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Qin Zhiyuan, who was supposed to be killed in the plane crash, came to this era, and it should also have some impact on this era.
Of course, the impact of Qin Zhiyuan is far beyond Busan, in North Africa, in North America, in Australia, and even in Europe, because the chain reaction caused by Qin Zhiyuan's appearance is already everywhere.
Perth, Western Australia.
Timothy, who stepped out of the city hall gate, looked up at the gloomy sky, sighed imperceptibly, and then walked towards the Swan River Cafe opposite the city hall with slightly heavy steps.
No, in just two years, everything is not the same as before, the Swan River Cafe has changed owners, although the name has not changed, the bartender is no longer Tim, but a Williams from the North American continent, I heard that the owner is also North American.
Poor Americans are now living in the shadow of Prohibition, and the alcohol industry in the United States has fallen into a state of unemployment, so those poor Americans have to go elsewhere to beg for a living, and it is in this context that Williams and his boss came to Perth.
Timothy is not the ordinary councillor who is bent on selling the farm, because of his good relationship with "Angel Jack", Timothy is now the speaker of the House of Commons, has considerable power, and is already considered a leading figure in the city of Pass.
The head man also has the difficulties of the head character, and Timothy's life has not been very good lately, and the reason is because of "Angel Jack" Port Hedland.
Just two months ago, the Perth government issued a decree that all Western Australian ore exports would be subject to a 30 per cent tax on top of the original tax.
Clear-eyed people know that this decree is aimed at Port Hedland, now in Western Australia, only Port Hedland is an ore export port, where millions of Australian dollars of ore are exported every day, and the government of Perth is now issuing this kind of decree, which means that the Port of Hedland is very obvious.
"Angel Jack" is not easy to mess with, since the city of Perth announced this decree, Port Hedland has stopped paying taxes for two whole months, not to mention the extra thirty percent, and even the original taxes are no longer paid.
The tension immediately intensified, and at last week's regular meeting, Communist MP Tom Spike introduced a motion proposing to take back Port Hedland by force and drive out all those who did not comply with the law from Western Australia.
This motion is also known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart, and it is still aimed at "Angel Jack".
What made Timothy feel powerless was that there were so many congressmen who approved Tom Spike's proposal, so that the bill was almost passed at that time, which made Timothy very surprised, if it was just a Tom Spike who was dizzy, Timothy could still understand, but so many congressmen agreed to this bill at the same time, it can only prove one thing, someone is secretly pushing, the purpose is to target "Angel Jack".
It's just that if it was two years ago, or a year ago, or even half a year ago, the city government of Pass would not have caused much trouble if it wanted to promote such a bill, but now, Timothy, who has a good personal relationship with "Angel Jack", knows very well in his heart that "Angel Jack" is no longer something that the city government of Pass can get rid of.
Tomorrow, Tom Spike will submit that proposal again, and the council will vote again, and after a week of deliberation, if there are no accidents, this time it should be passed, and Timothy knows that Tom Spike has not been idle for a week, and he has been visiting the councillors to try to reach a consensus.
Timothy didn't know what kind of promises Tom Spike had made to win over the councilors, but Timothy knew that if he didn't do something about it, then Paz would soon have a fight with Port Hedland, which Timothy definitely didn't want to see.
So Timothy asked Andrew Wood over for a drink today to make one last effort before tomorrow's vote.
Andrew Wood is a neutral member of parliament and is quite influential in parliament, and if Timothy can convince Andrew Wood, then he can influence a part of the vote, and maybe change the outcome of the vote.
Before Andrew Wood arrived, Timothy found a chair and prepared to rest for a while.
Timothy has been really heartbroken for Tom Spike's proposal these days, but remembering the check in his underwear pocket, Timothy doesn't feel so sad anymore.
"Sir, would you like something to drink?" The young waiter came, not loud, just enough for Timothy to hear, but not to disturb the others.
"Wait a minute, let me be quiet for a moment." Timothy was a little inexplicably irritable.
To tell the truth, the Yankees are so annoying, they seem to be polite and polite, everything is orderly, but in fact they are cold and almost impersonal, if Swan River is still the previous boss, then no matter how long Timothy wants to stay here, no one will bother him.
"Yes, sir." The waiter was still polite, but there was dissatisfaction in his voice.
"Bring me a glass of rum." Timothy didn't want to be annoying, even if the other party didn't say it, Timothy didn't want to, the feeling was disgusting.
"Yes, sir." The waiter stepped back silently, this time in a calm voice.
About ten minutes later, the wind chimes ringing drunkenly hanging on the door, and Andrew Wood finally arrived.
"Damn budget, damn railroad, damn fuck weather, everything is irritating, get me a drink and let me forget about it." Andrew Wood cursed and began to shout as soon as he entered the door.
Railway, this is a big project that the city of Perth has just recently proposed.
It's not for nothing that Perth is considered the loneliest city in the world.
If you look at the map, you will find that the place where Paz stayed is really remote, if you go west, across the vast Indian Ocean, you have to go through 7,350 kilometers to reach the east coast of Africa; If you go south, it is the uninhabited Antarctica; If you go north, even the nearest port, Port Hedland, is more than 1,500 kilometers away; As for the east, it goes without mentioning that even the nearest city, Adelaide, is more than 2,740 kilometers away, and it has to pass through deserts, Gobi and mountains.
In order to solve the transport problem in Pass, the city of Pass proposed to build a railway between Pass and Adelaide, a proposal that of course won the approval of all Passers, and then the problem of funding became the biggest problem.
Australia is a federal country, and the Australian government doesn't have to think about it, they haven't even paid for the resettlement of veterans of the World War, and they simply don't have the energy to support such a big project.
So after thinking about it, it seems that the only way to raise taxes is feasible.
Hence the unpleasantness between Paz and Hedland.
"Our mayor really has a big problem for his successor, look at it, the mayor proposed to build the railway, if the next mayor does not start construction during his term of office, it will definitely become the target of public criticism, and our mayor may be able to make a comeback at that time." Andrew Wood had just sat down and began to complain, the expected mockery strong.
"That's not something I need to worry about, and I'm not going to run for mayor anyway, do you want to try?" Timothy brace herself and smiles at Andrew Wood.
"Mayor? Don't be kidding, I don't even want to be a member of this budget committee at the moment, damn it, I'll resign tomorrow, and whoever wants to deal with those accountants, let them go. Andrew Wood shrugged off and took a sip from his glass.
Andrew Wood is currently a member of the Budget Committee, a budget committee that was set up to build a railroad.
This committee has been in existence for about half a year, but they have not come up with any effective plans, and they do not even have a plan now, and as long as they meet all day, they will get into endless disputes.
"Seriously, what do you think of Tom Spike's bill?" Timothy didn't want to beat around the bush, and Timothy knew that Andrew Wood knew what Timothy was looking for him.
Timothy and Andrew Wood are also acquaintances, and although they are not old friends, they still have nodding friends.
Paz is so small, look down and don't look up, it's not easy to be unfamiliar, since that's the case, it doesn't matter if it's a roundabout, it's better to fight quickly, and it can save everyone's time.
"Tom Spike - this is another great guy, even more than our mayor, and his bill is nothing short of grandstanding." Andrew Wood didn't have much affection for Tom Spike, and he gritted his teeth a little when he mentioned it: "But you know, this guy has the support of London and has a deep background, and God knows if this proposal of his is what those old men in London mean?" If yes, then it's fun. ”
Andrew Wood is also a sensible person, but because he does not have such interests as Timothy with "Angel Jack", it seems that Andrew Wood does not want to be a bird.
"Even if it is, we can't put Paz on the table as a bet, we don't have this right, if we lose the bet, we won't have anything left." Timothy's attitude is clear, not as ambiguous as Andrew Wood.
"Willing to lose, if you lose, you win, Tim, you can think better, what if we win?" Andrew Wood has a different opinion, but it sounds like a lot of speculation.
"Win? What to win? Just with our more than 1,000 National Guards? Do you know how many people Jack has in his hands? That's 100,000 people! Timothy shook his head and smiled wryly.
"10-100,000? Impossible, right? Andrew Wood's expression was a little glazed.
(To be continued.) )