An emergency meeting of the Executive Committee was held that evening.

At the meeting, Blancwen gave a detailed account of the conditions of the British and the rumours he had heard in San Vicente, which caused the members of the Executive Committee to whisper.

The naval fleet had indeed disappeared for a long time, and there had been no news from either La Plata or Brazil, and the huge naval fleet had disappeared as if it had never existed. Perhaps they were still waiting in some sea to attack the British ships, or perhaps they had been killed in a violent storm in the Atlantic, or perhaps they had been ambushed by the British Grand Fleet, as had recently circulated in San Vicente.

I have to say that this news has made some members of the Central Committee a little flustered. They were originally ordinary people, and even now they are all leaders in charge of a country with a population of more than 20,000 people, and their mental quality has improved by several grades compared to the past, but when they first heard such shocking news, they couldn't help but change their faces greatly. In particular, what the British said had a nose and an eye, and even the type of ships and the number of ships of the East Coast Task Force were not bad at all, and this could not but make people feel a little uneasy.

"Don't scare yourself, trust our navy." In the end, Ma Ganzu came out to make a conclusion, he was in his forties and more calm than many people here, "Lu Ming is also an old man in the navy, and he was the captain when the navy owned his first warship. In the past few years, he has also commanded several naval battles and escort missions, and he is so experienced that he is the number one in the navy. I don't worry that he will go to sea with the fleet, even if he really encounters the large fleet of the British, he knows how to choose, and he will not be wiped out. Moreover, our two Yangwu-class fast cruisers are extremely mobile. Those pirate ships of the British could not catch up with the horses. So I look. The credibility of this news is not very high. We can't mess up the situation ourselves, what should we do? ”

"But......," said Bai Siwen with some hesitation, "even if the naval task force is fine, it still can't break the British blockade." Moreover, it is extremely difficult at home, this war cannot be fought after all, and we must make peace with the British as soon as possible. ”

"But the British's asking price is too high for us to agree." Ma Qianzu said firmly, "Old Bai. Didn't I say you, the British asked for a technical technique, and you were ready to agree? Isn't that! In fact, our battle with the British is not as simple as it seems, and if we give in to the British, what will the Spaniards and Dutch think of us? They will think we are weak and deceitful! The Spaniards may not dare to make any moves if they are too close to us, but now the Dutch have a navy that is a little stronger than the British, and if the Dutch also ask us to share their skills with us, or ask us to withdraw from a certain market, or else they will threaten war, what do you say we will do? Will you be honest and obedient, or will you fight the Dutch again? So, ah. We have to be tough with the British to the end, so that the enemies who are secretly ready to move can be seen clearly. What a loss to go to war with us. ”

"But it's not a matter to always fight, the treasury is almost exhausted......," Finance Minister Tang Yuan complained to Bai Siwen.

"Of course, it's not advisable to be tough to the end and not know how to be flexible." Ma Ganzu continued to say slowly, "You can negotiate peace with the British, but the conditions must be agreed. For example, the transfer of the latest textile technology is absolutely not allowed, this is a forbidden area, non-tradable, non-negotiable, this point to let the British understand, to make them die. As for the other conditions, that can be discussed slowly. For example, this indemnity, it is not impossible to give 8,000 yuan in private, of course, the name must not be called indemnity, it is called humanitarian compensation. Of course, if the situation on the battlefield is favorable, then I don't think the reparations will be able to ignore the British. The English still have a lot of trouble in their own country, and I don't believe that their restless king could be so honest, and at this time in history he should have been raising money to prepare an armed army against the Scots, right? Hehe, the advantage of the traverser is here, we can roughly know the political situation in other people's country, but people don't know anything about us. So, Lao Bai, if you mess up this errand of peace negotiations again, you can't talk about it. ”

Bai Siwen was told by Ma Ganzu, and he also realized that he was indeed a little too timid before. However, he still has some shadow over the powerful naval power of the British in history, and even has a sense of fear of the colony company fleet with non-regular soldiers, which is probably one of the disadvantages of the traverser.

"Okay, Chairman Ma, what you said makes sense, I was really reckless before." Bai Swen said, "Next, I will rush back to San Vicente as soon as possible and make a good calculation with Lao Gao." In the subsequent negotiations, we will conscientiously hold our position and have a good deal with the British. ”

"You're right." Ma Ganzu said with a smile, "You must pay attention to the negotiation with the British, and you can't be in a hurry. You were in too much of a hurry, too eager to make peace, so much so that you messed up your own square and showed the British a clue. Since the British know that you can't hold on and are in a hurry to make peace, then the initiative in negotiations is in the hands of others. So, you have to adjust your thinking well, don't be in a hurry. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the government will not be able to hold on? You don't have to worry about this at all, what do we do with so many troops, so many police, and so many spies? It's a big deal to implement military management, all materials are rationed, and resources are prioritized to protect the army and police, and the country can't be in chaos! Hehe, to put it mildly, our country is and will be a country of repression and police for a long time to come, and we still have control over this bit at the local level, and no one can afford to make waves. So, don't worry, according to what you said, have a good deal with the British and see who can't hold their breath first! ”

"Hmm." Bai Siwen nodded, and then suddenly changed the conversation and said, "Chairman Ma, members of the committee, the next topic must have been read by everyone just now. I was in a hurry to write because of the time constraints, but I think I made the meaning clear. This afternoon, the active duty officers of the army, Xiao Baitu, Leonid . Fedorovich and the two men went in and out of the central key departments with murder weapons, and beat the central leaders in a lawless manner. His arrogance is extremely arrogant, his behavior is extremely domineering, and the impact is so bad that I can't say more. What I want to say here is that this kind of thing happened this time is absolutely not accidental, and a large group of people in the War Department who are full of abnormal thoughts such as Lao Tzu being the best in the world should be rectified in my opinion. How to deal with this matter can be discussed by the Executive Committee. I propose that Xiao Baitu and Leonid be expelled from the army, that Xiao Baitu be tried in an honorary court, that he be deprived of his qualifications as a deputy to the National People's Congress and that he be deprived of his shares in the East Coast Company, and that Leonid be exiled to the Falklands. ”

"Fuck you!" Peng Zhicheng slapped the table and stood up, scolded Bai Siwen angrily and said, "What kind of people have our army become in your mouth? Don't forget, when the war started with the Spaniards, it was our army that braved the rain of bullets and bullets to beat them back. Not to mention all these years, which major operation has not been carried out by our Army? Without our army, you don't know how long you would have been fucking dead. Bai Siwen, look at you and your group of fox friends, what are they? Lao Tzu's army is outside in the sun and rain, born and died, and you fucking have a dance party at home every day! Don't think I don't know about your, what kind of club did your Wang De set up a bunch of Italian and Spanish girls, and you yourself didn't patronize it less, and now you still have the face to talk about us, I'm phew! ”

was exposed in public by Peng Zhicheng, a big boss, and Bai Siwen's face suddenly became hot. His private life is indeed not very decent, and there are several illegitimate children raised outside, but the country's current legal system is not perfect, and there is no law that explicitly stipulates that it is not allowed to have a second wife, so with Bai Siwen's self-inflicted "self-cultivation", this bit of lace news can't hit him, at most it makes him a little embarrassed.

"Don't talk nonsense." Bai Siwen argued strongly, "Is it reasonable for your army to beat people? If you don't deal with Xiao Baitu today, the two ruffians, Lao Tzu, a member of the Central Committee and the president of the Supreme Court, will not be appropriate! It's not interesting to be a pawn, anyway, you army cows, one by one, are like warlords, and we still have a fart! ”

Civil Commissioner Xiao Mingli, Finance Commissioner Tang Yuan, Agricultural Commissioner Jin Kela and others were in the same breath as Bai Siwen, and at this time they found an opportunity to beat the army, so they naturally followed suit.

Wang Qinian, a member of the Navy, could no longer sit there and watch jokes at this time, after all, he was also on the position of the military department, so he united with Xiao Bailang to reluctantly come forward to speak for Peng Zhicheng.

For a while, the opinions of the bigwigs of the executive committee were somewhat inconsistent, and the results of this handling could not be released for a long time. After arriving at the end, it was Ma Qianzu who came forward and came up with a compromise plan. It happened that the two sides quarreled for a long time, and they understood that there would be no result if they continued to quarrel, so they both pinched their noses and accepted the plan.

Early the next morning, two staff officers of the Joint Staff Headquarters rushed to the guard room of the Executive Committee's administrative building, helplessly woke up the two "prisoners" who were unconscious and snoring loudly, and read out to them the punishment order of the Joint Staff Headquarters: Xiao Baitu and Leonid were ordered to retire from active service, of which Xiao Baitu was transferred to the corporal of the army reserve, and Leonid was transferred to the reserve private, and the two were sent together to serve five years of hard labor at Fort River, South Africa. (To be continued......)