If the new party's office building can be described as luxurious, then the old party's office building should be described as luxurious.
All kinds of expensive antique oil paintings can be seen everywhere. Collections worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands are randomly placed at the corner of a corridor in the office building as if they are worthless, as well as on the walls outside some office doors. .
Even the hanging chandeliers are pure crystal lighting handmade by well-known craftsmen of all sizes.
If you have never been to the office building of the old party, you will definitely not understand that money is nothing in the eyes of this group of people.
In fact, the old party's historical transfer of interests is more like a tradition, a tradition among nobles. The lower-level nobles transfer their interests to the upper-level nobles, and then the upper-level nobles will be responsible for protecting the interests of the lower-level nobles from infringement, and appropriately given a certain opportunity.
This approach was applicable to any aristocratic system in the past, just like the "people under the rule - small nobles - big nobles - leader of the aristocratic group" method. Money does not represent wealth, but a specific means of loyalty.
Of course, money is still useful. The old party's expenditures are much greater than those of the new party. In addition to accomplishing many major things over the years, Maggs has also reduced various expenditures of the new party and the government.
The new party members are used to living a "hard life", but the old party members are not used to it yet. This part of the benefit, called "donation", will be used to maintain the party's daily expenses and welfare payments and other projects.
It seems as if lower-level officials channel the benefits to the top and then disappear, but in fact they are fed back to everyone through other means.
The office building of the old party is opposite the office building of the new party. The "homes" of the two parties are only separated by a road. People who work in the imperial capital are more or less familiar with the management of each party. After all, almost every day If we can meet, even if we don't speak, it is always necessary to nod to maintain each other's demeanor.
When Du Lin entered the conference hall, it was like a huge stone falling into a pool of water. Whether it was ripples or original splashes, they were all blown away. Suddenly, people lost the ability to speak, and it quickly affected people. There was not a single extra sound in the entire conference hall.
People were either shocked or looked at Dulin indifferently. Kubal deliberately fell behind. In people's eyes, Dulin came here alone.
After about ten seconds of silence, someone suddenly laughed and said loudly, "Look what I found... a lone new party member!"
The huge room suddenly burst into laughter. It seemed that this guy had told a very great joke, but Du Lin didn't find any laughter. As he walked forward, he raised his head and retorted, "But you don't dare to stand." Say this in front of me!"
The moment of laughter was strangled by the invisible force in an instant, and there were some angry and whispered curses in the hall that was calm again, but just like Du Lin said, no one dared to stand in front of him. To ridicule him is to seek death.
When another person was about to attack Du Lin, the coughing from the door frustrated these people's thoughts. Kubal caught up with Du Lin with a sullen face, and the two walked towards the rostrum together.
Under the rostrum, Dulin stopped and Kubal walked up directly.
As the leader of the old party and the prime minister of the empire, he naturally sat in the center of the rostrum. On both sides were the chairman of the old party committee, the old party whip, the three vice-chairmen of the old party, and the director of the old party's action department.
There are some differences between the two parties, but they are not completely different.
In the old party's internal party departments, the Action Department's status was second only to the Presidium. If the Action Department was to be given a clearer name for its powers, then the "Inner-Party Work Execution Department" might make it a little clearer.
Whether it is the decision of Kubal, the party leader, or the decision of the old party committee, the person who is ultimately responsible for implementing these decisions is the Executive Department. This department is more like the "Vice Chairman Group", so the Minister of Action also sits on the rostrum. .
As for the party whip, the power held by the whip of the ruling party is much higher than that of the whip of the non-ruling party. To put it simply, the whip of the ruling party can not only interfere, supervise, and punish members of the party who have violated the charter, but also can Intervene in some behaviors outside the party that humiliate and damage the party's image and interests through various means, file complaints against specific perpetrators, and have certain supervisory powers over public behavior.
Everyone knows that status is demonstrated within the party, and power is demonstrated outside the party, so the whip of the ruling party will be ranked third, sometimes fourth.
The people on the rostrum just looked at Du Lin curiously and said nothing. There was a big gap between their status and those below. Others could discuss the reasons for Du Lin's appearance here at will, but they could not.
Because every word of a person of their level has certain validity, legal validity, political validity and other powers to some extent.
Every word must be carefully considered before it can be said in a fair situation, which makes them not speak easily before understanding the essence of the matter.
The quiet conference hall is much more comfortable than the New Party's. The New Party's ladder meeting rooms are all "ordinary" tables and chairs, but here, they are all luxurious leather sofas, and some waiters are providing drinks and snacks. !
They don't seem to be having a meeting here at all, but rather chatting and having dinner here.
A few minutes later, as the time approached the hour, Kubal tapped the microphone, and the audience fell silent.
Kubal has a high status in the old party and is very respected. Because he defeated Maggs and became the second imperial prime minister after Maggs, people respect him and think that he is the leader of the old party. The key to the party defeating the new party.
"Du Lin, I think all of us know him. If anyone doesn't know him, then it must be that you spent your time watching TV on studying..." As soon as Kubal opened his mouth, he used the unique cold humor of the nobles to resolve Du Lin's previous remarks. There was a minor conflict between Lin and members of the old party organization.
He waited for everyone to laugh for a while before continuing, "Actually, I allowed Mr. Dulin to come to our meeting this time. He convinced me in my office, but I think this is not enough. If he wants To get what he wants, then he should be here to convince you, not let me convince you!"
Most people quickly fell into their roles, and they had already tasted something special from what Kubal said.
This is why Kubal decided to let Dulin convince these people. He can indeed convince these people, but these people may not always be convinced. This is the gap between ordinary people and nobles.
Politicians born from ordinary people will have a political "sense of moral integrity". These people have a spontaneous centripetal force and persistence towards the cause and party they are committed to. If there are no major changes, they will rarely change easily. Stand up for yourself, follow the instructions of your superiors, and work hard to fulfill your responsibilities.
But the nobility is different. From the day he became sensible, the education he received made him understand the truth. The reason why he is able to enjoy the material wealth and wealth that others cannot achieve in dozens of lives. Political status does not mean that he will meet some great friends or join a great party in the future.
All of this was given to him by his family, and it is the wealth left behind by the hard work of countless ancestors and many generations. Without the family, there would be no these, and without the family, there would be no them!
Therefore, in the minds of nobles, the interests of the family are always higher than personal interests and non-family organizational interests.
Kubal can convince them, but they will also change, especially since the initiator of the whole thing is not Kubal, but Dulin. They will not even feel ashamed when they change their stance.
Instead of letting Kubal speak, it is better to let Dulin speak, because Dulin's broken mouth can speak well, and Kubal feels that he can be persuaded, then others are more likely to be persuaded, truly persuaded.
The two looked at each other, and Kubal continued, "I promised Mr. Dulin to give him ten minutes. He will use ten minutes to explain some situations and then request something. As for whether he can succeed, I leave it to you. Decision." He said, looking at the staff, "Prepare a microphone for Mr. Dulin."
More than ten seconds later, a microphone fell into Dulin's hand. Kubal asked someone to get a small clock and put it on the table of the rostrum. Then he nodded, "Ten minutes, Mr. Dulin, you can start." ”
Du Lin looked around at the backbone of the old party who looked like noble men in the drama, and couldn't help but lower his head and laugh out loud.
Sometimes people are so mean. Even if they knew that Du Lin's smile was to attract their attention and the explanation behind the smile would be unpleasant, they still succeeded in being seduced by curiosity.
"Mr. Dulin, excuse me, are you going to laugh for ten minutes?" someone from the old party members present shouted, his tone full of dissatisfaction.
Dulin shrugged his shoulders and looked towards the direction where the voice came from, "Can I know which gentleman just said what?"
One of them raised his hand. This is also a subtle difference between nobles and ordinary people. At least the nobles will not deny it shamelessly. That would be too embarrassing and disrespectful.
For nobles, dignity and grace are second only to family interests. In some families, dignity and grace are even more important than family interests, especially those families that were once glorious but have now declined. They value face. More important than his own life.
Someone raised their hands. Du Lin was not surprised. He smiled and nodded, "Let me explain, I laughed just now because I thought that in four years you will never be able to sit here calmly like a noble. If you maintain your appearance like that, you will throw things in anger, curse people, and do other things that are disgraceful, and I can’t help but want to laugh.”
"Your reserve, your decency, your grace, your superiority, you still have four years left. After four years, you will lose them forever!"
This sentence caused some discussion in the conference hall, and someone said loudly, "Mr. Dulin, if you just want to use such uncertain assumptions to intimidate us, then you may be paying the wrong attention."
"Intimidation?" Du Lin looked surprised, "Do I need to intimidate you?"
"I am just stating a fact. In fact, not only you, the old party, but also the new party will become a joke in four years, but this is not a joke."
Someone stood up and wanted to speak, but Dulin pointed at him and made a gesture of rejection to stop him. He continued, "Some people will say that I am exaggerating some problems or even fabricating some differences, but that's just you. An excuse that you don’t want to admit!”
"When I walked in from the door, you only stared at my status as a member of the new party organization. I knew you had not realized at all that the changes in this world have exceeded our imagination."
He pointed outside and said loudly, "Right over there, the Labor Party, which already has more than six million organizational members, is still rapidly developing organizational members. They are not involved in any current political events, and are just focused on increasing the number of members. In four years, their organization will have more than 10 million members, influencing the ballot choices of at least one-fifth of the empire’s households.”
"There is also the Imperial Party. I believe that I don't need to explain the recognition of the Imperial Party by the northern nobles. You have better channels than me to learn more about the inside story. Those nobles who have been excluded from the political circle by us have finally found their way. Do you still think, ladies and gentlemen, that they are going to be as non-threatening as they were before?"
Du Lin used all his strength to pull back his outstretched hand, clenched it tightly into a fist, and waved it fiercely, "No, never!"
“One-fifth of the people in the empire have become the vote bank of the Labor Party, and the other fifth have become supporters of the Imperial Party. However, our old and new parties still hate each other, and some people even say that they will completely The idea of being crushed to death by the new party?”
There was a lot of mockery and sarcasm on his face, "Stupid!"
"After the new party is over, a large number of people will join the Labor Party and the Imperial Party. Only a very small number of people may join the old party. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen, you have given you what may have been your greatest boost. The enemy just wants you to have no chance to fight back when they beat you!"
"Four years after the Labor Party set its goal, the Imperial Party has begun to take shape and start to exert its strength, and we are still fighting among ourselves here. If this is not stupid, then what is stupid?"
The room was silent, everyone was thinking or shocked by the situation.
In fact, they are not unaware of the current political situation in the empire. The people who can sit here and participate in the meeting are not the kind of minions who can't make three farts, but they choose to ignore those external threats.
This is not to say that they are stupid, so stupid that no one realizes these things, but they are too proud and their nerves are numbed by the victory in front of them.
Their first victory in thirty years made them proud. The huge electoral victories in various states made many people in the old party believe that the new party was no longer strong enough, so the Labor Party and the Imperial Party, which had been established less than two years ago, were not their opponents.
Even though the Labor Party and the Imperial Party have some strength, they are still no match for them. They lack the foundation and people will not believe them.
But now, Dulin shattered their self-deception and showed the most realistic side in front of them.
Indeed, at this stage, neither the Labor Party nor the Imperial Party is the opponent of the old party, but the goal of these people is not the mid-term election, but four years later.
Four years, more than a thousand days, is enough time for too many things to happen to affect this empire, the entire society, and every citizen!
Ten million families and at least 20 million votes can already win at least three to five states. Once the northern states are captured by the imperialists, the remaining places will probably not get anything. .
There are more than 200 cities and towns in the empire, and there are only 16 states in total. Almost half of it has been taken away by the Labor Party and the Imperial Party. The rest... how to divide it
No matter how you divide it, it means one thing - the new party and the old party will fall behind the Labor Party and the Imperial Party after four years.
It's just a simple arithmetic problem because it's that simple, one plus one equals two levels.
The long silence made the atmosphere in the conference hall somewhat depressing, and the issues discussed by Dulin were also discussed in a low voice on the rostrum.
Although many people believe that facing the currently unlucky New Party, pursuing victory can gain more fruits of victory, this does not mean that the New Party can really be driven away.
There are still many supporters of the new party in various places. No matter what people say, the two states of Woodland and Ambiluo are definitely the vote base of the new party. Both Dulin and Holmes have reached their limit as governors. Their hold on the two states is very firm.
Sixteen minus two equals fourteen. In this election, there are two southern states that are firmly on the side of the new party. If there is not much change, it will be difficult for them to change their camp. This means that only the states that can be divided are Twelve states remain.
The five northern states will inevitably be included in the territory of the imperial party. The Labor Party is winning three or five states. What will the old party do
They are not even as good as the New Party!
Even if the new party is deprived of another state, the old party cannot ensure that it can win the election 100%, and may fall behind from the beginning and be kicked out.
This reality is indeed difficult to accept. Just five minutes ago, they were looking at this empire and society from the perspective of historic victors. But five minutes later, they seemed to have been cursed by Dulin. To accept a future of inevitable failure
How is this possible... , although it's really possible.
Du Lin then continued to use the knife of words to stab these old party dignitaries all over their bodies. More detailed data analysis made many people have panic expressions on their faces, thinking of the imperial party's massive activities and the workers under his command. With the proliferation of clubs, these people finally couldn't stand it any longer.
So the question becomes, how to solve it
"Mr. Dulin, if you just want to tell us a terrible future, then we already know it. The question now is, is there any way we can prevent this from happening?"
Du Lin put away his smile, took a deep breath, and replied confidently, "Of course, I am standing here to solve this problem!"
At this moment, it seems that the eyes and lights of the whole world are focused on him. His confidence and composure make people feel an indescribable admiration from the bottom of their hearts.
(End of chapter)