Blackstone Code

"Just laugh if you want to..."

Senator Langdon sat in his seat and said helplessly to the guys... who were holding back their laughter.

Laughter spread immediately, and people from the surrounding areas looked over, most of them smiling.

Senator Landon was beaten by his wife and it was news in Congress!

The entire federal society is now a male-dominated society, especially the upper echelons of society.

Even though upper-class women appear to be very independent wherever they are focused, in fact they still rely on men to achieve a better life.

And politics is a more rigid place than the world of capital.

In such a place, the highest political palace of the Federation, a senator was broken up by his wife.

This is definitely a big joke.

Even the Speaker couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw Senator Langdon——

There is a weakling hiding among us!

Fortunately, this kind of knowing smile will not last long, nor is it fun that can last too long. As more and more people gather in the Congress Hall, the first regular meeting of the year is about to begin.

This time, twenty new seats were added, which made the whole hall look a little more crowded than before. In fact, this was all a psychological effect.

The Senate Ladder Hall used to be completely empty, and the back rows were always vacant, and they would sit there occasionally when someone wanted to observe.

Even now that twenty people have been added, there are still three rows of seats that remain vacant.

Everyone was observing the new senators. Some found their own organizations as soon as they arrived, while others sat motionless in their seats.

What surprised Senator Langdon was that there were two people sitting next to the only senator from the Socialist Party.

"What happened to them?", Senator Langdon asked.

The former governor sitting next to him shook his head, "I don't know exactly, but I heard that their business has been good recently."

"Many capitalists have invested a lot of money in them, which may have something to do with these capitals."

Senator Langdon frowned slightly, "Foreign capital?"

The former governor nodded and said nothing, but he still answered the question.

The departure tax is really a big killer. The more you earn in the federation, the more taxes you pay, and you have to pay another damn amount when you leave.

If calculated according to the top level, if a foreign company's federal turnover reaches one million, it will have to pay 47% tax on business tax and the like.

The remaining 530,000 yuan will have to pay 45% tax when leaving the country, which is 238,500 yuan.

In the end, only 290,000 were left.

How much net profit there is is still a big question.

Although the federal government promises that they can effectively reduce the amount of departure tax by increasing jobs and other methods, who wants to be severely ripped off?

The trend in the federal capital market has been changing rapidly recently, and some capitalists who have made profits in the federal country are applying to the federal government for immigration.

Yes, immigrants, they found a way to crack it, as long as they become federal citizens, they don’t have to pay the departure tax, right?

As for becoming a federal citizen, it is not a problem at all for the capitalists!

The poor have to consider the feasibility of labor immigration and be lucky enough to win the lottery, but for capitalists who invest in immigration, they only need to sign the document given to them by the lawyer.

The rapid development of the federal economy will continue for at least ten years. This is also the consensus view of everyone.

As a result, these foreign capitalists transformed into federal capitalists.

They will continue to invest in the Federation until the rapid economic development slows down, then transfer the money away and then leave the Federation citizenship.

Not even leaving.

The citizenship of the Federation is a good protective cloak all over the world. The higher the status of the Federation in the international community, the more visible and invisible benefits it will bring to its citizens.

All of this has allowed a large amount of foreign capital to begin to penetrate into the federation's society. It is indeed important to have money in the federation, but it is also important to have your own political spokesperson.

Unless a person is so powerful that they don't need to consider the power of politics over them, they must have an advocate.

The Progressive Party and the Conservative Party, the inheritance of the two parties is orderly, and they are not very interested in foreign capitalists——

In fact, there is a vague opposition between domestic capitalists and international capitalists, and the rejection of new capital by domestic capital is also reflected in politics.

Now the Progressive Party and the Conservative Party receive very limited political donations from new capital. They want all money regardless of who has it!

This also makes the new capitalists feel a kind of pressure. If the federation cannot be above politics, then it must have people who speak for themselves.

In this case, the Socialist Party, which had little popularity, became the focus of attention of the new capitalists.

The Socialist Party lacks the support of capital, and at the same time they are one of the political parties recognized by the federal society.

They have heritage, history, and a solid foundation. The only drawback is that they lack the funds and power to develop.

And those new capitalists have exactly what the Socialist Party needs.

The two parties hit it off immediately, and with the strong support of the new capitalists, they secured two Senate seats.

For local government agencies like state governments that are independent of the federal government, they don’t care what happens in Congress.

All they care about is their own political achievements, such as employment rate, welfare status, etc.

Whoever allows them to sit in the governor's position for a longer period of time will be supported unconditionally.

The former governor was obviously not a man without information. He lowered his voice slightly and said, "It is said that these two seats cost them almost 200 million!"

"So many?!" Senator Langdon also felt that this number was a bit scary!

Two hundred million, not to mention sending two members to the Senate, even if two more are enough, it will be more than enough!

The former governor shook his head, "The group behind them were very unhappy with the other group, but for those people, as long as they can send people in, no matter how much money they spend, it is secondary."

Senator Langdon also expressed his agreement with this view. There are only three senators now. When they gain a foothold, they may not be able to expand.

The two-hundred-year-old situation of three parties and two dominant parties in the Federation seems to be changing. New capital is coming fiercely, and their goals are not truly pure.

Economic, financial, scientific and technological, and even international political demands!

There is now a widely recognized understanding in the international mainstream society, that is, if you want the Federation to not continue to expand their influence, the easiest way is to find something for them to do and not give them the opportunity to cause trouble internationally. .

Supporting the federal domestic political struggle is obviously a very good method.

The chairman of the Socialist Party Committee, who is also a senator, seemed particularly high-spirited at this time. The Socialist Party has achieved huge improvement in his hands!

Three seats are just the beginning. His goal is to occupy at least 25% of the seats in the Senate.

I didn't have the money to do these things before, but now I don't.

When Senator Langdon looked at him, he also felt Senator Langdon's gaze. The two of them smiled and nodded to each other across half the conference room.

As for what they are thinking, only they themselves know.

The regular meeting of the Senate was held on time.

The speaker introduced the twenty new members of the Senate to everyone, and everyone gave them warm applause.

Although after they sat back on their chairs, there were changes in some committees and the review of pre-submitted proposals...

The meeting lasted all day and did not end until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon.

At this time, a large number of reporters had gathered outside the Capitol, and they were all waiting for first-hand news.

The Senate has increased so many seats, and various committees have been transferred and added, which are related to many changes in the future of the federation.

As the senators emerged from the Capitol with briefcases in hand, the crowd of reporters swarmed past them like pimps in a red-light district.

Each senator was surrounded by many reporters, and the senators did not leave quickly at this time. Instead, they stood still and accepted interviews from the reporters.

What they say and their attitude will be discussed in the newspapers the next day.

How do politicians exert their influence?

It is through the pens of these reporters and through the dissemination of the media!

Some of their proposals may be popular among people, so people will be more cautious when voting, taking into account the pressure of public opinion or public opinion.

At the same time, this is also a good opportunity for MPs to gain more support...

It's just that on Senator Langdon's side, people are not very interested in his proposal. Instead, they are very interested in his son's plan.

"Mr. Langdon, a lawyer wants to represent the two victims for free, saying that the murderer must be sentenced to death. What do you think of this matter?"

"Mr. Senator, some people say that the child who was arrested is not actually your child and has no blood relationship with you. That's why you are so ruthless. Is this true?"

"..."

Nine out of ten questions asked him to say something irrelevant to this regular meeting. He was also very irritable inside. He refused to answer these irrelevant questions and simply answered two questions related to the proposal. Leave in a hurry.

He didn't like these reporters. Even though his proposal was more important, they didn't consider it.

However, he kept in mind some of what the reporters said.

Later, he contacted Lynch's lawyer and told some of the information he knew, such as the other party's lawyer's statement.

"Mr. Langdon, please don't worry, we are the professionals in this regard."

"Eucalyptus is not complicated. The court will start next Monday. If you have time, you can come and take a look. You will understand then..."