Blackstone Code

"I'll have a drink too..."

Mr. Trueman "extra" a drink and then walked into his office with Lynch. The Ministry of State has not yet been fully established and must wait until the President wins the election before it can fully function.

There are many unwritten and hidden rules in the federal government. The reason why Mr. President is Mr. President now is not because of his victory in the election, but because of his replacement as Vice President after the previous president stepped down.

Therefore, the President does not yet have the power to change the current structure of federal government agencies.

This is not to say that he is a fake president, this is just a rule, an unspoken rule.

The heads of the current high-level federal government all originated from the victory of the previous president. These people or the forces behind them made heavy bets during the previous presidential election, and after the previous president won the election, their current power is They deserve it.

To put it simply, these political speculators are enjoying the dividends of successful speculation, and no one can easily interrupt their qualifications to enjoy this dividend before the bonus period ends.

Otherwise, this is going against the rules.

The Progressive Party can be elected today, and the Conservative Party can be elected in the future. In order to avoid unnecessary strife with each other, everyone is abiding by this rule, which is not to touch other people's cheese easily.

Even if the previous president stepped down, he kept his cheese. His son is currently the star diplomat of the Federation.

If nothing else happens, he is likely to occupy a relatively important position in the next four years, and then wait for his breakthrough.

This is why Mr. President’s idea of ​​the Ministry of State gradually replacing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was approved by Congress.

You know, the son of the former president is also in this field, which means that his son will also enjoy the benefits of the rise of the Department of State.

With some support from the previous president and the conservative party, maybe after eight years, he can climb to the position of deputy prime minister, and after sixteen or even twenty-four years, he can gain the position of impacting the president!

Politics is dirty because it is not a clean place. Behind every inconspicuous change is the conveyance and compromise of numerous interests.

But it is clean, and it can help many people realize their ideals and make everything bathe in light.

The slightly small office did not reflect the majesty of a future power center. Mr. Trueman did not care about this. He casually pulled up two chairs and sat with Lynch away from the window.

The Presidential Palace has been equipped with a central temperature controller. The temperature in the room is cooler than outside, and officials can dress formally and decently to work here.

Mr. Trueman took out a piece of information from the drawer and handed it to Lynch, "Don't ask me, read it first."

Lin Qi was a little confused, but still followed his suggestion and started reading.

This is an introduction to the parameters of the new equipment of the Army and Navy. The introduction of the Navy's equipment is relatively small, mainly the new equipment of the Army, some of which have not been reported in the news.

Lynch read it carefully. After memorizing some of the important data and descriptions, he put the document on the table and said, "You want me to reveal this information."

Mr. Trueman was a little surprised. He did not deny it. "I discussed the matter you mentioned with me. Mr. President and I discussed it. It would be unreasonable to award you a medal just because you invented some military equipment." .”

He walked to the chair next to Lynch and sat down, offering him a cigarette. After the two of them put their heads together and lit the cigarette, Mr. Trueman shook the match in his hand and said, "If you can get it, Medals, then every year we will send out dozens, hundreds or more medals."

"You have to make some more meritorious deeds."

"You can't get involved in domestic policymaking."

"You have no chance to intervene in the military, and there is no war now, so you have no chance to make meritorious deeds."

"This is true in all aspects. No matter how good you are, people will think you are still a little bit behind. So I came up with an idea."

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped. There was a knock on the door of the room. After he responded, Catherine came in carrying a tray.

After the two of them each said thank you, they watched Catherine leave. Mr. Trueman lowered his head to blow on the coffee and took a sip, "Do you remember that during the joint military exercise, the speed of the Gefra submarine exceeded our expectations?" Something?"

Lynch nodded. This incident was deeply remembered. Many people said that the Federation lost to Gaevra in the most unlikely event, which had a great impact on domestic morale.

The stock of Schepp Ship Company plummeted like a cliff that day. If they had not quickly come up with the parameters of the second-generation submarine and the Ministry of National Defense had added some research funds, the shareholders and shareholders of Schepp Ship Company would definitely Be in trouble.

It's something that's hard to forget.

"Several of our security agencies, including the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Strategic Command and other agencies, sat together to study this matter. We believe that an unintentional plan we had previously played a key role."

"Before this, we once revealed the performance parameters of the federal submarine..." Lynch vaguely remembered that there was indeed such a thing, and he even participated in this plan. Mr. Trueman put down his coffee cup and continued Said, "The performance parameters we disclosed at that time were exactly consistent with the parameters currently performed by the Gefra submarine."

"To put it more simply, we believe that they took our previous claims about performance parameters, treated our fictitious numbers as our real numbers, and invested a lot of money to chase those parameters that were actually false."

"In this way, the performance of the Gefra people in the joint military exercise is reasonable. They must have paid a heavy price for this."

"We came to an interesting result after our discussion. Since they believe in the parameters we gave, why don't we continue to 'reveal' some parameters to them?"

Mr. Trueman had a faint smile on his face, "You must understand what I want to say!"

Lynch nodded again, "Create fear!"

Mr. Trueman was at a loss for a moment, but then his scalp felt slightly numb. He reached out and tapped Lynch, "That's so accurate, more accurate than I thought. Fear, this word is used very well." …”

Yes, to create fear, what will happen if the performance parameters of all federal equipment exceed those of the Gefra people?

fear!

The Gefra people will be afraid, from the emperor to a homeless man, they will all be afraid, because the military power they have always relied on for a living is lagging behind the Federation, and it is still a country that has given them a punch, beating them until they can't survive. If the federation is strong, they will be afraid.

Even if some people hold terrifying weapons in their hands, they will not be feared, because these people do not dare to start a war easily, or even brandish the weapons in their hands.

The stronger they are, the weaker they actually are.

But there are some people who dare to brandish weapons and start wars. If these people have advanced weapons in their hands, it will be an absolute nightmare.

That's what the Federals are like, they dare to do it.

So in order to reduce fear and gain more security, the best way is to strengthen yourself and catch up with the federal equipment in terms of the performance of all weapons.

"As for why I show you so much army equipment..."

The two looked at each other and laughed softly.

"I heard a saying that smart people have dirty hearts." Lynch crossed his legs and flicked the ashes of his cigarette.

Mr. Trueman was not offended. Instead, he said, "I think you are talking about yourself. You are one of the few smartest people I have ever met!"

The two laughed again.

The reason why it is not naval equipment but army equipment is actually very simple. During the joint military exercise, the Gaevra people have exposed the weakness of their army that will be completely abolished if it is not reformed.

Gaevra's navy currently doesn't have a big problem. The deterrent effect of the submarines has allowed their fleet to be reactivated. The only shortcoming now is the army.

The Minister of Army and the Minister of Defense have also stated in public that the army must be strengthened in a targeted manner to at least bring the army to the world's second-class level.

There are many ways for a country's army to quickly improve. In addition to continuous intensive training and participation in real wars, there is also a relatively simple and effective method, which is to replace army equipment.

Gefra's train gun exposed their considerations in this regard, but before everyone had time to follow suit, its design flaws were exposed.

Once there is no railway, it is just like waste.

But this also just shows that Gaevra has been studying army equipment, and will also increase investment in the research and development of army equipment. If Lynch "inadvertently" discloses some ambiguous and erroneous data at this time, what will happen?

After discussion and research, several major departments believe that they are very likely to follow what they did before, believe in the federal parameters, and then use the federal false parameters as a basis to invest money into a bottomless pit.

This will make the domestic economic situation of Gefra, who is not already wealthy, even more severe, and they will have more troubles!

As for what results they actually achieved based on these parameters?

In fact, the value is also not great. The bigger the data of the army's equipment, the better.

At certain times, such as in a defensive situation during a war, these "big data" are very valuable. Large-caliber shore guns can prevent many warships from taking risks easily.

But if you are on the offensive side, the greater the attribute data of various equipment, the heavier the logistical burden, which means it is difficult to advance quickly, and the opportunity can only be wasted.

Coupled with the useless veteran soldiers of Gaevra, they can't form any effective combat effectiveness at all. If a country's army can be made stronger through training and war, with the abundant war experience of the Gaevra people, their army will already be world-famous. Invincible.

But the fact is, they are really rubbish.

"This is your job, find a way to reveal this information during this event. When you come back and you have achieved results in the aircraft, we can award you a medal!"