NCCnovel Chapter 1675 Who exactly is planting cotton?
Chapter 1675 Who exactly is planting cotton?
Alonica has been the Minister of Cotton for a year now.
In the past year, cotton production in the Holy Empire has doubled.
Cotton was originally grown in various places, but due to the geographical environment of the Holy Empire, which was particularly rich in cotton, Lyon established the cotton production center in the Holy Empire through regulation.
The Minister of Cotton, Alonika, was also elected from among the common people of the Holy Empire.
Furthermore, at the beginning of her tenure, Alonica was incredibly diligent and achieved outstanding results.
At the same time, it received numerous commendations from high-ranking officials.
Everyone thought Alonica had a bright future ahead of her.
But in reality, it was just Alonica faking it.
The governor of the Holy Empire province is a close confidant of Lyon.
He was also one of the earliest members of parliament.
Lyon trusted him to get things done.
When the Ministry of Cotton was first established.
The governor believes that cotton is not just a small department.
However, as the Ministry of Cotton expanded, the provincial governor gradually began to pay more attention to it.
Because the cotton sector's GDP actually accounts for half of the entire Holy Empire region!
The reason why GDP is so staggering is because the cotton sector produces cotton that supplies the entire country.
Basically, all regions of the country use cotton produced from the Holy Empire region.
It can be said that they achieved a monopoly.
However, the presence of Lyon and his team will inevitably prevent the cotton industry from becoming a monopoly.
The reason for doing this is simply because suitable land is suitable for growing suitable crops.
That's why the cotton sector was able to grow rapidly without any competition.
Just when everyone thought everything was going well.
The flood in Nanxun City uncovered a corner of this shocking case...
The floods led to the arrest of this official who profited from the national disaster.
He was subsequently sentenced to death, and in theory, the case should have been closed.
The problem is that it wasn't a period, but a comma...
Because the man was recaptured by the armed forces.
The man instantly uncovered an entire chain of interests and its protective umbrella.
The man's mother is Alonica's best friend.
Of all the people the man knew, only Alonica had connections and influence.
So without any hesitation, the intelligence agency immediately began investigating Aronika.
As soon as the investigation began, the Minister of Agriculture came over and stopped the intelligence agency from continuing its investigation.
Who do you think you are, Minister of Agriculture?
There's no one in this world that our intelligence agency can't investigate!
The intelligence agency directly delivered the information about the Minister of Agriculture's interference with the investigation to the cabinet.
Winston was horrified when he saw this, and immediately ordered the intelligence agency to conduct a full investigation.
Why is your Minister of Agriculture protecting the Minister of Cotton like this? Are you implying something's up?
With Winston's consent, the minister had no way to protect Alonica.
However, the intelligence agency couldn't report this situation to Lyon.
Because at this time, Leon was still wreaking havoc in the Dragon's Nest.
Lyon is currently incapable of managing these matters.
Therefore, Hans took the initiative to assume responsibility and began a thorough investigation into the case.
Then it exploded...
They discovered that Alonica had embezzled and accepted bribes, engaged in fraud, and even disregarded human life.
If it were just these things, it could be considered a minor incident.
That's right, embezzlement, bribery, fraud, and disregard for human life are just minor offenses.
As the intelligence agency investigated, an even more terrifying situation came to light.
That means there's a problem with cotton production!
When the examination report was placed on Hans's desk, Hans fell silent.
Because this data is simply too terrifying.
The reported annual production of cotton cloth was 500 million tons, but the problem was that the intelligence agency actually found out that the actual quantity was 200 million tons.
On the surface, a difference of 300 million tons doesn't seem like much.
But you should know that even in 24 years, rabbits only produced 600 million tons.
600 million tons can meet the needs of over a billion people.
The Great Yan Dynasty now has over a billion people.
So the question is, how can 200 million tons of cotton meet the needs of over a billion people?
Hans had come to a very terrifying conclusion from this.
But he didn't dare say it...
That means filling this hole with the blood and flesh of the people!
Hans immediately ordered the formation of a special task force and granted it the highest authority.
The intelligence agency's task force can even mobilize local troops.
In just three days, more than 500 officials from the entire Holy Empire's cotton sector were arrested.
Moreover, more than 1000 officials from all over the Holy Empire have been captured.
And this number is increasing rapidly.
As their intelligence gathered, they finally uncovered something.
That means the 300 million ton cotton shortfall was filled with old cotton.
Where did these 300 million tons of old cotton come from?
Of course, it's squeezed from ordinary people...
Upon realizing this, the intelligence agency agent was instantly stunned.
Because it is springtime now, and winter has just passed.
However, back in winter, news came that the Holy Empire had no shortage of winter supplies.
The common people's clothes were used to fill the holes in the old cotton, but news came from the Holy Empire that there was no shortage of supplies.
To find out which is real and which is fake, a simple check will tell...
The intelligence agency directly performed a major memory restoration technique on those officials.
The result was a shocking piece of news...
That means 50 people died this winter...
That's right, 50 people from the Holy Empire were completely trapped in this winter!
When Hans saw this number, he was completely stunned.
He initially thought it was just a case of falsifying data.
But as the investigation deepened, they finally realized one thing: the case had exceeded their expectations...
It even exceeded his understanding...
The 50 figure only represents the death toll; more than 500 million people have been injured to varying degrees.
Upon seeing this number, Hans immediately closed his eyes, kicked his legs, and fainted.
There's no way around it, the number is just too huge.
Those involved in the case can start cosplaying as Teru Teru Bozu (a Japanese doll-shaped doll) in advance.
If 500 people die, someone has to be removed from their post.
If 5000 people die, someone has to be executed.
50 dead...
Hans was completely bewildered.
All that's left in his head now is one thought: 50!
What does 50 casualties mean?
The National Defense Forces suffered only 800,000 casualties in five years of war.
Moreover, a significant portion of these 80 people are injured or disabled, and the actual number of those who died is likely no more than 40.
As a result, the Holy Empire lost 50 people during the winter.
What else can be said? The leader is probably already on his way with a sword...