Becoming a politician is not Lynch's pursuit, it's not that he thinks politicians are bad.

Politicians are good; they possess privileges different from wealth. The privileges politicians hold, in essence, surpass those created by wealth.

But the power of politicians is not everlasting. For example, the President can only serve for two terms, and after re-election, he must wait eight years before participating in the next election.

During this time, he can't do anything. He can only be active in society as the "President from xx to xx."

Indeed, by then, the President may still have some power, but what's the use?

Just an old man whose words nobody wants to listen to. Only when the successor needs to show tolerance, will they not discuss the foolish plans made by the former President when mentioning him.

But most of the time, successors are not so tolerant of their predecessors.

Denying predecessors has almost become a habitual behavior for all politicians, and the power in politics is not eternal. Lynch doesn't like this. He doesn't like that after holding the peak of power, he has to lose it.

Moreover, Presidents also need a lot of support from capitalists, so why not choose to be the one who always "sits at the table," instead of opting to be a spokesman for temporary interests?

Perhaps during this process, some people with not-so-good brains will stand on the opposite side of capitalists, pushed out by some emerging capitalists eager to break the class barriers. But in this world, this Federation, ultimately, belongs to capitalists, not politicians.

This is Lynch's reason for refusal. He can be the greatest power supporter of Darkstone Capital for a lifetime, but he can't be President for a lifetime.

Truman sighed with a bit of regret, "You can consider it further. I think you are very talented, and you can work with us while doing your business."

Lynch found this unbelievable but understandable. When one desires something to happen very much, their thoughts become naive.

"That's impossible, Truman, you know it."

Truman fell into silence. Lynch's impossibility meant he couldn't be in politics and business at the same time.

The Federation doesn't prohibit politicians from engaging in commerce. Many politicians are influential capitalists, but the problem is, when a politician frequents high-end venues, lives in luxury homes, drives luxury cars, and interacts with consortium presidents, will people think that all of this is earned by his efforts?

No, people won't think so. They will believe that all he enjoys is obtained by selling out the people's power.

That's why the Federation allows politicians to engage in commerce, yet those politicians insist on pushing out their agents, like Mayor Landon, like those funds in Bupen, it's all like this.

Regarding politicians, the whole world seems to have unified their views in a bizarre way—rich officials are bad people, and only those poor ones who can't afford a meal are the good ones.

They completely disregard whether this is a matter of capability, simply rudely equating it to a corruption issue.

On the contrary, the public is more lenient towards capitalists. As long as the law hasn't labeled them as bad, people respect these wealthy individuals and look up to them as goals and examples.

In another world's words, it's the flowing Presidents and iron-clad capitalists.

Fifty years have passed; a few or more Presidents have become former Presidents, but the Chairman of the Board is still Mr. Chairman!

"Someday it will change!", Truman countered slightly.

Lynch did not oppose, "I'm waiting for that day!"

The two exchanged a glance and then looked away. Continuing this topic further would become confrontational, which did not match their current stage goals.

"What's next in your plans?" Truman adjusted his emotions and got back to work.

Lynch replied very easily, "Act according to the plan you set earlier. By the way, how is the negotiation with Gafura going?"

Talking about Gafura, Truman's face finally showed some smiles. This once invincible target has now become a defeated enemy; the feeling was so good that it was intoxicating.

More importantly, with Preton's help, the entire Federation gained a more detailed understanding of Gafura's internal operations and could influence the ministers' thoughts to a certain degree when necessary.

"Not a big problem; we'll soon see results…", Truman explained a little more in detail.

Under the persuasion of the ministers, the Emperor's attitude has softened much compared to before. Although he still curses the Federation and the President every time he appears in the Ruler's Hall, overall, it won't be long before he agrees to some ideas proposed by the Federation and joins forces with the Federation to jointly develop the Amelia Region.

Of course, Gafura still holds the leadership, and the Federation people are just using their experience in Nagariel to help Gafura quickly get out of the current predicament and implement their plans.

In this regard, they are willing to give up a portion of the profits to Federation merchants. For example, they allow them to bid on some reconstruction projects, compete with Gafura merchants in the Amelia Region, and allow Federation merchant ships to use ports built by Gafura.

"It sounds like they've made quite a big concession and sacrifice, the Emperor of Gafura is more generous than I imagined," Lynch said with a smile after listening.

His tone was subtle, like praise but also like sarcasm. Mr. Truman spent a few seconds carefully distinguishing before nodding in agreement, "Indeed, the things they promised actually don't require a promise from them, and those they need to concede, they didn't, but fortunately, it doesn't undermine our ideas."

Helping Gafura build the Amelia Region is not because the Federation covets the overseas value of this region, the Federation is unlike Gafura, which is a country without strategic depth. The Federation's broad land is enough to wage a long-lasting anti-invasion war.

What the Federation truly needs is the market in the Amelia Region. This point may cause dissatisfaction among Gafura's capitalists, but it will not anger the Emperor of Gafura.

What they want is stable control of the overseas territory, the Federation only wants money, their core interests do not conflict, which lays the foundation for cooperation.

"After the state election ends, we will send a delegation to negotiate cooperation with the Gafura people; it is nominally joint development, possibly extending until late spring or early summer before reaching a result."

"Moreover, they've set the negotiation location in Gafura, making this negotiation seem a bit challenging."

The difficulty of the negotiation is already foreseeable. The Gafura people will not display fear simply because the Federation's fleet is more powerful. On the contrary, this country, which has long dominated the world's strongest navy, is far harder than anyone imagines.

When the news of the naval defeat returned to Gafura domestically, skipping the discussion of the irritable Emperor, the civil opinion was not about peace talks, not about seeking reasons, not about fear, but about raising a large army to fight the Federation to the death.

Gafura people are officially reported by the Federation as "barbaric," "belligerent," among some derogatory or outright pejorative labels, which these belligerents will be the main troubles facing the negotiation team.

Now, Mr. Truman and others are contemplating how to arrange the delegation's visit to Gafura. If the leader is too tough, it would make the Federation seem a bit aggressive, pressured by the public, it would also make people feel that the Federation delegation's level is too low, only arguing with ordinary people.

But if not tough enough, who knows if those Gafura savages will escalate things, if incidents occur like the public blockading the embassy, or the hotel where the delegation stays, if mishandled, the Federation's international image will be affected.

So this choice of person is tricky. Mr. Truman felt if possible, he should go himself; he has ample experience to handle these varied situations, but unfortunately, the President cannot do without him.

Just as they were discussing this, Mr. Truman suddenly realized the most suitable candidate was right before him. He had a brainwave and asked, "Lynch, do you have time to go for a trip?"

Lynch was thinking seriously, "I might possibly have."

"If you have time to go, it would be best to go with the delegation. I will add you to the delegation list, and when necessary you can replace the head of the mission," Mr. Truman intensified his tone to prevent Lynch from evading the responsibility, "It's for the Federation!"

Lynch noncommittally nodded, "Yes, for the Federation...", he breathed out lightly, "I agree."

In fact, he indeed needs to go to Gafura once. Once the cooperation plans between the two parties are finalized, he will have to participate in the bidding conference, and he must be present in person.

To avoid encountering some artificial interference during the bidding, the status of being part of the delegation can provide him considerable convenience.

Lynch agreed, and Mr. Truman also breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he had other backups, but overall, Lynch's willingness to go already displayed a sense of responsibility, also increasing the odds of the delegation's success in the negotiations.

He may be very young, yet he is well trustworthy.

Next, their topic shifted back to the development of Nagariel. The speed of the United Development Company is astonishing; numerous consortiums striving for the same goal create energy that made Truman feel fearful.

This also increased his inner inclination to press capital, even to a certain extent constrain it, but he didn't express it, he remained harmless to humans and animals!

Upon leaving the President's Mansion, Lynch has almost confirmed the process of this grand operation. His purpose in seeing Mr. Truman was to observe whether there are unknown risks.

Politics and capital are extremely dirty; friends today can become backstabbers tomorrow, he must always be wary.

Fortunately, there is no divergence in their goals yet, allowing for such a cooperative relationship to be maintained.

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