When Sengoku and Polusalino had all left, Longinus shook his head slightly.

He asked Reilly to mention the 'mask' at that time, he really didn't want to pit Dorag, he just wanted to put a halo on Apophis's identity.

Things finally developed to this point, and it must be the effect of Dorag's own aura of backing.

Nothing to do with him Longinus / Apophis!

After all, he knows it well.

If the navy wants to really develop, the pressure given by the revolutionary army is indispensable.

Only when the revolutionary army is strong enough, the world government will let go to a certain extent, so that the sharp knife of the navy will become sharper.

And only in this way does his ambition to take charge of the Navy make sense!

After making an appearance in the headquarters, Longinus returned to the G2 branch and naturally presided over the affairs of the base.

Although there are five major generals in the base besides him, and Longinus is the least senior in terms of seniority, those major generals also know that the most likely person to take over the base after Lieutenant General Polusalino is Longinus.

So, it's time to familiarize yourself with it in advance.

G2 Branch Center Conference Room.

Longinus sat at the top and listened attentively to the discussions of the other brigadier generals.

"I think there should be more troops in the Sorodar Sea, which is the closest sea area between the third and fourth routes of the Great Route, and without enough troops, it is impossible to deal with those pirates who are becoming more and more rampant!"

"The sea area of Soroda where you are stationed is difficult, isn't it difficult for me to garrison Bailuo Island? It is located in the middle of nowhere, and there are many mountains and hills, and after the pirates hide in it, the strength of less than one formation cannot penetrate at all! ”

"If you want me to say, the ice cream country I am stationed in is the most difficult, poor and barren, but because of the geographical advantages, countless pirates have been breeded, not to mention that the pirates can't be caught, and the soldiers can't even afford to eat."

"Bastard, it's said that I'm the hardest here, do you want to compare with me?"

"It's better than that, which of you can be worse than me!"

"Ahem......" Looking at the brigadier generals whose painting style had changed abruptly, Longinus coughed a few times, "I already have a general understanding of the difficulties you are talking about, which are nothing more than two types of problems, one is military spending, and the other is military strength. ”

The brigadier generals nodded in unison, looking at Longinus like babies waiting to be fed.

Longinus, who was seen with a chill, hurriedly said, "In terms of military spending, although there are still a lot of branches, it is a budget reserved for the distribution of bounties and pensions, and it is not easy to embezzle." ”

"In fact, if there is a funding gap in just one or two stations, the branch can grit its teeth and come up with it, but the gap is too large, and the branch can't afford to make a splash of this little military spending."

This is also a microcosm of the era of pirates, it's not that the navy doesn't want to do things, it's just that the restrictions in all aspects are too great.

Corresponding to the increasing rate of pirates going to sea year by year are pensions and bounties that occupy an increasing proportion of the military budget.

These two parts of the budget, in turn, suppressed the budget for equipment and troops, and caused the navy's finances and war situation to fall into such a vicious circle.

There is no way, people always have to bow to reality.

No matter how loud and beautiful the navy's slogan of "justice" is, if there is no guarantee of soldiers' salaries, equipment, and even war-dead pensions, who will be willing to sacrifice their lives for "justice"?

Seeing that the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly fell silent, Apophis spoke, "So, we need to make some changes that can adapt to this era!" ”

"Adapting to the times?" The brigadier general asked blankly.

"Since we can't change this bad era, we have to learn to adapt to this era in our own way!"

"First, try to have a good relationship with the royal family in the garrison, and find a way to let them 'take the initiative' to share part of the pressure......"

"Wait, Major General Longinus, it doesn't seem like a proper thing to do, does it?" Rear Admiral Jonathan, who was familiar with Longinus, suddenly interrupted, "After the kingdom handed over the heavenly gold to the Draconians and became a member country, the navy automatically assumed the responsibility of protecting the kingdom. ”

"That being said, ......," Longinus said, "less than a tenth of that money goes to the Navy, and in today's increasingly escalating situation, we have to make changes." ”

"However, the heavenly gold is already extremely heavy, and if I divide some of the navy's military expenses, I am afraid that those kingdoms will even provoke a civil uprising!" The brigadier general said worriedly.

"That's why I let you have a good 'dealing' with those royal families." Longinus laughed, "The kings on the island of Santen, like them, were very enthusiastic, and not only took the initiative to support the actions of the navy, but also vigorously took all the expenses of the navy. ”

"That's because you've already killed two kings!" The brigadier generals shouted in unison, and they also understood what Longinus meant, the common people have no money, it does not mean that those royal nobles have no money.

"On the one hand, we don't have the prestige of Major General Longinus, and there is a high probability that the royal family will not take the initiative to cooperate, on the other hand, even if they cooperate, they will share the military expenses to the people afterwards, and the final result is still ......"

"So, it's going to take your efforts!" Longinus said, "Upholding justice cannot only be Huairou, but also iron and blood when necessary." ”

"In such a time of crisis, those who are unwilling to cooperate are enemies of justice!" Longinus never forgot to hold high the banner of "justice" and said, "For the sake of justice, even if I am not understood and bear the stigma, I will not hesitate to do it!" ”

"Major General, you are ......" All the brigadier generals and major generals only felt that their hearts were heavy, not only for Longinus's courage but also for Longinus's belief, "You want to challenge the rules of the royal family and the world government!" ”

Longinus was not as noble as he said, and in fact, he met with much less resistance in his actions than they thought.

Limited by vision, even a group of brigadier generals and major generals overestimated the influence of those royal families.

Just as in the original book, after Dalton ousted Valpo from power, he was naturally recognized as a king by the world government, the world government is at most doing some face engineering on the outside world.

As for internal contradictions?

As long as the new king is willing to continue to pay the money, the person who collects the protection money will not care so much about you.

In other words, if there is really a king who can't think of it, Longinus can secretly provoke a riot and prop up a king who is more inclined to "justice" to power.

As for the government's cross-examination, it is even easier.

I, Longinus, would rather bear the stigma than add a burden to the government, no matter how difficult the situation is, I will not fight the idea of heavenly gold, everything is based on the premise that the "Uncle Tianlongren" can eat for nothing.

And so you still doubt my faithfulness and whether I have any humanity!

When it comes to the attitude towards the heavenly gold, those government officials may not be able to award him a model medal!

As for the royal attitude, who cares if they die?

And Longinus's deepest purpose in doing this is actually to test the bottom line of the government's control of finances.

"The first step to escaping the grip of the world government is to achieve fiscal freedom." Longinus looked at everyone with a righteous face, and he was actually thinking in his heart, "The Navy can first use the G2 branch as an experimental point, the target range is small, and it is not easy for the government to think about other aspects." ”

"Outside the Navy, it depends on when the person I'm waiting for will show up!"

PS1: Actually, I saved up two chapters a few days ago, however, as I said before, I was busy arranging a new house for my cousin in the past two days, and I have to pick up my relatives tomorrow, so I can only squeeze out time to code a chapter, put on the manuscript, and barely maintain the updated appearance, and I'll try to save some manuscripts from the day after tomorrow.

PS2: After this cousin got married, the husband of the same generation was not married (he didn't have a girlfriend), and he felt like he was going to be nagged to death (T▽T) for the Chinese New Year this year.