blackstone code

Chapter 1614

"We need a lot of military equipment, supplies, and even manpower."

"Without these, we can only rely on the long iron barrel defense line to stick to it, and there is no way to take the initiative to attack."

"I am very sorry, but this is also a problem that we must face up to!"

The special envoy who came from Gafla had the typical arrogance of Gafla nobles. He sat on the chair and said the content of "request", but you couldn't feel that he was begging you.

On the contrary, it seems that he has given you a chance, a chance that you ask him for.

Mr. Truman knew these Gafla nobles very well, and he had met with the Prime Minister more than once, and he did not feel unhappy because of the performance of this special envoy.

If anger is so cheap, it's not his turn to be the president of the Federation.

With a slight nod, Mr. Truman agreed with the envoy's statement.

The real industrial center of Gefra is on the main island, which is not a very wide place, with a shortage of supplies and a small population.

In this war, the young and middle-aged people in Gefra have three stays and one. According to their own words, two or three families only need one adult male to be enough——

The meaning of this sentence refers to two or three families under a large family, such as the parents of the man and the parents of the woman plus the husband and wife.

Or between the parent's generation and more than one child's generation, such as the father, the eldest son and the second son...etc.

Gefra's population is too small, and the army can't do anything. Ground warfare is indeed a headache for them.

In addition, a large number of young and strong laborers have gone to serve in the army, and domestic factory production can only barely maintain.

Prime Minister Gafla has issued a series of measures to try to improve this situation, for example, the more children you have, the more subsidies and incentives the government will give you.

However, these measures and policies will not be effective in a short period of time. Judging from the current situation, they really need help.

Help in every way.

The special envoy issued his conditions, or conveyed the conditions of His Excellency the Prime Minister.

"We need at least 20 tanks, [-] to [-] aircraft, and at least [-] reinforcements."

"We also need corresponding supporting weapons and supplies!"

Mr. Truman quickly calculated, and he already had an answer in his mind. These things may add up to more than 60 billion.

However, he can make decisions for these capitalists, reduce some of their profits as appropriate, and give Gefra a discount, which only needs about 50 billion, about 39 billion to 40 billion francs.

He pursed his lips, took a sip of tea soup from his teacup, "No problem, I will have someone calculate the budget as soon as possible and send it to you, or send it directly to Mr. Prime Minister..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Truman hadn't realized that he was about to be blackmailed. In his opinion, with such a large amount of supplies, he planned to give the Gefra people enough discounts, and they shouldn't refuse.

However, in the next second, the special envoy expressed that Mr. Truman just wasted brain cells to calculate those numbers.

"That's impossible, Mr. President!"

The envoy's tone was very firm, not like the tone of "you fucking come and bargain", but like the kind of attitude that will not change even if you die.

He looked at Mr. Truman. "We're asking for aid, not trade, forgive me for saying that."

"With the outbreak of war and the fleeing of some nobles in the country, Gefra's economy is now in trouble. People in some remote areas can't even fill their stomachs, let alone taxation and various collection issues."

"The money we have now is almost enough to maintain the status quo, if there is an additional, large expenditure, it will probably make us unsustainable."

"So your Excellency the Prime Minister told me many times before I came that what we are asking for is free assistance, not me to represent Gafla and the Federation in a trade negotiation."

Mr. Truman and everyone in the room felt that there was something wrong with his ears. He asked uneasy, "You mean, you want these things, but you don't plan to spend money, do you?" ?”

The special envoy nodded. He didn't seem to feel any uneasiness or embarrassment because of this. Instead, he had an expression of "that's what it should be".

This is actually Chi Guoguo's extortion, of course it is not without reason.

This time, the full-scale war against the Penteio military group had just begun, and Gefra retreated across the board and returned to the defense line of the iron barrel.

Of course, the defeat here does not mean that these people are all dead, but that they were directly beaten and retreated in the face of the powerful Peng Jieao army.

Many people died because of it.

Pensions, various maintenance of the front line, various other additional expenses, the cost of ammunition caused by large-scale shelling, and the daily maintenance of the defense line...

Military expenditures are burning violently almost every day!
What is even more dissatisfying is that with the reform of the aristocratic system by the prime minister, the nobles, large and small, have been fleeing all the time, and it reached its peak with the invasion of Ameria by the Penteio military group!

For example, some nobles who fled to the Ameria region before, basically all ran to the Federation now.

They can't just buy a boat ticket and run off as poor people.

Before their people arrived in the Federation, these nobles had already begun to transfer property on a large scale.

In fact, the Prime Minister knew about this. He knew that the nobles were frantically transferring their property outwards.

However, he acquiesced to the actions of the nobles, because he didn't want to go to war with the nobles at this time.

On the contrary, it would be better to fulfill their wish, since they want to leave Gafla, let them leave!

In this way, the departure of the aristocratic group reopened the upward channel of society, the solidified class and power were released, and the market that was imprisoned by the aristocratic privileges could also restore freedom and prosperity.

More importantly, the departure of the nobles can better alleviate the most serious class conflict in Gefla, which is a multi-purpose thing!

But now, the disadvantages of the aristocrats fleeing began to appear. These aristocrats not only left their own people, but also took a lot of wealth with them, even though they left behind many manors, castles, and some artworks.

But these things are not worth much in wartime!

The Prime Minister considered the situation in this regard and found some people who were willing to take over, but the price they offered was less than one-tenth of the usual price, as if you would like to sell it or not.

Without the nobles, it would be impossible to shave the wool from the nobles through special decrees, although Gefla is not as poor as the special envoy said.

However, its expenditure and income are already seriously unbalanced. The expenditure of billions of francs will not drag down Gefra's finances all at once, but it will have a great impact on Gefra's finances.

Some warships and sea fortresses under construction may be affected, so the Prime Minister gave the special envoy a task, and it is best to bring these things back without spending money.

If you can spend less money, for example, you can buy it back with one-tenth or one-fifth of the original price, which is also acceptable.

This is practically an impossible task because its total price is so high.

At the same time, this incident also made Gafla's ruling class more persistent in the "Continental Dream"!
The reason why the Federation can rise rapidly is because the Federation has a vast land and a large enough population. If they also have this kind of foundation, they can also take the Penteau military group head-on!
However, this is not necessarily an impossible task, it still has a chance.

Everyone knows that if the Amelia region can severely set back the military operations of the Penteo military group, it will cause a chain reaction and restrain the pace of Penteo's other theaters.

It is even possible to use the estuary as the base point to try to launch an attack on Penteo's homeland.

Once the flames of war reached the mainland of the Penteio Empire, to some extent, they had failed!

No one desires this more than the Federation, so this is the last chance!
If they are willing to talk, the Gefra people don't mind continuing to help the Federals launch their offensive.

If they do not agree, then the Gefra people will stick to the defense and not take the initiative to attack.

When the battle situation in the Ameria theater comes to a stalemate, it will put even more pressure on the federal people in the Nagalil theater!
Now the main forces of the Penteio military group are continuing to gather in Nagalil. They seem to plan to fight a war with the Federation in this place to determine the future fate of the two international forces!

So... this is actually blackmail, it can even be said that this is blackmail!
Mr. Truman was thinking about this matter in silence, and he gradually realized something.

But he still shook his head, "Mr. Special Envoy, you may not have a thorough understanding of our country's system."

"In the Federation, factories and the products they produce are private property, and we have no right to expropriate these factories and the products they produce."

"If we want it, we need to spend money to buy it."

"It's not the same as Gefla..."

In the past, Gefra's factories, especially the heavy factories, were in the hands of the nobles. Whatever the royal family wanted, they would issue a decree.

Then the aristocrats will send things over, if the cost is not high.

They will do the same if the cost is too high, but they need to ask the royal family for the cost, at least they can't let themselves lose too much.

But in the federation, the federal government dares to ask the capitalists for goods without giving money today, and the capitalists will dare to stand up against the power tomorrow!
The special envoy almost narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I am just responsible for conveying the thoughts of Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. President, as for how you will answer me, this is not within the scope of my consideration."

"I will only truthfully convey to the Prime Minister what you need me to convey, that's all."

"As for the others, I will not take the initiative to interfere, nor will I do anything..."

(End of this chapter)