Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

People silently turned their gaze toward the chief of staff.

With Qingcheng dead, their highest-ranking officer became this chief of staff.

"Follow orders."

He is not such an extreme person.

At present, the tide has indeed turned against them.

Just as the debt collector of the Fools said, only by surrendering can one possibly preserve some strength.

"And then, they surrendered to us."

The battalion commander explained to the crowd.

"Tsk, tsk."

Several audience members simultaneously made "tsk tsk" sounds of amazement and shook their heads in unison.

Suddenly, the sparrow frowned.

She discovered a problem.

"So that means these people surrendered on Ito's orders."

"Yes, you've noticed this problem too, haven't you?" The battalion commander looked at Sparrow.

"Ah? What's the problem?"

Colonel Chong was still reeling from the shock of "surrendering just like that" and was a little dazed.

"Their motive for surrendering is not for survival or simply to face defeat, but probably to preserve the power of their faction." Wen Chen had seen this situation many times before, and he easily saw the problem.

"That's right. Ito, their core leader, is still alive. Their command structure is still relatively intact because they acted quickly. You've also promised not to hold them accountable. With their loyalty and faith, they're like a blazing fire when they're together, and like countless stars when they're apart. They'll become a major security threat in the future, and they could come back at any time."

Beidou nodded and continued to add to Wenchen's words.

"I just don't know how that witch and Jiang Ming plan to handle this matter."

I built a new computer and started assembling it from scratch; I'm still not finished.

As a result, there wasn't enough time to update on Sunday, so I'm taking a break for now and will post it this afternoon or evening (Monday).

It's Monday today, so I'll try my best to write 8000-10000 words a day this week to recover some losses. (Look at this pie, it's so big and round!)

Chapter 101 The Economic Structure of Haiqi Island

Later that evening, Coral Palace also received news that the entire enemy force had surrendered.

The intention was so obvious that Jiang Ming and Xin Hai immediately realized it as well.

"They're still up to no good."

Ito himself ran away, yet he remotely commanded the rebels on Haigi Island to surrender. Is Ito really that kind, still caring about the casualties of his soldiers?

Nonsense.

And so many extremists just obediently followed orders?

The only possibility is that there was some reason that convinced these extremists.

Preserving strength is a very reasonable explanation.

But this is an open conspiracy.

In the beginning, the phrase "let bygones be bygones" was something they shouted in order to resolve the problem quickly.

Even after Ito's command post was destroyed, and they no longer had the favorable condition of being forgiven for their past transgressions, they would only face a few years of labor reform.

"Win over the centrists, crack down on the diehards, deprive them of their political rights, and then strengthen the political vetting process for our personnel appointments."

Jiang Ming explained the general outline of his method.

"Winning over centrists is easy. Many of those who were dragged in don't have any messy ideas, or they do have some but they're not firm and don't want to do much. They've just been pulled in. Some of them don't even understand what's going on yet. These are all centrists."

"We advocate winning over these people, but we don't need to offer them any benefits. Just treat them normally, ensure they are not behind others materially and are not discriminated against spiritually, and let them return to normal life. As long as they can live a stable life and have enough to eat and drink, they are unlikely to cause any trouble. With our current productivity, there is no problem."

“These centrists are also the backbone. Once we win them over, the remaining extremists will be unable to do anything they want, and they will no longer have room to maneuver. In addition, we can disperse them, mark their identity information, list them as high-risk individuals, and then find ways to prevent them from gathering together, while restricting their related activities or the purchase of relevant supplies.”

Xin Hai had no objection to these measures and even agreed with them, nodding frequently as Jiang Ming spoke.

"That's pretty much what I was thinking. The key to solving the problem is to settle people down and let them live normal lives. In this way, we can keep the majority of people in our camp, and it will be difficult for Haizhi Island to become chaotic."

Xin Hai's proposed solution was similar to Jiang Ming's.

"Speaking of which, we should thank Ito for equipping the most loyal among these people with the Evil Eye. This move undoubtedly saved our screening personnel a lot of time."

After Xin Hai finished speaking, Jiang Ming and Wu Lang both laughed.

The office was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Why bother with screening? Just copy the list Ito gave us.

Although the soldiers who used it were unaware of the dangers of this thing, Ito carefully selected a group of "his own people" to be issued the Evil Eye in order to ensure that these super soldiers who obtained the Evil Eye would not turn against him.

Only in this way can the power of the Evil Eye be maximized.

The strategy itself was sound; the problem was that they didn't win.

"However, depriving someone of their political power is..."

Xin Hai turned his gaze to Jiang Ming.

This was a new word to her, and she wasn't sure if she had understood it correctly from a literal perspective.

"It means exactly what it says. It mainly refers to the right to vote and be elected, as well as the right to hold public office. All of these rights are gone. To put it bluntly, it's impossible for these people to enter politics or hold any public office in the future."

"However, there is one more thing that needs careful consideration..."

Jiang Ming lowered his head and thought for a moment.

There is a private economy on Haiji Island now... yes, but not much.

Haiqi Island was already dirt poor. Its core industry was fishing, and the rest were just scattered jobs such as carpentry and blacksmithing, a typical small-scale agricultural economy.

After the war began, they cut off contact with the shogunate, which dealt them a blow and turned them into a small-scale farming economy on the verge of bankruptcy.

During that period, Haiqi Island was almost entirely supported by the wealth accumulated by the Coral Palace over the past few centuries.

They started their industrialization process, and after the factories went into production, their industrial structure took a leap forward, and this small-scale peasant economy completely disappeared.

Logically, state-owned enterprises led by Coral Palace—or more precisely, "island-run enterprises"—completely dominated the current market on Haizhi Island, undertaking almost all aspects of production, distribution, and allocation.

Private businesses in these three stages, such as blacksmith shops, can only customize unique parts that factories don't want to produce, and most of their experienced craftsmen have been recruited by the China Academy of Marine Science and Technology or factories.

Such a percentage is almost negligible.

Only the consumption stage still allows for a significant amount of private economic activity.

For example, small family-run shops, small supermarkets, street stalls, and restaurants run by experienced chefs.

Even so, the current private ownership share in the consumer sector is still declining.

On the one hand, "island-run enterprises" are gradually expanding their businesses; on the other hand, factories and construction sites are currently short of workers, and the money earned from working there may be much better than opening a small shop. Moreover, becoming a worker also comes with policy support from the Coral Palace.

Given the current unique circumstances of Haigi Island, the private sector cannot accommodate too many jobs.

This means that the only way to resettle these surrendered rebels is likely to be to relocate them to these "island-based enterprises".

However, these "island-run enterprises" are a very special form in themselves, and if they were to become managers within them, they would still control enormous resources.

"Many of them are expected to work in the factory. Regarding their promotions within the factory... my opinion is that we need to keep them in check, but not too much. If they are truly outstanding and cannot be suppressed, we should marginalize them as much as possible and let them be in charge of some less important departments."

"In short, anyone with a criminal record will not be given priority for promotion in our system, no matter how capable they are. Of course, if anyone wants to start their own private business, we welcome them to come and liven things up, as long as they don't turn it into a spy den."

"Right now, we can't get rid of Ito anytime soon. With this key figure overseas, it's best for us to be cautious."

Xin Hai and Wu Lang looked at each other.

"I agree, that is indeed one approach."

"Me too."

The arrangements for the large number of surrendered rebels were thus decided.

"Report, Captain Beidou requests a meeting with Mr. Jiang Ming."

The voice of a messenger could be heard from outside the door.

"Wow~ They're here so quickly."

Jiang Ming felt it was a bit tricky.

"Alright, let's decline for now. We'll say that we're busy cleaning up this mess right now, and ask Captain Beidou to wait a few more days so we can discuss it another day."

Chapter 102 Can Most People Succeed?

These past few days, Inazuma has been very quiet.

Everyone is watching Coral Palace's next move.

However, Coral Palace, which was at the very center of the storm, remained silent and made no response whatsoever.

Beidou is fine; it just means she'll stay a few more days, so she doesn't care.

However, the shogunate was getting impatient.

They obtained the record of the battle, especially that of Kujo Takayuki.

The team he carefully selected and sent out was eliminated silently.

With the help of the Fools, along with over 20,000 rebels and the Evil Eye, they were wiped out in one night.

The fighting strength of the Sea God Army far exceeded his expectations.

The Shogunate army could not defeat such a force.