Blackstone Code

Frugality is a virtue, the wave of the times, and the wind of the future!

On the TV screen, a fashionably dressed housewife talks about how she saves every penny in her pocket, and every statement elicits exclamations from the audience.

The host seems to be very interested in her "experience", and even the ratings prove this!

"I don't use toilet paper every time I go to the toilet because the price of toilet paper has increased recently. I know what you are thinking. Do you think I just use my hands?"

She did not give an answer immediately, but remained blank for a moment. It was obvious that this kind of words and way of speaking were carefully designed.

When the audience begins to fantasize about wiping their butts with their hands following her words, movements, and expressions, they will begin to feel disgusted.

The audience's emotions will also be aroused. It is obvious that behind this housewife, there is someone, or even a team, promoting this matter.

About ten seconds later, she laughed and took out a small palm-sized piece of cloth from her pocket, "Actually, I used pieces of cloth that were remade from old clothes that were no longer wearable, like this."

She showed the piece of cloth in her hand, "It's actually softer than those toilet papers, and it's easier to clean our butts, and it can be reused!"

"Just rinse it with water and it'll look like new again, and I know a lot of people are like, oh my gosh, there's a lot of germs on this..."

“But I would put them in an airtight container, fill them with boiling water, and simmer them!”

"I checked the relevant information and found that E. coli and the like can't last that long. After rinsing it twice, it becomes new and clean again."

"I even dared to wipe my face with it!" She said and actually wiped both sides of her cheeks with the piece of cloth in her hand, but people obviously felt much better after her introduction.

"The water and heat resources in the shelter are provided free of charge. If you follow my method, you can save at least several rolls of toilet paper every week."

"This is a visible amount of money!"

"There are many more life tips like this, for example..."

She introduced all kinds of strange tricks, because the water and heat resources in the shelter were almost free, so this also gave her a lot of fantastic ideas.

Some tricks that seem stupid as hell have been affirmed and supported by many housewives.

In fact, it is not just this housewife, there are many more "little experts" in the society during this period. These people use some unique methods to let people subconsciously feel and grasp the living environment when supplies are in short supply.

It seems like these people are just clownish, but when people face scarcity, they will realize that these things are really useful to their lives!

At this time, the general election trend has begun to turn, and it is more lively than any previous election!

The general election was almost always being discussed in the city, and everyone knew that this might be, or was, the last general election of the Federation.

Therefore, their participation level is higher, and many people who had not paid attention to the election before began to actively participate.

In opinion polls, Catherine's approval ratings are high.

What is interesting is that in further interviews with voters who supported Catherine, one of the interview questions was "Why do you support Ms. Catherine?"

More than 60% of voters said that "Ms. Catherine has a good relationship with Mr. Lynch, and there is a high probability that the policies she promised will be realized with the help of Mr. Lynch." This also reflects the public's support for Lynch. Recognition of financial resources and abilities!

Some voters who support conspiracy theories believe that this is the last federal election and that it will be one full of conspiracies and shady stories.

The power of capital has completely eroded the political arena, and the federal government is done!

But no matter what, Katherine currently leads all presidential candidates in support, and Connor will take Katherine with him when he gives his end-of-term speech.

He publicly stated that if anyone can make the federal government and federal society continue on the right path, then Catherine is obviously the most likely one!

Remarks like this are actually very instructive. Although Connor's public support made some people in the Conservative Party a little dissatisfied, these dissatisfactions were ultimately just complaints rather than preparations for anything.

Everything is just like what Lynch said to Ms. Tracy, the winner of this game has actually been selected before it even starts!

The Popular Party's presidential candidate, Ms. Tracey's support rate is less than 50%. Analysts believe that her probability of "coming from behind" is very low, and she no longer has any influence on the overall trend of the election.

The conservative candidate's support rate is just over half, but it is still far behind Catherine, who is far ahead of them.

Although they are accompanying the runners, this is after all the accompanying runners in the last general election of the Federation. Regardless of whether they succeed or not, their names will be left in history.

Unlike before, people will always only record the winners and ignore the losers.

While Catherine was preparing to give a public speaking tour on the campaign trail, Lynch, Connor, and some members of Congress were discussing the issue of reorganizing the federal government.

"Although we all know that Global Communications will temporarily replace the federal government to exercise social management authority, this does not mean that the federal government is really gone as some people outside say."

"Connor, Connor, and Katherine and I have talked about this issue before. Whether it is the federal government or GSM, it is just a manifestation of ruling power."

"When we need the federal government, it becomes the supreme governing body."

"But when the federal government becomes unwieldy, we'll replace it with Global Communications."

"Although we won't need the skin of the federal government for a long time to come, it doesn't mean that it will be as motionless as dead."

"We are not sure when we will restart the Federation!"

Lynch glanced at Connor, and what Connor said next was more appropriate than what he said.

Connor coughed twice, "Lynch is right, so in order for us to suddenly need to restart the federal government at some point in the future and make it work immediately, we need to keep the federal government active."

"We need to streamline it a bit, remove those departments and branches that are not necessary for a short period of time, retain the main branches, and make it always full of vitality."

"At the same time, after discussing with Lynch, we believe that the current division of federal administrative regions has failed to keep up with the times."

"So we plan to abolish the state government divided according to regions and change it to a management agency system based on shelters."

"Each sanctuary has an Archon, nine Councilors, and a host of related agencies."

"The Archon has overall responsibility for the administrative work of the refuge, while the deputies are responsible for legislation and other issues."

"On the issue of selection, we will use the most democratic method currently, that is, direct election through voter voting, to select suitable people to hold these positions..."

At this point, one member of Congress raised his hand, and Connor closed his mouth, indicating that he would say what he wanted to say.

"Mr. President, Mr. Lynch, if we continue to allow voters to elect the privileged in various sanctuaries, will that lead to a collision between the privileged and corporations?"

This is a good question. In the past, the federal government was a battleground between labor and capital. Taxpayers always believed that the president they elected and officials at all levels were on their side.

But in fact, every person they elected, 95% of the time, was not on their side.

This is why it is said that if you want to be an excellent politician, you must master the skills of acting, because if your acting is not realistic enough, you will not be able to deceive voters' votes.

But everything is open to possibility. For example, if someone like Mr. Trueman is elected again, then this is something no one wants to see.

Connor nodded in agreement, "That's a good question, so that's what we're going to talk about next."

"We will impose certain restrictions on the identities of voters, and voters will no longer be born randomly."

"Every voter must first have a long-term and stable job, have no criminal record or overdue payment record within five years, and have a certain amount of savings."

"Fifty percent of voters are recommended by businesses, 50% by community recommendations, and the list of candidates for each term is determined by the federal president."

"Actually, we are discussing giving the federal president another title, such as federal grand consul or something like that."

"It will have the power to establish who can and cannot participate in elections, as well as the power to impeach the archons of various sanctuaries."

When Connor said these words, everyone knew that it was already difficult for voters to elect consuls that people did not want. Of course, the people here refer to the big shots. After all, in the eyes of the big shots, the lower class are not of the same race as them.

It can be said that voters who can be recommended by companies are basically on the side of the company, and those who have the basic conditions to become voters are also highly bound to the interests of the company.

No matter how they choose, they will never elect an "anti-capital" candidate, because such a person is not only anti-capital, but also against the interests of all voters!

Once a company is reorganized, its employees will be the first to be affected. After all, their income and future security are highly tied to the company.

Therefore, with a set of combination punches, people who are "looking for fame and reputation" will be eliminated.

And this is just to maintain the basic operation of the government system. After all, it is those large enterprises that are really responsible for the operation of society!