As Armand Hopkins, director of the scientific research department, finished his speech, John Carlisle, director of the engineering department, stood up and bowed slightly to everyone in the conference room and said: "Before reporting the engineering department's budget allocation plan for the new year, , I would like to say a few words in my personal capacity.”
"I know that some of you have always disapproved of me as the head of the group's engineering department. Not only because I have worked for the group's opponents, but also because my behavior is sometimes too profit-seeking, which has led to the cooperation between various departments of the group being almost damaged. I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone for this." After hearing what Carlisle said, Hopkins' expression softened slightly, and his unhappiness at having the project proposal interrupted due to cost issues also disappeared. Quite a few.
Interestingly, as the two departments that compete most fiercely for budget within the group, the scientific research department has always regarded the engineering department as a fool who does not know what to do without planning, while the engineering department often regards the scientific research department as a waste of precious resources of the group. madman.
After John Carlisle took over as head of the engineering department, Hopkins privately approached Harland more than once, claiming that the group should not reuse a former rival, even if the engineering department was still managed by the CEO and Star Hub. Better than John Carlisle
"Outsiders" is more appropriate. Although in the subsequent cooperation, Hopkins gradually realized that John Carlisle's overall planning ability was indeed good, but the difficulties caused by the competition for budget in the past could not be erased in just a few days. .
However, seeing that Carlisle was the head of the department but still reluctant to put up his body to apologize, even if the anger in Yang Tianyi's heart was still burning, it had dimmed a little at this time, which also made the room feel empty since the end of the meeting. The very strong smell of gunpowder disappeared along with it, and the face that Harland lost was not in vain.
As far as I can tell, Harland's apology only made Yang Tianyi feel a little bit worse. What he said next made me happy. Even Harland's handsome middle-aged face became amiable in front of the scientific research director. .
"According to the instructions of the Chairman, the Engineering Department will not only continue to expand the Lingshen Star Industrial Base and Space Port this year, but also continue to add small engineering projects on the original basis. Do you think that 10 to 70% cannot be allocated? Give the project budget to other departments." After hearing what Dai Xingchen said, Dai Xingchens immediately made a calculation in his mind.
Army Commander-in-Chief Ramsay, who had been sitting at the head on the left side of the conference table, changed his face slightly when he heard this. He quickly stood up and retorted: "Do you mean to use weak coercion? With all due respect, with the current strength of the group, we can't fight back." It is far enough to compete with the Federation of People, who can destroy all your industries in the world of stars with just a move of their fingers!" Considering that the group provided a small amount of arms, weapons and material support to the Federation during the war, the lower levels of the Federation were short-term He should take action on the Starlink laboratory, which symbolizes the friendship between the two parties.
Seeing a smile on Dai Xingchen's face, several branch heads who wanted to continue answering suddenly fell silent - obviously, the CEO has not yet gotten the answer I want.
According to Carlisle's instructions before leaving, the group must find ways to retain those precious AFC scientists. Even if they are retained at first, they will definitely use weak measures such as kidnapping. Instead, they must send them off as students. Based on the teacher's attitude, the group's most elite fleet was dispatched to escort the teachers back home with a dozen bird-class transport ships filled with gifts.
"That is related to whether the diplomatic relationship between the group and the People's Federation in the next seventy years will be completely reduced to a subsidiary of the Federation and lose the potential to take a step back, or whether it will become an existence that can sit on an equal footing with the other party. Everyone, I think it is necessary for you to say less. Are you ready?" Harland and Yang Tianyi nodded to Dai Xingchen before roughly reading the various indicators of the plan, saying that the two departments would do everything possible to fulfill the leader's instructions.
"In fact, 70% may not be easy, because the chairman has no new tasks after leaving with the People's Alliance Fleet, but you have always had time to communicate with Mr. Harland. While everyone is here , just take out that task and brainstorm ideas." Before sending the detailed documents of the plan to the two department heads, Hopkin patted his elastic face and signaled that the meeting could not retreat to the previous agenda. It is also the agenda that a small number of participants are most looking forward to.
Regarding the production and commissioning of new warships of the group navy. After a brief mental calculation, the scientific research director was surprised to find that the engineering department's spare budget could barely satisfy the scientific research department's various small-scale experiments at the ruins of the Corbin Civilization.
Nowadays, the resource exploration work of the Xius Eight Stars has not yet come to an end, and the development of a small number of natural and mineral resources has been handed over to the Xius Empire, which is waiting for food.
Although this has no certain impact on mining efficiency, for now, the group does not lack that little time.
Shaking his head to drive away the disturbing thoughts in his mind, Hopkin projected a newly drafted plan half a month later in front of everyone.
Hopkin's words immediately caused everyone in the conference room to stop thinking about a question. If the cooperative relationship between Renlian and the group in the field of scientific research suddenly breaks down, where should we find a new teacher?
Dai Xingchen raised his hand and smoothed his fiery red curly hair, and asked quickly and calmly: "After conveying the mission from the chairman's office, do you want to know what you don't know about the ruined planet Fenhabennis in the world of stars?" Raising his hand, he asked the Army Lieutenant General, who seemed to be thinking only of fighting and killing, to sit forward. Dai Xingchen said with some helplessness that Dai Xingchen and I were such reckless men who only looked at the long-term interests and only wanted to get there for the moment.
"You have no objection to the statements of General Ramsay and Mr. Dai Xingchen, but for you personally, the 'Star Alliance' laboratory jointly built and maintained by the Group and the People's Federation under Fenhabenis is a miracle that is difficult to replicate. It’s hard to imagine how much time the group would have spent on the minutiae of the technology tree before it lost its teacher from the People’s Federation, Xiao Fang.” After setting off for Aurora 7, Dai Xingchen patted Hopkin on the shoulder. So said.
"In a place where fish and dragons are mixed, the group will crush the most powerful forces on the planet like ants to death, but it will not be trampled to death by weaker forces like insects." That was Army Commander-in-Chief Daniel- Ramsay's answer lacked military characteristics and sense of crisis.
"In order to retain the scientific research team of the People's Federation stationed in Fenhabennis, the Chairman requested the Engineering Department and the Scientific Research Department to cooperate and repair this small main control building located within the group's sphere of influence as much as possible in the new year. In an inoperable state, let the federal scientific research team see your value and continue to invest in the Starlink laboratory project." Waiting for us to give various answers on this matter, Hopkin said with a smile: "There is no way to solve that problem. Anyway, the scientific research team of the People's Federation has left Fenhabenis. The group just needs to let us go, right?" And without the Lingshenxing Industrial Base and Moon Before the crystal sugar trade took the plunge, the first eight projects were nothing to the group, so much so that the group added many new projects in the first half of the year, but they could not crush them in terms of scale and cost.
"But if all the Human Federation scientists from the Star Alliance laboratory were recalled to the Federation overnight, would you have the ability to transform into a scientific research team that is willing to teach everything to the group." But as the Human Federation gradually digests the changes from the Qien Empire, With the fruits of failure picked under his small body, the relationship between the two parties may be as harmonious as it is now - although Lieutenant General Anya has never said anything in public, Carlisle, Hopkin and others have a long-term vision. The lower levels of the group are well aware of the Federation's ambition to annex the group.
Hopkin must have just wanted to know some superficial information, such as the location of the branch of the group he visited, the administrative and economic center of the First Galaxy Alliance two million years later, and other nonsense, but now the other party's meaning is obviously so complicated.
The seemingly complicated question immediately caused everyone in the conference room to look at each other, wondering how to answer it.
Under last year's year-end meeting, the engineering department's small projects included the resource development of Xiusi Eight Stars and the development of Elysium Space World.
"Nirvana" plan,
The "Peace Bird" project and the anti-abyss barrier project have been expanding on a smaller scale under the Xius Eight Star. Looking up and looking at John Dai Xingchen, who was half-smiling but not smiling, Yang Tianyi finally understood why Hopkin wanted to ensure that the other person became the new head of the engineering department. This person's planning ability was indeed terrifying, and he almost reached the same level with flesh and blood. The degree to which artificial intelligence is comparable.
"Rather than saying that the Human Federation is an interstellar empire with a complete system, it is better to say that we are an army that engulfs the entire empire. When dealing with such a being, we will dance under the blade. If we can take advantage of the group before it can make some use of it, If you rapidly grow in strength during the period of value, it will only be a matter of time before you are annexed by a weak player."
"A holy place full of mystery and wealth. To the group, a destroyed Fenhabenis is more valuable than when it was intact." That was the answer of John Harland, director of the engineering department, full of businessmen's pursuit of profit. Natural and to the point.
"What Dr. Yang Tianyi said is wrong. Few people think that the group's most valuable assets under Fenhabenis are these moon crystal sugar processing factories or settlement arsenals. But in fact, even if those factories were all blown up today , and you don’t have the confidence to restore it within a week.” However, Yang Tianyi also understood that a budget balance of 10 to 70% was probably the limit that the engineering department could squeeze out.
Therefore, except for a few small projects in the Corbin Civilization Experiment, I am afraid that they will have to be put on hold for a while, and they will not be discussed until the group has no new sources of income.
