1941 Eve

Incompetent rage!

This word refers to the current emperor of the Pengeo Empire.

Apart from yelling meaninglessly, he really didn't have many good options!

The country's strength is getting weaker and weaker. If it hadn't been for the destruction of Gefra during this period and the plunder of a country's wealth and resources, it might have been over!

But even so, it is still unsustainable now.

Other things, whether they are present or not, good or bad, are actually not that important.

Just like eating, whether you eat a little bit or a little bit better will eventually fill your stomach. For people in special periods, as long as they can fill their stomachs, it really doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not.

But war is different. You can kill people with cold weapons, and you can kill people with hot weapons, but... there is really a difference in what you use.

If you don’t have money, you don’t have money. If you can’t make it, you can’t make it. You can only watch.

After two months of fierce fighting on the front line, the pace seems to have slowed down again.

In the blink of an eye, more than three years of war completely emptied Pengeo's treasury.

After the morning shift, the ministers left in groups of two or three, each with a different expression on their face.

The situation at the front has gotten worse and His Majesty the Emperor has lost his mind.

The best thing to do now is to negotiate as much as possible around peace and end the war, instead of continuing the war!

In more than three years, if I could win, I would have won long ago, and I won’t wait until now!

If we delay until now, even if we get some more money, we still can't win.

People are not optimistic about the outcome of this war. More importantly, the Federals have reached their homeland!

This means that the federals may permanently occupy a certain area and annex Pengeo bit by bit.

Now that the federal occupation area is larger, this possibility is greater. If they ask for the cession of a piece of land like Gevra did before, this will be an unbearable result for Pengeo!

It’s still too late to negotiate for peace now…

The Chancellor of Finance has great power in Pengeo and is also an important weathervane among ministers.

As soon as he got home, the previous guest was already waiting for him.

After last night's meeting and some sudden news, the Chancellor's attitude towards visitors became less rejecting.

Visitors can also feel that this is good news.

"What are you doing here again?" The finance minister entered the study with him, saying something against his will.

Whether in the Federation, Pengeo, or Gevra, acting is a skill that politicians must master.

The visitor bowed slightly and said, "I have brought some new news, which may be of great interest to you. It is related to negotiations."

This sentence indeed aroused great interest in the finance minister. If the federal people's demands in the last negotiation were not too excessive and there was no sincerity in the negotiation, the two sides might have ceased the war now.

He seemed to be pondering, but actually he didn't want the visitor to control his emotions too easily.

After more than ten seconds, he said impatiently, "Then just tell me."

The visitor leaned back again, "You must know that the Federation is not an imperial country, where Congress is the institution that can determine the future direction of the country."

The finance minister nodded and shook his head slightly, "But when a war breaks out, the president is the one with the most power!"

The visitor smiled and neither refuted nor admitted, "Behind the Congress are countless federal capitalists. Some people use the term 'Congress of Capitalists' to describe that place!"

"Every big capitalist and chaebol has many political spokespersons. If there is no war, they are the rulers of the federation!"

"Do you agree with my opinion?"

The finance minister thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He has studied the federal political system and is well aware of the special characteristics of Congress.

A Congress that has the power to impeach a president can easily remove a disobedient president from office if necessary.

More than one person has been impeached. More than ten years ago, someone resigned due to impeachment, which further proves the special nature of Congress.

This also gave the chancellor some interest, "What do you want to say, or what do you want to express to me?"

The visitor smiled brightly and did not care to reveal more information, "I have many friends, including some federal capitalists."

"Recently, the president of the Federation has promoted many laws, which have seriously harmed the interests of capitalists, but you know, this is a time of war."

"Congress is suspended and they cannot resist, so we are not the only ones who want the war to stop. There are also many powerful and influential people in the Federation who want the war to stop!"

"Both of them already have a basis for cooperation!"

This was something the Chancellor of Finance did not expect, and at the same time, he felt disgusted with the capitalists in the Federation!

If the situation were reversed, someone would dare to privately think about ending a war that was extremely valuable to Pengeo and already had an advantage.

Then these people will definitely be hanged in the square of the imperial capital for treason, then dried and circulated to all provinces!

But even though it's disgusting, it can be done.

After all, it is not the Federation that is at a disadvantage now, but Penjiao.

He calmly touched the ring on his finger, "As you said, Congress has been suspended and they cannot change the decision of the federal president."

The visitor nodded, "That's true, but that doesn't mean there's no chance."

"We can make peace first, even if..."

He smiled and pursed his lips, looking very unpleasant, "You know, even if we suffer a little loss in the negotiated agreement, it is acceptable."

"Once the war is over, the state of war in the Union is over, and presidential centralization is lifted, Congress will start over again."

"They will impeach the federal president as soon as possible, and then the vice president who takes over will restart negotiations."

"They will find some excuses and conditions that are unfavorable to us!"

"Beyond that, loans, reconstruction, they promised us everything!"

"All they want is peace!"

The Chancellor of Finance has understood. To put it bluntly, they are a group of businessmen who have been suppressed by the federal president and are trying to use the power of Congress to remove the president.

As for national interests, they treat them as bargaining chips and don't care at all.

The finance minister was a little emotional that such a country could actually defeat the empire. He didn't know if it was just luck or some other reason.

The people of the Federation see everything in the Pengeo Empire as corrupt, but when they look at the Federation from the eyes of the Finance Minister, it is not only corrupt, but also fucking hypocritical!

It sounds like everyone is equal, but don’t they have clear social classes?

In fact, everyone is the same, it’s just that they are better at packaging themselves!

The Chancellor thought for a while and shook his head, which surprised the visitor.

"What are your ideas? Why don't we discuss it? Maybe it's not an unsolvable problem?"

The finance minister did not hide it, "I am very moved by what you said, but I cannot guarantee that everything you said is true. This requires a heavyweight to guarantee it."

"Secondly, it doesn't make any sense for you to convince me alone. I can't change anything!"

"If you can convince more people and someone provides a guarantee, then you can contact me again and I will consider it carefully!"

"And...", he pointed out, "...there is not much time left for you!"

The Second Guards Corps will soon return to the imperial capital to change defenses. According to the news he received, there are still about three days left.

Once the visitors fail to convince him within three days, he won't do it.

The visitor also knew that further persuasion would be of no use, but the Chancellor's statement was already the most successful result.

He stood up and said goodbye, "In less than twenty-four hours, you will see everything!"

The finance minister sat for a long time after the visitors left. He knew that someone wanted to use the second prince as an excuse to launch a coup.

It's just that there are too many uncertain factors now, and he can't be sure whether this is true.

But the situation in the country is really too bad!

Several subordinate countries have almost cut off their ties with Pengeo, not that they are bold enough to ignore the suzerain country.

But the civil strife in these countries has left them no time for external wars. There is a small country that has become completely independent in the past few days, and its former rulers have basically been exterminated.

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According to internal sources, independence will be declared in a week at most.

This is actually very bad news. The independence of these small countries will intensify the decline of the Pengeo Empire. Without these blood donor countries, Pengeo will fall faster!

if……

Everything is really as the visitor said, it may not be impossible to do this!

The day passed quickly. In the evening, the finance minister's son came back from outside. It was raining lightly in the sky.

At the beginning of spring, it rains more and more.

He was still complaining when he walked to the living room and sat down.

"The roads in and out of the city are so bad. Damn it, they don't repair them..."

The Chancellor glanced at some mud spots on the middle-aged trousers and said, "Are you out of town?"

The middle-aged man nodded and sat next to him, "It started to rain in the afternoon, and some places are blocked. I have to keep an eye on it."

"There were a lot of trucks coming in and out today, did something happen?"

He looked at the Chancellor of Finance. As one of the top nobles in the empire, he could feel that the atmosphere in the imperial capital was getting more and more wrong.

After hearing this, the Minister of Finance's expression changed slightly, "Is it the royal baggage train?"

The middle-aged man shook his head, "No, some are nobles, and some I can't tell!"

At this moment, the finance minister has realized that whether he agrees or not, this coup is likely to break out.

There is not much time left for him!

Once he fails to make a decision before the coup, no matter whether the royal family has the last laugh or the nobles defeat the royal family, he will not get any good results!

This also caused him to fall into deep uneasiness.

Should...how to choose?

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