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Yes, he knew very well what kind of person he was. The only thing he could do, as he saw, was to at least ensure that the red flag remained in the hands of the organization and that the Party's leadership remained unwavering. As for the rest, the people would give the answer.
"Okay, here, please sign this."
Qin Shan took out a document, and after the old man read it, he hesitated for a second before signing it.
If it weren't for the anti-revolutionary purge, Qinshan could have easily launched a precise crackdown; there was no need to resort to large-scale, drastic actions to resolve the issue.
The core message of this document is to ensure that another person can be laid to rest.
Idols are worshipped, but the new era does not need any idols, nor does it need to mythologize anyone. Everyone is just a person. Since we are human, we should openly acknowledge and accept that we are no different from ordinary people.
On the surface, it was just a document, but in reality, it was tantamount to announcing that the old man had personally overturned and denied everything he had done and was going to return to the most difficult path of the past, which was the last thing those insects wanted to see.
But for Qin Shan, there's nothing he can't overturn; he can keep things under control. In the most extreme case, he would simply replace the entire civil service system and have the players take on those positions or assume supervisory and management responsibilities. Correspondingly, the reform would become "the Party leads everything," but the specific implementation and management would be handled by more professional people. This would be equivalent to further refining the vanguard and inscribing public supervision into the system.
However, the most important thing is to ensure that the people persist in their struggle and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, and that the legal system is built on the side of the people. Otherwise, the people, who have lost their ability to criticize, will surely become delicious food for wolves.
It is believed that the people who have already lost it once will cherish it, and Qinshan will continue to help them strengthen this awareness.
After experiencing so many things, Qin Shan has gained considerable experience in national governance and has come to understand the most fundamental yet most difficult-to-implement principle: people are the foundation. If people don't move, orders won't be effective; if people are willing to act, everything will go smoothly.
So stand up! You yourselves must fight, strive, bleed, and sacrifice. Otherwise, why should those tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves be willing to wear sheep's clothing and become herbivores? The knives in your hands must not be cold.
As the new orders were relayed from above, the entire country experienced an unprecedented political earthquake, with the most furious being, of course, those who benefited from them.
Well, you... We thought we were all on the same side, but it turns out you were a hidden Wallfacer. Now that you've risen to power and have real authority, you've completely stopped pretending, huh? Fine, fine, you just wait. Back then, it took him ten years to completely wipe us out, and you, a mere half-successor, think you can rebel against the Heavenly Gang?
"Admiral, as you predicted, the tax reform has met with complete resistance, and even the troops are acting strangely."
Qin Shan, who was feeding the fish at the fishpond, laughed and said, "Normally, no one would complain about having too much power. What you hold in your hands is yours, unless death forces you to let go. But it's nothing, just a desperate struggle. Continue to issue the other warrants. Remember, you must go to the representative meeting to vote. I want to see how many of the representatives are truly willing to represent the people."
"clear."
On the hilltop, the shovel killer is seriously trying to be a human being.
It really comes down to how people behave. Although he's not Hannibal, the actions of these people in front of him, if they were in ancient times, would have resulted in them being eaten and bloodied by the local people after being sentenced.
He wasn't a pervert, but sometimes he felt certain people deserved to be dealt with using perverted methods.
"You've hidden an entire wall of gold, amassed so much money, but spent hardly a penny. Aren't you tired?"
As the shovel killer spoke, he stirred the pot in front of him. He had added a lot of spices, so even though the food inside was rather simple, it still smelled very appetizing.
"Please...please...please...give me...a quick death..."
The arrested person was a prominent figure in the area, holding a high position and wielding considerable influence within the local clan. In ancient times, he would have been a representative of the local gentry and a member of a prominent family.
"Don't make a fuss, I'm still cooking slowly. If the heat isn't right, the broth won't be good."
When it was almost done cooking, the shovel killer carefully ladled out a bowl, let it cool, and then considerately fed it to the seemingly dying half-victim. This immediately revived the victim, who began vomiting and screaming.
"What a waste of food."
The shovel killer shook his head and continued selecting fresh ingredients. As for the attitude of the ingredients, do you consider that when you cook?
This human cooking session lasted 300 minutes. The shovel killer fully utilized his imagination, making the victim experience the pleasure of unbearable pain. In the Warhammer universe, perhaps even Slaanesh would have to see what was going on after such an operation.
When the local police arrived, the scene of the crime made even the veteran officer vomit.
But then, the projected report from the emerging company exposed all the "good deeds" this person had done. The public, who were already furious with corrupt officials, were instantly ignited and praised the mountain hero.
During this period, all sorts of heroes emerged across the country, such as the Blue Fox Hero from Inner Mongolia. Half-Face truly used his own hands to kill all those he considered deserving of death. However, his methods were obviously a bit rough, not as meticulous, artistic, or... terrifying as the Shovel Killer.
Objectively speaking, none of these players act in a law-abiding manner. However, many people also know that, based on the various truths revealed by emerging companies, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to protect their rights normally, especially when suing government officials. The mutual protection among officials can drastically increase the difficulty of handling many matters to the point of being beyond redemption.
But the methods used by those "heroes" recently have undoubtedly given many people some additional ideas.
In particular, the central government's attitude was completely undisguised in its support for those "heroes."
Of course, all of this is conditional, namely that the person killed must be proven to deserve to die. If those "heroes" cannot produce evidence, or if the investigation proves that the heroes have violated the rules, the iron fist of judgment will still come down.
Not long ago, the authorities released a list of over a hundred "must-committee execution cases." Committing any of the crimes listed above crosses a red line and is punishable by death. In cases where the evidence is conclusive, the use of weapons may be permitted, and the legal process will be discussed later.
The above attitude clearly tells everyone: if the law cannot protect me, then it cannot protect you either.
Some people are truly trembling with fear, because those scoundrels rely on cumbersome legal procedures to obstruct victims from seeking justice, exhausting their energy and already meager funds. Once the victims are physically and mentally exhausted, they throw out a minimal solution, or simply offer them a handout: "I was wrong, kneel down and pretend this never happened."
But now, they will be directly and physically criticized; their eloquent words are clearly no match for a knife.
Soon, ordinary people outside of the players began to choose the most natural way to fight for their own happiness.
The people of Jiangxi have once again demonstrated their fighting spirit in a similar way, making a significant contribution to agricultural reform.
Section 6: Following the eldest brother isn't easy, but it means you don't have to overthink things.
As we stand at the threshold of the 21st century, a lot has happened.
The biggest issue is tax reform, which is essentially a struggle for the right to speak and a way for the central government to once again assert its authority in this land.
But power is greedy and exclusive; no one will willingly share it.
Therefore, whether it is reform or revolution, it will eventually turn into a bloody struggle. Death is necessary because only death can deter greed and desire, and allow power to be transferred and concentrated.
Jiangxi, which has been jokingly referred to as a "disaster area for bride price" in the 21st century, actually had its glorious moments in history.
Don't forget that the former Soviet area was here (to be precise, the two provinces of Jiangxi and Fujian), the place where advanced institutional reforms were first implemented, and the place where the red flag was first raised. But similarly, as practitioners of the red path, it was here that made huge sacrifices in the process. Do you still remember the saying, "Stones need to be burned, and people need to be changed"?
The Soviet areas back then were truly decimated, with nine out of ten houses empty and heads rolling everywhere.
Honestly, the fact that Lao Jiang's family home and ancestral graves were preserved is truly a testament to the great benevolence of the world. It fully demonstrates the local people's principle of clearly distinguishing between love and hate, and that no one's ancestors were implicated.
If Qin Shan were to handle this, he wouldn't be able to accept it, let alone his ancestral graves. He'd be even more upset if he didn't target the entire family lineage according to the genetic characteristics of the target. He'd even have to sleep with one less ship girl at night.
At every critical juncture in history, a hero steps forward, and history will forever remember one place—Fengcheng.
Some things can't be solved by words; you have to fight for them yourself.
"To put it bluntly, the price scissors are too excessive, and the agricultural tax is too high. Historically, agricultural taxes have been paid for a long time, so many people have developed a path dependency. In fact, even if the price scissors were not so excessive, our country's industry could still develop. But some people want more, they want hereditary privileges, and then the problem becomes, hehe."
Although Qin Shan is now the de facto ruler, he still talks to the old man about various matters. He doesn't care if the old man knows about the outside world, and even smiles and says that you can convey information to the outside world if you want, or say that you have been threatened. We can be honest with each other.
Yes, the old man knew that Qin Shan was very honest, but this honesty was like "you send out the letter, and I follow the letter to silence him." Unlike the sun, he was a complete result-oriented person. As long as the result was good, the process didn't matter. The difference was that his results were all about pursuing long-term benefits and following a sustainable development path. But when it came to actually picking up a knife, Qin Shan's actions were like clearing mines, sweeping away a large area in one go.
After all, a network of vested interests can easily connect a large group of people, which is why the fight against corruption is a never-ending journey.
There will always be people who try to drag others down with them in various ways.
This is why Qin Shan placed the new Sun Prison in the Northwest. The guards here are all players and other intelligent robots. There are no locals at all. Everyone who enters the prison wears a restraint collar. If they dare to leave the signal range, they will be beheaded. Then they will be forced to do hard labor and reform. If they don't want to, they can run away as they please, but they will definitely die anyway.
To date, the number of people involved in afforestation in the desert has exceeded 300,000. Following Qinshan's approach, at least ten million people will be working hard to restore the earth in the future.
"That's just how human desires are. Didn't many old revolutionaries fall from power in the same way?"
As the old man spoke, he signed and stamped the documents that Qin Shan handed him. He had written all the words himself and stamped them himself. It sounded like he was being coerced, but he was actually in a very relaxed state.
“You don’t seem nervous at all.”
"Why be nervous? I'm not like you. Managing such a large country is exhausting. There are only so many methods available, and I don't have his abilities. I can only be a patch-up artist. We need development, fairness, and the law. It's rare to find a perfect solution in this world. At least I can't do it. Now he has someone who can do it for me, and all the credit goes to me. What more could I ask for? Isn't my current semi-retirement a good thing?"
"Well, many people think you are just, well."
"Counter-revolutionary, huh? Traitor, revisionist who has strayed from the right path."
"Hmm, a lot of people say that about you. Do you want to explain?"
"There's no explanation needed. People who think like that must have suffered losses themselves. And I'm certainly not a particularly clean revolutionary, so it's only natural that I'm described that way. Since I did it, I was prepared to bear the corresponding consequences. The only difference is whether I'm cursed while I'm alive or after I'm dead."
"You seem to have a very open-minded attitude."
"We've all come out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, there's nothing we can't let go of. But you know what? Actually, what I miss most are the days I spent walking with him."
"Oh? But your path won't be easy, brother."
"It's not easy, but following someone you can respect means you can completely ignore everything else and just focus on doing your job well. For someone like me who's at a high level, the hardest thing is actually gaining respect, having someone who can completely command my respect. That way, I can do things without any distractions."
"Really? Your history isn't that honest."
"Haha, Qin Shan, you are also a leader, so you must understand that sometimes, the leader of a team does not only do things for himself, but also for the whole team. Even the food and drink represent the attitude of a team leader. At that time, if I don't do that, no one will protect me."
"You're saying that you're not in control of your own body, and that external factors influence internal ones, right?"
The old man countered, "And you? Haven't you ever encountered situations where you felt powerless to change anything?"
"I've actually encountered that before."
"So you should express my meaning: taking the right path is often not the hardest thing. The hardest test is having the conviction that you are right and constantly finding new paths forward, and having the courage to entrust your spirit to future generations when there is no way forward. I think I have only met one such person throughout history, and even Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han are far inferior to him."
"If he were here, he would definitely criticize your view of history as a hero. History is developmental, and we, the later generations, have reached new heights by building upon the foundations laid by our predecessors."
"Haha, yes, that's true. But the appearance of certain people makes you wonder if there are some mystical things in this world that need to be understood in other ways. Haven't you thought about that?"
"Thinking about it doesn't mean you agree with it."
"So we are not essentially the same kind of people, but our styles of doing things can be similar."
Qin Shan remained noncommittal.
At this moment, Lexington walked in and said to Qin Shan, "Admiral, Comrade Feng has arrived."
Qin Shan nodded, then said to the old man, "It seems that the unusual events of this period have attracted the attention of many people. How to proceed with the discussion is up to you. Please proceed."
Section 7: I've had enough of all the tedious formalities.
For a leader who cares about the common people, having no successor is a very painful thing. What is even more painful is that the only person who is capable of succeeding him does not actually turn the steering wheel to the left.
You can say that times are constantly changing, but human nature is hard to change. As long as this remains unchanged, many things will continue to slide along their original trajectory, or even fall faster.
The exchange between the old man and Comrade Feng was a closed-door meeting. However, judging from the fact that Comrade Feng left with a smile, the two sides had obviously reached a consensus and could carry out comprehensive cooperation on many things. As for Qin Shan, the real mastermind behind the scenes, the old man obviously knew very well when to say what. The other party was clearly aiming to have him buried with the title of "the successor of the Chairman's faith and will," completely standing on the opposite side of the exploiters. Otherwise, he would have found someone else to continue.
Given the other party's strength, they could easily find a replacement. As long as the country develops well, many problems can be overlooked. After all, they are people who came through the revolutionary era. With better options, who wouldn't want the country to be better? Wasn't it just that in the past, people chose to suffer in order to make things easier? Now that someone else has taken over the responsibility, they are happy to relax.
At this time, the Chinese server had become completely different from what it was in history. Many compradors who had been wiped out were brutally purged. For example, a certain family of traitors was wiped out in Yuankou. The police who came to their door witnessed the highest art of human behavior and were left with very tragic psychological trauma.
Many bureaucrats also realized that if natural law were to replace legal law, they would most likely be among the first to be eliminated.
Who made these lambs who have survived the past decade turn into unruly "troublemakers"? What's more, many new, responsible, and sufficiently excellent cadres are starting to vie for actual power and the right to speak. If they don't try to become more human, they really will become dead.
There have even been individuals who have proactively confessed their mistakes to the organization.
Among these people, there are certainly those who "don't know they're wrong, but know they'll die if they don't admit it." But as long as someone takes the lead, it's good news. We can actively promote it, but in the end, they still have to go to the Northwest to plant trees. At most, the punishment won't extend to three generations.
Amidst turmoil and change, World Eight arrived at the Spring Festival of 1994.
Since it's the Spring Festival, the Spring Festival Gala is a must. At least before 2008, there were many veteran artists performing on the Spring Festival Gala, which hadn't yet degenerated to the point of using tired internet memes, and they really dared to say some of the things they said.
Later on, we needed to unite, um, that's how it is.
Qin Shan strongly advocates unity, but forcibly uniting people where the truth needs to be revealed is just deliberately disgusting and treating the people like fools. Therefore, this year's Spring Festival Gala not only gave veteran artists room to perform to their heart's content, but also had players putting on all sorts of antics. The reviewers were also players, and the propaganda team was entirely replaced by players, leaving only some grassroots staff.
After all, Qin Shan has come; we can't just keep watching the propaganda work be a complete disaster.
There used to be a bunch of traitors and hidden traitors, which is a legacy of history. Now that we have the opportunity and energy to resolve them, we should get to work quickly. Those who can do practical things should stay, and the rest should all get out. Those who are not honest should plant trees in the Northwest. There is always one that is suitable for the reactionaries.
To increase the public's awareness of the Spring Festival, the publicity department of Xinxing Company is also going all out. Usually, they are digging up juicy news, and in recent days, in addition to juicy news, they have also been showing various entertainment programs to ensure that people across the country have a rich spiritual life during the Spring Festival, giving the country's propaganda machine a new lease on life.
There's a small problem, as everyone knows, players are a bit of a wild bunch. Although they now know that they are actually remotely controlling a construct's body to do things in a parallel world, as long as they don't break the rules, players will do anything. According to their motto: "Before becoming a player, I was timid and hesitant; after becoming a player, I'm still cautious. What's the point of being a player if I've wasted my time?"
Therefore, during the preparation stage of the Spring Festival Gala, a lot of content was added. All kinds of cases that were confirmed in 1993, as well as various social problems, were brought to the Spring Festival Gala stage. Moreover, after adding artistic elements, the parties involved were not renamed at all, and they were directly cursed in an artistic way without using any vulgar language.
Seriously, truly, throughout history, even during those ten years, the propaganda apparatus never went to such an extreme.
But all of this happened today. During the rehearsal, it scared many veteran artists so much that they were trembling. This fearless courage of a newborn calf is something I could never learn in my life.
While veteran artists of this era are not afraid to speak their minds, directly pointing fingers at leaders and launching into insults—does that mean you think your family lineage is too thick, or that you've lived too long and want to add some extra excitement? However, the most exciting project isn't on the Spring Festival Gala, but on the vast, turbulent sea.
A month before the Spring Festival in 1994, a massive fleet that set sail from Dalian Port stunned the world.
This fleet boasts seventeen massive aircraft carriers, each with a displacement exceeding 300,000 tons, and over four hundred other types of warships, none averaging less than five thousand tons. Behind this fleet, the port of Dalian is undergoing a frenzied expansion, primarily overseen by the player. Local technicians and workers are now working under the command of these newly arrived central "Dalian Port Reconstruction Project Specialists" to prepare a home port for this outrageously powerful and absurdly destructive fleet.
I'm genuinely happy. Although I don't know where this fleet came from, they're flying our country's flag, and the commissioners from above are all highly professional university students. They sent 10,000 people in one go. This is definitely a super project that the country values. We must immediately gather all the resources that Dalian Port can muster and do everything we can to meet the target.
It would be virtually impossible for them to complete this on their own, but with the help of other players, it would be much easier, because Qin Shan would use these players as anchor points and then directly teleport the supplies there.
At the same time, the reconstruction of Dalian Port is also a reshaping of the entire Dalian and even the entire Northeast.
Through the joint efforts of players, the people's heroes in the central government who still have faith, and the ordinary people who are willing to help them, the historical parasites in Northeast China have been completely eradicated. What remains are the intelligent people and those who haven't yet fallen into depravity. You must admit that the influence of the environment is fatal for the vast majority of people. Just like how the United States likes to eat chicken, Germany likes black chicken, and Britain likes green chicken, when everyone is making money, if you don't, you're considered not progressing. Others can get promoted, but you're always being targeted. It's hard to be a good person. With family members not understanding, going astray is an inevitable result.
The overall environment has improved, mainly because corruption has been thoroughly eradicated, resulting in a cleaner officialdom. Many newly appointed officials are now deeply disgusted by corruption, leading one to suspect that if it weren't for the law, they too would follow suit.
Let's revive traditional culture by reminiscing about Zhu Yuanzhang's practice of skinning people alive.
Since these people haven't fallen into depravity yet, let's give them a chance. You can't use history to judge things that haven't happened yet. However, if these people do commit crimes in the future, the punishment will be the maximum. If you have to blame someone, blame their bad record in another world.
Such massive layoffs still happened.