Under Lynch's influence, some of Mr. Trueman's ideas also changed dramatically.

He had attached great importance to establishing diplomatic relations with Nagalil, and in addition to the things that Lynch said, resources, and other things, he probably wanted to surround a group of allies around the Baile Federation.

Everyone is very confused about how to go in the future, they don't know whether to step on the road next, or get stuck in the mud, if the Federation has more allies, there will be more opportunities to share the pressure, and more confidence to refuse.

But now, his mind has changed, he doesn't want to admit that he was an adult and was persuaded by a young man, but the truth is that he was convinced.

Lynch's words magically cut into his nerve center along his most "vulnerable" place, making him tremble and his blood boil.

All soldiers are willing to write their medals with glorious wars, are willing to defend the dignity of the country with iron and blood, and are willing to shed blood and sacrifice for the strength of the country.

Lynch's words were very much in line with the appetite of Mr. Trueman, who was born in the military, and after he was convinced, he would go and convince Mr. President, and this time, he not only went himself, but also invited others.

One was the head of operations of the National Security Council, the other was the second chief of defense, and the three appeared together in the office of Mr. President.

It was only in these two days that it became clear to everyone that the Preton Pirates were going to face next was most likely a pawn of the Royal Navy of Gavre.

As we all know, some things are not easy to deal with in the way of the state, such as attacking the merchant ships, fishing boats and even cruise ships of some hostile countries.

If any country sends an army to do such a thing, it will definitely cause a storm of public opinion.

Gevra is a monarchy, and the emperor is very fond of his face, so supporting a person who does the dirty work becomes his best choice, which is also the preferred way of most politicians.

Once this naval battle against pirates begins, it is likely to push the Federation into an unknown place.

The Conservative Party, which has been dormant for a long time in the past few days, has also come forward and lashed out in the media at some of the ideas of the Progressive Party, arguing that blindly launching a military strike against Nagalil, which has nothing to do with it, will bring terrible consequences to the positive image that the Federation has just established in the international community.

They did not inform the public that the Preton Pirate Group might be impersonated by the Royal Navy of Gavre, which would cause panic and unease to the entire society of the Federation, which was also not in their interest.

All they need is to end this worthless diplomacy in their eyes, not to cause social unrest and panic among the people, so they just tell the people that it is not in the interests of the Federation at this stage.

Of course, they also created some problems to attack the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nagalil, and raised some seemingly soul-torturing questions, such as "why should we help others develop instead of keeping opportunities at home?"

In the stage of confusion, there will always be various ideas that will pop up, and people will be firmly attracted by different ideas, and some people are indeed on their side.

In the past few days, there have been some spontaneous demonstrations that have interfered with the continuation of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and some people have even gone to the presidential palace to march with the slogan "Take care of ourselves first", which is very much in line with the style of the Conservative Party.

They used mostly similar slogans to call on the federal government to keep the resources and wealth that had been intended to aid Nagalil in the country.

In short, some things are improving for the better, but there are also some new problems, and just when he himself was a little undecided, Mr. Trueman came to him with two lobbyists.

"Do you already know what happened yesterday?" Trueman asked the president a question after introducing the identities of the two people who were close to him.

Mr. President nodded, "Yes, I already know, you told me about it last night!"

After the incident, Truman told Mr. President about some of the things that happened during the negotiation process, as well as the tacit performance between him and Lynch, so that he could be prepared, but the deeper content has not yet been said, and he will wait for now that he has found two people who he feels can help him convince the president, and then come to meet the president.

Mr. Trueman looked at the two people beside him, and then looked at Mr. President, "We have signed a non-disclosure agreement before we came, and what we are going to say next, except for you, only the three of us know." ”

Mr. President was a little surprised, his expression showed a certain amount of surprise, high-ranking federal officials are rarely asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, only those that may have unpredictable and huge effects will be required to sign, and his attitude suddenly became correct. The expression also became solemn.

"Actually, I didn't finish my report with you yesterday, I talked to Lynch later, and he thinks that what we really need now is not who stands with us, but who we can beat our opponents!"

Mr. President's expression remained solemn, and at this time his brow was also twisted, "Our opponent?"

This is a standard interrogative sentence and ends the sentence with a slightly vague tone, allowing it to retain its original meaning.

"Our opponent!", Mr. Trueman repeated, and the game became very certain, "we have to make an opponent and defeat it, we can get everything we need from the war to develop the Federation, and at the same time we can build up the self-confidence of the people of the Union, and it will also unite us as a whole, so that we can defeat the next opponent!"

Mr. President shook his head slightly, "That's what you're talking about, it's terrible!"

He didn't say why it was terrible, but everyone in the room knew that this was imperial hegemony, plundering and expanding in order to strengthen its own power, which was in sharp contrast to the spirit of a free and peaceful federation.

It's not that anyone really thinks that these are not good enough, the leader of any country, the ruling class of the country, wants his country to expand to every corner of the world.

Only when the scope of rule becomes larger, the power in their hands will become sweeter, but sometimes some things are not as simple as words, and they also need corresponding strength.

Now imperial hegemony ...... It is no longer very popular internationally, and this world war has changed a lot of things, including some of the forms of the ruling class.

Plundering does not necessarily mean that the territory of the other side will be pocketed, and it can also be done in some other way, but this does not mean that hegemonism will disappear completely, but it will only change its form and continue to exist in another way, and there will be no change in essence.

Mr. Trueman didn't show some kind of guilt that he should have shown?

Maybe he should feel guilty for his thoughts, but at this time, there was a different kind of luster on his face, a ...... It seems to be the luster that is favored by something.

"Mr. President, the war between us and the Pirate Syndicate stems from our need for victory, and we need a great victory to reinvigorate the entire Federation, and by defeating the Preton Pirate Syndicate, we will have a long-term and stable supply of raw materials. ”

"But now the people in Nagalil seem to have some agreement with Preton that they intend to give up diplomatic relations with us, and if they do, we're going to face some big trouble. ”

"First of all, the Conservatives are likely to take advantage of the situation, and they have recently started to attack some of your new policies in the media, and we can't open up the situation internationally very quickly, and it has some negative effects on you. ”

In fact, Mr. President and his cabinet have done a very good job, but the problem is that the Baylor Federation is here to share the cake, and this alone will not make people like him, and naturally it is impossible to bring many benefits and orders to the Bayle Federation.

On the contrary, with the limited opening of some free markets, some foreign goods have begun to be dumped into the Federation, most severely in the three free trade zones in the South.

A large number of high-quality and low-cost foreign goods have completely defeated domestic goods, and many small businessmen have packed these goods and shipped them to various places, squeezing the market share of similar goods, and giving a heavy blow to some domestic enterprises that are still barely sustaining.

These are the problems, just not obvious enough, but the already somewhat vacillating people are on the side of the Conservatives again.

In their words, there is no benefit now, on the contrary, more factories are closing, and if the more countries that have diplomatic relations with each other, the more factories will close, then it is better to continue to engage in "escapism".

"Second, the frustration caused by the failure of diplomatic relations will make the people feel a deep sense of disappointment, which will make us more unconfident, and social problems and contradictions will become more and more numerous, and even erupt. ”

"Thirdly, the United Kingdom of Nagalil, a small and ignorant and backward country, can give us an ugly look in diplomatic relations, or play tricks on us, and if we cannot wash away the shame, our image and status in the international community will only get lower and lower. ”

"People will not respect peace-loving fools, they will only be in awe of butchers with scythes in their hands. ”

"The fact that Gavra has where they are today is not how peace-loving they are, not how many small countries they have helped to develop their industries and economies, but how many warships they have fought all over the world!"

"Mr. President, this is also my intention today, and if this diplomatic activity does not meet our expectations, I hope you can authorize us to start this war!"

The President's brow was almost knit together, and he waved his hand, "Let me brush it up, are you sure you just said the word 'war'?" ”