Chapter 1047 I’m Giving You a Way to Live

The Public Opinion Research Bureau has a total of 4,386 people, divided into four departments: Civil Affairs Department, Investigation Department, Operations Department and Archives Department.

The Civil Affairs Department is mainly responsible for monitoring and coordinating underground forces, and it has jurisdiction over not only the major families, but also various strange factions.

For example, Feng Shui, horse riding, funeral, fortune-telling, religion, etc., all belong to the Qimen faction and are under the management of the civil department.

There are various factions involved here. For example, there are the Sanyuan School, Sanhe School, Xuankong School, Bazhai School, Fangua School and so on in Feng Shui.

There are also divisions of north and south for going out to work. The north is called Chu Ma, and the south is called Xian Sheng. There are many subdivisions in between.

The same is true for funerals, which are divided into paper-tying school, coffin-carrying school, and Xue-ding school, etc. Fortune-telling is even more complicated, and almost one person can form a school of his own.

These all need to be regulated, otherwise if they are allowed to use their own methods, the world will be in chaos.

So in normal life, what everyone sees is order, but there are Feng Shui masters and fortune tellers everywhere.

You may not believe it, but its existence is reasonable.

As the name suggests, the Investigation Department is responsible for investigating and collecting evidence on the happenings within the families and factions under its jurisdiction.

After all, the various internal struggles here have never stopped from ancient times to the present.

The Operations Department is simpler now. It is responsible for all tasks that need to be carried out, and will dispatch professional personnel to handle them based on the form of the task.

The last one is the Archives Department, which is responsible for, firstly, archiving and preserving all families and factions, and secondly, archiving and preserving all events for future use.

"Have the two deputy directors come to see me before 12 noon tomorrow," Lei Zhen said.

"Okay, Mr. Lei." Director Huo nodded.

"Send me a copy of all the personnel files. It must be detailed down to the details of what they like to eat. Any questions?"

"no problem."

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Huo."

"It's all my responsibility..."

To be honest, Director Huo was under a lot of pressure. He was really afraid that Lei Zhen would suddenly turn against him and kill all of them, the old ministers.

Although the previous husband had given them a promise, if his son really did it, could he really turn against him?

Some retired emperors can rule the country from behind the scenes, but some can only hide in the harem and try hard to have children. It all depends on the ability of the new emperor.

If the emperor is powerful, even if he wants to protect his old ministers, he will be powerless; if the emperor is weak, the emperor still has the final say in everything.

The ability of this new emperor is unquestionable. Not only is he a killer, but he is also insidious and cruel.

Why did the emperor leave so quickly?

I just don't want to have a conflict with my son, otherwise the situation will become very embarrassing and it will be unclear who will win in the end.

The reason is very simple. Lei Zhen built up his own power instead of completely taking over his father's things.

In other words, if I don't know what's good for me, he really dares to break through my power. Once this happens, it will be a catastrophe for all families and Qimen factions.

"Director Huo, this is a family-run dynasty. You have to understand." Lei Zhen put out his cigarette and said earnestly, "You can take as much money as you want; but you have to let go of power when you should."

The phrase "family rule" explains everything clearly.

This is just like when you finally get your company listed, but in the end you can only take the money and leave. People don’t care how much money you make, they only care about your company and your industry.

Money can be earned and printed, but some things cannot be replaced.

Going back to what we learned in compulsory education, it actually means that we don’t care about production value, but we must master the means of production.

"Mr. Lei, I understand what you mean. In fact, I have been tired for these years. It is time for me to retire and enjoy family happiness." Director Huo said.

"That's good. Here's a list. Arrange everything for the Animal Science Department." Lei Zhen handed over a list and said, "This matter needs to be completed before 12 noon tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"no problem."

“…”

Talking is not enough, you must take real action.

The Operations Department is where the Public Opinion Research Bureau's largest force is located. Lei Zhen needs to place his people at the grassroots level in the shortest possible time.

Then it will take some time to complete the integration, and finally completely control the power of the Public Opinion Bureau.

This thing is not something that can be solved by simply handing over power. Even if the three section chiefs of the Operations Department are all replaced by our own people, it will be useless if the orders are given and no one executes them.

Only by controlling the grassroots can one be truly in power.

Even if the section chiefs above want to object, they will find that they cannot transfer anyone.

If the control from top to bottom is called the art of emperorship, then the control from bottom to top is called the art of dragon slaying.

Faced with the complex public opinion polling bureau, Lei Zhen does not think that everyone will have to obey his orders just by speaking in a domineering manner.

Instead, we should slay the dragon from the bottom up. Even if we cannot slay the dragon, we can still slay the snake.

"Until I have complete control, you will still be the director." Lei Zhen continued, "Follow my rules. Can you do it?"

"Everything is subject to Mr. Lei's instructions."

"Not by following my orders, but by following my rules."

"yes!"

Facing such a new emperor, Director Huo was really frightened, because Lei Zhen gave him the feeling of being moody.

In the afternoon, it seemed that the butcher's knife was already on his neck, but now he began to use himself again, although it was also a threat and appeasement.

"Director Huo, the golden coastline of the Plateau Continent is fantastic. I happen to own a small island there. Have you considered taking your family there for a vacation?" Lei Zhen said with a smile, "You've been toiling for years. It's time to relax. You can catch tuna there."

Director Huo smiled bitterly. He had completely witnessed the new emperor's methods.

People are not playing tricks on you at all, they are telling you openly: I want to kill you, but I still need you for a while, I am worried about you, so you take your family to go on vacation to a place I designate.

You can do things according to my instructions remotely, it's all the same, but you must be under my supervision.

"Brother Huo, I'm trying to give you a way out," Lei Zhen said in a deep voice. "I'll do my best to ensure you a comfortable retirement life, so I appreciate your understanding."

"Thank you, Mr. Lei. I will do as you say." Director Huo nodded.

"Okay, let's get to work."

"yes!"

“…”

After a series of operations, Director Huo was sweating profusely.

But he had to admit that the new emperor was a mean-spirited person and there was absolutely no room for conciliation when it came to being ruthless.

After saying goodbye to Lei Zhen, Director Huo received a call from Lei Hongwu.

"Old Huo, how is my son?"

"You can accomplish great things, and you can cause great trouble. It took you six years to grasp the overall situation. I estimate that Lei Zhen only needs one year."

"Such a high evaluation?"

"You came here practically alone, surrounded on all sides. Your son came down with an army at his feet, backed by a vast army, ready to attack or defend... Sir, do you know the golden coastline of the Plateau Continent? Have you considered taking your wife there for a vacation?"

"How's the environment?"

"Lei Zhen said you can catch tuna there."

"Okay, let's stay there for a while."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, madam..."

Only after receiving Lei Hongwu's consent did Director Huo breathe a sigh of relief.

He never thought of rebelling against Lei Zhen, but whether he would be killed or not was not something that could be decided by whether he rebelled or not.

The great purges in which the old succeed the new were never caused by rebellion, but by the redistribution of interests.

The old leader usually dies, because if he doesn't die, the entire complex will not die, and will block the way for the newcomers! (My application for completion was rejected, so I can only continue writing~~)