Chapter 819 Scapegoat

Deputy Minister He looked uncertain. He couldn't be sure of Lister's specific meaning.

Was it the capital behind him who wanted limited cooperation, or did Lister and the Lin family have other ideas?

He soon felt relieved. No matter what the reason was, it had nothing to do with him.

He was only cooperating with Maple Leaf Mining, which was simple and straightforward.

"Happy cooperation, Mr. Lister.

You will not regret your decision today. I guarantee it with my own reputation."

Deputy Minister He said very confidently.

Sometimes the promises of politicians are worthless - when they are facing ordinary people.

But sometimes they are absolutely guaranteed - when facing capital.

Lister doesn't have to worry about him not being able to do it, and he is even willing to see him not being able to do it, and then being dragged down by himself.

After the secret meeting, Deputy Minister He resumed the posture of a senior federal official.

He toured the warship with peace of mind, and then returned to the research team.

It can be clearly seen that many people looked at him in despair.

Obviously, for these people from the Tianma Group, this trip was a complete failure.

It would be fine if there was no evidence against Maple Leaf Mining, but it was despair to see Maple Leaf Mining begin to develop its influence in the upper echelons of the Federation.

Of course, Deputy Minister He would not care about the opinions of these people.

The only people who could talk to him directly were the few people in power of Tianma Group, and not just anybody could influence him.

The Ministry of Commerce was not a small department, and even in peacetime, it had a lot of resources.

The resources in the hands of Deputy Minister He were actually more than some capital consortiums.

Now that they were in the initial stage of cooperation, he wanted to use the political resources of Maple Leaf Mining, so he had to show some sincerity first.

This time, Tianma Group had already given in. After all, the federal government could not watch him block the trade routes. If it really had the ability, it would just be called Tianma Federation.

However, in terms of some important resources, Maple Leaf Mining's foundation was still too shallow.

It just so happened that Deputy Minister He had enough resources.

He knew what resources Maple Leaf Mining needed.

You could tell by just flipping through the previous purchase list.

Deputy Minister He pondered for a while and circled a dozen basic materials.

"Just right, they are all basic materials needed to manufacture warships, which will help you."

Compared with other things, it is obviously more important to increase the hard power of Maple Leaf Mining.

If you want your allies to live well, you have to invest.

This sincerity is obviously enough, and it depends on the reaction of Maple Leaf Mining.

...

"Your Excellency the Earl, we have the resources we are looking for."

Chairman Lin told Lister a good news.

Although the Great Xia Empire has been trying its best to expand its production capacity, it is still far behind the industrial production capacity of the Blue Star Federation.

Especially for some unique technologies, they can only use substitutes.

Before, they also purchased in the name of Maple Leaf Mining, but let alone Tianma Group’s reluctance, some key resources are not something you can buy with money.

But after making peace with Deputy Minister He, the other party quickly contacted a group of companies that could provide Maple Leaf Mining with a large amount of strategic resources.

Normally, this kind of thing would not be Lister's turn to worry about, but there is no butler who can command the overall situation, so he also reported it to him.

Lister's response was also very simple and crude. Regardless of any plan or not, this kind of resource that must be used, there is only one word... buy.

"Buy as much as you can, the empire's demand is unlimited."

In recent years, the population of the Great Xia Empire has been growing explosively.

After several proxy wars in the Western Continent, the population has been greatly reduced.

However, immigrants from the Great Xia will replace them and occupy more land resources.

Therefore, the demand for resources is really not a small number.

If you can buy resources with money, it is obviously more cost-effective than spending precious manpower to produce them yourself.

Lister opened the door, and Maple Leaf Mining would naturally not restrain and purchase materials on a large scale.

Even if Tianma Group occupies some privileges in the interstellar channel, it can only watch ships of goods sailing to the territory of Maple Leaf Mining.

Watching the enemy gradually become stronger, this feeling is really uncomfortable.

It can be said that every day that Maple Leaf Mining exists is a blow to Tianma Group.

The wound is constantly torn, and there is no hope of healing.

With the decline of reputation, the loss of economic benefits is brought about.

In just one year, the revenue of Tianma Group has been reduced by 30%, while the military expenditure has doubled.

It can be said that the profit has been greatly compressed.

It is conceivable how much the capital behind Tianma Group hates Maple Leaf Mining.

Once Maple Leaf Mining fails, the Lin family will not be able to escape, and it is a mercy not to be skinned and cramped.

Ma Zhi tried his best to suppress his impulse. As the warships of the group were gradually formed, it can be said that the strength grew by leaps and bounds.

But he did not act rashly. On the one hand, he wanted to run in, and on the other hand, he wanted to form more fleets.

This is a mature and prudent approach. After all, the loss has already occurred, and it is meaningless to rush into war.

On the contrary, it will cause greater losses due to incomplete preparation.

If the preparation is complete, the overwhelming strength against Maple Leaf Mining will reduce the losses to a minimum.

If the old warships can be eliminated, the cost of the war will be further reduced.

He felt that he had one more chance to prove himself. In the previous group meetings, most people still supported him.

But there was only one chance, so of course he had to fight a beautiful turnaround.

This time, Ma Zhi devoted himself to the formation and training of the new fleet.

But just as he was improving the group's combat effectiveness step by step, a group of people came to the door.

"Director Ma Zhi!"

The man had a serious expression and a businesslike attitude.

"According to the resolution of the group's board of directors, you are now dismissed from your position as the chief of armed forces. Now all your permissions have been suspended. If you have any opinions, you are welcome to report directly to the group's secret arts department."

Ordinary people are naturally not qualified to report directly to the secretariat. This is a special treatment for executives.

Of course, the result is the same... It's useless.

Ma Zhi was completely dumbfounded. He only realized now that he had become a scapegoat and the one who took the blame.

Poor me, I naively thought that I had another chance to prove myself. I didn't expect that everyone would change their attitude and support me. They just wanted to stand the last shift and squeeze out my last value.

Ma Zhi was very calm. He was wrong. Although he did not cause the current situation, he was definitely the best person to take the blame.

"I understand. I will respect the group's decision. Do you need me to hand over to the new general manager?"