Chapter 64: The Heavyweight Lobbyist
Wan Yuan Japani is preparing for a declaration of war, and Hu Yuanqing is also preparing for a declaration of war
To be precise, Wang Yuanqing prepared under duress. 【】
At 2 o'clock in the morning on August Day, Wang Yuanqing was discussing the government's war mobilization work with Yan Jingyu and Ye Zhisheng, and Lin Yanbo, Li Chengwen, Ye Yongji and others were unclear.
After chatting for a while, Wang Yuanqing figured it out. The three of them had already met Gu Weimin.
At this time, Lin Yanbo, Li Chengwen and Ye Yongji were not only the most well-known patriotic businessmen in the republic, but also had another special identity: representatives of the plenary congress.
As early as the year of the blade, Lin Yanbo leftover, handed over the Sanjian Group to his nephew Lin Muxun to take care of, devoted himself to public welfare, and decided to repay the society in his lifetime; To this end, Lin Yanbo has already transferred most of his assets to the "Lin Charitable Foundation". And invested hundreds of millions of dollars, mainly the shares of Sanjian Group, to set up the "Yanhuang Science Exhibition Fund"; According to rumors from the outside world, Lin Yanbo will hand over all the assets under his name to the charity fund, and will not hand them over to the family heirs. In fact, Lin Yanbo has no need to think about his daughter and nephews and nieces. Lin Muhua has long been famous, and his achievements are not much lower than his father's. There are nephews and nieces like Lin Muxun; The shares of the Jian Group, and the shares are quite large. There are a few younger generations who are still very high, such as Lin Yanbo's younger sister Lin Yanyu's son, who is a wildlife protector and went to Africa without telling his family in the year of Likou. Not only settled in Tanzania, but also married a local girl.
Li Chengwen's situation is similar to Lin Yanbo, and he also handed over the family business to the younger generation before the blade. Together with Li Yanbo, we will participate in public welfare undertakings wholeheartedly. Unlike Lin Yanbo, Li Chengwen did not give up his law firm in Italy, and still spared no effort to protect the interests of Chinese in Europe. Ye Yongji's situation is special, mainly because he is the youngest, and it is still early to retire. It's just that he also attaches great importance to public welfare. As long as Lin Yanbo and Li Chengwen are invited, he will actively participate, and sometimes even more active than Lin Yanbo and Li Chengwen, because doing public welfare undertakings not only has advertising effects, but also can improve the image of enterprises in the minds of consumers. For the "Yehong Group", which is mainly engaged in water conservancy, new energy and environmental protection, it has a very close relationship with the government and does more public welfare undertakings, which is very helpful.
In 2 years, Ge Yanbo and Li Chengwen were elected as representatives of all the representatives.
The following year, Ye Yonggi also became a representative.
Increasing the proportion of private enterprises in the plenary congress and enhancing the voice of national capitalists is also one of the means by which Wang Yuanqing carried out political reform. Although capitalists are born with a profit-seeking nature, democratic politics itself is a game of interests between various strata, and if the interests of the capitalists cannot be protected, the interests of the national enterprises cannot be protected, and thus the interests of the thousands of laborers working for the national enterprises cannot be protected. Anyone is selfish. The pursuit of interests is not a shameful thing, as long as the methods are reasonable and the means are legal, the state should not only not suppress the people's pursuit of interests, but should encourage the people to pursue interests. Only when all citizens struggle for their own interests can a good atmosphere of game be formed in the whole society and the idea of democracy can penetrate into the soul of every person.
After Yan Jingyu and Ye Zhisheng left, Wang Yuanqing personally made tea for the three daimu.
This is not politeness. According to the constitution of the republic, Wang Yuanqing's power is given by the people, and the deputies are the people who speak for the people.
"Yuan, I'm really sorry to disturb you so late." Lin Yan's blog was angry.
"It's okay, I can't sleep either." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said. "You saw it too. Even if you don't come, I'll have to be busy until dawn. ”
"We have delayed Yuan's work, and we really didn't come at the right time." Li Chengwen also felt a little guilty of being a thug.
"Mr. Li, if you say that, you won't treat me as a friend. Actually, it's not a big deal. As you know, when the war broke out, many governments had to make arrangements as soon as possible. If nothing else, the procurement of armaments alone can keep me busy for days and nights. But fortunately, Vice Premier Ye's ability is enough to reassure me, and Premier Yan's ability is also good. Wang Yuanqing took out a cigarette, because he knew that the three people were smoking cigars, so Wang Yuanqing did not give them cigarettes. I heard that Zhongzhong Group and AVIC Group have already received orders and accelerated the production of military products in advance. This has saved the government a lot of trouble, and I am here to thank the three of them for the frontline soldiers. ”
"Yuan is too polite, this is what we should do.
Ye Yongji was the last to speak.
Lin Yanbo turned his gaze to Wang Yuanqing and said, "Yuan, we came to you today to talk about the war. We don't need to worry about arms production, and if we can do it, we will arrange it, and if we can't do it, we will negotiate with the State Council. Listening to Chairman Gu, Yuan doesn't plan to attend tomorrow's conference? ”
"I want to go too, but there are too many things to do, and I don't have the skills." Wang Yuanqing did not tell the truth. Road. "Although we all know the importance of this war for the republic, not all the delegates believe that the problem should be solved by means of war. What's more, in the final analysis, this war has nothing to do with the Republic. these years. I traveled all over the country with the old businessman and had some understanding of the situation of the people. After the recovery of southern Tibet, the border issue of the republic was basically resolved. As the global economy enters its golden age again, people are more concerned about how to benefit from economic exhibitions than war. In particular, the younger generation thinks that we have enough rainbows and enough wars, but there is no need to attack neighboring countries through war. We are also thinking about these things, although the young people's views are a little biased, after all, the national struggle does not stop, even if we do not use war. At some point, other countries will also go to war. However, we believe that the meta should exert its influence appropriately at this time. ”
Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Li, according to what you said, if I don't go tomorrow, the war vote will not be passed?" ”
"Of course not, with Chairman Gu here, there must be no problem, it's just," Li Chengwen turned his gaze to Lin Yanbo.
"The key question is not whether it will pass or not. It's whether the justification for war is too far-fetched. Lin Yanbo cut off the butt of the cigar, lit it and took two puffs. Our reason is to help Sikkim to establish a state, and if the goal has been achieved, should our army enter the territory of India? Obviously, even if the vote is passed, there may be restrictions on the authorization of the war. ”
Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and said, "Let's put it this way, our army has crossed the border line. If the operation went well, Siliguri in eastern India had been captured by this time. ”
"What?" The eyes of all three widened at the same time.
"I just got the message, too." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "After our army entered the territory of Sikkim, the Indian army sent reinforcements to invade Sikkim again, so our army launched a cross-border attack. In addition, about half an hour earlier, Pakistani troops had crossed the de facto control of Kashmir
The three of them were shocked again, and they were a little afraid to sail together.
"The war will not stop because we have annihilated the Indian army in Sikkim, and it will certainly grow in scale very quickly. If the information received by the General Staff is correct, it is very likely that the Indian army will launch a local counterattack on the battlefield on the Western Front. Under our treaty of alliance with Pakistan, we are obligated to help Pakistan fight whenever the Ear Army crosses the Line of Actual Control. ”
"Yuan" Lin Yanbo breathed a long sigh. "Even so, there is no reason for us to attack India. ”
Wang Yuanqing nodded and did not rush to speak.
Li Chengwen also sighed and said, "If that's the case, Yuan will have to attend the conference tomorrow." ”
Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, and gave up on Li Chengwen.
"After the scale of the war is expanded, the investment of our army will definitely be very huge, and the country must enter a state of war as soon as possible," Li Chengwen paused for a moment and said, "At least partially enter a state of war and carry out partial mobilization." And so it goes. The Yuan must be granted sufficient wartime powers. Although not many delegates would have voted against the fait accompli, according to our estimates, there must have been quite a few delegates who were not in favor of granting wartime powers. I'm not underestimating Chairman Gu's ability, it's just that in the current situation, Yuan is more convincing. ”
"That's true, Yuan must exert influence Ran."
"Did you have a question on your mind?" Wang Yuanqing glanced at Ye Yongji and said, "Twenty years ago, that is, when Ji Lao led us to participate in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, did the plenary congress have the ability to limit Yuan's power. Does Ji Lao want to be authorized? ”
The three of them were stunned, not understanding the meaning of Wang Yuanqing's words.
"Maybe you don't know what was going on, but as a direct participant, I know very well." Wang Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "At that time, not to mention that Yuan needed to obtain the war authorization of the plenary congress, it was not even necessary to ask the plenary congress. Right now. I had to be empowered to bring the country to a state of war in order to exercise my wartime powers. Why is that? This shows that through the political reforms in recent years, China's power structure has undergone great changes, and it has changed from a Yuan family statement to a collective decision-making. Of course, I admit that we are not good enough, at least in the instigation of the war, it is still up to a few people to decide, but this is very common, and the United States is about the same. This is not a question of system, but of civilization. Political reform has been carried out for so many years, and the results have been very remarkable. Not only is my power restricted, but so is the power of the government. The three are business elites who have lived overseas for many years and are well aware of the advantages of democracy and the essentials of democracy. Fundamentally speaking, China's democratic system is not perfect enough, and the road to reform is still very long, perhaps another 10 or even 20 years before we can establish a perfect democratic system. As an agent of political reform. If even I despise democracy and use the influence of the meta so easily, who will care about democracy in the future? ”
After speaking, Wang Yuanqing sighed and glanced at the three people.
Lin Yanbo pondered for a while. said: "Yuan, have you considered another question?" ”
"What's the problem?" Wang Yuanqing didn't hide it anymore. Motioned to Lin Yanbo to explain.
"Democracy is inherently flawed, not perfect.
Lin Yanbo thinks very quickly. "In the United States, for example, everyone thinks that the United States has the most advanced democracy, but historically, the United States has made many mistakes, even very serious. Before World War II, the United States had the opportunity to save millions of Jews. And it turned out that nothing was done. In the years of the power century, the United States had the opportunity to avoid throwing hundreds of thousands of soldiers into the battlefield, but it ended up taking the wrong path. Even in the early century, the United States still fought the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran, and ultimately lost completely. If the American democracy is perfect, why do we make so many mistakes? Obviously, this is the democratic system knife ... In the absence of major decisions, the efficiency of the people's sheep system is very paper-based, and the thugs can respond in a timely manner. When it comes to interests, the democratic system can easily be hijacked by interest groups and become accomplices of interest groups. Facts have proven that the shortcomings of the democratic system must be remedied and improved. ”
"What do you mean
"While we all know the repetition of this war, do others understand?" Lin Yanbo knew what Wang Yuanqing wanted to ask, "Yuan exerted influence over the plenary congress, not using Yuan's privileges to get a bill passed. It is to let more people know the necessity of war through meta, and to make more people believe. The importance of this war for the Chinese nation. Although Chairman Gu and even any deputy can say the same thing and make the same analysis, in terms of persuasiveness, they are far inferior to Yuan, and the results are bound to be unsatisfactory. If this were just a local war, we wouldn't ask for meta to show up. According to what Yuan said at the beginning. This is likely to be the largest war in the history of the Republic, if mobilization for war cannot be carried out as soon as possible, if it is not possible to achieve the unity of the whole people, if it is not possible to get everyone to actively participate. How sure are we that we will win in the end? ”
"And whether we're going to pay a bigger price for it." Li Chengwen added.
Lin Yanbo nodded and said, "This is also the reason why we came to find Yuan. The purpose of war is not to defeat the enemy, nor to destroy a country. Rather, it is to make the post-war situation most favorable to the republic. If we don't achieve this, even if we win, the outcome will not be much better. ”
"We must heed the lessons of the United States in Iran." Ye Yongji wasted no time in adding.
Lin Yanbo nodded again and turned his gaze to Wang Yuanqing.
Wang Yuanqing was also thinking, and he was thinking very quickly.
After a while, Wang Yuanqing said with a smile: "It seems that the three of you have already discussed it." ”
"Yuan, we are also doing this for the republic"
"I know, let me think about it again." As he spoke, Wang Yuanqing stood up, "It's not too early, the three of you go back early to rest, and you have to attend the conference tomorrow." Of course. I will consider the suggestions of the three of them, but I can't give any reply at this time.
"Meta
Lin Yanbo pulled Li Chengwen down, got up and said, "It's okay, it's too late, Yuan also rests early." ”
Seeing Lin Yanbo's statement, Li Chengwen and Ye Yongji got up to say goodbye.
Obviously, Lin Yanbo has already concluded that Wang Yuanqing will attend tomorrow's conference and make an important speech at the conference.
After sending the three people away, Wang Yuanqing was not in a hurry to go back to rest.
I have to say. Lin Yanbo's analysis has some truth, and it is to the point.
At the critical moment, if Wang Yuanqing does not "show up to say the truth", no one can guarantee that there will be no problems at tomorrow's conference. Although Wang Yuanqing is very confident in Gu Weimin's ability, as Lin Yanbo said, one person is needed to unite the whole people, and only Wang Yuanqing has this influence. Before the end of the war, Wang Yuanqing could not be sure of what extent. If Lin Yanbo said that this would be the largest war the Republic has ever experienced, then whether or not the war mobilization can be completed in time will have a decisive impact on the outcome of the war.
When the clock on the wall rang, Wang Yuanqing came back to his senses.
Jiao Jishan had been waiting in the study for a while, and when he saw Wang Yuanqing raise his head, he hurriedly walked over.
"Yuan, just now,
"Prepare for me, let's go to the morning plenary meeting."
Jiao Jishan was stunned for a moment and said, "Yuan, it's too late to prepare now?" ”
"Late what?" Wang Yuanqing smiled. said, "Worried about my eloquence? Don't worry, it's not hard to convince the delegates, I've thought about it a long time ago. ”
"But
"Remember to inform the chairman of the committee so that he can be prepared. And also. Tell Premier Yan and Vice Premier Ye. Let them also be on time for the convention. That's right. There is also Chief of the General Staff, who is a representative of the army, so don't miss the good show in the morning. ”
Jiao Jishan let out a long sigh and nodded in agreement.
"What did you start saying?" Wang Yuanqing picked up a cigarette. Xun lit up and took two puffs.
"Information has just been received that the fleet has passed through the Riau Islands and is expected to enter the Singapore Strait at dawn."
"So fast?" Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly.
"The General Staff came here, and Mr. Xiang asked if he wanted to send a warship to visit Singapore."
"Is this necessary?"
"What Mr. Xiang means is that our army has just won the battle, and letting the warship dock in Singapore at this time can receive the best results."
"This Xiang Linghui said that he didn't understand politics, but he could think about it so carefully." Wang Yuanqing smiled and shook his head, "Suddenly ask to dock, will there be trouble?" ”
"The problem is not very big, after the Singapore Navy visited Guangzhou last year, it asked our army to pay a return visit."
Wang Yuanqing pondered for a while and said, "It's okay." Let Xiang Linghui arrange it, there are not too many warships, just send one each. Of course, remember to cheer up the officers and soldiers, this is not to show off force, but to let Singapore know. It is not the Seventh Fleet that dominates the Western Pacific. ”
After letting Jiao Kuishan go out, Wang Yuanqing leaned on the sand and closed his eyes.
After two days and two nights, he was already exhausted.