Blackstone Code

While representatives of the Department of Defense and the military were waiting for Lynch to get up, Congressman Langdon was already in the Capitol.

He was waiting for a senator, a key member of the Military Appropriations Committee, a senator in Congress.

Lynch's "list" has been stuck here. Even if the president used his own privileges to approve a sum of money for Lynch, Congress would still be stuck.

The use of prerogatives by the president is the prerogative of the president. If the president could compromise various congressional committees by using prerogatives, then there would be no need for these committees to exist.

Moreover, the funds approved by Mr. President’s special privileges will eventually be reviewed by a separate committee to review the content.

Only privileged appropriations that have been approved are appropriate.

If they deem it inappropriate, then the size of the president's fiscal prerogatives could be scaled back over the coming year.

Many times some countries think that this set of federal rules is...hard to describe.

Being the president here must be as uncomfortable as eating shit, because even if you become the president, there are many people, people and things that can restrain the president.

Congress is the most typical example, as well as the ruling party's inner-party committees and party leaders. These people can affect the power of the president. This is why many people feel that being president in the federation is meaningless.

But they don't know that sometimes the purpose of being president in the federation may not be for power, but for money.

Just like Congressman Langdon at this time, as a member of the House of Representatives, he is doing things that have nothing to do with his job.

"……senator!"

In just a short while, he saw one of the core members of the Military Appropriations Committee and immediately greeted him.

The senator didn't even seem to have time to stop and shake his hand, and of course he wouldn't act so naive.

"Sorry, I can't free my hands now." He was holding a briefcase in his left hand and a cup of coffee in his right hand. He really didn't have the hand to shake hands with Congressman Langdon, and for a good reason.

"It's okay...Senator, I want to talk to you." Senator Langdon followed closely beside the senator, who did not stop but continued to stride towards the elevator.

Senators and representatives...you can't say there is a gap or class difference between them, it's just that relatively speaking, senators have more power.

Authority classifies people and gives them different labels. Compared to representatives, senators are a bit more impressive.

At least in the 300-year history of the federation, no president has come from members of the House of Representatives. This is enough to prove who is at the top and who is at the bottom.

The people in the elevator saw a senator coming here. They took the initiative to open the closing elevator door, greeted the senator with a smile and waited for him to come in.

There are many people crowded in the small space in the elevator. It is not a suitable place for chatting, especially about special topics.

After waiting for the elevator to open and close several times, Senator Langdon followed the senator and left the elevator.

This is the upper level of the Capitol, and the senators who have their own offices here.

"Mr. Senator, those things I mentioned to you last time..."

"Are you talking about the appropriation for that aircraft?" the senator asked casually as he walked.

Congressman Langdon said yes.

Mr. Senator smiled and handed the coffee and briefcase in his hand to Senator Langdon in front of a door, then took out the key and opened the door.

Some people once thought that there were so many members in the Capitol that if each member was equipped with three to five secretaries, then there would be at least hundreds or even thousands of secretaries to serve these people.

This is a shameless waste of tax dollars paid by taxpayers and a humiliation to taxpayers and the country!

So under the boiling public opinion, the Capitol adopted a public secretary system. Each floor has a secretary's office, and there are ten secretaries in each office. They are responsible for the daily work of all members of the entire floor.

This is obviously nonsense. MPs have to deal with many confidential documents every day, and they involve different fields. It is impossible for them to hand over these tasks to public secretaries, so they simply don’t need secretaries.

The secretary's office is right there, and there are always ten people. Their job every day is to clean and help everyone pick up takeaways when necessary. There is no coffee room in the Capitol Building.

If they don't want bad coffee, they have to order takeout.

This is also the reason why many congressmen are unwilling to work here. It is too inconvenient.

After opening the door, Mr. Senator and Representative Langdon walked in one after another. Mr. Senator said while opening the curtains and windows, "Our assessment of the aircraft is not as high as you think."

"You know, every year there are many people selling worthless things to the Ministry of Defense. After all, the Ministry of Defense is not an institution that specializes in scientific research. They have basically zero understanding of some cutting-edge technologies."

"This also makes them think that many projects are valuable and meaningful, but they are not."

"Our job...", he packed up his things and stood in front of his chair, "...is to avoid wasting taxpayers' money on unnecessary budget expenditures, do you understand what I mean? ?”

He stretched out his hand, took the coffee cup and briefcase from Congressman Langdon, and then sat down.

Councilor Langdon wanted to say something else, but was stopped.

"I know that you and Lin Qi come from the same place, and I am willing to provide you with some conveniences within a reasonable range. After all, we are all colleagues, but you can't take this obviously..."

He shook his head and threw the two documents he took out of the briefcase on the table with a "pop" sound.

"……Do you get me?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Councilor Langdon finally nodded, "I think I understand."

Mr. Senator immediately smiled and said, "Look, this is not difficult. Do you have anything else?"

"If not, remember to close the door for me when you leave."

Councilor Langdon nodded again, turned and left.

Looking at the closed door, Mr. Senator shook his head.

Of course he knows that the aircraft is valuable, otherwise Mr. President would not be able to give special approval, but this does not mean that he has to agree with Mr. President’s idea and vote for it.

Of course, it is not that he is unwilling to get some money from Representative Langdon and Lynch, but his supporters hope to continue to block Lynch on this matter.

Even if it has to be passed in the end, just delay it for a while longer.

The advent of Lynch's aircraft immediately made the domestic military industry group realize that the pattern of military equipment will change in the future. After the aircraft has solved its biggest disadvantages, the rest are advantages.

Before others noticed this, Lynch had already solved the problem and showed up with a test machine. If his budget was passed, it would not be too late for others to catch up.

In fact, it's too late for them now. This is just a human effort.

As for offending Lynch?

This is not a problem at all. Business competition has always existed. Anyone who wants to make money through business has to face competition.

For Lynch, the obstruction of these people is part of business competition. At the same time, for these people, Lynch suddenly crossed into the military industry, isn't it also a kind of competition for them?

The Senator has been reaping the dividends of these people. It is impossible for him to suddenly fall in love with Lynch just because of a budget of tens of millions. Lynch's charm is not that great yet.

He shook his head and started to prepare for work. At this moment, the phone on the corner of the table rang.

The red button is on, either from the Presidential Palace or from the Ministry of Defense.

He thought for a while, and then picked up the receiver when the phone rang for the sixth time.

Here is a little trick. If the call is not so urgent, the other party will usually start to consider whether to hang up after three rings.

If it rings continuously, it means that the call is very important and cannot be avoided.

Senators are generally unwilling to get too close to the Presidential Palace or the Ministry of Defense. Being too close will do no good and may easily cause trouble for themselves.

"Sorry, I spilled my coffee and it soaked my pants. I was changing my pants when the phone rang." The senator immediately justified why he took so long to answer the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone obviously did not consider whether the reason for pursuing the request was true. "I sent someone a video to bring to you. Please take a look at it later. In addition, this morning the Ministry of National Defense plans to increase Lynch's aircraft order." "

"From the original 200 aircraft, it has been increased to 600 aircraft. The total budget exceeds 100 million, and there may be more in the future."

For example, the Military Appropriations Committee and the Military Budget Review Committee. Most of the committee members related to the military have several close friends in the Department of Defense.

Only in this way can we quickly learn some information about the Ministry of National Defense, understand what will happen next, and prepare a response.

The senator's brows immediately rose, "What happened?"

"Yesterday Lynch's Blackstone Security provided a glimpse into the future of aircraft with a small-scale armed operation, as the Ministry of Defense and the military consider whether to establish a separate third service."

"Don't reach out for this, do you understand?"

"It's not us who are going to offend you now. You will directly offend the senior military generals. Their tempers are not as good as ours."

The words were very clear. Mr. Senator immediately stood up holding his forehead. He could not sit still.

He took a few steps back and forth, his expression a little serious, "I have to at least have a ruling to see if it complies with..."

"You don't need a ruling. I'm just informing you that I don't want to cooperate with a strange friend. You know, I miss old friendships."

"I have a meeting later, so I'm hanging up."

Looking at the receiver that had been hung up, regardless of whether the video tape had arrived or not, Mr. Senator immediately ran out of the door and ran towards the elevator.

He looked at Congressman Langdon standing in the elevator and the elevator door slowly closed. He couldn't help shouting, "Wait a minute!"