Blackstone Code

After chatting for a while, Mr. Trueman sighed with emotion.

"The war is ending."

Over the past two months, the two sides have invested nearly five million troops in a major battle around the central and southern Pengeo area.

At present, the casualties on both sides have exceeded two million, and the exact number must continue to be counted.

The casualties on the federal side were also heavy. The preliminary figure given by the Ministry of Defense was between 800,000 and 900,000.

Of course, more people died on Pengeo's side.

In addition to casualties, the investment in war and the loss of machinery and equipment are also too staggering!

Both sides also realize that if the fight continues, there may not be a better result!

Emperor Pengeo was determined to maintain his last dignity. Even if the federal people invested another one million or two million troops, the relative result might still be maintained in the end.

Before the war began, the federal military's idea of ​​"attacking the capital of the Pengeo Empire" was ultimately not realized.

A truce has begun on the secondary battlefields of both sides, the intensity of the fighting on the main battlefield has decreased, and preparations for a new truce and peace talks are also under way.

"This time, it is very likely that it will be the last peace negotiation." Mr. Trueman lit a cigarette and took a long drag.

He now smokes two-dollar packs of the low-end cigarettes in the Every Hour series, made with a blend of Nagaril and Marillo.

The smoke is very powerful, which is also in line with the bottom consumer market and groups.

What many people at the bottom need to smoke is this kind of energy, and only in this way can they enjoy themselves.

Mr. Trueman would not have smoked something like this before, but now he was smoking something very strong, indicating that he was troubled and needed more nicotine to calm his emotions.

In fact, he himself knew very well that once the war ended and Congress began to operate again, the first thing he would have to face was Congress and its members.

He pushed through many policies largely based on the authoritarian prerogatives of his wartime presidency.

It was fine when it was implemented, but now that the war is over, Congress will backlash.

He may then spend his time fighting with members of Congress.

To him, this feels like a waste of time!

Fortunately, Lynch can give him some help.

The York Gang now has a large number of members and has a certain status in the Senate. As long as Lynch is on his side and with the support of the military, he may not lose!

It's just that in the next long period of time, he will need to waste his life and fight against those ugly politicians and greedy capitalists.

Lynch already had a premonition of the end of the war.

So many people have died. In fact, even if Pengeo does not take the initiative to propose peace talks, the Federation will arrange people to find a way to get them to propose peace talks first.

In a few years, more than one million federal people died, and they were still fucking young adults!

what does that mean?

This means that at least more than one million families have lost members, and one out of every seven people in the Federation has lost a relative forever!

Such a price is too heavy!

And the greatest losses occurred during these two months of high-intensity battles.

If this continues, the people of the Federation will boil!

The room was filled with the smell of burning tobacco. The smell of burning tobacco was very strong. After just two puffs, the office was almost completely filled with the smell of cigarette smoke.

But the smell of cigarette smoke is not too bad, it is a high-end brand now.

Driven by Lynch, it is moving towards high-end and luxury goods, so it pays great attention to the quality of its products.

Coupled with the development of technology, a low-end version of cigarette companion was developed and then added to the company's mid-to-low-end products.

The smell of smoke now still has some woody burnt aroma.

Lynch was not frightened by Mr. Trueman's words...?

Or maybe he knew it was just an inaccurate description.

So his reaction was not that strong.

“Can it all be over next year?”, he asked.

Mr. Trueman thought for a while and nodded, "There is no big problem. The world will return to peace before next summer!"

That means there is still one year left.

Mr. Trueman remained the wartime president for a year, until most of the war was at a standstill.

Because the Federation is a member of the World Development Council, regardless of its status and role within this organization, as long as the war in other member states has not ended.

As a huge economic, political, and military alliance, the wartime state of the Federation will not be dissolved immediately.

At most, the war level will be lowered, but it will not end.

After Mr. Trueman answered Lynch's question, he sighed again, "These next things are more troublesome than the war."

Lynch didn't say anything. He knew roughly what it was. Seeing that Lynch didn't speak, Mr. Trueman continued, "The pension is part of it, and part of it is a loan."

He glanced at Lynch.

Families who have sacrificed their lives for the country can choose a high school student to attend college in the college alliance established by Lynch unconditionally.

The federal government will provide half of the funds, and the other half will be covered by Blackstone Insurance——

It’s not that Blackstone Insurance paid for their tuition, but it gave them a student loan.

In other words, they actually only need to pay half-price tuition to complete college.

This is also very attractive to many families because the cost of college is really high!

Then there are the resettlement work of some disabled soldiers and various post-war matters.

After all, it’s money!

Post-war issues must be left to Congress to resolve, and Congress will certainly not be too willing to foot the bill. They will inevitably embarrass the federal president, because this is all Mr. Trueman's decision.

Lynch is very rich, and he hopes that Lynch can give him some help in this matter.

Or help him think of a way, who knows how those people in Congress will make things difficult for him.

Only then did Lin Qi speak.

"The federal government has dedicated funds for this part of the pension issue, and I can't get involved."

"If we want to relocate, I can expand Blackstone Security partially, but recruiting 10,000 people at most will already be the limit."

"Any more, and the Ministry of Defense will definitely have objections."

Because of the war and the expansion of international business, Blackstone Security now has approximately 30,000 employees.

Among them, less than 2% are management personnel, and the rest are all field workers, who can also be called "soldiers."

With such a large and long-term workforce performing various military tasks within the federal territory, the Department of Defense and Homeland Security have long been concerned.

If chaos breaks out, it’s definitely not a joke!

Mr. Trueman also knew about this and nodded in agreement with Lynch's statement.

"As for other financial issues, it's hard for me to guarantee you anything."

"I can only make a public statement that under the same conditions, priority will be given to hiring retired soldiers."

"I am also willing to establish a military club in my industry, if the military does not object."

The federation during this period did not provide many conveniences to military personnel, so when Lynch made a commitment to give priority to hiring retired military personnel, Mr. Trueman's eyes lit up!

If most companies made this choice, he wouldn't have much to worry about.

Sure enough, chatting with Lynch was very helpful. He plans to refine this idea and promote its implementation in the form of policy.

It is obviously beneficial to the military, even if the state of war is lifted, and even if he leaves this position in the future.

Congress will not risk offending the military by overturning these policies.

At the same time, these policies do not require the federal government to provide many practical benefits, but they can win the favor of the military and soldiers. This is definitely a great choice!

It can even be said to have solved some of the troubles in Mr. Trueman's heart at this time, making him feel a lot more relaxed.

He had an idea in his mind and seemed to feel relaxed. He casually talked about the situation of the joint development company.

As the most valuable enterprise in the Federation, every move of the United Development Company has attracted attention from all walks of life.

In addition, some small shareholders do not mind passing on some information to the outside world, so Mr. Trueman already knows what is going on.

The United Development Company was also on his mind. Although he did not express his intention to deal with the United Development Company, he was always trying to dismantle its excessive power.

These powers should not belong to individuals or capitalist organizations, they can only belong to the state!

Mr. Trueman briefly mentioned it, and Lynch did not brush it off or deny it, but talked about the content of the meeting.

"What I advocate is a peaceful transition of these powers to the federal government in exchange for some benefits."

"Tax relief, policy support, etc. are more appropriate than confrontation."

"The post-war Federation will have a period of ultra-rapid development. We should not spend our limited energy on the confrontation between capital and politics, but should develop together."

"When the Federation can become the highest peak in the world, everything we have lost will be returned to us in another form!"

Mr. Trueman listened and nodded, which was why he liked Lynch.

Unlike other capitalists.

Ninety-nine percent of the capitalists in the federation can ignore the interests of the country for their own interests. They bribe politicians to protect themselves, seek huge profits for themselves, and even trample on the law and the charter.

But Lynch is different. He has a strong view of the overall situation and understands better than others that the prosperity of the country is the foundation of everything.

As he said, when faced with important interest decisions, his ability to stand on the side of the federation was enough for Mr. Trueman to trust and support most of his decisions before stepping down.

"How great would it be if everyone could be like you?" Mr. Trueman sighed.

Then he laughed again, "I heard that some people complained very much about me, thinking that I harmed their interests?"

Lynch asked without any worries, "Is it just 'some people'?"