Ephemeris 1009 Earth Federation Presidential Palace

Wilson, the 196th president of the Union, was sitting in the presidential office, which symbolized supreme power, with a helpless and depressed face. Although he has the help of a very powerful intelligent brain, he is still extremely tired from being able to deal with those large volumes of official documents. He frowned, rubbing his temples vigorously as he tried to ease his tense nerves.

Since its inception, the Earth Federation has established the Cook Principle, and according to the federal constitution, the president must be elected by the people for a six-year term and can only serve two consecutive terms. In the presidential election, which is held every six years, political parties within the federation can put forward their own candidates. After a three-month campaign, a federal referendum was held, with all citizens over the age of 16 having the right to vote, while a presidential candidate had to obtain more than 60 percent of the vote to be elected.

In the year 997 of the ephemeris, Wilson ran in the presidential election held that year as a candidate for the "Forward Party". And that was the most competitive and tortuous election in the history of the Federation. In the first round, none of the candidates were able to get 60% of the vote; After the elimination of the 10 candidates with the fewest votes, a second round of voting was held. Although Wilson's approval rating was far ahead of the other candidates, he still did not meet the constitutional requirement of 60 percent. In the third round of the election, which was held in desperation, because the enthusiasm of the voters had long since faded, coupled with the strong promotion of the forces behind Wilson, he finally won with 60.1% of the voters, becoming the 142nd and 195th president in the history of the Federation, successfully entering the presidential palace and becoming the most powerful first person in the entire Federation.

In his first term, Wilson, who won the difficult victory, fully demonstrated his outstanding ability to develop the economy and govern the country. He traveled among various political parties, consortia, and non-governmental organizations, coordinated relations with all quarters, pooled funds needed for construction, vigorously developed advanced science and technology, and worked hard to improve the people's livelihood, thus bringing about a golden period of rapid economic development and relatively stable political situation in the entire federation. This gave him great prestige within the Federation, which laid a solid foundation for his successful re-election. Sure enough, in the presidential election of the ephemeris of 1003, Wilson defeated all his opponents with an absolute advantage and entered the presidential palace again.

Wilson, who has stood at the pinnacle of power for more than ten years, has a little regret at the moment. "The mountain is high and the man is the peak", this sentence is full of heroic atmosphere, but only when you really stand on the peak, you know that the peak not only has infinitely beautiful scenery, but also has the cold wind and the danger of breaking bones. Think about 12 years ago, I was still a healthy and optimistic social activist with a wide range of interests, and then look at myself now, I am still old and my heart is declining, and I don't have any time and space for myself except to deal with political affairs all day long. After all, I want to govern a huge country with a population of up to 50 billion.

Yes, the current Earth Federation, after more than a thousand years of development, has far surpassed any period in human history in terms of its total population. The era of the population explosion has truly arrived, and it will continue. Behind the rapid population growth is the strong support of advanced technology. In the interstellar age, mankind has made breakthroughs in all fields of science and technology. Biogenetic engineering ensures an adequate source of food; The study of human beings has deciphered the secrets of many deadly diseases and prolonged people's lifespans; For the development of the ocean, the area of human activity has been greatly expanded...... However, these are not the real roots of human reproduction.

In the process of formulating and implementing the Proxima Centauri project, some people of insight in the Federation made it clear that the pioneering action of Proxima Centauri is only a rainy day for mankind for the distant future, but the Federation is facing an urgent task that must be solved, that is, with the development of science and technology, the era of population explosion will soon come. If there is no clear understanding and effective countermeasures to this point, then mankind is likely to fall into chaos and decline again, and even lead to the complete destruction of human civilization!

This is certainly not alarmist. The resources of the planet alone cannot withstand the tremendous pressure brought about by tens of billions of people. At that time, the only solution was to use the relatively mature interstellar voyage technology to build a large number of small interstellar vehicles to explore and transform other planets in the solar system to meet the requirements of life survival. With the starship engine technology at the time, even Pluto, the most remote planet in the solar system, could fly back and forth for five or six months. This allows human beings to realize interstellar migration in the solar system in a relatively short period of time, and the resources developed by these immigrants just alleviate the resource crisis caused by the rapid development of human beings. It can be said that the current solar system has truly become the backyard of mankind.

Therefore, the current Earth Federation is no longer worthy of the name, the Earth is just the spiritual home of human beings, and tens of billions of people have been scattered on the planets of the solar system and firmly rooted.

Wilson's little remorse was only a matter of moments. Soon he turned his mind to the real problem. In a few months, there will be a new presidential election, and when the new president is inaugurated, it will be time for him to leave here. So, where do you go after you leave office? Is it to retire completely, to be a rich man, or to seek another development, so that you don't feel the sadness and desolation of people going to tea?

While Wilson was carefully considering his future path, his secretary, a very bewitching woman, knocked on the door, then walked in and said to his boss: "Mr. President, General Zhao Dongyang, Director of Military Intelligence, asks for a meeting. ”

Wilson, who had come to his senses, opened his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him with a complicated look. For this secretary, he has a strong covetous heart, she is too beautiful, that devilish figure and angelic face, any normal man will have possession at first sight. It is a pity that as president, although he holds great power, he still needs to be careful about many things, and he does not want to stage a sensational "Lewinsky" incident during his term of office. Perhaps, after she leaves office, she can be ......

Forcing himself to suppress the surging **, he asked very seriously: "What did you just say?" I was so engrossed in my thinking that I didn't hear it. ”

The woman didn't know the dark thoughts in the heart of the president in front of her, but she was just a small secretary, and she could only pretend not to know in the face of the president's power.

"Mr. President, Director Zhao of the Military Intelligence Agency asks to see you." The woman repeated.

"Oh, you let him get up."

"Yes, Mr. President." The woman nodded, and walked out of the office that scared her.

After a while, a man in the uniform of a federal admiral walked in. After saluting the president, he sat down on the couch very casually.

"General Zhao, do you have anything to do with me?"

"That's right. Here's a monitoring report from a giant observatory at the edge of the solar system, saying that a pulse communication signal from the direction of Proxima Centauri was received, and it was determined that it was sent by humans. This document is the content of the deciphered signal. The stakes are high, and I will report to you as soon as I get this document. Zhao Dongyang briefly explained his intention.

"Oh, is it true? Show me! Wilson's interest shifted from the secretary's body to the explosive news.

The content of the document is relatively long, and it describes in detail what happened between two human interstellar ships in March 1004 in the ephemeris, especially emphasizing that Colnan, who is the chief of staff of the Wanhu starship, is actually a member of the "Absolute Justice" organization, hinting at possible hidden dangers in the political and military circles of the Earth Federation; It also attached a plan for the modification of the starship engine, asking the Earth Federation to use this plan to build a new type of starship and continue to send fleets to Proxima Centauri to enhance the strength of mankind in Proxima Centauri. At the end of the document, the sender of the signal is indicated, the commander of the combined fleet of the Atlantis interstellar manned voyage ship and the Wanhu interstellar manned voyager: Vice Admiral Lin Feng.

After a quick reading of the document, Wilson did not immediately express his position, but fell into deep thought again.

He didn't expect that the "Absolute Justice" organization that had existed since before the ephemeris was still active, and even entered such an important department, which showed that the organization's energy should not be underestimated, and it must be strengthened to take precautions, and extraordinary measures can be taken if necessary, even if it is [***].

Wilson was more interested in the included Starship engine modification scheme. He didn't expect that after being away from Earth for so long and without strong technical support, the technicians of the starship would be able to make such a huge improvement in the engine surname. He suddenly had an idea, perhaps, this document can make him stop worrying about the future path of life.

Thinking of this, he made a decision, and it was this decision that later led to the complete division of humanity.

"General Zhao, put this document here first, I still need to study it carefully. As for the illegal organization mentioned in the document, you come down and have a good look. After all, this is your duty, and I don't want to say much. There are a lot of things you can do with it. ”

Zhao Dongyang knew that this was the president's eviction order. He stood up crisply, saluted, and strode out.

Seeing Zhao Dongyang's back disappear completely, Wilson pondered it carefully. Then, he said to the secretary outside the door, "Help me contact Mr. Rockefeller at once, and say that I will ask him to have dinner with him." ”

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