Lu Ming returned to Elihadmos, the capital of the First Emirate.
The matter of setting up a defensive line along the Devil's River was left to Beckenbauer and his Griffin Regiment.
At the first tribe along the Devil's River, the Griffin Regiment's advance battalion was quickly setting up its temporary camp.
This tribe is the 315th Emirate, a small tribe of several hundred people.
In fact, since planes from the New World cannot enter, it is not difficult to fortify it. Helicopters only need to take off every day to patrol a certain section of the upstream.
However, it is more troublesome to transport military supplies to this tribe, especially to transport oil continuously. Helicopters also need to be taken off from Elihadmos. The oil transported by five helicopters every day can support a helicopter patrol, and the cost is naturally not small. .
As a result, the construction speed of the Elihadmos Military Airport has also accelerated rapidly, with labor recruitment reaching 30,000 people, and construction started in multiple areas at the same time.
It would be nice to be able to temporarily take off and land a transport plane, so that it can be airdropped to the 315 temporary base to replenish military supplies.
At the same time, the 305th Armored Division was stationed in Elihadmos.
In this case, even if the giant armed forces can get out of the tropical rainforest, they will encounter a massacre without heavy weapons and equipment.
The temporary military base of the 315th Emirate is also pulling in telephone lines. Hundreds of kilometers of lines are just to ensure the connection between the military.
After all, hundreds of kilometers deep in the tropical rainforest, there is great interference in radio wave signals.
At the same time, roads are also being cut and built, from Elihadmos to the 315th emirate, and there are five emirate tribes along the way.
In fact, the 315 Emirate is not a tribe deep in the southern rain forest. It is also located at the mouth of the vast rain forest. There are still some dirt roads between the tribes here.
Nowadays, it has been expanded into an asphalt road that can accommodate heavy trucks, and telephone lines are also installed along the road.
But no matter what, military expenditures, special funds, future budgets, etc. will soon become astronomical.
Henry II agreed to all this, but the sudden increase in special military expenditures and next year's military budget for the Southern Military District were stuck in Parliament.
Lu Ming summed up the situation very seriously.
It talked about the callousness of the New World people and the hundreds of millions of people in the New World.
There is also the fact that the New World is so ruthless that it will kill elderly people over sixty years old, because these elderly people can no longer create wealth and resources, but have become a burden to the collective.
For this aggressive group, there is no possibility of peace talks before the United Kingdom has severely damaged its armed forces.
In Lu Ming's report to Henry II, he said that the information was obtained from the interrogation of New World intelligence agents.
However, the intelligence agent later tried to escape and was killed in the fight.
He also said that the language of the New World people is not similar to the Sonia language, but their intelligence agents seem to have some language talents and can quickly understand their own language to communicate. However, such people are rare in the New World. .
Moreover, according to the thinking of the New World people, this kind of person is a heretic, and I am afraid that he himself did not dare to speak out in the New World before.
The intelligence content reported by Lu Ming was shown to Beckenbauer before being sent to the royal capital. Beckenbauer had no objection.
Henry II naturally regarded the Southern Military Region as his own die-hard supporter. Even if he thought that this guy might be exaggerating about military expenditures, he would still give in. After all, the large military expenditures were also strengthening his own power.
Of course, the parliament is a regular operation, with various cards.
Lu Ming also had to go to the royal capital to attend the hearing and accept questions from parliamentarians.
He is well versed in bickering with congressmen.
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On the New Year of 969, Lu Ming returned to Gil City, the capital of Gede District.
Of course, most of the time was spent celebrating the New Year at the Xinjing Palace in the Northern Territory, gathering with relatives and friends. For more than half a month, he basically didn't show up at Jill's side.
On February 1, 1969, the Gede District Council passed the abolition of all local laws and regulations that discriminated against the Gede people. The Gede people will have all the rights of United Kingdom citizens.
At the same time, the SAR government is also required to provide certain subsidies to current Gade families in stages.
This reminded Lu Ming of the policy of a certain big country towards the Indians in his previous life, which was to make so-called compensation after cruel oppression.
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In the study on the fifty-eighth floor of the Gade Building, Lu Ming looked through several documents.
Years ago, after the Griffin regiment's armed patrol helicopters shot down dozens of hovercraft New World reconnaissance personnel, no hovercraft came down from the upper reaches.
It seems that the white blood cell cluster decided that the lower reaches of the river were too dangerous and temporarily stopped their reconnaissance operations.
However, it is bound to make a comeback.
After all, this place is different from the ice and snow in the southern part of the New World. The tropical rainforest itself is also a huge resource.
Not to mention that there is a vast world outside the rainforest.
Because the heresy and its aircraft have been discovered, this is definitely not the birth of a rainforest civilization.
I wonder, have they started building gunboats or something like that upstream?
Generally speaking, don't worry if they don't walk along the river. If they march on a large scale, not many people will be able to get out of the rainforest.
However, the thinking mode of giant enterprises is different from that of myself and others.
Even mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people to cut down our own rainforest is not necessarily impossible.
After all, this is the thinking of a collective like an ant colony, right?
While Lu Ming was thinking about it, there was a gentle knock on the study door, and Danilova's voice said: "Master, Congressman Clara and her husband Mr. Rothberg have been waiting for half an hour."
Lu Ming looked at the clock on the wall. The appointment was for half past two, and it was now two twenty-five. Obviously they had arrived early and had been waiting.
Eunice's mother, Clara, did an outstanding job as a SAR council member.
However, she also served as Lu Ming's personal financial advisor. Of course, this position was no longer available, but she still took care of Lu Ming's finances diligently.
In fact, her husband Rosberg is also developing very well now and is the operations director of Gaston Trading Group.
But from Danilova's title, we know their status in the eyes of the outside world. Clara is a congressman, and Rosberg is just the "congressman's husband."
Clara wore a snow-white skirt, snow socks and high heels, which made her even more charming. Moreover, she obviously put on makeup carefully every time she saw Lu Ming. Her face was extremely delicate, and her long light brown eyelashes were all shiny.
Rosberg is like a foil. Even from the company's perspective, the ultimate financial manager of Gaston Trading Group is his wife Clara, and the big boss behind the scenes is the commander-in-chief in front of him.
Not to mention, as a Gaede, I was already frightened and cautious.
Everything he has now, in his opinion, is a gift from his wife and daughter.
The beautiful female soldier with blond hair and blue eyes presented her with fragrant tea. She looked heroic and wore a bright green uniform with the rank of sergeant, and was filled with the unique sexiness of a young girl.
Clara and Rosberg hurriedly thanked them.
Since the establishment of Twenty-Four Shooters, all the female guards on the fifty-eighth floor of the Gaston Building have been withdrawn and are only stationed at the commander's residence.
But the orderlies are still there, after all, the little shooters are not up to the task of cooking and making tea and coffee.
"Eunice is in class at this time." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Among the six godsons and goddaughters, four who need to go to school here live on the fifty-eighth floor, and the school is on the fourth floor.
Nowadays, many refugees in Gaston Building have found new homes and have moved out, and most floors are being renovated and undergoing new maintenance.
"Thank you for taking care of us all the time!" Clara's pretty face was filled with gratitude.
Rosberg was also mumbling words of thanks, he was very reserved.
Not to mention the fact that the commander-in-chief is talking to Yan Yuese and others, even those who are lucky enough to see him are already very rare.
Even if he and his wife are both members of the Commander-in-Chief, and may even be a bit like slaves in the Northern Territory, if there is no important matter, it will take a long time to arrange the schedule to see the Commander-in-Chief.
"I have read your latest report, and there is nothing wrong with it." Lu Ming said with a smile, "Recently, I want to consolidate all my companies in the special zone into the Gaston Group. You should make preparations in advance and cooperate with several companies. Let’s meet with the representative directors and come up with a plan.”
"Okay!" Clara agreed, hesitated, and then said: "Your current identity..."
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, I also want to say this. I will not serve as the chairman of the group, but will establish a trusteeship committee. I hope you can serve as the chief member of the committee."
Clara was stunned, "Me? Is it possible?" Then she knew that the committee would definitely recruit many operational experts to form a strong team, and she was just the commander-in-chief's spy watching inside.
"I will definitely not betray your trust!" Clara's blue eyes were very bright, her pretty face shone slightly, and step by step, through her own efforts and her financial expertise, she obtained this mysterious and powerful man. The trust of the big man, the sense of accomplishment, and the joy are indescribable.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "There have been no accidents regarding the recent proposals of the SAR Council. Thank you for your hard work!"
Although the Governor has the power to veto parliamentary proposals, every time he uses it, it will weaken the Governor's authority. It is naturally better not to use it.
We chatted for a while more about Eunice and her siblings, especially Clara’s most worried son, Little John, who was sent to the police academy with a recommendation letter written by Lu Ming.
Speaking of Little John, Clara and Rosberg are even more grateful.
With a letter of recommendation from the Commander-in-Chief, there is no problem in getting into the top university in the kingdom.
However, Little John has not graduated from junior high school and lacks discipline. Going to the police academy for training is a good choice.
After graduation, not to mention his godfather, with his mother, Clara, a congressman, his future will naturally be bright.
But a letter of recommendation is actually a kind of credit guarantee. Little John's eccentric character may cause something to happen and damage the reputation of the commander-in-chief.
Clara felt even more grateful when she thought of this, and said hurriedly: “Don’t worry, I will discipline Little John strictly!”
Lu Ming smiled and looked at the time.
Clara immediately said: "Your Excellency, it's time for us to say goodbye..." After a moment of hesitation, she still didn't say anything. She and Rosberg stood up, respectfully said goodbye and left.
"What's wrong with her?" Lu Ming asked Danilova.
Danilova said: "She was just asking about the master's schedule. She wanted to know which evening the master was free in the near future? It seems that Councilor Clara has moved to a new house. Her husband and wife want to treat you to dinner in the new house, but they probably also feel that this request It was too ridiculous, so I didn’t mention it in the end.”
"Oh, have you moved to a new home?" Lu Ming was startled, and then he understood, "The new Gaede community on Queen's Road?" It was all built by his own construction company.
Seeing Danilova nodding, Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Arrange to have a meal one night. Then you call them to inform them and prepare a gift for me."
"Yes!" Danilova agreed abruptly.
At this time, a beautiful figure appeared at the door of the reception room, looking in.
"I came back early today!" Lu Ming said with a smile.
Wearing a rose-red professional skirt with a sexy and hot figure, Bridget even became the focus of many mainstream newspapers in the United Kingdom, and was even selected as the most beautiful politician in the United Kingdom.
As the deputy prime minister of Gede District, she may be more eye-catching than the governors of many autonomous prefectures. She can indeed be regarded as a politician at the level of the United Kingdom.
Bridget walked in with a sweet smile, "I knew you were here, so I ended the meeting early on purpose."
Today, Bridget is competing with Gill Mayor Hines for the leadership of Gill City's economic policy.
The elected government of Gil City is a small government and a service-oriented government. In fact, it implements liberal economic policies and does not interfere much with economic development.
Unexpectedly, as the deputy prime minister and the county magistrate of Gill County, Bridget took the opportunity to reach out and give advice on the economic policies of many cities and towns included in Gill County, including Gill City and Shuangfeng City. , the "969 Economic Development Plan of Gil County" released by its county office at the end of last year proposed to build an intercity expressway between Gil City and Shuangfeng City to connect the entire economic zone of Gil County, even in Gil City Within the project, there are also plans to renovate the originally closed subway network in Queens and reintegrate it with the entire Gill City subway network.
This involves the question of whether the Gill County Office has the right to decide on infrastructure construction in Gill City.
Lu Ming did know that Bridget felt that she was trying to please him by restoring the Queens subway network.
However, he did not want to and would not intervene in the competition between her and Hines. Lu Ming looked at her and nodded: "I still have to deal with some things. You go ahead and do it. Let's have dinner together later."
"Okay!" Bridget smiled charmingly.
Whether Lu Ming stayed at the Gaston Building or at the military commander's residence at night, Danilova would dutifully inform Bridget and send a car to take Bridget to where Lu Ming was staying.
From the outside world, Bridget is almost a quasi-commander's wife. After all, after the Commander left the Western Regions, the three wives in the Western Regions did not come with him, probably because of the legal issues surrounding marriage when he returned to his homeland.
Of course, it is also possible that she was brought here secretly, but it was not enough for outsiders to know, but she was a hidden beauty in a golden house.
In any case, the Commander seems to be single, and it is normal for him to find a partner.
Of course, outsiders could not see the truth. In fact, Lu Ming and Bridget slept in separate rooms.
Lu Ming kept Bridget by his side, not only because of political considerations, but also because he wanted to have someone to keep him company.
After all, with Danypova's subordinate relationship, everything she said was like an imperial edict, and there was no way to talk about it at all.
Whether Bridget is scheming or cunning, it is quite interesting to get along with her.
