Expedition to Europe

The flapping of the wings of a butterfly in Panama will cause a storm in North America. This is the best explanation for the chain reaction.

Qin Zhiyuan, who was supposed to die in the plane crash, came to this era and should have brought some influence to this era, especially when Qin Zhiyuan has become the king of Lan Fang. Anything that happens is normal.

Of course, the impact caused by Qin Zhiyuan is far more than Busan. In North Africa, North America, Australia, and even in Europe, because the chain reaction caused by Qin Zhiyuan's appearance is everywhere.

Perth, Western Australia.

Timothy, who stepped out of the city hall, looked up at the gloomy sky, sighed slightly, and then walked towards the Swan River Cafe opposite the city hall with a slightly heavy step.

No, in just two years, everything is different from before. The owner of the Swan River Cafe has changed. Although the name has not changed, the bartender is no longer Tim, but a Williams from North America. I heard that the owner is also North American.

Poor Americans are now living under the shadow of the Prohibition. American alcohol practitioners have been unemployed, so those poor Americans have to go to other places to make a living. Williams and his boss came to Perth in this context.

Timothy is no longer an ordinary congressman who wants to sell his farm. Because of his good relationship with "Angel Jack", Timothy is now the Speaker of the House of Commons and has considerable power. He is already a leading figure in Perth.

Leading figures also have their own difficulties. Timothy's life has not been easy recently, and the reason is still because of "Angel Jack's" Port Hedland.

Just two months ago, the Perth government issued a decree that all ore exports from Western Australia must pay an additional 30% tax on the basis of the original tax.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this decree is aimed at Port Hedland. Now in Western Australia, only Port Hedland is an ore export port, and the ore exported there every day is worth millions of Australian dollars. The Perth City Government has now issued such a decree, which is very obvious against Port Hedland.

"Angel Jack" is not easy to mess with. Since the Perth City Government announced this decree, Port Hedland has stopped paying taxes for two months. Not to mention the additional 30%, even the original taxes are no longer paid.

So the conflict immediately intensified. At the regular meeting last week, Communist Party MP Tom Spike proposed a motion to retake Port Hedland by force and drive all those guys who did not comply with the decree out of Western Australia.

This motion is also Sima Zhao's intention, and it is still aimed at "Angel Jack".

What made Timothy feel powerless was that many MPs actually agreed with Tom Spike's proposal, so that the motion was almost passed at that time, which surprised Timothy very much. If it was just Tom Spike who was confused, Timothy could still understand, but so many MPs agreed to this motion at the same time, which can only prove one thing, someone is secretly pushing it, and the purpose is to target "Angel Jack".

However, if it was two years ago, or a year ago, or even half a year ago, the Perth City Government would not have caused too much trouble if it wanted to promote such a motion. But now, Timothy, who has a good personal relationship with "Angel Jack", knows very well that "Angel Jack" is no longer something that the Perth City Government can drive away.

Tomorrow, Tom Spiker will submit the proposal again, and the parliament will vote again. After a week of brewing, if there is no accident, it should be passed this time. Timothy knows that Tom Spiker has not been idle this week. He has been visiting the councilors and trying to reach a consensus.

Timothy doesn't know what kind of promises Tom Spiker made to win over the councilors, but Timothy knows that if he doesn't do something, Perth will soon meet with Port Hedland, which Timothy absolutely doesn't want to see.

So Timothy made an appointment with Andrew Wood to have a drink today to make a final effort before tomorrow's vote.

Andrew Wood is a neutral in the parliament and has considerable influence in the parliament. If Timothy can convince Andrew Wood, then he can influence some votes and maybe change the voting results.

Before Andrew Wood came, Timothy found a chair and prepared to rest for a while.

These days, Timothy was really worried about Tom Spiker's proposal, but when he thought of the check in his underwear pocket, Timothy didn't feel so sad anymore.

"Sir, would you like something to drink?" The young waiter came over, his voice was not loud, just enough for Timothy to hear, and it would not affect others.

"Wait a minute, let me be quiet for a while." Timothy was a little inexplicably irritated.

To be honest, Americans are so annoying. They seem to be gentle and polite, and everything is about rules, but in fact they are indifferent and almost inhumane. If Swan River is still the previous owner, then no matter how long Timothy wants to stay here, no one will come to disturb him.

"Okay, sir." The waiter was still polite, but there was dissatisfaction in his voice.

"Give me a glass of rum." Timothy didn't want to be annoying, even if the other party didn't say it, Timothy didn't want to, that feeling was disgusting.

"Yes, sir." The waiter quietly retreated, this time his voice was very calm.

About ten minutes later, the wind chimes hanging on the door rang, and Andrew Wood finally arrived.

"Damn budget, damn railway, damn weather, everything is annoying. Give me a drink quickly and let me forget all this damn thing." Andrew Wood cursed and started yelling as soon as he entered the door.

Railway, this is a big project recently proposed by the Pas city government.

Paz is considered the loneliest city in the world, and not without reason.

If you look at the map, you will find that the place where Paz stayed is really remote. If you go west and cross the vast Indian Ocean, you have to go through 7,350 kilometers to reach the east coast of Africa; if you go south, it is the uninhabited Antarctica; if you go north, even though It is the nearest port, Port Hedland, and the distance is more than 1,500 kilometers; as for going east, it goes without saying that even the nearest city, Adelaide, is more than 2,740 kilometers away, and it also has to cross the desert, Gobi, mountains——

In order to solve the traffic problem in Pas, the Pas city government proposed to build a railway between Pas and Adelaide. This proposal certainly won the approval of all Pas people, and then the funding issue became the biggest trouble.

Australia is a federal country, so the Australian government doesn’t have to worry about it. They haven’t even paid the resettlement costs for World War veterans yet, so they don’t have the funds to support such a big project. The Pas City government also has no money. That guy is so happy. The mayor can propose a bill, but there is no solution to the funding problem.

So after thinking about it, it seems that the only feasible way is to increase taxes.

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Hence the unhappiness between Paz and Hedland.

"Our Lord Mayor has really posed a big problem for his successor. Look, the Lord Mayor has proposed building a railway. If the next Mayor does not start construction during his term of office, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. Maybe our Lord Mayor can make a comeback." Andrew Wood started to complain as soon as he sat down, with a strong sense of irony in anticipation.

"That's not something I need to worry about. I'm not planning to run for mayor anyway. Do you want to give it a try?" Timothy cheered up and smiled at Andrew Wood.

"Mayor? Don't be ridiculous. I don't want to be a member of the Budget Committee at the moment. Damn it. I will resign tomorrow. Whoever wants to deal with those accountants, just let them do it." Andrew Wood showed disdain. Gu, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Andrew Wood currently serves as a member of the Budget Committee, the budget committee established to build the railroad.

This committee has been established for about half a year, but it has not come up with any effective plan. They don't even have a plan now. As long as they have meetings all day long, they will fall into endless wrangling.

"Seriously, what do you think of Tom Spike's motion?" Timothy didn't want to beat around the bush. Timothy knew that Andrew Wood knew exactly what Timothy wanted to do with him.

Timothy and Andrew Wood are also acquaintances. Although they cannot be called old friends, they are still acquaintances.

Paz is so small that you can't see him without looking up. It's not easy to be unfamiliar with him. Since this is the case, there is no need to take detours. It is better to fight quickly and save everyone's time.

"Tom Spike - this is another guy who likes success. He is even more outrageous than our Lord Mayor. His proposal is simply grandstanding." Andrew Wood didn't have much favorable impression of Tom Spike, and he was a bit gritty when he mentioned it. : "But you know, this guy has the support of London and has a strong background. Who knows if his proposal is what those gentlemen in London meant? If so, then it would be very interesting."

Andrew Wood is also a sensible person, but because he does not have the same interest entanglement as Timothy with "Angel Jack", it seems that Andrew Wood does not want to stand out.

"Even if it is, we can't put Paz on the table as a bet. We don't have this right. If the bet loses, we will have nothing left." Timothy's attitude is very clear, not as ambiguous as Andrew Wood .

"Be willing to admit defeat, and if you lose, you will win. Tim, you can think better of it, what if we win the bet?" Andrew Wood had a different opinion, but it sounded more speculative.

"Win? How can we win? With our more than a thousand National Guards? Do you know how many people Jack has? That's a hundred thousand people!" Timothy shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Ten - one hundred thousand people? Impossible, right?" Andrew Wood's expression was a little dull.