Living like a salted fish in the end times

After Governor Ke Lin left, Zhang Hao contacted Dean Fan immediately without wasting any time. The two had a brief exchange of views and quickly reached a consensus.

Immediately afterwards, under Fan Zhenxiang's proposal, the central government held a video conference overnight, and the participants were basically all high-level officials of the federation.

In addition, Xia Congwen also attended the meeting.

Although he does not belong to the high-level federation, but because of his special status, he is also qualified to participate in the meeting.

After the meeting started, Zhang Hao first said a few polite words, and then got straight to the point:

"Just now, I received a big piece of news. The Europa region intends to relocate its headquarters from the original Brussels to Libreville, the capital of the Congo state. I want to hear your thoughts."

As soon as the words fell, Deputy Consul Paul was the first to speak: "Consuls, everyone, the latitude of Brussels is too high, and the climate is cold. It is no longer suitable for the headquarters of the Europa region. It is imperative to relocate the headquarters."

As a representative of the interests of the Europa people, Paul's speech is not surprising at all.

"I very much agree with Paul's point of view." Fan Zhenxiang nodded first, and then changed the topic: "However, I think it is inappropriate to relocate the Europa headquarters to Libreville, mainly because the distance is too far and it is very inconvenient to manage."

Xia Congwen quickly cooperated and said: "Dean Fan is right. Compared with Liboville, I personally think that Barcelona, ​​Rome or Cyprus are all good choices. As we all know, these three places are the central cities of the Mediterranean economic circle. , the advantage is more obvious.”

"That's right, Libreville is far away from the economic center, coupled with the difficulty in energy supply, it is indeed not suitable for Europa's headquarters." The vice president of the Executive Yuan echoed.

Paul suddenly became a little anxious: "Everyone, the Congo State has developed rapidly in recent years, and now has a population of more than 2000 million, with unlimited potential in the future.

In contrast, due to climate and other reasons, the entire Mediterranean coastal area is declining more and more. Going south is the general trend and the road to self-help. "

"Paul, going south is indeed a major trend, and no one can refute this, but I think the Europa region has taken too big a step, and it is far from reaching this point now."

Fan Zhenxiang shook his head.

"President Fan, you Orientals pay attention to being prepared for danger in times of peace, and the overall dimension of the Europa region is relatively high. In the event of an emergency in the future, the central government will have to face the life and death of hundreds of millions of people.

While it is still too late, I think it is appropriate and necessary to fully develop the Congo State. The Congo Basin is the Noah's Ark of the European and African people. "

Paul became agitated as he spoke.

The Minister of Labor is also from Europa, and he immediately shouted: "Everyone, the Europa region is also a part of the federation, and the central government should not treat it differently. You must know that the federal constitution clearly states that every federal citizen has the right to live. right."

"Don't get excited, both of you." Fan Zhenxiang hurriedly reassured, "The central government didn't say that it doesn't care about the life and death of the Europa region. They want to develop Africa, and the central government has always supported it. This is obvious to all."

"But……"

Fan Zhenxiang waved his hand and continued: "Everyone knows that now is the critical period for the reform of state-owned enterprises. The central government really can't spare money and energy to support such a large relocation project."

Relocating the headquarters is not as simple as moving the headquarters there, otherwise the Europa people would not have to make such a big move, they can move there openly, as long as they keep the false name of the headquarters in Brussels.

"President Fan, relocating the headquarters will not happen overnight, and the Congo Basin can't accommodate too many people for the time being, so we can take it slowly."

Paul immediately argued.

Fan Zhenxiang smiled slightly: "I still think that the construction of the Congo Basin is completed first, and then the headquarters is moved there. This is a matter of course."

Seeing this, the others echoed.

The Europas are very ambitious, and they are the only region that can challenge the central government, so the central government has to guard against it.

"This won't work!" Paul shook his head on the spot. "Now, the development of the Congo Basin has reached a bottleneck stage. If the headquarters is not moved there, it may be difficult to achieve the previous development speed."

In this way, the two sides came and went, arguing for more than an hour, and no one could convince the other.

Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Zhang Hao immediately interrupted the argument: "Okay, stop arguing, if you keep arguing like this, you won't be able to solve the actual problem."

"Consul..."

Paul's face was full of bitterness.

"Listen to me first, what you both said is very reasonable, so how about taking a step back and setting up a deputy headquarters in Libreville first, and then moving the headquarters there when the time is right?"

Zhang Hao said his plan.

This was discussed between him and Fan Zhenxiang.

It is absolutely impossible to blindly stop it. Doing so will only aggravate the alienation of the Europa people, and even cause a chain reaction, with unpredictable consequences.

Fan Zhenxiang nodded immediately: "Our Executive Yuan has no objection."

"This deputy headquarters is not in name, is it?"

Paul hesitated.

Zhang Hao quickly waved his hand: "Don't worry, the support that the central government should have will not be lacking. In addition, on behalf of the central government, I will give you a promise that the relocation time will not exceed 20 years at the latest."

"Twenty years is too long..."

Paul and the others frowned.

"Hehe, if I say five years, would you believe it?" Zhang Hao spread his hands, and then said earnestly: "According to the current conditions, 20 years is far from enough to fully develop the Congo Basin."

"20 years is too general, can we change the standard?" Paul tried to discuss.

"Oh? What standard?"

Zhang Hao raised his eyebrows.

Paul simply said: "When will the total population of the Congo Basin exceed million, and when will the headquarters be relocated."

"Okay, I agree."

Zhang Hao agreed directly without asking Fan Zhenxiang and others for their opinions.

He wanted to show the Europeans good by doing this.

In any case, the Europa people have always supported him, and he couldn't help but express it.

Paul and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

Fan Zhenxiang on the side frowned slightly, but he didn't object in the end.

In the next hour or so, the meeting focused on some details.

For example: granting Congo state special economic zone status, formally approving oil pipeline projects, various supports other than finance, expanding the scale of the garrison, etc.

After the meeting, Zhang Hao immediately made a private call to Fan Zhenxiang.

"Old Zhang, you took my army just now!"

Fan Zhenxiang said neither cold nor indifferent.

Zhang Hao quickly apologized and said: "Old Fan, the Europe-Africa Summit is about to be held here, you have to be considerate of my difficulties, if I offend the Europa people, maybe I will have to suffer.

Besides, a population of million is not a small number. It is equivalent to rebuilding a Guangdong Province from scratch. The Europa people are too blindly confident. "

"Since the people of Europa dare to say this number, it shows that they still have confidence. We cannot underestimate the enemy."

Fan Zhenxiang solemnly reminded.

"We definitely won't underestimate the enemy. After all, the initiative is in our hands." Zhang Hao paused, and then promised: "I will not interfere in this matter, and your Executive Yuan will be fully responsible for everything."

Fan Zhenxiang smiled instantly: "Old Zhang, do you want me to be a villain?"

"It's a lot of work for those who are capable. I have no experience. If it is self-defeating, it will be a big sin."

"That's fine, the Executive Yuan will take over this matter."

Fan Zhenxiang did his part.

If he doesn't take over, facing the golden bullet offensive of the Europeans, I am afraid that few people will be spared.

Zhang Hao was not surprised, he had already expected the other party's reaction: "By the way, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

"Just two days ago, Lu Zhongguang from the Secret Service suddenly asked me to resign. The reason was the last attack. I asked to stay, but unfortunately the other party has already made up his mind." Zhang Hao replied.

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Fan Zhenxiang immediately probed.

This matter can be big or small, after all, there are people from the Secret Service by his side.

Zhang Hao sighed "helplessly": "Talents are rare, I want to transfer him to the Ministry of the Army to train for a few years, and then choose someone from the Navy to temporarily replace him."

After more than a year of getting along, the relationship between him and the Ministry of the Navy has made good progress.

"Well, as long as it complies with the regulations, I have no objection." Fan Zhenxiang quickly made a decision.

He didn't even ask for the name of the successor.

The reason is simple, the two cooperated well before, and he didn't want to initiate internal fighting.

Besides, with such a big mistake in the Secret Service, the top leader really needs to be responsible, and it is expected that he will step down.

He originally thought that Ji Zhangqiu would secretly nominate a successor, but now it seems that the old leader did not make a move at all.

Zhang Hao was overjoyed immediately: "Okay, as long as you agree, then it's decided."

……

The next morning, Zhang Hao couldn't wait to call the captain of "Navy One" over.

This is his chosen successor to the Secret Service.

"Boom boom boom... Consul, Captain Li is here."

"Let him in!"

After Li Weiting entered, he immediately gave a military salute to Zhang Hao: "Consul, are you looking for me?"

"Well, sit down and talk."

Zhang Hao pointed to the sofa beside him.

Li Weiting sat down on the sofa with a little trepidation.

The Consul just disembarked yesterday, and he really couldn't imagine what the other party would ask him for. Besides, even if something happened, he should go to Commander Zhu of the Escort Fleet, or Colonel Qian of the Marine Corps.

After all, "Navy One" is not a real aircraft carrier. In theory, it is under the jurisdiction of the Consul's residence, but it is only temporarily managed by the Ministry of the Navy.

Zhang Hao didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "Captain Li, the reason why I asked you here today is mainly because I want to ask for your opinion on something."

"Consul, please speak!"

"Then let me just say it straight, do you have any ideas about changing jobs?"

"I resolutely obey the organization's arrangements."

Li Weiting expressed his opinion immediately.

Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hands: "Don't be nervous, the thing is like this, Director Lu of the Secret Service has resigned from me, and now the position of director is vacant, are you interested in taking this position?"

"I am willing, but I am afraid that I am not capable enough..."

Li Weiting suppressed the great surprise in his heart.

His current level is a colonel, and the director of the Secret Service is equivalent to the level of a major general. From a colonel to a major general is undoubtedly a huge leap.

"With so many people on the aircraft carrier, you can manage it in an orderly manner. I believe you can manage the Secret Service well."

Zhang Hao encouraged with a smile.

Li Weiting immediately stood up when he heard the words, and immediately expressed his loyalty: "Thank you for the cultivation of the consul, I will definitely do my best to improve my professional level, and try my best to complete the tasks you assigned."

"Okay, don't stand there, sit down."

Zhang Hao waved his hand in satisfaction, and then talked about his request to the Secret Service:
"Since the Secret Service was rebuilt, the middle and high levels have basically not changed much. Empiricism and dogmatism prevail. The last attack is a typical case. I hope that after you take office, you will quickly replace a group of 'young blood'. Reinvigorate the Secret Service."

"Yes, the task is guaranteed to be completed."

Li Weiting said loudly.

"En!" Zhang Hao nodded, and continued to give tips face-to-face: "The specific method, you can start from two aspects, first promote a group of young backbones from the grassroots of the Secret Service, and then transfer a group of elites from the military."

"Consul, on the military side, should the navy be given priority? Or should the army be given priority?"

As for the Air Force, it has long existed in name only.

"Half and half!"

Zhang Hao said simply.

Although he is closer to the navy, he doesn't want to "offend" the army and send out wrong signals.

"Okay, I took note."

Zhang Hao thought for a while, and added: "Try to choose someone you are familiar with. This will help you master the Secret Service and quickly enter the working state."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Li Weiting nodded solemnly.

Next, the two chatted for half an hour.

When parting, Zhang Hao personally sent the other party to the door: "Okay, let's stop here today! You go back and wait for the notification from the organization department, and then rush back to Zhucheng as soon as possible."

"I see."

Li Weiting gave another military salute.

……

Almost at the same time, the capital Zhucheng.

Fan Zhenxiang personally interviewed the old leader Ji Zhangqiu, he was a little confused about the other party's thinking.

"Old Fan, you are a busy person right now, why come to my place when you have time?"

Compared with a year and a half ago, Ji Zhangqiu is much older, and his hair is almost completely white.

Fan Zhenxiang hurried forward to support the old leader, and replied with a smile: "Old leader, I won't be polite to you. I came here this time mainly because I heard that you were sick. I wanted to come to visit you and learn from you by the way." .”

"I'm getting old, and I have minor ailments every three days. It's not a problem." Ji Zhangqiu waved his hand, and then asked, "What troubles have you encountered recently? The reform is not going well?"

"To tell you the truth, the reform of state-owned enterprises is indeed full of difficulties, but they are all commonplace issues, and there is no rush for the time being. However, the troubles this time have nothing to do with reform."

"What's that about?"

Ji Zhangqiu hurriedly asked.

Fan Zhenxiang helped the old leader to sit down, then poured himself a cup of tea, and then said:

"It's about the consul."

"Zhang Hao? What happened to him?"

Fan Zhenxiang frowned.

The last thing he wants to see is a dispute between the government and the court.

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