Three days later, in the school administration building, an enlarged meeting of the committee was underway, which not only added a large number of members of the guard, but also called in key members of various departments, and the meeting numbered more than fifty people.

There are two topics to discuss today, the first of which is about how to deal with the awakening of the god of nature. The second is the issue of alliance with Count Carlos.

It was not the first time that these two issues had been put on the table, but today was the time when some results had to be achieved.

"I don't think the pace of our development can be disrupted, yes, the god of nature may awaken in five to ten years, and if so, so what? You have all seen this year's annual budget? The military budget already accounts for 15 percent of the fiscal budget. Together with the research in magic and technology, the investment in the Wizard School, and the investment in these projects related to the fight against the gods of nature, already accounts for half of the financial expenditure.

We also need to increase investment, how can we invest? The land will not be planted, the daily necessities will not be produced, and the wages of personnel will not be paid? The god of nature will not come tomorrow, and you will not be able to do everything you can to catch fish. Only a healthy and stable economic development model can make our foundation thicker and stronger, and the foundation will become more and more solid. It was Bai Yicheng, the current Minister of Finance, who spoke, who usually spoke kindly, but now he was a little excited. He vigorously refuted the previous proposal of some committee members to transform the economic model into a wartime economy.

"Lao Bai, take a breath. Guo Qian, who was sitting on the main seat, said, "Anyway, the god of nature is worth our efforts to deal with." I think the first point is that the capital investment should indeed be tilted, and there are always some places where the expenses can be squeezed out, so that the funds can be left and put in the aspects directly related to the enhancement of strength. The second point is that the research and production department's own internal plans should also be adjusted, I heard that the research and magic research department has already begun to launch some life and entertainment products such as magic crystal record players, but now that the situation has changed, we need to adjust the limited funds to where we need them more. The same is true for the factory to be put into operation, the toy factory in preparation can be stopped, and it is good to build an additional standard spar production line. ”

"Chairman Guo, what you said sounds much more reliable. It's not like someone who doesn't care about the actual situation and opens his mouth to increase it by 10 percentage points. Bai Yicheng said, "But how to adjust it, there has to be a plan." ”

"I think Chairman Guo's proposal is very reasonable. At the operational level, I propose the establishment of a cross-departmental response team for the awakening of the god of nature. "This team should have multiple responsibilities such as evaluation, coordination and inspection. ”

Chang Lin's suggestion was recognized by most people, and even Xiao Chen himself had nothing to say. Soon they put up a team of ten people to take care of it. Guo Qian and Chang Lin served as the principal and deputy team leaders respectively, Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Peng Ziyi were also among them, but the specific promotion work could not be launched so quickly, and there was still a lot of preliminary work waiting for them to carry out slowly. Xiao Chen glanced at Peng Ziyi, who raised his eyebrows at him and glanced at Chang Lin.

"He's got mixed in again. Peng Ziyi's voice, even if it was heard in the soul, was very dissatisfied.

"There are no flaws in Chang Lin now. In the Bridge of Souls, Xiao Chen said to Peng Ziyi, "But the closer we get to him, the harder it is for him to hide." ”

"Let's wait and see what happens. Peng Ziyi said.

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The second topic had already been discussed in the afternoon. The most essential point of the alliance proposed by Count Carlos is an offensive and defensive alliance, which is also the focus of debate among those here, in other words, whether it is necessary to start an incident with the Count.

The main point of view is that since you are already an enemy of the current queen of the kingdom, you should stand in the same trench as the enemy of your enemy. There is no objection that the Chinese's territory needs to be expanded, and in this case, it is better to fight the kingdom with the help of the forces of other old nobles.

Some people believe that the Chinese should sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and wait for a better time to join the war; some believe that the allies of the local nobles are themselves unreliable, and it is better to fight separately and maintain a certain tacit understanding than to form an alliance with them; and some people believe that once the alliance is formed, they will bear the political risks of the other party, and it is commonplace for the armies of these nobles to slaughter villages and kill civilians, and there is no need for the Chinese to be with these people.

Today's discussion continues the previous discussions, and several factions continue to argue on these aspects.

"I have a new idea that I would like to discuss with you. Xiao Chen saw that everyone had discussed the situation for a long time, and there was no progress, so he said, "Today's discussion is basically under the framework of fighting the kingdom. But I think there are two other factors to add in, the first is what the empire in the north will do. The second is what this has to do with the awakening of the god of nature. ”

"Are you suggesting that we might fight the Empire?" Chang Lin asked.

Xiao Chen said: "If we want to take Suero City, we can't let its northern barrier Heimu Pass go. ”

"Kuroki Pass, that's still a long way from Suero, and there are several small cities in between. Do you want to incorporate these places into our territory?" Chang Lin said, "The other end of Heimu Pass is the territory of the Empire, and the current intelligence shows that they will enter the territory of the kingdom through Heimu Pass, if you directly block Heimu Pass, it means that people are sitting with scarves with knives and forks, but you don't let them eat a mouthful of food." ”

"This is to be discussed in connection with the matter of the gods of nature. We have been on a steady path, but the awakening of the gods of nature has forced us to quicken the pace. The area around Suero, especially in the north, is known as the granary of the western side of the empire, and if this area falls into our hands, it can greatly improve the situation of our food production. As we all know, agriculture is the foundation for the development of anything, and only then can there be people for food. ”

"That's the truth. Wang Jiyuan agreed: "At the beginning, someone suggested that the northern land of Suero be divided equally with the empire, but I did not agree with it. The borders of the countries in this era are completely different from ours. It is very common to send a small detachment of troops to rob people, money, and food on the other side's territory. If we take a certain mountain pass or river as a boundary, I am afraid that the people of the empire will not stop this border harassment because we are Chinese. So I very much agree with Xiao Chen's opinion, take down Heimu Pass, this natural danger is in our hands, it will be much stronger than facing the small harassment of the empire every day!"