It is said that since Thailand overthrew the autocratic monarchy in 1932, the royal family, the army and the government have formed the three forces that promote the historical process of Thailand. Regarding the relationship between the three, the Chairman of the Privy Council representing the Thai government once said: "The royal family comes first, and the army comes second.
Second, the government is third! This is the troika of the entire Thai structure, among which the government is the weakest!"
Even so, the Privy Council, which represents the authority of the government, is still an important field that many people strive to enter. With the blessing of the Privy Council, in the future, one can become a powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand people.
Xie Shihao’s eldest son Xie Dong achieved such success.
As the son of a businessman, Xie Dongcheng has determined to become a politician since he was a child and win greater honor for his family. To this end, he did not hesitate to give up the family business and devote himself to his official career. He also became a leader among the younger generation by joining a political party.
At the age of thirty-three this year, he is determined to enter the Privy Council. If the election is successful, he will be the youngest member of the Privy Council. In four words, he has a bright future!
As a father, Xie Shihao, of course, fully supports his eldest son's participation in politics. For this reason, he would make such a small matter a big deal and turn this spark into a prairie fire. Only in this way can he threaten the Li family and the Gao family.
In order to gain bargaining chips with them, he asked them to hand over their votes to his precious son during the election.
"Father, I understand what you are saying, but why should we adopt this method? We can also directly form an alliance with the Li family and the Gao family. After all, we are all Chinese!" Xie Xi heard this and endured.
He kept asking questions to his father, Xie Shihao.
Xie Shihao glanced at the second son who came back from the United States to start a business, "Then do you know what we Chinese are best at? It's infighting! Even relatives and friends don't want others to be better than themselves. When someone gets prosperous, we just talk about it.
We congratulate each other, but in our hearts we think it will be over sooner or later. If the other person is really unlucky, we will be even happier. Some people's children get into the top exams, and we say that the other person will be proud of their ancestors in the future, but in reality, we are cursing them behind their backs.
The person who gets the top prize may not be able to become an official, and being an official may not last long. Even if he can be an official for a long time, he may be executed by everyone in the future!"
"On the other hand, we will only show great kindness to those poor people or disabled people who are not as good as us, and occasionally help them, give out a few steamed buns, and throw some change. In this way, we will feel that we are particularly high-ranking, our moral character will be sublimated, and our self-esteem will be improved.
And vanity is fully satisfied! Therefore, we who are on the same horizon will only be jealous of those who have a better life than us after getting the opportunity, and few people will truly bless us - this is human nature!"
Xie Xi and Xie Bingqian were dumbfounded when they heard this, but when they thought about it carefully, it turned out to be true.
When they were young, they didn't know why they were ostracized by the poor students in school. Logically speaking, those poor students should fawn over them. But now they understand that it is their pride and hatred of the rich that are at work. On the other hand, if they follow the same example
Those classmates also came from poor backgrounds, and maybe they would look down on those rich kids like them, thinking that they were either playboys or prodigal sons!
Seeing that the two children were listening attentively, Xie Shihao continued: "Back to the topic, you just said that I would form an alliance with the Li family and the Gao family. Yes! The question is whether they are willing? Will they take the initiative to help us? See you
The eldest brother entered the Privy Council in a grand manner, and our Xie family will overpower them in the future?"
Xie Xi opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Xie Shihao said coldly: "Because of this, instead of currying favor with them and forming an alliance with them, it is better to use this method to force them! Turn passivity into initiative. This is the way to win!"
Xie Xi had nothing to say.
Xie Bingqian said: "So now, what should we do?"
"How to do it?" Xie Shihao touched his chin and smiled, "Today Li Yaozu is going to attend the collective meeting held by the Food Association. It is said that a new person will be introduced to join the association. Since he wants to be in the limelight, then I will let him be in the limelight.
It has to be more exciting!"
When Xie Bingqian heard this, a figure appeared in her mind involuntarily. Could it be that the recommended person was Shi Zhijian who jumped on the street?
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If so, I should be very happy, after all, he will also make a fool of himself then----
But why is there a trace of worry in my heart?
Damn it!
What does this feel like?
Xie Bingqian was temporarily lost in the lake.
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Shi Zhijian took Xu Shubiao to attend the temporary meeting of the "Food Association" composed of Chinese businessmen.
Shi Zhijian was very grateful to Li Yaozu because this was a party organized by Li Yaozu himself to help him.
The party was held at Chun Nong House, an old-fashioned teahouse frequented by Chinese businessmen in Bangkok.
This teahouse has a history of almost a hundred years.
At that time, the first batch of Chinese businessmen crossed the ocean from Guangdong, Fujian and other places to Thailand, set foot on this strange land, and slowly lived a good life through their own hard work.
When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, more Chinese stayed away from their homes and came here to escape the war.
At that time, a businessman surnamed Cheng from Fujian opened such a teahouse, which means "Wine is mellow from hometown, and tea is rich from hometown."
From then on, anyone who fled to Bangkok would be given special hospitality by the teahouse, either giving out meals or helping introduce jobs. Since then, this teahouse has become a "holy place" for many Chinese businessmen, especially those who have been favored by the teahouse.
This is my "place of fortune", and I donate money to the teahouse every year so that these donations can continue to help others, back and forth, without interruption.
As for this so-called "Food Association", it is actually a large-scale monopoly organization organized by many Chinese businessmen. To put it bluntly, it monopolizes the sales of food and beverages in Bangkok and other areas.
Of the more than 60 areas in Bangkok, more than half are monopolized by the food association alone. If the Thai government had not issued policies that were afraid that this organization would affect the national economy and people's livelihood if it became larger, the entire Thai food market might have been controlled by the association.
Even so, the power of the Food Association has become boundless. Members of the association basically gather once every six months to discuss the next sales volume and price range of food and beverages, so as to prepare for making more money.
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But today's gathering is different. The reason why Li Yaozu invited everyone to come together is to nominate a young person to join the organization.
In this regard, the members were all surprised. What kind of genius is this person who can be valued by Mr. Li? And what does this person do? What qualifications does he have to join?
Of course, some interested people in the association have inquired about these issues privately, and have also obtained some definite information. The man's name is Shi Zhijian, and it is said that he used to be an accountant at Ritchie Shipping Company. As for why he wanted to join the association, the specific reasons are unknown.
The more this happens, the more mysterious everyone feels, and the more mysterious they are, the more curious they are, so they are looking forward to the conference starting soon to see who this mysterious young man is?!
When Shi Zhijian and Xu Shubiao visited the teahouse, they happened to meet the father and daughter Li Yaozu and Li Xuexuan who arrived in a car at the entrance of the teahouse.
The driver A Liang slowly parked the Mercedes-Benz car in front of the teahouse parking space.
Then he hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door skillfully.
Li Xuexuan, wearing a black and white fashionable dress and a bonnet, helped Li Yaozu, who was dressed in a Tang suit, get out of the car.
Shi Zhijian stood at the door of the teahouse and greeted them: "Mr. Li, Miss Li, hello!" Then he waited at the door, waiting to go upstairs with the father and daughter.
Li Yaozu also saw Shi Zhijian at this time and waved to Shi Zhijian as a greeting.
Li Xuexuan looked at Shi Zhijian, a smile flashed in her beautiful eyes. After the last "long talk all night", the two of them seemed to have become closer.
Especially for Li Xuexuan, Shi Zhijian is her first man. For girls in this era who pay special attention to chastity, its significance is self-evident.
Li Yaozu was supported by his daughter Li Xuexuan and walked down to the door of the teahouse. He waved behind him and Aliang hurriedly handed over a cigar that Li Yaozu liked to smoke.
Li Yaozu took the cigar but did not smoke it himself. Instead, he handed it to Shi Zhijian and said, "Come so early? Today is the highlight of your visit. Let's have a cigar to refresh yourself!"
Before Shi Zhijian opened his mouth, Li Xuexuan blurted out: "He likes to smoke thin cigars, but he doesn't like to eat cigars!"
"Huh?" Li Yaozu turned to look at his daughter in confusion, wondering how she knew this?
Shi Zhijian said hurriedly: "The last time I met Miss Li in the dance hall, I also refused the cigar - but Mr. Li, yours is different. This is your thoughtfulness. It's not too late for me to thank you!" He said, taking the cigar with both hands.
Passing a cigar, a sincere look on his face.
After saying this, Deli Yaozu felt relieved and felt that Shi Zhijian was a good person.
"I'll introduce you to a few friends later! Business, to put it bluntly, means dealing with people. Many friends lead to many paths. This is a wise saying!" Li Yaozu said and took the hand from A Liang again.
A cigar is in his mouth.
"I've learned a lesson!" Shi Zhijian took out his lighter and helped Li Yaozu light the cigar before lighting his own.
The cheap father-in-law and son-in-law began to chat while puffing on cigars.
Li Xuexuan looked at their scene, feeling happy for some reason. Her beautiful eyes wandered over her father and Shi Zhijian from time to time, and occasionally her cheeks turned red. She didn't know what she was thinking.
"Also, although I have a high chance of winning for you this time, it also depends on your own performance. Those association members are all old foxes, and they will not let go of the rabbit before they see it. What should you say, how should you say it,
Whatever you do, you must carefully consider it!" After Li Yaozu finished speaking, he patted Shi Zhijian's shoulder with great concern.
Shi Zhijian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do! Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you! This is the commonality of human nature!"
"Hahaha! Well said! In the end, it's all about human nature!" The two of them walked side by side toward the second floor of the teahouse with cigars between their hands, followed by Li Xuexuan, Xu Shubiao, and A Liang.
At this time, there were no other visitors in the entire teahouse. As the temporary duty manager of the Food Association, it was Xie Guangyi from Zhengda Company.
Xie Guangyi and Xie Shihao belong to the same clan. Xie Guangyi's father was favored by Xie Shihao when he came to Thailand to start a business. Therefore, he has a close relationship with the Xie family in Bangkok.
However, as the business of Zhengda Company grew, conflicts of interest also occurred between the Shuangxie family, which eventually led to a falling out.
So Xie Guangyi and Chia Tai Company gradually moved closer to Ritchie's side. Because Chia Tai Company was in the food and feed business and needed to export overseas, Ritchie Shipping Company helped them a lot.
Xie Guangyi was grateful to Li Yaozu for helping their Zhengda Company, so today Li Yaozu convened an impromptu meeting of the Food Association. He did his best to act as the contact person and came here as the duty manager to receive guests.
He was sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper boredly when he was suddenly attracted by several headlines on the front page of the newspaper. It was clear that someone had reported Ritchie's illegal operations and was suspected of smuggling and other crimes.
Xie Guangyi couldn't help being shocked and hurriedly flipped through the newspaper carefully.
At the same time, there is a sign-in desk at the entrance of the conference. There is paper and pen on the sign-in desk. Visitors need to sign in here before they can take their seats.
When the staff at the sign-in office saw Shi Zhijian and Li Yaozu coming up, they quickly opened the sign-in book and motioned to Shi Zhijian and the others to sign in with a smile.
Shi Zhijian smiled and handed the pen to Li Yaozu.
Li Yaozu took the pen and passed it to his daughter Li Xuexuan.
Li Xuexuan wrote her name side by side next to her father, and then handed the pen to Shi Zhijian. Shi Zhijian also wrote the name carefully, and then handed the pen to Xu Shubiao.
Here, when the person in charge of signing in saw Li Yaozu and Li Xuexuan writing their names, he immediately sang loudly at the top of his voice: "Lee Group President Li Yaozu, together with Miss Li Xuexuan----are here!"
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In the conference room, Xie Guangyi, who was carefully reading the newspaper, heard the news and immediately stopped reading and stood up to greet him.
"President Shi Zhijian of Xu's Beverage Company, together with General Manager Xu Shubiao----are here!"
Xie Guangyi was slightly startled. Xu Shubiao knew about it. It was said that he was just a small pharmaceutical factory owner in the past.
As for Shi Zhijian, he was an unknown person before, but it is said that the meeting held by Mr. Li this time was to nominate this "unknown person" for the position.
While he was talking, Xie Guangyi saw Li Yaozu and a young man walking in side by side.
Xie Guangyi immediately stepped forward: "Mr. Li, I didn't expect you to come so early! This is -----"
"I am Shi Zhijian, nice to meet you!" Shi Zhijian extended his hand to Xie Guangyi.
"Chia Tai Company, Xie Guangyi!" Xie Guangyi shook hands with Shi Zhijian.
The two shook hands with each other.
In Shi Zhijian's eyes, Xie Guangyi will be the head of the famous Zhengda Group in the future! It seems that he has a very humble and cautious character, no wonder he is so prosperous.
Just when Shi Zhijian was judging the other party, Xie Guangyi also made a judgment for Shi Zhijian. He was young, handsome, with sharp eyes, and seemed to be a very motivated young man.
"Thank you, boss, I have admired you for a long time! Especially your company is really prosperous and your future achievements are limitless!" Shi Zhijian told the truth and did not mean to compliment at all. After all, the Chia Tai Group in the previous life was a large international company.
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