Blackstone Code

"As long as I don't cause problems, you can stay in Congress for at least a few more years."

"Sometimes you have to learn to make trade-offs, Langdon. You give something to get something. If you don't want to give anything, you get nothing."

Lynch made it clear that the reason he became a senator was not because of how good he was.

But he followed the right person.

In terms of personal ability in the federation, there are countless people who can rival the senators. These people are even more capable than the current senators, and many of them are managers from the middle and lower classes of society.

They understand the workings at the bottom of federal society better than people at the top like the Senators, rather than changes at the macro level.

But why can’t these people with strong personal abilities play important roles and provide the necessary driving force for the development and evolution of this society?

It's because they lack supporters!

Without someone to support them, they will never have the opportunity to stand in the spotlight. Sometimes the reality is so cruel.

Don't just stare at a fool emperor and ask others why even a fool can be emperor, while ignoring the father of the fool emperor. His family is the royal family!

Therefore, the higher the political level, the less important it is whether a person has the ability to match the position...

If Representative Langdon wants to stay in this position, he must cooperate with Lynch, speak on behalf of Lynch in Congress, or make certain decisions.

Capitalists are becoming more and more arrogant largely because these politicians are so obedient that a small group of people forget that even if they can do a lot of things, they shouldn't do it.

Councilor Langdon also understood this truth, put aside some thoughts in his mind that he didn't even know what they were, and began to work seriously.

In fact, working for Lynch is not a very difficult thing. Lynch will not make the senators lose face like other capitalists. He never reprimands anyone and always speaks with a gentle smile.

Except for some important matters, he would not interfere with Councilor Langdon's decision, which was much better than most people, and he had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

October 10th has passed, and the New Year is approaching. Although there are still two months to go, there is already some festive atmosphere in the streets preparing for the New Year.

For federal people, New Year is also a very sacred holiday, because during this time, they can get an extremely rare vacation.

During the week, of course some workers will continue to work at this important time. It may be only at this time that factory owners will increase overtime wages and attract more workers to the assembly line.

But in any case, this is a day to be happy, whether it is because of sufficient holidays or a generous overtime salary.

Different from this atmosphere of longing for the future, the Duncan family is also facing some fierce discussions.

During this period, the FBI was holding on to the Duncan family, which made Mr. Geruno a little confused as to what to do.

To silence someone for a trivial matter will definitely arouse greater dissatisfaction from the federal government.

Moreover, it is not just one or two people who need to be silenced, but many people. Some of these people participated in the construction of Paradise Island, some participated in the human trafficking transaction, and some provided various services to obtain happiness for some celebrities and politicians in the Federation. .

These people were all arrested one by one because of the issue of Paradise Island.

Some of them have already confessed, while others are still insisting, but everyone knows that they cannot persist for long.

Sometimes interrogation work is like this. As long as one person speaks, the guilt of others will be reduced a lot. Maybe they will not speak immediately, but they will not be so resistant.

It seems that these are just small things, such as some money and power transactions, such as some illegal kidnappings.

But these small things may cause big problems.

"Where is Horn now?" Mr. Geruno exited the thinking state. As soon as he spoke, some of the previous whispers in the room disappeared.

Horn White is the developer of Paradise Island. He just came up with a "concept" at the time, then raised tens of millions, opened up various joints, and then began to build the island artificially.

Maybe at that time many people would be surprised by Horn's ability, or the way he could convince those wealthy people, but in fact without the secret support of the Duncan family behind him, he would not have such a chance at all.

Not everyone is a fool. They will believe whatever you say. There must be some reason for these people who can make money to believe the nonsense you say.

And he is also the king of the Kingdom of Paradise. Of course, this is what he said himself, and the purpose of all this is to better hide the Duncan family behind the scenes.

Now that Bliss Island is essentially at a standstill, Horn is in hiding and is wanted by the feds on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and aggravated assault.

He is more cunning than the FBI agents imagined, and his nose is more sensitive. When he senses that something is wrong, people just disappear.

People don't even know whether he is at home now or has gone abroad to hide.

The person who answered the question raised by Mr. Geruno was a junior in the family who was previously responsible for some follow-up work on Paradise Island. "He is now in a town in the lower state of..., and our people are watching over there." He didn’t alarm him.”

Mr. Geruno nodded slightly. Horn has not escaped and is still under control. This is very good news.

He thought for a while and said, "Control Horn and be careful that he escapes from our sight..."

In fact, Mr. Geruno is not really ready for a head-on confrontation with the federal government. He knows very well that a radical federal government will not allow domestic unofficial forces to provoke the overall order of the country.

This is not as good as the Conservative Party. Mr. Geruno believes that the biggest mistake in recent years is to give the Progressive Party the opportunity to become the ruling party.

The term group fanaticism first appeared in the mouths of some social behavior research experts, which means that when a group of people gather together, a dominant consciousness comes into play and some benefits are gained as a result.

The entire group will tacitly agree that this approach is the most beneficial, and they will become fanatical about it.

The policies of the Conservative Party are much more passive than those of the Progressive Party. If they were in power, they would not easily deal with the Duncan family, because it involves at least millions of jobs.

In order to keep the federal society stable, they can make even more concessions.

But the Progressive Party is different. The president who smiles all day long seems to have made up his mind, but this makes Mr. Geruno feel a little troublesome.

Because he couldn't use anything else to scare the government, and he didn't guarantee that he could do that, the first thing he thought of was compromise.

There is no shame in compromising!

And Horn is a very good "sacrifice". His identity is special enough and he is a federally wanted criminal.

Of course, it cannot be sent to the federal government in good condition as it is now. It can only send a corpse. After all, Horn knows a lot. If he cannot bear to reveal some secrets, it will also be a waste for Mr. Geruno. A big problem.

He couldn't help but sigh when he thought about this. Since the international situation suddenly changed and the First World War broke out, the international community has changed too fast.

A few years ago, about twenty years ago, the whole world supported the slave trade. As a result, in just two or three years, the calls for the abolition of slavery became louder and louder.

Then slavery was literally abolished, and all of the Duncan family's legal businesses became illegal in an instant.

But the market is still there, and this market is getting stronger because of the abolition of slavery all over the world.

In the past, a healthy adult male around 20 years old could be sold for about 150 yuan.

If converted to the current price, the price is about one thousand yuan.

If it is strong, it can be sold for about four hundred yuan at most.

And a woman in her twenties, depending on various factors, can sell it for 60 yuan to no upper limit!

Most of the need for effort is often to reduce labor costs, and slaves just need to be kept from starving to death.

Ordinary female slaves are not popular in the market. They can neither work nor be favored by slave owners. The purpose of purchasing these female slaves is to take care of the needs of other male slaves. By the way, if The more children I can have, the more money I save.

When slavery was most prevalent, in the eyes of slave owners, slaves were actually no different from domestic animals.

But it all came to nothing in the end.

The price of slaves has skyrocketed, and the demand for them has increased. The Duncan family has no choice but to continue engaging in the illegal slave trade.

The Duncan family has actually tried to transform in other industries over the years, but they all ended in failure.

This is also a problem that most of the first-generation conglomerates are facing. As society develops faster and faster, and productivity and technological capabilities advance, some ancient industries can no longer keep up with the times.

They had to make a choice at this time. Some people succeeded, but more of them were losers.

If... we can survive this crisis, we should shut down all these dangerous industries!

Mr. Geruno sighed again. He actually knew very well that even if they cut off these industries and could not find a new way out, they might still have to embark on this road in the end.

And some things can't be broken off just because you say it is. When interests form a big network, you will be deeply trapped by this network, whether you are the owner of this network or not.

If you struggle, it will only get tighter and tighter.

You want to escape, but you never have a chance!