Blackstone Code

Connor is a little... stupid.

But stupidly smart!

This is not an oxymoron, nor is it pejorative.

On the contrary, it is a complimentary description. For a president, it is important to be smart and stupid, or stupid and smart.

He will not make some decisions blindly, but seek the opinions of some professionals, at least in his opinion, the opinions of professionals.

The Presidential Office has many special advisers and senior cabinet officials. With just one phone call, he can connect with the most accomplished scholars and experts in federal fields to answer any of his questions.

Lynch is also a special adviser and an expert.

Lynch had a huge share of the credit for the success of the Trueman administration.

Although many people cannot see this, it does not mean that it does not exist.

So if you have any questions, consult Lynch first. Connor thinks it is a good habit, and he is developing this habit.

Lynch knows everything. Even if there are problems that he doesn't know about, he can provide Connor with some constructive suggestions or let him find the person who can solve them.

Everyone in society has been discussing this matter recently - isolating Pengeo.

There are two forces that are powerful in the Federation.

The first force is capital. The scary thing about capital is that it has penetrated into every aspect of this country.

If the Federation is a "person", then the smallest cells in its body are engraved with the name of "capital"!

And the second force is public opinion, the people!

For politicians to do something that the people want them to do, whether they do it well or not, there will be a good result.

If you do it well, the people will like you because they think you are a responsible politician, a politician with career ambition and conscience, just because you did what they wanted you to do, not the right thing.

If you don't do it well, people won't complain about how stupid you are. They will think that you tried your best. Although you got a negative feedback, you tried your best after all!

The people of the Federation are contradictory. What makes them contradictory is that they are too easily led by some simple means, and then show completely different extreme expressions!

Just like the isolationist president they support, when supporting him, this president seems to be an apostle sent by God to the world to lead everyone to a happy life!

But when he was abandoned, people thought he was the scourge that destroyed the rise of the Federation and was a despicable person who harmed the interests of the Federation!

But as long as you do something when they want you to do it, at least for a short time they will not deny you, but will only praise you.

There are many things that Connor wants to do, and he doesn't just want to serve two terms as president and leave with wealth.

He also has some ideals of his own, some ambitions to promote the progress of the country, and he also needs public opinion.

In the face of Connor's question, Lynch did not give an accurate answer, "Whether we want to isolate the Pengio administration and whether it will really be isolated are two different things."

"Diplomatic relations during non-war periods are actually more about trade than military and political relations."

"Even if we ask the Penteo Empire to withdraw from all political alliances and declare itself neutral now, its trade with other countries will not completely cease."

"In peacetime they can remain political insulators but maintain the fact of trade exchanges."

"When war breaks out, all they have to do is declare an alliance to make the idea of ​​'isolation' a joke."

Connor raised his hand and interrupted Lynch, "We can stop him from trading with these countries!"

Lynch did not show any funny expression, but replied seriously, "But trade itself is the core of our talks. Unless we refuse to negotiate with Pengeo now and continue to maintain a low-intensity political confrontation, or even Military confrontation.”

If the two core countries of the two hostile groups in the war do not open "peace talks" internationally, the two international interest groups formed with these two core countries as the axis will always maintain a certain degree of confrontation.

They have not promised to give up, at least for now, the use of force to retaliate or intensify harm, so necessary vigilance is necessary.

The important significance of this peace talk is to slow down tensions around the world. Once the peace talks are successful, everyone will be able to put down their guard and allow all countries to begin to enter the fast path of development.

This was necessary for Pengeo and the Federation, so such a peace negotiation was facilitated.

Lynch went on to talk about the most crucial point, "Don't you find it strange that these demands suddenly appeared?"

Connor was stunned for a moment and began to think about Lynch's reminder.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there might be something else hidden in it.

The argument that Pengeo should turn to neutrality and cut off military cooperation with other countries began to appear in the Federation itself.

Some active social activists talked in the media about the horror of Pengeo's military group. They said that if the federation allowed Pengeo to return to the international trade order.

With the military power currently possessed by Pengeo, once they develop again, they will once again become a military force that poses a great threat to the Federation!

So the best way to solve this shortcoming now is to cut off Pengeo's external political and military ties.

Let it become something like a neutral country, like it was before the Federation!

Isolationism has been prevalent in the Federation for many years. People think back at this time. If Pengeo also fell into isolationism, then obviously the threat would be much reduced!

This is one of the reasons why this argument is supported by many people, because these things have indeed happened, and they have happened to the Federation itself.

Connor frowned and thought for a while before asking, "You mean, these are the Penteo people's plans, but why do they do this?"

Lynch told the truth of the matter——

"poverty!"

"Many people starved to death in Pengeo last year. Although it was not disclosed this year, the situation will not get much better."

“Its allies were poorer than it was, famined, in rebellion, and they needed help, and Penteo couldn’t help it.”

"The best way is to remove all these 'carrion', which will facilitate rapid recovery and be good for health."

"But they may not be willing to remove the carrion themselves, so they leave it to us."

"Of course the above are all my guesses. At least in our previous plan, there was no such thing."

"And it's so strange that it appears!"

Connor crossed his legs and propped up his chin and thought for a long time before nodding his head in agreement, "What you said makes sense, so should I do this or not?"

Connor became more hesitant, because this might be a trap by the Pengeo people. If he didn't know, it would be okay to do what everyone asked.

But if he already knew it and still did it, he would feel that he was hopelessly stupid!

Lynch touched his smooth chin, with a smile on his face that was a bit gloating, "Of course we can help them, and help them thoroughly!"

Hearing this tone, Connor suddenly became interested. He adjusted his sitting posture, rested his elbows on the armrests of the chair, and leaned forward slightly, "What are we going to do?"

Lynch lowered his voice slightly. He knew it was safe here, but people tend to lower their voices habitually when telling secrets.

Just like some people must turn off the lights when doing certain things. In fact, there will be no substantial change if the lights are on or off, but they are just used to turning off the lights.

"There are some bad decisions that we shouldn't have to make, and if we do, there should be additional compensation."

"And as 'enemies', our decisions will not only not destroy their connection to some extent, but will be counterproductive."

"So the best way is to turn them against themselves!"

There were some new changes in the talks soon. A delegation of survivors from Pengeo arrived in Bupain and was received by Connor.

During the conversation, the representative of the surviving family, the heir to the royal family whose country had been destroyed, requested assistance from the federation.

They want to restore their country on the original land that belongs to them, but now they are blocked by the Pengeo people.

As a "defeated nation", the Pengeos had returned the territory they had occupied in Gefra.

Then they should also return other territories occupied by them evilly. At the same time, they also hope to get some food and medicine. The demands of this royal family member attracted Connor's attention.

In less than two days, the TV station began to broadcast the famine and plague problems faced by the Eastern Continent.

A large number of people who died of starvation and illness were thrown into pits and burned like garbage. Crows with red eyes were everywhere. This scene deeply touched the simple, kind and sensitive hearts of the federal people.

The discussion in the whole society has also changed from "isolating Pengeo" to "how many countries have been invaded and destroyed", and "whether we have the necessity and obligation to help these people get out of the disaster."

This... is a very fucking discussion. In fact, these issues themselves have nothing to do with the Federation, but people just like to discuss these.

The federal government's cultural exports to the outside world in recent years have begun to play a role, not only internationally, but also domestically.

The "spirit of ownership" began to spread and be confirmed, and the Federation people were not at all uncomfortable discussing the internal affairs of other countries.

Caring about the world and caring about whether people in other countries are living well and whether they are being exploited and oppressed seems to have become an excellent virtue.

And they themselves are still being exploited and oppressed, but they still have the heart to care about other people, and even hold demonstrations for people in other countries who have nothing to do with them!

At the same time, the Federation also issued an announcement to the international community. The Eastern Continent is currently facing the largest famine in human history.

As the pillar of civilized society, the federal government decided to call on the world to unite and provide a certain degree of relief to areas affected by famine on a humanitarian basis.

But who to give these aids to and how to give them still need to be considered...