Du Lin has always asked the hometown association to expand its "coverage" and not increase its "thickness".
What is a "surface"? To put it simply, it means how many points there are. The points are connected to form a line, and the lines are connected to form a surface. One hundred and one cities in the empire have their own agents, and soon there will be hometown associations in these cities that do not have hometown associations but have agents. Coverage means area. We should expand this area as much as possible so that more cities can have hometown associations. Through this medium, more people can learn about Dulin and what Dulin has done. They felt that Dulin's presence changed their lives.
So what is "thickness"
Thickness actually refers to the number of people. The number of people in each hometown association branch is basically maintained at a few hundred people, and the maximum will not exceed a thousand people. Not only are there so many people who are willing to join the hometown association, but there are actually more people outside who hope to become a member of the hometown association. This does not mean that the welfare benefits provided by Dulin and the hometown association can only be enjoyed by members of the hometown association. In fact, non-members of the hometown association can also enjoy the benefits and benefits provided by Dulin.
Many people asked Dulin why more Guart brothers and sisters were not allowed to join the hometown association. Dulin did not give an accurate explanation, but he told everyone that this was a threshold and the current situation must be maintained. , there must be no possibility of losing control. This hole cannot be opened, at least not within the next ten years. Once this hole is opened, everything Du Lin is doing today will come to nothing.
The empire continues to promote the concept of blurring racial distinctions, constantly claiming that the provincial people, the Guarts, and the barbarians from the north are all part of the empire, advocating that they are one family. The empire's top officials hope that in this way, those few non-mainstream races can honestly accept their current lives, giving them a nominal hope to stabilize these races. They say these high-sounding words but do not really implement them. In every city, all the best industries and the highest-paid people are still Ogdin people, and those living in slums will always be provincials. Ya people and Guart people.
It seems that it is easy to unite these people, you just need to make it easy for them to join. But the question is, if these minorities, who are treated as second-class citizens by those in power, join a cohesive group, how will the top brass of the empire react
Fear
Maybe there is, but more of a feeling of trouble, because they have to start cleaning up these "disobedient" minorities. Can an organization that can unite millions or tens of millions of people be an ordinary organization? Impossible, this is an obvious truth. In addition, the leader respected by this group of people is still an ambitious man like Du Lin. Maybe the cabinet will soon launch a large-scale purge to eliminate the pustules before the crisis breaks out. Squeeze.
On the other hand, if so many people are really included in the hometown association, will it be good for Dulin
No, in fact, there are no benefits at all, and there are also very bad effects. Because humans are gregarious creatures, humans prefer spiritual gregariousness to physical gregariousness. When the number of members in the association reaches a certain level, they will feel a very sense of security. When the sense of security continues to spread uncontrollably, a terrible thought will sprout.
Since we have such great power, why not do something to change the world
Sometimes you don’t want to do something, but the people who support you want you to do it, and when they think they have great strength, you will be controlled by the group consciousness and will not transcend it.
Dulin said that he would not use force to do anything. War is not the best way to change the status quo. In addition to adding more irresolvable hatred to each other, war cannot bring any substantial benefits to both parties. . It will only make people hate each other more and more, and then reincarnation will continue until one party is completely destroyed, both physically and mentally.
The current situation is very good. The combined number of all branches is only 30,000 to 50,000. Even the Anti-Organized Crime Investigation Bureau only believes that this is the largest "criminal organization" in the empire, and it is just an organization.
This is very good. It shows that the Ogdin people have not yet developed the determination to eliminate the Guarts from their fellow countrymen even if they fight for social unrest or even retreat. They now just regard these things as Dulin's "tricks".
Now that a solid foundation has been laid for the future, all that needs to be done now is to transform bit by bit and quietly complete the transformation into a butterfly.
Du Lin became more and more calm in the face of many scorching eyes. He took a few steps back and forth and pointed outside the room, "Outside, people from the Organized Crime Investigation Bureau are monitoring us openly, and there are regional security guards." People from the Bureau of Investigation are investigating us, and even the military has begun to join in the plan against us. They want to seize our handle, find our evidence, destroy all the pride we have, and destroy us again. Get back to your original shape.”
"This is a special period, the darkest period before dawn. We have passed through the dark curtain that cannot release any light. We must persevere to the end, hold on to hope, and wait for the arrival of dawn. And this is what will happen next. I want to tell you everything you need to understand carefully. The hometown association, including all agents, must complete a huge transformation so that we can be more integrated into this society! "
"If you want to disintegrate the enemy, you must first integrate yourself with the enemy."
"The first step is to curb criminal behavior. Now our business has done very well. I have also learned from various aspects that the fighting in various places has calmed down. Others have begun to accept us as an inevitable and important part of society. This is the best commendation for our sacrifice, fighting, and struggle in the past few years! But fear cannot make us fully integrate into it. Only by conforming to the three views of this society and the pulse of the times can we become them!"
"Next, I hope that all places will restrict any form of behavior that is called 'criminal' by those outside. If we encounter problems, we must actively resolve them through legal means. If we encounter disputes, we must calmly reason with them. . We can’t continue to use guns and swords to make others bow their heads out of fear. We must convince them and let them bow their heads proactively.”
"I know, some of you may want to ask me, what should I do if some people really can't resolve disputes through normal channels? It's very simple, let them disappear!"
"Kill him in a reasonable way. Before killing him, ask our lawyers how you can kill a person reasonably and still get the judge's sympathy. As long as you are not sentenced to death, even an indefinite prison sentence is acceptable, because We have a way to get people out. Don't do nothing and arrange for gunmen to disappear without any preparation. This is the stupidest way. From today on, I need each of you to remember one thing. Try not to hurt others, and if you must, find a legal way.”
"Don't give them more opportunities to collect our evidence. I believe you should know more than me in this regard. If there is something that cannot be handled, I will give you a number later and a specialized person will tell you how to do it." Solve all troubles, money, or bullets!"
"The second thing is that starting from June, our agents will not only sell our own products, but also products of other companies. In other words, all our trade channels will no longer be just for We serve ourselves and will also serve more social groups. This is a very good opportunity. We will transform from smuggling merchants... Although I do not admit this, we will transform from smuggling merchants to channel merchants. Through our soundness. Through channels and control of market share, we can sell more products and earn more money.”
"In the past two years, everyone should be able to feel, especially the agents, that the share of our own products in the market has been declining, while on the contrary, the share of the products of the licensees has continued to increase. It seems that we are losing money, because We can no longer sell our own things, and all we sell are other people’s things. However, in reality, our profits have not declined, but are reaching new heights every quarter.”
"A large number of channel fees have become one of our main sources of income. We do not need to manufacture a product and only need to bear part of the transportation costs to earn the same profits as in the past. Therefore, transformation seems necessary and cannot be delayed. The times and society are changing every day. If we want to thrive, we must keep up with the pace of this era. "
"And this is also the third step, or the third thing I want to say."
"I plan to establish a goods circulation company, including ordinary land transportation and sea transportation, which can reduce our transportation costs by another level. This is also a very important task, and this work will be left to the branch presidents. , I will allocate funds from the hometown association fund to provide you with the necessary infrastructure and material assistance. I need you to do something. No matter which of our co-tenant partners, the moment their products come off the assembly line, ours will be ours. The trucks started loading the goods, and within a week they were transported to any city in the empire and started to be sold through our channels.”
"The fourth thing is that all the funds that all agents need to hand over today are suspended. I need you to build a comprehensive market in your city. If you don't have enough money, you can tell me, but it must be built, and it must be built. It’s great. Good location, good appearance design, unified clothing, unified logo. I want to see such a business center in every city by this time next year!”
(End of chapter)