Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

The situation with Xiao Dai was already settled within two or three years. He Yuzhu sold another 1,500 "double-bang" firecrackers to Sha Damu, with the extra 300 being given away for free.

Let him set off a firework in Xiao Dai's territory when he's bored. It's not meant to actually blow them up, but to intimidate them. Let him set off one or two every day so they don't know if they'll get blown up themselves.

Because of the random and unpredictable setting off of fireworks, one day you might find yourself setting off fireworks in front of you.

It's panic. When they panic, they'll flee to find a safe place to protect themselves and their families.

As a result, in the following year, the population of Xiaodai decreased from 512 million to 198 million, meaning that 38% of the population remained.

Most of the population went to the UK seeking asylum. Many people were dissatisfied with the UK's leader, Khrushchev, but he didn't dare to directly confront these real bigwigs who controlled the country.

He could only helplessly spread his hands and say, "I have never been against sending troops. I understand the significance of that place to us. If we have enough troops, we can send them without hesitation."

How many troops do we have now? Only 300,000 in total. Don't we keep troops domestically? Don't we keep troops at overseas bases?

My suggestion is to withdraw them back to China, send troops directly to them, and then send them back. Who dares to stop us? Then we'll attack Saddam Hussein.

With our currency pegged to oil, no country dares to replace us. Our current focus is on that sick country; kill it, and we will truly become the world's leader.

As for those so-called allies, what are they afraid of? A bunch of spineless cowards, they can only put up a little resistance before becoming docile, nothing to worry about.

It has to be said that what Xiao Ke said makes a lot of sense; the claim that he became the best leader after the one who was killed is not an exaggeration.

A loose zipper won't affect his governing ability; this is the best option for the Hawk.

Most people only let him go because they thought he was right; making money from the sick bear was more important.

Everyone knows that a sick bear will be bedridden within three months. There are many competitors in the past, and it's a matter of first come, first served. Everyone wants to make more money.

He Yuzhu now goes to the capital of Bingxiong once a week, still to deal with people who come to make money.

His actions terrified the early arrivals from Europa and Little Eagle, causing a group of people to disappear every week or so, with no trace of them, whether alive or dead.

This place is so big, even if there were tens of thousands of people here, you could throw them out of the city, dig a hole, bury them, and still not find them.

The people who come after them don't want to come, but they don't dare not come for the sake of their own jobs, unless they resign. Those who come are mostly middle and senior managers, and it takes a long time to climb up the ladder, so they don't want to leave easily.

They came here hoping to live a life of luxury, and then 'disappeared' within a week.

By the end of February, very few people came. With the prince's affairs being of great importance, He Yuzhu focused his attention here, or more accurately, on the 'black market'.

Inflation is rampant, and there are too few daily necessities in the regular market, so people have to buy supplies, especially food, on the black market.

He Yuzhu casually persuaded a local gang leader to become the head of the black market and manage the place, giving them 30% of the profits.

He Yuzhu wasn't stingy. There were two or three hundred of these people, and they were even happier. If things continued like this, perhaps one day they too would have no food to eat.

Even though they only get 30%, after deducting costs, they can easily earn five or six million US dollars a month, which will ensure the livelihood of each family.

As for resistance, they wouldn't dare if they were still here, but they really did 'fly over from the sky' and gather together, so they would never have the will to resist.

That's divine intervention. Don't be ridiculous to defy a deity. Besides, this deity has been very kind to us, finding us a great business opportunity.

I'm so grateful!

As for He Yuzhu's involvement in this matter, he only saw that the lives of ordinary people here were quite miserable and obtained some intelligence; he didn't feel much about other things.

After nearly forty years in business, my heart has grown a little cold!

Little Eagle and his Europa underlings were extremely frustrated with the sick bear. Each company had lost at least three batches of people, and they had gained almost nothing.

Unable to replenish their bodies by drinking blood, their lives were difficult, and they decided to wait a few months before trying again.

It's unlikely they'll give up. Beset by internal and external troubles, they can only resort to exploitation. They didn't gain anything from fighting Saddam Hussein, and they even had to spend their own money.

The situation is even more dire in Japan, where hundreds of billions of dollars are tied up. Divided among dozens of banks, each bank is losing tens of billions, which is nearly bankrupting them.

You need to have a goal to extend your life.

He Yuzhu ignored the bankers with their graying hair and lived a comfortable life in Hong Kong until early April.

Qin Huairu received news from her hometown that her parents might not last more than a week before passing away.

He Yuzhu and Zhou Songyu took Qin Huairu and several children back to their hometown to visit the two elderly people.

"Zhu Zi and Song Yu, thank you for coming to see us. We are getting old, and we are going to see our ancestors. You don't need to be sad."

Thank you for allowing Huairu to live a good life for forty years, and for giving our children a good life as well. We hope your lives continue to be harmonious and happy.

"You two don't need to be sad. There may still be a way to cure your illnesses, and living to a ripe old age is not a problem."

"We know our own situation; there's no need to comfort us. We've lived well these past few years, and our children are successful. This life has been worthwhile."

The two elderly people were quite open-minded. Apart from being a little reluctant to part with their few great-grandchildren, they didn't have any other major attachments.

On the third day after He Yuzhu and his group arrived, the two elderly people passed away almost simultaneously. Some of the older folks joked, "They'll be husband and wife again in their next life."

The two elderly people passed away in their early eighties. It is considered a happy death, but it is different from the death of an ordinary person. Apart from their children, no one is overly saddened.

He Yuzhu and Zhou Songyu stayed for another three days before leaving Qin Family Village, as someone had come to see them to discuss something.

"I support both of your reforms. Ten years ago, I felt that tax issues always take time. I'll go back and discuss it with the company's think tank to see what suggestions they have."

"Thank you, Comrade He Yuzhu. This is our first time as well, and we hope you can offer some good suggestions."

He Yuzhu and Zhou Songyu returned to the port city!

"These are the two things that my hometown wants to change. The time has come, and they have no choice but to change them."

We understand their previous methods of change, so offering suggestions isn't difficult, especially for state-owned enterprises.

"We don't need to make many decisions for them. Just point out a few things to keep in mind, and that's their own business."

"I understand what Mr. He means. It's not difficult to handle; this isn't our own problem. How is things at Second Madam's home?"

"Her parents passed away on the same day, which was a bit upsetting, but she was mentally prepared and is physically fine."

"It's alright. The Mud Monkeys' civil war is officially over, and a coalition government has been elected to govern. They couldn't continue fighting because they didn't have money."

Because of the more than 30 years of civil war, domestic investors had long since disappeared, and they had no money to develop the economy, so they wanted to borrow from Malaysia.

"This is a matter for Malaysia; they can decide for themselves. Malaysia does have some mineral resources and is close to the country."

"Du Guang and his group don't want the Mud Monkeys to develop their relationship too quickly, since they're too close to them."

"You're overthinking it. The Mud Monkeys lack technology and have a large population; without abundant mineral resources, they simply cannot develop."

"Too!"