Doctor, I'm really strong!

Now that the Red Guards of Steel Grid have been busy getting rid of a number of people, many positions have become vacant, which can be filled by his own confidants. This was something that the Red Guards had discussed with him in advance.

He consolidated his privileges and united a large group of people—perfect.

Only he himself thinks so.

Now that the Red Guards have taken control of the grassroots level in Kharkiv, they can also sideline the higher-ups. Of course, you can parachute in a minister, or even a deputy minister, but what about everyone else? From the secretary to the finance officer, and down to all the civil servants below, they are all my people, all receiving my salary. Can you command them?

Even if we can't confront them head-on, we can always feign compliance while secretly going against them, right? You know, there's always a way around things, don't you? This classic Humphrey-like tactic was learned by our ancestors more than two thousand years ago. Try to play this game with us, and we'll make you regret it!

Aside from the Duke of Kharkiv feeling good about himself, the entire Kharkiv administrative system has effectively been sidelined by the Red Guards. Orders are not issued beyond the Duke's residence. Apart from receiving dividends, Kharkiv is no longer a city that serves Kharkiv as a tool.

Before completely breaking ties with the Ursus Empire, Duke Kharkov will remain there like a memorial tablet, since the dividends he receives will eventually be used to buy goods from Steelgrad, ultimately just a transfer from one hand to the other.

The whole process took a month. A month later, Kharkiv, which appeared unchanged on the surface, had actually become the Red Guard's second base. Various reforms were launched one after another, and the slums were transformed on a large scale. The Red Guard had bought the area in the name of Future Technology Company. Private property is sacred and inviolable, you know?

Of course, if you're facing the United States, it's safer to have a nuclear weapon in hand to protect your private property.

The behavior of these nobles made the Black Serpent Talulah shake her head.

"Destroy it, just destroy it, hurry up and do it."

Liu Jiuli was not surprised at all: "That's how feudal nobles are. If you expect the intelligence of a small circle to always be superior, you might as well expect the Far East of Nysas to turn into the Sargon rainforest."

The dangers of class stratification have been proven by the lives of our ancestors. Even in a country like India, there are resistance guerrillas who have persisted to this day in an extremely complex religious environment.

That's how human society works: if you block someone's future, they'll take your life; that's called an equivalent exchange.

The success of Kharkiv was not the key point; the key point was that the Red Guards found a way to expand rapidly, quietly bringing the surrounding areas under their actual control, and completely connecting the economy, politics, and military of the entire Far East, laying the foundation for a larger-scale revolution later.

A larger plan slowly unfolded, and Red Guard members in various places took action, driving nails precisely and fatally into the enemy's vitals, then lying in wait for their opportunity.

Show off your skills, isn't that a bit too easy? Is infiltration by the Red Guards really that easy?

The truth is that simple. After all, the ideas that Liu Jiuli was implementing were something that no other organization, except the Red Guards, could imitate or find any related theories about at that time.

Back in the Paris Commune, Marxism-Leninism had already spread throughout the world for a long time. By the time of Soviet Russia, the red specter had become a strong entity, and only then did countries begin to feel fear and anger. To put it bluntly, people cannot be hostile to an enemy they have never seen before; they can't just attack thin air.

If you want to shake hands with the air, that's a different story.

Before Liu Jiuli was willing to spread communist ideology on a large scale, other countries only thought that Liu Jiuli, this newly promoted nobleman, was full of ambition and no different from other nobles. As for killing nobles, at most they thought that the methods were too crude and that the matter would be difficult to handle in the future, but killing between nobles was not a problem at all.

Unless Liu Jiuli fully and openly carries out the purge of the privileged class, telling the world that these people were hung on streetlights because of their corruption and depravity, and that they betrayed the people, and therefore deserve to be punished.

That's a different concept altogether, especially after the concept of public ownership was proposed. It was about digging up the roots of capitalism. No matter what the two sides did, the final result would be a fight to the death, and that's when we'd see scenes of the White Army versus the Red Army.

As for now, no one has thought in that direction, nor can they imagine it.

There are people who petition on behalf of the people, but they are a tiny minority, let alone a systematic and thoughtful rebellion. This level of betrayal is a perfectly acceptable error, like cancer cells appearing during cell mutation. There's nothing strange about it. This gave Liu Jiuli time to develop stealthily. He himself deeply understands the importance of keeping a low profile. Although the image of an ambitious man he presents to the outside world is alarming, it only alerts the royal family of the Ursus Empire. Other countries will feel that Liu Jiuli is completely cooperative. For example, Kazimir would definitely like to have a troublemaker within the Ursus Empire.

But if Liu Jiuli were to hang all the nobles and capitalists and let them dry in the wind, that would put pressure on the entire world, unless he could demonstrate the same deterrent power as the Soviet Union after World War II before that.

This is also his goal.

Just as Liu Jiuli was daydreaming about the future, a phone call came in.

"Hello, who is it?"

Ling's voice came through the phone.

"Jiuli, a Yan Kingdom official was arrested by our police in Steel Grid."

Which channel?

"The Si Sui Tai is a management department specifically established for the Sui Beasts. Its main job is to supervise us Sui Beast fragments."

"Oh, I know."

"Wait, don't hang up, release them first."

"Why? He must have been arrested for doing something illegal or disorderly. Our police don't arrest people randomly. Once the investigation is complete and he's found to be innocent, we'll release him."

"That's normal, but you should at least give Si Suitai some face."

"Face? What, does Yan Country think its friendly nations will be surprised?"

"This will lead to a diplomatic incident, which will be a diplomatic issue between Ursus and Yan. There are no small matters in diplomacy, so we must handle them with caution."

“Sister, when you arrive in a place, you have to abide by its rules and regulations. If you do something wrong and get arrested, that’s what you deserve, okay? What, does your special status give you special privileges to be released? Steelgrad is not a colony, there is no extraterritoriality!”

At this point, Ling could clearly hear Liu Jiuli's serious dissatisfaction. Remembering Liu Jiuli's usual way of expressing displeasure, and to avoid turning the realistic depiction of the arrested Si Suitai civil servants into an abstract one, she quickly said, "It's not that bad, it's just..."

"Let's wait for the police station's decision. If it really is a violation of the law, no one can protect him."

Chapter 131: How did I, a transmigrator, become a confirmed clone of the Year Beast?

(Update delivered, everyone (|3[▓▓] Goodnight)

Zuo Le felt extremely unlucky. The reason things had come to this point was because his teammates were too incompetent.

As the people in charge of the Year Platform, their main job is to monitor the fragments of the Year Beast. However, this monitoring is usually limited to a specific area. For example, if a Year Beast clone is active in a certain area, they will monitor that area. They cannot directly monitor the Year Beast clone itself, as that would create conflict. It's okay, it has its own pride and privacy.

Even from a personal perspective, if the Sui Beast clone really wanted to kill his people, it would be very easy. Yan Kingdom obviously wouldn't break ties with the Sui Beast clone over a few people, since they had indeed been very restrained.

This is the privilege of the strong.

Under normal circumstances, the supervisors of the Suitai observe and investigate the situation in an entire area from a distance. This is enough to understand the impact of the Sui Beast clones on the area. Once a certain threshold is reached, it can be reported directly. As for dealing with or fighting the Sui Beasts, their small number of personnel shouldn't think about that too much.

Unfortunately, the person who accompanied me on this mission was a spoiled brat, someone who had connections above and was thus sent down to gain credit.

Normally, Zuo Le wouldn't care about this situation. There are plenty of people like this in every department. Children from big families have at least received a complete education and know how to behave. This is the first time he has encountered such a strange person who actively adds drama to his own life and increases the blood pressure of his teammates.

The two men had no problems with their entry into Steelgrad, but once inside, the man demanded an in-depth investigation, claiming that "such a large-scale operation abroad must have some shady secrets."

There's nothing wrong with that in itself; the problem lies in the method of execution.

In Zuo Le's work experience, the Sui Beast clones are actually very easy to talk to. As long as you are willing to communicate with them normally, they will not make things difficult for you and are very willing to cooperate with your work.

But the guy beside him felt that this investigation wouldn't yield any useful information. The Year Beast's clone must have hidden its most shameful secrets in the shadows, so they were determined to go to the most inaccessible places and sneak in.

Zuo Le immediately felt that this idiot who came to "gild his resume" was just there to make fun of him, so he directly rejected the other party's suggestion. Then, this guy actually disobeyed orders and acted on his own, and was caught red-handed by the local police. Zuo Le tried to get the person out of the mess, but ended up being locked up as well, on the grounds that they were suspected of espionage and that an investigation would be conducted before anything else could be done.

Now things are really messed up. Both of the officials from the Suitai have been arrested and cannot resist, as it could easily cause diplomatic problems. After all, they are on another country's territory. Recently, the Ursus Empire has been eyeing the Yan Kingdom. The Yan Kingdom is not afraid of war, but the two of them do not want to become the fuse for a new round of war between the two countries.

That spoiled brat actually showed some intelligence this time, but the problem is that their mission has failed. What will the Sui Beast clone think? What will they do? Besides, this is foreign land. Even if someone disappears into thin air, they won't be able to find the Sui Beast clone.

Even if you have evidence, so what? They directly say, "This is Ursus's conspiracy," which immediately reduces the credibility of your evidence by half. Besides, you are the one who started the trouble first. Even if the court is dissatisfied, it won't do anything to the Sui Beast clones, especially those Sui Beast clones that have made contributions.

Why did a clone of the Year Beast end up in Ursus? It's putting Yan Kingdom in a very passive position, making it difficult for them to do anything, and hindering their ability to carry out this mission.

Does this mean that the clones of the Year Beast are also going international?

What the two didn't know was that it wasn't the local police who first noticed Zuo Le's teammate's unusual behavior, but the people of Steelgrad. Their counter-espionage awareness and initiative were unmatched by any other country. Surrounded by these Chaoyang residents, let alone the two of them, who were not very professional "spies," even if a real spy came and dared to do anything out of line, they would be reporting to the police station.

There are also bonuses, up to 500,000 Lungmen Dollars, or 5,000 vouchers.

Vouchers are generally preferred because you can buy anything with LMD, but you might not be able to buy something with vouchers that you can't with LMD.

Now Liu Jiuli has even started promoting personal computers. The configuration that would cost 50,000 RMB in 2022 is being sold by him for less than 5,000 RMB in Steel Grid and Future Science City. This broadens people's horizons, increases learning channels, and incidentally boosts software sales, supporting many small and medium-sized enterprises that rely on these for survival. This model, where the state controls the means of production and other companies follow suit, allows the Red Guards to carry out macro-control with the most iron-fisted means at any time.

Even if all those small businesses united, they couldn't defeat the Red Guards, whose public assets accounted for over 90%. Although they appeared numerous, they had almost no advantage in terms of means of production.

So what if they have an advantage? Liu Jiuli could use his all-purpose factory to distribute products with a market cost of over 100,000 yuan for only 10,000 yuan and still make a profit. Can they do that?

Don't forget, the normal production model of a primitive civilization is mining, smelting, synthesis, parts, assembly, and market. Liu Jiuli's side directly converts matter into energy and sells it. The cost savings in the process can make any company despair.

We are the productivity of the future; what can you use to compete with us?

Zuo Le and his companion did not come to Steelgrad to spy, so their investigation was normal. However, before they were released, the police received orders from above to put them in solitary confinement.

Then Liu Jiuli appeared before the two of them; he hadn't come during the Reiwa era.

Liu Jiuli didn't stand on ceremony with the two and immediately began the interrogation process: "Confess, what are you doing here, Yan Kingdom's Director of the Imperial Household Department?"

“I protest! We are citizens of Yan! This is illegal…”

The next second, this clueless guy was slapped against the wall by Liu Jiuli.

"Are you willing to have a proper talk?" Liu Jiuli asked in a calm tone, and even took out a wet wipe to wipe his hands.

Zuo Le glanced at the guy on the wall. Although this guy was a jerk, his strength was definitely not bad. This person in front of him had actually slapped him into a painting. If he really faced him, he probably wouldn't fare much better.

However, as a qualified civil servant of the Great Yan Dynasty, Zuo Le still answered humbly and confidently: "We heard that a new avatar of the Year Beast has appeared here, and we are here to investigate this matter."

Liu Jiuli: "Are you trying to commit a transnational manhunt?"

Zuo Le shook his head: "No, we're just investigating."

Liu Jiuli: "You don't trust the Sui Beast, do you?"

Zuo Le: "After all, the Sui Beast is a living natural disaster, so we can't be careless."

Liu Jiuli laughed and said, "You are so frank, so I will be frank too. I, Liu Jiuli, am not the one you are looking for, of course. But since your sister insists on saying so, I have no choice."

Zuo Le nodded and said, "You are the clone of the Sui Beast. We have a special detection method, so whether you admit it or not, it is a fact."

Liu Jiuli shrugged: "Whatever you want. Anyway, I'm in Ursus now, and I'm currently a duke, the Duke of Steelgrae. If you have any problems, please negotiate with the Ursus Empire officials."

Zuo Le's heart tightened. The Sui Beast was a threat to Yan Kingdom, but it was also an asset. If they all became forces that threatened Yan Kingdom from neighboring countries, then things would be very bad.

"Does Your Excellency have some misunderstanding about the Yan Kingdom?"

Liu Jiuli frankly stated, "I have no idea what fragment of the Year Beast I am. You all insist on putting this big label on me. Now that I have built up a business in Ursus, you come to harass me. No matter how you look at it, it's your fault. What does it have to do with me?"

Zuo Le: "Because your identity is too special."

Liu Jiuli: "So what? Everyone has their own way of life. I have neither offended you nor hurt you. Of course, idiots who deliberately court death (pointing to the one on the wall) are an exception."

Zuo Le nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will report your words verbatim."

Liu Jiuli: "Okay."

Chapter 132: Found some junk

(Update delivered, (～￣▽￣)～)

Zuo Le left with his teammates. Although they were terrible, they couldn't just abandon them.

The news he brought back attracted the attention of the Yan Kingdom's court, and the relevant personnel argued fiercely, eventually splitting into two groups.

The pro-war faction: "Stop talking nonsense! We absolutely cannot let such a dangerous creature as the Sui Beast go, especially since it has gone to the Ursus Empire. Everyone knows what kind of country that is. We must be wary of Ursus playing the Sui Beast card. We need to find a way to resolve this now, even if it means starting a war. The Sui Beast cannot betray the Yan Kingdom!"

The peace faction: "Is such a black-and-white assessment reasonable? Besides, this new Sui Beast clone doesn't even seem to know his own identity. Moreover, he hasn't done anything to harm our country's interests. He even opened a company called Future Technology in Lungmen, which not only solved local employment problems but also developed Lungmen's economy. It's clear that he is not our enemy but a potential partner. Ursus can be won over, and so can we. There's absolutely no need to take radical actions. Your actions are pushing a potential partner into the enemy's arms. Is this solving the problem or aiding the enemy?"

As for the issue of starting a war, once the cannons roar, gold will flow in abundance. Do you think money grows on trees?