The reinforced platoon next to the Jiuzhou Steel construction site in the suburbs of Longgang County was originally a battalion of more than 500 people. Now it has become the Montenegro Economic Security Brigade, which is directly under the Office of the Chief Commissioner of the Montenegro Military Control Commission.
Lu Ming is currently in the military camp of the Economic Security Brigade.
There is a dark green wooden house next to the team headquarters, with a long table and chairs, which is arranged as a conference room and is temporarily borrowed by Lu Ming.
In front of Lu Ming, there were four or five people standing, all trembling with fear.
The leader was an old man, Zhao Shibang, a local squire in Zhaojiatun Town who also had his own small coal mine.
Now he has been charged with "collaborating with a rebel party and showing no remorse", and his entire family has been arrested.
Just as they were about to enter the county town, Lu Ming saw that the people tied together with ropes were members of the Zhao family, including the families of Zhao Shibang’s two younger brothers.
Brought to Lu Ming were the main members of the Zhao family, Zhao Shibang, his eldest son and daughter-in-law, as well as the eldest grandson and his grandson's wife.
"Are you really still in contact with the rebels?" Lu Ming looked at Zhao Shibang.
The so-called rebel party is the Smoked Chicken Society, also known as the "North-South Peace and Co-Prosperity Alliance."
Because it has been operating in Montenegro for a long time, many gentry have dealt with it. Some support its ideas, some have purely business relations with it, and some don't even know what this alliance is and think it is just an organization like a chamber of commerce.
With Montenegro's cultural tradition, Lu Ming could imagine that if the Smoked Chicken Society were to be liquidated, it would be a bloody storm.
Moreover, let alone those who have had dealings with the Smoked Chicken Society, even if they are members of the Smoked Chicken Society, he has no ill feelings towards them, and he adopts the principle of pardoning those who can be pardoned. As for the situation in Montenegro, who doesn't want to bring changes to this place if they are brave enough and have aspirations and love for their hometown
As for those who have had dealings with members of the Smoked Chicken Society, as long as their involvement is not too deep, they will be forgiven.
The Zhao family’s crime was “having secret dealings with rebels and being unrepentant”, so unless the core members of the Smoked Chicken Society managed to escape and go into hiding, ordinary people can no longer get in touch with the Smoked Chicken Society.
Lu Ming asked Zhao Shibang if he still had any contact with the rebels, and a question mark had already appeared in his mind.
If it is true that the core members of the Smoked Chicken Society have escaped, Longgang County should report it to the Intelligence Department of the Black Mountain Military Control Commission.
But when Zhao Shibang heard Lu Ming's question, he trembled and dared not speak.
Lu Ming looked at Zhao Shibang's eldest son, a fat man in his forties, who was wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time, his face full of fear.
"Tell me, are you still connected with the rebels?" Lu Ming then flipped through the brief registration form in his hand. Zhao Shibang's eldest son was named Zhao Laikui.
"I, I don't know..." Zhao Laikui was suddenly questioned by his superior and his fat face turned pale with fright.
"We have nothing to do with the rebels!" The speaker was a young man in his early twenties, his face full of anger. He was Zhao Laikui's son, Zhao Yunpu. He gritted his teeth and said, "My family only did business with the rebels before. How can we still have any connection with them now? However, when we were arrested, we were threatened by the spies and were not allowed to talk nonsense to the outside world. Otherwise, we would have no way to survive..."
"Yun Pu!" Zhao Laikui's fat face turned red with anger, and it looked like he would slap his son in the face if it wasn't in front of his superiors.
Zhao Shibang sighed deeply and shook his head. He seemed to be relieved. Now that things had come to this, he could only leave everything to fate.
The two beautiful women, their clothes covered in mud, were both terrified and didn't dare to say a word.
Lu Ming looked at them, nodded, waved his hand, and someone would take them down.
…
More than an hour later, Master Gong stood in front of Lu Ming.
Yuluan brought him a chair. Master Gong bowed to Yuluan and said with a forced smile, "Thank you, Miss Yuluan, but how can I have the dignity to sit down?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Sit down. If you have anything to say, just talk about it."
Mr. Gong shook his head and said, "Boss, I just learned something about Zhao Shibang and the three gentry who were recently interrogated. I was not good at judging people and hired the wrong people. The Purge Committee..."
The smile on Lu Ming's face faded. He sighed softly, turned his head, and took out a cigarette. "I used to not smoke a cigarette for a month or two, but in the past few days, I have smoked almost half a pack..."
He took out a cigarette, thought about it, and threw it back on the table.
"Actually, think about it. You are a very capable person. When I was in my hometown, there was a concept that an official who is corrupt but capable of doing practical things is much better than an official who is not corrupt but mediocre. However, I have always disdained this view." Lu Ming looked at Master Gong. "Local officials are like a mirror. No matter how capable you are, if your shadow is crooked, the officials under you, big and small, are the shadows in your mirror. This kind of harm cannot be compensated by doing a few practical things."
"Of course, this is about rule by man. Heishan is now ruled by man." Lu Ming looked at Lao Gong, "I had hoped that in Longgang, with my full support, you could take bigger steps and introduce some of our rule of law laws from Donghai to change the soil here..."
Waving his hand, "Forget it." Lu Ming sighed. He didn't want to say anything more, and there was no need to say anything more.
Old Gong thought that he was only being blamed for the affairs of a few local gentry, and he had thought of a countermeasure before coming, and pushed it to some purge committee.
Lu Ming's whole heart felt a little cold.
Master Gong stood there blankly, silent.
"I..." Master Gong wanted to say something.
Lu Ming had already stood up and walked out.
…
The flower hall in the backyard of Longgang Xinzhi Bookstore.
Deputy Governor Gao Shaoting sat at the bottom.
The county magistrate comes and goes, but the deputy governor remains forever.
Over the past ten years, Gao Shaoting has seen countless county magistrates leave.
Now, he brought Governor Gong's letter of resignation to meet Chairman Lu who was in Longgang.
"Shao Ting, some of the things that happened in the past are in the past. I hope you can learn from the incident involving Governor Gong."
Lu Ming’s words made Gao Shaoting stunned. He originally thought that the master and servant were just pretending.
Commissioner Lu is young and somewhat naive, and always wants a bright and peaceful world.
This is the case with the children of powerful families. They think they have ideals and ambitions, and have many bizarre ideas. They have no idea how hard it is to gain power, and why everyone wants power.
Now, his most loyal and capable servant poured cold water on him.
In Montenegro, this may be his only confidant.
How many others would really respect him
So, he should wake up.
But, I want to save face, so I have to put on a show.
Old Gong resigned and deliberately asked me to bring his resignation letter so that he could plead for me and smooth things over.
I was still wondering, what expression would this chick have on her face if I didn't accept this big fight and didn't cooperate with them
Thinking about that scene, I found it funny, but I didn't expect that Young Master Lu would say such a thing.
Are you waiting for me to plead for you
Gao Shaoting was just thinking about it when he saw two people walking in from outside the flower hall, a man and a woman, both of whom he knew.
The man in his early thirties is Liu Sili, the district head of Xiping District. He is the first person promoted by Old Gong after this young master came to Longgang. The beautiful young woman in a gray professional suit is He Mojun, a judge of the county court. She has just been transferred to the position of director of the county legal affairs office. She was originally the daughter-in-law of a coal mine owner and seems to have been in touch with Young Master Lu.
"Shao Ting, you should know Sili and Mojun!" Lu Ming smiled.
Liu Sili and He Mojun didn't know what Lu Ming asked them to do, and when Lu Ming directly called them by name "Mojun", He Mojun felt a little strange.
Gao Shaoting smiled and said, "Of course, they are all talents discovered by the chairman."
Lu Ming nodded: "I plan to nominate Mojun as the governor of Longgang County. I think it will be approved by the Military Control Commission." After a pause, Lu Ming said, "What about Sili? Recently, the Black Mountain Mining Industry has been rectified. Director Zhu himself said that it is not very exciting, so I plan to ask Sili to help and nominate him as the deputy director of the mining industry. It will not be a problem for the Military Control Commission to approve it."
Hearing these words, Gao Shaoting was stunned.
Liu Sili and He Mojun were also completely unprepared and were equally dumbfounded.
As a result, Liu Sili and He Mojun both rose to prominence and were promoted several levels.
Although administrative officials in any region of the empire were not promoted in an orderly manner, for example, if a member of the society whose ruling party won the election, there would be no legal obstacles to his appointment as a cabinet minister.
This is even more so in Jiangning. Whenever the governor is replaced, the nominal county magistrates will be replaced as well.
But Liu Sili and He Mojun are both locals, and local officials usually gain promotion through seniority.
Gao Shaoting took a long time to come back to his senses, then shook his head in his heart. This guy started to mess around again. The elders of the Military Control Commission might give you face in unimportant meetings, but when it comes to the promotion of important officials, do you think your nomination can be approved by the Military Control Commission? Too naive.
Lu Ming looked at He Mojun, "Former Governor Gong has resigned, but I think his behavior cannot just be ignored. You have to instruct the prosecutor's office to investigate Gong's behavior. If it is enough to prosecute, then prosecute. Of course, to do this, you have to wait until your appointment is made. I'm telling you in advance."
He Mojun felt dizzy, but since there were outsiders around, he couldn't say much. He said that he was incapable of doing it. It would be a waste of face for his brother-in-law if he said it now. He could only wait until there was no one around to discuss it. He was completely unprepared and was completely in the dark.
Gao Shaoting's eyes almost popped out of his head, looking at Lu Ming like he was a monster. What? Your loyal servant, Lao Gong, can't even resign, but you want to sue him? You want to send him to jail? You are really crazy.
At the same time, I found it extremely funny. He was really a young master. I was afraid that he would come and go in a hurry, and would soon fall flat on his face.
On the other side, Lu Ming sighed, "Of course, Lao Gong's contribution to Longgang's development is obvious to all. So, if he is prosecuted, Guangming Law Firm will represent him. I will take a look. If there are no procedural obstacles, I will personally defend him. For the trial, we will introduce the jury system of Donghai. In addition, we will completely open it up to the press. All Longgang people, including jurors, have full right to know. Whether Lao Gong needs to bear criminal responsibility will be decided by the public opinion of Longgang."
Gao Shaoting just found it extremely funny and sneered in his heart.
He Mojun seemed to be thinking about something, and looked at Lu Ming with bright eyes.
Seeing her expression, Lu Ming smiled inwardly. This former sister-in-law could more or less guess what he was going to do. He knew that she could understand.
It's worth the high hopes I have placed on her.
I think there is really no one available in Longgang, unlike when I am in Donghai, where I have so many talented subordinates. Any officer is very capable, and many of their ideas are similar to my own.
So, just appoint people based on personal connections and be a dictator. As for what will happen in the end, we will do our best and leave the rest to fate.