"To be honest, our assistance to the elves is free... In this case, it is naturally not the same as the assistance to the dwarves." Chris held the wine glass and shook his head at the elf envoy Farai.
This is the second time that he has refused the elves' request to raise their aid standards. Just at the beginning of the banquet, he rejected a similar request from the elves.
At that time, the elf envoy Farai hoped that Elanthir could provide the elves with some necessary production equipment and building materials.
Although the elves are close to nature, they are not a primitive society, nor do they live in tree houses and use leaves as clothing.
They still have some light industries and even heavy industries of their own. The elven warriors also wear armor. They also have their own castles and their own national systems and laws.
Of course, they are more friendly to nature, so their buildings also have supporting systems. The appearance of their buildings is different from human ones. In a sense, they are full of natural aesthetics.
After traveling long distances, these elves now have almost nothing. Most of their castles were destroyed in the war, and the only thing that followed them was the huge Tree of Life.
Without a place to live, there was no way to continue smelting and replenishing their living utensils, and they also had no textile tools to replenish their clothes. The reconstruction work of the elves was almost impossible.
Although Elanthir and Grecken provided them with some tents and daily necessities, these things were really a drop in the bucket for the millions of people in the entire Elf tribe.
What makes the elves even more depressed is that there is no harm without comparison. Their former allies, the dwarves, got much more than they did.
These dwarves have even begun the reconstruction work, and everything is in order, because Ailan Hill also provides advanced computing support such as coordination science, making the entire reconstruction work more effective with half the effort.
Therefore, with no other alternative, Farai just requested Chris again, hoping that Elanthil would increase its assistance to the elves. They need to resettle their own people before they can start production. Although the elves theoretically
There is no shortage of food, but they still need other things.
"We can exchange it for food...but we need to pay arrears for a few months." Farai gave a compromise plan. The elves can manipulate plants, so they can always use less land to obtain
A bigger harvest.
But now, in an era when all walks of life in the empire are short of supplies, using food in exchange for more things is not particularly cost-effective for Eiland Hill.
A large amount of materials occupied production capacity, and Chris did not want all the iron ore he mined to be produced into pots and pans to aid others.
"Perhaps, it is easier for us to establish a trusting relationship through cooperation for mutual benefit." Chris thought for a moment, looked at Farai and said, "The elves can send their own magicians to Ailan Hill.
For services to agriculture in Ireland Hill.”
"We also hope that you can provide more magical technical support in terms of environmental protection, animal protection, and environmental transformation." He shook the wine glass in his hand and continued: "Come to Iland Hill for these magics.
Master, we will provide living allowances and pay them wages, which can also relieve the elves' current reconstruction pressure."
"This is indeed a good idea." After hearing Chris's suggestion, Farley was also very interested in this plan: "I can accept this plan. I personally am even willing to work in Ailan Hill immediately in exchange for Ailan."
Hill for all kinds of support.”
"Of course, if the elves are willing to cooperate at a deeper level, then we are still willing." Chris saw that the other party no longer thought about such unrealistic things as reaching out to get things for nothing, so he was willing to talk to the other party more.
Sentence: "Specific cooperation depends on the elves' abilities in these aspects."
In fact, Chris also hopes to win over some elves and do something to improve the environment of Ellenhill.
In his opinion, the elves can make the forest grow more quickly, which means that there will be more wood in Eilandhill.
More greenery can also improve the air quality in Ireland, which is also an important measure to benefit the people.
There is also Chris's space program, which includes an experiment using elves to grow oxygen-generating vegetation in outer space. This experiment is so important that part of the hope for continued survival in outer space rests on this experiment.
If you take into account the benefits brought by increased agricultural production, in fact, super farmers like the elves are still very useful.
Of course, all of this has a necessary premise, that is, the elves must be under the control of Ailan Hill and serve Ailan Hill sincerely!
"Your Majesty, if, I mean if, we are willing to send an army to fight for you, are you willing to pay some fees for this?" Farai suddenly asked about another topic that the elven leaders were more concerned about.
Although the elves are already vulnerable to a battle, this race, where almost all members are soldiers, can still assemble a sizable army.
As long as Elanthir is willing to provide supplies for this army, they can still defeat many opponents. At least, there will be no problem at all against magic empires such as the Puppet Empire.
What the elves planned was that in this way, they could not only support an army, but also obtain some rent from renting the army. This was a typical example of killing multiple birds with one stone.
In fact, there are some hawks among the elves who are unwilling to admit defeat and are willing to keep fighting. However, they have suffered heavy losses and their momentum is not as strong as before.
How to place these pure soldiers is also a headache for the higher-ups of the elves. They hope that Ailanshir can make use of these people and in exchange for more benefits for the elves.
But Chris is unwilling to spend his own money to support a group of troops from other forces. This kind of thing is actually very difficult to deal with. It can easily affect the relationship between the two parties and cause chaos.
The more important thing is that Chris now has no shortage of troops that are good at fighting. His army is now almost invincible, and there is no need to support an alien army whose actual combat effectiveness is not much stronger than his army.
"I think this matter requires careful discussion before it can be decided. I personally feel that the current battlefield situation is very beneficial to Ailan Hill. Our enemies are retreating steadily, and we have taken the initiative in every theater. In this situation
Next..." Chris shook his head and said, "It is completely unnecessary to continue to increase investment in the front line."
He had just finished his televised speech. In the new year, the focus of Ireland's work has shifted to the research and development of new technologies and people's livelihood.
If this were not the case, Chris would not have to rush to find the elves to improve the environmental conditions of Elland Hill, and be willing to pay a fee for it.
This is the next focus of Ireland Hill's work, and it is also the beginning of the entire country's gradual return to normal.
Just yesterday, after it was basically confirmed that the dwarves would join Alan Hill, Chris formulated a plan to reduce the total number of Alan Hill troops from 10.32 million to 9.55 million!
The soldiers recruited through this disbandment are the first time in the past year and a half that Ireland has reduced its total strength to less than 10 million.
At the same time, this was also the first time that Eiland Hill took the initiative to disarm some of the soldiers and allowed the serving soldiers to return to their hometowns.
In addition, Chris also decided that in the next month, 1 million veterans who have served for more than two years will take turns going home to rest for half a year!
These benefits, along with a series of people's livelihood policies introduced by Ailan Hill, caused the entire empire to be immersed in a wave of ecstasy. The common people's love for His Majesty the Emperor was unprecedentedly high, and almost everyone was praising this unprecedented great empire.
Under such a general environment, Chris did not think it was necessary to spend money to hire elven magicians to cause chaos on the front lines.
When Farley heard Chris say this, although he had already guessed the answer before, he still felt a little regretful.
"Well, if Your Majesty has such needs, we can discuss cooperation again." He considered it for a moment, nodded and accepted the reality. Then he tasted the rich, high-quality red wine and changed the subject.
He praised: "This wine is really good. We also have fruit wine, but although the taste is more natural, it doesn't have such an impressive feeling."
"If you like it, I can give you some personally." Chris didn't mind being a little generous at this time.
Farai smiled and shook his head, refusing: "If you are willing, I would rather exchange these expensive drinks for materials of equal value and give them to our entire elves."
"Hahaha, Mr. Farley is really a good manager who cares about his people." Chris laughed, then drank all the wine in the glass, and said with a smile: "I will deliver the drinks, not only to you.
A share will be given to Her Majesty the Queen. As for supplies of equal value, Mr. Farley can take them back to the elves when you leave the banquet."
Although these red wines are not cheap, they are not rare and famous wines either. So Chris can give them away lightly without feeling distressed at all.
As for the elves, one truck of bread and two trucks of bread are just a drop in the bucket, and there is no real difference at all.
Hearing what Chris said, Farley also laughed and picked up the wine glass: "Then, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I would like to thank you for your generosity."——
The other two updates will be in the middle of the night, so you can watch them tomorrow morning.
