Hearing this, Jin Muchen knew that Kate and Jesse must have encountered a very special story at this banquet. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"When we went in, we realized that this banquet was really unusual, you must know that I have been in New York for so many years, even if I have not participated in such a party, I have heard a lot. However, as far as I know, such gatherings are usually for the leaders of large local companies that are very influential, or local politicians. But I didn't see a single local New York official at this party, which made me very surprised. Most of the people who attended these gatherings were some fresh faces, but these people, although I don't know them, but I can feel that they are not small, they are not ordinary people, and even some people, far away, I can smell the smell of bureaucracy in them... So I'm sure there were quite a few politicians at that party... ”

Jesse's statement made Jin Muchen feel a little confused, these Hearsts held such a drinking party in a place like New Jersey, and instead of inviting local politicians over, they invited a group of politicians from other places, what kind of idea did they have?

And how did this drinking party evolve in the end, the hunt for Jesse and Kate? Jin Muchen had a few questions, but he didn't interrupt Jesse so that she could continue.

"Then Kate and I approached, and those people secretly inquired about what they were talking about, and finally in a living room upstairs, we overheard some useful information, and that was when I went upstairs to find the toilet, and at the corner of the stairs, I found a room with bodyguards guarding the door, and I knew that there must be someone over there to talk about things, and I also knew that if I went in like that, I would definitely not even be able to get close to the door, and I would be caught by those bodyguards, so I went downstairs and mixed into the kitchen, I just saw someone in the kitchen preparing a meal for the guests in the upstairs room, so I secretly installed a bugging device under the dining car, hehe, you must know that we bring the bugging in, it is not easy, you must know that when you mix in, the security of those guys is very strict, not only to search their bodies, but also to bring mobile phones... ”

Speaking of this, Jesse couldn't help but show off, Jin Muchen hurriedly nodded and cooperated with her and said, "Well, I know that you are the most capable, okay, hurry up and continue, what did you all hear?" ”

Jesse glanced at him, obviously dissatisfied with his perfunctory attitude, but he didn't continue to entangle, and continued: "Soon the food cart was pushed upstairs, and Kate and I found a room downstairs and started eavesdropping, and guess what?" Kate and I were taken aback by hearing this, it turned out that the people in that room were definitely not small, including the California Attorney General, the chairman of the California Development Planning and Design Committee, and many California bureaucrats, as well as a few business tycoons, and the things they discussed were also very simple, that is, about the construction of the high-speed rail from San Francisco to Los Angeles, mainly involving where to expropriate the land, how much to requisit, and how to deal with those who like to make trouble. And in the end, the high-speed rail construction will finally have those companies enter the bid, and finally there will be which company will win the bid, etc. At that time, Kate and I were highly nervous, and there were too many interfering signal sources in that room, and there were many details, and we all heard them too clearly, but the specific content should be like this... ”

Hearing this, Jin Muchen finally came to his senses, no wonder the people at this banquet, Jesse said that she didn't know much, and the high-ranking officials at this banquet were all high-ranking officials from California, not officials from New York.

And the Hearst family is here to feast these high-ranking officials and discuss these things, which means very clearly, it seems that they want to get involved in the construction of high-speed rail in California, you must know that this is a big fat meat!

In fact, there have been many debates in the United States about the construction of high-speed rail in the United States, in fact, it was the construction of the Pacific Rim Railway, and the large railroad that crosses the east and west of the United States, which laid the foundation of today's territory, you must know that the United States had just developed the Great West not long ago, and New Mexico and Texas at that time were all snatched from the Mexicans, and their rule over those two states was not stable.

Later, in order to allow more Americans to come from the east to the west, they began to build a nationwide railway, and finally in just a few decades, they built the world's first mileage railroad at that time.

The construction of railways during that period of time made many rich tycoons in the United States, and even many of the most well-counted tycoons now started by participating in the construction of those railways.

However, in the twenties and thirties of the last century, the United States broke out the world's most serious economic crisis, in order to revitalize the economy, Roosevelt, who came to power at that time, began to engage in infrastructure construction throughout the country, mainly to promote the construction of highways, and to encourage the development of the automobile industry in the United States, because he knew that these industries can promote a large number of people to work.

It is precisely because of Roosevelt's promotion that the highways in the United States have been rapidly constructed, and the automobile companies have expanded rapidly, and later they have become a new force in promoting the economic development of the United States.

After World War II, the economic development of the United States entered a golden age, when the American industry was in the most golden age, more cars were pushed to the market, more and more families began to own cars, coupled with large aircraft companies began to expand in the field of passenger aircraft, airports were built more and more, and the aviation industry also developed greatly.

It is precisely under the squeeze of these two aspects that the railroad industry in the United States has fallen into recession and difficulty, the railway infrastructure is in disrepair, the trains have not been updated for many years, and the speed of trains is still terrible slow.

When most people travel, they are choosing more and more flexible cars and faster planes, and railroads in the United States can only be seen as a supporting role in the transportation industry.

So far, the United States has only retained some intercity railways for those who live in satellite cities to commute to work every day, or some sightseeing trains for those who like to travel.

Therefore, rail transportation in the United States can be said to have been stagnant for decades, and the concept has not been very popular with the American people.

It was not until recent years, when China began to build high-speed trains in large quantities, that the Americans began to shout that they would build such high-speed railways in the United States.

However, the construction of high-speed rail has been discussed many times in the United States, but it has not been possible to reach an agreement between the government and the people, and the people have always had a lot of debate about the construction of high-speed rail.

Although high-speed rail is very convenient, there are still many American people who don't like this thing, because they feel that this railway train can't send them to their doorstep, so it is not convenient to take the train by car, after all, it is more flexible to drive by yourself.

And if you go long distances, there are so many airlines in the United States, you can choose to travel by plane, after all, taking a plane is much faster and more convenient than doing a high-speed train.

Therefore, in the eyes of many Americans, the construction of high-speed rail is completely a kind of redundant construction, a waste of taxes paid by taxpayers, and the United States does not need high-speed rail at all.

And many airlines, and car companies, this kind of high-speed rail, is also very hostile, after all, if such a railway is really built, it will definitely steal part of their passenger source, which in their opinion, is absolutely unacceptable, so the construction of high-speed rail, in the United States has been discussed for several years, but in the end it has not been able to qualify, until now there is no high-speed railway in the United States.

However, although many Americans oppose the construction of such high-speed rail, there are many Americans who support the construction of such high-speed rail.

For example, those who often have to travel for business, most of the Americans are relatively large, and if they travel a lot, they have to fly often, but most companies can only afford that kind of economy class, what is the space of economy class, everyone knows, obviously that kind of seat, is not very suitable for those big Americans.

Therefore, many people who need to travel a lot for work are very welcome, and the construction of high-speed rail, as well as many people who often need to commute between two cities, are also very welcome to high-speed rail, after all, this can save them a lot of time, after all, not everyone likes to drive long-distance buses.

Moreover, there are some local governments that also highly recommend the construction of high-speed railways, because if the high-speed rail is built, it can create a lot of employment opportunities and solve a large number of employment problems, so many local governments actually like to build high-speed railways very much.

But unfortunately, after all, in the United States, not everything is the government's final say, so the construction of the high-speed rail, has been delayed until now, since 2008, the Americans began to say that they want to build high-speed rail in the United States, but eight years later, there is still no high-speed railway in the United States even one kilometer.

However, some time ago, some rumors finally came out that the United States was finally going to build high-speed rail, and the most likely to be built was in California, from Los Angeles to San Francisco. (To be continued.) )