Chapter 248 Sparks that Cut Through the Long Night
To the Winter Palace.
Due to the special situation, Yu Zhongxian ordered all departments of the Council to tighten all activities and act with caution, and to clear out the tails left in Zhongzhou.
He then connected to a secret communication link established by a private communications satellite.
"Hello."
A cold voice came from the communication channel.
Although it was a little distorted, one could still recognize it as the voice of Mo Zhai, the chief priest of the Papal States.
Yu Zhongxian said, "I can agree to your request. One hundred giant teams, fully organized and equipped, including their own satellites. This is the sincerity expressed by Elder Mo and Elder Lin."
"Thank you," he replied coldly.
"For arms, I want ten times the price."
Mo Zhai wasn't surprised at all, as if he had known this all along. "Alright, but you'll be responsible for transportation. Also, deliver 100 tons of food to each Zhongzhou stronghold."
"good."
Mo Zhai turned off the communication.
All that was left in the satellite link was a buzzing white noise.
Yu Zhongxian turned around and bowed slightly to the person behind him.
"Elder Mo, Elder Lin, the deal is done. A total of 300 tons of gold will be delivered soon."
A burly, fat man with a thick nasal voice said, "Very good. In today's world, gold is the real currency. The Papal States uses gold for business, so it's no wonder that everyone is willing to do business with them."
On the other side, a thin old man said coldly:
"The Zhongzhou plan is on the verge of failure. Your Majesty's control is gradually strengthening. I cannot act too rashly. The First Office cannot block information from Zhongzhou for too long. The Supreme Military Headquarters will soon convey the correct instructions to Wang Boan."
"The Papal States only has twelve remaining strongholds in Zhongzhou. Even if they were to obtain munitions and food to defend the cities, they wouldn't be able to hold out for more than a few months."
Yu Zhongxian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Although we lost a Shenhai, we also made a lot of money. With money, everything is easy to talk about. Wang Bo'an's complacency won't last long."
Elder Mosili said with a hint of regret, "What a pity that Fort Drit was destroyed. We've lost a top biochemical base. Otherwise, we could have created more giants."
Elder Lin Yabo said calmly, "I remember you had a Dr. Ken who was kicked out. He was also a brilliant man. Now that Dr. Li is dead, let him come back and invest in his research."
The fat on Elder Mosili's face spread out layer by layer, revealing a greasy smile:
"Elder Lin is right. I've already sent someone to look for him. His theory is very novel, and his insects are very cute. It just has a few minor flaws. Perhaps with further research, we can find a way to remedy them."
Yu Zhongxian said with a smile: "I am looking forward to it. The order from Giant has already made us a lot of money. Now we have many other parties in contact with us. Once the next batch is produced, the trade volume will be tens of billions again."
Elder Lin Yabo nodded and said, "I will intercept as many arms as possible. The arms trade is making huge profits right now."
Elder Mosili laughed and said, "If you control the economy, you control power. If you control power, you control the economy. Human beings are truly amazing creatures."
Lin Yabo said calmly, "This is the best time. Soon, our organization will grow stronger under the shadows and complete its control over this empire."
"Our will will be the will of the Empire"
The three of them looked at the magnificent map of the empire on the wall and laughed together.
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After the two elders left, Yu Zhongxian's face darkened. He called in his confidants including the head priest De Luo, his left-hand man Wang Xinwei, and Liu Aimin.
Wang Xinwei first reported the results of the negotiations with the Qin Group.
The Qin Group refused to cooperate and intensified the confrontation. They have a complete set of procedures to deal with special operations units, and the recent battles have been unfavorable.
The discussion on how to deal with the Qin Group ended after a long time.
Then there is Zhongzhou.
This time, they quickly came up with a new plan.
He bribed Wang Boan's seven military leaders with a large sum of money and asked them to implement wrong strategies for various reasons.
Bribe the logistics personnel at Wang Bo'an's mansion to tamper with food, weapons and ammunition.
He corrupted the officials of the Governor's Office, causing them to neglect their duties, leading to chaos in Zhongzhou's internal affairs and poor administration.
The most crucial point is the personnel who corrupt their supervisory discipline. As long as the supervisors are corrupted, corruption and bribery will spring up like mushrooms after rain, and Zhongzhou will become even more chaotic.
The review committee has proved through years of practice that no cadre can withstand the test.
If some people can withstand it, it means the test is not great enough.
In the end, the Council will entangle Wang Boan with all kinds of troublesome but necessary matters, leaving him no time to take care of the rear.
After that, it was about the affairs of Changshan County.
Wang Xinwei reported that satellite photos showed that Changshan County had set up nearly one million tents in the east to accommodate millions of refugees, and no signs of massacres were found.
Yu Zhongxian said coldly, "Perhaps he wanted to show that he had saved millions of people, thereby claiming credit for his actions and gaining enormous benefits. If he were to overestimate his own abilities, then he would be guilty of greed."
He ordered Wang Xinwei to restrict Changshan County's purchase of food, tents, and medical supplies on the grounds of war needs.
At the same time, they controlled public opinion, created negative news about Changshan County, spread rumors, aroused public anger, and created the illusion of boiling public resentment, forcing Changshan County to lift restrictions and allow journalists to interview.
Yu Zhongxian asked again, "Have you found out the source of Changshan County's funds?"
Wang Xinwei replied, "I've investigated thoroughly. Their main source of income comes from the Flying Sword workshop at Changshan Steel Plant. It produces top-notch cutting tools, and their monthly profit is 2-3 billion."
Yu Zhongxian said: "Cut off his supply of raw materials, launch an antitrust investigation, and find a way to force him to hand over the production formula."
Later, they used the corruption plan for Zhongzhou on Changshan County, but mainly corrupted the officials who managed the refugee camps.
As long as a large number of refugees die, the Council will have a perfect excuse.
Afterwards, Yu Zhongxian ordered Priest De Luo to command the Third Life Priest Group to find and eliminate Changshan County's special combat forces.
However, Yu Zhongxian always suspected that this combat force was seconded and did not belong to Changshan County itself, so he added another order.
"If you can't find them, launch a terrorist attack on the capital of Changshan County or the refugee camp."
Before the meeting ended, Yu Zhongxian issued his final instruction.
"We must control the media and public opinion. Your Majesty intends to reorganize the news industry and understand so-called public opinion through the news. Therefore, there must be no mainstream media that we cannot influence."
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Southwest region.
In a secret base in the mountains.
Qin Gang looked at the huge centrifuge that had just stopped in front of him, with his subordinates cheering behind him.
Several scientists in white coats ran over with happy faces.
"Commander Qin! The data shows that our method is very effective! Even beyond our original imagination."
"We finally found the correct centrifuge method for uranium-235!"
"The latest theory shows that the enrichment of uranium-235 must be increased to 90% in order to make a nuclear bomb."
"The previous impact theory, the uranium-238 theory, the plutonium theory, and the theory that decisive weapons are useless are all fallacies!"
"A power once thought to be beyond human reach is finally within our grasp."
There were even louder cheers.
The scientists and their subordinates formed a sea of jubilation.
But Qin Gang remained silent. He looked up at the huge centrifuge quietly and thought to himself.
There is nothing that can stop me anymore.
Imperial Marshal Qin Gang.
You will eventually be invincible.
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Changshan County.
Lin Wen once again plunged into his busy work.
Changshan County has currently accepted more than 2.7 million refugees.
Zhongzhou did not settle down with Wang Boan's victory. On the contrary, as some roads were opened, many refugees stranded in the wilderness escaped their plight and flocked to the rear of Zhongzhou.
Most of these refugees witnessed the brutal massacres in the occupied areas by the Papal States, and many of them were survivors of the massacre.
Fear makes them eager to get away from the war-torn area and hide in a safe area.
However, all states except Zhongzhou prohibit refugees from entering, and Dongqinzhou only allows 10,000 people to enter per day.
The war was still going on in Zhongzhou. It was said that Governor Wang's siege was not going well. The enemy had brought out many heavy mortars and high-powered machine guns from nowhere, causing heavy losses to the regular army.
The besieged enemies in various places showed signs of stirring again, and bandits also rose up in various parts of Zhongzhou. Due to insufficient military strength, Wang Boan could only defend the big cities for the time being.
But generally speaking, the current situation is much better than before. The enemy is besieged in twelve strongholds and can no longer cause any trouble.
The governors of the three nearby states hurried over to pick up the fruits of victory, but Wang Boan didn't care.
As long as we can protect more civilians in the empire, what does it matter to you to gain this victory?
The armies of the three states could just make up for the lack of combat power in Zhongzhou, allowing him to devote some of his forces to rescuing the refugees stranded in Zezhou and the wild forests in the mountains of northern Zhongzhou.
The only place for these refugees to go was Changshan County.
Although it is very poor, Changshan County has a natural sense of security in its terrain. It is surrounded by mountains. The western mountains are a natural barrier with no roads, and the eastern part has only a road on the cliff leading to the outside.
The most important thing is that Changshan County is the only area that takes in refugees on a large scale.
Many refugees could not wait for Changshan County's arrangements, and rushed through Hangu Pass without authorization, crossed the county road, and rushed towards Changshan County.
This has brought a lot of trouble to the refugee resettlement work.
Due to the shortage of supplies, Changshan County is currently facing many difficulties, and the resettlement work is not as smooth as before.
The sudden influx of refugees disrupted their plans and rhythm, causing some chaos. Yang Shaohu had to use the army to maintain order and prevent refugees from pouring into Changshan County.
But this caused panic among the refugees. Rumors spread from nowhere that the Changshan County refugee camp was full and soon stopped accepting people.
No refugee was willing to stay in Qingcheng without any supplies. Under the instigation of some public opinion leaders who appeared out of nowhere, the surging tide of refugees hit the army, causing great chaos and casualties.
Negligence leads to disaster, bad karma +77
Lin Wen's face was twisted with anger.
Just when I said I would find a way to clear the bad karma, another bunch of bad karma hit my face.
Yang Shaohu felt extremely guilty. It was his inexperience that caused things to go wrong. Fortunately, Wolong took over and stabilized the situation.
Zhao Minggong's method was also very simple. He knew people's hearts very well and knew what the refugees were worried about and afraid of.
He sent someone to announce that if one wanted to seek refuge in Changshan County, he would need to work for Changshan County for three months without pay.
Several recruitment points were set up in Qingcheng, inviting refugees to register for their jobs, saying that they would assign them jobs uniformly.
The refugees immediately believed that exchanging benefits was the most reassuring way, and doing good unconditionally always left room for conspiracy theories.
Once the claim of unpaid work came out, the rumor quickly lost its market and the Changshan County conspiracy theory was refuted.
Changshan County still wants us to work, why would they harm us?
The rumormongers are speechless.
Zhao Minggong paid special attention to propaganda work. Under his command, the Changxie Department did not dare to make any trouble. They followed his pace honestly and publicized the policies of Changshan County.
Once the imperial policy is implemented, it must be treated equally, openly, fairly and impartially. There must not be any hidden clauses or special treatments. Otherwise, the county government will lose its credibility and nothing will be done.
Therefore, this policy was implemented both internally and externally. Yang Shaohu was initially worried that there would be some dissatisfaction within the organization, but he did not expect that the refugees in Changshan County had no resistance at all.
In their words, you can even work for free for a year!
Some even claim to work for ten years or even for a lifetime.
Most of the refugees work at the Changshan County Refugee Management Committee.
The work of the Refugee Management Committee is actually refugee resettlement.
For example, managing the internal order of the refugee camp, sanitation work, food work, distribution of daily necessities, helping refugees in need, caring for sick refugees, etc.
In fact, it is equivalent to a refugee mutual aid association.
Can helping yourself be called working for others?
This is working for yourself!
Because of this, the atmosphere in the Changshan County refugee camp is very good, and many outstanding people have emerged in the refugee management committee. They are passionate, motivated, particularly good at understanding reason, and are particularly good at calming people's hearts and resolving conflicts.
It is precisely because of the existence of such a group of people that the refugee management committee will become better and better, and the refugee camps for millions of people will be well organized and orderly.
Changshan County did not consume too much energy because of this.
Lin Wen already knew about this matter, and he planned to accept them as officials of Changshan County.
During this morning's Q&A session, I only spent the minimum cost of [Immortal Guidance] to tell him.
The talents he needs most now are: down-to-earth and hard-working workers, excellent civil servants, and loyal, capable and high-quality military generals.
In fact, the answer had already been in his mind in the history he had learned, and [The Immortal's Guidance] only helped him find his memory.
Lin Wen knew that excellent staff were the foundation of everything.
The training of officials must also be included in the plan.
In this way, Changshan County should also have its spirit, slogan and goals.
(End of this chapter)
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