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"I've already said it, death penalty, immediate execution. My compatriots who were close to the explosion point, you must have seen those mushroom clouds. Let me be frank, those beasts who were killed were all powerful figures within the Zhonglian. Their connections, influence, families, and bloodlines are spread throughout the entire Zhonglian. As long as they are still around, the Zhonglian will not make any effective changes, because reform cannot save the Zhonglian. So, I killed them all."

In the crowd, Xiao Zhao swallowed hard, but his face showed not fear, but excitement and exhilaration.

For many years, this is the first person to dare to declare war on the powerful elites of the Central Alliance while simultaneously eliminating them all.

Of course, there were dissenting voices, but soon more and more news began to spread from various regions of the Central Union. The huge mushroom cloud could not be hidden or blocked. Anyone who was not blind or stupid could see that Qin Shan used a clean nuclear bomb, so the radiation level dropped to a safe level after the explosion. When the dust settled, the locals could go and check it out.

The result, naturally, was that all that could be seen was a crater.

Regent Qin Shan truly meant what he said; he executed those people, making them vanish on the spot, their entire families wiped out, without giving them even the slightest chance to struggle.

"Next, the Central Union needs a complete overhaul. My legions are ready and will soon be deployed to various regions. I can assure my compatriots that the new Central Union will realize the great ideal of ensuring everyone has enough to eat and wear, everyone is healthy, and everyone has access to education. My comrades and I will thoroughly transform this corrupt and backward country, and this change will begin with the execution of those powerful and wealthy individuals!"

"Now, I declare that the Central Red Army Corps is about to march to various places. The will of the corps is the will of the people, the will of the nation. Those who disobey will be killed! Those who betray the country will be killed! Those who obstruct will be killed! Those who take advantage of the situation to cause trouble will have their entire family exterminated!"

"The old era is over for the powerful and corrupt officials of the Central Federation of Trade Unions. Either accept it or die!"

Just as Qin Shan issued the kill order, the ship girls using the subsystem function began to open dimensional gates in various places. A large number of android legions swarmed out and quickly took over everything in the area. They also began to confront the European Union and British armies directly on the border. As long as the other side dared to make a move, they would immediately send a barrage of ammunition to greet them.

This operation also marks the first time Qin Shan has deployed national-level armed forces to control another country. As a result, the total number of intelligent machine legions distributed across various regions, including their automated factories and automated maintenance bases, exceeds one billion, with millions of remote control units. When superhumans are multitasking, it is not a problem for one person to operate three to five units at once. Moreover, at this scale, the operational precision is almost unaffected, and they can even do more things that cannot be done with just two hands.

The size and types of the AI ​​Legion were also more diverse, and its combat efficiency was higher. The remaining local armed forces of the Central Alliance, as well as the legions that had not yet been taken over, all lost all resistance on the same day.

Any resistance fighters who were not mentally sharp were subjected to the most resolute and ruthless suppression. Moreover, as long as they dared to resist, after the suppression ended, all officers with the rank of second lieutenant or above were executed, and generals and their entire families were exterminated. These people were spiders in the corrupt system of the Central Alliance. They themselves may not have much money, but the funds hidden in their network of connections were considerable, and they even had many overseas accounts. This was unacceptable. They had to hand it all over, or else they would have money but not the life to spend it.

After this wave of purges, in the nearly three billion-strong Zhonglian, more than ten million people were implicated and executed. The entire bureaucratic system and the elite system, as well as those families that had been passed down for three generations or more, all met the fate of death and extermination unless they had an exceptionally good reputation. By purging these people, Qin Shan directly obtained the equivalent of seventy years of Zhonglian's fiscal revenue.

"Damn it, what a bunch of damned parasites. Luckily they're all dead."

The above-mentioned assets were seized domestically, and do not include antiques and paintings that require valuation. Even if we only consider the working capital and reserves of real money, it is equivalent to the revenue of the China United Federation of Enterprises for thirty years. Moreover, these people have many accounts overseas. Conservatively speaking, it is no problem to estimate that it is equivalent to the revenue of the China United Federation of Enterprises for twenty years.

Do these questions appear in the Code Geass anime?

Of course not. Japan hasn't even finished purging the right wing yet, how could they dare to write these things? Believe me, they'd be sinking into Tokyo Bay the next day to keep company with the radioactive water.

However, another problem with such a large-scale purge is that a large number of management positions have become vacant. But Qin Shan doesn't care. Anyway, the next thing is the OGAS era with automated systems and big data management. The management of the whole country will be flattened, and the central government's will will reach the local level directly. The position of provincial governor will only exist as a reserve cadre for the central government. In other words, if it is just about management, there is no problem in not having provincial governors or even mayors.

However, the training of the bureaucratic system must be done step by step, from village chief to county chief, then to mayor, provincial governor, and finally to the central government. Then, one must gradually go through all the links and understand the whole country. Only in this way can the entire system be iterated from top to bottom.

Unless Qin Shan immediately reduces the difficulty of governing a country from the level of a chairman to the level of a village chief, there is an objective reason why some models have survived to this day. It's not that there aren't better ones, but that such situations are more stable. For a major power, stability is paramount; otherwise, you don't even have the right to participate in international competition.

Isn't it true that among Brazil, India, and Argentina, India is the most formidable, making them a tough opponent?

While a purge was underway within the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, international opinion in World No. 6 was in an uproar.

Section 172: The Goal is the Human Innovation Alliance

"what is this?"

"No, I don't know."

"What are the intelligence agencies doing! Why don't they have any intelligence about the Zhonglian having such terrifying weapons?!"

"Let alone this weapon, they haven't even figured out any information about the newly enthroned regent."

"This is a serious dereliction of duty!"

"Alright, now is not the time to assign blame. Everyone needs to understand that this matter has an immeasurable impact not only on the Empire but on the entire world. That unknown weapon is enough to reshape the world order."

At the Holy British High Council, everyone's expressions were very serious. This was a very special meeting, the most special of which was that the powerful members of the royal family and the imperial nobles were participating in the meeting via virtual images.

The emperor himself convened this meeting in the deepest underground facility of the palace. The entire meeting was conducted with great urgency, as if fearing that the mysterious weapon capable of covering the entire territory of the Central Alliance might suddenly strike the Holy British Empire.

Don't say these people are afraid of death; similar meetings held in the European Union were in similar situations.

Under the threat of the mysterious weapon, all of Holy Britain's planned actions against the Chinese alliance were abruptly halted, and all troops along the border with the Chinese alliance were dispersed and withdrawn to surrounding military bases, for fear of being wiped out.

Because it was truly terrifying, the destructive force that directly targeted cities had physically reduced the largest separatist force within the Central Alliance, the Indian Autonomous Region's army, to less than three hundred men.

Thirty-nine religious families in the Indian autonomous region were wiped out, along with their temples. Local believers, instigated by Buddhist elders, rebelled. Qin Shan, without further ado, launched a direct nuclear attack. According to the latest estimates, at least 400 million people have died in the Indian autonomous region, which has a population of 800 million.

Four hundred million people! That's not four hundred million ants. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Qin Shan specifically targeted industrial cities and densely populated areas in Indian autonomous regions. But as I said before, four hundred million people! How many countries in the world have four hundred million people?

Qin Shan's attitude is now very clear: external forces have been instigating India to become independent, right? Fine, I'll bomb India to pieces, and let India become independent if it wants. I don't care. I'll cut the whole of India into a dozen pieces and then squeeze it dry. After half of the population is sacrificed, the Indian leadership will not dare to continue to resist, and even if they do, the few who resist will be insignificant.

After all, if Qinshan really could use a bunker-buster nuclear bomb to cover the entire India, that would have been the production capacity that interstellar civilizations used to repair Earth.

In World Three, when the Resistance Moon and Free Earth were processing agricultural planets, large-scale nuclear bomb explosions were the basic method. Agricultural irrigation was solved by using icy asteroids from outer space. The area of ​​a mere Earth was insignificant, even for the production capacity of an old industrial star system.

The devastation in India, coupled with the purge of powerful figures within the Central Plains, elevated the centralized authority of the Luoyang court to an unprecedented level. Now, whatever orders Qin Shan issues, local officials and gentry will immediately execute and resolutely comply. After all, in the past, the court might not have been able to kill their entire families if it said so, but if Qin Shan said he would kill their entire families, they wouldn't even have time to pack their valuables and escape.

On the surface, this internal crackdown by the Central Union caused extremely heavy losses, but in reality, the degree of centralization of the entire country rose to an unprecedented level in the history of the Central Union in just a few days.

Furthermore, the newly enthroned Regent Qin Shan has his own team. This team has already begun to take over power at all levels across the country and is building a new bureaucratic system. Behind this management system is not only the mysterious weapon that can destroy the world, but also the intelligent mechanical army that is always on standby and can be dispatched anywhere to check household registrations in the blink of an eye.

This is absolutely outrageous! Such a powerful force, organization, and team, all without a word beforehand—it's simply unbelievable. The Second Prince, Schneizel, felt that the strangeness of this matter had seriously deviated from normal human logic. Therefore, the intelligence agency had not made any mistakes in handling this issue, and even if they had, now was not the time to hold them accountable.

For the first time, the Holy British Empire, which had always been the mastermind on the world chessboard, felt as if it were about to be slapped in the face by the chessboard.

The same feeling applies to the Europa League, except the arguments there are more intense, after all, it's a united Europe (▽)c.

"Greetings, Regent!"

Inside the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Qin Shan, sitting directly on the throne, was receiving the homage of his officials. Among them were a new batch of regents from the faction, as well as former officials who, recognizing the current situation, had decisively chosen the right side. Qin Shan had no prejudice against these older officials; he simply kept the capable ones and found a reason to kill the incompetent ones. As a result, the bureaucratic system of the Central Union had entered a period of young cadres, with the average age of provincial-level and above cadres dropping from around sixty to under forty, and some provincial-level cadres even reaching an absurdly low age of only 33.

Of course, those whom Qin Shan throws at them to take on the main responsibility at this time are at least quite capable, or willing to volunteer to stand up and support the situation, and the military support behind them is the Regent.

In any case, compared to the previous Zhonglian, the current bureaucratic system of Zhonglian, which is being held at bay by Qin Shan, can't be any worse. Therefore, it is foreseeable that in the coming period, the administrative efficiency of Zhonglian will be very high. The strict assessment system and the national automated management system that is being rolled out across the country will gradually make the era of arbitrary actions by local officials a thing of the past. The power to control and supervise officials will rise to an unprecedented level.

If necessary, Qin Shan wouldn't mind bringing the Avengers back to the scene in World Six.

As for Qin Shan's current attempt to borrow Yue, brother, what time is it? Are you still concerned about such trivial matters? Anyone with a modicum of political intelligence knows that in the current Sino-British alliance, the emperor is just a rubber stamp, a rubber stamp that Qin Shan can replace at will. Look at the current dire state of the Indian Autonomous Region. So, do you think it would be difficult for the Regent to start a world war with the current power in his hands?

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a living god on earth. Hurry up and kneel down properly, or you'll end up like those idiots before, with your entire family wiped out.

Let alone Qin Shan sitting on the throne now, even if Qin Shan were to directly arrest Jiang Lihua and throw her a group party, the people with any sense of integrity would at most pretend not to see it and wouldn't dare to say anything.

"Gentlemen, everyone knows how I, Qin Shan, came to be the Regent. There's no need for me to hide anything. Let's speak frankly and openly."

"China is a great country, but unfortunately, that greatness is currently discounted. As for how much it's discounted, look at the thriving Britain next door, and the European Union, which, despite being mired in war, is indeed striving for progress. Then look at ourselves. How big is the gap? To put it bluntly, it's almost a generational gap!"

"The world today is a time of great strife, a three-way struggle for supremacy. If one of these countries falls, and another country is unable to extract enough sustenance from the fallen one, then in the future, that country will also become a meal for the ultimate hegemon, just like the unfortunate one before it."

"The world is like a dining table; if you're not at your seat, you're on the menu!"

"So, what do you all think? Is Zhonglian currently located on the seats, or on the menu?"

The officials below began to discuss amongst themselves. Those who could stand here were all selected by Qin Shan. They might lack experience due to their youth, but their abilities were at least qualified. They had a relatively correct judgment on the general trend of the times, and each of their judgments clearly pointed in a direction unfavorable to the Central Alliance.

Zhonglian is like a dilapidated house that is about to collapse, as if it could fall at any moment.

"Alright, everyone is surely aware of the situation. Fortunately, the current Central Alliance has sufficient strength to protect itself. I believe that after we quickly suppress and resolve the domestic rebellion and restore the central authority, the international community's apprehension and even fear of us will rise to an unprecedented level."

"But a nation's strength doesn't come from one or two weapons. The greatest significance of this victory lies in helping us complete our subsequent reforms. The Central Federation must make changes, or it will be eliminated in the brutal competition between nations that follows!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, time is limited, so let's get down to business."

Subsequently, a large number of scientific research experts and engineering technicians entered Luoyang and began to assess and integrate the current national situation and technological development of the Central Alliance within the imperial city. Qin Shan has decided to use a five-year plan, coupled with sufficiently violent internal purges, to completely change the structure of the Central Alliance, with the ultimate goal of becoming the Human Innovation Alliance.

The current system of China Unicom is no longer suitable for the current version and must be restarted.

The constitutional monarchy and local autonomy of the Central Government in those days were actually manifestations of the decline of centralized power. A truly authoritative central government is one that can effectively command local areas and implement its own will. Local areas can strive for their own interests, but they must never go against the overall national interests for their own benefit. When necessary, there is no question of making sacrifices without compromise.

For example, in the case of targeted poverty alleviation from developed regions to less developed regions, do you think local governments would have the motivation to do so if there were no pressure from above? And this is something that absolutely cannot be compromised. The implementation represents the authority of the central government and is an act endorsed by the central government. If you dare to bargain on this issue, it is no different from burning an imperial envoy.

Of course, any struggle for interests will result in death and setbacks. It's unrealistic to solve all problems at once, but that's okay. Qin Shan has plenty of resources and time to wear down those pests.

Now, it's my turn!

Chapter 173: The Magic Boomerang

Human nature changes very slowly, so when objective conditions don't change much, the problem-solving approaches in the human world are fixed, and sometimes we even have to take a step back to get things done.

Teachers possess a level of awareness and ability rarely seen throughout history. Most people, including those who enter the highest levels of political maneuvering, are no different from ordinary people in terms of desires; they are simply better at performing. However, changes in reality will always eventually make such a performance impossible to continue.

Just like the treatment of workers before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the capitalists' performance has its limits. At a time when they deem it appropriate, they will tear off all their pretenses.

The Central Federation of Trade Unions is such a country; it is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state. Don't think that putting these two things together is absurd; there have been similar systems in ancient times, such as the military governors, the feudal system, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. In short, if you look carefully, many things have historical prototypes. It's just that human physiology hasn't changed that much over time. If you want civilization to undergo a complete transformation, you have to work on human nature first; otherwise, you'll just be going around in circles.

The difference is that some progress is still a little short, while some progress is still a little short.

For Qin Shan, the latest good news is the return of Nelson-class flagship Nelson. She and the Rodney sisters are now complete. Applause, please (clap clap clap clap clap clap).

Qin Shan's latest discovery is that ship girls named after historical military and political figures are at least above average in terms of military and political aspects, although there may be some bias.

For example, Bismarck's administrative and diplomatic abilities are outstanding. It's not that she couldn't fight, but compared to her military skills (a perfect 100), her other two abilities are both above 150. Ship girls not named after historical figures are all quite powerful in combat. Their management skills can be learned, but don't forget their superhuman strength. They can solve many problems with their fists alone. For superhumans, while other things can't be guaranteed, photographic memory is a basic skill, making their learning efficiency extremely high.

Therefore, Qin Shan always had a highly efficient management team around him, which helped him organize his system that spanned several worlds and consolidate his strength.

In these worlds, cultivating one's own loyal faction is a natural thing to do. As long as you have enough power, cultivating loyalists is actually very simple; just give them the honor and benefits they deserve.

To give a simple example, in the new America of World No. 2, the locals' worship of Chairman Bismarck has reached an unprecedented level. The brand-new national automated management system has enabled the new America to achieve a good life where everyone has a job and labor can lead to a good life. For the American people who have experienced war and famine, this is their Eden.

Therefore, as long as Bismarck issued a call and made the necessary promises, everyone would be willing to dedicate themselves and sacrifice for the destiny of the new America. The reason why the previous US government did many things half-heartedly or even in a mess was ultimately because the US government and the capitalists behind it were too unethical. They even made a big fuss about the sacrifice and death of American soldiers. As a result, the national army became mercenary. When such an army faces an army with true faith, it will be beaten even if there is a generational gap in weapons, let alone when it is inferior to the enemy in all aspects.

Now, Qin Shan needs these people to fill Zhonglian's management team, using remote-controlled robots.

These remote-controlled robots are indistinguishable from ordinary people in appearance. When used in conjunction with tactical humanoids, they can manage the grassroots level without any problem, and they are impossible to bribe because the two sides are in different worlds. What use is it to give the robots here any benefits? They can neither benefit from it nor use it. As for power sharing, power that cannot be exchanged for benefits is no different from having no power at all. Therefore, in such an environment, cross-world civil servants are more likely to stick to their original intentions.

Qin Shan inadvertently discovered a good way to keep civil servants honest.

Of course, these are just minor details. More advanced, technological, and institutionalized management models are the foundation for the healthy operation of a country. However, in the struggle for ecological niche interests, various conflicts are inevitable.

"So, is it resolved?"

"Don't worry, sir, it was resolved very cleanly."

Where is the body?

"They've buried it on the back hill."

“Well done. We need to let the bigwigs at the top know that in the end, we are the ones who call the shots in this country.”

But before the landlord could even enjoy his good fortune for a minute, his servant rushed over in a panic.

"Master, master! Something terrible has happened! The army has surrounded us!"

"What's the panic? I'll go and meet them."

The landlord surnamed Zhang thought that the other party had no evidence and wouldn't do anything to him, but the moment he stepped out the door, he was so terrified that he sat down on the ground.

The person who should have been dead was standing perfectly intact in front of him, and was even playing a video of Zhang the landlord murdering him, with all the evidence and proof of authenticity.

"Master Zhang, you didn't expect this, did you? The righteous are always one step ahead of the wicked. Take him away."

"What are you waiting for? Make your move!"

Boom! With a loud bang, the courtyard of Zhang the landlord was blown open, and then a steel-skull mech drove in.

This thing is no longer in production. Qin Shan has better alternatives for the Sakura Stone superconducting material specially made for this world, so he simply distributed these mechs that no longer meet the needs of the times to the local land reform departments.

It's unrealistic to expect the powerful and wealthy to obediently hand over their means of production, so the only solution is to eliminate them and then nationalize everything. It should be publicly announced that any land exceeding the individual's share will be nationalized. Once land nationalization is complete, agricultural taxes should be abolished, provided that all land is under the state's name. This way, the land nationwide will be properly audited.

Next, we will create a national land administration website that can be checked. Any buildings on land that are not registered are illegal. Before buying land or housing, please check online. If the information does not match, it is a scam. There is a reward for reporting such scams.

Land reform is a task that cannot be carried out in isolation; it requires a comprehensive approach. It is essential to ensure that all hidden hostile forces are powerless to resist during the process, or to expose them in advance through entrapment and eliminate them one by one.

Such a large-scale operation could not possibly be kept secret from the whole world. Moreover, recently, both the European Union and the Empire have intensified their infiltration of the Central Union. Their intelligence agents have witnessed batches of landlords being dragged to shooting ranges in the suburbs and shot, then thrown into shredders to be turned into fertilizer, ensuring that not a single bit is wasted.

Furthermore, after these landlords died, they were not allowed to be buried or have monuments erected. Only official records circulated in the market. A pillar of shame would also be erected at the execution ground, engraved with all the misdeeds these landlords had committed during their lives, ensuring that they would be infamous for eternity.

"Your Highness, our intelligence network within the Central Alliance has suffered heavy losses. Currently, all the mid-to-upper-level undercover personnel whose status can be confirmed have lost contact, and we are unable to obtain much intelligence in a timely manner."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Who would have thought that the regent would be so determined? We all underestimated him."

Schneizel was quite helpless recently. During the period of decline of the Central Alliance, the Empire's intelligence department bribed many of the middle and upper-level officials of the Central Alliance. As expected, after the new regent took the throne, he overturned the table and carried out a large-scale purge of the middle and upper-level officials of the Central Alliance. Moreover, anyone with foreign assets, even if they only opened a bank account abroad, would be killed.

The reason given is that "those who save money abroad are not absolutely loyal, and not being absolutely loyal is the same as being absolutely disloyal."

Believe it or not, that's exactly how it is. Because many bribery and corruption deals are conducted overseas, it makes it easier for the empire to find dirt on these people. As a result, now all overseas savings accounts have become Qin Shan's pretext for carrying out purges. Even if the accounts belong to children or relatives, it won't work. The purges will directly target officials.

The empire is just wasting its time bribing your relatives because it sees your power. Your relatives are just front men. As for evidence, please, the investigation is being conducted as treason. It's a presumption of guilt. If you can't prove your loyalty to the country, you're guilty, especially for mid- to upper-level officials who hold real power.

What troubled Schneizel was that when Qin Shan used this standard to purge the counter-revolutionaries, not a single person was truly wronged.

The Empire is now suffering heavy losses not only in intelligence but also in the international financial arena.

Because after receiving bribes, the officials of the Central Alliance were to conduct asset operations. These managers were basically people of the Empire, which was also a way to express their sincerity and show that they were willing to cooperate. In return, the Empire would give them money to build a community of interests. But now the leeks have been completely uprooted. Who do you think suffered the biggest loss?

As for embezzling that money, please, compared to the actual political and intelligence losses, it's merely a small consolation, and does nothing to alleviate the Holy British Empire's crushing defeat in this round of the confrontation.

No, the Central Alliance and the Empire did not engage in any direct confrontation at all; the Central Alliance was merely dealing with its own internal problems.

This makes me even more furious! Zhonglian is solving its own internal problems, but I'm the one who suffers the most losses. Why is that?!