There is a food crisis in the capital, which should be a very nerve-wracking thing for people like Russell and Arantis who are worried about the country and the people, but for Lu Xi, the dead house, at most, he sighs that the people in the capital are really pitiful, and they have once again become cannon fodder in the struggle for power, and then they meet people and things that they can't look at to help them, and what should they do the rest of the time.

To put it bluntly, Master Rassell, as the Minister of War, the issue of food prices in the capital is not something he should worry about in the first place.

To this question, Alain answered this question like this.

"There is no way, there are already many members of the aristocratic faction who blame the problem of soaring food prices on the preparation of the Federation, and the Congress is now a small quarrel for three days and a big quarrel for five days. There are even congressmen who have made rude demands that all the three new legions that have just been reorganized be disbanded, saying that in this way, these new recruits who eat money from the treasury will be turned back into taxpayers, and the federal finances will certainly be alleviated as soon as they come out and go in. When the deficit problem is solved, the problem of food prices will naturally be solved. ”

This divine logic...... IQ** is really crazy! In other words, how did a person with such an IQ become a member of parliament? Federation, are you really okay?

"Well, there are suddenly 100,000 more strong men in society who have received complete military training, but have no jobs, and I will see how they solve it."

"Members of Congress are not responsible for solving problems, they are only responsible for scolding people and finding faults."

"That's great! This kind of job that has a large stipend as long as you scold and complain, I want it too...... And I personally think that with my mouth, this job will definitely be better than anyone else's. ”

Hearing this, Alandis's eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone suddenly became a little solemn: "You mean it really? ”

"What?" The other party was so solemn, but it scared Lu Xi.

"O Councillor! If you are interested in running for parliament, I am sure that the teachers will support you with their full support. ”

Anyway, as long as you have common sense, you will think that I should have been telling a joke just now, right? Why are you serious?

"Well, Brother Alain, I should say. Has your sense of humor gone down or up? I was thinking about quitting my job and going back to the countryside to marry my daughter-in-law, why did you find me a new job in the blink of an eye? The key question is, looking at all the countries in the two worlds of the entire parallel universe, have you ever seen an eighteen-year-old congressman? ”

"The youngest member of Congress in the history of the Union is thirty-one, and even county councillors have never heard of anyone under the age of twenty-five. But. Federal law does not stipulate the age of a member of the Assembly. As long as you are a federal citizen who has started paying taxes legally as an adult, you are fine. Anyway, you're already the youngest Lich Legion in the history of the Alliance, and it shouldn't matter if you become the youngest Congressman in the history of the Federation. ”

Who said it doesn't matter, it's really urgent.

"Hehehe. Brother Alain, do you know that for the house, this kind of large-scale group activity is also in the top five of the most hated things of my generation. ”

"Hehehe, Brother Lu Xi. Politics is also one of the things I hate the most. But if you want to do something practical to benefit the country and the people in this society, you have to go through the nasty thing guò to have the possibility of sight. This is the reality! ”

"That's why I hate reality! If you let me go and let me go back to the countryside to marry a daughter-in-law to escape reality, isn't that okay? ”

"With great ability comes great responsibility. You have a God-given gift, so wouldn't it be a pity to waste your life like this? ”

"People who say this kind of thing can only earn their living expenses by taking selfies. At least the goddess sister didn't ask me to do this or that, and I was in charge of my own life. ”

The two men dropped the carriage and began to talk more and more rambling nonsense as they brisked through the alleys where the carriages could not pass. Along the way. Lu Xi found that not only food stores, but also almost all the shops were crowded with a large number of customers patting in long queues, and they were also ordinary citizens dressed simply.

Rushing to buy goods means that citizens have completely lost trust in the "free trade" market.

Other than that. There are also a lot more beggars on the streets than the last time I came. Looking at these poor people in ragged clothes, numb in their eyes, and stretching out their hands with a slight tremble, Lu Xi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart after all.

Compared to the ancient imperial state on earth. This "democratic and free" federation is actually more like an old man in his twilight. Even a person like him who has no heart or lungs to eat and wait for death can see it. Without a change, it is only a matter of time before the country dies.

However, even in this case, the country is about to go to war......

Even if the opposition MPs in Russell are intelligent, at least one sentence is correct, and the expansion has indeed brought many negative effects. The Federation's original standing strength was only 300,000, but in just one year, 100,000 soldiers joined the sequence, and it is said that another 100,000 are in training, and it will only take half a year at most to join the official service sequence. In fact, the expansion of the army on this scale will not only affect the state finances, but will even affect the normal social order of the federation to a large extent.

But is there any other way? As the supreme head of the Bundesdefense, when Rassell heard that the undead of the Henas Peninsula and the orcs of the Great Wasteland were inclined to form an alliance, could he think of any other countermeasures besides expanding the army?

To put it bluntly, isn't it because of the military action that made it difficult to ride a tiger to get to this point? Now, expanding the army and strengthening national defense will be scolded, and if you don't expand the army, you won't wait until the undead orc coalition comes to your door, and I don't know what kind of expressions those crooked aristocratic parliamentarians can make.

But one thing Lu Xi is sure of is that even at that time, these parliamentarians will definitely be able to find other reasons to complain.

Others who do the right thing are scolded, but those who don't do things can always stand and talk without backache. The world will always be so unfair.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Xi was full of fascination for the position of councilor, but he was also full of grievances, because he always felt that no matter how insignificant his discipline was, there was still a little bit left, and no matter how thick he was, he would never be so thick-skinned.

I haven't seen him for a year, but Master Russell is getting older. The beard and hair are all white, and even no other color can be found, and the face is full of wrinkles, and the cheeks are visibly thin, which makes people feel bitter to see. If it weren't for the fact that those eyes were still bright, Lu Xi would have even thought that he was facing a dying old man who might go to see the goddess at any time.

Magicians can generally use magic to mediate their own aging, so in this backward medieval society, they can basically live to be ten years old, far exceeding the current average age of forty-five years for humans. The representative of this group is Orucello, who is eighty-six years old, but at first glance he thinks that he is just over fifty years old, and his appearance is still the kind of handsome uncle who can cause many girls to scream.

Rassell is in his twenties than Orucello, and he has just passed the age of the sixtieth year, but in Lu Xi's eyes, he is probably believed to say that he is about to celebrate his 100th birthday.

Whether it's an enemy abroad or a domestic enemy, it's already exhausted for this archmage, right? The most critical problem is that his most intractable enemies are often not solved by force.

The white-haired Federal War Minister sat behind his desk and looked at Lu Xi, who was standing upright in front of him, his gaze gradually changed from scrutiny to kindness, and then to extreme relief.

"Every time I see you, my strength has improved by leaps and bounds compared to the last time, maybe in another two years, even I, the dignified Great Magus, can only bow down."

The praise and encouragement given by the respected elders and teachers are actually the easiest to make people happy, even if he knows that half of his achievements are to blame on that cheat, Lu Xi can't help but feel proud, of course, he pretends to be 13 and said very low-key: "You are too polite, I still have too much immaturity." ”

"All great men also grew up from immature rookies. Yesterday you will be proud of Orucello, today you will be proud of yourself, and tomorrow you will be proud of you. ”

This kind of praise already has a bit of a doting meaning, Lu Xi suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and said: "When that day comes, the master will definitely be able to achieve the position of chairman of the committee." As the head of the federation to initiate social progress and change, even if I have entered the gate of the Tao, am I not also a subject under your rule? Maybe I'll have to cheer you for it then. ”

"I don't have that kind of luxury." Russell smiled faintly, this kind of polite words of Cheng Dù were not painful for him at all: "I'm this age." Well, maybe it's not too old from the perspective of a magician, but from the perspective of the political family, it's already old. These complex and tangled state affairs and disgusting power struggles are really not too easy for an old guy of my age to deal with...... At least it's much harder to deal with than the Lich. ”

Lu Xi instinctively felt that these words would not be good for the rest of the conversation, so he decided to remain silent for the time being.

"It is true that if this country does not change, there is only a dead end, but with my current intelligence and energy, I can only try to maintain it to the point where it does not collapse completely while I am still in power...... As for the rest of the matter, I can only leave it to you young people. ”

"Just leave it to Alain, in addition to him, you should have another disciple, I heard that he is also a very good handsome. Even if they can't, there are still so many outstanding young people in the alliance who are thoughtful, capable, and have quality. So, don't count me in this so-called 'you', right? ”

"That's a pity, Alain and Andre are indeed my favorite disciples. Before I met you, I did think about training them to be my successors and pass on my political philosophy. But ......."

"But?" What a subtle and heart-wrenching word!

"After meeting you, I always felt like I had a better choice."

…… Fortunately, Brother Alan went out to make us coffee, and this sentence was not heard just now. Otherwise, I might have to directly face bloody dramas like brothers against each other, which I didn't bother to watch twenty years ago.

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