaction. "As expected, it was originally to let those disgusting merchants get out of our Pulon King's sphere of influence as soon as possible, so I decided to build our own maritime trade fleet in Pulon King's City. However, the shrinkage of the number really disagrees with me, if we want to become famous in one fell swoop, we must not be stingy with the little benefits in front of us, and we must show our identity and heritage in front of the whole world! “

"Therefore, the number of ships does not allow a reduction. If the ocean fleet of the royal city of Plen does not even have the foundation to deter a small Italian federal state, then what country in the world would take a second look at a lonely country living on a remote island?! “

"Remember, the sea trade caravans in the royal city of Puron are in normal times. As soon as it unloads its cargo, the sailors on board pick up the blades, and the blast furnace on the bow of the ship raises the crossbow spear, then it is the ocean warship of our royal city of Pleon! Hawkers, although it is much weaker than the warship on the right track, but this is also a kind of proof of the strength of our Pleon King City. “

"But-!!"

Clenching his fists, King Pullen suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"Everyone remembers that the sea is the focus of the future development of the royal city of Pullen. On this isolated island, even if we in the royal city of Pleon unify the entire British Isles, in the end, it is only a small country in the sea isolated island far from the center of the world. Whether it's trade or conquest, we can't do without a large ocean fleet behind us. Therefore, I am here to announce that the Pulen Marine Bureau will become the second largest concentration of funds after the Pulen Weapons Development Department and the Iron Ministry! “

"Do you understand? Lan Fei? King Pulen raised an eyebrow at his finance minister and said, his eyes full of unquestionable coldness.

The latter didn't say much, just nodded respectfully.

Then, Lan Fei took out his small notebook and crossed out half of the funds belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for this year's development......

"Ferens, go on."

After King Pullen sat down, he stretched out his hand and motioned for Ference to continue.

"As for warships, because we have already designed the top-of-the-line battleship like the Time, the level of the remaining battleships will be reduced. Taking into account the time it would take, as well as the formation of a group of warships requested by the king. Including one main ship, two auxiliary ships, six frigates and three police cruisers. In the future, the sea force of the King of Pleon is expected to have twelve warships and more than 800 sailors. ”

"However, due to financial and other constraints, the current Pulon Maritime Bureau wants to build Pulun's maritime trade fleet, and at the same time is responsible for the production of warships, which has made the Oceanic Bureau's manpower very tight. Therefore, it is expected that the production cycle of the battleship may last a year or more, and considering that the deforestation around the royal city is almost the same, more materials need to be transported from farther away, so the cost may also increase. ”

Ference sat down when he finished speaking.

The development of the navy is a key development goal of the current Pleon royal city, but the reality is that the shipbuilding process is not as simple as training soldiers, and even though the "academic system" has been adopted to train new shipwrights and apprentices, the progress is still not satisfactory.

“…… A year...... This is just the construction of ordinary warships below level 2, if the construction of several battleships like the Time is required in the future, won't it take two or even three years? It's taken too long. ”

King Pullen gently pressed the armrest with his right hand, and his index finger kept tapping, making a "knock" sound.

His slightly furrowed brows and slightly dissatisfied expression all showed that the king, who had always liked to hold a qiē in his hands, felt a little unsatisfactory with the development of the Pleen Ocean Bureau. For King Pullen, this dissatisfaction was secondary, and even more displeased was the fact that his four-year plan to unify Britain might be curtailed.

Now, two years and six months have passed since the establishment of the Puron Royal City, which means that there is still a year and a half left for him to complete his plan. In fact, King Pullen, who originally planned to unify the British Isles within three years, had to push his plan back again and again in the face of obstacles in reality.

And this change is not because of the strength of the royal city, but because of the concession made by the king of Puron to reality for the sake of the stability and sustainable development of the royal city. Otherwise, with the supplies, equipment, and food reserves that the Pulon King City now has. Coupled with the large number of troops in the royal city, the royal city of Pulun is fully capable of arming two-thirds of the population of the royal city within a month, that is, 50,000 well-equipped troops and logistics troops!

However, it was a veritable move that would lead to the end of the game, not to mention the commerce, agriculture, security, and even the existence of the royal city itself. And even if the royal city of Pullen swept the entire British Isles in a short period of time, how should the subsequent security and identity, as well as the ongoing rebellion, be resolved?

These require a lot of time and money to maintain, and it is not difficult to conquer the entire British Isles. The difficulty was not in the tens of thousands of troops of the English, nor in the fortified walls of London, but in the "hearts of men" that the King of Pullen had always liked to control and manipulate.

King Pullen positioned the royal city of Pullen to stand on the commanding heights of "morality" at all times, so that whether it was an attack or a defense, the royal city could gain the sympathy and recognition of the outside world on the greatest extent, and this recognition and sympathy was the desire of the people, and was the basis for the royal city to unify the British Isles in the future.

Therefore, King Prun would never allow his army to appear on the British Isles as invaders. Not for the sake of King Pullen's own deep moral insistence. His reason for doing this was simply to make the city of Pullen get the most out of it at the lowest cost.

At no time did King Pullen allow himself to be held back by moralism. However, there were times when for the sake of the interests and future development of the royal city, King Pullen was willing to raise the banner of morality and benevolence, even if the corpses were already piled up under the banner and the blood was flowing like a river.

"Education is a big problem."

"You have to develop systematic teaching!"

Everyone in the room looked up at King Pullen and Jania, who were saying different things at the same time, but had the same meaning. Although everyone already knew that King Pullen had a very respectful trust in Yania, and Yania also had a special affection for King Pullen, it was the first time that the tacit understanding between the two was so directly discovered by outsiders.

Yania and King Pullen glanced at each other at the same time.

"Army, civilian, minister?" Yania said briefly as she looked at King Pullen.

Her words may seem incomprehensible to outsiders, but they are barely understandable.

King Puren, on the other hand, understood what Yania meant almost instantly, and reacted immediately.

"The chain is too long and easy to break, and too short is not beneficial."

"Everything is based on language,"

"Do you ...... start from scratch?"

King Pullen let out a long sigh. What Yania means just now is that if you want to start building the foundation of education, then who should you start with first? Is it from the military, the civilians, or the ministers? All three have their own advantages, but they also have their own disadvantages. Needless to say, the army is that civilians and ministers are two extremist groups, and no matter which side develops first, it will cause contradictions within the royal city.

For example, if you develop a civilian community first, it will attract the dissatisfaction of the ministers. Although the national declaration of the royal city of Pleen is that all people are equal, it also recognizes the existence of hierarchical hierarchies. Therefore, even the royal city of Pulen will be divided into zài and up, and it is also a well-known thing that the nobles have privileges in this era, so once let the commoners accept the ...... No, even access to education can cause a backlash from the superstructure.

On the other hand, if the ministers are developed first, they can provide their administrative efficiency and increase the economic development within the royal city. However, this will inevitably arouse the resentment of the commoners, because when they joined the royal city of Pleun, they joined the royal city with the hope that they would be treated fairly and no longer be driven like slaves, and if the people of the royal city were allowed to feel the difference in rank again at this time, it would inevitably lead to the loss of the hearts of a group of people who could not accept this fact.

Originally, Yania still had a sentence that was not uttered, which meant that it was better to give priority to the Minister of Development, because it would help the development of the royal city. Moreover, although the number of the current management class of the Pulun Royal City is quite large, the number of people compared to the civilian level is too scarce, so it can be prioritized for collective learning and education, and it is also convenient to manage. The most important thing is that it can also buy the hearts of those people, so that they are more willing to sacrifice a qiē for the king.

However, once considering the character of King Pullen......

This is the master who will have sunspots by his side even the main person in charge of each department.,And evaluate it as a part that can be replaced at any time.。 Even the management class with such a high status is like a bug in the eyes of the king, and it is not taken into account at all, so it is natural that their loyalty will not matter.