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Chapter 393 Confrontation
It’s not that Mayor Ishikawa doesn’t understand this truth, but he understands it.I have thought about it before, but I only limited myself to thinking about it and did not dare to implement it at all.

What's more, he is still lagging behind his competitors in the current polls, and he dare not touch it. After all, there are many people working in the steel industry, which means more votes.

Not only themselves, but also other competitors are trying their best to get votes and support from the Wakayama City Steel Union, so they will inevitably promise them more benefits.

If he does the opposite, those working in the steel industry who originally supported his own political views will turn to support others.Who has allowed himself to touch their fundamental interests?
Mayor Ishikawa was frank and fair: "Chairman Ishihara is not the first person to want to shake up Wakayama City's steel industry. It has been done before him, more than once.

The reason why none of them were successful is that it involved too many areas.One of the most important reasons for this is that local governments have a high degree of local autonomy.

Once a local leader, that is, the mayor is elected by local voters, he will not be easily impeached by the local assembly during the statutory term, let alone removed by the central government, unless he commits illegal acts.

To put it bluntly, the mayor values ​​the votes of local voters most.At this moment, if I do what you say, I will be seeking death. "

Kudo Mitsuki smiled knowingly and said: "I'm not asking you to do it this term. After you are re-elected as mayor, it won't be too late to make steady progress!"

Mayor Ishikawa shook his head and said: "Even if I successfully serve as the next mayor, I'm afraid I will be subject to too many restrictions on this issue.

To be honest, not only me, but also the city council members know in their hearts that Wakayama City’s steel industry is a time bomb that may explode at any time.

Even so, no one is willing to take the initiative to defuse the bomb.The city councilors also need to be elected by voters before they can be legally elected.A total of 40 people showed up in Wakayama City.

The number of employees directly and indirectly related to the steel industry reaches tens of thousands.If you add in their families and so on, they account for more than a quarter of the city's population.

Even if some steel plants have long since become zombie companies, they still have to continue to give them blood transfusions.Once it goes bankrupt, it will cause a domino effect, affecting the entire Wakayama City steel industry. "

He paused here, picked up the wine glass, but did not drink it, and then continued: "Chairman Ishihara just bought a stake in Kobe Steel not long ago.

Is he using this as an excuse to reshuffle our steel industry in Wakayama City? In fact, he is trying to smooth the way for Kobe Steel's future and completely remove unnecessary obstacles.

In this way, Kobe Steel will become the only steel base in the Hanshin region of Kansai.Besides, the population of Kobe City is over 150 million, which is almost four times the population of Wakayama City.

Kobe City's economy is far stronger than Wakayama City's in all aspects.In any case, the Karuizawa Group should focus on Kobe City, not Wakayama City. "

Seeing that the conversation was at an impasse, Kudo Mitsuki said without any worry: "I can completely understand your worries. However, this is just your unilateral guess.

The Karuizawa Group does have plans to reorganize the entire Wakayama City steel industry.If you don't accept it, we won't rule out using other means of competition to completely destroy the entire Wakayama City steel industry.

To be fair, can the entire steel industry in Wakayama City withstand Kobe Steel's proactive attack?the answer is negative.

Even if Kobe Steel's data fraud was revealed, it did not deal a fatal blow to it. On the contrary, it enabled the Karuizawa Group to successfully invest in it.What kind of person and character my dad is, you are his old classmate, so you still know more or less.Besides, you and my dad have always had a pretty good personal relationship, so there’s no need for him to specifically trick you.

French President Charles de Gaulle once said that there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.As long as the benefits are big enough, friendship and the like are not worth mentioning at all.

As long as the interests of both of us are firmly tied together, both will suffer losses, and both will be prosperous, will we be able to dispel your concerns? "

Mayor Ishikawa answered without hesitation: "Of course."

Kudo Mitsuki knew this and was in a hurry: "Then we will talk about the rest after helping you win re-election as mayor first. The political donation of [-] million yen is still valid."

Mayor Ishikawa did not refuse and said: "I have another unrequited request. I hope that the news at Fuji TV Tower can make some relevant positive reports on me."

This is entirely within Kudo Mizuki's authority.She agreed without hesitation and said: "No problem. My suggestion is to shape you into an enterprising reformer.

This is also to lay the groundwork for future attacks on Wakayama City's steel industry.Your character is dedicated to the economic development of Wakayama City and the improvement of the living standards of Wakayama people.Mayor Ishikawa, what do you think? "

Mayor Ishikawa showed a satisfied smile on his face and said: "Not bad, really good. If possible, I really want to recruit you into my campaign team."

Kudo Mizuki didn't say anything ambiguous, and just said softly and hard: "Mayor Ishikawa, you should go all out to run for the next mayor of Wakayama City.

Only if you are successfully re-elected can we talk about the future.Otherwise, it's all just talk.You will not be allowed to do things that take high risks and can only be exchanged for low returns.

In the future, regarding Wakayama City's steel industry, even if it fails and you are not re-elected as mayor for a third term, we will not fail to arrange a good place for you.

If you continue to have trouble making up your mind, then we'll have to find someone else to work with.If this is not done, there will be political opponents for you. "

Mayor Ishikawa knew that he would not be able to agree if he did not agree: "The eldest lady really has the style of President Ishihara. As the old saying goes, a tiger father has no dog daughter.

As for the major reshuffle of Wakayama City’s steel industry, let’s wait until I am successfully re-elected before we can discuss it in detail.In my heart, I really want to benefit the people of Wakayama City. "

Mitsuki Kudo neither disbelieves nor fully believes what such politicians say.In short, if he dares to violate the law, he will turn around to support and fund his political opponents.Not only that, you can also use mainstream media to discredit the other party.

Kudo Mitsuki smiled and changed the subject: "What I said just now was just a joke. Shuichi still has to rely on you to cultivate him!"

(End of this chapter)