A wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Su Qin didn't know how to answer his boss's question for a while. He suddenly put the ruler of one party in the position of a prisoner. Although it was caused by the huge difference in strength, no one would be happy at this time. , but businessmen are the most realistic and rational. When they find that something cannot be done, they will make the right decision as soon as possible. Su Qin understands this very well, and the Peninsula Alliance is no exception.
Although the industrial and commercial forces in Eastern Samoa are led by the three major families and their allies, there are also conflicts among the three major families. Everyone wants to weaken the other and make their own power stronger. The strong intervention of the Tanghe people forced them to Suppress the internal contradictions and speak unanimously to the outside world, hoping to work hard to speak with one voice in the negotiations with Wu Feng. Su Qin's task is to work hard to provoke their hidden contradictions and make these contradictions as open and expanded as possible. ization, so that one's side can make full use of these contradictions to gain the initiative in negotiations.
"Back to Your Highness, things are going well in Eastern Samoa. The Gray family has taken the lead in surrendering. They have made it clear that they are willing to cooperate with us. However, in exchange, they require that the monopoly rights of salt continue to be monopolized by them. On this point, I will make a decision. The Gray family has made some concessions and agreed to reduce a certain share of the salt monopoly over the entire East Samoa, and allow Balia and Medan to further liberalize the salt market. The Serley family has also expressed its willingness to conditionally cooperate with The premise of our cooperation is that if Western Xinjiang intends to develop the water transport industry, government orders for the shipbuilding industry should give priority to their family's shipyards, and of course they will repay with the best quality." Su Qin licked his dry lips tiredly, It was already winter here but it was still so warm and humid. I was still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Oh? It seems that there is a lot of progress. Since the Seli family is willing to cooperate, what about his in-laws, the Modai family? Isn't there any reaction at all?" Wu Feng's eyes were as bright as a torch, which made Su Qin's spirit perk up.
"The Mo Dai family has not responded yet, but I have asked the Serli family to send a message to Mo Dai. I believe there will be a reply soon." Su Qin was positive about the Mo Dai family's surrender, and he believed in Mo Dai. The family can clearly see the current situation.
Pearl diving and fishing have always been important livelihood channels for ordinary fishermen in East Samoa. However, with the expansion of the Modai family's power, they have continued to squeeze the fishing grounds and pearl producing grounds that were originally publicly owned by the Republic, as well as a large number of excellent fishing grounds in nearby cities. The pearl fields were occupied by the Modai family with the help of policies favorable to their family passed in parliament, which prevented a large number of ordinary fishermen in Eastern Samoa from going further if they wanted to fish and pearl. This also aroused the fishermen's dissatisfaction. Extremely dissatisfied, their representatives have repeatedly criticized the representatives of the Modai family in parliament. However, due to the difference in power, they cannot reverse this disadvantage. But now Eastern Samoa has changed its owner, and this owner is known in the Tanghe Empire for being close to the people. The people have high support for him. I heard that he himself is also very concerned about things that infringe on the interests of ordinary people. This This makes the representatives of the fishermen full of expectations for the arrival of the new master. It is too slim for vulnerable groups like them to suppress industrial and commercial giants like the Modai family through parliamentary struggles, but the arrival of Li Wufeng makes them Saw hope.
The Modai family should also see this. In Su Qin's view, the Seli family's first step was to find a way out for the Modai family. Now that the overall situation has been decided, no family can escape this reality. I just want to choose a better opportunity to intervene.
"Huh, Su Qin, you don't have to be overly accommodating to some people. It's much better to cultivate some opposition forces to contain them than to blindly condone them. Haven't those fishermen representatives already come to ask the Modai family to withdraw from the fishery that was originally owned by the city of East Samoa? And the pearl quarry? You might as well bring up this matter and give the Modai family a beating, so that they can also listen to the voices of the people and feel the pressure of public opinion, so that they will be more honest and obedient." Wu Feng smiled faintly, with a mysterious look on his face. The smile made Su Qinzong feel a hint of conspiracy.
"Well, Your Highness, regardless of public opinion or the voice of the people, I think it is not the time to use this trick. After all, His Highness's original intention is to use these families to consolidate our rule here, and the members of the City Council From a legal point of view, it is the real expression of public opinion, and most of these congressmen are attached to these industrial and business families. As long as they can cooperate with us, everything is easy to negotiate, but if they are unruly, these things can also be used by us to suppress them. The basis." Su Qin tactfully refuted his boss's opinion.
"Well, everything depends on your opinion. I just made a suggestion. You can just consider it yourself. But the Medici family hasn't made any move yet?" Wu Feng turned to the representative of Eastern Samoa. Enter the Medici family, the family with the largest industrial and commercial power.
"There is no movement yet. The Medici family seems to be looking for a price. I hope we can take the initiative to come to them. However, the Medici family and their allies the Giggs family control the transportation and shipbuilding industry. In The city council also has nearly 30 seats, and they do have this capital. Maybe they want to wait until the end, hoping to occupy a more favorable position in the cooperation." Su Qin analyzed the thoughts of the most important negotiating opponent.
"Humph, Su Qin, do you think we should also implement their urban parliamentary democratic system in the area we currently control? If I don't plan to implement this so-called democratic system, then no matter how many seats they have in the city parliament, What's the value?" Wu Feng's words were full of uncertainty, and after carefully observing his boss's face, Su Qin still couldn't be sure whether he really wanted to change the current political system of Moro and Eastern Samoa.
"Your Highness, given the current development situation of Moro and Eastern Samoa, the opinions of each of my subordinates should be given at least a certain degree of reservation. Especially in the economic field, the wishes of these industrial and commercial families that support the urban economy should be fully respected. Of course, The premise is that they must maintain a cooperative attitude with us. As for urban power and security, our government-military decentralization system of city guards and garrisons in the interior of Western Xinjiang is not very suitable for Eastern Samoa and Moro, but Balia, Medan and Sulawesi are more suitable places." Su Qin put forward his own opinion.
"Well, then you can talk about what kind of system and model should be adopted for Eastern Samoa and Moro that can not only ensure the smooth economic development of these two places, but also ensure our firm control over these two places." Wu Feng asked Su Qin He has high hopes. The purpose of recruiting Su Qin here this time is to let him solve this problem that has been troubling him. Su Qin, who is well-read and has a good understanding of the political system of the Western Continent, should be the best person to properly solve this problem. In the past two days, Wu Feng also talked about some of his own thoughts on this issue. He hoped that Su Qin could come up with a way to balance the two based on his own opinions.
"My subordinates have been thinking hard about this issue these past two days. The original systems of Moro and Eastern Samoa are definitely not working. Their governing powers come entirely from the parliament, and the members of the parliament are directly elected by the people, and the electors The restrictions on the candidates and the candidates are also measured based on the economic basis, which ensures that the industrial and commercial families can occupy an absolute advantage, while the vast majority of ordinary people are excluded. This is their so-called principle of sovereignty among the people. Now that Moro and Eastern Samoa have become part of our Western Territory Protectorate, the sovereignty must first be clearly affirmed in the Western Border Protectorate of the Tanghe Empire. The name City Republic must be cancelled. This cannot be denied. If this is the case, If we can’t make it clear, then we will lose the theoretical basis for ruling here.”
Su Qin's words are deeply in line with Wu Feng's meaning. If the name is not correct, the words will not be consistent, let alone the implementation of management, and it has completely lost the meaning of using such a large-scale army to go south this time. This must be guaranteed even if force is used. , He did not hesitate to bear the reputation of being a dictator.
"Of course, we also need to ensure that the original economic structure and economic system of the two places are not affected, to avoid the impact of regime changes on the economy, and even to make the economies of these two places as integrated as possible with the economy of the mainland of Western Xinjiang, so that Both sides can benefit from it and achieve a win-win situation. I believe that as long as we arrange it carefully and make reasonable arrangements, this effect is not impossible to achieve."
Su Qin's words were also arrived at through careful analysis and research, and were not just nonsense. The economies of Eastern Samoa and Moro are dominated by shipping, shipbuilding, salt production, pearl diving, fishing, handicraft production, agricultural product processing and some derivative industries, most of which are not available in the interior of Western Xinjiang. Therefore, the industries and commodities in these two places are quite complementary to those in the interior of Western Xinjiang, especially inland areas such as Tiannan, Burma and even Sanjiang. If the goods are shipped out, they will go south through Burma and then through the sea transport routes in the central and western Xinjiang. In the mainland, transportation consumption and expenditure will be greatly reduced compared to going through the northwest and Tengger Grassland or the Western Region and Northern Luzon. It is especially more convenient to transport to the southern region of the central and western continent. Luxury goods such as various sea pearls, special handicrafts, and fish and other materials produced in the two places also have a considerable market in the economically prosperous hinterland of Western Xinjiang, especially with the rapid development of Western Xinjiang's economy and the bulging pockets. The demand for luxury goods among Western Xinjiang's industrial and commercial upstarts is increasing day by day. Luxury goods such as various pearls, amber, corals, and shell carvings from the Southern Ocean are the first choice for these upstarts in pursuit of novelty.