Blackstone Code Chapter 337: About future choices

Under the influence of Lynch, some of Mr. Trueman's ideas have also undergone tremendous changes.

He used to attach great importance to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nagalil. In addition to the things, resources, and other things that Lynch said, he probably hoped that there would be a group of allies around the Baylor Federation.

Everyone is very confused about how to walk in the future. They don't know whether to step on the road or sink into the mud. If the Federation has more allies, there will be more opportunities to share the pressure. some grounds for rejection.

But now, his mind has changed. He doesn't want to admit that he was an adult who was persuaded by a young man, but the truth is, he was persuaded.

Lynch's words miraculously cut into his nerve center along his most "vulnerable" place, making him tremble and his blood boiled.

All soldiers are willing to use brilliant wars to compose their own medals, are willing to defend the dignity of the country with blood and heroism, and are willing to shed blood and sacrifice for the prosperity of the country.

Lynch's words are very suitable for Mr. Truman, who is a military officer. After he is persuaded, he will go to persuade Mr. President. This time, he not only went by himself, but also invited others.

One is the head of operations for the National Security Council and the other is the second secretary of defense, and the three appeared together in Mr. President's office.

In the past two days, everyone became aware of the Preton Pirate Group—the opponent they will face next is likely to be a chess piece supported by the Royal Navy of Gavra.

As we all know, some things are not easy to do in the way of the state, such as attacking merchant ships, fishing boats and even cruise ships of some hostile countries.

If any country sends the army to do this kind of thing, it will definitely cause a storm of public opinion.

Gavra is a monarchical country, and the emperor loves his own face very much, so supporting a person who does dirty work has become his best choice, which is also the favorite way of most politicians.

Once this naval battle to destroy pirates begins, it is likely to push the Federation into an unknown place.

The Conservative Party, which has been silent for a long time these days, has also stood up and slammed some ideas of the Progressive Party in the media, believing that blindly launching a military attack on Nagalil, who has nothing to do with it, will help the Federation's just international The positive image established on the Internet has dire consequences.

They did not tell the public that the Preton Pirate Group might be impersonated by the Royal Gevra Navy, which would bring panic and anxiety to the entire society of the Commonwealth, which is not in their interests.

What they need is to end this diplomatic activity that is of no value in their eyes, not to cause social unrest and panic among the people, so they just tell the people that doing so is not in line with the current interests of the Federation.

Of course, they also created some questions to attack the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nagalil, and raised some seemingly soul-tormenting questions, such as "Why help others develop, instead of leaving opportunities in domestic" issues.

In the confused stage, there will always be various ideas, and the people will be firmly attracted by different ideas, and some people do stand on their side.

In the past few days, there have been some spontaneous demonstrations that are interfering with the continuation of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Some people even marched outside the presidential palace. Their slogan is "Take care of ourselves first", which is in line with the Conservative Party's style.

Using mostly similar slogans, they called on the federal government to keep at home the portion of the resources and wealth that had been intended to aid Nagalil.

In short, Mr. President's situation is improving now, but he is also facing some new problems. Just when he himself was a little undecided, Mr. Truman brought two lobbyists together to find him.

"Do you already know what happened yesterday?" Truman asked a question after introducing the identities of the two entourages beside him to the president.

Mr. President nodded, "Yes, I already know, you told me about it last night!"

After the incident, Truman told Mr. President some of the things that happened in the negotiation process and his tacit performance with Lynch, so that he had a preparation, but the deeper content has not been said, waiting for him now After finding two people who he felt could help him convince the president, he came to meet the president.

Mr. Truman looked at the two people around him, and then at Mr. President, "We have signed a non-disclosure agreement before we came, and the next thing to say, apart from you, there are only the three of us. I know."

Mr. President was a little surprised. His expression showed appropriate surprise. High-ranking federal officials were rarely asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. Attitude suddenly became correct. The expression also became solemn.

"Actually, I didn't finish the report with you yesterday. I talked to Lynch later. He thinks what we really need now is not who stands with us, but that we can defeat our opponents. !”

Mr. President's expression is always solemn, and his brows are also wrinkled at this time, "Our opponent?"

This is a standard question and ends the sentence with a slightly empty tone, keeping it in its original meaning.

"Our adversary!" repeated Mr. Trueman, and the round became very certain, "We have to create an adversary, and then defeat it, and we can get from the war everything we need for the development of the Commonwealth. At the same time, it can build up the self-confidence of the people of the Federation, and it can also unite us closely as a whole, so that we can defeat the next opponent!"

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She shook her head slightly, "This is what you guys are talking about, it's scary!"

He didn't say why it was terrible, but everyone in the room knew that this was imperial hegemony, plundering and expanding in order to strengthen its own power, which was in sharp contrast to the spirit of a free and peaceful federation.

It's not that some people really think that these are not good enough. The leader of any country, the ruling class of the country, hopes that their country can expand to every corner of the world.

Only when the scope of their rule becomes larger, the power in their hands will become sweeter, but sometimes some things are not as simple as they say, and they need corresponding strength.

Now imperial hegemony...is not very popular internationally, this world war has changed a lot of things, including the shape of some ruling classes.

Plundering does not necessarily mean taking the other party's territory into the pocket, and it can be done in some other ways, but this does not mean that hegemonism will disappear completely, it just changes its form and continues to exist in another way. , essentially nothing will change.

Mr. Trueman didn't show some guilt that he should?

Maybe he should feel guilty for his thoughts, but at this moment, there was another kind of luster flashing on his face, a kind of... like being favored by something.

"Mr. President, the war between us and the pirates stems from our need for victory, we need a great victory to reinvigorate the federation, defeat the Preton pirates, and we will A long-term and stable source of raw materials can be obtained.”

"But now there seems to be some agreement between those in Nagalil and Preton, they are going to give up diplomatic relations with us, and once they do, we will face some huge trouble."

"First of all, the Conservative Party may take advantage of the momentum. They have recently started to criticize some of your new policies in the media. We cannot quickly open up the situation internationally, which has also brought you some negative effects. "

In fact, Mr. President and his cabinet have done a very good job, but the problem is that the Baylor Federation is here to share the cake, and this alone will not make people like him, and naturally it is impossible to give Baylor How many benefits and orders the federation brings.

On the contrary, with the limited opening of some free markets, some foreign goods have begun to be dumped into the federation, the most serious in the three free trade zones in the south.

A large number of high-quality and cheap foreign products have completely defeated domestic products. Many small merchants packaged and shipped these products to various places, squeezing the market share of similar products, and severely gave some domestic companies that are still struggling to maintain one. Hit hard.

These are questions ~IndoMTL.com~ just not obvious enough, but already some wavers are back on the Conservative side.

In their words, there is no benefit now. On the contrary, more factories have closed down. If the more countries that have established diplomatic relations, the more factories will close down, then it is better to continue to engage in "escapism".

"Secondly, the frustration brought about by the failure to establish diplomatic relations will make the people feel a deep disappointment, which will make us even more insecure, and social problems and contradictions will also increase and even break out. "

"Thirdly, a small country like the United Kingdom of Nagalil, an ignorant and backward country, can make us look bad in foreign relations, or make fun of us. If we can't wash away our shame, our image in the world will be reduced. , the status will only get lower and lower."

"People don't respect peace-loving fools, they respect butchers with scythes."

"Gevra's status today is not because of how much they love peace, not because of how many small countries they have helped to develop their industries and economies, but because of their warships all over the world!"

"Mr. President, this is also my intention today. Once this diplomatic activity does not meet our expectations, I hope you can authorize us to wage this war!"

The president's brows were almost twisted together, he waved his hand, "Let me stroke it, are you sure you just said the word 'war'?" His expression was serious, "I thought we Just fighting a bunch of pirates."

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