The place where Mr. Herbers was interviewed by the magazine was not far from the Guevra Palace. Through the window, he could see the golden dome of the Guevra Palace shining under the sun.
The emperors of Guevra spent most of their money on making their palaces look more glorious. There was a saying among the Guevra people that the royal family would never go bankrupt.
If one day, the royal family ran out of money, they only needed to tear down a roof to survive for a long time. It was said that the roofs of the palace complex were made of pure gold to reflect the wealth and nobility of the royal family.
Looking at the glittering buildings over there, Mr. Herbers immediately thought of his country. His brother was wearing clothes that cost less than five dollars, eating dishes that cost less than ten dollars, and living in a shabby palace that was even worse than some of the ministers' houses.
Compared to the emperor of Guevra, it was a completely different world.
While he was lamenting the fact that the emperor of Guevra was the real emperor, the emperor of Guevra, who was envied by him, his brother, and many other emperors and kings, was having a headache.
The situation in Amelia had completely deteriorated. Now, the resistance groups … No, the anti-government forces had completely withdrawn from the city and moved to the vast wilderness.
Originally, their resistance was carried out in the city. For example, they would occasionally assassinate a few patrol members, destroy a certain facility, or even assassinate an officer or a politician.
This kind of resistance was stupid. Whenever an assassination occurred, the entire city would immediately conduct a large-scale manhunt. It was difficult for the assassins to escape.
Not only could they not escape, but they would also be caught with their families. This was also the reason why it was difficult for the resistance groups to effectively fight against the Guevara People in the beginning. They were always at a disadvantage, and they always carried out resistance movements in the areas controlled by the Guevara People. It was difficult for them to compete with the Guevara People.
But now, it was different. They had directly withdrawn from the city area and fought a long battle with the Guevara People in the endless wilderness.
They destroyed lines, pipelines, and railways. Anyway, as long as they could destroy something, they would destroy it.
By the time the things they had destroyed were discovered, a long time had passed. Not to mention seeing these people, even their shadows were long gone.
As a result, the Guevara People had to divert a lot of their attention from the city to the wilderness. They began to exchange fire with the anti-government forces in the wilderness. However, if they relaxed their control of the city, the anti-government forces would attack their military warehouses in the city.
In short, there was no end to it. Apart from the reasons that the Gaffra Emperor could admit, there was another reason that he couldn't admit — the Gaffra Army was as useless as dogshit!
They couldn't even compare to a group of untouchables who had just picked up their weapons. Furthermore, they were beaten by those untouchables in the wild. They could only rely on some fortifications to defend themselves or follow the armed trains to patrol on fixed routes.
It had already been more than two years, and not only had Gevra not achieved any of the results they had planned for, but he had also added in a lot of things.
Time, energy, wealth …
This was also the reason why the Gaffra Emperor had been having a headache recently. It was because the Gaffra Empire had moved their development center from the country to the Amelia region, but the Amelia region didn't provide any positive feedback to the country.
In addition, some organizations from the people began to question whether the Emperor's decision was correct, and a dangerous atmosphere was brewing.
Once the monarchy of any country was questioned, it meant that some things began to gradually go out of control.
In order to avoid possible civil strife or political struggles within the royal family, the Gaffra Emperor had to solve the problem of the Amelia region as soon as possible.
Either completely give up and let things slide, and no one would be better off.
Or continue to send troops and launch a real war to completely wipe out the anti-government forces.
The former was the last choice the Gaffra Emperor was willing to choose. The reason was very simple. They had invested so much there, and it was too late to give up now.
As for the latter, they didn't have the confidence to win this war. With the help of some foreign forces, these people were already equipped with a combat system, which would only make things more troublesome.
The only good news now was that the Federation was willing to help the Guevara People stabilize the situation in the Amelia region. Of course, this wasn't the Guevara People's request, but the Federation's. They were the ones who asked for it.
As for the price, it was just allowing the Federation to participate in some projects fairly. They wanted to get some post-war reconstruction and new construction projects.
"This is the list of the Federation's diplomatic mission?"
The Gaffra Emperor had been taking headache medicine recently, and the doctor said that his blood pressure had become very abnormal. The best thing to do was to try not to think about things that would raise his blood pressure as much as possible.
But … he couldn't avoid it, so he could only take medicine while dealing with official business.
The list in his hand was sent by the Federation. Because it was a diplomatic mission, they had to submit a more complete list before the mission. This was done in consideration of both sides' reputation.
If there was someone the Gaffra Emperor didn't like, they could inform him in advance, and the Federation would delete the list. This was also the greatest consideration for the cooperation between both sides.
Just like how the Gaffra Emperor's diplomatic mission would also submit a list before going to the Federation.
The Foreign Affairs Minister sat in his chair and nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty."
The Gaffra Emperor and his ministers didn't have any kind of strict opposition between them. There was also no saying that only the Emperor could sit, and the ministers could stand to show their dignity.
Whether it was in the Ruler's Hall or the Emperor's study room, when the Gaffra Emperor and his ministers discussed national affairs, it was like a theme salon outside. Everyone was sitting.
"Who is Lynch? I've heard of this name, but I don't have any recollection of it."
The Emperor pointed at one of the names and asked.
The Foreign Affairs Minister immediately explained, "Lynch is a young entrepreneur who has recently become very famous in the Federation. It is said that he has a lot of ideas and is very successful in business. He has a good personal relationship with the Federation's top officials, especially with Trumann. Our experts believe that he can influence Trumann and the President's decisions to a certain extent."
The Gaffra Emperor nodded as he listened. "So it's normal for him to be in this list. Is he related to Trumann, the President of the Federation, or other politicians?"
He was now a little curious. "I saw in this document that he was born in an ordinary family. Have our spies been bribed?"
The Minister of Army quickly stood up. "Your Majesty, according to the information our spies received, Lynch's background is indeed like this. Just two years ago, he was just an unemployed person …"
Everyone else could sit and answer His Majesty's questions, but the Minister of Army couldn't. This was because the army's performance in all aspects was too poor.
During the previous world war, the Gaffra Empire didn't have a vast territory, so it was understandable that they couldn't cultivate an excellent army. But now, they couldn't even defeat some lowly people who hadn't received strict military training, which was really disappointing.
Fortunately, the intelligence department belonged to the army. If the Minister of Army didn't have some achievements in intelligence work, he would have been kicked out by the Emperor.
But now, the Emperor was a little dissatisfied with the army's intelligence work. "I think you're talking nonsense. A person with no background, in two years …" He looked down at Lynch's personal information and said, "has tens of millions of Federation saul assets?"
"Do you think he's the protagonist of some third-rate story? This illogical fantasy is more ridiculous than the story of a dirty novel!"
"Don't make excuses for your negligence of duty!"
The Emperor roared in dissatisfaction, but the other ministers were used to it. They drank the fragrant coffee while tasting the afternoon tea cakes made by the palace chefs. As for the Emperor's roar, no one cared.
The Minister of Army was thick-skinned, so he didn't care. If he cared, the Empire's army wouldn't be in its current state. The other ministers were also somewhat dissatisfied, but they didn't say it out loud because they were colleagues.
After being scolded by the Emperor for a while, the Emperor closed his mouth in satisfaction. The Minister of Army sat back down as if nothing had happened.
At this time, the Foreign Affairs Minister asked, "Your Majesty, should we remove Lynch from the diplomatic mission?"
The Emperor hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "We don't know who he represents. If we rashly remove him, it might affect our next plan. Let him come …"
The Finance Minister had been thinking about something. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Herbers didn't want to expose his true intentions and didn't tell the Finance Minister anything, the Finance Minister could have changed the Emperor's mind with just a word.
The Empire's Finance Minister's work was very important. Most of the time, this position was held by the Prime Minister. Even if he wasn't the Prime Minister now, he was still the Shadow Prime Minister.
Whatever the Prime Minister wanted to do, he must have financial support. Without financial support, the Prime Minister couldn't carry out his work.
Now, the person who could change all of this didn't know what special meaning the name Lynch had. He was still thinking about the thank-you letters that Mr. Herbers and the other foreigners had given him.
These international bankers were very generous. Even someone like him who was used to seeing all kinds of numbers felt the generosity of these people.
Of course, he didn't associate with Mr. Herbers and the others for their thank-you letters. He simply liked to make friends. Making friends was his greatest hobby!