Because Li Yi recently purged a large number of high-ranking officials from both the military and political sides of the Fire Seed Base, the remaining high-ranking officials are now filled with anxiety and unable to eat or sleep.
Li Yi realized that this was not a sustainable solution. To govern a regime, one needed not only deterrence but also the ability to win people's hearts and minds.
The reason he regarded those ordinary people as ants was not because he was so powerful, but because he had people working for him.
If his subordinates stop fighting for him, then if the lower-level citizens really rebel, he will have no one to rely on.
The prerequisite for getting subordinates to work for him is that they must feel safe and have enough to gain.
Therefore, after swiftly purging a large number of high-ranking military and political officials at the base, Li Yi immediately began a series of measures aimed at stabilizing morale and enhancing cohesion.
First, he released some officials who were not closely involved with General Kim Bei Lin and Chief Executive Xie Wei Cheng, thus indicating that the matter was over and he would not pursue it further.
Secondly, the overall treatment of the base management and the generals of the Fire Seed Legion was improved, and the daily supply of materials was increased by 50% on the original basis.
In addition, the restrictions on the appointment of personal secretaries to senior management personnel of the base have been lifted, allowing the heads of various departments of the base and officers at the level of regimental commander and above to reasonably appoint a certain number of personal secretaries and assistants according to their personal needs.
The selection of these personal secretaries can be made by the individuals themselves, regardless of gender or age. As long as they have a preference, they can simply report it to the human resources department.
Finally, the large hot spring cluster discovered a month ago in Wenshui Village will be transformed into a leadership sanatorium for the Huosheng Base, and will be open to deputy ministerial and deputy regimental level officials and above from all departments of the base, so that they can relax and enjoy the comfort and pleasure brought by natural therapy after work.
These measures have yielded very significant results.
The base management personnel once again expressed their loyalty to him, especially the senior leaders, who praised Li Yi's decisions and expressed their full support for his leadership.
Self-interest is always the best way to control people's hearts, especially in this chaotic and disorderly end times, when people cherish every bit of stability and abundance they can grasp.
If you offer them enough benefits, you can make them willingly serve you, even go through fire and water for you.
Yesterday's events will be completely forgotten in an instant.
Li Yi knew that while this loyalty built on shared interests was effective, it was not unbreakable.
It needs continuous nourishment and maintenance; otherwise, once the chain of interests breaks, people's hearts will collapse as quickly as a sandcastle encountering the tide.
Therefore, while consolidating existing achievements, he also began to work on a longer-term strategy.
He planned to build a covert armed force, ensuring it was at his disposal while remaining completely independent of the Fireseed Base's conventional military system.
This team will be his trump card, used to deal with any unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to internal rebellion, external threats, and potential enemies.
He temporarily named this armed force the "Imperial Guard".
Li Yi planned to entrust this matter to Qian Peng, whom he had recently promoted.
Qian Peng is a person who always thinks what he thinks, is anxious about what he is anxious about, and gets things done in a way that pleases him. He is very happy to have him as a colleague.
Although the strategies for governing the fund investors that Qian Peng suggested to him during this period caused widespread discontent among the grassroots members of the Huozhong base after their implementation.
However, based on his own summary, Li Yi believes that Qian Peng's strategies were not problematic. It was just that the series of policies were implemented too frequently, leaving the grassroots fund investors no time to breathe or adapt, which caused them to develop a sense of resistance.
Moreover, although some lower-level base members complained, the results were still very good. In the past month, the overall production efficiency of the Fire Seed Base has increased by nearly 40%, while the consumption of resources by the lower-level base members has decreased compared to before, truly achieving the goal of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.
This shows that Qian Peng is capable, and he was previously just a low-level company officer in the army corps, without any complicated network of relationships.
What is even more commendable is that, immediately after being promoted, he severed ties with his former colleagues and superiors, refusing to form cliques or factions.
You can trust someone like that!
The only drawback is that "Qian Peng" doesn't even have any living parents, wife, or children. Without family, he has no weaknesses, so there's no way to "insure" him.
At the Huozhong Base, there is a school and a closed nursing home built specifically for the families of the leadership. It not only provides excellent living conditions and educational resources, but also has a strict security system to ensure the safety of every family member.
However, both schools and nursing homes are under closed management, and they are not allowed to contact other people or even their relatives on a daily basis. It is said to be for the lofty ideal of "respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and preserving the flame of human civilization", but in reality it is just a defense line set up by Li Yi to ensure his absolute control over the senior personnel.
However, Qian Peng has neither elderly parents nor children, which makes things difficult. But Li Yi really likes Qian Peng. After all, a subordinate who can accurately guess the leader's thoughts and is also capable is hard to come by.
After much deliberation, Li Yi decided to continue to rely on Qian Peng. He reasoned that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and he felt that it was acceptable for a warlord like him to break with convention.
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