Chapter 12 No Money, No Directions (Please Recommend and Collect)
The governor remained silent longer than ever, and in the end did not agree, but just let him go.
This vague attitude proves that the leader is also unsure and probably needs to consider it carefully or ask the superior for instructions.
Lin Wen was too lazy to care about so many things. After completing the relevant inauguration affairs at the Governor's Office, he took a special car back to Changshan County.
This time I must make good use of this position and make a lot of good fortune.
Lin Wen thought to himself.
Good relationships are the root of everything. They can add icing on the cake, provide timely assistance, help you reach the sky in one step, and provide a safety net.
As long as you have enough good connections, nothing will be a problem.
Then look for an opportunity to achieve perfect reincarnation.
It would be best if reincarnation could be achieved as early as possible, saving the time of suffering in the worldly mortal world, and preventing the heart of Tao from being obscured by dust and the spiritual altar from being covered with ashes.
If there is no opportunity, that’s okay, just treat it as a kind of hardship and experience.
Anyway, if you want to cultivate immortality in the future, you probably won’t be able to escape the trials of worldly life.
The third is to find more ways to die. If you can really find a particularly good way to die that can replace the savior and the person who keeps his duty, then changing the target is not impossible.
After making up his mind, Lin Wen studied [The Immortal's Guidance] for a while and raised many questions, but unfortunately he didn't gain anything.
for example:
"How can I be the perfect and error-free governor of Changshan County?"
Requires 19,600 good karma.
"How can everyone in Changshan County become rich overnight?"
Requires 92021812 good karma.
"How can I use my position as County Magistrate to maximize my good karma?"
No content, no answer.
Damn!
After returning to Changshan County, Lin Wen's workplace moved from Changle Town to Huai Town, a town with modern civilization and the capital of Changshan County. The facilities there were much better than in Changle Town.
The appointment from the Governor's Office had already reached the County Government Hall and the County Governor's Office, but when Lin Wen arrived, only some low-level clerks came out to greet him. No officials from the County Government Hall were to be seen, and no one handed over work to him.
Lin Wen didn't care. He dismissed everyone and went straight to the county governor's office to check the information.
This stay lasted for three days.
Lin Wen read all the documents in the county governor's office, and then went to the Changshan County Archives to look through the archives of the past ten years. Of course, there was too much information to read all at once, so he only browsed some of the main contents.
He already had a preliminary understanding of the basic situation of Changshan County. He could only say that it was worthy of being the poorest area in the empire. Last year, the output value of the entire Changshan County was 890 million imperial yuan.
It seems like a lot, but Changshan County has 1.3 million people, and the average output value per person is only 680 yuan. If this total output value is consistent with the calculation method of GDP in the previous life, it means that the per capita GDP is only a staggering 680 imperial yuan.
It's not even one-tenth of what the black uncles in Africa have. Compared with our dynasty, we can probably only find it before liberation.
Moreover, in reality, due to the remoteness of the mountainous area and the large number of areas that are difficult to count, Changshan County should have a population of 1.4 to 1.5 million. If calculated in this way, the number would be even lower.
No wonder he asked [Xianrenzhilu] what Changshan County needed most.
The answer is just one word - [money].
Among the county governor's documents that Lin Wen had read in the past few days, what he saw most were the Changshan County Development Plan that had been terminated and shelved, and many more half-written drafts, most of which were the masterpieces of the former county governor Zhao Anping.
There is only one reason why they were abandoned.
Insufficient funds to implement.
Sure enough, the only incurable disease in the world is poverty.
It seems that if Lin Wen wants to increase his good karma, the first thing he needs to do is to make money.
It was impossible to count on the Dongqinzhou Governor's Office. Sheng Huaixuan told him clearly: "I just won't give it to you."
Moreover, according to the information Lin Wen has learned so far, the empire is now very short of funds, with huge gaps in all aspects. Although Changshan County is a special first-level poverty-stricken area that should be supported, it is obviously not the one crying the loudest among the many hungry children.
Changshan County received a mere 600,000 Imperial Yuan in fixed annual support from the Empire, averaging just 0.46 Yuan per person. Even in Changshan County, the region hardest hit by the disaster this year, only 100,000 Imperial Yuan had been received in post-disaster reconstruction funds, with the vast majority of the funds remaining uncollected.
Right now, County Hall has zero funds on its books.
The empire cannot be relied upon either.
I can only find a way to make money myself.
Lin Wen was not very good at making money, but when he thought of the 300,000 disaster victims waiting for Changshan County to help them rebuild their homes, his heart was filled with enthusiasm.
Other policies may fail, but rebuilding homes is always the right thing to do, right?
How much good karma is needed to rebuild the homes of 300,000 people?
Although the policy was set long ago, the reconstruction plan was forced to stop just as it started due to lack of funds and a series of problems such as flood cleanup.
The victims can only be temporarily housed in temporary resettlement sites.
If I could get the money, wouldn't it be a great contribution to rebuild the homes of 300,000 people?
Lin Wen thought.
I'm worth eight hundred or one thousand for good fortune, is that okay?
After so many days of practice, research and hard work, Lin Wen also figured out some of the mechanisms for obtaining good karma. In simple terms, it is about the size of his role in this matter.
For example, in guarding the dike, he was indeed the first to contribute, but not the only one, because there were other people carrying supplies, otherwise how could he have defended it with empty hands?
He hasn't become an immortal yet!
There are porters, but what about the dike builders? If there is no one to build the dike, how can you defend it?
Taking all these into account, his good karma has actually become much thinner. There is nothing he can do about it. He cannot take on everything and can only maximize profits as much as possible.
For example, he assigned 10 coolies to move soil instead of helping him guard the dike. This is profit maximization. Guarding the dike is definitely more meritorious than transporting supplies to the rear.
Besides, now, as long as he gets the money, it means maximizing profits.
The question is, how and where?
Lin Wen first sought help from [Immortal Guidance].
"How can we quickly secure the funds to rebuild a home that will bring the greatest happiness to 300,000 people?"
This was a question that Lin Wen had carefully prepared. It was a bit confusing, so he had to repeat it twice.
981092 good karma is required.
Damn!
Lin Wen really dislikes this spell now because it always messes with people's mentality. If you are not careful, there will be a huge consumption, which looks very annoying.
I changed many questions in a row, but no answer to normal consumption appeared.
Just when he was at a loss, another document arrived from the Governor's Office.
This time the documents were delivered by the Governor's special car.
When the special car arrived in Huaizhen, there was a huge commotion. Officials from the county government office rushed out. Lin Wen also came out after hearing the roar. It was the first time he realized that there were so many people here. When he looked up, he was instantly shocked.
That was the most extravagant car Lin Wen had ever seen in his life.
It was a giant car that was three meters high and seven meters long, surrounded by more than ten normal-sized luxury cars.
The giant carriage was hung with luxurious decorations, such as swords, scepters, deer heads, wind chimes, etc. There was a pattern painted on each side of the car body. On the left was a picture of a pheasant with flowers, and on the right was a picture of the lion king of beasts. The whole giant carriage looked colorful, with all kinds of colors competing for splendor, so bizarre that it was beyond words.
But no one present thought so. They stood respectfully and tremblingly on the side of the road, hardly daring to look up. Lin Wen even felt that they wanted to kneel on the ground to welcome Saint Ann.
The door of the giant carriage opened, and the first person to get out was not Governor Sheng Huaixuan, but a tall and thin man with a cold look.
Lin Wen was a little disappointed. It wasn't the governor.
A bald man in the crowd stepped forward and gave a deep 180-degree bow that would have silenced even the Japanese. "Director Li Tupu of the County Government Office respectfully welcomes Secretary Cheng..."
Secretary Cheng didn't even look at him. A strong man in black next to him pushed Li Tupu away, then walked towards Lin Wen and stood in front of him.
Secretary Cheng stared at him with a cold gaze, and raised his right hand wearing a white glove. A burly man carefully took out a document with a golden dragon pattern cover from a black briefcase, placed it on a tray covered with red brocade, and handed it to Secretary Cheng.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the document, as if it were a large piece of gold, silver or jewelry.
"Hello, County Magistrate Lin. I am Cheng Hexin, the Governor's Chief Secretary."
Secretary Cheng spoke slowly and in a very controlled tone.
"This is a document granting special military authority to Changshan Commandery, specially approved by the Empire, signed by His Majesty, and sealed by the Governor-General."
He lifted the tray with both hands and handed it to Lin Wen.
Lin Wen stretched out his right hand, which was covered with unknown dirt, and immediately heard a loud cough.
A beautiful female secretary wearing a blue silk scarf walked around behind Lin Wen and personally put on long white silk gloves with hollow patterns, tied a gold cloud pattern and diamond-studded ceremonial belt for him, and put on a purple flowered gold silk cloak. Then two etiquette ladies stood on his left and right, gently supporting his elbows.
Secretary Cheng saw Lin Wen still standing there stupidly, snorted softly, and whispered, "That's enough, County Chief Lin."
Lin Wen finally woke up from his dream, stretched out his hands to pick up the documents from the tray, and then countless flashes of light almost blinded his eyes.
Fortunately, the two etiquette ladies behind him held his elbows tightly, allowing him to maintain a decent posture.
After the flash of light died down, Secretary Cheng smiled faintly. "Congratulations, Commander Lin. This is the first time the Empire has granted military governorship to an inland region free of unrest and war. You will surely go down in history. I hope you can use this authority appropriately and live up to the Governor's high expectations."
Clapping his hands: "Team up."
The crowd left like a tide and the convoy quickly went away.
Everyone present seemed to be petrified, without making a sound.
Only Lin Wen grimaced, feeling as if his hand joints were clamped by a pair of pliers, unable to straighten his arms. How could these two seemingly delicate etiquette ladies possess such immense strength?
He ignored everyone present and turned back to his office.
He wanted to see what the Jiedu power was all about and why it was so awesome.
Maybe I can help him get some money?
After closing the office door and sitting down, Lin Wen just heard a knock on the door of the county governor's office, which had been deserted for three days.
(End of this chapter)
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