Chapter 528 The Consortium Dilemma (II)
When they heard the words "Sympathy", all the Byzantine members of the House of Commons let out an exclamation, followed by a loud protest against this foreign fellow, and even worse, some radical parliamentarians shouted loudly to drive this unashamed guy out of the cantilever of the ruler!
Byzantine Secretary General Hilde Byzantium raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and Hilde was also a little shocked by the words of the young man in front of him. The actual situation is indeed as he said, the number of unions within the cantilever of the ruler is increasing rapidly, and most of the new unions have disintegrated again in just a few months and reformed into another union. Every year a large number of new names are seen on the list of delegates to the joint meeting of the Ruler Consortium, and the next year these new names are reshuffled. Only some established confederations such as the Byzantine Commonwealth and the West German Commonwealth can survive in the complex situation for a long time!
However, who can guarantee this?
Hilde's brow furrowed slightly, as the secretary general of the Consortium, he could not show his worried side to these two people of unknown origin at the moment. Hilde waited for the cacophony in the House to cease out, coughed and cleared his throat, and said, "The reality that Mr. Diman said does exist, but there is no evidence of it!" Heard knew it, but out of the habit of a statesman, he refuted the other party's point of view, even if the other party was right. "But Mr. Diman's concern about the so-called predicament of the Consortium does remind us. ”
Robert was a little confused, on the way here, Williams clearly analyzed the so-called predicament of the Byzantine economy and political culture from all aspects of the Byzantine economy, politics and culture, so that Robert had to admit that the seemingly powerful Byzantium had reached the barrier of development, and if he did not find a way to break or cross it, the whole consortium would inevitably decline. However, the old Byzantine guy actually denied this! However, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that no one will expose his shortcomings to others, not even friends!
"That's fine!" Williams was not surprised by the Byzantine denial and disguise of the predicament, which he expected, and it would surprise him if the Byzantines admitted to his face that the confederation did have such a predicament, but then it would be easier for things to go down! Williams paused before adding: "This is the necessary stage in the development of every confederation, and we in the Moncaeune confederation are like this. At the beginning, the Moncroso Consortium and the Yuneen Consortium were faced with such a dilemma, and they overcame the difficulties through the implementation of merger and reorganization, and ushered in a new high tide of development. However, with the increasing number of consortia, this simple merger no longer works. I believe that in the near future we will see a war between the Manton Goethe Commonwealth and the Mllylenko Commonwealth!"
For a time, the parliamentarians in the audience once again set off a war of scolding, which caused a stronger response among the parliamentarians than Williams's previous speculation that the Byzantine Commonwealth would face a dilemma. It's a time of peace, and even if there are wars, it's only local infighting. And the bastard in front of him just now actually said that the union between the two cantilever arms will usher in an interstellar war, which is simply cursing the cantilever of the Ruler.
This heretic!
Hilde left the table in front of him with his arms and leaned gently against the back of his chair, closing his eyes slightly. Several councillors beside him glanced at him, and one of them, a tall and thin old man, coughed, ignoring the quarrels of the councillors in the ordinary seats, and said, "Hehe, Mr. Diman's assertions are not too hasty. Like you said, didn't the two of them just snatch a resource planet from you? So, what is the main basis for this?"
"Well, there are two main ones!" Continuing from what I just said, in the last ten years, Manton Goethe has merged three larger consortia by annexation, and now there is hardly anyone else at the southern end of the Orion cantilever who can compete with him. However, from another point of view, Manton Goethe has gone from being controlled by the Tucker family to now holding power and implementing a rotational responsibility system, and in this process, the Tucker family's influence within the Manton Goethe consortium has been greatly weakened compared to before he annexed these small associations. I don't need to explain too much about this, but you all know it. Manton-Goethe's internal power differences had developed to a very serious extent, and in order to transfer the contradictions, he later cooperated with Mlilenko. From the intelligence I have received, the same thing is happening in the Mllylenko complex!"
At this point, the smile on Williams's face suddenly changed slightly, and at the same time, his smiling gaze slowly swept from one end of the circle seat to the other, and finally settled on the face of the secretary general, the patriarch of the Byzantine family, Hilde. When Heard Williams mention that the Tucker family's influence was gradually weakening, Heard suddenly opened his eyes and casually glanced at several old people around him. They are all representatives of several large families under the Byzantine Commonwealth, although they are not yet able to compete with the Byzantine family, but it will be sooner or later!
Williams saw that Secretary General Heard had opened his eyes and that his purpose had been achieved, so he continued: "The reason why they want to unite to snatch an asteroid belonging to our family is very obvious. The contradiction of power within the consortium needs to be alleviated by the plundering of resources, which is a process that any consortium as small as a country needs to go through. In the history of the Federation, there are many examples of this, however, they all have the same end, that is, they are wiped out by other more powerful powers in the endless plundering of resources, or destroyed by their internal power struggles. ”
The hall of the House fell silent, and the members of the ordinary seats, who had been noisy and chaotic just a moment ago, stopped their invective and quarreling, and listened to the analysis of the young man in front of them with their ears pricked up.
The smile on Williams' face brightened, he got up from his chair, walked out of the seat, and came to the front of the ring seat, which is the center of the whole hall, and above his head was the devastated diamond chandelier and the mural of the creation of the universe! Williams walked slowly, his shiny black leather shoes shining mysteriously in the light of the diamond chandelier, he put his hands in his trouser pockets, and the hem of his trench coat floated to the back.
"That's the first basis!" Williams said, looking at the old man who had just asked the question, "and the second basis has actually come out. The internal contradictions of the two associations that cooperate with each other have developed to the point of irreconcilability, so they will be transferred to the outside. It's as if two hooligans come together, and there are always two things that happen. Either two people have the same smell and go together to rob others, or two people look at each other unpleasantly and fight with each other. The second one doesn't need to be explained. The first case is based on the fact that the cooperation between two people will be meaningful and sustainable when they have a common interest, and this interest is not big enough for one of them to say goodbye to the robbery career. But if one day they encounter a very big interest, one of them will come up with the idea of killing the other. At this point, the cooperation between the two people is over, and it is only a matter of time before it disintegrates! This is the second basis!"
After Williams finished his analysis, he walked over to the table where their delegation was, leaned back against it, crossed his arms over his chest, and surveyed everyone present.
There was silence in the House of Commons!
Robert Braden sat in his chair, a hot breath rising from his back spine, and he only felt that his whole body was hot, and Williams's incisive analysis made him admire. He didn't think he had the same vision and strategic thinking as Williams, and at the same time he felt a deep sense of fear. What a terrible thing it would be if such a person turned into an enemy of Mendu Kusman!
"Even if what Mr. Diman said happens, what effect will it have on us Byzantium?" spoke an old man on the edge of the chairman's seat, his eyes cloudy and almost all covered with pale substance, "Mllylenko is just a little flea, he can toss as much as he likes!"
Williams didn't explain further, because the old man represented most of the conservatives in the Coalition, who were in a safe corner and were not willing to take any risks. Hilde Byzantium, as the secretary general, didn't know what to say at the moment, his brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something!
"After talking for a long time, you haven't told us what your purpose is here today?" At this time, a young member of the ordinary seat of the Common House stood up and shouted, and then the originally quiet Common House resounded with a noisy discussion.
Hilde sat up straight again and said, "Mr. Diman, you are not just here to teach us ignorant people, are you?"
When Williams heard Hilde Byzantium's sarcastic words, his face froze slightly, and then he smiled: "Of course not. In fact, we are seeking cooperation from Byzantium on behalf of the two major confederations!"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the House of Commons, but then there was a loud burst of laughter!
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