Recruiting too many soldiers is sometimes not a good thing.
Especially in the area of Yadun.
If it were any other safe place, such enthusiastic recruitment would be a good thing, as it means there are sufficient manpower and people's hearts are available.
But in other places, these people can go to work in factories, mine, or do all kinds of hard labor instead of joining the army.
But Yadun can't do that. Yadun's only industry is the mining of rare minerals, and there are very few other jobs.
There are not many jobs that can make a living, and new factory industries cannot be established. As soon as people start working, resistance organizations will attack.
There are so many unemployed young people who are just sitting there idle, wandering around or lying at home to reduce consumption.
Li Xin put down the data and said, "After seeing the numbers of these applicants, I feel very sad."
“But then the question becomes, what do we do with these people?”
Li Xin looked at the other people in the meeting room.
Weng Hua thought for a moment and said, "How about we expand enrollment?"
"Expand enrollment?"
“How much?”
Weng Hua tentatively said, "We originally planned to recruit one brigade of 4,000 men. How about we expand that number to two brigades of 8,000 men?"
After hearing this, Li Xin did not rush to answer, because expanding enrollment is not just about recruiting soldiers.
After the soldiers are recruited, they need to be trained, assigned to non-commissioned officers and officers, and even weapons and ammunition are needed for training and consumption.
The salary of one person doesn't cost much, but the salary expenses of four thousand or eight thousand people is a huge number.
Li Xin pondered and said, "To recruit another brigade means we need to draw another 500 soldiers from various units."
"Can the troops withstand it?"
Li Xin looked at Xu Shan and Tao Nan on the side.
Tao Nan said without hesitation: "I can handle it!"
Xu Shanduo thought about it for a moment and said, "How about we not expand so much?"
"Six thousand people this time?"
"How about a garrison brigade, plus five separate garrison battalions?"
Li Xin withdrew his gaze and continued to consider this number, which was relatively moderate.
There will be less pressure on logistics and personnel.
After thinking for a moment, Li Xin discussed it with everyone and officially made the decision, "It's decided then. We'll recruit 6,000 people this time!"
"After you return, you two will each select some non-commissioned officers and send them over to lead the garrison."
"Yes, Boss!" Xu Shan and Tao Nan agreed immediately.
However, the meeting was not over yet. Li Xin pondered and said, "We are recruiting 6,000 people, so what should we do with the remaining 19,000 people?"
Liu Yang said doubtfully, "If we don't recruit them, wouldn't it be fine if they just do what they need to do?"
Li Xin laughed and said, "Old Liu, you've overlooked one issue. What else can they do when they return to Yadun?"
Liu Yang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but ultimately nothing came out.
Because there is really no place for these unemployed young people to work in Yadun. If they are not selected in this recruitment, they may join the resistance army after returning. It is hard to say.
"These are nearly 20,000 people, not 20,000 pigs. It would have been fine if we hadn't discovered it before, but now that we've discovered it, we can't just turn a blind eye to it!" Li Xin said in a deep voice.
Weng Hua, who was standing by, suggested, "Why not recruit them as workers?"
Li Xin gestured for Weng Hua to continue.
Weng Hua gathered his thoughts briefly and said, "We are recruiting soldiers to maintain regional peace and continue construction in Yadun."
"Then these people are already unstable and restless. If we release them back like this, they could easily become a source of danger."
"Then why not round them up and use them as workers? Implement a semi-military system, which will both manage these people and allow for construction work."
"We also need to recruit workers, so recruiting them in advance can not only prevent them from causing trouble, but also allow us to start training in advance. We can even let them start working directly!"
After hearing this idea, Li Xin did not respond immediately, but thought about its feasibility.
The idea is good, the only problem is the salary and the work they will do next.
Yadun is not a peaceful place. Construction work cannot be started peacefully just by being pulled out.
The attacks of the various rebel forces are hard to defend against. Not much work will be done, but many people will die. That will be a big problem.
But then he thought again, these are all fellow villagers, it is impossible for these rebels to kill these workers as well.
At most, they would attack the garrison on guard or destroy things and facilities that have been built or are under construction.
But it’s hard to say, after all, they were quite ruthless in the past.
Thinking of this, Li Xin nodded and said, "This is one method, but it can't be decided by our Ministry of Defense on a whim. We need to communicate with the administrative department."
"Next, we will continue recruiting and carefully screen the troops. Although we all know that there will inevitably be some bad elements in this army, we must ensure that the proportion is kept to a minimum!"
"As for the rest, I'll talk to the administrative department's supervisor and discuss it."
The others in the conference room immediately responded, "Yes! Supervisor!"
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After returning, Li Xin immediately made a video call to Duan Qingyan.
After the call was connected, looking at Duan Qingyan's pretty face, Li Xin didn't waste any words and quickly told her what happened.
After listening to Li Xin's idea, Duan Qingyan thought for a while and then said, "In principle, this is not possible."
Upon hearing this, Li Xin said, "Not in principle? Does that mean it's okay this time?"
Duan Qingyan was shocked and asked, "What kind of ears are those!?"
"I mean no!"
Li Xin asked: "Why not?"
"Because I have no money." Duan Qingyan in the video spread her hands, looking helpless.
"Where's the money? Where's the tax revenue from the Yadun area? You said before that you wanted to develop the Yadun area, make investments, and develop industry." Li Xin asked.
Duan Qingyan gritted her teeth and said, "How dare you say that? All the fiscal funds have been diverted to your military expansion. You don't have to support your soldiers, buy weapons and equipment, or train them!"
"You said you wanted to expand the military! Now you want the administration to support 20,000 more workers, you! You!"
Li Xin looked at Duan Qingyan who was a little anxious, and couldn't help but shrink his neck. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true.
Li Xin whispered, "Is the finances so poor?"
Duan Qingyan sighed and said, "We are very poor. This amount of money is a huge sum for an individual, but it is not enough to spend on engineering construction."
"We can afford to support the workers, but we can't afford to build the project. If there's no money for construction, why should we support these workers?"
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