Over the weekend, bidding farewell to the vigorous individual and team competitions of the Western Battle Royale in Ambiluo State, Dulin came to the Imperial Capital before August.
After August, we will enter the "Golden March", and there will be discussions in various places to build momentum for the mid-term elections.
For a long time in the past, the symbolic significance of mid-term elections has been far greater than its actual significance. Even if some officials have ridiculously stupid governance ideas during their tenure, the citizens of the empire are still very tolerant and will give these idiots a chance to change. .
Moreover, everyone abides by an unspoken tacit understanding and established rules, which is to try not to launch a large-scale and protracted election campaign. This is not a general election, and launching a frontal war is of little significance.
Of course, that's what you say, but you still have to do it. After September, various places will start to build momentum for the mid-term elections. Promotional posters for various candidates will be plastered on both sides of the street. The place.
In fact, this is also preparation for the general election in four years. The candidates hope to ensure that they will not be forgotten by the people through the propaganda offensive of the mid-term election.
Those in power who have won the election continue their influence through various propaganda methods.
Candidates will also appear on the streets in various promotional vehicles or even on foot, making impassioned speeches or having cordial conversations with the people.
For the public, September to the end of the year will be a very interesting time, because they can witness many "scandals" in the political arena and receive many benefits, such as fried chicken and fruit wine.
The Labor Party's activities are much more frequent than those of the other three parties. It is said that someone wrote to the Labor Party headquarters, believing that the Labor Party's logo should be replaced with fried chicken and fruit wine. They will distribute a large amount of fried chicken and fruit wine for free at every event. to attract workers to join.
Some people think that the Labor Party’s move is tantamount to grandstanding, an attempt to use small favors to buy off the working class, but it has to be said that this trick is very effective. Many people joined the Labor Party just to get these free fried chicken and fruit wine, and participated without fail. All activities and sports ensure that I eat a lot of fried chicken every month and not a drop of fruit wine is left.
The capitalists, who were once hated by the labor unions and the working class, finally appeared in the eyes of Labor people with a positive image this time. They generously solved the funding problem of the Labor Party's various movements without making too many demands.
These Labor members who have taken advantage will naturally start to protect the image of these capitalists, which is a win-win situation.
This year’s Golden March will not be much different from previous ones, but there will be some local changes because this year there are more Labor and Imperial parties.
So far, apart from claiming to make real workers the representatives of the interests of the working class, the Labor Party does not have a clear political program. It is more like a toss-up without a clear purpose, but no one will underestimate them.
Just like this, the number of registered members of the Labor Party has exceeded the other three parties before I knew it. According to statistics in late June and early July, the number of registered members of the Labor Party once exceeded 5 million, far exceeding the New Party, the Old Party and the Imperial Party. The number of registered people is even the largest in the entire world, no other party.
The number of participants has increased, and even if they don't show any aggression, people will not take them lightly.
Another difference is the imperial party.
After more than half a year of integration and construction, the Ba'ath Party has completed all party-building work and established the Ba'ath Party, which is also known as the Imperial Party.
The eldest prince is currently acting as the leader of the Baath Party, and a middle-aged man who is not well-known in society has become the chairman of the Baath Party Committee. According to Kubal, this guy is the next leader of the Knights of the Rose. .
In addition, all the branches and leaves are complete, and the Baath Party can be considered officially "online." This time they have launched slogans to actively participate in the elections in four northern cities. Judging from some information Dulin has obtained so far, there is not much resistance.
This may involve more deeper internal transactions. In the last meeting, Kubal told Dulin that the eldest prince seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with some nobles in the north, and the eldest prince could obtain actual control of part of the city.
Once the Baath Party can gain control of certain cities, it means that the Baath Party will truly squeeze into the political arena of the empire.
Before they obtained real relevant rights, they had no seats in the Imperial Parliament and their power was not recognized. However, when some of them became members, mayors or even governors, it heralded that the Baath Party had begun to embark on a real journey. political arena.
They are not as vocal as the Labor Party, but they are ahead of the Labor Party.
The two emerging parties are eyeing each other, expressing their desire for imperial power directly or covertly, while the two old parties are somewhat sluggish and lack vitality.
After three and a half years in power, Kubal's ability to govern has been basically accepted by the people of the empire. The international financial and trade organizations he promoted alone are enough for him to be re-elected for another term.
In addition, he has also accomplished many remarkable political goals, such as bringing the Navy back under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. In public opinion polls, his support rate is slightly lower than that of the last election. About sixty-eight/s.
Not all views of the old party have only good aspects. In fact, there are also bad aspects. For example, the views of the bottom of society towards the old party have generally declined. They believe that the old party does not pay as much attention to the issues of ordinary people and the bottom of society as the new party does. .
They put more energy into catering to the middle class and upper class of society, creating an invisible class for these people, a privileged class. This is the main problem they are criticized for.
As for the new party... don't mention it.
Last year, after Du Lin's threat, the problems within the party improved slightly, but only slightly. Some people's departure did not stop because of Du Lin's threat. They just did not contact more people. Leave together.
Coupled with the appeal of the Labor Party to civilians and the appeal of the Imperial Party to some aristocratic factions, Maggs' "coma" and the inaction of the party's top leaders will indeed disappoint many people.
After leaving some people, the situation became slightly more stable. However, compared with the enthusiasm of the Labor Party and the Imperial Party, which wanted to appear in front of people every day, the enthusiasm of the new party was obviously insufficient.
If there is no change in this situation, another group of people will definitely choose to leave before the general election.
At this time, it happened that Du Lin could take a further step. In the past two years, even a year ago, if he wanted to take a step forward, many people would oppose it.
His age has always been his fatal flaw. If he were ten or twenty years older, there would be no one in the new party who could stand in his way.
But he is too young. He is so young that he will be promoted to the top five political figures in the party before he has finished his term as governor. Even if those people don't say it with their mouths, they will not admit it in their hearts. All this is because of Dulin's own abilities. .
They would regard Dulin as any thief who stole the fruits of victory that belonged to others, or a jester who got lucky by marrying a female member of the Timamont family. On the issue of power, there are many things that can be compromised, but there are also many things that can be compromised. Not that much.
So he had to endure one term as governor before launching this plan. He had to endure it in the west until today.
Three years and eight months of being governor made Dulin infinitely closer to thirty years old. He was only a teenager when he left home, and now twelve years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In fact, if you think about it, from the beginning to now, he has spent a lot of time and energy. It is not that he has not made any sacrifices. He has even paid much more than others.
But people can't see this because he is not yet thirty years old.
Powers's expression obviously changed when he saw Du Lin. He didn't expect that Du Lin would come to him. Du Lin looked more mature than before, but Powers looked younger than before.
People are really weird. After getting rid of their psychological baggage, they feel happy all day long to earn money and benefits. Powers's face, which was full of wrinkles and looked a bit shriveled, actually became plumper and a lot brighter. It looked like Got a little fatter.
Du Lin strode into Powers' office. His Excellency the Leader's secretary stood outside the door with a look of helplessness and a hint of uneasiness. She had failed to fulfill her responsibilities as an occultist.
Powers waved his hand a little irritably, and then looked at Dulin, who walked over to him and sat down directly opposite him. He frowned and said, "I have to attend an event later, we can try to be as brief as possible." Problem solved."
He didn't like Du Lin, he didn't like Du Lin as before, he even hated Du Lin.
We are all born into poor families, why are our destinies so different
He worked hard all his life, no matter whether it was prestige or humiliation, in the end he became a new party leader with little actual power. And a young boy like Du Lin is destined to become the prime minister of the empire in the future
Decades of struggle are not as good as a young man's good luck. This kind of thing is difficult for anyone to accept. What is even more difficult to accept is that he was only one step away from Dulin's "good luck".
He even touched those things. As long as the woman agreed to marry him, the future Du Lin would have would be his present.
But he still lost that opportunity, lost it forever, so that now he doesn't have much confidence when facing this young man.
Dulin nodded, "That's what I want to say. We lack the basis for chatting, so it's better to keep things official..." This sentence made Powers relax a little. It didn't sound like Dulin was. Come to cause trouble.
He had only been doing his own thing for more than a year and had not offended Du Lin at all. He even deliberately avoided this mad dog.
Thinking of this, a not-so-good smile appeared on his face, and he pretended to be generous and said: "If there is anything I can do to help, please tell me!"
Du Lin nodded, crossed his legs, and said with a smile, "Then please retire..."
Retirement due to illness... This word can be considered a new one. It only appeared in the lexicon last year. The whole process should be a short sentence - unable to continue working due to illness and retiring early.
The reason why Dulin wanted Powers to recover from his illness rather than for any other reason was because illness seemed simpler than due to some irresistible factors and did not seem to be full of conspiracy.
If you are obviously in good health but retire for some inconvenient reason, people will inevitably wonder if there is something shady.
But you won’t get sick, because everyone will get sick. This is an irresistible law of nature.
This was just a simple sentence, but it made Powers's face change several times. He naturally understood what Dulin said, and his eyes became a little dangerous, "You mean... let me retire early?"
Dulin shrugged his shoulders, "If you understand it that way, there's no problem. That's what I mean."
Powers was so angry that he laughed out loud, "Do you think I will agree to your excessive request?"
Du Lin curled his lips and said, "Then let's change the request slightly. If you recover now, I can choose to pretend that I haven't seen what you did in the past."
Powers frowned immediately, and his tone became a little angry, "Are you threatening me?"
"Threat?" Du Lin laughed twice, "No, I'm just giving you a choice. It's up to you whether you choose or not. I personally suggest that you do as I say."
Powers took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and pointed at the door, "Get out, now!"
If the previous conflict between Dulin and him can be seen as Dulin's provocation to him, then Dulin's request to him now is an insult to him.
Mags had played with him for many years, and when his successor Dulin came to humiliate him, Powers' emotions fluctuated violently. He pointed in the direction of the door and roared loudly, "Get out!"
Du Lin's expression grew colder. He stood up and looked at Powers condescendingly. His tone became light and airy, "You rejected my kindness..." He paused here and then smiled, as if Powers. Voss told him to get lost as a joke, "May God bless you!"
Watching Du Lin leave, Powers's heaving chest gradually became better. Being insulted for no reason made Powers feel overwhelmed. He took a few steps back and forth, thinking about what Du Lin did. What is the purpose.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out why Du Lin suddenly came to humiliate him. Was it just for fun
He looked at his watch and saw that the time for the event was approaching. He packed up and walked out of the office, quickly walking towards the stairs.
As the leader of the new party, Powers' office is naturally on the highest floor of the office building. This old building does not have an elevator, but fortunately it is only five floors high.
There is a winding staircase that leads directly to the first floor. Walking on this staircase, you can overlook the entire office hall. This is also one of the privileges of a leader.
The moment he raised his foot, Powers's face changed wildly. He felt someone pushing him hard from behind, right at the door of his office, in the New Party's lair!
(End of chapter)