Natalie's departure did make Dulin's work become busier. While he was thinking about who should take over Natalie's shift, he was also dealing with work that he didn't need to handle. He no longer has much time to pay attention to things outside Otis, but outside Otis, something that has not affected ordinary people but has changed an industry is quietly breaking out - killing!
The killing itself is not a small matter. The reason why it can happen quietly is that these killings are often out of people's sight. They are never reported and no one spreads them outside. Occasionally one or two drunkards would talk about it, but they would soon sober up and keep silent on the subject.
After being trained by Stein Ein, the fifteen wine merchants who obtained Dulin's fully authorized patent have begun to use distillation and purification methods to produce high-strength spirits. At the same time, they have also begun to brew private wine around their sphere of influence. The workshops are being cleaned up. Regardless of whether they use distillation and purification technology, as long as they are unlicensed private liquor brewing workshops, they are within the scope of their cleanup.
In just one week, the entire bootlegging industry was filled with a strong smell of blood. A large number of workshops disappeared overnight. There were also some who were unwilling to give up their current business, but they all disappeared.
This is what Du Lin hopes. He hopes that someone will rectify the entire industry on his behalf and maintain the purity and institutional nature of the industry. The rules he has set for these fifteen companies will also become the rules of the entire industry. rule. An orderly industry can make far more money than a disorderly industry, and the risks will be minimized.
This kind of rule should not only play a role in the brewing of high-alcohol wine, but also gradually spread to the field of low-alcohol wine. Each region should have a workshop that can brew high-alcohol wine according to Dulin's "ideal plan" , of course these are our own people. There are also three workshops that can brew low-alcohol wine. After all, the market is huge. Dulin and the people he authorized cannot swallow it all in one go. They use cooperative methods to acquire, invest, and hold shares to firmly control it. The source of most areas.
How to monopolize an industry
If we can seize the source, we can monopolize this industry.
It's just like the George family's monopoly on "news events", just like those giants in Dulin's dream who have control over the resources and sources of the entire industry.
Now, they have done part of it and are still working on the part that has not been completed.
Of course, all wars cannot be one-sided. During the Great Patriotic War, the Federation had already reached the city of Odis. It was only less than two hundred kilometers away from destroying the core of the empire and announcing the demise of the empire. However, these few hours of journey have become a road of despair that may cause the people of the Federation to suffer for centuries. The Imperial Army tore apart the supply lines of the Federal Army in an almost suicidal attack. Facing the anger and despair of the impending destruction of the country, the Imperial Army went crazy.
They surrounded the main force of the federal army within a radius of about 50 kilometers around the city of Otis, holding on so hard that they could not find any supplies, and finally forced the federal government to come to the negotiating table - the federal government was not worried about the lives of those soldiers. , they were worried that once those soldiers died, the government would need to pay sky-high pensions, which might drag down the federal government's finances, so they compromised.
So the Empire took back all the invaded lands, and the Federation also found face for itself - tariff rights.
This war in the bootlegging industry is actually the same. During the course of the war, some heads of authorized companies, families, and workshops have been assassinated more than once, and two of them were accidentally allowed to sing. The children in the class sang the sounds of nature for them. This has also made the fighting between each other more intense, and has made some people dissatisfied.
"He is acting a bit nonsense. This 'war' should be stopped immediately. Such a dishonorable war can only bring disgrace to our faces." During the high-level meeting within the new party, Powers nodded Dulin's name. He glanced at Mags, who smiled at him. This smile made Powers' teeth itch, "According to statistics from various places, more than seven thousand people have died in this industry war so far. . We are civilized people, please take note of this."
Powers' expression is very serious, which is in line with his image as a party whip. As the whip of the ruling party, his power is not small. Not only can he supervise the voting issues of the Imperial Parliament, but he can also interfere with some disciplinary matters within the party. .
Although Du Lin said that the patent belonged to someone else, and he was only authorized by the patentee to be responsible for the patent, who here is not an old fox who has been immersed in politics for a long time, how could he not know about the so-called patentee? It's just a firewall he placed in front of himself. If something happens to this patent, he can completely shirk his responsibility. As for the licensing fee, it will also be transferred to the account of the "authorizer", and it has nothing to do with him.
But this matter was indeed not done well. The private killings of those people could hardly be covered up. It is said that a brewery with a history of more than 30 years in Bator was destroyed by an authorized capitalist. A group of desperadoes actually planted explosives in the capitalist's factory, causing dozens of casualties. Although the caliber of external publicity has been unified and handled according to safety accidents, this is a bad sign.
When these people who have been excluded from the industry by Dulin finally no longer choose to remain silent and choose to explode, many social problems will arise. Citizens will lose their sense of security and have a bad impression of the local responsible party, which will affect the image of the new party in the minds of the people of the empire.
As for whether Powers used the idea of Dulin to attack Mags or Harry, only he knew.
After Powers finished speaking, there was some noisy discussion in the conference hall. Some people have long disliked Dulin. At the same time, the most interesting people who are disgusted with Dulin are not those politicians with noble or business backgrounds. , but those politicians with civilian backgrounds. They are the ones who have the biggest opinions against Dulin, and they are also the group of people who are the most resistant to Dulin.
The idea of this group of people is actually very simple. They have achieved their current status through their own efforts and even sold their personality and dignity. For the power in their hands, they have experienced pain and suffering that many people cannot bear. In the end, they succeeded. . They have shown the world and the empire the great power of the imperial dream embodied in them. Each of them is the elite of society and the best.
Among them are many civilian top students from the Imperial Academy, but now, a guy who has never gone to school and is a smuggler has actually gained the attention of Mags. He is richer, more powerful, and more promising than them. How could they accept this
It would be fine if Du Lin was born into a noble family. Even if he is a declining noble, they will not say anything. This is the son of a farmer riding a horse. He should be a guy farming in the fields with his feet covered in mud. He is almost riding on the horse. If they can accept Du Lin, how can they be worthy of their ten or even decades of hard work and dedication
Therefore, ruining Dulin is not a private idea of Powers or a certain person. It is a common idea of a group of people who can represent a class.
The discussion continued for a while, and Mags picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put the teacup down again. The sound of the base of the tea cup hitting the saucer silenced the entire conference room. Mags smiled and nodded to everyone, "Let me share my views on the opinions expressed by Mr. Powers just now."
He leaned back in his chair and placed the pen in his hand on the edge of the table. "Let me ask you first, does the behavior of these people have anything to do with Mr. Dulin?" He paused for a moment, as if Afraid that everyone would not understand, he further asked: "Did Mr. Dulin instruct these companies and families to attack those illegal underground workshops?" He looked at the crowd. In fact, everyone was not aware of this matter. The understanding is limited to Powers' dictation. Who knows whether Dulin expressed his attitude and opinions in it.
They don't know the real situation, so naturally they can't talk nonsense. In private, it doesn't matter if they describe Dulin as the only bad guy in the world, but in public political occasions, any subjective statement must be thought about several times. You can tell it later. If you don't even know the real situation like this, it's even more impossible for you to express your opinions and guesses.
"As far as I know, this is a market cleanup campaign initiated by these people. I reserve my opinion on Mr. Powers's opinion here." He fiddled with the pen on the table, lowered his head, and stared at The pen rolling at the fingertips continued: "Since the first Prohibition was promulgated, can any of you tell me how many moonshining workshops have been reduced in the empire every year because of your policies? Who can tell me how many moonshining transportation and sales markets there are? How much has it shrunk?"
His tone was filled with a hint of disappointment, "You can't answer me, because under your management and supervision, the number of unlicensed breweries is doubling every year, and the number of private wine transportation and sales markets is increasing exponentially every year." It’s so popular that even I know there are several bars at the end of Empire Avenue that don’t have liquor licenses.”
"Is it because our supervision is not in place? Or is it because we have no means of punishment?" Maggs shook his head, "No, we have improved and updated many legal details for prohibition, but you still can't make these people stop committing crimes. This behavior makes them even more crazy about making high-alcohol drinks. Can anyone tell me why? "
(End of chapter)