If you want to know when the war will break out, don't follow public opinion, look at the flow of goods, and then judge for yourself.

I had heard such a saying in the military academy, and when I chatted with Parsifal, I also had some understanding of logistics matters, so when I looked at the curve table in my hand, Roland's scalp began to tingle for a while.

The prices of steel, saltpeter, cloth, and grain are all rising, although the increase is not large, but considering that the supply and demand channels are very smooth recently, the state has not introduced a tax increase policy, and there is no such thing as famine and poor harvest, the phenomenon of various materials rising at the same time in a short period of time is by no means normal.

There is only one conclusion: Charlemagne is preparing for war.

In fact, the clamor for war has been going on for more than a month, and by this week, there had been no fluctuations in logistics and markets, which once created a certain illusion that "war will not come". But when the news of the death of Major General Parkinson, the commander of the advance team, came when Albion was defeated in Riga, the frenzy of public opinion and the volatility of the market began almost simultaneously.

It's not that Roland didn't pay attention to Charlemagne's public opinion, and it wasn't that he didn't think that sooner or later Charlemagne would jump into the water and participate in the war, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

It's so fast!

Since the Albiang attack on Kaliningrad, it has only been about half a month since the full battle, and the Albiang Red Shirts actually fell under the city of Riga, losing 6,000 soldiers, and the advance commander was also killed on the spot. And instead of learning from this, Charlemagne couldn't wait to jump into the pit.

"What the hell!"

The fist slammed on the table, and the teacup plate jumped.

"This is war. It's not a game or a gamble, those guys can't wait. ”

"This is the political government, little master. ”

Dressed in neat women's business attire, the spider standing sideways at the desk mocked:

"When you look at things from a pacifist point of view, the big guys look at things with realism and utilitarianism, you see the devastation of the war, they see the huge gains from the war, and that's the difference. ”

"Whew...... Of course I know that. ”

As if spitting out the lump in his chest, Roland let out a sigh of relief.

With 300 percent profits, people dare to trample on the laws of the world. Committing any crime. Take the risk of hanging your head.

When Li Lin said this as if he was expounding a truth, Roland was still just uncomfortable, but now the expressions of various countries and forces undoubtedly prove that this is a truth, just like many statements such as "a lie repeated a thousand times is the truth" and "the result is a qiē". is right to make him feel disgusting truth.

He was very uncomfortable. But it's not just because of these things.

Moderately improve the treatment of workers, regular shareholders' meetings, raw material imports, market regulation and research...... The company's business decisions were all on him at once. The reason is very clear, the president and the vice president magnify the fake together, and Master Roland will not come to pick up this burden. I can't live my life!

Wenshan Huihai is big enough for Roland, but the things that should be in the responsibility of the president are not only the part of the company, participating in public events, signing various contracts, and meeting celebrities...... It's all his job, too.

In particular, the work of interaction with high society, endless salons, banquets, hunts, and balls were essential procedures for maintaining friendly relations between the company and Charlemagne's upper echelons, but these ceremonial gatherings constantly caused him problems to accomplish other tasks. Every time he was at a party, he scolded in his heart "why are these guys so empty every day". While piling up business smiles and shaking hands with a bunch of old men who were full of flattery and looked like pimps, not only did their cheeks and hands ache for a few days, but the work was also backlogged even more.

If he could use his busy official duties as an excuse to turn down these invitations, it would also relieve a lot of pressure, but there are some invitations that he cannot refuse.

For example, Prime Minister and Cardinal Richelieu, His Majesty the King, Queen, Second Princess, Crown Prince, Second Prince, Minister of War, Minister of the Navy, Minister of Finance......

As the war approaches, the importance of V.E becomes more and more prominent, and even without considering the influence of the consortium, in order to meet the attrition in future wars, people will never neglect the huge military-industrial complex. What's more, in the state of the president and vice president, Roland, who acts as the president, is the only communication channel, and no one wants to miss the opportunity to not only find out the wind, but also strengthen the personal relationship with the future head of the consortium.

That being said, everyone in the audience was well aware of this, but many did not put it in the right place.

The queen and the crown prince are representatives of these people, these two dignitaries are not easy to get along with, and both have deep-seated arrogance, empty eyes, and self-righteous superiority. In their eyes, Li Lin and Roland are both uneducated and disgusting nouveau riche, who have relied on dirty and obscene means to climb to their current position, but when facing Li Lin, they can forcibly restrain their faces because of his vicious revenge methods, so as to prevent Mr. President from feeling unhappy, and come up with some poisonous plan to make them unable to eat and sleep at night. But when the interlocutor is replaced by the gentle Roland, those faults can no longer be hidden.

Obviously, despite the title of "young genius", Roland's "merits" cannot be compared with the crown prince's real military exploits, and he is still too young, his prestige and influence are very weak, and most of his aura comes from his adoptive father. A "rich second generation" in the eyes of most people is no different from a commoner in the eyes of the noble crown prince, and his attitude is certainly not good.

In fact, the Crown Prince's attitude was already very restrained, and although he expressed disdain and contempt for Roland in both words and deeds, he had not forgotten the minimum etiquette. The queen's appearance was much meaner, not to mention etiquette, and her unscrupulous posture seemed to treat Roland as a court servant, or a more lowly commoner with no status background.

It is not difficult to understand this phenomenon, the queen has a bad temper, and the relationship between husband and wife with His Majesty the king is not very harmonious, facing the competition for favor of other women. As well as the threat to the status of her son by the little cubs of those shameless women, she, of course, will become neurotic. And the various measures of the consortium and Li Lin - financing the marriage between the second prince and Titans, the marriage between Roland and Minerva, and holding the third prince in his hands as insurance - Yan zhòng's stimulus made Her Majesty the queen Xià, and in the face of Li Lin, she had nowhere to vent the anger in her heart, and when she was replaced by Roland, she naturally wanted to take revenge.

It was terrible, she shouldn't have done that. But even the queen herself knew this, but she just couldn't control the urge to hate. As a result, she rushed in the wrong direction at full speed.

Being nagged and dictated by a vicious old woman for hours. As long as you don't have a special sexual fetish, like to be trampled on by women, scolded by the shaking M, no one will be in a good mood, but you can't escape it. When you can't vent. The result is a build-up of mental and physical stress. Until one day it erupts and vents, or it is broken......

Under so much pressure, even if Roland is good-tempered. He has also become more and more difficult to control. Writing down the reservation to apply for leave on a notepad, Roland took a copy of the document and read it, looking at it, his brow furrowed again.

"Orders for military production increased by 74 percent, military uniforms and quilts by 81 percent, and orders for 'energy medicine' increased by 150 percent...... May I assume that the military governors of the countries are going to have all their soldiers drugged?"

Putting down the report, Roland's expression became extremely unpleasant again.

As it is, the 'energy medicine' - that is, methamphetamine - has been popular in the armies of countries for many years, and the officers like it, the magicians and non-commissioned officers like it, and the soldiers love it too.

It doesn't take much effort to sell the drug, and the company's salesmen only need to carry syringes or oral amphetamines with them, and find a few low-spirited soldiers, and in just a few minutes, they will get new loyal customers and salesmen. Then give them a little sweetness, and soon, doping will start to spread, and then it will be cherished by higher-ranking officers.

A drug that keeps the soldier's spirits high and he can concentrate on the battle - no officer will ignore this means of increasing the combat effectiveness of the army. Although the side effects of the drug have been found in the process of use: soldiers who have been using the "energy medicine" for a long time will always feel that someone wants to kill them, the spirit is always high, easily provoked, and the violent tendency is obvious, but the generals do not regard these as problems, but are sincerely happy with this discovery. That's exactly what they need.

On the bloody and cruel battlefield, the soldiers injected a large dose of "energy medicine", and in a very short period of time, they will become crazy people with only the thought of "killing" in their minds, and they will not be afraid, they will not be afraid. Unless they blow their heads out, even if they have only one breath left, these mad soldiers will advance towards enemy positions with bayonets and bullets.

The soldiers of Albion at the foot of the city of Riga proved that if it weren't for the abundance of soldiers and ammunition of the duchy army, and the cowardly bears in the trenches like moles, the head of the fortress of Riga would have been replaced with the red and white rose flag.

What Roland and other military leaders don't know is that in fact, the principality army is also using amphetamines, and the hairy bears also use this as a rejuvenating drug when "doing errands", and invented a way to improve the effectiveness of the drug - mixing amphetamines and vodka for injection, which is said to be as effective as the operation of the "berserker"......

The outstanding results naturally made the generals ecstatic, and a thought invariably arose in their minds -- more energy medicine, so that every platoon, every squad, and every soldier had enough energy medicine, so that they could fight without confusion......

For the first time, the armies of various countries showed their efficiency, and in less than a week, snowflakes of orders flew to V.E., and in less than a week, amphetamines were almost out of stock.

Looking at the growth of performance, Roland was not happy at all.

He knew very well what these orders meant, mass death, a war without honor and humanity. Li Lin had mentioned these a long time ago, and was looking forward to such a result, but Roland was not Li Lin, and it was impossible to expect this kind of bloody thing, and he would only feel disgusted.

(It can't go on like this.) ）

Putting down the report, the boy fell silent, and after about a minute, opened the drawer.

He had to do something. (To be continued......)