Doctor, I'm really strong!

Got it? If you do, go to the construction site and start moving bricks right now!

And so, a massive construction boom began throughout Kazdel.

Section 145: It's okay to cry it out.

(Comrades, this is the second update! (～￣▽￣)～, where's the reward? (?ω?))

The first week of Kazdel's new era has seen a surge of problems...

"You! You urinated and defecated in public, you are to be whipped! Take him away!"

"You! You actually hit your wife! This is domestic violence! Take her away!"

"You! Stop! Stop him! Don't let this thief get away!"

"You! You dare to rob in broad daylight! Arrest me!"

"You! You're forbidden to spit on the ground! You're to be whipped!"

That's pretty much the situation. The police patrolling the streets have been dealing with similar cases lately. Apart from regular criminal cases, the rest are all moral depravity issues, which are usually punished with caning.

To enhance the moral awareness of offenders, Liu Jiuli demanded that caning be carried out in public, specifically by publicly whipping the buttocks. The maximum number of whippings was three, and the minimum was ten. The damage was minimal, but the humiliation was extremely strong. Basically, as long as the person still had the most basic sense of shame, they would not dare to commit the offense again. Those who were truly incorrigible would be sent to labor farms, or if all else failed, there would be the Gulag and Siberia, or even the Sun Prison.

However, before actually cracking the whip, various literacy education institutions will first inform them to abide by the new public morality and various common-sense laws and regulations. Only after they make a mistake will they be punished, so that the punished person will accept the punishment.

Even if you're not convinced and know you're in the wrong, you still have to admit it verbally.

The effect was immediate. Within a week, at least 10,000 people were whipped. With the addition of more trash cans, spittoons, and public toilets, the problems of urinating and defecating in public and littering were quickly eliminated and are now virtually nonexistent.

However, some problems cannot be discovered at the beginning, but once discovered, they must be dealt with seriously.

Due to a shortage of civil servants, the Red Guards set up a training institution in Kazdel to train local civil servants and have them assist in handling official duties. They will definitely be transferred in the future, but the situation is urgent now, so the manpower problem needs to be solved first.

Liu Jiuli has largely reformed the civil service system within the Red Guards, and at least for the time being, no one dares to reach for things they shouldn't. However, the temporary civil servants in Kazdel have clearly not experienced the harsh treatment from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so after gaining some power, they quickly began to swell in their arrogance.

In just one week, they've already started to band together to smuggle public property!

They never expected that, following the old rules, after they presented the embezzled money to their superiors under the guise of gifts, the superiors would happily accept the money one moment and then call the Internal Affairs Department with a dark expression the next moment after they left.

He's fucking idiot! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you.

Liu Jiuli offered civil servants very good salaries and various benefits after retirement. Frankly speaking, in the entire Terra continent, the Red Guards' civil servants are the only group in the system who can live a decent life, be respected, and not be scorned as "XX's lackeys." Before taking up their posts, they received complete ideological and political education and professional training, making them truly red civil servants with faith, ability, organization, and discipline.

While the benefits were given, the deterrent effect was also indispensable. All crimes committed by civil servants were handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose style was quite similar to that of Ursus. As long as there was definite evidence that you were not clean, the Great Memory Restoration Technique was no joke. Coupled with the "warmth" of the Gulag, Siberia, and the Sun Prison, the civil servants of the Red Guards were willing to do their utmost to protect Liu Jiuli's intimidation.

Not to mention that the benefits of smuggling are negligible, even if they were ten or a hundred times more, you still need to be alive to enjoy them. Liu Jiuli has issued red notices for those corrupt civil servants, hunting them down worldwide. If you have the essence to transcend the three realms and not be within the five elements, you must be found and killed, charged with betraying the people.

Death was just the beginning. Along with the civil servant, three generations of his family also suffered misfortune. His grandchildren would have to live humbly under the title of "grandchildren of a sinner of the people." Liu Jiuli was able to treat everyone equally, regardless of whether they were old revolutionaries or newcomers who broke the law. Many people had already proven this with their own lives and the happiness of their families (if they had any family members). The price was so high that it deterred people from even trying.

The local officials who were reported were immediately taken away by the Ministry of the Interior. After a cordial and friendly exchange, they deeply realized their mistakes, wept bitterly, and begged for a chance before ending their sinful lives on the execution ground.

Now is a crucial moment for Kazdel to establish order. In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary. Those who commit crimes now are fools who have walked right into the line of fire. They must be dealt with severely, quickly, and without any room for negotiation.

After several gunshots, the entire city of Kazdel was stunned. The execution was public; after the judge publicly tried their crimes, the prisoners were executed on the spot.

The crowd below the stage didn't react much; their past lives had made them too numb. However, with the sound of gunfire, many people's eyes lit up with a little extra light.

These days seem a little different from before.

"Think about it, everyone. Do you work hard and conscientiously every day? Why is it that those nobles can enjoy everything just because they are born, while we have to crawl on the ground with difficulty? What do we lack compared to them? What are we missing? Is this fair?"

The best way to awaken the public's wisdom is to guide them with the simplest language and get them to start thinking.

The biggest difference between humans and animals lies in thinking. When you suffer, you think, "Why me?", and then it becomes, "Why me?". If you can reach the final stage, "I should rebel against all of this," that is the greatest success.

Prolonged oppression teaches people to accept their fate and become numb—a form of self-protection. But this doesn't mean they won't resist. Silence is another form of resistance, an accumulation of anger. Even in a religiously cult-like country like India, which has been enslaved for three thousand years, there are still those who stand up and speak out for the people.

They are unaware of their own strength and do not know how to unite. If only one person steps forward and ignites their anger, the people will take care of the rest themselves.

The point of complaining is not to make them recall their suffering, but to evoke empathy and show them that they don't have to do it that way.

So the Red Guards rehearsed many stage plays, all of which were based on real life and reflected the cold and cruel reality of the old society. The response was very good, so good that the audience almost rushed onto the stage and beat up the actors.

Fortunately, they didn't have guns, otherwise it would have been a tragic accident where comrades were accidentally injured.

This genuine reaction is heartbreaking, but it is also the beginning of hope.

It's good to cry. Being able to cry means you're still responding, that you're willing to fight back, that you've broken free from numbness, and that all new hope will be ignited from this moment.

Then it spread to the whole old world.

Chapter 146: Let's teach the Red Guards a lesson!

(Update delivered, good evening everyone, (～￣▽￣)～)

"Run! Hurry!"

"Enough talk, the accelerator is already floored!"

"This road is quite safe, how could this happen..."

"Who knew that since Kazdel got a new lord, these kinds of ridiculous things have been happening all the time!"

"Right turn! Right turn! Hmph, Aa ...

Two drug traffickers from Syracuse were speeding away in their convoy, which originally consisted of hundreds of people and ten trucks loaded with drugs and other smuggled goods. This job was supposed to be a big profit, with the added bonus of a lavish lifestyle in Kazdel. Now, the two were being chased like stray dogs, while the fate of their accomplices was unknown.

They're most likely dead. The explosion was deafening; it felt like the whole world was shaking. The heavy transport truck was blown to pieces on the spot (the transport trucks in Terra are huge, like the giant dump trucks in mines). With that kind of power, it's a miracle to survive. To survive intact and still be able to run is definitely the treatment of a savior who saved the world in their past life. Under normal circumstances, they should have been thrown into the air nearly a hundred meters and then randomly distributed within a radius of one kilometer.

This is a microcosm of Kazdel's war on drugs, where unfortunate individuals like them have recently reached four figures.

If you were to measure the unique environment of Kazdel, it would be a Terran version of Mexico, except that there aren't any large-scale plantations there. It mostly serves as a transit point, acting as a middleman to earn a cut.

But that was in the past. Liu Jiuli certainly couldn't tolerate a bunch of drug dens on the people's land. So while carrying out security rectification, Kazdel's drug problem was targeted for a major crackdown. The police and the Red Guards took joint action, letting these guys who should have been torn to pieces feel the iron fist of the people.

Kazdel's local drug market was the first to suffer a devastating blow. The most heinous drug lords were sent to the shooting range, while the rest were sent to labor camps for ideological education to stay away from drugs. Those who became addicted were forced into rehabilitation.

If you really can't stay away from solitude, then staying away from the world is also a good option; consider it.

However, the issue of exclusive goods in Kazdel is just one piece of the puzzle in the war on drugs. Its main function is as a transit point. The real source of the drugs is Syracuse, where the situation is even more chaotic than in Kazdel. It has developed to the point where gangs rule the country and everyone is playing PUBG. Imagine the social order there.

Under the brutal law of the jungle, Syracuse has become the largest criminal organization on the continent of Terra. You can find all the illegal businesses and products on this continent here, with clearly marked prices and guaranteed satisfaction.

Human-to-human trade, exclusive trade, and smuggling were the three pillars of Kazdel. Combined with Syracuse's production and sales channels, they formed a front-store-back-factory trading model, perfectly aligning their objectives and successfully launching a series of combined attacks on market pain points, wreaking havoc on all the surrounding countries.

Syracuse is so shrewd in business that it must have all the upper and lower levels in place. Everyone sucks the blood of the lower classes and then happily shares the profits. When interests and desires are tied together, a horrifying and deformed monster is born. This is the joint economic system of Syracuse and Kazdel.

However, in this system, Kazdel is at a disadvantage. Syracuse is a complete sovereign state with its own army, while Kazdel has nothing. It's like others taking a few drops of soup after they've eaten the meat. The reason there isn't much conflict is partly because they can't beat them, and partly because Kazdel's size is only enough to get a little soup. If they take too much, they'll easily become easy prey for others, and then they'll suffer an even worse fate.

After so many years of adjustment, the two sides have developed into the unique trade relationship they have now, and then Kazdel's leg was suddenly amputated by Liu Jiuli.

After all, HDD and the other two diseases have caused too much damage to the normal economic system. If you want to become a normal country, you absolutely cannot give yourself the opportunity to be a sick man of the XX. The mites in hell are watching you.

Generally, in such situations, Syracuse would send someone to communicate with the local forces in Kazdel, which would involve a meeting between influential figures.

Look, the people who come here to do business have been killed. This is not good for anyone's business.

The problem now is that those who were willing to communicate with the gangs in Syracuse on "trade" issues have all been sent to the machine gun or streetlights by the Red Guards. Now, all that is left is the People's Government, which wants to develop Kazdel as a normal region. Of course, Liu Jiuli would never allow those unclean things to pass through his side.

If you have any complaints, please take a detour. Don't get your filth on me; it's so disgusting I want to kill you to silence you.

After learning that the lord of Kazdel had changed, the gangs in Syracuse immediately sent people to negotiate with the Red Guards.

From the perspective of the gangs in Syracuse, the Red Guards' actions were seen as a way for the new masters to put up a fight and try to get a better share of the profits. This was a common tactic used by the local gangs in Kazdel back in the day. After all, Kazdel couldn't do without the business channels in Syracuse, and everyone likes money.

As a result, they ran into a brick wall with the Red Guards. The Red Guards had no intention of negotiating with them and were determined to crack down on local smuggling, which cut off two of Syracuse's sources of income.

At this point, the gangs in Syracuse realized that the problem was not simple. After investigating the situation in Kazdel, the gangs in Syracuse cursed loudly: Red Guards, it's you again!

Wait a minute, how did the Red Guards become enemies with Syracuse?

This is a geographical issue; let's look at a map of Terra.

The continent of Terra is geographically divided into western, central, and eastern regions. Syracuse is located in the central-eastern region. Just like the Arab merchants on the Silk Road in the past, they were one of the most important intermediaries in the trade between the east and west of the continent. Various cheap industrial products and precious luxury goods from the East supported this golden road and were also the main source of wealth for Syracuse's national finances and various internal forces, accounting for more than 75%.

Two routes are the most important: one goes through southern Ursus, and the other goes through Kazdel.

The Ursus Empire is located in a high-latitude region, and the winter temperatures are very unpleasant. For at least half the year, it is impossible to travel together, so this route is usually used as a supplement to the Kazdel route.

But not long ago, this route was cut off, or rather, the illegal trade along this route was cracked down on.

why?

Because there are two important supply cities along this route, one is Chernobog and the other is Kharkiv.

Today, Chernobog has been renamed Steelgrad, and Kharkov is effectively controlled by the Red Guards, along with other surrounding cities. For unscrupulous merchants, this road is a dead end, and the Red Guards' crackdown is ruthless.

Syracuse also considered retaliation, but firstly, that route wasn't important, and secondly, they had already started doing business with the Red Guards. Although they no longer had illegal income and still had to pay taxes honestly, the industrial products produced in Steelgrad were indeed very good, high quality and low price. So even though they were cursing in their hearts, their actions still honestly led them to engage in trade with the Red Guards.

As for those shady businesses, let's go down the Kazdel route. The environment here is much more comfortable than in the north, at least there won't be a sudden drop in temperature to minus forty or fifty degrees Celsius after a cold wind passes by.

However, these trade routes are monopolized by large gangs. Other smaller gangs can also use these routes, but they have to pay a fee.

Those gangs and guilds that couldn't transform their businesses chose the Kazdel route after the northern roads were closed.

As a result, the Red Guards marched all the way from Ursus to Kazdel, and even occupied the area under the guise of opening a company, and they also prohibited HDD trading. Aren't you trying to kill us?!

This is intolerable! Your Red Guards are going too far!

The truth is that these people don't want to pay taxes honestly. They like to make quick money. After engaging in too much business driven by desire and greed, they look down on other legitimate businesses. They feel that they should fully utilize the essence of the free market, believing that "no one gets rich without windfall gains, and no horse gets fat without night grass."

As a result, the various factions in Syracuse began to clash frequently with the Red Guards over the trade routes in Kazdel, and the conflict continued to escalate.

These veterans from Syracuse have decided to teach the Red Guards a lesson.

Section 147: He will definitely win

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Victoria, Lentinium

"That's the situation, Your Highness."

Manfred has just reported to Therese what happened in Kazdel.

The simultaneous appearance of two Demon Lords, one of whom is not a Demon Lord at all, is unprecedented not only in the history of Kazdel but also in the entire history of Sarkaz. No one knows what this means.

Therese handed a document to Manfred: "On your way back, Kazdel has been turned upside down."

Manfred took the document, read its contents carefully, and was utterly shocked.

"Banning drugs, banning pornography, cracking down on smuggling, and cracking down on gangs—has this foreigner gone mad?"