Munitions Empire

Chapter 502 481 He needs to apologize and make amends_2

"Your Majesty, what Minister Xu has said makes perfect sense. I second his opinion!" Another official stepped out of line, bowed, and loudly addressed Zhao Kai, seated high before him.

Unlike the previous occasions, this time during the grand court meeting, the so-called "pro-war faction" of the military had not yet begun to stir the waters when the bureaucratic system had already started to sing a dissenting tune.

It seemed that as the reputation and pain of Zheng Country's demise gradually faded, it had now become a situation where everyone was reluctant to go to war.

However, for Zhao Kai, there was no need for him to rush to make a stance yet, since none of the ministers or the Prime Minister had spoken out yet. What was the hurry for him as the Emperor?

So, the Emperor continued to sit on his throne with an air of feigned ignorance, while the senior officials below remained in their designated places, daydreaming, allowing the less significant figures to showcase themselves.

By the standards of the efficiency of Great Tang Group's meetings, such an important grand court meeting was simply held in vain.

Tang Mo had always believed that meetings which gathered heads of all departments were meant to be coordinating meetings that required the mobilization of every department's abilities, where there was no need for discussion—only for assigning tasks and distributing roles.

As for those wrangling meetings where everyone had opinions to voice and difficulties to raise, the person in charge should go back to their own department to hold them, and after concluding, submit a report, then proceed with amendments and auditing.

There was no need for performance or dragging in irrelevant matters. Everyone should speak frankly; what was the point of adopting a performative personality... Every single person acting inscrutably - who are they trying to impress...

Therefore, he was quite averse to such a drawn-out meeting process and often reminded his subordinates not to put on airs before him, but to focus on efficient work.

Moreover, since the Tang Group was ruled by the word of Tang Mo, everyone trusted Tang Mo's decisions, thus the efficiency of the meetings was naturally exceptionally high.

Many matters didn't require discussion at all; they just needed Tang Mo to give orders, and the others would carry them out. Moreover, most of the time, no one would cut corners during execution.

Finally, when the expendable frontline forces had nearly dwindled, and enough pawns had made their positions clear with growing momentum, the primary players began to step in.

General Feng Kezhi, assuming his natural role as a member of the pro-war faction, continued to uphold his unyielding hawkish image.

But anyone with a keen eye knew that he was, in fact, the least willing to fight, merely helping the Emperor to display a tough stance.

If everyone were to suddenly keep quiet now and uniformly start to support the declaration of war, that would make for an interesting scene. The Emperor Zhao Kai's expression while sitting on the throne would then be quite a sight.

But everyone knew that was not how to play the game, not how things were done. Hence, the Minister of Works and heavyweight Chen Jing stepped out of line, bowing his head to rescue Feng Kezhi from his tough spot, "Your Majesty! I believe now is not the right time to go to war!"

At last, someone of significance had spoken, and the meeting officially kicked off! The drowsy Prime Minister Chu Muzhou opened his eyes, and Emperor Zhao Kai on his throne finally showed some interest.

Then came the favorites from the Military Department, General Feng Kezhi and Shen Chuan, genuinely bowing and shouting: "Your Majesty is sagacious! Your humble servants cannot wait a moment longer!"

Zhou Qiang from the Ministry of Personnel was very proud; backed by investments from Great Tang Group, he could be provided with enough political contributions in the short term to help him more easily win over the neutral faction Ministers.

The old head of the Ministry of Works, Chen Jing, was also pleased. With the support of Great Tang Group, the railway he yearned for seemed hopeful, along with the construction of those factories, which were all sure to be political achievements. Before long, the Ministry of Works' influence within the six ministries was set to grow even stronger!

Shen Chuan of the Military Department breathed a sigh of relief, as his military reforms could continue for a longer duration. With no war on the horizon and no disturbances to contend with, he could significantly enhance the military's combat effectiveness within the year!

The other departments were also very satisfied with this outcome—they simply didn't want to go to war. Once a war broke out, amidst the chaos, how could they continue to engage in corruption or mix in society? How could they comfortably make money while lying flat in a time of war?

The concubines of the inner palace were very satisfied; with the matter resolved, the jewelry and gems they received no longer burned their hands. Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire

The inner servants were also excited because they managed to receive a large sum of money just by casually saying a few ambiguous words—such a bargain was simply indescribably lucrative!

It seemed that, in a world where only the deceased Zheng Tong suffered, everything was settled.

...

Tang Mo, who was unaware that he was supposed to fast and apologize to a deceased person, was sitting in his office reading the report Luff had brought him.

Luff, who was now rightfully the Chief of Staff, reported, "The assessment results for the paratrooper experimental company are out."

As he spoke, he passed the list to Tang Mo: "Those without footprints on their behinds and without fractures upon landing, train them as company leaders. Those with footprints on their behinds but no fractures, and those with fractures but no footprints, train them as platoon leaders... the rest, after discharge if they dare to get on a plane again, promote them all to squad leaders..."

Tang Mo took the report and couldn't help but smile wryly, "...There's no helping it, there's a shortage of talent everywhere; we'll have to make do."

"..." Luff was silent for a few seconds, also sentimentally stating, "Indeed... we can only make do..."

These soldiers, who would be kings among soldiers elsewhere, here could barely earn a passing mark... Luff shook his head in a resignation that could not be wiped away: The competition was really too fierce.

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My stomach hasn't improved yet... It's been three days, and I've lost around 11 pounds... Dragon Spirit is too miserable, he dared not turn on the air conditioning for two days in the scorching heat...

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