"Sit anywhere you want!" There are many chairs and round tables on this platform used for fishing, but there are no umbrellas. The climate in the valley is very pleasant, not as hot and humid as the coastal cities outside, and the brutal sunshine seems particularly mild at this time. Occasionally, a cool breeze blows, ruffling the surface of the lake and cooling people's hearts.
Du Lin chose to sit down in another seat. There was a chair between him and the old man. The old man glanced at him, smiled and shook his head, "In my impression, you are not such a well-behaved person!"
The old man did not hide that he had consulted Dulin's information. He had no disdain for Dulin. This was also the biggest difference between the Federation and the Empire. Strictly speaking, in the past many years, only those who could not survive in the empire would come to the "Business Alliance" at that time. It was like a place dedicated to housing losers in society, and it was also the only place where no one had A noble place. People here can be said to be "free people". The status of free people is lower than that of citizens and higher than that of slaves. In the eyes of the nobles, free people and slaves are actually the same, which is what the nobles call untouchables.
No matter how many generations the old man's ancestors traced back, he had never been a nobleman. Naturally, he would not have the innate arrogance and pride of the nobles. He didn't care at all about Dulin's origins. What he valued more was Dulin's resume. The transformation from a farmer's son to a young leader of the famous empire was due not only to chance, but also to Du Lin's own ability.
Some people, and there are still many people, regard Dulin's success as luck and the need of the situation to create heroes. However, these people will never understand why they have no luck and why they are not chosen when the situation calls for it. The "chess pieces" pushed out of the front desk can only secretly envy and hold some conspiracy theories that may exist but are more of resentment to explain the coincidence of others' success and the reasons for their own failure.
Du Lin smiled, thought for a moment, and replied, "You are an elder, and you are also an elder. Regardless of our respective achievements, what I respect is your age, experience and experience that have been baptized by the years, and nothing else!"
The old man also laughed, and pointed at Du Lin, "The way you compliment others is very special, but it sounds meaningful. Are you talking about me being old?" After saying this, he couldn't help laughing, " This is the first time someone respects me because I am old, not because I am rich or powerful. You are a very special person, Dulin. You are different from many things in this world. I am very curious about how you are. Can you see through so many things and find the right direction? "
There may be some things that Dulin has done over the years that initially seemed like he had done something wrong and chosen the wrong route. But no matter how he chose in the past, if you look at his current achievements, you will know that those seemingly The wrong choice is actually the most correct one. It may not have met the needs of the situation at the outset, but the continued power of these choices carried into the future, correcting what seemed like mistakes he might have made in the early stages of his selection.
Moreover, Dulin was very bold and was not so conventional from the beginning. The old man understood the strict hierarchy of the empire very well. After Magus came to power, he directly abolished classes. However, classes still exist in the social system, perhaps not as obvious as in the past. But it exists after all. There is an invisible barrier between classes. This barrier exists to prevent the limited space on the top of the tower from being occupied by more people. In fact, the same is true for the Federation, except that there are fewer ways to advance in the Empire and the difficulty is higher.
But this young man was brave and used unusual methods to break down barriers one after another. He quickly completed the initial accumulation and entered the upper class society of the empire. Every decision he made played a crucial role in these processes. This is what the old man is most curious about. A person can succeed many times in a row, but it is absolutely impossible not to fail once. Obviously Dulin is With one exception, he wondered how Dulin did it.
Everyone desires success, and so does he.
Du Lin was humble for a few words, and then said in a tone that seemed low-key but actually very confident, "You want to know my secret?" The old man nodded and joked, "I can see through the long river of time. See the future through the fog!”
The old man was stunned for a moment. Du Lin thought he would laugh and say he was talking nonsense, but the old man actually began to think deeply. In fact, Du Lin also has something like a blind eye, that is, his constant success and never failure have made some people curious, and even have an indescribable feeling in their hearts, as if what he did was right. Otherwise, how could he continue to be successful and never fail until now? People are eager for him to fail once to break the myth that he will never fail, so that he can step down from some altars and return to the ordinary.
But at the same time, these people do not hope that he will fail, because as long as he does not fail, he will be a beacon. His behavior, his actions, and his thoughts tell people what will happen in the future and how to follow this trend. .
This is also the reason why Mags can tolerate his nonsense many times. In addition to being very capable and full of ideas, until now, his seemingly nonsense things have not only not brought serious consequences, but have caused Mags to There is a feeling of walking through a dark and narrow tunnel into a new world, and everything suddenly becomes clear.
His collusion with the navy, whether as a businessman or as a member of the New Party, is a taboo. But Magus just let it go and didn't allow others to take care of him, because the Navy gained a lot of benefits in the process of colluding with Dulin and businessmen like Dulin. The empire does not need to allocate a penny of military expenditures to the navy to maintain the navy's expenses, including updated equipment and a small number of military exercises, which alleviates the embarrassment of the empire's financial constraints.
It seems as if the Empire has completely lost contact with the Navy, but don't forget that the soldiers of the Imperial Navy are citizens of the Empire, and their families are citizens of the Empire. They have lived in the Empire since childhood, even if they are not consciously aware of it now An atmosphere of alienation was formed, but in the event of war, the navy would still defend the empire. Moreover, the military and the navy have been in secret contact for some time. Since the turmoil in the west, several senior generals of the Ministry of National Defense and the navy have reached some opinions...
When talking about the special zone in Otis City, Magus approved the special zone as an independent administrative zone with special significance because of Dulin. Facts have also proved that the five special zones have solved a lot of troubles for the empire, not to mention those small troubles. Major issues such as taxation and finance have made breakthrough progress. The five major special zones pay at least two billion star dollars in taxes every year. This was something that was simply unimaginable in the past. Even Mags was shocked.
The things he does may seem absurd and nonsense, but they can always bring about some changes, some ideological changes and progress, and this is the most important thing. While Maggs monitors him, he also hopes that he can make more contributions.
People are paying attention to him, believing in him, and even have a hint of admiration or fear, but he himself is not so clear. From Dulin's point of view, he just did what he should do. It was that simple. What he did was not a big deal to him. His decades of experience in the dream made him very clear that this There is still a huge difference between the world and the world in dreams! So he subconsciously ignored one thing. Things that may be ordinary in dreams have impact on the backward world in reality, are of transformative significance, and are things that can affect the pattern of the country and even the world!
The old man pondered for a moment and then asked, "You just said that you brought destruction and there is still hope. What did you see here?" His tone gradually became serious. He would not really believe what Du Lin said, but at the same time There is also a hint of worry.
The Federation is currently in its most important period, and if an accident occurs, it is very likely that the Federation will be brought to its knees. The younger members of the family seem to be very smart, but most of them have not experienced some big storms, and it will be difficult for them to take over his position in the future. Peace does bring people joy, but it also makes some things stupid!
Once something huge happens, he is already old and may not be able to survive for long. What will happen to the Federation? What about the family? What to do with the career that our ancestors have struggled for for generations
The Speakers of the Federal Joint Parliament are almost all facing the same problem. They have too good backgrounds and too high status. Today's children are all born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They may have their own successful careers, but these are based on the principle that their elders are the Speaker. They don't need to take any money. Just say that they have a business idea, and capitalists and consortiums will immediately invest in them, because their elder is the speaker. When it comes to some principled issues, even if there are some minor mistakes, others can tolerate them, and even the law can bypass them, because their elder is the speaker.
How can one be called a warrior who has never experienced a life-and-death fight? How can he inherit this heavy responsibility and assume the heavy responsibility of supporting the country
Dulin licked his lips, "Destruction, I saw destruction. The current false prosperity of the financial market has laid the foundation for destruction. It only takes one person to stand up and expose this false lie, and the federal economy will collapse!"
The old man nodded noncommittally, "Keep talking!"
"I know that the Federation is currently committed to building the strongest economic empire in the world. If it wants to make the Federation Shield a mainstream international settlement currency, it must create the appearance that the Federation is extremely powerful in the financial and economic aspects. Only others recognize that the Federation can Only when global trade and financial flows are supported within the financial system can the Federal Shield become an international settlement currency.”
"But have you noticed? The federal government, including the federal capitalists, are too eager. No matter how high a building without a foundation is built, it only needs a gentle blow from the wind to fall down!"
(End of chapter)