Xijing, Imperial Palace, basement.

Lin Hai was hiding in the war countermeasures base he had built.

If there is anything different here, it is only the dim lighting in the basement, the not-so-fresh air, and the unique sense of oppression that the basement always brings to people no matter how it is expanded.

As for the rest, it was nothing more than the combat meeting room next to the big office being moved down intact.

So other people actually didn’t understand why Lin Hai had to build such a basement to command the war.

Lin Hai really couldn't explain some of his strange feelings, such as the need for a secret basement and the need to make decisions under dim lights rather than in a spacious and bright office. It seemed that only when the environment was gloomy enough could a sense of secrecy and conspiracy be reflected.

So when Lin Hai first stepped into this basement, he almost blurted out:

"I came to Hebei Province..."

"Scum"

"Sister-in-law"

......

Fortunately, there wasn't one, otherwise it would probably take a whole day just to explain to Shi Zhener who my sister-in-law was.

How should I put it? Ghostly sentiments are not allowed. It’s good for your health to watch less B station.

In fact, before the invention of the wired telegraph, such basements were essentially useless. The emperor could only declare war and outline the general objectives, but detailed command depended on the generals on the front lines.

You can't expect them to send every military order back over 800 miles in an expedited manner, and then send it back to take effect after the emperor's approval.

But the wired telegraph has been invented.

Although there is currently only one dedicated line from the palace to the front-line fortress that can be used in war, at least it exists. Lin Hai can also continuously receive and send messages, which gives remote command a little room for operation.

Of course, Lin Hai himself knew his own strengths and weaknesses. If he was really asked to give remote commands, it would be better for him to find someone to capture a small island on the seashore first, otherwise he would have no place to escape.

After all, objectively speaking, although Lin Hai couldn't issue a command like "Destroyer Catapult, advance ten steps," deep down he still felt, "800,000 versus 600,000, the advantage was clearly mine, so how could I have lost?"

But no matter what, the emperor just wanted a basement, not a new palace, so what's the big deal?

So whether it was Shi Zhen'er, who was in charge of the budget, or Ling Yang, the Prime Minister in charge of interior affairs, they both directly approved the decision to start construction of the basement without even taking a closer look at the plan.

This made Lin Hai a little disappointed. He had prepared for the script to be surrounded by important ministers who would urge him not to build such a large-scale project, and then he would have another debate with the crowd. However, no one else followed the script, which made Lin Hai feel like he had punched the air.

In fact, for Ling Yang, the Qinghe royal family is the easiest royal family to serve in history. After all, there are only two people in total.

The royal families of other countries, except for the Xia royal family, which had only a few members killed by Wei Mingyuan and is now concentrating on creating humans, the royal families of other countries are all large and powerful.

With more people comes more demands, more expenses, and naturally more troubles...

So let alone Lin Hai asking for one basement, even if he just wanted two, Ling Yang would be ready to agree directly.

But in fact, Lin Hai has only been to this basement twice since it was built. Once was for acceptance and the other was for a meeting. Then he pretended nothing had happened and quietly changed the meeting location back to the previous combat meeting room.

There's nothing we can do about it. The supporting facilities of this era are far inferior to those of later generations.

Although the dim light looks very attractive when you first look at it, after looking at it for a long time, you will feel stuffy and drowsy. If you stay in it for a long time, you will feel drowsy and your eyesight will be blurry.

After all, the small words on the military map are impossible to see without looking hard.

But even so, the power supply is actually unstable.

Ling Yang's original plan was to pull a line from the palace's power supply to power the basement.

Since the palace's electricity comes from a small dam outside the city, the power supply is relatively stable.

But this was directly rejected by Lin Hai, who had watched too many spy movies and conspiracy theories.

"If someone cuts this wire, won't we be completely blind?"

"If someone with ulterior motives follows the wires all the way here, wouldn't we be exposed?"

Although everyone felt that Lin Hai's worries were a bit inexplicable.

After all, anyone who had the ability to enter the palace and cut the wires, or follow the wires all the way to Lin Hai, would most likely take a more direct approach. Furthermore, the royal guards couldn't really just watch someone slowly walk forward inside the palace, pulling the wires apart.

But what can I say? After all, he is the emperor. Just let him handle such a small problem.

The final solution is simple.

Ling Yang asked He Yun to build a separate power supply room next to the basement, with built-in power generation equipment to provide power to the basement.

Yes, they are the power generation workers who are called "electricians" by everyone and jokingly called "power banks" by Lin Hai. They will sit on special generators and generate electricity for the basement by constantly stepping on the pedals.

This leads to instability in the entire power supply system, so it is understandable that the lights flicker.

But now, this basement comes into play!

As soon as they received Wang Zuo's telegram, the royal guards dragged Lin Hai into the basement and called all the important officials to come and discuss the matter.

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