Chapter 297 Concentrating on the Development of Heavy Industry
Outside Varian's room, Shaw, who was on guard, looked at his old friend who was gradually showing his true appearance in front of him, and felt a little surprised.
"Van Cleef, how could it be you?!"
"Are you surprised? It's been a long time since I saw you, my old friend. I'd like to apologize for scaring you today."
Van Cleef spread his hands and showed the opponent the cruel barb that stayed on his waist.
Mathias nodded towards the other party with understanding, and then the two people naturally stood side by side at the door, and gradually turned into two shadows.
"You were the one who stopped me?"
Shaw was still a little hard to accept this. He taught his old friend all the assassination techniques, but now this student was stronger than his teacher.
Fan Cleef couldn't help laughing at Shore's inner imbalance.
"Why can't it be me? Not long ago I had some magical encounters. People always have to grow."
After hearing this, Xiao Er felt a little better. The two stood facing the same direction, paying meticulous attention to the situation in the corridor and communicating only with words.
"When I learned that you were on the missing ship, I was sad for a long time. I didn't expect that a Protector of the Vast Sea would be born. You are quite famous here, but I only heard that you were in the civil affairs department.
Partially responsible for construction work.”
"This is a long story. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk about this in the future. Let's talk about what happened today.
Because the Faceless Man, the spokesperson of the shadows, and the Dreadlord, the spokesperson of the evil energy, contributed to the ending of the Kezan War.
Although the war is over, we don't know when those enemies lurking in the dark will continue to stir up civil strife in Azeroth.
Today's incident makes it difficult for me to judge its nature at the first time. At the same time, I am not sure what you are going to do while you are sneaking.
Make a very bad assumption. If any of the children have an accident during this process, the matter will not be explained clearly, so I will stop you."
Van Cleef's words made Shaw feel frightened. At the same time, he was horrified to realize that his every move was under Van Cleef's surveillance.
Van Cleef did not mince words about this, and then he reminded his old friend that this was not the real point of concern.
"The war is over, but that doesn't mean everything is over. We don't know how long peace can last, and the Governor believes we must prepare for the next war.
Although the alliance is strong, it will be in danger if we forget to fight. Therefore, we should concentrate on the resources at hand to do the right thing. If we hold the idea that "everything is over" and share the gains in front of us for enjoyment, we will perish.
start."
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"So what Governor Li De means is that he doesn't plan to divide the war compensation from Kezan?"
After listening to Li De's words, Varian's face was filled with uncertainty.
"I need to explain that it is not that I or the Governor of Hanhai intend to monopolize these 1 million gold coins. This money still belongs to all countries in the alliance. I just want to pool the money and use it.
The profits gained will be distributed equitably to all countries."
"Then I would like to ask Protector Li De, what do you plan to do with the money?"
Li De gave the answer without hesitation.
"The Alliance's own engineering, to be precise, is heavy industry, specifically coal, oil refining and steel. In this war, we relied on our larger size to unite the dragons and night elves, and defeated Kezan.
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Selenium
But we must also be clear that the dragons and night elves are on our side this time, purely because we have the justice to maintain the security of Azeroth.
Without the help of dragons and night elves, we would never be able to defeat Kezan on our own. The only one in the alliance who is qualified to compete with Kezan is the navy of Kul Tiras.
However, even the navy of Kul Tiras is unable to attack Kezan Island on its own. The longer the war lasts, the less likely it is to defeat Kezan.
The Hanhai Protectorate has accumulated an industrial foundation for two years. Most of our steel is used to make weapons such as flying golems, muskets, and cannons. However, after only one battle with Kezan, the industrial results of two years were lost.
Most of it.
On the contrary, when our coal energy was blocked, Kezan only relied on inventory and the coal discovered on Okaz Island. He found opportunities several times to try to make a comeback, and continued to create new weapons such as submarines and airships.
Such a strong industrial base is beyond the reach of the Alliance.
The signature on the surrender document allowed Kezan to settle his historical crimes. The next time the Alliance and Kezan go to war, they will definitely try their best to avoid the participation of dragons and night elves in the war.
In other words, if we want to maintain the world order created today in the future, we must have the ability to defeat Kezan on our own.
Engineering is a discipline that can help us develop rapidly. It allows an ordinary person to have destructive power comparable to mages and warriors.
Our spellcasters and warriors maintain their advantage over Kezan while catching up in engineering. Only such a powerful alliance can truly have the power to maintain peace."
Li De's mouth went dry as he spoke, and his expression became more solemn after swallowing.
"Look further, in the distant starry sky, in the deep darkness, are our real enemies. Before we can truly defeat them, we can only keep arming ourselves!"
Varian was shocked by Li De's long-term vision, and he wanted to seek some advice from Lothar.
"Varian, my views are consistent with Li De's, but I also support you in expressing your true thoughts."
Lothar is indeed a qualified leader, Varian said after thinking independently under his guidance.
"I heard Master Khadgar say that the man behind the orc invasion was the demon of the Burning Legion. I support your plan. I just hope you can understand the difficulties of the Kingdom of Stormwind. Our actual situation is that we need money to continue to complete the mission of the country.
of reconstruction.”
Li De let out a sigh of relief. He was indeed right. The energetic Varian was indeed the breakthrough to realize his plan.
"I have actually thought of this for a long time, which is why I imposed that clause on the surrender document: 10% of the war reparations must be borne by Booty Bay.
During the First Orc War, all the gold that was plundered from the Kingdom of Stormwind ended up in Rivergaz's pocket. He relied on this wealth to become the Trade Prince, and now it's time for him to spit out the money."
The total amount of war compensation is 2.4 million gold coins, which means that Levigaz of Booty Bay needs to spend 240,000 gold coins. Regarding the arrangement of this huge sum of money, Li De's plan is to completely belong to the Kingdom of Storm for reconstruction. Of course, the money
After receiving the money, it must be deposited into the Construction Bank run by Hanhai Protector.
Varian was in trouble when he heard Li De mention Booty Bay.
"I'm afraid Rivergaz won't accept it. That guy wasn't even willing to acknowledge Kezan's surrender letter before I left! He was huddled in Booty Bay and dying!"
Speaking of this matter, Varian was a little embarrassed. Several countries in the alliance with coastlines formed a fleet, and the headquarters was set in Stormwind City. However, Booty Bay was never really captured. On the other hand, Kalimdor
Singing and progressing all the way.
Li De was not surprised by this. The geographical environment of Booty Bay made it impossible to encircle it. With the rich Thorn Valley at its back, Booty Bay was destined to be starved. Its ease of defense and difficulty of attack ensured that as long as it was within
Vegaz is willing to be a coward and is difficult to break into with conventional means.
"You're a stubborn guy. It's time for him to understand the situation now. The troops released from Kezan will make him succumb. If that doesn't work, I'll go talk to him personally and destroy all his illusions."
Li De's words made Varian feel inexplicably reassured. He also longed to become such a powerful warrior and leader. Thinking of these, Varian felt itchy and he didn't know when he would be able to wave the protection calmly.