Blackstone Code

People are always helpless, and so is the country.

Farther east in Pengeo, a country faces just such a choice.

The entire country has a population of about four million, and about 120,000 young adults died on the battlefield.

Coupled with being sucked by the Pengeo Empire for many years, the domestic economy has been in a state of semi-collapse.

It could be maintained in the past because the authority of the Pengeo Empire was sacred and inviolable, and the "subordination relationship" for many years made many people in the country, especially the older generation, have a blind worship of the Pengeo Empire!

At the same time, domestic material needs are not high. Although life is a little harder, it is not unbearable.

For most people, as long as they can survive, even if the conditions are a little worse, it is not impossible.

Under the threat of force and political coercion, this small country could only continue to transfuse blood to Pengeo.

But now, they can't lose.

After the defeat of the war, "opposition" began to emerge in large numbers as soon as possible. These people detailed the demands and atrocities of the Pengeo Empire over the years.

Last year they starved to death more than 200,000 people, more than those who died in the war!

The main reason for this result is the problem of food distribution!

As an axis power and a sovereign state, Pengeo has a very high status and prestige in the entire military group.

Moreover, the methods of destroying the country at every turn after so many years are also frightening. At the same time, the top leaders in the country are basically the rulers who are close to Peng Jie'ao, so this extremely unreasonable decision has been implemented.

A large amount of food that was supposed to be given to the country's citizens was transported to Pengeo, which led to famine in the country and many people starved to death.

The opposition immediately gained the upper hand and began to arm itself, intending to overthrow the current rule, and even threatened to fight Pengeo!

In the past, no one would have responded to these objections.

But the situation is completely different now. The contradiction between domestic classes has reached its peak and cannot be maintained at all!

Even some members of the army have turned to the opposition, and the Pengeo Empire itself is in trouble and cannot solve their problems at all.

The ruling class must make a decision as soon as possible.

Should we maintain the suppression of the opposition and try our best to eliminate these people, or... fall to the Federation!

They now have one more choice, and that is the Federation!

The federal government has established a humanitarian aid program, and basically all countries facing famine are eligible to receive aid.

However, supplies are limited, and there are rules for who should be given first, who should be given last, and how much should be given.

The federal government said externally that it would decide on humanitarian relief arrangements through inspections, but privately they generally knew that as long as they "break away" from the relationship with Pengeo, they would be able to receive a large amount of material relief!

And this "detachment" is not as simple as saying we cancel the covenant!

Not only must a public declaration be made to the international community, but a treaty must also be signed to voluntarily and permanently withdraw from the military group and political group with the Pengeo Empire as the core.

Only in this way can humanitarian relief supplies from the federal people be obtained.

They are forcing these small countries to "betray" the Pengeo Empire. This "betrayal" is far more terrifying than the "hurt" from the Federation!

Grain, seeds, production materials.

The famine that occurred last year made many seeds become people's rations. There have been no seeds for planting for several years. If more time passes, the situation will only get worse!

In fact, it is not just this country, many small countries are facing the same problem. There are many domestic conflicts, the conflicts between classes have become intense, and some have even gone into civil war.

In the past, they had no choice. If they maintained the status quo, they might still be able to get something from Pengeo, although it was unlikely.

But now that they have more choices, these member states that did not propose to "break up" in the most difficult moments suddenly began to contact the federal people frequently.

His Majesty the Emperor was silent for a long time after knowing this.

To a certain extent, this is indeed what he wants to see. These small countries can no longer continue to transfuse blood for the empire, and staying here is not only a trouble, but also a trouble.

But when they really wanted to leave, and they left voluntarily under the interference of the federal people, he was a little worried and a little angry!

Betrayal is always infuriating!

Once the Federals begin to penetrate these countries and form a tendency to surround Pengeo, it will be difficult for the Pengeo Empire to return to a state that can confront the Federation.

And it is difficult for the Pengeo Empire to continue to trust these countries that have maintained diplomatic relations with the Federation for a long time, even if they really have nothing!

In distrust and uneasiness, the surrounding countries will continue to consume their national power and make them exhausted to deal with it!

Although the Pengeo Empire is the suzerain state, it has accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with the high-pressure rule of these subordinates over the years.

This separation may really turn into a big trouble.

While His Majesty the Emperor was thinking about these things, the Prime Minister walked in with a serious look on his face, "They held a meeting of the Twelve Nations."

This sentence was said carelessly. His Majesty the Emperor was stunned for a moment and then looked at him with confused eyes, "So... what does this mean?"

The Prime Minister immediately explained, "Those former subordinate countries of ours were led by someone, most likely the Federation, and held a twelve-nation conference with the purpose of signing a "Permanent Withdrawal from the Pengeo Strategic Alliance Treaty" plan!"

A single small country really didn't dare to suddenly stand up and say that it wanted to withdraw from the alliance. Although Penjiao was defeated by the federation, it was still not something they could provoke.

They can't defeat the federal people. Isn't it just casual to attack these small countries?

So no one is willing to take the lead in this matter.

The Federation people seemed to be aware of their problem, so they simply called twelve countries together to announce it this time. With the commitment behind the Federation, the Twelve Nations Conference was finalized.

His Majesty the Emperor's expression suddenly became ferocious and terrifying!

Regardless of whether these countries have completely surrendered to the Federation, at this moment, he is full of anger!

But he quickly calmed down. "Do you think we should get these people back?" he asked the prime minister.

The Prime Minister was silent for a while before replying, "My reason tells me that we should save them."

"But at the same time, my reason also tells us that we can't save them!"

"Your Majesty, it is very simple to save this matter. We only need to give them some supplies so that they can solve the current difficulties."

"Food, money, and orders, these are the three things they need!"

His Majesty the Emperor then shook his head and said, "But we can't give it to them, because we ourselves also need these!"

The room fell into silence again. After a while, the Prime Minister comforted, "Your Majesty, when we become stronger again in the future, they will still be able to refuse us as before!"

"I promise!"

The emperor's expressionless face suddenly showed some smile after a few seconds, "When the Federation is strong, they are the dogs of the Federation."

"When we are strong, they will again wag their tails at our feet."

Although his tone was not harsh, his clenched hands betrayed his inner emotions at this time!

After a while, he suddenly exhaled and his tense body seemed to relax, "Let's leave it like this. Send someone to contact them and tell them privately that all this is for a better future."

"The connection cannot be broken, but it should not be too obvious."

The Prime Minister can understand what His Majesty the Emperor means. Since the matter has developed to this point and there is no room for recovery and no need, then simply change the way of thinking.

Calling all of this an "imperial conspiracy" is actually not that important as to whether it is useful or who believes it.

The reason why lackeys are willing to be lackeys is because they can't be human beings, not because they don't want to be human beings!

His Majesty the Emperor, or in other words, the ruling class of the Pengeo Empire has made up its mind, so naturally it will not stop it.

On July 17, the Twelve Nations Conference was successfully held on an island in the Eastern Ocean.

The heads of the twelve countries sat together and talked about the development trends of the world and expressed their vision for complete peace.

In order to bring peace to the world as soon as possible, the heads of these twelve countries simultaneously announced the signing of an agreement to permanently separate from the Eastern Continent Military and Political Alliance.

From the moment they signed their names in front of many reporters, the Eastern Continent military group and political interest group headed by Penjiao began to fall apart.

Not only did the Pengeo Empire not become furious because of this, but His Majesty the Emperor delivered a public speech on "World Peace I Desire".

He admitted the Pengeo Empire's failure in the war, admitted that the previous emperor had chosen a wrong route, and was willing to bear the consequences for all!

In His Majesty the Emperor's speech, "give up hatred" and "welcome peace" became hot words!

Except for the Pengeo people, everyone around the world is cheering because the war is truly over this time!

The remaining clouds after the war have also disappeared, and the tense atmosphere has also eased.

Outside the Federation's military base in the Eastern Continent, reporters captured a very precious scene. The Federation sergeant and Pengeo's sergeant were smoking cigarettes arm in arm and bathing in the evening sun.

The fortifications being dismantled in the distance have become a talking background, and everything is moving towards the good side!

The Pengeo Empire's decisiveness accelerated the talks on the federal mainland, and the federal government decided to form a delegation to the Pengeo Empire for at least six months of exchanges.

Including exchanges in many fields such as culture, economy, politics, etc., Lynch's name is clearly listed on the list of economic delegations!

Some people claim that a successful handshake between the two major powers will bring at least fifty years of peace to the world, and the federal industrial index has skyrocketed again!

It’s like celebrating the arrival of peace!