Chapter 407: Get Rich Overnight!
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. The beginning of the military exercise is a time limit. If they do not give an answer within this time limit, then the military exercise may not be a military exercise.
PLANT and the Eurasian Federation are fine. One is in the universe and the other is thousands of miles away from Orb. Even if the war is resumed, it is impossible to affect them in the first time.
But the Atlantic Federation is not like that. Once the war starts, Orb's fleet can attack Alaska in the first time. Although the Atlantic Federation's power on Earth is not afraid of Orb, the Atlantic Federation is not an iron plate, and the internal struggle has not yet completely ended.
Today's meeting was declared over at this moment. Everyone dispersed and returned to the hotel. Although the peace talks have not ended, what happened today needs to be reported to the country. No matter what the result is, after this peace talks, the world pattern will change dramatically, and they also need to make some preparations in advance.
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"This stinky boy, he really opened his mouth like a lion!" Siegel Klein looked at the information sent back by the delegation and rubbed his temple uncomfortably.
"Father, what happened?" Lux asked softly.
"Look, you found a good man." Siegel Klein handed the PAD to Lacus, and his tone was as resentful as it could be.
"Haha, this is indeed Yang Hui's style." Lacus chuckled after reading the message. Yang Hui has never been a person who suffers losses. Many people think that the fall of Orb has made Yang Hui suffer a great loss, but they don't know that this is the road Yang Hui paved for them, just for this one.
If Orb does not fall, the Earth Army and ZAFT do not use nuclear weapons, how can he ask for such a high price?
"But I'm afraid he will be disappointed this time. We can't agree to his conditions." Siegel Klein said melancholy. If it is personal property, Siegel Klein can pack up all the property of the Klein family and give it to him, just as his daughter's dowry and his own pension insurance.
But Boyaz Fortress is one of the important military fortresses of ZAFT, and it is the first line of defense with the Earth Army. It is impossible to give it to Orb. Even if he agrees, the Supreme Council will not agree, and all ZAFT soldiers and citizens will not agree.
"Indeed... I think it's acceptable." Lacus said to Siegel Klein.
"..." Siegel Klein covered his face and was speechless. Women in love were poisoned. He believed that even if Yang Hui wanted the entire PLANT, Lacus would pack it up and give it to Yang Hui.
But this time, he really misunderstood Lacus, at least not completely.
"Father, in my opinion, the Boyatz Fortress is very important to ZAFT, but it is not so important that it is indispensable. With the ability of PLANT, it is not difficult to use asteroids to build another one, but if we lose the opportunity to make friends with Orb or even peace in order to cherish the Boyatz Fortress, it will be a loss."
Siegel Klein felt that what Lacus said made sense. The power currently displayed by Orb was really terrible. PLANT was also panicking now. It was not appropriate to start a war again. No matter who the opponent was, it was worth exchanging a fortress for peace.
But... just such a reason was fine to convince the representatives of the Supreme Council, but it was too weak to convince the army and the people.
At the same time, PLANT's supplies and funds may not be enough. Don't forget that PLANT still owes Orb a [Heliopolis], and there is also a list that is painful to look at.
"So we need to work hard on the compensation materials and funds." After listening to Siegel Klein's concerns, Lux said, "I know Yang Hui and his team. Their goal was Boyaz Fortress from the beginning. They don't care so much about resource compensation. I'm sure their bottom line is only a quarter of the requirement, so let the delegates talk boldly and confidently."
"Hmm? Is it possible? Orb is now in ruins, and it seems that it will have to build a new army on a large scale. The resources required are not a small number."
"Father, you know, I know, and Yang Hui naturally knows that PLANT will never agree to this condition. If you agree, it will make the country The country is shaken, he can't make unreasonable demands that we can't agree to, so Boyaz Fortress and supplies must be one-on-one. The main goal must be achieved, and the activity range of the secondary goal is very large. I roughly calculated that one-fourth of the required resources is just within the acceptable range of PLANT. "
Lacus is not a professional politician. She just has excellent qualities, potential and skills. But during this period of time, she has followed Siegel Klein to deal with PLANT's internal affairs, so she has some contact with it, so she has a general understanding of the domestic situation, so she can roughly estimate where PLANT's limit is.
Siegel Klein was silent after hearing this. Everything Lacus said was correct and difficult to refute, but...
"You do this... not just for PLANT considerations, right?"
"Father, you worry too much."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Seriousness and maturity are gone, and the big watery eyes blinked, cute and adorable.
"Ah..." Siegel Klein covered his face. There are only two fathers and daughters here. Is it necessary to act and deny it? "There is another question. How do we resolve the opposition from ZAFT and the people?"
Lacus gave Siegel Klein a reason to persuade the Supreme Council, but the Supreme Council was persuaded. It was useless for ZAFT and the people to not accept it. If this decision was passed by force, ZAFT and the people's trust and acceptance of the Supreme Council would drop to the freezing point, and everyone would have to step down.
Siegel Klein didn't care about this little power, but he was afraid that the Sara faction, who was hiding somewhere, would jump out and make trouble again, completely destroying the good situation.
"Leave it to me, father, I will solve this problem."
Since Lacus had spoken, Siegel Klein would not ask again. Lacus generally would not agree to anything from anyone. Once she agreed, she was sure to complete it.
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On the other side, the representatives of the Atlantic Federation also reported the situation back to the mainland. The local leaders were divided into several factions. Although they all cursed Orb Lion for asking too much, in addition to cursing, they also framed each other, saying that the faction of the representative was not strong enough, and even accused him of betraying the country.
Some people also called for destroying Orb's first fleet and declaring war on Orb directly. If they could destroy it the first time, they could naturally destroy it the second time.
Such statements were attacked by the peace faction again, saying that they were war madmen, anti-social, anti-human, and destroying the world... As long as they were close to the edge, they would put the big hat on the head of the war faction.
They argued until late at night, but no result was achieved. Those who wanted to fight were only good at talking and did not dare to really do it. Those who wanted to negotiate felt aggrieved and could not accept such harsh conditions.
In the end, the meeting dispersed, and the leaders of several major factions gathered together and connected to a remote video communication in a secret room. No one could convince anyone, so they asked the person who could decide with one vote.
"Accept Orb's conditions."
"But... in this way, the Atlantic Federation will be completely open to Orb. If Orb wants to attack us, there will be no early warning line of defense."
"Ob will not take the initiative to attack us, at least not now. We have to delay time now. When the research over there has results, Orb can destroy it with a flip of the hand."
"This... the research over there has been decades, and there has been no progress at all. Will it..."
"No."
"Understood."
In this way, the Atlantic Federation also made a decision to accept Orb's conditions, but not to accept them completely. As Wang Liumei said, the amount of resources can still be discussed.
The Eurasian Federation on the other side is exactly the same as its master. At the beginning, it clamored not to accept it. If you want to fight, then fight. Anyway, the emperor is far away and you can't hit them. But after hearing that their master has accepted it, they can only accept it with frustration.
The general direction was determined, and the next thing was simple. After about three days of wrangling, the three forces finally determined the specific amount of resources. Lacus's prediction was correct. Orb did not exploit PLANT too much, and it was finalized at a quarter of the limit. Because the Atlantic Federation paid Midway Island and Hawaii, although Orb was strong, it did not have the ability to destroy the Atlantic Federation at present, so it only got half of the proposed amount. Finally, it was the Eurasian Federation, which was slaughtered. After much persuasion, it was reduced by half.
In general, in this peace talk, Orb's gains were mainly Boyaz Fortress, the territory of Indo-West, and the territorial waters and land extending to Midway Island and Hawaii. There were countless resources, which could be said to be rich overnight!
Take resources for example, it is more than enough to rebuild [Aurora Society] and [Kaguya], establish three reorganized space fleets, and add two more sea fleets and three MS battalions.
After getting the results, it is naturally busy next. Yang Hui calculated that Orb's productivity is now fully open, and one year is enough to transform all the forces in the plan into reality. By then, Orb will also have the power to stand on top of the world.
At the same time, a press conference was held to announce the results of the complete victory of the negotiations to the world. People in Orb were naturally excited, as if they had seen Orb's powerful posture; people in the Atlantic Federation and the Eurasian Federation were heartbroken and angry, cursing the government's incompetence; PLANT had Lux do the work in advance, so they didn't have too much emotion, but they were definitely frustrated and unwilling; and there were other forces, most of them didn't care about it, anyway, their losses were not big.
However, after the representatives of other forces returned to their countries, the representative of the United States of South America quietly stayed and asked to meet with Yang Hui privately for negotiations.
"Sir Yang Hui, congratulations on Orb's complete victory." The representative of the United States of South America congratulated, not only the victory on the battlefield, but also the victory in the negotiations is the core of Orb's strength. With Orb's current gains, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Orb's rise is unstoppable.
"Thank you, Mr. Anafy, but you didn't return to China at this time, and you secretly came to me. It's not to congratulate Aub, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Yang Hui, our country wants to get help from Aub."