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Chapter 366 366. Congress? Only a fool would enter Congress and play politics with others (first update)
"That's all in the past. I'm no longer in the military, and I'm not a legend."

It is not a good idea to talk to a soldier who has been in contact with you about what happened in the past without knowing much about your past.

That would obviously reveal a flaw and affect what we are going to discuss next.

As they were talking, the two of them had already entered the house, where many idle soldiers were exercising.

Mo Hao could see that these were extremely physically demanding training methods, and their purpose was probably to prevent these soldiers, who were effectively unemployed, from having wild thoughts and thus causing any problems.

"Captain." Mo Hao suddenly asked, "Have you thought about the future? I mean, your future after the implementation of military restrictions."

"To be honest, no. We fought for our country, and every soldier shed his last drop of blood. After they surrendered, they were asked to bear the responsibility for the defeat. Until now, we can't even get a retirement pension."

Mo Hao had noticed that Captain William's clothes were a little pale, which was due to fading after repeated washing. His leather shoes were one size larger and did not fit his feet well.

Also, the name embroidered on the belt was not William. It was obvious that Captain William borrowed a lot of things from other people for this meeting.

It seems that the soldiers at this resettlement site are almost at the end of their rope, so much so that Captain William has begun to learn to dress appropriately like a businessman before meeting important clients.

"The funds for this settlement have been withdrawn because the money from Congress has been paid out as compensation. We have had nothing to eat since two days ago. Captain Mo Hao, I need to find a way for my soldiers to survive."

"They followed me to war. Congress can abandon them, but I cannot."

"Then come and work for me."

Mo Hao didn't intend to continue the conversation, and said directly, "You and your soldiers will come to work for me, and I will use this to pay your salary."

Mo Hao took out a small cloth bag and handed it to Captain William. The captain took it and looked at it. His eyes suddenly widened and his face was full of disbelief.

Because the small cloth bag was filled with a bag of golden coins.

Captain William even took one out and tested it with his mouth to confirm that it was not brass but real gold.

Gold is an absolute hard currency in the [Leinigman Empire]. Due to the influence of the defeat treaty, the paper money printed by the [Leinigman Empire] is constantly depreciating, and even the surrounding countries have begun to reject the currency issued by the [Leinigman Empire].

But they will never reject gold.

All of this gold is produced by the Heavenly Book World. Every time the Heavenly Book World expands, in addition to expanding in area, various mineral veins will more or less spontaneously condense.

Mo Hao's luck was pretty good. In addition to the iron mine, during the expansion of the Heavenly Book World, a gold mine was also found.

After Dr. Agumon developed industrialization, the gold mine began to produce gold for Mo Hao continuously.

Most of the output was taken by Dr. Agumon to be used as industrial raw materials, but Mo Hao also took a portion of it and stamped it into gold coins to use as expenses for the rebellion.

"I will provide you with food, weapons, and compensation. If you wish, you can even bring your wives and parents from your hometown here. I can guarantee that if you work under me, your family will be well fed."

In Mo Hao's opinion, this was a matter of course, but in Captain William's ears, it was like the temptation of the devil.

The arm that was holding the gun without any shaking was now shaking slightly. However, Captain William did not hesitate for too long and saluted Mo Hao.

"Sir, William Gurian reports to you."

He had already made his choice. Soldiers abandoned by Congress could only find their own way out. "I need an army that can fight for me."

"Then we'll be the guns in your hands, sir!"

Captain William knew very well that Congress and even the country had given up on these soldiers. Without pensions and jobs, all that awaited them was death on the streets.

Not to mention the soldiers' families.

Mo Hao took out another bag of gold coins and handed it to William. "If Congress doesn't give you retirement benefits, then I'll give it to you. This is your enlistment bonus. You can get a salary of no less than this every month."

"I promise you that you will have meat every day and that your family will have enough to eat."

"Then your first task is to tell your soldiers the good news, and then contact those soldiers in the same situation as you. I have jobs here, many, many jobs suitable for soldiers."

These soldiers who are facing being cleared out of the army are all elite soldiers who have fought on the battlefield. As long as they are given weapons, they will become an elite force.

A warrior who was able to fight against several neighboring countries without losing the upper hand and fought the [Slaughterhouse] battle.

The gentlemen in Congress didn't want these soldiers, but Mo Hao accepted them without hesitation.

"And get a bunch of good guys to take weapons to the slums. I want to put that place under complete military control. Can you do it?"

"Your orders, sir!"

……

Captain William went to complete the mission. It took a lot of time both to distribute money to his subordinates and to find soldiers who had the same experience as them.

Mo Hao arrived at the Heavenly Book World first. At this time, in this county-sized area, the steel buildings were constantly roaring violently. The conveyor belts were filled with ox-headed and horse-faced figures, constantly assembling the parts on the conveyor belts into finished products.

Dr. Agumon, who had been waiting for a long time, opened his mouth and said directly, "We have just built the production line. Excluding the defective products from the trial production, we have currently produced 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifles, corresponding to rounds of ammunition. If you want to arm your army, it may take some time."

"As long as we occupy the city, some simpler projects can be moved outside."

The output of the Heavenly Book World alone is definitely not enough. If it wants to develop faster, it must hand over some simple and repetitive work to the outside world.

When Mo Hao began to bribe, or let the soldiers abandoned by Congress to work under him, he had the idea of ​​directly seizing the city by force.

"I thought you were going to try to join Congress and play politics with them, mate."

Shaking his head silently, Mo Hao knew very well where his weaknesses lay. Playing politics with those political animals in Congress was like hitting a rock with an egg.

"Joining Congress, I need to adapt to their rules of the game. And directly taking the city by force requires them to adapt to my rules."

If he were to enter Congress and play politics, Mo Hao was sure that any one of them would be able to beat him to a pulp.

But when it comes to taking the city by force...

Then he would have to explain to the gentlemen in Congress the value of the four milestones: first to reach the target, breaking the formation, killing the general, and capturing the flag.

(End of this chapter)