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Chapter 658: Cindy Doppler: We're Issuing Vouchers
Chapter 658: Cindy Doppler: We're Issuing Vouchers
More than an hour after Manina's speech, his chief minister, Carlog, arrived in the sky above Sun City in a flying vehicle and entered the headquarters of the expeditionary forces.
Carlog, a close confidant of Manina, held a high position and was granted easy access to the top floor of the headquarters, which was the office of the supreme commander, Lanchi.
At the moment, Lanchi's office wasn't just occupied by Lanchi; Manina was there as well.
Inside the office, Manina sat in the main seat, with Lanchi seated to his right.
Carlog had come for an important audience with the emperor.
After receiving permission at the door, Carlog pushed it open and entered the office.
Manina looked at his trusted aide with a smile on his lips: "Carlog, you've finally arrived."
Carlog quickly approached Manina and knelt on one knee about three meters away: "Your Majesty, I came as soon as I heard your summons."
At the same time, he nodded slightly at Lanchi, who was seated to the side: "Lord Lanchi."
Lanchi nodded in acknowledgment, a gesture of greeting.
Manina tossed an electromagnetic chip onto the desk and smiled at the kneeling Carlog: "Stand up and speak. Carlog, how is the public opinion online?"
Carlog stood up, bowed his head, and said: "Your Majesty, the public opinion online is very much in our favor.
After your speech was broadcast, the internet was flooded with messages of gratitude. Everyone is thanking you for providing such generous benefits to the people.
The citizens of countries not yet part of the United Government are envious. The people of the Nag Chiefdom and the Lont Republic are already petitioning online, hoping their governments will join the United Government.
As for the 'Anti-Union Movement' initiated by the Speaker of Beck, it has been completely ignored online. Whenever someone mentions it, a simple question like, 'Does your country give everyone 30,000 Solar Credits?' is enough to silence them.
According to real-time data, the search volume for the 'Anti-Union Movement' has plummeted from 60 million per hour yesterday to less than 200,000 per hour now. Those 'Anti-Union rebels' have lost all their influence!"
"Haha, that's excellent news!" Manina's smile widened.
Leaning back in his chair, he said comfortably: "I really want to see Cindy Doppler's face right now!"
Carlog flattered him with a grin: "I bet he's so envious of the massive amount of psychic energy we've gained that he's drooling. But if they want to oppose us, they can only pretend not to see it and stand there awkwardly!"
Lanchi also laughed heartily: "Indeed! Beck is using the 'Anti-Union Movement' to rally its people. Now that we're giving out such generous benefits, their national consensus must be taking a significant hit!"
Manina concluded with a laugh: "There will come a day when Cindy Doppler will kneel before me, begging for mercy!"
"Haha!"
"Haha!"
"HAHAHA!"
The three of them burst into laughter, their voices filled with mockery for Cindy Doppler and the Anti-Union organization.
And as they had surmised, Cindy Doppler's mood in Beck was indeed terrible.
The 'Anti-Union Movement' had been thriving under his leadership, spreading like wildfire.
But Manina's move to distribute large sums of money to the public had instantly nullified all his previous efforts.
And to make matters worse, Manina issued over 60 trillion Psychic Coins and Solar Dollars at once. However, due to the looted Psychic Backers, their country won't experience severe inflation.
This left Cindy Doppler with no way to retaliate, only making her mood progressively worse.
And as if one disaster wasn't enough, at this moment, Cindy Doppler's trusted minister, Lek Godog, walked into her office.
After entering, Lek bowed respectfully to Cindy Doppler, "Speaker, I have important news to report."
"Good news?"
"No, it's bad news."
Cindy Doppler took a deep breath, "Alright, just spit it out. It seems today is full of bad news, so one more won't make a difference."
"That's right, Speaker," Lek bowed low and said, "Because Emperor Solar announced that every citizen of the United Government would receive 30,000 Solar Dollars or Psychic Energy, now there are many voices calling for us to join the United Government."
"In their words, 'I don't care about international politics or ideologies; I only care about my own benefits. If I can get 30,000 Solar Dollars, joining the United Government is fine with me.'"
"Currently, these people have drafted a petition online, and the number of signatures has already surpassed ten thousand and is still increasing."
Upon hearing Lek's words, Cindy Doppler's face grew even darker.
After a long moment, she sighed, "Clearly, this is the work of the extremely selfish groups within our country, and there's a high likelihood of foreign interference."
Lek looked at her, "Then, Speaker, what do we do? Should we silence these people on the internet?"
"No, no, no, silencing them would be too extreme," Cindy Doppler interlaced her fingers in front of her nose and gently shook her head. "We need to give the people full freedom of speech, as long as they don't cross the red line, we have no reason to silence them."
"But—"
"No buts," Cindy Doppler interrupted him. "I've already thought of a way to respond—we will match their distribution!"
"Match their distribution?" Lek was surprised, not expecting the Speaker to play such a big move!
"Exactly, we will match their distribution," Cindy Doppler turned her head to look out the window and slowly said, "The Solar Empire is giving 30,000 to each person, right? Great! We'll give 40,000 to each person! The money will come from the revenue of selling spatial rings, and I don't believe we can't outdo them!"
"But—" Lek hesitated, unsure how to continue.
The country of Beck has 50 million citizens, and if they give 40,000 to each, that would total 200 billion Solar Dollars! This is no small burden for the Beck government, which has just recovered from the civil war.
Cindy Doppler stroked her chin and slowly said, "Directly distributing money might not be appropriate, as people who have just experienced the civil war might prefer to save the money to mitigate future risks rather than spend it.
"Instead, we will distribute 'consumption vouchers.' These vouchers will be restricted to purchasing only domestic goods, ensuring the money circulates within our country.
"Lek, you need to guide public opinion online. Emphasize that the money we distribute is hard-earned and clean, while the money distributed by the Solar Empire is looted from Blue Star and dirty.
"Let's work to turn the tide of public opinion as quickly as possible!"
"Understood."
(End of Chapter)
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