According to Lord Bei, it was now the Zhou Family's turn to hold the position of Sifang City's City Lord. The man the Zhou Family had produced was Zhou Jiankang, a Grandmaster who had already served two terms as City Lord. He had done a fairly good job; at the very least, the Fu Family and Zhang Family had no objections.
If Meng Zhao wanted to forge a close cooperative, allied relationship with Sifang City, the first hurdle he had to clear was Zhou Jiankang, followed by the Elder Council. Once those two sides were settled, that would more or less be enough. The Zhou Family, Fu Family, and Zhang Family would not have too many objections either.
"What kind of person is Zhou Jiankang?"
Meng Zhao knew very well that different people required different strategies and methods.
It was like dealing with people at work.
If your superior was upright and incorruptible, devoted wholeheartedly to technical research, valued ability, and especially hated those who took shortcuts, then you had best work steadily and wholeheartedly as well. Do not pull any little tricks, and you would naturally earn promotion.
But if your superior liked taking bribes and extortion, liked receiving gifts, and liked flattery, then even if you personally loathed such conduct, if you wanted to advance, you still had to take such matters into account. That was reality.
Since Zhou Jiankang was Sifang City's City Lord and its nominal foremost figure, and since Sifang City had its own logic of conduct and power structure, it showed that this man's status and opinions carried considerable weight. Meng Zhao needed to understand him and make certain preparations—even prepare measures specifically for him.
"From my observations, Zhou Jiankang is gentle on the outside but firm within. He has devoted himself wholeheartedly to