"Your Highness, this matter is really complicated." The three soldiers looked at each other, and finally Ma Chi, the deputy chief of staff who was responsible for military supplies, spoke.

"It's okay for Chief of Staff Ma to speak. I'm not a scheming person, and I won't take chicken feathers as a command arrow. I can rest assured about this." Zheng Yu smiled gently, "I came from the army and walked downstairs again this time, and I can understand many things. If I really have difficulties, it's easy to discuss things that are so great. But there is a principle: to put Your Majesty and put the empire in the middle. With this, you can take a firm stand on everything and take a good step."

The three of them looked at each other again: "Should you do this."

"That's good." Zheng Yu said with a smile, "Chief Staff Ma, please speak."

Ma Chi swallowed: "In fact, it is mainly cement and steel. The strategic task of the Northeast Front Army this time is to give priority to defense, so the construction of national defense fortifications is the top priority. The National Defense Forces' consistent tactics are to take defense as the offensive and attack, so we pay more attention to this aspect."

"Although the empire has strict management of national defense heavy industry, the country has limited capital, so in the process of establishment and development, there are more private business shares to invest in the company's production and operation. The factory has a military representative, but the business is getting bigger and bigger. In addition, His Majesty always warns officials not to interfere too much in the operation... As long as the military needs are guaranteed, other production and operation will not be too involved." Ma Chi smiled awkwardly, "In recent years, production and sales volume has soared year by year. Later, we also felt a little strange. We sent people to investigate secretly and found that many goods have gone to Jewish trading companies, which are said to be investigating in the construction of Hue Autonomous Region. These people are shareholders, so the factory did not ask too much about it."

"We naturally know where it flows. After all, this steel and cement is a heavy object and is generally not transported from a long distance. The only two countries around us need these materials. Later we found that these Jews explicitly said they would transport them to Annan for construction, but in fact they were dumped to the Japanese in the Philippines. Then they loaded the aquatic products, utensils and raw silk from the Philippines, transported them to Annan, and actually started a triangular trade. The ports in Annan are all their own people. The Spanish in the Philippines were long been bribed by the Jews, so the business was done for several years. Later, we naturally informed the matter. The General Intelligence Bureau actually filed a case. When several parties touched each other, they felt that this matter was an opportunity."

Zheng Yu's heart moved.

"We must follow our previous ideas, but we don't know who came up with the idea, which shocked us." Ma Chi said this and smiled, "It is indeed difficult to ban it if we talk about smuggling. In recent years, Japanese, especially Russians, have been overhauling railways and fortresses, but the Russians are sparsely populated in the Far East and have weak industrial power, while the Japanese cannot find any iron ore for use. Some of the mountainous areas in northern Korea are produced and mined and transported. Instead of transporting from the United States, or taking people from European vehicles to carry thousands of miles, it is better to buy ours nearby, which is good and cheap.

Beijing said that if the ban is investigated, the smugglers will always find ways to bribe the relevant officials. In the end, the smuggling still cannot be prevented. Instead, a lot of money flowed into the pockets of corrupt officials in vain. Since this is the case, why do we need to ban it? The state and several Jewish traders agreed to tell them that these private countries have mastered it and will not pursue it for the time being. However, there are two requirements: first, we must pay high taxes; second, we can only purchase goods according to the channels designated by the empire from now on, and pay taxes according to the rules. Even the navy can ensure their smuggling safety. In this way, the treasury will have more war fees, and the factory goods are sold at a high price, and the Jews can make money safely."

"Everyone takes the needs and everyone is happy." Ma Chi took a sip of tea with satisfaction, "The business has been done."

Zheng Yu didn't expect that there was such logic, and when he thought about it, he still felt something was wrong: "But these materials were eventually turned into fortresses by the Japanese and Russians. How many lives would be taken to fill them in the future?"

"In fact, it was a trap for the Japanese and Russians." Ma Chi smiled, "Those goods were all made with materials. At the beginning, they were basically qualified products. Although the quality was slightly worse than what we used, the Russians and Japanese were enough to use. But later they got familiar with the road. The Jews had already pulled the Russian officials down, so they simply didn't check it. The goods we brought to Russia were all transited in Japan. In addition to geographical problems, there was also a consideration: if there was a problem, it would be the Japanese who took the blame first... As for the Japanese, they were actually doing re-export trade and turned to the Russians. The goods we gave them were different in formulas and craftsmanship. They seemed to be fine and they were usually used, but for a while, if they had to hit them, they would have to make a big fuss."

Zheng Yu almost sprayed out the tea he had drunk in one sip. This trick was really a bit sinister, but he really had some Chinese characteristics. The rice seeds that Yue Kingdom gave to Wu Kingdom to prepare for war and famine seemed to be the same way?

"What's going on with the loss of military supplies?" Zheng Yu thought about it and asked again.

"That... is also a bit complicated." Ma Chi smiled awkwardly, "On the one hand, when going out in the name of the materials ordered by the military, the other party will believe it more. Even if a problem is found, it will misjudgment on the strength of our army's fortifications; on the other hand, it is... The military's budget for the past two years has been obstructed by Congress, so we simply increase the budget for cement and steel, let those consortiums lobby, and then sell part of the excess share to Japan and Russia in this channel in exchange for expenses to where we really need it, which is equivalent to partially solving the problem of tightening budgets."

An armed material smuggling case that seems so simple that it cannot be simple, but the inside story is so complicated, and it also has a lot of comedy and black humor. Zheng Yu doesn't know what to say at this moment.

"Actually, we privately feel that Russian officials may not know the tricks." Ma Chi seems to be unscathing today, "But when fighting, who can explain it clearly when the shells are bombed? Besides, this is just to make some benefits. Another thing is that they think that China will lose this battle. After all, even if it is really a waste, as long as it does not go through the heavy artillery of the empire, it will never be missed. Since the war is only fought in China, why should they be afraid of it?"

Zheng Yu tasted it after hearing this, and had to admit that it was indeed a very reasonable thing. The person who came up with this idea was probably to study the word "human heart" thoroughly, and he could not even be described as a genius, but instead had a little fantasy color of ghostly aura.

However, Zheng Yu was still glad after all. Fortunately, he was not overwhelmed by the previous victory and did not run over to carry out a suffocational exercise. Otherwise, others would have exposed the inside story without any silence, and he would be afraid that he would be in a mess immediately. The so-called glorious image of the Prince of Shengming became a laughing stock.

Now I finally figured it out, it turns out that everything...

"Everything is for the empire." Zheng Yu looked at the three old gods' free generals with a look of relief and sincerity. "I have heard of the loyalty and righteousness of several generals, so I never believe in some absurd words. This time, I have indeed seen your loyalty and wisdom. It seems that the prospect of the imperial war is worry-free."

"Your Highness is too much." Zeng Qimeng, the top leader of the Northern Front Army, said with a slightly lower head and neither humble nor arrogant attitude. "Your Highness is calm and resourceful, and the frontiers are sincerely admired. At this point, it is a pity that the lower highness could not entertain himself because of his identity. I am lucky today, so I would like to ask Your Highness not to refuse."

Zheng Yu looked at the military boss playfully, nodded and smiled, "It's so great. I've heard the names of several uncles and uncles over the years, and my father praised them all. Today I can comfort my whole life."

He naturally knew the reason. Last time he came here as a research team, Ma Chi, who was in charge of military supplies, had already received a high standard. If those two big guys came out, it might be aroused to others' doubts about his identity. On the surface, this situation is nothing more than a few big guys who want to do the landlords, but if you think about it, it may be inseparable from the word "shoulder". Although this National Defense Force has always been a system, it is still the power of the imperial army, and it is just a knife of the emperor. I believe that these extremely old military giants, seeing that they are very positive, have finally been unable to help losing some sincerity.

Several people looked at each other and smiled and each was tacit. Zheng Yu naturally had to be a good attitude at this moment. The so-called bright and clear moon, the so-called open-mindedness, the so-called one-heartedness for the public, the so-called openness and righteousness. The words are all righteous and the things they talk about are dignified, but the exchange of tacit understanding and thoughts is conveyed in this subtle sense. They have a clear understanding in each other and each gets what they want.

Zheng Yu was very satisfied, the generals were very satisfied, and even Geng Xuan and others were very satisfied. Everyone felt that they had seen the whole picture of the matter and thought they had gained a lot. There was no doubt that this was a united conference, a winning conference, a winning conference, and a very timely conference.

No one could have imagined that in the near future, this meeting will have such a great impact on history.
Chapter completed!