Lu Yuan naturally understood that the Luo family had used all their wealth to help him build his power.

In return, there should be a return; otherwise, who would do this?

Back then, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang gave all their family property to Liu Bei, and even married their younger sister to Liu Bei. Why?

Isn't it all for investment?

To put it bluntly, the Luo family is currently investing.

Of course, you can't completely believe what Luo Tianyang said; it's impossible for him to have all of his family's wealth. Luo Tianyang isn't that stupid.

If it were Lu Yuan, he wouldn't be so foolish.

However, it will definitely take up most of the manpower and resources!

Therefore, Lu Yuan could only state his bottom line:

"Mr. Luo, this is all I can say to you."

"Once the base is established, one of the two best locations will be given to your Luo family for development."

"Whether it's business or anything else, that's fine. The only thing I want to restrict is force."

"I want absolute control over my base. Dragons must coil up before me, and tigers must lie down before me."

"Of course, besides military matters, Mr. Luo is also capable of taking on other civilian positions, such as deputy city lord, if he is interested."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.

If Luo Tianyang doesn't agree, he'd rather take it one step at a time; after all, it's impossible for him to gain control!

There's a saying: "Better to be a broken piece of jade than a whole piece of tile!"

That's just Lu Yuan's personality.

"What if other forces want to join?"

"For example, the military!"

Luo Tianyang finally asked the crucial question.

If the military intervenes, what will Lu Yuan choose to do?

If military intervention is allowed, then what's the difference between this and the Tai'an gathering place?

If there's no difference, what's the point of Luo Tianyang's constant fussing?

Feeling bloated from eating too much?

“Mr. Luo, there’s something you might not understand yet, so let me explain it to you again.”

"No faction exists in my territory. If you want to have a faction, you can only do so by forming a team and obeying management."

"Moreover, the number of people should be limited. I don't want the base I've worked so hard to build to become a second gathering place in Tai'an."

"Now you understand!"

Luo Tianyang understood what Lu Yuan meant. He fell silent, weighing the pros and cons.

To put it bluntly, Lu Yuan is trying to establish a dictatorship. Of course, dictatorship isn't without its advantages; at least, the order won't be disrupted.

Another point is that as long as you behave yourself, you don't need to worry about safety at all.

In peacetime, dictatorship is definitely not feasible, because nobody wants it; people want democracy and freedom.

However, we are now in a chaotic world, an apocalyptic world, where all order has collapsed. As long as dictatorship doesn't act recklessly, it is actually more conducive to human development and unity.

The downsides are also obvious; at least one thing is certain: there are people keeping an eye on things.

Luo Tianyang really couldn't make a decision at this moment.

This greatly worried Luo Qingcheng:

"Dad, I think this is great. We don't have to worry about our territory being swallowed up by others all the time."

"Just like the current gathering place in Tai'an, everyone has their own agenda. If there is a monster horde or a zombie attack, it will be a complete mess."

"Besides, you're really not suited to leading troops. You don't have the talent for it. Being a senior executive in an administrative role would actually be a good fit for you."

Hearing his daughter's words, Luo Tianyang's lips twitched.

Is it appropriate to expose your father's weakness in front of outsiders?

Luo Tianyang took a deep breath:

“Mr. Lu, I can agree to that, and I can even support you without reservation.”

"I can agree to the conditions you mentioned, but you have to marry my daughter. If you like, you can have both of them!"

Luo Qingcheng blushed:

"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Luo Qingcheng glanced at Lu Yuan secretly, then lowered her head.

Actually, I was secretly delighted.

And she secretly praised her dad in her heart, what a helpful assist!

“Mr. Luo, I currently need three people to help me manage the base.”

"One will manage internal affairs, I've already chosen that one, and the other will help me manage public security."

"I think Qingguo is very suitable. As for the last one, in charge of people's livelihood and commerce, I think you can do it!"

"As for Qingcheng, I need a deputy. What do you think?"

Luo Tianyang's eyes lit up after hearing Lu Yuan's words.

He knew all too well what the security of a base represented, yet the person in charge was actually Luo Qingguo.

Furthermore, he will be Lu Yuan's deputy, meaning that the two will be inseparable from now on.

Over time, this status...

As for the business and commerce sector, it's a lucrative position, and I'm a perfect fit for it.

So Luo Tianyang readily agreed.

Actually, Lu Yuan isn't that stupid.

From now on, the person in charge of the base will be Gong Yuehan. Gong Yuehan is his woman, and she has no powerful background. Such a woman is the most trustworthy for him.

Because this right was given to her by Lu Yuan, she has no direction to betray it.

Furthermore, Lu Yuan will undoubtedly hand over the core team to Lin Feng and Zhao Qiang in the future.

If both of them choose to betray him, Lu Yuan has nothing more to say.

As for the Wild Wolf Team, to put it bluntly, those women were rescued by Lu Yuan, and Luo Qingguo was only the temporary leader.

Furthermore, Lu Yuan had already laid the groundwork for this, namely with Zhang Li.

As the team's vice-captain, Zhang Li's role, in a sense, was to decentralize power and thus restrain Luo Qingguo.

With this, the entire base would be almost entirely staffed by Lu Yuan's people, so what else would Lu Yuan have to worry about?

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.

He believed that neither Luo Qingcheng nor Luo Qingguo would do anything to betray him, Lu Yuan.

Because Lu Yuan believed in one thing: strength determines everything!

With the matter settled, the next step is to rely on Gong Yuehan and Luo Tianyang to handle the coordination.

Refusing to let her stay overnight, Lu Yuan left again with Luo Qingcheng.

"Brother Yuan, why won't you agree to stay here for one night?"

"You can sleep in my room!"

After saying this, Luo Qingcheng's pretty face turned red again.

Lu Yuan shook his head:

"Tonight won't work. I'm leaving tomorrow, so I need to discuss this with Gong Yuehan."

"I need to explain some things!"

Luo Qingcheng was somewhat unhappy:

"So what Qingguo said was right. The two of you went out that day and didn't come back until midnight. You must have gone hunting in the wild!"

Lu Yuan almost fell off Bai Ling's back.

I never expected that this word would come out of Luo Qingcheng's mouth. It's really unexpected.

"Brother Yuan, how about you show me around?"

Lu Yuan's mind is completely focused on rebuilding the base; he has no time for sightseeing.

So he returned to the gathering place despite Luo Qingcheng's pouting lips.

Lu Yuan actually knew that the sightseeing was just a pretense; Luo Qingcheng was just lusting after his body!

Yes, he was sure of it!

"Brother Yuan, you're back! Come with me to see Cai Zhiying. She's back, but she's injured!"

As soon as Lu Yuan returned, he saw Gong Yuehan walking towards him with an anxious expression.

End of chapter!