"In this case, the plan to develop the natural resources of Xius San is best put on the agenda as soon as possible."
The Duke looked out the window at the heavy snow falling from the sky and the vast plains covered with heavy snow, and slowly said: "If necessary, the tens of millions of people in the Kingdom of Leon can become free miners and farmers."
"There is no need for this for the time being. I also hope that your people can live and work in peace and contentment instead of being driven into forced labor in mines and farmland."
Although Yang Tianyi was a little moved when he heard this, he still shook his head and suppressed this terrible thought.
If he really does this, I'm afraid the Duke's view of the group will also change greatly...
"Captain, you are a natural leader, and I trust your judgment." Edward understood Yang Tianyi's thoughts after hearing the word "temporary", so he shook his head and said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't mention it. Just let them take their own course with these things.”
"Yeah, just let nature take its course."
Sensing that Edward's anxiety attack seemed to be about to attack again, Yang Tianyi quickly changed the subject and asked in a brisk tone: "Is Your Excellency the Duke still satisfied with your express train? Except for some parts that require technical requirements, the entire train is entirely made of repair materials. It was built with the raw materials on the collar!"
Rubbing the patterns on the wooden table with his fingertips, Edward's lips curled up slightly - it seemed that he was so satisfied with the train that the anxiety filling his heart was suppressed.
Although this ten-car Duke's special train uses a fission reactor as its energy source, it does not carry too many weapons (two arsenal cars armed to the teeth), nor is it too heavy in armor (only more powerful than the Night Goddess). The number is a little thin), and the environment inside the carriage is very elegant and simple (the furniture and furnishings alone cost hundreds of millions of dollars).
And this train planned to be used for "diplomatic affairs" is on its way to the outskirts of the royal capital Shiroishi City at a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour. It will take about forty minutes to pick up the two important people on board and the accompanying people. Hundreds of guards arrived at their destination - Baishi City Suburban Station.
The railway, which stretches for hundreds of kilometers, has been under construction since the group's engineering department entered the world. It took more than twenty days and was barely completed a few days ago. Considering that the engineering department needs to survey the terrain and plan the route from scratch, this speed is already high. Very unsatisfactory.
To be honest, the Duke was not worried about what these technologies and things that were ahead of the times would make the sensitive nobles of the royal capital think.
Because no matter what they think, they can't shake the Hughes family's determination to take over the entire kingdom.
Sometimes, people have to learn to change, otherwise Edward can't help them and doesn't want to help them.
The two chatted happily along the way, admiring the snowy scenery outside the window while sipping the warm fruit wine brought by the robot waiter. They were so happy.
Unfortunately, the happy time is always short-lived. The two of them had just gotten drunk when the officer of the Hughes Guards, who was responsible for the Duke's security, told them in a low voice.
White Rock City has arrived.
Glancing at the officer in dark gray uniform, Yang Tianyi found that he was wearing a badge on his chest that was shaped like two silver spears crossed. Yang Tianyi knew this from Edward who had heard him talk about it.
This is the most elite Immortal Army soldier among the Hughes Guards.
As early as the battle to defend the Great Wall in the West was still going on, Edward had the idea of selecting the best soldiers among the Guards to form an elite force loyal to him personally. In the bloody and cruel battle with the monsters, the soldiers of the Immortal Army who were still holding on to their position despite the extremely high casualty ratio came into his sight.
The nickname of the Immortal Army comes from a joke among the Guards soldiers. It was originally used to describe those soldiers who were never injured or rarely injured in battle. They were ridiculed by their comrades as "immortal so-and-so" or "immortal". "Someone's so-and-so".
But during the battle to defend the Great Wall, in the fortresses at the forefront, a group of fearless soldiers used their lives to reinterpret the meaning of the Immortal Army.
That is, no matter how violent the attack, how terrible the casualties, their machine guns will never stop firing before they run out of bullets, and their positions will not be occupied by monsters while there are still soldiers alive.
Unlike the previous mockery of timid soldiers, their extreme "boldness" made the word quickly popular in the military. Countless young people who have recently joined the army are eager to one day get a badge of the Immortal Army through their military exploits and performance, become the sharpest sword of the Hughes family, and defeat all enemies for the Duke they are loyal to.
This time when Edward visited White Rock City, he brought 120 soldiers of the Immortal Army, all of whom were equipped with modernized AK series automatic rifles, helmets, light armor prepared for special combat environments, and other equipment. .
It is worth mentioning that Edward also specially found the designers and tailors who made the Chinese clothes for him in the Elysium World, and asked them to specially design military uniforms and dresses for the Immortal Army.
Even with Yang Tianyi's critical eye, these designs that borrowed from the German military uniforms in the late World War I were quite good. They immediately elevated the Changsheng Army's purge military appearance from the flintlock era to modern times.
Apart from the fact that the assault rifle in his hand was a bit awkward, there was nothing wrong with it.
Regarding the overall weaponry and equipment of the Guards, Edward said that considering the terrible armies of feudal countries, the Guards had no use for advanced weapons at all.
An electromagnetic machine gun can do the job that an ordinary machine gun can do. There is no need to replace the entire army's equipment just for a few battles that can be easily won. In his opinion, as the advanced level of weapons increases, the difficulty of operation will actually increase. Decrease the combat effectiveness of the army.
Therefore, the final plan was to separate and manage the equipment of the Immortal Army and the Guards.
Ordinary Guards soldiers are only issued pistols, bolt-action rifles and a small number of semi-automatic rifles as regular firepower. In addition, each infantry squad can obtain one to two general-purpose machine guns that use gunpowder bullets as suppressive firepower.
As for artillery, armored vehicles and other technical weapons are operated by the human garrison and robot troops of the Star Group - after all, you can't expect a group of soldiers who can't even read fluently to learn to fire cannons and tanks in a month.
Considering that there will inevitably be some talented elites among the growing number of Guards, but they cannot enter the Immortal Army due to insufficient combat merit, Edward prepared a brand new organization for them - Panzer Grenadier. When their military exploits are sufficient, these elites who are extremely receptive to new things can be directly transformed into the Immortal Army in an organized manner.
Compared to the stepmother-in-law's Guards, the one-in-a-million Immortal Army is equipped like a biological son.
Not only can every soldier get an AK automatic rifle and a sufficient amount of air-blast bullets, but there are also many benefits unique to the Immortal Army. For example, handsome and crisp military uniforms, a salary higher than that of ordinary soldiers, a variety of delicious food and consumer goods for entertainment.
In addition, when the Changsheng Army, as an elite force, needs to go to the front line to fight in person, they also have priority to call for fire support such as artillery bombing and air strikes.
Moreover, the soldiers of the Immortal Army with insufficient education need to go back to school to study. Edward does not want the personal guards who need to be with him all the time to be unable to even do basic reading and newspapers.
He needs every soldier of the Immortal Army to have his or her own opinion and judgment, so that they can be used as grassroots officers.
It can be said that Edward has created a dream army that does not belong to this era by combining all the forces that can be combined.
A steel division that can force all countries to pay attention to it in the world of Elysium.
