Blackstone Code

"Sorry, I'm so hungry!"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Senator Langdon picked up the napkin and wiped his hands, wiped off the remaining oil stains on his lips, and put the napkin at hand.

"What project, about what aspect?"

Lynch handed a cigarette to Congressman Langdon, and the two put their heads together and lit a fire. He blew out the smoke as he said, "The Military Appropriations Committee, the Department of Defense has established a new budget of 30 million A little more, but this money will not go to the Ministry of National Defense’s own accounts, but will need to be appropriated by Congress..."

Sounds a little fucked up?

This is actually quite normal.

Does the Department of Defense and the military have any money?

The answer is yes, and there are so many that they don’t even know how to spend all the money at the end of the year.

It's only February now. It can be said that this year has just begun. Part of the budget made last year has been approved this year, and a large amount of military spending will be allocated in the future.

In addition, a large number of active-duty soldiers have just been sent away to retire, but the budget seems to have forgotten this matter, and is still calculated according to the scale before the major disarmament.

But even if the military and the Ministry of National Defense have more money than they know how to spend, they will not use their own money to pay for orders outside the budget.

If Lynch's order was not included in last year's budget, then a new process would need to be followed. When the military committee thinks the money needs to be spent, they will pay Lynch.

After all, the military also "has no money."

To tell a joke, the general of the Ministry of National Defense said that every penny of the money of the Ministry of National Defense and the military has gone somewhere, and the soldiers are so poor that they can hardly afford bread.

Well, they didn't lie. They ate beef and mutton until they felt like vomiting. It is said that the ranch they purchased was one run by the military itself...

In fact, everyone knows some things in their hearts, but knowing is knowing, but doing it is another matter.

It is impossible for those members of Congress to offend the military for the sake of the country and taxpayers' money. The Ministry of National Defense is the Ministry of National Defense, and the military is the military. Sometimes the two institutions are integrated, but more often they are separate.

These committees in Congress related to budget and appropriation do not approve every application. Proper rejection of some will help improve their image in the minds of the people and make them look like the last guardians of taxpayers and tax payers. god.

At the same time, it will also help to improve their status in Congress and even the entire federal political arena. You must know that the main members of those powerful committees are almost all senators.

Some people say that Congress is like a maze. People who don’t know what’s going on inside may not even have a chance to get out, let alone find a way out.

But if you understand the situation here, Congress is home, the members are brothers and sisters, and nothing is non-negotiable.

"It has something to do with the Department of Defense..." Congressman Langdon's expression became a little more serious. The full name of the Military Appropriations Committee is the "Federal Military Planning and Equipment Preparation Appropriations Committee."

This committee and the Federal Military Budget Review Committee firmly control how much money the military can take from Congress each year.

One is responsible for the budget, and the other is responsible for appropriation according to the budget. It can obviously be done in one committee, but they are separated for the so-called "reducing disadvantages". Sometimes people have to spend money on the same thing twice.

You can't control what you really want to control, and you have to run back and forth about what you shouldn't control. This is the sweet freedom and justice.

He thought for a while, "Military Appropriations Committee, the people here have a big appetite. You know, it's the military-industrial groups that go there every year..."

For example, some shipping companies that produce warships can earn tens of millions of dollars in business in two or three years just by getting a "small boat".

The profits here are astonishingly large, and they are very happy to give money.

There are also ordinary military equipment group companies. No matter how the federal government cuts down the number of active soldiers, there are still hundreds of thousands. Each person needs two new sets of clothes, two pairs of leather boots, a belt, a pair of gloves, and some other things...

These alone can bring tens of millions of orders every year, not to mention the large companies that produce weapons and ammunition. A military exercise is a loss of millions. These people have never been soft-hearted in sending money to Congress.

Lynch had already been prepared. He held the cigarette and thought for two or three seconds, "How much do I need from this order to feed them?"

Congressman Langdon shook his head, as if he thought it was a bit too much, "Three to five million is just a starting point. It's hard to say how it will be done."

He put his hands together into fists and pressed his elbows on the edge of the table. "You have no advantage in this area. They may bite you hard. You have to be mentally prepared."

"It won't be too ugly." Lin Qi laughed twice, "Anyway, I leave this matter to you. If you have any specific questions, just call me. I will stay here during this period and will not leave. .”

As he spoke, he took out a cashier's check from Jinhui Bank from the bag he carried with him, put it in a special folder and handed it over.

"Five million, I will give you some extra reward after the deal is completed."

Looking at the folder pushed over by Lynch, Senator Langdon tore the collar and suddenly felt hot.

Five million, this is not a small number, and it is now placed in the document bag in front of me.

A banker's check has a very convenient feature, that is, there is no need to verify any information. As long as the cashier's check is verified to be genuine, it can be settled immediately at any bank.

They will not ask the holder's name, identity, where he got the promissory note from, or what the money will be used for. They will only cash the money to the person who holds the promissory note.

As one of the parties involved, Lynch cannot have direct interests with these senators and representatives. This kind of purely straightforward relationship is prohibited.

This process must be completed through a third party or even more parties. This is another industry with federal characteristics in Bupen, an industry that is not illegal but not illegal, and it is considered money laundering but not quite.

It doesn't have any precise name, but every year a large amount of money flows into Bupen's countless private equity foundations through these companies in one way or another.

On a certain dividend day, it goes into the account of a big shot. These big shots don't even need to pay a penny of tax on this money. Financial investment income does not need to be taxed!

Death and taxes inevitable?

That's because you haven't truly been free yet!

The meal was eaten quickly. After Lynch left, Senator Langdon did not leave immediately, but continued to enjoy the delicious food.

Some time ago, he went to the mountains in the west to check on environmental issues. The local food was very... He thought he would miss the city because of its prosperity, but he didn't expect that the first time he wanted to return to the city was because of the food.

Chewing on a veal steak that costs dozens of dollars a portion, he inadvertently swallowed half a worker's salary in a few gulps.

After taking a sip of wine, the other half of the month's salary was gone.

He sat in his chair, thinking about what to do next.

I have to say that investing in Lynch was the right move. If a congressman wants to open up his own network of contacts in Congress, he must have money.

It may sound a bit unbelievable, but this is exactly the essence of Congress. As long as you have money and are willing to spend money, there will be people willing to make friends with you.

During this period, Congressman Langdon has experienced this firsthand, and the role of money has truly been infinitely magnified.

You can deny face to a congressman, but you cannot deny face to a senator who comes to persuade you to change your mind in a friendly way.

If you can say no to a friendly request from a senator, can you say no to a request from a former governor, or even a former president or former vice president?

No, no, this is impossible, and there are those big shots in the party.

It's actually very easy to become friends with them, just send them money.

Sometimes the members of Congress themselves don’t know why Congress is like this, but soon their reflections on the current situation of Congress are forgotten among the flying bills and checks that smell of special ink.

The next day, Congressman Langdon took action. After deducting the handling fee, five million yuan was left with more than 4.3 million yuan. This money could be legally flowed into any foundation anytime, anywhere.

What he has to do now is take this money and go chat with those senators.

Borrowing Lynch's money to open up your own connections is a good choice.

Of course, he would have remained Lynch's steadfast best friend, had he remained rich.

For several days, there was no good news from Congress, but Lynch established a relationship with the mayor of Bupen.

There is nothing we can do about this. Regardless of whether Congress can pass the money, things will always be sold after they are developed.

If the military doesn't buy it, it sells it to the rich.

If the rich don't want it, then create local conflicts and someone will always pay for these planes!

Precisely because mass production is about to begin, orders have been placed for more than a dozen assembly lines, and workers will be recruited soon.

The Federation has assembly lines that produce engines and aircraft fuselages. They are mature products that can be used after simple debugging.

Construction can officially start in less than a month.

Thousands of jobs are enough for the mayor to meet a stranger in person, let alone someone as famous as Lynch.

Why do rich people always know big people?

Because one of their casual actions can change certain patterns in some places and affect a large number of people.

Whether it is a good impact or a bad impact, local politicians must deal with it positively.

In the comfortable and warm room, the mayor of Bupen, the mayor's secretary and his staff all chatted with Lynch with smiles on their faces.

I don't think that "thousands of jobs" is a "little thing" at all. Their enthusiastic attitude will always make people subconsciously ignore that in other places, they are not like this!