Chapter 822 On and off the stage

Klein's eyes scanned the entire audience.

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

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

Interestingly, Fernando's legend ended abruptly after blowing up the pirate main ship.

In the more than ten years since then, there have been endless tidbits and various scandals about Fernando D. Magellan. He even fought his own battle for fame at this stage of his life - he was arrested for drinking Bawang wine.

The bartender took a mace and forced the wild dog to do the bunny dance in the snow.

The photos taken by the busybody appeared on the front pages of major daily newspapers in major cities the next day. Fernando D. Magellan became famous in one battle and gained a higher reputation than when he bombed the pirate main ship.

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

Except for the Northern Bureau, which is directly responsible for the emperor's secret service, no one knows that all of Fernando's corruption is actually due to the loss of power behind him——

Fernando D. Magellan entered the imperial court service at the age of 10 and served as the queen's attendant for many years. Although he was removed from the queen's side after entering puberty, he was still responsible for part of the palace's security.

Work.

Later, William Adams made the emperor fall in love with a kiss, and the queen fell out of favor. Fernando was sent home because of the tense situation in the imperial capital, and he became "depressed and degenerate" from then on - it was just a self-destructive means to protect himself.

Now, Fernando D. Magellan has been re-activated and has taken the position of Governor of Days Island as soon as he was activated. This makes people think of the operation of the forces behind him.

As to whether it is the Magellan family of the Northern Federation who is trying their best, or whether someone in the imperial palace is thinking of a solution, ordinary people have no idea.

Although the Magellan family is not a famous noble, it can be regarded as one with a relatively long history within the borders of the empire. The long family continuation and generations of intermarriage between nobles have given the Magellan family a huge network of relationships. As for this relationship

It is unknown to outsiders which part of the empire the nodes on the Internet are linked to, and how high under the sky they can be linked.

Klein possesses intelligence from the Northern Bureau and has a certain understanding of the Magellan family. However, because the Northern Bureau has not been established for a long time and there is no fully connected intelligence network with the General Administration, the Magellan family files that Klein obtained are not detailed.

, so the forces behind Fernando D. Magellan are not very clear, and we only know roughly a few famous figures in the Magellan family.

According to Klein's understanding, Fernando D. Magellan currently holds the title of "Governor". On land, he is at least as good as a parliamentary party leader, but he has more power than the party leader.

Because the first island chain has a vast territory, it can have a great impact on Dais Island, which means that it can have an impact on the power to allocate countless resources on the first island chain. It also means that it can affect the circulation rights and circulation rights of hundreds of millions of financial markets.

It affects the survival rights of tens of millions of people.

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 Grand Master of the Chorus. However, as the administrative unit of "Governor" itself, Fernando D.

Magellan still had a large amount of autonomy.

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

Fernando, whose face was oily, was cursing in a bad tone, but Klein knew that he actually meant no harm.

As one of the few "Adventists" in this conference room, if Fernando and Klein get too close, it will arouse the vigilance of others - the two of them are already "fellow Adventists" labeled as "Adventists".

"Party", if you are too close or even clinging to each other, other people will have to take measures above or below the table to deal with such a situation.

Politicians are humans with the most sensitive sense of smell. It is their biological instinct to plan for a rainy day. Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is engraved in their subconscious mind.

From another perspective, if Fernando D. Magellan, as governor, does not maintain a normal collegial relationship with Klein Justus, who holds the power of taxation, his position will become less stable, so although Fernando talks

He is not a good person in business, but he always maintains respect for Klein in his actual work.

Klein clearly understood this, so when faced with Fernando's "provocation" and "questioning," Klein simply replied:

"I met a businessman and chatted for a few words."

Klein replied calmly, with a hint of "I don't want to pay attention to you" - of course he was telling others.

Fernando grunted and complained:

"What are you saying to those useless bastards? A bunch of sneaky and sneaky dogs will only disrupt the market. If we didn't have to rely on them to transport food and entertainment, I would have thrown them all into the sea to feed the fish!"

Klein didn't answer.

The two have always maintained an indifferent superior-subordinate relationship and have never exceeded it. This is one of the few safeties for the other big shots in this conference room.

After Klein took his seat, Fernando D. Magellan cleared his throat, spoke in a thick official accent, and said in a very greasy "Emperor's Beautiful Words" tone:

"Okay, the theme of today's meeting is the second phase of the opening of Dais Island."

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

He glanced sideways at everyone on the round table and said:

"I have already sent the document drawn up by the grand leader to everyone, and everyone must have read it.

There aren’t many of us, so if you have any questions, you can talk directly now.”

Everyone at the round table except Klein seemed to have discussed it, and someone soon spoke out quite detailed questions and opinions:

"I don't think it's time to open up the island chain yet.

We still need to at least improve the anti-dumping bill. The empire entered industrialization thirty years earlier than the island chain. Most industries are already very mature. Once those products that are not allowed to be sold directly at this stage are opened for sale on the first island chain, the mainland of the island chain will

Similar types of industries will soon be extinct, and even the roots will be burned to the ground."

The man glanced at the others:

"When the time comes, the industry will not be controlled by everyone, but by the capital of the empire. If you want to attract investment, you will have to lower your head and behave like a human being. I think this is really not good."

Klein knew that this man's family had invested in the original industrial chain in the island chain, and had devoted all the effort of the entire family to the secondary industry, almost putting everything on the line, and using the power of his position to give the green light to those industries.

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

The second person said:

"I don't think this is the right idea.

Without the injection of the empire's local capital, without the need for those mature operating mechanisms to drive the industries on the island chain forward, and just relying on the primary capital on the island chain to develop on their own, how long will it take to grow to the level of the empire's local financial capital?

Moreover, I think there is essentially no difference between the capital of the island chain and the capital of the empire."

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

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

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

He tells his own opinions and sells his own opinions:

“No matter where the capital is, as long as we want it to follow our plan, it is very difficult——

Just like the William Adams Group, our financing department was worried about asking others to invest in the tertiary industry. It wanted to replicate the mature tertiary industry operation and maintenance mechanism of the William Adams Group in the island chain, but they couldn't.

Don't agree at all.

The tertiary industry, which can only make money, is simply not worth the level of capital of the William Adams Group.

As for the weak industrial capital and financial capital on the island chain, there are still many consortiums similar to the William Adams Group - they may not have the same financial strength and influence, but they master the core technologies and subdivisions.

The industrial capital on the island chain will never be able to catch up.

And what these capitals want is the foundation of society - high-tech secondary industries, high-end light and heavy industries that can produce spacecraft, precision electronic manufacturing that can subvert human social communication, and things that can change the foundation of humankind.

The scientific and technological livelihood industry of social structure.

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

No one else said anything because it was true.

In some cases, persuading the world's most powerful speculators to make the most valuable investments with the highest returns is one of the most difficult things in the world.

"At the beginning, the William Adams Group failed to enter the first island chain and went to the later island chain. This was our loss - everyone has seen now that compared with local companies, the mechanical hive is basically just a

It’s just a big transit station, and there isn’t even a single industrial capital that can fight it!”

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

The man took a sip of water and said calmly:

"As for the capital of the William Adams Group... can you block him for a while, or can you block him for a lifetime?

We are working hard, and they are working hard too!

We tried every means to keep them out last time, and next time they will find a way to make us beg them to come back. This situation is inevitable because we need other people's financial and technical support.

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

Even the Grand Commander has acquiesced to their actions, so why can we resist? We don’t have the ability!"

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

Fortunately, such discussions have been held many times, so at the beginning, the disputes among the big shots were not too intense and kept to a level where they would not break their skin.

Klein did not speak, because he knew that the views they mentioned were not just simple views themselves. Those who advocated entering the second stage may be hidden agents of a strong local capital, and those who advocated continuing to maintain the current stage of policy may still be

Without cultivating their own enterprises, they hold the mentality of "never allow local capital to suddenly intensify competitive pressure and cause development dividends to disappear", and use high-sounding excuses to "fight with reason."

Things quickly went beyond Klein's judgment - the argument turned into a shouting match after ten minutes!

These nobles, who were wearing expensive materials and usually behaved elegantly, seemed to have completely turned into bastards and hooligans on the street, using the most vicious phrases and the most unpleasant curses to each other.

Klein looked at the strange scene happening around the round table and suddenly had a realization in his heart:

The forces behind officials who represent various interests and positions have almost reached the point where they are incompatible with each other. The intensity of their reactions now represents the intensity of the conflict between the forces behind them.
To be continued...