Chapter 757: Old Man One
A 1,000-ton yacht sailed from New York for several days, spanning thousands of nautical miles outside the port of Havana. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info A tall woman in thick fur and hood stood at the bow of the boat, watching the ships and ships that were busy coming and going outside the harbor.
The port of Havana certainly doesn't handle as much cargo as any small or medium-sized port before the cataclysm, but in terms of the current apocalypse, it's already the most prosperous in the world.
The large number of small cargo ships loading and unloading at the port indicates that Havana is quite active in commerce and manufacturing, as well as that it is safe and socially stable.
"It's amazing!"
Rachel. Connor couldn't help but sigh again and again, she had two impressions about Victor. The image of Hugo. One is when he first arrives in New York, standing in front of Lawrence's house and looking around blankly; The other is that in order to save himself, he was so crazy that he mobilized nuclear bombs to bombard the 'Kennedy' airfield.
Both images are memorable. And now, Zhou Qingfeng can actually become one of the few big power leaders in the last days. He ruled a city and made it a rare place to live in peace in the last days.
The large yacht docked at the harborside passenger terminal, and as soon as Rachel stepped down the gangway, someone immediately came to solicit business, "Beautiful lady, you must be visiting Havana under the rule of the 'Aurora Legion' for the first time, do you need a guide?" Whether you're in business or living in a business, I'm here to help. ā
The so-called 'guide' is a rare old man in the last days, with a white beard, well-dressed, humble but not lowly. It is certainly not possible for such a person to work as a coolie, but it is no problem to introduce the current situation in Havana. He even has an official certificate from the Legion Police to identify himself.
Rachel was first very interested in this identity card, and asked with a smile, "Everyone here has such an identity card?" ā
"Yes, the Legion is extremely strict in the management of the population, and anyone without an official status will be expelled. It's also because everyone has an identity, and we have pretty good security here. Even immigrants must register for temporary status, and the first thing you have to do when you come here is to register. ā
Due to the chaos in the world and the complete collapse of the identity system, in order to maintain basic law and order, Zhou Qingfeng forcibly implemented the identity registration system. For this reason, he even killed many people who tried to fish in troubled waters.
"Anyone wants to register?"
"Yes, no one is exempt. This is the basic policy of the Legion, and those who do not comply will face the Legion Commander's iron-blooded methods, and there will be no mercy. The old guide said with certainty.
"Ah......h As soon as she got off the gangway, Rachel felt the toughness of Zhou Qingfeng's domination. And think about the North American continent, which is still a mess, it is the uncertainty of identity information that makes many policies unable to be implemented, and also leads to social chaos, and public power cannot effectively establish authority.
"Victor is huddled on an island and still has such a convenient way to rule. We had always thought that his power would be greatly limited if he left the North American continent, but now it seems that he is really being despised for him. ā
Rachel thought about how before she set off, no one thought she would achieve anything special, but now it seems that the truth is completely different.
You know, when she set off from New York, the whole of New York had just ended a fierce battle. The whole city was still smoking and stenching, but now in Havana, the air is clean and vibrant.
There is a service organization set up at the port for outsiders, who take photos to register, hand over all weapons, explain their intentions, and fill in their identities. Customs officers are meticulous in everything and there is no room for accommodation.
"The stability of Havana is so rare that we residents here don't want anyone and organization to destroy it." The old guide explained with a sense of pride and pride, "The captain of the Hugo Legion has set the rules for us, and we must follow them, otherwise it will be all of us who will be unlucky." ā
"Victor. Hugo's prestige here is high? Rachel asked, "He is said to be a dictatorship, and you all accept it?" ā
"Of course." The old guide pointed to the bust of Zhou Qingfeng hanging in the customs hall and said, "We don't care about dictatorship or not. Without a legion commander, an old guy like me would be absolutely dead. Most of the people in the city are also dead.
I'm from Florida, and I used to be a citizen of the free world, but now I definitely don't want to go back to North America. Believe me, in this chaotic world, a strong ruler is better than a democracy that can do nothing. ā
Seeing that an ordinary old man swore to support Zhou Qingfeng to the death, Rachel was even jealous. The Iron Brotherhood is much larger than the 'Aurora Legion' in terms of population, power, and territory, but the top of the Legion belongs to multiple authoritarian leaders, and there are still a lot of constraints under the leaders.
Think of David. A tough man like Lawrence, with the position of a regional leader, was stunned by a bunch of so-called Brotherhood elders under his command and couldn't do anything. Where can it be like Zhou Qingfeng, who said that if he wanted to carry out an identity registration system, he would insist on doing it, and those who dared to resist would die.
"No wonder that boy is firmly in charge of Havana, and his authority among the people is unimaginable." Rachel sighed but didn't understand the real reason.
Zhou Qingfeng's hardcore supporters are 15,000 Chinese and ethnic Chinese, and then the tens of thousands of backbones of the legion from the North American continent are also vested interests, and these people share the honor and disgrace with Zhou Qingfeng, which is the fundamental that will never betray.
As for the bottom of society like the old guide, he has to follow Zhou Qingfeng, and if he is not loyal, he will not be able to live at all. And Zhou Qingfeng also used the underlying forces to organize and clamp down on the backbone of the legion, so as not to have a situation where the tail could not be lost.
Zhou Qingfeng did not read any political science or management. However, as a Chinese, as long as you understand the 5,000-year civilization history of your own nation and have read various classic stories of changing dynasties, you will have the basic attributes of commanding ability plus 50 and farming ability MAX.
Rachel had collected information about the 'Aurora Army' before coming to Havana, and she always felt that Zhou Qingfeng could gain a firm foothold in South America, maybe he was not threatened by foreign enemies, and he was very good at doing business.
A prosperous Havana, a stable Havana, a peaceful Havana, these are all acceptable to Rachel. But now she has just disembarked, and the reality of reality has made her concept find a 180-degree turn.
The so-called prosperity, stability, and peace are only appearances, and the 'Aurora Army' seems to be stronger than the two major powers in North America at the political level. A strong leadership core is the foundation of all appearances.
You must know that both the 'Enclave' and the Brotherhood of Steel have militarized management internally, but there are many mountains and contradictions inside, and there is no strong person who can lead all the forces in the organization.
And Victor. Hugo.......
"What kind of dictator is this, he is simply a Caesar with all the power and the supreme majesty." Rachel sighed from the bottom of her heart. (To be continued.) )