If this had happened before or at the outbreak of war, Lin Qi might have chosen to avoid it.
Back then, the military's power had expanded unchecked and without limit. Congress barely audited the budgets they submitted, allocating however much they requested.
The terrifying might of war had placed the military superweapon above every institution in an instant! Even causing a little trouble could result in someone being saddled with the charge of "colluding with the enemy."
But after the war, the military was no longer so frightening.
Against the international backdrop of the entire world seeking economic development or recovery, peace was the only dominant theme at that moment.
Although the Federation was a victorious country, the first thing it did after winning the war was demobilize.
Apart from the military and the Department of Defense discovering through the actual war that the Federation's military structure was somewhat bloated and could be trimmed, this was also meant to reassure the rest of the world.
Once the war ended, bayonets were sheathed. Not displaying one's edge to intimidate others was another reason.
Moreover, the military had already reaped a huge wave of profits. Even if military equipment development still required military procurement in the future, military procurement was no longer the Federation's most profitable business.
Without a war, the military ordering dozens or hundreds of new aircraft as training planes would already be the limit. Orders for thousands or tens of thousands of aircraft like those in the past would be almost impossible to see again within ten or twenty years.
Instead, the development of the civilian sector would become the Military Industrial Group's main direction in the future, which was why Lin Qi made no attempt to conceal his "broad-mindedness."
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