Chapter 137: 137 Prime Minister
Chapter 137 137 Prime Minister
The nearest Bunas is like a big construction site, with seven or eight new settlements starting to be built in the south.
These places are better planned, look more majestic than the old towns before, and even have new underground pipelines buried.
However, such a project is still a bit huge for Bunas, because Tang Mo swept away most of the workers, so the construction speed of these settlements is really slow.
No one in Bunas would trouble Mr. Tang, so even if the city expansion progress is slow, no one still has any complaints.
After all, Tangmo's factory provides a large amount of housing, and the environment is obviously much better than living in Bunas, so everyone's demand for new houses is not so urgent.
Tang Mo's work has been going smoothly recently. His shipyard has been built and his railway tracks have been laid smoothly, so he has recently focused his main energy on training navy sailors.
Just when he had nothing to do and started writing the training manual for the air force, Leo hurriedly opened the door and walked in, opening his report: "Master! The prime minister of the kingdom... suddenly arrived in Bunas... He came almost alone. He only had one escort, Bowes, the Minister of Construction.”
"Huh? You didn't receive any news?" Tang Mo was shocked by the news, because the prime minister's coming to inspect was not a trivial matter. Logically speaking, he should have received the news many days in advance. right.
"We don't have any information about this. He is visiting personally and has no planned itinerary, so we don't have any information about this." Leo explained.
In an action like this where the parties deliberately keep it secret, the information is actually not that easy to obtain. In particular, the prime minister is not the main target of Tang Mo's intelligence network. His intelligence network is currently targeting the Cyric Consortium with all its strength and cannot spare so many manpower.
I only heard Leo continue to say: "He may also be afraid that we will doubt his identity, so he brought the Minister of Construction Baos over. Our people recognized Baos, so they kept staring at the carriage. The carriage went directly City Hall, stop at the door.”
“What is he doing here?” Tang Mo thought about it in his mind and muttered to himself.
Leo Ao shook his head and said to Tang Mo: "It's not clear yet. He just identified himself at the city hall and then asked to see you."
Then, he added: "Now, the mayor, Mr. Solon and Mr. Simeone are all there with each other, and I am here to deliver the message."
"Hmm... Okay, prepare the carriage, let's go over and have a look." Tang Mo nodded slightly and ordered Leo.
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Looking at the bright and clean office, the old prime minister casually picked up an ornament on the mayor's desk with satisfaction, and played with it with interest: "This place is better than I thought, not bad, very good."
He raised his head and looked at the somewhat reserved mayor, as well as local officials such as the sheriff and tax collector, with a look of satisfaction on his face: "It really makes me feel good to see such a prosperous city in the kingdom. Proud. You are all loyal ministers and important ministers of the kingdom! I hope you will continue to work hard and contribute to the strength of the kingdom."
To be honest, the scenery he saw along the way was different. The closer he got to Bunas, the more prosperous and peaceful he could see.
This place is simply different from other places, especially after entering the jurisdiction of Bunas, it is completely different from other places in the kingdom.
The streets are clean and soldiers patrol on time. These seemingly ordinary sights are actually difficult to see elsewhere.
Just seeing the soldiers lined up neatly and walking through the streets in neat steps was already a novelty for the prime minister.
Even in the royal city, it is difficult to see such a neat queue, as if these soldiers were undergoing a review rather than patrolling an ordinary street.
The whole of Bunas is full of bustling markets, and transactions are everywhere. Casinos and brothels are prosperous as never before, and most people have smiles on their faces.
His feelings along the way were very deep. Compared to the rest of the lifeless kingdom, Bunas seemed to be the last hope of the entire kingdom.
Perhaps, among the many lands in the kingdom, only Beiling and Bunas, two places that are no longer under the actual control of the kingdom, are the most essential places...
So, as the prime minister of the kingdom, he did not hesitate in his compliments and praised the officials in front of him.
Hearing the prime minister's praise, several officials immediately showed joy on their faces. They breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in response: "Yes! We will follow the instructions carefully."
The prime minister put down the ornament, waved his hand and said relaxedly: "Don't be so formal. This time, I'm here as a private person. Don't feel any pressure. Just treat me like a bad old man."
"It's really great that you can come here to inspect the work..." Several officials breathed a sigh of relief, and the mayor also took out a handkerchief and quietly wiped his forehead. The prime minister, who had been waiting for a long time, became a little anxious and finally couldn't help but ask: "Isn't Mr. Tang here yet? Actually, I came here this time to meet the young and promising Mr. Tang Mo Tang. Can he be here?" Doing such a big business is really eye-opening for me.”
"Hahaha! Where is it! The prime minister is joking! This is just a small business for me! It's just a small business." Almost at the same time that the prime minister asked him, Tang Mo opened the door, smiled heartily, and walked in with strides. .
He has indeed felt refreshed recently, because the track laying work for his train is going very smoothly, and the road exploration work for the railway to North Ridge is also mostly completed.
He walked up to the Prime Minister with a smile, bowed slightly, and said, "I didn't know that the Prime Minister was here, and I didn't come to welcome him from afar. I'm really ashamed! I'm so ashamed!"
"Mr. Tang, you're welcome. The purpose of my coming here this time is to have a serious chat with a young man like you." The prime minister is already sixty-three years old this year. Although he is in pretty good shape, he is still tired. His face was wrinkled.
"Since Mr. Tang is here, I will take my leave first." Minister of Construction Baos gave the prime minister a look and immediately suggested.
As soon as he said he was leaving, the remaining Bunas officials also realized that they seemed to be somewhat redundant here.
As a result, these officials resigned one after another, and the mayor, Sheriff Solon and others also exited the room. They left so naturally, and there was no trace of nostalgia after Tang Mo appeared.
Even, they didn't even consider the Prime Minister's feelings, and didn't even bother to ask the Prime Minister. They just retreated out honestly.
Before leaving the room, tax officer Simone winked at Tang Mo. Tang Mo knew that it meant that the prime minister had no intention of investigating the tax.
Soon, the prime minister and Tang Mo were the only two people left in the mayor's office.
After the door of the room closed again with a pleasant click, Tang Mo spoke first and asked directly: "Old sir, can you tell me now why you came alone to find me, a junior?"
Hearing Tang Mo ask this question, and recalling the novel experiences he had along the way, the wrinkles on the old prime minister's face squeezed into a flower, and he smiled brightly: "Haha, you are an interesting young man. I don't want to The reason why I still travel such a long distance with my old arms and legs is because there is no one in the kingdom who can be used."
"How is it possible? The kingdom is full of talents, so there should be many loyal ministers and good generals." Tang Mo pretended to know nothing and asked in disbelief.
"It's a pity that most of them are from Cyric, or at least have inextricable connections with Cyric." The old prime minister looked at Tang Mo with a smile and said directly: "I am here. Stop acting and be more open and honest, it might save some time.”
"Oh?" Tang Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, what you said makes sense."
The old prime minister didn't care that he continued to perform there, and said to himself: "His Majesty the King sent me here to ask Mr. Tang, do you...are you willing to cooperate with the royal family?"
Tang Mo was still flawless: "I am a citizen of the kingdom. A businessman like me who insists on paying taxes according to regulations is already a loyal subject of the royal family. As for more things, ordinary people can't afford to take it lightly."
It’s a joke, it’s not impossible to save the world, but you have to spend more money! Not to mention the benefits, who has no time to add drama to themselves?
"The king intends to purchase 3,000 of your new rifles." The prime minister said surprisingly.
"Oh? Can't Cyric produce the K1 gun in large quantities? I heard that the production speed is not too slow." Tang Mo asked knowingly, pretending to be stupid.
Of course he knows that the new guns produced by Cyric will be given priority to the consortium's private army, not the Kingdom of Wright at all.
Even if it can be purchased in the future, it will only be for the highest bidder. The country with the highest bid will be supplied first. In the process of replacing new guns, it may even cause an aggressive war to annex small countries.
As expected, the prime minister explained helplessly: "Cyric's guns are not for sale yet. Their explanation is that they need to be experimented and tested. Therefore, we plan to buy them directly from you."
“We can talk about that. I can supply the goods at any time, as long as the king pays.” Tang Mo smiled and agreed directly.
"The king is not rich, so he can only pay you 3,000 gold coins." The prime minister stared at Tang Mo's smiling face and gave a relatively low price.
"I have to pay a lot of money for this price, so this obviously makes me a little helpless." Tang Mo spread his hands and refused helplessly.
(End of this chapter)