Chapter 454
Faced with Gu Ao's comfort, Senior Bill did not have any confident expression.
He said modestly: "You can't say that. When I was taken down four years ago, I also reflected on it. The key is that I lack the career foundation and social position of horizontal external relations. Therefore, the affairs of Azhou are not without me, and I have no irreplaceability."
Gu Ao pretended to be a little novice in American local politics and supported him just right: "Oh? Then I wonder, what exactly is the 'social position that lacks horizontal external relations' you refer to? Can you give an example?"
Senior Bill felt a little embarrassed.
He couldn't just say that he wanted to seek another official position.
But his wife quickly took over the dirty work, and only heard Seralie say unfairly:
“For example, like Governor Alexander of Georgia, his status in this state is very stable because he is also a ‘sitting for the Economic Development Policy Committee of the Southern States’.
If the people of Zozhou elect Governor Alexander, it may mean that Zozhou will lose the power to lead the coordinated economic development of the southern states in the United States, so the Georgians will consider it.
In addition, for example, more formal positions, such as "American Joint Governors' Joint Conference", if a governor can be a "American Joint Governors' Joint Conference", then as long as he thinks, he can almost be the governor in this state for the rest of his life.
Locals will not be willing to let such a position be thrown into control by people from other states. If such a person wants to lose his position as governor, he will only be abandoned by people from the joint meeting first."
Gu Ao pretended to have learned a lot of practical things just now, and nodded frequently to make a revelation.
He actually had done his homework before he came and knew about these things.
However, considering that you don’t know, I will say a few words.
The relationship between states and countries in the United States is very different from that of provinces and countries in China. Because the United States is a federal system, each state has its own different laws, and the state has great power and can deal with many matters on its own.
In ancient China, because it was a centralized country, if one Jiedushi and another Jiedushi privately granted each other and formed cliques, it would be a taboo. The emperor would definitely think that you were conspiring to be An Lushan or something.
But it doesn't matter in the United States. On the contrary, because the laws of each state are different, many joint meetings are needed to coordinate economic cooperation and judicial assistance between the states. It can be said that except for diplomatic and defense power, the federal government is under the control of the federal government. In other things, no matter how you states form cliques and give preferential treatment to each other, the federal government has no right to interfere.
This has formed a group of very prestigious "interstate organizations" between the federal and states to deal with "equal diplomacy" between states. Although these organizations cannot interfere with the "internal affairs" of each state, they can negotiate binding legal agreements similar to "treaty" between states.
At this time, the governors from the Georgetown Wallace Diplomacy College had a very advantage.
Because they can use the diplomatic skills they have learned to handle "interstate relations" to handle "diplomatic affairs" of "interstate relations". Other governors who are not Georgetown Wallace have never engaged in diplomacy and are not professional, and often suffer losses when negotiating.
In history, after being governor for many years, Senior Bill served as the "Economic Development Policy Committee of the Southern States" mentioned by his wife, and even the "American Joint Governors' Joint Conference" and finally climbed up, benefiting from his accumulation at the Wallace Diplomacy Academy. These two positions also helped him a lot.
Otherwise, if your governor wants to elect the president just by relying on a backward small state like Azhou that has no presence?
And now, the first wind outlet node has arrived.
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Gu Ao pretended to sort out his thoughts and confirmed: "So, Senior Bill is currently seeking the position of "Economic Development Policy Committee of the Southern States" where Governor Alexander of Georgia is rotating? The economic development achievements of Azhou in recent years have been really good. Education-reform and equality are also very good. Senior Bill should be very competitive, right?"
Senior Bill was silent with a profound expression, and looked very indifferent to fame and fortune.
His wife helped speak out: "Bill did have some achievements, but it was not enough. Since the end of the Carter era, the biggest problem in the traditional manufacturing states in the southern region was that on the one hand, a large number of jobs were washed away by the rise of Japanese manufacturers, the economy was sluggish, and the city was seriously unemployed."
When Seralie said this, she subconsciously paused slightly and glanced at Akio Morita at the next table.
Obviously, Akio Morita belongs to the evil Japanese capitalist who "snatched jobs from American electronics/mechanical manufacturing workers."
83 and 84 were the two years when the US manufacturing industry was in a difficult situation and the deficit was the most flooded in history, otherwise there would be no "plaza agreement" next year.
The rise of the Internet economy and software industry in the 1990s brought about the longest period of peace and prosperity in the United States, but it did not help the central and southeast deep-south states.
So much so that until the Donald era, these places became "rust states", and strong opposition to free trade, demanding that the United States be given priority, and tariff barriers.
After pausing for a moment, Seralie continued to say: "During the two-year rotating period, the biggest issue of the Economic Development Policy Committees of the Southern State is how to prevent the loss of employment opportunities to Japan and Silicon Valley. The rise of high-tech industries will inevitably bring about the concentration of industries, and states without Silicon Valley will be sucked by Silicon Valley.
Bill and I have been thinking about this issue over the past two years. We all feel that if the governors of the southern states can propose an effective initiative in the committee to solve or at least alleviate this problem, the next committee's position will definitely be a foregone conclusion.
If no one can solve this most troublesome decisive and critical problem, then it is to form cliques and factions with each other than other political achievements and qualifications."
Serialie's worried words were actually a bit of a fight with the air.
Because in history, no one has made any substantial relief to this issue, but Senior Bill still relied on being taller from a short man and became the chairman of the committee.
But Bill and Seralie are now unaware of the prescient. They don't know whether the governors of other southern states can achieve results for most of the rest of the year.
If someone else can do it, then the committee must be given to the governor who will do it, which is obvious.
Although Gu Ao came prepared, he had just heard Serialis analyze this problem and always pretended to be rumored and made some immature suggestions first.
Otherwise, it would be like he came to the door to plot against his senior.
Seralie and Bill didn't expect Gu Ao to help. After analyzing the situation, they first followed industry practices and sought cooperation in "investment promotion" in a vain manner.
This is also the easiest to think of.
After all, Gu Ao is a big capitalist.
When politicians encounter big capitalists, they will first respond to attracting investment whenever they want to boost the local economy and solve local employment.
"Gu, do you think a place like Arkansas may get construction projects for the electronics industry? Our labor force is definitely cheaper than California, so there are still some advantages. If you are not clear about other situations, you are welcome to have the opportunity to inspect it in the future."
"If you don't have a plan, why don't you help me ask? The Japanese have been rising rapidly in the past two years. Do they have any plans to transfer industries?"
Gu Ao heard these clichés in his ears. How could he listen to them? How could he be like 30 years later, local officials in the Netherlands Province tried hard to find foreign businessmen in the Special Administrative Region to win over them, hoping to move the apple production base to the Netherlands Province.
Or maybe officials from Guizhou Province are trying hard to flatter Ma Feng and want to bring Aliyun to the mainland provinces. And their competitive advantage is nothing more than "there are cheap people and the land is cheap."
He first politely declined, then thought that the time was ripe, pretending to be inspired by senior Bill's win over, and said with a sudden inspiration:
"Senior, even if I or President Morita are willing to sell your face, what if I go to Azhou to invest and build a factory? What you have to strive for now is the seat of the Economic Development Committee of the Southern States.
The most important thing to compete for this position is to seek benefits for the southern states. I can only help one state when setting up a factory, but I can’t help the 15 states under this committee, which will not be of much help to you.”
"But, isn't it all the solutions to economic and employment problems step by step? With the resources we can influence, how can we achieve a feat that is beneficial to the 15 southern states in one step?" Bill and Seralie followed in a tacit understanding, shook their heads and sighed, feeling that Gu Ao was too ambitious.
However, the next moment, their views were completely refreshed.
Gu Aozhizhu stretched out a finger while holding the ground and shook it: "Hey, there are orders of Wen Dao, and there are specialties in professions. I am a genius businessman, and I am more professional than you in terms of economy - I was inspired by you just now, and I really thought of a feat that would benefit employment in 15 states at the same time."
A trace of shock flashed in Bill's eyes, and then he forced himself to calm down and not be fooled by the big talk.
If Gu Ao hadn't been Kissinger's closed disciple, and the junior brother seemed to have a good relationship just now, Bill would probably have left now.
He took two deep breaths and put on a polite and polite attitude of Zhou Lang asking for advice from Kong Ming: "What are you plans?" (Dare you going to ask for advice?)
Gu Ao did not answer the senior directly, but turned to his sister-in-law first: "Ms. Seralie, I don't know if you still remember that I mentioned to you just now that in order to deal with Atari Company, Tiankun sponsored the Eff Foundation and the Edmund lawyer of the National Legal Service Company, and organized the rights protection project?"
Seralie: "Of course, didn't this just mention it before dinner?"
Chapter completed!