Chapter 922: Cunning Kurt
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On the third day after they reached a cooperation intention with Jeffrey Nash, Australia's largest print media "The Australian" The news was published on the news, the content of the news is about the cooperation between Western Australia and the Japanese to open iron ore on both sides of the Ashburton River, under normal circumstances, this is nothing, just a normal propaganda report, but this news has aroused widespread attention and discussion throughout Australia, the problem is that the contract between them has not been signed, but the reporter exposed the relevant content of the contract, and the title of the information is also very eye-catching and attractive, called "Australia's public resources are sold at a low price".
As soon as this news was exposed, the whole country was boiling, especially in Western Australia, where a crowd of protesters appeared in front of the Prime Minister's Office that day, and Richard Cotter was suddenly pushed to the forefront of the wind and waves, and immediately became the focus of national public opinion.
When he saw this newspaper, Richard Kett was so angry that his hands were shaking, the core essence of this news was to push him to the cross of sinners and nail, although the reporter did not mention his name, but every sentence faintly pointed the finger at him, and the meaning of the finger was very obvious.
Just as Richard Cotter was sulking in his study and filtering in his mind about who had leaked the news, his assistant knocked on the door and entered.
"What's the matter. Richard Cotter was very upset when his train of thought was disturbed, and his tone was much stiffer than usual.
As an assistant, he is usually one of Richard Kerter's most trusted people, and Kort would not normally speak to him in such a tone, but today's situation is special, and the assistant knows why Mr. Governor is upset, so he doesn't care, bows his head to balance his mood, and then looks up and replies: "Sir, the reporters of the Century and Perth News TV are outside to interview you."
"No, no, don't give interviews, get them out", where is Richard Cotter in the mood to meet reporters now, at this time he is most angry with reporters, he will not be in a good mood to face those "pesky flies" when he is angry.
"Sir,,,,,, I think you should meet and clarify some things, which should be a good thing for you,,,,,, if you don't stand up, I'm afraid some slanderous charges will be confirmed", seeing that the governor was in a bad mood, it was reasonable to push out as an assistant, but the assistant didn't, hesitated, and still stood behind the door and put forward his opinion.
The assistant and the secretary are very different, the secretary often can't have his own ideas, as long as he performs the tasks assigned by the boss, the assistant does many things as a staff officer, as a good assistant, at a critical time, you must have your own thinking and correct construction, just like the United States' national security affairs assistant', this position is an assistant The role is not false, but the power is quite large, and many of the president's policies and ideas about national security are the assistant's construction and thoughts.
I have known Richard Kurt for many years, no matter whether the content of the newspaper report is true or false, but as an assistant, he has to think and deal with it from the perspective of the boss as much as possible, and he can't care whether the boss likes to listen to such advice.
After the assistant finished speaking, Richard Cotter did not speak for a while, leaned back in his chair, stared at the ceiling with bright eyes, and the assistant did not leave, just stood at the door and waited quietly.
"You call Andrew Fisher first," said Richard Cotter two minutes later, leaning his arms against his desk, slowly saying that the pesky newspaper had been thrown into the trash basket beside him.
"Yes, sir," replied the assistant dryly, and then turned and went out, helping Richard Kurt to secure the door.
After the assistant left, Richard Kurt began to think again, and he had a lot of questions to think about when such a change occurred.
More than half an hour later, Governor Andrew Fisher came to Coat's study.
"Andrew, sit down, we're in trouble, you already know it", Richard Kurt calmed down a lot at the moment, although a little decadent, but on the contrary, he felt that he was much more rational and calm.
Andrew Fisher sat down diagonally across from Kurt, his brow furrowed and his face solemn, "Yes, I saw the newspaper."
"I'm sure you can't leak it,,,,,。 Richard Kort stood up and said, Andrew Fisher wanted to defend himself, but was stopped by Cotter's outstretched right hand, "You don't need to say, the relationship between us, I know it can't be you, there are not many people who know about it, it's impossible for the Japanese to do stupid things, of course, it's not time to pursue these things now, what we have to do is how to make up for it, the plan may change, but I hope the ending can be the same."
"Mr. Cotter, what do you need me to do. Andrew Fisher straightened up slightly, with a respectful attitude.
"I originally thought that after I left this post, I would hand over Western Australia to you to manage, we have talked about this, I will fully support you, half of this contract is prepared for you, you know, only with a large amount of cash in hand, your governorship can be stable and long-lasting, and the voter will vote for you, as for repaying the debt, that is the matter of the successor later, the original foolproof plan, now it is messed up with those bastards, maybe you have to do the rest of the things" , Richard Cotter said like an elder to a junior.
Among all his subordinates, Richard Cotter's most trusted person is Andrew Fisher, so he is in charge of the finances, and Jeffrey Nash and Richard Cotter are relatively close, otherwise he would not have served as Secretary of Commerce for more than five consecutive years, but the intimacy is always close to Andrew Fisher.
In Richard Cotter's plan, if he can't be governor, then he will arrange for his close confidant Andrew Fisher to succeed him, only in this way, can he keep his interests.
It stands to reason that having achieved such a high position as Richard Cotter, and being a person who has not been alive for a long time, there is no need to covet wealth and power anymore, but as long as it is a human being, there will be some shackles, and this is not a problem between the East and the West, and almost all mankind is the same.
The reason why Richard Cotter wants to make a lot of money when he leaves is for his children and mistress, and he has always felt that he is ashamed of his mistress and children, so he decided to make a lot of money when he is leaving, and he also feels that this is not a transaction that completely betrays the interests of the whole people, he believes that the interest generated by more than 20 billion US dollars has made up for the losses in the early stage, and Western Australia has also gained a lot of benefits.
"Sir, I thank you for supporting me so much, I am very grateful, no matter what the circumstances, I will follow your instructions and requirements to complete the task", Andrew Fisher owes and touches his chest, which may be the reason why he can gain more trust from Kurt.
"Don't be so polite, we're good mates, we're on the same boat, and our honor and future are all about it," Richard Cotter said with a wave of his hand to Andrew Fisher.
"Yes," Fisher replied with a simple nod.
"You have to guard against Jeffrey Nash, that guy is actually quite cunning, making such a thing, whether it has anything to do with him, I don't know yet, but think carefully, you have to be more wary of him, before we wanted to wait for the matter to be done, if anything changes, we will withdraw him as a substitute, now it seems that we have to advance, there are two advantages to this", Richard Cotter stood at the window, looking at the scenery outside with his back to Andrew Fisher and said.
Richard Cotter is really scheming, and even found a substitute for the dead, to say that Jeffrey Nash is the Minister of Commerce of Western Australia, and he is responsible for all economic and trade negotiations.
"What a benefit. Fisher asked.
"First, of course, it is to extract us from this matter, to show that we are innocent, and the negotiations with the Japanese, he was responsible for it in the early stage, and it is natural to push up the responsibility, and others cannot be unbelieving, and secondly, it is able to help you eradicate this biggest competitor, in Western Australia, the person who is qualified and able to take on the responsibility of governor, except for you, is Jeffrey Nash, only by letting him go out first, you can get on the throne" It seems that Richard Coat's words are all for Andrew Fisher's sake.
Both the Treasury and Commerce departments are important parts of government agencies, and both Fisher and Nash have held their current positions for many years, so it is no wonder that Richard Cotter classified Nash as Fisher's greatest rival.
"If you want to win the election, you have to make a greater commitment to the voters, but according to our current fiscal revenues and expenditures, it is actually difficult to fulfill the promises made, and now this project has encountered such difficulties, it is difficult for us to move forward, and if we can't get the money, we can't give the voters dividends and benefits, which is very difficult to implement", Fisher, as the Minister of Finance, is very clear about the money in the hands of the government, and it is difficult to move an inch without money, which is the same situation no matter where it is.
"It doesn't matter, the Japanese have always cooperated with us, there is still a certain foundation, I will find a way to get the Japanese to come up with money to support you first, let you win the election, and then implement this project when you become governor, in that case, everyone will be benefited, and others will have nothing to say", Richard Cotter said that he got the response after thinking about it for a long time.
This approach seems logical, but one thing is obvious, that is, Andrew Fisher is very likely to become Richard Cotter's next substitute, and the benefit is taken by Cotter, and if there is an accident, the black pot will be fought by Fisher.
"If that's the case, of course that's great, but what would the Japanese do? ”。
"There's no reason why they shouldn't do it."