A good leader can enable a mediocre team to achieve a qualitative leap.
This is because a capable leader, in addition to being quick-witted, invariably possesses a sound strategic theory to guide the team.
As it happened, Zhao An fit every aspect of this description.
"We must first get Old Ding promoted. He is a genuine Metropolitan Graduate of the Third Class, unlike someone like me who only holds the Tong Jinshi degree."
Zhao An was fully aware of his own standing. Even though his Tong Jinshi degree had been specially bestowed by the Old Ancestor, he still sat at the very bottom of the academic contempt chain.
The faster one rose, the more conspicuous one became, making it all too easy to attract targets for attack.
Therefore, pushing Old Ding—a party member of decent caliber—up the ladder first was essential. In the starting phase, he could play a much bigger role than Zhao An himself could.
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