hotmtlnovel Chapter 1393 Commercial City
Chapter 1393 Commercial City
Chapter 1393 Commercial City
".Since no one has any objection, let's just leave it as it is."
The familiar meeting room in the courtyard is still filled with those "shareholders".
Lu Ping'an announced the relevant matters of "ascending to the god", which made others stunned.
"What's going on? Everyone has barely reached the rule level, and you are considering becoming a god?"
"What on earth is a god?"
"Meow? The meeting is over meow, is it time for dinner meow?"
Apart from a guy who was out of shape from beginning to end, at least most people were scared by the news about Guan Xinxian.
And Mr. Lu did not hide anything. He made the whole story, gains and losses, and interests clear beforehand.
"Generally speaking, if we increase our investment, we will have a deeper interest in this world."
After finalizing the strategic goal of becoming a god, various tasks and additional investments must be made. Lu Ping'an is no longer alone, and a team cannot just rely on personal will.
As a holder of the "fair trade" rules, Lu Ping'an has always felt that if he wants to go all the way, in addition to normal personal relationships such as friendship and alliance, "common interests" are the foundation and "common ideals" are the pursuit.
In order to realize Guan Xinxian's idea of becoming a god, this matter itself must be able to bring sufficient benefits to the team and its members.
"After increasing our investment, we may need to operate in this world for a long time. Unlike the previous hosting of Green Planet, how much profit we can obtain depends entirely on our own management, which also means the expansion of our organization."
Two "newcomers" were invited to this internal shareholders' meeting.
"Hello everyone, it's been a while. Anyway, there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. I hope everyone will consider that we are in the same boat and be more friendly and tolerant to this troubled world and the Long-Handed Clan."
Lu Ping'an's disciple, the Grand Marshal of the Salvation Army, Lu Lu, sat here openly.
"I seem to have become a triple agent. Never mind. Soon a large number of Salins and Salins will enter this world. I will try to contact them. Considering my reputation and bloodline, I should be able to do well."
Wang Xier sighed. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to get on this ship. As an "ordinary person" who did not pursue power and advancement, she actually had no feelings for the courtyard, but facing Lu Ping'an's invitation, she seemed to have no way back.
After watching the two "newcomers" make their introductions, Lu Ping'an nodded and then spoke.
"I will divide the 'shares' of these two people by myself. They will not be on our side most of the time, but they still have their own forces and will be our steadfast allies."
Since he was planning to run this place, Lu Ping'an naturally began to win over his natural ally, Lu Lu, who was the Grand Marshal and a powerful figure of the Salvation Army. She would occupy an important position in the new native country.
And the "Princess" Wang Xier will inevitably become a high-ranking official of the Salim people (kingdom) once she arrives.
"Our territory is centered around commerce, industry, and agriculture. To be frank, our military force will not be too large. On the contrary, the arms business will be our main business."
Two days ago, when Lu Ping'an just arrived, the locals called him "Governor Lu", which was not a coincidence.
I don't know who dug out the old-fashioned title of "Governor" from the dustbin of history. But because it fits the interstellar era of navigation too well, it has gradually become a general term for "local warlords."
As for Lu Ping'an's current situation, he owns seven large islands, three-digit small islands, and more than 30 cities (including small towns with a population of several thousand). The actual territory he controls is difficult to count (there are underwater areas and residents), but the permanent and linked population is at least over one million.
He is the highest authority in this area. Morality and law cannot restrict him. His will is the local law, and his expectations are the local morality.
"Reducing the conventional force does not mean that there is no fighting power. On the contrary, the soldiers we train can go to the front line as mercenaries. At that time, the Salvation Army and the Phosphorus Sprinklers will make it easier for them."
In a sense, this is also the reason why Lu Ping'an chose Lu Lu and Wang Xier for a deep interest entanglement.
The development trend of this world is becoming more and more obvious. The three major local forces are "Easterners", "Salins" and "Aboriginals". Under the pressure of external wars, the three parties are destined to cooperate with each other for a long time.
Rather than getting a headache after problems arise, Lu Ping'an would rather make preparations in advance. Wang Xier and Lu Lu originally had a good relationship with him, and he would spare no expense in investing resources and connections to help them climb higher in their respective forces.
This is a long-term investment, but Lu Ping'an feels it is quite necessary.
"We are still a chamber of commerce. Our conventional forces may only maintain the security standards, but the quality of our war mercenaries cannot be low."
Reducing the armed threat to its neighbors is obviously a good thing for a small, neutral commercial nation.
As for whether the local area really has no self-defense power. In this battlefield where gods exist, "nuclear warheads" will really be launched. The existence of Lu Ping'an's high-level combat force group is the greatest safety guarantee.
"I have told Mr. Xiuyi and Admiral Sunan that our territory will use products and resources as war taxes."
While Lu Ping'an was busy, the world did not stop. On the contrary, with the arrival of reinforcements, many things began to change completely.
The Linnv Church finally received the long-awaited reinforcements, but those Phosphorus Sprinklers would not fill the line as soon as they arrived. They would first occupy the land for development.
The corruption on the battle front has improved significantly, thanks to the intervention of the East Country officials.
The person who came was a general and a strategic staff. They had less than thirty people in total, but they were actually improving the war situation.
The reason is simple. They represent the official of East Country. Since your Linnv Church has asked East Country to intervene, the commanders have come. It is basic to listen to their orders.
It is their joining that has greatly alleviated the current situation where everyone on the front line is busy with their own business.
The other part, namely the "Finance/Civil Affairs" department from the East Country located in the rear, began to integrate the various spheres of influence in the East Country.
The first thing is to start collecting "war taxes" from the governors of the safe zones in the rear. While you are enjoying security and development space, you should at least give support to your colleagues on the front lines.
In most cases, this "tax" will be paid in the form of mercenaries, slaves, militia and other fill-in troops. After all, human life is the least valuable in this world, and there is always a shortage of cannon fodder on the front lines.
Of course, nominally, they are all "famous mercenary groups fighting for their own world." When Lu Ping'an heard about it, he almost laughed out loud.
But let’s not talk about it, being able to receive the “war tax” is already a face given to the East Country Command by the separatist forces. If you really want to be serious about it, it is meaningless. God knows what reasons they will find to refuse the tax. At least the general command has no objection on the surface.
Probably what can be done is to give them basic training and weapons so that they are not given away for nothing.
"It's extremely difficult for the headquarters to unify this group of scattered people, especially since each of them has a nuclear warhead."
The existence of high-level professionals has always been a reality. The "loyalty" of these lords is linked to the profits they can make from their territories. Now they don't think it's worth fighting for.
While other forces were busy increasing their military strength or frantically grabbing land, Lu Ping'an was adjusting his long-term development plan.
He was not in a hurry to discuss matters concerning gods. These things required the support of powerful forces. At least, they could not really begin until the reinforcements arrived and the kingdom of the Savior Army was established.
"We are a commercial city, and our primary task is logistics. Since there are always people who want to make money from the war, why not us? We are not in a hurry to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Let's enrich the country first."
(End of this chapter)