Memnon, who had just returned to his villa after a meeting, took off his coat and hung it on a hanger. Besides him, there was only one housekeeper and two maids in the villa. Memnon did not have a wife, but he had several lovers, and there might even be more. After all, no one knew where Memnon went during those turbulent years, nor did they know if this guy had any love when he was outside. Keep a lid on what's in your crotch.
According to common sense, he can't control it. It is said that he has many illegitimate children, so many that people have long been numb. At the beginning, some people were concerned about this matter, but they soon discovered that Memnon himself didn't care about the illegitimate children born from a one-night relationship, and their concern was unnecessary. Many people are even secretly glad that Memnon has no wife or official children. In the future, when he is old and dies, his power will not be passed on to his next generation. This is a good thing!
The somewhat tired Memnon looked like he was about sixty years old. His temples were gray and his brown hair had turned gray, which was a sign of aging. He has taken good care of himself in the past few years and does not look old like ordinary old people. But as he gets older, he gets older. There are some things that he can be dissatisfied with, but even the gods will bow before time.
The butler had already come forward. He was an old man who looked to be about the same age as Memnon. He was tall, a little slender, and wearing a suit. "Sir, you are back."
Memnon nodded and walked towards the house. The housekeeper followed him. After the two entered the study and closed the door, Memnon sat on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at the butler, "How is the investigation going?"
A stiff smile appeared on the steward's stern face, as if he couldn't smile at all, "Sir, things have become clearer. We followed the girl to Ilian, and she and a man named Dulin The young man met. According to our survey feedback, this young man named Du Lin had spent time in Turnel where he was a bootlegger and later spent four months in jail for some minor matters. He disappeared after the incident and reappeared in Ilian.”
Memnon asked thoughtfully: "You mean that gold may be in the hands of this person named Dulin?"
As the leader of the Kadima Party, one of the most powerful and prestigious people in the party, Memnon knew very well that they were almost losing to the old parties. If the 30 million worth of gold used to suppress the Kadima Party had not been suddenly robbed at a critical moment, they might have been forced back after briefly resurfacing this time. He wanted to thank the group of robbers who had robbed 30 million gold bricks, but at the same time, he was also eyeing the 30 million gold bricks.
With these 30 million, he will be more confident in gaining control of this state in the mid-term elections half a year later. Once he controls this state, he can display his ambitions and step by step towards the highest power in the empire. Walking slowly and vigorously. He used to think that those who died generously for their ideals were fools. Although he still thinks those people are fools now, he could also do such a thing.
He is not for some great ideal, he is for power and money.
He is a businessman, and no matter what kind of outer skin he uses to cover up his essence, it cannot change what is in his heart. He is a businessman. He's grateful to the people, including Mr. Kesma, who turned him from a mule and horse dealer into this year's big shot, and he's grateful that he's been able to make it this far.
For the supreme power and ideal, he must make 120,000 efforts, the most indispensable of which is money.
He sent people to Tenel to collect clues. The robbers did a very clean job and couldn't find much useful information, so he had to let people focus on the only witness in this case who might know the robbers, that is, Ah Lisa. Eight months of close surveillance almost made Memnon give up. If he didn't need the 30 million so much, he might have asked people to withdraw it long ago. Fortunately, just when he was about to lose his patience, the person monitoring Alyssa discovered something unusual.
She went to Illian and met with a young man named Dulin who had been seen in Turnel the previous year. If this was just an ordinary young man, perhaps the supervisors would give up after paying attention to it for a while, but this bootlegger named Du Lin actually owns a villa worth 350,000, and also runs a joint venture with others. Jewelry store, this news suddenly excited everyone, they thought they had discovered the truth.
So this news was sent to Memnon.
The butler replied in a thoughtful and uncertain tone: "There is currently no evidence that this young man named Du Lin is a participant in the gold robbery, but the people below believe that he is very likely to be what we are looking for. Target, so we are still paying close attention and monitoring. This person has some power and is very popular in the local area. It is not easy for our people to get close, so we can only watch from a distance."
Memnon nodded, "The next six months will be crucial for our Kadima Party. As long as we can make a positive impact, we don't have to worry about them not voting for us in the mid-term elections. Keep an eye on this." Guy, if we can confirm it is him, arrange for someone to take action directly. Remember, we don’t care about the life or death of a small person, but the money in his hand must be found!”
"I see!"
There was a brief silence in the room, Memnon closed his eyes and remained motionless as if he was asleep. After a while, he opened his eyes. The positive and positive energy he had when he first came back had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the depth and awe. He supported his chin with one hand and played with a delicate lighter with the other. His eyes were fixed on the lighter, but he was thinking about other things.
"Shapke is too old, and he actually wants to give in. What's even more hateful is that he has a group of people on his side. If we miss this midterm election, we will have to wait four years. Who will be there in four years? We can't even tell what kind of world it is. If we wait too long, people's boiling blood will cool down. He is too troublesome. Arrange for someone to talk to him and convince him!" Then Memnon laughed, with a hint of indifference hidden in his laughter.
Decades of relationships are vulnerable to power and desire!
Schapke is the party whip and the third-ranking figure in the Kadima Party. Initially, Memnon's idea was that putting this somewhat stubborn old man in this position would do more good than harm. But in fact, he got one thing wrong. To him, power is important, money is important, everything is important. He is not one of those old "revolutionary parties", and he cannot understand their "ideal above all else" mentality. Spirit. And Shapke is that kind of person. He values his ideals more than anything else. He even argued with Memnon several times during this period, making Memnon unable to step down.
Memnon's idea is to directly transfer the federal welfare system as soon as possible, first capture the voters' intentions, and then adjust the internal structure and other things step by step. But Shapke thinks that the Federation's set of things is good, but it may not be adaptable to the Empire!
He does want to create a "new world," but not at the cost of a shaky foundation. It has become normal for citizens on the federal side to pay various fees, but people on the empire side have never paid anything other than taxes. It would really cost these people their lives to ask them to pay a pension and medical security fund on time every month for their old age.
Many families work and receive a monthly salary that can only cover their daily expenses and then save a little bit. If they are asked to pay pensions and medical security contributions, problems will arise in their lives. This kind of thing should not be done by citizens. Schapke believes that capitalists should pay these welfare benefits for those employees. His idea is that capitalists should pay more and workers should pay less, so that everyone can accept it. But the problem lies here, imperial capitalism has sprouted and grown rapidly, and has become a terrifying force. Is it possible for these capitalists who make profits by oppressing workers to spend more money to pay employees' fees
It is obviously impossible, and if the Kadima Party wants to go further and hold the power of the entire state in its hands, it cannot do without the help and support of these capitalists.
So Memnon came up with a "bad idea". Originally, workers were supposed to be paid twenty-five yuan a month, but now they are only paid twenty-two yuan. Of the missing three dollars, two and a half were handed over to the Kadima Party as welfare benefits, and the remaining fifty cents were given to the capitalists as "accidental compensation." If an accident occurs to an employee during work, the required treatment and various compensation expenses will be paid out of this fifty cents.
As soon as this idea came out, it was immediately recognized by the capitalists, which meant that they once again lowered the wages of employees by fifty points. It seems like a small amount of money, but when thousands of people work in a factory, it is not a small amount of money. A factory with 3,000 people can deduct 1,500 yuan a month, and they don't need to pay another amount for any accidents.
All expenditures are shared equally among the workers, and the capitalists do not have to spend a penny, which of course they are happy to do.
This was the difference between Memnon and Shapke, and it also gave Memnon the idea to get Shapke down. What he needs is an obedient and symbolic party whip, not the kind of "party whip" who can point his finger at him and scold him, making it difficult for him to step down.
The housekeeper was silent for a moment, "I will convince him personally!"
"If you go in person, then I'll feel relieved." He put away the lighter, sat up straight, and suddenly asked, "By the way, has that guy from Kosma replied?"
This month’s double update means paying off the debt, but it’s actually the same thing~ Let me cheat and change the account first, and start after the limited exemption.
(End of chapter)