Chapter 583: The Back Hand [2]
If someone cheers for Donald's new policy, then someone must shake his head, and these are undoubtedly the capitalists who followed in Doolin's footsteps during the "Dooling era" in Odis. They either broke away from the Chamber of Commerce or joined an official trade organization for the first time, and no matter what their previous situation was, at Doolin's call, they believed in Doolin and obeyed his orders, putting themselves on a fast track of development.
As a vested interest group in Otis City, if it weren't for the accident, if Durin wouldn't have been held responsible for the accident, they might still be sitting in their rooms laughing and chatting about boring topics as before. They don't need to worry about their business, as long as Dohrin is here, no one will dare to go against the rules of the game he has set, no matter who that person is!
But this is no longer the Doolin era, it is the post-Doolin era, and it is also a time when Donald is desperate to repudiate some of Dühring's important policies in order to achieve a political goal that is inferior to the former.
People say that only by standing on the shoulders of giants can we see farther, but who knows that the first experience of truly standing on the shoulders of giants is definitely not how far you can see, but inferiority, jealousy, and anger! Because of your own insignificance, you need to stand on the shoulders of others, but you still can't see as far as others, and you have to make a heartfelt expression of excitement after accepting help from others or even almsgiving?
No, that's not what Donald was hoping for.
A politician who has been in politics for more than ten years before he can become the mayor of the city cannot say that he has failed, but can only say that his speed is a little slow, especially if he is still a politician from an aristocratic background. Rich resources and connections are not used, this is the biggest mockery of aristocratic politicians!
In the eyes of others, Donald is a promotion, from the number two person in a city to the number one person, which is a huge breakthrough. But in Donald's heart, this is not something he earned through his own efforts, this is a "partner" in someone else's political compromise deal, and he is not even qualified to be praised. He also knew that his term of office would only be three years at most, and after three years he would go to a remote place as a way to compensate for Durin's mentality.
Therefore, he must do something big in three years, only in this way can he avoid the sinking of the next four or even eight years.
Repudiating the main merits of the predecessor is the first priority of the successor after taking office, because only in this way can he show his far-sightedness and courage, and only by changing the plans left by the predecessor in the opposite way can he prove that he is not weaker than the predecessor's ability to govern. This is not Donald's experience alone, this is the habit of almost most politicians, how can he highlight his importance to the city without belittling his predecessor, and how can he climb that mountain without belittling him?
The second mayor of the imperial capital opened up two intra-city light rail transit for the city, and after the third mayor came to power, he criticized the stupidity of his predecessor and used the money in meaningless places. In the next seven years, the mayor not only quadrupled the size of the Imperial Capital Metropolitan Area, but also built an additional 12 intra-city light rails.
They may see the same thing and have the same purpose for themselves, but belittling others can go a long way in elevating yourself.
Of course, this kind of belittlement is by no means the kind of public saying that the predecessor is not doing well, what is the problem here and what is the problem there, on the contrary, they will defend the predecessor everywhere, and then show their contempt and belittlement of the predecessor in the handling of some things. It's a very artistic political manoeuvre, and it's not something that can be portrayed in a simple narrative, and that's what Donald did.
The big names in the room had no smiles on their faces, a stark contrast to the smiling guys at the banquet two blocks away.
The atmosphere was a bit dreary, everyone was smoking cigarettes or happy land, and no one was talking. One of the many governance ideas that Donald put forward after coming to power was "unity," and at first they didn't know what that meant, but now they do. He wants to "unite" those who have been excluded from Doolin back, and then harm their interests to compensate for the interests of those who have been excluded, which is simply playing with fire!
"What should we do? We should stop him!", asked the owner of the Golden Shield Men's Products Company with a sad face, Du Lin once gave these merchants a small idea, that is, to reform his own handicraft workshop, in addition to retaining the ability of pure handmade high-end clothing to serve the powerful, in a mass production of clothes, and then sell them all over the empire, and even the world. With this proposal of Doolin, a large number of high-profile brands began to produce and sell low-end products with Otis City as the core, and the sales made people feel happy, and these businessmen became more and more united around Doolin.
"He can get those outsiders to share our interests today, and tomorrow he may kick us out of here, what do you think the president of the Chamber of Commerce is doing here? Donald must have some agreement with him, and it must be us who are unlucky in the end!"
One of the shareholders of the Good Luck Casino glanced at him, "Everyone here is well aware of this, the question is how do we go about solving this matter? With your mouth? Are you going to offer him your flexible tongue to please him and make him change his mind? Of course not, gentlemen and gentlemen." We need to negotiate a countermeasure that, at least in the case of protecting our own interests, will make the smallest concessions!"
People began to talk about their ideas and suggestions, but no one was convinced, and some even came up with the ridiculous idea of dual membership. If you are a member of the Otis City Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, then everything will be solved. This proposal made many people excited, especially those who were originally members of the Chamber of Commerce, and later quit the Chamber of Commerce in order to join the Otis City Business Group, and they were not disgusted at all with joining the Chamber of Commerce.
Just when everyone couldn't agree on an idea, someone suddenly asked, "Why don't you give Mr. Doolin a call?"
The room fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked at the honest man, who immediately realized that the call must be made by him!
In the past, some people have always said that Doolin is not good-looking, but this time Doolin can finally say that other people's food is not good-looking. He had expected someone to call him for help, but he didn't expect the call to come so quickly. He was a little relieved to know that it was Donald who succeeded him, and during his time in charge of Otis City, Donald was inconspicuous and a very low-key person, who was said to have been studying the development of Otis City. Dührin felt that Donald's taking over as mayor would ensure that his policies would not deviate in the general direction.
But often people's ideas don't change as quickly as they happen, and in less than ten days, Donald actually wants to break the rules he has set, which makes Durin feel a little absurd and realistic.
Every politician in the political arena is respected by his friends and enemies not because of how much charisma he has, but because of the power in his hands. People were in awe of Magus because Magus was the Prime Minister of the Empire, the head of the Cabinet, and if he wasn't?
Since Donald didn't want to save himself a little bit, then he didn't want to worry about it.
Durin soothed his staunch supporters during his reign and told them that there would be changes in a week at the latest, and told them to be quiet, not to do anything, not to think, just wait for the earthquake in the city of Otis!
He hung up the phone and only picked it up, and at the same time, Scott, who was lying on the couch looking at the duct tape, was suddenly startled by the ringing of the phone. When Donald came to power, he was first transferred to the mayor's secretariat of the city hall as secretary-general, and it seemed that he had been promoted, but the problem was that he had nothing to do. Donald's affairs were left to his original secretary, and Scott, the secretary general, was idle all day and no one cared about him.
If it hadn't been for Durin having told him something, the merchants would have come to him about anything, and he would have been disheartened.
Scott's decadent face glowed red after answering the phone, and he kept nodding yes, and a few minutes later he left his home and headed to the Otis District Police Department, where he found Haight.
Haidt was actually given the cold shoulder, and some opponents of Doolin, such as the family members who were shot dead by Haidt in the bank, and the old man who had been amputated in a wheelchair in Namilndus, all said that Haidt was a dog raised by Doolin. Whoever Durin tells him to bite, he will bite. Maybe it's because Haight has done a lot of things that Donald is temporarily afraid of Haight's rumors that he hasn't been transferred for the time being, but his life is not very good.
There were many elements in Donald's inaugural speech, and in addition to the element of "unity", there was also "streamlining", and he believed that some departments in Otis were currently too bloated and needed to be streamlined in the future, and this undoubtedly referred to the regional police department. There are already indications that the director of the police investigation bureau is close to Donald, and that Donald may replace the authority of some regional police departments with the police investigation bureau, and finally clean up the police department before it is reactivated.
In such a situation, the police of the Guartes are still very stable, and the local and non-Guarte police are a little impetuous.
When Scott arrived, Haight had just fired three police officers from a rage and told them to pack up and get out.