After the five reached a consensus, the entire conference room took on a harmonious atmosphere. The military had obtained the training grounds it wanted, while the civilian officials had gained a channel for acquiring warships. At least for the time being, they would no longer have to envy the military's ships.
Everyone continued the discussion, raising all sorts of troublesome issues and resolving them satisfactorily through mutual concessions.
"I'd like to borrow some personnel from your Defense Force to help us establish a public security management brigade responsible for maintaining order in the newly built cities. These newcomers are always getting into fights, and it's giving us quite a headache."
Hogood looked at Anrida and voiced his idea. The reason Hogood wanted to form a public security unit was that, although the people from the old districts had settled into the new cities,
some still feared and felt uneasy about their new environment. After arguing with their neighbors, they liked to settle matters with their fists. This gave Hogood a terrible headache. It would not be good to punish such minor issues too severely, as that would not help stabilize public sentiment. So, Hogood wanted to form a public security unit to handle these trivial matters.
"More than half the people in the old districts are still there, and the Defense Force needs to maintain public order. There are also some rats hiding in the gutters that need to be dealt with. If we don't handle these problems early, they'll become even harder to deal with later.
This time, there are also tens of millions of new recruits who need personnel from the Defense Force to train them. I'm afraid I can't help you. The Defense Force can no longer spare any extra manpower."
After hearing Hogood's proposal, Anrida explained