Chapter 2900 Counterintuitive
Can the warships be sold? Of course they can be sold, but the princess still needs old ships to transport goods. When she gets new ships, she will sell all the old warships directly.
The economy of the Fire Nation is picking up, and the funds that were originally passed around in the asset industry are gradually moving towards military industry, volcanic ash, transportation, and military-to-civilian conversion. It can be said that the princess's series of actions have revitalized and given direction to the economy that has been dormant for nearly 30 years.
Money is flowing to a new pool, and once it starts, it is difficult to stop it. The direction of money flow is a very intuitive reflection of a country's economy. Money will not lie. Seeking profit and avoiding harm can be said to be the most true portrayal of funds. Flowing to a new pool means that the funds have confidence in the princess's series of plans.
The market has confidence in the princess, which is reflected in the civilian and military circles. They will also have great confidence in the princess, so this time the princess's tour of the security zone of the Earth Power Nation received considerable support. It can be said that the military is in favor of her, and the princess is complacent. She suddenly feels that even if she doesn't kill her brother, the throne is hers.
At this moment in the capital of the Earth Kingdom, Yonggu City, Duran was talking to the prince and Jay again. He told them that the Fire Nation needed a defeat.
"Why do we need to fail?" The prince said that wars need to be won, right?
"It is because the Fire Nation's army is now a huge financial burden. Even if the army wins, the Fire Nation will still lose money, because the Fire Nation can no longer reward the army, and the wealth robbed cannot generate income. So it is better to lose, and then the Fire Nation will sell out the soldiers and disband them all, saving a sum of money. Without defense spending, military security depends entirely on magical powers, and then talents and funds are invested in the heavy industry to develop civilian technology, and through trade, it can still dominate for thirty years." Duran said that if they failed, once the army was disbanded, there would be no need to spend money.
"Replace defense spending with magical powers?" The prince thought, is this okay? He couldn't help asking, "But with so many soldiers returning to the country, how can we ensure their stability? If they form bandits, it will cause social unrest."
"This requires employment, and through employment, the soldiers can be absorbed into the factory." Duran said this was the best way: "So a big defeat is needed, so that the army of the Fire Nation will have nothing to say." "If we win, then we can't reasonably disband the army, and it will become a case of the cunning rabbit dying and the running dogs being cooked, and the good bows being hidden when the birds are all gone."
It is inevitable that the cunning rabbit dies and the running dogs are cooked, because if the rabbits are dead, it would be a waste to raise another dog. It is necessary to use the money for dog food to do other things, and life must move forward.
The prince was speechless after what Duran said, and then he heard Duran continue: "I heard that the prince of the Fire Nation was exiled. If I were the prince, I would join the rebels and fight against the Fire Nation with the rebels, defeat the Fire Nation by any means, and let the Fire Nation break free from the shackles."
This was even more unorthodox, and the prince was stunned and confused. For the future of the Fire Nation, it is necessary to defeat the Fire Nation? ! What is the logic behind this? Intuitively, it is totally wrong, but if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with the logic. Is this what is called counter-intuitive?
It is indeed counter-intuitive. Under normal circumstances, you will lose a lot if you lose, but this planet has supernatural powers. Supernatural powers will not allow the other three major forces to pursue the victory. Even against the Fire King, the supernatural powers can't do it. They dare not kill him, and they will definitely not allow others to counterattack the Fire Nation. As long as the Fire Nation lays down its weapons, the supernatural powers can protect their safety.
National defense is handed over to the supernatural powers. In the next 30 years, talents and funds will all flow into military-to-civilian technology, and a large amount of military technology will be converted into civilian technology. The Fire Nation can be transformed from an expansionist country to an industrial power in a short period of time. At that time, employment can absorb all soldiers.
Jie was also stunned. He didn't expect that failure could be beneficial? "Don't you want the Fire Nation to fail? Only in this way can they maintain their army and the lives of the people in the country will become more and more difficult?" Jie was a little speechless. The way to retaliate against the Fire Nation is to let the Fire Nation go from one victory to another? In this way, the people in the Fire Nation will also continue to bleed?
"That's true. In fact, the Fire Nation doesn't have many resources now. After the failure in the Arctic, the people basically have to rely on rationing. Many people don't have enough to eat, and their living standards are not as good as those in Yonggu City." Duran said that it was all realistic.
Jie couldn't help but say, "Let's not talk about the Fire Nation. Since you care so much about national affairs, let's talk about the Earth Nation. How is the Earth Nation developing?" He is a citizen of the Earth Wall Nation, so he naturally cares about his country.
"The Earth Nation has developed to the top of agricultural civilization, occupying the most vast land, and the most complete management organization, so as long as it evolves from earth control to metal control, it can continue to improve its level. So what the Earth Nation needs is to improve its disciplines, popularize education, and let more people learn earth control." Duran said that what the Earth Nation is looking for now is development space, and there is nothing wrong with its own development route.
The Earth Nation has achieved unification after the great expansion of King Qin. Although Xu Zi Shentong made his hometown independent and indirectly killed King Qin, the unification of the Earth Nation has not ended. After all, land is everything in agricultural civilization, and the more land you grow, the more food you can get. The Earth Kingdom's food was indeed delivered to the world, and the Air Tribe, Water Tribe, and Fire Nation all needed to import food. But now that the industrial age had arrived, the Earth Kingdom had to make progress, whether it was improving its scientific system or evolving its magic.
"Of course, under the protection of the magic power, the Earth Kingdom can always be an exporter of food and raw materials, and life will not be too bad. However, with the advancement of technology, it is unclear whether the magic power can always protect this order." Duran said. You can be a food exporter with peace of mind, but the premise is that the magic power must be powerful. If the magic power is poisoned, hammered by mechas, and abused by gods, it will be impossible to maintain order, and then the Earth Kingdom will be invaded again.
"You can't rely on the magic power." The prince and Jie have the same idea. It always feels unreliable to rely on the magic power for national defense. After all, the previous generation of magic power has disappeared for a hundred years. It is so unreliable that it is better to rely on yourself.
The reputation of the magic power has been ruined by An. After disappearing for a hundred years, everyone has a crisis of trust in the magic power. Everyone has forgotten the power of the magic power. As long as the real magic power enters the magic power state, it can kill gods and Buddhas, move mountains and flatten the sea, and do what people cannot do.
For example, Xuzi directly moved her hometown from land to the sea and fixed it as an island. For example, the magical power Roku can directly absorb the heat of the volcano and cool it down. This is not an ordinary fire control technique, but heat control.
The power of the magical power is really at the level of gods, and it can resist and create natural disasters.
It's just that the magical power An was dragged down and disappeared for a hundred years. Of course, it doesn't mean that An's talent is not good. His talent is very good. He can open the magical power at the age of twelve. The main reason is that his personality is awkward. All the magical powers advised him to make a decisive decision, but he didn't want to, and he wanted to find a way to have the best of both worlds.
Everyone advised An to consider the overall situation and not be implicated by personal feelings, but An insisted on not letting public and private affairs get in the way, and he wanted to save the world while falling in love. In other words, he was lucky, and finally opened up the tendons and meridians by physical means, otherwise his experience would have become a painful lesson of failure.