Doctor, I'm really strong!

However, all related investigations were blocked by Wei Yanwu's Black Cloak. Any excessive actions were dealt with secretly, for fear of angering the Fourth Calamity hidden in the Sixth District. Even the Rat King received a warning from Wei Yanwu: the Dragon Gate gangs must not cause trouble in the Sixth District, otherwise even he, Wei Yanwu, could not protect his old comrade. You still have a daughter; think more about your family.

In the past, it was always the Rat King who advised those troublemaking young men to "think about your family." Now, he's putting himself in their shoes.

The experienced Rat King immediately realized what was going on and decisively withdrew the gang forces from the Sixth District. He even cut off those who didn't understand the situation to ensure that they would not cause any trouble for Liu Jiuli's work.

Whether Liu Jiuli used tanks or helicopters to suppress these gangs was beyond the Rat King's consideration.

Based on his life experience, governments always need a front man, so that they might be able to cooperate in the future.

Hehe, then you're mistaken.

"Crack down on prostitution and organized crime! No gangs will be tolerated in District Six! Be a good person or die!"

The new grassroots organizational structure allows Liu Jiuli to directly transmit top-level instructions, eliminating middlemen and their markups.

Starting from each building in the community, the neighborhood committee can be specifically responsible for a certain person or matter. In this process, gang forces will only have a counterproductive effect and endanger public safety. In that case, what's the point of keeping them around? Suppress the gangs!

The fully armed Red Guards began a cleanup operation in the Sixth District. All the local gangs, even the smallest ones with only a few members, suffered devastating blows. All the relevant personnel were arrested, and those who dared to resist were shot on the spot. They would be sent to special labor camps for ideological education. If the labor camps were not suitable, Liu Jiuli suggested that there was also the Gulag Hotel in Siberia. Would you like to consider staying there?

The most vicious criminals await you at Sun Prison, where the toilets face the dining hall, guards are free to fire, and every victim is guaranteed absolute freedom.

It's hard to imagine how vicious and ruthless a prison with such a cheerful name could be.

In the wake of the swift and decisive battle royale, countless gang members lay dead in the streets, and those who escaped were caught and eliminated. The Lungmen Guard Bureau assisted in ensuring that no one escaped.

Despite what had happened before, even Wei Yanwu admired Liu Jiuli's decisiveness.

They really have the guts to do it, they don't care if they offend anyone.

Wei Yanwu also wanted to live such a carefree life, but unfortunately, the conditions didn't allow it.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

After such a crackdown, the security situation in District Six soared to the top in Longmen, to the point where even thieves disappeared.

With the return of order and the improvement of public security, the local economy began to develop rapidly. Since Liu Jiuli had already taken over the entire Sixth District, all the profits here went straight into his pocket. Many businesses wanted to move into the Sixth District and buy a piece of land here, which would definitely appreciate in value in the future.

But Liu Jiuli is holding onto the land in the Sixth District, not selling a single acre. He's also handling the infrastructure himself. Once all the infrastructure and buildings are completed, it would be much better to rent them out and collect rent – ​​that would be incredibly profitable.

As for the issue of excessively high prices, as long as your infrastructure is in place, your talent pool is large enough, your equipment is complete and advanced, and your social order is good, those businessmen will be eager to give you money.

Capital loves to disrupt order, yet it also craves order; it cannot resist the allure of District Six.

Once they move in, they'll be working for Future Technology. It's like Liu Jiuli has built an economic alliance around himself based on the Sixth District. Future Technology will get the lion's share, and everyone else will get the scraps too – a win-win situation.

Just as future technologies were booming, the legal department received a lawyer's letter from Swire Group.

They sued Future Technology for malicious competition.

Section 47: The Advantage Lies With Me!

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“Malicious competition? What, do you think Swire Group would engage in friendly competition?”

Liu Jiuli scoffed at the so-called accusations. Everyone in Terra knew that Swire Group had used finance and banking to exploit other countries, but it was still too crude for anyone with even a little financial knowledge.

They are still stuck in the stage of exporting goods, and clearly do not understand the terror of exporting capital.

If you want to play this game, Liu Jiuli knows far more about concessions, unequal treaties, free trade, commercial navigation, most-favored-nation treatment, and consular jurisdiction than they do. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Putting everything else aside, as long as you have enough funds and the other party's government has weak control, then go ahead and speculate on real estate. Real estate will quickly show the other party what the terror of capital invasion is. If you have a hegemonic currency, that would be even better. Every now and then, you can loosen monetary policy and raise interest rates to reap a wave of profits, guaranteeing at least thirty years of carefree living.

Given the current model of Terra, Liu Jiuli felt that if he played like this, he could live a carefree life for a century without any problem.

"The Longmen Court will definitely have to handle this matter. Can our legal department handle it?"

Talulah is well aware of what future technology looks like now. On the surface, it seems to be thriving, but in reality, many things are still under construction, especially the legal department. Right now, it's just a few legal consultants from Rhodes Island working part-time, which is nowhere near as professional as real law firms.

As for why Swire Group suddenly targeted Future Technology, the reason is very simple: Liu Jiuli is not selling land.

Cheng Jiali, the former general manager of Swire Group, who was formerly a citizen of Yan country and is now a citizen of Victoria, sent people to investigate the development of District 6. He immediately concluded that the land prices here would soon inflate to the point where one could make money even while lying down. So he immediately sent business people to Future Technology to communicate, wanting to buy some land in District 6 first.

At this time, Liu Jiuli had no intention of selling the land, and he was not short of working capital. However, since the other party was so enthusiastic, he decided to meet with them.

Cheng Jiali's idea was to buy as much as he could. In addition, he had a great reputation and quite a few connections in the Yan Yi circle. Once the promotion was done, the land prices in Future Technology would skyrocket, and everyone would make money.

The problem is that Liu Jiuli is not a real estate developer who hoards land to make money. His goal is to revitalize the country through industry. All land must play its due role. You can buy it, but you can only buy the property rights for a period of time. Don't even think about occupying it permanently. Moreover, you must develop the land to a certain extent within five years after you buy it. This certain extent is also stipulated in the contract.

To put it bluntly, land itself has no value; it is the infrastructure built around it that has value. Those who cling to land and want to reap the benefits of the times will not have a chance with Liu Jiuli.

Having plenty of money means you can do whatever you want.

Cheng Jiali calculated that after all his efforts, he would only earn a meager living, which was far from the expected multiplied income. He was immediately unhappy, but still did not want to give up such a good opportunity. Therefore, he hoped that Future Technology could be more generous in this regard and proposed his idea of ​​buying and selling land, saying that this would make him a lot of money.

Then he angered Liu Jiuli.

Damn it, back in the day I was making tens of thousands of yuan per square meter in my empire, and now you're trying to pull this stunt on me, talking about making huge profits? What use are those bills to me? You're just trying to swindle real benefits out of a bunch of worthless paper. Are you kidding me?

You need to distance yourself from me immediately, as far as you can go.

The negotiations fell apart immediately, and the two sides parted on bad terms. Liu Jiuli immediately blacklisted Cheng Jiali, labeling him as "a street lamp ornament for some future day".

After returning home, Cheng Jiali became increasingly angry, especially when he saw the booming Future Technology. He felt that watching them make money was more painful than him losing money himself.

In order to reverse this dark situation, Cheng Jiali felt that with the backing of the Swire Group, he, who could be considered an upper-class person, should play the Swire card.

At this very moment, Swire Group and Future Technology had a conflict in some areas.

As part of the cooperation between the Red Guards and Lungmen, Future Technology began to supply Lungmen with a large quantity of canned goods and even various seasonings.

This is incredible. No matter which one it is, when the quantity is large enough, it becomes a strategically controlled material at the national level. How did future technology come up with so many canned goods and seasonings?

The latter, in particular, has had a significant impact on the Swire Group.

As a large, state-backed company based in Lungmen, Swire Group's main business includes seasonings, which are very profitable, comparable in value to various spices from the Age of Exploration.

This is unavoidable. Many areas on Terra are deserts and hills, and there is also the risk of natural disasters. There are very few places where food can be grown. Mobile cities must first meet the demand for food, and then the demand for luxury goods. As a result, even if the technology allows it, the space is limited, so it is impossible to ship in large quantities.

In reality, this means that ordinary people mainly use salt as a condiment, while the middle class has condiments like MSG, soy sauce, and vinegar. These are the highest level of enjoyment, belonging to less than one percent at the very top of the pyramid.

Simply put, if you want to eat dishes that are perfect in color, aroma, and taste, you have to reach the level of Wei Yanwu.

For a long time, this type of trade has been monopolized by the Swire Group. In addition to directly sourcing such raw materials from Yan Country, Longmen has filled the gaps by supplying the rest of these materials to the Swire Group.

As a result, the arrival of future technology directly satisfied Lungmen's demand, squeezing out Swire Group's market share.

Under normal circumstances, Wei Yanwu would definitely pursue a dynamic balance and not rely too much on either side. However, after experiencing that night of the fourth natural disaster, how could he dare to offend Liu Jiuli now? Besides, even if this matter is strange, it certainly cannot be blamed on him. Wouldn't it be even better to let the Taigu Group, which was not very honest to begin with, be dealt with by Future Technology?

Swire Group has been developing in Lungmen for too long, overreaching and forgetting its original purpose. This is not good, not good at all.

With Cheng Jiali's instigation, coupled with the Swire Group's pursuit of profit and their belief that a new company is nothing special (Wei Yanwu and Hei Suo did a very good job of keeping it a secret; apart from those present, no one knew what exactly happened that night), now it's an old company with over a hundred years of heritage beating a fledgling company—the advantage is on my side!

Since that's the case, there's no need to hesitate. Just crush it. Will future technology dare to fight back?

Section 48: Yes, Sir John.

For Liu Jiuli, Swire Group was just a small company; there were plenty of ways to deal with it.

First, just go straight for them and let them feel the iron fist of the Fourth Calamity. There's no problem that can't be solved physically.

Second, hostile takeover of Swire Group's shares, using both carrot and stick tactics to win over the shareholders, and if necessary, let them experience the arbitrariness of super-capital. No matter the outcome, I'll take half your life first.

Third, find Wei Yanwu and, incidentally, collect evidence of Taikoo Group's crimes. Such a large company can't be clean. We can use both methods to let them feel the love of the government's iron fist.

Given sufficient strength, Liu Jiuli has many options and doesn't necessarily need to fight his opponent in court.

After all, that's their home turf. In a place like Longmen where capital reigns supreme, if you think obeying the law is useful, then you're just incredibly naive. It wouldn't be surprising if someone like that got tricked into bed eight times in one night.

The law represents the bottom line and relative fairness, but in reality, the vast majority of people cannot achieve fairness when facing power.

The common people do not contend with the rich, and the rich do not compete with officials.

If you can single-handedly destroy a country, all of the above can be ignored; do whatever you like.

After a moment's thought, Liu Jiuli felt this was a good opportunity.

Nothing is more intimidating than taking down the former boss. To the locals of Lungmen, the Taikoo Group is like a final boss. If Future Tech, as a newbie, can knock the boss to the ground with a few punches and kicks and force him to beg for mercy, then Future Tech can do whatever it wants in Lungmen from now on.

This also made Wei Yanwu realize that what was truly terrifying about future technology was not just Liu Jiuli, but also the organization itself.

Thinking of this, Liu Jiuli said to Talulah, "Let our legal department get moving and deal with Swire Group's lawyers first."

Talulah frowned: "You're not really planning to win against Swire Group through the law, are you?"

Large companies have many ways to bully small companies. Without strong government backing, large companies can drag things out even if the small company wins the case, waiting for the small company to lose its losses and admit its mistake, or simply take over the company. That's how unreasonable they are.

If it were a chaotic area, directly resolving the plaintiff's case would also be one approach.

Remember, courts only have the power to resolve issues when there is a large government and the law is enforceable; otherwise, regardless of the outcome, it will ultimately become a contest between the strong and the weak.

Swire Group owns mercenary and security companies, armed escort services, and various gangs.

Guess what all these things with the gadgets are for?

Another statistic is that every year, many small company owners in Longmen mysteriously disappear. Can you guess why?

Terra is not a gentle place. Lungmen is considered a fairly safe city, but it still has its share of filth and corruption.

In response to Talulah's question, Liu Jiuli replied, "I don't like to fire the first shot. Let our enemy make the first move."

Morality may not sound like much, but it's incredibly useful, especially when you're strong enough and in the right.

I'm not only going to beat you to death, I'm going to disgust you to death.

Liu Jiuli wasn't worried about the court at all. As long as Wei Yanwu didn't favor Taikoo Group, even an ordinary lawyer could drag out the case for a year or two. But given Taikoo Group's domineering nature, they definitely wouldn't wait a year or two.

I estimate they won't even last a month; they'll soon be unable to restrain themselves and take action. Won't this moral high ground of self-defense and counterattack just fall into our hands?

It seems that some countries on Terra have similar mindsets to Western countries on Earth, believing that as long as they are the victors, everything is OK, and previous moral transgressions are irrelevant; the victors will not be condemned.

Little did they know that true victory requires the accumulation of experience in peacetime, gradually building momentum until it finally crushes the opponent.

If Britain and France had produced a leader of Soviet caliphate during World War II, the war would not have broken out.

At the same time, Swire Group, Longmen Swire Tower

John Swire, the Swire family's resident representative in Lungmen, has no official position within the Lungmen Taikoo Group, but he is like an imperial supervisor sent by an ancient emperor. His presence alone represents the power of a large family, and even Cheng Jiali, the general manager, has to treat him with utmost respect.

After all, he was just a convert who came to Victoria from Yan Country, while John Swire was an old nobleman of the Victorian Plain Lion Banner. As a newcomer facing a big shot, he had to beg the big shot to give him a job.

Who told the Cheng family to embezzle so much in Yan Kingdom back then? If it weren't for their master pulling them back at a crucial moment, the entire family of over a hundred people would probably be in the execution ground. So now the Cheng family is like a dog kept by the Swire family, the kind that's extremely loyal.

After reviewing the information provided by Cheng Jiali, John asked with some skepticism, "Are you sure Future Technology is just a small company with no background?"