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Tuesday, February 26, 1636.

Although it is still the dry season, the sugar cane harvest has already begun on the various colonization farms in the overseas territory of Guadeloupe Butterfly Island and the surrounding islands, and foreign slave laborers of all colors sweat under the whip of the overseer. With the help of water irrigation, the local rice has also reached the heading stage.

In fact, up to now, the administrative jurisdiction of the overseas territory of Butterfly Island is not limited to Butterfly Island itself. After the aborigines of the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Martinique in the south were purged, colonization farms of different scales were built to support the expanding tropical agricultural economy of the Caribbean.

After ten years of key operations, whether it is its own geographical coordinates or economic proportion, Butterfly Island Overseas Territory has become the most important overseas strategic location of Huamei. It has the largest output of rubber, sea salt, cane sugar, rice, cotton, coffee, cocoa, coconut, vegetables and fruits and other agricultural products in China, and also has entrepot trade, ship maintenance, winemaking, fishing, livestock breeding, biological nitrate production, wood processing, tobacco processing, food processing, acid and alkali chemical industry, asphalt chemical industry, cement building materials, hardware tools, glass and other economic projects of different scales.

The city of Twin Ports on Butterfly Island itself has developed into one of the largest port cities in the entire Caribbean, with more than 14,000 officially settled nationals and more than 4,000 foreign slave laborers working on the islands all year round. For sustainable development, Butterfly Island Overseas Territory has become the second artificial afforestation demonstration site after Bermuda's Overseas Territory.

Abundant local resources, local development policies, so that the Butterfly Island overseas territory has more complete agricultural and industrial industries than other overseas territories, strong self-hematopoietic ability also makes it a real rear base camp to South America, Africa and Asia, nearly three-thirds of the export to the Indian Ocean route of the United States commodity materials are the output of the Butterfly Island overseas territory.

It is said that Congress is already considering upgrading the Butterfly Island Overseas Territory from a municipality to the capital of the Caribbean, China's first overseas territory state. Unified jurisdiction over the entire Caribbean islands, which belong to the gorgeous islands, and then implement the second local ten-year plan, increase the development of the surrounding islands, increase the share of resettlement, and establish new colonization towns. Increase local investment in education to make Huamei a strong influence and economic hub in Central and South America.

With such a proud achievement, it is natural that the identity of Zhang Mingcheng, the top local administrator, will rise. But as the only Taiwanese compatriot who has crossed Zhongli, Zhang Mingcheng, who has almost half of his net worth on Butterfly Island, probably can't wait for him to wear the governor's vest. Because he has already done the maximum term of office as an overseas administrative officer, according to the latest state administrative adjustments. In two months, he will have to step down and return home.

I am afraid that even the cabinet has not yet thought about what government position he can hold after returning to his homeland, but Zhang Mingcheng, who owns the "Zhang Group", is obviously not worried about his livelihood for the rest of his life, and he may not be able to see the new position that the parliament or the cabinet can give him.

Putting down the letter in his hand, the 44-year-old mayor Zhang Mingcheng began to look at the bustling port in the distance to relieve his eye fatigue. In his hand is a personal letter written by Wu Yuanyi, the governor of Nanshan. Roughly speaking, Zhang Mingcheng is encouraged to run in the election for the speaker of the House of Representatives in a few months.

If he has to label himself as a side, Zhang Mingcheng thinks that he is a member of the private faction, whose cement and building materials industry monopolizes nearly half of the industry market in China and the United States, and even he himself is the largest shareholder behind the only private commercial bank on Butterfly Island. In terms of net worth alone, Ren Changle of COSCO Trading Group and Zhang Li of Standard Oil Company of North America, and said that Huamei is one of the three major capitalists and nouveau riche, and he is also the first overseas senior official to publicly support and promote the "Foreign Labor Import Act" as an entrepreneur. He is also one of the major directors of OUCC Group.

But from another point of view, Zhang Mingcheng has a close relationship with the so-called state-owned faction, especially Dong Jiunan, the CEO of the state-owned construction engineering group with the largest business volume. Although the previous audit of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission did not find any bad business records between Zhang Mingcheng and those state-owned groups, as a large number of people from both factions were unlucky in that shock, the congressional reshuffle jointly initiated by several old men behind the scenes made Zhang Mingcheng also feel a trace of pressure.

There is no other reason, Zhang Mingcheng's innocent record, coupled with his rich experience in governance, is now "returning to his hometown". It will inevitably be won over by many people to serve as the spokesperson of the country's front desk. Just as he was supported by the private sector to serve as an overseas consul on Butterfly Island, the proportion of state-owned industries on Butterfly Island is now one of the lowest in the country.

The inside news of the state-owned reform has been blowing for a while, and the so-called state-owned faction, which has not lived up to its name from the beginning and is about to lose its greatest support, has fallen into the greatest predicament. But they had no choice but to give up the position they were used to. It is obvious that in this year's House of Representatives election, these people, who can no longer be called state-owned, have little chance of entering the Congress, and their political value is probably only the votes in their hands.

In the final analysis, the difference in the flow of personal wealth is the root cause of the so-called state-owned faction and the private faction that do not like each other, in fact, the essential contradiction between the two factions is not at all such a seemingly lofty topic as state-run and private, and the real state-owned faction in China is probably only those few old men and a few people. These contradictions seem superficial and naïve, but they also seem unfathomable, and Zhang Mingcheng, who is quite familiar with the wealth values of his former mainland compatriots, has of course taken a neutral position of staying out of the matter.

Zhang Mingcheng and Wu Yuanyi don't have much to do with each other, and in Zhang Mingcheng's eyes, Wu Yuanyi is a very special person. Speaking of origin, Wu Yuanyi was originally just a dock driver before the crossing, and he came out of the state-owned energy and mining group after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But when it comes to the concept of governance, Wu Yuanyi is the most radical person in China, who has always advocated national colonialism, which is completely different from the state-owned faction with a negative attitude. He was also the congressman who resolutely supported Zhang Mingcheng's pilot project of importing "foreign laborers" on Butterfly Island, and he was also the biggest supporter of the development of the Oriental Union Group in Nanshan, and was favored by the private sector.

It is said that Wu Yuanyi also reached the last few months of his governorship's term, even because of the rebellion led by the governor of Nanshan. It also made many former state-owned investors privately dissatisfied. So in a sense, Wu Yuanyi is also like an independent centrist who has borrowed the shell of the state-owned faction, and everything he does is to promote his political ideas.

Wu Yuanyi's "South Africa Forum" held privately in the capital Manchester last year has already shown that he does not only set his sights on the governor of Nanshan, but hopes to pull out a political faction in the country that can directly support him.

Now the former state-owned faction has been hit hard. There were also internal divisions, but innocent or not, a group of unlucky people who also held the votes, a lot of wealth, and lacked the brains for economic investment became the best partners for Wu Yuanyi.

Wu Yuanyi's willingness to take the lead in letting Zhang Mingcheng serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the House of Representatives election must be an attempt to rein in those former state-owned faction tainted people who have been out of proportion. In the eyes of many centrists who have nothing to do with themselves, the smell of copper on Wu Yuan's body is obviously much weaker than that of those private factions, and it is natural to get some additional support.

……

"Lao Zhang. Why is you alone in a daze? ”

Behind him, the voice of his wife Mao Daili came, Zhang Mingcheng quickly put down the letter paper that had been pinched for a long time in his hand, stood up with a smile and stretched his arms.

"I don't usually see many people who remember you, why are there your letters for three days these days?"

Mao Daili, who is also one of the women who crossed the tour, was a year older than Zhang Mingcheng and was a member of the tour group at the beginning, and was an accountant in a small private business before the crossing. After the crossing, Mao Daili decisively took a fancy to Zhang Mingcheng, who was good at entrepreneurship and hard work. In the state of women chasing men, she became Zhang Mingcheng's wife, and now serves as the president of Zhang's Group, and Zhang Li, president of Standard Oil Company of North America, and Yang Wenwen, president of Yang Wenwen Life Art Group, are known as the three strong women in the Chinese and American business circles.

Basically, during the Spring Festival every year, Mao Daili will bring her family to Butterfly Island to spend the holiday with her husband, and most of them usually stay at the group headquarters in Manchester City to work hard.

Seeing that her husband was a little tired, Mao Daili put a letter in her hand on the table: "Ren Changle wrote it." The envelope is from OUCC. ”

"I guess you all know I'm stepping down, right?" Zhang Mingcheng put the letter in the drawer, smiled and took the tea handed by his wife, "I'm going to move back to the mainland to live with you, I'm afraid that the climate won't be able to adapt after I go back. ”

"I know you can't bear to put your heart and soul into it." Mao Daili smiled, pressed her husband's temples with both hands, and gently rubbed them for each other, "The second child is going to graduate from primary school this year, and I think I will continue to attend the national secondary school in Manchester City." Or send it to Qingcheng to study in a private middle school...... Ay? Don't you read the letter? ”

"It's nothing to look at, I know what's written in it." Zhang Mingcheng shook his head slightly, "If it is a letter from the board of directors of the Oriental Union Group, it will be sent directly, and Ren Changle is still needed to write a private letter?" ”

"Is it because the House of Representatives is about to be dissolved and the early election is ......" Mao Daili frowned slightly. As if guessing something, "They asked you to be a member of the House of Representatives?" ”

"It's not just a member of the parliament, it's the speaker of the House of Representatives." Zhang Mingcheng smiled helplessly, pointed to Wu Yuanyi's letter on the half-spread table, and then pointed to the drawer, "In their eyes, I am the most suitable person." ”

"Well, with your qualifications, that's enough...... Ren Changle, I can still understand them, why did Lao Wu also invite you? Mao Daili was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

"Because I haven't offended anyone, and there aren't many innocent people now. Lao Wu also supported me in many things. Zhang Mingcheng put down the teacup and turned his gaze to the direction of North America, "Lao Qi, Lao Zhao and Lao Bao, with the support of those old men, joined forces to be ruthless against the state-owned group this time, and there are many people who have offended, I am afraid that Lao Qi is unlikely to continue to serve as prime minister, and Lao Zhao's position as speaker of the House of Representatives is not guaranteed." Don't look at the fact that the nomination of the prime minister is the power of the president on the surface, in fact, the candidates for the prime minister are submitted to the president by the speakers of the two houses, which has become a common practice. ”

"Lao Wu plans to pull others to support your candidacy for Speaker of the House of Representatives, and then nominate him as Prime Minister?!" Mao Daili finally understood, and hurriedly sat down beside her husband, opened the drawer and took out the letter, "What do Ren Changle mean?" ”

"Anyway, it won't be to support Lao Qi to continue to be the prime minister...... If you guess correctly, they should support Su Zining as the prime minister's nomination. ”

"It's strange, two groups of people have asked you to be the speaker, but the nomination of the prime minister is different......" Mao Daili sighed, "Lao Zhang." If I say it, I support Su Zining, after all, everyone usually gets closer. ”

"Because of this, if I really go to be the speaker of the House of Representatives, I just can't nominate Su Zining." Zhang Mingcheng said lightly.

"Why?" Mao Daili asked.

"Because Su Zining is very slippery. He didn't want to come to the front at this juncture, maybe when this letter was sent, Su Zining was still avoiding it. Zhang Mingcheng spread his hands and said the reason so simple that his wife was not prepared for it.

……

"Do I look slippery?" Su Zining pointed a finger at himself, looking left and right at the visiting friends in the living room, with an innocent face.

"Don't. Now is a great opportunity, and those people are afraid to speak up now. We can't find many innocent and qualified people, as a buddy, how can you be on top, right? Ren Changle pointed at Su Zining's chest, his face showing a "fierce light": "I have already written a letter to Zhang Mingcheng." Fully support him as Speaker of the House of Representatives! It's all your own people! ”

"Well, you're the only one who still looks like a little white face right now. Anyway, let me sit in the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Yan Xiaosong smiled and echoed on the side, faint crow's feet had appeared in the corners of his eyes, and the traces of time were quietly revealed.

"But I'm a centrist......" Su Zining pursed his lips, still feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Mao's centrist, it's so hot to mix with his brothers, who is you a centrist?" Ren Changle glared angrily. seemed to want to slap the other party, "You are the prime minister, everyone feels at ease." ”

"This may not be ......" Su Zining smiled, if he pointed out, "Aren't you afraid that I will restrict you?" ”

"At least everyone can discuss everything." Ren Changle was stunned for a moment, hesitated, but nodded firmly, "Everyone has developed well over the years, in fact, you have also mentioned a lot, if you really treat us as outsiders." Can't you see it? ”

Quietly looking at his friend's sincere eyes, Su Zining fell silent, and Yan Xiaosong, who was on the side, also seemed to be thoughtful.

"If Su Zining insists, I think it's okay." Yuan Xinyi understands her husband's temper very well. Although the other party usually seems to be very relaxed in talking and doing things, and sometimes there are a little gains and losses, in fact, the mind will never change.

"I am absolutely inappropriate for this prime minister." Su Zining showed a stern expression and said categorically, "I understand everyone's intentions, but my intentions are not to clean up this mess." ”

The people in the room showed regretful expressions, especially Ren Changle.

……

It's late at night, and the guests are basically gone, but Yan Xiaosong is still drinking tea at Su's house.

"If you don't go back, Caterina will probably forbid you to enter the bedroom, right?" Glancing at his friend's expression of drinking stuffy tea, Su Zining lowered his voice and made a painless joke.

"You have your own pivotal moments, right?" Yan Xiaosong seemed to have seen through Su Zining's mind a long time ago, and suddenly said coldly, "Are you going to see Lao Wu's jokes in the past few years?" ”

"Why do you think so that you still claim to be roundworms in my stomach?" Su Zining showed a strange expression, a little speechless at his friend's guess.

"A vague premonition." Yan Xiaosong also showed a smile, and did not intend to explain the speculation in his heart, "In fact, the biggest dilemma of the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the large-scale reform of the National Assembly this time is how to solve the 'layoff' problem of those who make mistakes, from this level, you are really not suitable." ”

"Making a mistake? Maybe they don't feel like they're doing anything wrong...... What's wrong is that people aren't really on a fair starting line from the start, at least they don't think it's fair. Because of their social imprint and growth experience, they still opened a gap with Ren Changle and others in this new world. Some people see themselves as superior and reject them, and no one really teaches them how to play to their strengths, how to think, how to improve. They can only simply and passively choose the other most familiar route to 'get rich', a stupid mode that consumes the least energy, the simplest method, and even 'the least much' in their eyes......"

Su Zining raised his hand, slowly tore the joint recommendation letter left by Ren Changle in half, and finally said what was in his heart: "Except for a small number of technical talents, most of them have no strengths, mediocre ability, poor communication, fear of risks, lack of economic acumen, poor planning and management, and no one even has the courage to stand up and lead the business like Ren Changle, and can only rely on the state monopoly system to sit back and enjoy its success." To put it mildly, even if all of them get together, they can't operate half of the OUCC Group now. If they continue to fall apart, or even begin to be marginalized, all kinds of thoughts will appear, and that will be the biggest crisis of the country. ”

Therefore, at this time, Lao Wu is the biggest promoter of solving the country's current internal problems. Lao Wu is sociable, has brains, courage, and opinions, which is exactly what they lack strictly. Lao Wu organized them, borrowed their strength, and at the same time, used the country to guide them and create a way out for them, and this is exactly what you, me, and Ren Changle have no energy or even disdain to do. In this case, only Lao Wu is the most suitable, right? ”

After listening to Su Zining's sincere words that he didn't say in front of Ren Changle and others, Yan Xiaosong finally smiled reassuringly: "When you say this, the timing of Lao Wu's holding of the South Africa Forum last year is just right, maybe the 'African Group' is really coming out." ”

"Well, now the state-owned faction no longer exists, or rather, the real state-owned faction does not include those of them." Su Zining nodded, "I heard that Wu Yuanyi was in contact everywhere before this accident. Judging from Wu Yuanyi's choice, the people included in last year's South African forum, plus these unlucky ones, can be regarded as a faction. A progressive group that wants the country to come forward to achieve personal prosperity, and then it can also stuff in those who have been rejected by Ren Changle or who are disgruntled. ”

"Haha, these people have become progressives? The sword went off the rails, and it looked like a blessing in disguise. Yan Xiaosong was also happy, "Then Lao Qi and Baozi are considered conservatives?" ”

"Well, Ren Changle and them, even if they are liberals. In essence, it is still a decent tradition to do things, but I just hope that the state will be more partial to them and restrict them as little as possible, but it is inconsistent with Wu Yuanyi's direction. And we, the so-called centrists, will inevitably choose to take sides in the future. Su Zining exhaled a long breath with a wry smile on his face.

"And who will you choose in the future?" Yan Xiaosong thought for a moment and asked.

"Maybe it's not like you." Su Zining said word by word, with a helpless smile in his eyes.

"I know." Yan Xiaosong nodded, then got up and picked up his coat and left the Su family. (To be continued)