blackstone code

Chapter 2420

Connor was a little... stupid.

But stupid smart!
This is not an oxymoron, nor is it pejorative.

Quite the contrary. It is a favorable description. It is important for a president 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.

There are many special advisers and senior cabinet officials in the presidential palace. He can connect with the most accomplished scholars and experts in related fields of the federal government with just a phone call, and let them answer any of his questions.

Lynch is also a special counsel and an expert.

Lynch has a huge contribution to the success of the Truman government.

Although many people don't see this, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Therefore, it is a good habit for Connor to seek Lynch's opinion first if he has any questions, and he is also developing this habit.

Lynch knows everything, even if he doesn't know the problem, he can provide Connor with some constructive suggestions, or let him find someone who can solve it.

Recently, everyone in the society has been discussing this matter - isolating Peng Jieao.

There are two forces that are strong in the Federation.

The first force is capital, and the frightening thing about capital is that it has penetrated into every aspect of this country.

If the federation is a "person", then the name of "capital" is engraved on the smallest cell of its body!

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.

Done well, the public will like you because they see you as a responsible politician, a politician with a cause and a conscience, just because you do what they want you to do, not what is right.

If you don't do it well, the public won't complain about how stupid you are, they will think that you have tried your best, and even though you got a negative feedback, you did your best!

The people of the Federation are contradictory. What makes them contradictory is that they are too easily led away 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 lead everyone to a happy life!
But when he was abandoned, people thought that he was the scourge that destroyed the rise of the Federation, and that he 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 won't deny you, they will just praise you.

There are many things Connor wants to do, and he doesn't just want to leave the position of president with wealth for two terms.

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

Facing Connor's question, Lynch did not give an accurate answer, "Whether we want to isolate the Penteo government and whether it will really be isolated are two different things."

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

"Even if we demand that the Penteo Empire now withdraw from all political alliances and declare itself a neutral country, its trade with other countries will not be completely terminated."

"In peacetime they can maintain the political insulator style, but maintain the fact of trade exchanges."

"When war breaks out, they just need to declare an alliance to make this 'isolation' talk a joke."

Connor raised his hand and interrupted Lynch, "We can make him not trade 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 peace with Penteeau now, continue to maintain a low-intensity political confrontation, or even Military standoff."

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

They have not committed to retaliate or deepen harm by force, at least for now, so the necessary precautions are necessary.

The significance of this peace talk is to ease the tense state of the world. Once the peace talk is successful, everyone will be able to let go of their guard and let all countries start to enter the fast path of development.

This is very necessary for Penteio, and it is also very necessary for the Federation, which is why such a peace talk was facilitated.

Lynch went on to talk about the most critical point, "These demands suddenly appeared, don't you think it's strange?"

Connor froze 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 idea of ​​asking Penteo to turn into a neutral country and cut off military cooperation with other countries began to appear from the mainland of the Federation.

Some active social activists talked about the horrors of the Penteo military group in the media. They said that if the Federation allows Penteo to return to the international trade order.

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

Therefore, the best way to solve this malpractice now is to cut off Penteo's political and military external connections.

Make it a quasi-neutral country, like it was before the Federation!
Isolationism has been prevalent in the Federation for many years. People think about it at this time, if Penteio also fell into isolationism, then obviously the threat would be much reduced!
This is also one of the reasons why this argument is supported by many people, because these things did happen, and they happened to the Federation itself.

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

Lynch told the truth of the matter——

"poverty!"

"Peng Jieao already starved to death a lot of people last year. Although there is no disclosure this year, the situation will not get much better."

"Its allies are poorer than it, famine, rebellion, they need help, and Penteo can't reach out."

"The best way is to remove all these 'carrion', which is conducive to rapid recovery and good health."

"But they probably wouldn't want to remove the carrion themselves, so we've given that task to us."

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

"And it did appear so strangely!"

Connor crossed his legs and propped his chin to think for a while before nodding his head in agreement, "You make a lot of sense, so should I do this or not?"

Connor became more hesitant, because this might be a trap of the Penteo people, if he didn't know, it would be fine to follow everyone's request.

But he already knew, and if he still did that, he would feel that he was hopelessly stupid!
Lynch stroked his smooth chin, with a gloating smile on his face, "Of course we can help them, and help them thoroughly!"

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

Lynch lowered his voice a little. He knew it was safe here, but people tend to lower their voices habitually when they say some secrets.

Just like some people have to turn off the lights when they do certain things. In fact, there will be no substantial change between turning on and off the lights, but they are just used to turning off the lights.

"Some bad decisions shouldn't be made by us, and if we do, there should be extra compensation."

"And as an 'enemy,' our decision in a way, far from breaking their bond, is counterproductive."

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

There were some new changes in the talks soon. A delegation from Penteo's bereaved family arrived in Bupain and was received by Connor.

During the conversation, the representative of the bereaved family, the heir to the royal family who had been exterminated, asked the Federation for assistance.

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

As a "defeated nation", the Penteos have returned the territories they occupied in Gefra.

Then they should also return the other territories that were occupied by their evil. At the same time, they also hope to get some food and medicine. The request of this royal family member has attracted Connor's attention.

In less than two days, the TV station began broadcasting the famine and plague issues facing the Eastern Continent.

A large number of people who died of starvation and disease were thrown into the pit and burned like garbage, and there were red-eyed crows everywhere. This scene deeply touched the pure, kind and sensitive hearts of the federal people.

The discussion in the whole society has also changed from "isolating Ponteao" to "how many countries have been invaded and destroyed", and "whether it is necessary and obligatory for us to help these people out of the disaster".

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

The federal government's external cultural output over the years has begun to play a role, not only internationally, but also domestically.

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

Caring about the world, whether people in other countries are living well, whether they are exploited and oppressed, seems to have become an excellent moral character.

And they themselves are still being exploited and oppressed, but they still have the fucking mood to control 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 that the Eastern Continent is currently facing the largest famine in human history.

As the pillar of civilized society, the federal government has decided to call on the whole world to unite and give a certain degree of relief to the famine-affected areas based on humanitarianism.

But these rescues, to whom, how to give, still need to be considered...

(End of this chapter)