Mayor Langdon... No, Senator Langdon should be called Senator Langdon now.
After a series of political exchanges, Mr. Langdon finally became a Senator as he wished.
It was a difficult change to calculate, and it was hard to say whether the result was appropriate or not.
Purely from the perspective of control of power, the power of a mayor was obviously much higher than that of a Senator.
It sounded a little unrealistic, but it was precisely the most realistic situation in the federal politics.
A mayor held most of the power in a city.
He could ask the police chief to act according to his own ideas. He could ask the militia to follow his orders when necessary. He could set the direction and city plan for the future development of hundreds of thousands of people in a city.
The fate of hundreds of thousands of people, their happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, were firmly in the mayor's hands.
He wanted to make everyone pull a long face when they were unhappy.
When he wanted to make people happy, everyone would laugh loudly to cater to his wishes.
What did a Senator have?
Other than voting in Congress, their work was related to the various committees. However, even in these committees, it was not up to a single member of Congress to make the decisions.
It was up to many Senators to vote and decide who to listen to.
They could make laws and policies and influence the political landscape of the entire country and even the world. But this was in the form of a "whole."
Narrowing the lens to individuals, they actually did not have that much power.
Not only would people not necessarily respect them, but there would also be some angry people who would rush up to them and point at their noses to scold them a few times in response to them passing some ridiculous proposals that might seem like the Summer Festival nonsense.
Being a Senator did not seem like a good thing, but why did everyone like being a Senator?
On one hand, there were too few mayors and governors, and they were firmly in the hands of the two major parties. Not just anyone could become a mayor. Connections, ability, and funds were indispensable.
Secondly, Senators were more profitable than mayors.
If there was a large amount of money in the mayor's account, it was likely to alert the Internal Affairs Department and the Anti-Crime Bureau. But Senators were different.
As long as they sat in the staircase conference room of the Capitol at the beginning of every meeting, there would be people who would transfer an astonishing amount of money into the Senator's account in various legal ways. It would not affect them.
What they had to do wouldn't even make them feel guilty — they just had to cast an insignificant vote when necessary.
Whether it was against, for, or abstaining, as long as it met the demands of the capitalists, they would not be stingy with the money in their pockets.
Langdon, who had just been promoted as an assistant, was actively expanding his network. He had been serving the old Senator for a long time.
In the end, the old Senator was was forced to leave his beloved job due to health reasons and nominated his assistant, Langdon, to take his place.
In addition, Langdon had gained the support of the governor and the party through the exchange of interests, so after a fair vote, everyone recognized Langdon's ability to work and made him the new Congressman of Congress.
Everyone chose him because of his outstanding ability. There was absolutely no underhanded manipulation. Everything was in accordance with the Federation's rules.
From the first day he took office, Langdon had felt the importance of this job and the heavy burden on his shoulders. He vowed to guard this position for the rest of his life, to serve the people of the Federation, and to learn from the old senator...
As they emerged from the Capitol, Langdon's mind was still preoccupied with an issue they had recently discussed.
The people of the Duncan family were spreading the news, hoping that they could pass a proposal called the Overseas Security Act.
Langdon had not yet read the bill, but he could already feel the Duncan family's sincerity.
To put it in a way that was full of written language — it was indeed the Duncan Family!
Just by spreading the word, Langdon's foundation had made a profit. It was not a lot of money, only twenty thousand dollars, but it meant that they were not short of money and were not afraid to spend it.
This was the first time Langdon had ever seen someone being so generous as to offer him money before he had even done anything, or even said anything.
They said that Congress was the backyard of the capitalists. Langdon did not quite understand it when he was mayor down there, but now he did.
It was not just the backyard, it was the backyard of Sky City.
Thinking about this, Langdon got into his new car, a seemingly unobtrusive but luxurious limousine.
He didn't spend a single cent on the car because not long ago, he had done a field investigation to help a company clean up the dirty water that people had poured on it.
Someone had reported a heavy industry for serious environmental pollution that did not meet Federation standards.
Langdon's immediate concern had been the matter, and he had conducted a thorough investigation.
It was determined that it was a malicious report. There was no pollution. When TV reporters held up their cameras and cameras and filmed the man in charge of the plant drinking a cup of water from the sewage outlet, people believed it.
There were always people in this society who hated the rich. They felt that the world was unfair, and so they abused some of the oversight rights that society gave them.
Fortunately, Senator Langdon had found the truth and presented it to the public, so the company was not affected.
As a thank you, the company donated a cheap limousine to Langdon for all he had done for the people.
There was no money involved, and the car actually belonged to the company. They had given him at least the right to use it. See, everything was legal.
The car quickly merged into the traffic. As he drove, he thought about some things.
It was after four o 'clock in the afternoon by the time he reached his mansion.
The good thing about being a Congressman was that his time was up to him, and he had a lot of freedom in where he worked.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the car parked next to him. Sitting in the car was a familiar face, Lynch.
"You didn't tell me you were coming!"
Langdon was happy to see Lynch. In his eyes, Lynch was also a big capitalist, one of his business partners.
Plus, he had a good personal relationship with Lynch, so Lynch's sudden visit was not unacceptable.
Lynch greeted him, shook hands, and entered Langdon's house together.
It was a single-family house in uptown Buen. It had a front and back garden, a swimming pool, and half a basketball court. It covered an area of about six to seven hundred square meters.
The house was not cheap, but it was the same for Congressmen. Real estate developers always had a way to give away houses for free to important people.
For example, a "lucky draw", a "model house that no one has ever seen", or a "one-person auction"...
They had plenty of ways to solve these problems, so it was no longer news to the people of the Federation that these politicians lived in mansions that cost hundreds of thousands or even millions.
It was news that they did not live in those mansions. If a Congressman lived in a cheap roadside apartment and wore popular brands, people would only think that they were f * cking putting on a show!
"Have a seat. Do you want something to drink?"
As soon as the two entered the room, a maid came up to help them undress and tidy up their clothes.
The maid was in her forties. She was not good-looking, old, and very ordinary.
Congressmen had privileges in many ways. They could enjoy all kinds of benefits that people knew or did not know about, but they also had to strictly abide by some rules that ordinary people did not need to do.
For example, "Make sure that there are no problems in your family and that your family members look very harmonious."
So even if those Congressmen lived in mansions that cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, they would not hire young and beautiful female servants to bring them trouble. They would hire middle-aged women from poor families to work for them, and at the same time, earn some praise from people.
Lynch looked around for a while and sat on the sofa. "Whatever. Let's go to the bar!"
The room was very warm. Langdon sat down with a glass and a bottle of wine. "I've always wanted to talk to you, but you're always busy, and so am I. Either you're not in Boone, or I'm not. Looks like I'm in luck today."
He handed the glass to Lynch. The two clinked glasses and took a sip.
"I'm here today to ask you something. Do you know about the Overseas Security Act?"
Langdon was a little surprised. "You know about this too?"
He walked to the side of the cabinet and took his briefcase. He took out a document and handed it to Lynch. "Maybe this is what you're looking for."
Lin Qi said thank you and took the document to read.
During the conference call, Mr. Geronimo was obviously unwilling to talk about the details of the proposal. In their words, those who had the ability to know would know without them saying anything, and those who did not have the right to know would not know.
This was also a way of screening. After all, in the entire joint development company, in addition to some major forces, there were also many speculators and small forces. These people were not worthy of the attention of the big shots.
Lynch flipped open the document in his hand and read it carefully.
The content of the document was not much. The core of the document was that Mr. Geronimo and some Congressmen believed that the Federation did not actively send troops overseas to protect the safety of businessmen.
Safety of life and property.
Of course, they did not mean to blame the Federation government. After all, the Federation government had a relatively positive international image.
The merchants wanted to build their own armed forces to protect their safety overseas.
These armed forces were illegal in the Federation, but when they acted overseas, they should be recognized by the Federation government. When necessary, the Federation government and the military should also provide assistance …