CH 186

Yu Nong has been hiding in the western mountainous area of Changshan County for a month, feeling like he's about to grow grass on his head.

When he received Zhang Shuangxi's telegram, he almost jumped up.

"Damn it, finally! Whether it's a fight or a kill, I should have said it earlier. There's no need for me to hide here for so long without even a woman."

Yu Nong's smuggling group is a professional official team, and due to the large amount of goods involved, the management is very strict.

Therefore, in the base in the mountainous area, there is nothing except armed personnel, smugglers, goods, and transportation tools.

Yu Nong shouted loudly, "Come here, everyone! The sheriff has instructions."

A group of people gathered together.

"Finally, he's here."

"We don't have to hide here anymore."

"Boss Yu, tell us, should we fight or negotiate? We'll do it immediately."

Yu Nong said loudly, "The sheriff's instructions are to prioritize negotiation. Too much fighting and killing is not good."

Someone asked, "How should we negotiate?"

Yu Nong scolded, "Appeal to their interests, give them what they need, use threats and temptations. Do I even need to say it, you idiots!"

Another person asked, "What does that brat like?"

Yu Nong carefully looked at the telegram and said, "Money and women."

The group of brothers looked at each other, and one person said, "That's too ordinary. It's not exciting at all. We can't fully utilize our skills."

Yu Nong angrily rebuked, "Idiots! It's precisely because it's ordinary that it's difficult. Ordinary means high demands. Do you think Sheriff Lin would be interested in ordinary women? He specifically mentioned that they should be fourteen or fifteen years old."

One of the brothers slapped his chest and said, "Boss Yu, rest assured, I have connections with the Qin Clan. They recently obtained a large number of high-quality women. I will definitely select a few stunning ones to satisfy Sheriff Lin."

Yu Nong laughed, "Good, go and choose. Choose more than one. If the women satisfy him, we can give less money. Go now. If you succeed, it will be a great achievement for you."

The man left to carry out the task.

Another person asked, "Who should go for the negotiation?"

Yu Nong said, "Bu Fang, you go."

A middle-aged man with a horse face stepped forward and said, "Yes, Boss Yu."

"Do you know what to do?"

Bu Fang said, "I know! The usual rules! Money paves the way, and beauty seduces!"

Yu Nong was satisfied and said, "Good, go."

Bu Fang immediately led the team and left.

At this moment, thunder rumbled and the sound of thunder echoed in the sky.

Soon, pea-sized raindrops fell, and Yu Nong looked at the barren and desolate mountains, thinking about the economic difficulties in Rock State and the chaotic situation of the empire. He sighed, "Troublesome times."

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On the 9th, there was bad news from the empire. The Adriano Cavalry Corps broke through the heavily fortified town of Huai'an County in the southern part of Zezhou, and the county sheriff of Huai'an died in battle while the defense officer was captured.

Former Zhezhou Governor Wu Jingtang led 30,000 puppet troops to defeat the Luo and Guangzhou armies that came to rescue.

On the 10th, the stubborn resistance of the capital city of Nan'an in Zhezhou was broken, and Adriano immediately massacred the city.

On the 11th, Adriano's main force, the First Delhi Mountain Division and the Pope's Monk Corps, entered Zhezhou. At the same time, the Delhi Cavalry Corps defeated the Luo, Guangzhou, and Zhongzhou armies again, and each state could only defend themselves.

Adriano successfully occupied the entire Zhezhou and officially declared war on the empire.

On the 12th, the twin stars of the empire each led six divisions to arrive near Luo, Guangzhou, and Zhongzhou. The two sides faced each other, and war was about to break out.

The world's attention was focused here.

All the channels of the empire talked all day about the reasons why the war would be victorious, and various military commentators were arguing about the empire's advantages.

In the programs, both the supporters and critics were either openly praising or subtly praising the empire's brave army and the excellence of the twin stars.

No one noticed that the Council suddenly increased the supervision of the implementation of the resettlement regulations in Luo and Guangzhou. They intensified the expulsion of refugees fleeing from the war, and the governors of the two states tacitly allowed the Council's actions.

A large number of refugees were driven out and forced to flee to Zhongzhou.

Zhongzhou.

Governor's Mansion.

Wang Bo'an was banging on the table in anger.

"I said we should accept them, but no one else is accepting them. Where do you want them to go, leaving them to those barbaric butchers?"

The director of the state government shouted, "Governor! No one else is accepting refugees. Why should we be the ones to accept them? It's obvious that they're trying to take advantage of us!"

The head of the logistics department said, "Governor, our supplies are not enough! After the massacre in Delhi, there are millions of refugees fleeing! They will overwhelm our logistics!"

Wang Bo'an angrily said, "Nonsense! Where did my stockpile go? Did you embezzle it, you damn dog?"

The governor's sister, Wang Honghua, advised, "Brother, don't be angry. He's also worried about you. The stockpile is enough, but it can't support us for too long. We still need to supply the frontline soldiers and one of the Twin Stars, Yang Jiewei. If the main force of the empire causes a shortage of supplies here, it will be a serious crime."

Wang Bo'an impatiently said, "Let's accept them first, and then we'll see. The empire will provide assistance."

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Honghua asked, "What if they don't?"

Wang Bo'an slammed his pistol on the table, "I'll go to the Highest Elder Council with a gun!"

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Lin Wen has been feeling a bit annoyed lately.Although the embankment construction work went smoothly, he had completed half of it in just over two weeks.

His Changshan County's daily good deeds had also reached 251.

In other words, he did nothing all day and still had 251 points of good deeds.

This was something that he couldn't even imagine before.

In addition to the credit for part of the embankment construction, it should also be attributed to Yang Shaohu's continuous adaptation to work and his ability to play a greater role, as well as the result of more talented individuals joining Changshan County and shining.

His divine spirit had also increased to 100.31% and was still growing faster.

This should be because, with the strength of Changshan County, more and more people were enjoying the benefits of its development.

But he was still a bit annoyed.

Because he urgently felt several problems.

The first problem.

Personnel arrangements and organizational issues.

Qin Luoshuang and Zhao Minggong had repeatedly asked him to convene a general meeting as soon as possible to establish all personnel arrangements and planning goals for Changshan County.

But Lin Wen was not naturally suited for meetings. The last time he had a meeting was to rebuild his homeland and eliminate the pests in the county government hall. Now, the bald head that was blown up was still locked up in prison.

The bald head held the position of director of the county government hall, which was theoretically the second position in Changshan County, but it was still vacant.

Moreover, there were at least seven or eight important department head positions in Changshan County that were also vacant.

It was not that Lin Wen didn't want to arrange them, but he didn't know who to choose.

He had already asked the "Immortal's Guidance".

"Who is the most suitable person to be the director of the county government hall?"

Cost: 1900% divine spirit.

Lin Wen narrowed down the scope of the problem three times, and even when it was narrowed down to within Changshan County, this question still required 260% of his divine spirit.

If he narrowed it down to "near me", the cost would drop sharply to 20%, but Lin Wen had had an experience before and knew that asking like this was equivalent to gambling.

There might be a stroke of luck, but there was a greater chance of getting a meaningless answer.

Now, his divine spirit meant good deeds, money, and everything to him, and it was not allowed to be abused.

If it was just a few important positions, he might grit his teeth and use it, but what about the many middle and lower positions?

Should he ask them one by one?

Now, the promotion of personnel and the management of the organization in Changshan County should be on the right track.

The structure of the county government hall should be clear, concise, efficient, hierarchical, and have clear regulations.

But Lin Wen's current structure was non-existent, with only a few people responsible for all the work.

If it was still a few thousand people like before, this structure would be fine.

But the problem was that the Changshan County government and government employees had already reached nearly 500,000 people and were still rapidly expanding.

Lin Wen was fearless of newcomers. In his opinion, as long as they weren't blacklisted, they were all contributors to good deeds, whether actively or passively. They were all useful people.

In this situation, a reasonable organizational structure, a fair promotion system, and a reward and punishment mechanism were necessary.

Otherwise, internal disorder would inevitably reduce his daily good deeds.

Who would be responsible for this?

Lin Wen had been thinking about this problem while hammering the embankment recently.

In addition, there was another problem, which was the follow-up issue of rebuilding the homeland.

Although the new town had been built and the 300,000 disaster victims had found new homes, the official institutions in this town had not been established. Currently, they were still being managed by Huang Mingxiao and the temporary command headquarters.

But as everything in the new town was getting on track, Huang Mingxiao and the temporary command headquarters were no longer suitable for continued management. A new government institution for the new town needed to be established, and a new mayor needed to be appointed to manage it.

Huang Mingxiao should return to the county government hall as soon as possible and fully take charge of the work of the civil affairs department.

The temporary command headquarters for the reconstruction of the homeland should be disbanded, and officials should return to their respective positions.

The second and third phases of the project should be handed over to specialized construction teams.

This brought up another problem, how to arrange Lei Tiantong?

Lin Wen had already promised to make Old Xie the director, and Lei Tiantong had worked tirelessly in the temporary command headquarters and had done so much. He couldn't demote him, could he?

There was also the issue of placing officials like Yuan Zhimen.

In addition, there was the issue of employment for the residents of the new town. Most of them were farmers who grew tobacco, tea, and crops. After the flood, their farmland was destroyed, and it would be difficult to recover in a short period of time. There was not much suitable land for cultivation around the new town.

They couldn't rely on government relief forever.

They had to find a way to provide employment.

And then there was the issue of money.

Changshan County had a huge expenditure, but almost no income. There were very few regular commercial activities in Changshan County. Previously, the main source of tax revenue was agricultural tax and tobacco tax, but tobacco production was zero after the flood, and the agricultural tax had been waived under Zhao Minggong's suggestion.

The remaining taxes were business tax, value-added tax, consumption tax, and some miscellaneous taxes, which were not much, and Lin Wen had already exempted most of them.

Almost all the infrastructure projects were done by government employees, except for a few experts who were hired. There were no other people.

The materials and supplies were purchased by the finance department, and the internal circulation and other things had not been established.

Speaking of which, he still needed someone talented in economics.Lin Wen had a bit of an idea. If Xiao Xiao could become slightly more reliable, he would temporarily appoint him and see the results.

Among these issues, the problem of money was the biggest.

Lin Wen had already decided that if the plan never yielded results, he would go to other places to find some wealthy lawbreakers and do some good deeds for them.

It could be considered a form of robbing the rich to help the poor.

He could also earn some good karma.

Although the efficiency was a bit low, it was not bad this way.

Just as Lin Wen was considering which state to go to first, Qin Luoshuang called him, telling him that someone wanted to discuss cooperation with him.

She also warned that these people had ill intentions and he should deal with them cautiously.

They had arrived.

Lin Wen revealed a kind smile, put down the 300-ton hammer, jumped down from the embankment, and rushed towards Huai Town.