Aslan glanced around, but Duke Medea subconsciously avoided it. She didn't want to do such a thankless thing.
Anyway, since you've been away from Aslan for too long, just don't get involved with her.
In the end, Aslan could only turn his attention to Ashley and Diego.
As the person in charge of Valkyrie, Ashley has a fairly good understanding of intelligence work. In addition, the couple's fighting ability is also good and they are more than capable of protecting themselves.
"Ashley, I'll leave this matter to you, and Diego will assist you throughout the process." Aslan said.
"Yes! I promise to complete the task." Ashley said in surprise.
The Valkyrie Troops are now responsible for intelligence and security work within the empire, and are already very experienced in this area, although of course they are a little behind Vlada and Lady Sharon.
"Very good!" Aslan nodded with satisfaction, just about to speak.
Nomeili said: "Your Majesty, the war in the Yadong subcontinent is imminent. When will your volunteer army set off?"
Aslan touched his nose in embarrassment and looked at Agguiwen on the other side.
Agguiwen said quickly: "The army has been prepared, but the number of airships is limited, so we can't move faster even if we want to."
Nomeli said dissatisfied: "The weapons and equipment are too slow. We need to equip them ourselves. Otherwise, you can let Age Guiwen take charge personally!"
Agegui's face turned green after listening to it.
The Yadong subcontinent is the back garden of the Maxim Empire, and there are at least a few powerful masters at the Grand Mentor level. In the past, there was no guarantee that he would not be beheaded by the enemy. Don't doubt the moral bottom line between countries.
Naturally Aslan would not agree. Agguiwen was not as good as Gawain and Arthur in leading troops in battle, but in terms of logistical deployment of troops, no one could compare with him.
The logistics system of the Merlox Empire is being established, and many places cannot do without him.
"Bring your own light weapons and equipment, that's all!" Aslan said quickly. Naturally, he heard Nomiri's true plan and quickly agreed.
Hearing that Aslan had brought his own light weapons, he nodded with satisfaction.
Artoria blinked and looked at Aslan.
Aslan nodded guiltily.
"Wife, what kind of weapons and equipment do you want, please ask as soon as possible, and I will do my best to satisfy you."
Artoria's eyes narrowed slightly with a smile, she shook her head and said, "Not yet."
"It doesn't matter, I will give you priority if you need it."
Eletelina also looked at Aslan and made several mouth movements to him. Aslan nodded quickly to express support.
Her request was very simple, that is, Aslan would spend the next few nights with her.
The meeting ended successfully, but when Aslan was about to leave, Wilson grabbed Aslan.
"Your Majesty, are you satisfied with the goods sent to the Holy Brighta Empire this time?"
Aslan nodded and said: "I am very satisfied, especially the various types of freighters. Compared with the freighters currently in service in the empire, they are much more complete and have better performance."
"That's great, Your Majesty, the empire is now preparing to establish a state-owned shipping company, and these freighters will be put to good use." Wilson said quickly.
Aslan could only smile and nodded in agreement.
He can't spend money lavishly, and in the end he has to go to the Finance Institute to finish it, and all the things he buys go into the royal treasury!
As the construction of ports in various places becomes more and more complete, sea transportation has become the cheapest channel for transporting goods within the empire.
For this purpose, Mero City built a railway directly to Weihai Port. In the future, goods leaving the factory in Mero City will depart from Weihai Port and pass through the northern provinces and even the Ottoman Kingdom, reducing the distance and time by more than double.
It can also create countless new jobs, and Wilson will naturally not let it go. Compared to Essien, who is preoccupied with government affairs and national infrastructure, Wilson is preoccupied with creating jobs for the empire and increasing revenue in the empire's economy.
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In addition to building a shipping company, Wilson has already considered building an administrative department with the nature of a local tax paid by merchants on the way to sell goods, or a 'passage fee' or 'use fee' for ports and markets.
"You mean you want to set up a customs house?" Aslan said, his eyes shining.
Wei Xin half-understood and asked: "Your Majesty, have you already considered it?"
Aslan nodded and said, "Let's go to my office and I'll explain it to you."
Those who originally left suddenly became interested when they heard that Aslan was planning to establish another administrative department. Except for military representatives such as Agguiwen, who had to leave and take charge of their respective duties, everyone else followed suit.
The establishment of a new administrative department will also be accompanied by the development trend in the future.
Even though it is just a small department, once it is established, it will definitely have an impact on certain industries and be beneficial to the development of certain industries.
It was a rare occasion for Arturia and Mordred to squeeze into Aslan's office. Seeing the office full of people, Aslan smiled bitterly and said: "If I had known there were so many people, I would have said it directly in the conference room.
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"I envision three main functions of the customs. The first is to supervise and manage imported and exported goods, passenger luggage and postal items, and inbound and outbound means of transportation. Some are called customs clearance management, and some are called guaranteeing goods. Items can enter and leave the country legally.
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"The second is to collect tariffs and other taxes. In addition to collecting tariffs, many countries' customs also collect domestic taxes and fees during the import and export process, such as value-added tax, consumption tax and petroleum tax. Anti-dumping duties can also be levied against certain countries.
Countervailing duties and fines on imported goods, etc.”
"The third is to investigate and arrest smuggling. The Customs Department investigates evasion of supervision, commercial fraud and evasion of customs duties, especially for goods and items that are prohibited from smuggling and restricted from entry and exit, especially drugs. Customs has increased its investigation and seizure efforts."
When Aslan talked about drugs, his face became more and more grim.
Because in the past two years, the Maxim Empire has continued to smuggle new drugs into the country.
Recently, something called Anshenyan has appeared in various parts of the empire. Anshenyan is also called Anshenyan, commonly known as big smoke. It is derived from the capsule of the poppy plant and contains more than 20 alkaloids, which can be divided into phenanthrenes and isoquinolines. The former is like morphine.
and codeine, which is like papaverine.
Aslan understood when he saw Anshenyan that it was the opium of the earth.
"The college has given correct data. Anshen cigarettes are addictive. When addicted, people will burst into tears, and their limbs will be too tired to lift. Even if you put a knife in front of these addicts, you can't force them to put down the cigarettes.
Those who have smoked Anshen cigarettes for a long time will have hunched shoulders and shrunken neck, and a withered complexion, just like a terminally ill old man."
Hearing Aslan talk about the harm of Anshenyan, many people's faces changed slightly. It was obvious that they were all people who had contact with Anshenyan.