Shadow Empire

Chapter 795 William's New Hope [666+4]
The morning after the farm's bonfire party, Lance set out on his journey back to Jingang City after breakfast, while the others would stay at the farm for a few more days.

And William, William went back with him in his car.

It was obvious that William had something he wanted to say to Lance underground, and at this time.

Lance didn't refuse. After the car left the farm, William started talking about what he wanted to say.

“Several representatives from the Federal Party in our state contacted me before we came to the farm, and they wanted me to go to Maintenon and talk to them.”

People in the Federation don't pay much attention to the concept of "father-in-law and son-in-law". In many cases, the son-in-law calls his father-in-law by his name, and no one calls him father-in-law or father.

Therefore, the relationship between the two sides will be very delicate——

This is only limited to ordinary people, like Lance and William, everyone is on an equal level.

Lance shook the match in his hand and then threw it into the covered ashtray on the armrest. "What did they want to talk to you about?"

William also took a puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled, "I'm not sure, but I heard a piece of gossip that they are planning to make some moves."

Seeing Lance's puzzled expression, he could only explain in more detail, "They plan to push me to run for mayor."

"Golden Harbor City?" Lance's voice rose slightly. "If it's Golden Harbor City, I advise you to forget it!"

"The Williams family still has a lot of influence here, unless he doesn't compete with you."

"As long as he is unwilling to give up the position of mayor, you will not be able to compete with him. Even if I help you, it won't be very useful. After all, the Socialist Party has the final say here."

He thought William was talking about the Golden Harbor City, but it wasn’t. “They were talking about the Lake City.”

Lake City is also in Likalai State, but it is not well-known because the city is very small, with only a permanent population of only a few hundred thousand, and no special super industries.

There is a lake next to Lake City, which is connected to several rivers, hence the name.

Overall, it is a small city with a slow pace and its own living system. Although it is not very famous, it does not have much internal pressure either.

A considerable number of Lake City citizens support the Federalist Party, and more than 60% to 70% of previous mayors were Federalist.

It was not until recent years that the Socialist Party's dominance became too strong and the federal party's flag was removed from the city.

Now William has the support of the Lance family, and the Lance family has connections with Congress and state governments.

The Likalai State Federal Party Committee and representatives began to think about it.

On the one hand, they can retake Lake City to make their resume look better, and no matter how things develop later, it will be a good resume.

On the other hand, they can also apply to the federal party for more funds and resources. After all, taking down a mayor has to show some sign of it, right?
Ultimately, it is interests that are at work.

But regardless, they thought William had a chance, so they planned to talk to him.

After Lance listened to William's general ideas, he gradually formed some preliminary impressions and outlines in his mind.

"I remember Lake City seems to be nearby?"

"More than 200 kilometers."

"That's not too far, you can try it."

"If you can become the mayor, it will be helpful for our development on the farm, and it will also be a huge boost to your career."

"In the final analysis, a city councillor is not even a politician. Only after you take this step can you be considered to have truly entered the political arena!"

Being a city councillor is entirely based on one's identity and background.

For example, Councillor Williams and Councillor Wade are also municipal councillors and politicians.

But William, a city councillor, would not be considered a politician if Lance's influence was not taken into account.

Politician, after all, is a profession that means you can decide the fate of at least a certain number of people.

If you can only decide the fate of a few thousand or ten thousand or twenty thousand people, you are not a real politician, you are just a representative of a group.

But if you can decide the fate of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people, then even if you are nothing, your influence is enough to allow you to become a politician anytime and anywhere.

In Jingang City, the Williams family is at the top of the political ecology. Even with Lance's support, if William wants to make certain decisions or change certain things, he still needs Mayor Williams' approval.

So it is better to walk out of here. Although Lake City is small, with the support of Lance, there will not be any powerful people above him to suppress him. He can become the real ruler, rule these people, decide their fate, and smoothly enter the threshold of politicians.

Once you become the mayor, the rest of the road will be much easier. Taking a step back, you can also become a representative of the federal party and be active on the state or even federal political stage.

Going further, seeking seats in the state legislature or senate, or becoming the head of an important department in the state government, and then moving higher and further step by step, this is the path of politicians.

William is actually at the right age now, in his forties, in the prime of his life. If he can come out in ten years, that is, in his fifties, and lay a solid foundation, then he may have the opportunity to fight for a higher-level ruler in the future. For example... governor?
The speaker or spokesperson of the Senate or House of Representatives of a state legislature.

These are all opportunities.

Lance would support him, "You can arrange for someone to inquire about the situation in Lake City first. When you go to Maintenon, ask those people in the Federal Party if there is any additional assistance."

"If it is possible, we don't consider how much it will cost, but how to do it."

William clenched his fists. Ever since Victor was born, he has been full of energy!

Part of the reason he hadn't been motivated before was that he only had one daughter, and he and Emily had no plans to have another child.

Their families are in a rather awkward position. Having more children will inevitably change their original lives, and their development is not enough to support subsequent changes.

This is actually very embarrassing. People always say that they are not as good as the best but better than the worst. But how many people will really bow their heads and compare themselves with those who are far inferior to themselves?
So for these embarrassed families, the only thing left is "not as good as the best".

But now it’s different. A series of changes and a son have given him the motivation to strive again. Someone will inherit all this, and his efforts will not be in vain.

William nodded and said, “I will discuss this matter with them in detail after I go back. If they really intend to push this matter forward, I will definitely make it clear to them.”

Make clear what?
Make it clear how much help the Federal Party can provide him.

Although running for mayor seems to be a simple thing, it is actually not simple at all.

Especially since William was not from Lake City, people didn't know him at all.

Humans are inert when it comes to learning new things. They would rather vote for a politician they don't like, but they know him, and they would not be willing to take the risk of voting for someone they don't know.

This requires the Federal Party to make some efforts, for example, inviting some well-known and influential celebrities in Lake City to cheer for William.

This is also the force that politicians rely on most during elections, besides campaign funds, without a doubt.

Lance nodded and said, "Don't be blindly optimistic. Find out the truth first."

Along the way, the two chatted from time to time, and in two days, the convoy entered Jingang City.

This trip also deepened Lance's idea of ​​building a railway for the farm. If he had returned by train, he would not be as tired as he is now.

Sitting in the car for a long time is very tiring, both mentally and physically.

I don't know when civilian aircraft will appear.

In fact, we have airplanes now, but they have not been used on the front battlefield and are mainly used for reconnaissance.

In fact, the military of various countries are well aware of its potential in war, but unfortunately, the development of various countries in this regard is still slightly behind that of various types of tanks.

After William arrived in Jingang City, he immediately set off by train to Maintenon, while Lance returned to the company.

Bolton was waiting for him at the company early in the morning to report on his work.

The moment Lance sat down on the sofa in an ungraceful manner, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let them get some buses and modify them. I'm tired of long-distance travel in small cars!" Alvin, who was sitting next to him, agreed with a smile.

Then Lance looked at Bolton, "What's the situation in New Berming City?"

Bolton has not been doing nothing these days. He has also been doing his homework and trying to mobilize some local resources.

The local Imperial gang and some non-staff "intelligence personnel" received some information that was not too important.

"There are quite a few local gangs, both large and small, as well as some motorcycle gangs. The guy who sold the goods that we suspected to be lost belongs to a small gang of relatively small size."

"But there is one very interesting thing. We found that this gang itself does not run a liquor business, and only he and another person were shipping. No one else in the gang had shipped anything, and it seemed that they were not aware of it."

"Because you said that we should not contact them too early, so now we are mainly investigating some information and have not officially contacted these people yet."

Lance nodded slightly, rubbed his neck, and the faces of many people flashed through his mind one by one.

Finally, his eyes fell on Erwin, "You should go there yourself."

Alvin did not refuse. He also knew that this matter was different from other fighting and killing matters and he needed to use his brain a little.

After all, there are only a few people in the family who can use their brains, and most of them are just good at fighting and killing.

Now he gradually understood why Lance mentioned before that he wanted to recruit some highly educated talents. It cannot be said that they were the majority, but only that quite a few of them were not very reassuring to employ.

(End of this chapter)