In the end, Cassie Lonergan didn't choose to stay. Although Elena seemed so close to his ideal country, and although he could abandon the barely successful cause of the Fern's Third Republic and embrace Elena's burgeoning revolutionary process if he agreed, he was reluctant to let go of his own ranks and the revolution of the Fern's Third Republic. He had grown up with his past experiences, and he knew that, no matter what, he would always be a worker of the Third Republic, and that the only way to save the working class of the Third Republic was on their own.

Gastens didn't take it too strongly, telling Cassie Lonergan that he supported any of Kasie's decisions and would support the Third Republic in a variety of ways. Later, he invited Cassie Lonergan to stay at Elena for a while longer, but was refused. It's been more than two months since she left the Third Republic of Fern, and Cassie Lonergan misses his team and cares about their safety. Gastens arranged for his comrades to take him to the border, but did not arrange for other comrades to return with him. As when he came, Cassie Lonergan left the province of Enspen through a hidden trail and set out on his way home.

And behind him, Elena's revolution is still quietly going on.

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"I really didn't expect that we still have such a communist revolutionary ally."

In the meeting room of the Communist Party of the First Factory, Ivan, a member of the council and head of the Elena Military Force, sat in his place with a relaxed expression. At Elena's usual daily meeting, Gastens had just reported on his communication with Cassie Lonergan.

"Where there are workers, there is a working class. And wherever there is a working class, there is the possibility of revolution. Big Ivan, did you not learn the theory well, you can't figure it out? ”

Although there was a slight mockery in the content, Zink's tone and demeanor showed that he was just joking. Ivan apparently saw through this as well, snorted and ignored it. Gastens, who was sitting in the main seat, saw that everyone had basically finished discussing the matter of Cassie Lonergan, and moved on to the next topic.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for three months, we have basically consolidated our control over the provinces of Enspan and Siloa, and the First Army of Army Reclamation and the Second Army of Army Reclamation have been put into place. In the next step, we must make good use of this rare period of peace and deterrence after the forbidden spell to develop Elena as soon as possible, improve our overall strength, and prepare for the next revolutionary war. ”

Hearing Gastens' words, several council members were a little excited. They know that peace is short-lived. The two major enemies around Elena, the Negru Republic and the Ankenrein Empire, will not let them develop so smoothly. Still, when they heard Gastens speak of the next revolutionary war, their excitement continued unabated.

"Boss, when is the next fight?" , Ivan is still the same grinister character, the first to ask.

"I estimate that there will be two to three years, and you can also consult on this. However, fighting the war is a medium-term goal for Elena now, and the first thing we need to do now is to formulate Elena's first three-year development plan. With planning, we can grasp the overall situation, control the pace of development, and grasp the initiative. ”

Speaking of this, Gastens looked left and right, and no one except the stenographer sitting behind him had any intention of speaking. He tapped his fingers on the table and continued.

"Since you all have no opinions, let's start with army building, Ivan, you talk first."

Ivan nodded, flipped a few pages forward from the notebook in his hand, and spoke.

"In accordance with our previous spirit, Elena's army system has been initially transformed. After the completion of the reception of the province of Siloam, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was expanded from one corps to two corps, each with six divisions, and a planned establishment of 120,000 men, according to the defense needs of the two provinces. However, these 120,000 people are not fully in place, and the actual number of people is about 50,000 at present. Many of these 50,000 people are newcomers recruited after the battle of Elena Guard, and although they have been trained in reception work some time ago, they still need continuous training. At the same time, in accordance with the spirit of our previous military group meetings, there were some changes in the personnel of the former Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The core of the newly established 1st Regiment of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is the comrades of the original Production Brigade, and the head of the regiment is Beckon Warren, a veteran soldier who succeeded Comrade Caleber as the commander of the 1st Division. The core of the newly established Second Army Corps of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was the comrades of the former guerrilla brigade, and the head of the corps was Haba Nai, who was also very trustworthy in the early days of the regiment that followed the leader and us back from the front line. This is the general structure of our Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and then it is to fill in the flesh and blood and improve the training ability of the soldiers. According to the leader's request, we plan to form a system of combat effectiveness in eighteen months, which should be able to meet Elena's defense needs. ”

Ivan, apparently fully prepared, made this reform of the army system clear in a few words, and Gastens nodded at him and continued to ask.

"If there's anything on your side that needs to be coordinated by other departments, you can talk about it now."

"There are some", Ivan was not polite, "our military camp can be built by ourselves, but the soldiers' winter clothes, military uniforms, standing military supplies and weapons are still very insufficient, and everyone's equipment level is not enough." A lot of people can only use the old Glory rifle or even the Elliot rifle. I hope that all comrades can help the army solve the problem of basic material supply, and I also hope that the head can help us solve the problem of arms supply. ”

"These are all problems of industrial production, and when Gurakos can answer them together, I will give you an explanation here, the expansion of the first factory is coming to an end, and when the expansion is over, it should be able to gradually meet our demand for weapons."

Gastens answered Ivan's question briefly, and then turned to Gurakos, "Speaking of industry, industrialization is also our most important plan in the past three years. Tell me about it, Gurakos. ”

Gurakos, who was in charge of industrial production, nodded, and like Ivan, flipped a few pages of his notebook forward and began to report.

"The leaders attach great importance to the industrialization of our base areas, and the level of our industrial production, especially the level of weapons production, was relatively high on a continent-wide scale. After the Battle of Elena this time, we have established a relationship with the Sanctions Mages of the Tahdelan family, and can use their network to export our industrial products. This is the key to ensuring our foreign economic and material income. The next step in the industrial sector is heavy industry and power machinery. The Chaoyang No. 1 general-purpose small steam engine designed by Tou'er was finalized and mass-produced last week, and this machine is technologically advanced, versatile, and relatively simple to produce, which can replace most of the current small and medium-sized steam power equipment, and is also the core product we intend to export. As for the medium-sized steam engine Chenguang No. 1 and the large-scale steam engine Burning Sun No. 1 designed by Tou'er, they are both factory power used in our base and are not exported to the outside. At present, these three types of equipment have been finalized, Chaoyang Type 1 has been mass-produced, and the production workshops of Chenguang and Burning Sun have almost been completed, and it is expected that mass production will be available in January next year. ”

"That ......," Zink interjected, "I understand that steam equipment is the core competitiveness of our Elena, and if the Chaoyang Type 1 is exported to the outside world, will it lead to imitation by the enemy?" And then affect the course of the revolution? ”

"I'll answer that," Gastens motioned to Gurakos not to speak, "Like Thundering I, Luoshan I, and Brave I, Chaoyang I's pressure-resistant material formula is a core secret, and we will never leak it." Without formulas, they cannot make equipment of the same quality and efficiency, and our equipment will always remain competitive for a long time. ”

Zink nodded, jotted down a few notes in his notebook, and stopped talking. Gurakos looked around to see that no one was asking, and continued.

"In terms of steam equipment, I have already reported the main situation. In terms of mining, according to the information provided by the Mage Tower, we have discovered a new top-grade pyroxene vein in Enspan Province, which has begun to be mined, and it will take about a year and a half for the production to ramp up, and it is estimated that after half a year of production, it will be able to basically meet the demand for pyroxene in the entire base area. In terms of iron ore, the newly discovered iron ore reserves in Siloa Province are huge, and together with the three small and medium-sized veins already in the two provinces, we have no pressure on the supply of iron ore at all. ”

"It's all oil and water squeezed out of the mage tower, and it's quite sufficient."

Ivan interjected, and the room burst into laughter. Gastens waited for everyone to finish laughing, and added two sentences.

"Although it is our enemy, the parts that can be used, the places that can cooperate, can still cooperate. While sticking to our goal and bottom line, we must grasp the big and let go of the small and strengthen our strength in various ways. ”

The members in attendance nodded their heads, and Gurakos waited for a while before continuing.

"We are self-sufficient in heavy industry and upstream raw materials, and we have no problem with energy supply. In my personal judgment, there are no problems with heavy industry and the production of large equipment and weapons. The problem now is light industry, which was mainly controlled by the capitalists in the two provinces, but after we took over and carried out the transformation of property rights, the large light industry factories have been nationalized, and the capitalists have also run away. Those factories are now gradually resuming production, but because the management and technical personnel have run a lot, we are not familiar with many technical links, although the workers' enthusiasm for production is very high, but the output and quality are not up for the time being. ”

"This is an objective reality," Gastens interjected, "and the base areas are now limited in manpower, especially professionals and specialists and technicians with a high level of knowledge. These factories and equipment are there, but the output just can't go up, and it's really a problem. ”

"Well, the boss is right," Gurakos flipped the page, "Our plan now is to familiarize ourselves with the equipment and production processes of the large enterprises that have been nationalized as soon as possible, and we also hope that Zinke can help us recruit some technicians in this area and resume production in these factories as soon as possible." According to the current plan, the products of these factories are not very competitive, and they are mainly distributed internally and not exported. ”

"I'll interject," said Binpo Bobruf, who was in charge of interior and foreign affairs, "and now there is a big shortage of winter clothes in the base, and our plan is to have a coat, a blanket, and enough pyroxene for each winter, all sold at cost." At present, the supply of pyroxene is relatively sufficient, but there is a big shortage of coats and blankets, and I hope that Comrade Gurakos will help solve it. ”

"There are also military uniforms in the army system, and there are gaps, Gurakos, don't forget us."

Ivan also interjected.

"Okay, okay, I've written it down", Gurakos wrote a few strokes in his notebook, "but this process may take time, please understand", he closed the notebook, looked at Gastens and the comrades, "The situation in light industry is basically like this, I am here mainly for all the heavy industry enterprises and large light industry enterprises. According to the meaning of the leader, small and medium-sized enterprises, small workshops, and handicraft owners, we do not do property rights transformation, but also provide certain convenience. I estimate that in the initial stage of insufficient supply, SMEs and handicraft workshops can fill a certain demand, and we are also looking for some suitable SMEs to place orders to meet the current demand. ”

"This is very good, there are two stages of communism, we are now in the initial stage of socialism, and a diversified economic system is necessary", Gastens endorsed Gurakos's behavior in one sentence, and encouraged him, "What else, the three-year plan, the distribution of industries, are all clearly explained at one time." ”

"In terms of time, we plan to complete the supply of munitions in eighteen months. In a period of two to three years, the supply of the necessities of life is completed. On the site, weapons production and key large-scale equipment, because of the secrets involved, are all arranged in the Elena Plains. The other light industries are planned to continue to develop on the basis of the existing industrial level of the cities. ”

Gurakos closed his notebook, "That's all for industry, if you have any questions, we can continue to discuss." ”

"My side plans to engage in infrastructure construction in the spring of next year, and the boss said that you have a lot of new industrial equipment over there that can promote infrastructure, when will it be given to us?"

Bimbo Bobruv raised his hand to speak. He is the head of internal affairs, and the infrastructure construction of the entire base area is also within his scope of responsibility.

"I'll tell you this," Gastens interjected, "and some of the large infrastructure equipment I designed, including steam excavators, bulldozers and cranes, all need to use the Chenguang 1 steam engine, and these equipment will definitely be put into production after the Chenguang 1 steam engine, and it is estimated that by March or April next year, it will be available to you." ”

"Yes, sir."

Bimpo Bobruf stopped talking. Others had no more opinions. Gastens led the group to discuss the details of the industrial plan, even if it was the three-year plan for Elena Industries.

"The three-year plan for industry and military is here, Binpo Bobruf, there are many things to do in your domestic affairs and diplomacy, and the tasks are heavy, so let's talk about them in detail."

Turning the subject to Bimpo Bobruf, Gastens waited for an answer from the revolutionary comrade-in-arms. Originally, Daisy was in charge of many of these tasks, but now when he asked, he unconsciously remembered the girl.