Blackstone Code

Connor took Lynch's hand and entered the villa. He handed the things Lynch brought to his wife, "Great wine, it seems we have good wine to drink tonight!"

His wife walked to the restaurant as she spoke. Generally speaking, the wine brought by the guests, especially the family banquet, the family banquet for dinner, the wine brought by the guests would be opened on the spot.

In fact, you can also bring other things, but the nature of the family dinner is special and it is not a visit in the ordinary sense. The gifts should be relatively closer to life.

For example, sometimes someone prepares food at home and packs it up to take away. This situation is very common, and it does not appear "shameful", nor does it give people a "stingy" feeling.

As a special banquet, this kind of "sharing" gift is the real mainstream.

If the gift is too expensive and has greater formal meaning, it may not be appropriate.

For example, if you send an oil painting or some collectibles, although the value is higher, you will not like it.

There was still a while before dinner, and Connor's son and daughter both came over to say hello, and then his daughter left, leaving only his son.

He opened the Croves sent by Lynch. There were twenty pills in a box, individually sealed and packaged. He took one and gave it to his son, and then took another one to Lynch.

Then he asked his son to bring the things into his study, "This is a good thing, put it in my bookcase!"

Connor had smoked a bottle of pure color given to him by Lynch, and he still had most of it in his jacket pocket, sealed and packaged in a metal tube.

Lynch's gold foil signature version requires a one-time membership fee of 800,000 yuan to be customized.

Customized products are deducted from the membership fee, but to customize the gold foil signature version, you need to be a member for three consecutive years to be eligible for customization.

And once the visa is terminated, you have to wait another three years.

Those who can spend 800,000 federal soles a year on customized cigarettes and Croft are definitely a very small minority in the federation.

There are less than 500 such members at any time. Of course, this does not mean that there are only so many rich people in the Federation or the world, but that there are many rich people who are not very interested in this, or are not so particular about tobacco.

For example, Mr. Trueman usually smoked cigarettes that cost a few dollars a pack. Later, it was Lynch who gave him some cigarettes when he had something to do, which helped him maintain his reputation in this regard.

For Mr. Wardrick, spending two hundred thousand a year on this is sufficient. He would not invest any more.

It can only be said that these are the only people in the world who are willing to spend so much money to enjoy the ultimate pleasure in this area.

Connor could afford it, but obviously it wasn't necessary, and he wasn't even a "member" every minute!

On the one hand, as a politician, his excessive luxury consumption even though he is not a capitalist himself will make people question whether he is honest and whether there is money and power transactions.

On the other hand, spending so much money on... this kind of enjoyment, he can only say that rich people really enjoy it, and he is not the richest part.

Connor directly took out what he had not finished smoking in the morning, walked to the sofa, sat down, and lit it.

The advantage of being expensive is that each bottle of Lynch's signature version has a different scent. It's like an Easter egg. No one knows what the experience will be like when you take the next sip!

This kind must be made by hand, and the process is extremely complicated, so the high price is obviously reasonable.

The two sat and chatted, and Connor's son also sat aside.

"...What do you think of the results of this overseas voting?" Connor talked about the issue of overseas voting during the chat.

In order to rule Mariro and Nagaril de facto, overseas voting is obviously a necessary process.

The votes from Mariro and Nagaril have not yet been returned, and this time overseas votes are not directly counted in the overall vote.

On the one hand, the presidential candidates of the three parties have not done any publicity, and they still have doubts about the votes in these areas.

On the other hand, Congress has not yet fully determined whether to incorporate voting from these overseas regions into the local voting system, and there are still some doubts.

Therefore, these overseas votes in this election will only be viewed as an auxiliary strategy, more like an attempt and a weathervane.

Lynch obviously has a certain understanding of this aspect, "Marillo people are obviously more interested in voting and general elections, and their attitude is also very positive."

"If you follow the reports, there are long lines at the polling stations in Marillo."

Connor nodded slightly, he noticed the news, and then he looked at his son, "What do you think is the cause?"

Obviously Connor gave his son a chance to perform.

His son is only a few years younger than Lynch, but Lynch has already begun to manipulate the election and owns more than one company with a market value of over 10 billion.

It is obviously unfair to compare an ordinary young man with Lynch.

But as a father, Connor still hopes that his son can perform well.

At least a good performance will give him more opportunities to contact Lynch in the future!

The young man looked relaxed and not nervous at all.

Of course, if you are born into a political family and have a father who is about to become the President of the Federation, most people will not be nervous!

"I think the fact that we are closer to Marillo is driven by the fact that geopolitics is sometimes very important, especially in terms of ideology."

Lynch and Connor both nodded slightly. This young man obviously still had some personal ability.

If Mariro wasn't so close to the federation, they might have played with less enthusiasm, but that's only one reason.

"There are many rumors among the public about the possibility of Malillo being incorporated into the Federation, and the people of Malillo have gradually accepted this fact in the past few years."

"From their cooperation with the federal government in re-planning administrative areas, we can see that we have achieved actual rule."

“For Marillo people who are looking for a sense of security, bringing the Marillo region and the federal government closer through voting is obviously a low-cost, highly effective and good thing!”

After listening, Connor looked at Lynch, and he wanted Lynch to comment.

Connor's wife was standing at the door of the restaurant and could hear their conversation, and their daughter was also secretly paying attention to the situation here.

Lynch thought for a moment, smiled and gave four words.

politics

economy

culture

military

"You mentioned the political factors very well, but this is only one of them."

"I believe you may also be aware of the economy and culture, but I didn't say it in a long way at this time."

"I don't know if you have noticed, but the Marillo people did not fully cooperate with our measures at first."

"They have plans for various rebel groups to fight against us, even to attack our training stations and military bases."

"There is also a lot of resistance to us among the general population. Except for the cities and towns near the southern border of Marillo, which are very receptive to the federation, the further north they go, the less they accept federal rule."

"What changed all this was military power."

"The international community has always only had interests and strengths. We have changed the minds of the Marillo people through some military operations, so there is room for political, economic and cultural development."

"That's why we see Mariro's recognition of the Federation now!"

"They didn't approve of us from the bottom of their hearts from the beginning, they were just scared and had to do that!"

"In the next fifty years or even longer, once the federation suffers a major military defeat, Marillo will inevitably return to an independent stance in a short period of time."

“It may even be possible to pursue opportunities and break up the Union through the War of Independence!”

Connor was thoughtful after listening. Although he didn't have access to many confidential things, he had heard that Lynch had specially conducted a secret military operation from the north to the north of central Marillo.

He didn't know what the specific content was because he was not yet the federal president.

But what he knew was that after that military operation, the resistance in Marillo almost disappeared!

Connor's son was still frowning. When he graduated from college, it was almost the time when Mr. Trueman came to power, and the federal military power had been initially recognized by the world.

When he came into contact with society, he did not see the military strength competition behind international relations, so he looked at the problem relatively superficially.

If there is no strong force to rely on, will Marillo's warlords take the initiative to lay down their weapons and accept the federation's recruitment?

Will the two presidents of Marillo sit back and let the federation de facto rule Marillo?

This cannot be done by politics, economy, or culture.

In other words, politics, economy, and culture, even if they are stretched to their limits, cannot change the collective will of a sovereign and independent country, let alone become a vassal or even be annexed like surrendering without a fight!

So in the final analysis, fists still play a role!

In fact, many of the younger generation of Federation people do not have a thorough understanding of these issues. They always feel that some countries in the world are with the Federation because the Federation is very powerful.

It's certainly okay to think so, but the fact is that the core reason why these countries follow the Federation is because they are afraid of being invaded by the Federation.

If you can't beat it, then join, it's always one of the best options!

While retaining sovereignty and independence, becoming "part" of the federation in an international organization is the best answer they have ever given!

At this time, the dishes on the table were already full. Connor's wife came over and said softly, "It's almost time to eat. Maybe you can continue chatting after eating?"

Connor also stood up at the right time, "Yes, let's fill our stomachs first!"

As he spoke, he walked to the restaurant with Lynch, while his son was still thinking about Lynch's words.

It’s not that he thought Lynch was wrong, but he thought of a lot of things from this. Maybe he didn’t see anything deeper!