Chapter 1181: Choices and Horse Racing

The words spoken by the executive member can be said to have hit Governor Wei De's vital point.

How to deeply bind the bloodline of the Wei De family to Denuozhou is a key point.

Any politician would hope that the inheritance of power is tied by bloodline, surnames, and the like, rather than elections.

Now they have given Governor Wei De a somewhat tempting condition. As long as he agrees, Denuozhou can immediately change camps. While not joining either side, it can also obtain the support and resources of two parties.

After all, no one wants the other side to increase a seat in Congress while they lose one.

This is not a simple difference of "one", but a difference of two.

Congress originally only had forty-five seats. A difference of two often represents a decisive advantage, so no party is willing to lose the seat of Denuozhou, so Governor Wei De can use such an advantage to obtain more benefits.

Almost immediately, he agreed with the executive member's idea in his heart, but due to some political or other considerations, he did not agree immediately.

"I need to consider it. This is a violent earthquake for me and for the entire political scene of Denuozhou, and I also have to consider the issue of the state legislature."

The executive member did not object, but rather agreed. "This is indeed a big thing, and it also requires your serious thinking."

"You don't have to worry too much about the situation of the state legislature. Although there are not many of our people, there will still be some."

"I can appear here to talk to you about this matter, which means that we will also handle the problems in the state legislature. At least there is no problem in the state senate, and the state house of representatives needs to work harder."

"Wei De, such an opportunity is rare. Earlier or later, it is not as good as just right!"

"You should understand what I mean."

Governor Wei De certainly understands what he means. He means that if he encountered such a thing earlier, Governor Wei De would definitely not agree, nor would he dare to agree casually. At that time, the power of the Ziyou Party was not obvious, and he could not bet his chips on the Ziyou Party.

It won't work later either. The rules of the game in Congress are, in the final analysis, the key "majority", which is the key thirty-one votes.

As long as it exceeds thirty-one votes, it means it can be passed by vote. When they hold thirty-one votes in their hands, it will probably be difficult to sell themselves for a good price.

So now is a good time and a good opportunity. The Shehui Party still has sixteen or seventeen seats in their hands. As long as a few seats are reduced to within fourteen, the whole plan is successful.

In other words, it is not necessary for every Shehui Party state to do this. As long as a few people stand up, things can be solved.

The earlier the decision is made, the greater the benefits obtained. Governor Wei De is very clear about this.

After thinking for a long time, he slowly nodded. "I agree."

A smile appeared on the executive member's face. He reached out and shook hands with Governor Wei De. "Being able to do this shows that you are a truly smart person. The era of the Shehui Party has passed."

"Later, our people will contact you, and you can just follow the normal nomination process."

At that time, Governor Wei De will nominate Ziyou Party and Shehui Party senator candidates, the state legislature will pass it, and the state will hold a direct election. The selected candidates will become the final two senators.

It can basically be said that it is one hundred percent operable. After the executive member explained some details to Governor Wei De, he got up and said goodbye. He had other work to do.

After sending the executive member out, Governor Wei De returned to his study. He sat there and lit a cigarette.

His two sons and his younger brother also came to the room, and they asked about the reason why the executive member came here just now.

After all, that is a Ziyou Party person. Suddenly visiting a Shehui Party governor is indeed a bit strange.

"What did he come to do?" The person who asked was Governor Wei De's younger brother. The brothers have always had a very good relationship, own brothers, so this younger brother of Governor Wei De did not speak so cautiously.

Governor Wei De pursed his lips. "He, or the Ziyou Party, wants me to give up a senator quota to them."

Before his younger brother could speak, one of his sons couldn't help but say, "Is this asking us to betray the Shehui Party?"

The other three pairs of eyes in the room looked over at once, making him feel a bit embarrassed. "Am I wrong?"

Governor Wei De nodded and shook his head. "This matter cannot be distinguished by simple right or wrong. In a strict sense, what we need to be responsible for are the people living in this state, not those parties or anyone else."

"As long as what we do is worthy of the people living here, then we can do it."

"This has nothing to do with whether I am a Shehui Party member or whether I will cooperate with the Ziyou Party."

"Cooperate with the Shehui Party, can our family get better development?" Governor Wei De shook his head. "Who to cooperate with depends on who can bring us more benefits!"

"In short, let's arrange it this way first. There is still more than a month before the election. Maybe there will be some other changes."

In the next few days, the entire federal government was strangely quiet. Except for the mainstream reports that the tax-evading big star was being investigated to the point of being soul-out, they were basically reporting on the president's process of moving out of the presidential palace and speculating on whether the cabinet candidates could be competent for their new jobs.

The list of cabinet members is not elected, but appointed by the president, which means that many cabinet members are not those high-level federal government officials that people are familiar with.

Some were not even government officials before!

For example, the new Minister of Education of the federal government is actually a university professor with no political experience. The reason for choosing this person is said to be that some of this university professor's views are very consistent with Mr. Potter's ideas, and he is considered a "civilian consultant" in his campaign team.

As for whether there are any deeper behind-the-scenes transactions, no one knows.

Every time there is a general election, society is always surprisingly curious about cabinet candidates. No one knows what the president will put in those important positions.

Compared with the gradual calm of public opinion, in the largest racetrack in Jincheng, the atmosphere began to become more and more fanatical.

Countless ladies and gentlemen gathered here. They held "Horse Racing Newspapers" and newly placed horse tickets in their hands, waving their arms and shouting loudly at the racehorses entering the field.

The enthusiastic atmosphere made Lans, sitting in the VIP stand, feel the strong power that had already merged into the air!

Old man Herbert sat next to him. This time their racehorse was ranked in the third race, and now it was the first race.

It won't be their turn until the first two races are over.

There are many horses on the track that people are familiar with, but there are also some unfamiliar ones. For example, "King" belongs to a "dark horse" in this race because no one has heard of it.

Maybe some people who pay attention to the horse racing competitions in Laizhou know it, but most people will not pay attention to the horse racing competitions in other states, so its popularity is not high, and it is a dark horse.

After today's competition is over, the top two in each race will participate in the semi-finals the day after tomorrow, and then the final a week later.

As a first-level competition in the federal government, if it can get a good result, "King" can directly sign up for all first-level competitions next year, instead of needing to win the state competition championship first before being able to sign up.

"These horses look beautiful, but they definitely can't run faster than 'King'."

Old man Herbert's eyes were fixed on those racehorses and those jockeys. He had dealt with horses all his life and had his own way of judging racehorses.

Of course, this cannot exclude some preconceived views. He will feel that all horses are not as good as his.

Lans doesn't know much about this, just nodding along. "It looks like these horses are just like flower stands."

Old man Herbert couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "You are so right, they are all flower stands. I am now extremely looking forward to 'King' being able to bring us a hearty victory, letting them see how the King from Laizhou rules this arena!"

As the racehorses entered the competition slots and the jockeys were ready, the atmosphere at the scene became more tense and enthusiastic.

The shouts of those gamblers seemed to be able to tear the whole sky, and the hot air sprayed from their mouths made the auditorium seem to be covered with a thin veil.

Accompanied by a "beep" sound that resounded throughout the field, the baffles of the slots were opened instantly, and at the same time, all the knights clamped their saddles, and the competition officially began.

At this moment, almost all the audience couldn't help but stand up. Just seeing them start to run, even Lans felt a little nervous.

Old man Herbert also stood up. He didn't buy horse tickets for these racehorses, but it didn't prevent him from being infected by the atmosphere of the entire arena.

Looking at his clenched fists, Lans felt it was interesting. Perhaps people are like this after reaching a certain age, everything follows their heart, and they will not be disturbed by external things.

The race distance of this competition is 2,400 meters. Watching these racehorses running and sprinting continuously, feeling the shouts that shook the sky, Lans's attention gradually focused on the few horses that ran the fastest.

The moment each horse starts running, it is like a galloping elf. The movement of the contours of their muscles gives people a pleasing aesthetic feeling!

Horse racing is actually a technical sport. It is not to say that if a horse's attributes are good, it will definitely be able to win the championship.

The jockey is also very important. The distribution of physical strength and the strategy of racing can play a great role.

As the final lap sprint began, all the racehorses began to accelerate, especially the few in the front. The ranking changed almost every second. Many excited gamblers started to have white smoke on their heads.

The commentary sound from the big loudspeaker at the scene was like being pressed with an acceleration key, frantically introducing the most intense competition situation to everyone without stopping for a second!

There are also many people outside the arena. They didn't buy tickets or couldn't afford tickets for the field, so they held horse tickets and listened to the content in the big loudspeaker outside the arena, waving their fists continuously to cheer for the racehorses they chose.

As the first racehorse crossed the finish line, the entire auditorium was like... collectively erupted once.

Some people kissed the horse tickets in their hands. They should have won a lot. Others tore the horse tickets in their hands into pieces and threw them into the air. Undoubtedly, another sum of money was thrown into the water.

As all the racehorses gradually slowed down and finally stopped there, the staff of each batch of racehorses rushed up to clean the sweat on their bodies.

The weather is too cold now. If it is not cleaned in time, it may catch a cold and get sick.

People always say "humans are the greatest animals in nature", but people don't understand why 99% of the greatest animals are not as good as the racehorses under the field.

Old man Herbert also sat down. He said to Lans with unfinished meaning, "A wonderful competition, I am looking forward to our competition even more."

"These racehorses are very beautiful, and the price is also very high. I asked around these days, these racehorses basically start at 50,000 dollars."

The champions from various states are indeed worth this price. Their own batch of "King" is also about this price.

The racehorses on the track disappeared from the track, and the staff began to re-level the track. They had special machines, just like plowing the land, turning around the track, and then new racehorses began to enter the field.

These racehorses had already warmed up outside. When they came in from the passage, the commentary at the scene also began to introduce the names of these racehorses and their past battle records.

Everything was the same as before, but the first place in this competition led the second place by a lot. In the last lap, it was not as intense as the first competition, because the win-loss relationship was very obvious.

After more than ten minutes, the third competition began. Old man Herbert and Lans, as well as other accompanying personnel and cowboys, all stood up.

They saw their racehorse, the beautiful black-brown racehorse walking out of the passage.

"... The next racehorse is..., let me see, I am a bit unfamiliar (sound of flipping documents), it comes from Laizhou, is the champion of the Laizhou state competition this summer, the result is great, and it has created a new record for the state!"

"In the national competition record, it is also a very good result in the front. This racehorse called 'King' comes from Lawrence Farm."

"I am not sure if their farm has participated in such large-scale competitions before, but I am very happy to see some fresh blood here. I hope it can bring us some surprises today!"

"I don't know much about it, so I can't give everyone more evaluation and personal views. I can only wish it good results in this competition and let me see it again in the semi-finals and finals."

"Its jockey... I haven't heard of it either, but it doesn't matter. There is no fatalism or anything here. As long as you can run good results, people will remember you!"

"I just looked at its odds, 5.3 something, I plan to add ten dollars, maybe it will hit?"

Accompanied by the laughter of the commentary, some people at the scene were indeed moved. Although the risk is great, the odds are high enough.

When all the racehorses entered the horse slots and the jockeys were ready, the competition scene was quiet for a while, but only for a while.

Accompanied by a "beep" whistle sound that resounded throughout the field, everyone stood up and waved their arms to cheer for the racehorses they bought horse tickets for. Old man Herbert also waved his arms excitedly, shouting "Motherfucker, surpass that bitch-raised one!"

"Yes, just like this, feed it shit!"

"Don't let that son of a bitch catch up with you, fuck!"

He shouted forgetfully. The situation of other cowboys was not much different. In the countryside, there is no civilization and morality. What they have to face are aggressive robbers and carnivorous animals.

Communicating with these things does not require civilization!

Lans was also pulled up. "You follow us and shout too."

Lans could only learn from them, waving his arms and shouting messily for a while.

As King started to sprint, the commentator once again exerted his super invincible fast-talking skills, clearly and detailedly explaining the first place that kept alternating.

When King crossed the finish line in second place, Herbert couldn't help but tear the horse ticket and threw it on the ground fiercely. "This son of a bitch, if it wasn't for our first time coming here to compete, we would definitely be the first in this field!"

Racehorses from the south come to the north to compete, and it is such cold weather, it must be a bit unaccustomed, including the jockey.

Winter horse racing is not a good time, and the requirements for the quality of the racehorse itself are higher, and so is the jockey.

It looks like it's only for a short while, but in fact, in order to reduce the burden of the racehorse, all the jockeys are dressed very thinly. In such cold wind, let alone how long they blow, just run two or three laps, their bodies will freeze!

Unaccustomed is the reason for the competition rhythm and the final sprint problem. If they have more time to adapt and exercise, Herbert believes they can run better results!

Lans sat back. "At least entered the semi-finals, isn't it?"

Old man Herbert nodded. "Yes, at least we have a chance to participate in the final, which is already very good."

He paused. "We need the venue to let King adapt as soon as possible. It's too cold here. Just watching them run, I can imagine how bad it is!"

He looked at Lans, and Lans considered it. "I will solve this matter. I will help you contact a standard racetrack as soon as possible."

There are still several racetracks in New Jincheng. Not all horse racing competitions are in winter. Some are in spring, some are in summer, some are in autumn, and some are in winter.

It is easy to win a triple crown, but for a four-crown or five-crown winner, these racehorses need to have all-weather super adaptability, and their state is maintained at the peak all year round, which is very difficult to do.

So for a four-crown or five-crown winner, a single stud fee is tens of thousands, even more profitable than selling wine!

A racehorse can stud dozens of times a year, which is millions. If there are enough racehorses studding all the time, it is an income of tens of millions a year.

No wonder some people always treat horse racing as a career. It can indeed make money, and it is big money! ===== CHAPTER 1182 =====