1751 Bloodline Issue

Mr. Lynch and Mr. Trueman had not seen each other for some time, and there was nothing that warranted an interview.

Secondly, Mr. Trueman is getting busier and busier now.

The war concentrated all the power of the country in his hands. Although the congressmen seem to be very active now, they seem to be unaffected.

Just themselves, it's really just the most basic decency between the Presidential Palace and Congress.

Logically speaking, even if Mr. Trueman temporarily dissolves Congress now, there will be no problem.

Because there is basically nothing that needs to be dealt with by Congress, here it refers to process issues.

In the past, Congress was responsible for the proposal, voting, legislation, various committees, and the budget and appropriation of the entire federal government. It also included various constraints on the power of the president.

But after the war broke out, all these powers belonging to Congress were taken back by the president, and they no longer had the power to impeach the president.

In addition, members are also replaced every two years, at least on the surface, so even if the federal president dissolves Congress during a war, there will be no problems!

When the war is over, the power in the hands of the president is decentralized again, and then Congress is formed!

After all, truth is just truth, and decency must be maintained, especially the most basic decency.

Many tasks that were previously handled by Congress have begun to be concentrated in the presidential office, making Mr. Trueman even busier.

On such a busy day, Mr. Trueman called Lynch to talk to him.

On the weekend, the two sat in the sun room of the Presidential Palace, drinking afternoon tea and chatting.

In the past, the last day of the week was the federal president's private time, but the war deprived him of the right to enjoy private time. He must stay in the presidential palace and respond to possible emergencies at any time.

There were only two of them in the sun room, but there were many guards guarding outside the sun room.

After the war broke out, all the glass in the Presidential Palace was replaced with bulletproof glass.

Mr. Trueman poured some tea for Lynch, "Try it, you must have never tasted it before!"

Lynch was a little surprised. Mr. Trueman did not immediately start talking about what he wanted to say. Instead, he started talking about the pot of tea, which made Lynch somewhat interested.

Mr. Trueman is a pragmatist, and some people call him an "egoist." To put it simply, he only does things that are meaningful and valuable to himself.

If it's not necessary, he won't waste time on such pleasantries before getting down to business, and their relationship doesn't need to be so hypocritical.

This can only be said that this pot of tea is indeed something special!

Lin Qi picked up the tea and took a sip. The outline of his eyes suddenly changed, and his eyes showed some nostalgia for the past uncontrollably.

Mr. Trueman watched Lynch's expression change and said with a smile, "Isn't it bitter?"

"Don't worry, you will be able to feel its special fragrance soon!"

The tea in the cup is a dull amber color, unlike the various mainstream scented teas that are either golden or red.

Its fragrance is not like the mainstream scented tea in the Federation today. Various sun-dried petals and some fermented tea leaves are brewed together to create a complex floral fragrance.

The main birthplace of scented tea is Gevra. The nobles of Gevra like a luxurious life. They want to show their sophistication that is different from the common people. Scented tea has become a symbol of status.

The "tea" of the Federation is very seriously influenced by the Gevra flower tea. Now it is basically a variety of "flowers" and "tea". Lynch has gradually become accustomed to people's taste.

But what he drinks now is completely different from what he drank in the past. It is more like green tea, pure green tea.

But he also knew very well that this was not green tea.

The taste of green tea is very mild and fragrant, but the one he drank has a strong herbal smell!

It's like putting a leaf into your mouth without any processing and chewing it hard.

If you still can’t feel it, grab a handful of dried leaves and chew them in your mouth. Choose the ones with a stronger taste!

It's like green tea, but not green tea.

The taste is very strong!

Lynch put down the cup and felt the sweetness gradually rising in his mouth. He pursed his lips and said, "Very interesting!"

Mr. Trueman also laughed and poured himself a pot.

"My doctor told me not to drink too much coffee during this time. You know, I couldn't make it through the day without coffee."

"But coffee...", he said and shook his head, "...it is indeed not a very good thing. The doctors used some methods to convince me."

"They found a replacement for me, and it's this thing!"

"It comes from a small and remote place. This tea has a very powerful awakening effect, but it is not as bad as coffee, which is bad for the human body!"

"I thought you might like it too!"

Mr. Trueman's work is very heavy and tiring. He needs to maintain a high concentration of energy and nerves at all times, so coffee has become a means for him to maintain this state.

Now, doctors have switched options for him, and it seems like he's adapting quickly.

Lynch nodded in agreement after listening, "Yes, the smell is very strong, it can dispel sleepiness, and maybe it can also provide some other abilities."

"But I think it could use some modifications, and maybe we should promote it."

"It's healthier than coffee, isn't it?"

Mr. Trueman was quite indifferent to this, "You can try it. I heard that some people have tried to do that, but they all failed in the end."

Some people say that the Federation people are a group of people living in a honeypot. In fact, this statement does not completely describe the Federation and the Federation society. It more describes the sweet taste of the Federation people!

Adding sugar and acid to everything in the Federation is becoming a mainstream trend. Sweet food can make people feel happy, while slightly sour food can relieve greasiness and sweetness and whet people's appetite at the same time!

Like pickles and cloyingly sweet mayonnaise on a hamburger!

They always control people's taste buds and appetites!

In such a taste-selection environment where everyone is surrounded by sweetness, anything that is too bitter or too strong will have no chance of survival!

It’s like…coffee!

In the Federation, it has become a common practice to add milk and sugar to coffee, and some coffee can no longer be regarded as coffee.

That kind of coffee is just sweet milk with a little coffee added!

But the Federals like it!

The few who add nothing are regarded as aliens by the majority of people. This is the choice of the federal people!

Mr. Trueman knew this very well. When he asked his personal assistant not to add sugar to his coffee, he still remembers the shocked look in his eyes!

When Lynch said he wanted to promote, his attitude was very indifferent. He thought Lynch would lose.

This is a natural result!

But he never knew that what Lynch thought and what he thought were not the same thing.

Mr. Trueman soon brought the topic to the point.

"During this period, I have had contact with some people and received a lot of feedback from the hearings."

"I remember you told me about the methods of social security reform before, and I found that you have deep insights and a far-sighted vision on this matter!"

He sighed somewhat, "Facts have proved this again!"

Although Mr. Trueman was busy with war and government work, he did not give up on the policy reforms he vigorously promoted.

He even set up an office to discuss this matter, and the results they came up with were highly consistent with what Lynch had discussed with him during their previous chat.

To put it bluntly, it means transferring some of the rights and obligations of social security to enterprises.

For example, in the past, companies had to pay ten yuan for insurance for each employee, but now they only need to pay six, seven, or even five yuan for insurance for their employees!

The remaining five dollars goes into the company's employee insurance account, and they can even transfer more money!

This first reduces the burden on enterprises to pay insurance for their employees. After all, it can be reduced a lot, or even half, and the financial pressure on enterprises will be reduced a lot.

At the same time, they can put this part of the money that should have been paid to the government back into their own pockets!

This isn’t “ten minus five equals five” arithmetic, it’s “five plus five equals ten” arithmetic and even more!

Over and over again, companies have more funds in their hands, their ability to resist risks has been strengthened, and they can expand production and scale.

The capitalists are very satisfied with this idea. If it can really succeed, they will no longer block the reform of the social security system.

Employees will still be as loyal to the company as before, because part of the money is no longer given to the government, but to the company.

This means that if employees change jobs, there will definitely be corresponding losses!

Of course, these problems will be resolved through negotiations with capitalists during the subsequent improvement process, which is very good from the current perspective.

As for health care reform, Mr. Trueman didn't dare touch it.

Medical reform is more terrifying than social security system reform, touching greater interests and affecting more people.

At least he doesn't dare to touch it now. If the war is won, he might be able to try it, but not now.

Now the capitalists are basically willing to talk, but Congress has not expressed its position yet, so Mr. Trueman has to lament what Lynch said.

If the power of regulation is given to Congress, Congress will not object.

Now it seems that he knew the result from the beginning, which is terrible!

Whether it is his insight, analytical skills, or the development of future trends, they are shocking and even scary!

"I came to you this time because I need to make some moves in Congress."

"That's actually a good thing, but you know, they always think I'm not of pure blood..."

Mr. Trueman couldn't help laughing as he said this. Obviously, this was a joke that only he, Lynch, and a few people could understand!