Chapter 443: The Federation Today (Part II)
"At the Hand of the Tower, no one knew why you disappeared all of a sudden. Leonardo said, "Lin Xiaoman is only willing to say one sentence: If you want to do it for his good, don't ask where he goes." ”
"It's just that she took your warrant and asked General Gu Changfeng to let the remnants of the empire return to China, which made you confused. At that time, the front line of the Hand of Xinta was still quarreling over this. ”
"It was not until the next day that the presidential decree came, and Mr. Paul, who had just succeeded the president in order, took the oath of office and issued his first order, that is, in his capacity as the marshal of the Federation and the commander-in-chief of the whole army, to express his acceptance of your proposal, to proceed from the overall situation, to cease all acts of war, and to negotiate peace with the Empire. ”
"I didn't give Paul any advice on that......" said Rosong Creek, "Forget it, I'll talk about this later, but then what?"
"As it turned out that your suggestion was completely correct, it is said that the fastest slipped away Echo Habe intended to unleash the last of the Empire's war energy with the self-detonation of the legendary powerhouse and the suicide attack of all the members, and it was thanks to the timely release of the sincerity of peace by the Federation that this tragedy of both sides was averted. Rather than annihilating the poor, avoiding further losses and recovering as soon as possible was what the Federation needed most at that time. ”
"You believe all this nonsense...... The people of all the planes have blown themselves up, and I don't believe that Ai Keha will blow himself up......" Luo Songxi complained.
"Regarding your whereabouts, it wasn't until it was rumored later that you were hunted down by two legendary powerhouses under West in Iskan Province, and everyone knew that you suddenly disappeared and were hiding from the demigod powerhouses. ”
"Actually, you could have asked for help at that time, and our Stuttgart family would not do their best to protect you? Who in the Federation would not do their best to protect you? President Paul later made a public speech saying that as long as you return to the Federation, the Federation will definitely do everything in its power to protect the young heroes who have contributed the most to the war. ”
"Then you're missing again, and everyone is scared again. But I'm sure you'll be fine, you've grown up being hunted and killed, and our friendship has been built in being hunted down, isn't it......?
Leonardo's emotions were a little excited, and Luo Songxi was also a little moved.
After all, in the nearly one year since he disappeared, there are still many people who are concerned about his safety.
But it's also interesting to hear rumors about yourself from other people's mouths.
After all, Paul has good means, whether it is his own disappearance or letting go of the remnants of the empire, he can deal with it without leakage, and even add points to himself.
"It is said that you were rescued by Veronica, a genius magical girl of the Empire, a student of Antonidas?" Leonardo asked, "Hey, this beautiful lady, could it be Miss Veronica?"
Veronica, who was sitting next to Luo Songxi, gently put her hand on Luo Songxi's shoulder at this time and greeted Leonardo.
"This ......" Leonardo was taken aback by the intimate gesture between Veronica and Luo Songxi, "then...... Lin Xiaoman......"
Luo Songxi's face changed, and Leonardo hurriedly changed his words, "Ah...... Antonidas's only student, and sure enough, not only amazing, but also beautiful!"
Luo Songxi asked, "Lin Xiaoman...... Are you okay now?"
"Uh...... Pretty good. It is said that because she brought dwarven volunteers to the Federation at that time, she was deeply respected by President Paul, and became the director of the presidential office at a young age, and during this time, she also served as the director of Paul's presidential campaign office. ”
"But after entering the president's office, she has been very busy, and she has no time to get together with us. ”
"That's good......" Luo Songxi was silent for a while, and asked Leonardo, "You said there was another election?"
"Yes, but this election, I don't think there is any suspense. ”
"The election has been postponed for more than a year, and Congressman Lucy is still winning?"
"Of course not, Councillor Lucy did not run at all this time. ”
"Huh? Why?"
"Last year's general election was postponed because of the outbreak of war. Towards the end of the war, the men of the Capital Military District had the audacity to assassinate the president and blow up the vice president's airship. You should know all of this. Then Deputy Speaker Paul, in accordance with the constitutional order, was sworn in as President of the Federation, becoming the first person in the history of the Federation to hold the presidency of the two parties. ”
"When Paul first became president, no one thought he was a transition until the next election. Surprisingly, however, President Paul quickly established his prestige after taking office. ”
In fact, it is easy to understand that during the war, the president hid in a bunker, and the vice president fled away from Weststar City, and Paul stayed at Fort St. John to preside over the daily work of the government. ”
"In addition, during the war, the agents of the empire purged the parliament with assassination, and then Huang Xin's coup purged the parliament again. But Paul was fearlessly on the front line. The surviving members of the parliament, even if they looked down on Paul's grassroots birth, all had a common hatred for Paul. ”
After the war, in order to fill vacancies in the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Union elected a number of by-elections from the states. But during the war, the Empire's troops swept through nearly half of the Union, especially in some states in the east and south, and the propertied class was particularly devastated. ”
"Many of the legislators elected from these states come from the same grassroots level as President Paul. Most of them gained great prestige because of their performance in wartime, and thus became parliamentarians. Most of these people have become loyal fans of President Paul. ”
"But most crucially, Paul has demonstrated great ability to govern the country since he took over as president. With great efficiency, he passed an easy money bill, and the entire federal treasury began to borrow on an unprecedented scale, and invested all the money in the infrastructure destroyed by the war. The entire federation recovered extremely quickly after the war. ”
"Won't this cause a huge price spike in the short term?" Luo Songxi asked. When he was in school, he was also influenced by Leonardo, and he made up for political economy.
"Yes, definitely," Leonardo said, "but on the one hand, prices have already risen sharply during the war, and President Paul's approach has only reduced the extent of the post-war price decline to the normalized level, so the resistance of the people will not be so strong." ”
"On the other hand, President Paul passed an executive bill that would provide a 'inflation subsidy' to all civilians whose income is below the benchmark, and the subsidy will be extremely large. Therefore, most of the losses of inflation are transferred to the high-income group, and this wave of means of equalizing the rich and the poor is really beautiful. ”
"Especially in the war zone at that time, when the displaced civilians returned to the homes that President Paul rebuilt for them, lived in low-rent houses that were almost free of charge for them, and could also receive a large amount of 'inflation subsidies' every month, President Paul's prestige among the civilian class is now unshakable, and it has caught up with President Zhang Xinxin back then. ”
"Then didn't the big family of the original federation stand up against it?" Luo Songxi asked again.
"Oppose? Which one is so strong to stand up against it?"
"Let's talk about the four families first, the main force of the Ke family is in the military, and the Rawls family and our Stuttgart family, the two major plans thrown out by President Paul are something we can't refuse. ”
"The biggest beneficiary of large-scale financing and bond issuance is actually our family's three major federal banks. The unprecedented rebuilding of infrastructure was an order that the Rawls family desperately needed to restore wartime losses. ”
"The Luo family is left, and it is naturally difficult to speak alone. ”
"As for the eight small families in the second tranche, and the small chaebols in the second tranche, their industries have just suffered huge losses during the war, and then ushered in a large-scale contraction of post-war inflation, so naturally they have begun to gradually lose their right to speak. ”
All in all, the war was undoubtedly a major reshuffle of the federal political situation, and the post-war reconstruction was a major reshuffle in the distribution of wealth. When the wealthy and powerful who hid in the West Star State during the war returned to Fort St. John after the war, they found that Fort St. John was already a completely new world that had abandoned them. ”
"So, there is no suspense in the general election you said earlier, and you mean that Paul will definitely win the election?" Luo Songxi said, "The winner after the reshuffle is Paul?"
"No, the shuffle just gives President Paul a stage to display his political talents, and the winner is the entire federation. Leonardo said.