To be honest, Wang Zuo's growth rate far exceeded Lin Hai's imagination.
This is extremely unscientific.
Lin Hai believed that geniuses existed in this world, but Wang Zuo, well, looking at him from left to right, up to and down, Lin Hai really couldn't tell he was a genius. Yet, in just one year, this young man had gone from being completely illiterate to being able to deliver that analysis. Even though much of it had been discussed with him beforehand, and even though the intelligence network was actually set up by Lin Hai with the help of the caravan, with Wang Zuo merely assisting, his growth rate had already reached an abnormal level.
For a long time, Lin Hai suspected that Wang Zuo was actually a "Chuan" and tried various ways to investigate, including but not limited to suddenly speaking English to Wang Zuo and singing the national anthem to him, etc., but he did not find any suspicious points from Wang Zuo.
In the end, Lin Hai could only conclude: either he was a genius, or he was a very powerful and well-hidden time traveler. But no matter which one it was, as long as he could contribute to Lin Hai's cause, Lin Hai would accept it, so he gave up investigating Wang Zuo.
However, Wang Zuo, with his attentiveness, had long noticed that Lin Hai was examining him, but he remained silent until Lin Hai gave up the investigation. Then he asked, "Master, what was the significance of your recent examination of me?" Lin Hai could only pretend that it was a very advanced assessment specifically for senior intelligence personnel...
In short, anyone who held a position above senior intelligence officer would undergo a strange assessment before taking office. No one could clearly explain the significance of these assessments, and it was even a little unclear what the content of the assessments was...
After listening to Wang Zuo's report, Lin Hai nodded and said, "One year, maybe even less than a year. We can't use common sense to infer the progress of things, because if common sense were useful, this war would not have broken out at all. The last war lasted for decades, and we were even still here reclaiming wasteland. I don't believe that the four major countries have healed all the wounds of the war, or even prepared for a new round of war. However, if the war is really going to break out like this, then we must make some preparations in advance, because we don't have much time left."
In order to save costs, the county government's auditorium and conference room were actually the same room. By hanging up the auditorium sign, they could hold art performances, and by hanging up the conference room sign, they could hold meetings. However, something unexpected happened, and the auditorium was given to Xue Tao to rehearse her first play, "Flowered Clothes." Therefore, the meeting was finally held in the county government's cafeteria. This was later recorded in history as the most important test point for modern history in junior high school, accounting for at least 10 points in every history exam - "The First Cafeteria Meeting."
Resolution of the first canteen meeting (excerpt):
Khmer Kingdom:
First, you can agree to Xinyuetu's request to increase the trade volume of pig iron ingots and finished swords and armor, but the Khmer Kingdom must continue to trade in grain, precious metals, and finished medicines.
Second, due to the increase in the prices of food and other materials in Cambodia, the price increase of pig iron and iron products sold by us must be at least 10% higher than the increase in Cambodia;
Third, the Khmer Kingdom must hand over a list of all its vassal bandits and stop supporting them. Qitian Village will handle the bandit problem, and the Khmer Kingdom must recognize Qitian Village's control over Xiangyun Province.
Fourth, the Khmer Kingdom agreed to allow Qitianzhai to expand its trading post in Mengyang, increase its security, and allow the post to conduct business deep into the Khmer heartland. The Khmer Kingdom was required to protect all commercial activities of Qitianzhai within its territory. For trade with Khmer civilians, the Khmer Kingdom would not impose any taxes other than a one-time tariff.
Fifth, after the Khmer Kingdom has determined its target for war, Qitian Village can choose to remain neutral or join the war, depending on the circumstances. The terms of participation will be negotiated separately.
Daliang Empire:
First, increase the delivery quota of pig iron ingots to the Xichuan prefectural government and allocate special funds to maintain the friendship with Xichuan prefect Li Yong. This is not only to ensure that Li Yong remains in office, but also to complete the procedures for establishing Qinghe County as soon as possible.
Second, through Li Yong, export pig iron and iron products to the Daliang Empire. The trade targets should not only include food, precious metals, and finished medicines, but also political protection for Qinghe County, so that the decision-makers will not be able to pay attention to the specific situation in Qinghe County for a short period of time (at least one year).
Third, they were given the power to suppress bandits in the entire area south of Qiongdu, and were required to form more militias.
Fourth, use the funds from the pig iron trade for specific purposes to increase influence over Daliang's top brass and prevent the southwest from becoming Daliang's preferred battlefield for external warfare.
Chen Dynasty:
First, due to the longer distance, the Chen Dynasty's border blockade policy, and the Chen Dynasty's own abundant iron ore, the steel trade with the Chen Dynasty would not be expanded unless the Chen Dynasty itself made a request;
Second, increase the export of glass products to the Tran Dynasty;
Third, use the funds from the glass trade for specific purposes to increase influence over the Chen Dynasty's top brass and prevent the southwest from becoming the Chen Dynasty's preferred battlefield for foreign wars.
Xia Dynasty side: The distance is too far, so it will only serve as a secondary dumping site for glass products for the time being, with the cooperation of the intelligence department, and no specific requirements will be made.
Qinghe internal tasks:
First, among the prisoners of war, those who committed serious crimes and met the requirements of "labor to death" regulations were sent to Qinghe Industrial Park and arranged by the Ministry of Industry. They were required to prioritize production output and expand production capacity, with the protection of the factory's equipment and facilities as the priority.
Those with farming experience and no serious criminal convictions will all be assigned to collective farms, with arrangements being made by the Ministry of Agriculture. Priority will be given to expanding production capacity while ensuring the health of the captives. Depending on their circumstances, captives will be required to work on the collective farms for at least one year without pay, with no maximum limit. Specific regulations regarding the management of captives will be formulated over time.
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