In August, the long tug-of-war of negotiations between the Federation and the Empire finally came to an end. The Federation admitted the failure of the war and compensated the Empire with Federation shields equivalent to 10 billion star dollars, paid in ten years. Before the entire payment was completed, the Empire would control the relationship between the Federation and the Empire. Tariff and trade rights between empires.
Everything is like a repeat of more than twenty years ago, except this time the loser became the Federation.
At the same time, the empire and the federation reached a new agreement after the ceasefire agreement that many people could not understand. The empire would provide "humanitarian" assistance to the federation every year in the form of interest-free loans and material assistance, and contracted a large amount of Urban reconstruction work to help the Federation restore cities that were destroyed during the war.
If it is only the latter one, everyone is clear about it: to help the Federation rebuild, then the Federation must give money. The builder must have the final say on how to set the price. But why does the Empire still have to give money to the Federation even though it has clearly won the war? Give something to the Federation
Many people in society who have always upheld the tone of conspiracy theories believe that there must be spies from the Federation hidden among the empire's top brass, so the cabinet made such a foolish decision after being deceived.
“However, people will never understand that short-term politics can never be wrong. Even long-term policies may be wrong. What is wrong is not the purpose and people who formulate the policies. What is wrong is the progress of the times. The plan went astray!"
In Mags' room, Mags sat behind the desk and looked at Du Lin, who was lazily squinting and basking in the sun. He knocked on the table twice with some dissatisfaction, "Do you understand what I said? "
Looking at this lazy boy, Magus became a little angry. The more contact he had with him, the more natural he became. After taking off his disguise, Du Lin was not at all as...capable as he usually showed. He would always be lazy in the afternoon. Although Mags understood that young people need to grow up and it is normal to feel sleepy in the afternoon, they are not ordinary people and cannot enjoy everything that ordinary people can enjoy.
This society and this country have given them too much care and privileges. They must abandon these meaningless wastes of time and think about how to make this empire stronger.
"Ah? Ah!" Du Lin rubbed his eyes and sat up slightly, "I heard you."
I went to bed a little late last night. I originally wanted to pursue the sublimation of the soul with Ophelia and synchronize the soul frequencies before getting engaged, but unfortunately, the little girl ran away home in the end. Then Kevin found him again, and the two drank for a while. The more wine they drank, the more energetic they became. They listened to a midnight opera, and then exercised for a while before going to bed.
I feel a little sleepy now for no reason.
Magus chuckled, and there was a chill in the laughter, which made Dulin feel a little more energetic.
He knocked on the table and asked, "Did you hear that? Very good, then talk about your views on aiding the federation, don't say those bastard words!" In fact, he has not explained these things. Politics is partly based on personal ability. Understanding, the other part requires someone to teach, both are indispensable.
Why the elite education of the aristocracy can cultivate more elites than ordinary social families? The answer is actually very simple. The accumulated experience of each generation will be instilled in the heads of these aristocratic young people in written form. It seems that everyone It's the same starting line, but someone else is running, they're driving, and the finish line is slightly further ahead.
Dulin lacks these accumulations, so Maggs has been "making up lessons" for Dulin. When there are some new policies, he will use them as case studies for Dulin to let him understand why the cabinet formulated some views. Policies that go against the mainstream values of society.
This assistance to the federation is a good example and has not been done before. Magers believes that this is something Dulin needs to understand and understand.
Just looking at Du Lin's sleepy and listless look now made him furious.
"Oops!" Du Lin scratched his head, patted his face to cheer himself up, then thought for a while and gave an explanation.
"Actually, it's very simple. Let's separate the financial aid and material aid." He lit a cigarette while Magus frowned, then walked to the window sill and pushed open the window, half-pushing his buttocks on the window sill. , His actions were really inappropriate, but he didn't say anything. Some things can be reversed easily, while some things take longer.
Dulin said while smoking a cigarette, "Giving money is nothing more than appeasing the hatred of some remaining extreme resistance forces in the Federation against the Empire, and elevating this war to an issue between countries by increasing propaganda. Secondly, after the money enters the Federation, it will accelerate the circulation of stars in the Federation and change the lives of some Federation people through silent currency invasion. concept, deepening the federal people’s recognition of the empire.”
"Coupled with the necessary repayment period, the pressure and growth space on the federal economy can be further effectively controlled."
"Actually, to be honest, I think this is a very low-level move. The federation should have effective countermeasures. They will most likely use this money as a deposit for the issuance of federal shields instead of entering the market circulation, unless in the next During the reconstruction work, all contractors are required to use Imperial Star Dollars for settlement, but I find this difficult.”
"Besides, for most ordinary people in society, they are not exposed to things at a too advanced level. Maybe for a short period of time they know that the empire will assist them with a sum of money every year, but they will soon forget it. But really know And those who enjoy the benefits generated by this money are often the middle and upper classes of federal society, and they are vested interests under the federal system, so they will not spread these benefits. "
"Let's talk about the issue of material assistance. In fact, this problem is the same as the one above. A silent invasion is achieved by exporting industrial standards. Even if only one-third of the cities are using the materials we provide, these cities The industrial standards will also be implemented in accordance with the imperial industrial standards, which means that there will be two standards in the federal industrial field.”
"As the empire's national power becomes stronger and its industrial level becomes more advanced, more companies will gradually begin to change their standard choices, moving from federal standards to imperial standards and completing the unification of industrial standards. When the empire's industry develops When entering a new field, it is very likely to completely replace federal standards and make the federal industry subject to the industrial development and technological scale of the empire. "
"Whether a country is strong or not, the industrial level is an important criterion. When the entire federal industrial environment is complying with the imperial industrial standards..."
He blew out a puff of smoke and glanced at Mags, "In the industry, we have the final say."
Mags nodded with satisfaction, and he was a little curious, are there really gods in this world? Or some other ghost or something like that
Dulin's wisdom, his maturity, his views, his angle of analyzing the problem and his understanding of the problem itself are completely unlike that of a country boy born as a farmer. It can be said that on many issues, he is more professional than some people who have received more professional and advanced education. He is like... knowing these things since he was born, which makes people inevitably doubt their understanding of the world.
Many people do not have a clear understanding of this issue. As Dulin said, when the materials and industrial production machinery they provided to the federation began to function, that is when the federal industry began to collapse.
The simplest example, what should you do when the spindle of a machine worth one million breaks
Should I spend several thousand yuan to buy a spindle produced by the empire, or should I reluctantly spend one or two million yuan to buy a new federal machine
Even if the owner of this machine is a federal official, they can still tell how to make a choice when comparing a few thousand dollars to one or two million.
But where did Dulin obtain this relatively obscure knowledge
Magus couldn't understand, but it didn't stop him from continuing to appreciate Dulin. A young man who was outstanding in all aspects was born in the empire, and was discovered by him, and then pulled into the circle of nobles. This was the empire's blessing. .
As for whether Dulin was a highly sophisticated political talent trained by the Federation or other countries and sent to lurk in the empire, Mags was not worried at all.
If Dulin really becomes prime minister one day, the first thing he will do is to destroy everything that can affect him, including those baseless speculations.
The undercover has become the biggest boss, and whoever sends him undercover is his biggest enemy.
Of course, the investigation must continue. No matter what, we must find out where this little bastard learned all this.
"Uncle Mags, how many points can I get on my test paper?" Dulin flicked the cigarette butt out of the window, landing on the sidewalk and splashing a few sparks.
Mags snorted and said, "Barely passed..."
"I think I can get A+, 100 points!" Du Lin shook his clothes and sat down again.
Mags gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I am the examiner!"
Now that the armistice agreement has been signed, this also means that Dulin and Ophelia's engagement ceremony is approaching, initially scheduled for September.
As the good days approached day by day, the relationship between Du Lin and Ophelia continued to heat up. On September 7, the two held an engagement ceremony on the outskirts of the imperial capital.
The main reason was that there were too many people coming and there was no suitable venue. Moreover, this engagement ceremony was not suitable to be held in the palace. When everyone put it together, they simply held it in the open air. At their status, they actually had no requirements for the occasion. So important.
No matter where he is, Magus is always Magus, and always Prime Minister of the Reich.
Du Lin is the Du Lin after all!
It should be too late, Silver Iron Emblem← is this guy, I wish this guy a happy birthday!
(End of chapter)