Chapter XVII: Dialogue

Under the watchful and wary eyes of the butler, Durin and Graff stood outside the gate of the manor, and waited for about ten minutes before they were told that they could enter. Big tycoons, big capitalists like Heideler, naturally have their own set of guidelines. This is not a stable and stable society, the turmoil after the end of the war continues, and the reform of the government system has exacerbated the decline in social order, so even if you are summoned by the big capitalists, there is a whole process.

As soon as they entered the gate, three grim-looking men in suits walked up, told Durin and Graff to raise their hands, and then carefully touched them. After making sure that Durin was unarmed, and had taken Graf's dagger, he was released.

After passing through a long corridor and going up to the second floor, in the easternmost room, they saw Heidler.

At this time, Heideler appeared to be in his fifties, with silver-gray hair, no wrinkles on his face, a round face, a high nose, and thin lips. He was very well maintained, red-faced, and probably a little older than Durin had guessed. He wears a very expensive high-end suit, and the collar of the sword is made of silk fabric from the East, which is straight and has a faint reflection.

His neckline and cuffs have expensive gemstone ornaments, and even the buttons of his shirt are made of purple gemstones.

This is a very rich old man, and there are only thirty-six seats in the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, and these thirty-six people rule over everything related to commerce and trade in the entire empire. From the small shop selling leather shoes on the side of the road to the operation of the steam locomotive group, it is all up to them. Some people laughed and said that although these thirty-six people were not emperors, they exercised the power that only emperors could have!

Heidler is laughing too, each of these big guys has a lot of masks, and you never know if he's wearing a mask or not. He stretched out his hand to invite them to sit down, and even got up and poured two glasses of wine as clear as gold for Durin and Graff, and placed them in front of them. Both Durin and Graff stood up, courtesy, not personal vendettas. It's just that compared to Graff's slightly bent waist, Dühring's waist plate has not been bent!

"This time, I asked someone to arrange to send you here, because I have something to talk to you about. He walked behind the table, raised his hand, and sat down together, "I'm from Gualte, and I know what people outside say about my father, and I know how some of them slandered me. Over the years, the situation has improved a lot, but there are still some people who are repeating these past things, unwilling to face the new world and new environment. ”

He picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his hand, and took a sip, "Immersed in the past, we will never see tomorrow, we should look forward and chase the sun and light." ”

"The Guartes have had a hard time, and the Empire has been on the lookout for us, and has scattered all the Gualts to various parts of the Empire. Like scattered sand on the beach, we can never be united, which is why we Guartes live in poor conditions. ”

He spread his hands a little, then leaned back in his luxurious and heavy chair, "God has made us born Guerts, this is our pride, and we should not surrender to the tricks of fate, as in the Great Patriotic War." Even in the face of an enemy more than ten times larger than ours, we still dare to take up arms and fight for freedom. We should be united again, and only when all Guartes are united will we be able to regain our former glory. ”

"I've heard that someone has set up a predominantly Guarte association, and I'm surprised, it's not an easy thing to do, but you did it. ”

"Durin, allow me to call you that, what do you think should happen to the next step in the development of the fellow countrymen?"

Heidler's money is not blown by the wind, and after the nice words are finished, the young president of the hometown must be considered. If his idea is passable, then Heidler will approve of him as president, and if he just treats the townsfolk association as a toy, a game, then Heidler will send someone to replace him. What he needs is a tool that is easy to use, not a toy that is not easy to use.

If it were someone else, it might be difficult to find the ideas and words to deal with Heideler in a short period of time, after all, the birth of the Fellow Townspeople Association can be said to have appeared by chance, and there was no pre-planning and premeditation. But this could not help Doolin, who had seen and experienced much more in his dreams than Heidler.

He was silent for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then said very earnestly: "Dear Mr. Heideler, thank you very much for your attention to such a newly created organization as the Fellow Townsmen's Association. ”

"My initial idea for the Association was simple, I wanted all Guartes to stand up against the unfair fate and treatment. A finger can easily break ......", Durin stretched out his right index finger and pressed it against the table, "but when the fingers are united, it becomes a fist, and the fist can only injure the enemy." ”

Hydra admired Durin's metaphor, fingers and fists, like loose gualts and united gualts, and that was exactly what he needed. He nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand, and asked Durin to continue.

Durin withdrew his fist and continued, "I work at the station, and you already know that. In this short period of time, I joined the workers' union. The workers' union has given me an unimaginable strength, and it is because the workers are united that they have ......", Durin was stunned for a moment and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot ......"

"No," he continued. Heidler is also a capitalist, and it is indeed a little overkill to say in front of capitalists that he wants to challenge the authority of capitalists.

Durin took a deep breath and continued: "It is precisely because the workers are united that they have the ability to challenge the capitalists and no longer be brutally exploited by them. And we, the Guerts, are actually the same. When we disperse, the Ogdins and the Empire don't need to take into account our interests at all, because we are just scattered. Only when we are closely united, let them see our strength, remember the defeat in the Great Patriotic War of the Kingdom of Guart, will they face us up to us and give us the respect we deserve. ”

"People like to say the word decency, decency is never given to you by others, nor is it something you have at birth, all decency and reverence and glory are earned by yourself. When Dühring said this, Heiedler's eyes widened, he was very experienced and insightful, and what he had experienced did not just show that what Dühring said was correct?

"The first step we have to do is to be truly like a family, where all the members are our brothers and sisters, and we have to take care of everyone and fight for them for the benefits and power they deserve. ”

"In the second step, we have to make our voices heard in society, so that all the Ogdings, all the people of other races, let this empire know that we are not silent victims, and we also have a day when we will shout our voices. ”

"Third, to expand its influence, the townspeople association should not be condescended to a city like Turnier, and the townspeople should spread all over the country, even the whole world! All Guartes are our brothers and sisters, and they should be taken care of by us, and enjoy welfare and treatment. ”

"As for the rest of ......," Durin smiled awkwardly, "I haven't thought that far ahead yet." ”

As soon as Heideler raised his hand, "No, you're already very good!", he couldn't help but stand up and take a few steps back behind the table, "You're saying a very good thing, better than I thought." But have you considered a question, what should you do if you encounter insurmountable obstacles in the process of the rise of the Guartes?

"As long as we still have the desire and courage to climb, we can conquer all the mountains!", Durin shook his fist vigorously, "Isn't it difficult to pass?"

"Then smash him!"

A conversation led to Heideler's determination that the president of the Fellow Guild named Durin and his Fellow Guild were worth investing in. These investments are a small amount of money for him, but they can make shocking returns. And through such a conversation, Heideler also determined that Dühring was an ambitious and intelligent man, which was a good thing. People with ambition have the desire to keep moving forward, and become their most powerful tool.

As for how to restrain Durin and the Fellow Townspeople, Heideler also had a mature idea.

What is the most lacking thing in the hometown association established by two poor boys?

It's money!

Heideler will invest a sum of money in the development and growth of the association, and as the association grows, it will become more and more short of money. As long as they are not self-sufficient, then they will always be under the clamp of Heideler and used by him. Otherwise he didn't need to do anything, just stop the financial support, and the already strong townsfolk would rebel, and they would kick Durin out for him.

Therefore, Heideler is not worried that his fellow villagers will become a problem for himself when they grow stronger. On the contrary, he only dislikes that the Association has developed too slowly, and it will take longer to help him.

With such a dialogue, there is an opportunity for cooperation between the two sides.