This guy is an elite among the bureaucrats!
Li Ke understood this even more deeply. Everything that Mr. Hank had just said was a show of loyalty and displaying his own worth. It was all for the sake of securing a decent position in his new faction. He had even prepared a list that could send most people to the streets.
"I have to say, I feel like hanging you more and more."
Li Ke couldn't help but blurt out after receiving the document. Mr. Hank just shrugged his shoulders and put on an innocent expression.
"Can I take it as a compliment?"
"Up to you."
Li Ke didn't care about Mr. Hank's situation. He wasn't going to stop dealing with these people for the time being. It wasn't like he was going to stop dealing with them forever. In a few years, when his faction truly stood up, he would have them all scram. After all, he could ignore the restraints of the bureaucratic system and accomplish many things directly.
Since he had authority, he didn't have to worry about the backlash from the authorities if he got rid of so many people at once.
However, the document in his hand still left him astonished. This document indicated the flow of funds used to maintain the safety of Skin City. It also directly told Li Ke how the taxpayers' funds approved by the joint council of this city flowed through various means to the treasury of the various ruling clans. It also mentioned how they supported their own clans in public affairs and expanded their own businesses. Moreover, there was also someone who, at what time, for what reason, and what method they used to target the purchase of their own industry.
It had to be said that this proof of loyalty was inconceivably huge. It completely revealed how the bureaucratic system colluded with the capital. If he didn't already know about it, he would have surely been enraged by this document. He would have treated Mr. Hank, who presented this document, as his confidant and entrusted him with important tasks.
Not only did he give away all of his former colleagues, he even gave the world and the skills that he relied on for survival to Li Ke!
"How interesting. Bernard, make copies of this document and distribute it to all citizens of Skin City and Zu An within three days. Similarly, if anyone dares to obstruct this matter for any reason, give me their names and I will hang their entire family from the street lamps. "
Bernard received the document from Li Ke with trembling hands. Standing beside Li Ke, he more or less saw the contents of this document and understood the consequences of distributing this document to everyone. The sacred label of the previous rulers would be mercilessly torn off, revealing their ugly nature and flesh. Those who had been deceived would no longer be willing to allow these people to wield power again. After all, no one would believe a bunch of liars who had lied for decades.
This was digging up the roots. The most important thing for merchants and rulers was credibility. These solid evidence could not only nail down the previous rulers, but also completely nail down their regime and society, making them all a thing of the past.
Until now, when he saw this document and received Li Ke's order, he deeply felt that the world was about to change. The world he knew was really about to collapse.
"Yes, sir."
Suppressing the increasing uneasiness in his heart, he left with a group of people with a bitter expression. What was interesting was that he didn't bring people along to reduce his workload. Instead, he brought people along to prevent himself from delivering the document again. If he was attacked while carrying out this task, it would delay Li Ke's orders.
"Seems like you're satisfied."
After rubbing his temples, Li Ke raised his head to look at Hank's smiling face. His tone was full of excitement and sincerity, and he was very confident that what he was offering would give him a glorious future.
"I'm curious. Aren't you afraid of a counterattack? After all, I'm all alone and don't have anyone I can trust. Yet, you've placed such a huge bet on me. "
The person in front of him was basically an iconic exquisite egoist, a bureaucratic, and a standard opportunist. But one had to admit that this kind of traitor and talented person was really the person Li Ke lacked now. He understood everything about this city and knew a lot of secrets that shouldn't be known by others. Like Bernard, who could make everyone understand the seriousness of the matter and listen to him, he was someone Li Ke must rely on now.
However, this kind of person also made Li Ke the most unhappy because he only needed to show his ability to slowly wash away his past and compensate for it. Then, he would gain a lot of power and influence in Li Ke's hands. Just like the multi-party governments on Earth, there would always be people who could benefit from both sides and hold great power no matter which party was in power.
Such people wouldn't care about what ideas and systems they uphold at all. They were also the people Li Ke needed to guard against the most, but now he had to use them.
"Because you left me with no other choice, and you're an excellent person, so I can only do this."
Hank's reply was still full of smiles. Even though the person sitting in front of him was the person who made him abandon the connections and persona he had built up over the years, he still intended to worship and be loyal to Li Ke from the bottom of his heart, and carry out all of Li Ke's orders perfectly.
Because only in this way could he still control a lot of power and authority.
"So, even if I need you to hand over all the illegal gains I defined and believe in the shovel-wielding doctrine I believe in, you will still follow me unswervingly until I fail. Am I right?"
Li Ke directly expressed his opinion of Hank, and the people in the hall were stunned. Whether it was Ryan or those who tried to atone for their crimes, they were actually the same kind of people. It was just that they were one step slower than Hank, or perhaps they didn't have the time to implement their ideas. But if Li Ke really showed that he accepted these people's ideas, then they would not be stingy with their loyalty and belief, turning themselves from staunch capitalist elites into loyal supporters of the shovel-wielding class.
"I will always be loyal to you, sir. As long as you are willing to trust me, then I will always devote myself to your supreme authority in this land of abundant water and grass. "
Hank revealed a satisfied smile.
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