Chapter 232

Chapter 232 Abel walks on three legs

Little Laura did not stay in Los Angeles long.

She fully recovered from her cold on April 22.

soon returned to New York to continue his studies.

She is still a student, and she is still in the transfer class, her foundation is very weak.

In a family like his, the knowledge and abilities of the most important members are even more important. This time she took nearly half a month off, her studies were delayed a lot.

I can't be with Abel anymore.

Although the relationship was confirmed, in the end no official ceremony was held.

Being with Abel forever is not good.

Abel himself did not return to New York with little Laura. According to his plan, he returned to Texas immediately after little Laura left.

Tarrant County (to avoid future harmonization, all counties will be changed).

City of Fort Worth.

Sheriff's Office.

Abel sat in Alexander's desk chair. He smiled and said to his father:

"Hey~ Not very comfortable, much worse than the feeling in my office."

Alexander and Dwayne were sitting across from him.

Devine, one of the former county council members, is no longer a member.

Dwayne's current identity is the main spokesperson for the Tarrant County government, as well as Alexander's identity officer.

"This position looks flashy, but that's about it," Dwyane said with a laugh.

Given the choice, the vast majority of Americans could regularly hope to become more than a dozen billionaires.

Of course, it would be even better if he could balance both the business and political worlds. In the United States, you have to at least reach the level of member of Congress and governor in politics.

Their influence is comparable to that of some billionaires.

If you're a billionaire, you can't even compare with some senators.

If it is a Koch-level capital family, the weaker white house owner cannot be compared to them.

Unless you had a lot of influence before taking these positions, you have accumulated it over the years. The situation is still different.

Abel can also see, having learned a lot of information before.

Knowing Alexander and Devine, it is not easy to sit in the Tarrant County position.

The United States has special national conditions and its political system is very rare in the world.

Take the example of the governor. There are 50 states and one district in the United States.

Under the bunny administrative system, the "state" of the United States is probably equivalent to the bunny "province," and the "governor" is similar to the "general secretary."

But from the perspective of administrative agencies, the power of the governor of the United States is not the same as the power of the secretary general of the rabbit.

The reason is that the governor's authority cannot control the district chief, mayor or district chief.

Take Texas as an example, Texas has 254 counties and 59 cities. These counties and cities are legally independent, have their own staff and financial management systems, and are not subject to the direction of the Governor.

So, even though district chiefs and mayors only govern one district and one city, their scope of action is still less than that of a governor who governs a state.

But there is no relationship between superior and subordinate leaders and being led and the governor.

These county leaders and mayors are accountable only to the people of the county and city and not to the governor.

Likewise, for a district, the district chief cannot control the district chief. Take the example of Tarrantshire in Alexandria.

Tarrant County is a large county in Texas with a population of 1.44 million, more than 16% of the state's total population.

Tarrant County is divided into 19 districts (towns) and the mayors of these 19 districts (towns) are elected by the people of the district.

According to the law, 19 district (city) mayors have established a district supervisory board and the chairman of the supervisory board is elected by the people. A total of 20 members became the county's highest management organization. The sheriff and deputy sheriff are also elected by voters but are overseen by the county board of supervisors.

There is also a divisional council below, this structure is:

Sheriff-Board of Supervisors-County Council, as a triangular structure.

The County Board of Supervisors is essentially equal to the Tarrant "Congress."

The Supervisory Board is equivalent to the Senate and the Ministry Council is equivalent to the House of Representatives.

The Chief of Police and Deputy Chief of Police are equivalent to the Commander and Deputy Commander

In other words, it essentially shrinks the entire federal government and puts it in the hands of one county. Others are no different.

From a certain perspective, the district chief (commander) not only cannot lead the district chief (governor) but is also responsible to the supervisory board (National Assembly) consisting of district chiefs.

District leaders are not satisfied with the way the district chief and deputy district chief are doing. They can hold a meeting and vote to fire (remove) the district manager.

In Tarrant County, although the sheriff has authority over the entire county, he cannot control the county manager. There is no superior-subordinate relationship between them, the work of each district is the responsibility of each district, so for voters, the district head is no more important than the district head.

This is why Alexander Smith, a total lover of politics.

This was one of the reasons why he was able to become police chief so easily in just four to five months.

Except that Alexander had a good reputation in the region, not to mention Abel's financial attack.

It also involves state and regional U.S. sheriffs. In many cases, the power is not very great.

We can say that, fundamentally, the structure of the United States, from the bottom up, fits this model.

It's a miniature version of the White House's Capitol Hill, even in Tarrant County.

This makes the sheriffs look like the bosses of the White House.

When the leader (commander in chief) is strong, prestigious and has a political record, this type of structure allows him to exercise his ability to rule with the least amount of effort and to rule well. country. For example, Roosevelt, during World War II, relied on his abilities and reputation.

According to this structure, it also overwhelms the whole country.

But if the leader (commander in chief) is weak, then the whole country (America) will start doing its own thing, no one obeys anyone, and no one listens to anyone else.

The arms and legs will take turns performing different movements and steps.

In the eyes of countries other than the United States there will be a feeling of schizophrenia. For example, Ah Tabouret now looks like this.

Alexander took over for more than four months and with Devine's help, he finally found a clue.

Before that, Alexander was an amateur in politics.

The largest management experiment is the Smith farm with about 50 people.

In any case, before King MAGA came to power, the group he led numbered one or two thousand people. In terms of management experience, he is currently much stronger than Alexander.

Alexander would probably be even more blind if Dwayne wasn't here.

But Devine also had no real administrative experience.

Devine only holds the position of district councilor.

Members don't need to manage the area, they just need to be able to put in the effort and pack their own bags. In other words, with the exception of some employees and civil servants who were subsequently recruited by the group.

County Governor Tarrant Alexander currently has none.

No one can use it, so how can we manage this place?

That is, with the rise of Abel, along with the local prestige of the Smith family.

These district leaders were more in front of Alexander. This allowed Alexander to work while still retaining some influence.

But there is also a principle that it is best not to let the personal interests of the capitalists stand behind the district leaders.

If it concerns their own interests, Alexander can't do anything right now.

No one has experience, even the most important congressman Dwayne is only good at lobbying and talking.

Alexander is really difficult to do. Abel was now asking questions and Smith's father said all this.

In this case, Abel had to scratch his head after listening.

But Abel knows that the United States does have this structure and it is.

Abel doesn't have a good way of doing things.

he himself doesn't even know how to play tricks in the business world. All for the sake of prophesying revival, plus his own finances, he paid attention to reducing his strength once.

Not to mention the more complex and mysterious struggles involving the house of cards?

But facing his father's current situation, Abel also has a very smart way to overcome it.

And there are two others.

After thinking for a moment, Abel said: "I'm in California. I acquired a large energy company and merged it with Ales Energy."

Alexander reacted immediately and said: "What do you mean, increase investment in Tarrant County?"

Abel nodded.

It's a very simple way.

If only Pacific Energy had more workers here, it could affect more jobs and voter families.

With Pacific Energy here, the voice may be louder than the rest.

Right now, if Pacific Energy is behind Alexander to support him. These county leaders and local interest groups must be concerned about Pacific Energy's influence in the region.

This is also how energy giants like Koch influence American politics.

Dwyane couldn't help but laugh and said: "I think that behavior suits Mr. Smith very well."

Abe Smith is currently considered by Americans to be a financial genius and Wall Street super tycoon.

Wall Street and finance, in the American mind, mean no shortage of money.

If you don't lack money, then of course it's better to use money to talk. Abel nodded and suggested another method that he believed would use force to overcome ingenuity.

"cough cough cough"

"That's right, Dad." Abel deliberately coughed and then said to Alexander:

"Have you contacted… baby Laura's father?"

"Open?" Alexander looked at his son. "No. I just called George and Jeb a few times."

George was Herbert's eldest son and Jeb was Herbert's second son.

Abel said in a low voice: "Then why don't you call Neil? Jeb might do it, or even Herbert."

Alexander frowned, the father understood what his son meant. Alexander thought for a long time, thinking that the union and management did not call them to help, is it because of you?

Previously, he had a relationship with someone else's daughter, so he did not speak up.

If I went there to ask for help at that time, wouldn't that be a trap for you?

Luckily, Alexandre understood.

Abel could now say it, proving that the cooperation between Smith and the bush had truly begun. Then at that moment he will call back.

There is also rhetoric and reason available.

"I get it." Alexander nodded and said.

Abel also nodded and smiled without saying a word.

Now the two have decided to seriously work on the House of Cards bush. Currently, there is a white house owner belonging to the bush family, and at the same time, there was a period when the governor of Florida was very powerful. He was stupid not to use his reputation.

As a very wealthy family in this field, their talent base in this field is also very deep.

The Smith family is still very weak in this area.

It is entirely possible to take refuge under their wings and grow rapidly thanks to the power of the bush. But whether it's about increasing investment or increasing the right to talk about capital.

Or authority on bushes with simple, primitive architecture, none of which have much pretense.

is pure crushing by force.

It only targets a small location like Tarrant County, so the estimated effect should be very good.

But what if it is expanded to the entire state, or even the entire United States in the future? The effectiveness of this method will be significantly reduced, even useless.

Fortunately, during this time, Alexander and the system associated with him were able to develop.

If you can't grow, you won't be able to do anything.

After all, there is no point in toppling trees and encouraging them.

Luckily, Abel has another thread on this issue. Dad can't do it, why don't we have a younger stepfather?

Although to this day, this cheap father-in-law is still in business, but in parallel with space and time, he also served as governor of the state later.

Walking on two legs will be more stable.

And that's really impossible. After the United States experienced some recession, New York will also have a good start. Strictly speaking, it can be considered walking on three legs.

If this wasn't enough, Abel felt he could only admit.

Next.

Abel stayed in his father's office again for about half an hour.

It was almost noon when he left Alexandre's office. Alexander's office is located in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth is the 16th largest city in the United States, the fifth largest city in Texas, and the seat of Tarrant County.

It is also a major US city where Nokia, Motorola and other international giants have branches.

Additionally, the headquarters of many multinational companies such as American Airlines, BNSF Railway, Pier1Imports (home appliance retailer), RadioShack (consumer electronics retailer), XTO Energy, etc. are located here. also found here. Its area is more than 900 square kilometers, almost half the area of ​​Tarrant County.

It can be said that this is the quintessence of Tarrant County, and is also the most influential of the nineteen counties.

This causes the Fort Worth Mayor to sometimes speak more effectively than the Alexander County Mayor.

However, in Abel's eyes, its scale was equivalent to a third-rate city after the rabbit.

With the exception of a few high-rise buildings in downtown DFW, which is a bit like a major city's downtown, everyone else has low-rise buildings. In front of Alexander's office, Abel thought for a moment and then said to David Jones in the passenger compartment:

"Let the motorcade drive. Honestly, as a native of Tarrant County, I haven't even visited Fort Worth."

David Jones nodded, Edward sat in the driver's seat, took the radio and said a few words.

Soon, Abel's motorcade began circling downtown Fort Worth.

In the early days of its establishment, Fort Worth became a bustling commercial center with the livestock industry and later the oil industry.

Today, Fort Worth has become one of the best cities to live and do business in Texas. Although expanding throughout the United States, the fields of health, finance, telecommunications, education, tourism, retail and services are still relatively developed.

After all, Tarrant County has nearly 1.44 million residents despite its small size.

It is the most populous of the United States' counties.

After a hard journey, only about 1/5 of the time remains.

Abel suddenly said to David Jones:

"David, you can check on me later if there's relatively flat land near downtown Fort Worth."

"Correct." David Jones responded quickly. "Do you need to take into account any standards? Hey Boss, do you have any standards for using these plots of land?

"A place where industrial electricity can be used and large factories can be built."

"Then I plan to build a Tesla factory here," Abel said.

David Jones knew his boss had a new company called Tesla, but he had never heard that Tesla had a factory.

But the boss said so, David felt he could do what the boss ordered him to do.

"Let's go." Abel said, "Let's go back to the Smith farm.

Accustomed to the prosperity of New York and Los Angeles, Fort Worth can only be described as a small city.

Abel just looked around and found it meaningless. The convoy quickly turned around and headed toward the Smith farm.

About two o'clock in the afternoon the convoy arrived at the Smith farm.

To avoid any misunderstandings, there are also security officials here.

Of course, the convoy warned its people here.

So it was still some distance from the Smith farm, and another small convoy came to greet them. This number is much larger than when Abe returned from New York with only two cars.

At the Smith Ranch, Abel meets Charlize Theron, who is believed to be staying in Sunny Hills.

Charlize Theron was arranged by Abel at Little Laura's suggestion to go to the Smith farm.

According to little Laura, it is...

"Her child may also have the last name Smith and the middle name Lauren. As long as she doesn't think too much, the Smith family will definitely welcome her and her child."

Consider little Laura's opinion, and after all, Charlize's belly is her first child. After the negotiations with the bush were resolved.

After careful consideration, Abel let her return to the Smith farm.

On the Smith farm, it's probably best to let Emily's mother take care of her.

Farm at Smith Manor.

Looking at two months of pregnancy, the belly still hasn't appeared. But the whole person looks much rounder.

Even though I made a very cruel plan, it almost came true.

But at this time, Abel would definitely not show this kind of cruelty.

He smiled sweetly and extended his arms towards Charlize: "Hello, Charney, I came back to see you."

Charlize pursed her lips, her eyes were slightly red, and glanced at Emily next to her.

Abel's mother nodded helplessly at him, her face showing both satisfaction and pain. Charlize rushed to Abel and hugged him tightly as if she was about to cry.

It also looks a bit pitiful.

But Abel feels that poor people also have their hateful aspects.

Charlize is different, otherwise too ambitious.

She wouldn't be in her current situation. I can live well until now.

Abel was strong enough, not cruel enough when he was young, nor cruel enough to become a capitalist.

Furthermore, little Laura is quite intelligent and sensitive, like the restrained Bush family and the Smith family.

Even if one of the above is missing by accident.

Charlize's ending was considered very painful. Luckily, the dust has now settled.

Charlize barely won this risky bet.

(end of this chapter)