Chapter 1180: News, Horse Racing, and Infiltration

News, Horse Racing, and Infiltration

Lans did not know what deal had been struck between Senator Cleveland and Mr. Potter, but in any case, the heat surrounding the Luo Lan case seemed to be gradually suppressed.

The federal government's most famous male star was exposed for tax evasion, and the Federal Tax Bureau began to take action, immediately diverting people's attention.

Since the new tax law was implemented at the outbreak of the war, many people who attempted to evade taxes had actually been caught and dealt with, but these people often did not possess much social influence.

It was just like a street vendor being fined one hundred dollars at the entrance of a community; no one would care about such news, and it would not be published in the newspapers.

Therefore, in a strict sense, this male star's tax evasion was the "first case" since the federal tax law reform.

People were very curious about how the Federal Tax Bureau would deal with this guy, and many were interested in seeing such stars and political figures fall into misfortune. Coupled with the fact that the newspapers stopped reporting on Director Luo Lan, the heat dissipated very quickly.

In an era where information flow is highly developed, heat can be covered up as soon as it is mentioned, let alone in this current era where information flow is not developed.

As long as newspapers, magazines, and television news media do not report on it, people cannot obtain the information content they are interested in.

Whatever the media shows them, they pay attention to; this is the truest portrayal of this era, and it is also an era where the media is about to undergo a comprehensive upgrade.

Watching the male star on the newspaper walking out of the Federal Tax Bureau in a somewhat disheveled state with his hands covering his cheeks, combined with the long text, even Lans, who did not care much about tax reform and tax evasion, was very interested in this guy's fate.

After flipping through a few more articles, he threw the newspaper on the dining table, ate some food, and then got up and left the villa.

Today, the horses from the Lawrence Farm were transported to the New Jincheng racetrack, preparing to participate in the competition.

During the Harvest Festival, the three old men had mentioned this matter to Lans. They had cultivated a batch of good racehorses and had already won the championship twice in a row in the horse racing competitions in Laizhou.

The next step was to challenge higher-level horse racing competitions.

Jincheng, as the center of federal politics, culture, and economy, was undoubtedly also the top arena for various sports events, including horse racing.

If the farm's racehorses could achieve a good ranking or even a championship in the Jincheng arena, this would not only increase the popularity of Lawrence Farm but also bring huge economic benefits.

For capitalists and horse farm owners who love horse racing and use it as a business, a racehorse with excellent genes can bring them millions or even tens of millions in profits!

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the economy, the business of horse racing has also rapidly risen from a few thousand or tens of thousands of dollars in previous years to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. Of course, this refers to those double-crown and triple-crown winners.

For some racehorses with particularly pure bloodlines, such as four-crown or five-crown winners, a single stud fee is hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Lawrence Farm is not short of money now. The growing winery is like a printing press in a mint, spitting out money every day, so what remains in the end is their love for horse racing.

After all, the generation of the three old men were not just farmers when they were young, but also cowboys and knights. Their feelings for horses are something that people who grew up in the city today cannot understand.

Being able to produce a champion horse king for their farm and family is the achievement they desire most in their later years.

At nine o'clock, accompanied by a large amount of steam gushing out from the pressure relief valve, the entire platform was once again shrouded in steam.

After a while, the steam gradually dissipated, and the people on the train began to work.

"Lans, kid!" Old man Herbert walked out of the carriage looking very spirited. He greeted Lans and then came over to give him a hug.

"Seeing you makes me feel much better. This is my first time taking a train this far to such a distant place!"

For old men like Herbert, even if they are farm owners, the landlord class in people's mouths, in fact, they most likely have no chance to go to a prosperous metropolis.

Life on the farm is their everything. The farthest places they have been to are the few small cities around, and they haven't even been to Jincheng Port.

Let alone New Jincheng, which is far away in Jincheng!

"You will be surprised by this place!" Lans's gaze was quickly attracted by the horse. "It looks more robust than last time, although it was only last month."

Old man Herbert walked to his horse with a smile. At this time, the horse was already "armored." Because the weather was a bit cold, in order not to unnecessarily waste the horse's physical strength, and because the huge temperature difference between the inside and outside of the carriage might cause it problems, the knight put a layer of cotton clothes on it before it came out.

So it looks stronger than last time.

However, for people who love horses, this is obviously very happy. Old man Herbert patted the horse's neck. The mane, which reflected light like satin, shook, and the round horse eyes (not the other kind) turned around, fell on the old man, and then rubbed against him with its head.

For this horse, perhaps in this world, besides its horse mother, Old man Herbert is the closest to it.

"We came with ambition. I have consulted some horse trainers, and they believe that 'King' is very likely to achieve a top ranking in the competition."

"This can make our horse farm famous nationwide!"

Lans doesn't know much about this, but he also knows that popularity can always be monetized.

Soon, the knight led the horse onto a vehicle specially used for transportation, and then they went to Lans's villa in the suburbs. He had recently purchased some villas.

When the old man left the station and saw those skyscrapers, he couldn't help but take off his hat, revealing his somewhat sparse top of the head, slightly opening his mouth, and letting out a "Motherfucker" exclamation!

After a while, he came back to his senses. "I have always heard others say that everything here is like an impossible miracle. You never told me that the buildings here are so tall!"

Lans opened the car door on the side of the road for him. "You never asked me either."

This is the rift between people living in the countryside and people living in the city.

There is a serious rift in the understanding of society and the understanding of the development of the times.

In the eyes of Old man Herbert, the so-called "metropolis" is probably about the same as the cities around Lawrence Farm, at most the houses are taller, the area is larger, the population is larger, and it is a bit more prosperous.

In the end, isn't it still a city?

But only by standing here and looking at those hundreds-of-meters-tall skyscrapers can one realize that the development of the world has exceeded people's imagination!

Sitting in the car, he was still marveling at the skyscrapers around him. "When did they start building these buildings?"

"Did it take decades?"

Lans glanced at a building nearly two hundred meters tall that the old man was looking at on the side of the road. "No, they only took two years."

The old man turned his head to look at him. "Two years?"

"Are you sure you didn't miss a zero?"

"Fuck, these people are fucking crazy!"

The speed of federal industrial development exceeded everyone's expectations. Various "industrial miracles" were staged on this land every day. Building a building nearly two hundred meters tall in two years is actually not that fast; there are faster ones!

This is a manifestation of capital in the federal, and even the world's central cities, a manifestation of power.

Those high-rise buildings represent not only the miracles of this era, but also the display of the capital power behind them!

Traveling through such city streets, Old man Herbert realized for the first time that he was really a bit behind the times.

But fortunately, he still has time to explore this world. After returning this time, he will talk to his brothers and let them, including the younger generation in the family, come out and look around to see what the most cutting-edge places in this era are like.

After returning to the villa prepared for Old man Herbert, Lans treated him to a sumptuous lunch and then said goodbye.

The old man needs to continue to train their racehorses with the knight to ensure that it can exert its full strength when it is on the track.

The temperature in New Jincheng is about seven or eight degrees lower than in Laizhou. The competition at this temperature is actually a bit unfair to the racehorses from the south.

The racehorses in the south have never competed in such a cold environment, and many racehorses will have some problems to a greater or lesser extent. How to avoid these problems and ensure its normal state is the main work of the old man and the knight for the next period of time.

Far away in Denuozhou, Governor Wei De is welcoming several very special guests.

Today is the weekend, and he received these guests in his quiet manor on the edge of the city.

"I heard you are not a local." There were four people who came to Denuozhou this time. Except for two who did not seem to have any special status, the two who mainly talked to Governor Wei De were the two walking in the front.

Two core members of the Ziyou Party Committee, and also high-level members of the Ziyou Party.

Governor Wei De smiled. "Yes, everyone knows this. I moved from Laizhou."

"For the position of governor." The person talking to him bluntly stated the reason for his migration.

Governor Wei De glanced at him and also answered without hesitation, "Yes, for governor."

This is not a shameful thing, and he succeeded. Since then, the Wei De family has produced a governor. During his tenure, he will do everything possible to consolidate his family's status in the local area to ensure that more mayors and governors can appear in the Wei De family in the future.

Everyone hates factionalism because they are not the faction themselves.

If everyone were a faction themselves, they would not hate those who engage in factionalism so much.

This is like in Lapa, where federal officials enjoy superior treatment, and their motorcades have police cars clearing the way on the road.

Domestically, as long as someone goes a little too far, they will stand on the moral high ground and accuse others of abusing power, but when it is really their turn to enjoy it, they will enjoy everything with peace of mind.

Everyone is like this. Their criticism and opposition to some things are just because they are not the beneficiaries.

The guy who spoke is one of the executive members of the Ziyou Party Committee, and also the chairman of another state committee, which can be considered a high-level member of the Ziyou Party.

His sudden visit did indeed surprise Governor Wei De.

Talking about such a straightforward matter as soon as he came up, Governor Wei De also seemed to feel something.

He reached out and invited, "Please..."

The few people did not continue to say anything until they entered the reception hall of the manor.

After the irrelevant people left, the executive member tasted the fine coffee while saying, "You must be curious about our sudden visit, but we will solve your doubts later."

"You should know that Potter has won the election, and there is less than half a month left before he will be sworn in as the new president of the federal government."

Governor Wei De nodded. "These news have already been published in the newspapers, and everyone knows these."

The executive member nodded. "How do you see this matter?"

Governor Wei De did not react for a while. "How I see this matter seems to have nothing to do with whether Mr. Potter will be sworn in."

The executive member put down the coffee, with a faint smile on his face. "How can it have nothing to do with it?"

"Governor Wei De, the congressional seats will be re-elected next year. You should know this, and it just so happens that we are starting to govern. From this general election, you should be able to see that people believe in us and chose us."

"You should be able to feel that this time we have returned to the peak, and we will definitely stay for as long as possible."

"In other words, we will seek multiple re-elections for two or three terms of the presidency. The era belonging to the Ziyou Party will begin."

"Governor Wei De, have you considered the problems and situations you will encounter later?"

Governor Wei De listened to what he said and began to think along with what he said.

In fact, there are also some discussions within the Shehui Party. Their dissatisfaction with the current president has reached a point where it is difficult to endure. Because of him, the Ziyou Party has gained an opportunity in this general election.

It seems that this has nothing to do with the president, but in fact, it still has something to do with it. The continuous victory of the Shehui Party plus the methods used by the president for his second term have made people worry about the continued victory of the Shehui Party.

Now they can use some means to achieve this goal for the mid-term re-election, so if they are allowed to win the next election, will the federal government eventually become a dictatorial country?

This is very likely. The brief dialogue between the imperial emperor and the federal president has made people infinitely worried about this possibility, which is why the result of society leaning towards the Ziyou Party winning and letting the Shehui Party "calm down" has appeared.

The war was won, and the dividends of the war victory will last for twenty or thirty years, which means that in the next twenty or thirty years, the federal economy will always maintain a high growth rate.

And these should have been the achievements of the Shehui Party, but because of the loss in this general election, they became the political achievements of the Ziyou Party.

Then there is no doubt that re-election and continued victory in the general election, these things that once happened to the Shehui Party, are also very likely to happen to the Ziyou Party.

Once they start long-term governance, it will cause huge changes to many things in the country. The simplest point is that federal policy and fiscal regulation will cause some states that lean towards the Shehui Party to start turning to the Ziyou Party camp.

The Shehui Party did this before, and now they will definitely do the same—

If a policy that is relatively beneficial to the public is only promoted in Ziyou Party states, then people in states controlled by the Shehui Party will definitely be dissatisfied because of this, and they will start to be dissatisfied with the Shehui Party, thereby defecting to the Ziyou Party.

Once the camp changes, it is often irreversible. In the end, the Shehui Party is very likely to be excluded from the core of power for a long time!

These discussions are almost semi-public, and Governor Wei De has also heard a lot. He is actually a bit worried about these situations.

If the Wei De family wants to gain a foothold in Denuozhou and take root, they definitely cannot do without the support of the public.

If the federal government and finance cannot give him more support, it will be difficult for him to obtain continuous support from the public and lose the election in the next or the next governor election—

You cannot promise the public policies and social welfare that Ziyou Party candidates can promise, so how the public chooses is obviously not a question mark, but an exclamation mark!

At this time, these problems were placed on the table by this executive member in such a way, which indeed caught Governor Wei De off guard.

He frowned and thought for a while, then looked at the executive member. "You want to bribe me."

"Bribe?" The executive member shook his head with a laugh. "This is not a bribe, Governor. This is a discussion, or even a transaction."

"This time we are determined to win the majority party in the Senate. To ensure safety, we need to obtain more Ziyou Party seats, and this is why I am here."

"I don't need you to completely lean towards the Ziyou Party. If I say so, you might not agree. My idea is that you can imitate those swing states, nominate a Ziyou Party senator, and nominate a Shehui Party senator."

"In this way, the Shehui Party will not only not blame you, but will give you more benefits to win you back into their arms."

"Similarly, as we also need this seat in Denuozhou, we will give you policy and fiscal treatment equal to that of Ziyou Party states."

"You will not become an enemy of others, but will become a very important person that both sides want to win over. Even if they hate you, they will maintain the current relationship on the surface and try their best to satisfy some of your requests that are not particularly excessive."

"Look, you not only lost nothing, but you can get a lot."

"Not only our friendship, policy, and fiscal support, but more importantly, the public will also support you because of this."

"You, your family, will become an important part of this state!"

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