He had put a blade straight to their throats.
Either they worked themselves to the bone for a chance to survive, or they lost their reputations and spent the rest of their lives behind bars.
In the face of absolute violence and the threat of layoffs, "the law cannot punish everyone" instantly became a joke.
Once Qin Siyang's plan was relayed, Yu Renjie, the former Governor of State No. 4, and the others finally began actively organizing the population's relocation.
Even though they complained bitterly in private, none dared test the blade of Qin Siyang, this living King of Hell.
There was probably no one in this world he would not dare kill.
The officials worked from before dawn until late at night to implement the relocation policy, each exhausting themselves in an effort to pass their evaluations.
When officials could barely live, the people could live well.
Thanks to vigorous publicity from officials at every level of the United Government, word of the relocation policy quickly spread among the people, multiplying the efficiency of the move several times over.
The people who had protested before also realized that heading to the War Readiness Zone as soon as possible was the right decision.
Although factory owners and Merchants' Association managers were still actively organizing protests and demanding compensation, they were ultimately not on the same side as the many workers under them.
For workers, a job was a job, wherever it was. If they could work somewhere safer and more secure, why stay here protesting with their bosses all day?
Aside from class traitors who could not tell which side they belonged on, what worker would stand shoulder to shoulder with capitalists through thick and thin?
Without the people's support, the bosses leading the protests could no longer hold out.