At six o'clock in the evening, following Shen Xiuwen's order, the official officially began the clearing operation.
Prior to this, a considerable number of people in the strike team chose to retreat.
After all, ideals cannot be eaten as food.
You must know that in the current environment, if you lose your job, the entire family will instantly fall back into poverty, and may even face a precarious predicament.
However, there were still tens of thousands of miners who chose to stay. This group of miners did not use violence to resist, but sat quietly in the city hall square, preparing to hold on to the end.
In addition, there were also some ordinary people who came to support gathered in the square, numbering about one or two thousand people. They carried some self-defense weapons with them, such as sticks, steel pipes and a small number of knives.
Conflict between the two sides is inevitable.
…
As the night passed, the city hall square was in a mess, and the strikers were nowhere to be seen.
Shen Xiuwen looked at the sanitation workers who were working hard to clean the square and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The situation last night was extremely dangerous and almost got out of control.
Fortunately, at the last moment, President Barron chose to stand up and persuaded the union's top brass, especially Barbara, who were determined to resist to the end. The knife was placed on their neck, ready to die at any time.
But even so, it still caused a lot of casualties. Among these casualties, most of them were ordinary people who came to support. They paid the price with their lives in the process of blocking the military and police.
It is ironic to say that no one among the top brass of the miners' branch, headed by Baron and Barbara, was injured, and everyone escaped safely.
Back in the office, Shen Xiuwen calmed down and then made a call to the consul.
Zhang Hao also stayed up all night and watched the live broadcast in the temporary office all night. After the overall situation was decided, he went to the bedroom to take a nap for a while.
"Mayor Shen, how's it going in the square?"
"It's over. The miners and citizens have left the square one after another. Baron, the union president, agreed to dissolve the union and no longer seek so-called procedural justice."
Shen Xiuwen replied.
Zhang Hao shouted "Okay" and then gave instructions: "Don't take the next finishing work lightly. You must be cautious and cautious. Try to be gentle and gentle, and don't irritate the nerves of the Australians."
"Consul, don't worry, we will do a good job in dealing with the aftermath." Shen Xiuwen quickly assured.
"Very good, there is another thing you need to pay attention to."
"What do you mean?"
"All miners who participate in the strike, whether they resist to the end or quit midway, will not be allowed to be promoted within ten years." Zhang Hao said without hesitation.
Although these people cannot be held criminally responsible, the punishment they deserve is still indispensable. At the very least, their future will be cut off.
There are two main benefits of doing this:
On the one hand, it is to prevent these people from being in high positions and posing hidden dangers to the federation; on the other hand, it is also to scare the monkeys and avoid the expansion of the strike wave.
After all, these days, the threat posed by strikes is second only to civil war. As we all know, many sudden mass incidents can easily escalate into anti-official and anti-social catastrophic consequences if you are not careful.
Shen Xiuwen thought for a while and couldn't help but persuade: "Consul, your concerns are right, but I think we can't apply one-size-fits-all approach. This will easily arouse their common hatred and hatred. We should divide them."
"Oh? Mayor Shen, what do you have in mind?"
Zhang Hao became interested.
"This is what I think. We will continue to promote workers in the trade union as usual and even give them special preferential treatment. However, for miners who participate in strikes, we will strictly limit their promotion paths.
This has two advantages: one is to divide them from within and destroy their unity; the other is to transfer the hatred of the miners to the union members, which is most beneficial to us."
Shen Xiuwen answered in detail.
After hearing these words, Zhang Hao was convinced on the spot and praised it greatly: "Wonderful, wonderful! Mayor Shen, your method is good, much better than mine."
"Consul, you are too generous. In fact, this method of pulling one faction to fight another is very common at the grassroots level. You have never worked at the grassroots level before, so you may not be familiar with it." Shen Xiuwen said modestly.
"It doesn't matter where the method comes from, as long as it's easy to use." Zhang Hao smiled and then gave instructions: "No need to discuss it, just do it according to the method you said!"
"Yes, Archon, but..."
Shen Xiuwen pretended to be hesitant to speak.
"What? Are there any other questions?"
Zhang Hao took advantage of the situation and asked.
Shen Xiuwen let out a long sigh and cautiously probed: "Consul, what I want to say is that the casualties last night were a bit higher than expected. I wonder if the higher ups will pursue them..."
"What are you afraid of? I'm taking care of this for you. If anyone dares to touch you, they will have to take me down first."
Zhang Hao said without hesitation.
In any case, the other party completely carried out his orders this time, and he could not do anything to burn bridges across the river.
To a certain extent, this happens to show that he is not yet a mature politician.
Shen Xiuwen immediately beamed with joy: "Sorry to trouble you!"
"Mayor Shen, don't have any psychological burden. Just finish the finishing work with peace of mind. I will mark it down for you when the time comes." Zhang Hao warned.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Shen Xiuwen was decisive.
…
At the same time, the bloody conflict that occurred in Rockhampton inevitably spread back to the mainland. Although the TV station did not broadcast it live, the Internet was filled with a large number of live videos, many of which contained bloody and violent content.
However, the popularity of this incident did not last long, and was soon replaced by another piece of news.
June 2nd, Children’s Day has just passed.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the Eastern Academy of Sciences and Shuguang Company suddenly announced the latest research progress on the "normal temperature superconductivity" incident. To everyone's surprise, SG-101 turned out to be a huge mistake.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the specific process, I will not explain it here.
In short, such a major mistake occurred due to various coincidences. In other words, the research on "normal temperature superconductivity" still has a long way to go.
In order to make up for his mistakes and give an explanation to the people, Professor Chen Benrong announced his resignation.
When Zhang Guoji saw the news, he felt bad and panicked.
Because just half a month ago, he sold a total of 11.25% of Shuguang's shares and received 125.1 billion in cash in one fell swoop.
Right now, this huge amount of money is sitting quietly in his bank account.
Mihui Mitsui on the side quickly reminded: "Husband, this matter is too involved and we can't handle it. Why don't you call dad quickly?"
The "dad" in her mouth, of course, refers to Zhang Hao.
"Yes, yes, I will fight now."
After Zhang Guoji finished speaking, he immediately took out his mobile phone.
Soon, the call was answered.
"Dad, something bad is going to happen. I'm in big trouble. Please help me find a solution..."
"What happened? Speak slowly."
Zhang Hao frowned.
During this period, he focused all his attention on the strike and paid little attention to local news, so he was really unaware of it.
Zhang Guoji took a deep breath of his cigarette and hurriedly explained: "Dad, Shuguang Company just announced that there were major flaws in their superconducting project."
"What major flaw?"
Zhang Hao quickly asked.
"To put it simply, do you still remember the room-temperature superconducting material SG-101 they discovered before? Now it has been proven to be fake. It's so fucking deceptive."
Zhang Guoji was very angry.
There is absolutely no way you can get away with this matter by refunding your money.
Next, once Shuguang Company is proven to have committed academic fraud and he cashed out more than 100 billion, he will definitely be held accountable, and his father may even be implicated.
"Fake?" Zhang Hao was not too surprised. He had actually expected it. "Don't panic yet. This matter has nothing to do with our family..."
"But, I cashed out more than 120 billion..." Zhang Guoji said in a panic.
"This is a normal equity transaction, is there any problem?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Dad, how could this be a normal transaction? I suspect Shuguang Company is deliberately committing fraud. Not only did I cash out so much money this time, Zhucheng officials and the Eastern Academy of Sciences also cashed out large sums of money. There is something fishy about it."
Zhang Guoji analyzed it carefully.
Zhang Hao patiently reassured: "This time, the Zhucheng officials and the Eastern Academy of Sciences are holding up the front. If the sky falls, there will be tall people holding up. What do you have to worry about?"
"Uh..." After Zhang Guoji calmed down, he quickly reacted and asked softly: "Dad, did you know the truth from the beginning? Is that why you suggested that I cash out part of my shares?"
"You kid is overthinking. How could I, your father, know in advance? If I knew, in my capacity, I would never agree to what they did.
But having said that, I did have doubts. After all, this is room temperature superconductivity, known as the \u0027Holy Grail\u0027 of modern physics, and it is definitely not that easy to achieve.
The reason why I asked you to sell some of your shares is, after all, a routine business operation. In fact, I have never stopped cashing out my shares over the years, but it’s just that it’s hard to find buyers and the speed of cashing out is relatively slow.”
Zhang Hao explained patiently.
"So that's what happened! Dad, your business sense is really sharp!"
Zhang Guoji said with sincere admiration.
Growing up, under the nagging of their grandfather, their father has always been the idol of their four brothers. Now, he finally sees how powerful his father is.
Zhang Hao took the opportunity to educate him: "You still have a lot to learn, so don't be complacent."
"Don't worry, I'm sober." Zhang Guoji paused, and then changed the subject: "Dad, what should we do with the more than 120 billion? Do we want to pay it back..."
"Why pay back? Investments are inherently risky, and profits and losses are normal. Besides, if you give money back to others, doesn't it just mean that you have something evil in your heart?" Zhang Hao said angrily.
"Dad, this is more than 100 billion, it's not a small amount of money. To be honest, I don't feel at ease with it. If someone gets confused and goes to extremes to retaliate against our family..."
Zhang Guoji's face was full of worry.
Zhang Hao interrupted directly: "Don't worry, don't forget your father and my current status. Just based on the consul's appearance, isn't it worth thousands of billions?"
Here is a brief introduction. Among all potential buyers, the Europeans paid the highest and therefore won most of the shares.
The Europeans are his allies, and they should not fall out with him for these 100 billion funds.
Besides, even if the room temperature superconducting project fails, Shuguang Company is not worthless. This time it will only lose tens of billions at most.
Maybe it will rise back in the future.
Zhang Guoji heard this and said anxiously:
"Dad, what you are doing is a transaction of power and money..."
"Okay, whether it's a power-for-money transaction or not, you and I have a sense of discretion, so you don't need to worry about it.
Besides, have you ever thought about one thing? If you really return the money, won’t it mean that Zhucheng officials and the Eastern Academy of Sciences will not be able to step down? Doing so will also offend people."
"Dad, are you saying that Zhucheng officials and the Eastern Academy of Sciences don't intend to pay back the money?" Zhang Guoji's eyes widened.
"Hmph, Zhucheng officials and the Eastern Academy of Sciences are both big spenders. How can they spit out the fat that has gone into their stomachs?"
"Dark, too dark!"
Zhang Guoji murmured to himself.
He felt that his three views had been strongly impacted, and at the same time he had a profound understanding:
Once the authorities get money, they do it quickly and ruthlessly, making it almost impossible to guard against.
Zhang Hao was very busy at work and didn't want to waste any more time. He finally warned: "Stop talking nonsense. Remember what I just said. This matter has nothing to do with our family. Don't make your own decisions. If someone contacts you, you can push it directly to
Did you hear it from me?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I heard it." Zhang Guoji felt relieved.
"Do you have any other questions? I'm very busy here, so I didn't hang up in advance." Zhang Hao asked casually.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Guoji shouted quickly, "Dad, I want to ask you something. Everyone said that the incident in Rockhampton was your order? Is it true?"
"I gave the order, what? Is there a problem? What do outsiders say about me? Are there a lot of criticisms?"
Zhang Hao had already been mentally prepared for this.
"Dad, you..." Zhang Guoji couldn't help but sigh and said tactfully: "Everyone's opinions are polarized. Some people say you are a cold-blooded executioner; of course, some people say you are very courageous and have the shadow of Roosevelt in you."
Theodore Roosevelt was recognized as a strongman governor in the history of the Federation. If he had not taken decisive action against all opinions at the critical moment, the Federation would have almost disintegrated.
"Let them say, no matter what your father or I do, we never care about other people's opinions. We just want to have a clear conscience." Zhang Hao was obviously really angry.
You don't need to ask to know that there must be someone here who is adding fuel to the flames. Although the incident in Rockhampton is not a small matter, it is nothing compared to ten years ago.
In recent years, the situation has calmed down a bit, so it has attracted attention.
But it won't cause a storm in the city.
As a son of a man, Zhang Guoji was not very good at evaluating his father's actions, so he simply said perfunctorily:
"Dad, I believe you, go and get to work! I'll ask you for advice later when I have time."
"Well, help me tell your mother, I will be back probably next month."
"When next month?"
"If everything goes well, it will probably be in the middle of the month!"