2076. Francis-Underwood (middle)
"I remember that you also approved of this war." Claire-Underwood said.
"But not now." Francis-Underwood said, "It's not like what Operation Zero described."
"I don't deny this." Claire took another sip of wine, paused for a few seconds, and then continued, "Crazy, unbelievable."
"Do you know what I'm most worried about?" Francis-Underwood said, "They have regarded war as the only way to solve the problem. They are fighting for the sake of war. Even if there are other options, they will only choose war. They are almost inseparable from war. Only war... can show their value."
He put the cigarette to his mouth and wanted to smoke it again, but he was even more upset in his heart, so he put out most of the remaining cigarette butts. "I always believe that if we have Dyson Ring and Matter Unloader, we already have a future. Things between us and Galactic Empire will inevitably lead to war, but the way of war should not be as crazy as Operation Zero."
He paused, took the bottle from his wife, took a sip, and said, "We can defend, and we have no problems at all. We have conducted countless deductions even in the worst situation - Galactic Empire. The probability of being able to capture Dawn Star Planet while maintaining the internal structure intact is less than 10%. We won this long-distance race Claire, we really won..."
"This is Tang Xiao's credit." Claire said seriously.
"That's right. That's why he was able to lead all of us to rush towards an even crazier war." Francis-Underwood said, "Even if this war is completely unnecessary. Galactic Empire wants us to die more than anyone else, and wants to launch an attack immediately more than anyone else, but why didn't they? Because they themselves could foresee this outcome."
Claire didn't speak. Her legs were a little numb, so she stood up and continued to be a listener.
Francis also stood up and took another sip of wine, "But do you know? This galaxy has become an arena between the two Sith Lords, Tang Xiao and Palpatine. Just for their own ambitions, they control the entire galaxy, countless planets, and countless lives to complete this war game."
"That's what Rebel Alliances said." Claire said.
"But I think what they said makes sense." Francis said.
"You shouldn't say that. At least, not as a prime minister." Claire said.
"How long can I be the prime minister?" Francis asked, "Hari Seldon, that's right."
"That's why you should do what you should do instead of drinking here." Claire said.
"But now I am not the prime minister. I am just a man, a husband." Francis shook the bottle, took a sip, and handed it to Claire.
"If this can help you tomorrow." Claire also took a sip of wine, grabbed Francis's tie, and pulled him in front of him.
The tips of their noses were almost touching.
"So... now my man can tell me that you will cheer up, right?" There was a faint smell of wine and cigarettes in her mouth, and just the right amount of perfume.
"I will not let Operation Zero be implemented. This is a wrong plan." Francis said.
"Work hard." Claire kissed him directly.
The next day, dawn Prime Minister of the Duchy government office.
"I said this is impossible, Mr. Zemo." Francis-Underwood said calmly, "Succeeding Chris-Ander sen The candidate for Deputy Minister can only be Hua Chao. He was once Chris-Ander son's deputy and has a comprehensive understanding of his working methods and work arrangements."
"The supply plan proposed by Hua Chao is too conservative and cannot meet the demand for Vaxian Core Industrial Zone supported by Matter Unloader and Dyson Ring. "Standing in front of Francis is Prime Minister of the Cabinet Helmut-Baron Zemo," Regarding this, Torres Chado is more suitable."
"Do you know what kind of disaster it is to let Torres Chado serve as Sector Supply Chain Deputy Minister? Your Excellency Zemo." Francis's tone gradually became colder. "The supply plan he proposed is completely unrealistic. If you want If it is done by force, the pressure on the supply planet will increase, and the average working time per person will be extended by at least one hour. At the same time, the flow of private logistics will be reduced by at least 10%. We cannot forcefully promote such a radical material supply policy without taking public opinion into consideration."
"This is a necessary sacrifice in order to complete our plan." Zemo said.
"This sacrifice is not a matter of course. You are not thinking about the problem from my perspective. What I am thinking about is the lives of the entire Duchy of Dawn 830 billion people." Francis-Underwood stared with burning eyes The other party said coldly, "Maybe in your eyes, there is only the cold number of the final goal, but you have not even thought about whether this final number is reasonable. We should have a consensus that Duchy of Dawn should not become like Galactic Empire, right?"
"Precisely because we don't want to be like Galactic Empire, we have to defeat Galactic Empire. And in order to defeat Galactic Empire, Operation Zero is the premise of everything for us." Zemo's tone also became cold.
"The Empire, Operation Zero is not the only option." Francis-Underwood said solemnly, "According to our production plan to expand armaments and strengthen defense, we are much more certain."
"This is different from the result discussed at our previous summit, Your Excellency the Prime Minister." Zemo said with a sneer, "Operation Zero is the highest criterion for all our actions now and cannot be questioned."
"Even if this will provoke civil unrest and opposition?" Francis-Underwood growled, "Our first rule is to survive! Instead of putting ourselves on the fire! Jiroch Planet (Jiroch) Didn't the strike last week wake you up?"
"Jiroch Planet Shouldn't the strike last week be your dereliction of duty Prime Minister?" Zemo mocked, "Under such a big premise as Operation Zero, a strike can actually break out. Do you need a little person like me to remind you that such a thing shouldn't happen?"
Bang! Francis slammed the table and stood up, staring at Zemo, "You'd better think carefully about what you want to say now, Zemo. You guys have already caused too much harm to Duchy of Dawn for this Operation Zero! Enough is enough!"