The schedule that Han Han gave me was much tighter than that of the little thief that day, a total of fifteen days, and no more than fifteen hours of free time belonged to me, and I had to perform "yellow and fast running" almost all day to complete the task. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info had been busy for a week before sending the arms provided by Windlo to Leilondo. The most urgent task was completed, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he hurried to the northern capital.

The northern capital in front of me is much more prosperous than it was back then, but it always gives me a sense of prosperity in the last days. Presumably because this prosperity was caused by the collapse of the Illusory Realm, which had a major impact on GDI in North America and Europe, where capital fled to the world's central cities. Anyway, there is always something very wrong in this world that makes me feel uncomfortable. Although Samsung's status has been greatly improved, the attitude of the old officials towards me is still very arrogant, which also makes me quite unhappy.

The advantage of Beidu is that it is very convenient to inquire about news. Although the news in the newspapers has been censored, all the news about poverty alleviation and sexually transmitted diseases are published, and no official information can be obtained. However, as long as you find a café where many officers gather, you can find out a lot of inside stories about the truth and falsehood, and it is not difficult to find out the general and true situation after analyzing it. Recently, the Illusory Bureau has been abolished one after another, and it is said that because the people in the inventory team are like wolves, many high-ranking officials who used to sit in the senior leadership positions of the Illusory Bureau have attempted suicide or are imminent. The system of the Illusory World Bureau and the small shrimp of a moore official who is closely related to this system were all arrested and examined, and then detained pending trial, demotion, or dismissal. The situation of the external enemy is unknown, and the internal organization is still in full swing, and seeing that the business of the 67 cadre school will be more fierce than that of the 66 cadre school, I feel more and more wrong in my heart.

It's a coincidence that a book can't be written, but it's also too coincidental - the new secretary of the GDI Space Agency in Beidu is my old superior, Chen Tianfu. Seeing that the situation in the illusory world was not good, he took the lead in transferring to the Military Commission in advance, and the failure of the Military Commission to reach out to Samsung had not yet settled, and he jumped to the General Space Administration. I looked at him, he looked at me, and we were both embarrassed. His expression gradually became strange, and when I think about it, because of the inexplicable and complicated relationship between us, my expression is probably very rich. After two sentences of nonsense about work, he asked me what I thought of Chen Qi. I immediately said:

"Yes, your sister is in the right place. Your family is really good at activities, and it is just right to transfer her to be the governor, and in a year or two, the three stars may be promoted fiercely, and she will be as awesome as your father. ”

"No, no, Huang Er, you know that's not what I'm talking about."

"Oh, just character. My opinion is......" I groaned for a moment and said, "It's kind of." ”

Chen Traitor is very good at speculating on people's psychology, and pretended to sympathize with me for a few words and expressed his incomprehension of his wayward sister, and pushed away the blame that should be borne by him. I didn't bother to bother with him about these matters, so I casually asked if I could transfer Ferrari to Leilondo. Probably because he felt that he owed me something, he was very good at talking at this time, and promised that he could submit it for approval after the Fourth Plenary Session of the 11th GDI Central Committee in the middle of the year.

As he spoke, he blew up with me, saying that I had gone the right way to go with three stars, and now I have not only surpassed the age limit to become a colonel, but also commanded a full-fledged army-level unit with the ultra-low rank of colonel, creating a historical miracle on the GDI (he didn't mention this when I reminded him that his sister was even more miraculous than me). He also said that now GDI has decided to take Samsung as the focus of its work in the next ten years, and is ready to let the Space Administration climb aside to completely ignore Samsung's affairs, and Overmars will directly serve as the commander-in-chief of the Samsung theater.

Overmars is now a general, and his rank has not been promoted, so he has to add stars to his hat in the future according to the situation, see if this guy can be promoted to the legendary five-star general, and even open the example of GDI Marshal again. As for us, it's even more promising. I understand this truth, because it is much easier for us to be promoted to X general than it is to climb to marshal as general, haha.

It's rare to find some free time, and I actually bragged and chatted with Chen Traitor, I'm really sick. As soon as I walked out of the Space Agency building, two men in black suits walked up to me. Whether it's an assassination or a kidnapping, the likelihood of being carried out here is always close to zero, and I squint at them against the sun. They cautiously walked up to me and said, "Governor Huang, your old classmates and friends want to see you. ”

I looked at the itinerary, and it seemed that there was nothing planned, it was a short break that Hanhan had prepared for me. I have a lot of classmates and acquaintances in Beidu, maybe someone wants to collude with me to smuggle things. It didn't matter, I nodded and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

After a while, they took me to the Yanjing Hotel. As soon as I got out of the car, I saw Tan Kang wearing a smile at the entrance of the lobby. He rushed down to welcome me enthusiastically, and I suddenly had a clear mind in my mind, and I didn't need to see through the spirit to understand his thoughts. There was a wry smile in my heart: I am really complicated with him, and those relationships are entangled, so that we can't go back to the harmonious times of the past. Now, however, because of our position, we must quickly pretend to be able to recover what has been lost forever. As soon as he had made up his mind, he had already walked down the stairs to the front of the car. We both forgot all the past grievances and grievances in a second, hugged each other tightly, and said to each other:

"Long time no see, I want you to die."

Then, we clasped each other's arms tightly, and while cordially scolding each other in Nandu foul language, we had made up for the intimacy that we had not seen for so many years, and then quickly entered the Yanjing Hotel. Tan Kang and they packed an entire floor on the thirty-sixth floor, deploying strict security measures. The number of masters who came almost made me think that they were going to carry out a sabotage operation in the northern capital. The two of them quickly sat down, and after the waiter played by the beautiful female agent served as a red wine, Tan Kang asked tentatively: "Shall we rest and rest first, or will we just talk about business?" The main thing is rhubarb, you are too busy, otherwise you can really talk while playing. ”

"Straight, everybody's busy. It's just, these guys can be withdrawn, right? I frowned as I looked at the Eight King Kongs standing around me.

The proud deeds of my hand-to-hand dragon bone soldiers obviously had a wide impact, Tan Kang hesitated for two seconds before waving his hand and saying to those people: "You all go down, I am an old friend with the governor, let's talk alone." ”

When all his men went down, I asked, "What's going on in Nandu now?" Heroes and heroes are taking advantage of the situation, and now is the time to reshuffle the cards, why do you shrink back and not speak? ”

"Hey, don't mention it, it's going to be a lot of trouble right now." Tan Kang shook his head and said, "Do you know which side I am from?" ”

I really didn't know much about the inside story of Nandu GDI, and asked, "Aren't you ******?" ”

Tan Kang proudly showed off: "Hehe, I am now the first secretary of the ******, and ****** over there is actually the final say in many cases." ”

"Oh, congratulations." I smiled and celebrated.

Tan Kang saw that I lacked the sincerity to continue asking, so he said: "Oh, you can't figure out the situation after talking for a long time, so I'll tell you directly." Do you know that GDI in Nandu has a dispute between the Ning faction and the Shanghai faction? ”

The situation of GDI in the southern capital is complicated, because during the Great Era, China first built the capital Jianye, so the Jianye capital at that time brought together figures from the three religions and nine streams of Asia in addition to Heguo. Later, the northern Chinese faction split off to establish a new capital in the northern capital area, which was basically separated from the south, but various other non-northern forces still remained. Including the Indian, Indochina Peninsula and other ethnic minority forces in the jurisdiction of the southern capital GDI have a certain right to speak within it, unlike the northern capital GDI is almost a pure-blooded northern Chinese. After decades of contention, the GDI of Nandu basically formed the Ning faction with the old bureaucracy as the main body and the Shanghai faction with ethnic minorities and new forces as the main body. The latter has been in power in recent years, taking the opportunity of building Songhu and developing closer economic and trade ties with the country to expand its economic and political strength more rapidly. I know these popular versions of things, Tan Kang's family is in Songhu, and it is natural that he was absorbed by the Shanghai faction, and I also know this, but I have never reflected the fact that people of my generation have been deeply implanted in the whirlpool of political power struggle.

"Oh, know a little. How are you doing now? ”

"It's a bad situation. Chief Zhu Naiqun was struggling to deal with accusations exposed by others, ranging from collusion with the heavenly realm, corruption, to keeping mistresses, playing with underage girls, and other crimes, and he couldn't get out at all. In the past, there was a small group of people who spoke in the GDI of Nandu, but since the Nanguoyuan incident, the Ning faction has been hit hard, and our Shanghai faction has risen from time to time. At present, the two sides are basically equal in numbers at the round table, and no major decisions can be decided. The rise of the Shanghai faction is naturally a good thing, but if this stalemate continues, the Southern Capital GDI will be reduced to the same level as the two powerless GDIs in Europe and the United States, becoming a neglected force. We're better than peace, aren't we? I can't bear to have such a situation happen. ”

"Nandu is stronger than Heguo, but that was in the past." I nodded lightly and said, "The input and output of people in space technology and industry are indeed the world's leading. Times are different now, and this should be seen. ”

Tan Kang nodded and said, "That's right, so the organization sent me to you." ”

I looked at his serious expression for a moment and said, "Have you decided to march into space?" It is indeed much more realistic to seek the rise of power there than to vainly try to compete with the northern capital with the remaining strength of the present. Only, why don't you go to the current main leader, Overmars? ”

"Rhubarb, when gambling with a small number of choices, betting on the wrong door is a good trick to get higher odds." Tan Kang spread his hands and said: "You are Chinese, and you are my classmate, and you have a deep relationship with both the southern capital and the northern capital. The public and private grievances of the past are nothing in the current situation. The guys in the Northern Capital may still be arguing, and I think they'll bet separately and invest in the Samsung Fleet, Alpha, and Relondo at the same time, but then they can't be single-minded. You have to trust that we can give you the most support, both financially and at the conference table. ”

"Understood. We know each other very well, and time is tight, so we won't talk clichés. I fully accept your support, and at the same time, I will give you corresponding support, as long as you know these things. Now the question is, how much can you give me? ”

Tan Kang buried his head and calculated, looked up and said, "It depends on the situation, it depends on the situation." If we can reinvigorate our power and gain a say in the GDI Global Federation, we will certainly spare no effort in favor of you on the financial board. You know, how big that plate is, as long as it is tilted a little, it is worth several times your current annual income. ”

"I know that, but it's obviously far away. Let's see how much you can give me, right? ”

Tan Kang stretched out two fingers, "So, how about taking 200 million first?" ”

"Weekly? That's it, I'm in need of money here. ”

Tan Kang almost opened his mouth to the ground and stumbled upright, and after confirming that I was not joking, he smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother, don't be like this. Nandu GDI has internal and external troubles, but it can't stand your toss like this. ”

I replied lightly: "It's very simple, give me all the 40,000 standing troops you have in your hands, and at the same time, the military expenses can also be handed over to me." In this way, the expenses will be reduced a lot, and the money will be scraped together. ”

Tan Kang persuaded bitterly: "Rhubarb, then there will only be police in the city, you can't do this!" There are seventy or eighty thousand in the northern capital, why don't you ask them? ”

"You've got to do it, and you've got to trust me absolutely." I forced my eyes and said, "As long as this is done, Leilondo's direct guard battalion can reach anywhere in two days and carry out any mission without hindrance." Once a political struggle is mired in debate, the easiest way to do it is a coup d'état. Bleeding in the rear is always less expensive than bleeding in the front. I don't think about it in the northern capital, and they must give priority to the supply of personnel. ”

Tan Kang said with a pale face: "You said too far, I have to report to the top and think carefully." ”

"Well, it seems that you can't be a master of this level, so that's all for now. Now let's talk about the problem of money, if 200 million a week can't work, 3 to 400 million a month is always okay, right? ”

"Rhubarb, rhubarb!" Tan Kang almost burst into tears: "You are shameless blackmail!" If you are given this way, we will not be able to issue bonuses, and even if the senior leaders do not use the money, the small and medium-sized officials will resent you. You say, what are you doing with so much money? There are more than 20,000 people under your command, which is not as many as the GDI civil servants in Nandu. You just got another batch of ammunition that lasts for two or three years, what else do you want to do? ”

I didn't squeak. The amount of money to spend on the Rholondo fleet in preparation is astronomical, and I really don't know where to find it. If they are willing to promise 200 million a week, there is a silver lining. The Yanagihara-class broken ship has long been discontinued, and I don't want to take it again if I have taken it once. The Qingdao class is a little cheaper, about the price of each ship is between 80 million and 140 million, 80 million is the price of a bare ship, and there is no engine installed, if you want to install a vector engine, an inverted navigation instrument and advanced naval guns, etc., the price will be spectacular, and 140 million is the price of the standard configuration, and there is no upper limit. The arms race is not a thing to play at all, and I was scared to death when I opened the ledger just to see how many zeros there were after the number.

The Qingdao class is actually quite a bargain, after all, it is too late to conduct space equipment research in China, and the technology is not very advanced. The Omi-class concept frigate that Naito Heavy Industries built in '63 was a fierce one, claiming to be equipped with an antimatter engine, theoretically lasting forever and able to implement the positive phase navigation method - that must have been the result of secretly surpassing the scope of their previous technology research and development concessions, and I really wonder how much money they spent to keep the Special Article 301 Management Committee from coming to them for trouble. The "frigate" ship is more expensive than the average regular cruiser, with a preferential price of 2.36 billion! The Austrian fleet now has a sample ship in service. I really wanted to pounce on it and take a bite when I went to visit. If I had to get my hands on it, the composite material attached to the front teeth would be worth as much as the lifetime income of a front-line soldier.

Probably shocked by my silence, Tan Kang had a look of embarrassment on his face. After a long while, he said slowly: "Rhubarb, I know that it is not easy for you to be ahead, especially not easy. I've also read the information on the defense of Leilondo this time, and you're simply gambling with your life. Well, it's not easy, we're tight, and we're going to have to do our best to provide for what lies ahead. The limit of what I can call the shots is to give you 500 million at a time, and if the standing military expenditure is so high, I must report it to the higher authorities and discuss and study it. As for handing over the standing army to you, shall we hold it off? I'll try to tell them. ”

I took a deep breath and said, "War is inevitable and will get bigger and bigger." You should be mentally prepared that you will sit in my place and you will know how much it will cost. Give me this stroke as soon as possible, I'm really in a hurry right now. If you take care of the rest of the matter, it will probably not be long before you will understand the value of these inputs. ”

"I'm leaning towards moderates, so it's hard to imagine what you're talking about happening." Tan Kang stretched out his hand to shake my hand and said, "But I'll wait and see." ”

I walked out of the Yenching Hotel, got into a cab and left, my mind full of ideas for building a fleet. Tan Kang gave me a considerable amount of money, but it is a joke to keep the army in place, and to develop the fleet, but it is probably better to buy some fighters to form a small air force first, which is better than a pure army. But the question of the commander was immediately brought up in front of me, even if I didn't have the money to form a fleet, I urgently needed a person who really knew how to help me plan and build an air force, and when I had money, it would develop into a fleet, and it would never be possible to wait until I found the money to find a temporary commander.

Samsung turned out to be a completely neglected place in GDI, and there is only one professional counterpart training base in the world, which is the Air Force Flight Academy in Beidu. Among its two subordinate branches, the first branch is to train the most popular atmospheric fighter-related talents, and can produce hundreds of people a year. The second college is a space flight major, with an annual enrollment of less than 50! Before I returned to the main planet, I had already looked up their information on the Internet. The total number of graduates this year is fifty-six, and the top forty are all booked by the Overmars fleet. Although the rest of the people are basically scum in terms of grades, and I'm afraid that most of them won't even be able to get their graduation certificates, I'm still going to take a look, what if I pick up the ingots? Recently, Samsung majors have become very popular, and many other little-known schools such as "Southeast Asia Tourist Flight Junior University" have opened "Interstellar (Combat) Flight Technology Short-term Expert Class", which claims to take a degree in three weeks. Damn, it's better to be safer in Beikong, I don't dare to use the equipment that I put so much money on to those people who were taught by Pheasant University.

After making up his mind, he told the taxi driver to drive to the North Sky Flying Courtyard. At this time, I suddenly remembered my experience of trying to abduct Dai Jiangnan a few days ago, and I really felt sorry. I instilled in him a lot of new ideas of "a good bird chooses a tree to perch on" and "I would rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox", and swore that I would use him hard, nonono, is reuse. As a result, he smiled and said:

"Huang Er, I appreciate your kindness. But your salary as a planetary governor is not as high as my major squadron leader, can you give me half of my current income? Even if you give it to me, you don't even have a frigate, so how can I mess around? No matter how broken the Yanagihara-class is, it's a space battleship, don't fool me with those broken planes that have been overhauled hundreds of times, I know very well, many of them are the ......ones I flew back then, and no one repaired them for four or five years."

Hearing what he said, I immediately turned around and left. He also said enthusiastically in the back: "Huang Er, it's better for you to come here, the treatment is very good, and it is much safer than your broken planet, why do you have to earn to be on an equal footing with Admiral Ao, it's good to mix under him!" Or, come back to me when you're half the size of the current Samsung fleet. However, the admiral said that he would change us to the Omi class, and with my record, he would be the first to change. At that time, I probably won't look down on the Yanagihara class anymore, so you might as well build more beautiful warships. Although it's appetizing to mix with you, it's more fun to brag and fart, but a good man puts his career first, and he can't be sorry for my aesthetics......"

It was a shame that I ran with all the strength to get out of that crap basket that day. It can be seen that not only can you not buy equipment without money, but it is also a dream to hire talents. Although Brother Jiangnan is a little crazy, his ability is quite outstanding. But to the point where it will develop enough to lure him over, I don't know what year it will be......

In the midst of being distracted, sighing and gritting his teeth, the driver's voice sounded in his ears: "Sir, the flying courtyard has arrived, please get out of the car." (To be continued.) )