The Air Force is the weakest link in the Kolath Legion, currently consisting of an airship, a Giant Eagle Wing, and an unformed Eagle Battalion. These forces were certainly not enough to defend the vast airspace of the Far East, for which Roland proposed to increase the number of military airships in service to no less than fifty in the next five years, and the tonnage was not lower than that of the "Dawn" class currently in service; The number of Giant Eagles has increased in tandem with airships, and for every airship in service, there should be a Giant Eagle Wing to escort it.

The eagles come mainly from the North Bay, and in addition to the Eagle Island of the Adric family, Koras Island has also established a larger falconry base, and if this is not enough for the air force, Roland is considering importing Pegasus from Canaan. He and Grofa discussed the plan of exporting grain from the Far East to Canaan in exchange for Pegasus, but whether it was feasible or not depends on whether the grain production in the Far East can increase significantly as he claimed, and on the attitude of the Marquis of Canaan, which has not yet been determined.

Roland still has some ideas on the construction of the military service system, but they have nothing to do with the main purpose of today's cabinet meeting, so it is inconvenient to say more, and then move on to the second theme of the "Five-Year Plan" -- economic construction.

State-led economic construction mainly involves three categories, agriculture, industry and commerce, which are analyzed by Roland in separate categories.

"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it is also the industry with the most comparative advantages and the easiest potential to be exploited in the Far East." In front of the cabinet ministers, Roland solemnly declared, "In the next five years, we have only one goal for agricultural development, that is, to build the Far East into the most fertile granary in the world, and when the first five-year plan is completed, grain will surely become the most competitive export product of the Far East in the international trade arena." ”

He said this impassionedly, but with the exception of Yodel, the Minister of Agriculture, who was lost in thought, as if to analyze how likely his lofty ambitions were to become a reality, the rest of the ministers could not help but look at each other, suspecting that their prince was going mad.

The grain producing areas of the Far East are mainly concentrated in the narrow strip of the southern plains along the rivers, but this area is also the most densely populated area, and the fertile land that can be developed is basically developed, and the space for further increasing grain production is limited, so why does Roland dare to say that he wants to make grain the most competitive export product in the Far East? Do you want to cultivate a large area in the cold climate of the north?

This is clearly unrealistic.

First of all, the population of the north is too small, there is not enough labor to pioneer and cultivate, and the southerners are even more reluctant to go to the north to suffer from the cold, where is Roland's so-called "comparative advantage in agriculture" embodied, and what kind of divine operation must be relied on to greatly increase the grain production in the Far East, it will not all rely on bragging, right?

Rudolph seemed very calm, after all, he understood the special relationship between the "Harvest Ring" and Roland. Artificial rainfall in the dry season, flood control and drainage in the flood season, prevention and control of pests and diseases, and promote the growth of crops...... These are all the specialties of the Green Druids, and each village has a Druid, and agricultural production will bid farewell to the low-level stage of watching the sky and eating, which is more effective than any golden knicker.

"Are you saying we're going to conquer the world with food, not iron and blood?" Rudolph asked his son in a half-joking tone.

"Of course iron and blood are important, but food is more important than iron and blood." Roland casually quoted the famous quote of the old fox Henry Kissinger, "Whoever controls the grain controls all mankind." ”

Vares is a world of magic, and the spell of conjuring food out of thin air also exists, but the amount of food transformed by the spell is very small, at least within Roland's knowledge, there is no spell like "five loaves and two fish" that can feed thousands of people at one time, and the vast majority of people in this world still have to rely on agriculture to survive.

It is on the basis of this reality that Roland has made the development of agriculture in the Far East a crucial industrial policy.

"Our grain exports should meet domestic demand on the premise, and an adequate and cheap supply of agricultural products is the basic guarantee for promoting industrial development." As Minister of Industry, Zinovi was more concerned with the domestic food supply, and he was suspicious that Roland's so-called "grain export" goal would come at the cost of widespread hunger in the country. He did not necessarily sympathize with the peasants who were deprived of their rations, but felt that they could never become a real power by exporting grain alone, and that it was better to provide cheap grain to the cities of the country, so as to reduce industrial costs and complete the industrialization of the Far East as soon as possible.

Roland had talked to Zinovi many times on the issue of developing industry in the Far East, and he knew very well that if he were not restrained, this seemingly kind-eyed but hard-hearted old gentleman would definitely implement cruel policies such as "sheep eating people", and grab more industrial profits by squeezing the peasants without a bottom line.

"Mr. Zinovi, I completely agree with you that agricultural output in the Far East will first meet domestic demand, and only then export will be considered." Roland first reassured Zinovi, and then shifted the topic from agriculture to industry, and put forward the idea of concentrating on the construction of an industrial zone in the Karon Falls basin.

Roland had discussed this plan with Yodel during his earlier visit to Great Falls, and had made a detailed report to his father when he returned, and had communicated with Zinovi not long ago.

The next topic is commercial trade. Roland first made eye contact with Yevgenia, and with her smile and encouragement, he explained the future trade policy of the Far East.

"High tariffs are generally imposed on imported goods, and tariff barriers are used to keep cheap industrial products out of the country and protect the healthy growth of similar domestic industries; Expand exports to the outside world as much as possible, and when necessary, do not rule out the official smuggling of sheepskin in the guise of free trade. ”

In just two paragraphs, Roland said it calmly, but the ministers couldn't help laughing.

They were against Roland's trade policy?

No, in fact, everyone here is in favor of doing so.

The problem is that after all, the ministers are figures with heads and faces, and they are in favor of it but not openly supportive.

"It is not wrong to strictly prevent foreign goods from entering the Far East for dumping, and it is also true to expand exports to make money from foreigners, but it is necessary to expand exports while blocking imports...... Wouldn't such a trade policy be a little too rogue? Rudolph smiled and said the thoughts of the ministers.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you—Roland's trade policy is indeed a hooligan. Everyone likes to play hooliganism, but it is a bit undignified to say it at a cabinet meeting and set it as a national policy for the next five years.

"As long as it is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood, hooligan policy is also a good policy." Roland had a righteous face, first performed his youthful and unsophisticated posture very well, and then smiled a little weakly, "Of course, we can't openly admit to playing hooligans, we need to carry out some beautiful packaging in policy propaganda, Mr. Plitt, please bother more." ”