Chapter 278 Tightening

Winter in the south of the Yangtze River always comes very late.

The same is true in 4601. It is the end of October, and it is still a rustling autumn wind. Although the wind blowing in the north is cold, it can still make people enjoy the tail of autumn. For Nanjing, the [***] lama living in the temple did not cause any sensation, although the newspaper was full of lengthy It is reported that what officials visit [***], what mages talk about the law with [***], what governance is in the ruling axe banquet [***]. For the Han people who do not believe in Lamaism, the arrival of [***] is at most to let them see a grand welcome ceremony at the Xiaguan wharf. As for other It doesn't seem to have any impact.

Although the ruling axe held a grand welcome ceremony and banquet for the arrival of ***, [***] is destined to be just a small episode. For the ruling axe, compared with the local emperor of Tibet, the ruling axe has countless national affairs to deal with, and even the restoration in Mongolia is just a small event. Banquet, after the episode, Nanjing still needs to return to the right path.

Outside the conference room of the ruling axe, several guards stood a few meters away from the meeting. Occasionally, the guards would take a look at the conference room where the lights were still on. The meeting lasted from yesterday afternoon until... The guards looked at their pocket watches. It was already four o'clock in the morning, a twelve-hour meeting.

The smoke is full of smoke. Even ordinary non-smokers are smoking cigarettes one after another at this time. Not many people attended this special meeting, even a few people.

When the participants were silent, Chen Moran's behavior was completely different from usual. He sat at the chief and kept playing with the pen in his hand. It seemed that it was a very fun thing to turn the pen between his fingers. Occasionally, he would stop the little action at hand, take a sip of tea, and then continue his game.

Several silent people looked at each other. The meeting had been held for twelve hours. Although they only drank a cup of healthy rice paste in twelve hours, everyone did not feel a trace of hunger. For them, perhaps hunger is no longer within their consideration.

After the initial shock, they were thinking more, and Chen Moran also gave them time to think, full time to think, but did not announce the meeting, so the long meeting lasted for 12 hours, um! Looking at the time, it should be 12 hours and 26 minutes.

And for eight hours, everyone has been thinking there.

"How's it going!"

Putting down the pen in his hand, Chen Moran straightened up, put his elbows on the table, and looked at everyone.

"How's it going!"

No one answers, and to be precise, no one wants to give an answer.

Their silence made Chen Moran and Guan Mingtang look at each other, and both of them got the answers they needed from each other's eyes.

"There is always a need for a decision!"

"Region!"

After looking at Jiang Fangzhen, Cai E smiled bitterly.

"Didn't you already make a decision?"

Then he was silent again. Today, he finally saw the real madness, or real gambler. This time it was completely different from the past. In the past, he bet that the other party did not dare to fight, but this time, he took the initiative to fight with them.

Take the whole country, the national fortune and the future to bet! And the bet is also on the future of this country!

Taking out a cigarette from the cigarette box on the conference table, Cai E's eyes involuntarily looked at the map. He did not smoke, but now he smoked, and the smoke from his mouth seemed to remind others. At this time, he hesitated.

Ye Zugui also smoked a cigarette. He frowned from time to time while smoking and felt that someone was looking at him. He looked at him and was in power!

Oh!

Knowing that he could not avoid it, he sighed and lowered his head slightly.

"Region, if you are really determined to fight, at least... at least find a way to add no less than three cruisers, ten torpedo destroyers and ten mine attack ships to the navy!"

Ye Zugui's expression seemed a little helpless. He knew what the rule was gambling on. The navy would have room to play in this war, but more he put his hopes on a gamble.

Finally, Chen Moran, who heard a satisfactory answer, smiled and turned his head to look at Guan Mingtang.

"Zheqin, can you squeeze out this money?"

"By the end of the year, the Ministry of Finance can squeeze out no less than 70 million yuan of war expenses, of which half can be allocated as the navy's emergency purchase expenses..."

After extinguishing cigarettes in the ashtray, Guan Mingtang now has more or less confidence, with a backlog of half a year of customs clearance and the additional taxes levied in the past month, plus the tariffs of the next two months, so that the Ministry of Finance can squeeze out this money.

"Although the cent will be cancelled next year, the farm land and commercial donations will be exempted, and the tax loss of the political axe will exceed 15,000 yuan, but the tariff revenue is expected to reach 30,000 yuan next year, which is enough to make up for the gap. In addition, through the investigation and auction of enemy property, the Ministry of Finance still has an advance of 476.7 million yuan... ...”

"That's the education fund. You can't use it unless you have to. Even if you use it in the future, you can make up for it as much as you use!"

Shaking his head, Chen Moran dispelled Guan Mingtang's idea of moving the money. The money was obtained from bank deposits, cash, antiques and house auctions from millions of flag people. This was an unexpected income. For example, the auction of houses in Nanjing Mancheng received nearly 10 million yuan, which did not even include the confiscated flag land. .

From the beginning, this money has been used as an education fund to establish a primary and secondary education system across the country. If you have no choice, you must not move that money, and you have to return it with interest.

After the proposal was rejected, Guan Mingtang looked at the ruling and said.

"If you don't move that amount of money, I'm afraid you will need to issue a special bond of not less than 20 million pounds to govern..."

"I'll subscribe!"

Chen Moran said almost without thinking that the money should have been used to subscribe for industrial bonds, but now... there is no way. There is not much difference between borrowing yourself and borrowing foreigners. As long as you can win this battle, not to mention hundreds of millions, you can borrow billions of yuan of foreign debt.

"Well, I have solved the problem of money. I dare not promise anything else, but at least I can promise a little. I will never delay things because of the problem of silver!"

Looking at them, Chen Moran said seriously.

"This battle is always to be fought. If not fought, China will not have a chance to impress the world for at least ten years. We bet a few months ago, and this time we still have to bet once. If we win... After weighing the pros and cons, I think..."

"Reign!"

After a short silence, Jiang Fangzhen looked at the ruling government and slowly said a word.

"I immediately decided to fight. I only have one request. If the government can do it, the staff will support this plan!"

He nodded. Chen Moran glanced at Jiang Fangzhen's bloodshot eyes, and everyone also looked at him.

"No matter what the future situation is, whether you win or lose, just don't make peace with them!"

As a direct agitator of this war, Guan Mingtang suddenly became anxious when he heard it. If there is no peace, the war will have no end.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, I need to remind you of the fact that the war will eventually end. As long as the war breaks out, even if there is no hope of victory, as long as we persist for a year or two, there will inevitably be foreign mediating, and international mediation will eventually end the war!"

Looking at the anxious finance minister, Jiang Fangzhen shook his head.

"It's good to end the war in time by relying on international mediation! But..."

He seemed to sigh helplessly.

"If a war breaks out, we must completely abandon the idea of ending the war by relying on international mediation. No matter whether we win or lose, we can only persevere to the end until the other party can't hold on, so that we can win the war. At least externally, we must make a posture that does not achieve our goal and never accept mediation! Abandoning international mediation does not mean abandoning the hope of mediating to end the war. After all, from a strategic point of view, we ultimately need to use diplomacy to fill the gap in strength, especially the gap in naval strength! I mean, if... if we are defeated on land, then we can only stick to it! Fight against the enemy for a long time!"

His words made Chen Moran nod. If he loses, I'm afraid he can only fight a protracted war!

"At the same time, internally, we must implement the unity of rejuvenating the country, and any heresy must be eliminated. Can the ruling axe do this?"

Listening to his question attentively, Chen Moran did not interrupt any of them once. Until Jiang Fangzhen put forward his suggestion, although he was a little surprised by the proposal to "eliminate heresy", Chen Moran still said with a very clever way of **.

"I promise to do... I will do my best to do everything I can, whether to persevere to the end or eliminate domestic heresy, and at that time, I will have to make some decisions against my will, maybe at that time..."

When he looked melancholy in a certain direction outside, Chen Moran's eyes inadvertently stopped on Cai E's body for less than a second.

"I hope to get everyone's understanding. After all, as Baili said, there is no room for heresy during the war. We need the whole country to win the war. I just hope that everyone will remember the main point: China needs us to win this war, and I need the support of all of you. Only when we work together can we win this war and win the dignity of China and the respect of other countries.

Although the ruling eyes only swept by, Cai E still noticed that his eyes stayed on him for a moment. He raised his eyes, forced a smile, and said as if with a sigh.

"At that time, only the whole country can go one way!"

From this day on October 21, 4602, the country began to tighten the clockwork and work hard for the same thing. At least before that day comes, only a few people in this house in the whole country may understand what kind of political axes, armies and factories in this country will have. Mark the effort.

(to be continued)