Standard Terran Calendar, 41
Maelstrom area, Sagan galaxy, Sagan main star
Qingpeng Manor is the most prestigious family garden in the upper level of Vaughn's nest. It is the most private territory of the Vaughn family. However, after the arrival of the expeditionary force, Earl Vaughn generously dedicated it to the expeditionary force as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. Guan Soshiyang's temporary residence and residence in this critical world.
This manor covers an area of dozens of hectares, with carefully trimmed trees or beautiful flower beds. A decorative river runs through the manor, and the water flowing in it is collected from a pollution-free underground river thousands of miles away using private pipelines and natural river water. The river is also full of sparkling fish. There are more than a dozen artistic bridges of different styles built on the river. It is said that each one is made by a master. Standing on the bridge is picturesque.
Walking through the manor, statues and commemorative stones can be seen everywhere, from ancient pillars with simple inscriptions to ornately decorated modern sculpture portraits. These portraits depict figures in uniform, riding horses or brandishing swords, as if commanding a charge. .
It uses an artificial and exaggerated natural beauty to break the oppression caused by the glittering decorations towering around the hive city spiers and the industrial chimneys of the hive city. It is a place full of life, a place where there is nowhere to hide in the hive city. The echo of nature is also a dreamy place that countless people in the hive city cannot glimpse in their entire lives.
At this time, in the rising sun, a giant in silver-grey robes and a one-armed old man in a political commissar's coat were walking on a forest path. The road passed between tree trunks and stone monuments, and the treetops From time to time, the chirping sounds of various alien birds can be heard.
"I've made you feel wronged, Commissar Yarick."
"Nothing happened, and those people didn't dare to do anything to me. They just sat in a room for two hours."
When passing by an artificial lake, Soshyan stopped for a moment, looked at a few white waterfowl playing in the clear lake, and suddenly sighed.
"This period of time has been really hard on you. You have to do so many things at your age. If the people of Armageddon knew how I treated their heroes, I wonder if they would secretly call me an exploiter."
"Haha, the commander-in-chief is joking."
A smile appeared on Yarick's wrinkled face, and after taking a deep breath of fresh air that did not contain any pollutants and could even be sold as a commodity in the hive city, he said:
"I don't even think that I am old. Once a person serves his age, it means that he is not far away from death. If you agree, I also want to go to the front line to directly command the troops to fight the enemy."
Hearing this, Soshiyang also grinned.
"Yes, no matter what time, you are still the warrior who stands unyielding in Hades."
"Well, if it comes to the end of my life, I just hope that I can die on the battlefield instead of in a hospital bed."
After a moment of silence, Soshyan said slowly:
"There are some things that I didn't want to bother you about, but recently there have been varying degrees of energy shortages, famines, and riots in various war zones of the Maelstrom. Alex, you are in charge of recruit training and troop dispatch. I want to hear about it. Your opinion."
"Well......"
After Yarick pondered for a moment, he said softly:
"I have also seen some reports on those things. Many recruits are not even recruited, but join the army voluntarily, because joining the army will at least have one ration bar to eat... To tell a joke, in places where the supplies are more expensive and scarce, the quality of the soldiers will be lower. However, there are often delays and shortages in the materials and equipment required for training. For this reason, the training time has to be shortened from three months to two months, which corresponds to the death rate of recruits in the first month. It rose from the initial 31.56% to 42.11%, and continues to rise. Moreover, as the front moves forward, the transport fleet is attacked by scattered gangs of red pirates more frequently, and the loss of transport ships becomes increasingly difficult. Acceptance... This further led to difficulties in the transportation of personnel and materials, and many new recruits were lost before they even entered the battlefield."
As he said that, the old political commissar paused.
"As for the situation of famine and riots...when Hades fought against the greenskins, everyone was pushed to the limit, with physical pain, spiritual sorrow, fear of death, and hunger that drove people crazy, It was eating at us all the time, but in the end we persevered.”
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"Why?"
Alec raised a finger.
"It's very simple, if people eat a ration bar, then I eat half a ration bar, if people sleep for four hours, then I sleep for two hours, if people are injured and only take painkillers, then I don't even take the medicine. Use a bandage... The people of Hades were not without their anger at that time, but everyone knows what war is about. The people of the empire are the most tenacious, tenacious, most righteous, and most full of sacrifice and dedication. Maybe Suffering does not mean that we must be inferior to others. When they have nothing, but some people enjoy more, how can they not be angry or complain? But when the people who lead them are willing to set an example and enjoy less, everyone can share the joys and sorrows, no matter how difficult it is. You can get through every moment.”
After listening, Suoshiyang was speechless for a long time, and the two of them just looked at the lake quietly——
After a few minutes, the words turned into just a sigh.
"If every hive manager could do this, the Empire would have already invaded the Eye of Terror and dragged Abaddon out and paraded him through the streets... That's all. These things can only be resolved slowly. , how is Sagan’s situation during this period?”
"The special envoy has been communicating with officials from various departments of the empire and the nobles of the hive. There are even nobles from other planets and galaxies who come here to meet him. The chaos during this period cannot be separated from him. As far as I know, he not only lifted the jurisdiction ban, but also implemented precise tithes, restored the empire's regular tithes, transferred the Ministry of Justice fleet originally used to investigate smuggling to perform other unknown tasks, and even used the expeditionary force to The Directorate General of the Logistics Station heavily mixed with non-expeditionary force recruits, making smuggling more rampant and a large amount of military supplies flowing into the black market. In addition, when many worlds bear war taxes, that is, precise tithes, they also need to bear the regular tithes of the empire. .”
Soshyan nodded thoughtfully.
"I understand. I called you here so early. You haven't had breakfast yet, right?"
"Uh, ah, no need to bother, no need to bother, I can just eat some military rations."
"Ha, what else do we need to be polite to each other? Come on."
Soon, the two came to a building called Shouyan Pavilion. This building covers an area of 3,000 square meters. The main part is made of concrete, tiles and stone, and the accessory part is a pure glass structure with a huge and gorgeous bronze. And stained glass mosaic window vaults, red tiles interspersed with white striped granite walls, based on the pop art style of the 36th millennium of the Human Empire, adding the beauty of Baroque elements, which is particularly eye-catching in the huge lawns and flowerbeds .
After entering the main entrance, there is a red carpet in the center of the hall. Spiral pillars extend to the ceiling. On both sides are luminous statues of nobles in uniforms and brocade. At the end is a dark brown wooden staircase, window frames, door frames, and sand-colored walls. , crystal chandeliers and other decorations maintain the classical style of the time when they were built. The oil paintings, carvings and glass mosaic windows reveal a mysterious and solemn atmosphere with a sense of age, especially the large stained glass mosaic window in the center of the dome. In the early morning When the sunlight shines through the colorful patterns, the house is as mysterious and solemn as a church.
The two came to a huge dining table with a white tabletop. Veronica, who was wearing a light blue one-piece dress, a white knitted blouse, and her hair tied high on the back of her head, was already waiting. There, the maids were putting breakfast on the table one by one.
