"Mr. Dulin, how do you plan to reverse the impending defeat, and how do you ensure our interests?" The man looked at the people on the rostrum and said pointedly, "If you want We fully support the New Party, so we might as well support the Imperial Party, at least in some aspects we are on the same side as the Imperial Party.”
Du Lin's words easily moved all the old party nobles present. It wasn't that Du Lin was very eloquent, but that he told some truth, the truth.
In the past, the new party and the old party were like tit-for-tat opponents. In addition to being full of hostility between each other, in fact, there may not be something else. It is not friendship, but it can be called a tacit understanding.
Feeling their consciences separated by two pounds of fat, everyone has a vague thought in their hearts - even if they lose to the New Party, it is better than losing to the Labor Party and the Imperial Party.
But politicians have never been philanthropists. They can pretend to be hypocritical, but there is a premise that they cannot harm their core interests. Under this premise, let alone being a good friend, even if they are a female cousin There won't be any problems.
As this gentleman said, there is no problem for everyone to cooperate, but it is necessary to clearly distinguish who is in charge. Otherwise, if we break up in the middle of the cooperation, the impact will be much greater than if we did not cooperate at the beginning.
This was not his opinion alone, it was also the opinion of most others in the conference hall.
Du Lin had no stage fright and did not think for a long time. He gave his answer almost three to five seconds later, as if he had already known that someone would ask this question, "The leader is better!"
With one sentence, the hall became calm again, and he began to explain his statement, "What I mean is that in the general election four years later, we will unanimously support whichever of our two parties is closer to the 'finishing point'. "
"If the old party leads the new party in the state election, I will encourage everyone to vote for the candidates of the old party. Of course, if the new party's performance in the state election is higher than that of the old party..." he paused for a moment. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Then I hope everyone can vote for me!"
The quiet conference hall immediately became lively after the words were spoken. Many people used incredible expressions, eyes and words to describe their inner feelings at this time. It felt like... taking a bite of dog poop-flavored ice cream. , sweet and disgusting.
"Are you crazy, Mr. Dulin, to vote for you?", a guy stood up and said loudly, "This is the funniest joke I've heard this year."
There are many people who support him, but some of them think that Dulin's words are a joke and will basically destroy his previous achievements in persuading everyone.
Voting the most important vote to a guy with extremely selfish motives is not the right choice. They would rather not cooperate than do such a stupid thing.
It would be fine if it succeeds, but if it does not succeed, everyone who voted for Dulin will become the laughing stock of the empire, and will become a joke that cannot be erased in history, making people laugh for decades and centuries in the future. .
They will occupy some important places in the history books as clowns, and that's not glorious!
Kubal knocked on the table, and the hall became quiet again. He looked at Dulin, and the microphone sent his voice to every corner of the hall, "I believe Mr. Dulin will give us a reasonable explanation. Am i right?"
Du Lin bowed slightly in greeting, and then explained, "Some very troublesome things have happened within the New Party in the past two days. Mr. Powers slipped and fell downstairs and may not be able to return to the public eye for a short time. In order to ensure the Golden March The new party will not lose some image points due to the lack of leaders attending various activities. The party currently plans to nominate party chairman Count Odegaard as the leader of the new party... "
What happened to Powers was not hidden from these politicians, and it was impossible to hide it. They all knew about it, and they were all guessing what the new party would do.
It is obviously necessary to re-elect a leader to temporarily replace Powers to exercise the powers and responsibilities of the new party leader, but who is the most suitable person to choose
They have considered Odegaard, but many people think that Odegaard is unlikely to be nominated. Odegaard's role is very simple and direct, which is to control the new party committee.
If Odegaard is nominated to leave the presidium, it will be difficult for the new party to find a second suitable person to take his place.
Because the position of the party whip has been vacant until now, without a whip who is as distinctive and strict as Powers before, the new party committee may lose control after losing Odegaard - if there is a whip , Odegaard rose up, nominated a vice-chairman to be promoted to chairman, promoted the whip to vice-chairman, and used the influence of the whip on the party to control the new party committee, at least in the short term there would be no problems.
When the new chairman's prestige is cultivated, everything can be solved.
However, the New Party obviously does not use this method. As long as Odegaard leaves, the committee will be lost. Therefore, they have always believed that it is possible to find a leader with some influence in society from among the ministerial cadres of the New Party. , to temporarily replace Powers' work.
But they never expected that Odega would rise up, which made what happened next slightly deviate from their thoughts, although Dulin had been using words that were uncertain, ambiguous and did not bear any responsibility. , but everyone knows this is true.
Dulin did not play half-heartedly in this regard. He said everything directly, "After that, I will nominate the deputy chairman to become a full member, and I will personally resign as the governor of Ambiro State and return to the capital to serve as the new party committee." as vice-chairman, and four years later ran as vice-chairman of the new party committee.”
Some people watched Du Lin thinking about some issues, while others were frightened by Du Lin's ambition. You must know that Du Lin is not yet thirty years old this year, and he will only be thirty-two years old four years later.
A thirty-two-year-old Imperial Chancellor
Just thinking about it makes me feel a little ridiculous, a little unrealistic, a little funny, and a little... scary.
"This is just your personal statement. They have not yet been realized. We are not sure whether your plan will be effective. If it is effective, I think it should be discussed with a more suitable person."
Some people use the reason that Dulin's statement has not been realized yet to refute his point of view. In fact, these people have already lost when they do this. They just don't want to admit that someone only needs to be around thirty years old and does not need to come from a noble family. , you can do better than them.
Du Lin sneered at this and did not bother to answer. He did not answer, but made some people agree with this.
At this time, the director of the operations department asked directly, "Can't you guarantee it?"
Du Lin looked directly at him and replied, "No one else can do this except me!"
The director of the operations department smiled and nodded. I don't know if he thought Du Lin was right, or if he just nodded politely.
Some people think that Du Lin is arrogant and dares to say such shameless words in front of so many people, but some people think that Du Lin may not be able to do this.
He is so confident that his confidence is like a certain aura that can infect the people in his presence. People are unknowingly affected by his confidence and feel that what he says must be right.
The originally planned ten-minute speech took more than an hour to end, and the meeting that was supposed to be held after Du Lin left did not last long and ended hastily. People were thinking about what would happen to them and the old people if what Du Lin said became a reality. Party, what are the benefits and what are the harms.
As for the original discussion of how to continue to suppress the new party... there seems to be no need to discuss it. As Dulin said at the meeting, four years later, both the Labor Party and the Imperial Party have the strength to compete with the old party. The new party It's really funny that this old enemy has become a partner.
Dulin was seen by many people when he came out of the old party office building. He never considered hiding his whereabouts, and reporters even took photos.
In fact, the old party is the same as the new party. There are also some secret agents of the Labor Party and the Imperial Party among the members of the party organization, who are used to monitor the movements of the old party.
Some people think that the aristocracy and the Labor Party cannot get along. This idea itself is very stupid, ignorant and backward. In the new era, the southern aristocrats were the first people to deal with the labor unions, and now some of them have become members of the Labor Party. Sponsors.
Old enemies in the past have become friends today. Just like the relationship between the new party and the old party, it is difficult to react, but it also reflects the core of all political behavior-interests.
As long as there are enough benefits, mice can fall in love with cats, let alone smarter humans
Soon the gossip that Dulin went to the old party to make a speech spread all over the world, and his statement that he had determined his position also became a hot topic among people. After hearing the news, Holmes remained silent for a long time. He found that he had underestimated Du Lin, although he already had a high regard for Du Lin.
This is not a sick word. Holmes has never thought that Dulin must be inferior to him. He has always thought that Dulin is an amazing young man, because not every young man can marry a girl from the Timamont family. , not every young person can reach the position of governor before the age of thirty.
But Dulin did it, he did it without relying on the help of others, only with his own hands.
The more practical he is, the more he understands how scary this kind of person is. Holmes is very wary of Dulin, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated Dulin.
Opening up the situation from the old party is obviously an unconventional way, but this method is very effective. The new party and the old party have been fighting for so many years. It can be said that everyone knows the basics and they are all the most familiar strangers.
Now Du Lin has used the method of grouping to remove the thin wall between the most familiar strangers, which is very attractive to the middle and lower-level officials of the new and old parties.
Enemies in the past can now suddenly become friends. They don't need to make fools of themselves on TV every day because of their different positions. They can sit together openly and openly discuss how to deal with people from the Labor Party and the Imperial Party.
We have been fighting for thirty years, and perhaps a kind of paradoxical friendship has long since transcended the hostile stance and grown in each other's hearts.
In addition, combining the political power of the two parties gives everyone more room for imagination. Politically, one plus one does not necessarily equal two, but may also be greater than two.
If it can be proven that the superiority proposed by Dühring in the general election four years later can effectively curb the political power grabs of the Labor Party and the Imperial Party, then the "two-party system" of the old party and the new party will return.
The two parties are fully qualified to play this power game behind closed doors, adopt a rotation system to firmly hold the highest authority in the empire, and achieve the goal of staying in power for a long time.
Ordinary people only see superficial things, but those who have played political games all their lives see a more interesting picture.
The Labor Party and the Imperial Party divided the political structure of the empire into four, but Dulin made a move and changed the four back to two. It must be said that this young man's mind is different.
Holmes, who had already understood Dulin's thoughts, realized that he had already lost a round. With Dulin's speech, he would be able to get the support of more people. He was protecting the new party, and there was still a lot of hope. The big one might succeed, if only he becomes the new vice chairman.
After thinking about it, Holmes sighed and ordered, "I heard that Mr. Powers' secretary on duty once called the police. Where is she now?"
His secretary flipped through his notebook and shook his head, "We have no information about this."
"Find her...", Holmes pointed to the secretary, "I suspect she knows something, and someone seems to say that Dulin visited Powers before he fell?"
"If there is, then that girl must know something. Control her as soon as possible. We need her to say something useful to us."
He took a deep breath as he spoke, "Also..." He suddenly closed his mouth and waved his hand, "Let's do things first."
He sighed after watching the secretary leave. He originally thought of some dirty tricks to trouble Dulin, but he gave up again.
Dulin looks nothing like a young man in his twenties who comes from a peasant family. He is more cunning, cunning and cautious than those old men from big aristocratic families who have been playing politics all their lives.
Many young people at his age have already spiraled into the sky with one-tenth of his abilities. But look at what Dulin has done. Apart from some specious accusations, there is no direct evidence to prove his success. Have done any bad thing.
He has never missed even a few cents of tax, and he has various tax payment certificates to prove that he has paid taxes. In addition, he often calls the police. He is like an infallible person who will not pay taxes to others. Any chance.
Using unfounded public opinion to attack Du Lin may not be the right way. Once Du Lin finds an angle to fight back, the previous harm to him will soon become people's compensation for him. This little bastard is very good at taking advantage of public opinion. Guilt mentality seeks benefits for oneself.
For a moment, Holmes felt that it was a bit tricky. Du Lin was so slippery that he really couldn't catch his weakness.
(End of chapter)