Dawn breaks.
The Kingdom of Saint Martin, the Royal Palace!
Arthur sat on the throne.
"See His Majesty the King!" The ministers knelt down on one knee.
"No gift!" Arthur waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers stood up.
"What's the matter today?" Arthur said lightly.
"Your Majesty, this year's financial report has come out!" Ishihara Qian Saburo took a step forward, walked out of the crowd, and bowed to report.
"Is another year almost over?" Arthur sighed inwardly. Compared with previous years, the entire Kingdom of St. Martin has changed inconceivably.
"Speak!" Arthur said solemnly.
"Yes! Your Majesty" Ishihara Qian Saburo nodded and said solemnly: "This year's total national income is 9.353 billion Saint Martin coins! Compared with last year, it has increased by 300%. many!"
"Among them, military expenditures include army wages, ordnance production, army logistics, army benefits, and so on, adding up to about 2 billion St. Martin's coins!"
Military spending has tripled compared to last year. The main reason is that this year's large-scale military remodel and the establishment of the navy have made these spending soar!
At present, the Kingdom's First Army Army has been fully recruited, and preparations for the establishment of the Second Army are already underway, and all the warships of the First Navy Fleet have also been built, and the ships of the Second Navy Fleet are being prepared.
"The expenditure of the Ministry of Industry, including infrastructure construction in various places, road repairs, and scientific research expenditures of the Academy of Sciences, etc., is about 1.5 billion St. Martin's coins!"
With the addition of Meck, the kingdom invested a lot of financial resources in scientific research in order to study more things.
"The royal family's income is ten percent of the country's total income, which is 935.3 million Saint Martins!"
"To sum up, this year's total expenditure is 8.53 billion St. Maarten, and the surplus is 823 million St. Maarten. With the surplus of previous years, the remaining money in the treasury is now 23 70 million St. Martin's, and 53.9 billion Bailey's reserves!"
Although the surplus has increased, and the income of Blood Harbor Town is very high, the remaining money is even less. The main reason is the recruitment notice for recruiting workers and talents after Arthur. After recruiting these people, they have to build factories and houses. , arranging everything for them, which cost a tenth of the time.
After all, it has recruited more than 300,000 people, which is not a small number. It does not cost much to arrange for one person, but if it is multiplied by more than 300,000 times, it is unbelievable!
Now the kingdom's population has reached more than 830,000. Without the expansion of the territory, the current population is close to the limit that the kingdom can bear. If there is more, it will be a drag on the development of the kingdom.
The recruitment notice for recruiting workers has also been withdrawn. At present, there are only talents left. Naturally, the more talents, the better, and it is impossible to withdraw them in the future.
"Well, good!" Arthur nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and let Ishihara Qian Saburo return to his position.
Although the remaining money is less, the development of the country can still be seen. Money is what is spent, and what is not spent is just waste paper.
"Then, I will announce some new job adjustments. If you have any objections or doubts, you can raise them and let's discuss them on the spot!" Arthur said seriously.
Hearing this, all the ministers focused their attention and listened.
"First, cancel the original post of Minister of Military Affairs and replace it with Minister of War and Minister of Navy!"
As soon as Arthur's voice fell, Ishihara Qian Saburo frowned, walked out, and asked, "Your Majesty, what about the original military minister Yamamoto Shigekuni?"
"Yamoto Shigekuni's position has been changed to the captain of Gotei Thirteen!" Arthur said in a deep voice.
"Gotei Thirteen?" Ishihara Qian Saburo looked at Arthur in confusion.
"Yes, Goting Team Thirteen!" Arthur thought for a while and explained, "The Goting Thirteen Team is a newly formed secret army in the kingdom. It is mainly responsible for the security of an important place. Usually, it will not be dispatched. Only It will only be dispatched during the war!"
He can only explain it this way, he can't say that you can see the Gotei Thirteen after you die, right?
Does that mean that Shigekuni Yamamoto is dead?
Well, although he is really dead, it doesn't seem very good to say that!
"En!" Ishihara Qian Saburo nodded and returned to his position. Although he was still a little puzzled, he put it in his heart first, and waited to step back and ask Arthur again. After all, he belongs to Arthur. Father-in-law, Arthur would explain this to him.
"Okay, if there is no problem, then I will continue?" Arthur glanced around the hall, and no one objected, so he continued,
"The former commander of the First Army Corps, Bruce, was promoted to Minister of the Army, commanding the entire army. Joyce, the former commander of the First Army Division, was promoted to the commander of the First Army, and the former First Army Corps"
"The former commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, Rilis, was promoted to the rank of Minister of the Navy, who commanded the entire navy. The former commander of the First Navy Division, Kenka Uesugi, was promoted to the commander of the First Fleet, and the former First Division of the First Navy of the First Navy Fleet. Regiment. "
After finishing speaking, Arthur slowed down and looked at the people in the hall carefully, and no one raised any objection, so he continued, "Next is Gan Fuer, the former captain of the Sky Island Security Team, who was promoted to The Minister of Public Security, the former deputy captain of the Sky Island Security Team, Patton, was promoted to the captain of the Sky Island Security Team!"
After the Sky Island was subdued, the original god, Ganfur and Shandia's chief Patton, served as the captain and vice-captain of the Sky Island security team respectively.
Originally it was Barton who was supposed to be the captain, but he refused and insisted on letting Ganfur be the captain, so Ganfur became the captain.
The security team assumes the responsibility of the police in the kingdom, but there have always been security teams in various places. For example, there is a security team in St. Maarten Island, and there is a security team in Blood Harbor Town. They are not under each other. .
Now, Arthur's appointment of Gan Fauer as the Minister of Security is to command all the security teams in the kingdom!
There is also a reason for choosing Gan Fuer. The security team is undoubtedly the official who has the most contact with the civilians. In addition to maintaining law and order and catching criminals, it is also responsible for reconciling conflicts between civilians.
To this end, it is necessary to choose a person who has a certain strength, a sense of responsibility, and a fair and just manner. Gan Fuer is undoubtedly the best choice.
Gan Fauer, who came to attend the meeting of the Kingdom of St. Martin for the first time, was stunned when he heard Arthur's words. He really did not expect that he would be promoted to be the Minister of Peace.
After all, in terms of credit, Patton is the best candidate to become the Minister of Peace. If he becomes the Minister of Peace, what would Barton think?
He stood up immediately and hurriedly said: "I also ask Your Majesty to take back the order, how can this minister take on such an important task?"
"Haha!" Arthur smiled and said, "Do you think Patton will be angry if you become Minister of Peace? Don't worry, I have carefully asked Patton's opinion before the appointment, and he prefers to stay in Sky Island, protect your tribe! He also recommended you to me!"
"This" Gan Fauer was at a loss for words. He didn't expect that it was Barton's recommendation.
"This king will ask you, do you have the confidence to be a minister of peace?" Arthur stared at Ganfur and asked in a deep voice.
"This minister, have confidence!" In the end, Gan Fuer accepted the appointment.
Arthur still has confidence in Gan Fu's being the Minister of Public Security. After all, Gan Fu used to be a god and later became the captain of the Sky Island Security Team. He has both experience and strength!
"Okay, the next thing is the matter of the Kingdom's Procuratorate. The former Chief Prosecutor of the Kingdom retired three days ago, and now the former Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Kingdom, Kazusuke Takahashi, has been appointed as the Chief Prosecutor!"
The procuratorate is mainly responsible for the investigation and arrest of officials within the kingdom. When the kingdom is developing rapidly, there will inevitably be some greedy and corrupt officials, and the procuratorate is to find out the existence of these officials.
"The former judge of the kingdom died of illness a month ago, and now Pendragon Raphael, the former first-level judge of the kingdom, has been promoted to the rank of judge!"
Next, Arthur promulgated a series of promotions and transfers. After discussing with the ministers, the meeting did not end until the evening.
"Okay, that's it for today's meeting. I've asked someone to prepare a dinner party in the side hall. After you finish eating, go back!" Arthur said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers said respectfully in unison, and then gathered together in twos and threes to discuss and eat.
And Arthur turned to leave.
At this moment, Ishihara Qian Saburo stopped him.
"Arthur, I want to ask you something!" Ishihara Qian Saburo said with a frown.
The meeting was over now, so he started calling Arthur by his first name.
Arthur knew what Ishihara Qian Saburo was going to ask, and it was nothing more than his grandfather's business, so he smiled and said, "Father-in-law, let's go to my study, just as we haven't eaten together for a long time, I called the whole hot pot over. , let's talk while eating in the study!"
"En! Good!" Ishihara Qian Saburo nodded.
Soon, the two came to the study, and the boiling hot pot was placed in front of them.
Ishihara Qian Saburo couldn't wait to ask: "Arthur, what's going on with the Gotei Thirteen Team? I haven't seen him for a while, Uncle Yamamoto. How is he?"
Arthur unhurriedly picked up the sake on the side, poured a glass for Ishihara Qian Saburo, and then slowly said: "It's like this."
Arthur carefully explained to Ishihara Qianzaburo about Seireitei, Gotei Thirteen, and Yamamoto Shigekuni.
After hearing this, Ishihara Qian Saburo was completely stunned, but after a while, he suddenly woke up and said in disbelief, "So, Uncle Yamamoto is dead?"
"Yes!" Arthur nodded solemnly.
For a time, Ishihara Qian Saburo was completely entangled. Like Arthur before, he did not know what kind of emotions he should use to face this matter. If he is sad, his soul is still alive! If you are happy, your body is dead!
Arthur looked at the constantly changing expression on Ishihara Qian Saburo's face, and did not enlighten him, after all, Arthur himself was still struggling.
For a meal, Ishihara Qian Saburo ate absentmindedly, and was really confused by the news.
After eating, Arthur sent Ishihara Qian Saburo out of the palace, and gave him the life-extending medicine by the way.
After all, Yamamoto Yuanyuzhai Shigekuni died, so he wouldn't be able to use it, so he gave it to him.
After the delivery, Arthur looked at the moon in the sky and murmured: "After the Chinese New Year, the three kingdoms should also be finished, let's get them before going to the World Congress!"