With the announcement of this news, cheers erupted from almost every household in Mos City simultaneously.
People in front of their televisions shouted Konev's name, their faces filled with excitement.
Everyone understood that these 137 reform measures were designed to save the Ursa Federation.
Thinking about Gorba's tenure in the past few years, he had only implemented 80 reforms, so people had a sense of what was happening.
Through each round of reforms, Konev's prestige in the Federation steadily rose.
The Ursan people, who had been in a state of confusion, seemed to see hope in him.
Whenever Konev was mentioned, everyone felt: as long as they persevered, they would see Konev lead the Ursa Federation to rise again.
While the Ursan people were celebrating in excitement, some high-ranking officials of the affiliated countries couldn't sit still.
“This isn't reform, it's practically a death sentence for us!”
“He's insane! He really is a madman!”
“Last month he pushed through a hundred-plus policies, he's treating the country like a plaything!”
“This guy, he's clearly targeting us!”
“He's blocked all our ways of making money.”
“Damn Konev, is there anyone who can take him down?”
“In this day and age, he still wants to save the economy? Freedom and democracy are the future!”
“We can't stay in this Ursa Federation, it's a complete waste.”
The presidents of the small affiliated countries cursed as they sweated profusely.
They understood that following the Black Hair Nation meant not giving up economic control, reminding everyone they held more authority than the Black Hair Nation.
They had no choice but to curse and complain.
Of course, there were also those who were willing to die clinging to their positions and wealth.
That night, specially prepared agents secretly visited the homes of these stubborn officials.
The next morning, these officials were dealt with by the more compliant ones.
Following this, three affiliated countries announced their presidents' resignations overnight.
Although no reasons for resignation or follow-up arrangements were mentioned, all the affiliated country presidents understood that resistance was a dead end.
Facing a decisive new president like Konev, no high-ranking official dared to think differently.
And Konev's crackdown wasn't over.
Under the expectant eyes of the nation, just two days later, the first announcement targeting corruption was released.
A long list of high-ranking officials from affiliated countries, all charged with treason, embezzlement, and smuggling, were sentenced to death without exception and executed immediately.
The confiscated assets from these corrupt officials amounted to 1.3 billion rubles, all taken by Konev and placed in the Ursa Federation Relief Fund to assist impoverished people.
As this announcement was made, Konev's prestige soared, and public support grew stronger.
However, the lives of high-ranking officials became even more difficult.
With the crackdown, officials with clean hands didn't feel anything special.
But those with guilty consciences and dirty hands lived in constant fear, worried that the investigators would come knocking any day.
Under this pressure, they all tried to prove their innocence in every way possible.
Many officials who had been neglecting their duties began to show up for work on time.
They handled all their tasks before daring to leave work.
After all, in this high-pressure civil service environment, this money could be considered earned with their lives.
One careless move, and they might be brought down by Konev's government's supervisory team.
When that happens, based on Konev's sentencing model:
Treason, death penalty.
Collusion with hostile forces, death penalty.
Embezzlement on a larger scale, death penalty.
Trading power for money, death penalty.
…
For these officials, life had never been so difficult.
If they didn't make an effort to achieve something, they might be the next ones caught as examples by Konev!
During this period of Konev's crackdown, all the high-ranking officials felt it was the most difficult time since they took office.
Everyone said that new officials have three fires they light, but they never imagined that Konev's fire would burn seemingly endlessly.
This high-pressure situation became their daily routine.
For some officials, the days of easy work and easy money were over.
Now they had to be cautious and diligent, and even be wary of Western influence.
Otherwise, they might be caught as negative examples one day.
Konev's series of strong measures achieved great success domestically.
Naturally, this also made those Western countries furious, and they began to criticize and smear him.
Posters opposing Konev were seen everywhere, even in public restrooms.
Western media outlets constantly reported on him, and the American news channels even published more than 20 different articles.
Every one of them condemned Konev, accusing him of carrying out brutal massacres, illegal detentions, and depriving citizens of their freedom of speech.
Many even directly called for a bounty on Konev, seeking "justice."
This wasn't just America, Britannia in the NATO alliance also portrayed Konev as a phantom in the mist.
They specifically reported that he took Ursan people from their homes in the night and early morning for slaughter.
France went even further, releasing ten different forms of propaganda films, comics, and musical works.
These cultural works were all about intensely smearing Konev, some portraying him as a killer, some as a dictator, and even versions depicting him as an alien monster.
Various ugly and sinister images of Konev appeared before the eyes of Western citizens.
This sudden surge of propaganda made even ordinary people who didn't care about politics curious.
Who is this Konev?
What kind of person is he?
How bad is he really?
This propaganda had an unexpected effect in the West.
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