Blackstone Code

Mayor Langdon..., no, he should be called Councilor Langdon now.

After a series of political exchanges, Mr. Langdon finally became a member of Congress as he wished.

This is a change that is not easy to calculate, and it is difficult to say whether such a result is appropriate.

From a pure perspective of power control, the mayor's power is obviously much higher than that of members of Congress.

It may sound unrealistic, but this is exactly what happens in federal politics.

A mayor holds most of the power in a city.

He can ask the police chief to act according to his own ideas, he can ask the militia to obey his orders when necessary, and he can formulate the direction and urban planning for the future development of a city of hundreds of thousands of people.

The fate of hundreds of thousands of people, their joys, sorrows and joys are firmly in the hands of the mayor.

He wants to make everyone sad when they are unhappy.

When he wants to make people happy, everyone will laugh loudly to suit his wishes.

What do members of Congress have?

Nothing, except voting in Congress, their work is related to each committee, but even among these committees, it is not a single member of Congress who has the final say.

Many members vote and then decide who to listen to.

They can formulate laws and policies one by one, affecting the entire country and even the international political landscape, but this is expressed in a "whole" form.

If you narrow the lens down to individuals, they actually don’t have that much power.

Not only will people not necessarily respect them, but sometimes some angry people will rush in front of them and point their noses in curses, in response to them passing some proposals that may seem ridiculous.

Being a member of Congress does not seem like a good thing, but why does everyone like to be a member of Congress?

On the one hand, there are too few positions such as mayor and governor, and they are firmly in the hands of the two major parties. Not everyone can become mayor, and network skills and funds are indispensable.

Secondly, councilors make more money than the mayor.

If there is a large amount of funds coming from the mayor, it is very likely that the internal affairs department and the anti-duty crime investigation bureau will be alerted, but the congressman is different.

As long as you sit in the conference room of the Capitol Building at the beginning of each session, someone will deposit staggering amounts of money into the accounts of members of Congress in various legal ways, without affecting them themselves.

What they have to do will not even bring a reproach on their conscience, just cast an inconsequential vote when necessary.

Regardless of whether they are against, in favor or abstaining, as long as it meets the requirements of the capitalists, they will not be stingy with the money in their pockets.

Langdon, who had just become a full-time assistant, was actively developing contacts. He had served the old congressman for a long time.

In the end, the old congressman had to leave the job he loved due to health reasons, and nominated his assistant, Langdon, to take over his job.

In addition, Langdon received support from the governor and the party through interest exchange, so after a fair and impartial vote for this position, everyone recognized Langdon's work ability and made him the new Congressman.

Everything is based on his outstanding personal ability that makes everyone choose him. There is absolutely no secret operation and everything is in compliance with the rules of the federation.

From the first day he took office, Langdon felt the importance of this job and the heavy burden on his shoulders. He vowed to guard this position for the rest of his life, serve the people of the Federation, and learn from the old congressmen. …

Having just come out of the Capitol, Langdon was still thinking about an issue he talked about not long ago.

The Duncans are blowing the whistle in the hope that they can pass a proposal called the Overseas Security Act.

Langdon hasn't read the proposal yet, but he has already felt the sincerity of the Duncan family.

To say it in a written language style is truly worthy of the Duncan family!

Just by blowing the wind, the foundation in which he held shares made a profit. Although the money was not a lot, only 20,000 yuan, it meant that they were not short of money and were not afraid to spend money.

This was the first time Langdon saw someone generous enough to give money before something was done, or even express his opinion.

People say that Congress is the back garden of capitalists. Langdon didn't quite understand it when he was mayor down there, but now he understands it.

Not only the back garden, but also the back garden of Sky City.

Just thinking about these things, he got into his new car, a luxury car that seemed low-key but actually had a very luxurious interior.

He didn't spend a penny on this car because he had done an on-site investigation not long ago and cleaned up the dirty water people poured on it for a company.

Some people reported that a heavy industry had serious environmental pollution and that its sewage discharge did not meet federal standards.

Langdon paid attention to the matter immediately and launched a thorough investigation.

It was finally determined that this was a malicious report and there was no pollution. When the TV reporters held up cameras and cameras to film the person in charge of the factory scooping up a glass of water from the sewage outlet and drinking it, people believed it.

There are always some people in this society who hate the rich. They always feel that this is an injustice in the world, so they will abuse some of the supervisory rights given to them by society.

Fortunately, Congressman Langdon found the truth and presented it to the public, so this company was not affected.

As a thank you, the company donated a cheap car to Mayor Langdon free of charge to thank him for everything he has done for the people.

There is no money and rights transaction involved, and the ownership of the car actually belongs to the company. They give away at least the right to use it. Look, everything is legal.

The car quickly merged into the traffic, and he was thinking about something while driving.

By the time he returned to his mansion, it was already past four in the afternoon.

That's the good thing about the job of a member of Congress. Time allocation depends on the individual, and the work location is very free.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the car parked next to him. There was a person he was very familiar with, Lynch, sitting in the car.

"You didn't tell me you were coming!" Congressman Langdon was still very happy when he saw Lynch. In his eyes, Lynch was also a big capitalist and one of his partners.

In addition, he and Lynch have a good personal relationship, so Lynch's sudden visit is not unacceptable.

Lynch greeted him, and after shaking hands, the two entered Congressman Langdon's home together.

This is a single-family house located in the upper town of Bupen. It has front and rear gardens, a swimming pool and half a basketball court, covering an area of ​​about 600 to 700 square meters.

The price of this house is not cheap, but it is the same for members of Congress. Real estate developers will always find ways to give houses to important people for almost no money.

For example, "lottery", such as "a model house that no one has visited", such as "participating in an auction with only one person"...

They have plenty of ways to solve these problems, so it is no longer news to the federal people that these politicians live in mansions worth hundreds of thousands or even millions.

It's news that they don't live in those mansions, if any MP lives in a cheap apartment down the road and wears popular brands, people will just think it's a fucking show!

"Sit down, do you want something to drink?" As soon as the two entered the room, a maid came to help them take off their clothes and put away their clothes.

This is a maid in her forties, not good-looking, old, and very ordinary.

Members of Congress have privileges in many aspects and can enjoy various benefits that people may or may not know, but they must also strictly abide by some rules that ordinary people do not need to do.

For example, "Keep your family trouble-free and make family members look very harmonious."

So even if those congressmen live in houses worth hundreds of thousands or millions, they will not hire young and beautiful female servants to cause trouble to themselves. They will hire some middle-aged women from poor families to work, and by the way, they can Earn some praise from people.

Lynch looked around for a while, then sat on the sofa, "Whatever, bar!"

The room was very warm, and Langdon sat down with a wine glass and a bottle of wine. "I've always wanted to talk to you, but you're always busy, and so am I. Either you're not here at Bupen, or I'm not here." , I seem to be lucky today."

He handed the wine glass to Lynch, and the two clinked their glasses and took a sip.

"I came here today to ask you something. Do you know about the Overseas Security Act?"

Langdon was a little surprised, "You also know about this?" He said and walked to the cabinet nearby, took out his briefcase, took out a document and handed it to Lynch, "Maybe what you are looking for is it."

Lin Qi said thank you, took the document and read it.

During the conference call, Mr. Geruno was obviously unwilling to go into the details of this proposal. In their words, people who have the ability to know will know without them saying it, and those who are not qualified to know do not need to know. .

This is also a way of screening. After all, in addition to some big forces, there are also many speculators and small forces in the entire United Development Company. These people cannot get into the eyes of big shots.

Lin Qi opened the document in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The content of this document is not much. The core is that Geruno and some congressmen believe that the federal government is not actively sending troops overseas to protect the safety of merchants when doing business.

Safety of life, and safety of property.

Of course, they do not mean to blame the federal government. After all, the federal government has a relatively positive image internationally.

Businessmen want to protect their various security overseas by building their own armed forces.

These armed forces are illegal on federal soil, but when operating overseas, they should be recognized by the federal government, and the federal government and the military should also provide assistance when necessary...