Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

On May 5, the Chongming County People's Government posted an announcement that the county mayor election will be held on June 30.

This election is mainly based on indirect elections. Every 1 people elect one representative, who then votes.

Chongming County currently has a population of 120 million, which means that about 120 representatives will be produced.

They form the power body: the People's Congress, which votes to elect the secretary and county magistrate.

After Carter learned the news, he was no longer interested in protesting the robbery of foreign merchants during the Huaqi period, and decisively ran to the industrial zone to look for Lao Hu.

Also traveling with them was Jimla.

The two veteran politicians smelled something unusual.

As soon as Carter saw Hu Zhenhua, he asked excitedly,

"Hu, tell me your plan!"

Hu Zhenhua spread his hands and pretended to be confused.

"My friend, there are many plans. I wonder which one you are referring to?"

Carter's face flushed and he smiled.

"It's about the election, of course!"

Hu Zhenhua waved his hand, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Hey, you're talking about this. I spoke with Jiang Zhen a few days ago, hoping to nominate a candidate for county magistrate. After some exchange of interests, Jiang Zhen's superiors agreed to a differential election, with each side nominating one candidate. However, the Party Secretary can only be elected in an equal-number election, and the candidate is Jiang Zhen!"

Strictly speaking, the county magistrate is the second-in-command of a county and is responsible for government work.

Carter laughed out loud.

"There are millions of employees in the industrial zone. Who can compete with you?"

Hu Zhenhua shrugged helplessly.

"If I were to personally run, there would be no problem! But unfortunately, I'm an American citizen and therefore ineligible to run. After much deliberation, I've decided to nominate Zheng Xipo as the candidate, as he's made a lot of good connections through his extensive loan portfolio!"

Carter's expression froze. He had forgotten about Lao Hu's nationality.

The executives of TA Company filtered through Carter's mind one by one. Compared with Zheng Xipo, they did not have much advantage.

Jimla, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked,

"What are Zheng Xipo's chances of winning?"

Hu Zhenhua held up three fingers.

“Less than 30%!”

Carter exclaimed with an incredible expression.

"How can it be so low? The industrial zone is your territory!"

Hu Zhenhua shook his head.

"The industrial zone is indeed my territory, but the employees here come from all over the country. I had someone count them, and more than half of them are from Jiangbei. Jiang Zhen's candidate is the one-armed hero Zhang Jiuling. He's very famous in Jiangbei. It's said that during the fight against the Japanese invaders, his left hand was pinned by a fallen locust tree. To kill the enemy, he bit a towel and severed his left arm, then killed two Japanese pirates in hand-to-hand combat! After retiring due to injury, he participated in land reform. He distributed land to many workers in the industrial zone, and many people affectionately called him Brother Jiu. Tell me, what are Zheng Xipo's chances of winning?"

Jimla only made a simple calculation in his mind and concluded that Zheng Xipo's chances of winning were indeed slim.

The data he has is more accurate, showing that farmers in Jiangbei account for 60% of the industrial zone.

People influence each other. If some of the remaining 40% are affected, Zheng Xipo's vote rate will be even lower.

What's more, the influence of a combat hero is definitely greater than that of a banker.

Carter pondered for a moment and said,

"Hu, you never fight a battle you're not sure of. Tell me about your response plan?"

Hu Zhenhua gave a thumbs up and praised,

"As expected of a diplomat, your brain works quickly enough!"

Hu Zhenhua took out a piece of paper and wrote a number on it.

Carter and Jimla understood immediately.

That number is 120.

We only need to deal with half of these 120 people.

Carter and Jimla looked at each other and laughed.

Indirect elections are full of mysteries!

"Hu, how are you going to deal with these 120 people?"

In fact, Carter already had an idea in his mind, which was two words: bribe.

10 Mi Yuan per person, and if you can bribe more than 60 of them, 600 million Mi Yuan will be enough.

If Hu Zhenhua knew that his heart was so dirty, he would definitely despise him severely.

"Carter, let me ask you a question. Do you think that the underdeveloped areas should learn from the rich areas? Or should the rich areas learn from the underdeveloped areas?"

"of course……"

Carter suddenly came to his senses, stopped what he was about to say, and changed his words.

"You mean to say this election will be a template?"

Hu Zhenhua lit a cigarette and nodded slightly.

"When a chick is born, it identifies the first animal it sees as its mother. People are the same way. When encountering something new, they always want to look for precedents. When Chongming County became prosperous, it attracted countless people seeking answers, and everything here was studied."

Hu Zhenhua didn't continue speaking, but Carter and Jimla already understood what he meant.

The main reasons for whether a place is rich or not are nothing more than a few: policies, geography, industrial structure, human resources, and historical heritage.

Among them, policy is the top priority.

Policies are made by people, specifically, by the main leaders of the government.

Whether a place is rich or not depends entirely on the ability of its leaders!

Excellent leaders are always selected out of the great waves, and there is no such person from ancient times to the present!

Carter suddenly realized that his bribery method would not work. If countless people were watching here, once the bribery was exposed, there would be endless troubles.

"Hu, you haven't answered my question yet. How do you deal with those 120 people?"

"Simple, just throw money at it! If Zheng Xipo is elected, I will support him in building roads, schools, hospitals, docks and other facilities."

"What if Zheng Xipo is not elected?"

Hu Zhenhua looked at Carter as if he were a fool.

"If he can't be the second-in-command, I'll ask him to be the deputy county chief! After all, sidelining one person is still a problem, sidelining two is still a problem, so it doesn't matter if there are one or two more!"

Jimla was a little confused and asked,

"If that's the case, then why do you even bother holding an election? It's kind of unnecessary."

A man who works in intelligence can actually ask such a stupid question. It seems that even the smartest people can make mistakes sometimes.

Hu Zhenhua explained,

"Didn't I just say we're just setting an example? Furthermore, after the election, Chongming County will no longer be a makeshift government. They can introduce relevant policies to protect the interests of investors and factories."

Hu Zhenhua knocked on the table and smiled meaningfully.

"At this stage, my influence among the people is the greatest. I can exert influence in the policy-making process, subtly and imperceptibly! Think of the first sip of milk theory!"

Carter agreed.

Inertia exists not only in sports, but also in all aspects of society.

For example, once you like a certain lifestyle, it is very difficult to change it. This is the inertia of life.

Once a policy is formulated, if it is revised, it needs to go through multiple rounds of argumentation, which is often more difficult than formulating new regulations. This is policy inertia.

After weighing the pros and cons, Carter said seriously,

"We should still go all out to get Zheng Xipo elected, which will make it easier to formulate policies."

Hu Zhenhua's mouth showed a slight arc.

"In order to reduce resistance, Zheng Xipo has already submitted an application to join the party!"

Jimla exclaimed,

"Is this what you want?"

Hu Zhenhua smiled obscenely.

"If you can't beat them, then join them! A banker like Zheng Xipo, with a clean background and strong capabilities, would surely be welcomed by Jiang Zhen and his team."

Jimla seemed to see a new way to obtain intelligence and asked,

"Can I develop some people..."

Hu Zhenhua refused decisively without waiting for him to finish.

"I can't get involved in this. If you want to do it, you can do it yourself!"

Carter expressed support for Lao Hu's decision.

"That's right, the industrial zone is crucial, and any risk factors must be eliminated!"

It is only a matter of time before those spies are exposed. If Jim Lawan starts to suspect Lao Hu of this, it will be bad. So it is better to distance himself from the matter.

Although Jimla was unhappy, he knew the priorities and no longer insisted.

Hu Zhenhua continued to deceive,

"Zheng Xipo must have given speeches everywhere to gain more votes. Similarly, Zhang Jiuling would also frequently visit the grassroots level. Are you familiar with them?"

Of course they are familiar with the fact that in US elections, candidates just give speeches, make promises and canvass for votes.

So whoever raises more funds can run more advertisements, do more publicity, and ultimately get more votes.

At its core, elections are a money game.

There was a glint of wisdom in Carter's eyes.

“Hu, we will fully support Zheng Xipo!”

Seeing that they were fooled, Hu Zhenhua began to ask for benefits.

"You two, support can't just be empty talk. How about the consulate and the intelligence agency each donating 200 million? This money will go towards building a school and developing education, and it must include an English course. Education must start from the very beginning!"

The amount of money was not much, so the two agreed.

Hu Zhenhua chuckled and did not hesitate to express his praise.

Of course, his appetite is more than that, but asking for money is a technical job. If you ask for 2 million, they will definitely not agree.

But if you ask for a little today, a little tomorrow, and a little the day after tomorrow, it will be much easier.

If we plan back and make the election more intense, we will definitely gain more benefits!

Isn't that how we play in the temporary group?

After Carter took a puff of cigarette, his mind became more active.

"Let's discuss the election of representatives. If we manage it well, we might be able to achieve a landslide victory in this area!"

Hu Zhenhua felt better. These two idiots didn't realize what the election meant at all.

This means that the United States has acknowledged that Chongming County belongs to the red regime. If they want to intervene again in the future, they will naturally be in an unfavorable position of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.

Another thing that makes Lao Hu happy is that he can make a small profit.

Even if only half of the 120 representatives, that is, 60, support the proposal and each of them gives 10 yuan in support, that would be 600 million yuan.

Sour and refreshing!

The three conspirators, each with their own ulterior motives, kept whispering to each other.