C401 A Knife in the Back
C401 A Knife in the Back
The reason why Kaieda Banli said he was interesting was very simple. It was because Zhang Yunfeng had threatened him many times. In his heart, he thought that he already knew Zhang Yunfeng's trick. Therefore... He had firmly believed that Aso Dairo wouldn't be able to gain any advantages in front of Zhang Yunfeng from the very beginning. And Zhang Yunfeng would definitely help him vent his anger and strike a blow to Aso Dairo's arrogance. However, when Aso Dairo was bragging on TV about how he was going to get benefits for the one million employees working for Dong Chen in his own country, Kaieda Banli thought that he had miscalculated, but this piece of news confirmed his initial opinion. Zhang Yunfeng naturally would not let go of a proud Hawk Faction member like Aso Dairo.
The host continued, "According to Dongchen's official statement, Aso Dairo was very opposed to Dongchen's suggestion of exempting the income tax of one million Japanese employees. Finally, Dong Chen used the unilateral termination of the partnership and the reason that this action could gain support from the public towards Aso Dairo. In the end, Aso Dairo made this decision. But... Dong Chen found it hard to accept Aso Dairo's actions. That was why... They decided to tell the public the truth. "
After saying that, the host continued, "Dong Chen also announced a recording to my station. Here, play it for the audience."
The recording provided by Zhang Yunfeng was a completely shortened version that had been perfectly edited by the waiter. There were only a few fragments. For example, Zhang Yunfeng made a request to Aso Dairo, and Aso Dairo refused without hesitation. Then Zhang Yunfeng threw out the bait. He told ___ that if he did as he asked, the one million Japanese employees would be very grateful to him. Then Aso Dairo only replied with one sentence, "I will give you an answer very soon."
Although it was an edited version of the recording, for those who were not present, this recording was still very coherent. It was impossible to tell that a part of it had been deliberately hidden. The entire recording also clearly indicated that at the beginning, Aso Dairo was very against and even very firm in rejecting Dong Chen's request to reduce the income tax of the employees. Later on, because Dong Chen used both soft and hard methods, Aso Dairo had no choice but to accept Dong Chen's request.
When this recording was announced, it brought great harm to the hearts of the people. They did not expect that the vice prime minister whom they were very grateful and respectful to before would turn into a fake politician with different expressions in the blink of an eye. The contrast between the two was too great, and it made the people hate Aso Dairo to the max.
Aso Dairo was also completely dumbfounded. He did not expect Zhang Yunfeng to play such a trick on him. First, he forced himself to submit, but after that... He didn't show any mercy to ___. He stabbed ___ in the back. What was the difference between this and the principle of not killing captives on the battlefield? He had clearly compromised!
"This damned Zhang Yunfeng!" Aso Dairo was extremely furious. He had been humiliated by Zhang Yunfeng in Dong Chen today. He never thought that he would be tricked by Zhang Yunfeng again, but he did not master the recording of their conversation. Now, Zhang Yunfeng had taken out some edited fragments to lure the public, but he had no suitable countermeasures. He had to endure hardships without saying anything.
At this time, the Dongwo Cabinet was also shocked. The vice prime minister had been exposed to such a scandal. It was indeed hard for the Cabinet to resist. In fact, there had been corruption scandal, bribery scandal, and even scandal. However, there had never been such a scandal. Although it was not a big deal, it had never been exposed. It was not a serious matter, but in the eyes of the people, it was as disgusting as swallowing a fly.
If it was any other more serious scandal, in the eyes of the people, it was as if they had seen a pile of shit, but they saw shit every day. Not everyone had eaten flies. This way, even if Aso Dairo's scandal was just a fly's small matter. But it still has a very bad influence on the people.
Just think about it, when a foreign company tried to get better benefits from the government for its employees, but was rejected by the government. This was already very sad, but what was even more sad was... After the government refused, it could not resist the other party's persuasion and hard work. With just a little bit of threat and a little bit of sweetness, Aso Dairo immediately changed his attitude. Moreover, he pretended to be caring about the suffering of the people on television. This was simply a guy who did not know what face was!
The Cabinet urgently convened a meeting and requested Aso Dairo to attend. An Beijinsi personally presided over the meeting. In the Cabinet meeting, An Beijinsi said with a cold face, "Today, all the members of the Cabinet have arrived. I think everyone has already seen the news from the TV station. Our Cabinet has been exposed to the worst scandal that has affected us in recent years. Now, the Internet is full of criticism of the Cabinet. It can be said that the crowd is agitated. Aso Dairo, I hope you can tell the truth. Explain the entire process of this matter to the Cabinet! "
Aso Dairo had a wronged look on his face. He stood up and explained the entire process in great detail. After he finished, he scolded angrily, "That damn Zhang Yunfeng! He was the one who did everything on the surface and did everything on the ground! But now he bit me back and pushed me to the top of the storm! Such a person was not only insidious but also cunning. Most importantly... He is not trustworthy at all! If the Government of Dongwo continued to work with him, it would only be fooled by him. He won't get any benefits at all!"
The cabinet members were half sympathetic and half indifferent. An Beijinsi could not help but shout, "Since Zhang Yunfeng asked you to reduce the salary and income tax of the Japanese employees, why did you reject it so directly?! Do you know that in the eyes of the citizens, your rejection... It is not to follow the rules, but to be cold-blooded! Heartless! Even if you replied back then that this matter needs to be discussed by the Cabinet before it can be confirmed, this way, Zhang Yunfeng will not be able to find any evidence against you!"
Aso Dairo was also angry and said through gritted teeth, "I am the deputy prime minister of the Great Dongwo Country, the Finance Minister, and the person in charge of the porcelain private enterprises. How dare you ask me to meet with Dong Chen? If it were any of you, you will feel humiliated. With this kind of mentality, you will naturally feel angry towards Zhang Yunfeng! "
An Beijinsi pointed at Kaieda Banli and asked, "Why is Tian Jun able to talk to Dong Chen calmly and even swallow his anger?"
After saying that, An Beijinsi criticized, "You need to understand two things. First of all, everyone sitting here is angry at Zhang Yunfeng and Dong Chen. You don't need to say this. Secondly, in the face of such a severe situation in the country. Even if you are angry, you must suppress it in your heart! What Zhang Yunfeng said is not wrong at all. What right do you have to be arrogant in front of him? What can you limit and restrict him? Could it be that just because you are the vice prime minister of a country, you are able to make Dong Chen grovel before you? If it is because of you that Dong Chen unilateral tore up our cooperation... When the time comes, how are you going to explain it to the people? How would we explain it to the people? Perhaps you might as well find a way to go to China or borrow two hundred thousand square kilometers of arable land from other countries and send all these unemployed people out to farm!"
Kaieda Banli agreed at this time and said," What the Prime Minister said is right. Right now, we don't have any place that can restrict Dong Chen. On the contrary, we urgently need Dong Chen to solve the severe employment situation in our country. The economic structure of the Dongwo is mostly suspended in the middle and upper echelons. The bottom layer lacks sufficient support. Once our middle and upper echelons are attacked, these employment people basically have no way out. The lower echelons of the country are simply unable to provide them with enough space to shelter themselves... "
Aso Dairo held back the anger in his heart, and when he saw Kaieda Banli jumping out to ridicule him, he was angry. Damn it! He cursed, "Kaieda Banli, you wimp! History will prove that you are a sinner of the Dongwo! You bowed to Dong Chen, you gave up all the advantages of the Dongwo in the iron ore Domain, you made countless of the world's best Dongwo Enterprise with perseverance fall into Dong Chen's hands! You should be severely punished by the people, and not stand here and talk nonsense!"
Kaieda Banli said lightly," I didn't make the decision at that time. I also conveyed all of Dong Chen's requests back to the country. The final decision was made by the entire Cabinet, and not by me alone. Vice Prime Minister, did you not participate in the final decision? "
Aso Dairo did not know how to refute. At this moment, An Beijinsi said with a cold face, "We must think of a way to minimize the negative effects! Ma Sheng, I want you to personally organize a public relations team and immediately carry out an effective crisis public relations team. This matter concerns your own career. If you can't calm the people down, you will have to bear the responsibility!"
Many people with discerning eyes could tell the trap in An Beijinsi's words. The relationship between An Bi and Ma Sheng was not that close. Although the two of them were both from the Hawk Faction, and their political views were basically in sync with each other, however, the two of them had always been competitors. Sometimes, the evil dog and the evil dog might not be good friends. Perhaps they both viewed each other as mortal enemies, but now... An Beijinsi clearly knew that Aso Dairo would lose his mind when facing Zhang Yunfeng and things related to Zhang Yunfeng. He also needed to be responsible for crisis public relations. It was obvious that he wanted to ruin his own career and make himself the leader of the political scene.
Although the Cabinet was having an emergency meeting all night long, Zhang Yunfeng was feeling refreshed at the moment. What an arrogant and arrogant Aso Dairo. However, in front of him... He was still far from being a heavyweight opponent. Now, Aso Dairo was in big trouble. However, it was also a good opportunity for him to push forward.
At 8 PM sharp, Zhang Yunfeng sent a statement to all the major television media outlets in Dongwo. All the major television stations also broadcasted Dong Chen's shocking decision at the first possible moment. First of all, from today onwards, the salary of the 1 million Dongwo employees that had been reconstructed was restored to 150% of the previous standard. Secondly, the 1 million employees would be able to enjoy the benefits of the tax exemption policy that the Finance Department had previously announced.
This set off a storm among the people. Under the situation where the economy of Dongwo was in such a dire state, the one million employees who had resumed work did not even know what kind of salary they were going to receive. But... Even if they were not clear about the salary, most of them still rushed back to their posts to undergo production training the moment they received the reinstatement notice. This was mainly because they had been unemployed for too long, even if it was only 50% of their previous salary. They could still grit their teeth and persevere.
The people of Dongwo were also not optimistic about Dong Chen starting the production of the Dongwo. Many people thought that Dong Chen would definitely seize the opportunity to exploit the benefits of the Dongwo employees. They would use this opportunity to achieve greater profits. But... What they did not expect was that not only did Dong Chen obtain a special tax exemption policy for the one million employees, but also a special tax exemption policy. And he raised his salary to 150% of what it used to be!
This was equivalent to one million people being unemployed a second ago, and the next second, they immediately completed the third jump!
Today, the Dongwo economy was in such a slump, and every industry received a huge impact. Even the retail industry was constantly shrinking, and the national salary standard was dropping again and again. At this time, Dong Chen's powerful salary policy was a huge blow to the people. It was unbelievable.
A few people who received the notice of resuscitation but refused for various reasons almost felt their intestines turn green with regret. However, their quotas had already been occupied by others. This could be said to be a heavy loss.
Dong Chen's side had been paying attention to the reaction of the Dongwo citizens on the Internet for 24 hours. The truth was also within Zhang Yunfeng's expectation. Aso Dairo had become the most hated Donghu by the people of Dongwo overnight. As for the Dongwo people, they began to have a favorable impression of Dong Chen. After all, Dong Chen did not take advantage of the economic depression of the Dongwo to lower the costs of the Dongwo production, including labor costs. This point made Donghu admire him in his heart.
According to the feedback from the managers of the various sections, Dong Chen was in charge of the various companies that purchased the Dongwo today. The staff of the Dongwo were in high spirits, and the pre-production training was going smoothly. The employees of the Dongwo studied the new production requirements very seriously, and they couldn't wait to enter the actual production as soon as possible.
What gave Dong Chen the biggest headache was that more than hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers who hadn't appeared on the list of the first batch of workers ran to Dong Chen and gathered in front of the various companies of the Dongwo. They put out slogans and banners, hoping that Dong Chen could speed up the restoration process. They wanted to get out of the unemployment sea as soon as possible.
James was in awe of Zhang Yunfeng's psychological strategy. That night, in the meeting of the higher ups of Dong Chen hosted by Zhang Yunfeng, James said with admiration, "I didn't expect that this method would change the opinions of the people of Dongwo towards Dong Chen. It also greatly increased the enthusiasm of the Dongwo employees. These Dongwo employees were originally very outstanding employees. Now, they have a strong reliance on Dong Chen. This reliance. They will do their best to do their jobs."
Zhang Yunran, who was standing at the side, had been following the progress of household appliances. When she heard what James said, "Today, the original designers of Sony, Sharp, and Matsushita companies even took the initiative to suggest many things about Dong Chen's home appliances. It could be seen that they wanted to integrate into Dong Chen as soon as possible. On one hand, they want to stabilize their position in Dong Chen, and on the other hand, they want to show off their abilities in Dong Chen. "
Zhang Yunfeng nodded and said with a smile, "This is the best situation for us. Trust me. These Japanese employees maintained this pace for a year. They all think of themselves as part of Dong Chen. At that time, if we can't reach an agreement with the Government of Dongwo in some aspects, I'm afraid they will be the first to stand out and oppose the Government of Dongwo. The Government of Dongwo can only provide them with the lowest life insurance, but Dong Chen can give them the best welfare, as well as enough space and stage. Under such circumstances, the Government of Dongwo will only be more afraid of Dong Chen. "
James could not help but ask, "Then, are you planning to speed up the second batch of Dongwo employees' rehabilitation plan as soon as possible? From the looks of it, we will soon need more labor to speed up and expand our production scale."
"No need." Zhang Yunfeng waved his hand and said, "To us, every job is not the foundation to create profits. Instead, it is used to exchange for more rights and interests with the Government of Dongwo. If the Government of Dongwo wants me to increase another one million jobs, then they must give me sufficient conditions to make me nod my head. Otherwise... I will never continue to increase my employment in the Dongwo, even if this will cause an invisible loss to Dong Chen. I will not hesitate to do so. "
At this time, James said, "The Government of Dongwo is actually very wary of them. They have postponed their plan to visit the Jing Nation's Divine Society for an indefinite period of time. Even An Beijinsi would not dare to act rashly on this kind of problem at this time. "
Zhang Yunfeng smiled and said, "An Beijinsi, this guy wearing a green military uniform, a green hat, and a green diamond cap. Sooner or later, I will let him have a taste of the price of being the leader of the Hawk Faction. I heard that the Mitsubishi Heavy Industry is about to release a revision of the 10th style main battle tank. I wonder if An Bi will enter it again? "
"A revision of the 10th Type Main Tank?" James smiled and said, "I heard from friends in the United States that Mitsubishi has made large-scale changes and upgrades to the 10th style main battle tank. The power system and transmission system basically changed to the latest product. According to speculation, there should be a lot of new technological applications, and I estimate that they will have decent combat strength. "
Zhang Yunfeng nodded and said with a smile, "That's right. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industry is so awesome. This time, it must be a world-shaking big deal."
At this moment, Zhang Yunfeng was thinking in his heart that Mitsubishi had taken away so many special steel alloys from him. However, he couldn't tell the degree of heat exhaustion from these steel alloys. It seemed that they had used some of these steel alloys on modifying and upgrading the 10 Type Main Battle Tank. From the looks of it, it wouldn't take more than two years. All the Type 10 tanks that used special steel alloys would be completely exhausted at a certain time, right?
After all, playing backstabbing with Donghu had always been Zhang Yunfeng's strong point.