Shadow Empire

Chapter 891 Startup [666+4]
"Mr. Lance!"

"Nice to meet you!"

At the dock, a congressman in his forties came forward with a smile on his face. This was actually an equal and even slightly humble gesture.

He walked over to Lance, shook the hand that Lance extended, and shook it twice.

In fact, you can't say that members of the House of Representatives are useless. The Speaker of the House and some senior members of the House of Representatives have also been in the House of Representatives for a long time.

But no matter what, their influence and status in the political arena will never be as great as those of senators in the Senate.

The federation has a very obvious "feature": most of the people who win the election and are sworn in as federal president come from the Senate, and a small number of them are governors who win the election.

And no president has ever been born in the House of Representatives.

In addition, the term of office of members of the House of Representatives is only two years. Except for a very small number of people who can serve as members of the House of Representatives for a long time, a considerable number of other members of the House of Representatives will be kicked out after two years.

Once they leave the House of Representatives and lose their status as members of the House of Representatives, their status can never be compared with that of governors, secretaries of state and the like. Some are even worse than a mayor!
The best place for a congressman to go after leaving the House of Representatives is the state legislature, or find a job like mayor, but this is not easy to do.

Their glory only lasts for two or four years. Once that time is over, life will no longer be very comfortable.

Although Lance is just a gang leader, his current corporate transformation has also been noticed by many people. He is different from those gangsters in the past who voluntarily lay on the chopping block and thought they were whitewashed.

He may have the potential to be the first person to successfully transform.

Maybe this congressman will have some work dealings with Lance in the future.

Then there was no need for him to act arrogantly. This would have no effect on someone like Lance and would only make him look cheap, so he didn't do that. He was very enthusiastic.

"Senator Cleveland and the other gentlemen are waiting for you. Please follow me!"

Lance did not insist on riding in his own motorcade. He had seen the car the congressman took him in, which was Senator Cleveland's car.

The distance from the dock in New Gold City to Senator Cleveland's estate was not particularly far. It took thirty-five minutes to get there. The main reason was that there was a slight traffic jam on the road, otherwise it could have been much faster.

After handing his coat and fedora to the maid who was waiting at the door to keep his clothes and hats, computer guy Lance followed the congressman into the room.

This is not the main hall or the main building, but a smaller building next to the main building. It has only two floors. After entering, there is a very spacious hall.

There is a circle of corridors on the second floor built around the wall, so that if there is an important person giving a speech here, people can go to the second floor even if the first floor cannot accommodate so many people.

There were not many people in the room. When they saw Lance coming, Senator Cleveland stood up, followed by the other senators who slowly stood up.

Senator Cleveland seemed very happy. He waited for Lance to come over and shake his hand. Then he turned around and put his arm around Lance's arm. "You must know him."

Someone nodded and said loudly, "Yes, Mr. Lance White, I don't know if they know him, but I definitely know him!"

Lance gave the person who spoke a kind smile.

Senator Cleveland also smiled and said, "Yes, that's Lance."

"Young, amazing Lance, the creator of Project Awakening."

He patted Lance's shoulder, motioning him to sit next to him, and then everyone sat down again.

"We were just talking about your career achievements. How are you doing in Lapa?"

Senator Cleveland let Lance sit next to him simply because the Awakening Plan was highly feasible.

And they all showed interest in this plan, as it would allow them to obtain vast tracts of land and abundant unexploited resources without invading or bearing the stigma.

When a person's value reaches a certain level, people will choose to ignore his background.

Even though Lance was just a small-time gang leader in their eyes, at this moment, they regarded Lance as a friend of Senator Cleveland and a think tank who could provide effective plans.

Lance seemed very relaxed and was not at all nervous because the gentlemen in the room were either rich or noble.

He had even faced executions, let alone such a small scene?

After Lance sat down, he crossed his legs easily, holding his knees with his hands, "Not bad."

"I observed Husi in Lapa and found that their situation was actually similar to what we imagined. The unequal distribution of social resources was also very unfair, and the gap between the rich and the poor was huge."

"The most important point is that many people cannot actually rely on local agriculture to fill their stomachs, but until last year, they were still exporting food."

"Although the total amount of exports is small, it shows that the local government does not care about the survival of ordinary people." Senator Cleveland nodded and said, "Our intelligence personnel planted in other countries also gave us the same answer."

"Including the Czech Republic, they always have insufficient food. The Czech Republic will import food, but other countries are already very lucky if they don't export food."

"This is very similar to the prerequisites you mentioned in the Awakening Plan. So can we say that we can start executing it?"

The people here have all read "The Awakening Plan" and are all shocked by the brain of Lans Zeyang, a guy who came from a gangster background!

After reading "The Awakening Plan", the Speaker of the House of Representatives said that Lance's force was "comparable to an army"!

Lance nodded slightly, "I think it's possible."

Senator Cleveland nodded with satisfaction and looked at the others, "Then let's follow the plan and start executing it."

The respectable gentlemen around all showed more or less excitement on their faces, and some of them even had distorted expressions!

The deepest pleasure for those in power comes from controlling the fate of others, which is also the core of power.

The greatest joy for senators in Congress comes from their work, making federal laws and rules. A show of hands among a small group of them often determines the future of tens of thousands of federal citizens.

This kind of happiness does not affect the body as directly as an orgasm, but it affects the mind and soul in a continuous process!
Now, Lance gave them an even stronger climax, and they would decide the fate of people in eleven countries just because they rejected the good intentions of Congress - garrison and annexation.

When these civilized, polite, elegant and gentlemanly gentlemen thought about the entire Yalan region falling into hell, their eyes flashed with the flames of the devil!
Cool!
Indescribable coolness!

Maybe they will soon need some young girls to vent their inner pleasure through carnal desires!

They must be incredibly strong today!
Lance was the instigator of the whole plan, and the gentlemen here were the ones who completed it, so they had to have some sense of involvement.

When one day in the future they need to stand on the territory of Yalan and read the "Declaration of Voluntary Joining the Federation", they will have made achievements instead of just getting a position.

They discussed a series of follow-up plans until several hours later.

The discussion stopped only after each key step was identified.

Lance spoke less. He had done well enough. As long as the plan succeeded and Asia was annexed, he would be a great contributor to the Federation.

There will be no shortage of honors to his name, so there is no need for him to compete with these gentlemen for the remaining honors now.

It's like he is the drafter of the strategy, and the other gentlemen in the room are merely the makers of tactics under the strategy. No matter how brilliant their tactics are, it is difficult to suppress all the honor and benefits brought by the success of the strategy!

After the discussion, Senator Cleveland sent everyone else away, leaving only Lance, Tom, and his top staff in the room.

After several hours of discussion, Senator Cleveland was a little tired, but his spirits were high.

"What are you going to do with those spiritual leaders?" he lit a cigarette.

Since it is an "awakening", there must be a few people taking the lead.

For adults, they only need the change of "spiritual leader" and they don't need to know who the spiritual leader is because their subordinates will find out.

"I originally liked Ambassador Casillas, but then I thought, even though he lived in poverty in Lapa, he was also a privileged class, and the lower class people could not find anything in common with him."

"Gomez is no good either. He is a typical wealthy privileged person and is the person responsible for the exploitation and oppression of the lower classes by the ruling group."

"People can't see him as one of their own, so we need to find some people from the bottom of society."

"The people of Lapa are not very educated, but they still respect educated people, such as teachers in schools."

"They know how to impart their knowledge to others, and naturally they also know how to spread their ideas to more people."

"It would be a good choice to let them be the first group to awaken."

“There are a few other characters I’ve been watching lately.”

Senator Cleveland nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, the autumn harvest is coming soon. We will start the whole plan before the Holy Farmer's Day..."

Then Senator Cleveland asked Lance to relax, but Lance refused. It was not because he was extremely loyal, but because he knew how to restrain his desires.

He didn't mind if the senator joined him, as it was a way to promote relations.

But it is obvious that he and the senator are not qualified to be together. Of course, the senator may be more fancy or abnormal, so he still needs to work harder.

(End of this chapter)