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Baiguan looked at the contents in his hands and was immediately shocked.
For a long time, Wang Daofu, who had not said a word all morning, couldn't bear it and said: "This is unreasonable, it is really unreasonable! How can these barbarians treat me like this, a Chinese citizen from the Central Plains!"
His eyes were a little red, and he was obviously angered by the contents of the document.
All I saw was that the living conditions of the Central Plains expatriates in South Australia were worse than pigs and dogs.
The clothes do not cover the body, the food does not satisfy the stomach, the corvee service is excessive, the residence has no fixed place, and the Yizi eats each other.
The local government turned a blind eye to the suffering of the people, and instead went all the way to squeeze out the last traces of surplus value from these people who were already living with only one breath left.
The bloody tragedies, through language and writing, penetrated into the hearts of every official who investigated, and all struck the nerve called conscience in the body.
Xu Wenjing continued: "If these things happened in any other country, I would not care about it at all.
Logically speaking, this is South Australia's own internal government affairs. Legally speaking, I have no right to interfere, but!
Don’t forget, everyone, those who are suffering are our fellow expats from the Central Plains!
They left their homes and came to Southeast Asia, a barren land full of plague and germs, to escape the war in the Central Plains.
With their wisdom and hands, they put in countless efforts and finally took root there. They should have enjoyed the fruits of their labor.
No matter how bad things are, you should live like ordinary people, eating three meals a day and living on a meager diet, right?
But you have also seen that the local natives who claim to be nobles of the Celestial Dynasty and crowned with monkeys have stolen the fruits of the overseas Chinese.
He even turned our Chinese residents from the Central Plains into slaves, oppressing them and dominating them.
Are you willing to watch me, a Chinese expatriate, being bullied by them and trampling on my dignity like this? "
This was a torture from the soul. Civil and military officials were suddenly speechless. Many people clenched their fists and secretly complained for the compatriots who were suffering in a foreign land.
Xu Wenjing continued: "The war in our Central Plains has now subsided. Although there are still northern barbarians, they are no longer a problem. It will not take a few years to end the grassland situation in one fell swoop.
In this case, why can't we spread the benevolence of my great man to all parts of Southeast Asia? Give the Chinese expatriates who are in dire straits a strong support?
Or do you want to follow the example of the previous dynasty, where all people from the Central Plains who leave the country will be regarded as foreigners? Wake up, now our country has entered a new era,
That kind of backward thinking should be completely eliminated! We should put ourselves in the shoes of those compatriots. If you were living in an environment where you couldn't see your fingers, wouldn't you feel despair?
I hope that the big man can become the candle that lights up the darkness, light up the darkness, and give them a glimmer of hope!
Yes, that is hope. I hope that no matter where I go, my fellow Han people can straighten their chests and live upright and dignified lives because they have a strong support behind them.
I hope that all the Han people in the world will not be bullied and respected by others, instead of living an ignoble existence as slaves of foreign races! "
The hall was silent as everyone watched Xu Wenjing's performance quietly.
Liu Ce even cursed in his heart: "Hey Xu Wenjing, why didn't I realize that you are so talented in speaking before?
It's really impressive to speak so brazenly and eloquently. If I didn't know who you are, I would really want to applaud you! "
Finally, Xu Wenjing said: "So, Mr. Xu implores everyone, even if it is for the sake of those suffering compatriots getting out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible, please cast your crucial vote!"
Moral kidnapping and showing off feelings are the basic qualities of politicians to manipulate people's hearts. If future generations were to let this kind of official rhetoric go on the website, there would definitely be words like "Well said!" "Support!" "Great!" "Yes" at the bottom. I hope" and other purely yin and yang negative comments.
But now, this kind of speech is very appealing. It gives people the feeling that if they don't send troops, they will end up being indifferent to their compatriots, and they will be sinners for the ages. No one has the courage to bear this label.
Then, after half an hour of discussion, the voting session officially began.
The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for supervising the reliability of voting to avoid cheating.
Three quarters of an hour later, the voting ended, and more than a thousand people present cast their votes that would determine the fate of South Australia.
Fight or talk, it will be decided the moment the votes are tallied.
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"be opposed to!"
"Abstain!"
"Agree!"
"..."
Ye Bin counted the votes on whether to send troops to South Australia in front of hundreds of officials.
The final statistics showed that 843 votes were in favor of sending troops, 150 votes were against, and 50 abstentions were absolute votes, and the resolution to send troops to South Australia was passed.
"Okay, everyone!"
Liu Ce, who had been a Bodhisattva for a day, finally spoke.
"Now that the cabinet meeting has decided to take military action against South Australia, it is time to lay out relevant strategies.
The six ministers and ministers, officials from the General Staff Headquarters, and senior military attachés from the theater went to the small conference hall to discuss the deployment. The rest of you, please go home first. I wish you all a good year! "
As Liu Ce finished speaking, all the officials stood up and bowed to say goodbye.
This meeting seemed to take only one day, but in fact it had been put on the agenda two months ago and had been prepared for a long time.
As the first internal meeting of the cabinet, the purpose of today is mainly to familiarize yourself with the process of cabinet meetings. In the future, whenever there are major national events, the meeting will probably last no less than a month, or even a year and a half.
When everyone left the cabinet, they were surprised to find that it was time to turn on the lights.
The intense discussion made Baiguan forget the passage of time.
But everyone did not complain about this. Instead, they were very excited. Especially Wang Daofu and others said in a trembling voice: "I really didn't expect that such a meeting can determine the life or death of a country."
Yao Zhong passed by and said with a smile: "Scholar Wang, if the country does not have strong enough national strength, today's meeting will be nothing more than a joke."
Wang Daofu sighed: "I never thought that we, here in the abyss of the cabinet, would be able to control the fate of a huge country in our hands, alas."
Yao Zhong smiled and said nothing.
"Yao Yushi, Wang Xueshi."
At this moment, Zhang Qiong and Sima Jin also came to the two of them and saluted respectfully.
Although several people have different political views, in private, they are all friends. Regardless of the previous conflicts in the meeting, there is no prejudice at this moment.
Yao Zhong held up his hands to several people and said with a smile: "Guys, please bear with me during the meeting just now. Everything is done with the overall situation in mind."
Zhang Qiong stopped and said: "There is no need for Yao Yushi to point this out. We will understand. Since the cabinet has decided to take action against Nanyang,
How can we, as imperial officials, violate this? Why don't you go to my house for a drink tonight? I'd like to hear what you two think about this expedition.
How can I help? "
Wang Daofu: "Okay, I would also like to hear your opinions and provide some materials for the editor of Tomorrow's Daily. Let's go together."
Yao Zhong smiled and said, "Okay, then let's talk about Brother Zhang."
"Easy to say, easy to say, let's go."
After that, the four of them walked together towards Zhang Mansion.
