Shadow Empire - Chapter 952: Implicit Expression of Selling Out the Country and Acting

When there is a strong motivation for profit, peace will be broken.

In fact, is there any real peace in this world?

There is no such thing between people, let alone between countries.

Lance's answer made Minister Labour silent for a while. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rapa, and he should actually understand this principle better than Lance.

They naively believe that the world can work the way they want it to, and then are shattered by reality.

Minister LaBoer sighed softly and leaned back on the sofa. This was not a defensive posture, because his hands naturally hung by his side. "On the way here, I saw those factories being built and the people maintaining law and order on the road."

"Mr. Lance, I'm curious, what are you going to do with these places?"

Lance pursed his lips and said, "Just as you can see, maintaining law and order, stabilizing society, and then opening factories to make money."

"I have invested in many industries here, including the Imperial Chamber of Commerce."

Minister Rabble then went on to say, “This is what confuses me the most, are you really here to invest in Rapa?”

"Is there anything here that's worth your attention?"

Lance took a drag on his cigarette, and he reached out to flick the ash on the ashtray on the table. Then he turned to look at him with a smile that Minister Rabble could understand. "Cheap labor."

“In the federation capitalists use illegals and refugees to work for them in order to reduce costs.”

"But these labor costs are obviously much higher than the labor costs in Lapa."

"With thirty dollars, you can hire at least five people here, but in the federation you can only hire one refugee or one illegal immigrant."

"After they are trained, the products they produce are the same. In other words, if a worker produces one product every day, then the labor cost of one product in the federation is at least one dollar."

"This is enough to drive a lot of people crazy," he said, pausing and taking another puff of his cigarette. "In my opinion, Lapa and Yalan don't have any industrial base, and their agriculture and animal husbandry are not well developed."

"But there are abundant mineral resources and cheap labor here, which means it is destined to become a 'nutrient' that a country must have in its journey towards becoming a superpower."

“It may be a little cruel to say this, but it’s the truth.”

"Even if there was no federal government today, if there was no us, there would be someone else."

When Minister Labul heard this, the last bit of light in his heart disappeared. Since Lapa was destined to become the nourishment for the growth and development of other countries, joining the Federation became the best choice.

Geographically, this place is very close to the Federation. A faster ship can reach Lapa from the Federation in more than ten hours.

With future technological development, this time may continue to shorten.

Emotionally speaking, the Yalan region is also within the influence of federal culture, especially recently more federal cultural propaganda has entered the Yalan region.

The federal government and the Yalan United Alliance have agreed on a series of "aid projects", which includes arranging some people to help illiterate people in the Yalan region to learn to read and write.

Yameng only needs to bear the basic accommodation expenses, and the other teachers will solve them themselves.

Zhuolan has two large literacy classes, but they have been temporarily suspended due to the turbulent situation.

He had been there before, and as a diplomatic project, he definitely wanted to see how these literacy classes worked.

For example, the first lesson -

I Love the Federation

Some simple words and dialogues in it are expressed by two immigrants to each other's love for the federation. They love and are willing to become federal citizens.

There are many texts like this.

Everything is already destined and cannot be changed by the power of one or a few people.

As if he had made some decision, Minister Labour's facial expression changed slightly, becoming softer and his slightly raised eyebrows also dropped.

After thinking for a while, he thought about how to open the conversation "calmly". He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lapa, and he couldn't just take the initiative to say "I want to join you" just because of Lance's words and his own decision.

Even if he really wanted to side with the Federation, he thought he should contact higher-level officials.

He now had to show his willingness to "surrender" to the Federation, while at the same time not lowering his status too much.

Lance didn't push him.

After waiting for two or three minutes, he finally found a suitable entry point, "Mr. Lance, you are a very outstanding young man, and a remarkable young man."

"I'm not exaggerating in any way. When I was your age, I didn't even have these concepts in my mind."

"At that time, all I could think about was alcohol, tobacco and girls."

"You are such an excellent person that I feel I am lacking in words. Cassia also praised you in this way!"

Lance nodded modestly, "Thank you for the compliment."

Minister Rabble exhaled, "I have a son, he is also a young man, only twenty-four or twenty-five years old this year, he went to college at Jed, he is very smart."

"I have an immature idea now, and I wonder if I can talk to you about it."

Lance nodded and said, "We can discuss it." This was a more implicit statement. What he needed now was not to show his strength.

"I hope he can learn more excellent knowledge, but you must be well aware of Lapa's situation."

"I am not an outstanding person. Other ministers, including Diego..." He shook his head without making any comments. "But I have seen you and your excellence, so I hope to let him learn from you for a while."

Lance thought for a moment, a very short moment, perhaps only a few seconds, "Will your actions cause some misunderstandings among the top officials of the Lapa authorities?"

"For example, Diego. I heard that he has a bad temper and it is difficult for others to change his mind about something he believes in."

"If he thinks you have betrayed the national interest, will it cause you some trouble?"

Minister Rabble has made decisions and has the resolve to make them, otherwise he wouldn't be here to talk about this in front of Lance.

He chuckled and said, "Don't worry too much, Mr. Lance."

"The Labour family is also a prominent family in Lapa. Even if the Lavilla family wants to deal with us, they need to consider the consequences of doing so."

When he said these words, Lance could clearly feel that he was actually a little proud, which also proved from the side that he was not forced. Minister Rabble spoke in a slightly lower voice, "If he didn't have our support, it's hard to say whether he would still be the president!"

Lance's expression changed slightly, and he thought of many things in that instant.

These chiefs all have their own bases and their own territories. In their territories, Diego's words are not so useful.

This made Lance think that if he could win over more ruling groups to his side, then his chances of running for "temporary representative" would become greater.

Of course, these are just current considerations, just an outline, an approximation.

He quickly came back to his senses from these thoughts, and his mind continued with the topic they had talked about before, "Paula, can I call you that?"

He had a friendly smile on his face, "Of course, there's no need to be so polite between friends."

"Sometimes being polite itself is a sign of alienation!"

This is considered as recognition of the title of Lance.

"Paula, I have no objection to you letting your son study under me, but I just thought about it for a while and I can't think of anything I can teach him."

"So I can't agree to your request."

The smile on Minister Labul's face froze for a moment, and then gradually faded away. He did not expect this to be the outcome.

But fortunately, Lance replenished it very quickly.

"Although I can't let your son study with me, I can introduce him to the Federation for further studies."

"I think without any modesty that the Federation will be the center of the world in the future, and there will be the best people in the world there."

"Letting your child integrate into the federal environment when the competition is not so fierce may be a better choice for him, you, and the Labour family?"

"And doing so will not overly stimulate Diego and other ministers. Diego is sometimes bad-tempered, and his emotions will dominate his reasoning, causing him to make some inappropriate decisions."

"My proposal will avoid this situation to the greatest extent possible. No one will know about what happened between us..."

Although he had finished speaking, Minister Rabble had already understood what he meant.

After listening to this, Minister Lable thought about it seriously for a while. He had considered this idea before, but it was not chosen by him.

Because he can let his son go to the Federation at any time and anywhere. Going to the Federation does not mean his "surrender". On the contrary, letting his son follow Lance's radical approach obviously better reflects his sincerity.

But Lance now gave him more options, and they didn't seem bad.

He was considering it, thinking about it, but he had decided on the tone.

After a long while, he nodded slowly, "Then I'll trouble you with this matter. I have to thank you for giving me a better choice and opportunity."

Lance smiled and waved his hand, "We are friends. Friends don't need to say thank you when they help each other. We just need to keep in touch."

Minister LaBoer understood what Lance said. He took out a business card and handed it over. "Here is my personal phone number. You can find me through it at any time."

Lance nodded and put away the business card. "When are you free? I can arrange for you and your family to go to the Federation together. Someone will be specially assigned to receive you then."

"Then I can introduce you to some new friends, like Senator Cleveland."

Minister Rabble nodded vigorously after hearing this. "That's great! I've heard of Senator Cleveland's reputation a long time ago. It would be my honor to talk to him in person!"

"You will have this chance!"

Just like Lance said, at this time, although the situation has shown some signs, it is best not to overly stimulate those staunch "conservatives" before it becomes completely clear, so he left early.

After he returned, before he sat down to think about the matter again, Diego called him.

"I heard you went to the Federals' estate?"

Minister Rabble immediately responded, “Yes, I went there.”

Hearing the indignation that could not be concealed in Minister Rabble's tone, Diego's tone softened, "What did he say?"

"Lance White told me that the 'Federal Controlled Area' was just a term people used to describe themselves, and he didn't consider it that way."

"He just spontaneously helped us maintain public order in the city because they have invested in and built many factories in the industrial park. A stable society can help them produce better."

"These damn capitalists are so ugly that it's shocking. At this time, they are still thinking about factory production."

He paused for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then we don't need to worry about him. But we still have to protest if we should. You should follow up on this matter and complain to their Secretary of State or something like that."

Minister Rabbel agreed and said, "I will call their Secretary of State later. I also heard something."

"What?", Diego asked.

His mood has calmed down a lot now, and he is no longer as suspicious as before.

"The Czech Republic is organizing a new round of negotiations with the Federation."

"My thought is that we should get deeper into the negotiations."

"The previous negotiations were all done by the Zede people. We were just going through the motions."

"Rappa's situation is clearly inextricably linked to the Federation. I think we should go to the Federation in person and get involved in the negotiations!"

Diego felt better as he sensed Minister Rabble's strong anger.

"You want to go there in person?"

When he said this, Minister Lable still felt a little bit of a tingling sensation on his scalp. This son of a bitch was still testing him.

He immediately added, "We're going to go together, and I'll be your strongest support, Diego!"

"Well, I will communicate with the Republic of Jede, and you can go with them then."

"Remember, if you get a chance, help me curse their president!"

(End of this chapter)