blackstone code

Chapter 1411 Two choices
"As long as I don't have a problem, you can stay in Congress for at least a few more years."

"Sometimes you have to learn to make trade-offs, Langdon. You can get something by giving something. If you don't want to give anything, you will get nothing."

Lynch stated very bluntly that the reason why he can become a senator is not how good he is.

But he followed the right person.

In the Federation, in terms of personal ability, there are countless people who are comparable to senators. These people are even more capable than the current senators, and some of them are managers from the middle and lower classes of society.

They know more about the workings of the lower levels of federal society than people at the top like senators do, rather than changes at the macro level.

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

It is 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 foolish emperor and ask others why even a fool can become an emperor, but ignore the foolish emperor's father, his family is the royal family!

Therefore, the higher the political level, the less important it is whether a person has the ability to match the position.

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

Capitalists are becoming more and more arrogant largely because these politicians are so obedient that a small group of people forget that even though they can do many things, they should not do them.

Senator Langdon also understood this truth, let go of some thoughts in his heart that he didn't know what they were, and started to work seriously.

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

Except for some important matters, he will not interfere with Senator Langdon's decision, which is already much better than most people, and he has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

After October [-]th, the new year is approaching. Although there are still two months to go, there is already a festive atmosphere on the street that is preparing for the new year.

For the federal people, the New Year is also a very sacred holiday, because during this time, they can get extremely rare vacations.

One week, of course, some workers will continue to work during this important time, and it may be only at this time that factory owners will raise overtime wages to attract more workers to the assembly line.

Either way, it's a day to be happy about, whether it's because of the ample vacation time or the generous overtime pay.

Different from this atmosphere of longing for the future everywhere, the Duncan family is also facing some intense discussions.

During this period of time, the FBI has been holding on to the Duncan family's pigtails, which makes Mr. Geruno a little bit at a loss as to what to do.

If you want to silence someone for a small matter, this will definitely cause greater dissatisfaction from the federal government.

Moreover, it is not one or two people who want to be silenced, but many people. Some of these people participated in the construction of Bliss Island, some of them participated in the human trafficking transaction, and some of them provided various services to obtain happiness for some celebrities and politicians in the Federation. .

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

Some of them have already confessed, and some are still insisting, but everyone knows that they can't last long.

Sometimes interrogation work is like this, as long as one person speaks, the guilt of others will be greatly relieved. 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 and the like.

But these little things can cause big problems.

"Where is Horn now?" Mr. Geruno withdrew from the state of thinking. As soon as he spoke, some whispers in the room disappeared.

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

Maybe at that time, many people would be surprised by Horn's ability, or the way he could persuade those rich people, but in fact, without the secret support of the Duncan family, he simply didn't have such an opportunity.

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

And he is also the king of the Kingdom of Bliss. Of course, this is what he said himself, and the purpose of so many is to better hide the Duncan family behind the scenes.

Now Bliss Island is basically at a standstill, and Horn is also in hiding. He has been wanted by the federal government on charges of kidnapping, murder and serious injury.

He is more cunning than the FBI agents imagined, and his nose is more sensitive. When he senses that something is wrong, people disappear directly.

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

The person 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 Bliss Island before, "He is now in a town under the state, and our people are watching over there. He didn't startle him."

Mr. Geruno nodded slightly, Horn did not get away and was still under control, which is very good news.

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

In fact, Mr. Geruno is not really ready for a head-on confrontation with 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 the past few years is to give the Progressive Party a chance to become the ruling party.

The word group fanaticism first appeared in the mouths of some social behavior research experts, which means that when a group of people gather together, a dominant consciousness comes into play, and thus gains some benefits.

The whole group will tacitly agree that this is the best course of action, and they will become fanatical because of it.

The policy of the Conservative Party is much more passive than that of the Progressive Party. If they are in power, they will not easily deal with the Duncan family, because it is related to at least several million jobs.

In order to keep the federal society stable, they can even make more concessions.

But the Progressive Party is different. The smiling Mr. President 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, and he can't guarantee that, so the first thing he thinks of is to compromise.

Compromise is not shameful!
And Horn is a very good "sacrifice", his identity is special enough, and he is also a federal wanted criminal.

Of course, it can’t be sent to the federal government intact as it is now, only a corpse can be sent. After all, Horn knows a lot. If he can’t bear to reveal some secrets, it’s also a big deal for Mr. Geruno. A big trouble.

He couldn't help sighing when he thought of this. Since the international situation changed suddenly and the outbreak of the First World War, the international community has changed too fast.

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

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

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

In the past, a healthy adult male in his 20s could sell for about 150 yuan——

If you convert it to the present, the price will be close to 1000 yuan.

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

And a woman around 20 years old, depending on various factors, can sell for 60 yuan to no upper limit!
Most of the need for hard work is often to reduce labor costs. The slaves only need to keep them from starving to death.

Ordinary female slaves are not popular in the market. They can neither work nor be seen by slave owners. The purpose of buying these female slaves is to take care of the needs of other male slaves. Be regarded as saving a little money.

At the height of slavery, in the eyes of slave owners, slaves were no different from domestic animals.

But all of this eventually came to an end.

The price of slaves has skyrocketed, and there are more directional demands. The Duncan family has no choice but to continue to engage in the illegal slave trade.

In fact, the Duncan family has tried to transform in other industries over the years, but they all ended in failure.

This is also the problem that most first-generation consortium chaebols are facing. With the rapid development of society and the advancement of productivity and technological power, some ancient industries can no longer keep up with the times.

They have to make a choice at this time. Some people have succeeded, but more are still those who have failed.

If... if we can survive this crisis, let's cut off all these dangerous industries!
Mr. Geruno sighed again. In fact, he knew very well that even if these industries were cut off and no new way out could be found, they might still take this path in the end.

And there are some things that you can’t just stop. When interests form a big net, no matter whether you are the master 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!

(End of this chapter)