Blade of Time

Chapter 367 The stupidest project

Jiang Changye knew that he was hinting to himself not to always think of selling both ends.It's okay for you to do this now, but you won't be able to do it forever.

While speaking, Wainwright pointed to the opposite room with his chin: "Sinskey will stay in Maple Leaf City for a few days. Once the news spreads, he will understand that he has been fooled."

As he spoke, he reminded Jiang Changye in a low voice: "Even the Reform Party will be dissatisfied by then."

Jiang Changye replied: "What the Reform Party wants is to win. I just want them to win."

Wainwright chuckled and shook his head: "Young people are always full of confidence."

Yes, that's the crux of the matter.

Jiang Changye's confidence lies in his confidence to make the Reform Party and Pioneering Party the winners of next year's state election, but Wainwright is obviously not so optimistic about Jiang Changye's confidence.

Jiang Changye did not explain, but just said: "Let's do it one by one. Let's solve the guardian angel statue issue first. After my brother-in-law takes office, the Holy Fire Furnace project can also be put on the agenda."

"So you really don't plan to reconcile with Jiang Hong? To be honest, I really don't want to see a young and promising young man like you suddenly and silently die at home one day."

Jiang Changye heard the meaning: "He is here?"

Wainwright smiled: "He didn't tell me that he would come, but I believe that he is already in Maple Leaf City, even in Zijin Fortress. I had hoped that he would talk to you in person, but he refused."

Jiang Changye understood the meaning behind these words.

If Jiang Hong appears in public, there may be peace talks.

But he didn't, which means he had the idea of ​​​​taking action - because he wanted to take action, he didn't show up. It means that I have never been to this place.

Wainwright's suggestion is Jiang Hong's last olive branch. Just accept it, otherwise you will die.

Jiang Changye got up slowly, straightened his collar, and said, "Please tell Jiang Tiejia that I will give him three days. If I can't see my things within three days, then the video about him sending people to assassinate me will be released." It will reach the ears of every citizen in the Pure Land.”

On this day, Jiang Changye met a group of big guys in Beizhou.

In addition to Governor Sinskey, State Representative Wainwright, and State Representative Hao Dazhong, there are also Rachel, the head of the Northern State branch of the Rainbow Party, Ichabod, the Secretary of the Department of Security, Batchelor, the Northern State head of the Reform Party, etc. .

Milo from the Special Operations Division is also back.

Jiang Changye was like a veteran communicator who was good at dancing. He walked among various dignitaries and made full use of Wei Lixiao's ability to deal with people. He also gained quite a lot of popularity, even Governor Sinski They all boast about being young and promising.

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"Hi everyone, I'm Delina Tatum. For tonight's military observation, we have invited the famous military commentator Mr. Bratcher."

On the TV, a blond female host was talking. After her opening remarks, she said to a white man sitting on the sofa next to her: "Hello, Mr. Bratcher."

Bratcher smiled: "Hello Lina, I'm glad to be on your show."

Delina already said: "Today, the first guardian angel statue was unveiled in the Fissure of Fire. Do you have any opinion on this?"

Bratcher spread his hands and said, "I'm very disappointed."

"disappointment?"

"Yes. Can the three-point defense improvement per capita obtained by investing [-] million yuan really bring huge security protection to our frontline soldiers? Oh, and this does not include the millions of operating expenses per hour."

"But no matter what, it's an improvement after all, isn't it?"

Bratcher waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, the account cannot be calculated like this. You must know that this is a huge resource. Would it be better if so much money was used in other areas? If it was used for people's livelihood, it could make millions It can help the people get rid of their difficult life. Even if it is just used to replace equipment, it can significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, instead of this mere three-point defense."

"But there is only one guardian angel statue. Once the number increases, the effect will also increase."

"The investment is also more, right? The operating costs are higher, and there are massive maintenance costs. Have you ever thought about how many problems this will cause? No, no, I don't think this is a reasonable investment. Pure Land should use money wisely, rather than whoever has the loudest voice should keep his word."

"Maybe you have a point, but a lot of people think there might be some hidden benefits that we just don't know about."

"Are you trying to say that ordinary people have no right to speak on national security? Then why don't you listen to the opinions of soldiers?"

As he spoke, Bratcher started playing a video.

In the video, a soldier of the Red Dragon Legion was complaining: "What a bullshit guardian angel statue. You spend so much effort to build such a thing? Even if I tie an iron block to my chest, the defense effect is better than this broken statue." .”

Another soldier said: "Do you know the biggest benefit of this thing? It is like a dog leash, making it difficult for us to leave. Those ghosts can easily judge our position and then concentrate their forces to attack us."

Another soldier said: "Twenty holy statues are equivalent to twenty more fixed targets. We must allocate more manpower to protect these crappy things. Maybe we should build some other statues next to these holy statues. defense system." "That means more investment. Each holy statue is equipped with one billion defense measures? Build twenty small satellite fortresses?"

"What nonsense!"

"Have the heads been kicked by donkeys, sirs?"

"Maybe he took the money!"

The soldiers laughed wildly, venting their dissatisfaction and indignation with laughter.

That Mr. Bratcher had tuned in and said, "Look, this is what the soldiers are saying... But you know what? It's not the worst."

The blonde host asked: "What's the worst?"

Bratcher replied: "They can't build even a second guardian angel."

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According to the lawful party's plan, the main financial expenditure of the Guardian Angel Statue needs to be solved by the local government. Otherwise, there is no need for them to ask Jiang Changye for help.

But the fact is that this matter is more troublesome than they originally planned.

The reason was still Jiang Changye.

With the completion of the first Guardian Angel Statue, Jiang Changye made a very, very bad start - he almost completely relied on his own strength to complete the construction.

This approach has invisibly increased the appetite of the lawful party - Jiang Changye can handle a guardian angel statue alone. You have so many talented people, and you can't handle the remaining nineteen if you put in more effort?

However, Jiang Changye's "single effort" actually relied on the Maple Leaf City City Hall and Feilu Group.

Maple Leaf City worked hard to help Jiang Changye, but the other guardian angels were not so active.

Feilu Group is even simpler - we lost money.

They took over the job, and it was a fact that they were operating at a loss. Now, if they magnify the number of operating at a loss, all the business groups will see that this project is such a scam?The lions opened their mouths one after another.

Originally, this matter required the Red Dragon Legion to contribute some money, but Jiang Changye's actions also affected Long Zaiyu - Jiang Changye did not ask Long Zaiyu for money when building the first guardian angel statue, but just rented the artifact.

Therefore, in Long Zaiyu's understanding, the construction of the Guardian Angel does not seem to require money from the Red Dragon Legion. At most, it requires some manpower and local resources. But now he is not even willing to contribute manpower because the soldiers do not Love this project.

Huge cognitive problems arise on both sides simultaneously.

The Lawful Party believes that the local government and the military can send more troops, the Red Dragon Army believes that it can not send more troops, the business group has raised the price, and the local financial support is weak... If the difference value between the parties was originally 3, then the difference value now becomes 10.

The result of such a huge difference is that the first guardian angel statue has been completed, but the construction of the subsequent nineteen statues has not started at all - because they can't reach an agreement.

Both the Lawful Party and the military used Jiang Changye as a quarrel, saying that if I don't pay, you should pay more.

It's okay to get there in the first place. If you grind slowly, you can eventually get there.

At this time, the media ruthlessly ridiculed the existence of the guardian angel statue. The original success template suddenly became a failure template, further reducing the willingness of the military and even local governments to support it.

Without subsequent construction, the first guardian angel statue was just a decoration!
Compared to its huge investment, the three-point defense value is simply a naked mockery...Things have entered a vicious cycle.

Without trust, there is no investment, without investment there is no effect, and without effect there is no trust.

The originally successful guardian angel statue quickly turned into a situation where everyone was shouting and fighting. Even the ghosts showed signs of movement - they were wandering near the guardian angel statue, completely ignoring the "majesty" of the guardian angel statue. ", wantonly ridiculing this as another stupid project of mankind.

Someone recorded all this and showed it on TV, which caused another uproar.

In just a few days, the Guardian Angel Statue has become synonymous with the stupidest project in the history of the Pure Land. All parties and institutions have seized the opportunity to attack it.

There is no need for Jiang Changye to organize this - everyone has their own big projects to do, and the Lawful Party has made such a big mistake, so why not take the opportunity to beat up the lost dog and devalue the guardian angel statue?
The big shots of the Lawful Party came happily, but they encountered a storm of disgraced public opinion. As a supporter of the party, Governor Sinski became the target of public criticism.

This also made him angry for a while.

But fortunately, he still didn't think it was Jiang Changye's conspiracy.

On the third day after the completion of the Angel Statue, He Yang was officially promoted and took up his post in Tampa, and Jiang Changye finally received his long-awaited guest.

(End of this chapter)