It was another evening, and when I looked out from the window of the private study room adjacent to the master bedroom on the 135th floor of the Westeros Building, the sun had already sunk below the horizon.
A sea of inverted stars once again appeared at the foot of the building.
Jennifer opened the door and came in. In the study, only the desk lamp was on on the large desk. A man and a woman shared a chair and sat behind the desk, still discussing something in a low voice with great interest. On the other side of the wall opposite to the glass curtain wall , densely packed with a lot of information, with a world map in the background.
Without immediately stepping forward to disturb the two of them, the female assistant first came to the world map covered with documents.
These A4 files, which were fixed to the wall with magnets and had various text and patterns written on them, together with the graffiti directly on the world map, were the plans of the two people in the room for the world.
In other words, conspiracy.
And of course it is not the meaningless delusion of a madman, but the kind that can truly affect the direction of the world.
It is destined that only a few of them can see it.
Jennifer browsed through them one by one, some of which she already knew, such as the layout of the electric vehicle plan, from the most basic development of key metal minerals such as lithium and nickel to specific electric vehicle research and development plans, and even the environmental policies and policies needed to pave the way for the entire plan. Lobbying for federal and other governments around the world on energy policy, tax policy and other aspects.
Some of them should have just been made today.
For example, there is a plan to further expand the intelligence collection capabilities of the Westeros family through the use of federal intelligence agencies such as the CIA, FBI, NSA, and even some other alliance countries. This is obviously to avoid the sudden unknown encounters of the Westeros family to the greatest extent. potential threats.
The key reason why conspiracy theories are so popular is that there are indeed many, many conspiracies in this world. The best way to stop a conspiracy is to nip the conspiracy in the bud, or even to deny the soil for the conspiracy to brew.
Just like the reason why Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, was able to securely sit on his throne as the king of intelligence until the end of his life, the key lies in mastering the FBI's ubiquitous intelligence network, this country, and even the world. , all transparent to him. Therefore, not only did no one dare to form a conspiracy to depose Hoover, but they also worried that the other party would overthrow someone in power at any time with the large amount of black information in their hands.
So, for 48 years, eight presidents were elected, and the position of the White House changed again and again, but Hoover remained Hoover.
This is the power of intelligence.
The Westeros family has been building its own intelligence network. However, no matter what, such an intelligence network cannot compare with the intelligence agency built by the whole country. The most critical point is that the private intelligence network still lacks the support of the national intelligence agency. Legal legitimacy, if you are not careful, may become the target of criticism.
Therefore, it is indeed a very brilliant solution to use the method of infiltration and backdoor to parasitize the national intelligence network.
Jennifer took this information off the wall and flipped through it. She also saw the plan to build the Internet into another intelligence network. For the Westeros family, this is obviously more convenient. With the Westeros family controlling Internet resources can even be used as bargaining chips in certain exchanges with the authorities.
Putting the information in her hand back on the wall, Jennifer scanned the last few documents, then walked behind the desk, put her hand on the back of the chair, looked at the two people hugging each other in the office chair, and said: "The guests are all here. , even if you don’t plan to socialize, won’t you have dinner?”
Of course, the two people in the chair had already seen the female assistant come in. Seeing her coming, Janet stretched out her hand to hold her and said with a smile: "Come, let's sit together."
"The chair will be broken," Jennifer said, and she still came closer obediently, but she just leaned slightly on the armrest of the office chair, next to the man, and looked at the computer screen in front of them: "What is this?"
Simon put his hand around the female assistant's slender waist, rubbed it, and said, "Aiming at the infiltration of the federal military."
Jennifer recognized the document on the monitor as a document about the organizational structure of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the federal military staff agency, and said: "Infiltrating the military, is this much more difficult than backdoor intelligence agencies?"
"Yes," Simon nodded and said, "Therefore, our goal is not to control, but to avoid that the military will point the finger at us at certain critical moments in the future."
Jennifer thought for a moment and said: "The federal military's power checks and balances system is very complete. It just so happens that this is also the direction in which we can break through."
Janet, who was still holding one of the female assistant's hands, heard this, took her little hand to her mouth and kissed it: "Jenny, you are so smart, you thought of it immediately."
Jennifer smiled and withdrew her hand, and continued: "In fact, it is easy to think of it. Since we do not intend to control, then we only need to destroy the absolute control of others. The President, Congress, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, these are the main possibilities What we have to do among the three parties that pose a threat to us is to mobilize the remaining forces to oppose us when one or even two of them want to attack us, making it impossible to execute relevant orders."
Janet asked: "What if the president, Congress and the Joint Chiefs of Staff all threaten us?"
"The power structure of the military is doomed to make this possibility almost non-existent. In my opinion, the single biggest variable is the president, because there is only one chair in the White House and one person can make decisions. Congress and the Joint Conference, decision-making Everyone is a group of people, and it is difficult for a group of people to achieve anything. These are also the two directions that are easiest for us to control." Jennifer shook her head and thought for a while before adding: "However, it is difficult to say that this is absolute, so We need to further penetrate the executive level and ensure that the military's officer system has a group of people who belong to us."
At this point, Jennifer looked at the two people on the chair again: "I know that we have planted our seeds in military academies such as West Point and the Naval Academy in recent years, but, well, it seems that it is not enough in terms of money. , it seems... is there something missing?"
Janet asked with interest: "What's missing?"
Jennifer glanced at Janet's expression and smiled: "You have already thought of it, so I won't bother thinking about it."
He said and looked at Simon.
Simon didn't show off, saying: "It's very simple, faith. For soldiers, if they don't have faith and don't know why they are fighting, the results will often be very bad."
Jennifer was stunned and asked again: "Then how do you plan to solve this problem?"
Simon said: "It's very simple, Westerosian."
The man's answer was very concise, and Jennifer understood it immediately.
Indeed, as long as the idea of 'Westeros people' is further promoted and a strong sense of belonging is created, then the chess pieces placed by the Westeros system in all aspects of the Federation and even the world can ensure their loyalty to the greatest extent.
Jennifer also quickly thought that there was more to Westerosian than just money.
With the gradual improvement of the 3G plan, it can be said that the entire Westeros system and all Westeros people will gradually have their own lofty ideals, which is to become an engine that affects the continuous progress of the entire human society and lead civilization Keep making progress. When the goal is firm enough and ambitious enough, people in it will gradually form their own beliefs, or beliefs.
After thinking about this, the female assistant stopped continuing. Knowing that the two of them had thought it through very thoroughly, she lowered her head and kissed the man on the forehead, and said, "That's it for today. It's a housewarming party and it's not good if the owners are not here."
Simon nodded in agreement, pushed Janet in his arms to stand up, and the three of them left the study on the top floor together.
The land originally acquired for the entire standard block between 59th Street and 60th Street east of Madison Avenue has a standard layout of 140 meters by 75 meters, covering an area of 10,500 square meters, which is basically a 1-hectare foundation. In comparison, The foundation of the World Trade Center Twin Towers is only 2,500 square meters of 50 x 50.
Therefore, even if the Westeros Tower is converging all the way up, by the time it reaches the highest 135th floor, the area of a single floor still exceeds 1,800 square meters. There are not many similar large flat floors in the entire Manhattan. This is only the smallest floor among the 10 floors of the super mansion that the Westeros family occupies at the top of the Westeros Tower.
It's a 10-story super complex mansion with a total of more than 300 rooms. It's a joke. If someone could break in, they would probably get lost.
The three of them walked out of the study. Janet sighed like a child that this place was too big. Obviously, in just one day, the fresh energy had worn off a lot, and she pounced on Simon.
Simon simply put the woman on his back and walked together through the corridor to the elevator and went down to the 134th floor.
There is already a maid waiting in the changing room here.
Since it's a party, it's impossible to go downstairs while being at home.
After changing clothes, I took the elevator again and went down to the dedicated banquet hall on the 28th floor, which was already very busy.
Although it was not planned to be too grand, after careful selection, there were more than 200 people from the business, political, film and television entertainment circles... after all.
When Simon appeared with two Jenny, everyone looked over immediately.
If "Forbes"'s top spot on the US$1.8 trillion rich list a few days ago still made most people feel a little empty and confused, this super mansion located 600 meters above the sky undoubtedly once again truly shows Simon Westeros. The terrifying power of being the world’s richest man.
Looking at a young face that has hardly changed from 10 years ago except for being a little more mature and steady, the guests at the scene were even more moved.
Still 30 years old.
But he already has almost everything, which is out of reach and makes people despair.
People are always like this. When someone is 1 point better than you, you will inevitably be jealous. If you are 10 points better, you may go a little crazy. However, if you are 10,000 points ahead, you can only look up.
In the current banquet hall, whether they are the governor of a state or a member of Congress, whether they are a business tycoon or a celebrity in the film industry, they are basically all leaders in various fields. However, at this moment, various complex emotions of ordinary people that perhaps have not been felt for a long time arise invariably.
Fortunately, all kinds of emotions quickly dissipated as a young man joined the crowd and began to socialize skillfully.
All kinds of calculations and calculations were made.
After all, compared to many federal elites who attend hundreds of parties and receptions every year, the frequency of Simon Westeros attending similar occasions has obviously become less and less in recent years, and the number of parties he takes the initiative to hold is even rarer.
Every time, it's an opportunity.
Even if you can't talk about business, if you chat a few more words with the other person and mention it tactfully, you may be remembered by the other person and eventually gain unexpected gains.
Simon really cared about it.
Others regard such parties as opportunities, and Simon does the same. The difference is that everyone else has various demands, and Simon basically plays the role of a giver.
"Yes, Tom, frankly speaking, this is definitely not a profitable business. The problem is that we need to take a longer-term view. Bank of New York Mellon only needs to spend 2 billion US dollars. The total investment amount I plan to invest is 10 billion US dollars, do you think I would waste such a sum of money?"
A corner beside the glass curtain wall of the banquet hall.
The party was a buffet, but most people didn't choose to touch the food on the table. It was too stupid to focus on the food at this opportunity, so they basically held a glass of wine and stayed in small groups. chat.
Simon is talking to several Wall Street luminaries such as Thomas Renyi, CEO of Bank of New York Mellon, David Rubin, chairman of Carlyle Group, and Lawrence Fink, CEO of Black Rock Asset Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital, about aid to Africa. Low interest loan matters.
Since it is Simon's decision and has been implemented, no one else will object anymore. After all, objections are invalid. When it is mentioned at this time, everyone is just curious.
Thomas Renyi, who just asked the question, said: "Simon, I just want to know, what are your specific thoughts about Africa?"
"The specific idea is actually very simple, it is still business," Simon said: "Moreover, it is not the monotonous and straightforward business behind the current war in Africa. Selling some arms and occupying some mineral deposits is really too crude and primitive. What I want to do is, It is through money to clear the way, once again to encircle some areas in Africa."
When Simon said this, everyone around him immediately understood, and a word appeared in his mind.
colony.
The colonies of the West were obtained through brutal killings. This time, someone plans to use money as another weapon to once again occupy Africa as a 'colony' on another level.
Although, everyone is still not optimistic, and you can feel Simon's obvious reservations. Some key information has not been disclosed, but just thinking of the word colony, no one has much doubts. Because it is very simple, colony actually means one thing, huge profits.
The terrifying profits created by the East India Company's foreign trade business back then could even make shareholders excited to the point of having a heart attack.
You can imagine that.
Since Simon didn't want to go into details, everyone stopped pursuing him. After all, now is not the right time. What's more, everyone is a participant, and they will have a share of the benefits that will be obtained in the future.