Darkstone Code

Chapter 1488: Chapter 1486: Adding One More Blow

Lemar has little autonomy at the negotiation table, most of the time the Federation people speak, and he strives to negotiate.

In the end, that feeling of being utterly exhausted surged in his heart.

He sighed silently, looked towards the Federation representatives at the negotiation table, and put forward his final request.

Save Yares!

Currently, there exists a very pessimistic perception within Lemar Island, coming from the middle class, which is the most important link in this society.

This group believes that the Lemar Islands could potentially become the next Nagariel, as Nagariel’s currency also collapsed with the Federation’s help, eventually rendering its value to zero, turning it into worthless paper.

Now, Yares still holds some value, but if its value cannot be elevated quickly, people will gradually abandon Yares in favor of Federation Sol.

When more people start using Federation Sol, it will gradually replace Yares as the legal currency—

Even if the Grand President disagrees, he will eventually acquiesce, because these people have already seen the reality and future development trends.

Once Sol replaces Yares, it means the economic lifeline of Lemar is completely in the hands of the Federation people.

They can easily destroy Lemar without even needing war, just issuing some policies, even if they have nothing to do with Lemar, would suffice.

Anxiety is corroding the people here.

No matter what, Yares cannot become a thing of the past, this is the red line of the new Grand President, he must hold onto this!

But when he put forward those demands, the Federation Government representative smiled and said that matters related to these issues should first be discussed with Lynch, after which they would be discussed at the negotiation table.

"Why him?", the new Grand President was somewhat puzzled, "Isn’t he just an ordinary merchant?"

The Federation Government representative, while tidying up his documents, smiled, "He has another role, he is a senior advisor at the Financial Security Office of the Federation National Security Committee, and this time he is entrusted by Mr. Truman of the Ministry of International Affairs to fully handle business-related negotiations!"

These words gave the new Grand President a new understanding of Lynch’s power.

Of course, in reality, it wasn’t as complicated as he imagined, it’s essentially giving a stick and then a carrot.

After the news of the assassination of the former Grand President returned, Mr. Truman knew Lynch had acted, and this also meant handing a handle over to him.

Regardless of whether Lynch admits it in the future, it won’t change this fact.

Because at a necessary time, Mr. Truman would drag Lynch down together by the "self-destruct" approach, though that was the last resort.

Before then, he doesn’t need to do that.

With the handle on Lynch, plus the previous incident in Gafura, it’s enough for Mr. Truman to trust him, thereby making him truly responsible for transferring interests.

To control Congress, it’s necessary to satisfy the congressmen, and someone has to specifically do this.

Previously it was the Duncan Clan, and in the future, it would be Lynch!

Doing such things entangles too much interest, if not grasping a fatal handle on Lynch, Mr. Truman wouldn’t be at ease to let him do it.

Now, the necessary handles have basically been acquired, and Lynch is also under his control.

Then naturally, he actually pressures Lynch to remove the burden of pressure from the Lemar Grand President, and naturally, Mr. Truman himself has to remove it from Lynch.

The best way is to offer some rewards, which is the negotiation content concerning Lemar business, allowing Lynch to establish the framework.

Actually, from Mr. Truman’s perspective, he very much doesn’t want Lynch to do this.

Because if he doesn’t do this, it means he doesn’t really have that much ambition, and without ambition, they could remain good friends and even stand together on some issues.

But he also hopes Lynch does so because only by doing so can he be assured.

One cannot have someone around them whose intentions they cannot guess and let that person become increasingly important.

Although doing so may make their friendship a bit discolored, it’s the best way to maintain it.

If nothing goes wrong, in Mr. Truman’s plan, when he retires as President in eight years, Lynch will also retire graciously behind the scenes and surrender the core things in his hands.

This is their best ending; no one becomes the other’s enemy, nor will they turn against each other. They could still go fishing or play sports together during their free time.

As for why Mr. Truman is sure he will be reelected?

Because war will break out, even if it doesn’t, they will make it break out!

Many situations here are actually more complex, such as Mr. Truman is essentially a military man, even if the Progressive Party brought him out, they may not support him in everything.

Among so many political interest exchanges and compromises, someone always needs to be sacrificed!

The new Grand President obviously doesn’t know these, even if he knew some insider information, he wouldn’t know the complexity of the matter beyond imagination.

On the second day after the negotiations on military and construction projects ended, the new Grand President visited Lynch’s new home.

Recently, the days for Lemar people aren’t good, even some of the wealthy aren’t having an easy time.

These millionaires originally thought this storm wouldn’t affect them, but they didn’t expect Yares to plummet to a level they couldn’t bear.

Despite the fact that cooperative intentions have been reached between the Federation Government and the new regime of the Lemar Republic, and after joining the World Development Committee Yares’ value somewhat rebounded, this is still limited.

Anxiety and unease in society also sting these people’s nerves, not knowing what the future holds, some millionaires who weren’t worried before now plan to flee.

To escape requires money, maybe they were rich before, but now...

Mansions, luxury cars, jewelry, art, these things that are almost never seen are being sold at deep discounts to the outside, but these people have one request.

They won’t accept Yares as a payment currency, it must be Federation Sol, or Fla, or Peng Jieao’s currency.

Among them, Federation Sol is most needed, living in the Federation becomes a good choice as relations between the two countries become closer.

Lynch spent a modest amount of money and bought a very exquisite big house, very large, in the capital of the Lemar Republic!

In this unused study, Lynch met with the new Lemar Grand President.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sat down.

"Our negotiations with your side have achieved some progress, next are some business and financial negotiations, they told me these matters need to be discussed with you first."

The Grand President candidly stated his reason for visiting Lynch, now feeling a bit numb, yet finding it quite normal.

Lynch nodded slightly, "I’ve heard too. The Federation Government has faith in my capabilities in this area, so we can talk first."

"As for the specific content, ultimately it has to be approved by the President and the Cabinet before signing off."

Actually, the President and the Cabinet have become unimportant, now the Federation is actively promoting Mr. Truman, even the accession of the Lemar Islands into the Federation-based World Development Committee is credited to Mr. Truman.

They extolled the benefits on television, making it seem like the Federation would be defeated without the Lemar Islands, and this kept Mr. Truman’s approval ratings on the rise.

After this negotiation concludes, it will likely usher in another round of growth.

The campaign office has done excellently in this aspect, accurately, capturing Mr. Truman’s promised soldier hardness and aggressiveness.

The Federation endured much humiliation around the last world war, and now it’s a good time for revenge.

Many young people in opinion polls believe Mr. Truman is doing well, at least he has shown the Federation’s momentum as a great power!

The change in young people’s views on the country shows how successful the strategies of Glendon and his team members have been.

Meanwhile, here, the new Grand President is unaware of anything.

He doesn’t even know that the person signing the final outcome of these negotiations is not the President of the Federation but the highest officer of the Ministry of International Affairs, Truman!

However, these things, whether he knows or not, are not important.

The new Grand President brought up those old issues, Lynch nodded slightly after listening, "There are many things we need to do first."

"First, such as those banks unable to fulfill deposit withdrawals, should undergo bankruptcy protection."

"They’ve run out of money, we cannot let them just keep hanging on; the public must see we are taking action."

"Secondly, regarding the National Bank, I suggest establishing a special investigation group to probe who privately issued the money, and present a written report."

"This report will declare our investigation results globally, as well as our methods of handling."

"You must be clear, mistakes made must be identified who and why, rather than concealing these."

"Only by identifying errors can we correct them and make things better, don’t you think?"

Lynch’s tone wasn’t forceful, but it made the Grand President a bit uneasy.

If letting private banks go bankrupt does happen it would implicate too many interests, and the National Bank’s issue isn’t easy to handle either.

As he hesitated, unsure of how to respond, Lynch smiled softly and said, "We stand with you, whoever opposes you is against us!"

"What are you afraid of?"

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