Doctor, I'm really strong!

"Here's your package, please sign for it." (Don't be ridiculous, there's no courier service in this area.)

The locals of Kazdel never dreamed they would be treated with such high standards, and the gangs were even less surprised. Modified heavy infantry fighting vehicles and modified Shilka River self-propelled anti-aircraft guns equipped with standard urban warfare parts were driving through the streets, blocking all possible access routes.

There's no other reason than that anti-aircraft guns are more convenient for clearing out infantry, especially in urban warfare.

These heavy infantry fighting vehicles are equipped with large-caliber anti-fortification guns, short-barreled 240mm cannons, using a special Originium TNT mixture, with a power more than five times that of the Sturmtiger, ensuring that you are a nail in the Maginot Line and will be chewed open from the front.

Both of these weapons are prototypes and have not yet been officially numbered. This time, they were mainly used for training. Soon, the Red Guard soldiers discovered that the large-caliber anti-fortification guns were seriously overkill here. Kazdel's strongest defense was the fortified mansions where the nobles lived. Even 107mm guns couldn't defend against those places, so using 240mm guns was just too cruel. Often, a single shot would cause the houses in an entire block to collapse.

Don't forget, the average person in Kazdel is very poor. Their houses are cold in winter and hot in summer, and some look like neatly stacked garbage heaps if you don't look closely, with no sturdiness whatsoever.

Therefore, the most frequently used weapon is still the reliable modified Shilka River. The modifications include a brand-new remote-controlled automatic turret, armor that is on par with main battle tanks (with added urban warfare accessories), a defensive Originium Arts system that adds an energy shield-like defense system, and some close-range active interceptor missiles. These were all developed by Kroos based on Liu Jiuli's description. Their actual combat effectiveness is still unclear, but they are certainly capable of intercepting the non-modified anti-tank missiles used by the Red Guards.

That missile is a TOW missile. Unless it is targeted by more than five TOW anti-tank missiles at the same time, it is impossible to break through this energy protection barrier. It can even defend against the bottom of the vehicle. Moreover, it can concentrate the force on that point for targeted defense at the moment of being hit. If it is hit by two points at the same time, the energy will naturally be distributed. More than three points are very dangerous, and five points will definitely break through the defense.

The problem is that being hit by five TOW anti-tank missiles at the same time is incredibly difficult. Putting aside the incredible luck involved and the demanding requirements on the enemy's tactical and technical capabilities, even the lightest anti-tank missile is still a big weapon. How many can an infantry squad carry? At least, it's impossible for an ordinary human on Earth to carry a dozen or so anti-tank missiles around.

For the local gangs in Kazdel, they were even less capable of fighting back. They were facing a regular army, armed with weapons at least at the Cold War level, supplied by the US military, with the faith of the Soviet army, possessing German-level tactical and technical capabilities, and with the military democracy system of China. The moment the two sides clashed, these local gangs in Kazdel were utterly defeated.

The most common scene was that they were pinned down in a corner by the Red Guards' dense firepower, trembling with fear, either surrendering or being beaten to death after their bunkers collapsed. The buildings in Kazdel City rarely had very sturdy bunkers. In this rare fixed city on Terra, the poor and shacks were the norm. These things could not stop assault rifles, let alone air rifles. It was common to see bullets that could penetrate several walls and kill the people behind them.

"Sir, have you arrested the wrong people? We are law-abiding citizens!"

"Enough talk! Drop your weapons and surrender immediately, or you'll be shot on sight!" (Sound of a bullet being chambered)

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! We surrender!"

Similar conversations were commonplace in Kazdel. The local gangs and mercenaries couldn't understand why they were being targeted. Didn't the new lord need them to generate revenue? Didn't he know that apart from those shady businesses, none of Kazdel's other ventures were profitable? Did he want to bring Kazdel to its knees?

But no matter what they thought, any resistance was futile in the face of overwhelming force. Moreover, Liu Jiuli had directly dispatched his main force this time, which was like the difference between a Space Marine and an ordinary 2K soldier. If they didn't want to die, they had no choice but to surrender.

Within a single day, the entire black and gray market in Kazdel was wiped out, but this was only the first step in solving the problem.

The house has been cleaned, now it's time to figure out how to decorate it.

And that's just the beginning of the trouble.

Section 143: Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth

(Comrades, you didn't expect this, did you? It's the second update! (～￣▽￣)～, where's the reward? (?ω?))

"The work ahead will be very difficult, so everyone should be mentally prepared."

The new government team in Kazdel was established today. Liu Jiuli is holding a meeting with everyone, and he immediately asked everyone to be prepared for a tough battle, because Kazdel has as many problems as fleas on a wild dog.

There's not much to say about enemies on the battlefield; it's a life-or-death struggle, and a single bullet can take care of it. But the hidden dangers that exist during development cannot be dealt with by a single blow.

Those who deserve to die, and those who were forced to do evil, should be given a chance to start anew.

To punish someone without teaching them is cruelty; to punish someone who is taught but not reformed is the way of the king.

Liu Jiuli also knew that in Kazdel's dilapidated environment, good people basically had no room to survive, and even those with slightly higher moral standards couldn't survive. The cost of being kind was very high, especially in such a rotten place.

The bad drives out the good; this is both tragic and helpless.

If someone in such an environment still remembers their original aspirations, regardless of whether they are a good person or a bad person, they will inevitably become someone who is recorded in the future, perhaps in official history or in folk legends.

Now that Kazdel has embraced the new order, Liu Jiuli is no longer a feudal lord who doesn't care about their lives. Since he has decided to be the patriarch, he will naturally guide them onto the right path.

Liu Jiuli: "Currently, many political work cadres from Steel Geler and Future Science City have been transferred here, but relying on them alone is not enough. We must quickly cultivate local talents and then send them for talent exchange."

The so-called talent exchange is actually a way to maintain the centralized system of officials who are transferred to other regions, preventing local people from becoming local officials. This can minimize the strengthening of local decentralization and at the same time enhance unity and communication between different regions. If Liu Jiuli wants all the lands liberated by the Red Guards to eventually fly the same national flag, then he must learn from the advanced experience of the sages.

This is similar to how the official language of the Red Guards is Chinese (in details, there are still some differences between Chinese and the language of Yan State, such as accents, word usage, and traditional and simplified characters).

Um, won't other ethnic groups object?

Your question is absurd. For a group of people who are starving, cold, exploited and oppressed, and who have no sense of nationality or ethnicity, whoever gives them a happy life is God on earth. It's just a matter of speaking a different language. In the face of survival, is this little difficulty more terrifying than the tax collection team that takes your life?

You should know that Liu Jiuli's propaganda of the people's ideology could even assimilate the Sakortas of Laterano. Are other people more fanatical than the Sakortas? They weren't even Yue Fei's army.

Most people don't care; it's a minority who do. And those few are mostly people with some wealth or whose interests are tied to the old vested interests. They are the type of people who let their masters hang the lamp while they themselves are the Gulag.

The remaining truly intelligent people all knew they couldn't reverse this trend, at least not while Liu Jiuli was still alive. They either went into hiding or were transformed after adapting to the new environment. After all, the social system Liu Jiuli had built guaranteed wealth for those who worked hard, and they could also reap various honors and material rewards. Compared to the past when they had to scheme against each other to survive, life was much better now.

If you're still not satisfied after all this, then you're either someone who wants to exploit others to obtain surplus value, or a fish that slipped through the net of the old era. The former should prepare to face the iron fist of the proletariat, while the latter shouldn't be polite; there are still empty seats on the streetlights, so please take them.

The cadres below meticulously recorded all the work requirements put forward by Liu Jiuli.

"W, how's the supplies transportation going?"

When Liu Jiuli asked him, W immediately stood up and said, "We have prepared enough food for the entire Kazdel to last a month in the event of a complete food shortage. New warehouses are under construction. The only problem is that the water system has not been fully restored. If we want to start industrial construction, there will be serious water problems."

Liu Jiuli nodded and said, "The First Production and Construction Corps will arrive tomorrow with a large amount of equipment. Restoring the water supply system will not be a problem, but simply restoring it is not enough. We need to rebuild the entire Kazdel during this period."

As soon as the voice changed, a holographic projection appeared in front of Liu Jiuli. This device can be controlled by mental power, which is very convenient. As long as your mental power micro-management is strong enough, you can easily perform amazing maneuvers like the Four Crossings of the Chishui River.

But if your skills are at the level of Principal Chang, then don't blame the system for displaying effects that are just as terrible as the fourth encirclement and suppression.

Isn't this illustration incredibly vivid and descriptive? (～￣▽￣)～.

Liu Jiuli presented a city, a very prosperous city. Everyone present held their breath, and the Sarkaz present even had tears in their eyes.

This city is none other than the land beneath their feet, the future of Kazdel.

Liu Jiuli now really enjoys the feeling of presenting future development plans to everyone in a very specific way, unlike the kind of PPT presentations used by the US government to scam funding. Once the plan is generated, each civil servant has a countdown timer in front of them, and their role in this grand plan is clearly defined. This truly achieves point-to-point communication, and middle-level cadres cannot add layers of requirements.

Having enthusiasm is a good thing, but Liu Jiuli would rather hear the voices of the grassroots, preferably the voices of his undercover agents during their incognito visits. It would be even better if they were complaints about things in the app, ensuring accurate communication up and down the chain of command without any middlemen taking a cut.

As a former contract worker in a state-owned enterprise, Liu Jiuli deeply resented the practice of adding layers of bureaucracy, and was acutely aware of the dire consequences it would bring. Officials might gain political achievements and then leave, leaving the ordinary people to foot the bill.

Liu Jiuli clearly remembers that his company insisted on implementing "standing operation" back then, saying that people are less likely to get sleepy when they stand up, and that their work efficiency is higher. It was an advanced management system, so they changed everyone's workstations.

We were already exhausted from sitting on the assembly line for over ten hours a day, and now you're making everyone stand for over ten hours straight! You're really putting yourself in a position of authority but not doing the work of an inhuman being!

As a result, two-thirds of the new employees resigned that month.

Logically speaking, things should have reached this point and everything should be over, with everyone waiting to see how the director would handle the situation.

Well, things turned out badly. The director was transferred, leaving the mess for the next person. Goodbye.

What's even more amazing is that after the next director arrived, he immediately conducted a survey of the workshop, wrote a PowerPoint presentation, and said that the workshop experiments proved that standing work did not significantly improve the efficiency of the workshop. However, some positions were indeed very suitable for standing work. He then listed one, two, and three examples. At the company's board meeting, this data-rich report satisfied the company's senior management. The new director's name was on the list of outstanding employees that year. Then, according to the new director's requirements, new reforms were carried out. Except for a very few positions where high chairs were used instead of standing, the other work positions returned to their original state.

Later, Liu Jiuli heard that the previous owner had purchased the stools from his brother-in-law's factory. Think about it carefully.

It's true that those who do the actual work are not as good as those who make PPTs.

Knowing that such deception and cover-ups could occur, Liu Jiuli tried every means to go to the grassroots level. He was very fortunate to have the strength of a super strong person as his backing; otherwise, with his meager political acumen, he would probably be manipulated by a group of cunning old foxes in no time.

Feeling that the atmosphere was ready, Liu Jiuli began to arrange the next steps.

Section 144: Even using the toilet is a good deed!

(To avoid readers sacrificing themselves, today's update is here, (～￣▽￣)～)

After the meeting ended, W did not leave with the others, but said to Liu Jiuli, "It seems that Kazdel is going to become a large-scale school and factory."

Liu Jiuli added, "It's only temporary. After all, we can't push all these people into society at once."

W: "You've really thought this through in great detail. It must be exhausting doing this."

Liu Jiuli smiled and said, "The big government is not easy to begin with. Moreover, if some problems are not dealt with specifically, they will become very troublesome later. Although there has been progress overall, for some individuals, tragedy is tragedy and will not disappear because of the changing times."

Among the many plans that followed, the transformation of the red-light district was the most thorough. All the people there would be sent to specialized educational institutions for training, all their records would be destroyed, and they would undergo physical examinations to ensure that they could embrace life again in good health and happiness.

This is very important. In this industry, both men and women are extremely objectified. They even believe that they are not human beings, but tools to satisfy customers' desires. When they have given up on themselves, no amount of external persuasion will help, because they have already given up. It's not that they are lying down, it's that they are giving up until the end of their lives.

Those who haven't been in the industry for long are easy to save; the difficult ones are those who have given up hope. The key to solving the problem is how to bring them back. It's easy to destroy a person, but it's very difficult to rebuild them.

Liu Jiuli continued, "Tell them what they should and shouldn't do, teach them the necessary survival skills, and give them opportunities for a better future. That's all we need to do. The rest is up to them. This world is not kind enough to take care of everyone, but within my power, I don't want to see anyone fall behind."

In that instant, W seemed to see Theresa's shadow in Liu Jiuli. She turned her head, feeling her face burning, but still said, "You did a pretty good job. Hmm, I approve of you."

"Thank you."

Liu Jiuli casually touched the horn on W's head; he had wanted to touch that horn since he played the game.

W was startled by Liu Jiuli's touch, but she managed to hold back her cry.

Even among Sarkaz, the horns on their heads have different effects, which is basically a matter of how many nerves are on them. For example, W's horns feel a bit soft to the touch and are closely connected to the body, while Mudrock's horns are completely hard, and she can't feel them when she touches them. Liu Jiuli herself is definitely unaware of these subtle differences.

Construction of Kazdel quickly commenced, with a large number of specially made containers being transported over. These containers were from warships previously captured from the Ursus Fourth Legion. The land-based ships were now named the Workers, and a significant amount of weaponry was removed. In addition, a large amount of engineering equipment and extensive loading areas were added, transforming them into transport ships.

"Here, here, here, okay, put it down, lock it, you can go now."

Kazdel's port area was unusually busy. Large quantities of containers were unloaded from transport ships and then transported to the leveled land. After simple fixing and support, they were transformed into three-story temporary houses with running water and electricity, and showers. They were allocated one house per family. If you had a lot of children, you would have to make do, but it was still much better than crawling under a bridge.

The apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom. The bathroom and toilet are simply separated. The living room and kitchen are combined, and all the furniture inside was already prepared. This set of equipment is the basic configuration for the Red Guards when they are conducting disaster relief.

The "all-purpose factory" has also moved in here, but under the guise of a water purification factory. These "all-purpose factories" have become the core equipment of the water purification factory, absorbing surrounding substances and converting them into pure water that can be directly consumed.

This area will support the study, life, and work of 500,000 people for at least the next two years. In Liu Jiuli's eyes, none of the previous construction standards of Kazdel were up to standard, so the entire city was demolished and rebuilt. While receiving training, the locals could work on the construction site to earn money. This is called applying what they have learned, and the labor problem is solved. It is the same operating procedure as the previous Steel Grider and Future Science City. Simply put, it is "work relief".

As for whether the locals would cooperate, all the problems disappeared once the Red Guards brought out a dazzling array of food and clothing to the streets and opened boxes full of gold to recruit workers.

The old order has collapsed, and a new order is being established. Ordinary people don't understand all that, but they know where they can get enough to eat. If they can also be provided with food and lodging, that would be paradise. They don't even dare to dream of anything higher.

The Red Guards didn't withhold wages, provided food and lodging, allowed children to go to school, and gave them jobs... this... this...

I will offer my loyalty!

Winning over the hearts and minds of the people is that simple, especially in chaotic places.

So what's the next step?

A: Repairing the toilet.

Ah, this...

What, you think this is too down-to-earth? This is a very serious public health issue. Toilets are hidden dens of filth and poison. If you don't handle them properly, you'll be in for a lot of trouble. And don't look down on the waste products of the five grains. They used to be strategic resources. Potassium nitrate in toilets was a very valuable strategic resource before the 20th century. Moreover, through composting, excrement can also be used as fertilizer.

So the saying "You're not even worth a pile of shit" to describe a useless person is the absolute truth; sometimes, a living person really isn't as valuable as a pile of shit.

If toilet issues are not properly addressed, the dirty environment will become a breeding ground for disease in the event of an outbreak. Just ask India if you don't believe me.

The greatest achievement of the old man after he took power was building toilets all over India, which shows the importance of this matter.

Modern toilets are a very important part of public health. Many liberated areas in China were like this back then, clean and tidy, full of humanistic atmosphere, and able to make the most of this biological resource, achieving multiple benefits.

Don't think it's dirty. Any so-called civilization starts from barbarism and backwardness. Aren't the grains and meats on our tables originally very tasty things? You know, in ancient times, pigs, or piglets, lived directly under the toilet. Guess what they ate?

Now there is surplus productivity, so people eat well and livestock can eat fine food. In the past, people would feed their livestock however cheaply they could, and farmers wished their animals could photosynthesize.

Rebuilding the entire Kazdel would require mobilizing over 500,000 locals and retraining them. With such a high population density, if sanitation is not properly maintained, things could get very messy. What Liu Jiuli wanted was an advanced working class full of proletarian fighting spirit, not sacrificial offerings to the scoundrels.