"The fringe zone is a strategic buffer between the Earth Federation and the Pan-United Empire. According to the "Interim Peace Agreement" that has been signed, neither side can set up troops in the specified area. This is a principle that all military proposals must abide by. We do not want to tear up the agreement , and the threat cannot be allowed to exist. My proposal is very simple - the planet ag64 is located exactly at the end of the edge zone. The planet coordinates are less than 20,000 kilometers away from the federal territory, and it belongs to the normal commercial patrol area. According to the follow-up of the "Agreement" In addition, the Federation and the Pan-United Empire can set aside a portion of the border adjacent to the specified area as a non-prohibited area. In other words, as long as it gets the approval of the Pan-United Empire, ag64 will be completely separated from the edge and become an exclusive economic development planet."
"We can station a fleet there. In order not to overstimulate the alert level of the Pan-United Alliance, the number of battleships should not be too many, but it cannot be too few. No one can say when the empire will restart the war. We can only Prepare for a rainy day. Of course, it is definitely impossible to station a standard fleet. The number must be reduced on this basis. Personally, I think 450,000 warships are more appropriate."
The Federal Parliament located in the "Light of Hope" is an oval tower-style building covering an area of ??more than 50,000 square meters. The stepped core conference room was filled with thousands of parliamentarians from various immigrant planets. Compared with the crowded venue, the rostrum seemed very empty, but no one could deny that the dozens of people sitting there were truly masters of God (United Industry Party) and Kop (National United Democratic Front). ), fdc (federal republic camp), and other actual controllers of small and medium-sized parties.
Since the last election, the FDC has held most of the power of the federal government. As allies with the same hatred, god and kop also continue to win over other opposition parties to achieve the goal of controlling parliament and vetoing presidential resolutions that are unfavorable to themselves.
In Terrence's view, Zhao Yi is the kind of person who is very trustworthy and does what he says - six thousand two hundred and four abducted ladies were secretly transported to the southern part of the federation by ag64 two days ago. An asteroid. That is the core control area of ????the God Party. In order to convince the ladies that the danger still existed, God had to re-enact a thrilling pirate chase during the transportation process. The women sitting in the transport ship saw the complete battle scene from the portholes.
The warship was hit by a missile and exploded on the spot. The soldier who was vaporized by the laser performed a heroic act by driving a space fighter into a pirate ship. . . . . . Many women let out piercing screams on the spot, and almost all of them were in tears. Especially those scenes where the frigates, regardless of life and death, blocked the torpedoes launched by the pirates in a horizontal direction, and used their hulls to protect the transport ships from safely escaping. These women, who had always been aloof, finally had a new understanding of cruelty and death.
Terrence understands very well. How to maximize the efficiency of resource utilization at hand. According to his explanation to the ladies¡ªZhao Yi, the defender of planet ag64, rescued them from the pirates. However, the pirate group, unwilling to fail, made a comeback. There are many signs that there are hidden personnel appointed by pirates within the federal army and police. In order to ensure the safety of the ladies during the transportation process from ag64 to the immigrant planet, the God Party can only transfer as a civilian caravan. Unfortunately, such a secretive operation still attracted pirates entrenched around the planet. To protect the transport ship. The combined forces of the garrison area and god lost a total of thirty-one warships of various types, and more than 6,000 people were killed.
"They are the best young men in the world. Like you, they also have their own families. Facing death. Anyone will be afraid and shrink. But they paid for it with their lives. They also have their own dreams, and they are even better than Your husband is younger. We must do something to be worthy of those who have died. Think about it, in the most dangerous and terrifying environment, if the number of escort warships can be larger and more powerful , the armor is thicker, then they don¡¯t have to die at all. Instead, they live carefree like your children."
Before the transport ship landed at the spaceport, Terrence had already sent a large number of female crew members to accompany and comfort every frightened lady. These specially trained escorts eloquently tell stories about deaths that will never be understood and never seen on the immigrant planet. Just this low. In an atmosphere full of sadness and pain, an unprecedented sense of anger and responsibility began to silently grow and spread in the hearts of these noble women. . . . . .
The content of the motion proposed by Rhodes is actually very simple. To sum up, the core is: with the consent of the Pan-United Empire, planet ag64 will be separated from the edge and a new exclusive development zone will be established separately. At the same time, a larger fleet will be assigned to the ag64 garrison area.
The bill is divided into two parts. Although the prerequisite for establishment must be approved by the Pan-United Empire, this seemingly relevantThere are no sexual issues, but there are no implementation difficulties - the Federation and the Pan-Union are hostile to each other, but their private ties have never been broken. Even at the top of the empire, the God Party still has a certain number of speakers. As a certain conditional existence, god must also speak for the empire on correspondence issues. This situation of interdependence but opposition has actually occurred many times in the history of the earth. As long as the issue does not involve sensitive areas or certain events that play a decisive role in the war, the Federation and the Pan-Union can reach an understanding.
After all, we all share a common ancestor and are all part of the human race.
"No! I never agree. This kind of bill is simply a conspiracy¡ª¡ª"
Congressman Goldberg suddenly stood up from his seat, pointed at Rhodes who was standing opposite with his injured finger that was still bandaged, and roared angrily: "The specific scope of the fringe zone has been defined long after the last war. Qing. We should not harp on this issue. The Pan-United Federation will also take the opportunity to make more excessive demands. There is never such a thing as a sudden pie falling in this world. If you want to get 50% of the benefits, just You must pay 100% of the price¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
"So, dear Mr. Goldberg, if you want to lose fifty pounds of fat, shouldn't you first eat a hundred pounds of lard?"
Rhodes smiled disdainfully at the opposite party, shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Your statement is too general. There is no comparison between the two. Besides, the purpose of designating planet ag64 as the exclusive area of ??** is to An important fleet is set up there. The border zone between the Earth Federation and the Pan-Union is really long. We must increase our armaments to achieve real security."
"This is impossible¡ª¡ª"
Goldberg stared at Rhodes fiercely, baring his teeth like an angry bear: "A standard fleet This means that the existing military allocation will increase by at least 1.6%. This year There is still a shortfall of 50 trillion federal standard currency for public welfare. Hospitals, schools, sanitation, planetary environment transformation All projects require money. Just for something that even you don't know whether it will happen." Under the pretext of "war", the entire federation is required to spend its already small reserves? Hey hey hey Rhodes, you think too well. The parliament will never pass your bill, and neither will the government. Budget for this additional expense. If you really plan to change your identity and become a soldier, it is best to sell all your property, buy a few small spaceships, and go to the universe to live out your addiction as a general."
"General?"
Rhodes sneered and snorted: "Do you think I am your useless nephew Simpson? That idiot can't even defeat the pirates. He has implicated tens of thousands of federal soldiers in vain. If it weren't for his stupidity, the Congress wouldn't be able to defeat him." Additional funding will be allocated to provide the military with 5,000 new warships. If war breaks out, there will be no damn public welfare. Oh I almost forgot, Mr. Goldberg, you don't even think about it. Don¡¯t worry about this problem. You already own some industries in the Pan-United Empire. Although I don¡¯t know the specific amount, it will definitely not be a problem to ensure that you have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life.¡±
Many federal people own properties in Pan-Union. Similarly, Pan-Union also has similar business organizations in the Federation. For example, a certain brand of clothing. Its board of directors has members from both major powers. This situation is actually very common.
¡°I absolutely do not agree with this damn proposal¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
Goldberg clenched his fists, stared and roared: "The federal fleet is already strong enough, and we have the ability to destroy any invading enemy. Any bill to increase the existing military strength is redundant. Instead of investing money in "arms" This bottomless pit, why not use them"
"I doubt whether your thinking is normal."
Rhodes interrupted him unceremoniously: "Mr. Goldberg, there must be something wrong with your memory. Please note that just a few weeks ago, your nephew Simpson was killed by pirates. Being divided into different equal parts and sold. Anyone with normal thinking would think of revenge at the first opportunity. And you Everyone clearly heard every word you just said¡ª¡ªYou refused The proposal to set up a fleet in the garrison area of ??planet ag64 also claims that the federation does not need armaments. I think if you are not confused because of excitement, you must have ulterior motives and try to betray the interests of the federation. Put democracy under the rule of the empire."
Such accusations immediately caused a wave of exclamations in the parliament. The congressmen who had been watching indifferently also pressed the information recorders on the desktop to play back the previous scene of the dispute between Rhodes and Goldberg. Especially the last words Goldberg said are constantly replayed, clearly reaching the ears of everyone who wants to know the truth.
"Must"??Set the fleet there¡ª¡ªthe federal border cannot be absolutely secure. Any area can become a battlefield. What's more, the number of additional battleships is not large, and it is not even enough for the basic configuration of a standard fleet. "
Rhodes¡¯ initiative has initially yielded results. As part of the reservation plan, several god councilors immediately stood up and agreed with this proposal.
"Military expenditures are increasing every year, and a lot of so-called "dangerous views" are raised every time. Heck¡ª¡ªthe peace between the Federation and the Pan-Union has been going on for a long time, and I don't see how those nobles actually have any What is the reason to start a war again? Gentlemen, while increasing armaments, I would like to remind everyone that warships and troops can never appear out of thin air. The basis of security and armaments is the economic and financial growth of the Federation. An increase of 100 million If we increase our military expenditure, we must spend more than ten times the domestic financial training funds. Otherwise, we will not even have the energy necessary to operate the warships."
An FDC congressman argued for Goldberg from an alternative perspective to justify rejecting the proposal.
"I don't know how the figure of ten times the training fund was calculated. But you must have never failed in math since elementary school."
Rhodes sneered sinisterly: "This damn theoretical point of view is as ridiculous as the fifty versus one hundred that Mr. Goldberg said before. As far as I know, the gentleman who just said this. In many cases, Luxury brands all have shares. Can we understand it this way¡ª¡ªfor every ten "Media" diamond rings sold, you can buy one of the latest "King" class battleships by paying federal taxes? Haha Compared with that insignificant amount of tax, the profit that goes into your pocket is the truly rich part, right?¡±
This accusation is well-founded, and the FDC members were unable to refute it for a while. I can only glare at him.
"These guys are basically parasites attached to the Federation. They only think about beating people's bones and sucking their marrow, and they have never cared about other people's lives and deaths¡ª¡ª"
As an ally, the kop camp also has several supporters of Rhodes: "Last year's accounts of more than 80 million in public funds are unclear, and the specific flow of these funds has not been revealed yet. I propose - to conduct an inventory of public funds again. Rather than letting this money become a dead debt for some people to enjoy themselves and even keep mistresses, it is better to use it to supplement military expenditures and increase the safety of the people."
"Yes! The planet we live on is not safe at all. Think about the women who were abducted. If the military has enough warships and a large enough defensive area, pirates will not dare to take advantage of such loopholes. Even from ag64 On the way back to the immigrant planet, they were still attacked by pirates. I heard my wife talk about that battle. She saw everything with her own eyes. Many people lost their lives because of this. They would not have died because of our battleships. Not enough and not strong enough.¡±
"It's time to solve these problems. I'm tired of hearing the word "pirate". If so many things hadn't happened, I'm afraid we wouldn't have thought that the danger is around us. Congressman Rhodes is right - ¡ª¡ªThe fleet must be added to the new exclusive area. The bastards of FDC only compete for power and profit, and they don¡¯t care about the life and death of the people at all.¡±
"Goldberg, you stupid pig, you are just talking nonsense. What reason do you have to oppose Rhodes' bill? Think about your nephew Simpson. That guy has an uncle like you, which is simply the world. The saddest thing in the world. That kid died miserably, and even his intestines were sold in pieces by the pirates as food. But you are sitting here, not even daring to fart I guess. I¡¯ve seen it through, you are an idiot who wants money rather than your life. I don¡¯t want to accompany you to die in vain, this bill must be passed¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
A considerable number of the members are relatives of the rescued lady. With all the joints set up before, Rhodes' proposal easily won the approval of many people. In this irreversible situation, Goldberg's group can only resort to the next best thing and restrict the bill in terms of quantity.
"The number of 450,000 warships is too many. The federal finances cannot support it and must be reduced by more than 80%."
"What's the use of twenty percent of the fleet? Once the Pan-Union launches a war, the fringe area will be attacked by at least two standard fleets at the same time. I can't imagine that a brainless waste like you can be a federal member. There must be no shortage of 450,000 warships, otherwise, there is no point in increasing the fleet."
"This is impossible - the financial reserves for the second half of the year are not that large. Three hundred thousand ships. The capital ships can only account for half of them. This is the bottom line."
"It's enough to stop all your public-funded food, drink and public-funded travel projects. The number of battleships must not be less than 400,000, and they must be all capital ships."
"The president will not agree to this damn bill."
"Then??Tell him to get lost! Replace with someone with courage and ability. It will be reported on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow¡ª¡ª"
"Are you threatening me? I want to duel with you¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª"
"Come on! I will stuff you into the sewer right now and eat shit¡ª¡ª"
The chaos in the parliament is comparable to the busiest vegetable market. More than two hours passed slowly with the sounds of yelling and fists hitting flesh. In the end, the FDC headed by Goldberg was forced to agree with the Rhodes motion and decided to set the planet AG64 as an exclusive area after gaining approval from the Pan-Union. At the same time, an additional force of 400,000 warships was added. Since the number of the fleet is less than 500,000, the capital ships account for 80% of the fleet. They are not included in the regular forces of the federal army for the time being, but are named after the "New Forty-Nine Fleet".
The bill only exists on paper. To convert the results of the struggle into reality requires a series of tedious actions.
(I recommend the new book "Annihilation of Ten Thousand Vehicles" by "An Ran**", it's very good! To seek immortality, stand on the top of the heavens; create achievements for all generations, and pass on the immortal Taoism.
After talking about it, I just ask: What is the use of immortality? It is better to die.
Then, kill all living beings and destroy thousands of vehicles. . . All right! I admit, this synopsis is powerful. )
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