Yin Mu and Su Pei have handed over command of the Party Academy and the party machinery to Qin Che, giving him full authority over the affairs of Wall One, while both of them have been transferred to the Court of Glory.
Yu Linfeng has just taken over the Psionic Research Institute and is currently making appointments, forcefully intervening in the Ministry of Education's authority, and reorganizing personnel. He will not be attending the meeting.
Yin Mu and Su Pei probably didn't realize that the biggest winner from the birth of the new council was actually Yu Linfeng.
This seasoned veteran of the Dong Party immediately secured the coveted Ministry of Education and research departments after Qin Che took office, and brought the entire Yu Party government and research institute under Qin Che's command, acting like a loyal servant.
"Everyone, the way of protesting has changed, and the underlying logic of the operation has also changed. From the changes in these people, we can see that the East Party's top leadership has secretly taken action. They have used their connections and leveraged their social status and wealth to unite the workers and citizens. The Forest Group's food cut-off measures have been shelved. You can speak freely about your opinions."
This meeting serves two purposes: first, to test the new parliament's ability to handle and respond to emergencies.
Secondly, we should pool our wisdom and efforts to see if we can come up with a safe solution.
Indeed, Qin Che hadn't expected the Dong Party to pull this off. They actually managed to calm the intense protests and used the upper class to lead the lower class in participating in the protest.
This makes things much more complicated.
In addition to industry and city leaders, ambassadors from some independent regimes were also secretly supporting the protesters.
They became completely united as one.
It even threatened Qin Che's power.
Because the upper class was organizing protests, even the middle-level cadres of the Forest Group were significantly affected. People began to discuss and question whether the Regent Prince Qin's reforms were correct, but fortunately Duan Wujiu suppressed the rumors.
A very familiar form of protest.
In his previous life, Qin Che had heard that the man who uttered "I have a dream" ultimately met his end by being assassinated.
They were organized and disciplined, and consistently conducted civilized protests, suppressing riots and crimes, leaving the Cabinet with no reason to sanction them.
But the situation is slightly different.
This protest had no specific leader, but was a highly organized opposition led by the wealthy class.
The top brass of the Eastern Party did not get involved, and Qin Che has yet to find any clues about Lingbi Heavy Industry and the Seven Elders; they have kept it perfectly hidden.
Those few well-known East Party organizations have been operating behind the scenes all along—
Universal Love Society, Brotherhood Society, Freemasonry, etc...
The leaders are all neutral figures in the East Party, and there is no record of them participating in party struggles in the past political history. The clues just went cold, and there was no way to follow them.
Although everyone knew that the people standing opposite were the three directors of Lingbi Heavy Industry and the three elders of the Dong Party, known as the "Seven Old Men".
Because Duke Qin had already united the Yin faction, the Su faction, and the Yu faction.
The enemy's identity is obvious and has been revealed.
"Lord Qin, in my opinion, we should send someone to assassinate those leaders of the society and cut off their communication lines."
"No, such methods will draw criticism and cause discussion, which will hinder our reforms and create greater resistance."
"But there are already enough people who oppose us, and we have no reason to stop them, nor can we find fault with them."
“These guys… are very united. The only way to deal with them is to break down their structure.”
"Lord Qin, why not mobilize the army from the outskirts of Xibao to enter the country and carry out a large-scale suppression!"
"Are you crazy? This will kill many people and even affect the foundation of the new council's future rule. Do you want to tarnish the history we founded? We represent the kingdom!"
"Moreover, the food shortage cannot last long. If more and more people starve to death, the impact will be very bad. Now the East Party is spreading rumors that we instructed the Forest Group to implement the food shortage measures. They will put all the blame on us."
"Yes, by then, the political life of the new parliament will be over, and the kingdom's regime will enter a dark period of high-pressure dictatorship."
Qin Che yawned.
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Yes, everyone makes a lot of sense. We have a lot to consider, but this kind of protest won't last long."
"Does the Duke of Qin have a countermeasure?"
Qin Che smiled and said, "Before convening this meeting, I sent a telegram to West Fort. They will move into Wall One at dawn the next day, not to suppress the protest, but to patrol."
"patrol?"
The group exchanged glances, all looking surprised.
"Wujiu, go back and release the inventory. Haven't they already gone on strike? If they don't have money to buy grain, distribute it for free. But don't use the Forest Group's name to shift the responsibility to the group's middle-level managers. Soothe their doubts and hesitations and stabilize our own position."
Duan Wujiu frowned and said, "Releasing the inventory is not a problem, but won't that affect your decision-making?"
"This is my decision."
Qin Che smiled faintly: "Politics has no memory, and neither does the public. Aren't they protesting outside right now, demanding that you open up the food market? We'll divide it into three phases. We'll use food to lure people back to work. The Ministry of Finance will allocate funds to the industrial zone, and I will issue documents to distribute their wages in turn."
No one could understand.
With both grain and money being distributed, could it be that the Duke of Qin has compromised?
Duan Wujiu gradually came to understand.
The East Party's sustained, large-scale, and disciplined protests, coupled with the successive withdrawal of wealthy individuals from the upper class, led middle-level cadres to begin questioning the new parliament's decisions.
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