Chapter 359: Ambition
To say that as a young politician, it is absolutely impossible for Xiao Baitu to have no ambitions, don't look at him on Christmas Island away from political disputes and contradictions, but he attaches great importance to what happens on the mainland, although he can't know who has been with whom recently like Liu Yun, but at least some ordinary and ordinary news can still be grasped.
Among them, Bao Zitu will often inform him of some changes that have occurred in the local area through correspondence, so that he can also judge his own handling methods when encountering similar incidents in the future.
Although it was not wrong for Bao Zitu to suggest that he go to Zhao Shijie, the relationship between them was a bit delicate, and it was not as close as the relationship between Liu Yun and Zhao Shijie, because he was far away from his homeland, Xiao Baitu did not have many opportunities to meet him, and the contacts between them were not as frequent as those between Bao Zitu.
So he was a little hesitant, not knowing if the other party would help, if it was okay to help, if he didn't help, it would be even more awkward for the two to get along in the future.
Seeing through the bun diagram in Xiao Baitu's heart, he already knew what the other party was thinking, and slowly spit out a smoke ring.
"If you go to ask Zhao Shijie, he will definitely come forward, because your previous relationship is there, and he also needs you to join, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the local sphere of influence, it is difficult for you to get mixed up without joining a certain faction, you have to know this."
Comrade Bao's teachings seem to be very reasonable, Xiao Baitu is not like him, basically has no hope of moving forward, first, everyone is afraid that he, a bureaucrat, will threaten his own comfort once he takes power, and second, it is also a kind of rejection of the old world bureaucrats.
Comrade Bao, who knows this well, simply does not participate in politics, concentrates on his own technology, and does everything well if he does this well, but not participating does not mean that he does not want to have no right to speak, and helping Xiao Baitu to gain the right to speak is one of the things he wants to do.
Only by letting Xiao Baitu return to China and enter the decision-making level can he have his right to speak, and he has put himself in the position of a think tank, the think tank that gives advice to Xiao Baitu behind his back.
Of course, the smart Xiao Baitu naturally knew what he thought, and he didn't mind that he had such a think tank. Almost every bigwig has a think tank behind him, take Zhao Shijie as an example, he himself is a very politically visioned person, plus his wife Hu Xijing is also a high-IQ woman, and his friend Liu Yun has intelligence, it can be said that he is very rich in resources.
This is the main reason why the centrists have been able to maintain until now, and have not been swallowed up by radicals and conservatives.
Joining the centrist faction is actually a good choice, for Xiao Baitu, to be able to enter the centrists, a faction that basically controls more than 80% of Australia's import and export trade, brings him very huge benefits.
"Do you think Zhao Shijie will let me join," Xiao Baitu asked.
"Of course. You have political achievements, once you are transferred back to China, you will inevitably be the target of various factions, as long as you join, you will be able to compete for some key positions in the future, and you will be able to elect a qualified person. ”
Bao Zitu's analysis is also very reasonable, although Xiao Baitu is in an unpopular state at the moment, as long as he returns to his homeland, he will inevitably be valued by all parties, and there are not many qualified figures like him at present, once he joins, he will be the pillar of the faction.
So Xiao Baitu's heart was moved, and his ambition was ignited again. He's going to return to his home turf and build his own business there.
Only by making Xiao Baitu's heart move can he make his wish come true, and this action of all Baozitu can be said to have succeeded more than half. Next, it depends on Xiao Baitu to ask Zhao Shijie to help.
To do things, you have to strike while the iron is hot, and the advice given by Bao Zitu is to let Xiao Baitu take the nearest boat back to the mainland on the grounds of public leave, because time waits for no one. Once you decide to take that position in the General Directorate of Urban Planning, you have to plan ahead.
The natives must have set their sights on this position. I don't know how many people are waiting to take a step forward, and there is definitely no hope for a political candidate like Xiao Baitu, who is far away from his homeland, if he does not carry out activities in advance.
"Returning to my hometown is not just to see Zhao Shijie alone. You also need to meet more characters from other factions, which can bring you a lot of benefits. Bao Zitu smiled and gave him advice.
This is indeed a good suggestion, which can not only raise the price and not let yourself be looked down upon, but also make Zhao Shijie pay enough attention to himself, and most importantly, not put his eggs in one basket.
Although Zhao Shijie is a good choice, if the other party doesn't treat him well, he can also have a different good place, and he can win a place for himself no matter what, this is the advice that Baozitu gave him.
The two ambitious had the first profound conversation with a common purpose, and this conversation also laid the foundation for Xiao Baitu to go to a higher position in the future, so that every time he talked about this conversation, Xiao Baitu would sigh at the suggestion of Bao Zitu back then.
After the formal conversation, the two of them conducted an analysis and study of the current exported weapons technology, and judging from the current situation, it is impossible to stop it, because the matter has already entered here, and it is impossible to stop it.
In order to cooperate with the British and French, they sent commissioners to Christmas Island in person, and the envoys of the two countries were also very interested in cooperation, and even offered a lot of preferential terms before the negotiations officially began.
It can be seen that they have a great interest in cooperation, and even treat them as a master who will determine the rise or decline of the country in the future, as can be seen in the letters sent back by Harry.
In his letter, he wrote, the Australians proposed a project to cooperate with the 26-pounder gun, and I think this is a very important thing, and the ships of England can defeat the Dutch as long as they carry this kind of artillery, and although they have the technology to build steamships, we can also buy enough steamships from the Spaniards, and if the Dutch are defeated, there is no doubt that England will be the dominant power on the sea.
Harry has already written in the letter, and has regarded the current ally Netherlands as an imaginary enemy, you can imagine what will be brought after the follow-up cooperation, I have to say that this plan to contain each other is very successful, just a small outflow of technology to make the future major powers of Europe fall back into a new state of confrontation, which is much wiser than direct military intervention, and only with the minimum cost in exchange for the maximum benefit.
As a result, Australia will be able to gain more time to develop and participate in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued......)