“I noticed that for a while in our west, and right here in our hometown of Vanliar, there was a very outstanding gentleman who saved tens of thousands of lives, opened up countless farms, and allowed more unemployed people who had lost their livelihoods to return to work. Even the church wanted to award him a medal at his post. I knew him before I came here. I have almost never seen such an outstanding young man..." Julio looked at Dulin, "Dulin. Sir, if you don’t mind, I hope we can sit down and have a chat.”
Sit down and chat doesn't mean in the future, nor does it mean a more private chat, it actually means today, now, here, next to Julio.
This is not a meeting originally, but a "symposium" similar to a salon or conversation. Julio's personal team had made several plans for him to take over Van Leer's job before he came. One of them was this plan. According to the habits of the South, he showed an approachable and easy-to-talk attitude. Several influential celebrities in the west cooperated and slowly took back the power of Vanlier City completely into their own hands.
His personal team believes that Julio, who lacks a foundation in the West, had better not show his tough side, because the simple Westerners are people who take softness rather than hardness. If you are tough, others will be tougher than you. In the end, one party will admit defeat and have to pay for the consequences of its previous toughness. Julio can succeed ninety-nine times, but as long as he fails once, all his efforts and efforts will be in vain. Therefore, the advice given to him by those people was to use gentle means to completely control Van Leer within a time limit of no more than half a year, and to make friends with the big shots in the west and maintain a pretty good personal relationship.
Dulin was a person chosen by Julio himself, perhaps because he felt that he had been received by Mags. Dulin, who had the same treatment as him and had served as the mayor of Odis, might be more accessible, and Dulin's power in the west is definitely not small. Drawing Du Lin into his circle will greatly help Julio grasp his power.
He has seen Du Lin's resume and knows what has happened recently. He is confident that he can become good friends with Du Lin. As long as he and Du Lin can reach an agreement on some issues, then the radicals headed by Du Lin will Come closer.
Yes, Dulin was evaluated by Julio's personal team as a representative figure of the western radicals. The turmoil in the west only began to occur after Dulin arrived in the west. First of all, Dulin promoted the comprehensive development of agriculture in the west. Perhaps agriculture and animal husbandry cannot be compared with mining in terms of economic benefits, but from the perspective of providing local stability and maintaining local public security, agriculture and animal husbandry are more suitable for the current situation in the west. development trend requirements.
There are too many people with simple personalities gathered here, including local cowboys, miners, and mine protection teams, as well as foreign gold prospectors and bandits and horse bandits who make their homes in the wilderness. The biggest problem facing the west is not economic construction, but public security. Only a stable social environment and good public security can attract more businessmen to the west. The benefits generated by cheap labor far exceed the benefits brought by mining to the west.
Julio, who has been working in politics in the south, has a different perspective on the development of the west than the locals, including Memnon. When Memnon dominated the west, big capitalists and mine owners were the main beneficiaries. Judging from the annual financial report It seems that the economic development in the west has not hindered the empire. Although it is still at the bottom, it has not fallen far behind. But in fact, the benefits brought by this kind of economic construction are not real construction, but a kind of destruction.
Many economists inside and outside the empire have a common view. If wealth is only in the hands of a few people, then wealth is not wealth, but poison. Only when everyone has mastered a certain amount of wealth can they be considered truly wealthy and powerful. The West is in sharp contrast to this mainstream view. Almost all wealth is in the hands of a few people. Citizens in the West are not rich, and are even very poor.
If this status quo is not changed, first of all, the government's right to speak will fall into the hands of those big capitalists. Because they have money, every action they take can have a huge social effect, forcing the government to make concessions for them. Secondly, except for a few people who have stable jobs, most people are relying on "opportunities" to make a living. This uncertain and extremely risky way of earning will bring too many uncertain factors to society. There may be good ones. One side, but more of the bad side.
Although Julio doesn't like the way the big capitalists in the south coerce the government by controlling the people, it has to be said that these big capitalists have fully demonstrated the amazing results achieved by the unique methods of capitalists. A large number of job opportunities and positions have brought unparalleled stability to society. People have jobs to do, and there is no need to consider the issue of unemployment. The social environment and public security will naturally stabilize.
This also brings a very positive aspect to the government's management and construction of the city.
The farm industry that Dulin admires is very good. He provides a large number of job opportunities to every city. After these jobs are filled, the number of miners and gold diggers will decrease. For cracking down on various crimes, Also provides a stable foundation. Although Julio is only a mayor now, he believes that he will never stop at the level of mayor. He is willing to come to the west just to run for governor here. If he wants to do this, he must have someone to help him.
Dulin is the person Julio likes. Of course, Dulin himself also poses a certain threat. He turned out to be the mayor of Otis City, and Otis City developed by leaps and bounds under his construction. But Dulin is not a threat, because he has been removed from all his positions. Even if he wants to start over, he will only start at the level of mayor. By the time he can threaten himself, it may be the next eight years. . Furthermore, there are three states in the west. If Dulin is not willing to make concessions, he can just make concessions himself.
Without thinking too much, Du Lin arranged his personal clothes and walked to Julio's side. The two shook hands and sat down separately. "The person next to me is Mr. Du Lin. I believe everyone knows him. After all, I met him some time ago." Every day when I open the first page of the newspaper, there is always this guy..." Julio showed a very annoying look, but with a smile on his face, "I often complain to my secretary, damn, why does it appear in every issue? It’s this guy, when will my photo make the headlines? Is it because you didn’t do a good job or did I spend enough money?”
There was a moment of laughter. People with humor can always win people's favor. Julio's statement was indeed interesting and he spoke frankly about the topic of money. As we all know, since the Imperial Parliament passed the proposal against "official crimes", many officials no longer dare to say the word "money" casually. This can easily make people think of corruption and a series of problems, quickly forming negative news.
Some people think that the existence of the so-called Anti-Official Crimes Act is to facilitate the cabinet to blame local officials. If something goes wrong in a local area, if officials are investigated and if officials commit official crimes, then everything is not the fault of the cabinet, but the fault of the cabinet. It was the official's fault, and people recognized the situation. Many officials have complained that the cabinet does not consider the actual situation at the grassroots level, although it is meaningless to do so.
It's bold of Julio to be able to say now that he didn't spend enough money and therefore didn't make the news, but the people in the West have done this and he has already gained a better impression in people's initial impressions.
When people had laughed enough, he pursed his lips and smiled and waved his hand, "Did I say something wrong? Okay, just pretend I said something wrong..." The laughter that came out again gave people a very strange feeling. , as if Julio was not an official, but a star or actor, he made people laugh too easily, "But when I learned everything Mr. Dulin did, I found that I was really wrong. Mr. Dulin is A good man, even the bishop of the church said so."
"I would like to thank Mr. Dulin for providing a lot of jobs in the west, and for saving me from having to worry about those guys who may often appear outside the city hall to march for food and residence registration. I just came to the west with only a few people. I am very yearning for the life here, but I lack understanding. Today is a good opportunity for us to improve our understanding of each other." He paused here and turned to look at Du Lin, "Mr. Du Lin. , what do you think the current West... Let's shrink it a little, what does Van Leer need now, what do you need me to do for everyone? "
This question is not easy to answer because the position of the question itself is problematic. If Du Lin answers according to his own ideas, others may think he is hypocritical, but if he answers according to his own needs, others may think he is too strong and selfish. He thought for a moment, and then replied with a very serious look, "My personal views may not necessarily represent the views of everyone here. I selected some that I think are appropriate to say. If what I said is wrong, I hope everyone can understand. "
"First of all..." Everyone's eyes were on Du Lin. Some were looking forward to it, some were waiting to see the joke, and some were not so friendly. Du Lin showed no timidity in facing these looks, he said. , "The first thing to solve is the education problem... "
This was definitely a good symposium. At least many forces in the west understood the position and attitude of the newly appointed Van Leer, but it cannot be said to be an absolute success because there was a slight problem when Dulin arrived.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the issues he talks about. This sentence may seem a little off-putting, but that's the truth. He directly discussed a series of social issues such as education, medical care, employment, welfare, and treatment in front of so many people with ulterior motives, without moving the topic closer to the needs of capitalists and the policies that the government can provide. He is not stupid, Julio wants him to be a bridge but he just doesn't do that.
(End of chapter)