Ideals cost money.
Pure and noble ideals cost more money.
When Mr. President wanted to decide on some policies, he definitely needed someone to test the "enemy situation" for him. Maybe they sat in the office and thought very well, but in fact, they would encounter more terrible things.
Lynch was willing to stand up for him, which was of course the best thing.
The effect of tonight's party was very good. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Federation would give Lynch a large food order and give him a lot of preferential policies on food imports, including interest subsidies.
In short, as long as things could come in, Lynch could make a lot of money.
Unlike other goods, food played a key role in the stability of the whole society.
If there was something to eat, at least there was something to eat, the society would not riot.
If there was no food, even the minimum guarantee could not be achieved, the whole society would soon riot.
The Federation could not be chaotic!
In addition to these, others also received some orders. When leaving, Lynch looked at Anna. "Did you find out anything? Mr. President's attitude today is a little strange."
Anna was a little embarrassed. "Sorry, I didn't notice these things …"
Lynch comforted her. "It's not your fault. You have no experience."
Looking at Lynch, Anna began to doubt her ability. She did not even feel that Mr. President had any emotional problems today.
The whole process was very smooth and smooth. Everyone finished a lot of operations that she did not understand while talking and laughing.
It was not until this moment that she realized that the situation today was not right. This was something she realized after Lynch told her the result first. And she did not know why or what was wrong.
After returning home, Lynch went into the study. Without his permission, no one was allowed to enter the study, including Anna.
Sitting in the chair, he thought for a long time. Then he picked up Mr. Trumann's private phone and dialed it.
"It's private time now …"
Mr. Trumann's voice sounded. Lynch seemed to hear a girl's voice faintly. He pretended not to notice anything. "In the evening, Mr. President invited us to be guests and also negotiated some cooperation projects. What happened?"
"Wait a moment!"
Then there was the sound of metal twisting as if someone was turning over and getting out of bed on a spring bed. Then the phone was silent.
After about two minutes, the voice came again. "What do you want to ask?"
There was silence around. There was no other sound. Mr. Trumann should be in a separate room now.
"I want to know if someone has put pressure on Mr. President recently, or if there are some problems in the party."
Mr. Trumann's reaction was very quick. "Why do you think so?"
"Your reaction tells me that I'm right....." Lynch pondered for a while.........................
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Even if they couldn't see through him completely, they could at least understand what kind of personality he had.
Behind what seemed to be radical was a conservative way of doing things. He was not a pure radical. He was a conservative among radicals.
. This was normal. He lived in a conservative environment for more than 60% of his life.
People in the Federation's pursuit of freedom and enjoyment made them more afraid of war than people in other countries. To put it bluntly, they were afraid of death. Because they were afraid of death, they were conservative.
Their choice could be seen as conservative caused by "selfishness." But in any case, people who lived in such a careful environment would not change their minds easily.
Three years ago, the Progressive Party's political program was also conservative. They just advocated military precautions in order to prevent the war that could affect the Federation at any time and place.
At that time, this was considered a rather radical idea.
But who knew that conservatism would soon be abandoned by society and the public. Radicalism began to step onto the stage, which made Mr. President himself unable to turn the corner.
When he dealt with these issues, he tended to be more conservative than truly radical.
Radicalism was just a disguise he used to deceive voters to vote for him. Those who really knew him knew that he was not that tough!
This might be a common characteristic of the old people in this era. They lived their lives cautiously. If they did not encounter some changes, they would not change their attitude so easily.
Tonight, Mr. President talked about some issues regarding Najalil and Mario. He talked about some issues in the international community. He had broken through his own "limit." He had become more radical.
Lynch felt that the most likely reason for such a change was that someone had given him some pressure.
After a short silence, Mr. Trumann said something that Lynch did not know.
"Now the Federation government and the party have two views. The first is to establish a new world regime with the Federation as the core. The Federation must occupy a dominant position in this new world regime."
"Many people are interested in this idea, especially the military. They unconditionally support the Federation government to do this and are willing to offer their loyalty. Do you understand what I mean?"
Lynch changed his sitting position. "Yes, they are eager for war."
"That's it!"
"Another idea is to establish a Federation with more speaking rights. Every country in the Federation is equal in terms of status, just like the Congress."
"Then, we'll discuss any issues we have. You know, the lords of Congress never make decisions so quickly."
"In this way, the Federation will not become the main enemy of other countries fighting for power, such as Gaffra. Our relationship with Gaffra will not worsen in a short time."
"The advantage is that we have more time to accumulate strength and develop military. The disadvantage is that we may not be so important."
"At least, compared to the first idea, we are not so important."
This was like a monarchy and a parliament. No matter how much the power of the monarch shrank, he was still a monarch and always had privileges.
No matter how much the power of a senator expanded, in the end, he needed more people to support him in what he wanted to do!
The radical people hoped that the Federation could move toward the first goal, while some in the Congress hoped to use the second way.
These old senators instinctively did not like war and chaos. They only wanted to stabilize their power and then gain more wealth and connections.
As for war … they did not need it!
According to the Federation's charter, once a war broke out, the president's power would be above the Congress. In other words, once a war broke out, many things could be decided by the president without a vote from the Congress.
It seemed that the person who wrote the charter was also very smart. At least he knew that the Congress was not a good person. He also knew that if important things were handed over to the Congress, the situation could become very bad.
After all, the time for various decisions during a war was very short. There was no time for them to canvass, lobby, and vote for each other.
Therefore, if the Congress did not want its power to shrink and the president's power to go out of control, the best way was to avoid the outbreak of war and to prevent the war from lasting too long.
The problem was back to the beginning. If they wanted to build a new world regime with the Federation as the core, once a large-scale war broke out, the Federation would definitely be the first to intervene in the war.
The First World War broke out and ended for a full six years. In six years, the Congress became a decoration and the president became the emperor. How could this work?
Therefore, the Congress was more inclined to the second idea. Wouldn't it be fine to create an international "Congress" for fun?
If they did not make enemies, they would naturally not be attacked. The time to participate in the war could be delayed, and they could even join the battlefield at the end of the war.
At that time, the Federation's power could become a decisive force. It would not only increase the Federation's international status and prestige, but it would also restrict the president's privileges during the war. It was quite good.
After all, the first year of the president's "rookie year" had already ended. The president had his own people in every department, and the next step was to start implementing his political program.
If they did not make a decision at this time, it would be very difficult to make a decision later.
Behind these people in Congress were some capitalists. Not all capitalists wanted a war to break out.
Yes, during a war, supplies would become scarce and the price of goods would increase. However, these capitalists were also limited by the supply of raw materials and many other factors. They were not completely free and happy.
There were also many capitalists who operated businesses that were not worthy of the keyword "war wealth." Instead, they would lose huge profits because of the war. They were even less likely to support the first idea.
This was actually quite normal. Where there was light, there would be darkness.
Where there was a front, there would be a back.
It was just that the Congress slightly increased the pressure on the president and wanted him to recognize the current situation. This also made the president, who had not expressed his position, very dissatisfied.
The party supported the radical route. At least for now, the radical route could obtain more benefits for the Federation's government and society.
And conservatism … had no meaning in the current complicated international situation.
When there were differences, there would be contradictions. This was the reason why the president discussed some policies with Lynch and the others in this way.
He was expressing his position. He wanted to use this matter to tell others that he was f * cking angry.
After listening to Mr. Trumann's explanation, Lynch nodded slightly. That was right.
A conservative person becoming somewhat radical must be caused by external forces. He would not become radical himself, but this was a good thing for the Federation and the young people.
After Mr. Trumann finished speaking, he also asked, "What do you think?"