Hagrid is a very common name. The word "common" means that Mayor Hagrid may be from a commoner background, but he was able to serve as the mayor of Saint-Nulin-Fantiers City, which shows that he has the upper hand. There are people, and there are people behind them.
No official has ever been able to achieve this without relying on anyone. This has nothing to do with personal ability, because top-level resources are always extremely limited, and more importantly, these limited resources are controlled by very few people at the same time. hands. So now the question is, why should others give part of their limited resources to someone they don’t know
This has nothing to do with morality or career. This is nature and possessiveness in the bones. What is mine is mine and will not be given to anyone for no reason. At this time, more means are needed to operate and operate. The simple thing is to find someone with the same resources to stand up, exchange resources, and then allocate the resources. This is why the higher the official position in the empire, the more The reason is that these are beyond the scope of personal ability and execution ability and belong to another field.
A very common name means that Hagrid is likely to be a member of Powers. Of course, this is also in line with Maggs' propaganda policy after he came to power. He will promote non-aristocratic officials to important positions in a more comprehensive and in-depth manner. to ensure the support of more people. This is also the reason why Powers can achieve the third position in the party. Maggs understands the progress of the times better than those decadent aristocrats. Power can no longer be completely concentrated in the hands of one or two people. Only by allowing interests to Only by spreading it to more people within the scope can a more stable political power be obtained.
Although Hagrid is most likely an official of the Powers faction, no matter whether he is a new aristocrat or a commoner, under the training of Mags, he understands that capitalism is a very terrible and hateful thing. s things. Sometimes it will appear cute, but in the final analysis, if capital wants to grow, it needs to eat people.
Hagrid, what is the purpose of attending this cocktail party sponsored by United Construction Engineering
"Mr. Grace seems to have great energy. He can even invite someone like you. No wonder I felt something different when I came in. It turns out you are here." Dulin praised Mr. Hagrid. , no matter what he said, he used to be a member of the New Party, and he was also the mayor of Otis City. Hagrid's ranking in the party has entered the top 48, and has been included in the big list of the New Party Committee. His ranking is lower than Harry, so he can Said to be a high-ranking representative.
Hagrid laughed, "What Mr. Dulin said made me feel like I have lost some weight. Don't use honorifics between us. This makes our relationship feel a little strange..." After getting Du Lin, After Lin's affirmation, Hagrid led Du Lin to the edge of the meeting without changing his expression, and whispered, "Today, the Federation submitted a formal diplomatic note, hoping to renegotiate the "Memorandum of Understanding on Currency". "Related matters, Leader Magers was very angry during the cabinet meeting..." He seemed to have leaked secrets that should not have been leaked, but neither he nor Dulin took it seriously.
First of all, based on Dulin's friendship with Mags and his connections in society, someone would always take the initiative to tell him about this, and besides, it was not a secret that needed to be kept. Secondly, even if we don't talk about it now, the diplomatic consultation meeting between the two countries will be held soon. By then, the city will definitely be full of uproar. It's hard not to know.
Instead of doing this, it is better to sell a favor for free and maintain a good personal relationship with Du Lin.
Powers has been confronting Maggs since the midterm elections. Many people are not aware of this momentum. Only those within the new party committee know about it. Powers always questioned Maggs' decision-making, and Maggs would sometimes fight back and cause trouble for Powers. People say that Harry will become the next cabinet minister, that is, the prime minister of the empire and the new leader of the new party. He is the successor to Magus's will and the successor to power. In this case, even if the civilian officials have no ideas, they must have some ideas.
There will always be winners and losers between the two conflicting factions. If Powers cannot become the next leader of the new party and the prime minister, his era will be over. He didn't have time to wait another eight years and then charge back to the highest position. Maybe he wouldn't survive the next eight years. Once Powers withdraws from the political stage, they, the new members of the populist party, will face a very embarrassing situation. After Powers, no one can take the lead and hold up the banner and backbone of the populist party.
Those who are powerful do not have enough prestige, and those who have enough prestige do not have enough strength. Powers himself is actually very anxious. Like Maggs, he also selected several suitable successors, including Hagrid.
But Hagrid was unwilling. The reason was very simple. Even if Powers trusted him very much and he was willing to let him be the successor of his political legacy, he would also need eight years after the next election year to transfer Powers' legacy. Turn it into his own wealth, reintegrate all the resources in his hands and make these resources willing to pay for himself. In other words, it will take him a little more than ten years to be able to reach the level of Powers today, that He was already over sixty by then. What if the competition fails? Then he will face another eight years of long rule. By then, he will be no different from Powers now.
At the age of over seventy, he is only two steps away from reaching his peak, but the distance between these two steps is enough for him to be unable to overcome. He turned the rest of his life into a continuation of Powers' political life. In the end, he had to choose a suitable person and entrust all the political wealth he had managed for half a life to that person. I don’t want to stay in retirement, and occasionally read in the newspaper to read about the young people who are making waves in the world.
This is not what he wants. What he wants is a comfortable life and appropriate power. Being the mayor of this city is good. He is willing to stay there. It would be better if he could be a governor in other states. Okay, let those games of hegemony and so on be played by ambitious people.
Making friends with some important people has been Hagrid's experience since he became an official. Mags has been restraining the rapid expansion and development of capitalism, but everyone has already understood that capitalism cannot be restrained. The important reason why Maggs is now able to make the northern consortium tremble is that he has been in power as the leader of the New Party for more than thirty years and served as the Prime Minister of the Empire for two terms. He has been in office for too long. His authority has grown to the point where it should override the entire social mechanism, and his tentacles have penetrated into all aspects of society. However, once he leaves the political stage of the empire, the power of capital, which has been suppressed for so long, will immediately rebound.
At this time, making friends with large companies like Dulin is the safest way to speculate. Maybe it will become an important bargaining chip at some point.
Dulin was obviously not aware of this matter. This diplomatic note was handed over directly to the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Federation's diplomatic ambassador, and was not leaked. This was in line with the reason why Hagrid was here, and it also made Dulin I'm confused about another thing, but now is not the time to think about it.
Dulin did not continue to ask about this topic. Even if he asked Mayor Hagrid, he might not know anything. In the end, all decisions are made by the cabinet. A mayor cannot reach the decision of the cabinet, or Magus's. Decide. But at the same time, Dulin knew that his time in the empire was getting less and less. He wanted to make a big plan on a whim a few years ago. This plan initially only had two people, he and Mr. Jack, but because of the financial resources he could mobilize, As a result, things eventually became more and more complicated, more and more people joined, and eventually even the Imperial Central Bank and the Cabinet were involved.
By now, this is no longer a big plan of one or two people, but a... potential battle between countries. As the commander of this war, Dulin is honored because he has been deeply aware of it. , his name will be engraved in historical occasions, and he will be the most shining one.
"It just so happens that I have some questions to ask Mayor Hagrid..." Dulin quickly changed the topic to another direction, and Hagrid showed a serious look of listening. He is a very good official. At his position, it was no longer necessary to be obviously inclined towards something or someone, but the attitude he showed made Dulin feel that he was a good person, at least not so arrogant just because he had some power in his hands, "I There is a TV station here in the Imperial Capital..."
Hagrid nodded, "I know, it's the TV station that is connected to the signal line and can watch the program 24 hours a day."
This answer made Dulin a little surprised, "Mayor Hagrid also knows about it?"
Hagrid laughed loudly, "Of course, I also care about this TV station very much. You know, my wife, I, and the children all like those tapes very much. We haven't missed them in every issue. I just want to ask Ask, when will it be ready in the Imperial City? I must be the first to become a member.”
"This is what I want to say. Now the construction of the TV station has encountered some problems. Some people from the Imperial Art Institute believe that the construction will destroy the style and historical sites of the imperial capital, so the construction has been temporarily stopped."
Hagrid was stunned for a moment, "These... I will ask about it. In fact, these matters are managed by the Social Services Bureau. The Imperial Research Institute cannot interfere with administrative orders. They do not have this ability or power."
Du Lin was also stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile, "I have entrusted this matter to others, and it should be resolved soon. At that time, I will tell the company to move the first line to your residence."
"Thank you so much!" Hagrid raised his glass and clinked it with Dulin, which meant that their conversation was over. There would be nothing to talk about if they continued. If something really happened, this was not the place to talk.
After the two separated, Du Lin thought about what Mayor Hagrid had just said. He thought about it for a while, then turned and told Dufo, "Go and find the two little girls from the Hill family. I want to talk to them."
If the Federation insists on amending the Monetary Memorandum of Understanding or even tearing up the agreement, Mags will not sit back and watch the Federation climb higher after stepping on the Empire. The reason why there was such an agreement on currency in the past was that Dulin also contributed a lot. From the perspective of the time, stabilizing the exchange rates between the two countries was of great help to the trade between the two countries. At least the empire would not suffer too much in the export trade, and no one would take advantage. At the same time, in terms of imported materials, using the saved foreign exchange in hand, namely the Federal Shield, will have stronger purchasing power in the international market.
At the same time, this agreement has also brought about a huge change in the financial markets of the two countries, which can even be said to be a revolution.
Because in order to stabilize the exchange rate between the two countries, the central banks of the empire and the federation must have a certain ratio of foreign exchange reserves to adjust the foreign exchange rate anytime and anywhere. In the past, the two major banks in the empire did not have much foreign exchange reserves and did not have much foreign trade. However, after this agreement, the two major banks absorbed a large amount of federal shields at the request of the cabinet. This is also the most important part of the Dulin Plan. The factor is foreign exchange reserves.
Now that the Federation has taken the initiative to tear up this agreement, in turn, it is a good thing for the Empire and Dulin. This allows the next plan to proceed more smoothly. So in this game, he and his most important partners, The relationship between the imperial central bank must first be stabilized.
Capital always pursues profits. Today, they are fighting Bo in court for their own interests. Dulin took the Imperial Bank to court. However, for the sake of greater interests in the future, Dulin can also take the initiative to reconcile with the Imperial Bank. This is not a problem, as long as there is With enough interests, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.
Dover quickly found the two sisters and sent them upstairs to the room that Grace had opened for Dulin.
"Why did he bring us here?" Diniya's face was still so ugly. "Is he going to do something excessive to us?" The little girl couldn't calm down, Du said. What Lin just said seriously hurt her self-esteem. That bastard actually treated her as a skilled woman. Now that she calmed down, Diniya felt that Du Lin was not wrong, and she hated Du Lin even more in her heart. At the same time, there is also a hint of fear.
When all a person's pride is stepped on by others, he will either develop stronger courage and stronger determination, or he will become weak.
Seeing that her sister was silent and frowning in thought, Diniya asked in a weak tone, "Are we really going to... No, I will never do it!"
(End of chapter)