Calming the Waves

  Although everyone was willing to support Wang Wei as the leader of Zhu Zhan Bang, he declined and said that he hoped to keep the position vacant to show his nostalgia for his late father. For Wang Wei's approach, all the bigwigs in Zhu Zhan Bang secretly praised him, saying that he had the style of his father.

  However, Wang Wei also encountered some trouble when handling the gang's affairs. For example, in the expansion and reorganization of the original gang's halls, he met with opposition from some old members of the gang, led by Zhou Rong.

  "Taizi" (Crown Prince) Wang Wei did not have a nickname on the streets because he was not promoted from within the Bamboo Union. Additionally, Wang Wei did not want to be the leader of the gang, so the leaders of each faction in the gang, under Wu Dang's leadership, gave him a nickname - Taizi (Crown Prince). This nickname suited Wang Wei well. Given his status in the Bamboo Union, what else could he be called but Crown Prince? At first, Wang Wei was not used to this title, but after hearing it repeatedly, he got accustomed to it.

  "The crown prince, you've changed the rules of the gang as soon as you took over. Isn't this a bit too much? After all, these rules were set by your father. By doing so, aren't you being disrespectful to your father?" Zhou Rong said with a serious expression, staring at Wang Wei.

  "Disrespect? Zhou Shu, you're being too serious. As the saying goes, 'change and you'll survive, don't change and you'll perish.' When my father established this system, it was based on the reality of the time. Now that the times have changed, if the system doesn't change, it will be eliminated." Wang Wei said coldly. "Haven't you seen how the Bamboo Curtain Society is being destroyed by the Dead Sea Society?"

  Zhou Rong's face turned slightly red at Wang Wei's words, but he didn't give up and said: "That's because the Dead Sea Gang took advantage of the fire to loot, and also because other gangs didn't keep their promises, it's not a problem with the system."

  "Uncle Zhou, you're wrong this time. You should know that when my father left the Zhonghe gang, it was still very powerful, but after he left, it was almost divided up by the Dead Sea gang because of Uncle Sun's failure to adapt." Wang Wei sneered, in his impression, Zhou Rong was just a selfish and self-serving person who only understood intrigue and conspiracy. The reason Zhou opposed it was that he was afraid that after the reform, the power of the Duck Hall would be dispersed.

  Wang Wei said, not even looking at Zhou Rong, and instead looked at the leader of the hall: "Everyone, Wang Wei has spoken clearly. The Bamboo Union is now a stagnant pool of water; if we reform, we'll live, but if we don't, we'll die. Now that the Dead Sea Gang and the Wen Shan Gang are pressing in on our doorstep, I hope everyone can put aside their internal conflicts and unite against external threats."

  As soon as Wang Wei finished speaking, Zhang Anle and several others including Mao Shi Qingbao expressed their support for Wang Wei's reform. Other big shots were either willing or coerced, in short, the reform was settled.

  Wang Wei had already thought about the reform, but he still consulted with Zhang Anle, because according to Wang Wei's memory, among the big shots of the Bamboo Curtain Society, except for Chen Qili, Zhang Anle was the most cunning and strategic. Not to mention Zhang Anle's abilities, just looking at his diplomas would be enough: Bachelor of History from Tamkang University, Bachelor of Psychology and Sociology from Saint Mary's College in the United States, Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, etc.

  Wang Wei found Zhang Anle and poured out his own ideas, but unexpectedly shocked Zhang Anle to the point of being stunned. Originally, Zhang Anle also had thoughts about expanding the Bamboo Union, but Zhang Anle's plan was only to expand the original five major alliances, reorganize them, and make the entire Bamboo Curtain Society more compact, with orders transmitted faster.

  Wong Wai, on the other hand, made comprehensive changes to the Bamboo Union, such as expanding the original several halls into Zhong, Xiao, Ren, Ai, Xin, and Wu Halls. At the same time, he expanded the Yi, He, Ping, Tian, Di, Zhi, and Jun seven halls. And retained the Wan, Gu, Chang, Qing, Dong, Nan, Xi, Bei, Feng, Huo, Lei, twelve halls' organization, in order to reorganize new members of the Bamboo Union later. At the same time, a female hall was added, named Hua Hall, used to accommodate new female members of the Bamboo Union.

  At the same time, Wang Wei also divided the work of brothers in each hall, such as those responsible for intelligence, those who specialize in fighting with other gangs, and those who are solely responsible for business operations.

  At the same time, Wang Wei also formulated a strategic plan for the gang, as well as the direction of development for the next thirty years. Finally, Wang Wei smiled and said to Zhang Anle: "The strength of a gang is not determined by how good its brothers are at fighting, but by whether the gang has money. Whether the leader has brains, in the future, it will not be a world of fighting and killing, but a world of money and technology."

  As for this meeting, Zhang Anle recalled it like this:

  "Before him, I always thought that there were no geniuses in this world and that ability was acquired through diligence after birth. But after seeing him, I knew I was wrong, because his demonic and prophetic strategic planning still guided the development direction of Bamboo Union thirty years later. As the saying goes, 'Zhuge Liang did not leave his thatched cottage, and the division of the three kingdoms had already been decided.' He is indeed a worthy godfather."

  "The Bamboo United: Memoirs of Bai Lang Zhang Anle"

  Wu Dun, who was sitting next to them, recalled it this way.

  "I don't know what abilities I have, but I do know that without Ah Wei, there wouldn't be the current Bamboo Union, and the Bamboo Union was created by him and his father. Ah Wei is the prince of the Bamboo Union, and he is also its totem."

  "Teachings of the Godfather - Bamboo Rhyme Edition: War Wolf Wu's Memoir"

  The two men discussed for a whole day and night, and finally formulated the rules for the expansion and reorganization of the Bamboo Union. The next step was for the two young men to start their swift and decisive expansion action.

  Regarding the drug lord, Wei Wang was firmly opposed to it. However, Zhang An confirmed that drugs were one of the current economic sources of the Bamboo Union. If they were to get rid of it, it would bring great harm to the organization. In response, Wei Wang just smiled faintly and said: "An, don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it." Seeing Wei Wang's confidence, Zhang An just laughed and nodded in agreement. After a few days of interaction, although the relationship between Zhang An and Wei Wang couldn't be described as close friends, they could be considered as trusted allies, with a deep trust between them.

  Thanks to the support of Qing Bao and Bai E Hu, Wang Wei's reform was much easier.

  In less than three days, the Bamboo Union was thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom.

  Regarding the big move of Zhu Lian, the entire TW is on high alert, but as for the inside story, nothing is known.

  However, the Bamboo Union suddenly launched a full-scale counterattack, causing the Tiandihui and Wusan gangs to miss their chance to destroy the Bamboo Union. As a result, the Bamboo Union was able to regain its original territory in a short period of time.

  The Taidu government suddenly stepped in to suppress the gangs, and the counterattack was stillborn. The young boss of the Dead Sea Gang, who had just come to power after a long period of planning, was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. The top authorities were very strict, and the Dead Sea Gang used countless government forces to no avail. This time, the suppression seemed to be biased towards the Bamboo Curtain Gang.

  It wasn't until long after the storm had passed that other gangs found out that the Bamboo Union had actually changed its leader at a critical moment. The new leader's name was unknown, but his nickname was "Prince" and he was the son of the original de facto leader of the Bamboo Union, Xiao Guanyu. Nothing else is known about him.

  The person who was supposed to calm down this storm was standing in President Chiang's office at that time.

  P.S: Also, if there's a better one, recommend it to me or I'll be dead