A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

Watching the middle managers' angry expressions, Zhang Bo was already secretly delighted.

This was precisely the effect he wanted.

He wanted to create distrust between the middle and upper management, use this distrust to fuel their animosity, and ultimately trigger direct conflict, even bloodshed.

Back then, the reason Deherim's forces were able to easily invade the Pig-man camp of the Diesel Company was because the conflict between official and temporary employees was too intense.

It had reached a point where only a bloody incident, a crushing defeat for one side, could resolve it.

In fact,

the reason the Diesel Company completely collapsed was that the official employees wanted to kill the temporary employees more than they wanted to resist Deherim's forces.

Even after Deherim's troops invaded the Diesel Company, the official employees were still engaged in fierce conflict with the temporary employees, even drawing their weapons and fighting.

The temporary employees were ecstatic to see Deherim's forces invade the Pig-man camp because the official employees had already raised their cleavers and started attacking them.

Of course, they would resist; of course, they would be thrilled to see the Diesel Company destroyed.

After all, for them, the Diesel Company was just a temporary workplace; they didn't care who they worked for.

All they wanted was their wages and food.

Besides, the official employees of the Diesel Company had always looked down on them and suppressed them.

The credit and spoils they earned were always taken by the official employees.

These temporary workers had little power or rights; they were just miserable wage earners.

Since they were miserable wage earners,

why should they unite with the official employees, work together, and protect the Diesel Company's safety?

Therefore, in the end, the Diesel Company was overthrown by Shen Mu, his Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers, and these temporary workers.

Zhang Bo had noticed this back then.

That's why he deliberately provoked conflict between the upper and middle management, wanting to replicate the conflict Shen Mu had created within the Diesel Company and exploit their points of contention.

The number of official employees back then was also extremely small, so when the Diesel Company was on the verge of destruction, even if these official employees wanted to turn the tide, they couldn't.

Because their numbers were small, just like the upper management now.

By provoking conflict between the upper and middle management, he had created a significant clash, as they were competing for power—the right to command—which was even more acute than the conflict between official and temporary employees.

After all, back then, the temporary employees in the Diesel Company only wanted to become official employees, while the official employees refused to allow them to integrate in order to maintain their superior status and dignity.

In Zhang Bo's opinion, if the highest manager, Xue Zhigang, had allowed these temporary employees to become official employees, the conflict wouldn't have been so sharp.

It would have just formed two small groups, and these two groups might even have engaged in healthy competition to see who was the best employee of the Diesel Company.

In that case, resisting Shen Mu's attack would have been more intense.

This would have given the Diesel Company a greater chance of survival and prevented it from being easily defeated by Shen Mu's forces, leading to a shocking and unexpected demise.

Now, Zhang Bo wanted to replicate this experience, so he had to push the upper and middle management's desire for power to the limit.

The middle managers submitting the list of shareholders was just a superficial way to stir up discord between the two groups, and then have these middle managers collectively pay homage to Sun Zhiru and Zhang Caidong.

Sun Zhiru was actually a vice president in name only, with far less power than the real general manager, Zhang Caidong.

Of course, nominally, these middle managers managed themselves, but in reality, Zhang Bo managed them.

And Zhang Bo's relationship with Zhang Caidong was so close that it indirectly meant Zhang Caidong controlled them.

It was that simple.

In Zhang Caidong's view, Zhang Bo was of one mind with him, wearing the same pants, so they were essentially on the same side.

Therefore, Zhang Bo's control over these middle managers was equivalent to Zhang Caidong's control over them.

For Zhang Caidong, there was no problem at all, especially since he bypassed the upper management and directly controlled the middle management, effectively sidelining the upper management.

This was why Zhang Caidong had been forcefully suppressing the strike when faced with it, and had even slammed the table.

He used his aura, current power, and the authority he controlled to forcibly dissolve the pressure to resign.

After all, for him, his power was already in his hands, and he could directly reach the grassroots level through these middle managers.

On the other hand, the upper management had to win over their own faction of middle managers in order to ensure their power could reach the lower levels and be implemented.

But if the middle managers didn't listen to them and all listened to Zhang Bo, which was Zhang Caidong, it meant they were genuinely being sidelined.

This was why they collectively chose to unite and put pressure to resign, after all, they didn't want to lose their power.

Of course, they didn't dare to directly target Zhang Bo and Zhang Caidong, even though they were now clear that these middle managers relied on the support of Zhang Bo and Zhang Caidong behind the scenes.

They didn't dare to make things clear, because Zhang Bo and Zhang Caidong essentially had no subordinate relationship; they were just close.

Even if they took it to the highest authority, Shen Mu, it would be like eating a dumb person's loss.

Moreover, if Zhang Caidong really became enraged and started to directly sideline them, they wouldn't have any better options.

After all, even when the Diesel Company was destroyed, Zhang Caidong was the one who took the most credit.

When it came to the merits of blood tax, they had no way to compare. When it came to the control of actual power, they were also incomparable.

Even when it came to their position in Shen Mu's heart, they had no way to compete with Zhang Caidong, especially knowing that Zhang Caidong and Shen Mu had always had a relatively close relationship, and Shen Mu had always trusted Zhang Caidong, to the point that Zhang Caidong personally reported the current situation of humanity to him.

This was enough to prove that Zhang Caidong's position in Shen Mu's mind was very high, and they could not replace him. At least, when they wanted to express themselves, Shen Mu would first ask about Zhang Caidong, and the first person he would name was Zhang Caidong.

They also knew that if they didn't have any merits, then all of this would belong to Zhang Caidong. If they wanted to successfully rise to the top, then unless Zhang Caidong left his current position or they launched a coup.

Of course, they wouldn't dare to stage a coup, but the appearance of the remnants of the Diesel Company among the middle-level managers gave them a good excuse to eliminate dissidents.

Therefore, these high-level managers would not be soft-hearted at all.

Even if they provided a list to Zhang Caidong, in reality, they also wanted to use this list to continue to engage in implication. If they could indirectly weaken the power and prestige of some of these middle-level managers, then it would be equivalent to weakening Zhang Caidong's power and prestige, and they would be able to obtain greater power of speech.

After all, thinking about it, one would understand that Zhang Caidong could control the underlying middle-level managers through Sun Zhiru and Zhang Bo, while these high-level managers could only cultivate their own people to become middle-level managers. The rights and positions of the two sides were fundamentally unequal.

Then how could the contradictions between the two sides be softened? It was fundamentally impossible to soften them.

"Alright, I will report the specific situation to Lord Shen Mu. The fact that you are able to come here also shows that I trust you quite a bit. You should take action yourselves and identify whether you are remnants of the Diesel Company. At the same time, you must also unite to identify whether other middle-level managers are remnants of the Diesel Company."

Zhang Bo looked at these middle-level managers and comforted them again.

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It was these words of his that caused the expressions of these middle-level managers to change slightly, because they also realized that among the 70 or so middle-level managers gathered here, there were none of the lackeys of those high-level managers.

They were all ordinary people who had been promoted.

"Brother Bo, do you mean that among the lackeys of those high-level managers, there are remnants of the Diesel Company?" Someone who had understood directly raised his head and looked at Zhang Bo to inquire, which also attracted the attention of everyone.

"That's right, I suspect them." Zhang Bo didn't hide his behavior at this time, because the details of the big plan were getting faster and faster, and it was almost at the critical point, so Zhang Bo planned to add more fire.

Looking at those middle-level managers who were looking over, Zhang Bo said seriously: "All of you were promoted by me single-handedly. Everyone was just an ordinary person during the Diesel Company era, and had no connection of interest with the Diesel Company. But the middle-level managers promoted by those high-level managers are different. Many of those middle-level managers were also former temporary workers, only because they came to Deherim did they change their allegiance and put it to the present. Do you really believe that these middle-level managers who have changed their allegiance are truly loyal to Lord Shen Mu?"

These words immediately caused those middle-level managers to gasp, taking a cold breath. One by one, they raised their heads in astonishment and looked at each other, and also discovered the color of affirmation in their eyes.

That's right, it should be like this.

At that time, they were all ordinary people, and the Diesel Company was so discriminatory towards temporary workers, let alone them, these ordinary people. They were just treated as a group of livestock to be summoned and driven.

Just to provide spiritual energy.

If it wasn't for the advent of the Black Tide or a special moment, those Diesel Companies would not have allowed them to enter the Diesel Company camp.

Just letting them live in those apartment buildings around the Diesel Company, thinking of ways to live, thinking of ways to hide, thinking of ways to struggle.

In this case, why should they be said to be remnants of the Diesel Company?

After all, they relied on themselves when they were living, and did not rely on this company. They were just ordinary people. So, coming to the present, wanting them to remember the good of the Diesel Company is fundamentally impossible.

Only those who became temporary workers had a great chance of promotion at that time.

Only those who received the favor of the Diesel Company are likely to become remnants of the Diesel Company.

Then the remaining options are those high-level managers and the middle-level managers they cultivated. At that time, they belonged to the temporary convoy, and they also had their own network of relationships. Only in this way could they enjoy the preferential treatment that the Diesel Company gave them at that time, and only in this way could they enjoy the help of the Diesel Company at that time, and only then could they remember the good of the Diesel Company.

"That's indeed the case." However, all the middle-level managers present had already believed what Zhang Bo said, and their eyes were filled with even greater anger.

Because they thought of forcing a good woman into prostitution, scolding the locust tree while pointing at the mulberry, creating incidents on the pretext, wantonly implicating, and other bad words.

It was the high-level managers who, with their truly problematic Diesel Company lackeys, wanted to force them, these truly good people, these truly Deherim-believing people, these truly Shen Mu-loving good people, to a dead end, and then completely eliminate their threat.

"You can investigate secretly. The results should be out in the next two days, but remember to investigate secretly and don't cause conflicts. You must know that if those subordinates of the high-level managers, those middle-level managers, really become angry and ashamed, they will definitely attack you."

Zhang Bo still hypocritically dissuaded them a few times.

He knew that the more he persuaded them with these words at this time, the more acute the contradictions between the two sides would become when they were angry.

"Don't worry, Brother Bo, we will definitely find the remnants of the Diesel Company among those damned lackeys. We will clear our names and then let those damned high-level managers know that they are the ones who are wrong."

These middle-level managers roared in unison.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Zhang Bo didn't have much expression on his face, only the corners of his mouth were getting more and more upturned.