Chapter 1263: A Helping Hand and Change

Giving Francisco a helping hand would not cause any loss of interests to Lans himself, but instead could indirectly obtain the support of millions of Sumuli immigrants in the Federation.

Immigrants are also voters. As long as they meet the basic requirements of the Federation for voters, have stable jobs, and have houses, then they possess a legal vote in their hands.

The Federation is entering an era of election capitalization. In order to obtain more attention and votes, politicians will compromise with capitalists to a greater extent. This is also an inevitable process and an inevitable result!

If they don't compromise, they won't be elected President, so candidates can only make the only choice.

The deeper the penetration of capital into politics, the more important the vote becomes.

Perhaps the votes in the hands of Sumuli people alone cannot change any situation, but what if you add the votes of Empire immigrants?

What if you add the votes of those Slader immigrants?

And there are many other countries' immigrants' votes. These are all things Lans can strive for.

In the era that is about to go crazy, the votes in federal society are like... a kind of "merit," which can cast a "golden body"!

Lans provided an alternative development route for Francisco. "End all gang businesses, except for the alcohol trade."

"The alcohol trade is not a heavy crime, and no one will die if caught, but the money is real and the most."

"The rest is to use the power in your hands, wash the black money clean, and go be a person who is keen on helping Sumuli people, just like Paul before."

"Become a great, respected gentleman in their eyes, become their lighthouse and role model."

"The era is different, and people's definition of strength has also undergone some changes."

Francisco agreed almost without much hesitation. "I will do as you say."

This young man has a very good advantage, which is that he listens to advice and is obedient.

"Call me if you have any problems you can't solve. I am always your most trustworthy friend!", Lans said this sentence and then put down the phone.

Then he called Luo Jiefu over and talked to him about this matter.

"The Empire Chamber of Commerce cannot be limited to Laizhou. We must continue to expand and develop, letting more Empire people know us and join us."

Luo Jiefu quite agreed with this idea after listening. "Before, there were already Empire immigrants from outside the state asking about this matter. Now it seems we can establish organizations nationwide. I believe they will be very happy to join the Empire Chamber of Commerce."

The cornerstone of the Empire Chamber of Commerce is Lans himself. With such a "big shot" as a backer, people will know how to choose the most correct way.

Don't underestimate the "knowing the times" of federal people. Whether they are immigrants or non-immigrants, in this invisible cannibalistic society of the Federation, as long as they haven't been tortured to death or tortured crazy, they can more or less master some survival skills.

Luo Jiefu nodded and said, "Boss, I am considering one thing."

"Since you just mentioned expanding the influence of the Empire Chamber of Commerce, why don't we form a capital organization similar to an 'Empire Consortium' like the local consortia?"

"The Federation also has many consortia. They are not limited to a certain region as their fixed sphere of influence, especially in finance, they are very active, and also have great cohesion and destructive power."

"If we can form a consortium, a conglomerate, then it will be easier for subsequent development."

"After all, for many people, a chamber of commerce organization and a consortium, a conglomerate, are different. They will be more inclined to join the latter, rather than the former."

Lans considered for a while. "It's possible, but if you do this, you have to separate from the Jincheng Consortium."

"Otherwise, some small problems might be used by people, and then expanded, becoming some contradictions and conflicts that are difficult to solve."

A surprised smile was on Luo Jiefu's face. He didn't have much confidence that Lans would agree to his idea.

Now Lans agreed to his request. How could this not make him happy?

He immediately replied, "I will take out that part of the interests of the Jincheng Consortium and hand it over to the board of directors to handle, ensuring that it is stripped clean at once!"

He had no nostalgia for the Jincheng Consortium, only surprise at the establishment of a new consortium, a pure consortium with Empire capital as the core!

The Jincheng Consortium, which can also be called the Laizhou Consortium, is a Laizhou capital group with Lans as the core.

Lans is the core of this consortium and has a great say, but the participation of Empire people and the Empire Chamber of Commerce, as well as their influence in the entire consortium, is insufficient.

Now this consortium has Governor Teri, the Lawrence family, and some big capital families from Manton as the main backbone. In other words, "locals" are the core of this consortium, not the Empire Chamber of Commerce, these outsiders.

This is obvious, because this is the Federation. The power of "locals" is too strong. Many problems must rely on locals to solve, and Empire capital happens not to belong to the category of locals.

When dividing the interests of the consortium, it is very difficult to obtain too many dividends.

The Empire Chamber of Commerce doesn't have much influence in the Jincheng Consortium. From the power structure, that is, voting rights, they might only have about three or four percent of the voting rights. This point of voting rights doesn't play any role in group affairs at all.

Those consortium members won't plunder their wealth internally, looking at Lans's face.

But they won't easily let their voting rights increase, which is equivalent to limiting their power to death.

Unless Lans actively requests to increase the power of the Empire Chamber of Commerce on the board of directors and the shareholders' meeting.

But doing so will obviously destroy the framework of the Jincheng Consortium that has already stabilized, which is obviously inappropriate.

A consortium is like a precise and huge instrument. Once it starts turning, even the designer of the instrument has no way to make it stop immediately, and it needs to borrow some other opportunities to restart the machine.

For example, the fuel is exhausted, or some catastrophic failure occurs that causes the machine to stop unexpectedly.

Many consortia only have the opportunity to readjust their structure when they appear to have continuous losses, some members go bankrupt, or the consortium is targeted and suffers a huge failure.

Now the Jincheng Consortium is still in the rising period, which can be said to be unable to touch the distribution of interests at will.

Luo Jiefu was originally just a small businessman in the Empire District of Jincheng. If it weren't for the appearance of Lans and the Lans family, he would very likely still be operating one or several shops in the Empire District.

Under Lans's promotion, he reached a height he would absolutely never reach by relying on his own ability in his life. Now he obviously hopes to reach a higher status before he is completely unable to work.

Not for wealth, nor for power, purely for a belief, an ideal, a longing to go to a higher place to see the scenery!

When people start climbing a high mountain, their goal is only one, and it is the only one—to reach the top!

Luo Jiefu is like this now. He doesn't have many years left to live. He hopes that he can stand on the top of the mountain and see the scenery on the top of the mountain before he loses everything.

Lans considered for a moment and nodded slightly. "I will support you in doing this. You go and explain these situations clearly to the board of directors, and then start the formation of the consortium."

"It just so happens that our new city plan in South Yaan State has just started. There are too many profits here. I can give them to others, or I can give them to ourselves."

"I will hand over some of the projects to you to do, which can make this new consortium develop faster and better."

A surprised expression was on Luo Jiefu's face. "This is the best."

Lans shook his head slightly. "Don't think about things so simply first. The confrontation between South Yaan State and the local consortium will be relatively intense. You want to make the concept of 'Empire Consortium' work, no problem."

"But you have to face many challenges, from all aspects."

"You know that federal people are essentially a very xenophobic ethnic group, even if they themselves are also outsiders. They naturally take themselves as the masters of this land. They won't easily accept your concept."

"You need to pay more effort to get what you want, and you also need to spend more thought to persist, to protect."

"What I can provide you is a fair competitive environment, ensuring that no one will use some inferior means to steal the victory that belongs to you."

"The rest, you can only rely on yourself."

Luo Jiefu took a deep breath. This breath was held in his chest, making him straighten his chest. "No problem, I will overcome all difficulties!"

Lans didn't continue to emphasize the difficulty of doing this. He believed that Luo Jiefu had psychological preparations. ===== CHAPTER 1264 =====