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Chapter 1785 Forming an Expeditionary Force

Chapter 1785 Forming an Expeditionary Force

The cadres of the group were summoned to arrange various tasks and determine the candidates for the attack before departure.

The heads of various departments reported on the progress of their work. Some were doing well, while others were suffering from severe losses. They also exchanged information with each other.

"Overall, things are going well?"

"is very good."

"This year's profit growth may be 70%. The government has given us the most favorable tax reduction and subsidy policies and has supported us in all aspects."

Some projects suffered huge losses, such as the extraordinary products under the “Ping An” brand that seemed to have the greatest advantages.

On the one hand, the marketing costs for new brands are too high. On the other hand, now is the time to lose money in the market. In order to keep the price as low as possible, even with many subsidies and policy support, the more you sell, the more you lose.

But overall, they made a profit because the overseas projects that had fallen into the hands of the "Church of Redemption and Life Values", including gold and silver mines, oil, etc., brought in huge net income.

These things are still not recorded in the accounts, and Lu Ping'an didn't even pay much in wages. The local labor cost is too low. It's not that Lu Ping'an wants to save that little bit of labor, but giving too much "bonus" is, in a sense, murder to the chaotic world that has just restored some order.

Even though the salary was only 30% higher than the local salary, Lu Ping'an knew that the man would murder someone just for a worker's position. Fortunately, the other party was not crazy enough to demand a hereditary worker position, otherwise Lu Ping'an would not know how to deal with it.

Now, overseas transfusions alone are enough to support the operation of the entire group.

All the trading places and holy places in Lu Ping'an are basically in a state of losing money. The operating expenses are definitely a loss, but the various "services" and living facilities in the trading places can recover a lot of costs.

As for the various production factories in the ancient city, judging from Xia Qin's report, things are going very well and the technology has also undergone a new iteration. However, they are too biased towards water warfare and the market environment is rather delicate.

"How about trying to develop overseas markets and sell some of our shipping equipment and log warships to other countries and territories?"

Whether it is the East China Sea or the southeast, the sea areas are not calm, and a lot of large ships and weapons are needed. However, the East Country’s current procurement of maritime arms has slowed down, and most of the national defense procurement funds have been invested in low-level weapons.

Maybe you can consider doing overseas business.

“Okay, I’ll try it first.”

Lu Ping'an made a phone call to confirm the attitude of the higher-ups, and found out that not only was there no opposition, but there was also a hint of policy and tax support.

This is also expected. Now the East Country has entered an "offensive posture" to expand its influence around the world. This kind of export can not only earn foreign exchange but also increase its reputation and (military) deterrence, which is in line with the development trend of the times.

After confirming that all industries were developing smoothly and that it would be okay even if a group of senior executives left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

There are still hidden dangers, but as long as Dongguo is still on her side, the industries left here are actually not a big problem.

"I'll stay."

Catherine sighed. Someone had to look after the house. It was not that she wanted to take responsibility, but the scene was too big now. She could not trust other people, not because of their character, but their ability. She estimated that apart from Lu Ping'an himself, no one knew the entire industry better than her.

In a sense, Lu Ping'an's current power is enough to destroy a country, and any problems that arise are totally unacceptable.

After determining the cadres who will participate this time, we entered the stage of information sharing and talent recommendation.

On Lu Ping'an's side, it is already a real legion rather than "adventurers", and the personnel selected are already regular troops in the eyes of outsiders.

The cadres and heads of various departments have combat forces that can be called legions or regiments under them. They now dispatch personnel according to demand and rebuild an expeditionary force for exotic exploration.

"Do you want to bring the chariot troops? No matter what the laws of physics are, friction wheels are generally not banned. Our craftsmen can make local vehicles and battlefield chariots as quickly as possible. I have hired a group of very outstanding drivers, and they need some actual combat training."

"Meow, there are several groups of assassins, meow sentinels, meow! Now that the country has calmed down, they have to find new work to do!"

"We should be prepared to deal with the sniping of Lin Nu's forces. Otherwise, let our spies over there take action and at least get their personnel composition."

".The atmosphere over there has a high oxygen content, which may be conducive to combustion. Let the Holy Fire Corps take it."

"That's a mid- to high-level demon area. I can also take my trained animals there. Maybe I can cultivate a new species."

Naturally, when the cadres began to prepare for the exploration plan, they talked about organizing a regular army and launching a large-scale war.

The more people there are, the more logistics must be kept up, and merchant groups must be deployed.

In a sense, this is also one of the main reasons why Lu Ping'an was invited to go. A comprehensive explorer group is much more adaptable than a simple fighting church.

"Since no one is willing to ascend to godhood, I will invite two lower-level gods to go with me."

At Lu Ping'an's current level, he can even directly hire and dispatch the Ship of God.

He has quite a few "allies" who are close to him, and now is the time to activate his network of support.

And dispatching the gods is also Lu Ping'an's preparation for a big fight. Whether it is dealing with the possible assassination of the goddess Lin or challenging the local dangerous elements, the "divine grace" given by the gods is very useful, especially in helping members adapt to the environment as soon as possible.

Before setting off, we must do a good job of intelligence work. In this regard, the information provided by the East Country is a bit scarce. This is mainly because the exploration and discovery took too long, and even the Sakurajima people themselves did not have much useful information.

That world was discovered by them very early, but at that time they did not have enough power to develop it. They only did a little cultivation and intelligence gathering.

Unlike the previous prepared battles, this time we may have to fight and research and develop, design, adapt and produce at the same time.

"Get the factory ready. Oh, and hire a group of 'mechanics' to make war machines as efficient as possible."

I didn't plan to live like a savage there, but I made preparations early for Lu Ping'an.

After confirming their intention to go and communicating with Wan Jing, the cadres began to go their separate ways.

It takes time to dispatch materials and personnel, and it takes time to set up targeted research and development and geographical exploration departments. It will take time for a force of this level to take action.

It took two months before all preparations were completed.

During this process, Lu Ping'an received a warning as expected.

"Sure enough, Miss Lin's divine ship is already on the way. They will definitely snipe us on the way."

The biggest difference from the previous ones is that the leader of the expeditionary force this time is not Lu Ping'an, but the "adult" Chris.