In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

(There will be another update around 2 PM, I suggest you read it tomorrow!)

When the employees of Dafeng Factory left, they received eggs, corn, steamed buns, and soy milk as breakfast from the police.

I don't know about other things, but the current employees of Dafeng Factory are extremely loyal to the police and Gao Yuliang.

Gao Yuliang was taken directly to his office, which had a folding bed and blankets. Going home now would mean he wouldn't get to sleep for long before having to get up and go to the office, so it was better to sleep here and at least he could sleep until 8:30.

At 8:30, Secretary Chen Yu bought some breakfast for me.

"did you eat?"

"Not yet." Chen Yu didn't hide anything. He had bought quite a lot of things, and his own items were still in their place.

"Let's eat together. I can't finish it all. I already had bread and breakfast from the Public Security Bureau. I can't finish all of this either."

Chen Yu sat down across from Gao Yuliang and ate very quickly. Gao Yuliang had taught him to eat fast as a secretary. If he didn't eat quickly, the boss might have something to do later, and he would have to decide whether to eat or not. The details would depend on Secretary Bai.

"Do you remember the three special skills I taught you in Handong?"

"I remember, shifting blame, stirring up trouble, there's no heaven without a leader in Handong." Chen Yu still remembered that this was what he learned not long after he started following Gao Yuliang.

When he heard Gao Yuliang's teachings, he was dumbfounded. Was this something he should be learning? Later, after watching Teacher Gao's "Da Ming Dynasty 1566", he understood the essence of the story more and more.

"That's right, you should pass the buck to your peers. We should be like a non-stick pan, but we can't be like Li Dakang. Li Dakang is good at passing the buck, but he passes it on to everyone, which makes him all alone. Don't be fooled by his position as the municipal party secretary; he hasn't united anyone. His subordinates work for him because of his position, not because of his personal charisma."

"When two sides are fighting, we need to fan the flames at the right time and in the right way so that we can gain the greatest benefit. We can't let others see it, or even if they do see it, they will have no choice but to do it."

"If anything happens, promptly consult your supervisor, describe the cause of the problem, and provide a solution. Most supervisors will take responsibility. Don't try to handle things haphazardly."

"What trick do you think I used at Dafeng Factory?" Gao Yuliang wanted to test his secretary.

"We have all three approaches. First of all, Dafeng Factory is not a matter for our Political and Legal Affairs Commission. We intervened because the provincial government and Jingzhou did not handle it properly. It was originally their problem, and we were just trying to help resolve it out of good intentions."

"Li Dakang and the others already disliked Secretary Sha. Today, you've brought these conflicts to the forefront. Now, they have no choice but to fight. It's like those online battles where two people's relationship wasn't that bad to begin with, but then a war of words broke out between bystanders and netizens. The two sides took different sides, and they were forced to get involved."

"As for how to handle it, you've already reported it to the provincial party committee and the provincial government," Chen Yu analyzed the situation today.

"I'll teach you one last powerful move: if you keep the people in your heart, the people will lift you up high. What came before were techniques, not principles. The most important thing is always to act in accordance with the general trend. What is the general trend? It's not about the power of certain people."

"That's only temporary; the people's hearts are forever. The people will not forget," Gao Yuliang taught the other party a lesson.

"Bring me the phone, I want to congratulate those two on their fortune."

Chen Yu was completely confused. What was this "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing you prosperity)? He couldn't understand it at all.

Gao Yuliang, wearing a jacket, went to the windowsill and looked out at the morning scenery of Jingzhou. He immediately called Li Dakang, who answered, "Old Li, congratulations on your fortune!"

Chen Yu seemed to see the shadow of the sword, or rather, the very shadow of it.

Li Dakang was a little confused. He had stayed up all night and hadn't had time to sleep yet.

"What do you mean, 'Wishing you prosperity'?!"

"I helped you nationalize the land belonging to Dafeng Factory. Twenty acres of land, how can that not be considered making a fortune?"

"So this is the place. I really want to thank Secretary Yuliang. Without you, the situation at Dafeng Factory wouldn't have been resolved!"

"Is this how you thank me? Just a verbal thank you!"

"How about I treat you to dinner? You can choose whatever you want in Handong, even if it's a private restaurant that costs tens of thousands of yuan, I won't even bat an eye."

"You're offering me tens of thousands for a billion yuan? I want 40%." Gao Yuliang quoted directly.

"No, four hundred million is too much. Jingzhou is currently undertaking the Bright Peak project, how can we not be short of money? Jingzhou is desperately short of cash right now. I can only give you fifty million at most."

"Fifty million? The Provincial Public Security Bureau mobilized so many police officers and firefighters today. Don't they need to spend that money? I helped the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee get two billion, and you only give me fifty million? Are you trying to fob me off? If anything happens in Jingzhou again, I won't be responsible for you." Gao Yuliang made a direct and blatant threat.

However, the price is about right. With over a thousand police officers mobilized, and each receiving a subsidy of 500 yuan, the cost would exceed 500,000 yuan. Adding in various miscellaneous expenses, the total cost of this operation would be around 1 million to 1.5 million yuan.

But Gao Yuliang insisted on a high price.

Li Dakang stared wide-eyed at him, unleashing his signature death stare.

"Wait, what? It's already two billion? Didn't you just say one billion?"

"Let me do the math for you. Originally, the compensation for the demolition of Dafeng Factory would have been 1 billion yuan, right? Now I've saved you that amount, and Dafeng Factory can also get 1 billion yuan from selling the land. That's 2 billion yuan in total, isn't it? I only want 400 million yuan, I only want 20%. Am I being unfair?"

"Besides, the provincial government only gave a little over 20 million, yet you can take away 500 million. I'm asking you for 400 million, so what?"

Holy crap, how did Professor Gao Yuliang know that he gave Ma Guangming 500 million?

There's a traitor, and the traitor is Ma Guangming. Normally, no one should be able to hear this!

Li Dakang admitted that Gao Yuliang was right, but he didn't want to give that much. If he gave 400 million and then another 500 million to Ma Guangming, where would he get the money? He had worked so hard to earn 100 million.

The money saved doesn't count.

"I can only give you 200 million at most, and that's after you sell Dafeng Factory. Take it or leave it." Li Dakang hung up the phone immediately.

Then Gao Yuliang called Ma Guangming and asked him to give him 100 million yuan. It was simple: if Ma Guangming refused, he would call each of the other municipal party secretaries and tell them that the provincial government had money and that he was asking the provincial government for support.

Ma Guangming had no choice but to agree in the end.

Chen Yu felt that Gao Yuliang was no longer a great professor, but rather an old rogue. Would he dare to say it publicly? No.

Gao Yuliang turned around and said, "This is the second lesson today. If you're an official, you can't care about your reputation. If you care about your reputation, you won't have money. But here I'm just robbing people. You have both reputation and money."