PNB Chapter 319 A group of idiots
Chapter 319 A group of idiots
News of the defeat at the Box Corridor front quickly reached the Mind Earth.
In stark contrast to Fang Lin's indifferent attitude, the high-ranking officials of Bu Shudi and Qifa Division immediately organized a meeting upon seeing the news of the Divine Realm's defeat and withdrawal.
The meeting had only one objective—to reduce military spending.
As the de facto ruler of Bu's territory and the finance minister of the entire Mind Earth, Qi Huanqing would naturally not miss such an opportunity.
The fat man arrived and sat down in a chair with a smile, waiting for the meeting to begin.
It's no wonder he was so happy. In recent years, the Divine Realm has transferred a lot of money from the Bu territory to military expenditures in order to expand its army. If Fang Lin really used this money for army building, Qi Huanqing wouldn't say anything. But Fang Lin didn't. As for where the money went, only Fang Lin herself probably knows.
But Qi Huanqing had no choice. The Divine Realm was fighting on the front lines. If he asked Fang Lin for the money, and the front lines suffered a defeat, a huge blame would be placed on his head.
So Qi Huanqing had been waiting for an opportunity, and now, he finally got it.
"That woman Fang Lin didn't come?"
At this moment, Gai Hong also led the people from the Qifa Division into the conference room. He glanced at the location of the Divine Realm and saw that apart from a few big shots, almost none of the high-ranking generals of the Divine Realm were present.
"Humph!"
Gai Hong snorted coldly. He had never had a good impression of the people from the Divine Realm, especially Fang Lin, that little girl. What right did she have to be on equal footing with him?
When Fatty Qi, the God of Wealth, heard Gai Hong's words, his smile remained unchanged.
"It's good that she's not coming, it saves us trouble. Anyway, the two of us can decide this matter, so we can just go through the motions."
Mind Earth has always adhered to a three-seat decision-making system similar to Fleet International, meaning that if two of the three organizations express their opinions, it represents the final decision.
As for the issue of military expenditures in the Divine Realm, as long as Gai Hong and Qi Huanqing both agree, there won't be any major problems. The so-called meeting is really just a formality.
Qi Huanqing's idea was to directly cut Fang Lin's military spending by 15%.
Don't underestimate the 15% figure; the money saved is enough for the Bujumbura and the Kaifasi to expand their operations again.
Of all the Earth in the Mind, his divine realm has the largest expenditure, so it's no wonder that everyone wants to come up and take a bite.
But soon, Qi Huanqing realized that something seemed wrong.
Because the way Gai Hong looked at him didn't show any mutual respect; instead, it was as if he were looking at a clown.
"Fatty Qi, are you so sure I'll be on your side?"
Gai Hong spoke slowly, but his words made Qi Huanqing's heart skip a beat.
"Gai Hong, what are you trying to do?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Fatty Qi, what are you trying to do!"
Gai Hong suddenly stood up and slammed his hand on the table in front of him.
"The fighting is still raging on the front lines, yet you rashly propose cutting military spending. Fatty Qi, what exactly are you up to?"
Qi Huanqing was stunned; he was clearly a bit stunned by Gai Hong's words.
Not a buddy?
Shouldn't we be on the same side now?
What's the meaning of you jumping out to attack me?
Qi Huanqing did not respond immediately to Gai Hong's questioning.
Don't rush, I'm thinking!
Fatty Qi didn't believe that Gai Hong would really be so kind as to speak up for Fang Lin. But if you think about it that way, the answer is already obvious.
Qifa Si wanted to keep the money for himself.
Bu Shudi holds the financial power over the entire Mind Earth, but the money he controls is limited to those outside the planned progress.
The funds for the Divine Realm are naturally part of the planned budget, and money that has already been approved and disbursed is irretrievable.
Although this defeat was not a major blow to the Divine Realm, the Bu Territory could use it as an excuse to reduce military spending, and how this money was distributed was entirely up to the Bu Territory.
Gai Hong's decision to stand up and vote against it at this time is probably malicious. If Bu Shudi fails to obtain the money, it will not be returned to the Divine Realm, but will instead be given to Qifasi.
This logic may seem illogical, but a closer look at the political system of Mind Earth reveals the problem.
Unlike the other two Earth civilizations, the Mind Earth, despite its aristocratic class controlling vast resources, circulates these resources among the three civilizations through trade.
The Fang family, the Qi family, and the Gai family are known as the Three Great Families, and they constitute the largest noble class on the entire Star Spirit Earth.
But further down, there are many middle-class and lower-class nobles.
Although the three families were in competition with each other, they had reached a consensus on one point: to solidify class distinctions to the end.
In other words, the expenses incurred by the Divine Realm will absolutely have to be repaid.
Because the Fang family also wanted this money.
The consensus among the three parties is that military spending should be reduced after a defeat, not just among the three government departments.
Although the three families control most of the power in the three administrative departments of the Divine Realm, the Divination Territory, and the Enlightenment Bureau, the interests of these government departments are in some conflict with those of the three families.
In other words, even if the money didn't end up in Qi Huanqing's hands, the two families could only tacitly agree to give it to Gai Hong in some special way; there couldn't be a third possibility.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Gai Hong reacted in this way.
From this point on, the content of the meeting underwent a fundamental change, with both sides escalating the issue from whether or not to compensate, to who should be compensated.
To be fair, Fatty Qi was rather simple-minded; he probably never expected that old bastard Gai Hong would set him up like this.
The other party did not initially show any intention to take the money; they were just waiting for him to make the first move.
He was the one who proposed cutting military spending. If the money doesn't end up in his hands, he'll be at a huge loss!
However, Fang Lin, the agent of the Divine Realm, did not participate in the discussion about the military expenses of the Divine Realm from beginning to end.
When her subordinates reported the details of the meeting to Fang Lin word for word, she simply smiled coldly.
"A bunch of stupid pigs who only know how to bully their own kind."
She never took the people of Mind Earth seriously. Compared to these boring political struggles, she had a much crazier plan, but the time wasn't right yet, and she needed to wait for the right opportunity.
"Agent, are we really not going to get involved on the front lines of the Box Corridor?"
The deputy looked at the meeting minutes and was somewhat indignant.
The government administration of Mind Earth is rotten to the core. The loss of the Chapel front was clearly due to Fang Lin's insufficient troops, but instead of thinking about how to replenish the Divine Realm's forces, these people actually want to take this opportunity to cut funding again.
This is simply unbelievable!
In the eyes of ordinary people like the deputy, the reason why the Divine Realm is so poor is because of the corruption of the noble class. But he probably forgot that Fang Lin is also a member of the noble class, and in terms of the amount of money she embezzled, she is not much less than others.
"let it go."
Fang Lin glanced at the star map sand table, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"Keep an eye on things for me. If the mechanical Earth's army takes over the Chapel front and continues to advance, immediately send two patrol squadrons to reinforce them."
The deputy looked puzzled.
He always felt that Fang Lin's fighting style was not like facing the enemy, but more like stalling for time.
But this is a bit strange. According to the battle situation, the longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it should be for their side!
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HMS King Aventis aircraft carrier.
After installing the last bomb, Lin Xuan wiped the blood off her face.
At this moment, the ground was littered with corpses lying haphazardly.
"We can't use nanobots; killing people is indeed a bit troublesome."
Fortunately, all the locations that needed to be blasted were finally installed.