The Chairman looked at Du Lin, looking at this young and somewhat exaggerated face, as if he had traveled through the tunnel of time, that night more than forty years ago, in the stable of the Timamont family, under the dim light. , the same young face he saw.
"People will not respect silent people, they will only regard silence as a sign of cowardice. If you want people to look you in the eye and have the patience to listen to what you have to say, you have to let them Understand one thing – you need and deserve respect!”
Mags, who was surrounded by most young people under the lights, was very confident, and people looked at him with a hint of admiration.
"This time, let's play a big one..."
In a daze, the Chairman came to his senses. After people reach a certain age, they will always recall the past inadvertently, because the past is their most precious wealth and the most profound thing in their memory.
His eyes softened slightly when he looked at Du Lin. Just as he was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.
After his permission, the butler stood outside the door and asked if he wanted to change a pot of tea for them.
In fact, the butler didn't really want to change the tea for them, but was just using this innocuous way to remind the Chairman that the time he set had come.
Before opening the door for Du Lin, the Chairman had already instructed the butler that he would inform himself in thirty-five minutes, because he did not intend to talk too much with Du Lin at that time.
People say that Dulin is the political successor of Magus and the marriage partner of the Timamont family. He can represent Magus on some issues. However, for the Chairman, who is of the same era and same age as Magus, For a person of high status, Dulin's weight is still not enough.
He is far from being able to prove his worth in politics. No matter how well he has done in the past, the positive political effects brought about by these good deeds have not affected these people. They and Dulin are on the political stage. It's not even a group of people.
Moreover, these people have long been famous and occupy high positions. The achievements Du Lin can achieve are very ordinary to them. There will always be someone who can achieve Du Lin's level. Even if they can't, the difference will not be too big.
This means that it is more difficult for Dulin to gain the recognition of these people than imagined. Coupled with the influence of various human factors, not everyone is eager to let Dulin prove his value in this circle. .
So before, he only planned to give Dulin thirty-five minutes. Then he would carefully consider the plans proposed by Holmes and Dulin, and finally find a more feasible one and delete the problematic parts. Then use it in the current situation.
But what he didn't expect was that it only took Dulin thirty-five minutes to convince him and convince him to choose Dulin's plan. This was almost impossible, but he did it.
There is only a calmness about the future on his confident face, without any fear or fear, and there is also a hint of eagerness to challenge. He is an arrogant and bold boy, but he also exudes a convincing temperament and attitude.
The Chairman shook his head and said, "No, go and inform our cook that we need to increase the portion for two people tonight, and ask Theulis to come back for dinner tonight..."
After he finished his instructions, the butler glanced at Du Lin in surprise when he turned around, and then began to complete the instructions of the Chairman.
Thewlis is the grandson of Your Excellency the Chairman and the first heir in the family. He is the eldest son of Your Excellency the Chairman’s youngest son. He has now entered the political arena and serves as a councilor in a small city next to Odis. There is nothing for the time being. A resounding name.
Everyone in the family actually knows that Thewlis will inevitably become the third generation of the family to carry the family flag. He became a councilor before he was thirty, and will most likely be the mayor at the age of thirty-six. At about the age of forty-four, he strived to become governor.
Even if he cannot become the governor, with the chairman's status and reputation in the new party, even if he has retired or even gone to see God by then, being a high-level member of the party is not a problem at all.
After running the party for a term or two, you can choose to jump out and find a place to be governor, or continue to climb up the ladder. A new party committee bureau is not an impossible thing.
The Chairman himself also values this grandson very much. Now he has called Xiulis back for dinner and asked for an extra portion for two people. He has not asked Dulin to leave. There is no doubt that he wants to keep Dulin for dinner and send Xiulis to dinner. Leith introduced Dulin.
The butler has served the Chairman all his life, and his father has served the Chairman's father all his life. He has become a member of this family.
Sometimes their perspective and methods of looking at external situations are different from those in power like the Chairman. He thinks that Dulin is actually quite good, capable, and tough, much like Mags in his youth.
This is a good thing, at least even if Dulin can't reach the level of Magus, it will make the family's future less confusing.
After the butler left, His Excellency the Chairman smiled and invited, "Stay and have dinner together. Even Magus often mentions the leg of lamb cooked by my cook. You should try it. It is the most delicious way to cook it in the entire empire." I can only eat it here in the empire!”
He was a little proud, because he felt proud of the skills of a cook. Of course, this was indeed the case. In the past, Mags would sometimes take the initiative to come over for a dinner because the skills of the chefs hired by the Chairman were the only ones in the empire. portion.
Important members of aristocratic families, such as housekeepers, gardeners and cooks, are often domestic servants who have served a certain aristocratic family for generations. Even in modern times, these people are still serving aristocratic families.
It's just that today's society is a little different from before. In fact, this existing system is also undergoing the influence of new era culture. Many young people are unwilling to serve big families. They cannot understand the thoughts of their ancestors, so that some families are Start hiring outside chefs and gardeners.
This is especially obvious in the south. The southern nobles can be said to be the last batch of nobles to be ennobled in the imperial feudal system. Their background is shallower and they are less attractive to servants in the family. It is difficult to retain outstanding people.
On the contrary, the situation in the north of the empire is much better. People are still accustomed to calling the nobles of the past as noble lords, and the environment has not changed much.
Nowadays, a large number of companies or workshop owners in society who claim to have "served the nobility for generations" are often founded by young people who have left aristocratic families due to the impact of the new era of society.
They used this method to quickly take money out of the pockets of the middle class, and successfully led some people who were waiting to leave the aristocracy and start their own businesses.
So everyone knows that as time goes by, the composition of a noble family will become thinner, but also purer.
After showing off his cooking skills, the Chairman continued to ask, "I am very interested in your plan, but there is also a small problem here. How do you plan to make Powers fall while simultaneously Warning everyone without causing new disturbances?”
Powers' identity is very special. As the leader of the new party, even if he is now broken and unwilling to make progress and hangs out with businessmen all day long, he is still the leader of the new party.
He represents the face of the New Party in society and is a certain embodiment of the New Party's values. If something goes wrong with him, it will be easy for people to associate what happened to him with the current situation of the New Party.
The imperial party will never let go of such an opportunity. They will blow up a small problem into a big problem that affects the empire. If the new party cannot survive by then, it is likely to face an even more troublesome situation.
He was very curious about Dulin's method. Powers would not be so willing to give up his power, even if this power is sometimes not very effective.
Turin smiled slightly reservedly. He did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he asked a new question, "We can discuss this later. Mr. Chairman, do you have any opinion on the idea proposed by Dolly?"
The Chairman frowned and recalled for a while before asking, "Are you talking about me becoming the leader of the new party?"
Dulin nodded, removed Powers, and then promoted the more authoritative and status Chairman to become the leader. As the link between all the keys, Dolly will naturally be pushed to the position of chairman of the committee, becoming the second most powerful person in the party. Top position.
If she becomes the chairman, the position of vice chairman will be freed up, which is what Dulin needs.
Once he becomes the deputy chairman of the new party committee, he is very likely to stand out in the election six years later and become the youngest prime minister in the empire.
As long as he takes that position, this empire and this world will be in his hands.
But having said that, the first step is to make room. If you can't take the first step, you don't need to consider the rest.
After thinking for a while, the Chairman joked with a half-smile, "It's very attractive, but don't you think that Powers is better in that position than I am in that position?"
Now that he has decided to introduce his grandson to Du Lin, the Chairman doesn't mind saying more. His meaning is actually very simple.
Now everyone knows that conflicts between Powers and Dulin always end in Powers giving in, and that this idiot has almost given up on party work and only thinks about benefiting himself all day long.
Such a person may be worthless at work, but for Dulin, he is more controllable. He is a puppet himself and doesn't care who is pulling the strings behind him. He just wants to install things. Into pocket.
Putting such a waste in the position of leader of the new party, and then treating the President as a target to knock him out, pushing Dolly to come to power, and Du Lin to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the presidium, seems to have more advantages than choosing to remove Powers and push the President to come to power. It also has more reliable controllability.
Du Lin laughed twice, took out another cigarette, held the cigarette holder behind his back, and weighed the cigarette holder on the platinum cigarette case to compact the tobacco.
He held a cigarette in his mouth, took out a lighter, lit the cigarette butt, took a puff, and spit it out, "Because the new party is not my springboard, this will be my career."
The expression on the Chairman's face suddenly solidified, becoming a little solemn and solemn. He looked at Du Lin, as if he wanted to see through the true face behind the hypocritical mask on this young man's face.
After about half a minute, I don't know if he saw through it. He nodded slightly and said, "Well said, career, I like this word very much."
"Magus used this word more than forty years ago to trick many of us into doing stupid things with him. Now a young man plans to use this word to trick me into making some important decisions. You...", he was a little surprised. He looked at Du Lin uncertainly, "You're not colluding, are you?"
After calming down for a few seconds, both of them laughed. It was obviously just a little joke. The Chairman touched his chin with a smile on his face, "It's really interesting to chat with you. It makes me feel very relaxed."
Du Lin said with a smile, "Because I am very honest and never hide my true thoughts, although they often say it is shameless..."
His self-deprecation made the Chairman laugh louder. The laughter gradually subsided. He nodded several times and finally patted the armrest of the chair. "Why not? We were able to create miracles before. I I believe we can create miracles now!”
The two immediately began to discuss the following matters. The Chairman's preference for Du Lin was not a sudden decision. Mags was very disappointed with the weak improvement for such a long time.
In fact, he is aware of some of the problems within the party, but it is difficult for him to do so now because no matter where he starts, it is not appropriate.
Attacking those who have already found their next home and are about to leave
Soon people will start to spread some gossip, such as the tyranny within the New Party and no place for the popular faction to survive, prompting some members of the popular faction to leave the New Party.
Politics has never been clean, and it will never be clean in the future. As long as he does it, people from the Imperial Party and even people from the Labor Party will launch public opinion campaigns to attack the new party. For these people, the last thing they want is for a new party to appear. New party leaders emerge who can stay in office for decades.
Before such people appear, the best way is to nip the new party in the process of revival.
If we attack the middle and higher-level people, people in the party are already panicking. Dori keeps interviewing the middle- and high-level people, so that the turbulent situation is only maintained between the bottom and middle-lower levels, as well as some middle-level people and a small number of high-level people.
The new party committee does not take action against the hardest-hit areas, but instead takes action against those who have not yet made a choice, which will also intensify the speed of these people's split.
So it’s impossible to fight, and it’s impossible not to fight. This is not because the Chairman doesn’t do things, but because he has to take care of all these things besides watching Powers. He is too old to carry it out alone.
He is not Magus, who can find the most appropriate solution as soon as he encounters a problem. He is just an ordinary person who has visible limits, so he also has to choose.
(End of chapter)