Chapter 81 Things Mortals Can't Understand
The sun is shining brightly.
It's a beautiful day.
But in the luxurious villa on the top of Qingcheng Mountain, Lai Juncheng's face was filled with gloom.
In recent times, it can be said that everything has been going wrong.
I originally thought that Changshan County was just a broken car that would fall down with a kick.
Unexpectedly, the first kick caused a fracture.
After discovering that Changshan County was actually tight on the outside but loose on the inside, Lai Juncheng sent a large number of spies. As long as they passed the external inspection, there would be no danger in entering Changshan County.
These spies continuously reported to him a large amount of accurate first-hand information.
This was the first time that Lai Juncheng truly understood the internal situation of Changshan County.
The first is the issue of the victims. The originally expected scenes of starving people everywhere, resentment and confrontation between officials and the people did not exist at all. According to the reports sent back by the spies, the lives of the victims were even better than those of the local farmers. They could have two to two and a half bowls of porridge a day, at least 150 grams of vegetables, and sometimes even 5-10 grams of meat.
Not only that, they have no shortage of clean water, warm materials, and even medicine.
This is simply unimaginable. Based on this consumption, 300,000 disaster victims would need at least 1 million a day. Adding all kinds of supplies, it would take at least 50 million a month to sustain it. Changshan County is extremely poor, and there is no imperial aid. Where would so much money come from?
Sheng Huaixuan did rob a lot of gold from Longzhou, and cleverly avoided the blame and punishment from the imperial headquarters. He only received a minor punishment and criticism that seemed harsh but was actually useless.
This incident indeed shows Sheng Huaixuan's extremely high political level and flexible skills, as well as his bold, unconventional, yet meticulous style of doing things.
However, even so, he only took 2-3 tons of Longzhou's gold at most, and most of it was returned. Otherwise, even the emperor himself would not be able to stop it.
Each ton of gold is currently worth 340 million to 380 million yuan, which means that Sheng Huaixuan's net profit will not exceed 1 billion yuan. With so many hungry wolves crying for food under him, how much can he give to Changshan County?
According to Xiang Henian's estimation, even if Sheng Huaixuan was biased, he could only give 40 million at most. If he gave more, there would definitely be people who would rebel.
In other words, Changshan County’s funds can’t even last a month?
Moreover, the entire Changshan County has more than just this one expense. Add to that other expenses, and it may not last even half a month.
Has that little beast lost his mind?
Lai Juncheng and Xiang Henian were both puzzled by this.
It can only be understood as a temporary policy, just to resist their attack and the joint conference of thirteen states to be held soon.
What's worse is that, seemingly because the supplies were so generous, the new county governor's reputation among the victims is so high that it cannot be slandered.
Their plan to incite the disaster victims to rebel and attack the county government now seems almost impossible to succeed.
"This little bastard is not someone you can easily deal with. He's already on guard against this move of ours. It seems he's well prepared."
Lai Juncheng said with a gloomy face.
Xiang Henian nodded. "Indeed, he's able to rally the people so well. His methods are truly extraordinary. He must be Sheng Huaixuan's secret confidant. A man like him, willing to remain silent in the position of mayor for three years, truly demonstrates his loyalty."
Lai Juncheng agreed, "Yes, Sheng Huaixuan chose to release him at this time in order to ambush us. He is indeed worthy of being the former Southern Sky King. He actually thought this far ahead."
"Then what should we do?" asked Xiang Henian.
Lai Juncheng sneered, "Sheng Huaixuan is indeed meticulous and cunning, and that kid is quite capable. But the situation is much worse than they imagined. Sheng Huaixuan is too arrogant. Does he really think that a greenhorn brat can withstand the attack of me, Lai Juncheng?"
Xiang Henian knew that Lai Juncheng had already made up his mind to kill, and said with a smile: "Director Lai, are you serious about this?"
Lai Juncheng sneered: "He is not worthy yet, I have my own way."
At this moment, an inspector ran up and shouted, "Report! Director Xiang, Director Lai, the arrest operation was a great success! The illegal party, the Kuomintang, has been completely wiped out. We have detained a large number of Kuomintang members and seized at least 150 tons of illegal materials. We also found a large amount of evidence of illegal activities in their strongholds..."
Bang!
The bullet grazed the inspector's face, leaving a bloody mark on his fat face.
He was stunned for a second, then his knees gave way and he fell to his knees, crying out, "Director Lai, spare my life!"
Lai Juncheng put down his gun and said coldly, "Don't play tricks on me. Tell me the truth."
Xiang Henian nodded: "To be honest, Fatty Xu, if you tell me even a lie, I can't protect you."
Fatty Xu's forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. He said in a trembling voice, "The KMT has indeed been disbanded, but they still have branches in Mingzhou and Longzhou. The KMT leader, Chen Xingtai, has been detained, but the other cadres have escaped. They took away the most important evidence, as well as the contact and code books."
Lai Juncheng looked at the gun and said coldly, "What else?"
The Senior Inspector choked and seemed about to cry.
"We failed in our pursuit and lost many good men. They finally took a small path around Hangu Pass and reached the territory of Changshan County. We didn't dare to pursue them anymore."
Lai Juncheng glanced at him: "Anything else?"
Fatty Xu cried, "There really is no more, Director Lai, that's all."
Lai Juncheng's expression brightened slightly, and he said, "Get up. Even though we didn't accomplish everything, we did manage to wipe out the illegal political party's den within the country. Consider it a reward for your hard work. You can get out of here now."
Fatty Xu said happily, "Thank you, thank you Director Lai!" He quickly stood up and ran towards the stairs.
Bang!
The bullet hit him in the back of the head.
Fatty Xu fell to the ground, blood all over the floor.
Lai Juncheng didn't even glance at the body. He turned around and said to Xiang Henian, "How did you let such an incompetent loser in? You made such a big scene, and yet you let the key figures and evidence escape."
Xiang Henian's expression also turned ugly: "This is really difficult to deal with. Without key evidence, we will not be able to successfully prove that Changshan County is colluding with illegal peasant parties."
Lai Juncheng was silent for a while, then said, "I will make some more efforts, maybe I can still save the relationship."
Xiang Henian nodded. "There's no other way, but at least we've dealt a blow to Changshan County's procurement channels, significantly increasing their costs. I'll continue to closely monitor this area, and whenever we get a chance, we'll cut off their channels and disrupt their logistics and freight. That guy isn't a god, and as long as he's starving, the victims will rebel. Even if only a few people starve to death, it's enough for us to make a fuss."
At this moment, a man in black appeared in front of them silently, bowed and half-knelt.
"Director Lai, the latest news is that all twenty-seven of our spies who infiltrated the County Hall have been wiped out."
"What?"
Lai Juncheng and Xiang Henian stood up together.
With a bang, the bone china teacup in Lai Juncheng's hand was crushed.
"Explain yourself clearly. What exactly is going on?"
(End of this chapter)
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