Attending his own funeral wasn't an impromptu decision.
The Earth Federation needed a flag to unite the strength of all people.
A dead Lu Zhou was far more valuable in this regard than a living Lu Zhou. And as long as he died, all his dark history would be written off. All the acts of war that had been criticized by the international community would be reinterpreted positively.
After all, a man who sacrificed himself for all mankind and even blew up the entire Mars couldn't be defined as selfish. It was just that he saw further than everyone and had a deeper understanding of what the war between civilizations meant …
Of course, these were things that historians would do a century later.
On the second Friday after the Mars explosion, which was the last day of May 2026, the Earth Federation was officially established at the headquarters of the Earth Defense Alliance in Coro City by the acting executive of the Defense Alliance, Calvin.
In fact, this was somewhat like pushing the boat with the current. Because just a week ago, the senior officials and dignitaries of various countries left here on the SS Origin. The dissatisfaction in the hearts of the abandoned people was on the verge of erupting.
Until the day before the establishment of the Earth Federation, some countries were in a state of anarchy or semi-anarchy. Although there were countries that tried to re-elect or appoint a transitional government, it didn't have any good results.
This was because the list of people boarding the ship had already overdrawn the credit of the various governments to an all-time low.
The most important thing was that no one wanted to experience the fear of the approaching doomsday …
From now on, cooperation between countries would no longer be limited to the field of space and military. Politics, economy, culture, and other aspects would also be included in the scope of cooperation. There would be no distinction between countries. There would only be one flag standing over the solar system.
With the Earth drawn in the shape of a half-moon bow as the center, the blue federal flag was raised in the square in front of the Federal Building in a round of applause.
More than 160 countries became parties to the Earth Federation, and the remaining 30 countries and regions that did not join were designated as reserved areas. Most of these countries were weak, or in a state of anarchy for a long time, or in a civil war. They didn't even know what was happening in the outside world.
Most of these countries and regions were concentrated in north-central Africa, the Korean Peninsula, and sporadically distributed from West Asia to the Balkans.
After the establishment of the Earth Federation, strict military restrictions would be imposed on these countries, nuclear, biological, and other weapons of mass destruction would be blocked, and enforcement rights would be reserved. Not only that, the inflow of rare earth elements needed for the development of military and modern electronics industries would also be strictly restricted.
On the economic level, the World Reserve would carry out mergers and acquisitions with the central banks of various countries. The World Dollar would become the only currency in the world, circulating among the 160 signatories. The "Spirit of Bits" monitored the global economic data in real time and formulated monetary policies that matched the actual situation.
The federal election will be held on the last day of next month.
Before the election of the president, elections would be held for the local councils of the various regions of the Federation, and the local councilors who would formulate local policies would be elected.
Then, the local parliament would prepare for a referendum election in accordance with the federal law. With reference to the population base, industry, economic aggregate, and other indicators, they would elect one to ten federal parliamentarians to represent the local parliament in the federal parliament.
When the local parliament and the federal parliament were established, it was time for the federal president to be elected.
Each federal region will swear allegiance to the federal constitution and will enact local laws based on the federal constitution.
A conservative estimate was that it would take one to two years to complete this series of procedures. Bringing together people of different cultures, skin colors, and races to form a brand new country was far more difficult than the slogan "The solar system belongs to all mankind".
But fortunately, after experiencing the fear on the eve of the apocalypse, people's optimism about the future of the Earth Federation was enough to accommodate all the difficulties on this path.
After all, it was the only way to survive …
…
The federal election would directly begin with the second president.
As the hero who saved the entire Earth civilization, the temporary committee of the Earth Federation unanimously decided to award the title of the first Federation President and the first Federation Fleet Commander to Jiang Chen. Calvin also proposed to build two bronze statues in front of the Federation Building, one to commemorate the disappearance of the fourth planet of the solar system, and the other to commemorate the great man who saved civilization from danger.
Of course, this proposal was not brought to the temporary committee's round table for discussion.
As for the reason …
Of course, it was Jiang Chen himself.
"To be honest, I'm really surprised … How did you survive the explosion?" After confirming that the person standing in front of him was Jiang Chen himself and not a fake, Calvin's jaw dropped and couldn't close again.
"Since then, a lot of stories have happened. I'm afraid two days and two nights won't be enough to tell all of them." Sitting in front of Calvin's desk, Jiang Chen sighed. "How is it? What happened in the days I was gone? "
"We … held a funeral for you and the 2,400 soldiers who died in battle. We established the Earth Federation on the basis of the Defense Alliance. We rebuilt the Federation Fleet, established the Earth Federation Temporary Committee, and sent peacekeeping forces to chaotic and anarchic areas … We also established the Property Liquidation Committee."
"What's that?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Liquidate the assets of the passengers on the Origin on Earth … They left behind a huge mess when they left. Many large enterprises lost their legal representatives, and more than 600 billion in assets died in their bank accounts. If we don't properly deal with these remaining problems, I'm afraid that before we are defeated by Harmony, we will be defeated by ourselves again. "When he said this, Calvin's expression was quite pained.
It was obvious that he wasn't good at dealing with things in this area.
"We'll talk about this in the future. I'm just asking casually. Today, I'm here mainly to ask for your opinion on another matter. " Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair. When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Calvin.
Calvin didn't know what Jiang Chen was going to ask, so he paused for a moment and then said.
"What is it?"
"It's about the candidate for the first Federation President."
"Isn't it you?" Calvin said with a smile.
"… I mean the second one. It's not a title without substance, but the real Federation President. "Jiang Chen looked at Calvin and smiled." Are you interested? "
Calvin held his breath.
In an instant, countless complex emotions flashed through his eyes.
Silence continued in the office for a long time.
Finally, a sigh broke the silence.
"… I." The complex emotions faded from Calvin's pupils. He closed his eyes and gently shook his head. "I'm not cut out for this. If you're asking for my opinion, of course, I'd prefer to stay in the Celestial Trade Space Department. But if you already have a plan in mind, why ask me? "
When Jiang Chen heard Calvin's answer, he smiled and stood up from the chair.
"I have to ask for the opinion of the employees."
Jiang Chen paused for a moment and put on a serious expression. He stared into Calvin's eyes and continued.
"From today onwards, you're the CEO of Celestial Trade. Celestial Trade will have a seat in the Federation as an enterprise."
"In this case, Xin will have a total of eleven seats. The other committee members won't agree …" Calvin looked troubled. It was fine when Jiang Chen was the executive officer, but now that Jiang Chen was no longer there, he finally understood how difficult it was to deal with the committee members.
However, his boss obviously didn't take his difficulty to heart.
"Convince them. This is the task I'm giving you."
"Also, the appointment letter will be sent through the central database of Celestial Trade in the form of an electronic announcement. We'll probably communicate through that."
"Do your best. I have high hopes for you."
Jiang Chen patted the confused Calvin's shoulder, laughed, and walked out of the office.
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