"Oh dear, why are you so angry?"
Just then, an old man walked in through the door. He put his hands behind his back, smiled at Zheng Shishu, and sat down directly opposite him.
Zheng Shishu looked up, his expression instantly returning to its blank state, and said coldly, "Is Elder Jiang here to laugh at me?"
Jiang Tianshu clicked his tongue twice and said, "Hehe, how could that be? I didn't expect that kid, Sand Rat, would also pull a trick on me. We're in the same boat."
Zheng Shishu's eyes flickered twice, knowing that he was asking about the gerbil turning around to look for him earlier.
That old fox...
He had clearly kept his negotiations with the gerbils very low-key, and no more than three people knew about it, yet Jiang Tianshu still found out.
So Zheng Shishu avoided the question and asked instead, "Aren't you afraid that Chen Fusheng will cause you trouble by coming here so openly?"
"Where I go is none of his business."
Jiang Tianshu said with a smile, "He's very happy right now. The First Division leveled several communities in Heijie, but I heard there were no casualties. But this doesn't affect the radical party's next move. He doesn't have time to worry about anything else."
Zheng Shishu narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you want?"
Jiang Tianshu leaned back and said calmly, "Li Jiuyuan has escaped unscathed, and our people are about to take over the military. Although this matter is over, I don't want Chen Fusheng to have it too easy. How about this... you help me push forward the military reform, and I'll help you deal with Chen Fusheng."
Zheng Shishu found it increasingly strange.
This is quite normal, though. The Conservative Party and the radical faction have completely opposing positions. Whatever they want to do, making Chen Fusheng uncomfortable is the Conservative Party's favorite thing to do.
So he laughed and mocked, "You just finished a deal with Chen Fusheng, and now you're going to mess with him? Heh... You even came all the way here to tell me, aren't you afraid I'll sell you out?"
Jiang Tianshu shrugged. “Do whatever you want. I believe Chen Fusheng is also prepared to deal with me. My informant told me that they seem to be really preparing to ban the Black Street, and there are several new bills in the works, all of which are aimed at us. If he gets promoted, the military reform will be very difficult.”
Zheng Shishu regained his composure and fell into thought.
Everyone knows the Conservative Party wants to expand the military, but how can they expand it without money?
In his pursuit of military reform, Jiang Tianshu's methods have become increasingly unscrupulous in recent years. The Black Street openly supplies him with slaves and human organs, and everyone turns a blind eye. If Chen Fusheng of the radical party were to come to power, he would certainly not stand idly by.
Clearly, the suppression of the riots in the Black Street area was a success, and the radical party has begun to work on its next plan.
That is to prevent military reform.
If one wants to garner more votes, it's easier to focus funds on improving people's livelihoods than on expanding the military.
Zheng Shishu could easily guess that Chen Fusheng probably wants to see those grain tycoons as soon as possible and lead the entire radical party toward the leader's faction, which would put enormous pressure on the Conservative Party.
Why are you looking for me?
This is precisely what Zheng Shishu is wondering about.
Because he is the new ruling party leader supported by the leader's faction and established interest groups.
Once the cooperation with Chen Fusheng is successful, the "suggestions" from above will immediately be delivered to Zheng Shishu's desk, something Zheng Shishu can foresee.
Jiang Tianshu laughed and said, "Stop pretending."
Zheng Shishu's face darkened.
"Is Hu Jinglin, who just joined this year, one of your men?"
Zheng Shishu's pupils contracted, but fortunately he managed to cover it up in time.
—The third high-ranking official, Hu Jinglin.
"What do you mean?" Zheng Shishu asked calmly.
Jiang Tianshu gave a half-smile, "Yes, you've hidden this move quite well. I spent a lot of effort but couldn't find any evidence. Hehe... Half of it was guessing, but given your personality, it makes sense that you'd hide something in this election."
This is tantamount to laying everything bare.
Zheng Shishu doesn't seem to be that loyal to the old interest groups.
Their relationship was essentially one of mutual exploitation.
Otherwise, Zheng Shishu would not have included Hu Jinglin in this major election.
That's really sneaky...
But Zheng Shishu did not answer the question. Instead, he shook his head and said, "You have no bargaining chips and cannot move the grain."
Jiang Tianshu shrugged. "I have medicine."
As of now, the attitudes of those people mentioned above are more inclined to let the next leader focus on improving people's livelihoods than on expanding the military.
Of course, "people's livelihood" here refers to letting the crocodiles eat meat, the first-class citizens drink soup, and the second-class citizens lick the plates clean.
For grain crocodiles, all they need to do is stand behind the leader's faction; it doesn't matter which ruling party is in charge.
Jiang Tianshu wanted to share some of the profits from the pharmaceutical business because he knew that the radical party didn't actually have any major trump cards. They might have a trump card up their sleeve, but they had already played most of their cards. If they could stop the grain tycoons from siding with the radical party, they would have already succeeded.
Then the crocodile leaders will be very happy. Medicine is just as profitable as food, and these stingy Conservatives can actually get a share of the profits. We must give them face.
Once the military reforms are implemented, the die is cast.
The funds have already been used to expand the military, and the slogans shouted by your radical party have not been implemented, so the votes will naturally all go to waste.
Where does it flow to?
Hu Jinglin?
Pooh,
Of course it's Zheng Shishu.
If Zheng Shishu then jumps out and 'hates' the Conservative Party for its cunning and trickery, and gains a little more votes, wouldn't the leadership position be within his grasp?
Zheng Shishu knew Jiang Tianshu's demands.
All they want is military reform.
He is not interested in the leadership position.
If the neutral party comes to power, the grain crocodiles will naturally express their support wholeheartedly, and the other crocodiles will naturally follow suit.
Zheng Shishu couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You stingy guy, how could you actually decide to use the pharmaceutical business as a bargaining chip?"
He clearly expressed his doubts.
He even thought about something deeper—
Those biotechnology and pharmaceutical engineering projects that old ghost has been working on for quite some time now... What exactly have they come up with using living people and organs? In recent years, they've been obsessed with military reform.
They even used their crucial pharmaceutical business as a bargaining chip for this.
This only proves that military reform is more important to him than the pharmaceutical business, or... the benefits he can gain from doing this are greater!
Military power... biotechnology...
Hmph, that's really sneaky.
Zheng Shishu wanted to investigate the old man's research labs, but of course, he figured he wouldn't find anything out.
Jiang Tianshu sighed instead, and said in a condescending tone, "Alas, the environment is about to change. Compared to that old devil Chen Fusheng, I prefer a young person like you to take the stage. That way, everyone will be happy."
Zheng Shishu sneered, but stretched out his hand, "Then I'll watch your performance. I can help you push the military reform forward."
Jiang Tianshu stood up, his face so wrinkled it looked like deep furrows. "It's a pleasure working with you."
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
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