People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Anyway, I'll be the one to host the opening ceremony, so I won't let your hard-written speech go to waste.

Evangelista XI took a deep breath, and a rare look of compassion and heaviness appeared on his always cheerful face.

"Hello, dukes, representatives, journalists, and guests."

"I am Pope Evangelista XI, the Lateran."

“I am standing here not to preach, nor to make verbal appeals again and again. Before I explain my purpose to you, I would like to ask you a question first.”

“How can our civilization survive?”

The Sarkaz were born in the midst of war. This is the most intuitive and true description of their situation by contemporary Sarkaz, but Evangelista XI has to say that it is not just the Sarkaz.

Terra was born in war.

Wars never stop, geopolitical conflicts are constant, conspiracies and intrigues with obvious implications are staged all the time, secret treaties that could destroy a country are signed in private, and then collapse at unexpected moments, subverting the country's peace.

It is true that Evangelista XI has not seen the conquest and expansion that swept across the continent for a long time, but various tacit agreements or transactions still influence the fate of countries and people beyond the sight of everyone.

So, he had to ask this question, and it led to more questions.

“How many people are challenged to peace?”

“How many countries’ security does one country’s security mean?”

No one responded to his question.

There is no way, these are indeed three unforgettable questions, and they should indeed resonate with people.

It was a pity that the person being called was sitting in the audience. Naturally, we couldn't expect that some people's thick skin and empty morality, which were thicker than the walls of Londinium, would cause any ripples because of one or two questions.

But this did not stop Evangelista XI from continuing.

There is no better time than now. Representatives from all countries gathered here, including Da Yan who didn't care about worldly affairs, Sami who was independent and secluded, Iberia who was a beggar mentor of Terra, and even Ursus who came with a group of reporters after realizing it belatedly.

Evangelista XI dared to say that even with Lateran's reputation, he might not be able to find so many and so complete people.

He thanked Ernst from the bottom of his heart for making the idea of ​​the World Summit truly reach the threshold of "all nations".

Then he paused:

"I discussed this issue with Kjerag's Prime Minister for several days, and finally reached an irrefutable consensus."

Evangelista XI flipped the PPT on the projector.

"Latlan's economy relies on trade with Victoria. Kjerag's achievements were made possible by Columbia's help. Leitania and Syracuse were originally one but now they are divided into two. Da Yan and Ursus share the same borders and trade what they have with each other."

With every word he said, the PPT page jumped to show photos from various places, including the dessert trade between Lateran and Victoria, the handshake between Prime Minister Kjerag and the Vice President of Colombia (condolences for the Balrog incident), the seemingly different musical tastes of the people of Leitania and Syracuse, and the alternation of the two generations of Da Yan and Ursus in Longmen.

Evangelista XI came to the obvious conclusion:

"The survival of each of us, each of our countries, and each of our civilizations depends on each other."

“So, in this land, survival depends on civilization. Unless peace can be extended to others, it cannot be extended to me alone.”

He paused and turned to the last page of the PPT. There were four big words on it: The Summit of All Nations and its concept:

"At Ernst's request, Kjerag and Lateran will hereby call for the establishment of such an agreement entity based on common agreement, with the goal of enabling all countries to obtain mutual guarantees of security."

“Our interests are far more closely connected than many people realize.”

"Terra should survive together to the end."

The people in the audience held their breath.

Perhaps it was because he was impressed by Evangelista XI's brilliant speech, or perhaps it was because he had not yet pondered the interests involved.

But Holhaiya, who was standing aside, felt that those among them whose eyes widened were most likely because they saw the line of words on the PPT.

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Chapter 348: You have to fight for this position!

Shelagh, Tukarim, fondue restaurant, private room.

The Grand Tutor was not from Shangshu, so he was not that demanding when it came to hotpot, but even so, cheese hotpot was something new and a little weird to him.

Not only her, but Ning Ci Qiu was the same. The young lady from the Ministry of Rites didn't know why the Grand Tutor would choose to take her to this cheese hot pot restaurant to try something new after the press conference, but to be honest, her expectations for this thing were not high.

When the cheese pot on the stove began to steam, the master stretched out a spoon and stirred the bottom of the pot, imitating the other guests. He raised his head and asked with a smile:

"Why, Ci Qiu thinks this is novel?"

Ning Ciqiu nodded:

"To be honest, this is also the first time I've eaten this kind of... hot pot."

"It's my first time too." The Master nodded slightly and agreed, "So, I also find it very novel."

"Not only the cheese fondue, many things in Kjerag are new to me. For example, the pack animal competition organized by Ernst's brother, at first glance, seems quite interesting, but after careful study, I found that there is a lot of truth in it. A small pack animal, just spending some money to dress up, can actually gain such a reputation and earn a fortune. This is really..."

The Grand Master sighed in a serious tone:

"Alas, when it comes to keeping up with the times, I am really not as good as you young people. Sometimes, I can't guess what's going on in your heads."

Ning Ciqiu immediately volunteered, "Master, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Ciqiu will certainly answer any questions you have!"

The Grand Tutor paused his movements, glanced at Ning Ci Qiu helplessly, did not respond, and did not really ask any "young people's questions".

No, I'm just being modest. How can you be so honest and sincere? Do you really believe it?

He is so young, and I don't know what Lao Ning is thinking, he is so quick to "promote the virtuous without avoiding relatives". There is nothing wrong with his health, and no one can move from the position of Minister of Rites.

The Taifu's mind became active and he came up with a possibility.

Tsk... that's true. He has been in that position for too long and it's too stable, which is not a good thing. He promoted his daughter to his department. This behavior can be called forming a clique, but father and daughter are born to be cliques, why do they need to form one? Besides, the Ministry of Rites has long been ruled by Lord Ning, so why do they need to form a clique for personal gain?

This action is more like self-pollution.

Thinking of this, the Grand Tutor couldn't help but sigh with some worry.

Although Da Yan is now a peaceful country with a stable divine weapon, Your Majesty need not worry. However, all the prominent figures in the court know that the conflicts that have existed for thousands of years are probably just waiting to erupt in the next few years.

According to the study of prophecies and divination, this incident was due to the real dragon being jealous and suspicious, so God sent down a warning.

But everyone actually understood that this job was not originally the job of the current person. If anything, the current person was more like a scapegoat. He was not the eldest son, and the crown prince ran away, so he was pushed up from the position of a prince of the royal family. When he first came to power, he faced such a situation. It was normal for him to be suspicious and jealous.

This is like a civil engineering student who graduated from college and was looking for a job. He had only worked in the company for a few days when he was assigned to be the legal representative of a building construction project. He was forced to sign for no apparent reason. When he asked, he found out that the previous legal representative had already run away.

In this situation, if it were you, would you be suspicious? Jealous?

The brainless ones are just standing there laughing foolishly! The ones with brains are eager to drag everyone to explode together!

It can be said that this responsible person knows that there are still millions of people in Dayan, and the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the court cannot be without a master for a day, so he took over this mess.

It is normal for him to want to exert some influence among the departments. Minister Ning must have realized this and therefore resorted to this self-degrading strategy.

Of course, it is also possible that he was overthinking it. Maybe Minister Ning just wanted to join the ministry too much and regarded the Ministry of Rites as his own property, intending to pave the way for his daughter to inherit the family business.

Who can say for sure? Political struggles have existed since ancient times. At least Minister Ning sent his daughter to him and asked him to teach her, and they became "master and apprentice". This shows that in this struggle within the Great Yan court, the Ministry of Rites has already stood on the side of his tutor.

Then his tutor would naturally have to return the favor. This teaching still requires more effort.

The master dipped a piece of bread into the cheese that was already emitting a sweet aroma from the pot, and while tasting it, he spoke:

"Ci Qiu, do you know that although this cheese hot pot is new to me, it doesn't surprise me. Why is that?"

Ning Ci Qiu, who was drinking black tea with his meal, thought for a moment and replied:

"Because this cheese hotpot, although it looks novel, is actually not that different from Shangshu hotpot. The only difference is that the base of the pot is melted cheese, and the dishes are bread, fruits, and vegetables instead of animal meat, tripe, and scaled fish."

The Master smiled with satisfaction:

"Right. That's the truth."

"Then let me ask you, do you think the proposals put forward by Kjerag and Rutland at today's press conference are novel or surprising?"

Ning Ci Qiu frowned and began to think.

Cheese fondue is similar to Shangshu hotpot, so the master is not surprised by cheese fondue. Then what is the proposal of the World Summit proposed by Kjerag and Rutland similar to?

Ning Ci Qiu naturally thought of "alliance".

Alliance means to form an alliance, which is called the way of forming alliances in Dayan.

The vertical one unites the weak to attack one strong one; the horizontal one unites one strong one to attack the weak ones.

This is a profound and extensive subject that can be used not only in the field of diplomacy, but also in business, learning, and interpersonal communication.

The Summit of All Nations seems to be a huge "alliance".

Evangelista XI called for "Terra should survive together to the end!" This initiative can actually be seen as the slogan of the Covenant.

There are many similar slogans. For example, an official from the Ministry of Rites of Yan State recorded that when the other countries attacked Kazdel, "If the demons are not eliminated, they will inevitably cause harm!", and during the Four-Nation War, the slogans of Victoria, Lethania, and Ursus were "Gaul is tyrannical and cannot be tolerated by heaven. We should attack it now to comply with heaven's will!"

These slogans have a bit of Yanguo localization meaning, and must have been translated and beautified by the history editor. But they also retain the original essence, ensuring that you know that this is foreign history, not our Yanguo.

But if the slogan of the alliance still makes sense, then the other characteristics of the alliance are a bit far-fetched.

Although Kjerag and Lateran proposed to set up a group of "volunteer troops" or "peacekeeping forces" at the World Summit, mainly in the form of "international employment", they did not require the countries participating in the World Summit to sign documents such as "non-aggression treaties" or "offensive and defensive alliance treaties" that were very alliance-like.

In other words, wars between countries are not completely prohibited. The World Summit only provides a possible platform other than war, allowing everyone to resolve disputes in a peaceful way as much as possible.

This is different from an alliance.

But Ning Ci Qiu didn't think that this would make the International Summit useless.

If a war really breaks out between the nations, no one can stop it. Even if the World Summit has armed forces, it will not be a match for a truly organized regular army group. As we all know, non-aggression treaties are meant to be torn up. If a war really breaks out, who cares about that?

So, in a sense, this requirement is not very practical. There have been so many alliances throughout history, but which one continued after the common enemy was eliminated?

On the contrary, the form and platform of the World Summit is often stronger than individuals, and the collective is often greater than the individual. When the number of members of the World Summit increases, and when the major countries that benefit from the World Summit find that they can use the World Summit as a means to maintain the current international order more efficiently and at a lower cost, that is, to maintain their own status, then they naturally become supporters of this system.

And when the big countries that hold the dominant position and voice in Terra become the supporters of this system, the small countries will gather together to respond and win the support of the people.

Therefore, the fundamental goal of this system is to stabilize the big countries, win over the small countries, stabilize the order, and ensure peace!

An alliance not established by the existence of a common enemy, but a community bound together by common interests, this is the ideal situation of this system!

But if this is the case...

Ning Ci Qiu shook his head: "Master, I think it's surprising!"

"The person who came up with this system is undoubtedly a genius. He has achieved the greatest results with the least cost and can satisfy most people. Novelty is not enough to describe him. He is not forming an alliance, he is building a new order."

The Grand Master nodded and said, "New order, this word is well used. Terra has been in chaos for thousands of years, and it is indeed time for a new order."

"Ernst is indeed an extraordinary boy. He is not something that can be kept in a pond. However, Ci Qiu..."

The Master suddenly paused, his expression slightly startled, and then shook his head:

"Forget it, it's still a little too early to tell you this."

Ning Ci Qiu tilted his head in confusion.

What the Grand Tutor didn't say was that he suddenly realized something.

The most ingenious part of the system that Ernst wanted to build was not to maintain peace by binding interests, but to maintain stability by being in a superior position.

In the blueprint he outlined, the Summit of Nations should have five major powers as permanent managers. These five countries, as the foundation and pillar of the survival of this platform, also enjoy convenience and power, as well as a point that he did not explicitly mention, huge hidden interests.

These five permanent members are not only the messengers of justice, but also the bosses who maintain order.

BOSS, this Victorian word has many meanings. The one chosen by Taifu here means his "final, strongest, and biggest enemy".

After the establishment of this international order, when emerging small countries want to rise, they will no longer face a single country, but five major countries that act as "order maintainers."

Unless someone can open five copies at the same time and clear at least three of them, or completely defeat one, otherwise, no matter how strong it is, it is only second to the Five Constant Virtues and is invincible in the world.

Note that this is at the same time! Which country has such potential?

Unless technology has made a leap forward, and it is the only one that is ahead of everyone else, creating a generation gap.

But if that situation really happens, and the scientific research capabilities of the five permanent members are no better than those of a backward small country, it also shows that the order is indeed corrupt.

This is a really ruthless move! Apart from anything else, there is more than one great power on Terra now.

Even for Ursus, although they have missed the opportunity, there are also ruthless people in their country. If they realize the feasibility of this matter, given their personalities, I am afraid that they will make a lot of noise!