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The officers who came to ask for Durin were not only lieutenants, but also a captain.

After consulting the Ministry of Defense, the Western Military District not only gave Memnon more treatment than Memnon in terms of reception personnel, but also took care of Durin's mood quite a bit. Unfortunately, Durin didn't plan to do what they had planned.

He had called Thomas a week earlier, and in addition to congratulating him on becoming the youngest rear admiral in the Imperial Navy, he had asked him to come over and discuss business on the East Coast for the New Year.

It's a big problem, at least when it comes to shoulders on Major General Thomas. At present, with the recovery of the economy, wages in various places are growing, people have more and more money in their pockets, and their consumption power for alcohol is also getting stronger and stronger. In the past, people might have felt a bit extravagant to spend 25 cents on a glass of fruit wine, but now it doesn't feel very expensive to spend 35 cents on a glass of fruit wine.

In particular, in order to compete for more markets and sales channels, the licensees of the Dühring distillation method took the initiative to clean up the "illegal" workshops in their sphere of influence, which further expanded the production and shipment volume of major distilleries. Since the end of last year, Ilian's "Fragrance Island" has been shipping more than 800,000 bottles per month, and this year it has increased to 1 million bottles again.

In the original transportation agreement signed between Doolin and the Navy, the transportation cost was not calculated in terms of space, but in the form of piecework. Every time the navy's transports pulled a bottle of wine from the small island of Illian, Durin would pay them fifty percent for the transport. One million bottles a month requires 500,000 yuan in transportation costs, or 6 million a year, and this steady income has made Thomas a popular figure in the Navy's upper echelons, and no naval base is not only self-sufficient, but also able to support military spending to the Navy Headquarters, except for the Illian Naval Base.

Coupled with the fact that Durin and Thomas talked about a new business on the phone, this was enough for Thomas to immediately put down everything in his hand and come to see Durin, he knew that he could become a major general without the help of Durin, if there was a conflict between him and Durin and the cooperative relationship broke down, he would still be a major general, but definitely not a valuable major general, maybe he would be sent to a naval base where birds don't for the rest of his life.

"If you have any questions, you can ask them here, my friend is seriously injured and should not go anywhere else, if your superiors have anything to blame, you can let him come to me. Major General Thomas glanced at Durin, "I'll stay here for the next few days and not go anywhere!"

The two officers standing in the doorway looked at each other, then left immediately, they had to report the situation to the command, the situation was beyond their ability.

After the door was closed, Thomas asked curiously: "Who did you provoke?How dare you assassinate you?Do you need me to do something for you?", at this time, Thomas already has the demeanor of a major general in terms of eyes and tone, he now controls the Ilian Naval Base, and is a real general, even if it is not for a long time, it is enough to cultivate his bearing.

The first time he saw Doolin, he almost went to pick up the phone and transferred someone from the West Coast, whoever it was, he would definitely make that person regret that he was born in this world. Durin is the most reliable, trusted, and friendly partner of the Navy, and he almost died, and it may affect his future, how can Thomas endure it? Fortunately, Durin caressed him, otherwise something big might happen.

Durin picked up the polygonal apple on the plate, as if he had seen such an apple in his memory, and it was said that the apple could sell for tens of millions of dollars. However, he did not have the slightest interest in this apple, and put it back and asked Thomas to put the plate aside, "These are all small things, I'm still alive, aren't I? I didn't expect the Ministry of Defense to look so closely at the west, so a little thing happened, and it entered a state of military control." So I need someone who can help me, and you happen to be the right person, and I have another business to talk to you about. ”

"Let's talk about our new business ...... first", Durin made a gesture, Dover commanded the people in the hallway, and then locked the door, Durin touched his lips, "You know, I bought a copper mine, and I plan to bring these ores back to the Illian side to forge them, so I need a stable transportation route. Actually, it's more reliable and safe to transport by land than by sea, but we're friends, aren't we? I'd rather spend a little more money and leave it to my friend, Thomas!"

Thomas was touched by Dühring's words, because he could tell that what Durin said was true. Yes, if you want to transport a large number of things to Ilian in the west, the fastest and safest way is to transport them by land, and buy a special train to pull goods, which is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan at a time. But Durin really left this opportunity to him, then Durin might have to pay an extra 10,000 to 30,000 yuan for each time he transported the same goods!

This is not a small amount of money, and it is precisely because it is not a small amount of money that Thomas is very moved, "Actually...... You don't have to. I'm sitting in a very stable position, everyone obeys me, and the top is very nice to me. He looked at Du Lin very sincerely, "You have helped me so much, I don't know how to repay you, and now you want to give me these again, I really don't know what to do!"

"That's it, of course. Durin sat back with his hands on the bed, Thomas immediately took the initiative to pick up the pillow and folded it in half and put it on Durin's waist, Durin thanked him and said: "Thomas, my friend, do you think that Major General is your end?", looking at His Excellency Major General Thomas with a thoughtful look on his face, Durin continued: "If you want me to say, absolutely not. There are also lieutenant generals above major generals, and generals above lieutenant generals, and marshals above generals. Thomas, you've just entered this class, you're still at the bottom of this class, and you're still far from the end!"

"Like I said to you last time, we are friends, so whenever I am doing something that will bring benefits to my friends, I will think of my friends!", Thomas has gradually shown a listening look, Durin pointed to the apple, Dovero picked up a quick chip, he was a little thirsty, "This time I will go from the west to Ilian, I will definitely not use the train, I will use the sea." You may already have enough fame on the east coast, and many naval bases are familiar with you, but the empire's navy is very large, what about the west coast?"

"It's an opportunity, Thomas. You go and tell the people on the west coast that I will ship from the west in the future, and whatever comes out will be shipped through you and then through the navy on the west coast by sea to Illion. The price I give them is the same as the price I give you. I'm going to spend money anyway, so why not spend it where it makes sense? Major generals are just your start, and generals and even marshals are your goals!"

Although Thomas didn't want to admit it, Pengpeng's beating heart had betrayed himself, Durin was right, he was just starting out, and if he could maintain a very good relationship with these navies on the West Coast, it would definitely have an absolute impact on his promotion to vice admiral.

In peacetime without war, the army changes very slowly, in other words, a turnip is a pit, and when a high-ranking admiral retires, he will nominate the vacated position, and finally conduct a screening to determine who will take his place. In this process, the Navy's top brass will take into account many factors, the most important of which are three points.

The first point is management ability, the second point is management ability, and the third point is personal connection.

In fact, even if there is a war and the navy needs to participate in the war, the real commander on the front line will not be the admiral above the rank of general, most of them will be responsible for guarding their own naval bases, and the captains, captains and staff officers assigned by them will be responsible for the actual war. Therefore, management ability is very important, and how to find those officers who have real ability from the base and make them willing to stay in the navy is very important, which is related to the combat effectiveness of a naval base.

The second point is the ability to find money, without the military appropriation of the Ministry of Defense, the Navy wants to change its outfit in addition to finding money to change its own outfit, it is impossible for anyone to allocate funds to support the Navy's redress, even the top brass of the Navy, their own money may not be enough for their own jurisdictional bases to change clothes, and they still expect them to support others? Don't be kidding!

The third point is that it is easy to understand, only when there are people can there be money and get things done, which is particularly important for the navy that has become sour. Thomas is a typical example of successfully overcoming difficulties and becoming a rear admiral after touching the latter two key points.

If there is a lieutenant general who is really retiring, the score of the assessment will be particularly important when looking for this new lieutenant general at the top. In the past, there may have been nepotism or interest relations in the top echelons of the Navy, but now there is absolutely no more, and those who are incapable have long been kicked out, leaving behind capable people. If there is also a group of admirals on the West Coast supporting Thomas at this time, then there is a good chance that he will become the new vice admiral.

As soon as he crosses this threshold, he will be able to form a group of his own in the naval group, and a naval interest group will be born around the money in the hands of Thomas and Durin!

Dührin has already heard the rumors, and the cabinet intends to join forces with the Ministry of Defense to renew peace talks with the top level of the Navy Headquarters, which is a good and only opportunity to break "his own people" into the top of the military forces!

The thought that there might be tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions of arms purchases in the future, Dührin became more and more eager.

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