blackstone code

Chapter 896 Attitude Change
There is a difference between a senator's "wait a moment" and a congressman's "wait a moment".

The elevator door, which had been closed under the despairing eyes of Mr. Senator, slowly opened again. Senator Langdon asked with a smile, "Are you going down too?"

The Senator breathed a sigh of relief, "No, you left something in my office."

This is an obvious cliché, even everyone in this elevator knows what he is trying to express, but it is useful because it avoids any possible embarrassment very well.

Senator Langdon felt a little strange in his heart, but he still walked out of the elevator, "Really, it seems that I left too hastily, thank you for coming to tell me."

I came here specially to tell you why I didn't just bring the things along. Of course, I have something to say in the office alone.

Senator Langdon stepped out of the elevator. He had learned a lesson in Congress called "the more friends, the better."

He's not going to be mad at Mr. Senator for rejecting him and telling him to "fuck off" earlier, there's no point in being mad at that.

If a politician gets angry when he has nothing to do, he will spend his life in anger.

Either their colleagues accused them of being useless, or the public called them like dogs, or the media exposed their scandals. How could there be any happy times?

To be a human being, one must know how to enjoy, to be tolerant and to forgive.

The two returned to the senator's office just like that. This time, the senator took the initiative to invite Senator Langdon to sit on the chair representing equality...

Well, it's still a bit worse, because there is a table between the two of them, which represents the identity of the owner of the house. If they were sitting on the sofa, the situation would be much better.

The two sat face to face for more than ten seconds, neither of them spoke, and the senator had no choice but to break the somewhat silent environment at this moment.

"Just now……"

He paused here with a smile, as if nothing happened just now, it might be more embarrassing if it was placed on ordinary people, but they are politicians.

Shamelessness is the basis of becoming a politician, and this embarrassment seems to have never happened to them.

Senator Langdon followed quickly, "What happened just now?"

"No, nothing, let's talk about that budget."

The senator contestant was playing with the pen worth more than 1000 yuan on the table, and the pen was constantly spinning in his hand, "After you left, I looked at the budget again. Although there are some problems in it, I don't think it can't be solved. .”

"My job is to find problems and solve them!"

Senator Langdon didn't know what made the senator change his position in such a short period of time, but he still tried his best to cooperate in this direction, "I can explain to you if there is any problem."

The senator shrugged, and he casually put the pen back on the table, "I think maybe we should sit down with Mr. Lynch and talk?"

"I mean that he can definitely solve some more professional problems. I don't intend to offend. After all, it involves some high-tech fields."

Senator Langdon suddenly understood that his weight was too light, so light that the senator was not even willing to reach an agreement with Lynch through himself, but had to reach an agreement with Lynch himself.

This is also normal, he is just a lucky member of the House of Representatives, once a distinguished politician joked in private that he could send a dog into the House of Representatives as long as he wanted.

Of course, this is just a joke, but it also illustrates the status of the House of Representatives in federal politics.

Not as good as above, not even below.

City councilors and state councilors do not seem to be as powerful as congressmen, and they can participate in various committees and hold important positions, but these people hold certain real power in their hands.

They are directly facing the residents of the city, or the power to connect with them is the power of the voters!
Councilor Langdon also met many city councilors in Sabine City before. Behind these people, either the shareholders of large companies in such and such an area are supporting them, or the residents of such and such a downtown area are supporting these people.

Dealing with them, being tough is fine, but being too tough can easily lead to demonstrations.

On the contrary, when it came to the House of Representatives, the members of the House of Representatives were completely divorced from the popular base and held in mid-air.

It's not up to the sky, it's the territory of the senators.

There is no place left, that's why the position of the representative is so embarrassing.

At the same time, it also gave congressmen the motivation to climb up.

If you cooperate with the party to do a good job and obey the arrangements and leadership of the party committee, you may have a chance to rise to the top.

Senator Langdon still has a chance. He is actually still young. As long as he can follow Lynch and get Lynch's support, he may not have a chance to enter the Senate.

He was very clear about his position and role, and he didn't feel offended at all.

"Of course, it's just that Mr. Lynch is not in Bu Payne now, and it may be later that you can meet."

The senator sounds hesitant, a little later?
Is it too late to reflect your own value?

This is not what he wants!

What he wants is to give Lynch hope when he feels that this matter is hopeless, so that he can reflect his role and value.

Senator Langdon didn't know what made Mr. Senator change his mind, but he knew that the initiative had now changed hands.

Everyone is a federal politician, and the means can't be said to say who is strong and who is weak, it's just the status and the gap.

He put his hands on the armrest and looked at Mr. Senator unhurriedly, maintaining a reserved smile.

After a while, the Senator said, "Is there a way for you to contact Mr. Lynch?"

Senator Langdon hesitated for a moment before smiling and said, "Of course..."

After making an appointment to play together next time when he was free, Mr. Senator sent Senator Landon away. When he returned to the office, it happened that his friend in the Ministry of Defense sent the video.

This kind of behavior is legal, and it is probably equivalent to submitting materials to recommend whether to approve the additional budget of the Ministry of Defense. No one can say that it is illegal.

See, the politicians of the Commonwealth always make these things so clear that they never miss them.

Back in the lounge, he closed the door, and he stuffed the video tape into the player. Although the color of the picture was a bit monotonous and the texture of the picture was rough, it didn't prevent him from recognizing the facts conveyed by these pictures.

The way of war is about to change.

Every time a plane dives and pulls up after approaching the ground, there will be a violent explosion in the forest, a large area of ​​tree crowns will be shaken, and some will fall slowly.

That was the effect of the explosion, and the Senator didn't know how they did it, but he knew what it meant.

If that jungle is...for example, Gafla's battleship, it has no ability to defend against air enemies, and at this time a group of planes swooped down on it...

"The cannonball has eyes!"

He said this to himself in a shocked tone, the cannonball has eyes, which is the scariest thing.

He also understands why the military and the Ministry of National Defense are so anxious about this matter. Even a layman like him knows that there will be no "accidents" in this matter.

Whoever makes "accidents" appear will have "accidents"!
At 10:30, he sat by the phone, listened to the busy tone on the handset, and waited for more than ten seconds. He didn't feel bored or boring at all, but took it very seriously.

"it's me……"

Lynch's voice was very recognizable, and the entire expression of the senator sitting behind the desk became vivid at this moment, with a sincere smile on his face, "Mr. Senator . . . currently serves on the Federal Military Appropriations Committee."

He paused as he spoke, giving Lynch time to understand his title, and then continued, "The Ministry of Defense submitted an additional budget before, and it has now entered the end of the review. Basically, there are no major problems. Among them I don't quite understand some places, when do you think we can sit down and talk?"

He said it very tactfully, first he said that the budget can be passed, but it is best for the two parties to meet.

Lynch on the other end of the phone knew what this guy was going to do as soon as he heard it. He wanted to confirm his favor and sell himself well.

Federal politicians are all of this kind of virtue. They helped you. If they succeed, they would like to have a loudspeaker standing next to you every day to remind you loudly that you have to remember this favor.

But if they owe you favors, they will try to downplay this relationship as much as possible, and only make compromises when there is no other way.

This also made Lynch realize that the budget was passed, and the committee couldn't stop it, and began to actively sell favors. He had to pass it whether he accepted the other party or not.

But he didn't need to make the other party lose face. After all, he was a senator, so he could be somewhat useful.

"Of course, sir, I will probably return to Bupain the day after tomorrow, and then we can have a detailed chat." Lynch replied with appropriate intimacy and enthusiasm in his voice.

The senator breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Lynch did not feel that he was making trouble because he had delayed for so long. This is good news.

Maturity is the most appropriate way to describe his feelings for Lynch at this time.

"Okay, I'll book a restaurant first..."

"No problem, see you then."

"Then I won't bother you, Mr. Lynch. Goodbye."

"goodbye!"

……

Lynch who hung up the phone was a little surprised. He then called Mr. Truman and briefly explained the matter.

It doesn't happen often that a senator takes the initiative to bow his head. As we all know, senators and governors are people who dare to confront the president. Unless they have some real power to make them aware of the danger, they will not take the initiative to compromise.

Soon Lynch got the answer from Mr. Truman. The Ministry of Defense ordered an additional [-] aircraft, and there were additional research orders.

They saw the future from the video, and eager to hold the future in their hands!
(End of this chapter)