Blackstone Code Chapter 853: Neither spicy nor absurd nor ironic
"Sorry, I'm so hungry!"
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Senator Langdon took the napkin and wiped his hands, wiping the oil stains from his lips, and kept the napkin at hand.
"What project, about what?"
Lynch handed a cigarette to Congressman Langdon, and the two of them brought their heads together and lit the fire, he said, puffing out the smoke, "The Military Appropriations Committee, the Department of Defense has created a new budget, A little more than 30 million, but this money does not go to the Ministry of Defense's own account, it needs to be allocated by Congress"
Sounds a bit **** up?
This is actually pretty normal.
Does the Department of Defense and the military have money?
The answer is yes, and there are so many that they don't even know how to spend their money by the end of the year.
It's only February. It can be said that this year has just begun. Part of the budget made last year has been approved this year, and a large amount of military spending will be allocated in the future.
In addition, a large number of active duty soldiers have just been sent away to be discharged from the army, but the budget seems to have forgotten this matter and is still calculated according to the scale before the big disarmament.
But even if the military and the Department of Defense have so much money that they don't know how to spend it, they won't use their own money to pay for orders outside their budgets.
For example, Lynch's order was not included in the budget made last year, so a new process needs to be followed. When the military committee thinks that the money needs to be spent, they will pay Lynch.
After all, the military also "has no money."
To tell a joke, the general of the Ministry of Defense said that every cent of the money of the Ministry of Defense and the military has been returned, and the poor soldiers are almost unable to eat bread.
Well, they didn't lie. They ate beef and mutton until they vomited. It is said that the ranch they purchased was run by the military itself
There are some things that we all know in our hearts, but knowing is knowing, and doing it is another matter.
It is impossible for those members of Congress to offend the military for the money of the country and taxpayers. The Ministry of Defense is the Ministry of Defense, the military is the military, and the two agencies are sometimes integrated, but more often they are separate .
These committees in Congress that have something to do with budgets and appropriations do not always approve every application. Appropriate rejection of some will help improve their image in the eyes of the public, making them look like taxpayers and taxpayers The last patron saint.
It also helps to improve their standing in Congress and the entire federal political arena, knowing that the main members of those powerful committees are almost always senators.
Some people say that Congress is like a labyrinth, and those who don't know what's going on in it will plunge into it, let alone find a way out, and may not even have a chance to exit.
But if you understand the situation here, the Congress is home, and the members are brothers and sisters, and there is nothing that cannot be negotiated.
"Related to the Department of Defense", Senator Langdon's expression became a little more serious. The full name of the Military Appropriation Committee is "Federal Military Program and Equipment Preparatory Appropriation Committee".
This committee and the Federal Military Budget Review Committee tightly control how much the military can take from Congress each year.
One is in charge of the budget and the other is allocated according to the budget. Obviously, it can be done in a committee, but they are separated for the so-called "reduction of malpractices". Sometimes people have to spend money on the same thing twice.
What you really want to control can't be controlled, and what should not be controlled has to run back and forth. This is sweet freedom and justice.
He thought for a while, "Military Appropriation Committee, people here have a great appetite, you know, those military-industrial groups run there every year"
Like some shipping companies that produce warships, just taking a "small boat" is a business of tens of millions in two or three years.
The profits here are amazing, and they are very happy to give money.
There is also a general military equipment group company. No matter how the federation cuts down the servicemen, there are hundreds of thousands. Each person changes two sets of new clothes, two pairs of leather boots, a belt, a pair of gloves, and some other things
Just these, can bring tens of millions of orders every year, not to mention those big companies that produce weapons and ammunition, a military exercise is a loss of millions, these people never send money to Congress Don't be soft.
Lynch was already prepared. He held the cigarette and thought for two or three seconds, "How much do I need to take with this order to feed them?"
Congressman Langdon shook his head, as if he felt a little too much. "Three to five million is just the beginning. It's hard to say how to do it."
He folded his hands into fists and pressed his elbows against the edge of the table. "You don't have much advantage in this area. They may bite you hard, so be prepared."
"It won't be too ugly." Lynch laughed twice, "In short, please leave this to you. If you have any specific matters, please call me directly. I will stay here during this time. Don't leave for now."
He took out a cashier's check from Jinhui Bank from the bag he was carrying, put it in a special folder and handed it over.
"Five million, I'll give you some extra money when it's done."
Looking at the folder that Lynch pushed over, Senator Langdon tore his collar and suddenly became hot.
Five million, which is not a small number, is now in this file bag in front of me.
The cashier's check has a very convenient nature, that is, it does not need to verify any information, as long as the cashier's check is verified, it can be settled immediately at any bank.
They don't ask the holder's name, identity, where did he get the promissory note, what is the money for, they just cash the money to the person who holds the promissory note.
Lynch, as a party, cannot have direct interests with these senators and congressmen. This kind of pure and straightforward relationship is prohibited.
This process must be completed by a third party or even more parties. This is another industry with federal characteristics of Bupen, an industry that is not illegal but not legal, and is not completely money laundering.
It doesn't have any precise name, but every year a lot of money flows through these companies in one way or another and into Bpein's countless private equity foundations.
On a certain dividend day, it enters into the account of a big person, and these big people don't even need to pay a penny of tax for the money. Financial investment income does not need to be taxed!
Death and taxes inevitable?
That's because you're not really free yet!
The meal was fast, and Senator Langdon did not leave immediately after Lynch left, but continued to enjoy the delicious food.
Some time ago, he went to the mountains in the west to check on environmental problems. The local food was very good. He thought he would miss the city because of its prosperity, but he didn't expect that the first time he wanted to go back to the city was because of the food.
Chewing a steak of dozens of dollars a piece, he inadvertently swallowed half a month's salary of a worker into his stomach.
After taking a sip of wine, the other half a month's salary is gone.
He sits in his chair, thinking about what to do next.
I have to say that investing in Lynch is the right move. A congressman who wants to open his own network of contacts in Congress must have money.
It may sound incredible, but that's exactly the essence of Congress, as long as you have money and you're willing to spend it, someone will be your friend.
Representative Langdon has experienced this personally during this time, and the role of money is really infinitely magnified.
You can not give face to a congressman, but you can't help but give face to a senator who has come to kindly persuade you to change your mind.
If you can refuse a senator's friendly request, can you refuse a request from a former governor, or even a request from a former president or former vice president?
No, no, it can't be, and the big guys in the party.
It's easy to be friends with them, just send them money.
Sometimes members of Congress themselves don't know why Congress is the way it is, but soon their reflections on the state of Congress are forgotten in a flurry of bills and checks smelling of specialty inks.
The next day, Senator Langdon started to act. After removing the handling fee from 5 million, there are more than 4.3 million left~IndoMTL.com~ This money can be legally flowed into any foundation anytime, anywhere. inside.
All he has to do now is take the money and chat with those senators.
Borrowing Lynch's money to open up your own connections is a good option.
Of course, he'll always be Lynch's steadfast friend, if he can stay rich.
For several days, there was no good news from Congress, but Lynch had a relationship with Mayor Bpein.
There is no way to do this, no matter whether Congress can pass the money or not, things will always be sold when they are researched.
The military doesn't buy it, it sells it to the rich.
If you don't want to be rich, then create a local conflict, and someone will always pay for these planes!
It is precisely because of the mass production that more than ten assembly lines have already placed orders, and the recruitment of workers will begin soon.
There is an assembly line that produces engines and aircraft fuselage. They are all mature commodities and can be used after simple debugging.
No more than one month before the official start of construction.
Thousands of jobs, enough for the mayor to meet a stranger in person, let alone someone as famous as Lynch.
Why do rich people always know big people?
Because of their random actions, they can change certain patterns in some places and affect a large number of people.
Whether it is a good influence or a bad influence, local politicians must treat it positively.
In the comfortable and warm room, the mayor of Bu Paine, the mayor's secretary and his staff were all smiling and chatting with Lynch.
I don't think "thousands of jobs" is a "little thing" at all, their enthusiastic attitude always makes people subconsciously ignore other places, they are not this face!