Chapter 559: Requisition of the Second Phase of the Stone Garden?
Jingshu's thoughts were quickly brought back to her senses. Transportation and other issues could be solved. In fact, it was good for her parents to exercise. It was no longer like before when they were forced to go to work on an empty stomach. Now that they had drunk the Wagyu beef from Lingquanzhuang, they had endless energy and could exercise like running every day... Ahem, as for her, she shouldn't go out unless she had something to do.
The Maybach made people dizzy, which made Jingshu more determined not to modify it.
The further west you go, the fewer mudslides there are. This may be because the rolling mountains here prevent the mudslides from flooding this area. When you arrive at Shiyuan, there is only a thin layer of mud on the ground of the super fortress base built with huge stones.
It has to be said that Shiyuan is truly the product of the right time, place and people.
There are more people in Shiyuan. Since last year, Qian Duoduo has hired tens of thousands of temporary workers from Zhengfu to carry stones, split stones, and expand the second phase of Shiyuan.
At that time, half of the expansion of Shiyuan was forced. Why?
Ahem, providing so many jobs and handing over so much food every day, it can't be for nothing, right? So what should we do? There's really nothing else to do, so let's expand. That free labor can't be wasted, right? That way, it's good for everyone. So, the Stone Garden expanded like this for a whole year, providing food for tens of thousands of people every day, alleviating the burden on Wucheng.
However, I didn’t expect that a large number of people would move into Wucheng after the newly expanded Shiyuan this year. What does this mean?
Jingshu gave an ambiguous smile, got out of the car, and sure enough, she saw Xiaocai standing at the door waiting for her.
"Come on, come on... We're all waiting for you." Xiaocai, wearing a thin black and white suit, welcomed Jingshu in with a breath of air. As soon as they stepped into the stone garden, they felt warm air under their feet, and a wave of heat rushed through the entire stone house.
So warm!
As you enter, the first thing you see is a huge open space. Unlike the crowded circular room before, this space is so spacious that you can hear the echo when you speak. It is very large, at least several thousand square meters. From a distance, there are several identical halls, which can be blocked by sliding doors to become multiple small halls, or they can all be removed to become one hall.
"You haven't been to the newly expanded Stone Garden yet, have you? Look, this huge space on the first floor is a multi-purpose hall. It's usually an exhibition hall, but it can be converted into a cafeteria or temporary meeting room when needed. Mr. Qian plans to host a movie here every month and use it as a screening room. This hall can accommodate tens of thousands of people and can even be converted into a shelter if needed," Xiaocai said meaningfully. "Put a few thousand bunk beds in there, and this space alone can provide accommodation for tens of thousands of people."
Jingshu nodded. This was true. This environment was at least much better than the underground garage. But don’t expect to have a good sleep. Such a noisy place is bound to be noisy all the time. But this place is warm, at least not many people will freeze to death.
"I'll take you to the third floor of the conference hall now. After the meeting, I'll take you to see the second phase of the stone garden. I think you'll find it very interesting." Xiaocai said with a smile.
Jingshu nodded without asking why the meeting was held today.
It is called a conference hall, but Jingshu feels that it is more like a private bar. The decoration is very retro, and there are torch-like lamps hanging on the wall, which is very cool.
This might be Qian Duoduo's private wine table. The shelves on the wall are filled with various wines that cannot be named, which gives a sense of luxury at first glance.
There were about twenty people of all kinds sitting around the bar, all of them were rich or noble, and they were dressed neatly and formally. Jingshu felt that several of them looked familiar, and one of them left a deep impression on her. That was the one who Qian Duoduo had given as a gift of the armed helicopter.
These are the shareholders of Shiyuan.
When Jingshu arrived, the atmosphere was very heavy and there was no whispering. It seemed that something serious had happened, so Jingshu's arrival did not cause any sensation. Qian Duoduo was sitting in the middle of the bar wearing a fur coat. When he saw Jingshu, he stopped holding Hu Tao's hands, waved his hand, and asked Jingshu to come in quickly.
A man in a black suit pulled out a bar stool for Jingshu and brought her a glass of red wine. The side dishes were quietly served and the door of the conference room was completely closed.
Qian Duoduo put the walnuts on the plate and took a sip of wine before saying: "Everyone is here, so let's get started.
I'm sure you're all aware of the new decision. Not only will we take over the residents of several surrounding cities, but we'll also merge with Ningshan City, taking over their population of over a million. We'll also be merging various administrative staff, and reducing staff in various departments. A new wave of forces will soon be pouring into Wucheng."
Jingshu raised an eyebrow. So many people from Ningshan City were coming to Wucheng? Furthermore, the situation seemed more complicated than she'd imagined. If people from various departments also came along, then Jing's mother's Ministry of Agriculture couldn't have two directors, right? One of them would have to step down, be demoted. This would affect the staff, and Jing's father's farm as well. Was this another case of comparing backgrounds?
Then a middle-aged bearded man said, "That's an order from the Imperial Capital. Wucheng has no choice but to join. The problem is, apart from Ningshan City's own resources, the surrounding small cities are all poor. They want to join Wucheng just by showing off, which puts a lot of pressure on the higher-ups."
"There's pressure from above, and that's putting pressure on us. Mr. Qian, just tell me, what do they mean? We'll give in if they can. Are they asking us to donate grain again? We still have a batch of insect cakes, so we'll donate them all."
"There aren't many worm cakes left now."
"As long as we don't have to pay for rice, anything is fine."
Qian Duoduo, who always had a smile on his face, couldn't smile anymore. He frowned and said, "The higher-ups said they want to requisition the second phase of the Stone Garden and hire a management team to build a second Stone Garden."
"no!"
"That won't do!"
"Impossible, they are dreaming!"
For a moment, everyone in the conference hall was in an uproar. They had prepared themselves mentally. Every time there was a difficulty, they were asked to contribute some food. They were used to it, but they didn't expect that this time it was too much.
"We spent a fortune on this second phase of the stone garden, hired people from Zhengfu, and it took us over a year to build. It's even bigger than the previous one, and now they're expropriating it just like that? Is this robbery?!"
"This is a case of getting something for nothing! We spent a huge amount of resources, only to end up making wedding clothes for others!"
Jingshu narrowed her eyes. It turned out that before the tyrant came to power, the corrupt officials had already set their eyes on this fat sheep. She looked at these people and shook her head implicitly. They would all be ripped off next year, and yet they were still worrying about this.
"So, I called you here to ask for your opinions. Should we give us this stone garden or not? It is said above that after requisition, you have to pay us a rent of 200,000 virtual coins every month." Qian Duoduo said.
"Bullshit, what can virtual currency do?"
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