Chapter 314: The Chief of the Eastern Wasteland Orders His Resignation

"Chief, the latest news from the ambassador to the East Wasteland Tribe."

After that, a staff member invited Boris out, and soon he came in with a document.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, all of them were silent.

Boris immediately said: "Chief, and colleagues, the news just came back from the East Wasteland Tribe."

"The East Wasteland Sea's independent forces were completely annihilated, and the Longxia Navy was at the gates of the city. They had to surrender."

The latest information from the East Wasteland Tribe was equivalent to ironclad evidence.

The senior naval leaders were collectively silent in an instant, and none of them doubted the sudden rise of the Longxia Navy.

It's just that their mood was extremely complicated and extremely shocked.

The speed of the Longxia Navy's rise was too fast, and they didn't react at all.

Pushkin remained silent, but his heart was in turmoil, and he didn't know how to describe his complicated mood at the moment.

But he was a little fortunate that the relationship with the Longxia Tribe was maintained very well, and there was no possibility of armed conflict between the two countries for the time being.

"Boris, do you think Longxia's 052C is more advanced than our warships?" Pushkin took a deep breath and asked tentatively. "Report to the chief, we don't have similar shield ships at present." "We also have no plans for shield ships for quite a long time in the future." Boris looked through the information and answered seriously. Although he didn't answer directly, his meaning was very clear, that is, the White Bear Tribe currently does not have a shield ship that can match it. "Report to the chief, among all the ships equipped by our navy, there is no advanced shield ship that can match it." "We have been left behind by the Longxia Tribe in the construction of naval armaments." Even if he didn't want to admit it, the naval commander still stood up and reported very bitterly. As the highest commander of the navy, he naturally knew the current situation of the entire White Bear Navy. In terms of mainstream equipment, it was originally behind the Eagle Tribe and other Western countries, but now it began to lag behind the Longxia Tribe. "Okay, I got it."

Pushkin nodded expressionlessly, but he sighed deeply in his heart.

The White Bear Tribe is really behind in terms of naval construction. They are still living off their old capital and using the warships left over from the Su Meng period.

These warships are undoubtedly outdated compared to the current world trend.

But if they are asked to build new warships, they do not have enough funds and talents.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, a large number of talents were lost, and a large number of factories and mines went bankrupt or were acquired by oligarchs and turned into private assets.

The White Bear Tribe today is no longer as powerful as it used to be, and it is difficult to build a shield ship.

"It seems that the Longxia Tribe has really risen."

After the meeting, Pushkin returned to his office with mixed feelings and said with great emotion while standing in front of the window sill.

At the same time.

After leaving the surrender ceremony, the chief of the East Wasteland took a warship back to the East Wasteland Tribe, and took a special car back to the palace after getting off the ship.

As soon as he came back, he locked himself in the room and never came out again.

Even at noon, the food was brought by the servants, but in the end, they couldn't get him in.

This was a hall for worshipping ancestors of all generations, equivalent to a royal ancestral hall. He knelt on the ground and looked at the portraits of the chiefs of all generations. He was in a very bad mood and his eyes were dull.

His eyes were focused on the portrait of the previous chief of Donghuang, and he felt deeply ashamed.

Especially at the surrender ceremony, he was actually yelled at by a young translator from the Longxia tribe, and he was extremely angry and aggrieved in his heart.

He had never suffered such grievances since he was a child?

Even when he went out to visit, he was a guest of honor in other tribes, a real guest of honor.

When he ascended the throne, many royal members of the tribe came to the scene to congratulate him, but today he felt extremely down and out, and it was the darkest moment of his life.

At the most prosperous moment of the Donghuang tribe, such an incident happened, which made the entire Donghuang lose face to the whole world.

Even if he didn't go out to inspect all parts of the country, he could guess that the entire Donghuang tribe was affected by this incident, and the morale was greatly damaged. The entire people's mental outlook became unconfident and depressed.

It is impossible to restore national self-confidence in a short period of time.

All this happened during his reign, which is a shame that he can never wash away and will always be remembered by history.

Originally, he thought that he would announce his abdication and become an emperor after working for a while, but now he has left a huge stain during his term as chief, which can never be washed away.

The scene of submitting the surrender letter to the Longxia tribe has been frozen in history and will be forever imprinted in the history of the Donghuang tribe, and even more in his life.

If he continued to stay in the position of the chief of Donghuang, Kumamoto Tokugawa could not get over the hurdle in his heart.

So, he had the idea of ​​abdicating.

"Even a little brat from the Longxia tribe dared to shout and dictate to me in front of me. The world is in decline."

"When has the Donghuang tribe ever been humiliated like this?"

"It seems that the glory is gone, the national fortune has passed, and the Donghuang tribe is no longer the kingdom of God blessed by Amaterasu."

Kumamoto Tokugawa knelt straight with a dead face, and the whole person aged several years in an instant.

"Come here."

Soon the door was opened from the outside, and then a staff member walked in.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to eat. If you have anything to say, wait until you finish eating."

The staff member held a tray with rich food on it, carefully placed it in front of Kumamoto Tokugawa, and persuaded softly.

"Go inform the head of the cabinet and tell him that I have something important to announce."

Without even glancing at the food, Kumamoto Tokugawa ordered impatiently.

"Hi."

The staff readily agreed, looked at Kumamoto Tokugawa deeply, and turned and walked out.

Kyoto, in the No. 1 meeting room of the Cabinet Building.

The head of the cabinet and a group of cabinet members were all present.

Since they did not attend the surrender ceremony, but watched the entire process of the surrender ceremony, they were in a very bad mood. Even today, they still have no way to recover.

"Head, this incident is an indelible shame for us. Someone must stand up and take responsibility and give the people an explanation."

"Surrendering to a Longxia tribe that is more backward than us is a great humiliation to us, and it is also a reduction of our tribe's national dignity."

"This incident has brought us huge losses."

"Otherwise, we can't explain to the people at home."

After a long silence, a cabinet member finally stood up, suppressing the raging anger in his heart.

This time, the cabinet meeting did not invite Hayaki Murashita to attend. Naturally, he was excluded from the power structure and would never be allowed to disgust people again.

Everyone agreed with this statement. Only if Hayaki Murashita committed seppuku could he wash away the shame with his blood, and it would also inspire the self-confidence of the people in the East Wilderness.

"Quiet!"

Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, the cabinet leader slapped the table and shouted.

In an instant, the conference hall was quiet again.

"After so much time, how is the situation in the country? Have the people risen up to make trouble?"

Faced with the cabinet leader's question, everyone immediately fell silent and did not dare to respond immediately. This was completely different from before, and it was a bit lifeless.

"Report, judging from the information sent back so far, the situation in various places is not very good."

"The anger of the people has been ignited, and it is almost burning the entire Donghuang tribe. There are large numbers of people marching and demonstrating in various places, protesting against the authorities."

"They also demand that the commanders of the Donghuang Sea Self-Defense Force collectively resign and commit suicide."

"Especially General Murashita Hayaki, they demand that he apologize and publicly commit seppuku to apologize."

After a while, a Minister of Internal Affairs stood up, looked through the relevant information, and reported truthfully.

It can be said that the people of the Donghuang tribe are now on the verge of an explosion. Once a spark is thrown, they are like a pile of dry firewood, and a fire will burn with a bang.

Seeing that the head of the cabinet did not change his expression at all, the Minister of Internal Affairs continued to speak.

"They demanded that the general commit seppuku and that the East Desert Sea Self-Defense Force be completely rectified."

"And...anyway, those people have gone crazy, they have become thugs, and they even demanded that we resign collectively and that you fine yourself 30 million yen."

When the last words were finished, the Minister of Internal Affairs' heart suddenly rose to his throat.

He was really afraid that the cabinet leader would point the finger at him, thinking that he wanted to take his position, which would be very bad.

After listening to the report, the cabinet leader raised his eyebrows, sighed for a long time but said nothing.

He knew very well that once the anger of those people was ignited, they would say anything, not to mention scolding him, even the chief of the East Desert would dare to scold him.

Not asking him to commit seppuku was already a good thing.

In this incident, the people's demand was that someone stand up and take responsibility.

After taking a deep breath, the cabinet leader's eyes turned to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, who hurriedly sat up straight.

"How is production in various places recovering now? The impact and panic caused by the Longxia Navy's approaching the city should have dissipated a lot, right?"

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry quickly looked through the documents and responded truthfully: "Captain, we have sent people to the relevant companies to appease them and expand support."

"In addition, we have also increased subsidies and wages by 20%."

"It is still stable for the time being. It will take some time to fully recover."

"Chief, according to our investigation, the main reason is that the people have no confidence in the country. They are mostly pushing forward in a rotten manner, very Buddhist."

"So subsidies alone are not enough, we need more means."

This answer made the cabinet chief very irritable and unhappy.

The public surrender of the chief of Donghuang has severely hit the people's self-confidence, and the impact is still spreading.

Once all the people are Buddhist and have no hope for the country, then the future of this tribe will be worrying. They want to revive the economy and national strength. There is no way to talk about it.

"Forget it, forget it."

The cabinet leader waved his hand helplessly, and then emphasized in a serious tone, "In the current situation, maintaining social stability is the first priority of all work, and social unrest must not occur again."

"Otherwise, our country will really be finished."

"Do you understand?"

"Everything else can be put aside, only maintaining stability is the most important!"

"Increase investment in this area."

The cabinet members nodded in agreement.

"Hi!"

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Security stood up and walked out of the conference room to arrange related matters.

As the two left, the conference room returned to silence again.

The head of the cabinet said nothing, and the other members didn't know what to say, but the atmosphere became more and more weird.

"The Maritime Self-Defense Force really needs a thorough reorganization, and the adjustments that need to be made must be made resolutely."

"As for General Hayaki Murashita, let him retire from the command position. He is already old."

The head of the cabinet was silent for a moment, and then spoke again, "He is a general and old. He doesn't need to commit seppuku. It is necessary to retire from the stage. This is the best way to deal with it."

Hearing these words, everyone trembled all over. They knew very well that this was equivalent to directly sentencing Hayaki Murashita to death in his career. He would never want to enter the command position again in this life. Not letting him commit suicide to apologize for his sins and being able to obtain retirement qualifications was already a mercy.

"Do you have any opinions?"

Hearing the questions from the head of the cabinet, everyone shook their heads hurriedly.

"No, no."

"The leader is kind and spared the general's life."

Everyone responded one after another, and soon reached a consensus that the adjustment of the Maritime Self-Defense Force was imperative.

"Knock, knock."

Just when the general policy was decided, the door of the conference hall was knocked.

After getting permission, a staff member hurriedly walked in and whispered in the cabinet leader's ear: "Leader, the chief is calling."

"Please be sure to answer it."

Soon the staff member transferred the call in, and the cabinet leader quickly stood up and picked up the microphone and put it to his ear.

In an instant, all cabinet members remained silent, but their ears were stretched at the same time, wanting to hear some explosive news.

"Dear chief, please speak, I am the cabinet leader."

The cabinet leader responded solemnly, very respectfully.

"Hi, hi, hi!"

After nodding several times in a row, the cabinet leader finally hung up the phone, but his hand did not put down for a long time.

"Bang!"

The next second, his legs softened and he slumped in the chair, his chest heaving violently, he was panting, his mind was in a trance, and his face was uncertain.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked and completely panicked.

"Chief, what happened?"

"What did the chief say?"

After a long while, the cabinet leader came back to his senses, slowly raised his head and looked at everyone, with a complicated look in his eyes.

"The chief said that he took full responsibility for the surrender."

"He will announce his abdication soon."

Hearing this, the faces of the cabinet members suddenly changed, and their hearts were like a knife.

"No, no, the chief should not bear any responsibility for this matter."

"Yes, the chief is innocent, we can't let him abdicate, everything is the responsibility of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Maritime Self-Defense Force must take responsibility and let them accept punishment."