Doctor, I'm really strong!

This is why open conspiracy is so terrifying. It's like a tsunami. You know it's there, you can see it, but you can't avoid it or leave. You can only face the reality of being crushed on the beach.

Wei Yanwu had no particular thoughts on this. From the day he gave up the throne, he lost the desire to be number one and preferred to operate behind the scenes. This was a self-preservation behavior and also cultivated his cautious, careful, and meticulous habits.

However, having once been in power, he still harbors some longing for it. There's no way around it; this thing is like a drug—once you're hooked, it's hard to quit. The only thing that can soothe this restlessness is time.

Wei Yanwu readily agreed to the task assigned by Liu Jiuli and brought his capable wife with him to Letania to quickly get to work.

Putting aside his own views on power, just the fact that Liu Jiuli personally sought him out was a matter of face that had to be given. Although refusing would certainly not have been a problem, as Liu Jiuli would not make things difficult for him over this, as a seasoned veteran of the feudal bureaucracy who had been navigating for decades, he definitely could not do such a thing. Moreover, the task assigned by Liu Jiuli was just right, falling precisely into his area of ​​expertise, suitable both internally and externally, so he should hurry up and take up his post.

"Speaking of which, Vit and other royalists are actively promoting reforms in the Ursus Empire."

Speaker Witt was an old friend of the couple. Although Wei Yanwu was no longer the governor of Lungmen, their relationship remained the same, and they would contact each other from time to time to keep in touch. As Wei Yanwu's capable wife, Wen Yue naturally knew about these things.

Wei Yanwu tapped the pipe in his hand and said, "Success means a suspended death sentence, failure means a death sentence."

Wei Yanwu was not optimistic about the reforms promoted by the new emperor of the Ursus Empire. He believed that no matter how the reforms were implemented, the Ursus Empire could not compete with the rising Community. If the reforms aroused public resentment or even civil war, the Ursus Empire would be completely finished. The Community, which regarded the Ursus Empire's Far Eastern territory as its birthplace, would never let go of this opportunity to liberate Ursus and would definitely incorporate the western territory of the Ursus Empire into its territory.

Then the community will become a large country with a population of over 100 million.

This country is completely different from the Ursus Empire of the past. Not only is it internally united, but it also possesses powerful military and technological strength, as well as terrifying production capacity. In the Terra continent, where the law of the jungle prevails, might makes right, muscle is justice, and the army is freedom.

So, is the Ursus Empire really implementing reforms?

Of course, it is not only being pushed forward, but also being pushed forward in an unprecedentedly fierce way.

Nicholas, the former seventh prince, knew very well that the Ursus Empire was running out of time. With the Commonwealth taking over Letania and extending its reach into the Eastern Kingdom, the ideal map that the Ursus Empire had dreamed of was gradually taking shape.

There are no threats to the east, we will expand and advance to the north, we will conquer and integrate to the west, and we will occupy the granary to the south.

If it were the Soviet Union, the picture would be: extending eastward to Alaska, southward to Singapore, westward to Paris, and northward to Canada, completely enveloping the world's economic core.

Countries now directly threatened by the community are actively undertaking reforms, and those that have failed have become examples, such as Letania.

But everyone has dreams, and no monarch wants to be the one who brings about the downfall of his country from the start, so Nicholas decided to fight to the death.

"Your Majesty, I must remind you that the chances of success are very low."

Speaker Witte is naturally firmly on Nikolai's side on the issue of reform, but he is also aware of the costs involved.

If they fail, the royal family will lose everything, and it's quite normal for them to be deposed.

“Of course I know, but it doesn’t matter, because I have done my best.” Nicholas stood up and said, “The Ursus Empire is just a historical phase of Ursus. I know very well that there is no eternal empire in the world. It’s just that the cycle of history has come to me. I will not complain, I will only do my best.”

"Whether it's Liu Jiuli or the Commonwealth, as long as I live, I will fight to the end. If they think they are the future of Ursus and even the whole world, then let them storm into Saint-Strong Castle, drag me off the throne and hang me. Until then, I will not stop. I will burn my whole life for the continuation of the Ursus Empire!"

"This land has never shown mercy to the weak; strength is the only truth. Now that he has taken over the Far East of Ursus, he must learn this lesson. I will not surrender. I will wait for him at Saint-Germain and see whether the tracks of the Commonwealth will roll over first, or my sword will cut through first!"

Speaker Witte bowed to Nicholas and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I am ready."

"Then let's do it! Let's go for it! The Ursus Empire will fight to the very last moment!"

泰拉1105年6月3日，尼古拉开启了乌萨斯帝国的末代改革，史称“6·3改革”。

On June 1st of the same year, Yan Kingdom also launched the "Apocalypse Reforms," ​​and both countries unanimously targeted small landowners within their own borders first, which aroused the vigilance of nobles and gentry within both countries.

Both were competent rulers, but their methods were too gentle in the face of the changing times.

The internal conflicts between these two countries cannot be resolved by patching things up. However, excessive reforms should be avoided. Don't forget that the emperor himself is the largest landowner. If he wants to rebel, he should first worry about whether he has capable people around him.

No matter how powerful the emperor is, he is still just one person. The nobles and officials below him can easily unite to prevent his decrees from leaving the capital. All that is left is for his subordinates to do as they please.

The easiest way to ruin a policy is not to obstruct it, but to double its implementation.

You tell me to confiscate the landlords' land, so I'll crack down on the middle peasants and rich peasants as well. You say there are school tyrants in schools, so I'll interrogate the kindergarten teachers as well. If anyone protests, I'll say it's the emperor's policy, so what, you have a problem with that?

On this issue, bureaucrats all over the world are the same: if you dare to make life unbearable for officials, you'll suffer too.

This is why those who raised their knives against vested interests throughout history were always purged, either during their lifetime or after their death. They were even worshipped and described as great, so that ordinary people would keep their distance, achieving the dual effect of disgusting people and distorting history.

Information regarding the reforms in both countries was quickly delivered to Liu Jiuli, along with grassroots investigations from both countries to assess the policy implementation.

"They're all the same as everyone else."

Liu Jiuli could easily see that the officials below were deliberately causing trouble. For example, in the land measurement project, each village had its own standards, and the specific standards were determined by the local officials. These officials were basically local bigwigs or members of factions related to local bigwigs. Expecting them to settle scores with themselves was wishful thinking; they could dream about anything.

There are naturally such people within the community, but Liu Jiuli's cheat code is too powerful. Every day, he checks the relationship networks and public opinion values ​​in various places. If there are any abnormalities, he directly sends the Cheka to investigate. If the Cheka does not handle the matter well after investigation, then the Cheka also has a problem. He is either incompetent or has been bribed. Let him be investigated as well.

Furthermore, the community also has an inspection system with a high level of confidentiality. They are all grassroots researchers whose only job is to find fault with other officials, especially corruption. Once they find something, you can take their place, and the original official system is directly dismantled, with people transferred from other provinces.

If any place dares to play the "drowning to death" game in this kind of situation, the army will be next.

Liu Jiuli had done this before. Back when the country was first established, there was a particularly stubborn province in the Far East that would kill anyone who dared to investigate the local situation. Liu Jiuli then ordered his troops to arrest more than 3,000 people in the area and execute them on the spot. At the same time, he dispersed two-thirds of the local population and resettled them in other cities. The effect was immediate. To this day, not a single corrupt official has appeared in the area. It is as clean as a legend, and everyone there is like Pavel Korchagin.

Under Liu Jiuli's persistent efforts, officials at all levels behaved themselves, especially the Ursus and Kazdel people, who showed tremendous enthusiasm.

The latter naturally revered Liu Jiuli, the new demon king, while the former endorsed Liu Jiuli's tough methods.

Looking at the Soviet Union during the reign of Su Tzukawa, this scene is not difficult to understand.

During the reign of Konstantinos Sutsohn, the efficiency of the Soviet bureaucracy exceeded that of at least a hundred Konstantinos Sutsohn. A leader who is not easily fooled and has extremely strong power is what the people of Ursus dream of. When such a person appears, the whole country will present an atmosphere of vitality and thriving development.

You could say that Ursus people are all masochists, but more importantly, such a leader gives them a greater sense of security.

It's true that this is rule by man, but the law is also rule by man. Even if the law is perfected to the point of being precise, there are still judges who make outrageous judgments that challenge the values ​​of normal people. Facts have proved that, at least at this stage, humanity can only find a balance between rule by man and rule of law. It is impossible to be completely rule by man or completely rule of law.

At least Liu Jiuli doesn't have the ability to solve this problem without the system's assistance. If he could solve it, he would have been in the top three in the ocean in his previous life.

However, the strong always have more options, and Liu Jiuli came up with a good method.

That's right, he's preparing to use a sting operation.

Human nature cannot withstand the test, but on this difficult road, human nature must withstand the test. Moreover, appropriately disrupting the bureaucratic system can prevent these people from having nothing to do and thinking about trivial matters. People who are so busy that they never think about things outside of work, just like the proletariat under the 996/007 work schedule.

This same approach can be applied to officials, except that they are driven by performance evaluations, assessments, and regional development indices.

For example, if certain regions are indeed unsuitable for development and the population is constantly migrating out, then local officials only need to "stand their last post" to pass the promotion assessment. The standards are different in each region. This is a super planned economy system supported by big data. Currently, only a part of it has been completed, but it can already ensure that the central government's will is directly implemented at the local level.

Simply put, it's about reducing intermediate steps. Because of the implementation of this system, many civil service positions have been cut. Of course, these cut civil servants can compete for other civil service positions, or become probationary civil servants. Probationary civil servants can receive an extra basic salary, but if they want a better life, they have to find a job themselves. If the country needs you in the future, they will send you an application. Whether you want to come back is up to you. Anyway, this kind of recruitment will not only look for one person.

Besides that, it's about task division. The more detailed and accurate the better. Grassroots work requires more patience and meticulousness, and with such a large number of civil servants, there's limited room for imagination and creativity. So, you need to divide tasks into smaller, more specific parts. You're responsible for your part. If you finish it well, you'll get a promotion and a raise. Even if you don't get a promotion, you'll still get a raise. You're not allowed to worry about anything else, not even help out, unless the task is special and you've been given extra assignments. These assignments are all based on quotas, so you can't just do whatever you want.

Furthermore, this extremely special case is also written into the rules and regulations. Violations will be punished directly. The relevant rules and regulations are discussed and updated every year, but what is needed is simplicity and accuracy. Complex and difficult cases will be sent back for redo. Who the hell are you trying to fool? Don't think I can't see that you want to make things complicated so you can take advantage of the situation.

The grassroots level is a place of training and testing, while the upper levels are a place of vision and perspective.

Those who reach the provincial or ministerial level are basically certain of their bright future, so money and power hold no appeal for them. On the other hand, unqualified individuals cannot pass the long and tedious grassroots tests. Even if a talented but immoral person manages to pass the assessment through hard work, in the end, Liu Jiuli personally conducts the interview and assessment. You decide what to do.

Liu Jiuli never expected all officials to be saints. What he wanted to do was not to raise their ceiling, but to tighten their bottom line. If they crossed the line, they would be killed without mercy. If you committed a crime, it would be added to the files of your family, including your wife. Divorce would not be an option. These are all legal common sense that civil servants must know before taking office. There is also an assessment. Anyone who dares to say they did not know after being arrested will be punished more severely. The trainer and his direct superior will be held accountable.

Wow, this is so strict, can it really be implemented?

Dear friend, policies have inertia. Once the general environment is established, it's difficult for individuals to change anything. It also takes time for officials to be swayed by sweet words and bribes. Liu Jiuli is like a doctor, constantly cutting into the community's management system to remove the cancer cells. At least for now, the results are quite good.

Do you remember how Liu Jiuli initially resolved the internal problems of the Red Guards? He used nuclear weapons on one hand and food supplies on the other.

I may not have the abilities of the revolutionary predecessors, but I can see through you all and have the power to eliminate you all while ensuring that each of you has enough to eat and can completely say goodbye to your miserable past.

On this basis, Liu Jiuli used dictatorship to overcome the initial period of institutional resistance and built the Red Guards' base.

But for other countries to achieve this is an incredibly difficult task, and they also need to be wary of their own potential collapse. In fact, some places have already begun to collapse, they just don't realize it yet.

"How are the preparations for the international conference going?" Liu Jiuli asked Ling.

The officer retrieved the data and said, "The number of attendees has met the standard, and the meeting can be held as scheduled."

"This is an international event that belongs to us proletarians, and we must take it seriously."

"Yes!"

On June 30, 1105, the International Congress of the Community was held in Iron Grid, historically known as the "First Congress of the Proletarians of Terra" or the "International Congress of the Proletarians of Iron Grid".

Chapter 310: Deep-Sea Hunter

(Next up is a world-class strategy, it's time for some breathtaking grand scenes, (～￣▽￣)～)

The conference in Steelgrad was destined to make history, marking the first time that the working people had voiced their opinions on the world stage, amidst the roar of steel and the sounds of gunfire.

Before this, the lives of the proletariat were truly miserable. If someone was infected as a proletarian, they would be expelled from the human race on the spot. Under layers of oppression, the world in their eyes was always only one color—darkness.

Arknights is a good game, but it's just a game.

The game won't tell you what people in the wasteland do to survive, how cruel bad guys can be, or how many ways there are to destroy a colony. If Hypergryph really does that, the game will never pass censorship.

But not everyone can be well protected. There are always poor people who face the darkness. They have done nothing wrong, but simply because they were born into this world, they must bear this price, which is completely unreasonable.

Because this is reality. Reality is unreasonable; it will suddenly come at you. It won't become tender and affectionate just because you don't accept it. On the contrary, it will torment, destroy, and shatter you even more fiercely.

Why must Heaven put a great responsibility on a person by testing them through various trials and tribulations?

It's very simple. Those who didn't make it through became dust in history. Those who did, whether good or bad, were destined to be ruthless people who could be cruel to themselves. Ruthless people can succeed in any era.

If you get hit by a car and die as soon as you step out the door, then never mind what I said. After all, Wang Mang died before he usurped the throne, so who can say he wasn't a loyal minister?

Dreams also require a body and vitality to sustain them. But if given a choice, no one would want to live a brutal life; it's exhausting. Most ordinary people simply want to live a peaceful and comfortable life. Yet, even this small wish has become a luxury under the manipulation of greedy vested interests. There was a time when land that could feed everyone, even with bountiful harvests, was so barren that people would starve to death.

Where did all the food go? Where did all the money go? Where did all my labor go?

Those who monopolize knowledge and rule from above laugh loudly in the clouds, as if this world will always be the most perfect version in their minds. They look down from their high positions and secretly extend blood-sucking tubes, parasitizing the masses. They don't care about the world's suffering, because these sufferings have nothing to do with them.

Then a guy named Liu Jiuli dragged these people down and executed them like pigs. Pointing to their corpses in the septic tank, he told the world, "Look, this is what the powerful and wealthy are like."

The sacred cloak was torn off, revealing the true nature of greed, which the people then discovered.

Even the so-called powerful and wealthy can die, and die just as gruesomely. Since that's the case...

"The prince and general Xiangning is kind!"

That's right, it's that simple. All it takes is one leader, and the people will rise up in resistance, and this resistance will continue indefinitely until one side is completely eliminated.

Because where there is oppression, there is resistance.

At the First Congress of the Proletariat of Terra, the First International and the Second International announced their merger into the United International of the Proletariat. Liu Jiuli, the founder of communism, shook hands and took a photo with Andorn, the leader of the theology of liberation. The photo became the most talked-about thing that year, and countless revolutionaries rose up and sowed the seeds of resistance throughout the continent of Terra.

"Throughout the long past, laborers have created a brilliant civilization and written the glory of mankind, but they have never truly appeared in the history books."

"History is the history of kings and generals, but without the working people, they are nothing but a bunch of snarling insects!"

"Workers create the past, present, and tomorrow, and even the future of all human civilization. But a group of exploiters who are high above want to extract the fruits of labor without working for them. They use high-sounding reasons to do despicable and dirty things and describe them as 'sacred'."

"They fabricated their own bloodline, fabricated their own heritage, and fabricated that everything in this world belonged to them!"

"But today, the proletarians will shout with their own voices, 'No, you are not worthy.'"

"We are the ones cultivating the fields! We are the ones operating the factories! We are the ones building the cities! And you, you are just a bunch of useless trash who can't do anything. You have no right to represent human civilization, much less the vast number of laborers! The fruits of our labor must be firmly held in our own hands!"

"Workers of the world, unite! The world belongs to us!"