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Bo Jinchen's words made all the ministers' hearts move, the Liboa region has been completely included in the control of the empire, but this is only a superficial phenomenon, the situation is not really under control, the undercurrent of secretly resisting the rule of the empire is still surging everywhere, except for those conservative aristocrats who have always cherished their homeland and the nobles who have lost their interests in this regime change, the most dangerous thing is these gradually demobilized military class. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the empire also adopted various strategies and measures to resolve their inner grievances before disbanding these troops, and even did not hesitate to allocate a large amount of money from the imperial treasury to pay for their severance expenses, but for them, they have lost their honor, lost their careers to earn a living, lost the goals they fought for, and lost the foundation of their survivalThe [***] team is obviously unlikely, and it is too much of a threat to the empire to let such a force become the emperor [***] team.

In addition to the Ninth Imperial Legion as an emergency team, the suppression and disposal of the Dorton Legion were mainly handed over to the Doton Legion, which allowed the Doton soldiers to finally get a chance to wash away their shame on the Crescent Peninsula in the Wadi, and even the Marines were happy to let the Doton Legion complete some tasks that should have been performed by the Marines. It was precisely because of this that Bo Jinchen was inspired to recruit the demobilized troops of Sithro and Kaman, and select some officers who were willing to serve the empire to reorganize and reorganize them, so that they could go on expeditions to the New World, and cooperate with the Empire's Marine Divisions now stationed there and the Imperial Army that was about to leave to carry out the task of defending and expanding the empire's territory.

"Well, Jinchen's suggestion is very meritorious, I agreed, and the Privy Council immediately sent someone to handle it!" The New World will become more and more important to the Empire, especially the rich resources there are like a cornucopia for the Empire, and with the rapid increase in the number of immigrants, it will sooner or later become a potentially huge market for the development of the Empire's industry and commerce, and strengthening and expanding the Empire's territory and interests in the New World is something that anyone can resolutely support, and as the Emperor of the Empire, he is even more anxious. "But I want to remind you that you must maintain the Empire's absolute control over this army, otherwise I would rather not have this army! In the selection of officers, the Imperial Security Bureau and the intelligence department must intervene to ensure that they must be absolutely loyal to the Empire, and as for ability, they can be put in the second place, and people with bad intentions must not be allowed to mix into the army!"

After weighing the meaning of Wu Feng's words, Bo Jinchen nodded and said, "Then what arrangements does Your Majesty have for the equipment of this army?"

"Well, what about your opinion?" Wu Feng asked rhetorically.

"What the minister means is that the production of firearms and thunderbolts in the military industrial enterprises is already quite tight, and it is impossible to produce enough firecrackers and thunderbolts for this army in a short period of time. ”

Bo Jinchen's words were deeply thoughtless, it is definitely impossible to let such an army master advanced weapons now, even if they go to the New World, they can only gradually consider this issue according to their actual performance, otherwise once the muzzle of the gun is reversed, it will become a big joke.

"Well, that's the rule, it's not that we don't trust the Liberas, but we make sure we have control over this team. Fortunately, as long as they go to the New World, they are not afraid that they will have different intentions, and an army without logistics support is impossible. Wu Feng nodded in agreement, "This matter is settled, what else do you Aiqing need to do?"

"Your Majesty, the commander of the navy, Lei Cangpu has a play!" Lei Cangpu can be said to be the busiest official in recent times, with the continuous adjustment of the direction of the emperor's affairs, the important surname of the navy is highlighted, in the conquest of the Japanese land, the newly equipped Great Eastern Ocean Fleet and the Great South Ocean Fleet joined forces to completely defeat the Japanese fleet, completely clearing the obstacles of the empire in the Great Eastern Ocean, for which the navy is also raising its eyebrows, and the navy, which has always been regarded as a soft underbelly, has finally begun to embark on the road to strength, and Lei Cangpu is also very proud.

However, Lei Cangpu also knows that it is far from enough for the navy to be the king in the Eastern Continent, the Milan Navy, Mahad and Andako Navy are all following the example of the Imperial Navy for large-scale rearmament and renewal, although the Triple Alliance as an imperial ally will not pose a substantial threat to the empire, but Lei Cangpu knows that with the current level of the Imperial Navy, it is far from enough to defend the interests of the empire in the New World or even have a say in line with the imperial status in the Baltic and Aegean Seas. There is a considerable gap in the confrontation between traditional naval powers such as the Famini Empire and the Kingdom of Baroz. The formation of the West Sea Fleet has just started, but from the perspective of His Majesty the Emperor and the Privy Council, the construction of the West Sea Fleet cannot be stopped, but the important surnames of the New World are increasing, and the competition between the powers of the West Continent for the New World is also becoming more and more fierce, and to better defend the interests of the Empire in the New World, the establishment of a new fleet is imminent, otherwise it is really time for the Navy to come forward, but the Imperial Navy is not fully prepared, that is the responsibility of the Imperial Navy.

"Speak!" Wu Feng knew that the navy had always been the focus of the empire's attention, and now it had become a headache for the imperial treasury, and the huge investment had made Finance Minister Tian Yi ask him several times to consider slowing down the construction of the navy as appropriate.

"I beg your Majesty to agree to the formation of the Latin Ocean Fleet to ensure the consolidation of the Empire's interests in the New World. Lei Cangpu was concise and to the point, but it was a blockbuster.

"Oh, Cangpu, how is the formation of the West Sea Fleet progressing?" Wu Feng glanced at the persistent commander-in-chief of the navy with a smile, he had become a nightmare for the Imperial Finance Minister, pestering the Imperial Finance to increase the allocation of funds at any time, and the dignitaries of the Ministry of Finance could not avoid him when they saw him like a plague god.

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is progressing according to the schedule, if Lord Tian can make the people below allocate more funds, then I believe that the construction speed of the West Sea Fleet can be accelerated. Of course, Lei Cangpu understood the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor's words, but he couldn't care about it so much, and he had enough to eat with thick skin.

"Hey, Cangpu, your appetite is inevitably too big, the Ministry of Finance is not just for your navy, it has to ensure the operation of the entire empire, do you know how much your navy has eaten up the empire's finances?" Wu Feng snorted and said angrily.

"But Your Majesty, it was said at the beginning that naval construction is listed as the first priority, and it must be guaranteed as a priority. Lei Cangpu argued.

"Isn't there a priority guarantee? Your navy is changing its outfit faster than the army, and the army generals have opinions, and the Privy Council knows that pretending to be deaf and dumb and putting the blame on me is already partial. Wu Feng glanced at the two Privy Council envoys who lowered their heads and pretended not to hear, and said lightly.

"The foundation of the navy is too poor, and if it is to be built, it must be built as a first-class on the mainland, which is also a last resort, and I believe that the army can understand. Lei Cangpu replied with a blushing face: "The minister also knows that the empire's finances are not rich now, and some people may say that the minister is gaining inches, the West Sea Fleet is still under construction, and now he wants to propose the establishment of the Latin Ocean Fleet, the appetite is too great, but what the minister wants to say is that in order to defend the interests of the empire, the naval construction needs to be further intensified to speed up the progress." ”

Seeing that the other party's appearance is not to achieve the goal, this is obviously the secret support of Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen, the two do not want to clash with Xiao Tang and Su Qin, so they pushed out the cannon barrel of Lei Cangpu as a gun, Lei Cangpu is of course the right one, but Lei Cangpu's words are not unreasonable, if the interests of the New World are to be fully protected, it is necessary to establish a fleet, and the powers of the Western Continent have begun to build naval bases in the New World under the condition of having geographical advantages, this news has reached Wu Feng's ears, the empire is far away from the New World, and the relatively close West Sea Fleet is still under constructionIn this case, it is also imperative to build a fleet of scholars in the New World, but this will require a large financial expenditure.

"Well, the need to defend the interests of the New World that you raised is a big topic, and it sounds reasonable, but this year, a series of large-scale projects to improve people's livelihood in the empire are in full swing, and the investment is quite large, can the empire's finances support it now?" Wu Feng threw the topic to the two prime ministers of the Government Council and the Minister of Finance.

Without waiting for the two prime ministers to talk, Finance Minister Tian Yi had already come out with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the imperial financial expenditure this year is too large, and several projects related to the national economy and people's livelihood in the Government Council have been seriously overrun, and there will be a huge deficit at the end of the year, and it is really impossible to bear such a large amount of expenditure. ”

The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense, the Minister of Finance's words undoubtedly clearly rejected the military's proposal, everyone knew that Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen were standing behind Lei Cangpu, but Minister of Finance Tian Yi was also a sleek person, if it wasn't for the fact that the finance couldn't bear it, he would never so openly refuse the military's request.

(To be continued)