Shadow Empire

Chapter 678: The general trend [666+21]
The outbreak in Jingang City has alarmed Congress. This kind of conflict between two groups, which involves diplomacy, will definitely not be so easy to handle.

Mayor Williams's statement was very tough. Ambassador Slade contacted the Secretary of State early in the morning and talked about the fact that some issues should not be handled so roughly.

The friendly relationship between the Federation and Slade should not be broken by some private guidance, but these things will indeed affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries. At this relatively important key point -

When the Federation has made plans to send troops, once a conflict arises between the two countries, it is likely to trigger a series of unpredictable disasters.

What if a soldier’s family was reported in a federal newspaper on the battlefield, and he sold the information to the enemy in anger?
Ambassador Slad said a lot of things, which cannot be said to be useless. They were somewhat useful.

Because of the special federal system and the high degree of regional autonomy, even if the Secretary of State or the President wants to interfere in "state internal affairs," they have to find people and connections.

Sometimes there are even disagreements between the president and local rulers, and the governor can completely go against the federal government's decisions and do what he wants. This is also the reason why a few states controlled by political families can be so...independent.

As long as their internal finances are healthy and can be sustained, and the federal finances cannot strangle them, the president can only resolve this problem by holding hearings with the governors in Congress or filing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court.

Although he is the "supreme ruler" in every sense of the word, being the president is actually not easy.

Being the president is hard enough, so how can the Secretary of State ask the State of Likalai to cooperate with his work, or directly ask Mayor Williams to cooperate with his work?
If he had just called and gotten the matter done, no one would have thought he was glorious.

What is there for a politician who ranks high in the federal government to brag about if he can take over a mayor?
But what if Mayor Williams ignores his request?
Then he would lose a lot of face.

So after asking for a while, the Secretary of State asked Congress to find a way to deal with it. Congress does have a corresponding committee that can intervene in this issue.

When the matter reached Congress, it was like something entering the "coin divider", and as it kept rolling and falling, it finally arrived in the most suitable place for it - the hands of Senator Cleveland.

So there was this phone call.

Lance rubbed his forehead, "You should call Mayor Williams. He is the mayor, not me."

"Kang Mang!"

"Lance, don't play tricks on me!"

"Williams will respect your opinion on many things!"

His words made Lance couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that he was complaining, or even exposing Lance's "lies", but wasn't this also a higher level of "flattery".

How many people can influence the mayor's decision, especially such an important one?
Sometimes, flattery and boot-kicking are very profound knowledge. The higher the position a person holds, the more he or she needs to know how to remain calm and achieve the desired effect in a less blatant way.

After all, the higher-class people are, the more they care about their appearance.

If the photos are not taken well, the effect of taking them forcefully may be worse than not taking them at all.

Tom has been working with Senator Cleveland, and he has been in contact with senior rulers who govern this country, so he has some experience in this area.

"I don't know how to refute what you say, Tom!" He emphasized that he was very impressed by it, and then said, "For the sake of our friendship."

"What do you want from me?"

"It's not me, it's the Senator." Tom's tone also became serious.

"As much as I hate to admit it, I have to admit that these refugees are difficult to deal with."

"Many cities have strong opinions about them, but for reasons you know, diplomatic and international strategic, we cannot make them too unhappy for the time being, so Congress has been suppressing various places and giving them the cold shoulder."

"If Williams takes the lead in expelling these refugees, it is likely to cause a leading effect, and then other cities will follow suit."

"It might lead to a confrontation among the entire federation, and might even affect key strategic plans."

If the whole country is opposed to refugees entering their cities and there is fierce confrontation and conflict with the refugee groups.

Then this sentiment will spread to the military as well.

Soldiers would most likely complain about this in letters from home, and they would become reluctant to fight.

And if the majority of federal people oppose this "just war", with the interference and instigation of external forces, it may really be possible to press the end button for this war.

There are a lot of things for Congress to consider, and everyone has to give way to the general direction.

The will of a country is sometimes not necessarily the will of the people, but rather the will of the rulers who can represent the will of the people.

Tom made his words so clearly in the hope that Lance would not make a wrong judgment on this matter.

Lance scratched his head. "In fact, the creators of this conflict are the capitalists in the Bay Area. We don't discriminate against refugees. You can check it out. I have been helping refugees for the past two years."

“I donated quite a bit of money.”

In the war warm-up activities, the federal government also organized a small donation campaign, a social donation campaign that called on everyone to oppose the invaders and help the invaded.

This is not an important political activity, but more like a disguised social propaganda to let people know how brutal the army of the Republic of Dantra is and how much the Slade people need help.

Tom was a little curious, "How much did you donate? Off topic."

"Ten dollars." "Shit!"

"Next time, don't tell me about this alone. I thought you donated tens of thousands!"

Lance's laughter let him know that he was being fooled, but behind this harmless little joke, Lance's attitude and position were also revealed.

The two laughed for a while, and Tom continued, "I will report the details to the senator, but I am curious, why can't you deal with those rich people?"

"Is there any special reason?"

This is an opportunity!
Lance caught this point very keenly!
"They are very rich, I don't need to tell you that."

"Secondly, you know, wealthy people have extensive social connections and they have close ties to some people in state government."

“Behind this conflict, there are people from the state socialist committee supporting them.”

When Tom heard this, he roughly understood that because of some irresistible forces, if Mayor Williams did nothing, he would have no choice but to resign.

Otherwise, the Likalai State Socialist Party could hold an extraordinary congress and work with the state government and parliament to directly remove him from office.

He has now made such a big fuss and announced his intention to expel the refugees, which has given himself a talisman.

This is fucking political wisdom, surviving from death.

After sighing, Tom couldn't help but ask, "Is he so unpopular?"

"Is there no one in the state government or the state committee willing to help him?"

This is also just a digression, and Lance also explained, "He regards Jingang City as his home."

Okay, I totally get it!

No one likes others to interfere in their family affairs, let alone meddle in them. This is destined to separate the political ecology of Jingang City from the political ecology of the higher-level state.

Even if they did not unite to deal with Williams, they could just watch and choose to keep silent, and then those who hated him would dominate the entire situation.

"I will talk to the senator, and you can talk to Williams. What we need now is stability. He can't start a bad example."

"If we can convince him, we will try to mediate."

He did not promise that he would be able to get it done. After all, Senator Cleveland could not directly ask those people what to do. The most he could do was to communicate with the Socialist Party internally and interfere.

However, each state’s party committee is relatively independent, and this internal communication may not be effective.

Lance refused this time, "I'll talk to him."

Then they both hung up the phone.

Tom sorted out what Lance said in his mind, and then quickly went to see Senator Cleveland.

As the war approached, he had more documents to deal with. Without even looking up, he asked, "How's the communication going?"

"Here's what happened..." Tom began to repeat what Lance said, and then added his own judgment.

When Senator Cleveland heard the second half, he put down his pen and looked up at Tom, as attentively as if he was listening to a wonderful opera.

After Tom finished speaking, he said with a half-smile, "This is why Congress is determined to get rid of all factionalism. They regard the federal government's land and people as their own!"

He emphasized his tone a little and said, "They are doing it. Part of the war is being waged for this."

But now he, Congress, and the country all need a stable lower class of society, and this is just a Jingang City, which he has not taken seriously.

What Congress really fears and wants to deal with are the local tyrants in those states.

"Arrange someone to mediate." He gave the same solution suggestion as Tom.

Tom did not immediately agree and leave, but raised another possibility, "What if the mediation fails?"

"Lance has only been in the business for a short time, so he doesn't have much influence in the state government."

"The Williams family used to be a prominent family in Jingang City. Although they have people in the state government, they are not crucial."

"It's easy to talk to Mayor Williams. Lance has already agreed, which means he can make Mayor Williams change his mind."

"But if the Bay Area continues to force him, he can only grit his teeth and persevere in order to protect himself."

Senator Cleveland frowned. "What do you want to say?"

Tom pursed his lips. For the sake of his friend, he had done his best!
"We need an emergency plan in case we fail to achieve the desired results."

(End of this chapter)