Chapter 1580
Chapter 1580 - 1576 Arrangement
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In the sixth year of the Nirvana Plan, did Earth...Eastern Country welcome a Newborn?
"I think the Nirvana Plan has greatly depleted our national strength. There’s been a massive outflow of combat power, and our resources and assets have started leaking overseas. We should stop this foolish strategy that’s both time-consuming and draining with no end in sight."
"...Is it that Liusu State can no longer afford it? I heard that your pillar industry, domestic river shipping, has decreased by twenty-five percent? And that products from the Foreign Domain have dealt a devastating blow to your trashy little goods?"
"Isn’t what the Yanping State representative is saying a bit too much? We all know that your enterprises have made quite a profit from trade Outside the Domain, but shouldn’t we also consider the interests of other states? Our Xuyang State suggests that the Nirvana Plan be suspended for a period of time as well."
"Who doesn’t know that your Xuyang State is completely reliant on agriculture and mining? What, feeling very uncomfortable due to the wave of cheap resources and food from the Foreign Domain?"
In this world line of the Eastern Country, due to the pressure of the Extraordinary World, the physical division between regions is very clear, hence the soil for the United Parliament system of the states.
The opening of a new era will inevitably bring about changes, there are winners, and there are Losers.
Often, the winners and beneficiaries rally for reform, becoming so-called Reformists, while Losers hope to return to the starting point, and the core of the conservatives is often them.
This time is no different; the losers of the new era, whose interests have been harmed, will stand up against change... During this period, the Reformists including Wanjing have not suffered few attacks in internal meetings.
However, even the states that suffered losses and opposed the plan used relatively moderate slogans and did not actively engage in "intelligence leaks."
Without the spread of the media and the wave of domestic public opinion, no matter how fiercely the parliament quarrels, it is still an internal dispute... Most of the state representatives are retired governors, who are very experienced with the political rules of the Eastern Country, and it is essential to fight but not break.
The Nirvana Plan was able to be implemented because the majority of the states realized the urgency of the situation. With the increase in Protection pressure and Outside the Domain stress, it was only a matter of time before each state would collapse, so why not take the opportunity now while there is still time and chance to go out and fight.
In fact, despite certain regions of agricultural and mining states indeed suffering damage, their overall public order, new industries, and human resources all saw core competitiveness and significant growth.
Not to mention the distant, just the explosive increase in Advanced Combat Power has let many people feel much more at ease when they sleep.
In an era where the entire Eastern Country is raking in big earnings, the states are merely concerned about earning more or less.
"We suggest that we must stop the Nirvana Plan! At least in our several states, we should pause..."
The familiar scene is replayed as several state representatives take turns attacking the Nirvana Plan.
Their tones were sincere, and expressions were on point, as if truly in a rush and frustrated, desperately demanding that the Nirvana Plan must be stopped.
"...If it really stops or if the share of Explorers for your state is reduced, the first ones to vehemently oppose it will definitely be yourselves."
But the other state representatives below, those drinking tea did just that, and those reading the newspaper continued doing so, not taking it seriously at all.
After all, in a certain sense, this has become a set piece.
Some people earned more, others less, naturally, somebody would be unhappy... A child making a fuss at home might not be truly unwell, it could simply be because they didn’t get any candy.
The subsequent development is probably a matter of routine.
The most likely outcome is those who have earned more will part with some surplus businesses, projects, or Star-zone territories, Wanjing as the central authority will make some fiscal allocations, or provide some preferential policies to these lagging states.
Try to keep the water level even; that’s the trick to living together... provided that Wanjing, the referee, does not join the fray, watching the Reformists and conservatives fight it out.
To open a window, so arguing to demolish a door has also become an accepted play, after all, one cannot truly roll on the floor of the parliament, then shout, "Give points, give more points"... Although some who have overstated themselves appear just like that in the eyes of others.
In theory, the end may be a matter of increasing and decreasing, coming up with a development plan that everyone can accept, having those who earned more bleed a bit, and those who earned less get some transfusion.
Then, they continued to bury their heads in development and, when the time came, participated in another round of profit sharing and water allocation... They certainly couldn’t let some regions grow by 33% annually while others grew by only 0.3%; that would trigger serious problems.
But this time, the monthly council was slightly different.
"...What did Wanjing say about the incident in Wailong State?"
In fact, if we just consider the losses, this incident wouldn’t even make it to the discussion table....this world is too dangerous; tens of thousands of deaths and the loss of three cities could certainly be considered a severe terrorist attack, but that’s pretty much the extent of it.
After all, when some Evil Gods go mad, the number of deaths could be ten or even a hundred times higher.
If we only consider the number of deaths and economic losses, this won’t rank in the top five of this year.
But this time, it was serious enough to prompt several states to jointly question Wanjing, and they had one thing in common: they were all coastal states.
"Is our sea level still safe?"
Though no one verbalized this question, their repeated emphasis on the event in Wailong State and its aftermath was essentially questioning this very issue.
The mess left by the Aus people is still unresolved; Western nations are all mouth, condemning, blessing, offering support.... Those hundreds of refugees have become hot topics and TV stars, yet no military assistance has been sent.
By the way, Aus hasn’t completely fallen. That is to say, the Official military is annihilated, the corporate alliance’s military is annihilated, and the Militia defense teams are annihilated....those who directly fought against the Foreign Invaders have all been wiped out. However, many survivors in relatively vast Australia are still evading and guerrilla fighting.
But it’s well known that this is just because the Foreign Invaders have not yet adapted to the local rules, like the Octopus race that still can’t land on the local shores.
If they don’t receive aid, their eradication is just a matter of time.
Of course, if before that happens, the nations could plug this leak, they might still have a chance at salvation.
"What is the international community saying? Has the United Negotiation Organization reacted?"
"It’s just condemnation upon condemnation, do you really think the Foreign Invaders understand human language?"
The reply was as expected—the United Negotiation Organization, already lacking in execution power, could only verbally condemn. When all seven major member nations are preoccupied with their own affairs, the main functionality of this council is left to mutual blame and shirking responsibilities.
"At a UNO meeting, Huaqi stated that since the Australian continent is close to Asia, we in the East should take responsibility for not being well-prepared for Protection; we should also be responsible for reclaiming lost territory afterwards. Oh, and they also demanded we take in the Refugees, accepting those who fled to them."
Because it was so shameless, it actually made people laugh.
The international community is as unreliable as ever; we have no one to rely on but ourselves.
But this time, Wanjing was indeed well-prepared.
"We have already recalled our Legions from several Ocean Worlds, who excel in naval combat, including Mercury 42, Mercury 115, the Berthollet World...."
Some things were best left unsaid. Wanjing had long known that this day was bound to come and had made prior preparations.
The main priority was the redeployment of professionals, whether they served as the backbone on the front line or as instructors in naval warfare, only specialists could deal with crises of this magnitude.
Once the seas are lost, if we just rely on the coastal states to protect their own borders? That would be like leaving our doors wide open, disheartening each state and leading to meaningless exhaustion of vital forces.
Having anticipated this, the contingencies were naturally in place. Now they were just being taken out and put into use...
"Wanjing’s Speaker of the House introduced a proposal, for each state and each region to draw professional talents to form a mobile marine patrol unit, with Vice Admiral Suyun slated to be the Commander-in-Chief, with six patrolling brigades each taking on their duties, respectively led by the following individuals as the responsible persons for regional patrols, including Vice Admiral Jiang Shuisheng, Vice Admiral Lu Ping’an...."
Lu Ping’an had not yet returned, but some matters were already well arranged.
— End of Chapter 1580 —