Blackstone Code

"As long as I don't have a problem, you'll have at least a few more years in Congress."

"Sometimes you have to learn to choose, Langdon, you give something to get something, and if you don't want to give anything, you get nothing."

Lynch made it clear that the reason he's a senator isn't how good he is.

But he followed the right person.

In terms of personal ability in the Commonwealth, there are not many people who are comparable to senators. These people are even more capable than the current senators. Some of them are managers from the middle and lower levels of society.

They know more about how the bottom of federal society works than people like the senators at the top of it, not the changes at the macro level.

But why are these people with strong personal abilities unable to play important roles and provide the necessary impetus for the development and evolution of this society?

It's because they lack supporters!

Without someone to support them, they will never have a chance to stand in the spotlight, and sometimes the reality is so cruel.

Don't just stare at a fool emperor and ask others why even a fool can be an emperor, while ignoring the father of the fool emperor, his family is the royal family!

So the higher the political level, whether a person has the ability to match the position becomes less important. .

If Congressman Langdon wants to stay in this position, he must cooperate with Lynch, speak on behalf of Lynch in Congress, or make certain decisions.

The growing arrogance of capitalists is also largely due to the fact that these politicians are so obedient that a handful of people forget that even if they can do a lot, they shouldn't do it.

Senator Langdon also understood this truth, let go of some thoughts in his mind that he didn't even know what it was, and began to work seriously.

In fact, working for Lynch is not very difficult. Lynch will not sometimes make the senators lose face like other capitalists. He never reprimands anyone, and always talks with a gentle smile.

He wouldn't interfere with Congressman Langdon's decisions, except on important matters, which was already much better than most, and he had no dissatisfaction.

After October 10, the New Year is approaching. Although there are still two months left, there is already some festive atmosphere on the street that is preparing for the New Year.

For the Commonwealth, the New Year is also a very sacred holiday, because during this time, they can get a very rare vacation.

During a week, of course, some workers will continue to work at this important time, and perhaps only at this time will the factory owners raise overtime wages and attract more workers to the assembly line.

But in any case, it was a happy day, either because of ample vacation time or because of a generous overtime pay.

Different from this atmosphere of looking forward to the future everywhere, the Duncan family is also facing some intense discussions.

During this period of time, the FBI held onto the Duncan family's pigtails and did not let go, which made Mr. Geruno a little unsure of what to do.

To say that silence for the sake of a trivial matter will definitely lead to greater dissatisfaction with the federal government.

And it's not one or two people who want to be killed, but many people. Some of these people participated in the construction of Elysium Island, some people participated in the transaction of human trafficking, and some people provided various services to obtain happiness for some celebrities and dignitaries in the Federation. .

These people were arrested one by one because of the Elysium Island issue.

Some of them have confessed, some of them are still holding on, but everyone knows that they won't hold on for long.

Sometimes interrogation work is like this, as long as one person speaks, the guilt of others speaking will be much lessened. Maybe they will not speak immediately, but they will not be so resistant.

It seems that these are small things, such as some money and power transactions, such as some illegal kidnappings.

But these little things can lead to big problems.

"Where is Horn now?" Mr. Geruno quit thinking, and as soon as he made a sound, some of the previous whispers in the room disappeared.

Horn White was the developer of Bliss Island. He just came up with a "concept" at the time, then raised tens of millions, opened up various joints, and then began to build the island artificially.

Maybe at that time many people would be surprised by Horn's ability, or by the way he could convince those rich people, but in fact without the secret support of the Duncan family behind him, he had no such opportunity at all.

Not everyone is a fool, they believe whatever you say. There must be some reason to make these people who can make money believe your nonsense.

And he is also the king of the Kingdom of Elysium, of course, this is what he said, and so many purposes are also to better hide the Duncan family behind the scenes.

Now Elysium is basically at a standstill, and Horn is in hiding, and he is wanted by the federal government on charges of kidnapping, murder and aggravated assault.

He was more cunning than the FBI agents had imagined, with a sharper nose, and when he sensed something was wrong, the person simply disappeared.

Even people don't know whether he is now in the country or has gone abroad to hide.

The one who answered the question raised by Mr. Geruno was a junior in the family, who was in charge of some follow-up work on the Elysium Island before, "He is now in a town under... He didn't disturb him."

Mr. Geruno nodded slightly. Horn didn't let go and was still under control. This was very good news.

He thought for a while and said, "Keep Horn under control and be careful he escapes our sight..."

Mr. Geruno is not really ready to confront the federal government. He is very clear that a radical federal government will not allow domestic unofficial forces to provoke the overall order of the country.

This is not as good as the Conservative Party. Mr. Geruno believes that the biggest mistake in recent years is to allow the Progressive Party to have the opportunity to become the ruling party.

The term group fanaticism was first coined by some social-behavior experts, and it means when a group of people gathers together, a dominant consciousness comes into play, and some benefit is gained from it.

The whole group will acquiesce that this is the best thing to do, and they will become fanatical as a result.

The Conservative Party's policies are much more passive than the Progressive Party. If they are in power, they will not easily deal with the Duncan family, because it involves at least millions of jobs.

They could make even more concessions in order to keep the federal society stable.

But the Progressive Party is different. Mr. President, who is smiling all day, seems to have made up his mind, but this makes Mr. Geruno feel a little tricky.

Because he can't use other things to intimidate the government, he can't guarantee that, so his first thought is to compromise.

Compromise is not ashamed!

And Horn is a very good "sacrifice", his identity is special enough, and he is a federal wanted criminal.

Of course, it can't be sent to the federal government as intact as it is now, but only a corpse. After all, Horn knows a lot of things. In case he can't bear to reveal some secrets, it is also true for Mr. Geruno. A big hassle.

He thought of this and couldn't help sighing. Since the international situation suddenly changed and the First World War broke out, the changes in the international community have been too fast.

A few years ago, about 20 years ago, the whole world still supported the slave trade. As a result, within two or three years, the calls for abolition of slavery became louder and louder.

Then slavery was really abolished, and all the legal business of the Duncan family became illegal in an instant.

But the market is still there, and the market is growing stronger because slavery is being abolished all over the world.

In the past, a healthy adult male in his twenties could sell for about 150 yuan—

If it is converted to the present, it is about a thousand yuan or so.

If it is strong, it can be sold for about 400 yuan at most.

And a woman in her twenties, depending on various factors, can sell for 60 yuan to no upper limit!

Most of the need for effort tends to be to reduce labor costs, and slaves just need to keep them from starving to death.

Ordinary female slaves are not popular in the market. They can neither work nor be favored by slave owners. The purpose of buying these female slaves is to take care of the needs of other male slaves. Being able to have several children can be considered to save a little money.

When slavery was at its peak, in the eyes of slave owners, there was no difference between slaves and domestic animals.

But all of this was eventually shattered.

The price of slaves has skyrocketed, and there is more directional demand~www.readwn.com~ The Duncan family has no choice but to continue to engage in the illegal slave trade.

It's not that the Duncan family hasn't tried transformation in other industries over the years, but they all ended in failure.

This is also a problem that most first-generation consortiums are facing. With the speed of social development and the advancement of productivity and technology, some ancient industries can no longer keep up with the times.

They have to make a choice at this time, some are successful, but more are those who fail.

If... if we can survive this crisis, all these dangerous industries should be cut off!

Mr. Geruno sighed again. In fact, he knew very well that even if these industries were cut off and there was no new way out, they might still have to go down this road in the end.

And some things don't stop when you say they are broken. When interests form a big net, no matter whether you are the owner of this net or not, you will be deeply trapped by this net.

You struggle, and it only gets tighter.

You want to escape, but you never have the chance!