After being busy for more than a month, Tan Renhao could finally breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that he could save so much procurement funds for the navy, he also felt that the hard work of more than a month was not in vain. After calming down, Tan Renhao also realized how difficult it was to manage an army of millions of officers and soldiers and ensure that this army could defeat the enemy on the front line. To put it bluntly, armaments procurement itself is a logistical work, which also proves that modern warfare is about logistics, and without strong logistical support, there will be no strong army!

Thinking that there was basically nothing else to do, Tan Renhao rushed to finish the finishing work of the part of the arms procurement plan he was responsible for before the 20th, and was ready to propose the matter of returning to the fleet after handing it over to Gan Yongxing. He has been in Zhoushan for several months, his son is one year old, his wife is still in Germany and has not returned, and there is nothing to worry about at home. He just wanted to go back as soon as possible, and if the headmaster planned to launch a combat operation against the Hawaiian Islands at the beginning of 27, then he had to go back as soon as possible, organize the fleet, and prepare for the next combat operation.

"Yes, it seems that you haven't been idle these days."

"Chief of Staff, if nothing else, I think I should go back to the fleet."

"In such a hurry? Something happened to the fleet? ”

"No, it's not, it's just that I haven't received much news, and I'm a little worried."

"It seems that you feel wronged by working with me?"

"Chief of Staff, don't make fun of me, I just want to go back as soon as possible, and ......"

"I'll arrange the matter of returning to the fleet, and the headmaster will also think about it." Gan Yongxing walked over with a smile, "You don't have to worry about the fleet." I will contact Liao Hanxiang every few days, and now Hao Dongjue is in charge of the fleet's activities over there, don't you worry about Hao Dongjue? ”

"I just don't worry about him." Tan Renhao didn't have the idea of saying good things for Hao Dongjue. "If Huang Xiaotian is responsible, I don't have anything to worry about, if Hao Dongjue does something with that kid, then I really have to worry."

"Huang Xiaotian is also about to go back, and the two aircraft carriers of the Fourth Task Force with less damage will be repaired by the end of the month. And the other aircraft carrier will not be repaired until February next year. However, the Rector has now agreed to let Task Force 4 return to Apra Harbor first, and at the same time, Task Force 4 will be replenished with escort ships. ”

But he won't be back until the end of the month. Also, I don't have much to do here. ”

"Isn't it good to think of yourself as a holiday?"

Tan Renhao shrugged his shoulders, then picked up the newspaper that was placed on the coffee table. "Do you just read the newspaper every day? Drinking tea, isn't this consuming precious youth? ”

"You kid is quite humorous, you still have youth, I don't have youth anymore, if you ......"

"Chief of Staff. What's going on? Tan Renhao saw the front-page headline in the newspaper, and then looked up in surprise.

Gan Yongxing first glanced at Tan Renhao, and then also saw the headline in the newspaper. "You haven't read the newspaper in the past few days?"

"I'm busy writing a summary report, how can I have time to read the newspaper?"

"It seems that you should really spend some time reading the newspaper, which is an effective way to understand the dynamics in the country." Gan Yongxing took the newspaper, "This time it was the prime minister who personally decided to let Lord Zong Hanqin take charge of the investigation. ”

"Why should the prime minister be responsible?" Tan Renhao was surprised by this, "Hasn't Zong Hanqin's internal minister been beaten into the cold palace?" ”

"That depends on what's going on. However, this time the prime minister reactivated Zong Hanqin, and things were not as simple as imagined. Perhaps Lord Zong Hanqin has retreated into the background in the past few years, which is itself the Prime Minister's arrangement. ”

Tan Renhao was even more puzzled, if the prime minister had always valued Zong Hanqin, then why did he put him in the air in the first place?

"I can't explain that, because I'm not a cabinet official and I don't know what the prime minister is going to do. Read more newspapers. Comment less. For us, what is happening in the country and in the cabinet has nothing to do with it, and we don't want to get involved in it, let alone get into trouble. ”

"I know this, I just think it's a little weird." Tan Renhao is still very clear about the situation in front of him, if it is not necessary, then don't get into trouble.

"Okay, I'm going to take care of the things at hand too, so you can relax for a few days. The principal will be back in two days. When next year's military spending is completely decided, maybe the headmaster will let you go back to the fleet. When the time comes, you can't stay in Zhoushan if you want to. ”

Tan Renhao did not delay Gan Yongxing any longer, and after returning to his office, he asked Du Xing to go to the reading room to bring all the newspapers from the previous days. After reading these newspapers, he realized that in fact, the comeback of Zong Hanqin had been reported for many days, and he had not had time to read the newspapers, so naturally he knew nothing.

The first thing Zong Hanqin did after his comeback was to take charge of the work of the "State-owned Assets Inventory Committee", or rather, it was precisely because the prime minister needed someone to take charge of this matter that Zong Hanqin was reactivated. As for why the prime minister named Zong Hanqin to be in charge of this matter, the reasons are quite complicated.

The focus of the "State-owned Assets Inventory Committee" is to liquidate the state-owned assets of the empire, and at the same time to find out who has embezzled, embezzled, or damaged the state-owned assets, and if it is verified to be true, it will be directly handed over to the judiciary for prosecution by the Supreme Procuratorate of the empire. It can be said that this is a new sharp blade forged by the prime minister, and this sharp blade has to deal with those who make war fortunes and make it difficult for the country to make money. Because of the importance of this sharp blade, the question of arranging the person in charge is quite complicated.

If Xue Xiyue arranges one of his cronies to be in charge, it will naturally attract a lot of criticism, and even if no one can change the prime minister's decision, it will still cause dissatisfaction among the people in the country, and even make the entire inventory work difficult. Similarly, if those who do not support the prime minister are held accountable, the results will only be worse. Therefore, on the issue of arranging the selection of the person in charge of the committee, it is necessary to not favor Xue Xiyue, at least in the eyes of the people. At the same time, only people who can be iron-faced and selfless, but also have high prestige. Obviously, Zong Hanqin is the best choice.

In the eyes of most people, Zong Hanqin was originally Xue Xiyue's partner and the staunchest supporter of Xue Xiyue, but after Xue Xiyue returned to power, because some of Zong Hanqin's policies violated Xue Xiyue's basic governing policy. As a result, Zong Hanqin was thrown into the cold palace, although he was still nominally the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Empire, that is, the Minister of Internal Affairs in the mouths of the common people, but in fact, the internal affairs of the empire were directly responsible for Xue Xiyue, and Zong Hanqin no longer had much real power. In other respects, Zong Hanqin is an impartial law enforcer. Iron-faced and selfless officials, this is something that no one doubts. And his prestige is not low, and some people even believe that after Xue Xiyue leaves office, Zong Hanqin will become the next prime minister of the empire. Therefore. Xue Xiyue nominated Zong Hanqin to be responsible for the inventory of state-owned assets, so naturally there would not be many objections.

Of course, this is only the surface of things. After listening to Gan Yongxing's words, Tan Renhao also believed that Zong Hanqin had actually been Xue Xiyue's confidant, and Xue Xiyue had beaten Zong Hanqin into the cold palace back then, probably not because Zong Hanqin was not in power. If this is the case, then it is enough to show that Xue Xiyue was already aware of the harm caused by the oligarchic family to the empire when he returned to power, and formulated a plan to attack the oligarchic family. This plan lasts. It is also the most crucial step, which is to use the wartime law and use legal means to eradicate those who have made a fortune in the country. The legislative work was done by Xue Xiyue, so the last person to use the sharp blade of the law was Zong Hanqin. Therefore, it began with Xue Xiyue's return to power. He sent Zong Hanqin into the cold palace to make everyone else think that Zong Hanqin was no longer his confidant, and laid the groundwork for the establishment of an investigation committee and the responsibility of Zong Hanqin.

Thinking of this, Tan Renhao had to admire Xue Xiyue's long-term vision, and at the same time, he also had to admire Zong Hanqin's personality. Perhaps this was the plan that Xue Xiyue and Zong Hanqin jointly devised at the beginning. Then, Xue Xiyue now asked Zong Hanqin to come out to play an iron-faced and selfless "prosecutor", and his purpose is even more obvious. As long as Zong Hanqin does this well, his status and prestige in the eyes of the people will be second only to Xue Xiyue. After the end of the war. Xue Xiyue, who has been re-elected as the prime minister of the four worlds, will definitely not continue to participate in the election, and the person who will replace him is Zong Hanqin!

Things have developed far beyond Tan Renhao's expectations. With the deepening of the investigation, the scale of the "State-owned Assets Inventory Committee" has continued to expand, and the scope of the investigation has also expanded. Subsequently, several other investigative agencies were set up under it, all of which were headed by Zong Hanqin. Soon, the investigation expanded from state-owned assets to illegal private property and clean government. The Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office also acted quickly, and the first batch of suspects who had been verified and had conclusive evidence of violating Imperial law were prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the end of December. The Supreme Court has set up a special trial body, and trials have begun at the end of December.

This is a signal for Xue Xiyue to officially start a war against those oligarchic families who have been entrenched in the empire for decades, even centuries, and have used the war to make a fortune. It can be said that the government's focus has shifted to this. There was also an uproar in the Empire, with new reports almost every day, people in prison at almost every point, and convictions pronounced almost every day. Just like Tan Renhao, the vast majority of the imperial military and civilians support Prime Minister Xue Xiyue, and these oligarchic families are not only endangering the empire, but also embezzling the property that originally belonged to the people of the empire and oppressing the people of the empire. Perhaps, the people have long wanted to see these people unlucky, maybe the people have long wanted these people to be convicted, but before this, no prime minister could bring down the oligarchic family, and now Xue Xiyue has done it, in the eyes of the people of the empire, it is Zong Hanqin who has done it.

Most of the investigation was carried out by Zong Hanqin, who was also a plaintiff in several particularly serious cases, representing the Imperial Government and suing the big capitalists who possessed hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal assets. From beginning to end, Xue Xiyue was behind the scenes, not directly involved in the investigation, prosecution, and trial. In fact, this is also determined by his identity, the prime minister of the empire is the head of the empire, so naturally he cannot participate in such activities, otherwise there will be suspicion of political persecution. From this point also reflects Xue Xiyue's shrewdness, it can be said that all the investigations, public prosecutions, and trials were initiated by him, and even the laws used to punish these criminals were formulated by him, but he was involved in direct activities, but treated these things with the attitude that an imperial prime minister should have, at least, this will make the people of the empire think that this is not political persecution, but a regular judicial trial.

All the cases that can be brought to court for public trial are economic cases, and there are many cases that cannot be brought to court for public trial, and at most can only be tried in secret. This includes some cases involving imperial state secrets, as well as some real political cases. These trials will not be made public or known to the people, and the final outcome of the trial will be locked in the secret room of the Imperial State Archives, perhaps years, decades, or even centuries later. Most of the criminals involved in these cases are held in secret detention or even executed in secret, without receiving the same treatment as ordinary criminals. In Tan Renhao's view, this is a bit like the "White Terror", but he knows very well that this is necessary, and it is definitely necessary to protect the interests of the empire and protect the secrets of the empire.

As the scope of the investigation continues to expand, there have been some small-scale panics in the country, which have been brought under control. This also shows Xue Xiyue's means of governing the country. He wants to fight not the ordinary people who are keeping to themselves and contributing to the empire, but those criminals who are working against the empire, have done, or are doing things that harm the empire. Panic itself is a normal reflection of the psychology of the people, and it also reminds everyone that the war is not over and that any domestic policy should serve the war, not create unnecessary trouble. Therefore, in the later investigations, the scale has been reduced a lot, and the scope involved has also been reduced a lot, and eventually all of them have been turned into secret investigations.

Tan Renhao is most concerned about another thing, that is, in this large-scale investigation, will the truth about Prime Minister Xue Xiyue's assassination be found out, and if so, then who wants to kill the prime minister?