Chapter 715: Dividing the spoils...er, dividend meeting
Everyone was smashed... Well, to use the jargon of Liangshan heroes, it should be said that after opening this inspection bureau, they beat up all the patrolling greyhounds, and then they returned home with all their heart.
Just like the oldest proverb among pirates: 'If you want to win someone's favor, give him a cake; if you want to win someone's respect, punch him in the nose.'
Lorraine used this thunderous method to deal with the patrols, not only for revenge, but also to frighten the enemies lurking in the dark, and to let those bastards know that he was definitely not easy to bully.
Although those guys can't cause much trouble, once they pounce, it will be very troublesome to deal with.
It is better to shock them like this, let them weigh their own weight, and know what will happen to them if they cause trouble for themselves.
Although this method was extremely rogue, the effect was excellent. Every time the patrols saw the guards appearing, they all fled far away with their tails between their legs. Moreover, the forces of all parties were temporarily dormant.
The only drawback is that after Leo found out about that incident, he beat his chest angrily because he didn't show up at that time, and insisted on dragging his brothers to go there again. Moreover, he also planned to set fire to the place in the end.
kennel.
Everyone was scared out of their wits and beat up a few patrolmen, but this was just a hooligan incident. If the fire was set, it would be a criminal case.
They immediately tried to persuade him, but Leo ignored him at all. He turned his head and insisted on going with Xiaobai.
In the end, it was Lorraine who told him to be honest: "If you burn someone's kennel, you will be fined~!"
Leo didn't say a word immediately, and turned back with Xiaobai. The only request was: if we fight again in the future, you must let me go~!
At the same time, the fact that a large group of local gangsters rushed to the Inspection Bureau and beat them up for inspection also spread to the top brass of the Imperial City.
The big bosses were extremely angry, took this vicious incident extremely seriously, and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
The commander-in-chief travels between the military headquarters and the inspection department every day, and his busy feet never touch the ground. If it weren't for the performance of his new BMW carriage, this old guy might have collapsed from exhaustion. Sometimes I even think about it, for this
Is a new carriage worth wiping the butt of those dead soldiers under his command?
However, in comparison, the leader of the investigation team is even worse, because he bangs the table every day in meetings and is so tired that his voice is hoarse. He eats his golden voice every day.
"If I say it doesn't happen, it means it doesn't happen~! Whoever says it does, please come over. I'll invite him to tea." Captain Lei Luo, the leader of the investigation team, said angrily.
Because all the doors and windows were tightly closed, the air inside was very stuffy. In this not-so-cool weather, sitting in a room like this would definitely not be too comfortable.
But the room was already full of people, and they didn't seem to care about the environment.
There was only one lamp placed in the middle of the table, and the lampshade lowered the light, illuminating only a small area on the table.
Under the dim light, you can see the shadowy figures around the table, but no one speaks, everyone is silent in the shadows, as if they are waiting for something.
From time to time, someone will knock on the door gently and whisper a prescribed code word. The person inside will quickly open the door to a wide crack that can only allow people to squeeze in, and pull the person outside the door in, and then
Close the door quickly.
Everyone in the room was looking at a person sitting in the middle of the table. The person raised his head, looked around everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is almost here, let's get started."
The man paused, and then said seriously: "The members of our organization are summoned here today to deal with the most important event of our organization this year."
Hearing that it was said so formally, everyone stirred slightly, with some people twisting their bodies uneasily and some talking in low voices.
The person in the middle said: "Quiet, quiet, there is a committee meeting~! Be serious, now..."
As soon as the man said this, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open with a bang, and the people in the room were startled. Some people almost screamed out.
The visitor looked around and couldn't help but wonder: "Eh? What are you doing? Are you playing a ghost story telling game? Really, you didn't even ask me to play with you. It's so boring."
That voice was as soft and melodious as a lark in an empty valley. It was none other than the most beautiful woman of the Semitic tribe, Adelin.
Fiona, who was sitting in the middle of the table, patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Adeline, you little hooves scared me. Didn't I hear that you were asked to come over quietly?"
"Ah? Is there any?"
"Forget it, forget it," Fiona waved to Adeline: "Come here quickly.".
Adeling pulled up a chair and sat down, asking strangely: "You are so mysterious, what bad things are you going to do?"
Dorothy on the side smiled and said: "What a bad thing, it's a good thing."
Fiona tapped the table with her slender fingers and said: "The Pink Panther Branch of the Flying Eagle Lightning Company Shareholders Meeting, the first shareholder dividend meeting is official."
Seeing that Fiona said it formally, the girls in the room burst into laughter.
Fiona glared at them, slammed the table, and said angrily: "You bitches, please be more serious."
The girls laughed even more happily.
"Fiona, you look so handsome~"
"That's right, that's right, come and ask for support."
"Little girl, do you want me to give you a smile?"
"..."
Fiona knows that as long as there are no outsiders, these young ladies cannot be serious.
Fiona raised a smile and ignored them. Then she leaned back on the chair, stretched out, and said slowly: "This is 240,000 gold coins. If you don't want to share it, I'll take it first."
It’s on.”
The room fell silent for an instant, and the girls all looked at Fiona blankly.
"How much?" someone asked cautiously.
Fiona took out a handful of small nails and lowered her head to trim them, pretending not to see the stunned expressions of the women.
Several girls rushed over and grabbed Fiona's arm, shaking her and saying softly: "Sister Fiona, how much is it? Tell me quickly, how much is it?"
Fiona was almost shaken away by those people.
She hurriedly broke away from the clutches of those people and said: "Okay, okay, be obedient and sit down."
"Oh~"
The girls obediently agreed and immediately sat in their seats like primary school students.
Fiona stood up with a smile, took out a stack of paper and shook it at the girls, saying: "First of all, this auction has been a great success, and all the Pink Panther branch members present have made outstanding contributions to this...
…”
Someone said impatiently: "Fiona, this is not a state meeting, please tell me how much money you make."
"Hmm~" Fiona snorted, closed her mouth, and rolled her eyes at the speaker.
When everyone saw her holding the qiao, they couldn't help but get angry and cast their condemning eyes on the lady who had just spoken and offended the God of Wealth.
The girl was also extremely well-behaved. She immediately changed her attitude, shook Fiona's arms with both hands, and said in a disgusted voice: "Sister Fiona, I was wrong. Say it, say it..."
Fiona felt secretly happy at the moment and secretly said: No wonder that little ruffian likes to be the president the most. It turns out that this is really fun~!
Fiona opened the pile of paper and said: "Okay, let's not talk nonsense. Our total income from this auction is 2.1 million and 1,000 gold coins. After deducting costs, operating expenses and reserves,
The remaining distributable profit is 600,000 gold coins."
There was a sound of breathing in the room, and stars appeared in the eyes of the girls.
Fiona continued: "Based on our Pink Panther's shareholding in Lightning Company, the share will be 240,000 gold coins."
"This two...two...two...bah~!" A girl mustered up her courage, but found that her tongue had been knotted for some reason, and she spat lightly.
Originally, all the girls who loved to laugh and make fun should have burst into laughter at this moment, but at this moment, none of them laughed out loud.
The girl took a deep breath, and then asked cautiously: "Those 240,000 gold coins... are all ours?"
Fiona nodded heavily and said, "Well, it's all ours. Pure profit."
"Can... spend whatever you want?"
"You can spend whatever you want~!"
All the girls couldn't help but look at each other.
There was silence for a moment, and suddenly a huge scream came from the house.
The sound was so loud that the servants in the courtyard knew that something terrible had happened. However, they were ordered not to approach the conference room. They could only stop, stretch their necks and look around, guessing what had happened.
Dorothy took out a stack of written checks, waved them high, and said loudly: "Sisters, what are you waiting for? Let us go and grab them all, ah... no, we bought all Akadelin's.
Famous store.”
"My Chanel No. 5."
"I've been looking at this bag for four months."
"Silk, silk, I want to buy silk."
"You bunch of profiteers, just wait, I will never bargain again this time."
“Let’s go, let’s go~! Sell out all the flagship stores! Buy up all the bags and fashions! Spend all the money!”
The girls rushed out of the house in a mighty manner, crowded into the carriage, and rushed to the commercial district of Arkadelin as fast as possible.
The servants on the side watched this group of eldest ladies rushing out as if they were going to fight. It was not until the dust raised by the wheels dissipated that they came back to their senses, and they all guessed which blind guy had offended these aunts.
them.
Because the last time they went out together was to punish a playboy who had two things to do. They kicked the poor scoundrel out of the aristocratic circle of the imperial city and had no choice but to run to the countryside.
The girls' carriage trotted along the street. When passing through a financial and commercial street, it happened to pass by a group of heavily armed knights.
The knights were all neatly dressed in armor, holding spears and swords, and surrounded the transport carriages in the middle.
Although you can't see their expressions under their helmets, you can tell by looking at the shining spear tips and unsheathed swords that these knights are on full alert, escorting something important.
In Arkadelin, it is rare to see an army that is fully armed and looks like it is about to fight. The girl on the carriage took a few curious glances and saw that the knights' armors had the emblem of the Praetorian Guard.
A girl pointed at the knight of the Guards, pulled Adeling curiously and asked: "Adeling, do you know what is going on?"
Adeling looked at the familiar figure passing by outside the window. She was startled when she heard this, and said with a gentle smile: "I know, maybe... there is something good."
The cavalry of the Praetorian Guards swaggered through the streets of Arkadelin with an attitude of not allowing strangers to enter. As soon as someone approached, they would immediately brandish their swords with a murderous look.
The guards had already become famous in the battle that caused a riot in the inspection bureau a few days ago, and no one dared to stop them.
Coupled with the bright swords in their hands, everyone was afraid to avoid them, so they stepped out of the way and stood on both sides, looking at this group of mighty Guards knights with strange eyes.
The common people in the Imperial City have the most sensitive political sense. Everyone is speculating about what happened. What is on the transport truck that is so extraordinary that even the Imperial Guards feel like they are facing a formidable enemy?
Some people said it was a secret weapon, others guessed it was the secret envoy from Lingshan, and still others guessed it was a spy from the human race...
Amid everyone's speculation, the cavalry team had already gone far.
The mysterious convoy traveled smoothly and soon arrived at the garrison of the First Division of the Guards.
The soldier guarding the gate quickly opened the camp door and watched with eager eyes as the carriage drove into the camp.
Although there was no training gathering in the playground of the guard house at the moment, it was still dark and full of people. They all stretched their necks and looked towards the gate.
Seeing the carriage approaching, the playground suddenly became commotion.
"Coming, coming."
"Look, I'm back."
"It's finally here."
"..."
The knights surrounded the carriage and walked into the crowd. Wherever they went, the crowd automatically gave way to the road. They all stared closely at the carriages, their eyes full of eagerness.
The carriage arrived at the high platform for inspection at the playground and then stopped.
The knights jumped off their horses, then divided into two columns and put themselves on tight alert. Then someone struggled to lift the crates on the flat carriage onto the high platform.
Nearly 10,000 Imperial Guard soldiers gathered in front of the high platform, looking at the boxes on the platform with their eyes wide open.
"Look, it's such a big box."
"Over there, there are several more over there."
"How many things are there..."
"..."
Just as everyone was talking in low voices, they saw a military boot. A heavy military boot stepped heavily on the wooden box, making a "boo" sound.
The voices of everyone's discussions disappeared like magic. They raised their heads and looked up along the military boot.
Although against the sunlight, they could only see a dark shadow.
But they recognized in an instant that the man was none other than Captain Lei Luo, whom they admired and trusted the most.
They all immediately stood upright as if on conditioned reflex.
Lorraine couldn't help but smile slightly, glanced around at the dark crowd of heads in front of her, and then kicked forward heavily with the foot on the wooden box.
With a bang, the wooden box turned over.
There was just a sound of brushing, and a stream of golden water poured down from the box.
Under the sunlight, the officers and soldiers gathered in front of the high platform simultaneously felt their Kryptonian dog eyes being stung by the golden light.
When they opened their eyes to see clearly, they saw gold coins covering the ground in front of Lorraine.
Lorraine raised her hands and shouted loudly: "Cheer, brothers, this money belongs to us."
"Long live~!"
"Long live~!"
"..."
All the guards on the playground raised their fists excitedly, waved their arms, and shouted happily.
The excited soldiers laughed and hugged each other, yelling and jumping, and some danced on the spot.
Some people even cried with joy and said while crying: "I have been in the army for nine years, and this is the first time I have seen a bonus."
In the command hall of the Guards Commander not far away, Admiral Hawkes and Commander Toles stood in front of the window, silently listening to the thundering cheers coming from the playground.
Through the window, you can see the Guards on the playground, raising their arms and shouting as if they were victorious.
Thors looked at the blurry figure on the high platform in the distance. Even though he knew that 5% of the shiny gold coins in the distance were his, Thors still felt uncomfortable and felt a little sourly.
Said: "It would be great if they could train with such care."
Admiral Hawks glanced back, then turned his head and said slowly: "Toles, how do our generation of Praetorian Guards compare with the Praetorian Guards during the Holy War a thousand years ago?"
Commander Thors was stunned for a moment and said cautiously: "Probably...there are some differences..."
Thors quickly added: "Under your wise leadership, Admiral, it won't be much different."
Admiral Hawks snorted coldly and said: "You don't need to flatter me. The Guardsmen of that generation were single-minded and looked down upon death. They were firm-willed and fearless even in the face of dozens of enemies. No matter which aspect, we are better than
The hero area is far behind."
Thors had a stern expression on his face.
Admiral Hawks said: "How are we compared to the Praetorian Guards during the Caribbean War hundreds of years ago?"
Thors thought for a moment and said: "This... we... I think..."
Admiral Hawks himself said: "In order to resist the human expeditionary force, that generation of Guards fought in the most difficult environment. They did not return home for seven years and never took a step back unless they died in battle. The honor of the Guards has never been
It’s not stained in any way. We can’t compare.”
Thors looked at the Guards on the playground and was speechless. He was the leader of the Guards who had climbed up from the grassroots level. He had fought many battles for decades. The Guards were still the strongest army in the world, but with
Compared with the Imperial Guards, which left a great reputation in the past, they are far inferior in many aspects.
Admiral Hawks said: "I have been thinking, why do our Guards no longer have the fearless and hardworking spirit of the past? Why are we trapped in the city of Akadelin doing nothing all day long? Why do a bunch of son-of-a-bitch bureaucrats dare to
Tell us what to do?
If it was a thousand years ago, no, even three hundred years ago, who would have dared to say that the Imperial Guards would be deprived of a single copper plate of military pay."
Commander Thors sighed helplessly. The Guards back then were more arrogant than proud. From today's perspective, the Guards back then were brave and tenacious and were undoubtedly admirable.
Admiral Hawks said solemnly: "I thought about it for a long time before I realized that it was the soldiers' desire to fight. The Guards soldiers back then were eager to fight, so their morale was high. Whether they were outsiders or internal thieves, they were all afraid of us. But we are now
A soldier with no desire to fight."
Thors said: "As long as we strengthen training..."
Admiral Hawks interrupted him and said: "This is not a problem for the soldiers, this is a problem for us. It is a problem for all of us old guys in the military department.
Soldiers are first and foremost human beings, sons, husbands, and fathers. Each of them supports a family. If I can't solve their worries and can't even stabilize their lives, how can I hope that they can fight the enemy bravely?
To put it bluntly, we have made concessions to the bureaucracy for too long. We thought that giving in would solve the problem, but we did not expect that every time we gave in, there would be new concessions. In this way, step by step, we have reached today's situation.
We are like a dragon with its wings cut off, bound by them.
Now, it's time to change."
Thors scratched his head and thought to himself: Change? How to change?
Admiral Hawks said: "Give me the order, the Guards will have a day off today and have extra meals in the evening."
Thors said "yes" loudly, turned around and walked out.
When he reached the door, Admiral Hawks remembered something again and stopped him immediately, saying, "Oh, by the way. The people from the Military Justice Department also have a day off."
After gold coins were scattered all over the high platform, under the gaze of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, the Flying Eagle Lightning Company began its first shareholder dividend.
These big-headed soldiers have extremely no financial awareness. Compared with the thin check paper, they prefer heavy gold coins. They feel that these things they get are truly theirs.
Leo hated their short-sightedness, but he had no choice, because when he checked the accounts later, he found that the shares of those scoundrels were so scattered that even when they signed checks, their hands would break. Therefore,
In the end, I could only deposit this large amount of gold coins.
The people on the stage read the list loudly, and the shareholders happily ran up to the stage to collect their dividends.
Whenever this happens, the soldiers of the Imperial Guard below will burst into cheers, not only happy for the brothers who got the money, but also because it also means that they will get their own money soon.
A portion.
Although compared with the major shareholders, the dividends received by these small shareholders who bought the shares with trepidation were pitifully small. Some could only get seven or eight gold coins, and some could only get more than a dozen.
.
For ordinary Guards soldiers, this is also very impressive. Their monthly military salary is only three to five gold coins, and they can receive several months' military salary in dividends at a time, which is enough for them to lead a family.
The poor soldiers living in Arkadelin were very happy.
The soldiers who got the money began to calculate how many gold coins they would receive every month, once a month, and how many they could receive in a year. At this rate, how many years would it take to marry a wife, how many years to have a baby, and how many years to buy a house...
Although the money after arriving was not much, in the end, it was very exciting.
Nowadays, the whole family is crowded into an old house of dozens of square meters handed down from the ancestors. Even if you become a guard, you still have to take care of your elders. But now that you have this money and careful calculation, it is still possible to buy a house outside the Fifth Ring Road.
Although it is a little further away, buying a horse would not be a problem if you get up earlier.
Men, if you are a little bit tired and a little bit miserable, there is no need to let your family live well. This is the right thing to do.
While everyone was happily sharing the stolen goods, these poor devils were holding those yellow gold coins and were so happy that they almost exploded.
This is money~! Now I can go home feeling proud. I no longer have to be scolded by my wife, and I won’t beat up my children just because they want a piece of candy. My parents’ illness has been delayed for a long time.
It can be cured now, and the leaky roof can also be repaired slightly...
Then, the news came that they would have a day off, which immediately ignited the enthusiasm in the Imperial Guards Station.