208. Wellington's Political Story 5
The old fox began to show its tail, and Philip temporarily put aside his tenderness and sweetness with his lover, and turned all his attention to Adrian, none of these old fellows like the Blood Prince, the Elven King, etc., were easy to deal with.
"It's not smooth, but it's also fearless, I'm still young, so it's better to pay the tuition. Philip said fearlessly, youth is capital, twenty-year-old governor-level lord, except for the heir to the throne in the history of Bugas, no one can be promoted like Philip, if he is not bound to become the empress's husband, no matter how big his background, no matter how great his achievements, he will not do so well.
Philip is hinting to Adrian, don't think about getting anything good out of me, I'm young, I have a chance, don't expect me to make an unequal deal just to pass a bill.
I don't know if Adrian heard the subtext of these words, he continued: "Your Excellency Philip, I have a few Republican congressmen who are good friends, if you want, I can lobby them to support you in this bill, although these gentlemen will not fall to the royalists because of this, but there is no problem in supporting you in a certain bill." ”
Republican legislators have a very large position in the parliament, more than half of them, but most of these legislators come from direct local elections, which means that they must represent their own constituencies in the parliament, even if it is superficial, and it means that in some specific bills, if the royalists put forward the bills in the interests of their constituencies, they may side with the royalists. Otherwise, they voted against the bill in the interests of the constituency, and the news was publicized by those who had a good heart, which would cause great disadvantage to their next election.
This is also known to the top of the Republican Party, but it is enough for them to be able to maintain the unity of the Republican Party on important issues, and it is not required that everything be completely consistent, if that were the case, the Bugas Empire would have long since changed from an imperial system to a republican system.
"Your Highness Adrian. What do you need me to do?" asked Philip calmly. There is no free lunch in the world, he doesn't believe that Adrian will give such a big gift for no reason, even if he wants to win over him in the future, he will definitely be able to become the Grand Duke of Grace, which is not a small cost of favor.
"Magic weapons!" Adrian laughed. "In the future, the magic weapons of the Electric Magic Chamber of Commerce can only be supplied to us. Cannot be sold to other Bloodlines. ”
"Impossible!" Philip immediately refused. Adrian's exclusivity contract had reduced the Magical Weapons Research Department of the Electrical Magic Chamber of Commerce to the Watson family's family factory, and Philip would never let that happen.
But. The cooperation of magic weapons is still needed, and the Watson family has also made great efforts to save Grace this time, and the necessary benefits still have to be given.
"I can guarantee that if other bloodlines are provided with magic weapons in the future, their weapon level and quantity will not exceed that of the Watson family, and at the same time, the Electric Magic Chamber of Commerce will definitely ensure that the Watson family is the best among all the bloodlines in terms of quality and advancement, but the Watson family cannot use these weapons against my subordinates. Your Excellency, this is the bottom line. ”
Exclusive contracts are not possible, but priority contracts can be provided, and for partners like the Watson family, it must be taken care of.
Adrian thought for a moment, stretched out his dry hand, and made a handshake motion: "Okay, deal!"
"Deal!" Philip stretched out his hand, his young and powerful palm clasped tightly with Adrian, and the Blood Prince seemed to see a politician who was maturing.
Money is never the biggest factor in transactions between politicians, the power behind money is the key, and Philip undoubtedly has such a talent.
Looking at the liquid in the cup as black as ink, Charles closed his eyes and poured it into his throat, bitter and astringent, completely obscuring the aroma of coffee, which was really not something that everyone was used to.
Looking up and glancing at the falcon star badge on the snow-white walls, Charles took a sharp breath of cool morning air and walked towards the Houses of Parliament.
Today, it is his turn to occupy the podium in parliament, and the royalist podium occupation has been going on for three days, and since the voting intentions of the majority of the legislators were determined three days ago, the royalists know that the chances of victory this time are not great, and out of the 300 congressmen, 133 have decided not to vote in favor, 92 have voted in favor, and there are 75 deputies left, and the Republican Party can win over 17 more no matter how it does.
Now, the royalists can only hope for a glimmer of hope by occupying the podium in parliament and constantly delaying the time of voting with lengthy debates, and if the podium is occupied by Republicans, they will immediately demand a vote.
Yesterday it was like this, the young Republican congressman took advantage of the old Marquis Hyde's physical exhaustion, had to leave the gap between the podium and ran to the podium, and immediately asked the speaker to ask for a vote, if it had not been for yesterday's meeting time and was forced to vote, this bill would probably have died.
Today, it is up to the young Councillor Charles to occupy the podium, and he naturally does not fall as easily as the white-haired Marquis de Hyde in his thirties.
Shaking his head, Charles lifted his spirits, gritted his teeth, and walked in through the door of the parliament, Charles saw the scene in the parliament hall, and immediately blurted out angrily: "Bastard!
On the podium, the member who had grabbed the podium at the back of yesterday slept on the ground with his clothes together, and his body was just stuck between the podium and the chairman's rostrum behind him, and no one else was allowed to enter.
"Guards, guards, drag that shameless man down, it's not a good idea!" shouted Charles, but was quickly interrupted by an old voice.
"Where is someone who doesn't follow the rules, because he is so tired from work, he is so tired that he falls asleep, this is a sign of dedication to work, and I think Councilor Bruce deserves our appreciation!"
The fat-headed and big-eared speaker passed by Charles and glanced at the young royalist parliamentarian with a sneer: "The royalists can use means, and we can use them." ”
Walking past Charles, the speaker wanted to look up to the sky and laugh three times, yesterday, when the meeting time was over, he quietly grabbed Bruce, and asked him not to leave at night, and slept directly in the council hall, after promising a lot of benefits, and finding a bewitching woman from outside, the young man with strong blood accepted it with a smile.
Walking up to his rostrum, Charles tidied up the recessed chair, young is good, you can do any posture, I want to ......
Forget it, let's think about it now, and the speaker was very happy to see Nicholas and Dom walking in with a gloomy face. (To be continued......)