HBWnovel Chapter 1808 The End of the Dwarf Official
Chapter 1808 The End of the Dwarf Official
The town mayor never expected that the National Defense Army would block the door without warning.
This act of blocking the door infuriated the town mayor.
The town mayor was even planning to flee at the time.
But Yurisov and his team were clearly faster.
Not only did they point gun barrels at the mayor and his men, they even brought in tanks and pointed their cannons at them.
Moreover, Yurisov and his group did not reciprocate any gifts or favors.
The National Defense Forces have always abhorred corrupt officials, and from the very beginning, they planned to kill them outright.
If it weren't for the fact that there were ordinary people in the town, and they were afraid of causing a bad influence, they would have killed all those people long ago.
Unfortunately, the National Defense Force is currently in a precarious situation, fighting the orc rebels in the north and the dwarf rebels in the south.
There are even some remnants of the Papal States within the Papal States.
After the Papal States were captured by the National Defense Forces, the National Defense Forces completely destroyed the Papacy.
However, many clergy members received advance notice and decisively chose to flee, or rather, before the armed forces could react.
They packed up some of the valuables and then ran away.
Of course, fleeing to other countries is unrealistic; they can only hide in the homes of ordinary people and their die-hard supporters.
They successfully evaded the National Defense Force's search using various methods, and it was impossible for the National Defense Force to conduct a 24-hour carpet search.
Therefore, a certain number of papal remnants still exist within the Papal States.
These remnants of the Papacy are difficult to deal with in the short term, because most of them are die-hard loyalists of the Papacy.
Some people choose to continue following the Vatican because they are the beneficiaries of the Vatican, namely the so-called clergy.
And some of those who follow the Vatican have been completely brainwashed.
The Vatican, though called the Papacy in a nicer way, is actually a cult.
Immediately after conquering the Papal States, Lyon declared the Papacy a cult.
A religious force actually ruled a country, and what's most unacceptable is that after this religious force took control, the country actually got worse and worse.
Politics is politics, and religion is religion. When you confuse religion and politics, the country will sooner or later become a religious state.
Although Lyon allows its citizens freedom of religious belief, it actually keeps a close watch on them behind the scenes to prevent them from being misled into joining cults.
To reiterate, whether it's a religion or an organization, anything that improves people's lives is beneficial.
Exploiting and oppressing the people is reactionary!
The town mayor never expected that his momentary hesitation in trying to take more property would result in him being blocked by the National Defense Army.
Yurisov immediately ordered his men to launch the operation.
Upon seeing someone at the second-floor window, the National Defense Forces decisively opened fire.
Some of them had seen this irresponsible town mayor before.
So after learning about the stupid and messy things the town mayor had done, the soldiers of the National Defense Army were inspired. They had been in the army for so long, and they were the ones who set traps for others, not the other way around.
Since you set us up and almost made us look bad, then don't blame us for taking action.
Lao Gan Ma (a popular chili sauce brand) started firing wildly at the second floor.
A .50 bullet struck the luxurious mansion, causing it to explode on the spot.
If you hit these people with this stuff, it'll make them utter a sound...
The National Defense Army's aggressive and unreasonable attack instantly left the town mayor completely bewildered.
The bullet pierced through the glass and wall on the second floor, nearly sending the mayor to his death.
The mayor had no other thoughts at that moment.
His only thought now is to escape through the underground passage as quickly as possible.
As a town mayor, he was actually a minor official, but through countless maneuvers over the years, although he was just a minor official, the wealth and power he wielded were no less than that of a mayor.
Because this town is the only town within a radius of dozens of kilometers, and the only town with electricity.
Residents of the surrounding towns mostly come here to make a living.
The town mayor amassed wealth by exploiting the people of various towns.
Because the people from these towns come to these towns to make a living, and as the town mayor, he can naturally make more money.
He exploited the residents of his own town while also exploiting people in other regions.
Many town mayors, upon learning that their townspeople are being exploited, dare not utter a single word.
The reason is simple: the mayors of other towns don't dare to mess with the mayor of this town.
This small town not only has electricity, but also has an unusual relationship with its boss.
Normal people wouldn't choose to provoke bad luck, so everyone could only tacitly accept what was happening.
However, as the oppression intensified, many ordinary people began to actively resist.
Since you've turned against the government, you're part of the resistance, so don't try to deny it!
These people, driven to desperation, had no other choice but to flee and escape to more distant places.
However, they discovered that almost every town in the vast desert was subject to oppression.
If you're oppressed no matter where you go, you might as well stay put and fight the mayor right here!
Thus, these nominal resistance fighters came into being.
The rebels actually knew that these people were just figureheads.
But they couldn't care less about that now. To be precise, they needed more weapons to bolster their forces; in other words, they needed to borrow the tiger's power.
Because if their numbers are too small, the local dwarf government simply won't pay them any attention.
Currently, 60% of the dwarven resistance fighters are nominally resisting out of necessity.
Only 20-30% of the resistance fighters were genuine.
The remaining group of people were completely swept up in the chaos.
Their political leanings are ambiguous, so they are not categorized.
At first, Yurisov and his men were unsure how many of the rebels were genuine, but after some investigation and interviews, they discovered that a significant portion of the rebels were ordinary civilians.
You said this was the cause of the trouble.
Everyone is responsible for how things turned out this way, whether it's the defense forces or the local government.
Therefore, the National Defense Forces intend to take remedial measures.
While they mobilized troops to suppress the real resistance, they also mobilized troops to begin a massive purge of all government officials throughout the dwarf region.
Furthermore, this purge was supported by the intelligence agency.
Hans personally dispatched an investigation team to the Dwarf Empire, and first thoroughly investigated the Dwarf Empire's intelligence agency from top to bottom.
Then, a new intelligence team from the Dwarven Empire was dispatched to assist the National Defense Force, enabling them to better understand the corruption situation of local government officials in the Dwarven Empire.
Some might ask, why is there always such a large-scale purge? Are all these officials corrupt?
If the economy develops rapidly, but officials fail to keep up with the pace of economic development, then there will only be one outcome.
Corrupt officials will continue to appear.
Moreover, corrupt officials can never be completely eliminated.
As long as you are a human being, as long as you have humanity, as long as you have desires, there will be corrupt officials.
Corrupt officials cannot be killed off completely; the only way to get rid of them is through repeated purges.
This is why Lyon is becoming increasingly adept at the task.
In addition, regular clean-up can free up positions for some younger officials.
Many people will not understand.
Take becoming an emperor, for example. Even though people know that it takes a lot of effort, many still flock to it.
Because of the supreme power of the emperor, they were willing to give everything.
Through multiple purges, Lyon kept the proportion of corrupt officials to a very small range.
But as the saying goes, you can't kill all the corrupt officials.
Only through repeated, bloody purges can the world understand what the true Great Yan is.