He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

Upon hearing this, Jia Gui's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

The chubby man was also trembling all over, his belly bobbing like waves.

Leyou didn't say anything, quietly smoking and watching the two of them.

Jia Gui also pressed down on his trembling legs, his shaking left hand drawing the pistol from his waist, his mouth trembling as he said:

"Throughout my life, Jia Gui has never been inferior to anyone; every word I spit on is a nail."

"Mr. Le, I still want to be with you in my next life."

He then opened the safety lock.

The chubby man, also bent over, with both hands pressing on his right leg, which was now straight, moved to Jia Gui's side, his forehead covered in sweat.

Just as Jia Gui closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and began to pull the trigger with his index finger,

Leyou swept the pistol out of Jia Gui's hand with a single whip kick.

"bump"

With a bang, the soldiers on guard and patrolling outside the Yue Mansion all ran over.

Leyou waved his hand, and everyone retreated.

Both Jia Gui and the fat man had a pool of yellow fluid coming out from beneath them.

"Alright, you can all go back and rest for a bit. Report back at the gate tomorrow."

After saying that, he went into the mansion and went up to the second floor.

Meanwhile, the master and the others sat on the sofa waiting for Leyou's arrival.

Leyou also recounted what she had learned. Finally, her master made the decision.

"Since we're family, let's stick together. We'll die together, we'll live together. At least we've supported each other, and we're both members of the People's Party. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, we can't escape it. I'm just afraid of being held accountable later."

……

The next morning, Leyou and her family had breakfast and then went downstairs to the office.

Jia Gui and the chubby guy were also waiting early, holding several picture books in their hands.

Several other regimental commanders stood on the other side, each holding two sheets of white paper covered with writing.

"Good morning, sir."

"Good morning, sir."

Leyou nodded, took a few sheets of white paper from the group leaders, and went inside.

A cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god.

Leyou, smoking a cigarette, glanced at the list, picked up a piece of white paper, quickly wrote a few lines, put it in an envelope, and said to the chubby man:

"The highest-ranking officer stationed here in the south is a battalion commander, with about 4000 soldiers. Have them go to the logistics department to collect their weapons and ammunition, then go to Dagu Port to wait for the warships. I'll contact the people there."

Then he said to Jia Gui:

"Go to Lou's Steel Plant right now and tell Lou Zhenhua that from now on I'm taking full control of his steel business. Make him work overtime to produce steel for me during this period."

"You two go quickly and come back when you've done it."

Jia Gui and the chubby guy also rushed out of the office. Le You said to the group leaders:

“I know you were all excellent officers in other divisions or armies, but the military situation is now unpredictable. Since you’ve stayed, I need to arrange a way out for you.”

"I plan to build branch police stations throughout Beijing, with each branch station overseeing 10 hutongs. Three branch police stations will be merged into a district police station, and there will be a general police bureau in the city center. You will all be responsible to me, and the other battalion and company commanders will be assigned to different departments."

Each substation will have 50 officers and 20 staff officers. The officers will be selected from tomorrow's all-army skills competition, and the staff officers will be selected from the highly educated soldiers on your list. The personnel will be rotated between regular and reserve officers, over a period of four years.

"I expect you to take good control of the areas you are assigned to, eliminate all the bullies and hooligans, and think about the people's needs. There will be an evaluation every three years, and in the fourth year, you will go to the countryside to work and experience your own performance. If you do well, you will be rewarded; if you do poorly, you will die!"

The regimental commanders looked at each other, then stood at attention and saluted.

Leyou lit another chimney:

"Today, concentrate all troops in the several large drill grounds near the Imperial Palace."

"After the army-wide military competition tomorrow, we will station ourselves outside the city, with deputies taking over the positions of officers."

“You go ahead.”

Leyou waved, and several team leaders saluted and left the office.

A moment later, Jia Gui and the chubby guy returned, and Le You also made a phone call to the Great Eagle Kingdom's warship. Everything went smoothly.

"Jia Gui, your police chief has been dismissed and will temporarily work for me."

Upon hearing this, Jia Gui and the chubby man immediately shouted excitedly:

"Yes, boss."

Then Leyou wrote some more words on the paper and said to the two of them:

"From now on, the patrols will all be under your management. You are responsible for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring unobstructed roads throughout the city."

"For example, designate several streets for people to set up stalls."

"For example, to prevent people from urinating and defecating anywhere, a large outhouse was built in every alley."

"For example, we could divide the road into sections, with pedestrians on one side, drivers in the middle, and horseback riders in the middle, to reduce the number of collisions."

"Think about the rest carefully, write them down on paper, and bring them to me."

"By the way, I've decided to establish a Women and Children's Association and expand the children's reformatory. You can go and see which courtyards are suitable; compensate after requisitioning them, but don't force anyone."

Jia Gui hesitated for a moment and said:

"Boss, these matters fall under the city magistrate's jurisdiction. Should we put in a good word with him? After all, Lao Bai and I offended some of his men before."

After hearing this, Leyou also said:

"Okay, give him face. Tell him what I said, and let me know his thoughts when he gets back."

After bending down and leaving the room, Jia Gui and the chubby guy hurriedly got on their motorcycles and left.

……

City Office

"City Chief, this Le Weiguo doesn't respect you at all. He massacred officials without even giving a heads-up, and I tolerated it. But they didn't clean up their own mess and ended up getting themselves into trouble."

But then, many of our sources of income were cut off. Not to mention, how were the women I kept on the side supposed to survive?

A chubby man kept talking to the middle-aged man sitting in the office chair.

"City Chief, look! That bastard Jia has completely sidelined us with the stuff he brought over; everyone below him is one of Le Weiguo's men."

As the city chief listened, he picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and said:

"Zhifu, you're still not composed enough. Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. What's the rush?"

"His good days are numbered. I've received word that the Citizens' Party is now in retreat, and many generals are besieged. Where do you think a major general like him can run to?"

The obese man hesitated:

"You mean we should surrender?"

The city chief took out a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, saying:

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Go out and contact the People's Party. The city should reject them first, on the grounds that they need an exam and an interview to take office. Have the Ministry of Education come up with a messy list of questions, and we'll compile a list of candidates and give them priority."

The obese man shook his head and said:

"Chief, this is too obvious. They're all our people, and none of them are poor enough to be soldiers. This won't do."

The city chief also chuckled and said:

"I told you to use your brain more, but you only like using your lower body. Out of ten people, only one or two would be willing to do it."

The obese man was also pleasantly surprised:

"Dad, you're amazing! He has people who got selected and he has nothing to say about it. The others didn't answer the questions correctly or did poorly in the interview. Haha, he's truly flawless."

The city magistrate threw his cigarette at the fat man and growled:

"I've told you hundreds of times, don't call me 'Dad,' otherwise how will I promote you to a high position in the future? Don't you have any thoughts about being a man?"

The obese man kept running his hand through his slicked-back hair, which had been brushed with magic silk, and muttered under his breath:

"If I don't call out, how will anyone know about our relationship? Will they even try to please me? Which woman in the city could I possibly have my way with!"

The city lord was also furious:

"Don't go around talking about it. Although it's true that you shouldn't avoid relatives when recommending talented people, you should still be careful if you want to rise to a high position in the future."

"Go back and draft this, then have someone send it to Le Weiguo. Say that the population of Beijing is too large, and those with an annual income of less than 100 silver dollars are subject to additional taxes."

And those oxcarts were too fast, so they were all replaced with donkey carts. If an oxcart was caught, it would result in a warning; a second offense, it would be confiscated, and the driver would either have to pay for the ox.

And those carriages, give them special attention. An old horse knows the way. What about the Yuan Dynasty horses I bought in the north? Have them patrol the area, whip them, and if they start running, just grab them.

They defecate anywhere. When inspecting them, check their anuses. If it's blue or black, take them away immediately, pay them a dollar, and let them buy my Yuanguo horse.

The obese man clapped his hands repeatedly, exclaiming, "Daddy's amazing!"

The city magistrate stroked his beard and said:

"What's the big deal? This is all just a test of Le Weiguo. If he doesn't react, I have other tricks up my sleeve, such as joining forces with money lenders to lower interest rates, joining forces with the canal gangs to raise prices, and joining forces with those comprador industrialists to squeeze their working hours and deduct their wages."

"Father, what if Le Weiguo refuses? I think everything he does is for the sake of those troublemakers."

"Hmph, then arrest the troublemakers and accuse them of rebellion. If Le Weiguo doesn't arrest them, I'll report it and have him dismissed from his post. What happens to him and those troublemakers then will depend on my mood."

"Father, that's brilliant!"

……