Chapter 402: A bribe of $500 million
"We need a president, and America needs a president, and when people call this president, we want it to be...... President Roosevelt. ”
Major General Nick's reply has not yet arrived, but the Roosevelts have arrived.
After some politeness and verbal rhetoric, the current patriarch of the Roosevelt family told Wen Ming what they wanted.
And this requirement corresponds to Wen Ming's request.
Wen Ming was silent, he really couldn't understand why the Roosevelt family believed that he was willing to support a Roosevelt president.
It's not that Wen Ming can't do it, in the capitalist country of the United States, money is everything. Money can be used to seek welfare for ordinary Americans, to get the support of ordinary people, or it can be used to buy political connections so that more politicians, or more generally, congressmen, support you.
In another world where Wen Ming lives, there is a businessman who has become the president of the United States, if you only look at his net worth, the businessman president who governs the country with Twitter does not know how many times worse in front of Wen Ming.
Even if Wen Ming casually supports a businessman, he can have a value that exceeds that of the merchant president, such as the current Teresa Roy, whose worth has already doubled.
However, why did the president, who was supported by Wenming, listen to the Roosevelt family?
Even if that person's surname is Roosevelt.
"I don't think I'm capable of doing this." Wen Ming couldn't understand where the Roosevelt family's self-confidence came from, so he could only continue the conversation in a different direction, saying: "If you can buy votes with money, I believe that there are not many people in this world who can pay a higher price than me, but you also know that this is illegal." ”
Wen Ming's words made the current patriarch of the Roosevelt family, 67-year-old James Roosevelt Jr., laugh.
James Roosevelt Jr.'s father is James Roosevelt, a former member of the U.S. Congress, with the rank of brigadier general, and the 26-year-old James Roosevelt has also served as a presidential aide many times, because his father is Franklin Roosevelt, the longest-serving president in the history of the United States.
After the death of James Roosevelt, James Roosevelt Jr.'s name became James Roosevelt, but many people still call him James Roosevelt Jr., because this title proves that those people know his background and know what he represents.
Franklin Roosevelt, who won four successful campaigns, served three full terms as president, and served half a term as president, how much unknown strength the Roosevelt family left behind, so far, only James Roosevelt Jr. knows.
So he can laugh at Wen Ming's question and say, "If it's just you, it's really hard to support a president, and of course, if you're willing to run for president yourself, I think it's a little bit easier." ”
Reducing the difficulty does not mean that there is no difficulty, and the political connections of the businessman president of the other world are not accumulated in one or two years.
Wen Ming is not short of money, what he lacks is time.
You must know that the top level of American politics is not some poor and remote village party secretary, they will not accept the money on the spot when you send it, or even can't wait to reach out and take the money from your pocket.
People who can get mixed up to that point really lack money to spend?
Therefore, whether it is James Roosevelt Jr. or Wen Ming, it is very clear that Wen Ming wants to have real connections in American politics, and there is only one thing missing, that is, time.
James Roosevelt Jr. continued: "But if you're willing to provide us with financial support, and direct solidarity with our agents, I think the next president is almost certain in place." ”
It was the end of 2010 and the next U.S. presidential election was in 2012.
If Wen Ming does not choose to cooperate with the Roosevelt family, then if he wants to support his political connections to run for president of the United States, it will not have a chance until at least 2020, and he may not be successful.
Even if it succeeds, there will be two terms of president between these two times.
What can two presidential terms do?
Create a family that has been around for more than 100 years!
Wen Ming asked with a calm expression, "I want to know, who is the agent you are going to support?" ”
James Roosevelt Jr. replied, "My second son, 39-year-old Glady-Roosevelt, is now a member of Congress. ”
Wen Ming frowned, 39 years old is about to enter middle age, ordinary people's achievements in life can almost be fixed, but in the face of a position like the president, it is still a little too young.
James Roosevelt Jr. noticed Wen Ming's expression, he knew what Wen Ming was thinking, and said, "Do you know who the youngest president in American history is?" ”
Without waiting for Wen Ming to answer, James Roosevelt Jr. continued: "Theodore Roosevelt, he is the cousin of my grandfather Franklin D. Roosevelt, and when he became president of the United States, he was only 42 years old, and this age has set an unprecedented record, which no one has been able to surpass so far. ”
"Gladyy will be 41 years old at the time of the next presidential campaign, and we hope that this record will be set by and held by us in the Roosevelt family."
Wen Ming doesn't know much about the presidents in American history, except for a few relatively well-known ones, he can't even name them.
Hearing the reasons of James Roosevelt Jr., he could only sigh at the enormity of this family's ambition.
Even if this family is already in the twilight.
There was a silence in the room between the two of them, and Wen Ming was thinking about what he could gain and what he had lost in this transaction.
Demands such as building satellites, fighter jets, and rocket launch sites will inevitably be satisfied, and even Wenming's umbrella company may be able to do what a real arms dealer should do.
For example, selling arms to the whole world.
But this does not mean that Wen Ming will be able to control the next president of the United States, and no one wants to be controlled. And this kind of handle to help run for president is actually not a handle, and the United States already has the existence of such a 'righteous and bright way of bribery'.
The Roosevelt family, which has been in the twilight of the day, will take advantage of this opportunity to rise again and once again continue the glory of its family for more than a hundred years.
And Wen Ming's loss is to add an enemy, that is, the Roosevelt family.
Because Wen Ming's purpose is to control as much power as possible, the United States is naturally one of the powers he hopes to grasp.
Not to dominate the world, but to be able to unite forces when necessary to deal with an enemy that a single country on the planet simply cannot face, that is, his cause and effect.
Like, aliens!
"What do I need to do?"
After thinking about it for a while, Wen Ming decided to cooperate with the Roosevelt family, because Gladdy Roosevelt's term of office was only two terms at most, and after two terms, Wen Ming felt that he should already have enough political power.
When the time comes......
James Roosevelt Jr. laughed happily and said, "First of all, of course, it is financial help, and we hope to get the first $500 million campaign fee." Secondly, you have to have a good relationship with Gladydy, and this relationship must be on the bright side and let more people know about it. Finally, I hope you will be able to join the DPP. ”
"To show our sincerity, tomorrow morning, you will be able to get the permission you want, and you can also reply to me tomorrow with my three requests."
Hearing James Roosevelt Jr.'s request, Wen Ming finally understood what it meant to be called the twilight of the sunset, such a huge family, the family of two presidents, and today, nearly a hundred years later, he couldn't come up with $500 million in cash. Of course, it's not that you really can't take it out, but if you take it out, the family will be broken.
But what is $500 million for Wen Ming?
Wen Ming asked puzzledly, "Why are you looking for me?" ”
James Roosevelt Jr. replied very sincerely: "Because you need us, and we need you." ”
It's important to need this reason, Bill Gates has money, but he doesn't have the ambition to hear, Mark Zuckerberg has money, but it's all assets on the books, not cash. How many other old rich people have to do with Roosevelt-like families or politicians?