That night, the Royal Navy and Scotland Yard police launched a sweep operation.
Police armed with rubber batons violently broke open the door, rushed into the bedroom and grabbed the sleeping gang members. Many of them were shackled before they even understood the situation.
Casinos and brothels were also raided. The Royal Navy was in charge of East London. Their methods were rougher than the police, and they operated in teams, armed with rifles and well-trained. Anyone who wanted to resist was shot to death. Gamblers,
The clients screamed and fled, but were arrested one by one by Touré who was waiting outside.
The whole East London was in a frenzy, and hundreds of gang members were arrested overnight, not counting gamblers and prostitutes.
As expected, the newspapers exploded the next day, reporting on the arrest by the Royal Navy and Scotland Yard police. Mavey's explanation for this was that it was a normal regular peacekeeping operation.
The Kore Gang was severely damaged, and countless people applauded it, thinking it was a just anti-gang operation.
Some people don't think so.
No. 9 Downing Street was "besieged" by MPs. Liberal Party MPs came to Mawei to protest, demanding that they release the gang members and exchange the confiscated "contraband" at the same time.
"Nicholas! Do you know what you are doing!"
"Why did you launch last night's attack? You should have asked for our opinion!"
"Release the Kore Gang members immediately! And also apologize to us!"
In the face of countless accusations, Ma Wei looked calm and unmoved: "The action is legal. I have the power to mobilize the army. As for informing you... why should I inform you? I have already contacted the Mayor of London and the Scotland Yard police.
After the greeting, even the First Sea Lord, Baron Frederick, knew about last night’s actions. Do I need your consent?”
"You...you are arbitrary! We are going to tell His Majesty!"
The congressmen were shocked and angry. They never expected that Ma Wei would dare to refuse them!
You know, the prime minister is appointed by the king!
And they carried the king up!
"You can go to His Majesty to protest, but I want to remind you that His Majesty nodded in approval of last night's actions."
"..."
The congressmen looked at each other and gritted their teeth and said: "It's okay not to release the gang members! But you have to return the contraband! That's not contraband! We have procedures!"
"The contraband was destroyed last night." Ma Wei said calmly: "Do you have anything else to do?"
"We're going to start a vote of no confidence!"
A vote of no confidence is the power of Parliament.
If the prime minister is questioned by the party, a vote of no confidence can be initiated. As long as the vote is passed, the prime minister must step down.
But the problem is...
If parliament opens a vote of no confidence, the prime minister can dissolve parliament early and hold a new election.
"This is what you said." Ma Wei did not expect a double happiness: "I am waiting for your vote of no confidence."
Councilor Gordon wanted to say a few harsh words, but was stopped by his companions. It was obvious that Nicholas no longer agrees with them. Moreover, the Labor Party is now gaining momentum. If the general election is held again, I am afraid that the Labor Party will replace the conservatives.
The party became the largest party in parliament...
It would be unwise to go against Ma Wei now!
The top priority is to find His Majesty!
After leaving No. 9 Downing Street, the MPs hurried to Kensington Palace and met with the second prince.
"Your Majesty! Nicholas mobilized the army without authorization, and his title as prime minister should be revoked!"
"Baron Frederick is the best choice for Prime Minister!"
The second prince was not in the mood to listen to their complaints: "When I chose Nicholas, why didn't I see you come out to protest?"
"We didn't know that Nicholas was such a person at that time!" Girard said angrily: "Now it seems that Baron Frederic is more suitable for this position than him!"
"It is impossible to replace the prime minister." The second prince's attitude was very firm: "The conflict between you and Nicholas should be resolved by yourself. Don't ask me."
"But..."
"If there is nothing else, I will go to the horse racing meeting in the afternoon."
After saying that, the second prince left the hall, leaving a member of the House of Representatives staring with big eyes.
His Majesty also refused to help them...
"Girard, what should we do?" Someone asked: "The seized goods are worth hundreds of thousands of gold pounds!"
"Why did Nicholas suddenly become like this?" Councilor Gordon was very puzzled: "Isn't he a member of the Liberal Party? Why would he do things that are not conducive to the Liberal Party?"
"Ah..."
Gilard sneered: "Isn't this easy to explain? Now that he has become the Prime Minister, he doesn't look down on us anymore!"
"Without our support, can he become prime minister?"
"Not always."
Gordon shook his head: "Nicholas can become prime minister no matter who he joins."
Turning his head to look out the window, Gordon had a bad feeling in his heart. Mavie's attitude seemed to be a harbinger of doom.
On the other side, Mawei has ordered Scotland Yard to release the gamblers and prostitutes. Their crimes were not serious. They were fined a nominal amount and sent home after being educated.
As for the gang members caught...
Mawei did not shoot them, but handed them over to Scotland Yard for interrogation, and then submitted them to the court for a crime trial and made a final verdict.
What surprised Ma Wei was that these gang members were quite loyal. Except for a few weaklings, most of them refused to let go and refused to confess their other accomplices.
There was no torture to extract a confession, the information Ma Wei wanted to know had already been learned from the Korey brothers, and the following minions had nothing to explain.
Dealing with the gang members is only the first step. Whether it is the Korey brothers or those behind-the-scenes congressmen, Ma Wei will make them pay the price, but not now.
These congressmen hiding behind the scenes are the real culprits, and it is not easy to deal with them. They are all "guests" of the church and donate large sums of money every year. It is easy to deal with one or two of them, but if you deal with a group...
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After punishing the gangs, the streets of London were noticeably cleaner, and shops resumed normal business. No one dared to come to collect protection fees anymore. Ma Wei also signed an executive order to recruit more police officers to maintain public order.
The police are also human beings, and there are many people who collect illegal money. The sacredness of their profession does not mean that the people who perform it are also sacred.
If the gangs still have ways to deal with them, then the corrupt police will make the people feel deeply powerless. Ma Wei once heard a proverb:
If you want to know what's going on in a place, go to the police station.
The police in a place can reflect the core problems of a place and are often a comparison of reality.
In order to train qualified police officers, Mavey specially entrusted Arthur to open the Royal Police School, which recruits students from the society. As long as they pass the examination, they can enter the school to study.
Only when there is a grassroots level can there be an upper level. The Royal Police School can be established only because of the establishment of public schools. After the salary level increases, and some rent and food problems are solved, everyone will be willing to send their children to school. Arthur promotes
Public schools are not only schools with cultural courses, but also vocational teachers who teach professional skills. They are all old workers who have been idle at home when they are old, so they are invited to be teachers.
After dealing with the police problem, Mawei received a gift, a very expensive gift.
The gift was not signed, but it was beautifully packaged, using hand-sewn red velvet, and delivered directly to the grocery store. The delivery person even pretended to be a customer who came to buy the potion...
Xiao Hei has sent the cat to follow him, and will send back any news immediately.
Looking at the package on the table, the magic wooden box in her arms showed no reaction. Even Yunia said there was no magic fluctuation in the box.
Even so, Ma Wei still asked Edward to open the box.
After untying the outer ribbon and removing the velvet cloth covering the outside, a square handmade wooden box appeared in front of Ma Wei and the others. The box was unlocked, the lid was opened, and there was a contract inside.
"Land Transfer Agreement...."
Edward looked at the contents of the contract and handed it to Ma Wei: "The signature is Vincent Frankl."
This is indeed a land transfer agreement with complete procedures. As long as Mavey signs his name on it, he will get a manor, a manor located in the eastern suburbs of London.
Mavey knew the name Vincent Frankl, one of the Conservative MPs, and he actually gave himself a manor?
The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party are in tit-for-tat confrontation, and as the Prime Minister of the Liberal Party, Mavey should be vigilant and targeted by the Conservative Party. Unexpectedly...
"It seems they are showing their goodwill."
Ma Wei threw the contract on the table and didn't care.
It's just a manor, and with his current position of power, he can easily get it.
If he had pursued these superficial exaggerations, he wouldn't have gotten where he is today.
The manor did not appeal to him.
On the contrary, it was the meaning behind this contract that interested him even more.
The Conservative Party sent this gift most likely because he launched an anti-gang operation, eliminated a group of gang members who were unfavorable to the Conservative Party, and curbed the momentum of the Liberal Party.
This helped the Conservative Party a lot, but Marvey didn't want to help them, and there was nothing they could do if they wanted to.
Maybe the Conservative Party will make a mistake and plan to let Mavey join them and become the spokesperson of the Conservative Party.
This is a bit whimsical.
"Brother, I have been to this manor!" Levin looked at the address on the contract and said in surprise: "To be precise, this is a winery! It's very expensive!"
Before the fall of the eldest prince, Levin and Helena attended many conservative party gatherings and knew a lot of information.
"Do you want to?"
"...No, what do I want this for?"
"Then send this gift back." Ma Wei said calmly: "This will save others from misunderstanding."
"You can send it back..." Levin scratched his head and said, "Brother, what do you want to do? Aren't we going to force the Conservative Party to defect to the Fourth Prince? Punishing the Kore Gang will help the Conservative Party!"
Levin always thought that Mawei planned to let the Kore gang go and target the Conservative Party. When they were unable to retreat, they would naturally seek asylum. The only person in London who could protect them now was the rapidly rising fourth prince.
The mentality of the second prince, who is the only one who can suppress the fourth prince, has changed. He used to be a prince and needed to participate in party disputes. Now that he is a king, does he still need to join a fixed party?
Neither the Liberal Party nor the Conservative Party can affect his status.
Balance is best.
"Arthur's ascension requires the support of Congress. We are not robbers or invaders, but revolution."
Ma Wei said: "The biggest difference between revolution and rebellion lies in their different goals."
"The purpose of rebellion is usually to overthrow the existing political leadership or power organization. It lacks a practical program and often treats the symptoms rather than the root cause."
"Revolution is more extensive and may involve multiple political systems or power organizations. The goal is to change the politics, economy, culture and structure of the entire society and achieve fundamental changes."
Having said this, Ma Wei paused and added: "What we want to do is revolution, not rebellion, so we must take into account various factors. The national conditions of each country are different, and the methods of revolution are also different. For example, the Kingdom of Windsor, which is a capital
If a large industrial country wants to achieve fundamental changes, it first needs to change the minds of the people."
The grassroots is the soil for incubating ideas, and any collision of ideas is born from the grassroots. This is why Mavey asked Arthur to establish the Labor Party.
The main body of the industrial power is workers, the Romanov Kingdom is an agricultural country, and the main body is serfs. In the Romanov Kingdom, Mawe adopted violent revolution because he needed to completely overthrow the political arena and change the day, but the Windsor Kingdom did not need it.
Another day, they need to change their thinking and complete the transition to socialism.
In short, the revolutionary process of the Kingdom of Windsor is faster than that of the Romanov Kingdom. They have already carried out a revolution, but the revolution was not thorough enough and left a lot of tails. What Ma Wei has to do is to get rid of these tails.
The tail end of some imperial hegemony.
If you want to realize a utopian world, you must first achieve great material and spiritual prosperity. To achieve this requires enough subjective initiative, and nothing can inspire subjective initiative more than the self-interested thoughts deep in human nature. This comes from
Biological instinct deep in genes.
When the productive forces are sufficiently developed and materials are extremely abundant, socialist revolution can replace capitalism and become a higher social ideology.
Ma Wei believes that in the process of evolution, the most important thing to be wary of is imperial hegemony. This is a detour and a trap. Any country that falls into imperial hegemony will usher in destruction.
The greatest prosperity must inevitably decline, which is also a historical inevitability.
In order to prevent the achievements of the revolution from being replaced by hegemonism, Ma Wei wants to get rid of some unstable elements and get rid of the wolves in capital, leaving the dogs.
An obedient dog.
Dogs without ambition will just obey. Even if they are fat and strong, they can be slaughtered at any time. There is no need to worry about them taking the road of imperialism.
Those who are willing to give up their dignity and join the Labor Party are most likely dogs, while the rest are wolves, wolves among capital.
Once selected, Ma Wei can launch a revolution.
"Go and get Brother Korey."
Mavey told Levine: "The Conservative Party is still united. It will take some time to divide them, but it is not necessarily the case for the Northern MPs... Let's attack them first!"