Chapter 1041: Answer and exchange

In a very short time, as if overnight, the noisy flames of war suddenly quieted down, quiet enough to catch people off guard.

On the day the news reached the Federation, the federal industrial index plummeted by seven percent, fell by four percent the next day, and remained in a state of small decline in the following days.

Even Lanse, who was in Lapa, heard about the series of reactions brought about by the domestic "stock market crash."

If the war stopped now, would the federal domestic industrial orders still be like now, where production couldn't keep up, not to mention the problem of overcapacity?

The big problem with the federal economy before was overcapacity, the internal circulation wasn't strong enough, and capital held a large amount of money in its hands without participating in the overall social economic circulation, leading to the emergence of the Great Depression.

People were very afraid of the Great Depression and were also very unwilling to mention this word, as well as that period of time.

For ordinary people, they hoped they could forget that unpleasant time as soon as possible.

But it ultimately existed and wouldn't cease to exist just because you didn't think about it.

People were afraid that the Federation would experience such a terrible thing again. In just these two or three days, investors lost confidence in their investments in the Federation.

Except for some active social activists on Detlan Street who kept encouraging everyone to continue holding positions and watching, or even actively taking over when rich people were panic-selling, many people had already prepared to start running.

As long as any accurate news landed, they would very likely rush out with the speed and posture of a racing champion!

"Senator, how do you view the saying circulating everywhere recently that the war will end and the world will usher in peace?"

A beautiful reporter squeezed to the front of the crowd. When she saw Senator Cleveland come out of the Capitol first, she immediately rushed over, holding her notebook and pen high.

She was followed by quite a few reporters, all asking their own questions. Looking at these reporters who had surrounded him, Senator Cleveland didn't have any panic.

Because around him, there were several bodyguards protecting him, forming a human wall, isolating him from these crazy reporters outside.

But there were too many reporters here. If he didn't say something, he would very likely not be able to leave here.

When reporters went crazy, they were much crazier than those criminals; at least those criminals didn't dare to charge at the senator's bodyguards so blatantly.

Of course, there was another difference between criminals and reporters: criminals might want many things, but reporters, they only wanted an answer.

Standing on the steps, Cleveland thought for a moment, picked out some content he could say from his mind, and brought it out. "Peace is the ultimate goal that each of us strives to promote. If peace can come as simply as people rumored, it would be a good thing for us and for the whole world."

"War has brought too much pain and sorrow; perhaps it really is time to stop."

These words actually already indicated some attitudes; perhaps peace could really be ushered in.

By rights, he shouldn't express such a view; after all, war would continuously bring the good side to the Federation.

Orders, international sales, profits from the international community, and more job opportunities.

It could be said that war activated the Federation's blood-making ability, allowing every class to gain quite a lot of benefits from it.

But as a politician, he had to show the side of himself that conformed to world values. If he said he longed for war, tomorrow's front-page headline would be him, a fanatical war monger.

So he expressed his yearning for peace. As for whether peace could really be obtained in the end, in fact, this was also something no one knew.

While people were recording quickly, another person immediately asked loudly, "Senator, if the war stops, will our economy be affected?"

"The federal industrial index has fallen for many days in a row. People are very worried that the Great Depression will sweep through the Federation again. How do you view the panic people have about this matter now?"

Senator Cleveland waved his hand. "There is absolutely no need to worry about this problem. In fact, the war dividend has just begun; it will last for at least ten to twenty years."

"No matter in what way peace descends, it is a good result for us and for all mankind."

"But there are still some problems here, for example, whether the cities destroyed in Slade need to be rebuilt, and whether the destroyed industrial system needs to be rebuilt?"

"With what attitude and way are the Dantras ending this war with us?"

"What benefits can we get from it?"

"The Federation hasn't entered the dividend period brought by the victory of the war, and the duration of this dividend period will exceed everyone's imagination!"

At this time, another reporter suddenly interrupted and asked, "Senator, just now you said we obtained the war dividend as a 'winner of the war.' Does this mean we have already won this war?"

The senator glanced at this reporter. He asked a good question. "Of course, irrefutably correct. We are the winner of this war and also the savior who brought peace back to the world!"

He then took a deep breath. "Alright, ladies and gentlemen, the question time is over. I have other work."

The reporters tactfully stepped aside. Being able to have Senator Cleveland answer three questions was already a decent harvest.

Next, they would obtain more useful and valuable news from the mouths of other senators.

After Senator Cleveland returned to his manor, quite a few cars soon arrived here. These people were senators of Congress, or some heads of officials.

They gathered together just to further discuss the matter of "the shadow of peace," which had already moved closer and closer to people's lives.

After the Speaker of the House arrived late, Senator Cleveland ended his conversation with the people around him.

"I hope the president didn't find extra work for you." Senator Cleveland and everyone stood up, expressing respect for the Speaker of the House.

The Speaker of the House was a very key role. If one were to rank in federal politics, he was the third.

That is to say, if the president and vice president were both killed, he would become the new successor. As for the President of the Senate, now he was still busy with his and the president's work outside, and for the President of the Senate, the so-called President of the Senate was just an identity.

The one who truly led the senators was sitting beside Senator Cleveland, the majority leader who was chatting with him just now.

The Senate majority leader was responsible for many things that should have been done by the President of the Senate. His status in Congress was very outstanding.

Today, after Congress adjourned, a phone call came from the president, hoping the Speaker of the House could go over. They needed to talk about work matters. The Speaker of the House didn't refuse, but also put forward a requirement, which was that it couldn't be too late.

He didn't want to miss this gathering at Senator Cleveland's place today. Even if he was the Speaker of the House, he was very clear that if he wasn't at the meeting site, someone might vote for him.

So he finished some things at the presidential palace and immediately rushed over from the bypass expressway.

He greeted Senator Cleveland and the majority leader, and then others. "We are just chatting simply. He is very concerned about the stability of the current congressional order. Congress cannot be in chaos."

This was an obvious truth. If Congress was in chaos, many problems would become very troublesome.

There were many committees in Congress, and a considerable part of the work in the federal government, and they were very key projects.

If Congress was in chaos, these committees might stop, leading to many problems. The president was very concerned about the current situation of Congress and asked the Speaker of the House to go over and talk simply about what happened recently.

And whether there was anything the federal government needed to help with, he was very willing.

After the Speaker of the House sat down, they talked about this "world peace movement" that would soon break out. Now the anti-war groups on the street seemed to have revived again, but this time they didn't go to parade and demonstrate, but instead petitioned outside the presidential palace with an attitude of support and backing, hoping the president could end the war as soon as possible.

"It's all Dantra's trick, and I also suspect that Slade has already negotiated some content of the ceasefire with Dantra." Senator Cleveland came up and broke a big piece of news.

At first, everyone's reaction was quite astonished, because the hatred between the Slades and the Dantras was a deadly feud, a feud that was very difficult to resolve.

Otherwise, such an intense war wouldn't have broken out between their two countries. If the federal government hadn't intervened, perhaps the Dantra flag would have already been inserted on the tallest building in their capital.

But to say there was really no possibility at all, in fact, it wasn't necessarily so.

Between countries, there was actually no such thing as a deadly feud; there were only interests.

No matter which side made benefits sufficient to make the other side compromise, then there was nothing good or bad.

Another senator also followed up. "I also obtained a piece of intelligence here, which mentioned that the Dantras have been frequently contacting the Slade Ministry of Foreign Affairs these days. It's unclear what they have done for the time being, but it's definitely not a good thing."

"It's very likely just as you said, they are negotiating peace, but we don't know anything!"

Listening to the speeches of other colleagues, Senator Cleveland nodded constantly. "The Slades actually have opinions about us, feeling that we took away their status and plundered the interests that originally belonged to them."

"They do have the necessity to contact. If they negotiate a ceasefire agreement themselves and can't negotiate with us, excluding us, we will be very embarrassed by then."

"So we must defeat their conspiracy..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1042 =====