America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 317 Smith Can Say No

"You shouldn't have said those things to him like that."

Neil Shrub glanced at Davis Brown who left with a wooden face, and Abel's father-in-law wanted to chase after him.

But Abel suddenly stopped him: "Neil."

"Huh?" Neil Shush stopped, but looked at Davis Brown who was walking towards another crowd.

"My dad is running for Congress next year. How about you running for Governor of Texas?"

Hearing his words, Neil Shush took the step forward and slowly retracted it.

George's younger brother gradually turned his gaze to Abel from Davis Brown in the distance.

"What are you talking about? Did I hear you right?" Neil Bush turned around and looked at Abel.

It's about your own self-interest.At this moment, little Laura's father didn't say that he was going to keep up with Davis Brown.

"What I'm saying is, how about you run for the governorship of Texas next year?" Abel smiled.

The current governor of Texas is Rick Perry.

Rick Perry was originally George's second-in-command.

Other governors, county governors, and mayors in the United States are the same as the generals.

When the commander-in-chief dies during his term of office or is unable to perform his duties due to other factors, his deputy will take over directly.

Former Texas Governor George resigned as governor of Texas in December last year due to his successful election as governor.

Rick Perry, his deputy, naturally became the new governor of Texas.

However, Rick Perry can only serve for two years, and the new governor will be re-determined in the mid-term elections at the end of next year.

Looking at Abel, Neil Bush whispered:

"George, and my dad. They all like Rick Perry, and they all think I'm a little young."

"How young are you? Rick Perry is only four years older than you." Abel said softly:

"As for Herbert and George... I think if you can stand up, they should change their minds."

Neil Bush was silent.

The youngest in the bush, his mind was spinning rapidly at the moment, thinking about the possibility of himself becoming a leader.

As for why Davis Brown cares about him, Herbert and Abel will have a headache.

Rick Perry is without a doubt a formidable opponent.

This is a native Texas rancher's son.

Except there wasn't a daddy who had as many friends as Alex.

Many of Rick Perry's experiences in the past are very similar to Alexander.

The difference was that Alexander stayed on the farm all the time.

Perry was elected to the Texas House of Representatives 15 years ago. In 1991, he defeated the donkey party leader Hightower in the 1998 election for the Texas Bureau of Agriculture and served until [-].

In 1999, he successfully ran for lieutenant governor and became George's deputy.After George resigned, he successfully became the real governor.

Except for a change of family in the middle, from the donkey party to the elephant party, he was criticized by his hometown people.

Rick Perry can be said to have a smooth journey.

In Texas, which is like a stronghold of the party.

Rick Perry has deep roots and has a very strong party base and voter base.

Basically, it can be said that if the shrubs don't come out and choose with him.

Next year, Rick Perry has a high probability of winning because the bushes are supporting him.

I thought about it for a long time, maybe a few minutes.

Neil Shrub smiled wryly: "I don't think it's good. Dad and George might support me, but that would drive Rick Perry away from us."

Regardless of whether it is an elephant or a donkey, the interior has always been full of hills.

There is only occasional solidarity when the general election faces an enemy.

But when competing for interests internally, there is nothing to talk about.

Rick Perry used to rely on the bush to support his position, and now he is also the No. [-] horseman of the bush in Texas.

But he already has his own basic camp.

If the Bushes came out to take his crown now, Rick Perry would surely join other camps like the inner party.

Although the shrubs are very powerful in the Elephant Party now, they have never been dominated by one family.

If Neil Bush really came out to grab, even if Herbert and George supported him.

That would also make the Shu family lose a general and a new enemy in the party.

And even if this is the case, Neil Shrub may not be able to grab Rick Perry.

Before that, the four brothers of the shrub family had a clear positioning.

The oldest boss and the second child are engaged in business affairs, and the youngest third and fourth child are in business.

Seeing Neil Bush's performance, Abel laughed.

Abel actually knew about this situation with the Elephant Party in Texas.

Tonight, he suddenly said that to Neil Shush, it wasn't pure vindictiveness.

He has other considerations.

Seeing that Neil Shush is self-aware now, Abel said softly, "Then... how about another place?"

"Ok?"

"It doesn't have to be in Texas. There are 36 states in the United States, and 35 states will re-elect their governors next year. After deducting Texas, there are [-] other states."

Neil Bush whispered, "You mean, run for another state?"

"Of course." Abel looked at his father-in-law, "Jeb and George can be the governors of Florida and Texas at the same time. Then why can't you and Jeb be the governors of the United States?"

Neil Bush was finally interested, and he didn't care about Davis Brown.

He walked up to Abel and looked at Abel with piercing eyes.

"what do you mean?"

"California or New York State." Abel said softly, "Especially California. What do you think?"

"California?" Neil Bush thought.

Abel smiled beside him, and little Laura snuggled up to him sweetly.

Her future husband and father are now discussing such a big event intimately.

Nothing could have been more gratifying to little Laura from a bush family than this.

And this scene fell into the eyes of Alexander next to him, which made the old father feel very emotional.

Feeling that his young son is now trying to influence the governor's election with his mouth and mouth.

The key is that when he said such words, people from a family like Neil Bush could think hard about them.

This means that at least Neil Shrub thinks what Abel said is possible.

Otherwise, it was just the words of an ordinary young man or a rich man, Neil Shrub would never look like this.

"California is not as good as other conservative states."

Neil Bush thought for a while, then shook his head lightly and said, "California is too blue."

In the United States, there are red states and blue states. Red is a state that supports the Elephant Party, and blue is a state that supports the Donkey Party.

In the past, California has actually been crimson.

Because in the past, California, which had excellent geographical and climatic conditions, was very similar to the situation in Texas.

It mainly lives on the economy of large farmers, and some industries did not appear until the 20s and 30s.

It gradually developed later, and the situation began to change drastically in the 70s and 80s.

At that time, Silicon Valley in California, dominated by Internet technology and semiconductor technology, began to rise.

Since then, California has become the place that attracts the most foreign immigrants in the United States.

With the increasing number of immigrants.Gradually from the early 90s, red states began to turn blue.

By now, California has been a solid blue state.

Although the Elephant Party is not without supporters, it is not as strong as in the red states.

The shrub family has no foundation there, and they have to fight with the local elephant party first, make peace and negotiate with the local elephant party.

With such a tight schedule, Neil Bush felt that it was impossible to complete it.

Seeing that Neil Shush still looked a little timid, Abel was not discouraged.

There was already a George up front.

Whether it is Alexander or Neil, there is enough time to develop secretly.

Don't worry, it's useless to rush this kind of thing.

Abel smiled and said, "How about talking to George and Jeb later?"

Neil Bush knew what he meant.

"No problem." Neil Shrub, "But now, I'd better go and appease Davis Brown. He's probably very angry now."

Abel smiled and shrugged, signaling him to be casual.

Only then did Neil Shrub nod to him, greeted the Alexander couple with a smile, looked at his daughter again, and then left to find Davis Brown.

After little Laura's father left, Abel looked at his father with a smile.

"Father, are you afraid?"

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"Your son, you just upset the greatest power in Texas."

"What's the matter." Alexander said in a low voice, "I will always support you. I believe that Alex is here tonight, and he will be very happy to hear you can say these words."

"I thought you guys would be scared. It's the Texas consortium after all." Abel said with a smile.

"If you're just a useless brat. Of course we'd be terrified of being targeted by something this huge."

Alexander said: "But like you said. You are now a consortium yourself, and Smith can say no to others."

Alexander, except when talking to his farm workers, is very grumpy and speaks loudly.

At other times, he speaks in such a leisurely manner.

There are few expressions on the face, but it always gives people a calm and steady look.

"Son. Just like your father said. We will always support you." Standing next to her bear-like husband, Emily also chuckled at her own child.

Little Laura next to Abel quickly whispered, "Me too!"

"Haha~" Abel laughed lightly.

The reception continues.

It was not until more than two hours later, after ten o'clock, that it officially ended.

As one of the married families of the Bush family, the Smith family and several other families left the latest.

People such as Pierce, Walker, the Lal family, etc., all gathered in the first lady's living room of the White House.

This time there were too many people, including the people from the shrub family, there were more than [-] people.

The first lady couldn't stay in the living room, and then Ms. Wales organized groups of relatives and guests into several waves.

Ladies and damsels and girls continued to stay in the first lady's living room.

Young boys, men, just go out for a walk.

Men who are older or want to talk about things, go to Lincoln's office or simply go to the Oval Office of the Grand Commander to chat.

According to Abel's age, he should have gone for a walk in the garden or somewhere with the younger generation such as George Prescott and Marvin Walker.

His identity and status made him go to the oval office of the Grand Commander.

And there are only four people who go here plus Abel.

They are George, Neil, Jeb and Abel.

Not even Marvin Bush.

The fourth child of the bush family called the others to Lincoln's office.

Said that George and the others wanted to talk, and come here to meet everyone later.

In the eyes of other important members of the family who are friendly with the shrub family, there are various emotions in their eyes.

Abel calmly accompanied the three George brothers to the famous Oval Office.

This office is definitely the interior room that appears most in the camera and in front of the public in the whole white house.

It is the room where all the great leaders of the United States will take a lot of photoshoots.

In the room, after they entered, there were only four of them left.

Everyone else was kicked out.

"California."

As soon as he came in, George sat in his position as the commander.

He asked Abel with interest: "That's not easy at all. I think it's even harder than competing with Rick in Texas."

Seeing what George said, Abel immediately understood that his father-in-law had probably already told his two elder brothers what he just said.

This let Abel know that the relationship between Shushu and the brothers is really good.

Such matters, Neil Shush can directly discuss with the two brothers.

Facing the scrutinizing eyes of the current governor, a great commander, and his own father-in-law of the shrub family.

Abel spread his hands, "You probably all know that. I have some influence in California."

The three bush brothers all nodded involuntarily.

Abel was not lying.

Because in their view, Abel's influence in California is more influential than Abel's hometown in Texas.

The reason is simple, because California has always been the core headquarters of high-tech, Internet, film and television media and other economies.

Abel's Smith Media is headquartered in New York, but its actual offices and operations are basically in California.

Like MGM itself is a big company in California.

In addition, Abel is now the largest shareholder of Google, which has an increasingly high status in California.

He also has California-based energy giants Pacific Energy and California Pacific Electric.

Together, these two energy companies account for more than two-thirds of California's electricity and natural gas supply.

In addition to these, Abel had previously invested heavily in Silicon Valley companies, becoming shareholders of Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Intel, and AMD.

The sum of these enterprises has made him one of the behind-the-scenes giants in California.

In fact, it is already more powerful than his influence in New York.

After all, in New York, his influence is only limited to the city of New York.

But in California, his tentacles have spread all over California.

"Say what you think." Among the four bush brothers, Jeb, who most resembled his father in terms of personality and appearance, said.

"This is how I think about it." Abel took a deep breath, and then said:

"It's obviously impossible for Neil to go directly to California like this. My idea is to directly make Neil the chairman and CEO of Pacific Electric, and by the way, he will also be a director of General Electric, Microsoft, and Cisco."

He came up with titles that ordinary Americans would not even dare to imagine.

Among these titles, it is difficult for even most of the upper-class Americans to get one.

Take General Electric's board positions, for example.

According to the company's regulations, no one who holds more than 2% of the company's shares, even the U.S. leader, cannot get this position.

A 2% stake in General Electric is now worth $70 billion.
But these positions, Abel can generally add to his father-in-law wholesale.

This made George and Jeb couldn't help but look at each other.Both brothers remembered that the kid in front of them was the richest man in the world.

Jeb and George, who both had daughters, were blaming their daughters in their hearts.

Complaining about why they couldn't be chosen by their father, but the younger Laura was chosen instead.

Fortunately, the richest man in the world is now also a member of the Shu family.

The two brothers looked at the younger brother who was already laughing, so they could hold back for the time being.

Unaware of their mental activity, Abel continued to expound on his idea of ​​pushing Neil Bush to power.

"Neil will go to California first, and work for a while. When the right opportunity comes next year, whether he comes out first to run for the governor or the House of Representatives, I think he has a certain degree of certainty."

After listening to Abel's thoughts, Jeb and George discussed it.

"What do you think, Jeb."

"It's possible, but it's very difficult. That's where Shriver and Kennedy play."

"Are they really sure they want to push that actor up?"

"What's the matter. Li Gen is also an actor. What's more, California is the base camp of Hollywood. If he is an actor, he can get even more support."

"This is indeed a problem."

"Why don't we ask Neil? He is the most important thing in this matter. Oh, yes, and our father!"

The eldest brother, the commander, and the second brother, the governor, both looked at the third brother, Neil.

"I"

Neil Shush, who was watched by the two big brothers, felt a little nervous.

He looked at his two elder brothers, and then at Abel who was smiling next to him.

Neil Bush gritted his teeth, "I want to try it. I think it might be pretty good to change the living environment."

Jeb couldn't help but said, "But if that happens, our family's business will all depend on Marvin. Maybe we should ask his opinion."

"That's it."

George, the big brother, made the decision for the brothers——and pushed it to his father.

"Christmas is two months away. Everyone's going back to Texas. Oh, and so are you, Abel."

The commander said with a smile, "By the way, let's talk about you and little Laura. At the same time, let's talk about Neil and you. Let's see what father thinks, how about it?"

"I think it's good." Jeb commented.

Neil Shush did not hesitate, and nodded slightly.

They all made their own decisions, so Abel naturally had nothing to do with it.

To be honest, Abel didn't know if Neil Bush could do it.

But pushing the old man to power has always been an important step in Abel's three-legged plan.

Taking advantage of the important mid-term elections next year.

He just wanted to push his father and Neil to try, whether he could say something else, but whether to do it or not is another matter.

As for the one in New York.
The U.S. economy is doing well now, and the bewildered man has not yet appeared.

The red-necked and silent majority cannot support that one yet.

This one in New York, Abel decided to keep as a killer.

In case I can't prevent the old black horse from coming to power in the future, there will still be that kind of social division in the United States under the general trend.

That's when the New York guy came forward.

Now, Abel means two steps.

An old father continues to be in Texas, stabilizing the fundamentals and the military, energy, and industrial complexes.

Another old man went to California to unite the new engine of the American economy.

No matter which side can succeed, it will be even more powerful for him.

(End of this chapter)