Although Neil said that increasing rock oil production would not have much impact on Link. But Link is still worried.

He's moving big now, and of course he needs a lot of money.

He knows very well that he can be steadfast in whatever he dares to do now, and the most important reason is that he does not have any debts. Without debt, there is no need to consider unnecessary compromises. Nor can others use commercial means to put too much pressure on him.

He also doesn't want to be too indebted right now.

With his current worth, it would be very easy for him to borrow money from a bank outside the United States. Borrowing money can make his career faster. But his problem now is that he is weak in the United States, and once he is under pressure, he has to borrow again when he is short of money.

He borrowed money and might be able to borrow the working capital he needed.

But he did not believe that the world had completely selfless good intentions.

It doesn't matter what bank he borrows from. Once the bank finds out that he has to borrow, it is very likely to put forward conditions that he does not want to accept, but has to accept.

Compromise is an art. But he didn't want to compromise too much from the beginning, so he himself insisted on running his own capital system. And he also has enough sources of funds.

This is a critical period in his career. The more money he has, the better. As long as he has enough funds, he can hold everything he wants firmly in his hands. Otherwise, he could avoid the United States, but he would inevitably have to share the benefits with other countries.

Therefore, Link is still very concerned about this motion to increase rock oil production. However, after a few days, he still did not receive a request for crude oil negotiations. At this point, he became more and more convinced of Neil's judgment and became more and more relieved.

As for the range of oil price fluctuations, it can be roughly predicted.

He has a lot of things to do now, and he can't think about too many things for a while. I put this matter aside for the time being.

At this time, Carrick had already compiled and tested the system needed to convert the existing truck into a driverless truck.

And he also needs to be active for this work. This time, he plans to go and ask for support himself. He made an appointment directly with Giovanni the Elder.

In the matter of unmanned logistics systems, Charlie has little role. He needs to find a few political bigwigs to support him.

When the elder Giovanni heard that he wanted to talk to him about an unmanned logistics system, he knew that he wanted to ask for his support. Link arrived at the governor's mansion in New Mexico on time, and he brought a steed carved out of carbonized wood as a gift.

The horse carving style is very realistic, and the lines are very powerful. Giovanni the Elder had a farm of his own and was very fond of horses. The nearly two-foot-tall wood carving that Link had sent him liked so much that he immediately placed it in his study.

He stood in front of the wood carving and looked at it for a long time before he smiled and said, "Thank you, Link. It reminds me of a horse I owned when I was younger, it was a group of Arabian horses, and it was also a dark horse, just like the horse in this statue. It's just that you know that horses don't live as long as we humans. He gestured as he invited Link to sit on the couch.

After the two of them sat down, he said again, "Link, what you just said. I think so. Logistics is very important to New Mexico's economy. But Link, it's hard to assure you right now. You know, there is no right or wrong in politics, only interests. ”

Since Link is so supportive of Charlie, he believes that Link cannot be ignorant of politics. So he didn't hide it: "Your logistics system may be a good thing for farmers, but it is a bad thing for many people." I don't have much to pursue, and I can fully support you. But I can't influence the decisions of the state house. Those MPs have a diverse constituency. ”

Link certainly knows that. But he must be supported at the government level. He smiled and said, "Mr. Governor, I just want your support this time. I need some people with enough standing to support me. ”

Old Giovanni thought for a moment and said, "Link, I understand what you mean. But I need to think again. You know, I need to think about Charlie. I think you'll agree with that as well. ”

He has no pursuit of his career. Now he is in the second term. It will not be possible to be re-elected in the next term. And after leaving office, he is over 70 years old. There is no way to seek any other higher positions. So he doesn't have to think too much about the votes. But he needs to think about Charlie.

Link also hopes that this incident will not affect Charlie. He nodded and said, "Of course, I very much hope that Charlie will get more support." ”

Although they didn't say anything, they both understood what the other meant.

The elder Giovanni is worried that the Democratic Party's attitude towards unmanned logistics systems will conflict with his own statement. That certainly didn't affect him much. But Charlie also needs the support of the Democratic Party. If he now clashes with the Democrats, it may affect the Democrats' attitude towards Charlie. So he needs to test the Republican Party's attitude towards this first.

And Link is making it clear that he will support Charlie to a higher position.

Old Giovanni nodded and said, "Link, thank you for your understanding! As a father, I'm glad that Charlie has a friend like you." Charlie, with your help, has a brighter future ahead of him than I ever imagined. ”

Link smiled and said, "As you said, Charlie and I are friends. I value my friendship with Charlie very much. I also hope that he can achieve his highest value in life. ”

Giovanni smiled, got up and went to the back of his desk to get a cigar out. He nodded slowly and said, "Link, as a father, I hope that Charlie's future achievements will be as high as possible." But in addition to Charlie's own efforts, and the support of me and you, he needs more help. The best help, of course, is support from within the Democratic Party. But Charlie is too junior and too young. He needs the support of more people. ”

Link could hear what he was saying, but he didn't understand what he meant: "Mr. Governor." You mean, we should help him get more support?"

"Yes. Old Giovanni slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said. "Link, right now the Democrats are on the offensive from the Republicans. Many of the seats in Congress are somewhat precarious. As far as I know, at least 20 of the current Democratic lawmakers are in their respective constituencies, and their support is lower than that of their opponents. There is still more than a year left before the re-election. But they can't seem to find more support. ”

Link smiled and said, "Mr. Governor, I will talk to Charlie, and if I have the opportunity, I would like to meet more friends from the councilor." ”

Charlie mentioned to Giovanni Sr. that Link wanted the Chinese members of the Democratic Party to stand by Charlie's side. From this incident, the elder Giovanni saw that Link had certain ambitions for politics, but his ambitions were expressed very hiddenly.

Getting more Chinese support is certainly good for Charlie, at least in the current parliamentary seats, where he can get a certain number of votes. If the Chinese can have a certain status in the Democratic Party, Charlie can also get a certain amount of help.

But the elder Giovanni knows very well that the Chinese still need to do a lot if they want to have a position that attracts attention in the Democratic Party. Not even for a long time.

And Charlie didn't have that long to wait.

Now there are many rising stars in the Democratic Party, and Charlie faces fierce competition for resources within the party. Now the elder Giovanni is still in the position of governor, and he can help Charlie get some resources. But he will step down in three years, and it will be a big blow to Charlie at that time.

The elder Giovanni hopes that his son will get more support from the party. Of course, this kind of support cannot be obtained for nothing.

Link also understood what he meant, so he said something like that. He asked Charlie to introduce, of course, to Charlie to people who deserved to be supported.

And that decision worthy of support is in Charlie's hands, which is to sell favors to Charlie.

Link invests in Charlie's elected MPs, and as the financier of those MPs, he can certainly get the support of those MPs. And those parliamentarians were funded through Charlie, and of course they had to sell Charlie a favor.

That would benefit both him and Charlie. Of course, the premise is that the legislators he supports can be successfully re-elected.

He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I'll fly to California to talk to Charlie later." He said this to remind the elder Giovanni to talk to Charlie first.

Old Giovanni, of course, understood what he meant, and said, "That's the best." The future is the world of you young people. You really should talk about it in detail. ”

Link soon left the governor's mansion. Then I rushed to San Francisco. But Charlie has a meeting to do in the afternoon. So he went first to worship his mother. When the time was almost up, I rushed back to San Francisco.

By the time I got back to San Francisco, it was almost time for dinner. He had dinner at Charlie's house. Then he and Charlie were in the study drinking coffee and talking.

Charlie had already received a call from Giovanni Sr. Knowing that Link is willing to provide him with deeper help, he is certainly willing to cooperate with Link.

Charlie and Link have a closer relationship and are a little more open-minded.

"Link, me and my dad on the phone. Understand your motivation for being willing to support other Democratic lawmakers this time. ”

"It's best if you understand. I don't have to say much. Link said with a smile. "You know, I've reached a plateau right now. It's not that I can't break through this bottleneck, but that I do, which will cause some people to worry unnecessarily. That's not in my control. And I don't want to have a head-on conflict with them, I want to live in peace with them. The unmanned logistics system is the sincerity I took out. ”

Charlie listened to him, looked at him and said, "Link, I understand your concern. I don't think you're going to unconditionally support a Democratic congressman. I'm guessing you definitely have a bottom line. ”

"Of course. A sneer tugged at the corner of Link's mouth and said. "First of all, no matter when there is any discrimination against people of yellow or Chinese descent, it is never in my consideration. Of course, if you're under forty-five, I don't think too much about it, unless you feel like he's been of great help to you. ”

"I'm also very disgusted by racism, so I don't have a common language with those people," Charlie laughs. He knew that Link was not supporting people under the age of forty-five for his sake. But he didn't think it was necessary.

Of course, he wouldn't easily introduce people his age to Link. Because a person of that age is likely to become his competitor in the future.

However, he is also worried that Link will consider another aspect: "What if it is competing with the Chinese in the same constituency?"

Link smiled and said, "Of course it's someone who supports your recommendation." ”

Link, of course, wanted the Chinese to come to power, but the problem was that the Chinese were too small. Even if they become members of the National Assembly, in order to gain support from the party in the re-election campaign, those Chinese lawmakers may be inclined to follow the instructions of the party.

And it's impossible for too many Chinese to be allowed in Congress.

If the Republican Party has one more Chinese elected to the Congress, then the Chinese in the Democratic Party will have one less chance. He needs to bring the strength together. Charlie's, and Chinese.

The combination of the two is in his best interest.

He stressed: "Charlie, although I would like more Chinese to be elected to the federal parliament, we all know that it is impossible. So at present, I hope that more people in states with a high concentration of Chinese will be elected to the state legislature. ”

Charlie suddenly said, "Hmm." I see what you mean. ”

Charlie did get it. Link's meaning is to let the power of the Chinese slowly brew first. Although the proportion of the Chinese population in the United States is small, in some states, the proportion is not low. The election method in the United States can give the Chinese a way to show their strength in those states.

For example, in California, which has the largest Chinese population. Even if the percentage of California's population is still very low, these few percentage points of general election votes can at some point determine the ownership of California's large vote base. The Chinese will become one of the targets of the various political parties.

All parties will pay more attention to Chinese party members.

Of course, that requires the Chinese to be united. If there is no unity among the Chinese, this power will be weakened.

As long as the Chinese are united, it can determine the ownership of the votes in each state to a certain extent. Link only supports the Chinese congressmen of the Democratic Party, but it will be easier to change the political ecology of the Chinese in the United States.

If there are more Chinese members of the Democratic Party, it will be easier for the Chinese to support the Democratic Party. After the Democratic Party gains benefits, it will pay more or less attention to Chinese party members, and the Republican Party, seeing the strength of the Chinese people, will naturally support Chinese party members within its own party in order to compete for the votes of the Chinese.

Link smiled and said, "Anyway, I can give you a budget of 100 million dollars a year for the time being." You can pick the people who need funding and who will help you the most. This money, in the name of the Beni Hans Group, will be funded by them in the form of a hidden donation. "Hidden contributions are not directly provided for campaign funding, but rather for those councillors to provide services or policies to their constituencies. That kind of money is not included in the scope of campaign funding restrictions. But it is very helpful for the election campaign.

Hearing that Link was willing to come up with $200 million, Charlie was also a little surprised. That's that much money, you can even fund a hundred people. Because those people can't be just Link.

He nodded and said, "I'll try to make your money well spent." ”