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"So what if you try to stop us? What we have today will be your tomorrow. You won't survive in these abandoned modules and wilderness. Do you really think your families will be on the Ark? Don't be naive! Even if you die here, your families will just be left for us to vent our anger on!"

The shouts from the other side came again, and this time the rhetoric shook their resolve to resist even more deeply.

"They're lying to you. Open fire and drive them back..."

"Bang!" The commander looked at his adjutant in disbelief, whose face was covered in tears. "They didn't lie to us. That house is mine."

The adjutant looked at the buildings on the edge of the split zone, which were covered in boiling Originium steam due to the forced cutoff of electricity and energy. "Brothers, we've rebelled! Take the bridgehead! Stop the split!"

Many of the defenders were still in a daze and in confusion, but they soon saw the edge of the separation zone and the Originium vapor that represented infection and death.

The defection of the defenders caused the defensive line to collapse almost instantly. Moreover, these relatively elite soldiers had a clearer understanding of the terrain and were more skilled in combat than the civilians and starving people.

The noble guards stationed in the separation control room couldn't hold them off for long before the crowd rushed in.

If it weren't for a few knowledgeable people who rescued the bruised and battered engineer from the fists in time, the separation process would have been almost impossible to stop.

Of course, even if it is terminated, the destroyed generators and the parts caused by the explosion and overpressure leak due to the emergency cut-off cannot be repaired. At least half of the functional areas of the mobile town module are inoperable. The inner city cannot accommodate so many people. Their only way to survive is to use the occupied inner city core area as a warship to seize the next city.

Prior to this, acts of violence driven by anger and hunger were staged in every corner of the city, and the darkest and ugliest side of human nature flowed back into those magnificent manors a hundredfold. There may have been innocent people involved, or people who were helplessly caught up in the chaos, but more importantly, there was the final sedimentation of past resentment and malice.

"It's chaos! Utter chaos! We must crush these rioters and hang them all!"

Therese watched with interest as the nobleman before him spun around in a fit of impotent rage, his two towns destroyed by famine riots.

A city that timely detached itself from its core urban area certainly left starving people behind, reveling and waiting to die in a desolate and dysfunctional urban area. However, it also lost more than 90% of the city's productive capacity.

In another city, even the core area was occupied, and there were instances of noble guards and garrison soldiers defecting and joining the enemy.

It has to be said that this was something Therese had anticipated; he had already witnessed this scenario once before when they evacuated the north.

When the aristocracy loses its prestige, there is no one more unreliable than the imperial guards, because they are not the farmers and poor people in one's mind who till the land with a golden hoe.

They knew the extravagance and debauchery of the nobility, and once they discovered that the nobility could not provide them with stable benefits or that the nobility's authority was not worthy of awe, these people would turn against them even faster than ordinary troops.

"Your Highness Regent! We must come up with a plan; we cannot allow this trend to continue!"

When the problem was thrown at her, Therese adopted a more dignified sitting posture and made the amused expression on her face less obvious.

He never took himself seriously before, and has been talking to himself ever since he came in. Only when he realized that he couldn't do anything did he come to the regent for help. What was he doing before? What was he doing when he asked for grain and rent reduction?

Therese shook his head and spread his hands. "Lord Brussene, I understand your feelings and the losses, but what can I do? The Kazdel royal family only has enough money to maintain the northern defenses. Do you think I should transfer the elite troops there and the troops that fortify the capital to deal with these starving people?"

The regent shifted the problem back to the other party, summarizing it in one sentence: no money, no food, no manpower.

"You know, without food and rewards, it's hard to say whether these people will still go out of the city to help you retake your city and eliminate the mob."

The regent subtly reminded the man that sending troops was essentially a legitimate license to plunder, and it was uncertain how many cities would remain after the initial recapture.

Of course, it wouldn't be bad if they had the discipline and execution of the Northern New Army, but...

Therese shrugged and spread her hands.

"During the previous imperial council meeting, I proposed to emulate the North by forming a new type of army with ample supplies and high mobility. It seems you voted against it, so there's nothing I can do about it. If we had such a mobile force, wouldn't your problem be solved?"

If that were the case, this mess wouldn't have happened at all. Theresis could have robbed these guys first and used their money and food to appease the poor people below.

Theresis wasn't blind; he knew perfectly well that if enough money and food were distributed to appease the poor and select the honest and loyal among them to join the army, it would not only solve the problems in the south but also the problem of the north's overwhelming fighting power.

But if that were the case, wouldn't Therese be just like the Doctor and his group? And wouldn't these guys in the South become the suckers who have to pay taxes twice for rebelling?

"Alright, I understand what you mean. However, we really don't have many troops, money, or provisions right now. I suggest that all regions strengthen their defenses, and when large groups of starving people approach, we should proactively use fortified cities to move around and disperse them."

Therese felt she had already struck hard enough, so she adopted a serious expression. "A little fuel versus the destruction of the entire city—I think you and the other nobles can understand that, can't you?"

"Yes, yes, Your Highness," the nobleman opposite replied, barely suppressing his anger and heartache. The Regent was right; it was certainly painful to lose a little fuel.

But the loss of the two towns to ashes was even more painful, and his threat was also solid and effective—if the fortress garrison were to be redeployed, the Yankees would come in and hang his entire family.

If the poor and rioters can be dispersed and appeased, the biggest threat is those in the North who are determined to eradicate their entire class.

"Hmm, there's been a riot. That evil spirit was right... a bunch of insects." Theresis looked down at the documents and files on the table.

Unexpectedly, the North had already been planning and laying the groundwork before the war even began. No, it shouldn't be called planning; they merely pushed things forward as they were destined to happen.

"A swarm of insects!" The Emperor of Great Yan was furious. "I will kill their entire family, exterminate their entire clan!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Please calm down!" "All you do is tell me to calm down, but come up with a plan!"

The emperor angrily pointed at the kneeling eunuchs and attendants, slamming a large stack of military reports on the ground. "Grand Secretaries, take a look! These are the pillars of your nation!"

The ministers all kept their eyes down, seemingly lost in thought, and remained silent.

The truth will out. The fighting in Kazdel was so intense that when Ambassador Victoria angrily confronted the Great Yan Dynasty about why they had supplied Kazdel with weapons, the Emperor and his men were completely bewildered.

What? What does Great Yan provide? Isn't Great Yan supposed to be closed off from the world? When I want to open the gates or send out a fleet, aren't they all saying that it's unacceptable to compete with the people for profit? Isn't it said that the nation's most important assets should not be given to others?

So the emperor meticulously ordered his Black Guards to investigate, and summoned Ambassador Victoria to inquire in detail about the civil war in the "small southern country".

Then the above scene occurred. He didn't mean that the weapons of the Great Yan were leaking out; they were all outdated. He was heartbroken that these weapons were purchased with money he had taken from the imperial treasury, but the money from the sale did not go into the national treasury. Instead, it was all eaten up by those powerful families.

The thought of this made the Emperor of Great Yan feel so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. In comparison, the "spoils of war" handed over by the Moon Harbor Fleet seemed so elegant and refined.

Although he knew what those "spoils of war" meant, and who was selling them in the so-called "private sales"—

However, these lawless soldiers at least knew who their sovereign was and knew to share money with the court!

In this stark contrast, the commander-in-chief, who had seemed arrogant and unreliable under the constant nagging of the cabinet ministers, suddenly appeared approachable. This was truly a loyal and brave man of the Great Yan Dynasty. He deserves a reward, a great reward!

"Ah!"

"It's getting cold, my husband, you should wear more clothes..."

"It's alright. I still have to go on a patrol of the ship today. These days, those bigwigs are getting more and more restless. They're trying to get me removed from my post in the North. I have to put some pressure on them."

The burly man took the cloak handed to him by his wife, casually put it on, and strode out the door. According to the ancestral system of the Great Yan Dynasty, even if it was raining knives, the commanding officer had to inspect the troops every day. Even the emperor had to inspect the camp at least once every ten days. Only in this way could military power and the army's combat effectiveness be guaranteed.

If the commander lives in a mansion in the city every day while the soldiers live in dilapidated camps, it's easy to imagine what it would be like on the battlefield.

However, only his Moonport Fleet still has this habit. After all, the highest-ranking officers come to the fleet command every day, inspect the ships every few days, and occasionally take them out for training exercises. The officers and soldiers at all levels naturally don't dare to cause trouble. While the exploitation of the soldiers can't be completely eliminated, at least some profit is left for the common soldiers.

However, it is precisely because of the powerful combat capabilities of the Moon Harbor Fleet guarding the Longnan Desert that, even though Victoria is furious, she dares not cause trouble for the Great Yan. She can only send envoys to curse them, and she has to carefully choose her words so as not to provoke this behemoth too much.

Chapter 83 Title: Going to the New Year's Concert Rehearsal

Chapter 83

After the Winter Snow Festival, the Doctor did not launch any military operations, either internal or external, and instead focused on sorting out domestic affairs, especially the complex power struggles and partisan issues in Kazdel.

The entire Kazdel regime consists of three parts. The first part, which is also the largest in number, is the Reunion Movement. Because it relies too much on the agents trained by the rural grassroots organizations established by Talulah in the snowfields, the Reunion Movement has become the largest faction in terms of numbers and is also the only political group with a relatively clear program.

The political demands of the Integration Movement include achieving basic equality for all Terrans and preventing persecution of infected individuals and the underprivileged, while proposing three integration components as means.

First, it integrates the opinions and resources within the infected group to improve their image and avoid the chaotic confrontation of simply using violence against violence in the past. At the same time, it unifies the internal opinions and differences among the infected group, thereby achieving the goal of pursuing their own interests as a separate political group.

Secondly, after Talulah realized the deep-seated reasons for the discrimination and persecution of the infected, she proposed to integrate the power of the infected and the lower classes, no longer artificially dividing the infected and the lower classes into two mutually hostile groups, promoting mutual understanding and tolerance between the infected and ordinary people, and pointing the real target at the noble class that controls all of this.

Thirdly, it integrates the upper and lower classes, preventing infighting and conflict between the poor and the middle class with some wealth. This has allowed the Integration Movement to unite a large number of people to a certain extent, making it the largest faction in terms of numbers.

However, due to long-standing discrimination, incitement, and divisions caused by insufficient resources, the actual progress of this process is very slow.

Discrimination against those infected and their hatred of previous persecution are not easily erased. They can only be temporarily masked by relatively abundant material resources. If not handled properly over time, it will become the biggest landmine for the northern regime.

Furthermore, the excessive number of internal factions makes it extremely difficult for Talulah to fully integrate the opinions of the entire organization. This is why, despite being the largest faction in terms of numbers, they have little say. This is a problem that the Doctor must help Talulah solve.

The second component consists of farm personnel from Lao Xia's farm. These people are composed of technicians, employees of Lungmen, agricultural employees recruited from the refugees, and so on. Their organization is even stronger than that of Talulah's group, after all, it is a production organization itself.

The reason why the working class is more likely to form a political power is because they have already formed the rudiments of a political power in their daily lives and production.

Foremen, team leaders, squad leaders, workshop directors, managers, technical managers, etc., at all levels can almost seamlessly transition into the junior government staff of a country; it's just a matter of changing the name.

However, as is common among enterprises, even though Xia's Group is a super state-owned enterprise disguised as a private enterprise, it lacks a clear political program of "what we want to do" and "how we want to do it". It can seamlessly connect with any political group and proposition, but it just doesn't have its own.

Finally, there are the Rhodes Island members, or Babel members, who are few in number but make up the vast majority of the high-ranking personnel. To put it nicely, they are revolutionaries; to put it bluntly, they are a bunch of losers. Some of them are even descendants of feudal nobles or members.

Among the members, there were many Sarkaz royalists. Ironically, these skilled bureaucrats and noble descendants, due to their long history of confrontation, had very clear political demands and tactics, which made them the most influential among the three groups.

This is undoubtedly a devastating hidden bomb for a newly established regime, as the largest group, which controls the grassroots and enjoys widespread popular support, has no corresponding voice.

In the current pioneering stage, it might be acceptable because one lacks the necessary capabilities, or even because there is no unified voice within the organization. However, if this continues and the power structure is established, what will likely follow is a second revolution.

After all, without the Xia Group acting as a mediator, Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement would definitely have clashed. The fact that a group of royalists and a group of peasants could cooperate was already a result of Theresis and those idiots in the South being so shameless. It was simply unbelievable that they would maintain such tacit understanding when they entered the era of peace and began to divide up power and interests.

The Xia Group, on the other hand, faces virtually no constraints. Furthermore, they lack clear objectives and defined interests, which is problematic. While they are currently in their early stages and have no financial issues, they cannot rely on the group's financial support indefinitely.

If the salaries and living needs of everyone are provided free of charge by the corporation, then what's the difference between the government of New Kazdel and Colombia? They're both just dogs kept by big corporations.

People change. Even if Lao Xia can tolerate this long-term blood draw, can the group's management and employees at all levels tolerate it?

When all of you are surviving on their charity, the members of the group become de facto nouveau riche and celestial beings.

Therefore, the internal political situation was extremely serious. In fact, various signs had already begun to emerge during the occupation of the north, and the doctor was also very troubled by this problem. Fortunately, this newly established country had one major advantage: the leaders of all factions were idealists and gave him maximum support.

The first step is to purge Rhodes Island, expelling the royalists, which will coincide with Xia's industrial development and Talulah's grassroots development. The second step is to further investigate and deal with the Reunion Movement, eliminating those who incite hatred one by one.

The next step is to gradually bring in the cadres of the Integration Movement who have already gained some experience at the grassroots level into the power group.

At the same time, the platform of the integration movement will be discussed and organized, and then a national platform belonging to the entire country of New Kazdel will be formulated, rather than that of a particular political party.

This is tantamount to finding a higher-level unified narrative for this multi-ethnic country, uniting the will and strength of all people, who will pledge allegiance to an invisible will, rather than to a particular person or family.

Finally, there's the Xia Group. Reorganizing this part is the most difficult, since everyone is using their resources and money, and the saying "he who takes a man's money is bound to do his bidding" is very obvious. First, it's necessary to clarify the group's obligations and rights.

At the same time, it is no longer possible to use the group's resources and manpower without compensation as in the past, and some privileges of the group's departments are being gradually revoked based on the actual situation.

For example, Xuezhi's financial work and the group's finances are almost completely mixed up in a chaotic state. Private wealth and national wealth are difficult to separate. The group's warehouse and the national treasury are actually using the same batch of materials by different departments. If this continues, it will almost be equivalent to a country within a country, which will really lead to big problems.

At the same time, while losing some privileges, Kazdel will also pay a real price for its military spending and procurement at all levels, and the group's employees will also have to sever ties with the regime.

However, this is very difficult at the moment. Therefore, it can only be put on hold for the time being, otherwise industrial construction in the occupied areas will really be impossible.

You can't just dismiss those experienced engineers and technical teams and then parachute in a few bureaucrats who know nothing to give orders blindly, can you?

Of course, even so, in this world where everyone is trying to be the worst, this is already a rather wise and powerful regime—unfortunately, both the doctor and Lao Xia are quite ambitious.

One comes from the era of our ancestors, and the other comes from a civilization that strives for excellence rather than stagnation. If we really want to engage in this kind of stagnation...

On the contrary, it would lead to the Xia Group and Kazdel going their separate ways—a person cannot work with a group of insects.

When the entire group discovers that getting rid of these bureaucrats who are holding it back actually leads to better development for itself and a better life for the people below, then the group will become a new country. Even if it doesn't want to become one, there will be plenty of people who want to be "subordinates to the dragon." In fact, there are already signs of this happening.

After all, Old Xia has a daughter, while the Doctor has no sons. Almost anyone with a political sense realizes that if Old Xia wanted to, he would inevitably take over the entire Kazdel regime. There are countless strategists eager to become his loyal followers, not to mention that there are also many opportunists from the Little Tiger family who are ready to ride on the coattails of the young lady's popularity.

The marriage brought many benefits. For example, the economic blockade of Kazdel could not be formed due to the Swire family's inaction. A large number of talents and funds flowed into Kazdel along this collapsed dam, which greatly boosted the construction work in Kazdel.

After all, in this harsh winter, financial capitalists would not let go of any decent profit growth point, not to mention that the Swire family's wealth and businesses also played a crucial role in Kazdale's export of goods to raise cash and establish monetary credibility.