Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 822 On stage and off stage
Klein scanned the audience.

The first greasy middle-aged man with a cigar in his mouth is the current governor of Days Island and the current chief executive of the logistics center, named Fernando D. Magellan.

Fernando's battle of fame was when he undercovered the pirate's lair many years ago and used petrol bombs to blow up the main pirate ship, which led to the victory of a key battle in the Northern Federation's "Pirate Crusade War".

Interestingly, Fernando's legend came to an abrupt end after blowing up the main pirate ship.

In the ten years since then, the lace news and various scandals about Fernando D. Magellan have not stopped. The bartender took the mace and forced the wild dog to dance the bunny dance in the snow.

The photos taken by the troublemakers made headlines on the front pages of major daily newspapers in major cities the next day. Fernando D. Magellan became famous in the first battle, gaining a higher reputation than he did when he bombed the main pirate ship.

Since then, Fernando has become a clown in the eyes of the entire imperial noble group.

Except for the spy agency of the Northern Bureau, which is directly responsible to the emperor, no one knows that all of Fernando's depravity is actually due to the loss of power of the backer——

Fernando D. Magellan served in the Royal Court of the Imperial Capital since he was 10 years old. He was the queen's attendant for many years. Although he was transferred away from the queen after he entered puberty, he was still in charge of guarding part of the palace. Work.

Later, William Adams greened the emperor with a kiss, and the queen fell out of favor because of this. Fernando was also sent home because of the tense situation in the imperial capital, and he was "depressed and depraved" ever since—it was just a means of self-defilement for self-protection.

The end of the tense and heated atmosphere was a roar from Fernando D. Magellan—just like he had done in a dozen previous meetings.

And these capitals, what they want is the foundation of society--the secondary industry with high-tech content, the high-end light and heavy industry that can manufacture spaceships, the precision electronics manufacturing that can subvert human social communication, and the ability to change the foundation of human society. Socially constructed technological livelihood industry.

Klein didn't speak, because he knew that the views they expressed were not as simple as the views themselves. Those who advocated entering the second stage might be the hidden agents of a strong local capital, and those who advocated maintaining the current policy might be still Without cultivating their own enterprises, they hold the mentality of "we must not let the local capital suddenly increase the pressure of competition and cause the development dividend to disappear", and use high-sounding excuses to "struggle with reason".

"At that time, the industry will not be controlled by everyone, but by the capital of the empire. If you want to attract investment, you have to bow your head and be a man. I think this is not good."

"At the beginning, the William Adams Group was not able to enter the first island chain, and went to the latter island chain. This is our loss-you can see now that compared with local companies, the mechanical hive is basically just a It’s just a big transfer station, and there is no industrial capital that can fight!”

The slick Fernando cursed badly, but Klein knew that he was not malicious.

But he seemed to be very thick-skinned, he didn't care at all, and even his demeanor didn't change.

Fernando grunted and complained:

His views were clearly disliked by some officials, and a dispute arose.

Klein replied indifferently, with a hint of "I don't want to pay attention to you" - of course he said it for others to hear.

From another point of view, if Fernando D. Magellan, as the governor, does not maintain a normal colleague relationship with Klein Justus, who holds taxation power, his status will become less stable, so Fernando D. He does not accumulate virtue, but he always maintains respect for Klein in actual work.

Klein possesses information from the Northern Bureau and has a certain understanding of the Magellan family. However, since the Northern Bureau has not been established for a long time and there is no fully connected intelligence network with the General Administration, the files of the Magellan family that Klein obtained are not exhaustive. , so the forces behind Fernando D. Magellan are not very clear, only a few famous figures in the Magellan family are generally known.

Although the Magellan family is not a famous aristocrat, it can be regarded as the one with a relatively long history within the borders of the empire. The long family continuation and the intermarriage between nobles have allowed the Magellan family to have a huge network of relationships. As for this relationship Outsiders do not know which part of the empire the nodes on the Internet are linked to, and how high they can be linked to under the sky.

"Stop, stop, stop! Shut up the fuck!"

The tertiary industry, which can only make money, and the level of capital of the William Adams Group are simply despised.

As one of the few "Adventists" in this meeting room, if Fernando and Klein get too close, it will arouse the vigilance of others - the two of them are already identified as "Adventists". Party", if they get too close or even form a group, others will have to take above or below the table measures to deal with this situation.

Fortunately, this kind of discussion has been carried out many times, so at the beginning, the disputes between the big shots were not too intense, and they were kept at a level that would not tear their faces.

The two have always maintained this indifferent superior-subordinate relationship, and have never overstepped. This is one of the few senses of security for other big shots in this conference room.

According to Klein's cognition, Fernando D. Magellan now bears the status of "governor". On land, he is at least at the level of a parliamentary party leader, but he has more power than the party leader can touch.

The big men in the dispute all quieted down at the moment when he yelled and scolded, and sat down at the same time. The necks that were red from the quarrel were no longer rosy at this moment, and even the expressions on their faces were no longer red. ferocious.

The forces behind the officials representing various interest positions are almost at the point of incompatibility, and the intensity of their reactions now represents the intensity of the conflicts behind them.

The matter quickly went beyond Klein's judgment—the dispute turned into cursing after 10 minutes!
These aristocrats who wore expensive materials and usually behaved elegantly seemed to have completely turned into bastards and hooligans on the street, cursing each other with the most vicious phrases and the most disgusting swear words.

As for the weak industrial capital and financial capital on the island chain, there are still many consortiums in the form of William Adams Group—maybe not as financial and influential, but the core technologies and subdivisions they master are The industrial capital on the island chain cannot catch up anyway.

He told his point of view and sold his point of view:
"No matter where the capital is, as long as we want it to come according to our plan, it is very difficult——

Although under the remote control of the empire, the governor of each island chain (that is, the governor of the main island of each island chain) is directly responsible to the head of the chant, but as the administrative unit of the "governor" itself, Fernando D. Magellan still had a large portion of autonomy.

This sentence has been said so many times in every previous meeting that everyone has become so accustomed to it that there is no reaction.

So, in my opinion, sooner or later they will enter Days Island, and sooner or later they will use financial means to control the economic lifeline of the first island chain, just like what they have done in the mainland of the empire——

And now, Fernando D. Magellan has been reactivated, and once activated, he sat in the position of Governor of Days Island, which can not help but remind people of the operation of the forces behind him.

"Look at what the hell you look like! You are all self-proclaimed decent people, elegant gentlemen, big nobles and big businessmen who are in the sky! When you see a lady, you will kneel on one knee and kiss the back of their hand Civilized people! Is such a fucking virtue?!"

Even the head of the group acquiesced to their actions, so why should we resist?We don't have the patience either! "

Convincing the world's most powerful speculators to make the most valuable, highest-returning investments is, under certain circumstances, one of the most difficult things in the world.

There are not many of us, so if you have any questions, you can talk directly now. "

The man glanced at the others:

As for whether it was the Magellan family of the Northern Federation who were working hard, or a certain adult in the imperial palace was trying to find a way, ordinary people don't know.

"Well, that Klein, why are you so slow!"

Such "awe-inspiring righteousness" attracted a burst of laughter from colleagues.

After Klein took his seat, Fernando D. Magellan cleared his throat, spoke in a heavy official tone, and said in a very greasy "good words from the imperial capital" tone:
"Well, the topic of today's meeting is the opening of the second phase of Days Island."

Superficial disputes are just attitudes that must be expressed, and expressing one's own views is not for discussion, but only to express the position of the interest group that one represents behind one's back.

How long will it take for the empire to grow to the level of the empire's local financial capital without the injection of local capital and the use of mature operating mechanisms to drive the industries on the island chain forward?
Moreover, I think that there is essentially no difference between the capital of the island chain and the capital of the empire. "

"We can support some local capital of the first island chain - this is something we have discussed before."

The second said:

"I don't think that's the right way of thinking.

Klein watched the strange scene around the round table, and suddenly realized something in his heart:

Klein knew that this person's family had invested in the original industrial chain in the island chain, and poured the entire family's efforts into the secondary industry. It was almost desperate and gave the green light to those industries through the power of his position.

Only the angry Fernando D. Magellan was left standing still and unable to vent his anger.

Politicians are humans with the most sensitive sense of smell. It is their biological instinct to plan for a rainy day, and it is engraved in their subconscious minds to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Because the first island chain has a vast territory, it can have a great impact on Days Island, which means that it can have an impact on the power to allocate countless resources on the first island chain. The right to survival of tens of millions of people will be affected.

What they want to enter is the lifeblood of society. "

Klein clearly understood this, so facing Fernando's "provocation" and "questioning", Klein just replied:
"I met a businessman and chatted for a while."

"As for the capital of the William Adams Group...can you block him for a while, and can you block him for a lifetime?
We are working hard, and they are working hard too!
We managed to keep them out last time, and next time they will find a way to make us beg them to come back, and this situation is inevitable because we need financial and technical support from others.

Klein didn't answer.

We still need to improve the anti-dumping bill at least. The empire entered industrialization 30 years earlier than the island chain, and most industries are already very mature. At this stage, once the products that are not allowed to be sold directly are opened for sale on the first island chain, the local island chain Similar types of industries are about to die out, and even the roots will be burned to the ground. "

So it was as if nothing had happened to them.

"It's better to start the second phase of the construction of the mechanical hive as soon as possible, let the big capital of the empire come in, enrich the industrial chain, and take us forward. This is good for everyone."

Therefore, what he said was actually thinking about his own family.

Everyone knows what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.

He glanced at everyone on the round table with squinted eyes, and said:
"I have already distributed the document drafted by the Grand Leader to everyone, and everyone must have read it.

The man took a sip of water and said without haste:

Finally, a voice appeared, alleviating Fernando's anger and embarrassment.

Just like the William Adams Group, when our financing department begged others to invest in the tertiary industry, we wanted to reproduce the mature tertiary industry operation and maintenance mechanism of the William Adams Group in the island chain. Disagree at all.

Others didn't speak because it was true.

Everyone knows that the future of the island chain is already doomed, and the only significance of this meeting is that the people behind them express their attitudes to those behind others.

The people on the round table except Klein seemed to have discussed it, and soon someone expressed quite detailed questions and opinions:
"I don't think this is the time to open up the island chain.

"What are you talking about with those bastards? A group of sneaky, sneaky dogs will only disrupt the market. If they hadn't had to rely on them to bring in food and play, I would have thrown them all into the sea to feed the fish!"

Klein raised his head and looked towards the source of the voice.

At first glance, the speaker was a serious native of the Luke Empire, not a multi-ethnic mixed-race born in the island chain.

Different from the suits and leather shoes of most people here, this person is wearing a black light multi-functional combat uniform and a black beret. His temples are gray, his face is rough, and his eyes have vicissitudes. Wise old man.

Only those who know him will know that he is only in his 40s this year, and he is at the prime of his life.

(End of this chapter)