"Roddy, shall we continue to study these topics? About the lectures … how should we arrange them? "
Iscar put down his glass and asked what they were all concerned about.
"I'm afraid you'll have to work hard for the next few days. Sort out the notes into a lesson plan, talk about it a little, and then compile a set of teaching materials for internal use." Rody was very familiar with this. "These theories will be researched by scholars. There is no need for all of you to do the hard work of promoting them. As users, the current focus is on how to 'cash' these advanced theories and knowledge. "
"Cash? Do you mean turning knowledge into money? "
Rubens laughed. "Is the Kingdom of Karen short of money now? It has just unified such a large territory, and with Tasman … As long as it is stable for a few years, the national treasury will definitely be full. "
This was also the judgment of most people, but Roddy shook his head. "Have you forgotten? I borrowed money to fight the war. Now, not only do I have to repay the debt, but after I hold the power in the central government, the feudal lords will no longer be in charge of their own affairs. Therefore, the cost of management in the first few years will not be low. If not for the fact that the war ended smoothly and saved a lot of money from Lassman, we probably won't even have to think about maintaining the road construction. "
The reason why the "economic lifeline" was called the "lifeline" was that the economic foundation determined the superstructure. It was said that "political power comes from the barrel of a gun." Without money to buy a gun, what could they do?
Rody suddenly brought up such an important matter. In fact, he had already expressed his attitude. The five Honorary Elders in front of him were worthy of him confiding in them about these confidential matters.
They were not stupid. Rubens paused for two seconds and understood the key points. He sat up slightly. "What do we need to do?"
The others didn't have any objections to what he said. That was because the Honorary Elder and Prime Minister Rody were now bound together for good or ill.
"There is a time limit for repayment of debts, and the interest is bearable. If things develop smoothly, paying off Lassman will not be a problem."
As Roddy spoke, he picked up the proposal he had just written and roughly looked at the outline on it. He continued, "But the problem now is that all of these are theoretical values. There will always be a big difference in reality. If there are any accidents, I'm afraid there will be a crisis."
After saying that, he began to elaborate on his solution. "Actually, since the beginning of the war, we've already created many things that are ahead of the times. Both the airplanes and the crystal cannons have been put to practical use on the battlefield, and their effectiveness has been verified.
"Next, I will consider selling a portion of the weapons or technology to Lassiman or other countries. The price and profit of these things are not comparable to ordinary swords …"
Roddy's train of thought was very clear. In his memory, there was a movie called "King of War", which told the story of an arms dealer who made a fortune from war. Although the story ended with the main character's family breaking up, the essence of the story was very simple. There was no lack of war in any world, and selling weapons was always one of the most profitable industries.
Kardashian was deeply moved by this. She also knew that on Earth, the governments of many countries were controlled by plutocrats, and at the same time, these plutocrats had close ties with "arms". Many wars were fought in the name of "faith", but the instigators were always for the sake of profit.
"The 'patent protection' system is the path I've paved for my future plans. I don't think we should be in a hurry to develop a high-precision weapon like the 'strategic guided missile' right now. On the contrary, our first task is to develop something with low technical content and low manufacturing cost to facilitate the early arms trade."
Roddy explained a lot to them. In fact, what he was doing was similar to that of a certain hegemonic country. Weapons that were on the elimination list would be sold to those countries that were lagging behind in order to recover the research and development costs and even profit.
As long as they could ensure that they always had the most advanced weapons and competitiveness, under the situation of information asymmetry, this method could definitely make up for the deficit in the national treasury … Just think about the other regions of the continent, countries that were still in the primitive era of cold weapons, how could they reject the terrifying power of the crystal cannons?
Of course, airplanes could not be sold, but what about trucks? A truck that could travel thousands of kilometers continuously and had a carrying capacity comparable to dozens of carriages. No matter how much it was sold, there would probably be countries fighting to buy it!
"Arms are really a good business …"
After listening to Roddy's words, Stika sighed. The knowledgeable Dragons certainly knew the extent of the "huge profits" involved. However, the Prime Minister had a good saying, "Science and technology are the first productive forces". Knowledge that could not be seen or touched should have such an effect.
"Of course, that is the first stage. Because the technical content is relatively low, I think that in a year and a half, everyone should be able to get it done. After that, the time will be more ripe for us to ponder about missiles. " After Roddy finished speaking, he flipped through the book and paused for a few seconds: "After this, there is another very important matter that I will tell everyone today."
His tone became serious, and the originally relaxed Honorary Elders immediately sat up straight.
Roddy did not immediately reveal the plan, but called Edith over. After the Grand Arcanist stood still, he solemnly said: "Although the Lord and the Elders will definitely put this on the agenda, I think … the construction of the counterattack against the Demon Portal, we must do it ourselves …"
That night, the Prime Minister and the Honorary Elders spoke a lot, and everyone dispersed in the early hours of the morning. As usual, Kardashian stayed behind, but this time, she was not like before, looking for a reason to cover up — she had already confessed the matter to her father, and Lord Victor did not object, only saying "observe". This meant that it was actually not a big deal for her to disclose this information.
After listening to the conversation between her and Victor, Roddy rubbed his eyebrows helplessly. He originally thought that this would be a difficult matter, but he did not expect that today it would feel like "when the conditions are right, success will be achieved". Thinking about it carefully, the request of Basta to take Kardashian as a lover must have made Lord Victor feel helpless — the Dragons who did not have the strength to back them up could not stop this kind of thing at all. After one Basta left, there might be nine towers, ten towers …
Previously, Roddy thought that it would be difficult for Kardashian, who had lost the Dragon Crystal, to propose a marriage, but now that the status of the "Honorary Elder" had risen, if the two of them really loved each other, then betrothing Kardashian to Roddy was already a choice that this Lord could consider.
"In the end, the status of humans today is still different. What you have done has already changed my father's impression of humans. "
Kardashian counted with her fingers. Since Roddy appeared in the sight of the Dragons, he had indeed turned the tide more than once. But now, the Prime Minister was not in the mood to be proud, he just sighed: "Father-in-law wants to observe for three years, I have to work hard."
This amused Kardashian, she reached out and pinched Roddy's nose: "Look at you, dream on!"
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