"Alright, let's be quiet. Since everyone has almost arrived, I will tell you what is the matter of gathering everyone in such a hurry today. Duke Dozan began to speak in his deep voice: "Actually, I have summoned everyone here to tell you a shocking news. Just an hour ago, I received a message from the General Military Department of the Federation. After more than a decade of political struggle, the hawks in the northern Ballen Europe had already eliminated the conservatives a month ago and secured their grip on the throne. ”

"The hawks at Balen'ou have always adhered to the idea of aggression, aggression, aggression and aggression. According to reliable information, they have now begun to recruit soldiers on a large scale in their country and build up all kinds of armaments. If there are no accidents, if their armaments are perfected, the first person to invade is our Scorching Sun Federation. ”

Duke Dozan went on to say that Balen'ou had always been the largest military power in the East. Although it is not as powerful as the big-name empires in the West, it is unrivaled in the entire East. The Federation of the Burning Sun is located next to the southeastern border of the Balono, and is the first bridgehead to occupy as it expands southward.

The General Military Department of the Burning Sun Federation informed each state city of the news, requiring each state city to send some troops and a large amount of supplies to expand the strength of the federal army. Be prepared before the Balononians invade the Burning Sun Confederation so that the interests of the various states can be protected.

"That's the way it is, and I don't mean anything else by calling you, I just want to hear your opinions. Let's see if we can brainstorm and get this thing through smoothly. Silver Tower City is the Silver Tower City for all of us, and when necessary, we also need some dedication......" Duke Dozan did not say any more, but scanned the crowd present with his eyes.

At this time, a gentleman from Xicheng spoke: "Your Excellency Duke, I think, is the General Military Department of the Federation going to take this opportunity to make an excuse to expand the Federal Army?" If that's the case, we'd better be cautious. I feel very good about the high degree of autonomy of Silver Tower City and other city-states now, and if the Federation Army really expands to an irrepressible level, it will be very disadvantageous for us! ”

This gentleman Cheng Lei remembered that he opened a bank, and at least one-fifth of the money houses in Yinta City were opened by him, and he also heard that he still had money houses in other state cities. At present, the federal bank is only found in the capital city of Sun, and the other autonomous states are still dominated by money banks. This is a rich fellow, but he doesn't want to pay at all when he hears that the situation is so urgent, what an iron rooster.

After listening to the words of this gentleman, Duke Duozan nodded and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable, in fact, I have no bottom in my heart. However, I have already informed the master of Xingjiamen that he has a business in Balunou, and the task of confirming this matter is on him. ”

"I'm looking for you today, and the first thing is to convey the news. Second, if the Xing Sect Master sends someone to confirm that this matter is true, then we must definitely support the General Military Department of the Federation. If you support, everyone will give me a bottom, how many people and military resources can you support? I have a good number in my heart, and if the Federal General Military Department sends someone again, I will have an explanation. ”

Duke Dozan glanced at the people present twice, and when he saw that no one spoke, he sighed and said, "In this case, I will make a statement first, if this is true, I will first propose 15,000 gold victors from the treasury of Silver Tower City to donate to the General Military Department, and then recruit two hundred soldiers for the Military Department." Except for Mr. Cheng of our mercenary guard and Lord Xilin of the gendarmerie team, everyone else must express their opinions, let's talk about it! ”

"Hahaha, everyone's here, I've just finished arranging for someone to go to Balunou and I'm late. Sorry, Lord Duke. Xing Chenghui walked in at this time, and while greeting him, he was followed by two men in black who were each carrying several guns.

As soon as Xing Chenghui sat down, he spoke: "Presumably, His Excellency the Duke has already told everyone about the situation and our situation. In fact, as early as half a year ago, I heard the news that the hawks in Balenou had completely gained the upper hand, but I didn't take it too seriously, and always thought that they had been fighting for so many years and would not end the struggle easily. ”

"But now it seems that I was negligent, and this happened in just half a year. We are all from Silver Tower City, and our interests are closely related to each other. And they are all part of the Federation, of course, they can't sit idly by. In this case, I pledge 20,000 Jinvic, 300 guns of various colors, 20 boxes of bullets, and 100 war horses. Lord Mo, you remember Ang! ”

Du Mo was the right to be a clerk by Duke Duozan's side, and said to Xing Chenghui with a smile: "Master Xingmen, don't worry, there are so many things, it won't work at all." ”

Everyone saw that the two giants, Duke Duozan and Xing Chenghui, had already come up with their pledges, and it would be too unreasonable for them to speak again. Then they spoke one after another, you have a few thousand gold coins, and I have begun to pledge a number of guns.

In the end, Du Mo counted it, and a total of 150,000 gold victors, more than 1,000 guns of various colors, more than 50 boxes of ammunition, and thousands of war horses were raised on paper. Of course, the money and materials are not small, but there are fewer soldiers, only the two hundred soldiers that Duke Duozan is ready to recruit, but if there is money, as many soldiers can be recruited, Duke Duozan is still very satisfied.

This data made Cheng Lei feel a little sazmy, it was really a lot of power, and the gold coins raised in such a short time were enough for him to build several large cement plants. It's just that the money is still on paper, and it can only be really obtained when Xing Chenghui implements the information, and the money is for the Federal General Military Department, not for Cheng Lei.

After the meeting ended, Cheng Lei returned to the camp. In his and Qinglan's small home, Cheng Lei was sitting silently smoking, thinking about something in his heart. There is another war, but this time the war does not know when it will come, according to the Duke of Dozan, within a year at the fastest, or three or five years at the slow, the country of Balun will definitely make some moves.

However, by that time, the base must have been built, but when it really comes, it will not be a small fight like the counterinsurgency war in Yinta City, but a large-scale war. Can the base hold on?

In addition to this troublesome thing, Cheng Lei also has happy things. If there is an arms race, he can be sure that cement will be in short supply. By then, if a large cement plant had been built and started day and night, he believed that his cement plant would be much more profitable than Xing Chenghui's oil mine.

Qinglan twisted her slender waist and walked in to bring tea to Cheng Lei, Cheng Lei looked at her appearance, couldn't help but pat her elastic buttocks, and said with a malicious smile: "Little goblin, who did you learn from when you scratch your head?" Did Fang Lihua teach you? ”

Qinglan blushed and scolded with a smile: "I hate it, I don't have a positive shape." Sister Ewha taught me, she told me that women have to be as soft as water, and they have to be able to seduce their own men, so that they are not afraid of him spending their hearts outside! ”

Cheng Lei took the opportunity to put his arm around her waist and asked, "What else did she say?" ”

She added...... She also said let me hurry up and ask you for a child, with a child, even if you see a woman outside, no matter how beautiful she is, you won't be tempted......" Qinglan's voice became smaller and smaller at the end, and finally she couldn't hear it.

Cheng Lei scratched her nose and said, "Little fool, don't worry, your husband is not a person who messes with flowers and grass outside." It's too early for us to have children, the situation is pressing! ”

Qinglan asked with concern, "Is something happening again?" Look at your sad face. ”

Cheng Lei is afraid that she will be afraid after telling her the truth, women are weak after all, of course they will be particularly afraid of war, and it will not be too late to really start a war in the future. He just excused himself to be too tired today, and there was nothing else to cover up the past.

Qinglan didn't notice that Cheng Lei was deliberately hiding it from him, so she told him not to be too tired and pay more attention to rest. Cheng Lei's heart was worried about Zheng Bin, who was in the overall planning of the base, and he didn't know what happened to the construction of the base. He didn't have a specific look at it at all after hearing the report, but he decided to take a look for himself.

The people who built the cement factory have already recruited hundreds of people, and tomorrow they can officially set off for the limestone mines on the edge of the Gobi Desert. Cheng Lei pondered that it would be better to let these people stay after the cement factory was built, continue to work as workers in the cement factory, and give them high salaries. This not only saves the time of recruiting workers again, but also allows these people to have regular jobs, which is the best of both worlds.

He talked about this idea to Qi Mi, and of course Qi Mi completely agreed. And Qi Mi also added an article, that is, after the temporary small workshop of the cement factory is completed, these people have to be trained by him in the technology of producing cement, if they can be qualified, they can stay, if they are not qualified, they will leave.

And if there are not many qualified people, then he has to recruit workers until he is full and all of them are qualified workers. After all, cement workers are particularly labor-intensive jobs, and most of them still use manpower to make cement, and the risk factor is not small. If you hire workers who are not up to standard, I am afraid that many unnecessary things will happen.

Qimi also demanded that all workers be given labor protection after the cement plant was put into operation, such as dust masks and protective clothing, gloves and footwear. In this way, silicosis can be prevented, as well as various unnecessary diseases and accidents.

Cheng Lei was very happy to hear this, and Qi Mi had put himself in a position where he could put himself in the shoes of the cement plant. Cheng Lei has always asked him to plan the cement plant as a whole, just to make him a member of the development of industry and economy under his command. Now it seems that he has thought so carefully about these small details, and it seems that he will definitely be able to handle any other tasks in the future.