Chapter 579: Meeting and Smiling to Forget All Grudges
Shenjing.
After the civil war, the huge group that was gathered together because of anti-emperor sentiment has dispersed.
No one got what they wanted, and almost none of the predetermined goals were achieved. Although the empire did not continue to slide into the abyss, it did not return to the paradise they had expected.
The person who suffered the greatest loss was the initiator Lin Yabo.
His direct army suffered heavy casualties, his Dunzhou industry suffered huge losses, and his clansmen suffered even more casualties.
Fortunately, his group of elders remained stable, and Luo Nuo and Cheng Wei gave him considerable help.
After all, he is their backbone, and the legacies of Yu Zhongxian and Moseli were also inherited by him.
The three elders knew very well that the peace in the empire was only temporary. The withdrawal of the imperial faction and the counterattack of Dongqinzhou made the Supreme Council lose the power to crush everything.
To make an analogy, the empire is like an active volcano, and the Supreme Council is the big rock blocking the crater.
Before, it blocked the volcano tightly with its terrifying mass.
However, after it cracked in half, it showed signs of loosening.
Everyone is accumulating strength. No one can predict the future situation, but whether they want to conquer the empire or survive future storms, they must accumulate strength as soon as possible.
Lin Yabo, Luo Nuo and Cheng Wei are all very clear about this.
However, looking at the numbers on the military expenditure list, the three of them looked very bad.
It is far from possible to reach the level of the Imperial Army.
Even if it is just to arm one or two more private armies, the cost will be astronomical.
"what to do?"
Rono said gloomily:
"There aren't many military leaders who have sided with us, so the scale of our private armies can't be too large. It's difficult for us to arm a large-scale army with our money."
Cheng Wei was silent for a moment. "Do you want to cooperate deeply with the commander-in-chief?"
"It's something we can consider," Lin Yabo said. "We can try to contact Zhao Chong, the commander of the Southern Region. He has always been very close to us."
"Yes, without the commander-in-chief's cooperation, everything will be very troublesome."
"But the biggest problem is money. We also need our own direct lineage."
Lin Yabo smiled and said, "We can continue to develop biochemical power. Nothing is cheaper than these insect people. Oh, the premise is that people are not valuable."
Cheng Wei frowned slightly. "But, the Zerg have certain requirements for human quality, right? It's hard for us to capture such high-quality materials as before, and the Empire doesn't allow the research of biochemical combat units anymore."
Lin Yabo smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Mo Xili and Yu Zhongxian both have biochemical research institutes outside the empire. I can expand on the original basis."
"What about the quality of materials used to make insect-men?" Rono asked.
Lin Yabo's smile grew even wider.
"I recently came up with a good idea. Have you heard of Gu Refining?"
Cheng Wei's frown deepened. "To refine a Gu, you put poisonous insects inside a Gu and let them fight each other. The one that survives is usually the strongest, but there seems to be no actual basis for this, right?"
Lin Yabo smiled faintly and said, "No, no, its method makes sense. I can seal off a mine tightly, make the slaves inside work all night, and only give them one-third or less of their rations. Those who can survive the heavy labor will be the ones with the best physique."
"Choosing them as materials for making insect men has a high success rate, thus saving the cost of selection and failure."
Lin Yabo smiled easily.
"The mine can still generate good income."
Cheng Wei and Luo Nuo exchanged a glance, and Luo Nuo said, "But, isn't it difficult to do this in the empire?"
Lin Yabo's face darkened slightly as he said, "The cost of concealment is relatively high, but I have successfully transformed the three mines under my name into this model."
"Currently, the cost of a Zergman has been reduced by two-thirds."
Both of them smiled instantly: "That's great."
"Although Yu Zhongxian and Moshili are dead, their skills have been passed down. Their legacy is truly immense."
"The Zerg Army is indeed the right choice. The steel lumps are too expensive."
Luo Nuo continued, "After all, it's not convenient within the empire. I will use the Beichen Group's channels to contact countries around the world and rapidly expand this paradise-like mine."
Cheng Wei also said: "I will also use the channels of the Cheng Group to recruit more workers and help them achieve class transition."
The three of them laughed for a while.
Lin Yabo's face darkened again, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Changshan County is also selling ore on a large scale, which has lowered the price and squeezed my profits."
Both of their faces darkened in an instant.
The three of them witnessed the development of this remote and haunted place bit by bit.
It was rushing towards death, but it became stronger and stronger, until now it has become a major concern for them.
Everyone felt uncomfortable and uneasy when they thought that Li Longxing was still lying in Changshan County.
Cheng Wei said coldly, "The mines outside Changshan County are open-air, outside their encirclement. We can send insect people to attack them."
It is impossible to send colonial warriors. If they die in battle, they will hand over the original body to others.
Cheap insect people don’t have this problem, they just die.
Luo Nuo whispered, "But Changshan County has taken over the remaining Royal Guards. There are over two hundred of them. Just considering this force alone, they are very difficult to deal with. They also have special super combat bodies."
Cheng Wei nodded. "The Imperial Faction may have discovered a new method of operating the colonization suit, and made special adjustments or fusions to the original body, using a copy or twin of that little beast to create that super special combat body."
"Yes, it's really cruel to deliberately use an identical person as a scapegoat for that little beast." Rono agreed.
"It probably can't be mass-produced." Lin Yabo mused, "Otherwise they would have converted all the Royal Guards into super special combat bodies long ago."
"Unfortunately, our colonial equipment manufacturing methods are still too crude. It would be much better if we had the manufacturing methods of the Imperial Guard."
"Don't even think about it. We can't get it unless we overthrow the Great Elder." Cheng Wei said gloomily.
Luo Nuo nodded slightly. "Yes, there's still the challenge of the King's Envoys. The Great Elder should soon gain control of the Imperial Faction. Then, we'll be facing four King's Envoys."
"Don't be afraid."
Lin Yabo gave a gloomy smile.
"The sea of insects will show them that numbers are the only truth in this world."
In the dark basement, the three of them laughed together.
"So," Lin Yabo suddenly put away his smile, "we need to quickly acquire more assets and control more capital."
"Yes." Luo Nuo said, "I need to expand quickly. It's time to let them know how the true king of capital and finance operates."
Cheng Wei said solemnly, "I will occupy the high-tech and Internet markets and pave the way for your financial industry."
"That's right."
Rono smiled slightly, revealing his noble and elegant side.
"What everyone doesn't know is that the Internet is actually a treasure trove. I will use it to make a fortune."
Lin Yabo said grimly: "We must also curb the development of Changshan County and trample it underfoot."
Rono laughed and said, "Even though he has gathered the remaining Royal Guards, he can't possibly know in advance where our insects will attack. Our insects will kill all his miners and destroy his mines, making it impossible for him to dig up any ore."
Cheng Wei said hatefully, "That little bastard is probably still dreaming of ascending to the sky overnight. When that happens, I will peel off his skin, dig out his eyeballs, and teach him what daydreaming is."
Amidst laughter, Rono poured red wine for everyone and the three of them raised their glasses together.
Ping pong.
The glass was filled with red wine, and the voices of the three imperial elders echoed in the basement for a long time.
"The Empire will be ours."
They sent out the Zergmen confidently.
"We won."
Soon, news of the disastrous defeat came.
Changshan County was on high alert, and the entire insect army was annihilated, without killing a single one.
Not only that, they also lost Lin Yabo’s largest mine.
This treasure chest that cost countless money to hide was smashed to pieces, and the slaves fled in all directions. A large number of them were sent back to Changshan County, and some returned to their hometowns.
There are even more troublesome things.
The fact that the imperial elder Lin Yabo was still using slaves was exposed, and countless detailed evidence was anonymously sent to the Supreme Council and the Imperial Political Supervisory Council by Changshan County.
The evidence also accused Lin Yabo of using slaves for biochemical experiments and continuing to produce biochemical monsters that were expressly prohibited by the empire.
The current Supreme Council is not the same as during Yu Zhongxian's time.
After being transformed by Li Longxing, this department has become a sharp knife that kills people.
After the civil strife, the Great Elder did not clean it, but simply replaced the knife with a stick without a spear head.
But you can’t kill someone without a gun?
The Great Elder imposed a huge fine on Lin Yabo and sealed and confiscated all his mines in the empire.
Lin Yabo's already bad situation became even worse.
In the past, perhaps both sides would have taken a step back and let it go, but this time the Supreme Council rarely maintained order, took certain risks to sanction those who crossed the line, and did not allow them to expand disorderly.
The leaders of all the major forces were unwilling to turn against each other at this time.
Anyway, they were not being punished, and Lin Yabo was really going too far.
Order is always better than no order. Since everyone is subject to the same constraints, it is barely acceptable.
Lin Yabo suffered such a huge loss that he was so angry that he couldn't even poop.
While he quickly transferred all illegal businesses outside the empire, he also kept a close eye on everyone.
I can't overstep the boundaries, and neither can you.
Since we are going to compete, let's all start from the same starting line and no one should try to sneak ahead.
It all depends on your ability.
Just like that, for a while, everyone kept an eye on each other, not allowing anyone to sneak away.
Thus, for the first time, a peaceful and relatively fair situation emerged in the empire.
Everyone talked about etiquette and order, drew thresholds, stared at each other, restrained each other, and did not let anyone take a step forward.
Thus, the situation that Lin Wen had been dreaming of finally came into being.
Changshan County.
Huaizhen.
The large conference room at County Hall.
After reading the letter sent by the Great Elder on behalf of the Imperial Garrison, Lin Wen laughed so hard that his balls almost cracked.
Under the incandescent light of the conference room, there were two beautiful women sitting on his left and right.
One is cold and distant, the other is gorgeous and noble, they are Qin Luoshuang and Li Linyue.
Their faces were as gloomy as water and they said nothing.
Sitting opposite Lin Wen was Yang Shaohu, who was scratching the back of his head.
Originally there was also Zhao Minggong.
But he wisely left.
"Let young people do their own things." This is what he said with a smile before leaving.
"Look, I said I was right."
Lin Wen slammed the letter on the table and said happily.
"The Great Elder sent a special letter to thank me for writing the letter of denunciation, and specially exempted us from taxes for this quarter, which amounted to hundreds of millions."
"Uh...hahaha...haha."
Yang Shaohu tried to say a few words, but the atmosphere in the conference hall was like solidified glue. He really didn't know how Lin Wen could speak so freely.
I don’t even know what Lin Wen was thinking. He actually called Minister Qin and Director Li to a meeting together.
For the time being, only a few senior officials knew that Li Linyue had become the director of the Changshan County Government Office. Most people did not know that this new beauty was actually the legendary First Princess.
The beauty of the First Princess has always been a rumor, and her image is not allowed to be circulated publicly, so most people have never seen her in person, unless they are lucky enough to watch the live broadcast, which is also a minority in Changshan County, as computers are not yet popular here.
Although the changes in Changshan County during this period were huge, only a few people knew the full truth.
But what Yang Shaohu didn't expect was that even Qin Luoshuang didn't know about this.
Although she was focused on building the western defense line and trying to build what Lin Wen called the "Maginot Line" in the mountains west of Changshan County, County Governor Lin should have told her about such a big thing.
What’s worse is that the First Princess Li Linyue didn’t even know that Qin Luoshuang was in Changshan County.
Therefore, the meeting between the two was super awkward.
After they figured out the situation to each other, the whole venue looked like this.
Only County Mayor Lin could speak without being influenced.
"You insist on stopping me. This shows you don't clearly understand your own interests. You don't know where the Great Elder's interests lie. Immortal Finger... Based on my deduction, the most important thing the Great Elder needs to do now is to weaken the fastest of all forces, maintain their balance, and strengthen the authority and power of the Supreme Council."
"Lin Yabo's group of elders is one of the fastest among them."
"We've weakened Lin Yabo and strengthened ourselves. The Supreme Council will then give us a little sweet treat, letting everyone know we were the instigators. This will draw hatred towards us. The Supreme Council can then sit back and watch the people below fight each other. This is simply a perfect strategy."
Yang Shaohu finally found a place to insert himself.
"Headmaster Lin, how did you know things would develop like this? Isn't the Supreme Council afraid of being collectively obstructed by interest groups? Just like last time..."
Lin Wen began to repeat the words of [The Immortal's Guidance] at length.
Yang Shaohu finally listened to the whole thing and asked again, "Then what's in it for us? Is it just for the taxes?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Of course not. This environment is what I'm looking for."
Everything he had done before was to pursue such an environment.
Under this rule, no one can beat Changshan County.
Therefore, after obtaining the new fortune [Autumn Color Yanzhi Condensation], Lin Wen immediately used [Immortal Guidance] to find a plan that would be most beneficial to Changshan County -
Report Lin Yabo directly to the Great Elder.
In fact, it developed just as he expected.
Yang Shaohu thought for a moment and then asked, "If the Great Elder is wary of all the forces in the empire that are capable of replacing him, then aren't they afraid that we will surpass them?"
"They think we have too many enemies and are impossible to threaten them. We are a chess piece that is easy to control."
Lin Wen smiled faintly.
"But they would never have imagined that Changshan County is the most uncontrollable chess piece."
These words made Yang Shaohu's blood boil. He clenched his hands and shouted, "That's right. Changshan County will never be manipulated by anyone. Those dirty and filthy things will never appear in Changshan County."
"One day, we will build a world bathed in sunlight!"
Bang!
The two passionate straight men clasped their hands tightly.
The passionate breath of youth hit us in the face, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the meeting room.
It was as if there were two sweaty handsome boys holding hands and full of gay passion on the court under the sun. Even the two icy beauties turned their eyes and temporarily forgot the unpleasantness between them.
Qin Luoshuang and Li Linyue have known each other for a long time.
Qin Luoshuang once went to the Military Academy in Shenjing for further studies, where she met Li Linyue.
The two had a very unpleasant argument because of their different views on King Min.
I thought we would never meet again in this life, but I didn't expect to meet you in Changshan County.
"Qin Xiao," Li Linyue said calmly, "I'm telling you, I'm now the director of the County Government Office, the county governor's right-hand man, and the second-in-command here. As the head of the security department, you should listen to me... and you should change your foolish ideas."
Qin Luoshuang said coldly: "I'm sorry, I won't call you by that name anymore. Also, I'm not only the Minister of Security, but also the Chief of Staff. You have no right to command me."
"Really?" Li Linyue said contemptuously, then turned and said, "Lin Wen, tell me, who should we listen to?"
Lin Wen said casually, "Of course you listen to me... No, no, what I mean is, listen to everyone and follow the principle of the minority obeying the majority."
This convoluted answer satisfied no one.
Qin Luoshuang frowned, suddenly remembering what Xia Xiaoxiang had told her before. A feeling of unease came over her, and she asked directly, "Lin Wen, what exactly do you mean? Why would you hide such a big thing from me?"
Li Linyue was also deeply dissatisfied: "She has worked for you for more than a year, why have you never mentioned her to me?"
Lin Wen ignored the two women's sharp gazes and said with a smile, "I asked you to come here to discuss this matter."
He walked over to Qin Luoshuang and extended his hand: "I solemnly introduce this to you, Qin Luoshuang, she is my backup. If I die, she will ascend to the throne of county governor and continue our cause. We all need to unite around her..."
Lin Wen said a lot, all of which were praising Qin Luoshuang and asking everyone to accept her leadership.
Qin Luoshuang's eyes flickered, her expression softened, a strange light reflected in her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Li Linyue clenched her fists, her expression stiff and incredulous.
But then, Lin Wen walked up to her and said, "This is the First Princess, Her Royal Highness Li Linyue. Of course, since you've come to Changshan County, you're Li Linyue here, not Her Royal Highness anymore."
Li Linyue said with a slightly bitter voice: "Lin...is this what you mean?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "You have to accept this: if we want to gain a foothold in this world, if we want to overthrow the Supreme Council, or even destroy this world, we must rely on the power of the people. This is our foundation, not certain technologies or certain means. Do you understand?"
Li Linyue remained silent, her expression gloomy.
But then, Lin Wen began to introduce her in all aspects, talking about her strengths, characteristics, what she was good at, and in what areas she could be entrusted with important tasks.
What he said was logical, clear, accurate and thorough, even Li Linyue herself did not understand herself so well.
She never thought that she had so many advantages and could accomplish so many things. Sometimes she even had to think about what Lin Wen said before she could understand it.
Oh, this is exactly what I would do.
"Lin Wen actually cares about me so much." Li Linyue thought.
A sudden surge of sweetness washed over her heart, dispelling the bitterness. She had never imagined she would be so thoroughly studied. She thought to herself, "Dealing with that woman must be a matter of routine. After all, this is our business, and we really can't let our emotions get in the way. So what if she took over Changshan County? Lin Wen will be my co-regency minister in the future."
"I'm not going to act like a spoiled brat anymore. I'm going to work with her to accomplish our mission and help my father regain his position."
Thinking of this, she stretched out her hand, but unexpectedly Qin Luoshuang also stretched out her hand.
Two slender hands like soft jade were clasped together.
The two women smiled at each other, and all their grudges were wiped out in this smile as bright as a blooming flower.
Yang Shaohu, who was standing by, was stunned.
Is it possible?
County Magistrate Lin is truly a god.
(End of this chapter)
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