"Your Majesty!"
Just as Xiao Teng was about to ask something, the guards at the door stood up and saluted. Everyone stood up and bowed in unison.
Qin Zhen smiled and gestured for the officials to stand up. He walked to the top of the huge round table and sat down.
After everyone sat down, the door of the conference room closed. A meeting that would decide the future of the world began.
The atmosphere was a little strange. Everyone held their breath and focused on the young Emperor sitting at the head of the table. They held their pens tightly and waited for the Emperor to speak.
"Don't be so serious. Relax."
"The content of today's meeting is very simple. First, we'll announce the emperor's order.”
In June of this year, Qin Zhen decided to revise the constitution after two years of preparation. The constitution of the empire that had lasted for more than two hundred years had undergone earth-shattering changes.
First, the emperor would become the Grand Marshal of the three armed forces, the supreme commander, and would have the power to wage war without a vote from the parliament.
Secondly, the emperor had the power to appoint and dismiss the prime minister within a reasonable range.
Third, the emperor's orders were above the law, and the parliament, the army, the public security, the law, and other administrative agencies had to execute them unconditionally.
With the constitution changed, the system of the constitution was no longer in name, and Great Qin once again entered an era of absolute rule.
The reason why no one objected to Qin Zhen's change was that the new constitution would be effective during his reign. When he passed away, the constitution would be restored to the monarchical system, and the emperor would be the mascot.
Of course, it was useless to object. Qin Zhen had already replaced the cabinet ministers and the main generals of the army, navy, and air force with his confidants. Who dared to object?
Another reason was that Qin Zhen's ability was obvious. When the economic crisis erupted, he seemed to have predicted it and turned the tide, reducing Great Qin's losses. It was not like the western countries that had been destroyed.
Therefore, Qin Zhen's stable and successful unification of power did not cause too much of a stir.
This was the first time the emperor had issued an order after the constitution was changed. Everyone perked up and listened.
"We have decided that starting from January 1st next year, Great Qin will close off its borders for three years. We will urgently recall the citizens who are not returning within three months and revoke their nationality.”
"During the period of seclusion, all foreign trade will be suspended. No one is allowed to go out to sea. No one is allowed to approach the 100-kilometer sea area of Qin Island.”
Qin Zhen's sonorous and powerful voice fell, and the meeting room was in an uproar.
All the civil officials and generals present were stunned. What was the Emperor doing?
Seclusion?
Putting aside whether they could close the country or not, once they closed the country, what would happen to the food and meat of the 15 million people on Qin Island?
Eating mud? Or eat grass?
Shocked, Xiao Teng had a fiery temper and was the first to ask.
"Your Majesty, I don't object to closing the country. After all, the Western White Pigs have been sealing off Great Qin for many years, and after the economic crisis, the foreign trade has become sluggish. In order to save their lives, the Western White Pigs have even started a trade war and a currency war. It won't end in a short period of time, so it's better to stop trading and avoid being bullied.”
"If we close our doors to the country, where will our food and meat come from? You'll starve to death!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Indeed, what Great Qin lacked the most right now was food. Without food, 15 million people would starve to death on Qin Island, causing a large-scale riot.
The reason why the western countries banned the export of food to Great Qin was because of this. They wanted to destroy Great Qin from within and destroy it without bloodshed.
Qin Zhen was still calm and said unhurriedly,"Don't worry about the food problem. I'll solve it. Next month, I'll send 10 million tons of rice, 100,000 tons of cooking oil, beef, sheep, and pork.”
"Apart from food and meat, there are also many industrial resources, such as steel, copper, aluminum, rubber, oil, and other resources that Great Qin urgently needs.”
"Don't ask where you came from. You just need to take over and mobilize the workers in the country to start the three-year construction.”
Silence, silence!
As Qin Zhen revealed one shocking and joyous news after another, the meeting room was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
Really? Was there really so much food?
If that was true, with Great Qin's foundation, it would be able to rise again and regain its former glory!
Everyone's hearts were in a mess. They both hoped that this was true, but they also felt that it was unlikely.
After all, if they wanted to transport tens of millions of tons of supplies to Qin Island, it was impossible to avoid the blockade of the western powers.
Great Qin's navy was only existing in name, so how could they ensure that the supplies reached Qin Island?
Li Xiong's brows were tightly furrowed. He was truly frightened.
His eldest nephew said that he would solve it yesterday. So this was how it was solved?
In his view, Qin Zhen's words just now were just a bluff and absolutely impossible to realize.
Qin Zhen observed the changes in everyone's expressions and knew that no one believed him!
It was normal. Before the system was bound, he would not believe anyone who told him that he could get so many resources under the encirclement of the western powers.
You're not a god, stop bragging.
Creak.
Just as Xiao Teng was about to get to the bottom of it, the door of the conference room was pushed open.
Everyone turned their heads and saw Liu Kang, the commander of the naval coastal defense fleet, running in hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, a fleet called the Milky Way Trading Company has arrived at the port. There are a total of 340 giant freighters loaded with supplies. They claim that the supplies that Your Majesty has bought have arrived and they want us to receive them.”
Hiss!
Hearing Liu Kang's report, everyone present gasped and couldn't help but stand up. Their eyes were shining as they stared at Qin Zhen.
My God, could it be that His Majesty was not lying and could really get supplies?
Qin Zhen almost laughed out loud when he saw the dumbfounded faces of these high-ranking officials and generals.
The system was very considerate. The items caught would be sent to Qin Island by freighter, and they would be labeled as Milky Way Trading Company, which greatly reduced the suspicion of the world.
You want to ask where these cargo ships and supplies came from?
Go investigate! In this era where there were no satellites and aircraft technology was still immature, it was extremely difficult to find a fleet in the boundless ocean, or a fleet that the system had deliberately hidden.
"Liu Kang, arrange for people to unload the goods. After counting them, send them to the strategic storage warehouse in the north area and inform the 1st division to guard it.”
Yes!
Liu Kang ran out of the meeting room happily.
Just now, he had boarded the ship and found that the Milky Way Trading Company had sent over a lot of resources. Rice, oil, steel, copper, and other resources that Great Qin could not buy with money were all available in large quantities.
With these resources, the navy should have new warships.
"Sit, let's continue the meeting!"
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