Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 113 Earth International and Fleet International

After the war ended, the next step was to discuss war reparations.

New York City.

It was the same familiar conference hall, and the same few people were gathered together again.

This time, however, the roles of the two sides have already been reversed.

Lin Xuan sat in the seat that Zhang Huaimin, the rotating chairman of PDC, used to sit in, and below him were representatives of the three major fleets.

As for those in the audience, they were former representatives of the PDC from various countries.

Apart from Zhang Huaimin, representatives from almost all other countries were present.

Lin Xuan invited Zhang Huaimin, but the latter declined.

“I told you, young people, what the world will be like in the future is your business. I have completed my mission.”

Zhang Huaimin resigned from all his positions at PDC and declined Lin Xuan's offer to take up a position. His final choice, like that of former Russian representative Garnin, was to go to Eden, where he planned to spend his later years in peace.

Garnin and Kant had passed away years ago, so no one had lived there for a long time. During Zhang Huaimin's tenure as the rotating chairman of the PDC, he sent people there many times to help the hibernating Taylor cultivate his farmland. It seems that he had long planned to retire there.

"Then let's skip the beating around the bush and get straight to the point," Lin Xuan said.

"First of all, I want to emphasize that although the entire PDC has been completely destroyed by us, our purpose in launching this war remains unchanged. We just hope that you will agree to the independence of the three fleets."

The delegates below the stage fell silent. Finally, it was the representative from the Russian side who spoke first.

"Let's move on to the next one."

That's utter nonsense. Do they dare disagree with the independence of the three fleets now?

The entire organization has been wiped out; even if they wanted to disagree, there was nothing they could do.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

"Okay, let's move on to the second point, the issue of war reparations."

These words immediately silenced the group of former PDC representatives in the audience.

Everyone looked at the Russian representative again, signaling him to speak. After all, Russia and Lin Xuan had a fairly good relationship, and he was the only one who could say a few words to Lin Xuan now.

The Russian representative was somewhat helpless, but he knew that this was something he had to do, so he spoke up.

“Mr. Lin Xuan, regarding the compensation issue, I really can’t think of anything else we can offer you. The entire PDC… now only a few old bones of us are left. You’re putting us in a difficult position.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan immediately smiled.

"Who said it's just you few? I already said that my purpose in starting this war remains unchanged: it's still solely for the independence of the three fleets. I don't care about anything else."

"what?"

Everyone present was shocked by Lin Xuan's appearance.

"So you mean... you don't intend to rule the Earth?" the Russian representative asked, his voice tinged with excitement.

"When did I say I wanted to rule the earth?"

"Then you mean..."

"The PDC has been destroyed, and there will never be a Planetary Defense Council again. But you can completely rebuild a new democratic system on your own... How about calling it Earth International?"

"Earth International?"

"Yes, in the future, the Earth will be a single entity. As you have all seen, people's concept of the word 'nation' is becoming increasingly blurred. Believe me, within three generations, all people on Earth will achieve complete unification."

Lin Xuan's words were not unfounded. In the original work, after the Great Depression, the Earth had been integrated into a whole, and the names of various countries were only used as landmarks of cities and did not have any actual political significance.

"Then... in that case, how should we make a decision, or rather..."

"Or rather, how should we set up the power system, right?" Lin Xuan continued the conversation.

“I think we can learn from the Trisolarans in this respect. In the future, representatives of Earth will no longer be organized by country, but by department.”

As Lin Xuan spoke, she sent the proposed plan that she had prepared in advance to everyone.

"Earth International will be divided into five departments with different functions: agricultural ecology and biochemistry, engineering manufacturing and construction, scientific research and space intelligence."

"These three are the main departments of Earth International. The remaining two departments are the military and security department and the humanities, social sciences and education department."

“Each of the five departments with different functions will elect a representative to participate in the discussion and decision-making of Earth International’s proposals. In addition, Earth International will also set up group representatives according to different groups. The group representatives have the right to propose and vote.”

Everyone carefully examined the governance plan presented by Lin Xuan.

To be honest, this plan is somewhat like a combination of the UN General Assembly era and the PDC era.

It enables rapid decision-making and prevents situations where power is always controlled by a few powerful countries, leaving weak countries unable to speak out.

The relationships between different departments and between different countries are different.

Countries can form a self-sustaining system, with each country being an independent entity. Once power is seized, the power will grow larger and larger like a snowball.

However, these five departments are divided according to their different functions.

This means that no single department can wield absolute power and survive independently in place of the other four departments; it is essentially a form of mutual checks and balances.

"But there are still hidden dangers. If this goes on for too long, the seeds of corruption will sprout from the top down, and we will end up going down the same old path as the PDC," said the former representative of the Will of the Nation.

"Therefore, a third-party force is needed to monitor the behavior of the entire global community. Once something is found to be wrong, it will have the right to nip the potential problem in the bud," the representative of the United States said.

At this point, everyone turned their gaze to Lin Xuan.

That's right, he doesn't want to be the ruler of the earth, but rather its watcher.

To act as a third-party force and monitor the behavior of all humanity.

"Then in that case, wouldn't you still have the same rights as the ruler, with our lives and deaths entirely at your discretion?" the Gallic Rooster representative said.

"Indeed, if that's the case, then it's simply a matter of aiming the Gabriel cannon at Earth International, and your approach is almost no different from that of the PDC."

"There are still some."

Chang Weisi suddenly spoke up.

All eyes turned to Chang Weisi, awaiting his next words.

"Lin Xuan's surveillance is not only aimed at Earth International, but also at the three major fleets... no, to be precise, they should now be called fleet international."

Everyone was stunned.

"So, he intends to act as a balance between the Fleet International and the Earth International, using himself as a threat to monitor all of humanity?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

"A crazy idea. If that's the case, then it's certainly fine. As long as Mr. Lin Xuan can treat Fleet International and Earth International fairly, we wholeheartedly support it."

"Fleet International also agrees."

If Lin Xuan becomes the monitor, things will be completely different from before.

While it may seem that this simply adds another force between Fleet International and Earth International, similar to the previous PDC surveillance of Fleet International, the two are actually completely different in nature.

Lin Xuan could not possibly favor either Fleet International or Earth International; he would only favor himself.

Let's imagine what would happen if that were the case.

If Lin Xuan wants to consider her own interests, then he must maintain a balance between the two.

If Earth International tries to bribe Lin Xuan with benefits to put pressure on Fleet International, then once the balance of power in Fleet International is broken, the scales of power will tip, and Lin Xuan will become the controller of Earth International.

The logic is very simple: if Earth International is gone, Lin Xuan can completely suppress Fleet International, and vice versa.

Therefore, neither Fleet International nor Earth International would be foolish enough to excessively court Lin Xuan, since their original hostile relationship has now become one of mutual dependence.

Similarly, if one party tries to damage their relationship with Lin Xuan, they will also perish, because Lin Xuan will definitely join forces with the other party to deal with them.

Is it possible that the two sides could join forces to deal with Lin Xuan?

That's even more impossible. First, let's rule out the question of whether they can beat Lin Xuan. Even if they could beat Lin Xuan, what would happen next?

Fleet International and Earth International will inevitably break out into civil war again, which is something neither side wants to see.

A delicate three-way balance was thus formed.

Moreover, it is more stable than the tripartite balance because Lin Xuan's lifespan is much longer than that of a normal person, enough for humanity to wait until the Trisolaran fleet arrives on Earth.

By then, even without Lin Xuan, the two sides will definitely stand together.

"Alright, in that case, Lin Xuan, what kind of war reparations do you want?"

All the senior executives at PDC were excited.

Although they are about to lose their former high and mighty power, at least it proves that Lin Xuan will not execute them, after all, the transition period of the Earth International still has some time to go.

"Scientific research, construction, anything is fine. I want you to share all your scientific and technological knowledge with me for the next two hundred years," Lin Xuan said.

Then, as he spoke, he turned his head to the representatives of the three major fleets standing to the side.

"And you, you also need to pay compensation?"

The representatives of the three fleets were taken aback upon hearing this.

"What?"

Weren't we the victors?

"No, I am the only victor, and you still have to pay reparations."

"Okay... alright, then what do you want?"

"Like them, I want 10% of the resources mined from the remaining planets. That's not too much to ask, is it?"