CH 174

Lin Wen had just returned to Changshan County when the aid funds from the empire arrived in the county's account.

Finally, nearly two months after the flood, Changshan County received the first batch of aid funds from the empire.

A total of 83.3 million, including the poverty relief funds owed by Changshan County for a year.

In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the empire also sent a letter to Changshan County, stating that there would be another 36 million in disaster relief funds to be distributed next month according to the plan, and aid materials would also arrive soon.

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The planned food aid will also be redistributed.

Not bad.

Lin Wen thought to himself.

This Minister Xu Chengfeng from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the empire is really capable.

Now, the total funds in the county government's account have reached 2.1111 billion, and the first month's salary for the more than 460,000 government employees and workers in Changshan County, totaling about 400 million, has been fully distributed.

After receiving their first salary, these new members of Changshan County finally settled down completely.

Their letters, like snowflakes, were sent through the Changshan County Post Office to Yaojing or their hometowns. In addition to reporting their safety, they would also attract a large number of poor people to come.

The warehouses in Changshan County are already full, and Zhao Minggong has piled up enough supplies for the next two months.

Coupled with abundant funds, Changshan County can now be considered well-stocked.

Even if they just sit and eat, they can last a long time.

To deal with the huge amount of financial management and procurement work, the Financial Department of the county government has now become a super large department.

Old Xie, who used to lead 113 employees, has now soared to 2,100 employees. The fifth floor of the county government, which was originally empty, has been completely occupied by the Financial Department.

Old Xie is now not only prosperous, but also feels like he's floating when he walks. The only regret is that Old Lei has not returned to the Financial Department yet to become his subordinate and obey his orders and guidance, which is a bit unsatisfactory.

Now, all departments in the county government are staring at the Financial Department, trying to fabricate demands to increase the budget or allocate funds.

Since Lin Wen never deals with these trivial matters, the position of the director of the county government responsible for such affairs has been vacant for a long time, so this authority has fallen into the hands of the Financial Department.

Now, in the entire county government, apart from the Security Bureau and the emerging Propaganda Department, the Financial Department is the most sought-after.

And all of this is thanks to the wealthy people of Changshan County. Now, there is almost no voice opposing the rectification and anti-corruption campaign in the county government. There is only a louder call to increase efforts.

However, the wealthy people of Changshan County have also been almost drained.

Qin Luoshuang came specifically to report to Lin Wen on her work (although Lin Wen repeatedly stated that it was unnecessary).

The Anti-Corruption Committee of Changshan County has been formed very successfully. Qin Luoshuang recruited a large number of retired judges, ousted chief evaluators, and surveillance guards with a good reputation but unable to be promoted for various reasons from all over the empire.

These experienced old people have played a huge role. They have dug out all the hidden wealthy people like hunting dogs.

In the environment of Changshan County, there are few wealthy people who have become prosperous without blood debts, and few whose money is not accompanied by tears.

Afterwards, the Anti-Corruption Committee continued to lower the standards, from ten million to one million, to five hundred thousand.

After clearing the five hundred thousand, there were hardly any wealthy people left in Huaizhen Town.

After witnessing a large number of heinous crimes, the Anti-Corruption Committee tried to lower the standards again and expand the scope of the campaign, even requesting to directly lower the standard to ten thousand.

Qin Luoshuang did not immediately agree, but Lin Wen immediately vetoed the proposal after hearing about it.

"You let them pause the campaign, carefully review their cases, clarify the details, and fill in the gaps. Don't add new cases for now."

In the early stages of the anti-corruption campaign, it is mostly good, but once significant results are achieved, expanding the campaign will only make things worse.

Apart from some political reasons, there is also the fact that in the early stages of the campaign, the work is more cautious and the handling of matters is more careful.

But after making significant progress, the anger towards the evil, the joy of success, and the impulse to show justice as soon as possible will put them in a fanatical state.

At this time, their work will no longer be cautious, but become frantic and eager, and a large number of wrongful cases will occur.

Lin Wen suspects that the Anti-Corruption Committee has now entered this state, and if they continue, he may never be able to turn things around in his lifetime.

"The lower the standards, the more good people there are, and they must be more calm and mature before lowering the standards."

"Each time, the reduction should not be too much, at most one-tenth. The work must be meticulous and cautious. If it is uncertain whether someone is guilty or not, they must come to me. Don't give me any wrongful cases, understand?"

Qin Luoshuang nodded and said, "In this case, the income of the Financial Department will be greatly reduced. We must find new sources of income, otherwise, with the current consumption in the county, it won't last long."

Lin Wen smiled slightly, "You can rest assured, my plan is only halfway through. The real big fish has not been caught yet."

Afterwards, Qin Luoshuang reported to him on the audit work.

The Imperial Audit Office will soon be stationed in Changshan County to replace the work of the Changshan County Audit Office.

Of course, there is no problem with the output value of Changshan County. The problem lies in the source of funds and some illegal activities of Lin Wen.Upon receiving the news, Qin Luoshuang immediately set about clearing all the inappropriate public information in Changshan County, branding all the purged tycoons with the crime of rebellion, with other charges serving as supplementary accusations.

Lin Wen didn't understand, nor did he want to ask, but to show respect for Qin Luoshuang's work, he casually asked, "Did they dare to rebel?"

Qin Luoshuang replied indifferently, "Of course, they were all instructed by Qin Gang, the supreme commander of the Southwest Military Region, with the intention of rebellion. The evidence is irrefutable, and I even have Qin Gang's personal letter in my hand."

Lin Wen thought for a moment and asked, "Qin Gang is your nominal father, right?"

Qin Luoshuang nodded.

Lin Wen laughed and said, "I'm here to replace that title..."

He stopped mid-sentence, seeing the dangerous look in Qin Luoshuang's eyes, and wisely shut his mouth.

After all, this was a treasure worth 9400 good karma, not to be hit, touched, or provoked.

"Alright, I'll leave if there's nothing else. Try to learn from me as much as possible. It would be best if you could handle all these matters according to my intentions."

Lin Wen turned to leave the director's office of the Security Bureau.

Yes, the director reported to the sheriff, and the sheriff came to the director's office to hear the report.

This was also a unique political ecology in Changshan County, the only one in the empire.

Just as he was about to leave, Qin Luoshuang suddenly asked, "Lin Wen, if, if the emperor proposes a marriage to you, intending to marry the first princess to you, how would you respond?"

Lin Wen casually replied, "I'm not worthy."

The first fairy would be more like it.

Just as he was about to step out, he heard Qin Luoshuang ask again, "What if the first princess has a generous dowry? The last princess with the first title had a dowry of 66 billion."

Lin Wen's foot suddenly stopped mid-air.

A moment later, he heard his slightly bitter voice, "I'm not worthy."

Qin Luoshuang asked again, "What if, the emperor promises, if you marry the first princess, Changshan County will receive a large amount of resources and aid, ensuring that Changshan County will be built into a metropolis like Yaojing Spiritual Capital?"

Lin Wen's left foot was still in the air, and he turned around on one foot.

Qin Luoshuang's eyes sparkled in the dimly lit office.

"Really... No, that's impossible, I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy."

He turned back in place, his left foot landed, and he walked out as if nothing had happened.