Regarding the empire's "showing off its power", in addition to making these rulers or representatives from small countries feel in awe, there is also an unexpected gain, that is, arms sales.
Purchasing advanced war weapons is not necessarily to deal with war, or to actively break out war. To a large extent, it is actually to scare the restless neighbors around you.
War is not a simple matter. A war may break out only when demands are not met, and before that, it must be certain that the dividends brought by the war are enough to make up for the losses during the war.
The more technologically advanced a civilization is, the more cautious it is in its attitude towards war. This has nothing to do with humanitarian concerns, but simply because war is such a waste of money.
Every meter the war frontline advances means tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of funds are wasted on this meter of land. Some countries still cannot afford to fight modern wars because they are poor.
Modern war is different from ancient cold-weapon wars. In the cold-weapon era, the war was about population and renewable resources, while modern war is about money.
During the Empire's invasion of the Federation, only two lines of defense were advanced. In just two months of war, the Empire allocated more than 170 million in war funding in five separate campaigns.
Two hundred thousand soldiers have been invested, and the salary of these soldiers alone consumes more than 30 million per month, not to mention the ammunition consumed in the process, as well as the maintenance and damage of some war machinery.
Fortunately, the money was recovered in the end and made a huge profit. If the plan to attack San Luodu had not been an unprecedented success and successfully robbed the federal bank, maybe even if we won the war, we would eventually face Huge losses.
This is like the Union's vanguard army being trapped in the Odis encirclement during the Civil War, and the Union was forced to sit on the edge of the negotiating table.
As the war consumed the Federation's huge financial and material resources, if it still had to face a huge amount of pensions and other payments, as well as the cost of forming a new legion to fight the battles it had fought over again, even if the Federation continued to hold on, it might not be possible in the end. We must also take the initiative to withdraw our troops.
So how to effectively prevent the sudden outbreak of war
In terms of strength confrontation, if the military forces of the two countries are maintained in a relatively balanced state, it will be difficult for a war to break out. Because a fight cannot be fought, the only way to resolve the conflict is through diplomacy, which is commonly known as wrangling.
These arms sales will not trigger wars in other regions, but they will trigger arms races in other regions. This is actually a good thing for the empire. At least when the whole world is fighting with imperial-standard weapons one day, who will If they dare to disobey the empire's ruling, cutting off their supplies will be enough to make them miserable.
The afternoon visit left a very deep impression on many participants. The power of the empire is no longer just a superficial statement, but a solid truth.
The ferocious and terrifying war machines that were more than ten meters high or even higher made these people frightened. Even if some people had other thoughts hidden in their hearts, they all gave up at this time.
This was destined to not be a peaceful night. Almost all the telephone and telegraph channels were occupied. Sections of radio waves carried various information across the distance of space. After being transferred several times, they became silent again.
The institutions on the Imperial Avenue are also busy all night long. Delegations from some military industrial enterprises are taking the train to the Imperial Capital. The battleship formation outside the Imperial Navy Headquarters is slowly leaving the port and heading to the military port closest to the Imperial Capital.
Even Du Lin didn't get a very early rest because he wasn't used to going to bed early.
"Is this why you dominate the TV?" Kinsale ate fruit very dissatisfied and complained about Doolin's behavior.
Eight o'clock in the evening should have been the time for the TV series to be broadcast, but Dulin occupied the TV and watched a political talk show that she considered uninteresting.
The host of the program constantly adjusted the atmosphere of the scene to make the atmosphere more explosive. From time to time, he inserted a sharp question to make the four politicians participating in the program spit and yell at each other.
Tonight's program has a lot to do with what is happening now. Under the operation of the cabinet, the title of tonight's program is "Tough or Tender", and its core is directly related to the ongoing IFTO.
The four politicians took the positions of hardliners and moderates respectively to discuss the current foreign policy of the empire.
This kind of topic with clear and conflicting positions set off the atmosphere of the program as soon as it came up. The politicians only lasted for less than ten minutes, and then they started to tear up their ties and stood up from the sofa, walked up to their opponents and pointed at their noses. Call me stupid.
In fact, it stands to reason that this should be a political talk show with an entertainment nature, but it is still assigned to a serious current affairs channel and is also very popular among viewers.
Confrontation is everywhere, from gender antagonism, to class antagonism, to rich and poor antagonism. People are willing to join in the wave of confrontation, even on TV shows.
Viewers often write letters to the program team, greeting the entire program team in a sweet tone, expressing that the friendship and care between their families is due to the broadcast of this program, and the huge social effect has also made this program popular from 10 p.m. to 10 p.m. Click the gear, directly mention the eight o'clock gear.
Dulin pretended not to hear Kinsel's complaints, but instead advised, "If you can get into it, maybe you will find that this is much better than the TV series."
Kinsel shrugged his shoulders. He was so bored that he could only watch with Du Lin. Looking at her, he asked curiously, "What will you do in the end?"
Dulin did not answer and just asked her to continue watching the program. In fact, before this, the cabinet and the TV Group had commissioned five investigation agencies to conduct more than half a million questionnaires.
Sixty-nine percent of those surveyed thought the empire should take a tougher stance on foreign affairs, while only 27 percent said the international community should be given more respect. The rest said It doesn't matter.
Therefore, this program will ultimately be arranged according to the results of public opinion polls. In fact, there is no reference such as ratings. In the end, politicians who take a warm stance will be rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
Limited toughness and limited warmth are the most appropriate methods.
After the show ended, Dulin returned the choice to Kinsel. He rubbed his neck and prepared to go to bed. There was still a full day of meetings tomorrow.
Just when he left the sofa and was about to go upstairs, a sound came from the loudspeaker of the TV, which stopped him in his tracks.
"According to reporters, the women Vader and Magellan, who became famous throughout the empire after just one movie, stayed in a hotel last night and didn't come out together until the morning. As Vader said before, they are in love... "
Du Lin walked back to the sofa and sat down, continuing to look at some blurry images captured by reporters on the TV screen. Even though Vida was wearing sunglasses and a peaked cap, people who were familiar with her could still recognize her at a glance.
He turned to look at Kinsel, "Maybe we should talk about this..."
"What are you talking about?" Kinsel ate the cut fruits in the fruit plate. In order to stay in shape, she would only eat fruits to satisfy her hunger at night when she was not socializing. "You mean Vida is in love? Come on, she's going to have her second child soon. At ten years old, she is already a big girl and she can decide her own life. "
"This won't work until she's twenty, I remember I said that!"
Kinsel was very unhappy when faced with Du Lin's domineering tone, "You are just her brother, not her father, Mr. Kesma is!"
"But outside of Alfalfa Town, everything must be done according to what I say!" Dulin's tone became stronger and tougher. "That's why I blame you for bringing her into this circle. You She may have her own way of dealing with it, but she's still a little girl, she's not ready, and she's not an adult yet."
"You are becoming more and more like Mr. Kesma, Dulin, even the tone of voice is exactly the same..." Kinsel put the fruit plate back on the table and stood up, "I think now is not the time to discuss this issue. , you should care about national affairs, not such small things."
Dulin laughed twice, "If we don't discuss this issue clearly, you may regret it at this time tomorrow morning." (9 a.m., the time when the daily newspaper is printed and released)
Kinsel was stunned for a moment, and then she understood what Du Lin just said. She sat down again, grabbed her hair and shouted frantically, "Are you crazy? Just because of such a thing You have to... hurt others for trivial matters?"
"A trivial matter? If Mr. Kesma suddenly appeared in front of me and wanted to beat me, I wouldn't think it was a trivial matter!" Dulin's voice gradually became louder, "Mr. Kesma is already old. , I don’t want him to run across half the empire and ask me why this is happening because of some people’s stupid decisions. Maybe you’ve been in that circle for a long time and think this is normal, but in my opinion , it’s not normal.”
"It's disgraceful that a disgusting third-rate actor took advantage of a little girl in order to become famous, Kinsale!"
At this time, Kinsel was dumbfounded and a little irritated, "You can't decide other people's lives."
"Mine determines the lives and futures of millions of people!"
"If you are always like this, we won't be able to communicate. Dulin, maybe in the eyes of others you are the governor, a very remarkable presence in the imperial system, but to me, you are just my family. You shouldn't be like that It’s not fair to Vida to decide other people’s lives.”
Dulin didn't care about this, "Before she becomes independent, the first thing she must learn is to be obedient, otherwise I will cut off all her resources and send her back to Alfalfa Town. I heard that the blacksmith's son likes her very much?" "
(End of chapter)