Blackstone Code

As soon as the overseas military regions were established, many people stood up to oppose the proposal. There were two main groups of opponents. Ammonium

The first group of people believed that the establishment of a new military district in Nagalir was a substantial invasion of Nagalir.

As a staunch international ally of the Federation, Nagaril should show the generosity and magnanimity of a big country on international issues.

Invading an ally is shameful and despicable.

As the vane of civilization in the international community, the Federation should not do such cruel things.

Others believe that the world has just settled down, and the Federation should not conduct major military operations at this time.

The establishment of a new military region is one of the military operations. The easternmost part of Nagaril is close to Pengeo itself, and the previous landing battle was also started here.

If a complete military district is established in Nagaril now, it may stimulate the fragile nerves of the Pengeo Empire. Ammonium

It is very likely that this will lay the fuse for the next war.

At the same time, the anti-war sentiment and war-weariness in the country also reached a climax. Mrs. Joanna's previous actions had broken the hearts of many families, and they were unwilling to send their children to the battlefield again.

Although Lady Joanna was duly punished and imprisoned for a short period of time, Mr. Trueman was assassinated by the father of the wounded soldier who died.

But people still don't want another war, and they are unwilling to send their children to Nagaril to serve as soldiers.

Millions of people died. This number is enough to shock the entire society, every family, and everyone!

Coupled with the sex scandals reported in the Central and Southern Military District and the Eastern Naval Military District, the opposition is very strong!

In addition to these two groups, there is also a group of "pure opponents." Ammonium

The existence of these people has no specific social value. They oppose just for the sake of opposition.

They have no specific purpose, and may not even be utilitarian, just to obtain the satisfaction they want through opposition.

Going against the policies of the federal government will give them the pleasure of being "robbers"!

Some survey agencies in Bupen also conducted random questionnaire surveys on this proposal.

In a total of more than 61,000 questionnaires conducted in 34 cities in the federation, only 29% of people supported the proposal, while 66% opposed it, and 100% opposed it. Five out of 10 people think it doesn't matter.

This approval rate is so low that when some politicians talk about this matter on current affairs programs, even those who are supportive of it are very careful with their words, for fear of arousing the audience's dissatisfaction with them.

Those who oppose are louder, and sometimes stand up to express their opposition to this matter through rich body language and loud voices! Ammonium

On the night when the proposal was submitted, Connor happened to have a public event. At the end of the event, he was interviewed by reporters.

A reporter also raised this issue at this time. "Mr. Connor, the Congress proposes to establish a new military district in the Nagalir region. What do you think of this proposal?"

If Lynch hadn't talked to him, he might have responded in a more conservative manner that it wasn't a good idea or that he needed to know more.

But he talked to Lynch, and he knew Lynch was preparing a big move, so his answer would be a little more aggressive.

A small number of extremely radical voters will always feel that the current government is not radical enough. Connor's answer will please these voters, but will offend more voters.

But he also believes that it won't be long before people change their views.

He thought for a while and said, "I have briefly read the proposal, and I think the content of this proposal is very reasonable."

"At present, about 40% of our domestic food comes from Nagaril, and at least 55% of the heavy manual short-term laborers come from Nagaril."

“Every year we sell goods to Nagaril with a total value of more than 2.7 billion federal soles, while the goods we import from Nagaril are worth less than one billion.”

"The trade surplus of 1.7 billion puts us in a more favorable position in trade relations."

"In addition, our total investment in Nagaril has exceeded 50 billion federal soles, and it is still increasing rapidly."

“I have read a report that says in five to ten years, our total investment in Nagaril will exceed one hundred billion!”

"It is also the economic and financial center of the southern hemisphere and an important hub of world ocean transportation, which is related to our external import and export trade and transportation issues."

"In such an important area, we only have less than 5,000 troops stationed there, and their main job is just to prevent Pengeo from crossing the border!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is like leaving a bucket of gold coins on a busy street without giving it enough protection."

"Anyone can take it and destroy it!"

"I don't think this proposal is wrong or inappropriate."

"On the contrary, I believe it should be passed as soon as possible to ensure that federal interests in Nagaril are not harmed by any organization or individual!"

He talked a lot, and indeed read a lot of documents, after Lynch talked to him.

He couldn't just say "support" or "don't support". Reporters would not be satisfied with his answer.

He must make his answer substantial, which will help him achieve a more concrete image. Ammonium

The reporter was a little helpless at his long list of answers and could only ask again, "So you mean you support this proposal?"

Connor asked rhetorically, "I have no reason not to support it."

The reporters were satisfied with the affirmative answer.

There are also some reporters who think he is right. After all, the federal interests in Nagaril are too great to allow any loss.

Not everyone thinks so. There are reporters

The surrounding reporters laughed in low voices, like a group of silly beeps making silly giggles.

As soon as he returned to the office after the interview, Gladstone opened the door rudely. He closed the door angrily and stood in front of the table with his waist pinched, looking at Connor. Ammonium

"You shouldn't say that!", his eyes widened, "You will make many voters disappointed in you!"

"We have talked about this issue before. In the face of emergencies, except for things within our control that we can make decisions about, we will always give relatively conservative answers to other things we don't understand!"

"You are not the president yet, and your answer will change the voters' decision when they vote!"

"You're screwing up your most important opportunity!"

"What's more important is that we have invested a lot of resources in you. You can't just let your own ideas go, at least until you win the election!"

"You must be responsible for yourself and the people behind you!"

He was very angry. Now that anti-war sentiment is rising, supporting the sending of troops overseas is obviously the stupidest decision! Ammonium

Connor was stunned for a moment. Gladstone rarely spoke to him so rudely, which made Connor very uncomfortable.

The Federation advocates freedom and equality. He and Gladstone are friends, not superiors and subordinates.

His attitude made Connor very dissatisfied. That is not the way friends talk to each other!

But he didn't show it. He raised his hand and pressed it softly, "Sit down first and I will explain it clearly to you."

Gladstone looked at him for a while longer before sitting down angrily.

His lungs almost exploded when he saw the live broadcast of the interview!

He just wanted to see what Connor had to say. Ammonium

Connor considered it for a moment and said, "Did you know that a big demonstration is about to break out in Nagaril recently?"

Gladstone looked at him for a moment and nodded.

They have collected this information a long time ago, from the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Intelligence Department, the Security Committee...

All the intelligence agencies got the news, but no one thought it was bad.

This is exactly what the federal people, or the federal government, want most!

If there is any problem, solve it through demonstrations and don't turn everything into violent actions like in the past.

And letting them go on marches, demonstrations, and strikes is also very helpful in venting their anger. Ammonium

When they do something, their anger will dissipate, their hearts will be more balanced, and they will feel recognized for their actions - I tried my best, and although the ending is not satisfactory, at least I tried hard!

So when they heard that a big march was about to break out, they just suggested strengthening local security forces instead of suppressing the big march.

"You don't think that having a big parade means they are dangerous, do you?" Gladstone said this as if he was saying "You can't be so stupid, can you?"

Connor rolled his eyes, "Come on, you're just assuming that this parade won't be disruptive."

"So if, if it was possible that it turned from a march to a riot, do you think they would still be safe?"

Gladstone immediately dismissed this possibility, "You should use your brain more when you speak."

"We have just defeated the whole world. Who would think of challenging our authority at this time?"

In Gladstone's view, this was impossible, but he ignored the level of education of the Nagali people and the invasion of foreign cultures that put them in a period of cultural chaos.

Under the invasion of foreign culture, Akumali's thoughts are not as solid as the Federation people imagined.

You know, the Federation at this time still advocates revanchism.

Such ideas will more or less exist in the exported culture, such as the revenge scenes in some action movies.

The populism Lynch talked about before is actually in its infancy, but it is not so obvious.

Connor doesn't have Lynch's persuasive ability, and he doesn't know enough about these things, but he knows that with Lynch's involvement, this matter won't be simple.

He was silent for a while and insisted on his point of view, "If they really do that, do you think my answer today will have the opposite effect?"