Chapter 43: Heavy Punishment

  The final outcome of the Wu Shi Rice Store incident

  It was announced in front of everyone.

  Wu Liang, the boss of the rice shop, was convicted of intentional injury but considering there were no casualties, he was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor and all his illegal gains were confiscated.

  Wu Liang said: Thank you everyone for giving him a chance to reform himself, he will definitely use his actions to redeem his guilt.

  Some participants in the rice riot also received different punishments.

  The most severe treatment was meted out by the Hawaii quality inspection department, with relevant personnel being sentenced to a month of hard labor for dereliction of duty, dismissal from public office, and fines of varying amounts.

  Zhou Yu distributed all the fines collected, according to the original registration flower name list, proportionally to those who had bought rice from Wu's Rice Shop before, and also made public the specific content.

  And also pioneered the implementation of the reward for reporting law, hoping that ordinary people would come forward to report illegal activities by government departments, businessmen and the military, giving people a sense of rights protection.

  The ordinary people were overjoyed, and everyone had a strong sense of belonging to the Zhongyong Army. They generally believed that the Zhongyong Army was their guardian deity. As a result, whether they were indigenous people, white people, or Chinese people, they all enthusiastically signed up to join the Zhongyong Army.

  The people's eyes are bright, whoever is genuinely good to them will be supported by them.

  Actually, everyone was deceived by Zhou Yu.

  Zhou Yu never let people understand; after all, how much harm industrial wax does to the human body, and whether long-term consumption will kill people.

  His main purpose is to eradicate moral decay among people through this incident, enhance their awareness of prevention, reporting and rights protection, and enable them to develop a sense of being the master of their own affairs as soon as possible.

  Taking advantage of this rice industry turmoil, Zhou Yu took the opportunity to launch a large-scale and unprecedented rectification campaign for the Zhouyu Group in Hawaii, Vietnam and other bases.

  This investigation really did uncover some problems.

  In a certain county of Old Street, Vietnam, a certain Mr. Huang, the county magistrate, actually used his power to force a civilian woman who could be his granddaughter to become his 27th concubine. When her family disagreed, their servants even broke into the house and forcibly took her away.

  This is still okay, this is in the territory of Zhongyong Army, not in the territory of Qing Dynasty.

  In a chaotic world, use heavy rules. Zhou Yu demanded that Liu Yongfu handle it severely and must not give these despicable ideas and behaviors any room to breed.

  After investigation, it was found that the woman had not been raped by Huang Moumou, according to Zhou Yu's instructions.

  Liu Yongfu publicly flogged Huang Mou 50 times, sentenced him to hard labor for 10 years, removed his official position and never rehired him, and fined him 20,000 taels of white silver.

  Huang was already on his last breath after being beaten with a stick and was dragged away from the scene by the soldiers.

  The base of the Laojie Zhongyong Army was one of the earliest main bases developed by Zhou Yu. Under his deliberate indoctrination, ordinary people in the base have gained a certain legal awareness and rights consciousness.

  The old street is also one of the earliest bases to implement free compulsory education, and there are not only educational institutions such as Mongolian schools, middle schools, universities, night schools, and technical schools inside the base, but also a large number of factories and enterprises.

  Among them were early textile machinery factories, living industrial zones, military industrial zones and other larger factory enterprises invented by Zhou Yu himself, bringing a large number of job opportunities to the Chinese people.

  It's no exaggeration to say that as long as you're not a fool, there are job opportunities in the old streets, especially for Chinese people.

  Later, Zhou Yu also deceived many other factories and enterprises.

  Under Zhou Yu's instructions, the workers inside were mainly composed of Chinese laborers and technicians, supplemented by foreign special technicians.

  In Zhou Yu's collective, the first choice of the old street residents is also the happiest.

  Their welfare benefits have almost caught up with those of the United States at that time.

  So, people like Huang Mou have no soil for development in Hoi An, Vietnam today.

  Here also will not exist, the ugly phenomenon of officials shielding each other.

  The 20,000 taels of white silver confiscated from Huang were also kept in a separate account by the disciplinary department, mainly used to reward those who dared to do justice and report illegal elements.

  The Zhongyong Army also has a way of doing things that is widely praised by the people, which is to handle all matters, big or small, in a transparent manner through public notices, allowing the people to participate and supervise.

  Of course, those confidential institutions and projects will not be made public. Let the common people remain in the dark, isn't that also a good thing?...

  As long as the Zhongyong Army can provide sufficient funds and security, the common people don't care how many secret institutions you have!

  Two things that happened in Hawaii were more troublesome, and everyone didn't know how to deal with them, so they reported to Zhou Yu and let him make the decision.

  One thing was that Zhang Long accidentally injured the perpetrator while enforcing the law, but not too seriously.

  Another thing is that Frank, an American of Hawaiian descent, attempted to bribe Chen Fang.

  Hawaii and Laojie are different, there are people of all colors here, the composition of residents is complex, and nominally, it is not the absolute leader of the Zhongyong Army, nor does it belong to a subordinate country of Huaxia.

  For a long time, there have been many unruly people lurking around several military bases of the Zhongyong Army.

  If one of them is mishandled and it leads to a war between the Zhongyong Army and another country, that would be terrible.

  The Zhongyong Army is currently in the development stage and is still hidden in the deep water area. If it exposes itself to the sunlight prematurely, there is a great risk that the Zhongyong Army group will be killed by the sunlight.

  Because compared with countries like Thailand and Myanmar, the Tatmadaw is still too weak.

  Western countries may not wish; for an uncontrollable element to appear in the world, as the world's resources are limited, and adding another sharer would reduce their own share.

  The world wars of the future will be caused by the uneven distribution of imperialism among the great powers, and the war will be led by armies that serve their respective countries and economies. Wasn't the Opium War just a case of Britain, France, and other imperialist powers trying to monopolize the Chinese market?

  Sorry about that, let's get back on track!

  American Frank of Hawaiian descent, Chen Fang's attempted bribery case, Zhou Yu still follows the old rules; open trial.

  This time, Zhou Yu will preside over the trial in person. This is no joke. According to Huang Sande's intelligence department, a secret investigation has revealed that Frank is a veteran agent of the US Intelligence Agency, who was sent to subvert the Hawaiian government.

  Starting from May 1982, the Hawaiian Islands were actually under the control of the Zhongyong Army.

  Those white businessmen, spies, members of parliament and missionaries, etc. all lost their footing to continue operating due to several decrees issued by the Queen of Hawaii and slunk away with their tails between their legs.

  Besides, the Chinese people don't believe in this either!

  Jesus, God, and angels are just some little brats from somewhere? He knows us, but we don't know him. Our gods are the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Old Lord, the Buddha, Guanyin, and other great deities!

  We are descendants of the Yan and Huang Emperors, believing in Confucianism, Taoist thought, Buddhist thought, but not that stuff called Christianity or the Bible.

  Despite this, however, the United States did not give up on its sordid ideas about Hawaii. Frank is the best evidence of that.

  Lawyer Zhou Yu asked Frank: Mr. Frank, you are an American, why did you bribe Chen Fang?

  No, no ~ I did not bribe Mr. Chen Fang, I just wanted to do a business with Mr. Chen Fang, there is no bribery at all.

  Moreover, Mr. Chen Fang didn't help me in any way! What makes you say that I'm bribing Mr. Chen Fang?

  If you can't make sense of what you're saying, I'll sue you for defamation!

  We citizens of America will not tolerate insults, and you will be held fully responsible for what you say.

  To bear the punishment of the American army and law.

  Zhou Yu smiled slyly as he looked at Frank who was performing alone somewhere, so can I ask Mr. Frank a few small questions?

  Of course! The quality of us Americans is the best in the world!

  However, there is a personal problem involved, and I will absolutely never answer you.

  Alright then I'll start asking; what was the $20,000 you gave to Mr. Chen Fang on December 25th this year for?

  December 25th is Christmas in the West, and you didn't spend it at home, instead you came alone to Hawaii and gave Chen Fang $20,000.

  Going back to December 2, you received a telegram from the US side with the following content: Divide Hawaii internally, provoke ethnic conflicts in Hawaii, contact local businessmen, armed forces and whites, let them demonstrate and march, forcing the Queen of Hawaii to surrender. If necessary, military force will be used to suppress it, and the Navy Department will dispatch the Pacific Squadron to assist in the Hawaiian Islands.

  You telegraphed that; present-day Hawaii is a paradise for the Chinese, there is a man named Chen Fang here who has great power, I plan to buy him first, and besides, Hawaii's defense is very strong, it is not suitable to mobilize the American fleet.

  Your plan was soon approved by the US Intelligence Department.

  Apart from this, you have also organized the kidnapping of Chen Fang many times before, but never had the opportunity. Now you have bribed three white businessmen and two white officials, including a certain nephew of the queen.

  And you are now living in his house, and you have also signed an agreement with him to use armed force to coerce the Queen into abdicating so that he can become King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

  In his home you have more than 100 American-style firearms, over 5,000 rounds of ammunition, and nearly 60 fully armed personnel.

  You have planned it well, after buying Chen Fang, use Chen Fang to lead you into the imperial palace, and then launch a sudden attack.

  While speaking, Zhou Yu also took out a large number of evidence, photos and relevant materials.

  When a large amount of evidence and witnesses were presented in front of the world, including the queen's niece, Frank, who was still cooking just now, was completely speechless.

  The Queen was extremely disappointed that her own nephew had participated in the rebellion and announced that he would be banished from Hawaii, while others who had taken part were also punished accordingly.

  After this incident, the queen trusted the Chinese more and more, and most of the big and small things were handled by the Zhongyong Army, while she herself lived a secluded life as a retired queen. It was not until Hawaii that the true golden age of the Zhongyong Army arrived.

  For Zhang Long's over-enforcement behavior, Zhou Yu also gave everyone a satisfactory answer.

  The court sentenced Zhang Long to 20 days in detention and a fine of $500, while the indigenous youth who was beaten, although he received $500, also faced one year of reeducation through labor for molesting women in public and eating at a restaurant without paying.

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