Blackstone Code

Connor's dissatisfaction with the army completely broke out at this moment. If the number of troops is reduced to 300,000 or less, it can be said that the federal military will no longer be necessary!

It was obvious that everyone understood this. Several members of the Military Committee were discussing in low voices, and the representatives of the Ministry of National Defense sat aside with unsightly expressions.

After a short discussion, the Speaker coughed slightly, drawing people's attention to him.

"Mr. President, is the number of three hundred thousand... too few?"

"If we really do this, the number of federal service members will reach an all-time low, even less than the number of soldiers before the war, which may affect the security of the federal homeland."

Many members agreed with this point of view, and the Speaker's eyes swept over some members.

The congressmen he had watched were either from the military committee, or had interests entangled with relevant committees or the military.

The direct consequence of reducing the number of troops is an avalanche of profits for the military-industrial complex, which will also cause a series of interest problems.

For example, if these military-industrial groups cannot continue to provide the same benefits as usual into the accounts of each member of Congress, the number of "rebates" received by the military procurement committee will also drop sharply in the future.

To arm 10,000 people, each person needs at least several thousand yuan of equipment. This is a business worth tens of millions.

It doesn’t look like the volume of this business is large?

But the number of the military is not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands.

According to the current number of soldiers, at least 400,000 must be reduced. 400,000 is a business worth billions.

If these people have to change their equipment every few years, this is a continuous business worth billions, and on average there are hundreds of millions every year.

Although the congressmen hate the fact that the military has made a big mistake this time, after all, those who died in the explosion are not the same thing as the gentlemen sitting here.

Pain is also the pain of others, and they only care about their own interests.

"Maybe we can keep the number between 500,000 and 600,000 first, and then reduce the number of troops year by year until the end!"

The Speaker did not immediately reject Connor's proposal, but took a more moderate approach.

Gradual disarmament so that everyone's interests don't start to suffer all at once, but at the same time it satisfies Connor and satisfies some other congressmen.

Connor did not answer directly. He glanced at the Minister of International Affairs, who immediately picked up the speaker's words and continued, "From the perspective of the current international situation, the federation, and even the world, will not have another major disaster in the next ten years. war on a massive scale."

"All countries are working together to build shelters, and with the current geographical location of the Federation, any country trying to launch an attack on us will not be able to escape our detection."

"We are fully capable of destroying the enemy on the sea before they get close to the Federation."

"Currently our main work should be on the construction of shelters and the management of social construction after the arrival of the shelter era."

"In these issues, money is an indispensable and important element. Compared with the billions every few years, there is no necessary budget."

"I agree more with the rapid disarmament plan proposed by Mr. President."

Kang An can make a start with some words, but he cannot directly participate in them as an argumentative player. He needs to argue with others through the mouths of some other people.

Otherwise, this would seem unfair. After all, as the apparent ruler of the federation and the referee, the president cannot end the game personally.

The Minister of International Affairs has good reasons for objecting. Since war will never break out again, is there any point in leaving so many troops?

Then a cabinet member added that the current combat effectiveness of the federal air force is unprecedentedly strong, so the complete air force establishment will be retained. The main direction of disarmament this time is the Western Military District and the Central and Southern Military District.

"The current work of the Northern Military Region is still relatively heavy. They are responsible for the important work of maintaining public security and order. We will not disarmament the Northern Military Region."

"The Western Military District has always been the main direction of our disarmament. Since Gafra lost its combat potential, its existence has become less and less valuable."

"There is not much value in continuing to maintain a large army in the Central and Southern Military District. The garrison in Nagalir can be used as an additional means to provide us with rapid military response guarantee."

"With the addition of the navy, this is our main disarmament direction."

Everyone discussed for a while, and Congress did not want to abolish too many at once. A member of the Military Commission put forward his own different views.

"Mr. President, Speaker, colleagues."

"I agree with Mr. President's core idea of ​​disarmament, but I don't agree with laying off so many active-duty soldiers at once."

"The value of the military's existence is not only reflected in external wars, but also in maintaining stability internally."

"It is precisely because we have a fully organized military that our society is so stable."

"Once we carry out large-scale disarmament, it will inevitably cause serious instability to social security, and may even trigger some things we don't want to see!"

"Especially when the end of the world is getting closer and closer to us, some people may take the opportunity to attack towns or even cities."

"Retaining a certain number of troops has positive significance for stabilizing social order!"

This statement is also agreed with by many people.

The Federation is not really that safe. In the apocalyptic atmosphere, some religions have begun to preach everywhere and promote various "Kingdoms of God."

The federal religious freedom is written into the charter, so as long as these religions do not include "killing" and "plundering" in their doctrines, the federal government cannot interfere with their freedom of belief before they do anything appalling!

Some religions may be small, with members concentrated in a small area.

But there are also some religions with large numbers of people. According to incomplete statistics, there are several religions with tens of thousands of people, or even more!

There are many celebrities, rich people, or some authority figures among them.

The Security Committee has paid close attention to them for a long time. These religions have not made any changes yet because they know that they are not opponents of the federal government.

If large-scale disarmament begins now, these people may do something appalling.

Seeing so many people agreeing, Connor couldn't help but say, "In addition to the military, we have other law enforcement agencies, the police department, the FBI, the Security Council, and even the tax bureau."

"Of course this also includes the militia and soldiers in the military club."

"We have no shortage of people to maintain social order. What you are worried about never existed from the beginning!"

“What’s more important is that since Blackstone Security cooperated with joint law enforcement, the security rate across the country has been maintained very well. This proves that Blackstone Security can effectively protect our social order.”

"I have talked privately with Lynch. He will continue to recruit more employees to help us maintain social stability forever, including but not limited to catching criminals and fighting crime, which also includes suppressing some coup d'etat."

"The commission we need to pay is very small, much less than our budget to maintain our own army!"

What Connor said is indeed true. Since the implementation of the "First Security Act", the social order and security situation in the entire federation have been very good.

Black market rapid response mobile units have begun to enter society more comprehensively, and people have begun to get used to their existence.

At first, people may be afraid of these rapid reaction units, after all, they are prone to shooting criminals directly.

But as people get to know them, people are no longer afraid of them. After all, as long as you don't commit a crime, they won't shoot!

You can even go one step further and say that even if you commit a crime, as long as you raise your hands and kneel on the ground in time, they will not shoot you.

The social order has been visibly stabilized, and Blackstone Security has played a big role.

Without them, the Federation might still be in turmoil.

The cost of hiring Blackstone Security is only the "contract" fee. The federal government paid approximately close to 1.5 billion to Blackstone Security in five installments over three years.

It seems like a lot, but compared to the military's expenditure, this amount of money is pitifully small!

Active duty military personnel will not be on duty on the streets. After reducing a large number of military personnel, the federal government can hire more Blackstone security employees, and there will still be surplus!

This is a very good solution, and it is also Connor's favorite solution. After all, Lynch has a very good relationship with him.

Controlling a part of the "military power" is important to Connor, who is now full of insecurities.

However, it is obvious that the idea he proposed was immediately "besieged" by many people, among which "Blackstone Security and capitalists are not trustworthy".

They are all saying that Blackstone Security is a private enterprise, and private enterprises are loyal to companies and personal interests, not national glory and national interests!

So once Lynch or Blackstone Security changes their business strategy, it is very likely to have a serious impact on the security of the federation!

"... Mr. President, I know you are very dissatisfied with the performance of the military, and so are we."

"But it's the federal government's military, and it belongs to us."

"Blackstone Security is a private military agency that belongs to Mr. Lynch. When our interests and Mr. Lynch's interests conflict, we cannot ensure that Blackstone Security can remain neutral or even favor us!"

"So I think this idea is terrible!"

Everyone also has a general idea. The biggest variable for private companies to become security agencies is their uncontrollability!

You can't use government administrative orders to adjust the managers of various corporate departments. They don't have any power at all!

Faced with the same objections from everyone, Connor recalled the phone call he had with Lynch before the meeting.

He frowned slightly, "Private enterprise is indeed the biggest disadvantage of Blackstone Security, but it is also the biggest advantage."

"It's a business and it accepts shares."

"The federal government will hold a part of Blackstone Security's equity in the name of the country..."