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dedication,

This is a word that sounds extremely sacred. 6̾̾

Dedicating yourself to the empire is both sacred and glorious.

But no one wants to do that.

Dedication also means weakening oneself.

Tina, or the military committee's calculation is obvious.

Taking advantage of this chaos, the Military Council was enriched by asking for money from various other departments.

Money can solve everything, and enough money can even buy power.

The Military Council wanted to expand its influence.

As for the incorruptibility in Tina's mouth, it is a joke.

Everyone knows that the Military Commission is the healthiest part of the empire's finances, even richer than the finance department.

No matter what it is, as long as it involves this aspect, it will be full of oil and water.

Short of money?

I believe you!

However, although everyone knew this, no one said it.

After Tina finished speaking, the heads of various departments looked at each other, neither daring to question nor able to agree.

As a result, the field fell into an eerie silence again.

Tina looked at this scene with a smile.

If Evie saw her smile, she would definitely sigh: "It's true that they are mother and son, they both have the same smile."

It's both beautiful and dangerous.

boom!

The silence spread for a while, and a loud noise broke the silence.

The real-time projection in the middle of the round table is broadcasting a bigger change.

In the midst of the raging fire, a building in the business district collapsed without any resistance as it was bathed in flames.

The gravel splashed and fell downwards.

Every time a stone falls to the ground, it will leave a small pit on the ground of the commercial district.

Fortunately, the alarm robot had been frantically calling the police before, so people avoided it in advance.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

By then, what is on the screen will not just be explosions and collapsed buildings, but a world of purgatory.

Tina glanced at the screen with her beautiful eyes, stretched out her right hand and snapped her fingers.

The projection flickered twice and went out just like an old TV.

"It seems there is no time for us to hesitate."

"His Majesty is a wise king who loves his people like his own son. I don't know how he would feel if he knew that you were delaying rescue work because of money."

Pursing her lips lightly, Tina said warmly.

Everyone present, except those from the military committee, had pale faces.

"You can obviously let the army suppress the riot first!"

Someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and yelled angrily.

"No, this is the job of the defense department. We can't forcefully ignore the defense department."

Tina spread her hands and smiled cutely.

The man in the defense department looked extremely ugly when he heard this.

Everyone knows that the defense department has shifted its focus to prevention due to shortage of manpower in recent years, and the work of suppression has always been handed over to the military committee.

But when Tina said this, no one refuted it.

Because on the surface, this is indeed the responsibility of the defense department.

"And..."

Tina looked down at her nails and said calmly.

"Because we don't know if we can raise money to increase the number of troops. The manpower in the royal capital must be ready to be transferred to the border at any time. How can they be dispatched at will?"

At this time, the man took over the conversation.

"What Tina said is right. We can't just leave the enemy country alone. Everything must be done there first."

As he spoke, the man shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty must be very disappointed. At this time, the imperial minister is actually indifferent."

Everyone's faces turned red when they heard this.

This is a thinly veiled threat.

The emperor would not vent his anger on the military committee, so he would definitely settle the score with those present.

Now, they had no choice but to agree to the terms of the military commission and pay them to suppress it.

The Minister of Defense does not have a defense force, and the Minister of Public Security does not have a security force.

Their authority regarding military force has long been squeezed by the military committee to the point where only a little is left.

In this case, it would be useless for them to send their own troops.

The nobles still have some remaining private soldiers, but these are precious little soldiers who can protect them from the reformists' offensive, and no one will send them out.

What's more, there are not many positions left among nobles in various departments. Even if the emperor is angry, he will not find them.

"...Okay, I promise to provide financial assistance to the Military Committee."

The Minister of Finance was the first to stand up and speak.

Anyway, the Ministry of Finance is not very short of money. Even if it is given away, as long as it finds a way to scratch the oil on civilians, it can be got back soon.

The most important thing now is to take it out first.

If the Minister of Finance is the first to demonstrate, there will naturally be second and third ones.

"I can assist the military committee with two hundred thousand gold coins."

"I can give half a million."

"Three hundred thousand."

“Our sanitation department doesn’t have as much money as they do, so we can only contribute 100,000 yuan.”

Numbers popped up one after another at the round table meeting,

For people with low wages, this money is enough to voluntarily enlist in the army.

For each department, these are just a little bit exposed from the cracks of their fingers, and it will not hurt their muscles and bones.

What makes them really uncomfortable is bowing to the military committee.

"The population seems to have gotten a little smaller recently."

Tina suddenly spoke calmly.

Everyone was stunned.

A smaller population means an increase in labor remuneration.

She despised the fact that this was not enough.

Obviously, for lowly people, these gold coins are enough to put them through life and death.

"one million."

In the corner of the round table, a voice woke everyone up.

Who is so generous?

Everyone looked at it,

Minister of Demography - Edward Yee.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized.

Imperial troop growth and demographics go hand-in-hand.

The Department of Vital Statistics has always worn the same pants as the Military Commission, so it is not surprising that it would donate so much money.

Now that someone has spoken.

Then trying to act stupid won't work anymore.

The ministers looked at Edward resentfully and quoted again.

"I'll add another three hundred thousand."

"Me too."

"They say the sanitation department is out of money, but for the sake of the empire, I still bite the bullet and add another two hundred thousand."

Tina looked at everyone with a smile and stood up.

"You are worthy of being the backbone of the empire, and you are willing to make such a contribution to the empire."

"I deeply admire that kind of patriotism."

"For this reason, I have to do something for the empire."

She stretched out her onion-like jade fingers and nodded her ears gently.

"It's me who can dispatch the soldiers to suppress the riots."

"You're talking about reinforcements? No problem. Dear imperial ministers have made contributions to the empire, and the matter has been resolved."

“During the crackdown, remember not to hurt civilians, and also wear our committee’s armband to identify yourself.”

After saying that, Tina retracted her finger.

Wow!

The projection reappeared and everyone looked at it.

Soldiers wearing military committee armbands were dispatched and quickly stabilized the situation.

The ministers of various departments felt as if they had eaten shit when they saw the gratitude on the faces of the civilians and their aftermath.

The feeling was not directed at them, but only at the Military Council.

They paid for it,

But it was the people of the Military Commission who won the hearts and minds of the people.

"Um?"

Tina, who was watching with a smile, suddenly changed her expression and put her fingers on her ears again.

"...Alicia? What's the matter? I'm busy now?"

"...Huh? Don't be so excited. What do you think happened to Arno?"

"I understand. You go to my house and wait for me. I'll be right back."

Tina's expression changed and she hung up the communication.

The man looked at her face and asked.

"Is something wrong?"

Tina nodded, looked at everyone and said.

"Everyone, there are some important things at home. You can just ask John about the next thing."

"In addition, you can also consult him about the additional troops at the border."

"Then let me take my leave."

After saying that, Tina left in a hurry.

When turning around to face the man named John, Tina lowered her voice and said.

"As for those people who arranged the explosion, deal with them all."

John nodded invisibly.