British 1986

With Sir Hodder's introduction, Allen realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding. Scouts and Scouts were somewhat different from Boy Scouts.

Especially the Scouts in the Xiangjiang area. This thing has been established for decades, nearly a hundred years ago, and it is not only for children, but also for people of all ages in the future.

There are ages ranging from four or five years old to those in their twenties!

After looking at the slogans about Scouts in the distance, Allen didn't comment much on this kind of thing. He didn't know much about these things. He could ask when he had the opportunity.

Sir Hodder had been observing Allen's expression. Seeing the confusion in his eyes, he smiled and took the initiative to introduce: "Your Excellency, there are also Scout organizations in our country. Children from ordinary families can participate in Scout activities since childhood. To better cultivate children's moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor skills, some of these activities can also cultivate other things, which are very beneficial to children, but here."

Hodder pointed at the children who were doing activities over there, smiled and pointedly said: "These people have been cultivated by our education and ideas since childhood. When they grow up, some elites will grow up here. It can be used to our advantage.”

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Understood, Allen narrowed his eyes slightly. After Hodder explained this thing, it was even harder for him to evaluate it. He could only say that now, before Daying left, there was indeed nothing wrong with this thing. After so many years, After ten years of training, when the little scouts grow up one after another, or when the group of little scouts in front of them grow up, their future thoughts will not be so easy to say.

With this group of people, plus Patten's mine-laying, hehe, it really takes planning and manpower.

Halfway up the valley, in a small pavilion that had been cleared.

Allen sat at the arranged table and chairs, holding a newspaper and chatting with Hodder. After turning the page of the newspaper, a piece of news came into view that almost made Allen laugh.

This report in the Guardian is very interesting.

It is said that some time ago, the British intelligence department sent people to the shipyard of their good brother, good ally, and good neighbor to steal technical information about the nuclear reactor on the new French aircraft carrier.

Then he even said in a serious way that Daying wanted to secretly learn French technology.

Anyway, these two brothers in trouble are both in decline now. Although we are allies, we still have to engage in this kind of petty theft in secret. The most important thing is that now this matter has been reported, and I don’t know if some people see it. How did you feel after reading this newspaper?

This reminded Allen of the new aircraft carrier plan that was discussed in Congress some time ago. It seems.

Daying is really anxious, even France is not spared, and he sees everything.

"Haha, Your Excellency, I'm very sorry to keep you waiting for so long. There are so many children. It is inevitable that some time will be delayed."

Patten was still wearing a suit, with a small beer belly. He came to the pavilion with a smile to say hello to Allen, and nodded to Sir Hodder next to him. The two exchanged eyes for a while, and Sir Hodder gave him a "Everything is at your fingertips" With the look in his eyes, Patten breathed a sigh of relief, and with another smile on his face, he walked over and sat down next to Allen.

There is no reporting relationship between the two, so Allen cannot command Patten, and Patten cannot command Allen.

But Allen was a special envoy sent by the country, and he came to stand on his behalf.

Regardless of whether there is anything to do or not, Allen is not in a hurry. Now that Patten has officially taken office, he is the one who is in a hurry.

Although the two of them have not been particularly happy with each other these past few days, Patten classified this as Allen being too arrogant and looking down on his status. Didn't he want to attend last night's banquet even if he didn't see it?

But if there is no harmony, then there is no harmony, and what needs to be done still needs to be done.

Today, the reason why Patten chose this place for the meeting was because it is located in a remote place with a good environment and no outsiders would disturb him.

Secondly, it is safe and well-defended here. You don't have to worry about surveillance or anything like that if you talk about some secretive topic.

There are children everywhere here, but any adult, except the staff here, will be exposed as soon as anyone shows up.

Seeing that Allen just nodded lightly and didn't say much, Patten rubbed his legs and coughed dryly, ready to talk about business first. Considering the relationship between him and Allen, the atmosphere between the two of them did not yet have a normal atmosphere. Even if he wanted to talk, Allen probably wouldn't talk to him.

"Your Excellency, I have now officially taken over the position. Next, I am ready to launch new policies."

Patten told Allen the general direction of what he planned to do next without reservation, regardless of whether he could understand it or not.

This kind of thing needs to be kept secret from outsiders, but for Allen, there is really no need to keep it secret.

Even though Allen seems to have a good relationship with Wei Dewei, in Patten's view, the relationship between the two of them is more based on interests, as for personal relationships.

Oh, what kind of personal relationship can he, an English nobleman living in Wales, have with his counterpart, a Scotsman?

Is Allen even a moderate?

This is even more impossible. Have you ever seen any moderate who dared to block people's doors in London and stab them to death?

If Allen is a moderate in what he does, there will be no hardliners.

Patten now needs Allen to help him with things, that is, the platform, but there is a gap in identity between the two, so his plans and plans must be explained clearly to Allen first, and it cannot be because the relationship between the two is not good. Okay, just act like a child and ignore anyone. That is stupid behavior. Besides, what else can he force Allen to do?

If he has this ability, what else can he call support?

Listening to Patten's plan, Allen frowned slightly. He had always shown that he didn't care about these things, so now Patten could only take the initiative to find him and explain it to him personally.

The general meaning is to force the introduction of several new regulations and legislation, and force the interpretation of some things, which is the so-called laying mines.

Then he increased his people-friendly attributes to cover up his past as a dirty politician.

After the people have such a people-friendly impression of him, and then cooperate with Sir Hodder, the two of them will vigorously promote a group of local people who are pro-British in the last few years and push them to power.

Whether these people will be able to keep their jobs after they return to China in the future, let’s not talk about this for now. It all depends on their ability in their positions in the past few years. Those who are capable

No matter where they are placed, they can do well, but those who are incompetent will seem to be like useless people without their positions in the future.

But this move is like a conspiracy, and that's where the evil lies.

People who can catch the eye of Patten and Sir Hodder are basically local elites. These people have been screened and their abilities are not bad. Now they are suddenly assigned to positions. This is promotion. Grace.

When they lose their positions or are demoted, will they feel resentful towards them?

In this way, these people become secret pawns, and they can be used to cause trouble remotely at any time.

It is clear and dark that as long as there are many locals who have been promoted in recent years and those who have done well, because they have been favored by them, they will naturally be close to them in terms of attitude. These capable people will return when the time comes. Finally, for the sake of stability, keeping one's position is not a problem.

And people who can't keep their positions also have other uses, as secret agents.

One trick has two uses, and the conspiracy is still unsolved.

So, after hearing their plan, Allen's face twitched, what should he do about this thing?

To make trouble, you have to have a place to make trouble, right?

Now according to their plan, Allen can't kill the people they promoted one by one, right?

He's not that bold to do it either.

There are so many people involved!

But no matter what, if they were allowed to do this, Allen would feel uncomfortable.

There are still two ways left for him. One is to follow the established plan and continue to encourage Wei Dewei to cause trouble and cause trouble for them. The second is to end it himself.

After closing his eyes and pretending to think for a long time, Allen opened his eyes and glanced at the newspaper he placed next to him, especially the news about stealing technical information he had just read, which gave Allen some thought. Inspire.

Looking at Patten with a sincere face, Allen suddenly changed the topic and asked a question that confused Patten.

"When you read this news in the newspaper, I remembered the discussion in the House of Lords last year about the feasibility of building a new aircraft carrier. You said, since France is our ally, why should we follow them when they build an aircraft carrier? The purpose of the aircraft carrier is to defend them? What kind of alliance is this? What is the purpose of doing this? "

"Well, Your Excellency, they have it. We must take corresponding measures. Even if they are allies, it is just words. There are many things."

Patten hesitated for a long time and gave a unclear explanation.

"Wait. Are you talking about it verbally? If that's the case, why do we need to build an undersea tunnel connecting us and France? Why do we want to join the EU again?"

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Allen didn't understand this mentality of being on guard and trying to get along.

Since there are precautions, then everyone should not play. Since the current trend is to play together, why do we have to be so defensive?

Is there any difference between this and the thinking of those people in Tuao in the future?

Persecution paranoia.

It's not that Allen is naive, it's that he really doesn't understand the way these people act one way on the surface but another behind the scenes. It's so insincere.

"Your Excellency, this and this"

Patten hesitated for a long time this time and could not give Allen a definite explanation.

Things in the world are not that simple. Others have this kind of power, but they don’t. They always feel unsure. Now that they know that others have this kind of power, they are afraid that others will use this kind of power to hit them, so they often... They will think about this power in the worst direction, and then use their own brains to make up for it, and then strengthen their own power. They also have to do some petty theft to understand the true power of others. In the long run,

Contradictions are inevitable.

"I just thought about these plans of yours. I won't comment on whether they are right or wrong. However, the contract was negotiated by both parties a few years ago. Now you are openly violating it and doing these little tricks. You asked me to help you. I How to do that? Let me ask you, what does honesty mean in chivalry? Do you know?"

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When Allen talks about this, Patten gets a headache.

He thought about all the possibilities, but he never thought that Allen would ask this. Although talking about chivalry seems a bit mediocre now, the person in front of him, whether it is the ancestral background of his family or the position he currently holds, is a thorough one. A complete knight!

He really brought up the spirit of chivalry to question. No matter how thick-skinned Patten was, he would not dare to explain it nonsense.

If you make a joke about this, others may enjoy it, but not the person in front of you!

Andrew in London stabbed the opponent to death in the name of a duel just because his honor was insulted by one word. Now he did this again, and Patten was instantly on the verge of death.

For a knight to be dishonest is about insulting his honor, about being challenged to a duel by the opponent, and about being stabbed to death by the opponent.

Now that he is not in the mainland, but in the land of Xiangjiang, Patten doesn't want to die in a small valley like this on the second day after taking office. That would be too tragic!

"Sir, I...I have never questioned your noble moral character, this."

Patten scratched his head anxiously. He once again felt that Allen was difficult to get along with, and he couldn't stand it when he got up to speed at every turn.

But now he needs to use Allen's identity to suppress those who jump out to oppose after he proposes these regulations and encounters opposition.

However, Allen's words made Patten uncontrollable. He didn't want to be dishonest, so he didn't oppose his plan, but he wouldn't stand up for his plan. What should he do?

Did he fly all the way here, let him play in Xiangjiang for a few days, and then go back?

Thinking of this, Patten's head hurt even more. Now Allen gave him a feeling that he was unable to command and was a bit in the way, Fake!

Seeing that the conversation was a little stagnant, Sir Hodder, who had been watching the show next to him, took out a document and handed it to Allen, and then gave Patten a look that said he had everything under control.

Looking at Hodder's eyes, Patten looked at the document again, and a little hope rose in his heart.

Since the negotiation is not going well, it means that the benefits are not enough. Start their Plan B and give them benefits!

Eli is moving, if he wants to direct a count with a rather reckless temper to work, he must give him some benefits, right?

He didn't believe that Allen was not interested in this plan.

Looking at the handed document, Allen raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "What is this?"

"Haha. This is the construction plan for the new airport that His Excellency the Governor is preparing to put into use. Your Excellency, you may have the impression that the earliest plan was drawn up by Sir Wade Wei. Take a look."

Sir Hodder played the role of peacemaker and did not mention the conversation between Allen and Patten just now, only the plan in front of him.

Opening the file, there was a plan inside. Allen flipped through it casually, and was stunned by the estimated total cost above - US$20 billion!

What the hell is this airport? It’s so expensive?

Sir Hodder's voice came faintly from the side.

"Your Excellency, we can take at least half of the 20 billion budget for this plan. If you are in charge, the Governor is willing to hand over 10% of the total revenue to you!"

PS: Tomorrow, uh, no, it’s tonight. I’m going on a blind date. I’m not sure exactly when I’ll be back. The appointment is around 7pm, so I’ll ask for leave in advance. I won’t update it today. For the most important.