Episode 13 Decisions of Congress
Now, let's start voting on whether or not to send troops to the reef island!"
Arden shouted through the microphone as he banged on the hammer on the table, and although he had tried his best to control the order of the room, he still couldn't suppress the fierce quarrel in the room. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, a special meeting of the Congress of the Republic was being convened, and more than 100 members of the Congress were arguing over whether or not they should go to war against the pirates on the Reef Islands.
All the legislators can be divided into three factions, one is the main battle faction represented by the opposition Gui and the four clans, accounting for about one-third; one is the Fan Xiu party, which represents the Blue Star Autonomous Group, and they belong to the war suspension faction; and some people do not advocate war or delay, but are in a neutral state, but in fact they are the wall-riding faction, mainly composed of members of the various ethnic parties, and the number is as much as a quarter.
Because of the massacre of the pirates of Ranjiao Island in Mashan Town, it has aroused the hatred of the pirates of Ranjiao Island throughout the country, and even people in many places have jointly signed a letter or marched on the streets, demanding that the government take immediate military action to protect the safety of the people of Guiguo. In addition, the Gui and other opposition parties have repeatedly put forward bills in the National Assembly demanding that the Kangnai government immediately send troops to Chaojiao Island, so Arden had to convene a parliamentary meeting to discuss the matter. Unexpectedly, as soon as the meeting began, the main battle faction and the slow war faction began to quarrel.
Even within the Blue Star Autonomous Mission, there is a lot of debate about whether or not to go to war on the Reef Islands, with some insisting on going to war and others hesitating. After all, the power of Ransho Island is not just a group of pirates, and behind it, there is another Xiuzhen country located in the south of it, the country of Koura.
For a long time, because of its remote location, separated from the Terran continent by a complex reef sea, so it has always been self-contained, although the national strength is not strong, but it is rarely threatened by the Terran continent. On the contrary, it is because the country often takes advantage of its geographical advantages and invades countries adjacent to the Terran continent in the form of pirates. Several coastal states in Dongyanzhou, including Gui, Yue, and Chu, were also harassed from time to time.
Several coastal countries on the Terran continent do not want to destroy this country, but because of its remote location, the sea conditions are extremely complicated, and the country's cultivation resources are relatively scarce, there is no benefit in fighting, and they are also worried that because of the emptiness caused by sending troops overseas, they will be taken advantage of by other neighboring countries on the road, so the coastal countries have not really had a plan to attack the country. Historically, the country has also taken advantage of its geographical advantages to defeat several invasions by powerful countries on the road. Of course, because of its national strength, the country of Jiapu didn't dare to really offend the coastal countries too much, and just did something to rob while the fire was fired, and the people who harmed the coastal mortal people and low-level Xiuzhen families were all harmed. It is for these reasons that the country has always been in a safe corner.
However, the country's reputation has also been notorious for this. Everyone knows that Kopo is a country composed of a group of pirates, and the so-called pirates of Troubled Reef Island are actually all pirates of Kopo country. All the coastal countries are reluctant to do any trade with the people of the country of Koura, and they are not willing to deal with the people of this country. This small country in the South Seas was also excluded from the countries of the Terran continent because of this.
In order to discuss whether or not to use troops against Ranjiao Island, the Blue Star Autonomous Group of course collected a lot of all kinds of information about this country, but the more they learned, the more they argued.
Those who advocate the use of troops against Kopo are represented by the commander of the navy, Modern. Because the navy had been attacked by pirates disguised as the Kopo Navy, he had a strong desire to exterminate the Kopo Navy. And Defense Minister Zhang Tiande was also eager for revenge because he did not send troops to stop it in time when the pirates were bloodbathing Mashan Town.
Among the other members of the autonomous group, there are also many people who secretly support this. Because the intelligence system of the Republic has learned that although the country of Kopo is short of resources, it is rich in oil and various rare metals, which is extremely important for the current industrial development of the Republic, and it is an incomparably huge treasure. Therefore, the dispatch of troops has a great deal of support within the autonomous regiment. This is why as soon as the Gui and the four tribes proposed to declare war on the country of Jiapu, so many people immediately expressed their support.
The only people who are embarrassed by this are a group of people represented by Kangnai. After all, waging war is not a simple matter, not only does it consume a lot of resources and financial resources, but it also has to bear all kinds of risks, and if you are not careful, you may incur defeat. If the war is unfavorable, the government will be questioned by the people and the people's hearts will be lost, or the government will fall and the Blue Star Autonomous League will be forced to lose its position in power.
"Alright, everyone, be quiet, now announce the results of the vote!" exclaimed Arden.
After some bickering, under the pressure of Arden, the MPs finally decided to vote on whether to go to war, whether it was a main war or a delay, as long as more than half of the people supported it, it was passed.
"There were 120 people who should participate in the vote this time, 112 people actually participated, 61 votes in favor of the main battle, 40 votes against, and 11 abstentions. ”
Arden read slowly, and said in a slightly trembling tone: "More than half of the people are in favor. I announce that the motion for war against the country of Jiapu put forward by Councillor Gui Cheng and Councillor Mushud has been approved and passed! In the next step, we will urge the government to launch military action as soon as possible!"
As soon as these words came out, the Gui and Four Clan Councilors in the venue immediately cheered, while many Fan Xiu Party members showed helplessness. The news soon spread throughout the country, arousing the people's desire for war and victory, and applauding the decision of the National Assembly, and a strong sense of belligerence was ignited throughout the country.
However, for the majority of the Blue Star Autonomous League members of the ruling party, this decision is like a hot potato, and they have to take huge risks. At the headquarters of the Blue Star Clan in Xiaoyu County, the members of the Convention immediately convened an emergency meeting on this issue.
"Don't you know that war is child's play!!" Connell slapped the table, clearly dissatisfied with the decision of Congress.
Arden sighed and said helplessly: "I don't want this either, but since this is a decision that the MPs voted on together, we can't help but implement it." What's more, the people's desire to declare war is so strong that we have to respond. ”
"But now that the whole country has just come out of the catastrophe of war, there is such a thing that needs to be done, and there is no energy to fight another war! What's more, we don't know much about Ransho Island and Kopu Country, how sure can we be if we want to declare war on them?!" Kang Nai complained loudly, glaring fiercely at Schroeder and Modern, who were pretending to be innocent.