Chapter 243: Divisions within the Federalist Party (Fifth Change: Subscriptions, Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets, and Rewards)
Want to add a new cabinet department? Which one is this singing, Streiselmann doesn't quite understand. If the dismantling of the Ministry of National Security is for the sake of the overall situation of the country and the immediate sharing of intelligence between the Ministry of Defense, then is the new cabinet department prepared for Eric's continued decentralization.
Monopoly is a very easy thing for a president as possessive as Eric.
"Taking into account the needs of the country's work, after careful consideration, several previously merged departments were split and redeployed so that they can perform their respective functions." Eric said seriously.
He immediately looked at the responsible persons of the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Food, and the Ministry of Finance.
The three ministers immediately felt Eric's gaze.
"The new Ministry of Economic Affairs has appointed Hermann Wambould, the former deputy minister of finance, as the first minister, and at the beginning of next year, it will be formed and carried out at the beginning of next year." After Eric finished speaking, he looked at Wambould, who quickly got up and bowed slightly in thanks.
Everyone began to talk quietly, because the entire Stresemann cabinet was Federalist, and it was very strange that a deputy minister of the People's Party was suddenly appointed as the new minister.
Eric does not want to specify it yet, because considering that it is very likely that he will negotiate with major business consortia in the future, and it will inevitably escalate to a series of troublesome things such as going to court, fighting lawsuits, and persuading compromises, etc., and it is inevitable to rely on the strength of various parties, and the People's Party can be used as an external line to support. Because the BJP, although weaker than the newly formed Federalist Party, is a veritable "hard stubble", and like the Federalist Party's policy, the BJP also has the intention of competing for national domination, and it is also a group of elites, which can make the parties eat dogs in normal times, which is not better for consolidating the federal state.
After talking about the separation of the Ministry of Finance and the economy, Eric continued: "The new Ministry of Labor has been added, and Friedrich Karl Sirup, the former head of the Labor Department of the Ministry of Transport, has been appointed as the first Minister of Labour. It will also be formed and carried out at the beginning of next year. ”。 Like Warmerd, Silup quickly stood up and bowed in thanks, then turned to meet with his colleagues in the room.
Stresemann was silent, but his heart had been tumbling over, and at this moment, he was more sober than anyone else on the scene, and he admired Eric's methods even more. If raising the budget of the National Defense Force is a powerful medicine to stimulate the country's economy, then allowing the BJP and Republicans to ascend to the top of the government is an extremely dangerous signal to the outside world, and it is also a lifeline for the trust group.
The BJP is in charge of the economic department, and if there is an incompetent president, this department may be made to become a raccoon dog with the trust, but Eric is an idle person who will always be vigilant, that is, he deliberately enlarges the power of the opposition parties, but does not let the power of the opposition parties go. Now, Eric is determined to fight the trusts, and the opposition will act as pawns in the fratricidal, flesh-and-blood struggle. The fact that the labor department is in charge of the Republicans is even more of a fierce move, and when a new round of economic crisis arrives, a sharp struggle between labor and management will be inevitable, and how the Republicans will clean up this situation will become the focus of national attention and unknown, and when they are each other's mortal enemies, the Federalist is enjoying it.
Seeing Eric's unfinished appearance, Stresemann is now looking forward to what big moves will follow.
"Thirdly, the Ministry of Agriculture has been newly added, and Magnus von Braun, the former Director of Agriculture of the Ministry of Food, is hereby appointed as the first Minister of Agriculture, which, like the aforementioned department, will be formed and work at the beginning of next year." After Eric finished speaking, he put down the information in his hand and sat down.
Magnus froze at first when he heard that he had been named Minister of Agriculture, and then quickly got up to thank him.
Not only was he stunned, but even old Hindenburg beside Eric looked suspicious, as if he had seen a ghost.
The Federalist Party has been at odds with the SPD since the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is a matter of public interest all over the world, and the reason why the SPD is still in politics, Eric also deliberately gave up the position of the Ministry of Agriculture to the SPD, which is undoubtedly giving them the green light to campaign.
The hearts of the members of the Federation are now full of contradictions, Eric knows it, and soon feels the hot eyes of everyone, in the past, the ministers present are all members of the Federal Party, and the deputy ministers and key subordinate agencies of key departments are also members of the Federal Party.
Chancellor Stresemann is now in a big position, and there are already divisions within the Federalist Party, and there are two obvious voices on many issues, which annoyed Stresemann before, but now there are three "third parties involved" from the People's Party, the Republican Party, and the Social Democratic Party, and it is very likely that the future work will be under fire.
"I hope that the three ministers who have just been appointed will work diligently and work hard for the country and the people." Eric doesn't care what everyone's ideological struggle is, of course, his thoughts are impossible for anyone to understand at present, even the three ministers in front of him are unlikely to react.
The meeting was very short and unexpected. Just as everyone was discussing, Stresemann, who was in doubt, and the three ministers who had just been "cut" immediately quietly approached Eric.
"Mr. President, is there something you are not satisfied with our work?" It was Armar who asked the question, and he was the most daring to speak to Eric like this.
"No, where did Your Excellency the Minister go?" Eric spread his hands with a puzzled expression.
"Then why do you ...... How about this arrangement? The subordinates are really ignorant, and they ask Mr. President to teach them. Arma really doesn't use words like "decentralization", as if he is greedy for the powerful. In fact, he feared that the Federalist Party's influence would be weakened as a result, since the three newly created departments were all very important functions of the federal government.
While everyone was still communicating, Hans Luther quietly came over again, and it seemed that he, like Arma, had a stomach of problems that he wanted to be solved by Eric, but he had a fierce ideological struggle before coming together, otherwise he would not fall behind Stresemann and others.
When mentioning him, we have to mention his other cabinet status, that is, deputy prime minister. President Eric Adrian's decision to hand over several ministries to the opposition parties in such a big way, and the fact that the cabinet is full of so many political "dissidents" is undoubtedly a dangerous signal for him, and he cannot sit still and must come to understand the whole story.
"Everyone, don't be nervous, I have no choice but to do it, and you will know later, but I can't explain it to you very clearly now." Eric saw everyone's eyes, it was really scary, and quickly lowered his voice and said.
"Mr. President, I can understand the appointment of the first two ministers, but can you please explain the appointment of the Ministry of Agriculture?" It was Chancellor Stresemann who asked the question.
"Yes, my Excellency Prime Minister. However, please rest easy, my big move this time is actually not as simple as everyone imagined, on the one hand, it is done for the people to show the generosity of the Federalists, and on the other hand, it is called foresight...... "After Eric sat everyone down, he tried his best to lean his body towards them.
"These three departments were set up in response to the next national development. As far as the Ministry of Agriculture is concerned, I plan to promote food cultivation in the 13 eastern states, and if a lot of abandoned land is to be fully reclaimed, there will inevitably be a conflict of government decrees. It's a thankless job! And that's just one of them. As an economic development zone, the western region has focused on the professional adjustment of the economic structure and the crackdown on the big trust, both of which are inseparable from the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Economy. After Eric's explanation, Strezemann and several ministers suddenly came to their senses and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Time was limited, after all, the meeting was still in progress, and Eric had to speak up to them again.
"These three departments are a few departments that specialize in offending people, and I don't want the Federalist Party's credibility to be damaged, however, I also plan to use this opportunity to vigorously crack down on other powerful political parties, 'borrowing a knife to kill', do you know what I mean?" Eric has put it in no vehement. Yarma and the others are old fritters after entering politics, and of course they understand what Eric means.
"Just know these things secretly, don't say it, otherwise I won't be able to eat and walk around." Eric said very seriously.
Stresemann thought for a moment, leaned into Eric's ear and said, "We all approve of Mr. President's wise move, but these three departments will either be abolished or they will have to be taken over by Federalists." ”
This should have been a unanimous demand from the Federalists, not a personal request from Stresemann, and Eric immediately reacted that the Federalists were calling for an independent government. Eric, who is no longer the president of a country of any party, can hear the deeper meaning behind this, which has a threatening meaning, however, he can only listen to this at this time, because if he wants to continue to govern, he also needs the strong support and cooperation of this cabinet, even if this cabinet is just a cheerleader of his own, it is also essential.
"Yes, in case anyone makes a fuss, these three departments will continue to be retained in the future. As for the candidates for the next term, I will seriously consider the suggestions of His Excellency the Prime Minister. "After all, Eric is the current president, and he can't be completely at the mercy of the prime minister, but he can't completely ignore the prime minister's face, after all, he is largely arbitrary. However, Eric secretly remembered this brief conversation from his heart.
Eric knew very well that the Federalist Party was already unhappy with his big move, and the reaction in the room was a red flag.
A trace of unease passed through Eric's heart, many members of the Federalist Party he founded are no longer as trusting of themselves as they once were, especially in the face of political power, and the party has also voiced a different voice from him.