"I believe you all have a certain understanding of this incident."

Lu Yongchang didn't say any nonsense and went straight to the topic.

"In your opinion, what should we do with those Rathores who surrendered?"

The moment the question was raised, there was a burst of discussion in the conference room.

Almost everyone showed hesitation and confusion on their faces.

That's normal.

Unlike the Battle of Proxima Centauri, in order to save time and avoid future troubles, there were no prisoners of war at all after the war - humans adopted a genocide plan.

Therefore, this kind of inter-civilizational treatment of prisoners of war occurred for the first time in human history.

Looking at the tangled and hesitant looks on everyone's faces, Lu Yongchang didn't show the slightest hint of impatience on his face.

He just sat quietly in his seat, his eyes slowly scanning the people around him.

Obviously, the gaze of the chief scientist is not so easy to bear.

Whether they were academicians of the Academy of Sciences or members of the parliament, most people subconsciously lowered their heads and avoided sight the moment they came into contact with Lu Yongchang's gaze.

On the one hand, it is because over the past few hundred years, as a figure who single-handedly led the entire human civilization out of the earth and into the universe, Lu Yongchang's status in the hearts of everyone has been deified.

On the other hand, it is also because this meeting is a hot potato.

Although it was said to be discussing the treatment plan for the Rathore prisoners of war, in fact, the core of this meeting was related to mankind's future attitude towards alien civilizations.

Contact and handling of alien civilizations have always been an extremely sensitive issue.

Once handled improperly, it can easily cause extremely bad effects.

So... not only the members, but also the academicians of the Academy of Sciences, no one dared to take the lead in expressing their opinions.

Only some "old fritters" not only dared to look at Lu Yongchang, but even dared to make a few micro-expressions expressing helplessness and confusion.

Yes, it was Fang Xu he was talking about.

Seeing Fang Xu's extremely coherent movements of shrugging, shaking his head, and spreading his hands, Lu Yongchang was also a little helpless.

"cough!"

"Fang Xu, how about you tell me your opinion first?"

The meeting must continue after all.

Since no one is willing to be the first to express their opinions, he can only grab a "strong man" among them.

Facing Lu Yongchang's roll call, Fang Xu performed a "Peking Opera Face Changing" in just a short moment.

From the helplessness of shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head and spreading his hands at the beginning, to the shock of being called out, finally, when he found that "the world was focused on him", the shock quickly dissipated, and was replaced by incomparable solemnity and solemnity.

"Ahem!"

Fang Xu coughed lightly, cleared his throat and said: "I think the Proxima Centauri civilization can be used as a reference for the treatment of Lator prisoners of war."

The moment he finished speaking, there was a burst of noisy discussion in the conference room.

The meaning of Fang Xu's words was obvious.

Genocide program.

Leave no one alive!

Such a radical solution instantly sparked numerous debates.

Among them, the reaction of parliamentarians was particularly violent.

Unlike those shocked congressmen, Lu Yongchang did not show any strange look on his face.

To be honest, what Fang Xu said was actually the answer in his heart.

As for Chairman Hong Qiming, like Lu Yongchang, he remained silent and did not show the slightest expression on his face.

"Everyone who is not of my race must have a different heart. I believe everyone knows this."

Seeing that the discussion had subsided slightly, Fang Xu spoke again: "Human beings have not come into contact with many civilizations, but we can still see the laws of survival in this universe."

"Natural selection, survival of the fittest."

"Sooner or later, kindness towards foreigners will become a knife stabbing humanity itself."

Having said this, Fang Xu stopped speaking and turned to look at Lu Yongchang standing aside: "Professor, this is my point of view."

Lu Yongchang nodded noncommittally, glanced at everyone again, and asked softly: "Are there any different opinions?"

"I object!"

A congressman sitting in the corner suddenly said: "It is different from the Proxima Centauri civilization."

"At that time, for the continuation of human civilization, it was understandable to resort to genocide."

"But now, human civilization does not have such urgent needs."

"The current level of science and technology is enough to support us in arbitrarily selecting star systems with abundant resources within 20 light years."

As he said this, the congressman glanced at Lu Yongchang cautiously.

Seeing that Lu Yongchang didn't show any objection, he calmed down and spoke again.

"In my opinion, retaining these Rathore people has the following advantages."

"On the one hand, we can have a deep understanding of the survival laws of interstellar civilization through these Rathore people."

"We cannot look at the universe based on one side of [painting]."

"On the other hand, dialogue and exchanges between different civilizations can greatly promote our cultural and technological development."

"We can even gain some experiences and lessons from their social systems."

"What's more... preferential treatment of prisoners of war is a principle that humans have always followed. I believe everyone knows the truth behind it."

"To some extent, we can transform them into subsidiary civilizations of humans."

"I believe that in possible future wars, these subsidiary civilizations can significantly reduce the casualties of human soldiers."

Lu Yongchang's expression moved slightly.

He didn't care about the congressman's first two points.

But the last point, I have to say, touched his heart.

Every interstellar war is accompanied by the death of a large number of soldiers and officers.

Once a subordinate civilization joins the war, he can push these subordinate civilizations onto the battlefield and serve as so-called "cannon fodder."

This can greatly reduce the casualty rate of the human fleet!

Even the advantages of subordinate civilization are not limited to war!

When there is no interstellar war, these subsidiary civilizations can continuously provide "blood" to the mother civilization.

This so-called "blood" is a variety of resources.

Undoubtedly, this can greatly speed up the development of mother civilization!

"no!"

Just as Lu Yongchang was thinking about the advantages of subordinate civilization, a loud shout came from the side: "Subordinate civilization will not work!"

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

It's Zhao Zijie.

The military, as part of the Academy of Sciences, is naturally qualified to participate in this meeting.

As the tactical commander-in-chief of the human fleet, Zhao Zijie is one of the representatives of the military.

Perhaps sensing Lu Yongchang's gaze, Zhao Zijie turned his head and cast a questioning look at Lu Yongchang.

Lu Yongchang nodded slightly and gave him an encouraging look.

"Zhao Zijie, tell me what you think."
Chapter completed!