One year.
It took a little more than a year.
Lanfelord closed tens of thousands of gun shops and seized nearly 300 million guns.
The number of guns owned by the people of Merica was reduced by more than 95%. Violent crimes related to guns were reduced by 80%. Many cities with chaotic public security had records of no gunshots for 10, 30, or even 80 days in a row. New records were constantly being broken.
"Gun control is a success!"
This was the exciting conclusion given by the media.
Many people cried tears of joy and partied all night long.
Considering that Lanfelord still had three years left in his term, he should maintain a high-pressure crackdown on guns during this period. Three years later, a "gun-free country" might really become a reality.
In addition, in order to completely eliminate the special interest groups, Lanfelord ordered the closure and dismantling of many gun and weapon production factories in the country. He nationalized several well-known military industry groups. The production of weapons was completely controlled by the state. They only needed to give a small number of orders to keep them from going bankrupt.
In order to save on equipment procurement costs, he even made an unprecedented purchase request from the Z country. He bought a batch of cheap but not outdated weapon systems from the Z country.
He also planned to reduce the number of nuclear weapons to less than 500.
This attracted a lot of criticism and opposition, but Lanfelord still went his own way.
It could be said that Lanfelord was simply fighting the special interest groups until he killed them!
Speaking of which, why did Chen Jin make such a plan?
Just let the M country rot and sink day by day. Why did he have to do such a big good thing?
In fact.
It was also to remove a detonator and remove an indefinite time bomb.
"The M country is an indefinite time bomb, endangering the safety of the earth at all times.
When the physical industry is hollowed out, the competitiveness of the high-tech industry weakens, and the military industry gradually becomes the pillar, those special interest groups will collude with the media and politicians to continuously export turmoil to increase the sales of their own weapons. "
"If the small-scale war is no longer possible, and the money they earn still can't meet their psychological expectations, tying the entire M country to the chariot and exporting an all-out war is definitely within their plan."
"They are private arms dealers. Turmoil is their business opportunity, and war is their business season. Their position and nature have determined that they will never bring peace and peace to the world … Peace is their nightmare."
"If such interest groups are not eliminated, human civilization is very likely to not be able to leave the earth and be destroyed by their hands."
"Without the intervention of the aliens, Earth will become the second Haierfa."
Chen Jin absolutely did not want to see that scene, so he had to nip the threat in the bud.
However, the downside of a democratic country was that the people could not stand the rhetoric of politicians. Today, they would support this person in office and approve of this policy program. Tomorrow, they would support another person in office and like that policy program … It was a little repetitive and often changed.
The continuity of the policy was very poor.
Three years later, when Lanfelord stepped down and the new president came to power, he announced the various benefits of owning guns and pushed for the lifting of the ban on guns. This made most people feel safer with a gun in their hands, and countless gun shops opened again.
Gunshots rang out from all over the M Nation every day.
As a result, all of Lanfelord's efforts were wasted.
What should he do?
After all, one could not overestimate the judgment and intelligence of the so-called commoners. It was true that the people's eyes were sharp, but once it involved their own interests, once they were deceived by the beautiful promises of politicians, it would be too late for regrets in two years.
It was uncertain whether Lanfelord's reforms would be effective for five years or ten years. It was even possible that once he left office, all the previous reforms would be overturned and the country would quickly return to its original state, or even regress to an even worse state.
If he encountered such a problem, how should he deal with it?
Chen Jin also had a plan for this. He never expected to maintain it for so long.
"Ten years, it's enough to maintain it for ten years. After ten years, no matter what kind of madman comes to power, no matter how crazy and arrogant he is, there will be ways to teach him a lesson."
"Now, the M Nation still has a certain value in some major events. When the major events are completed, it doesn't matter whether we have the M Nation's assistance or not. Xing Hai Technologies is already unstoppable."
The M Nation was just a stepping stone and a tool.
…
After Lanfelord's reforms were basically successful.
On the other side.
Africa, the Sahara Desert.
During the two years from 20X8 to 20X0, Xing Hai Technologies' "Domed Base" plan entered a stage of full implementation.
More than 10 million robots of all kinds were invested.
More than a million engineers and volunteers from various countries were invested.
The number of domed bases under construction reached 50.
More than a hundred desalination plants were built by the seaside.
Two high-power nuclear fusion power stations were built and both were put into operation to generate electricity.
Countless funds and resources were invested.
In May of 20X0, the first batch of 10 "Domed Bases" was successfully completed and put into use.
Moreover, a group of "immigrants" could be arranged to live in the base. Not only could they adapt to life in the base in advance, but the environmental transformation work around the base also required a large number of manpower. It could provide many "jobs."
The recruitment notice issued by Xing Hai Technologies said:
"The dome base that has been preliminarily built can accommodate 500,000 'migrant laborers' at most. The first batch of immigrants can enter the future 'desert free city' as' laborers' to work.
As long as you are willing to come and work hard, you will receive a considerable salary, enough to support your family. "
"And this place that you have built with your own hands will be your future home. The more effort you put in, the faster the efficiency of the transformation. It may not even take ten years. It may only take seven or eight years for you to create a beautiful new world."
"As the first batch of pioneers, you have benefits that later immigrants do not have. You can have the priority to rent a piece of land that you like. You can buy a house that belongs to you at a lower price in the most prosperous city center. If you have a unique vision and a keen sense of business, you can also engage in some promising industries in advance."
"Indeed, at present, this is just a land of yellow sand. But in the future, it will be a land of opportunity and hope!"
"We sincerely invite you to come. We welcome every brave, diligent, bright, and hopeful person to come here and contribute your value and sweat. We guarantee that for every effort, you will get a return; for every effort, you will get a return of a hundredfold. If you are eager to change your destiny, then this is definitely the best place. "
That was the above announcement.
Xing Hai Technologies translated the announcement into hundreds of languages through video, radio, TV advertisements, paper leaflets, and other means. It was distributed in large quantities around the world like a virus.
Especially among the refugee groups in developed countries.
Some international refugee groups and so on.
They even organized a large number of volunteers to brainwash them repeatedly with hand-held loudspeakers.
But …
Not many responded.
Within a month, only about 500,000 able-bodied men and women were recruited who were willing to come to the "Desert Free City" to work.
No matter how the others were brainwashed, they were a little indifferent. Even if the "Desert Free City" was described as a paradise, there were still not many who were tempted. After all, they were already in "paradise." They did not quite believe that there was a better place than developed countries.
Helpless, the developed countries in the West had no choice but to adopt a semi-deceptive and semi-coercive approach. They organized more than 4 million able-bodied men and women from among the refugees to fill the "Desert Free City" as the pioneers of the first batch of immigrants. After the transformation of the "Desert Free City" was completed, their families would be packed up and moved.
Finally, there were more than 500,000 able-bodied "laborers." Their identities were not refugees. Some of them were not even poor, but they accepted the arrangement of "working first before settling down." They actively joined the "Dome Plan."
Nearly 70% of these 500,000 people were Chinese. Some of them came from the underdeveloped provinces in the central and western regions of the Z nation, while others were overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia. They were very interested in the "Dome Plan." They smelled the opportunity, so they took the initiative to apply to join. Most of their eyes sparkled, and their faces flashed with excitement.
For these applications, Chen Jin gave instructions and allowed them to join. He arranged for all of them to be placed in Free City No. 9.
Because Xing Hai Technologies had the priority of ownership of 14 cities, City No. 9 was placed under Chen Jin's name and owned by him.
"Nearly 70% of the 500,000 immigrants who took the initiative to join are Chinese. All of them will be placed in City No. 9. Obviously, I believe that the future development of this city will be ahead of other cities."
After all, there seemed to be only one race in the world that was known for its hardworking, intelligence, and diligence.
"City No. 9 is very likely to be a king-like existence."
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