Arknights is too real, right?

Chapter 761 Are you afraid of pain?

This regular meeting of the Yuan Council was still going on, but Xia Feng was no longer listening carefully to the subsequent discussions.

In other words, he was not listening carefully to the content of the discussion, but was observing everyone's expressions.

The fact was just as he thought, the discussion on disarmament in the second half of the meeting was still very strange.

The focus of disarmament was initially set on the border military region. A collegial officer proposed disarmament by 100,000 people on the grounds that the international situation was stable.

Not surprisingly, this view was opposed by most members of the Yuan Council.

Victoria is almost surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the only southern border is the country's door and window. Even if there is a possibility of excessive defense strength, the army cannot be reduced. This is the principle.

Seeing that most people were resolute, the focus of disarmament subsequently shifted to the Southern Military Region on the grounds that the Southern Military Region's garrison locations were too scattered.

Next to Speaker Lefl, a middle-aged collegial officer said with a bad expression.

"As we all know, the economy in the southern part of the empire is very sluggish, and due to geographical reasons, the cities are too far apart and lack correlation. This has led to the Southern Military Region to set up troops in every large city."

Another collegiate officer squinted his eyes.

"Lord Bida, is there any problem with this? The number of infected people in the south is almost double that in the north. Isn't it natural to strengthen the garrison strength in large cities?"

The collegiate officer known as Lord Bida snorted.

"Of course there are problems. The economy in the south is so poor, but the annual military expenditure is about the same as that in the north. In this case, I think it is necessary to reduce military expenditures through disarmament."

As soon as these words came out, some of the nobles who had been hesitating before could not sit still.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Lord Bida, the security of cities in the south is already a bit chaotic. Large cities generally have areas where infected people are concentrated. The army has been disarmed many times before, and now it is reintroduced. Doesn't this increase security risks?"

"Yes, the garrison branch of the Southern Military Region is already a carrot and a pit."

"Lord Bidar, I think you are playing with fire with this suggestion."

Facing the accusations from several people, the collegiate officer known as Bida leaned on his seat and puffed out his stomach, and said disdainfully.

"If a place is destined to catch fire, let it burn. When the time comes, we can directly suppress it with armed force to scare the monkeys. We will ensure that no one dares to cause trouble again in the future. Instead of worrying about catching fire and increasing our own fire prevention costs, we might as well just let it go. No matter what, it just happens to be able to screen out the existences that are potential threats to the empire."

This statement completely lacks a sense of responsibility and a sense of the overall situation. It is hard for Xia Feng to even imagine that such a view comes from a member of the Yuan Congress, a core institution of the empire.

It seems like he is playing hard to get, but in fact he is extremely stupid.

Moreover, this view is mixed with strong hints and established cognitions.

Because interactions between cities are limited and transportation is inconvenient, generally large cities must have garrisons. This is not only to prevent so-called "riots", but more importantly, to increase the fault tolerance rate in the face of various emergencies. .

For example, heavy snow, floods, gang fights, large-scale traffic accidents, vicious incidents that the security bureau cannot handle, and even evacuation during natural disasters, etc.

However, the collegiate officer named Bida said nothing about this. What he wanted to express was that the Southern Military Region's garrison in southern cities was entirely to prevent local infections.

This is blatant discrimination.

This is not Ursus. Although ordinary people have always tacitly discriminated against infected people, it is still shocking to see such subjective and unabashed discrimination by those in positions of power.

Fortunately, not all members of the Yuan Council are arrogant and arrogant people like Bida. On the contrary, most members still maintain an objective and fair attitude when it comes to issues of principle.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Speaker Leful coughed softly.

"Ahem, today we are just discussing the possibility of disarmament. The real decision will have to be discussed with General Aumont, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Military Region, and the Imperial Military Department, General Frey."

Xia Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and after working on it for a long time, it turned out that it was just talk on paper.

Politics does not understand the military, and the military does not involve politics. In theory, the Yuan Assembly has great powers and can even negate the decisions of the royal family, but in fact, this situation is difficult to happen.

The regular meetings of the Yuan Council are like a group of elders and aunties discussing where to buy a house, but when making a real decision, they still have to listen to the opinions of their sons who work outside the home.

In this case, Xia Feng is no longer so restrained.

During the discussion, Xia Feng sat in the corner of the last row and raised his hand.

"Lord Leif, I have a small suggestion or question, can you tell me?"

Leif nodded.

"Xia Feng, you are a member of the Yuan Council, of course you can speak."

Xia Feng stood up and said innocently with his eyes wide open.

"I don't understand why your Excellencies have been struggling with the issue of whether the Southern Military Region should disarm. Since we want to disarmament and save military expenditures, why not disarm the Northern Military Region or the Central Army?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Feng's question received a fierce response.

Several nobles sitting near Xia Feng spoke up first.

"How can it be possible to disarma the central military? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Young man is too unreasonable. Both the Central Military Region and the Northern Military Region are the top priorities of the empire. If you hand over your own gun, who will meet the enemy if there is an accident?"

Xia Feng stared with big innocent eyes.

"Aren't you talking about disarmament? You're not talking about disbanding them all on the spot. As you just said, the north belongs to the mainland and the public security is very good. It is guarded by two major military regions at the same time. Is it abnormal to disarm a small part in order to save military expenses? of?"

At this time, Master Luo Da at the collegial table spoke.

He looked at Xia Feng with contempt, as if he was looking at an idiot.

"What do you know, you idiot? With the economy in the north, even if the Central Army can recruit another 300,000 troops, the situation in the north and the south cannot be compared at all."

This statement shocked Xia Feng, and he immediately asked.

"Master Luoda, what do you mean by this? I don't understand. The economy is still divided into the north and the south? Doesn't the south belong to the Victoria Empire? Are you trying to split it?"

"Snapped!"

Luo Da slammed the table, causing the teacup on the table to tremble.

I saw him yelling at Xia Feng loudly.

"Who do you think you are? You dare to blame me? You are just an infected gang leader. Do you really think that Princess Weilin will kill you?"

"alright!"

Speaker Lefl interrupted Roda's outburst in time.

"Lord Lord, this is a regular meeting of the Yuan Council. Anyone can give opinions. Please be careful with your words."

Roda's attitude was obviously arrogant. Even in this situation, he had no worries at all, and he had the attitude that he didn't need to give it to anyone.

Of course, his attitude was completely reasonable. As the head of a first-level noble family in the north, except for members of the royal family, there was really no need to give face to anyone if he didn't want to.

Luo Da snorted heavily and stared in Xia Feng's direction with squinted eyes.

"Boy, don't think that you can do whatever you want just by making some achievements. If you don't overestimate your own capabilities, be careful that all your previous efforts will be wasted and the boat will capsize in the gutter."

Faced with such clamor, Xia Feng's expression showed no anger.

Xia Feng smiled apologetically as he felt Maren Laig next to him desperately tugging at his hand as he sat down.

"What Master Luo Da taught me is that I made a mistake. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

Seeing that he had given up, the other people who had just agreed began to mumble like an elder preaching to a younger one.

"Young people must know how to watch what is happening."

"You can't get involved in this kind of thing."

Xia Feng had a sincere look on his face, and he just nodded repeatedly without saying anything else.

The meeting continued until noon, and none of the three topics was finalized. The staff member responsible for recording organized the transcripts and nodded to the Lefl Council.

Leif stood up from his seat.

"Okay, that's it for today. Thank you all for taking the time to attend the meeting. The important content discussed in the meeting will be submitted to the royal family and Chief Yaerlin for serious discussion. The next regular meeting will be in three days. I hope everyone can attend as usual and the meeting will be adjourned.”

After Leful announced the adjournment of the meeting, several collegiate officials in the front row, including Luoda who had just scolded Xia Feng, left the conference hall in a swaggering manner.

Some of the remaining aristocratic gentlemen left closely behind, while others communicated in small groups in low voices.

After the people gradually dispersed, Malenleg persuaded Xia Feng with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Xia Feng, there is no need for you to step forward in a situation like the one just now. You are a newcomer in the Yuan Council. To put it harshly, members like you and me who do not have important positions have no right to speak at all."

In Mullenleg's view, Xia Feng's behavior just now was simply a matter of eagerness to get ahead, or it could be called trying to find a sense of presence.

Xia Feng smiled innocently.

"It doesn't matter. This is not the first time in my life. I will understand in the future."

"Okay, that's good if you know."

Then, Mullenleg looked at his watch.

"It's noon now. Do you have any plans for the afternoon? I'll treat you to a meal."

Xia Feng stood up from his seat and patted his butt.

"No, I have an appointment. See you later."

The first regular meeting of the Yuan Council was over. Xia Feng called Aguang in the lounge of the administrative building, and the two went downstairs together.

The entrance to the administrative building.

Aguang asked curiously as he started the car.

"Brother Feng, what did you say in this meeting?"

Xia Feng sat in the passenger seat and stared quietly ahead.

"I didn't say anything, it was just trivial things."

At this moment, Xia Feng suddenly saw the Luoda collegiate officer from the meeting getting into a black car parked in front of them.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Feng said calmly.

"Aguang, are you afraid of pain?"

"What? Afraid of pain? How can I, a grown man, be afraid of pain?"

"See that car in front of you?"

"I saw it."

Xia Feng stared ahead expressionlessly.