Chapter 840: Forming Your Own Gang and I Voluntarily Recommend William

Gold Label Wine Industry was also a relatively large tax-paying enterprise in Denuo State before the prohibition order was issued. They also had a certain influence on the governor election.

Since this matter might have something to do with the governor election, they also have to join this game.

Capital is like this. They place heavy bets on the politicians they are optimistic about. As long as they can win, they can take back both principal and interest.

If they lose... then they also have to bear serious consequences and be at a disadvantage in the competition.

This is also why the consortiums in the Federation are keen to manipulate elections, because they want to win too much, and they don't want to lose too much!

This time, they will still participate in the election, but compared to before, they have no choice.

No matter whether they are willing or not, they have to stand on the side of the Deputy Governor. They have no choice.

Mr. Richard soon notified the board of directors of some of his ideas. This matter is not something he can handle alone, and it also requires a resolution from the board of directors.

Because it involves large-scale fund allocation, supporting the Deputy Governor's election is not just talking, or organizing employees to do something, it must be realistic—money.

Money is a panacea that can solve all problems.

Human problems, social problems, national problems, all problems!

Some problems cannot be solved by money, it's just that there is not enough money, not that money doesn't work.

This is always a matter, and the trusted subordinate has no qualification to say anything. He just cautiously expressed, "If we make a decision, some of the company's strategies may need to be adjusted."

"Also, I am a bit worried, will we attract the attention of the Lanse family if we stand too far in front?"

"Lanse is very crazy. They have been fighting with surrounding gangs for these two months, and have taken down the wine sales rights of a city."

"So from the intelligence I have mastered about these things, even if we stand on the side of the Deputy Governor, we may not be able to keep the existing market."

"This is not just a problem of interference by upper-level forces, but also involves the game of bottom-level forces."

Game is a very elegant way of saying it. To put it bluntly, it is fire fighting.

Whoever wins the fire fighting, listen to whoever. The winner is the one who decides all development, not the loser.

This makes everything have some variables. Mr. Richard rubbed his temples, "I have a headache."

"Do it first, you watch the matter of us establishing a gang ourselves. I understand now, relying on anyone is not as good as relying on ourselves!"

"You put your heart into this matter. If it really doesn't work...", he glanced at his absolutely trusted subordinate, and at the moment their eyes met, the trusted subordinate had an indescribable emotion in his heart.

It was like being speechless like a dog!

He saw from Mr. Richard's eyes that the other party wanted him to play this role, a gang leader, egg!

But fortunately, Mr. Richard shook his head afterwards. It is indeed trustworthy to let the trusted subordinate establish a gang, and he also believes he can do it well.

But he was missing a hand on the company side.

Generally, people who can be 100% trusted like this need a long time to cultivate an unbreakable relationship with each other, which takes a long time.

He no longer has that long time to cultivate a reliable person, but cultivating a gang doesn't take that much time.

"Forget it, let's do this first."

"Pay attention to the movements of the Lanse family, and their wine."

The trusted subordinate breathed a sigh of relief. Although the gang was indeed majestic during this period, he didn't want this majesty.

As a middle-class person who can come into contact with high society, he knows very well that true power always comes from above, not below.

These powers from below will only exist for a while when the development of society needs it to exist.

To put it another way, when the development of society doesn't need it to exist, these gangs will be swept into the garbage dump.

Even if Gold Label Wine Industry supports him, he will most likely not escape the fate of going to jail for a lifetime.

After letting his subordinates continue to work, Mr. Richard notified the secretary, asking her to notify the board members to hold a board meeting as soon as possible to discuss these important issues.

A few days later, the middleman called Mr. Richard.

"Mr. Richard, I investigated these few days. This batch of wine has a great possibility of being robbed by the Lanse family."

"Someone witnessed two trucks consistent with your description driving toward Liklai State, and there were some bullet holes on the body, so the probability of being hijacked by them is very high."

"If you have any needs, I can continue to follow up on this matter through some of my channels, but..."

"You know, this requires some risk."

To put it bluntly, it requires additional fees.

Mr. Richard actually had expectations. When he heard this result, he didn't feel surprised, he just felt very uncomfortable!

It was this Lanse family again, it was this Lanse again!

They had been using the influence of Gold Label Wine Industry to earn their own money from the beginning, and now they even robbed their goods. He really hated it to the bone.

"Is this news reliable?", although he had already believed the middleman's statement, he still asked.

An excellent superior always has to show a questioning attitude toward some answers. This is a means of controlling subordinates.

The middleman immediately replied, "I guarantee this is the result of my investigation.", he said very sincerely, and his tone was also very firm and determined.

But in fact, no one witnessed this process, and no one saw two cars going in the direction of Liklai State.

This batch of goods disappeared inexplicably in the wilderness. No one knew where this batch of goods went.

The middleman communicated with the client, and the other party stated that they paid the deposit and didn't see the wine, so naturally, it was impossible to pay any final payment, and they reserved the right to claim compensation from Gold Label Wine Industry.

If they didn't figure out where this batch of wine went, the middleman would worry that Mr. Richard might shirk responsibility.

This was something he didn't want to see, so he directly made up a fact and told Mr. Richard the whereabouts of this batch of wine.

If he was willing to chase this batch of goods back, he would go chase it.

If he wasn't willing to chase this batch of goods, then send another batch over.

In short, he still had to send another batch of goods, because the client didn't want the deposit, they just wanted wine!

Mr. Richard didn't continue to say anything in the receiver. The middleman could only take the initiative to say, "The client also asked when to send the goods to him."

Mr. Richard suddenly had a burst of anger in his heart, "I have already sent the goods I should send, and the rest has nothing to do with me!"

The middleman was stunned for a while after hearing this, "You damn didn't joke with me?"

"That batch of goods was robbed halfway, what does it have to do with the client?"

"Mr. Richard, I respect you as a big man, but what you are doing now is not a big man at all!"

The market price of more than one million goods, the cost is also twenty or thirty thousand, maybe a little more.

The brewing standard of Gold Label Wine Industry is certainly higher than Lanse's side, and their labor cost is also higher.

Unlike Lanse's side, which is all farmers in the farm, they don't need to give them too much money, and some farmers are similar to "indentured laborers."

Their wages are very low, maybe only dozens of dollars a month, but Lawrence Farm will be responsible for their birth, old age, sickness, and death, as well as food and clothing, including the cost of their children's schooling, all included.

Plus the crops in the farm are sent directly to brew wine, saving the cost of transportation and storage, so Lanse's cost is lower, while the brewing cost of Gold Label Wine Industry produced in the city will be higher.

Losing such a large sum of money for no reason, the board of directors and the shareholders' meeting certainly won't support them to bear it themselves, so they need to find someone to bear it with them.

Mr. Richard's idea is to shout high, and then see if both sides can recognize half, so that the loss can be reduced.

But he didn't expect that the client hadn't been unhappy yet, the middleman shouted first.

"Mr. Richard, this is impossible, and it doesn't meet the rules!"

"Your goods were not transported to the designated location and were lost. This has nothing to do with them!"

Mr. Richard was very irritable in his tone, "Who said I sold the wine to them?"

"We sold the wine to you. As for who you sold it to, it has nothing to do with us!"

The middleman didn't even know what to say for a while.

After about seven or eight seconds, he said somewhat angrily, "Are you serious?"

"Okay, okay, okay, if you say so, I will return the deposit to them, and don't look for me in the future!"

"Denuo State is not the only one selling wine. Besides those small-scale smuggling, there is also the Lanse family selling wine. Without you, we still have places to make money!"

"Fuck, Richard, you are really a bastard!"

The middleman directly threw the phone. Mr. Richard was stunned for a while, and then his face began to flush!

A humble middleman dared to threaten him?

Well, he succeeded. He took two deep breaths and dialed the middleman's phone again.

"What else do you want to say?"

Mr. Richard closed his eyes and brewed his emotions, "I was just too impulsive just now..."

Actually, the middleman didn't really intend to let those people buy the Lanse family's wine, at least the Lanse family wouldn't give him a commission, but this side would.

The middleman also calmed down. Fortunately, Mr. Richard needed him, far higher than he needed Mr. Richard.

Now Mr. Richard handed over a ladder, and he naturally wanted to step on the ladder and come down.

"I was also a bit impulsive..."

"But no matter what, we have no reason to let the client pay for our problems."

"How about this, I don't want the commission for this transaction to show my sincerity."

Mr. Richard had a frosty face, but his tone was very gentle, "No, no need."

"I have encountered many troubles recently, and I didn't control my emotions well."

"You are right, this has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with the client."

"I will arrange to send the goods again as soon as possible, let them pay attention to check and receive, it is best to welcome them a little."

After putting down the phone, Mr. Richard scolded a few more times. When their gang is established, he must kill this middleman!

Throughout March, everything passed peacefully, except for some fire fighting that broke out from time to time in some cities in the east of Denuo State, the Federation was very quiet.

During this period, Lanse didn't go out, but stayed in Jincheng to handle company matters.

Patricia accompanied Lanse for a few days and then returned to the farm.

It was difficult for her to leave little Ace, and little Victor.

This is a very magical feeling. Her younger brother and her son grow up together. She doesn't know how to describe this feeling.

But maternal love didn't really make her treat little Victor as her younger brother, but as another child.

During this period, William also went to Hucheng to start contacting the work here. Hucheng is not a big city in terms of population. The original mayor has been very difficult to continue working because of his health recently.

The cold air and environment in winter aggravated his health problems. He is the mayor, and it is impossible to stay at home all the time when the weather is cold. He always has to go to the City Hall to work.

It was this period of time on the road that made his health situation worse every day.

The state government has arranged for a special commissioner to investigate the situation here. Once he completely loses his ability to work, emergency measures will be launched, that is, re-arranging the mayor.

The Federal Party is working hard to help William fight for this opportunity. If the mayor can hold on until the second half of this year, then they will go through the normal election process.

But if he can't hold on, the state government will appoint a temporary mayor to temporarily preside over the daily work of Hucheng until the election.

If you can fight for such an opportunity, it can also let the citizens of Hucheng know more about William's ability.

If he can get the nomination of the current mayor, nominating him to temporarily manage the city, the state government will definitely consider his opinions emphatically.

Everything is developing in the direction everyone expects.

At the end of March and the beginning of April, the Mayor of Hucheng finally couldn't continue to insist on working.

Actually, he personally felt that he could insist on insisting, but the special commissioner sent by the state government thought that his health situation could no longer manage this city well, so after discussion, the Governor called the Mayor of Hucheng.

On one side is to appease his emotions and let him raise his body well and recover.

On the other side is also asking if he has any candidates who can temporarily take over his work and manage the city well.

If he has a recommended candidate, then the state government will refer to the candidate he recommended to see if it is suitable.

If there is nothing inappropriate, a new temporary mayor will be appointed.

But if he doesn't have any personnel to recommend, then the state government will arrange it itself. Don't look at it only for more than half a year, there are still many people willing to mix as a temporary mayor.

This is not only a resume, but also an opportunity, an opportunity to let all citizens of Hucheng know them.

Election is like this. People often choose not the most suitable, but the ones they know.

Although it is only a mayor for half a year, it is enough for citizens to know this temporary guy.

As long as this person doesn't do stupid things, do some things that will obviously anger the citizens, then the probability of winning the election is much more than others.

The old mayor lay on the bed, and many candidates flashed in his mind.

There are his own children, his... should be considered a student, colleagues in the same party, and some people who took the initiative to contact him.

Among these people, there is William.

He looked at the special commissioner from the state government, and soon had some ideas and answers in his mind, "I..."

It's just that before his words came out, he was interrupted by the special commissioner.

The special commissioner took the initiative to close the door, and then walked back to his bedside and sat down, "Before you say this candidate, can you listen to my thoughts?"

The mayor nodded with doubt on his face, "Of course."

The special commissioner nodded and expressed gratitude, and then said, "I don't know who you are going to choose, maybe it's your child. I heard that he is doing okay."

"It may also be your student. Many works in the City Hall are done by him now. It can be seen that he does have some of his own insights and ideas for urban management work."

"Maybe it's still those people who have contacted you."

"But no matter how you make a choice, I must remind you, you can also see it as a kind suggestion."

"That is, be careful!"

The special commissioner obviously had words in his words, but didn't say it completely. Most of the time, the politics of the Federation people are very clear, but sometimes they will also express it euphemistically.

Especially when their thoughts are dirty.

Like now.

The mayor could understand his meaning, "Special commissioner, why don't you say it clearly? I am old, sometimes age will hinder me from thinking."

The special commissioner smiled and said, "I just make a suggestion!"

"Many people have noticed the situation here now. They all want to compete for the mayor of Hucheng."

"I know your child, and your student, actually more suitable to become the next mayor than them."

"But you should also know that in the Federation, whether you can become a mayor actually has nothing to do with this person's ability."

"What is important is whether this person has supporters behind him, and whether the people who support him are enough to block the wind and rain for him."

"It is easy to let your child or student go up, but have you considered whether your child, your student, can withstand the attacks from others?"

"I don't need to say the cruelty of political struggle, you should understand. Do they have the courage and perseverance to stand down?"

"And the ability to fight these people?"

"For this point, I reserve my skeptical attitude."

"We hope that what you can recommend is a stable mayor who is not afraid of competition, rather than a mayor who will have to step down because of some scandal not long after taking office."

"This is my little suggestion. You can recommend it now."

Many candidates flashed in the mayor's mind again. He knew the special commissioner was right.

When no one noticed here, his child and student were absolutely qualified.

But when people noticed here, his child and student, even if they became mayor, they couldn't sit firmly in this position.

Damn war!

He certainly knew why there was such a change, but he was powerless about it.

The faces in his mind kept dimming, and finally only the face of a "young man" who took the initiative to visit him several times remained.

He took a deep breath, and then exhaled heavily, "I recommend... Mr. William Lawrence."

The special commissioner asked with a smile, "Mr. Mayor, are you voluntary?"

"Is anyone threatening you to say this?"

The mayor looked at him and rolled his eyes, "No, I am voluntary."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 841 =====