Chapter 431: Nixon Elected President

1956.

A piece of news shocked the world.

The United Kingdom passed the parliament to make Singapore independent and a Commonwealth country, which meant that Singapore gained complete independence.

Penang and Malacca are still Hadi Dominions and are territories of the British Empire.

Singapore then invited other states of Malaya to join Singapore, hoping that everyone would form a federal country.

Johor was the first state to respond and join.

Ever since Hadi took control of Johor, killed the former Sultan of Johor and pushed Mahathir to power, Johor has actually been under Hadi's control.

By joining the federation, Johor can completely break away from British colonial rule, and Maha can retain the status of Sultan, but not with much real power.

The joining of Johor has a huge impact on other regions. Now Hadi's power in Malaya is so strong that the Sultans see no hope of independence. Now the British have agreed to join the federation, but this federation is obviously under Hadi's control.

They feel that neither of the two directions they choose is really to their liking.

Because they want complete independence and greater rights and benefits.

Hadi is not in a hurry to deal with them. His development focus is Sarawak and Sabah, both of which are on the island of Kalimantan. Their population, ethnicity and beliefs are very different from the greens in the Malay Peninsula.

Its previous status was also a direct colony.

There are too many types of colonies. In short, they are a step further than the control over the Sultans in Malaya. There is no unified Sultan in these two places. Strictly speaking, they were "bought" by Britain from the Kingdom of Brunei.

And now in Brunei, only a very small area remains.

Hadi intends to win them all over. As for Brunei, he has asked them and they do not agree and intend to continue to remain independent.

1957.

Sarawak and Sabah agreed to join Singapore after Hadi offered a series of preferential policies and social subsidies.

So far,

The Federation of Singapore was established. Its political system was a unitary system similar to that of the United Kingdom. It was a parliamentary democratic cabinet state and a member of the British Commonwealth. Its leader was the Prime Minister.

But at the same time,

Still recognise Hadi's son David Hadi's fiefdom in Singapore and some of the rights of the Sultan of Johor.

In fact, this was also to lay the foundation for the later annexation of the Malayan sultans, to show them that even if they joined the federation, they would still have certain rights and benefits. Although they could not become kings, they would still be important figures.

Siege,

The best strategy is to surround three sides and leave one side open.

If everything is blocked, the opponent will have no choice but to fight to the death, which will be even more troublesome.

Sabah covers an area of ​​74,000 square kilometers, Sarawak covers an area of ​​123,000 square kilometers, Johor covers an area of ​​10,000 square kilometers, and Singapore covers an area of ​​700 square kilometers.

The total area of ​​the Federation of Singapore is 20.77 square kilometers.

The remaining area of ​​the Malay Peninsula is only 100,000 square kilometers, and there are 9 sultans gathered on it.

1958.

The Federation of Singapore formally joins the United Nations.

As for the Sultans on the Malay Peninsula, they are still British colonies and feel that their power is becoming weaker and weaker.

Hadi Dominion and the Federation of Singapore, anyone who is not stupid can see that these two places are controlled by Hadi, and as his territory expands, his power becomes stronger. Will he directly annex them next?

So these sultans are in a panic all day long.

Independence,

After leaving the UK,

What if Hardy started a war? Who would protect them? If they did not become independent, they would still be a British colony, and they would not accept that.

In short, there are all kinds of entanglements.

Hardy didn't care about them and let them get entangled. In this world, strength ultimately determines everything, so he must develop his own strength.

Strength includes several aspects.

economy,

Fighting power,

And international influence.

In terms of economy, Hadi used the channels of the Hadi Group to communicate with the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries, and utilized Singapore's resources to do big business. The economic development of the Hadi Dominion and the Federation of Singapore was much faster than that of other countries in Asia.

Speed ​​means taking the lead.

You can make more money in the future.

In terms of combat effectiveness.

The combat capability of the Hadi Dominion will still rely on HD Defence, while the Federation of Singapore will establish a real army. After all, it is already an independent country.

Given Hadi's relationship with the United States, he purchased a large number of weapons from the United States, and a considerable portion of them were supported by the Americans.

These included army equipment, navy ships and air force aircraft, but what the Americans sent were basically World War II weapons.

Hardy is not satisfied with this.

He said that he had communicated with President Eisenhower and the Secretary of Defense, and they agreed that the Federation of Singapore could order advanced weapons from American arms dealers.

Hardy purchased 12 advanced jet fighters and four submarines.

Continue to be the little overlord of Southeast Asia.

As for international influence, after Singapore joined the United Nations, Hadi had a voice in the international arena, or an important vote.

Is it important?

Who knows? Just get it first.

Hardy is also thinking about whether he can let the Cayman Islands become independent and create a "Hardy Principality", so that he can get a ticket to the United Nations.

It’s fun to open many small accounts.

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The world is moving forward.

Never stop.

Entering the 1960s, the United States accelerated its urbanization process and saw rapid development in energy, basic industries, equipment materials, heavy equipment, electrical appliances, chemicals, and durable consumer industries such as automobiles, electrical appliances, and real estate.

The Hardy Group has made large-scale investments in these areas and made huge profits. The Hardy Group has grown into a super-large group in the United States with assets exceeding 30 billion.

With the passing of Gianini, the head of the California conglomerate, Hardy was elected as the new generation head of the California conglomerate as expected without any suspense.

60 years.

The new US presidential election has begun.

The Republican candidate was Nixon, and the Democratic candidate was Kennedy. Historically, Kennedy won by a narrow margin, and there were several important reasons that influenced the election results.

One is a TV debate.

In the previous life,

During the TV debate, Kennedy was young, handsome and full of vigor. He challenged Nicholson repeatedly on the show, making it difficult for Nicholson to cope and appear very awkward, which made Kennedy popular with the audience.

Another one is Kennedy's father, who found a Mafia family patriarch and asked the mafia to help Kennedy win votes and made promises.

The patriarch of the Mafia family at the time believed it to be true, and together with other members of the Mafia Committee, helped Kennedy canvass votes in various states. This action also played a crucial role in Kennedy's election.

But after Kennedy came to power, the first thing he attacked was the Mafia. That is why many people in later generations suspected that Kennedy was killed by the Mafia.

However, Hardy felt that the main reason why this gang was killed was that they had taken advantage of other conglomerates.

The capitalists are better at killing people than the Mafia.

This world,

Nicholson had the help of Hardy, who gave Nicholson public speaking training before the debate and prepared a lot of plans.

And the TV station where the debate took place was ABC TV.

At first Kennedy disagreed to broadcast on ABC. Nixon's biggest supporter was Hardy, and ABC was part of Hardy's group. ABC was like Kennedy's home court, and he was afraid that the other party would make some plans.

But Nicholson insisted that if he was not on ABC, he would rather cancel the TV debate segment. In fact, at this time, Kennedy was at a disadvantage in terms of votes. After all, he was just an ordinary senator before, while Nicholson was the vice president.

With Hardy's support, Nicholson received much more publicity resources than Kennedy. Moreover, it was Nicholson who first criticized McKinsey on Capitol Hill and then brought McKinsey down.

This incident gave Nixon a lot of points and won him support from many people.

If Kennedy didn't have a major breakthrough or turnaround, it would be difficult for him to win. He felt that the TV debate was a good opportunity, and if Nixon gave up, it would not be good for him.

Finally, they agreed to hold the show on ABC TV.

The debate between the two presidential candidates.

Although Kennedy performed well, passionate and sharp, Nixon also performed well, calm and experienced, and Kennedy did not gain any advantage.

Afterwards,

The Global Times reported on the debate.

The evaluation of Kennedy is that he is young and energetic, and not as steady as Nixon. For the United States, it needs a more steady president who can lead the country to move forward steadily, while young people tend to prefer adventure and radicalism.

Kennedy was labeled as unstable.

When Kennedy saw the report, he was so angry that he threw the cup.

As for the help of the mafia, that is even more impossible. Hadi now has far more say in the mafia than anyone else.

Originally, half of them followed Hardy to invest in Las Vegas, and the other half relied on Bassini. After Bassini's investment in Cuba completely failed, Bassini's prestige in the mafia family plummeted.

Lost the power to rule.

Just one year after the Cuban incident, Basini was shot dead in the street. As to who did it, there are different opinions.

Some suspect it is an external force, some suspect it is other mafia families that have lost money, and some suspect it is an internal struggle within the Brazilian Nixon faction.

But no one suspected Hardy.

Half a year after Basini's death, Hardy asked the other family leaders to invite the other half of the family leaders to build a new casino and asked them if they were willing to invest. Naturally, these people rushed to join.

Now who doesn't know that Las Vegas is a treasure trove?

That's it.

The other half of the mafia family also became Hardy's partners.

The Kennedy family asked the Mafia for help. These people knew that Hardy was supporting Nixon, but they were not idiots, so how could they agree?

The Las Vegas casinos opened the market.

When betting on who will win between Nixon and Kennedy, Nixon's odds are always lower than Kennedy's. The presidential odds in Las Vegas are known as the barometer of the presidential election. From this point, we can see that most people choose to support Nixon.

November 1960.

The new US presidential election has been announced.

Nicholasson wins.

Nixon was excited to keep Hadi, and Hadi was happy because he had changed the course of history, and from this point of view, perhaps he could change even more.

After Nixon was elected,

Andy began to build his own cabinet and successfully entered the Nixon cabinet and became the new Minister of Finance.

The president of Hardy Group was replaced by someone else. Hardy Group has been established for 10 years and has cultivated a complete team of reserve talents. Andy does not need to worry about the operation of Hardy Group after his departure.

Mack belonged to the Democratic camp and it was impossible for him to join Nixon's cabinet, but he got one step closer and was elected governor of California.

Mike is 40 years old this year, in the prime of his life.

The old Godfather Corrion passed away two years ago from a heart attack, a disease that is difficult to prevent. Since the death of the old Godfather, the Corrion family has completely separated itself from the gang.

It's Mike's son Anthony's birthday. Anthony is Hardy's godson. Hardy comes to celebrate with him. After eating the cake, Hardy and Mike go out to chat alone.

"Mike, Nixon will be in office for eight years. In eight years, you will be 48 years old. I think it would be a very suitable time for you to be the president of the United States."

"I will fully support you." Hardy patted his brother's shoulder vigorously.

Kennedy was elected president of the United States at the age of 43, and Mike became president at the age of 48, which is not young at all.

Mike nodded vigorously, "I will try my best!"

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Kennedy lost the election.

He was disappointed and lost.

Afterwards he analyzed,

Nixon is indeed stronger than him. Although he has the support of the Boston Consortium and his own family, he is still a long way behind the Hardy Group behind Nixon.

Today, the California Conglomerate is the third largest conglomerate in the United States, second only to Rockefeller and Morgan. And with the monster Hardy around, the California Conglomerate is becoming even more powerful.

On the other hand, although the Boston Foundation also made great efforts to support Kennedy, it was not as hard as Hardy. If Hardy wanted to do something, he would spend a lot of money to do it.

The Hardy Group is now the helmsman of the California financial group, and his Hardy Group also owns ABC TV and the Global Times, the largest media groups in the United States. Its connections in the wealthy circle are much stronger than those of the Kennedy family.

It would be more accurate to say that he lost to Hardy rather than to Nicholson.

Kennedy was a second-generation rich man and a playboy. He was not only jealous of Hardy's wealth and power, but also jealous of the many top-notch women around Hardy.

Princess Margaret, Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn, and especially Marilyn Monroe, were simply the most stunning beauties in the world. Whenever he thought of them, he couldn't help but vent his desire on his lover.

If it was someone else's woman, he would definitely dare to tease her, but as Hardy's woman, Kennedy had to choose to back off.

The lover who is next to him now deliberately found a woman who looks a bit like Monroe, and had her hair cut short and dyed blonde, just for his sexual fantasies.

It doesn't matter.

I am still young and a senator.

I have a better chance in the next election. After a few years of Nixon's administration, there will inevitably be many mistakes. I can then seize those loopholes and attack him.

Kennedy encouraged himself.

Half a year passed in a flash, and Nixon's administration gradually got on the right track.

This day.

Kennedy met a new beauty. In order to avoid his wife, they went out for a drive. The woman's hand reached the man's thigh and her eyes were seductive.

The car was not driving fast, but Kennedy did not notice that there was a stop warning sign erected in front of the tree.

It turns out that the road ahead is blocked.

By the time Kennedy reacted, it was too late to stop the car, which plunged headfirst into the dead end road, flipped over in the air, and fell heavily on its top.

When people found them, they were both dead.

Kennedy was a senator and presidential candidate, and was considered a big shot, so the newspapers reported his death.

When Hardy saw the newspaper, he was stunned.

Kennedy's death was not his fault.

Originally, he was supposed to die in office as president, but since he was not elected president in this life, Hadi thought he had escaped.

Unexpectedly, he did not become president and died in the end. It seems that even if this guy did not become president, he could not escape the Kennedy family's "death curse."

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