Blackstone Code

"Someone came to you to convince me." After Lynch made some opening remarks, Mr. Trueman immediately understood Lynch's intention.

If nothing else, it is also related to the issue of antitrust law.

Regarding health care and health care reform, he only planned to start it, but did not intend to realize it himself.

He will outline his ideas and implementation process, and then ask subsequent presidents to complete the steps of health care reform one by one.

What he wants to do is to once again improve the various provisions of the Anti-Monopoly Law.

Include actual monopoly within the scope of monopoly and plan to dismember some large group companies.

For example, about 62% of the soaps produced by the Federation are produced by companies controlled by the same parent company.

The other 35% of the products and their production companies are controlled by another parent company.

In other words, in the federal soap field, two companies have almost monopolized the entire market!

This form of monopoly is even more terrifying because you cannot directly see the harm it causes to the market and society.

At the same time it does exist.

The remaining market share of less than 3% is occupied by some local companies.

In the process of the two soap production giants gradually monopolizing the market, many brands have disappeared through fierce and malicious market competition.

Factories closed down, bosses went bankrupt, and employees lost their jobs.

The seemingly orderly market can cause unimaginable damage to society!

What Mr. Trueman has to do is to solve these problems through the Antitrust Law.

These monopoly giants should not be allowed to split themselves into multiple branches to achieve the effect of an overall actual monopoly.

This will harm the interests of many people. There is no doubt that even some large capital groups will be harmed by this.

This is why Lynch will also appear here after the former president comes to chat with him.

He observed Lynch's reaction, and Lynch's reaction clearly showed that his guess was correct.

This made Mr. Trueman a little annoyed, and there was something he couldn't explain.

"Do you also want me to stop improving and revising the Anti-Monopoly Law?"

When he asked this question, his tone did not change much, but his mentality changed somewhat.

It was a little complicated and a little uneasy. He hoped that Lynch would be on his side, but there was another voice in his heart telling him that Lynch was also a member of the capitalists.

The harmlessness he displayed was simply because the development of the Federation at this stage was consistent with his personal interests——

This is also the biggest difference between Lynch and other capitalists.

Most capitalists only see small profits.

Exploit an employee, sell a product, and legally avoid some taxes, that's all.

Their concept of the world and profit is still based on traditional business.

Lynch has taken a global view, focusing on some of the impacts brought about by the improvement of national power and status.

He wants to use these influences to make money, and he makes a lot of money.

This is also one of the things that Mr. Trueman is most worried about Lynch. With the current international status and influence of the Federation, no one can compare with the Federation.

In other words, even if the federation's national strength continues to increase, there will be no bigger changes.

So what will Lynch do next?

Mr. Trueman had many guesses, and he was never sure, but when Lynch became the adoptive father of the Queen of the Gefra Empire and became the Prince of the Gefra Empire.

Mr. Trueman has a ridiculous guess!

Lynch plans to play a game, a game in which he gradually harvests the world by controlling Gaevra!

Gefra had the best sailors. Even though they failed, the navy and sailors did not suffer much loss.

As long as there are battleships, they can immediately form combat effectiveness.

What really dominates the war now is aircraft, and it is precisely these technologies that are in the hands of Lynch.

Will he become the de facto ruler of Gefra?

Will competition on a national basis be more attractive than a pure capital game?

For an ambitious person, this is probably an irresistible temptation, right?

So at this moment, Mr. Trueman's heart was extremely complicated. He couldn't ask, and he didn't dare to ask. He could only use this method to test Lynch's inner world hidden beneath the surface.

Lynch shook his head slightly, which made Mr. Trueman somewhat unclear whether he "didn't want him to do it" or "hoped he would do it."

There is so much that can be expressed with this shake of the head.

Fortunately, Lynch did not let Mr. Trueman guess for too long and gave the answer directly, "I essentially hope you do this. This will be very helpful in breaking the market and ensuring the activity of the enterprise."

"The monopolized market has no place for small and medium-sized enterprises to survive. If the current firm control of the market by major capital groups is not broken, the market will become smaller and smaller."

"Its size will not shrink. Instead, it will continue to expand due to the development of the Federation. However, the choices people can make and the number of businessmen who can truly participate in the operation of society will become fewer and fewer."

"Because they cannot compete with the large groups that have firmly grasped the market initiative, starting a business will only lead to a dead end."

“Either you participate in the financial game and become the golden ear of the harvest, or you try to compete and then go bankrupt or be acquired.”

When he heard this, Mr. Trueman was still very pleased. What Lynch saw was more perfect than what he saw.

He is also worried about this. When small and medium-sized enterprises that are still struggling are gradually being beaten by large groups that hurt others in the free market competition.

When they achieve an actual 100% monopoly, they will indirectly control the entire society!

Their random idea will become a social trend, because of celebrity effect, or because of promotional activities.

In the end, even the federal government will become a decoration——

When the federal government and big capitalists do not stand on the same line, the big capitalists put pressure on voters by raising the terminal selling prices of various commodities, and in the end the government can only compromise.

Because it is not the federal government that distributes money to the people, but all kinds of big capitalists and capital groups!

They are the masters of the people!

But Mr. Trueman didn't feel happy for long before Lynch said again, "But I don't want you to do it."

"This matter is not that simple. Even if you succeed, you will hurt the interests of almost all capitalists."

"They're going to be crazy, they're going to be cruel, they're going to have no scruples."

"Truman, you are a man, a human being, you are not a god!"

Mr. Trueman thought about it carefully, and then laughed, "It's like a threatening concern. Does this indicate something that will happen in the future?"

He knew that in the history of the Federation, more than one president had been assassinated and had been successfully assassinated.

But he is not worried, because the military is standing behind him. As long as the military does not give up its support for him, he will not be afraid of challenges that imply threats!

Lynch shook his head, "You are a little too persistent. Persistent people deserve respect, but they often don't get what they want."

Mr. Trueman immediately retorted, "If I don't persist, how long will it take for people to see the light?"

"You are not the sun and cannot emit sunlight." Lynch quickly retorted to him.

Humans are always complex animals, and although he has already made a decision in his heart, at this moment, Lynch still hopes that Mr. Trueman can be convinced.

As long as he becomes more diplomatic and can stand on his side, he can ensure that Mr. Trueman can safely leave office and travel around the world with his ideals and pursuits.

Although the tone of the two was neither intense nor tit-for-tat, the atmosphere in the room was constantly heating up.

The invisible conflict hidden between the two people keeps escalating!

After a while, Mr. Trueman said in a very firm tone, "I can promise you other things, but I must accomplish this."

"I know and have met many presidents. I am not boasting. No one can do this except me."

"I can't rely on the guy who knows when to show up to complete this. I want to get everything back on track before I leave!"

Lin Qi was a little disappointed, a little emotional, and a little sighing. This was his choice.

"In this case, I will not continue to persuade you. Doing so will not only be humiliating to you, but also to myself."

"I will fully support any initiative you take, at any time!"

Lynch stood up, but Mr. Trueman did not see him off. The two finally looked at each other for a moment, and both saw what they least wanted to see in each other's eyes.

Lynch then turned and left.

Mr. Trueman lit a cigarette, and after smoking it, he was in a daze for a while, then picked up the document at hand and started reading.

What happened in the corner of the restaurant was noticed by many people, but the voices of the two people were controlled within a certain range, and others were also far away.

They couldn't hear clearly what the two said, but they could feel that the two were not having a good time.

By the afternoon, rumors of a rift between Mr. Lynch and Mr. Trueman were circulating in the presidential palace and beyond.

Some people think that this is just a small conflict between them, and it will be resolved soon.

After all, as a friend who often attends "family dinners" and can be trusted by his family, even if the trouble is not pleasant at the moment, it will get better soon.

Some people who know the truth can only sigh, because they know that Lynch has not been able to convince Mr. Trueman.

In the evening, large dark clouds began to gather in the sky over Bupen, and they were as thick as a dark quilt, pressing down on the ground.

It is so thick that one cannot see any light, and it also makes one unable to breathe.

All that's missing now is a bolt of lightning to tear apart the dark clouds and let the torrential rain fall.

After the rainstorm ends, everything will return to how it was before!