Chapter 240: Political Reward (I)
The life of the Coulson family during this period has changed dramatically, all because of the extra life in the family.
Of course, don't think crookedly, it's not that Alan has a child, but that they treat Giroud as a real life.
Although Giroud has gradually developed feelings as an artificial intelligence in the past few months, out of curiosity, he has been absorbing a huge amount of relevant information on the Internet.
Whether it is a movie about artificial intelligence, or a discussion among netizens on related forums, these cannot escape Giroud's eyes.
But it is the first time that the Coulson family is full of laughter and laughter every day, as if they are really witnessing the growth of a new life!
But the news that Allen has cultivated a real artificial intelligence, none of them went out, after all, they are not stupid, and if this matter is spread, it will cause an uproar, just because of the troubles that come one after another, that is, they don't need to face it.
On this day, Allen was invited by President Kelly to the White House as a guest, which was also the first meeting between the two after Kelly became president.
, In the past, when he came here, Allen went to the Trigram Wing Building, the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D., in the suburbs, after all, the whole of Washington, that is, here has a deep connection with him.
However, this time, Allen turned into a serf and sang, and accompanied by the chief of staff of the White House, came to the president's office to meet his most sincere friends!
"Hey Alan, you're finally here!" As soon as they met, President Kelly gave Allen a big hug, showing their familiarity without shying away from it.
Allen was also very happy, hugged President Kelly tightly, and said with a heartfelt blessing: "Mr. President, you have fulfilled your wish, and you have finally become the owner of the White House!" ”
"Your help is indispensable!"
"No, it's your own efforts that make it happen!"
After the polite exchange, the chief of staff closed the door to the office for the two of them, and now there were only two people left, and the real conversation was about to begin.
Allen stepped forward and gently knocked on the president's desk, and said meaningfully, "Is this seat easy to sit in?" ”
President Kelly, as the host, was not polite, sat directly on his desk, and said in high spirits: "It's a bit awkward, but I can still sit still, after all, we Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives now have an absolute majority, and my will can still be implemented relatively well!" ”
"That's good!" Alan turned to look at Kelly, but nothing more.
Seeing Kelly Allen's appearance, President Kelly smiled slightly, walked back to the front of the desk, took out a document from the drawer on the side, handed it to Allen, and said with a smile: "Let's see, if there is anything unsatisfactory and that needs to be modified, and me!" ”
Alan was not polite, took the folder, and sat on the sofa next to him and looked through it carefully.
And this thick document is the political reward that President Kelly has worked hard for the big financiers behind him after he officially took office, and he believes that the benefits given to the Coulson Group in this document are definitely not refused, and he will definitely be satisfied!
After all, this is the true meaning of election in democratic countries, money is king, and the big financiers behind these candidates, spending so many resources and political donations, are not for nothing.
On the contrary, what they need is naked and naked interests, otherwise why should they spend so much money to support an irrelevant person to ascend to the throne, are they so selfless?
Of course not, they are following the centuries-old tradition of trading power for money in this democratic country, and the people in power who have been supported by them will do their best to help their supporters get back their money and repay their support when they are in power.
Of course, such behavior is not considered bribery, because they do not have direct money exchanges, and the political donations given by the financiers can only be used for various related election activities, and if the candidates dare to spend as they please, it will really become bribery.
Their real payback period will be very long, and when President Kelly is in office, he will not accept the benefits of Allen's dime, but he will serve Allen with all his heart and try to satisfy him.
And when he leaves the presidency, Allen will continue to invite the former president to give speeches in the name of the Coulson Group and its subsidiaries, and the cost of any speech will be astronomical in the eyes of ordinary people.
Looking at the document in his hand, the corners of Allen's mouth gradually showed a smile, and he decided that when President Kelly left office, he would definitely increase the speech fee given to him.
"How's it going, are you still satisfied?" President Kelly asked Allen with a smile on his face, but with a hint of emotion.
Alan put down his hand in Chinese and said with the same smile: "Very good, but I think it is not easy for you to let Congress pass these budgets!" ”
Seeing that Allen was very satisfied with his return, President Kelly finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he nodded and said: "Yes, it's not easy at all, although the Senate and House of Representatives are in the hands of the Republicans, but I also put a lot of effort into getting them to pass these budgets!" ”
President Kelly walked over and picked up the document and pointed to one of the pages: "For example, this budget proposal on the procurement of Coulson Energy-related products has been violently resisted by the big business group headed by Rockefeller, so you have to find me a few strong and reliable bodyguards."
I don't want to be the end of Lincoln and Kennedy! ”
Hearing President Carey's exaggerated words, Allen smiled slightly: "I definitely won't let such a thing happen, believe me!" ”
Allen knows why President Kelly would make such a feeling, first of all, it is not uncommon for presidents in the United States to be assassinated for various reasons, and several have died in office, and if the interests of some people in power behind the scenes are violated, even the president's life is not worth much.
And the procurement that President Kelly mentioned is that the federal government will vigorously support clean energy in the next four years, that is, in President Kelly's first term.
To that end, President Kelly pushed Congress to pass a massive budget to purchase the Ark reactor from the clean energy leader, Coulson Energy.
At the same time, the federal government will also promote the development of clean energy in the United States, but in this way, the interests of the traditional energy industry, such as the petrochemical industry led by the Rockefeller consortium, will be greatly affected.
That's why President Kelly said that he was worried about his life, and just after taking office, he gave Allen's Coulson Group such a big gift package, how could Allen let him have an accident, he will definitely do his best to ensure President Kelly's safety!
And there's more to President Kelly than that!