Blackstone Code

There are not many people in this world who can withstand a comprehensive investigation, including himself.

Because human desires are endless, and no one knows whether they have done something wrong at some point but did not discover it.

No one can be sure whether every decision they make is appropriate.

So no one can withstand investigation!

Legal issues, moral issues, these are all issues.

The direction of the media is becoming polarized. Some media and reporters believe that the military has sacrificed a lot in the war and should no longer examine the military with the same eyes as prisoners.

He also advocated for the military to conduct self-examination and called on people to believe in the integrity of the military.

The military is a special institution that should also continue to maintain its independence and answer directly to the president, rather than letting the Department of Defense have the power to constrain them.

However, some media and public opinion believe that even if the military paid a heavy price for the federation to win the war, it cannot completely abandon the supervision of the military.

If someone can do whatever they want as long as they perform meritorious deeds, the Federation will be over soon.

Moreover, the military should actively cooperate with this review. Only in this way can it prove to the initiators of this issue and society that they are honest.

All accusations are false.

There are many supporters of both views, and it seems like...that's a good thing, but it's not.

Peleus's father and grandfather were here at the weekend.

In addition to their family, there are also some relatives and some members of interest groups who have direct relations with them.

Now Peleus's grandfather is still in charge here. His biological grandparents are federal army generals and one of the two federal army generals.

There is also an army general in the Ministry of Defence, who was previously the commander of the Northern Military District.

There was some power transaction behind this. After he "passed" the position of commander of the Northern Military Region to the next commander, he entered the Ministry of National Defense as a senior executive of the Ministry of National Defense and was promoted to the rank of general.

Generals with real power and civilian generals of the Ministry of National Defense are completely different concepts.

Peleus's grandfather looked unhappy. During this period, some reports in the media and pressure from public opinion were directly backlogged on these generals.

The federal government actually spent more than 66 billion in military expenditures before and after the war, including budgeted and temporary requests.

When the war broke out, the military's power expanded without limit. At the same time, Mr. Trueman, the president at the time, was the spokesperson of the military. Congress did not dare to block these issues and could not block them.

After all, for the Federal Congress at that time, it was just a decoration.

As long as Mr. Trueman signs the military funding application, the funds will be allocated directly from the treasury without Congressional approval.

According to the provisions of the Federal Charter, the President has the highest centralized power during war!

A president from the military and a military at war, this is a fucking super steel hedgehog.

Mr. Trueman intended to ease some of the differences and conflicts between him and Congress, so Congress was not completely shut down. Some documents were still sent to Congress for discussion.

But people like these in Congress may not accept this!

No one had raised these matters before, so naturally no one would take the initiative to cause trouble because they thought they had nothing to do.

But after someone brought it up, everyone really wanted to know where the money was spent.

"Public opinion is very unfavorable to us, and the current president is not Trueman. He is a conservative."

"He just pretends not to see the unfair treatment we have received."

"For us now, we are facing the second greatest threat after Pengeo's army!"

"If we're not careful, we'll be in big trouble!"

Peleus' grandfather's words made everyone's hearts sink. About 28 billion of the 66 billion military expenditures were used for soldiers' salaries.

Sound scary?

But that's the fact. If it weren't for the rapid consumption of soldiers in the later stages of the war, this cost might have been higher.

The remaining amount is close to 40 billion, and more than 30 billion are accounted for, including the purchase, maintenance, and supply of consumables of various military equipment.

In fact, countries such as Gaevra have also provided the federation with military expenditures of approximately 6 billion federal soles, but these military expenditures have not been calculated into the federal military budget and applications.

From an outside perspective, the federal army spent approximately 74 billion to 75 billion federal soles on this war.

Of the 66 billion in federal domestic funds that can be traced, only a little over 64 billion can be traced.

There are more than one billion yuan, as well as funds supported by other countries, which cannot be found!

Where the money went, no one can tell.

In fact, this money may not be the result of embezzlement by the military leaders themselves. It is more likely that some losses are not included in the calculation, or the money is embezzled by the people below during the transfer process.

This is not to say that there are no corruption problems at the top of the federal military. They also have problems, but their problems are not entirely due to these problems.

In the past, no one would check military expenditures. It was a thankless task, but now that public opinion has begun to advocate, it has become more difficult to handle.

Everyone was silent and looked ugly. As the main battle zone, if there were no problems, everyone would not have any problems.

But once a problem is discovered, many people will be implicated.

Interests do not appear as independent individuals in social relationships. They are like chains that connect many nodes to form a track for the transmission of interests.

Peleus's grandfather took out his pipe and took two puffs. "The most important thing now is that you need to check yourself when you go back."

"I know some people have a little problem with taking things that don't belong to them."

"In the past, everyone could pretend not to see this kind of thing, but not now."

"Find out your own problems, and then we'll consider other issues."

Everyone nodded in agreement. After losing Mr. Trueman, the military actually lost its most solid support.

If Mr. Trueman is still in office now, who would dare to question the military casually?

It is a pity that after Mr. Trueman left, no one can protect the military from the wind and rain in the political arena.

This also gave people in the room the idea of ​​digging out the second Mr. Trueman again.

"General, if we conduct self-examination now, will it cause opposition from some people below?"

The person who spoke was a major general, and he was also the young man in their faction. If nothing else happened, he would be Peleus's main helper in the future.

Peleus's grandfather frowned, "You can't even control the people under your command. Are you too incompetent as a general?"

"What we need is to dig out those issues and throw them out, rather than thinking about whether anyone will be offended."

"I have been thinking about how to lower our disarmament targets before, and your words reminded me."

"If someone's objections are too strong, send them home..."

After everyone else left, the three of them returned to the study alone.

"I remember you and Lynch had a good relationship because of Trueman, but now he doesn't seem to be on our side." The old general had something he didn't say just now.

The military does not mean that there is really no political environment. The military is actually similar to the political arena, but it is relatively simple and simple.

But that doesn't mean there aren't any.

There is also political strife and political struggle here.

The old general could tell at a glance that there were some people like Lynch in the mainstream public opinion who were adding fuel to the flames. Lin Qi had always been in a cooperative relationship with the military. He was curious as to why Lynch would side with the military this time. on the opposite side.

You know, his brother, now the admiral, also had face-to-face contact with Lynch.

He also said that Lynch is a very good young man who can be properly contacted to increase understanding and deepen friendship.

Coupled with the relationship between Lynch and Trueman, it is difficult for the old general to imagine why Lynch has also become an "enemy" of the military.

Peleus did not dare to hide anything and told some things, including his suspicion that Trueman had left something important to Lynch, something important enough to make him stand down at any time.

This also made Peleus's father and grandfather fall into deep thought.

For outsiders, it would be difficult to know how senior military officials make money.

For example, the consumption of the simplest bullets is actually not as large as imagined, so each military region will maintain a certain consumption.

But sometimes they didn't consume it, but reported a number, and then the empty truck with bullets seemed to go back and forth several times, and the bullets in the magazine were filled.

The money to buy bullets can fall into the pockets of the generals.

Loss, scrapping, repair, there are too many places to start.

Mr. Trueman came from the military, and it is indeed possible that he knows how senior military officials make money.

If he really left something for Lynch as Peleus said, it would be really hard to handle.

The old general thought for a while and asked, "You said Trueman left you a letter. Does the letter contain any tips on how to deal with Lynch?"

Peleus shook his head, "It reminded me to pay attention to the development of Lynch and some big capitalists. Once they influence the political arena too much, the military will become the last guarantee to ensure that the federal government is not completely destroyed."

"But to deal with Lynch, he just reminded me to pay attention and take special measures when necessary, but he did not tell me what special measures were, nor did he provide additional content."

The military cannot interfere with the functioning of society. This is written into the charter. Even if he has evidence, Lynch must be investigated or arrested through agencies such as the FBI and the Security Council.

The military did not have the conditions or qualifications to take action directly against Lynch.

This is also the reason why he is so miserable now. The more unfavorable public opinion is to the military, the less he can rashly attack Lynch.

The current passive situation makes Peleus very uncomfortable!