Xia Lei was shocked. When the storm came to Xuanzhu County again, the Silver Blood Association was also in a state of turmoil.
There was peace in the spiritual sea, Tinggu's dark will was compressed into a small corner, and countless thoughts were surging.
The spiritual sea is the existence that best embodies "water can carry a boat but also capsize it": when everyone is uneasy and urgently needs an unparalleled hero stepping on colorful auspicious clouds to save the world, they can easily accept Tinggu's strong rule.
However, when Tinggu wanted to randomly select a lucky passerby to take the blame, everyone immediately pulled Tinggu down in the sea of spirits and everyone regained their senses.
This is the law of the spiritual sea: those who can lead and rule the masses are not the strongest elites, nor a gathered group, but opinion leaders who can respond to the inner desires of most people.
Being correct is meaningless. Only by benefiting the most people can you gain support.
In a sense, the spiritual sea may be the most basic and efficient democracy.
Ting Gu was not in a hurry and began to leisurely breathe in the black haze, quietly waiting for a victim... no, a volunteer to appear.
After a moment, the ambitious man who volunteered did not stand up. Instead, everyone looked at the big shots at the first table.
The meeting hall was divided into four tables, with twenty-two people at each table. Sitting at the first table were the top twenty-two members of the Chamber of Commerce. This group of businessmen quickly figured it out. They were indeed greedy.
, but they will also consider availability. For example, the position of Silver Blood Club President is not something they can covet.
No one understands the authority held by the president better than them. Although it suddenly seems that the president is everyone's tool, responsible for solving the threats of the Silver Blood Society, mediating conflicts among members, proposing plans for everyone to vote, and so on.
Members can still object.
But the greatest value of being the president is the ‘inevitable right to speak’.
In other words, everyone must listen to what the president of the Silver Blood Association says.
The huge profits that can be obtained from the right to speak can be seen from Tingjia. Although Tingjia was also one of the five major chambers of commerce in the past, it was at best on par with the other four major chambers of commerce. But now it is almost as strong as one superpower.
I wonder how much fat I eat.
For example, half of the city used to be inhabited by people. When Gu was the president, he proposed to use the silver blood tax to clear out the half of the city and transform it into the largest industrial zone in Xuanzhu. Everyone said that it was good, good, good.
However, to clear out the demolition costs of the semi-urban area, Tingjia asked the gang to demolish it and kept a large amount for himself; they asked the Qin family to handle the construction of the semi-urban area, and the Qin family naturally had to give Tingjia a kickback for taking on such a big project; and...
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Tingjia can always make a lot of money from the many affairs that the silver-blood association jointly finances and handles, and it is justified. Everyone is envious and hates why they are not the president.
For another example, the patrol team was organized under the leadership of Tingjia, and the guns of the patrol team were naturally purchased with silver-blood tax money. It would cost a lot to train gun shooting skills.
And who is the largest gunsmith and arms dealer in Xuanzhu County? Tingjia.
Even in affairs such as patrols, which are destined to lose money, Tingjia can still make money!
The cause-and-effect relationship is not that the patrol team wants to buy gun weapons, so Tingjia can make money; it is that Tingjia sells gun weapons, so the patrol team is formed!
Many good things that suddenly seem to benefit the country and the people are actually all based on small calculations by the listeners! Even if they don't make money, they will definitely not lose money!
To put it simply, whoever becomes the president of the Silver Blood Association will be the biggest father of Party A in Xuanzhu County!
However, not everyone can be the father of Party A. He must have a strong enough network of relationships, a multi-faceted industry, and a chamber of commerce that convinces everyone, in order to make a profit by being the president of the Silver Blood Association.
When a small businessman becomes the president, he is really just a scapegoat and tool man. Even if he makes suggestions, he has to look at the face of the big chamber of commerce.
Therefore, most small businessmen have ceased their activities. Even if they successfully return from Linhai with the status of president, they will only become puppets of the big chamber of commerce. They will even be 'abdicated' in favor of others in a short time. Why bother?
In the democratic system of the Silver Blood Society, power comes from the support and fear of members.
Because weak individuals are afraid, they dare not offend and can only support;
Because of collective support, powerful individuals do not dare to offend, but can only fear.
Fear and support are infinitely intertwined, weaving a throne called 'power'.
There are only a few large chambers of commerce that can meet the characteristics of 'fearful' and 'convincing to everyone'.
It is useless for others to fight, the president can only be born from those few large chambers of commerce.
Ting, Jing, Luo, Quan, Lan, Qin, Zhou, Zhao...
Many people's eyes flashed with subtle emotions and they looked at Tinggu thoughtfully. A Silver Blood member coughed and said: "Tingjia is the mainstay of the Silver Blood Association. President Tinggu has many years of experience as president. I
I think the next president should be selected from the younger generations of the Ting family."
"The second young master of the Ting family, who is smooth in dealing with things and young and mature, can he be the president of the association?"
Hey, don’t you just want to choose someone to die? I think your second son is very suitable for this task!
Tinggu was still inhaling the black haze, and Tingjiu immediately replied: "It's hard to be the president of the president if you're full of energy in the morning and evening, and withered bones in the grave!"
Another silver-blood member rolled his eyes and continued: "The only son of the Luo family, he is a handsome young man, hospitable and good at raising people. He is able to run many industries with ease. He has many capable subordinates. Can he be the president?"
The elders of the Luo family immediately said: "Luo Zhen is fierce and timid, he is always scheming, he cherishes his own life when doing big things, and he forgets his life when he sees small profits. He is not the choice of the president!"
Another person said: "There is a person who is famous in Dongyang officialdom and has business and political connections - can Quan Xin be the president?"
The elders of the Quan family immediately changed their expressions: "Quan Xin borrowed his father's name. The gold and jade are out there, but there are failures among them. It is difficult to become the president!"
Le Yu looked strange. He tilted his head back slightly and asked Jing Shou in a low voice: "Why do they only recommend the younger generation? Isn't the older generation of family heads not dead yet?"
Jing Shou said in a low voice: "In the old silver-blood tradition, the previous presidents were all young people. Over time, they only elected young people under the age of thirty. As young people serve for a long time, businessmen think that frequent changes in leadership are not acceptable.
It's a good thing that if the leader is strong, they can unite to fight, and if the leader is weak, they can take advantage of it, but frequent changes will only cause internal friction in the campaign, which is not a wise choice."
"Secondly, it is more difficult for a young president to convince the merchants. They naturally want to promote young and energetic young people than the cunning and famous old patriarch."
Le Yu suddenly realized that this was just like the civil servants choosing the emperor. Now there were two orthodox candidates, one was a child who respected literature and Confucianism, and the other was a warlike and martial young man. Of course the civil servants would choose the former - the one who is easy to control
Kingly way!
At this time, someone said: "There is a son of the Lan family who is better than his master. He became famous at a young age, improved engines, and has an amazing career development. Can Lan Jianbo be the president?"
The elders of the Lan family shook their heads: "Jianbo has a false name, he is young and energetic, and he must not be the president!"
"What about Qin Leyin, Zhou Bai, Zhao Yao and other young heroes?" someone asked.
The elders of the Qin family, the Zhou family, and the Zhao family quickly said: "They are all just mediocre people, why should they be of any concern!"
"Besides them, who else can serve as the president?" Silver-blood member A sighed.
"The person who can become the president should be a big businessman who has great ambitions, a good plan, a plan for the ages, and is in charge of emerging industries!" Silver-blood member B said loudly.
"Then who on earth is worthy of such an evaluation?" Silver Blood member A changed the subject.
Silver-blood member B said categorically: "In my opinion, only Jing Zhengwei, the young master of the Jing family, can serve as the president of the Silver-blood business group today!"
Le Yu, who was drinking tea, was shocked when he heard this, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a crash.
At that time, there was a strong wind and rain, and the thunder was loud, shaking the meeting hall. Le Yu laughed and said: "The power of thunder is even greater than this! It is difficult for a timid and timid person to be the president of the president!"
