Interstellar leader

Soon, the appointed time came.At this time, it was three o'clock in the afternoon when Harper's central star command was located, and zero o'clock GST.In fact, formal diplomatic work requires ambassadors to go to other countries and hold meetings in person, but the current situation is really special, and officials from either party dare not leave the defensive range. If they are attacked by the imperial army, it will not be worth the candle.

Of course, video conferences are prone to network security incidents, so they have already asked Bai Yu to monitor the security of the information flow here.The three-dimensional image of the other party slowly emerged in the air. The effect was good, but it was somewhat translucent, like a phantom of a ghost.They sat around a huge round tempered glass table, and the location should be on the highest floor of their government building on the federal capital of Brunei.

The scenery outside their window was not very clear, but it was during the daytime, which also confirmed the guess about their location.There were a total of ten people attending the meeting, except for the Federation President and Vice President, there were also the governors of the other five star regions, and the remaining three military representatives.Li Qing recognized two of them. To be precise, almost no one didn't know them—the Federal Defense Force Marshal Rich Lind and the newly appointed frontline commander General Helen Zhan.

Beside them sat a young major general whose name tag showed White Young.Li Qing searched in his mind, but couldn't find any information corresponding to him.This man is very young, looks about the same age as Jörg, has half-length brown curly hair, handsome facial features, tall and straight figure, and looks tall and straight.

Li Qing always felt that there was something wrong with him, but he couldn't find out the exact point. After a glance, he suppressed the doubts in his heart and stopped thinking about it.

At this time, Eisenwell and the federal president's bunch of ear-piercing official polite words have been stated. The central idea of ​​"Unite and fight the enemy together", the two sides almost shed tears when they talked about the emotional point, wishing to give each other a big hug a hundred thousand light-years away-of course, these do not exist.

After the establishment of the military alliance, what obligations should the two parties undertake and what assistance should be given to each other... When the details began to be negotiated, the good comrades just now turned into businessmen on the black market in an instant.

After the President of the Federation stated the battle situation on the front line of the pioneers, he gritted his teeth and said, "As I said before, it was a miracle that we had been stalemate in the pioneers for so long with a force that was completely disproportionate to that of the empire. Now the empire has withdrawn its troops to There are only three legions left, but we have been disabled, we claim to have three, but there are actually only two. I hope your country can send reinforcements to the pioneers."

Li Qing and Ackerman glanced at each other, and they understood the meaning of the threat that the Federation President had not finished speaking.As we all know, the Pioneer State has rich and stable transition points, occupying the position of one of the transportation hubs in the entire galaxy. Many of the transition points are connected to the Republic at one end, and there is even one near the capital Miranda.If the Empire captures the Pioneer State, the Republic will have to disperse its troops to garrison more transition points, which will make the situation of the entire war unfavorable.

But... Li Qing's eyes flicked across the ten participants from the federation, the president who looked anxious and earnest, the vice president who frowned silently, the general Zhan who bit his lower lip, the marshal with a dark face... ...Finally, it fell on Governor Hongshan who gritted his teeth with a cold face, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Everyone, can I interject a word?" Li Qing put on a gentle smile on his face, and his tone was extremely polite.

The president of the Federation glanced at the young man unexpectedly.He'd noticed him from the beginning of the meeting, and of course, his appearance made it impossible to ignore his presence.However, he is middle-aged and in a high position, so he has long been indifferent to external things like appearance, so he didn't seem surprised.

Looking at the name tag on his position, Isaac Lancelot, this surname is a bit impressive, but it doesn't necessarily belong to that family.What kind of work do you do at such a young age?Intelligence or technology, he guessed.

He nodded and signaled Li Qing to continue.

"I happen to have a good friend who is the heir of a business family, so I am usually more interested in the production of commerce and industry, and do some research on relevant data analysis after work." Li Qing's eyes were clear and sincere, and he babbled nonsense After the reason, we entered the topic.

"The results of last year's collation of the Federation's Hongshan state data show that Hongshan imported 12 units of minerals from my country last year, and produced 20 units of its own, including 80 units of rare element minerals from the eighth to the No.[-], No.[-] Seven, and No.[-] Eight. Oh, yes, this is just a rough figure for your memory. If anyone questions its accuracy and wants to learn more about the eight decimal places, I will Accompany."

He paused and glanced at Governor Hongshan.The short, middle-aged man with red hair couldn't help but feel a little nervous.Hearing those numbers, several military representatives frowned at the same time. They knew exactly what these numbers represented—the outer coating of the spacecraft, some were anti-cosmic rays, some were anti-electromagnetic interference, but no matter what, these Things appear at the same time, representing the construction of starships and space planes.

"Last year, the total amount of mineral raw materials in Hongshan State increased by half compared with the previous year, but the industrial products produced from this raw material decreased by 40.00% compared with last year. It is inconsistent with the government report. The gap is particularly large in rare element minerals. Except for records There is a shortfall of [-] units of materials used in the aerospace industry. Your economic report shows that these [-] units were exported to Rochebun."

The new governor of Luo Qibang this year turned his head to look at the governor of Hongshan, with curiosity and exploration written in his eyes.

"But these [-] units are obviously imported from our country. You will resell the rare raw materials imported at high prices from other countries and buy them at low prices to your neighbors - this is really a very miraculous thing." Li Qing concluded with a smile.

The participants of the federation couldn't laugh at it. What Li Qing said pointed to the same fact - the local government of Hongshan concealed the flow of rare military materials, so it was impossible to buy them for Roach at a low price. That batch of materials can only be left in Hongshan, and the low price in the report is to make up for the gap in financial records.

Even in such an urgent situation at the pioneer frontline, Hongshan did not provide much support due to the excessive exploitation of its own resources, shortage of materials, and old starships. After investigation, the federal government also determined that Hongshan's statement was true.But now it seems... Not only is it untrue, but the state also seems to have the possibility of rebellion.

"I suspect that you have the intention to sabotage the alliance by saying something pretentious at this meeting." The Governor of Hongshan State stared, looking very righteous, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed his heart.

"I'm just stating a fact." Li Qing spread his hands easily, as if he wasn't the one being accused. "Through this fact, I would like to kindly remind you, Mr. President—your country is still very vibrant, and it is far from the end of the mountain. We very much look forward to your victory on the pioneering battlefield."

"What evidence do you have—"

"Omuqi, stop here."

The federal president interrupted the governor, his face was blacker than the bottom of the pot at this time.Fortunately, Omuqi didn't continue to ask, otherwise he was sure that the black-haired young man with a gentle smile on the opposite side would make them faceless.There was a problem with his own internal affairs, but his allies noticed it and pointed it out.Originally, he wanted to be a little clever and reduce his pressure on the battlefield, but it seems that such a calculation cannot be made.

Ackerman, the old fox, gave Li Qing a "nice job" appreciative look, and then put on his deceptive and kind smile that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, seemingly trying to smooth things over, but in fact he was very tough.

"It's like this, dear ally—" He bit the word "dear" so hard that the three pure men on the opposite side had goosebumps all over their bodies.

"We understand your difficulties, but we can't produce enough troops. Our intelligence resources and technological resources are relatively rich. We are very happy to share them with our allies, but our current situation is also very difficult. A few days ago A lot of starships have been damaged, and they need to be replenished but there are not enough raw materials."

Ackerman sighed, the helplessness in his tone made Li Qing almost believe it. "Well, the rare element minerals in the Republic are really poor, there are few A-level habitable planets, and there are few biological resources, which directly lead to the stagnation of medicine. Do you see this?"

What else is there to say?The federal president was stunned for a while, could he still say "you can just fend for yourself"?

"Very well, then let's talk about this proposal. Mutual help is what allies should do..." The president twitched the corners of his mouth, comforting himself in his heart: For some reason, the Republic lost the starship in just a few years. The level of construction has taken a huge leap. The recently manufactured aerospace vehicles have even surpassed the scientific research level of the empire in some aspects. It is not a loss for the Federation to obtain their intelligence and scientific and technological data.

In the next period of time, the two sides finalized the details of the aid plan.The main negotiating force on the Republic side was the newly appointed Minister of Economy, a handsome man in middle age who still looked attractive, with black hair and blue eyes, and his silhouette was four quarters similar to Albert.Li Qing remembered that he was from the Li family, and seemed to be Albert's real uncle, so he glanced at the name plate on his desk, as expected.

Sitting behind the Minister of Economic Affairs was Albert, who was busy picking and choosing from a row of materials displayed on the screen in his hand, and handing the right one to him.

In the past few months, Albert has long faded his cynical appearance. His once long blond hair was cut short into neat short hair. He wore the dark green military uniform of the logistics force, and he no longer looked like a flashy nobleman. Added a bit of depth.

As if sensing Li Qing's gaze, he raised his head, his eyes met in the air for a moment, then lowered his head again.Li Qing turned his eyes to other places with a flat face. Before the empire collapsed, it was best for them to pretend that they didn't know each other in front of outsiders.In fact, the Second Young Master shouldn't have shown up, but because this is a highly confidential meeting and no information will be leaked, he was able to attend.

Soon a draft was drawn up, and Olivia sent it to the federal meeting site on the other side of the galaxy.

The president watched it from beginning to end, and the more he watched it, the more he felt palpitations.When listening to their negotiation just now, he didn't realize that something was wrong. He only felt that several representatives from different states were arguing endlessly, and the complicated content almost made him dizzy.

He admired and wondered how the Minister of Economics of the Republic figured out their requirements and reached an agreement, but soon he discovered that, not only that, the negotiators of the Republic were cleverly exploiting loopholes - the federal states dodged each other, and ultimately benefited but their allies.

"This draft was drafted based on the opinions of economic experts from both sides. We believe it is the best plan. We passed it unanimously. If Mr. President has no objections, then sign it." Joerg said in a calm tone.

The federal president took the legally binding special signature pen from someone else, and stroked the tablet with his fingers, as if he was smoothing a piece of paper, but he couldn't write the pen with his right hand.

As if seeing his hesitation, Joerg smiled, but his eyes were as sharp as a sword. "This is a consensus reached by the five governors-general with great difficulty. If there is a need to change it, I am afraid there is little room for it."

The president raised his eyes to look at the young and handsome vice president opposite him who looked like a star, then glanced at the colonel who knew the business data of other countries like the palm of his hand, and finally stopped on the young and promising young master of the Li family—he might have thought that he was sitting He lowered his head in the corner to sort out the materials and hid in the dark, so that others would not notice him, but in the eyes of the federal president, what he did could not be more clear.

Damn, how can the Republic produce all kinds of monsters, how can this be played?

He raised his hand and signed a line fluently, circling the idea of ​​political reform in his mind.In fact, the federal government has long been aware of the seemingly incompatible and undercurrents among the various states, but the central government suffers from not having much power and is unable to change the status quo, otherwise it would not have fallen into the situation of being led by the nose by those governors.

Sighing, the federal president threw the electronic pen on the table casually, and said with a wry smile: "It's a pleasant cooperation."

Jörg flashes a victor's sly smile. "Pleasant cooperation."

The author has something to say: Federal President: If you bully me and don’t give me a name, I’m about to cry.

Albert: That... readers, do you remember who I am?