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However, Banmianjun believes that as a chivalrous hero of the new era with ideals, responsibility, and achievements, he should take the initiative to stand up for justice. In any case, his identity as a player and the contents recorded by the system are enough to clear his name, and he doesn't need to care about these people's framing and slander.
The matter was originally minor; it was just that the items I bought were shortchanged. But at first, Banmianjun didn't say anything. Instead, he bought some items from various stalls in the market and then started a live broadcast, weighing each item.
Then, something amazing happened: all the vendors in the mall rushed over to argue with him.
These events were naturally broadcast live. A group of people from the local government and market administration were shouting, but it was all in vain. They couldn't block the network, they couldn't stop the live stream, they couldn't... Anyway, it was all being broadcast live, and the whole country was watching.
Now, in the world of 8, smartphones have become ubiquitous (fully popularized and promoted, even if it's sold at a discount or given away, since these things can drive industrial development and create many derivative jobs, so they must be developed). Meanwhile, servers and live streaming apps...
The highest authority is in the capital, and the person directly in charge is Tirpitz.
There is no solution; other officials either deal with the problem or are treated as a problem and dealt with.
After realizing they were making a fool of themselves, some of the vendors with a conscience simply ran away, but there were some stubborn ones.
"Turn it off right now, I'm telling you, I'm talking to XXX!"
"And my brother-in-law works for the Market Supervision Bureau, don't say I didn't warn you!"
"My husband and his family are both police officers; they'll arrest you in a minute!"
Half-face nodded. All he had to do now was smile. Once the incident was broadcast live, the local government department in charge of the players would get involved. Of course, they would usually get involved covertly, but if it wasn't handled well, guess what would happen?
Anyway, the Northwest region has not only trees, but also mines. Speaking of which, didn't Mongolia come back? Mongolia's mines are a lifesaver (in Yan Xishan's tone).
If someone is lucky enough to die inside, can their family's guilt be lessened? Although it will always be recorded in their file, as long as their children and the next three generations do not break the law or commit any other offenses, they can still take the civil service exam normally.
Half-faced didn't have to wait long. With the supervision and assistance of the players, the government at all levels acted very efficiently. The relevant personnel were quickly dealt with cleanly. Civil servants were given fixed punishments, some were even forced to plant trees in the northwest, and the rest were fined. Additionally, the punished merchants had to wear a badge that read "I sold goods that were short-weight" whenever they went out for the next year.
The name tag is so big that everyone can see it. Protesting is useless. If you dare not wear it, you will be fined ten times the amount, and the penalty will extend to name tags that say "My family members are shortchanging you." You'll pay the money, but you'll still be embarrassed.
Furthermore, before the formal punishment arrives, there will be a press conference to publicly execute these people. Everyone must face the camera directly, with no cover on their face, regardless of gender. The entire nation will be watching this live broadcast of these people shortchanging others, and their basic personal information will be published, making them completely ashamed.
That's not all. If the person in question commits suicide out of shame during the punishment process, then it will be considered that they "did not genuinely repent and attempted to escape through death," and their family will bear the punishment in their place. Don't think that death is the greatest tragedy; sorry, that doesn't apply. They must bear the responsibilities they are obligated to bear, unless their family did not enjoy any benefits at all.
This regulation applies to business people who owe money and must repay it no matter what, unless you can prove that your family did not benefit from your earnings. Otherwise, if you commit suicide, your family will have to bear the debt and the debt will be traced down your line of ties. After all, it has happened before that wealthy people have illegitimate children and secretly raise them to inherit their property, regardless of the life or death of their wives and children they do not like. Don't think you can escape it.
With Xinhua now implementing an unlimited liability company system, doing business will become extremely difficult and require a great deal of talent from the individual.
That's good too. Doing business is second only to politics and the military in difficulty. Not everyone is good at it. Using high thresholds to keep out unsuitable people is also for their own good, to protect the interests of the people, and to avoid a situation where only workers suffer losses after a company goes bankrupt. Don't forget about the wage guarantee fund. Under the supervision of the players, no company can touch this money. If anything goes wrong with this fund, the police will be at your house the next day.
If you have any objections, you can try going abroad, where the relevant laws are more lenient.
However, once Run goes abroad to do business, his passport becomes invalid, and the relevant regulations won't give you any loopholes. You'll have to figure it out yourself; you can't have everything.
It is often said that Xinhua is a society based on personal connections, but this is a prejudice from the agricultural era. Social etiquette was actually in line with the actual needs of the productivity conditions at that time. Moreover, if we are talking about social etiquette, aren't the revolving doors in Europe and America even more socially conscious?
Words themselves aren't bad; they're socially savvy, and people know when to say what, which is perfectly fine. The problem is that those in power have ruined them, turning them into tools for transferring benefits among those with vested interests. To cut off these connections, the people must actively participate in oversight. We can't expect a benevolent official to do everything for us every day. If you don't care about politics, politics will come to torture you. Only power that you hold in your own hands is truly reassuring.
Therefore, this punishment model of first being "socially killed" and then "setting off" is quite terrifying in a close-knit community. Among the punished vendors, a significant portion were forced to stay at home for a whole year. During that year, they could not leave home for more than half a month at a time, and they had to be "socially killed" continuously.
Reporters will also follow up on these stalls, and there are small yellow flags on the stalls indicating that the goods are being shortchanged.
Such a heavy price is enough to serve as an effective warning to other vendors. The price is too high, and the money they cheated is definitely not worth paying. Therefore, vendors in various places have reached a consensus: it is better to raise prices honestly than to cheat by shortchanging customers.
Faced with the justice that had been served, Banmianjun smiled slightly, glanced at his mere 30 million followers on his live streaming platform account, and then turned and disappeared into the crowd.
There is still injustice in the world, and the hero must continue to fight.
Half-Face has also benefited from the new era's popularity, although he himself doesn't care. Money in this world can only satisfy his appetite at most. What can truly make him stronger is points, which can be exchanged for extraordinary cultivation resources.
Compared to the hundreds of millions in his game account, the million points made Banmianjun even more proud. This was the real hard currency a man should have, and he figured he should be aiming for Level 3 Transcendent status soon.
Section 64: It was all voluntary, entirely voluntary!
"The sky is vast, the fields are boundless, the wind blows the grass low to reveal cattle and sheep, Outer Mongolia is also a good place."
Qin Shan was taking a walk in Outer Mongolia with the two little ones (Xiao Zhai and Xiao Luo). Whether it was Outer Mongolia in World 8 or Outer Mongolia in the local world, after being thoroughly cleaned up, they all successfully returned to the motherland.
The cleanup was a little too thorough; the entire upper and middle classes of the country were almost completely eradicated, and those overseas were not spared either. Essentially, only the bottom class was left.
For the people of Outer Mongolia, their lives have not been affected. On the contrary, after the removal of those insects and pigs, their lives have become better than before, and the environment has changed along with them.
After Outer Mongolia returned to the mainland, it underwent a severe overhaul, including environmental reforms, because some places were simply too unsightly to look at. Apart from Ulaanbaatar, the country had no other cities that were presentable.
Fun fact: Outer Mongolia during the Soviet era was quite well-developed.
However, please note that a major portion of this comes from the economy related to military presence.
The Soviet Union had a large military presence in Outer Mongolia, but the local output was far from sufficient. To support these troops, it was necessary to transport them from outside the region while ensuring that the local area had a certain production capacity, at least enough to supply and repair light weapons. Supply depots also needed to be built. The Soviet soldiers in the area also needed to eat, drink, and use the facilities. These were all economic projects, and even outsourcing a little bit could generate a considerable economic spillover effect. This is how Outer Mongolia developed.
For enthusiasts of modern history, this isn't too obscure fact: the Soviet Union helped Mongolia establish a relatively more secure system of state-run farms, which kept Mongolia quite stable in the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
For a country of Mongolia's size and latitude, stability is paramount; avoiding turmoil is the best form of development.
The reason is simple: Mongolia simply doesn't have much room for error.
Although Mongolia, which developed with Soviet support, still relies primarily on animal husbandry, state-run animal husbandry, with its oversight, provides better care for the majority of people than unregulated animal husbandry.
However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, all of these good things for Outer Mongolia disappeared. Along with it, many of the country's pillar industries collapsed or even regressed. The damage caused by privatization to Outer Mongolia was devastating for the people at the bottom of society.
The higher-ups in Outer Mongolia don't care. Even the poorest country can afford to feed a few guys who eat big meals every day.
However, just as Outer Mongolia in the mainland world accepted the complete revolution of its second brother, Outer Mongolia in the eighth world is receiving the same treatment. It has not yet returned to the motherland, but everyone with eyes can see that Outer Mongolia is already in Xinhua's pocket. Didn't you see that the railway has already been built? This shows that Xinhua doesn't care about Russia at all. The difference in strength between the two sides is enough for Xinhua to handle this issue freely. If anyone dares to have any objections, Xinhua will treat it as a problem and deal with it.
As for the situation in Russia, it is undergoing its second disintegration.
Qin Shan did send many players to Russia, but his attitude toward whether or not to reorganize the Soviet Union was ambiguous. In any case, let the players do whatever they want, and let them do whatever they want. He mainly played the role of a ballast.
The players then created more than three thousand armed groups within Russia.
Including: Holy Russian Roman Empire Alliance, Black Alliance, White Alliance, Orange Juice Alliance, Evangelion Alliance, Orthodox Alliance, Orthodox Alliance, Soviet Empire, and so on.
Just by listening to these unconventional names, you can tell what Qin Shan's attitude is towards Russia.
If players could truly unite and revive the Soviet Union, he could accept it. But in most cases, without mission guidance, players are just a bunch of free spirits, extremely adept at improvising within the allowed framework, constantly redefining the world through abstract and bizarre leaps. Each player's destructive power is considerable; their fearlessness of death and ability to exchange for dangerous items in the shop at any time are enough to make them the most successful terrorists in the world. I dare not say how successful they are, but their ability to cause harm is absolutely unparalleled.
Thanks to the efforts of the players, all of the Yeltsin government's efforts to stabilize the situation in Russia have failed (they have never succeeded in history either; no one would consider the shock therapy led by Western financial experts in Russia to be a success, but the economic robbery of Russia was indeed quite successful, extending the life of capitalism's false glory for another thirty years). In 1997 alone, no fewer than 500,000 people died in Russia due to shootings in various places.
Please note that at least 500,000 people died, but the Russian government only registered 30,000 (a strange statistic). Player constructs observed and recorded more than 500,000, but the actual number is definitely higher. After all, the number of players in Russia has never exceeded 50,000. Such a small number could not possibly cover the entire territory of Russia. Outside of major cities, only players who enjoy exploration-based gameplay would notice the situation, and they are a minority.
When a country has a group of superhumans at the grassroots level, any organization without these superhumans will not survive until the next day, because players will use these guys as achievements to eliminate them.
The situation then turned into players leading local NPCs to fight each other. Because all kinds of equipment could be obtained, the intensity of the fights ranged from fistfights to armored caravans. In the Kursk region, two gangs clashed, bringing out tanks and armored vehicles, with local Russian troops also involved. It turned into the Kursk Civil War, with no less than 10,000 people dying that day. The scene was so tragic that many local elderly people were reminded of bloody battles.
This is just what's already out in the open; there are even more outrageous cases, with even the Russian Far East not being spared.
Currently, along the Sino-Russian border, many Russians are trying to cross into Xinhua, where it is safer. However, Xinhua's border management capabilities are clearly more than enough to handle even one Russian crossing. But based on humanitarian principles, they are allowed to build houses along the border and work in Xinhua. Russian women can be treated preferentially, and it would be even better if they could intermarry. This is to deepen the friendship between the two countries.
At this time, a large number of Russians are pouring into the long border between the two countries and getting stuck at the border. However, young and beautiful girls can be given special consideration to alleviate the problem of single men in the country.
Xinhua News Agency has a very strong crackdown on extramarital affairs and infidelity. After being caught, they are first broadcast live nationwide, then sentenced and punished. There is no place for "fairy girls" and "cheap men" to survive, because the government's propaganda and public opinion are that these two types of people will be looked down upon.
It will be difficult to find a job then, and since the personnel file is public, people will talk behind your back wherever you go.
Then film the miserable state of these people after they are punished and play it for students in various schools to make everyone understand the importance of integrity and chastity. This is also to protect everyone. Don't forget the transmission routes of certain types of virginity. Qin Shan doesn't want to see a bunch of biochemical carriers being cultivated in China.
So, people who get caught soliciting prostitutes are basically doomed for life. If you can't stand the loneliness, just masturbate and don't cause trouble for the country.
Anyone who dares to talk about open sexual culture, Qin Shan will first send them to a prison in England to experience life there, so they can fully feel the advanced sexual culture, freedom and openness, right? You should first open yourself up.
Some things can be open to others, that's called tolerance; some things cannot be open to others, that's called a bottom line. Opening up all bottom lines is no different from going out without any bottom clothing.
"Admiral, there are so many horses here."
Xiao Zhai was clinging to a wild horse, refusing to let go. It was called a wild horse, but it was actually a runaway herdsman's horse that had gone wild. This place wasn't far from Ulaanbaatar, but the surrounding area was indeed quite desolate, so this was most likely the case.
A significant portion of these assets were formerly collective ranch properties. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia also underwent dramatic changes. After the wave of privatization swept through the country, large areas of ranch became abandoned by the times because individual owners had very poor risk resistance.
What's that saying again: "A fortune of ten thousand pieces of gold doesn't count if it has fur."
Looking at the latitude of Outer Mongolia, without sufficient insulation, it is common for a cold snap in one night to bankrupt a herding family, and even worse, the whole family can freeze to death.
“This place is very suitable as a ranch, especially in modern society.”
Qin Shan smiled and lifted Xiao Zhai off the horse, letting the poor little wild horse go.
These wild horses can only run wildly when ridden. If you want a really good horse, you need a specially bred warhorse. However, just like many traditional military branches have become competitive sports, horseback riding is now mostly used for patrols and police. The actual number of horses owned by each country is not large. Even foreign mounted police do not have such strict requirements for horses as heavy cavalry.
They can run, charge, and maneuver, and they don't cost much. These are the modern warhorses. However, their treatment is definitely much better than that of their ancestors, who didn't enjoy so much easily digestible, highly nutritious feed.
Of course, unless it's a racing horse, the key is always affordability.
Even during Warhorse's most glorious era, cost-effectiveness was a very important metric.
When it comes to high-intensity battlefields, who still uses horses these days? Countries with some strength have plenty of motor vehicles, right? They should have plenty of pickup trucks to use.
Just as Qin Shan was happily playing with the two little ones on the grassland, the situation between Japan, South Korea, and North Korea had completely reached a point of no return.
The Kim family in North Korea was ousted in an internal coup, and the entire family was subsequently taken to a basement to replenish their copper levels. Unfortunately, because they were given too much, they died in the basement. Thank goodness.
It truly was a complete eradication, leaving no one behind. The newly established Socialist Revolutionary Party of Korea has ushered in a new era for North Korea.
Now the general's favor has come to an end.
South Korea is even more abstract. Don't forget, this country is not a normal country to begin with. Its internal conflicts are so huge that they are unimaginable. These conflicts even require religion to reconcile them. When a country's internal conflicts have to rely on religion or even cults to reconcile them, the country will inevitably fall into a distorted and abnormal mode of existence.
Why is South Korea able to produce a company like Lobotomy Corporation that can create a monthly budget?
That was just him describing what happened in South Korea in a rather Cthulhu-esque way. There are many things that are even more abstract than that, but if they are that abstract, they become R18G and can't be shown.
War is a process of destruction and depletion, and the South Korean leadership certainly cannot tolerate being wronged. So the South Korean people can only suffer. This suffering directly translates into the bottomless exploitation and oppression of the lower classes by the South Korean superstructure. The conscription is even more brutal than in Ukraine. After all, conscription in Ukraine does not lead to massacres, but in South Korea, conscription has progressed to the point that if a village fails to meet its quota, the army will directly use artillery to raze the village to the ground, and then broadcast it live nationwide for public execution.
Honestly, it's incredible, in every sense of the word.
But given how ruthless they were, South Korea actually withstood North Korea's offensive on the front lines. It's truly baffling how South Koreans could hold their ground even after their entire families were wiped out.
Oh, probably the soldiers on the front lines don't know these things. After all, the information blockade allows the South Korean government to grit its teeth and persevere.
Who told them that their American daddy is now powerless? The US troops stationed in South Korea are now being controlled by the South Korean government.
“My American friend, you don’t want to be drafted back to fight in the war, do you? Then support our Korean War of National Defense.”
As a result, a large number of US soldiers were forced to enter the South Korean army as junior officers or instructors. As for soldiers from other countries, they either watched from the sidelines or were directly recruited. Helping them was out of the question. If Xinhua were to intervene one day, they would become the enemy's spoils in no time. American soldiers had nowhere to run, but we still had homes to go back to.
In short, the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains deadlocked. As it turns out, without the intervention of a superpower, the battle between the two sides is just a series of weaklings fighting each other. Of course, the reason the stalemate can continue is mainly due to the powerful players who have infiltrated the North Korean and South Korean armies, who are influencing the course of the war. These special forces players are also faithfully carrying out the mission instructions given by Qin Shan—to turn the Korean Peninsula into a meat grinder.
If, after the war, only a bunch of crippled men, healthy women, and very young children remain on the Korean Peninsula, Qin Shan would be very satisfied. He could then help them achieve ethnic integration and completely resolve the Korean Peninsula issue.
Even if history books mention this event in the future, it will be said that the two countries on the Korean Peninsula started fighting each other first. One was a modern society with a hereditary Korean shogunate, and the other was a capitalist comprador country riddled with internal conflicts. Where is there any progress to be seen? It was only a matter of time before they fought each other and brought disaster to their own people. On the contrary, Xinhua extended a helping hand at the critical moment, allowing the Korean people to embrace a brighter future, and also allowing the survivors to actively integrate into the Xinhua family.
It was all entirely voluntary; there was absolutely no coercion whatsoever.
So, what about the situation in Japan?
Chapter 65: The Japanese Devils' Plan to Wander in Japan
Although some countries in East Asia are making a fuss, they all share a consensus: the leader of Asia is undoubtedly Xinhua, and no one can shake its position.
Historically, any ethnic group that entered the land of China either accepted assimilation or was completely wiped out; there was no third way. In the face of the five thousand years of history of this ancient civilization, the mere hundred years of modern times are just a small footnote in history. If China will not perish, then it must return to its peak.
There is no other reason; every true Chinese son and daughter and descendant of Yan and Huang believes this.
The historical baggage that was once ridiculed has become a Great Wall of national spirit during the new period of rise. It is quite ironic that even during the most divided and fragmented period in Chinese history, the degree of centralization was higher than that of modern European and American countries.
Under the manipulation of these extraordinary individuals, Western-style democracy quickly went from a myth to a joke.
We have our own path and beliefs, and we are confident in our path, our system, and our culture.
Now, the former king has returned, radiating influence across the world with an even more unparalleled presence. As a former vassal state surrounding Xinhua, Japan is naturally also within its sphere of influence.
Xinhua even stationed troops in Japan, demonstrating the influence of a powerful nation on a small country in a very simple and direct way.
As the Korean Peninsula turned into a millstone, the United States became embroiled in a war for its homeland, Europe began to fragment amidst turmoil, the former Soviet Union continued to disintegrate, and Japan also faced its moment of judgment.
It is impossible not to clean up the lingering poison of World War II. If the Japanese Communist Party cannot clean it up completely, then Qin Shan would not mind using the Tokyo Hot method to clean it up properly. After all, fire is the first power mastered by mankind, with its own sacred attributes, and can purify everything.
So, does Japan have any fertile ground to survive at this point?
Yes, there is definitely one, but frankly speaking, the Japanese Communist Party has passed its best revolutionary period. If it wants to rise again, Japan must fall into another crisis, or the reactionary forces within Japan must be fatally weakened.
To put it more bluntly, given Japan's small territory, while it's not impossible for them to complete a revolution on their own, the probability is incredibly high. They wouldn't even have room to maneuver, and the reactionary army could physically occupy the entire base area.
Therefore, if the Japanese Communist Party wants to launch a full-scale revolution, it must have the support of external forces. In that case, players are also an effective external force, and Qin Shan is very willing to provide such forces.
"Enemy attack!"
Accompanied by piercing alarms, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were attacked by Japanese Communist Party armed forces.
During this period, the frequency of similar attacks has increased dramatically. What used to be a few times a month is now several times a day. There are now widespread incidents of Japanese Communist Party attacks. As the Japanese Communist Party continues to win victories, the original order of the Japanese government is also collapsing.
Even without evidence, the Japanese high command would assume that Xinhua wants to overturn the table and settle scores with Japan for the harm it has caused them. The Japanese nobility are well aware of how much resentment they hold against their former fathers.
Furthermore, the ability to integrate Chinese culture is an extremely powerful force. The Manchu people have only been integrated into Chinese society for a little over a century. Look at how many people still understand Manchu. Even the Manchu script on the signboard of the Manchu Autonomous Region office is wrong. The locals themselves don't care about these things.