As a result of the law, only male citizens who have long-term residence in the country and have nationality and who have reached the age of 40 are eligible to run for the presidential election as candidates. Xiong Chengji is now eligible for election in terms of age. He also has dual citizenship, but the problem is that he has lived in Lanfang for a long time and cannot meet the election requirements on one of the most important conditions, so he will not be able to participate in the general election.

However, Xiong Chengji was, after all, the "Wushen Revolution" back then. The aura of this righteous hero has not completely faded, with this aura, Xiong Chengji can use this advantage to help others elect.

Although the National League has not yet decided on an official candidate, considering that the presidential election will begin next spring, it is necessary to carry out campaign preparations from now on, so Xiong Chengji traveled thousands of miles from Nanyang to Shanghai to prepare for the victory of the National League, which can also be seen as his contribution to the political progress of the motherland as a representative figure of the constitutionalists.

It would have been possible to return home by plane. But in times of economic crisis, everyone's pockets are deflated, and taking a plane is no longer a luxury trip, but a kind of ruined behavior, and it is a last resort. Few people use airplanes as the first choice for long-distance travel, and ships are still a cheap means of transportation.

Xiong Chengji arrived at the China Merchants Terminal in Huangpu Port in Shanghai on a regular liner. Because it is a sea vessel, it has a deep draft and a large displacement. The inertia is also strong, it is inconvenient to dock directly, and the tugboat is needed to assist in pushing the ship to the wharf, so after the passenger ship broke anchor and stopped, it has been waiting in the Huangpu River channel to stop, waiting for the tugboat to come.

Half an hour later, the passengers were informed by the captain that the port dock workers and ship mechanics had gone on strike today to demand that the port management increase wages and shorten working hours. Therefore, since 8 o'clock in the morning, no one has worked in the entire China Merchants Terminal, and now there is basically no one else on the dock except for some policemen. Striking dock workers and ship mechanics have already rushed to the city centre for a larger demonstration.

The passenger ship on which Xiong Chengji and his entourage were on arrived at the port at half past eight in the morning, therefore. Tugboats from the docks could no longer be expected to lead the passenger ships into the harbor and berth, so the passengers would either choose to stay on board and wait for the strike to end, or they would go ashore in turn on the boardboards piloted by the crew.

Not many people want to wait on a ship in this situation. No one knows when the strike will end. As a result, most passengers choose to disembark on a chalkboard and a transport boat driven by the crew. Xiong Chengji was no exception, with his attachés, he took a Zhiban and was the first to board the China Merchants Wharf.

Thanks to the agreement between China and Lanfang, there is complete freedom of movement between the two countries. Therefore. After landing, Xiong Chengji and his attachés left the dock and came to the empty bus station without being harassed by any customs officers.

Not a single car. Not only could I not see the bus, but I also couldn't see the taxi, so I asked the janitor. Only then did I learn that many industries participated in today's citywide strike, including the Automobile Guild, and the drivers drove away all the cars that could move in the station before dawn, saying that they were going to surround the city government and demand that the city government waive the "special gas fee."

In fact, today the entire city has been largely paralyzed in the face of massive demonstrations. The mayor even had to announce traffic restrictions in some urban areas, prohibiting the free passage of motor vehicles. As a result, there is no other means of transportation on the street except rickshaws.

In desperation, Xiong Chengji had no choice but to move forward on foot, because rickshaws were not easy to wait, and many rickshaw drivers also joined the strike with the car drivers. The demand for a waiver of the licence fee was met with some cyclists soliciting passengers, but the leader of the party went to sit on the back seat of the bicycle. This is also too much, there is a ** share, will be attacked by political enemies, because no one will believe that Shanghai can't even find a rickshaw, whether the leader of the Xiong Party is visiting at work or experiencing the local customs, this is also worth writing about, political enemies don't care what the truth is. As long as it can discredit political opponents, no matter how exaggerated the imagination is, it is not a problem.

This is also one of the by-products of the constitutional system, politics is always complex, there is no justice and injustice, there are only interests, and the conflict of interests between different political groups is enough to affect the future of a politician.

China Merchants Pier is far from where Xiong Chengji is going. The wharf is in Nanshi, and the place Xiong Chengji is going to be in Zhabei, plus he has not returned to China for many years, and he is no longer familiar with the road conditions here.

Xiong Chengji's destination is a newspaper hall, and a sign is erected in front of the door, on which are written the five big characters of "Far Eastern Times News". According to the organizational principle, Xiong Chengji is Zhang Taiyan's subordinate.

Zhang Taiyan has joined the National League since he announced his withdrawal from the United Front a few years ago, and now serves as the secretary general of the party affairs of the South China Region of the National League, presiding over the party affairs work in the entire South China region, which can be regarded as a relatively high status in the National League.

Xiong Chengji's return to China to help the election of the National League this time was an invitation from Zhang Taiyan to him. After returning to China, Xiong Chengji will also follow Zhang Taiyan's actions and fully cooperate with Zhang Taiyan's work.

When Xiong Chengji led the entourage to the front of the newspaper office, the road in front of the newspaper office was dark, and out of curiosity, Xiong Chengji leaned over first. Look what's going on.

The people who gathered in front of the newspaper office were basically poor people in ragged clothes, who were queuing up to receive the lunch from the newspaper office, and the person who presided over the lunch release was none other than Zhang Taiyan. "Don't rob it, don't grab it. Everyone has a share. Everyone has a share. After receiving the food, don't forget to give more publicity to our National League. At the time of the presidential election. Even if you don't have a vote, you can cheer for our National League! After eating, there are some leaflets here, you can take them and put them, and when they are finished, each person can go to the newspaper to receive a reward of one yuan, which is not much, but the dinner is settled

Zhang Taiyan fed the head sea to the hungry people in the year of the hungry. Shouting at the crowd, and adding the oil-stained apron that Hui Ji was tied up, he looked like a steamed bun dealer rather than a heavyweight political activist of the National League.

Xiong Chengji finally squeezed in front of Zhang Taiyan and shouted, "Mr. Zhang, I'm here."

Zhang Taiyan looked up and was happy. handed over the work in hand to an assistant beside him, and then pulled Xiong Chengji to the side to talk.

"Why are you here now? Is the ship late? What about Xuantong and Chengshi? Why didn't they come back?. Zhang Taiyan asked.

"Xuantong, Chengshi?" Xiong Chengji was stunned.

"What? You haven't met them? I asked them to pick you up at the pier in the morning, worried that you wouldn't be able to find the car. I also borrowed a truck from someone. Ask Xuan Tong and Cheng Shi to go to the dock to bring you over to the newspaper hall, both of them are my proud disciples. I inherited my learning from them. ”

Zhang Taiyan said this, looking left and right. But he didn't find the person he was looking for.

Xiong Chengji shook his head and said, "No one picked us up at the dock." At that time, I wondered, why didn't Mr. Zhang send someone to pick us up? ”

"That's weird. The two of them are also adults, so I wonder if they were abducted

Speaking of this, Zhang Taiyan smiled. Xiong Chengji couldn't help but smile.

"Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for many years, you are getting more and more humorous, I think your temper is more peaceful, Xiong Chengji said.

"What is peaceful? In the past, when I scolded people, I was worried about being retaliated against by the powerful, but now, under the constitutional system, the freedom of speech is truly realized, and when I scold people, I don't have to leave a back-up move, the offensive is continuous, and I am not afraid that the other party will not be convinced. Zhang Taiyan sighed.

"Freedom of speech is a good thing, but it doesn't matter at all, but it's mud and sand. Mixed. I heard about the last time. Mr. Zhang also confronted Bo Gong because of the realistic story of the model published in the pictorial, but he failed? , Little Bear Chengji remembered something.

"The pictorial newspaper openly published a bare-ass portrait of the eldest girl, and sold it at a clear price. He actually sold it to middle school students, he was simply a profiteer among profiteers! It corrupts the social atmosphere and makes people angry. I am a citizen of the country. It has the right to criticize unhealthy tendencies! It's a pity that the law doesn't support me. In the end, I had to be out of sight, "small."

Speaking of this, Zhang Taiyan went to find the two disciples whose whereabouts were unknown, and then pointed to the gate of Caina, and said to Xiong Chengji: "Let's go, let's go in and talk, and call those attachés of yours to settle down, I asked you to bring some right-hand men, I didn't expect you to bring such a large group, are you here to eat and drink?" Lanfang's economy is also bad now. ”

"Hah! Don't underestimate these newborn calves, they are the backbone of Lan Fangxian's party, they are very familiar with the election, with their help, the election of the National League will be twice the result with half the effort, as for me, it is just a small banner, and the doorway of this campaign is not as good as theirs

Xiong Chengji spoke in between. He led the attaché to follow Zhang Taiyan into the newspaper hall and went to the concierge first. Leave your luggage, and then rush to the living room to talk and catch up with Zhang Taiyan and others.

Through the conversation, Xiong Chengji finally understood the current domestic situation, although China's economy is better than Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, etc., but when the world is in recession and depression, China's economy is impossible to get out of the sludge without staining, in fact, from the end of the year, the country has begun to face a new economic recession, how to boost the domestic economy. This is also an important topic in this presidential election, and now Zhang Taiyan is leading a group of people to plan an economic election platform, and he has also specially hired an economist from abroad as a consultant.

"Lanfang's economy is extremely bad, coupled with the chaos of local security, which is even worse, but fortunately, the climate in Nanyang is hot, agricultural production is far easier than in the north, and starvation is not common. And now many desperate people have begun to look for a livelihood in Borneo, and some have even gone deep into the jungle to work as wastemakers, Lanfang's side, it is not easy to find a job, but it is indeed not easy to starve to death.

Xiong Chengji sighed and sighed with emotion, the advantages of Nanyang's natural conditions have been fully reflected in this worldwide economic crisis. The biggest advantage of the tropics is that they are rich in plant resources, and it is common for rice to grow three or four times a year, and the biggest threat to the people there is not hunger, but emaciation.

"Fortunately, Zhao Zhenhua won Lanfang back then, and now the hungry people in China can immigrate to Nanyang. Otherwise. There will be more hungry people in the country. To be honest, I admire Zhao Zhenhua's vision, and I also admire his political skills, but at the same time, I am also worried that he will take advantage of this worldwide economic depression to seek a recovery

"Zhao Zhenhua seeks to recover? What do you mean by that? ”

As soon as he heard Zhang Taiyan's words, Xiong Chengji couldn't sit still, what he had been worried about was. Zhao Bei will participate in the presidential election. If that's the case, no candidate is his opponent. Zhao Bei's prestige was not lost with his downfall. On the contrary, in the eyes of many Chinese people, as an active "Zen concession." The revolutionary of the presidential throne, Zhao Bei's temperament has another villain like "Gao Feng Liangjie." Isn't it the "sage" that has been pursued in traditional Chinese Confucianism? Who can be his opponent for such a "saint" who can hardly find flaws in the presidential race? Who is qualified to be his opponent?

Seeing that Xiong Chengji seemed a little surprised, Zhang Taiyan sighed and was about to explain, but as soon as the figure at the door flickered, a newspaper staff member walked into the living room and stood beside Zhang Taiyan and whispered a few words.

"What? Xuan Tong and Cheng Shi were arrested by the police? What's going on? How can you arrest people indiscriminately? "Let's go, let's go to the police station! I'm going to see what the police chief wants to do."

Zhang Taiyan got up and walked out of the living room as soon as he stepped out, Xiong Chengji and the attaché looked at each other, and after telling the attaché a few words, he hurriedly followed.

Zhang Taiyan was not polite. Regardless of his age, he asked the porter to get two bicycles for them, pulled Xiong Chengji, one bicycle for each person, and rode out of the newspaper hall and went straight to the Shanghai Municipal Police Station.

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