The first genius of American manga

The plan that Wang Khan presented is a high-speed rail project plan connecting New New York and San Francisco. Yes, Wang Khan wants to build a high-speed rail in the beautiful country.

The beautiful country was once the country with the most developed railways and the longest construction mileage in the world.

But with the completion of the highway network and the development of the aviation industry, the railway has become a poor thing that grandma does not care about and uncle does not love.

As for the high-speed rail, various governments in the United States have always talked about building it, but they have never taken any action and have only stayed in words.

The reasons why this situation occurs are quite complex. To put it simply, they can be summarized into several reasons.

First, the cost is too high. The construction of high-speed rail consumes too much money, and the capital here is not only the construction cost, but also the cost of demolition along the way, labor cost, etc. For this couple to have a quarrel, they can go to court.

For countries, these additional costs are likely to be higher than the construction costs.

Second, the two parties are trying to undermine each other. Whenever the ruling party wants to build a high-speed rail, the opposition party will find various reasons to undermine it. However, the construction of high-speed rail needs to pass through many places, and these places are not necessarily the territory of one party. When you build it

When the enemy party is on the territory, troublemakers will come and throw all kinds of excuses, reasons, rules and regulations at you, and your project will no longer be able to proceed.

Third, the competition in the aviation industry. As we all know, once the high-speed rail is built, it will inevitably compete with the airlines along the line for business. After all, high-speed rail is far more convenient than airplanes for short and medium-distance transportation. Once the high-speed rail is built, the income of the airlines will be greatly reduced.

A large part will definitely be lost. In a capitalist country like the United States, airlines are definitely considered giants. Without the pressure of this giant, high-speed rail cannot be built at all.

Generally speaking, these three reasons account for most of the reasons why beautiful countries do not build high-speed rail.

But there is also the most important reason, which is what George said.

Wang Khan looked at George.

"George, do you really think the high-speed rail is losing money?"

"Of course, although the high-speed rail is very convenient and can greatly save travel time, the maintenance cost is too high. You can't make up for it with the high-speed rail ticket price alone, unless you sell the ticket for more than the plane ticket. But in that case, it's not possible at all.

There will be people sitting on it, so high-speed rail has always been a money-losing business, and no one is doing it at all."

Wang Khan smiled.

"George, if what you just said was said by the boss of a company, it would be absolutely true. The high-speed rail will definitely lose money just by selling tickets. But you are not the boss of a company, you are the mayor of a city.

, when considering problems, you can’t just look at what’s in front of you.”

George was stunned and began to think deeply.

At this time, Wang Khan further explained: "Indeed, just selling tickets may not even be able to earn back the maintenance costs of the high-speed rail, let alone make a profit. But have you considered the role that the high-speed rail will play in driving the economy along the way after it is completed?"

"Needless to say, just promoting investment and driving development along the way far exceeds the investment in high-speed rail. Moreover, this high-speed rail connects New York and San Francisco. San Francisco is the seat of Silicon Valley and the technology center of the beautiful country.

, and our new New York is about to become a space city, how much economic benefit do you think the combination of technology and space will produce?"

George's eyes lit up when he was told this.

"As the mayor of New New York, you have administrative power in your hands. You can use part of the government tax revenue to subsidize the high-speed rail. In this way, you can achieve double profits. But this is not the most critical thing.

, do you know what is the most important thing?”

George is not stupid. On the contrary, the fact that he can rise from a young police officer to the position of chief proves that he is capable.

"A trump card for running for president?!"

"Yes, once this high-speed railway is completed, it will become your most advantageous card when running for president, especially when the economy along the way develops. No matter what those who come from political families say, in the face of real money and silver achievements

, will become pale and powerless, and the majority of the people are not fools, they will definitely choose someone who can make achievements and ignore those politicians who only make empty cannons."

"As for the local officials in various places, they will even want you to come to power more than the people, because after you come to power, it means that the high-speed rail is likely to be built to them. In this way, the economy will improve, the income will increase, and the taxes will decrease.

There are many more, and it can also solve the employment rate, reduce the crime rate and other benefits. As long as an official with a normal mind will refuse you?"

George is not stupid, of course he knows that Wang Khan is not exaggerating, and the truth is not complicated.

If you think about the real-world king, you will understand that a wall-building project that looks like a joke can win him so many votes. If the wall-building project is replaced by a high-speed rail, will there be any suspense in the presidential election?

What's more, George doesn't have any political capital at all, as he thinks.

I remember that when the Scourge beasts occupied New York, he took the lead in the battle. Later, when the Chitauri invaded, George even led a large group of Martian warriors to the front line. These are all real achievements, that is, political capital. In addition,

With a protective umbrella and a thigh to hold him, George is fully qualified to run for president.

Feeling that there was something to be done, George began to recruit relevant teams and then visited San Francisco.

Wang Khan returned to the company, and soon Gwen came over.

After the two made out, Gwen sat in Wang Khan's arms.

"Khan, do you really want to build a high-speed rail in this beautiful country? Although we are not short of money now, building high-speed rail is too expensive and troublesome, especially for those rednecks in underdeveloped areas who have no work to do.

Although they are strong and make trouble, each one becomes more energetic than the other."

"Haha, rednecks are difficult to deal with, so we just ignore them."

Gwen was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"You mean to only build high-speed rail between big cities?"

"Of course, although high-speed rail can promote urban economy, it also has its limits. In some poor and remote places, even if there is high-speed rail, it still cannot drive the local economy. Therefore, high-speed rail can only be built between big cities. Your father is running for election

The president doesn’t need to win everyone’s votes, he just needs to get 270 votes.”

The beautiful country uses the Electoral College system to run for president, not universal suffrage. The votes cast by ordinary citizens only elect a spokesperson.

You can think of it as their National People's Congress representatives, and then these National People's Congress representatives vote to decide the final ownership of the president. This is the Electoral College system.

The total number of Electoral College votes is 539, so whoever gets 270 Electoral College votes first will be elected president of this beautiful country.

In reality, King Wang's popular vote was lagging behind that of the old witch, but it was because he had more Electoral College votes that he finally won.

He walked to the bathroom with Gwen in his arms.

"There are still three years left. Use three years to build the high-speed rail from New York to San Francisco, and then use this trump card. Your father will be a stable president. By then, our family will have the final say in the entire beautiful country."