Flowers, Swords and France

After coming out of the minister's office, Kong Ze didn't waste any time and directly called all the important subordinates who were still working in the department today into his office.

After these few months of working together, the subordinates have all understood that their boss is by no means a fool who can be fooled easily, so they all treat him respectfully. For a while, the office was very quiet despite being full of people.

Obviously everyone was here, but Kong Ze still didn't speak and was still sitting quietly in his seat. He wanted to enjoy this feeling of "no one dares to speak if I don't speak" and when he exercised his power. The feeling of pleasure it brings.

Looking around at his subordinates, his expression was arrogant and indifferent. His pale face was cleanly shaved, and his dull eyes were so stiff that he looked like he was wearing a delicate mask. The man who was extremely humble in the minister's office now had a different face.

He is qualified to treat his subordinates in this way because he is a capable person and not an ordinary person. He firmly believes in this.

But his subordinates thought that this shrewd boss was thinking about some important issue, so they didn't dare to speak out and waited for him to speak.

After this silence lasted for a while, Kong Ze finally felt that it was almost done.

"Everyone, your Excellency the Minister has just summoned me. He is very satisfied with our work at this stage and asked me to convey his gratitude."

This opening statement relaxed the atmosphere in the office, but still no one spoke.

"but……"

With this word, the atmosphere became tense again.

"Your Excellency, the Minister, thinks that we should do better, and thinks that we can do better." Kong Ze glanced at his subordinates again, "The Minister attaches great importance to the republican radical organization we recently discovered, and directly instructed us to Try every means possible to find out the background of these people and thwart any of their plots..."

Then, Kong Ze waved his hand, which was very majestic as a leader.

"Pierre, you found this out through your investigation. Please tell everyone in detail."

"Yes." One of his subordinates who was standing at the front nodded in agreement, and then turned to explain in detail to the people behind him what he had recently discovered about the latest rise of the "One, Two, One Comrades Association." of republican radical organizations.

Since it hasn't been long, and the informants he developed have not yet gained the trust of the other organization, he still knows very little about the situation, but even so, it is enough to surprise others. Exclaims and whispers slowly broke the silence in the office.

After letting his subordinates discuss for a while, Kong Ze coughed lightly, and then everyone returned to silence.

"As you just heard, what we are seeing now is a sinister political group that is bent on shaking down the dynasty's rule by force. These rebels hate any existing order and do not want to make peace with the government, so Any moral advice is meaningless and they can only be dealt with by force."

The subordinates nodded one after another, indicating that they understood what the commander meant.

"Of course, if they wait until they cause a big trouble - just like setting up barricades before - and then suppress them, they will actually have caused immeasurable losses to the government, so our duty is to nip it in the bud. Break the hands and heads of these radicals before they succeed. This is exactly what Mr. Prime Minister and the Minister expect us to do... What do you want to say? "

The subordinates secretly looked at each other for a few times, and then whispered to each other to agree on their opinions. Then one of them, the oldest and the highest-ranking one, spoke.

"Sir, may I venture to ask, does your Excellency, the Minister, intend to let us people deal with these vicious gangsters and villains?"

"Yes." Kong Ze nodded slightly, "Are you afraid?"

"Those rats hiding in the sewers are thinking about causing trouble all day long and causing the royal capital to be plunged into blood and fire. We must thwart their plots and bring all these people to justice." Kong Ze faced Looking at his subordinates expressionlessly, "His Majesty the King needs us to be loyal to our duties, and we must not let him down."

Sure enough, upon hearing Kong Ze's instructions, the faces of his subordinates instantly turned ugly.

"Sir, of course we are not afraid of those criminals..." Although the answer was very high-sounding, the other party was obviously hesitant, which greatly reduced the credibility of this statement. "Compared to the safety of the dynasty, our personal lives are more important." Of course it's insignificant, and we are happy to sacrifice our lives for His Majesty. But...if we pay the price with our lives but still fail to attack the traitors, wouldn't it be a meaningless sacrifice?"

Kong Ze had expected this idea from his subordinates, so he was not surprised.

This radical republican organization, when you look at its name, it seems that it intends to imitate its predecessors and rebel openly. How can it be afraid of the police? If a single or a small group of police officers came to the door, they would probably be treated as appetizers before the Chengren family rebelled, and would be shot to death indiscriminately.

Moreover, even without mentioning the resistance of those extremely vicious people, it is still a very dangerous job to go deep into the lair of those gangsters and serve the king.

In European cities of this era, lower-class neighborhoods were often very densely populated and crowded, so the sanitary conditions were very poor. As a result, some epidemic diseases would occur from time to time, such as plague, cholera, leprosy, scarlet fever, and other weird and unnamed diseases. The plague of names. And those neighborhoods that are the poorest and dirtiest are obviously the ones with the most rebellious sentiments—the two are directly proportional.

The medical conditions in this era are quite regrettable. Once you accidentally contract this disease in those neighborhoods, your life will definitely be in danger.

Therefore, for the sake of their own safety, police officers are rarely willing to enter these neighborhoods, even if ordered by their superiors. No one likes to risk their lives.

Mr. Kong Ze, who came up from the bottom step by step, is fully aware of the thoughts of his subordinates, and also knows that if he forces them, they will definitely be violated. Therefore, he has been thinking of countermeasures from the beginning and using other strategies to deal with those people. Dynasty enemies lurk in the shadows, and some tactics are more effective than spreading the word.

"Don't misunderstand me. I'm not telling you to go directly to the lair of the rebels. You are not familiar with the terrain there, and there are not many people there. Even if you go, you will only die in vain."

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Although no one spoke or showed any happy expressions, Kong Ze keenly felt that everyone was relieved.

Humph, you think too simply. It will be easier for you, he chuckled in his heart.

"We need to broaden our thinking and don't just think about that point." He deliberately slowed down his speech while his subordinates could better understand what he meant. "Think about it, since these desperadoes are planning to launch armed forces in the capital. If they rebel, they will definitely need to stockpile weapons and a large amount of funds to prepare, so we must start from these two aspects to cut off their plot before they cause trouble. "

"What do you mean...?" Some of the clever subordinates seemed to understand what he meant.

"Yes, I plan to draw some dangerous areas, and then set up some secret sentries on the alleys or bridges that are the only way to enter these areas. Once I find that someone wants to send a large number of guns or ammunition, I will immediately "Search." Kong Ze slowly expressed his thoughts, "This way we can contain it." The speed and scale of their hoarding of weapons will buy us time for the next investigation. If someone wants to come out and destroy these sentries, that would be even better. These rats will send themselves to the sun, and they will lose their greatest strength. Reliance gives us the convenience to deal with them, and then they will be nothing.”

"However, if we just set up some isolated sentries, the effect will be very limited?" A subordinate asked his own question.

"Yes, so we need to establish an excited patrol team and intensify patrols in various areas, especially at night, in order to cope with various emergencies. Once we hear gunshots or other abnormal situations, the patrol team will Run to the outpost where the accident occurred to provide support." Kong Ze nodded approvingly to the subordinate who thought of the problem, "The Minister and the Prime Minister have agreed to my suggestion and are ready to dispatch personnel to organize some patrols."

Then he looked at his subordinates and said, "These patrol teams are newly formed and need to be led by smart and capable people who are familiar with urban conditions. I think you are very suitable for this responsibility..."

After hearing his words, some of the ambitious subordinates' eyes lit up, obviously seeing the benefits; while other lazy subordinates were obviously a little discouraged - once they accepted this appointment, it was obvious that within a period of time, During this time, I often have to work night shifts and can only go home in the early morning.

Kong Ze pretended not to care about the reactions of his subordinates on the surface, but actually kept them in mind. For those subordinates who showed laziness, he secretly put them on a blacklist in his mind, and prepared to put them on a blacklist when he was free one day. They replaced them all - he would never tolerate subordinates who had no ambitions and only wanted to live a comfortable life. He liked those who were willing to temporarily abandon comfort in order to climb up, just as he liked himself.

After explaining the arrangement, he expressed another consideration.

"In addition, we must not only block the channels for them to obtain weapons, but we must also try to block the source of their arming themselves. Therefore, during this period, I plan to conduct an inspection of all large weapons stores in Paris. If I find that there are any abnormal operations, You all must report to me. No family will buy guns for themselves. If someone often buys weapons in large quantities, it must be someone with evil intentions. As long as one or two are caught, things will be easier to handle. Understand. Already?"

"Got it!" (To be continued.)