Chapter 634

The smoke from the muzzle rose slowly. Several police officers put away their weapons, glanced at the two truck drivers who had died on the ground, and then walked to the back of the truck, using pliers to cut the lead seal of the truck compartment.

Some vehicles around discovered the situation here, but they just wanted to stop and watch the excitement, and were required by the patrol police to drive away as soon as possible.

Someone didn't believe in evil and stopped after moving a distance, but the patrol police directly got on the police car and intercepted the disobedient vehicle and the curious driver inside.

In the situation where two "innocent passersby" had just been shot dead, the driver of that car was pressed to the ground without resistance.

Up to this point, no one dared to watch.

As the lead seal was cut open, the door of the truck compartment was pulled open, and a strong smell of alcohol rushed toward them.

Two truckloads of whiskey, the patrol police's faces showed smiles one after another.

One of them came to the side of the road and dialed the police station's phone, and soon a large number of reinforcements rushed over.

As for the two dead drivers?

They are not innocent.

As drivers, they know better than anyone else what is in their car!

But they are still willing to transport, looking at the freight that is several times higher than transporting other things, they are willing to take huge risks to transport these things to the destination.

They have done this many times before, and they thought this time was the same as before, without any risk.

But they didn't realize that the rules of the underground world of this city had changed.

Shooting innocent truck drivers must be punished, but shooting smugglers of smuggled alcohol, they will only be commended.

Of course, necessary vacations are also necessary, but the vacation will not be very bad, because their work will not be lost, they will be commended, and there will be more bonuses.

At the same time, they also got a special "card." With this card, they can get one thousand dollars of chips from Jingang Casino.

These chips can be used by them for gambling games, and can also be turned around in the casino, and then exchanged for checks, and the money transferred into their own accounts.

Train stations, inconspicuous small roads, seaside, the entire city is like a huge trap, leaving all the smuggling group members and their goods that fell here.

People were surprised to find that the police, the Hazardous Materials Management Bureau, and other law enforcement agencies were operating more efficiently than ever before.

They thought this was all a better beginning, but in fact... all this originated from someone's will!

"... The largest producer and smuggler of alcoholic beverages in the Republic of Aldera is currently a middle-aged male named Eduardo."

Lanse and Director Dai Er sat in a conference room, and a Sumuli person was explaining the gang situation in the Republic of Aldera to them.

The Republic of Aldera is located in the northern coastal area of Xiang Yalan, with a hot climate and vast land that can be used to produce crops.

There are also plenty of fruits there. Almost all of Xiang Yalan produces fruits. Various crops have a large amount of starch and sugar, which are essential raw materials for brewing wine.

Eduardo is the leader of the largest gang organization in the Republic of Aldera. They control a large number of economic crop farmlands and farms, and produce a large amount of low-to-medium-grade wine, which is smuggled to the Federation for sale.

Plus their geographical location is closer to the southern coastline of the Federation, they not only smuggle alcoholic beverages to Jingang City, but also smuggle to other cities and states.

However, Jingang City is still their main target. The unit price of alcohol here is higher, and the profit is more generous.

The slides showed a large number of photos, including some photos of production in Eduardo's factory, with a large amount of wine packed and placed together.

That Sumuli person continued to introduce some content on these pictures.

"According to some people's views, in the past year, Eduardo smuggled twenty million worth of alcoholic beverages to the Federation, and this number became more this year."

"He opened more factories and also purchased various materials used for brewing from ordinary farmers."

"He did not announce their sales this year to the outside world. Some people think it may have exceeded twenty-five million, approaching thirty million."

Director Dai Er's expression became a bit excited, and he repeated that number. "Thirty million!"

His eyes were full of surprise!

Lanse said before that he would give him a big case, so that he could successfully enter the State Prohibition Committee, and it was not that kind of marginal role.

He has been thinking about what kind of big case can make him promoted so smoothly.

In his view, if he can do what Lanse promised, this is promotion.

Status and power have increased, rather than status improved and power reduced.

He was still confused during this period. If he only caught those cases with a value of hundreds of thousands, honestly he didn't think it could alarm Congress.

Because the number of cases of this scale is increasing. As the price of alcohol continues to rise, some medium-to-high-quality whiskeys have risen to six or seven hundred or even higher prices.

This means that one thousand bottles of this specification of wine have a case value of six or seven hundred thousand.

Of course, many bar consumers actually can't afford these wines, but even the cheap whiskey of one hundred dollars a bottle, one thousand bottles, is worth one hundred thousand.

It is a very simple thing for a fishing boat to transport thousands of bottles. Grabbing it everywhere is a big case with a value of hundreds of thousands.

Unlike when it started, the price of alcohol had not increased irrationally, and grabbing a case of hundreds of thousands could get the title of "National Case Value Number One."

He actually didn't look optimistic about the "big case" Lanse said, but they were already on a line, and he could only choose to believe.

But now, he realized that the big case Lanse said is really a big case!

"A smuggling group with thirty million a year should be enough to ensure that you can become an executive committee member, right?" Lanse asked very casually, just like asking "Have you eaten?"

Calm and composed, without so many emotional expressions.

Director Dai Er lit a cigarette excitedly. His hand lighting the cigarette was slightly trembling. "Enough, enough, thirty million... enough for Congress to take this matter out and talk about it."

"But, how do we do this?" He took a deep breath of smoke, and the nicotine made his mood become stable. He thought of some joints he didn't figure out.

Lanse's raised toes shook twice. "Send someone over, catch this Eduardo, and then knock out the money he earned over the years."

"I have a share, you have a share, the State Prohibition Committee has a share, and the Federal Prohibition Committee has a share."

"Think about it, twenty million last year, thirty million this year, remove those costs and the money he squandered, plus the money he got before, at least we can squeeze twenty million out of him."

"Even if it is divided into four parts on average, there is ten million sent to the top."

"The big news they want was given to them, and they were also given unparalleled benefits. Who can refuse to give you a decent promotion?"

Lanse said so, but Director Dai Er knew very well that he could get two million from it, which was already a very rare thing.

Lanse must share a considerable part, the State Prohibition Committee shares 20%, and then Congress shares about 40%.

His eyes gradually became firm. "What do I need to do?"

Lanse shook his head. "You only need to write the speech well."

Director Dai Er was very excited and excited. If he could become an executive committee member in the State Prohibition Committee, this meant that he was in contact with Congress again.

The superior organization of the State Prohibition Committee is the Congressional Prohibition Committee, but this time he will not struggle to climb into that circle that has never had his position.

He will continue to follow Lanse.

Sometimes people see a problem clearly, just need someone to poke it.

For several days in a row, the Jingang City Police Station, the Hazardous Materials Management Bureau, and the Coast Guard were all in the limelight. A large number of smuggled alcohol were seized and destroyed publicly.

The entire wharf was permeated with a strong smell of alcohol!

Many people looked at those wines being destroyed with heartache. That is money!

Maybe some alcohol flowed into Jingang City, but Lanse believes that it won't take long for these flowing alcohol to become less and less, until finally there is none.

He didn't pursue the responsibility of those gangs who bought these alcohol. Just like those people guessed, before October, he would not pursue the responsibility of the local gangs who bought these smuggled alcohol.

But when his rules were completely implemented, whoever dared to take alcohol from outside was challenging his rules.

In a blink of an eye, the second meeting was held. This time, most smuggling groups cooperated very well and agreed to Lanse's requirements, two deposits, and a 10% commission.

They also put forward their own ideas. They might make some upward adjustments in the price of alcohol.

The purpose of doing this is to transfer the loss to the operators of these bars. Lanse did not oppose this, nor did he raise any objections, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

Actually, they don't know clearly that whether the price rises or falls does not depend on themselves, but on the market.

Why do capitalists try every means to monopolize the market?

Because the behavior of monopolizing the market after monopolizing the market can bring "absolute pricing power" to capitalists. When there are no other competitors in the market, things worth one dollar, the monopoly group says it wants to sell for one hundred dollars, and those who need it must take out one hundred dollars to buy it.

But if there is no monopoly, the same thing worth one dollar, its selling price may only be one dollar and ten cents, one dollar and twenty or thirty cents.

Because of competition.

For capitalists, as long as there is profit and the output is large enough, they can put the price of goods down completely. Not to mention that industrial production brings an exponential decrease in manufacturing costs.

Not to mention that industrial production brings an exponential decrease in manufacturing costs.

Now no family can monopolize the alcohol market. They can sell the price higher, but as long as Lanse's price does not move, they will eventually have to bring the price back down.

No market competitiveness, goods cannot be sold, and no profit is generated.

Eventually, they will still return to the origin, or even at a lower price to rush the volume!

Selling a bottle of wine earns ten dollars, and selling two bottles of wine earns fifteen dollars. Although they are not capitalists, they also know how to choose!

This negotiation lasted for two days, and finally twenty-one firms were determined to be able to sell alcoholic beverages freely in Jingang City.

Of course, this "freedom" does not mean that they can sell alcoholic beverages on the street, but in places where people cannot see, sell these alcoholic beverages to bar operators.

Lanse let them set up offices here to ensure communication with the bar side, ensure the stable operation of the entire system, and make everything more commercialized.

This is very fresh to them, but they all agreed, perhaps this is another opportunity.

There is one more thing that makes Lanse a bit curious. After the Holy Bell Party people asked about his news, there was no follow-up movement, which made him not quite sure what the other party was doing and what they intended to do.

He could only let people stare at these people.

They didn't even come to the final signing, which also means their wine couldn't enter Jingang City.

Lanse felt that they must be planning a big move, a big move that they thought was enough to destroy the Lanse family and the new regulations.

At the end of September, the concrete ground of the military base had completely solidified. They used the best materials, and the eight-pound heavy hammer could only knock out a white mark on the ground.

Lanse didn't understand these things, but he heard that there was iron powder in people's concrete, and some other things, to make it so hard.

A large number of simple camps had been built on the solid ground. "Federal Speed" had not become a joke. It represented the most advanced industrial overall level on this planet.

Various prefabricated parts were produced from the factory and pulled here, and then the workers could piece them into houses, or even buildings, just like piecing blocks.

Every day the military base was a new look. Except for those arrangements that still had a long construction period, the military base here could already live in people initially.

So in early October, the first batch of Navy arrived in Jingang City.

The wharf on October 2nd was crowded with people. Many people specially ran over to watch those fleets docked in the near sea not far away.

They didn't know what those warships were, but they were very interested in those giant guns, and the powerful gun barrels brought people a strong sense of security!

A large number of Navy sailors were also observing here. The places they were stationed before were relatively bitter, and the scale of the city next to them was not large, and there were no entertainment activities.

But Jingang City is different. This is a new international city that is rising rapidly, with a city center that will never stop and rest, and everything that people can enjoy.

The soldiers were looking forward to life here.

October is also the time when the mayor starts to hand over work.

Congressman Williams defeated all competitors with a huge advantage in the election and became the next mayor of Jingang City.

Although strictly speaking, Congressman Williams is not yet the mayor of Jingang City, but everyone knows that the owner of this city has changed.

So today, the warships arrived in Jingang City, and there were some procedural work, all of which were done by Congressman Williams.

Lanse was also at the scene.

Major General Bruney also attended this meeting as a civilian general accompanying the Ministry of National Defense. The main content of the meeting was about some supporting aspects provided by Jingang City for the Navy, and also included the rights and obligations of both sides under some special circumstances.

For example, if an enemy comes to attack Jingang City, the Navy has the obligation to protect the safety of the city and citizens.

After the war, the mayor also needs to organize citizens and workers to repair the shelled military buildings and fortifications, and help salvage sunken ships.

For example, the city needs to provide fresh food and materials to the military base on time and in quantity. Of course, the military base will give money.

How to arrange these specifically will not be discussed here, because there are too many contents in it, such as ensuring the priority power supply of the military base, which cannot be discussed for a while.

They just discussed a rough list, what to do when, and as for how to do it, to what extent, they will continue to talk later.

The one stationed here this time is Admiral Vincent Miles, who is fully responsible for the daily work arrangements of the military base.

If a war occurs, he will also serve as the commander-in-chief and commander, arranging and commanding combat plans.

Admiral Miles looks to be in his fifties. His ancestors were in that oil painting, and the entire family has always been a member of the core faction of the army.

Actually, mountainism in the army is much more serious than the Federal Government. His brothers and sisters, sons, nephews, daughters and nieces, etc., are also in the army, and their positions are not low.

It is not unreasonable for the Federal Government to be vigilant about the growth of the military.

The meeting lasted for about two hours. Finally, the mayor and Admiral Miles shook hands, exchanged documents and opinions, and completed the entire process.

Although Congressman Williams also wanted to stay and chat with this admiral, he had a lot of work to do, and there would be opportunities in the future, so he left soon.

Lanse stayed.

Although the Miles family does not need the help of Congress to continue to maintain their power, they don't mind getting along with Congress.

After all, the Navy's budget is in the hands of Congress. Even if the entire Navy is his people, without money, it will be very troublesome.

Several people are in the captain's room of the command ship. Now everyone here is their own people.

Admiral Miles has a strong tough temperament of a soldier. At least when he sits, he is not so loose, and his eyes give people a very powerful feeling.

"Before I came here, I heard your name from several people, which made me very curious about what kind of person you are."

"I understood you through some of my own ways, but the content I understood made me feel that you and the Lanse in their mouths are not the same person."

"Because I learned that you are just a gang leader, but they said that you are here's...", he pursed his lips, seeming to be thinking about what vocabulary to use to describe the thoughts in his heart.

After about ten seconds, he said the word cautiously. "Emperor!"