Qin Siyang corrected him. "Commander Han, what I want is authorization for a Sequence Brigade, not an actual brigade of troops."
"Authorized units are the foundation of military power. To me, there's no difference between asking for authorization and asking for men." Han Huizhi said gravely, "Qin Siyang, I know you've negotiated quite a few deals and have some experience, so you like to start high and haggle down. But if your asking price is too outrageous, there's no point in talking."
Han Huizhi pulled his hands out from beneath his cloak and folded his arms across his chest. It was a sign that he had no intention of fighting, but he remained deeply averse to Qin Siyang.
"Qin Siyang, you've never served in the military, so you don't know where to draw the line. Why don't you go outside and ask Chu Xiaoang to tell you what a Sequence Brigade means?"
Since Gu Weiyang had promised Qin Siyang to keep the Yan Character Legion's transfer of unit authorization under wraps, Han Huizhi still didn't know that Qin Siyang was already preparing to establish his own force. His tone still carried contempt for an outsider.
"Commander Han, you say I'm asking for the moon, but I've actually done the math carefully. The United Government is adamant about cracking down on heretical cults. If I expose what happened with Han Lingye, the Han Character Legion's losses will certainly exceed the authorization for one Sequence Brigade."
"Alarmist nonsense."
Qin Siyang answered calmly, "Commander Han, which do you think Secretary-General Gu would prefer: Choi Chan-hoon, the Minister of Justice, being the sole member of the Reincarnation Church, or the grandson of the Han Character Legion's commander also being exposed as a cultist?"
"The United Government has already lost a Minister of the Ministry