Earth Era

Facing Han Luochang's answer, Shen Qingyuan's expression also turned cold.

"You are right. There is indeed no relationship between private matters and official matters. In this case, you should understand that the decision of the plenary meeting must be implemented."

Han Luochang left Shen Qingyuan's office with a gloomy face.

Regardless of whether the conditions and time were mature or not, regardless of whether they were prepared or not, under the strong promotion of Shen Qingyuan, the new economic reform policy finally began to be implemented. Two major institutions, the Economic Reform Commission headed by Wu Wei and the Scientific Planning Commission headed by Huang Yuan, were born, and in the shortest time they became the most popular departments among all government agencies.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of economic reform policies, Wu Wei also applied to Shen Qingyuan, requesting that the Economic Reform Commission dispatch economic consultants to all government departments and agencies to be responsible for reviewing and supervising the implementation of each agency. The economic advisor reports directly to Wu Wei.

This plan met with widespread and fierce opposition as soon as it was proposed, but Shen Qingyuan once again showed his tough style and directly forced its implementation. At the same time, some of the most vehemently opposed government officials were found to have violated various laws and regulations and were dismissed. The remaining opponents were immediately silenced, so this measure was implemented.

After the internal relations were straightened out and the layout was initially completed, the economic reform plan finally came to the implementation stage and was finally announced from within the government to the public. Almost as soon as the reform plan was announced, an overwhelming wave of opposition surged.

This even caused a wide chain reaction and was directly reflected in the market. Almost overnight, the originally bustling commercial streets became deserted, and all kinds of bustling shops became deserted.

When the residence tax collection details were promulgated and payment deadlines were set, the wave of opposition reached its peak and directly spawned countless mass riots. Han Luochang originally thought that these things would make Shen Qingyuan restrain himself slightly, but what he didn't expect was that Shen Qingyuan actually used stronger methods.

Hundreds of thousands of people were arrested overnight. All major residential bases and all prisons in the city are overcrowded, and other buildings have even had to be temporarily requisitioned to serve as detention places. All cities entered a state of martial law, and heavily armed police and soldiers began to patrol everywhere. Even curfews, which had disappeared from human society for thousands of years, were re-implemented.

In the Minister's Office of the Ministry of Industry and Science building, Han Luochang closed the interface and covered his forehead feebly.

"They are all crazy, all crazy." Han Luochang murmured, "What exactly does Shen Qingyuan want to do? Does he really want to plunge our civilization into chaos?"

A strong sense of mission urged Han Luochang in his heart, asking him to do something. In fact, many people have recently begun to approach or visit Han Luochang, carefully disclosing their dissatisfaction with the head of state Shen Qingyuan. Of course, this happened before, and now those people have even regarded Han Luochang's residence as a fixed gathering place. , regularly communicate and share the information and opinions they know, etc., and their criticism of current affairs has also become very straightforward. These people vaguely regard Han Luochang as their leader, and they are also looking forward to what Han Luochang can do.

But after thinking for a moment, Han Luochang found that apart from venting some dissatisfaction with his friends during conversations, he couldn't do anything, not even what he wanted to do in his own department.

There was a gentle knock on the door outside the office, and Han Luochang said calmly: "Come in."

The person who came was a young man who looked extremely capable. He placed a document on Han Luochang's desk with great respect and said, "Minister, this is a document just issued by the Economic Reform Commission. Please sign it and then start implementing it in the department."

Han Luochang snorted coldly: "Does it matter whether I sign or not?"

The young man still said respectfully: "Minister, if you are unwilling to sign, then I will have to sign on your behalf."

The young man picked up the special encrypted signal pen directly from the desk and signed his position and name on the official paper document: "Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Industry and Science of the Economic Reform Commission, Jiang Long." "

After signing, the young man said respectfully: "Minister, if there are no other questions, I will issue this document."

Han Luochang waved his hand feebly: "It's up to you."

The young man quietly left the office and closed the door. Han Luochang was silent for a while, then suddenly grabbed the pen the young man used just now and threw it to the ground.

At the end of the day's work - in fact, it was just a day of sitting in the office, but Han Luochang still insisted on coming here on time every day and would not leave until after get off work time - Han Luochang returned home again.

It was very rare that Han Yue also returned home, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak. Looking at his daughter who had grown into as beautiful as a flower, Han Luochang could only sigh in his heart.

"Father, I heard that your work has not been going well recently..."

Han Luochang reprimanded: "This is not what you should care about. Just do your own thing."

"Oh." Han Yue lowered her eyes, her face full of sadness.

Han Luochang ate something in silence, and finally couldn't bear it when he saw his daughter's appearance: "Xiaoyue, you don't have to worry about you and Fusheng. Things at work will not affect you."

Han Yue whispered: "But father, if the relationship between you and Uncle Shen is tense, Fu Sheng and I will not be happy."

Han Luochang was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "Xiaoyue, there are some things you don't understand. It's getting late, eat quickly, and go to rest after eating."

Han Yue lowered her head and stopped talking. Han Luochang left the restaurant and came to the study.

After briefly browsing some recent events, Han Luochang only felt more and more annoyed. It seems that everything is developing in a bad direction. The news is all about riots happening somewhere, how many people have been arrested, how many people have been injured. Public opinion is full of resistance and condemnation, and all kinds of hostility are almost everywhere. The entire online world.

Today is the last day for residence tax payment. On the next day, the first batch of people who refuse to pay residence tax will be forcibly relocated to fifth-class cities. Almost everyone in the civilization is paying attention to the progress of this matter, and it is also foreseeable that a more violent conflict will occur tomorrow.

"Human nature is to only want to get, not to give. To take away what people already have without any compensation, Shen Qingyuan, do you really want to push everyone to be against you? ?In addition to triggering more violent social unrest, and in addition to deepening the people's resistance and distrust of the government, what benefits can you gain?"

"Not everyone has such a high consciousness, and not everyone can connect the destiny of civilization with what they own. To use such simple and crude means to implement a policy that is widely opposed, Shen Qingyuan, you When did your political wisdom drop to this level?”

According to news reports, almost all the residents of Space Base 105, the first to implement this policy, did not fall asleep that night. They gathered in the square with all kinds of weapons they could find, such as discarded steel pipes, wooden sticks, wrenches, etc., and waited solemnly. Above their heads, the flag with the four characters "Defend Homeland" was in the artificial wind. Flowing slowly under the breeze.

Outside the crowd, a large number of heavily armed police and soldiers were ready. When the time is up, if the people still refuse to disperse and obey the relocation order, the soldiers and police will take coercive measures to help people relocate.

Even through photos and videos, Han Luochang could detect the smell of gunpowder in the air. All it takes is one spark and the bomb will explode.

The people who usually visited my home did not come today. In such a sensitive time period, no one will touch that red line easily. This is also the principle that Han Luochang has repeatedly conveyed to his followers: "No matter what the situation, you must learn to protect yourself. Only by protecting yourself can things turn around in the future."

"Alas." Han Luochang sighed softly again.

At this moment, a huge red title jumped out of the virtual interface.

"Former head of state Nickel publicly issued a statement strongly condemning the economic reform policies implemented by the current government..."

Han Luochang's eyes instantly narrowed, his face full of seriousness.

Generally speaking, due to his special status, once a head of state abdicates, he will never express his views and opinions on the policies of his successor. No head of state wants his predecessor to express these opinions. It’s not about right or wrong, it’s a basic rule.

For thousands of years, every head of state has strictly abided by this rule. Even in the most critical moments, no one is willing to break this rule. But now, Nickel's actions almost set a precedent.

Han Luochang also had some impressions of Nickel, and knew that Nickel's evaluation had always been pretty good. Although he did not make any big achievements when he was in office, he at least ensured the stable migration of human civilization. At that extraordinary moment, nothing happened Whatever happens is the biggest problem. I just didn't expect that he would actually be involved in this incident.

Han Luochang opened the report seriously.

"Mr. Nickel believes that the right to survival and residence are the basic rights of every member of human civilization. They are innate and not subject to any conditions. These policies of the current head of state Shen Qingyuan have infringed on what we pursue. the most basic values..."